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The COMMERCIAL

FINANCIAL

Established 1839

Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.

Volume

196

Number 6178

New

York

7, N. Y., Thursday, July

the President included some of the things
being said about budgetary deficits in his an¬
thology of neo-classical "myths." At the same time, he
had some remarks to make about the several
"budgets"
that are currently compiled and published. The Director
of the Bureau of the Budget later returned to the sub¬
ject with a further elaboration of the characteristics of
this, that and the other collection of figures and guestiare

By Dr. Charls E. Walker*, Executive Vice-President, The
American Bankers Association, Neiv York

are

does
for

not wish to

suggest that

the better

any

issue

Government,

Public

afforded

public
to

quick tax cut this

a

tax

questions

more

economic

endorse!

climate

whether

it
of

The

summer.

policy.
reject
What is

for

dangers
well

fact

cut

a

that

as

These

'

be.

these

whether

kind

have

create

a

of

cut

it

favorable

quick

a

is

in

tax

■.

cut

proposal)

complete picture of issues
our

Municipal

Securities

would

Charls E. Walker

confined

an

to

the

investor

With
tral

regard

question

omy

in

*

STATE

YlAti

MUNICIPAL

AND

So.

623

Dealers

on

coming

the

of

in

the

Administration.

to

the
to

reasons.

first
the

months.

reason,

trend

of

(Continued

one

the

cen¬
econ¬

on page

20)

Municipal

Housing

Co.

&

Hope Street, Los Angeles 17,

''"

Bonds and

in

Claremont, Corona del Mar,
Encino, Glendale, Hollywood, Long Beach,
Oceanside, Pasadena, Pomona, Redlands,
Riverside, San Diego, Santa Ana,

MEMBERS

Santa Monica, Whittier

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MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE

Inquiries Invited

770-1234

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NY 1-457

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Exchange
Exchange
Exchange

Stock

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Offices

Securities

BOND DEPARTMENT

on

New

York

Correspondent

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To

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ESTABLISHED

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THE

Co.

MANHATTAN
BANK

UNDERWRITER

DEALER

Notes

CHASE

Southern

California Securities

Bond Dept. Teletype: NY 1-708

Chicago 3, III. FRanklin 2-1166

1

Agency

Members New York Stock

CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY

DISTRIBUTOR

quick cut

State,

25.

page

Associate Member American

Corporate & Municipal

NewYork

NY 1-1246,

a

cause

a

immediate reduction in Federal

relates

in corporate

Lester, Ryons

BONDS

teletype:

that

would be

confidence

California

telephone:

is

remove

Let's examine each of these

lower

Section, starting

MULLANEY, WELLS & COMPANY
Underwriters

York 8, N. Y.

idea

Third, that such a cut, if properly structured and
safeguarded, could do much to restore business and

registered with the SEC and poten¬

"Securities in Registration"

both

and Public

Distributors

P. O. Box 710, New

cut.

a simple but powerful
to stimulate long-run economic growth by
lowering the tax barriers to private enterprise.

this

now

The

resources.

rates

Housing,

State and

a

(Jut

way

open

extreme

tax

Second, that

REGISTRATION—Underwriters, dealers and investors

tial undertakings in

of such

Tax

that has received the most atten¬

income tax rates

climate

Whether

tax

one

for

premature peaking out and provide a stimulus to
cushion or offset impending recession.

would

' \

Reasons

economic

brackets of the personal income tax.
No, an effec¬
tive tax program to promote growth, if and when

a

shortly.
But first
major reasons that

of three

ity* shows signs of peaking out at substantially less
than satisfactory
utilization of labor and other

cut

to serious question.
But of one
thing we should be certain: Long-run economic
growth will not be fostered by a reduction (to take
one

each

at

advaiiced,in favor

First, the

this could—or should—be done

through

few of the considerations—some

tion is that the 1961-62 recovery in business activ¬

need above all is to

for economic growth.

summer

I

abroad?

and
a

other "considerations

and

been

:

these

tax

a

*'vr
we

but

are

must look

we

d

accom¬

and

—

.

What

reduction contribute

a

neglected—that must enter into the debate over a
quick cut in income tax rates. I shall return to

would depend importantly

what

on

Would such

confidence here

would help or hinder our econ¬
omy

where possible,

Clearly it would.
What, then, would be the impact of the deficit on

indeed imposing ,;,]
recognition bf the

are

—as

did

iron¬

to another large Federal deficit?

juncture is
generalrecognition
of
such

contain—and

an

Obviously, a major consideration is the impact
a
large income tax cut on the government's

fiscal position.

is

purpose

which

program

this

at

the dangers that would
pany

My

nor

proposal.

such

any

called

SECURITIES NOW IN
are

of

neither

of the public officials how

securities

through

favorable

a

seriously

Recent proposals by the United States Chamber of
Commerce and others for an immediate cut in
Federal income taxes have high-lighted a
major

laboring in Washington are making an effort to mislead
the people about the state of the Treasury or about the
real results of its current operations. We must confess
to some uneasiness, however, lest the honorable gentle¬
men
conducting the financial affairs of the nation have
come under the
spell of certain of the "modern" thinkers
on
these subjects, and are ready themselves to be de¬
ceived, if not by some of these more recent compilations,
then by what is said about them.
!
In any event, far too often current discussion and
argument about budgets seems to suggest that the matter
may be wholly reduced to terms of surpluses and deficits
and that these latter be judged
(Continued on page 23)

U. S.

done

create

but

to

spending would surely do more
good, both to the cause of long-run eco¬
nomic growth and to confidence here and abroad.

ex-Treasury official sets forth both the pros and the cons
cutting because of the over emphasis placed on the
advantages while the dangers have been ignored.

We should

reason.

to

growth

reduction

adjunct to the program,

harm than

of tax

deficit than is to be found in the so-called Administrative

appear

be

need

we

economic

tax

a

as an

commitment

to reduce—Federal

Without endorsing any specific proposal, Mr. Walker

agree

should

Budget, and indeed is quite capable of evolving a surplus
when the ordinary budget is reporting a deficit.
The
French provide the classical case of budgets and other
accounts of current governmental operations designed
worse

clad

period.

thing, this compilation of the Department of
sometimes comes up with a much smaller

to make the

tax problem.

our

Similarly,
not include,

The principal safeguard would "phase-in" the
Chamber of Commerce proposal over a two- or
three-year

-

one

of

safeguards.

Reason for Uneasiness

For

it comes, must aim at reducing the excessive
per¬
sonal and corporate tax rates which are the heart

City.

Banker-economist rejects proposals for an immediate income
tax cut unless protected by a minimum of five essential

commonly referred to as "budgets." He
is apparently impressed with the working value of the set
of figures now commonly included in the national ac¬
counts by the Department of Commerce to measure and
reveal the operations of the Treasury as part and parcel
of that now much revered figure, Gross National Product.

Commerce

Copy

a

Some Neglected Considerations

Some time ago

mates which

Price 50 Cents

A Federal Tax Gut This Summer—

EDITORIAL

that

19, 1962

Active

Markets

Dealers, Banks

Maintained

and

Brokers

-

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only

Brokers, Dealers

in the investment and advisory

us

Vice-President-Research, J. M. Dain &

Minnesota

Co., Inc., Minneapolis,

broad

For truly

tation

Louisiana Securities

1957,

of

summer

a

as

a

W.

highly competent com¬

small

„

NEW YORK

the oppor¬

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The

1920

Established

Stock Exchange

American

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PHILADELPHIA

Nationwide

SAN

the

of

FRANCISCO

one

great

Stories"

Henry W. Norton, Jr.

of

modern American business.

ended June 30,
1262, its fifth year of operations,
reached an estimated $38 million

Continuous Markets

Virginia Securities
Call us First

than twice the

<•

was

more

company's original

dynamic scientific computer busi¬
ness
and has the only profitable

Craddock-Terry Shoe

an

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39

-

variety
of
digital computers,, computer
peripheral equipment, solid state
control- systems, and other elec¬
tronic devices. Its principal prod¬
uct is the large-scale CDC 1604
computer, a system which sells for
around $1.4 million and rents for
about $42,000 per month.
These
prices ' are
considerably
below
prices of its major competitors, in¬
cluding the IBM 7090. In addition
to the 1604, Control Data produces
two
small-scale
computers, the

1 COMPANY, lnr:
VIRGINIA

LYNCHBURG,

Victor 6-1333

TWX LY 77

-

Shields & Co.,

n^Privaie wire to

New York

City

WEINBERG,

S.

GROSSMAN
& CO. INC.
Members
N.

CDC

Ass'n

Dealers

Security

Y.

In

industry, other than IBM.
Control Data produces a

STRADER

160

and

160-A,

and has

Bids

—

40

★—

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Teletype

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NY

entered

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1981.-

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all

research

and

fifteen sales

and

addition

In

its

domestic

to

an

$1.75

or

;; Investments, inc.
?
TV.fi
-

the

leased

rhachines

.

the

program,

mar¬

ipvestors;, 19,0k ;J more
closely at'the progress and prom¬

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give

bound

the

you

all

on

well

as

publication

monthly

listed

those

prices

securities

"hard

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Write

will

or

to

quotations.

call:

WILLIAM B. DANA CO.
25

New

,

,

as

find"

Park Place

York 7, N. Y.

REctor 2-9570




The

its

company

has

realized for the next few years.

concentrated

computer sales efforts almost

entirely in the sophisticated scien¬

!

Since the

company's stock was
first issued to the public in late

to

report
of

one

(This is under
a

no

circumstances,

solicitation of an offer to

to

he construed

buy,

any

as an

offer to sell,

PROFITS

AT

Detailed

field:

MORELAND & CO.

new

'

Greater

Industrial

Detroit

GWII

,

James

F.Ryan

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.

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built
t

a

Exchange
Exchange

1501 Penobscot Building * ""

In two short

s u s

Stock
Stock

In¬

vestments, Inc.

has

Members

Midwest

Wash ington

years,

Request

in

compara-

tively

Analysis Mailed

On

or¬

ganizations
this

DETROIT 26, MICH.
WOodward 2-3855

and

ined

„

Branch

a

Office

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.

Bay

City,

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DE 75

.

Mich.

reputation f01'-

growth

sound

and

judicious investment manage¬
ment.
Net
asset
value has - in¬
in 1963

creased from $8.95 a share
to

OTC SECURITIES
large midwest city

i

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■

wishes

by

to

in

securities

with

or

be acquired

N.Y.S.E.

national

«,v

dealer

member

Complete, internal, trading, office

research
reg.

OTC
merge

large

firm.

,

v.

v

Successful

staff

reps.-

plus

Modern

high

12

caliber

floor. Reply

main

strictest confidence: Box 719,

mercial & Financial

Com¬

Chronicle, 25 Park

Place, New York 7, N. Y.

results from opera¬
the first quarter just
completed are "substantially
ahead" of the same period a year

tion

report

tions during

N. Q.

ago.

After its initial underwriting in

;

April-1960, total net assets were
$4.8 million. The figure rose to
$6.5 million by March of this year,
substantial gain,

a

view

of

to

stock¬

of nearly $1
million.
This,
incidentally, was
the first instance where an SBIC
last

declared

a

of

its

case

...

year

CEIR,

Inc.,

a

major

com¬

-

Year Performance of

35 Industrial Stocks
•FOLDER ON

REQUEST

net

:

assets

as

of

June

National Quotation Bureau

•

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service organization.

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dividend payable in one

nortfolio securities—in this

Total
;

B.

OVER-THE-COUNTER

particularly in

distribution

a

holders

or

security referred to herein.).

AND

NEW ALL TIME HIGH

on
the

leading

puter
as

LINES, INC.
REVENUES

pertinent—

company

and

BEekman 3-3622-3

and, somewhat

share.

marketing share results will depend on the
largely responsi¬ tyne of financing utilized, but even
ble for its extraordinary success. after
allowing for substantial ad*
The
management
team
has ditional shares, earnings of 60worked
effectively together <■ for 65 cents per share Or more, and
many years.
Its strengths lie in ■cash flow of $3.00-3.25 per
share,
its ability to attract top scientific should be achieved.
talent, to motivate this talent by
It
is
virtually impossible
to
providing an atmosphere condu¬ make accurate long-range projec¬
cive to creative engineering,
to tions for this dynamic company.
provide direction and orientation Nevertheless, it is apparent thai
through careful long-range plan¬ growth in sales, cash flow and
ning, and to balance these factors earnings per share averaging 50%
with excellent business judgment. or more
annually may - well b4

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refreshing—

become

which have been

Telephone:

Small Business Invest¬

the

ise of

ment

,,as

de^

For the next fiscal year ending

1;

YORK OFFICE:

NEW

■

149 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.

ASSOCIATED TRUCK

March

serv¬

Di4/ >^4
Securities Co., Ltd•

i.

i

s

Today,

estimated
per

SECURITIES

Washington Industrial

,

record

JAPANESE

Redpath, New York
Greater

testing to - basic stability, of the
June 30, 1963, another very large portfolio. This figure, incidentally,
plans to become active in foreign sales
and
earnings gain is ex¬ was about $1, over the, selling
markets, for it feels that the po¬
pected, - based on, the
extraor*- price Jot GWII shares at the close
tential in this area is huge and
v}.
\
dinary acceptance of the com¬ on July 16.
relatively untapped. Certain ne¬
pany's products , by the military,
! Although • basically- a 'capital
gotiations of major importance to
educational and research institu¬ gains
situation, the company
the company are now in progress,
tions, and industry. Sales should nevertheless reported a net profit
and definite plans will probably
rise to at least $60 million, cash from operations of $84,108, or 16
be released in coming months.
flow may approximate $13 mil¬ cents a share last
year. GWII does
Control
Data
has
developed lion, and earnings may reach, and
,not
publish
quarterly iigures;
unique policies in the areas of perhaps exceed, $2.5 million. Per
however, officials of the organiza¬

keting

bank & quotation

to

at

$12.06, in the fiscal year ended
31, 1962—a gain of 34%.
substantially - .written off, future
rental * payments - will flow
into Despite the recent market decline,
net asset value as of June 30 was
pre-tax income rather than de*
preciation reserves. - ■
-t V still a strong $10,10 a share at*
As

ice offices throughout the country.

Quickly By Using Our

amounted

branch offices'

our

Office, Auehincloss, Parker &

nue

,

million,

Mobile,Ala.

>■;

Direct wires to

Registered Representative, Fifth Ave¬

velopment outlays (about $3 million
rin
fiscal
1962)
are
exr

$6.6

NY 1-1557

JAMES F. RYAN

ended June

is excessive when
the practical eco¬
nomic life of a computer system.

flow

through a network of
the company's own sales engineers
in

..

down

writeoff of 50% in the

addition

Exchange

■

.

petitors, and
compared to

handled

located

:

per

currently quoted

stock

The

concentrated

first year and 25% in the second.
This is faster than any of its com¬

In

Stock

during the growth stock frenzy of

up

results in

re¬

The bulk of Control Data's sales

Service Your Accounts

cents

33

of

.

pected until early 1964.
is

price

a

(adjusted for a 3 for 1 stock
split in September,; 1961),', it has
been carried up to as high as 52
the
: in rthe Over-the-Counter ■ Market

activities.

year

York, Stogk Exchange

19 Rector St., New York 6, N. Y.

share

pensed, in
the
year
in
which
they are incurred. While the rapid
system which .will probably sell depreciation reduces net incomeproduces a very large cash
in the $8-10 million area. Initial it
Thus
in fiscal 1962, cash
deliveries of the 6600 are not ex^ flow.

WHitehall 3-7830

Phone:

at

1957

from $19.8 million in 1961,
$11 million in 1960, ,Net.inT
come
was
about $1.5 million, or
,40 cents per share, compared to
$843,000 (24 cents per share) in
1961, and $561,000 (19 cents per
share) in 1960. Reported earnings,
however,
materially ~ understate
true earning power because of an
unusually conservative accounting
system.
Depreciation of. leased
equipment is computed on the
double declining balance method
'over
a
four year period, which

announced the develop¬
giant CDC 3600, cur¬
rently the largest digital computer
system on the market. This sys¬
tem
sells
for
$2-3 million and
rents for $60,000 per month
or
more.
Initial reception of the 3600
has been excellent. Finally Con¬
trol Data has under development
its huge CDC 6600 computer, a

Odd Lots

on

fiscal

the

lion,

ment of the

(To Brokers and Dealers)

American

HAnover 2-0700

and

cently

BONOS

New

Members

New Orleans, La. - Birmingham, Ala.

30, 1962, sales and rental income
reached an estimated $38-40 mil¬

digital computer operation in the

All Issues

R. F. & P.

income

paid-in capital of $600,000. It is
now
an
important factor in the

Industries

Furniture

Bassett

Net

more.

or

Furniture

American

Sales

the fiscal year

in

Members

still

"Cinderella

System

Wire

Private

been

has

CHICAGO

•

BOSTON

Co!

Steiner, Rouse &

.

45% from its high,
has
a
price/earnings ratio
There
are
currently approxi¬
which would appear high in the
mately. 3,800,000 shares of com¬
light of present investor attitudes
mon stock,
14,000 shares of pre¬ toward
growth stocks and lofty
ferred stock, and just $100,000 of
multiples. By taking into account
long-term debt outstanding. In ad¬ the understatement
of earnings
dition, a $10 million line of credit and- the
prospects for a rapid
with four large banks
was ob*
-build up ih earnings as depreci¬
tained during 1961. Due to the
ation accruals from existing rental
vast
capital requirements .made
.computers drop and as volume
necessary by the large proportion
expands, ■ the
stock > of, Control
of the company's equipment which
Data
appears 0 to
offer unusual"
is leased rather than sold outright,
capital
gains potential for
the
additional
substantial
financing,
aggressive growth investor.
probably including some equity, is
expected during the coming year.
their marketing

Data

Control

have

manufacturers

Co.rporation,

Teletype NY 1-40

4-2300

develop¬
of
this

company,

York 5

120 Broadway, New
worth

ment

Member

Associate

i n g.

process

not

.

Bought—Sold—Quoted

,

Office, Auehincloss, Parker& Redpath, New York. (Page 2)

highly competitive business data
processing
market,
where IBM
and most of the other computer

electronic data

CORPORATION

has

company

in

tunities

HANSEATIC

!I

^

Norton

Ave.

.

,v

Corporation—Henry

which

of selected engineers and .trade experts tq be the best avail¬
scientists, led by Mr. William C. able for its specific applications,
Norris, left the Univac Division and equally important, by selling
of Sperrythis
equipment, at
prices con¬
Rand r Corpo- ;
siderably
lower than
its com¬
ration to form
petitors, Control- Data has been
a' new
com-'
able to compete successfully with
pany
to pur¬
the giants
of the industry. The

"HANSEATIC."

Data

Jr., Vice - President
Research, J. M. Dain & Co., Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minn. (Page 2)

group

speedy executions,
call

the

In

Alabama &

puter manufacturer. By develop¬ Greater Washington Industrial Ining
and
producing
equipment 'v vestments, lire.—James F. Ryan,is
considered
by
many
Registered Representative, Fifth

Control Data Corporation

and accurate,

coverage

*

Thursday, July 19, 1962

and

favoring a particular security.

tific, defense, educational, and en¬
gineering data processing markets,
in which it has built up its repu¬

HENRY W. NORTON, JR.

Over-the-Counter

issue.

-

.

Selections

Their

Control

any

Participants

field from all sections of the country

participate and give their reasons for

markets in

for broad

...

.

Week's

This
Forum

which, each week, a diffarent group of experts

A continuous forum in

•

You

.

(270)

30

Continued on page 2\

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New York 4, N. Y.

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were mounting, American private

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ope, Japan, and to oiL producing -v,:
areas, to take advantage of invit- . i
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term direct investment.
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shortage,", and this was a
source of great concern to econor
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many years after the war.
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countries which had no way .of
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in

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OBSERVATIONS...

merchandizing methods

Group

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BY

products.

A. WILFRED MAY

narrowing

profit
A consideration, in capCule, of two versatile international corpora¬
margins in many major companies
in the United States, and the intions, which, together, form the fifth largest company in the world.
I creased
economic importance of stock market credit — and the govern¬
Common- Market
Of these, processed foods the
countries,
Unilever is two companies, sepa¬ tions.
ment's endorsement of speculation
are the most promising and fast¬
American investors have, in re¬
rate legal entities, bound together
est growing group, accounting for cent years, been
directing their Last
organizationally,
so
that
they
week's margin cut, with its from
70%
established in July,
to
certain
19% of sales in 1961, against 11% attention
.European
operate and are managed as one.
variety
of
attending
circum¬ 1960, and from the 90% set in
equities, and a number of our stances and
The companies are Unilever N. V., in 1950.
interpretations, makes October, 1958. As we reported in
investment
trusts
have
Geographically, too, the, empha¬ major
headquartered in Rotterdam,, and
this a particularly good time for our preceding article
(July 12),
made
substantial
investment
in
Unilever, Ltd., domiciled at Uni¬ sis has changed, so that over 60%
were ^
comprehensive
consideration
of there
two
questionable
lever
House, London.
Twenty- of capital is now employed in foreign shares, including, of stock market credit and- its regu¬ facets to the Board's self-ascribed
four
men,
who
are .full-time Europe, against 50.4% six years course, Unilever. Interest has been lation.
basis for acting on the "abatement
further
stimulated
by
listing
Executive Officers, are directors ago; and 68% of last year's earn¬
Government rule over credit on of speculative psychology."
First,
several of these European, shares
of both companies,
and finance ings were derived from European
securities
was
definitely estab¬ as cited in our preceding article
(or American Certificates) on the
and accounting in both are under operations. In particular, German
lished in 1934, after three years 011 the subject
(July 12), grave
New York Stock Exchange. Uni¬
the supervision of the same Di¬ sales in 1961 accounted for oneof intense discussion, in the pas¬ doubt as to the
completeness of
lever was listed this
Because

t

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two

cor¬

$595 million. Lux Toilet Soap
is the leading brand in Germany,

business, in many countries, with
considerable autonomy in national

and Unilever is also the leader in

year,

seventh of Unilever's world sales,

series of subsidiary
affiliate companies conduct

Beneath

rector.

porations,
and

these

a

managements.
Unilever

is, thus, quite similar
corporate structure to Royal

in

Dutch/Shell and, among European

exceeded in size
global petroleum

companies,
is
only by that
complex.

that the vast business of Unilever

has

been

oils

and

primarily dependent on
While

fats.

that was true,

margarine ($213 million in sales
last
year)
and ice cream, and
ranks
second
in
production of

there.

detergents

laundry

Over

37,000 people are employed in the
German
division.
Headquarters
are

in Hamburg, where an ultra¬

modern office building,

general impression has existed

A

or

at

one

with three
of Lever
York, is being built.

floor

the

times

House in New

space

Excellent Corporate Reporting

time

it is not true today,

Whereas

the

of

custom

many

attracted

and has

investor

sizable

a

fol¬

lowing.

only side of the business
wholly dependent on oils and fats
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Plaps Advance

such

as

motor vehicles

and

agri¬

America

South

Rest

cultural

company

of

the

livered 20% of net profits.

equipment. Further, the
is stressing manufactur¬
ing facilities in Africa — timber
and plywood factories, motor ve¬
hicle and bicycle assemly plants,
cement works and breweries.
This slow withdrawal from tra¬

African plantation
and
trading business, and the creation
of new modes of merchandising
and manufacturing in that broad

ditional

In

and

World.

1961, the Americas de¬

Consumer

of

of

over

$500,000 to its

stock have been received

preparing to go for¬
1961, Unilever did a world¬ ward with plans to establish, in
wide business of $4 billion, an in¬ New York
City, the operation of
crease of 4.1%
over the preceed- a
clearing house for over-theing year. Consolidated net profits counter securities.
were $148 million, of which 64%
The stock
was
originally of¬
was retained in the business.
The
fered ort June 4, 1962 exclusively
For

official

distribution

The areas of

Goods

Clearing Cor¬

poration has announced that sub¬
common

of

net

earn¬

had the effect of reducing ings worked out to $1.86 per share
on the British shares, and $3.10 on
regional earnings, in 1961. While
Unilever, Ltd.
in 1955, African operations con¬ the Dutch shares.
tributed 18% of earnings, in 1961 pays a dividend of 69 cents (which|
is subject to a 38%% withoholding
they contributed but 9.7%.
In
tax in Great Britain) and Unilever
1955, roughly 28% of company
N. V. pays a net dividend of $1.16.
resorces were invested in Africa
For 1962, an increase of around
against 21.6% at the 1961 year5% in net profits has been pro¬
end.
jected.
Distributor

OTC

and that it is

area,

Worldwide

The National

scriptions

Earnings

more

rapid growth

appear to be in the common mar¬
Essentially, Unilever should be ket countries, and in the United
regarded, today, as a worldwide States. Because of the magnitude
producer and distributor of con¬ of its operations, the broad diver¬
sumer
and
household goods, in sity of its product mix and the
four major categories:
(1) mar¬ wide-spread
geographic
regions
garine, edible oils and fats; (2.) from which its earnings are de¬
soaps
and detergents;
(3)
pro¬ rived,
Unilever is regarded as
cessed and convenience foods; and quite well insulated from cycli¬
cal
trends.
Its
(4) toilet preparations, including
management is
toothpaste, hair and skin prepara¬ classically excellent; its compe¬

to members of the National Asso¬

ciation of
in

Securities Dealers, Inc.
No. 12
(New York,

District

Connecticut and a part of New
Jersey). The offering, contingent
upon receipt of the minimum of

$500,000, remains open for addi¬
tional subscriptions.
Before

the operation

it will be necessary

begin

can

to retain key

executive personnel, to
tailed procedures and

adopt de¬

rules and to

locate the base of operations.
board

of

directors

is

proceeding

and

hopes to

have this clearing house

function¬

with

these

The

ing within

matters

a

A. M. Lerner &
part

nounce

150

of

our

expansion

program,

Co., inc.
we

the removal of our offices to new,

are

pleased

enlarged

to

BROADWAY, NEW YORK 38, N. Y.
Our NEW

We take

Telephone: WO 4-0600

pleasure in announcing that the

following

are now

associated with

us

FRANK JANNETTE

Manager of Trading Department
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an•

quarters at

credit
rected

stock

of

amount
by

and

desirable

and industry.

the "safety
'lenders1.
.

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can

speculators

market

more

reducing the ag¬
of the nation's
which

resources

.

of

uses
.

.

of

the

other

commerce

Not to increase

of "security
.

be di¬

into

out

loans

for

Nor is the main pur¬

protection Of the small
by nidking'' lWs impos¬
sible for him to spread himself
too thinly—although such a result
will be achieved as a byproduct
of the main purpose."* The Re¬

pose

even

speculator

Board

serve

thus

was

better

its

or

degree of speculative con¬
the government is deemed

tent,

be giving it a clean bill of
health, with a "green light" to the
speculator on both the long and
short sides (with the 50% margin
enabling him to double the ef¬
fects, rnarket-wise and personal,
of both his winning and losing
b$ts) — with an unwitting Okay
to the market's price level.
to

Political Vulnerability
The Fed's rule

this delicate

over

mechanism

market

will

appar¬

ently be recurrently subject to
political pressures. Chairman

equipped to handle the delicate
instrument, and would be Martin and his co-members of the
relieving the SEC of giving the Fed's Board of Governors deserve
impression that it was protecting great credit for fending off per¬
the
suasion toward a margin cut from
speculator-investor
or
en¬
the While House and other Ad¬
dorsing a market price level.
ministration
sources
during the
Expert Witness
six weeks immediately following
During the past week we have th^ May 28 market break. But
been
discussing this genesis of this surely does not rule out the
market credit regulation and its Reserve
Board's
future vulner¬
28 years
of results, with Judge ability—particularly if Mr. Ken¬
Fedinand Pecora, who headed the nedy's proposal to permit incom¬
epochal post-1929 Senate Investi¬ ing Presidents to appoint their
gation of Stock Exchange Prac¬ own Chairmen is enacted.
The call for more prompt mar¬
tices,
popularly known as the
Pecora Investigation.
It will be gin reduction following the price
recalled that there emerged there¬ drop was no doubt partly based on
from the basic 1934 Act, together its non-political motive of alle¬
with the Securities and Exchange viating the impact of shareholders'
credit

Commission

cora

on

which he

Commissioner.

initial

feels

now

as

Reserve

market

losses

(which

danger

was

he strongly and

effectively did at
the

an

Judge Pe¬

Board

the

time, that

is

the appro¬

priate
administrative
body
to
supervise
stock market
credit.
But the ensuing enforcement over
years

libs disappointed1 him;

servations

of

constructive

the

on

economy

cited in QbJuly 5). But the
we

solution for alleviat¬

ing the natural effects of a mar¬
ket boom surely does not lie in
renewed

(the

brings

propulsion
50% margin
additional speculative

speculative

new

cut

in

to

a

culminating now in sharp disap¬
proval of the
Board's current
easing of the down payment as a
speculative stimulant.

buying power, the effect of whose
winning and losing bets, on the

For our part, we feel that, as
substantiated again by the current

Markus & Stone to

Rather must the cure

market

as

well

the speculating

as

individuals, has doubled weight).
be effected

by getting directly at the cause
record, there are basic inherent —by permanently limiting market
Markus & Stone, 120 Broadway, defects in the market credit sys¬ speculation; or at least refraining
far
deeper than
are
con¬ from validating it, both qualita¬
New York City, members of the tem
cerned with the timing of and de¬ tively and quantitatively. In no
New York
Stock
Exchange, on
gree
of change in the margin other way, apparently, can the
July 30 will admit Albert de Jong requirements. We further believe interdependence of market specu¬
to partnership in the firm.
that
such
broader
abuses
are, lation-gambling with broad eco¬
under the existing investment en¬ nomic
policies
(even including
vironment, unavoidable under drastic tax measures) and political
flexible speculative credit rule by factors be ended.
any government authority.
The, "Fed's"
Over-Entanglement

McCormick & Co.

To Admit Partner

The

CHICAGO, 111.

McCormick &

Exchanges,

will admit Donald

on

mem¬

Sept. 4

MacArthur

partnership in the firm.

to

testifying before

To be sure, we are

worried over
phases of last
bers of the New York and Mid¬ week's margin -reduction to 50%
—

Co., 135 South La Salle St.,

several

detailed

Chairman

"Fed"

Narrower Administration's

Questions

west Stock

Manager of Dealer Relations

method

tive

gregate

the

few weeks.

Admit Partner

As

speculative deflation is incited by
relevant evidence,
as
the com¬
parative price/earnings ratios
(that
i£,
the
market's
capital¬

"hot potato," with/ the duty to
are,
totally,
33,702,000 formulate elastic rules and ad¬
Unilever, Ltd. outstand¬ minister them in accordance with ization of the current
earnings,
ing, traded as American Shares the relevant provisions of the Act, which thus is a measure of the
on N. Y. S. E. The 1961/1962 price
was
sensibly handed over to the prevalent psychological state, or
range has been between a low of Federal Reserve
Board, instead of "confidence."l).
The
current
17 and a high of 32. Current quo¬ to
the newly founded Securities & "speculation abated"
price/earn¬
tation is 2OV2. Unilever N. V. (or¬
Exchange Commission (which was ings ratio of Moody's 125 indus¬
dinary shares) are outstanding in charged with carrying
out the trials is actually 15.9 against 11.7
the amount of 23,981,000
shares other provisions of the Act). The in
April,
1855
when
it
was
and are also listed on N. Y. S. E.,
major
reasons
motivating
this deemed wise to change margins
and currently sell at 41. The two
shifted routine were implementa¬ in the opposite .direction by pre¬
year range of these was between tion of the established
underlying cisely the same degree, namely
35 and 59. On this basis, Unilever
purpose to prevent the excessive via a rise from 50 to 70%.
commons do not seem overpriced
use
of credit in purchasing and
But more important is it that
in today's market, and represent
be
the
true
current
carrying securities, "to give a gov¬ whatever
values comparable
with leading ernment credit agency an effec¬ status of the
"psychology market,"
There

shares of

English and Continental corpora¬
tions is to make meager disclosure
of operating results and financial seasoned American consumer
is the margarine, soaps and edible
information, Unilever has been goods' equities. For-women in¬
fats.
notable in keeping its stockhold¬ vestors, Unilever shares may make
Lessened Accent on Africa
a special appeal, because of their
ers
well
informed; and a full
familiarity with, and preference
Further,
Unilever has slowly perusal of its 1961 annual report
makes enlightening reading.
As for, such household items as Lux
been
contracting its
A f r i c an
far back as 1930, Unilever issued Soap, Spry, Lipton Tea, Pepsoplantation operations, and trading
dent Toothpaste, and the deter¬
in produce.
The direct dealing in consolidated reports, and has pro¬
gent "All,"
oil bearing
seeds and^ in cocoa, vided, for. many years, details of
whi<ilv it used to do itself,
in sales and capital spending plans.
Ghana and Nigeria, is now done In 1961, for the first time, it in¬
by
local
traders.
Merchandise cluded geographical indication of
where the profits are earned.
It
sales, too, are increasingly being
our major
handled locally, causing Unilever divides the globe into
areas: Europe, Africa,
North and
to
swing into heavier imports,
and the

sage of the New Deal's Securities
Exchange Act (sees. 7 & 8). This

1

During

Act

the

posed

the
loan

formulation of the 1934
Century Fund pro¬
value on securities be

the basis of earnings instead: of
price; the maximum on stocks to
the aggregate net earning per
share for the preceding five years, with
a maximum of 60%
of the current market
price.
fixed

on

,

Report of the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, ■ House
of Representatives, on Securities Exchange
Bill, 1934.

Martin, while
joint Senate-

Twentieth

that

market

★From

a

be

twice

Volume

196

Number 6178

House economic

subcommittee last
Friday, July 13, is* reported' to
substantiated his judgment
that the margin requirements
have worked well, exemplified in
the
recent
break, when at an
"uneasy" 70%, they "worked to
prevent something like 1929, when
stocks had to be< dumped on the
market because, of. easy margin
purchases. The present stock de¬
have

cline would have been much

more

serious, said Mr. Martin, if it had
not been for the

quirements.

high margin

re¬

A

-

.

.

.The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

to, the very exquisite.liquidity you
get when you have a lot of bor¬
rowed money in 'the market."
Even if this credo be disagreed
with, surely the feeding of specu¬
lation by low margin operations,

(273)

Cabinet he could appoint Weaver

FROM WASHINGTON

to, this post.

Mr.

Kennedy surprised every¬
body by appointing Mayor Cele-

Ahead of the News

.;.

brezze of Cleveland.

should not have government sanc¬
tification!

f

•

/•.

To Be

CARLISLE BARGERON

BY

.

5

Cruttenden,

Podesta Partners

FROM OUR MAILBOX
Meaning for the Price/Earnings

consider how long it can't originate an appropriation.
Ratio•
."y; has taken Congress to work on a This has unquestionably worked
;
The
following
communication tax revision bill, it is a rather to keep the appropriations down.
refers
to
our
article
"WHAT forlorn hope to. expect any tax There was considerable truth in a
FtRICE/tfAKNitiGS RATIO?" ' in reduction this year as is being hot' statement by the'HoUsd Com¬
our June 28 column; in which we
advocated by both organized labor mittee that the Senate had over
■stressed the chronic omission of and the United States Chamber of the
years
increased
appropria¬
quantitative meaning in the use cf Commerce. The pending tax revi¬ tions by billions of dollars.
the term. Its writer is the author sion bill has been with Congress
Every year the House passes

If this is so, and 70-90% mar¬
gins prevented
"another
1929,"
why not preserve that fortunate
status, instead of ordering the cut
to the "easy-credit" 50%
level?
In effect, this top government au¬ of ' two
classic
hooks, ."Stock
thority is, unwittingly, giving the Growth and Discount Tables," and
impression of certifying the mar¬ '"True Investment Returns," pio¬
ket's
present soundness. If the neer efforts in establishing realis¬
evaluation
prospect now is for further margin tic
of
the
earnings
change in the case of either a mar¬ multiplier.
ket rise or decline, then the gov¬
,'v-V.
ernment's top monetary authority Dear Mr. May:
is in the position, while sanctify¬
Your article on price-earnings
ing the market with an aura of ratios was very timely and badly
investment, of telling the players needed at this juncture.
I was
how much they can properly bet; hoping someone would point out
with its sister government agency, the superficiality of the comments
the SEC performing in the role of of such people as the President and
policeman striving to keep the the Secretary of the Treasury. I

When

you

CHICAGO, 111.

—

Alan H.

Bede

and

T.

Terrana

have

Terrence

been

proposed for admission as
general partners of Cruttenden,
Podesta & Miller, La Salle Jack¬

Building,

son

according

to

an

Robert

A.

.

can't
see
how
the latter could
possible.
Bootleg margin have made such a statement, for
credits at
cut
rates, which are the very reasons you mention.
cited
I imagine the vast majority of
by
proponents
including
Stock Exchange President Funs- investors are still using the "By
game as honest
In

the

as

of

use

ton,

of lower official margins, at
least the non-gambling cloak of

I

have

government

a

large proportion of professional

gambling

sanctification

is avoided.

process

Chairman
the

the

to

Martin

further

Guess

By Golly" method and
sneaking suspicion that

and
a

investors
told

Stone

also

are

living

in

the

insofar as relating a
future
prospects to
its

Age

Congressional Committee that stock's

for

more than a year^ and there is
serious doubt., that the Senate
will complete it this year, where¬
upon it will have to start all over
again. It was all last year in the
a

House

reduced

appropriations and the
august Senate restores them. What
the Senators more gener¬
is not known, but they have a
habit of taking a broader view

makes
ous

Ways and Means Commit¬
tee and the greater part of this
year it has been with the Senate

than the House.

Finance

resent

Committee

where

it

has

already lost provisions for taxing
dividends

interest.

and

Senator

that

means

the

there

will

be

never

tax reduction.
*

requirement

margm

"will provide more trading

for

aujustment

ability
My ambition is to help educate
and investors to
usQ^n^logou^.pi^tbpolicy ods to those used for bon<js. This

encouraging, by any proper
equity financing of busi¬

means,
ness

needs.

this

blessing

would tend .to smooth
fluctuations,,; such
as .1
;

benefit

to

opinion, this
credit-aided market

whole

our

writer's
on

wild

out
we

come

S.

Little

Babson

economy.

ELIOT

GUILD

with the -Stock Exchanged
self-justification of active trading
markets, is a basic fiction requir¬
ing drastic reconsideration.

In the first place,
widely set forth, that

the

claim,

more

credit

.

(whether

or

not of the Bootlegged

variety) is constructive in aiding
the New Issue market is surely
negated, by the realization, with

should

meet

in

The House, for that rea¬
is far more a weather vane
than the Senate or the Gallup poll.
It is significant as bearing on
Mr. Kennedy's popularity that it
is much easier for him to get a
controversial bill through the Sen¬
ate than the House.
His highly
controversial

:!:

the

to

iron

out

the
houses passed bills.
ences

It

way

developed into funda¬
struggles for power be¬

tween the two houses.
tion

of

the

who

should

conferees,
the

or

the

The ques¬

preside

to

split the

House

will

originate

Hayden, Stone

it

Chairman

Stock Ex¬

of the New York

is

Chairman,
Senator Carl Hayden
has said he is willing
Chairmanships if the
permit the Senate to

appropriation

now,

all

money

ate

can

reduce the

appropriation

or

bills.

stock

common

been

offerings,

have

going directly into the

pos¬

session of

selling "insider" share¬
holders, and riot to supplying new
capital
to
industry
(moreover
in some cases the selling expenses
are

borne

not

the

the

by

and
individuals—this

.

Price

the "Exquisite
Liquidity"?

~

Surely

great

Chicago;

doubt

is

4;

with

called

fanning of:

their

G.

specu¬

anti-social

Corcoran,

"Brains-Truster

No.

F. D. R.'s

1-2"

in

lows: "One is to" protect the

Eugene

the - national

Mr.

Minn.

PAUL,

—

Henderson has become
&

Sidney

months




joined

investment firm
&

Company in

the

of Julien

director

and

Mr. Terrana

'

joned the Crutten¬

Podesta

the firm's MSE floor

partner and

specialist.

Middendorf Firm

Opens Coast Br.
F&ANQISCO, Calif. — Mid¬
dendorf Colgate & Co.; members

SAN

of the New York Stock Exchange,

thought in this
would

the Republi¬

way

be

afraid

retary

of Health,

Welfare Ribicoff

Education
let it be

immediately set

The
up

Kennedy wanted

Cluskey,
manager.
same

that

and

Form Astute Inv.
Astute

conducting
from

a

offices

Corporation is
securities business

at

515

Courtlandt

Avenue, New York City.

that if
in the

ning Corp.

Business

Of

LENCHNER, COVATO & CO., INC.
PITTSBURGH and GREENSBURG, PA.

Company,

The combined facilities and financial

companies,

-

with

strength of these

their* matching

talents

:

and

v;..,
'

proved
of

Cyrus Lawrence to

performance,

creates

an

institution

capable

providing the finest investment service.

1934

lamb;

Admit Partner
Cyrus L. Lawrence & Sons, 115:
Broadway, New York City, mem¬
bers of the New York Stock

CROW, BR0URMAN & CHATKIN, INC.
Investment Securities

Ex¬

business

NEW

YORK

PITTSBURGH

Harold

Zipperman, President, was for¬
merly principal of Astute Plan¬

Acquired The

Securities

Corp.

Investors

Pleased To Announce

We Have

A. Mc-

Struthers & Company.

known

cry

Negro

William

Jr.,
will be
resident
He formerly served in
position with
Wood,

bill.

Republicans

the

a

branch office at 233

the

defeated, Sec-:

was

a

Street.

vote

to

against the Urban Affairs
However,
about the
time
Urban Affairs

opened

H.

'.f

in

& Miller staff in
February of 1960, and has been
assistant to James R. Cruttenden,

den,

Inc.,
Endicott
Building, members of
the Midwest Stock Exchange. Mr.

borner Co.

Collins

1952.

Sansome

Housing and Home Finance
Agency, Robert Ci (Weaver.
He

That

two

Chicago

1946, becoming a

Vice-President

of the

The Sen¬

associated

floor

The Midwest Stock Ex¬

Bede

has

Investment

Giller
is
conducting
a
fluctuations in the securities business from offices at,
market," which in turn stem back 15 West 44th St., New York City.
induced by

and

change.

promise to appoint the first Negro
Cabinet Officer, the present head

We Are

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

will

Terrana

A

system from the fluctuations that Julius
are

Mr.

co-specialist
on

C.

another, and probably the more
change, on Aug. 1 will admit John
important of the two, although it
L. Fischer to partnership.
does not appeal to one's human
instincts as completely, is the pro¬
of

activities.

broker

'

ex¬

testifying
before
the
Senate
Banking
Committee
authorita¬
tively explained the two objec¬
tives of margin regulation as fol¬

tection

tion

become

the

crescences.

Thomas

bill several

He tied in with this bill his

ago.

Senate.

agreeing with the plea
for liquidity, in justification of the Henderson for many years was a
credit-rooted active trading mar¬ p a r t n e r in Henderson^Weidenlation

affairs

urban

for the

amount of the

as
resident
partner
in
charge of sales, institutional liai¬
son,
and underwriting syndica¬

With Kalman Co.

with. Kalman

for. before

kets, with their

tunity to put the Republicans in
a hole over their vote against his

intended to resign to run

increase it, but it

based firm's expanded New York

office,

.

that he

S. II. Henderson

ST.
-

As

Travis,
Chicago; James E. Tucker, Los
Angeles; and Louis W. Witt, Jr.
bon,

will

bill

from

Podesta, managing partner.
Subject to New York
Stock
Exchange approval of the part¬
nership
applications,
Mr.
Bede
will be assigned to the Chicago-

company,

selling
foisting of the expenses not being
barred by the
1933 Act or the
SEC.)
What

name

medicare

must

bills

following
the aid of even short-lived mem¬ Vice-Presidents effective Aug. 1:
ory, that this really would mean Horace M. Bear of Beverly Hills;
destructive
blowing - up
of the Koitcho N. Beltchev; Vernon H.
now
existing beneficial deflation Brown, Jr., Harold R. Holmyard,
of
the recent•"years' new
issue Charles J. Kelly, Claude R. Kirk,
frenzy.
'• VJr. of Jacksonville; John D. McIn the second place, 25% and
Clure, John B. Stevenson, Robert
more
of the proceeds of the new
Strauss, Chicago; Donald R. Strowill

is

Senate

originate in the House.

Hayden, Stone & Co., Inc., 25
Broad St., New York City, mem¬
change,

over

Chair¬

Houfee

Senate

The

of Arizona,,

bers

differ¬

respective

has

mental

the veteran

To be V.-Ps. of

and

two

fight

foremost.

line

every

son,

cans

trading and "liquidity" as a pur¬
Brooklin, Maine
veyor of capital to industry, in

constituencies

for reelection

Senate

man

Island,

smaller
up

between the House probably pass the Senate in com¬
Appropriation Com¬ promise form but getting it
mittees
has
already passed the through the House will be another
matter.
It seems to bear out the
serious
stage, and the armistice
which was apparently in sight a Republicans' claim that Mr. Ken¬
few days ago is still to come. It nedy is more popular than his
started with the simple question program.
..." i "
•[»
on
which side of the Capitol the
Mr. Kennedy has lost his oppor¬
conferees of the two committees
The

and

have

just witnessed in the stock mar¬
ket, which would be of untold

Capital-for-Industry Illusions
In

price.

in positions"

therefore is in line with the
of

current

responsive to

more

public opinion because they rep¬

.

reduced

tne

are

years.

powerful
Chairman of the Committee, has
said he is absolutely opposed to
any tax deduction until the budget
is balanced, which apparently
any

Byrd,

the House

The members of

announcement

•

GREENSBURG,

PA.

6

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(274)

.

.

and in view of the vast
of municipal bond underwriting (about $5,000,000,000)

largest new issue, $25,000,000 State
of. Michigan, Trunk Line Highway

complished during the first half
of 1962, it is particularly significant to note that holdings of "other
securities"
at
weekly, reporting

awarded to the Blyth & Co., Inc.,
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. and
First of Michigan Corp/ group, at

Federal

banks

state.

This

ferings averages out at-a 3.09% has increased $2,200,000,000 during

jssue

was«,priced

phasis,

-; volume

Tax-Exempt

ac[- revenue (1964-1987) bonds

MACKEY

By DONALD D.

—

■

and municipal

state

for

Markets

3'o88%atlastS wee^HThisVr&n'ute
tiVufarlv?nviewof
XlLUiaiiy

III

view

financial, economic

of

admixture

political views deriving from
domestic as well as from for-

and
the

heads

and

headlines

up
up

in

th^iike J

3-V5&

*»

good

were

to

quality

yield

-

Tuesday, $14,000,000 Orlando Utilities Commison

sion, Water and Electric revenue I
(1965-1992). bonds were awarded /
the Halsey,

to

interest cost of 3.55b94% to the

sizable,

to market

at

group

Stuart & Co., Inc.
interest cost of

from

1991:

fhe2%,bondS

'

reoffered

were

to yield from 2.00% to 3.50%

in 1986. The 1%

-

net

a

3.4674%. The bonds

-

yield

in

j

due 1992 were

This- circumstance bonds/due in ,1987 were not re-

period.-

1961

> can

.

.

,

rxioe

,

,

tax-exempt bond offerings are off underwritten at or close to present
from, two to
three, points;£ince. market levels. Our institutional

financial writers think about

and

hnnH

T>oa+ifir>

fViaf

inevitability of dollar devalua¬

the

$800,000?000

an

_

scare-

to what European editors

as

of

interms

.

eign scenes. As some newspapers
and
newscasters ..have variously
played
played

increase of

member

Another good sized Florida issue
came

not reoffered publicly., The issue
u„wn„
moocurorl
in
tprms
nf
cVirmlrl
cfi-trn
hardly be measured in terms of should give pause to municipal offered publicly. The issue met has been better than half sold.
dollars.
■
1
- bond men for reflection and study.. wjth fairly good investor recep- Other underwriters include Kuhn, >
However, ^might; welTbenoted; say the very least, a broadei; tiomThe present balance in ac- Loeb & Co., B. J. Van Ingen & Co.,
that the tax-exempt bond market market will soon be required if
*q n™ nnn
/'
Continued on
42" "
is well off the pace set in April ther; indicated ' volume / of
tax- count lsless than $9'OOa'O0Q^ ;'/* y ~ Continued on page 42
and in early May. High grade €Xempt bond financing - is to be '■>./*-" •'
*:.
.v
'*:'/.
/y*;
change

the disturbing

V

Reserve

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

rnarkpt.

nfrifin

i

i

:

-:

1

2.^

„

•

..

/Larger Issues Scheduled For Sale

•,

4-

.

;

^

and
banks

tion,

largest

g^^SSStoirabiTity"of

curred without benefit of a formal
Supply Ahead
increase in the discount rate or -, rxhe. new issue calendar is
municipal important change in official mone—,as presently constituted-and
higher

a

,

interest rate structure and a lower

and

tax structure, state

tarY policy.

bonds have seemed to be in moderatelv good demand.
Indications

in

sold

for

of

the

accompanied

by a wide interest
in gold stocks and the continuing
for

clamor

all of

almost
sure

time

have

man)

on the
issue for
the memory of

or

in

been

turbing and

any

dis¬

elements

upsetting to the
factors, how¬
have not proven frustrating
even

market. These

bond
ever,

to

from

cut

articulate pres¬

our

side of this

first

the

tax

(some of them

groups

same

fast

a

tax-exempt

vestor
week

bond

interest

market

during

to the extent that

expected.
New

*

"

in¬

the

past

might be
' *"

**

.

./;/y//v/y;/

:

.

while yields have been increasing
have

they for 20-year high
grade municipal bonds. Should ;000 New /York City issue, set .for, goca Raton Fla.——
anyone think that the long-term
next week represents almost half
Dallas, Texas
—bond market has been accorded'of this total. Less than
$125,000,000 Maricopa • Co.;"of Mesa 's." Dists.,
tender loving care while shortappears
thus far scheduled for
/Arizona —____;—^—______
term

rates

have

been

creased in the battle

balance

neatly in- :August sale.

for

better ;

a

of payments,, our, simple

There

be

I

.1^ -.1-

-

.

.1

• J. 1

.

and

more.is

state ..and

the

1-

J.

Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage Indep. S. D., Alaska___

the

.

.

issue

volume

taken

summer

rather

was

new

bravely

:r

awciiueu

the volume
disposed of very satisfactorily
even
though there were no indi-

was

sell-outs.
more

issues

therein. This circumstance.has

$100,000,000 of veloping bids whereat
handled
during this ,groups
could
largely

put away. This has been
hot weather

a

striking

performance in view

prevailing domestic and in¬

ternational financial

implications.

Prices Down 2-3 Points
From May Levels

has
,

our

changed
.

last

are

but

j

high

grade
;

^

on

20-year general
MARKET

c

obligation

ON

of-

Noon

10:00

a.m.

>1963-1992

11:00

a.m.

1,000,000

1964-1991

of

held

be

,

cost bid of 4.173%.

.

T>>l,r

11:00

a.m.

1982-1987

1.1:00

a.m.

20,000,000

:

1963-19771' 11:00 a.m.

4.15%.

The

issue has

been

1984-1988

the
—

tax-exempt
" —
i-v

1,000,000

1984-2001

10:00.a.m.,

'v1-'
Y *'A ^'1U®
^
Murray .State; College, Ky.__^__^.__
l,4o9,00U

1964-2001

11:00 a.m.

1983-2000

11:00

1984-1983

10:30

a.m.

11:00

a.m.

t

v

al-

v'l/'t'"- July 27 (Friday)

•

"

T

,

.

-

5,300,000
14,827,000

v

-

Authority

stability
market
umnvci

under the trying political factors
that

have

recently

SERIAL

gained

ISSUES

Maturity

Bid

em-

?
Asked

.

51^%

1982

revenue

bonds

due June

School District,
t/

1,;

negotiated and mar- Stockton
through the group headed
Calif.
ncawcw
by Goodbody & Co. The bonds
/; ..;v
were
priced at 100. The 'issue is !

.

.

Pacific Lutheran

August 3 (Friday)

v

■

[

district.

Universities

The

______

(State).
New Housing Auth.
(N.Y., N.Y.)„
Los Angeles Calif.___________
Baltimore, Md

3.15%

Texas

31/4%
3%%

1981-1982

3.00%

ment

1974-1975

2.85%

2.70%

bonds

2.90%

1981-1982

3.15%

3.00%

cate headed by

3V2%
33/4%

1981-1982

3.15%

3.00%

3.40%

3.30%

tan

3.15%

3.00%

Corp. on Thursday last.'The
interest cost1 to the district

State

3V4%

'1981?

Ohio

(U. T.)-3y2%
Philadelphia, Pa.__
31/2%
♦Chicago, 111—
314%
3%

1981

*

3.15%

3.15%

3.00%

1981

3.35%

3.25%

198I

3.30%

3.20%

~

1980

3.50%

July 18, 1962 Index—3.09%

"No apparent
availability.

ESTABLISHED

1894E

MUNICIPAL BONDS

CORPORATE BONDS

3.75%

were

Bank

awarded to the syndi-

and

the Harris Trust &
The

First

1,100,000 r.1964-2001

of

bonds

Also

.

on

$7,905,000

•

were

1965-2002

,

•

.

AT

1

t

J.T__;

Yuma Co. Jr. College Dist., Anz.__

nnn

ior.

,

•

Thursday,

Water System revenue

July

&

net
was

"

,
_

■■

.

,

(1963-2000)

aa1S„tt!
a net.

1964-1980

The

Robirison-Humphreij Company,Inc,

RHODES-HAVERTY BLDG.




reoffered to yield from 1.60% i

3.60%.

Other

of

the

T

k

I/fther account.
wel1 w/th
in

now

,

outasarnie

Tuesday, July 17, the week's

10:00 a.m.; /:
.' 'i.
[?.'•
V ,•

1963-1982

10:00 a.m..'
9:00 a.m.1

—

2,800,000

-Sept

1 (Saturday)

~

Mich../...-

Calif.-—

.

2,150,000
=7,650,000

Sept. 12 (Wednesday)
4,400,000

1965-1991,

a.m.

11:00 a.m.
/

,

3,500,000

—---.

Grandville Sch. Dist.,

Sam Jose,

1963-1982

August 21;(Tuesday)
...i.

3:00 p.m. *

10:00 a.m..
11:00

7,650,000

r_._—

Countv" Wis "^

Jacksonville, Fla.—.
:

.

7t65Q,000

•^Vut^gar^ie^j

Week's Major Sale
On

1963-1982,

40,000,000

F1a

Jacksonville, Fla.

2:00 p.m.

1964-1983

..

nip

group ' include
Kidder,'
■*.: .///. y..
Peabody.& Co., Kuhn,.Loeb & Co./Lafayette, La.
and Equitable Securities Corp. The

only $1,250,000

' '/ >. "
1967-1988

August 15 (Wednesday)
Eevprlv
Mass
2,000,000'
Edmonds
Edmonds School District 15, Wash. / 1,100,000 ,1984-1977
Schooi"5SrieTr57wasF

winning

ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA

JAckson 1-0316

members

8:00 p.m.;

____!—

August 8 (Wednesday)

Jacksonville,na.

interest cost, of 3.464%. The bonds
were

..to

8:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.;

v

,

__

Pennsylvania General State Auth.

12,

California

Co., Inc. group at

a.m.

August 7 (Tuesday)
Township,' N.^J.l-1—/:-'1,100,000
Los Angeles; Calif.7:250,000
West Allisv Wis—
L
—
2,880,000

_

Stuart

10:00

1964-1987

1,5^5,000

Franklin

'

LOCAL STOCKS

10:00 a.m.

1985-1974

»

not

Sacramento,

,

/ .'

1,500,000

2,400,000
publicly Paducan, Ky.
________
onftnnnfYn
reoffered.
The issue,
a "general
ynQc'nnn
obligation one; went well with r Wichita Sch. Dist.vNo. 4, Kansas__ ;./l,P86,000
customers as only about $2,500,000
";
■
^ /
; ?
/
August 14 (Tuesday)
remains v in-.. account
through i a Eugene, Oregon
C—i ' 3,100,000
splendid job of distribution. ; ' j ?
Oklahoma City, Okla.__::_t_------- .10,195,000
longer

a.m.

August 6 (Monday),
0

Boston

3.544%. Reoffering yields ran from
1.90%-/to
3.60%. in
1995.
The

College

' Bndgeton School District,,N.
•

i

.

'

Savings Bank, The Chase Manhat-

1981-1982

and

[:

/

/

August 4 (Saturday)

.

Arizona

$13,500,000 Tarrant County,1
Water Control and Improve- !
District No. 1/ (1964-2001)

'•

University Assn.,
'•

3.10%
3.00%

>

11:00

/
1,205,000

Agency,:

Wash.

3.25%

1982

1992

1,000,COD

Noon

x

.

•

1:00 p.m. r
11:00 a.m.

1964-1983

August 2 (Thursday)

Redevelopment

were

keted
keted

.

;

.,

"

part of a $21,000,000 authorization
that involves important trade and '
cultural facilities
in
the Miami

a.m.

-

Free Seh. D st.

-

a.m.

.>

01

[Ohio State;Univ., Bd. of Trustees

day.,Saght million dollar Inter- gcranton
American Trade Center

bond

2:00 p.m.
11:00

J

3.25%

STATE AND

/

—i-

1984-1987

The bonds '

3.40%

York, N. Y.___

v

Neon

(State)
3%% ! 1981-1982
Jersey Highway Auth., Gtd._ 3%
1981-1982

i

1966-1987

3,500,000

1963-1987

V:

^Cincinnati

Noon

1,100,000 '1963-1982

OC

reoffered to yield from 2.50%/St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill.__

were

,

In remarking about the

--

Pennsylvania (State)

»

jest

issue

Broader Market Necessary

3^% :

♦Delaware

New

1963-1982

3,000,000

1

Hardin County, Ky._____:_^-__::_
Louisiana (State'ntfK-'-—1

Thurs^'gj

;

REPRESENTATIVE

State-

7:30 p.m.;

July 25 (Wednesday)
Charlottesville, Va.

r

♦Connecticut

Z

new

'to

Rate

York

a.m.

10:00

1972-1982

tion, moreover, would seem' to be San Diego Unified Sch. Dist,,-rG9lii.
1963-1978
*2,035,000
infrequent over- J morally involved in the "contract1--Union >Cqunty,^N-. J..——
bidding, the Blue „List total of thus involving state/educational
s
August 1 (Wednesday)
state and municipal bonds con- *
policy.
•
■
-.vStoh ni<?f
tinues
under
$500,000,000. The
Another notable Florida issue
N
J
1983-1982
actual
total
on
July
18
was "was reported" all 'sold .on
1966 1995
10,000,000
$471,621 400?

-.

♦New

a.m.

1964-2001

uie synuiDciit; uiaiicigcu

resentative than they are at present. Despite not

California (State)___
New

a.m.

10:00

'1963-1986

several

It goes without stating that a most
sold out. This interesting
healthier market circumstance ^obligation is supported by student
might prevail were bids more rep- fees." The State Board of Educa-

ac-

! .C,TT.r?1 an,d
s

t

intact.

little

report

10:00
-

4,350,000
2,000,000
103,000,000

.

being

v;

en-

.

weeks

Chronicle
^
of

1963-1982

1964-1982

.

;

The general price level at which

high grade 20-year bonds

w

a.m.

v

than

period, more than two-thirds of
volume has seemingly been

ce

Noon

by White, Weld & Co.; B. J. .Van/ 1/. '.
■
.
..
<./•• jlwy. 40 tinursaay;
couraged the
tendency
toward ,In?en & Co.,' Inc;, Merrill Lynch,: Hammond Sanitary District, Ind.__ •. 3,750,000
smaller groups with larger mem- pierce Fenner &'Smith
Inc., and/Hudson County, N. J..2,557,000
ber participations rather than deJohn Nuveen .& Co. on a net. inter- /I°wa state Board of Regents_____
3,500,000

the

offered

11:00

1963-1987

1,600,000

New York City—:
Titusville, Fla. _______

interesting
new
issue sales during the past
moderately heavy, they are not : Wesk. On Thursday, July 12, -$25,now
seriously detrimental to the 000,000 Florida Development-Corn-

...v.

over-competitive and

of the

1964-1977

•

.

new

1:45 p.m.

3,060,000

past week

With

4:00 p.m.

1963-1982

.15,000,000;

spect seeriis'

;

1964-1994:

...

by

vidual

a.m.

4,250,000

.

v

••

■

Recent Awards
were

11:00

v

Dekalb County, Ga.
Mississippi (State of)—__________

_

There

a.m.

Calvin College & Seminary (Grand
Hapids);.Mich. .

...

.

11:00

1963-2000

1,300,000

—

—

-

_

The rather sizable

1963-1982

July 24 (Tuesday)

flotations

negotiated

such' fi- ;market

no.

a.m.

Noon

f

2,100,000

_

Ohio————;—

large

no

ready
for
pity for
municipal, bond
although a good job may have .dealers as a .group seem to have
°
been accomplished without much
been
more
recently handling a
fuss under a variety of difficult record
of
volume
underwriting
circumstances.
largely for
the public interest
alone
: -V-V- "'//:■•/// '•-//■",/
figures indicate that

nancial miracle has been, wrought,

While state and municipal bond
inventories continue to be at least

Buyers

to

-'.i Rocky River/

r

^

appear

Dealers Cautious

Business Finding Ready

^

p.m.

11:00

1963-1982

1,450,000
12,400,000

_

8:00

1964-1986

underwriting

„

.

25 basis points on Treasury bills,
so

.1962-1974

1,000,000

2,500,000
Lincoln AirP(^t Authority——
1,500,000
/problem -even from- a seasonal ..Montgomery Co., Va.___
1,225,000
slant. A total of less than $250,- Q^mcy, Mass
—
1,750,000:
1000,000 is currently ^scheduled Wayne County, Mich
_
.
,through this.month. The $103,000,- j . -'
July 23 (Monday)
no-abnormal

sents

It is also interesting to note that

5

greater demand
London market

\

v

.

pre-

8:00 p.m. "

1963-1982;

Iladdonfield S. D., N. J.
______
Iron County, County S» D., Utah— ,

light

%:■

10:00

^

"_t

a.m.

.

Volume

Number 6178

196

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

,

(275)

'ing a policy of balancing the
budget only at full employment
". levels..
:
1 There are, of course, many aspects. of the -problem of budget
balance
and
economic
activity,
The experience of the past may
not be decisive, but it does sug,-.. gest that the government, through

have

been widely analyzed.
Not
only is the growth rate slower, but
there is a tendency for relatively
wide: fluctuations in business ac-

*

.

,

'

.

*

X

,

V

H*'

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.

'

By George W. Coleman,* Economist, Mercantile Trust Company,
Y
r
7"
v
" St. Louis, Missouri

,

,

not

No

St. Louis bank economist

postulates a slowly upward business trend
future, and an almost certain decline after the first

for the immediate

of

■

-

,•

Factors responsible for-the occurrence* Jet alone the

the year*

'

A-

After

factors which

-r'

end

•

painting

a

come to a

may

bearish picture of the longer-range
head, Mr* Coleman cautions against

r \

/;

*;

jumping to the conclusion that a major depression is due simply *
because one has occurred once every generation and, we haven't
•
•
.;
*A. had one since 1929.,,
Y
Y."
/ - -

-

jj,

-r

.

of

the

war,

government

cap

•

,

British

One of the most respected

it vis probably more likely

ment

on general trends of
activity should conclude
some

paper

reference

the

to

current

shows .that the. Suez crisis served to lengthen
influence - the recoveries'that might have otherlevel of demand. .Moreover, Amer- .wise been much shorter.
One ef- v
Sican experience1 has also demon-- < feet of these trends has been that
]
'strafed, e.g. the latest Eisenhower; the rate of unemployment has not"
•*
deficit, that * demand can be in- declined as much, in the later'
Y ! recoveries as it did in the
fluenced .by fiscal policy; ••
earlier *
.

'

coincidence.
t*

~

not only on their number, but, also, their

is said to depend

trend
-

of course, difficult to
because recoveries in the

are,

prove

is

without

asser-

; fiscal, policy, ., can influence the postwar .period have been corntrend of industrial activity.. ..The. plicated by unusual circumstances.
European * experience,- since the Both the Korean War and the

t

,

depth, of the decline are analyzed and their effect on the business

tions

These

•

of causation

business

-

frequency.

direction

always clear.
Current Political Scene

tivity about that growth trend and
they have been occurring with
greater

the

but

7

political
scene.
It
is
customary to blame the king, the
president, or the premier- for all
ills of business, and this custom
is being followed fervently at the
present

time. The present Presi¬
admit? that is ,,what presi¬
dents are paid for. This tendency
dent

,

to attribute failures to the ruling
party is comfortable but probably v
inaccurate.
The
sweep
of
the
economic tides is too great to be

.
Deficit Mav Not'W Serious ' Ifecoveries,. These facts might be* influenced solely by governmentalwill permit corporations to
♦
J
" ^lustrated by the fact "that in the decisions.. But the government
omisl—recently" stated that,-while accumulate - larger V-amouhts
of"One -of the difficulties is ■ that • first 14 months of "the present - mqst bear some share. After all,
trends in the stock market do not. cash for investment. In short, at unbalanced budgets may lead to f recovery,
employment1 'increased- it strains logic to
argue, on the
always
forea time when investment is slow, a lack, of confidence lit the doUar.. only 1.5%;* while industrial pro-; one hand, that the government has
accelerated
depreciation policies It has frequently been pointed out duction rose almost 15% and the no
shadow trends

economic publications—The Econ-; that it

•

*

_

-

business

in

-

activity,
f

r

they
ently

;

whiff

equ

that domestic.needs may conflict
with the. function of the dollar as
a key reserve currency.'pie vari-.
probably comings closer to being ous techniques now utilized may
able to vfinance
their projected minimize this conflict. A budg-

generate more cash, but not
necessarily greater use of those
funds. Actually, corporations are

-

give "a

:

of the future."

The decline in

stock

time in the postwar period. This.
Y means that the • outlet for indi--

last

sharp. It

fell

fr

markets- than* at any

capital

resorting-, to

A

etary deficit

may not

be quite

increased

production
can
achieved without enlarging
labor forces.
.

so

Another

serious as was originally feared.
The recovery.in Europe is slowmg

down

perceptibly,

an<^

•

in£lation

conse- modify

stimulating factor.ir

a

which

measured

as

prices
in

fact0r

the

has

not

This is
ex--

735nu wcccuiin Decem¬

-

,

,

is

studies

show

that.

been

casions the stock market has
mrougn

cycles

oi

its

o.c-;
>

gone

own,

Paynien^ ;P«>Wem, .• nwiy-be re-

some

Y.
attitude
diuiu-ue

^immediate, i future, Js- likely to be

-V.

J

of
ui

slowly upward bpit;after the fir^t

Js' of
is,
—

consumers
wnsuuicii,

.

thY^ear,

a ^v;'"v
decline

...

J-ne international political situa-

^ remains suggest the nrosnert
critical but it does.
to
"h ?nnsPn,,cn«V Pthi

almost
Y

not

u

also important. In terms of spend-

seem

ing iTiS twice" as" important
all ^decline will be-analyzed later.;
prices are regarded as other sectors of the economy com-' Up to now the decline in the stock
Up to now the decline in the stock
Ki«ori
inonmo
Pocnn■-,!
onniiniitvj
market reoresents a reaDoraisal of? -v_wuulies
a leading indicator and the
sharp* bined. Personal income continues market represents a reappraisal of
to: set new records month after values.
decline has raised questions.
Last/year some experts

argument.

?f wt?^t

remains

that stock
„

V^nYfvVnce hfWlil

ue accumuiaiea,

Actually, H

1.

d.ubt

unfavorable

that
to

come

these

operate

within

the

more so

than any

next

period

war

which

the

could

factors

downturn

factors

conditions

lead

in

could

simultaneously
year.
Perhaps
time in the post¬
to

industrial

exist

major

a

activity.

But major downturns in business

activity

infrequently. About
generation a major
depression occurs. It is true that a
once

occur

every

whole

generation

since

the
is

believe

has

collapse
no

in

such

The

a

elapsed
1929,

necessary

fhat

due.

now

the

if

—

to

catastrophe is

most

favorable

but

reason

that

said is that the conditions
more

be

can

are now

that

is

the

word—than at any time in

last

15

There is no
why forecasters

years.

at present

reason

»»*""•'

.b.ut,

clearly

proper

or

;^atn'

:

of

there

,

.

The international nolitical «ifua

^

Spending

Consumer

-

-.-TOe
•

ana

other studies have confirmed that

But" the"fact

' Y

'*■

longer-range factors which may
influencing the economy. As I
at
the
outset, it takes a

a- number

.

on

.

economy

.

NBER

<

brief summary of the

a

be

-

.

downturns

that

com-- said

question--about;
possible ^nat Ameri- end 0f the inflationary psychology',
whether inventory- aceumulation;
«L'"is undoubtedly having an impact'
berHo a recent V
George w. Coleman
will I. continue,- YFremY the a first' AoSffoi
production, investment, inlow
iuwvef about
A
'
Y
quarter, 1961Ytb the first*quarter,T ventory
accumulation,
and
in-'
536. The question now.being asked 1962, inventory accumulation.
.frW?*
j:* come.
This is a world-wide factor.
is vwhether..such a
decline will" amounted to $10.8 billion of the. ar® *
~ suaa
in which the terms of trade are.
mean
a
decline in. business ac- total
increase in
gross
national
tending to run against the raw
tivity. In short, are we going to prqduct. of $48 billion.'There now' ^^ ^Y^ r^ ocrenses Dasea materials producing countries, and,
have
a. ^depression?
Althoughr seems to be some- evidence that
-WJ". it • makes - more difficult the fistock prices are. regarded by the" the rate of inventory accumulation
n, P;1 nancing of their activities; This'
National
Bureau
of " Economic is decreasing. It is almost certain
™.< could explain, in part,,some slowResearch as a "leading" indicator/that it will not be a stimulating
In summary r> therefore, ,.the - ing down in world-wide industrial they
are
not
always
so.,
The'factor in the immediate fututfeh■'->,!>trend of business activity, in the. progress..
YY V
:
Y

';PThere

approximately V,

for

other,

the: economic growth.

,,is

by

the

bn

for more occurring
simultaneously to cause
than four years
At the present' a major downturn in industrial
time prices are actually weak. The activity. This analysis indicates

,

,thus, not

o m

factor

responsibility

it can
through appropriate policies main¬
tain
a
high and stable rate of

be

tremely important is the fact that

pavings has been reduced quentlyr the flow of capital funds,
sharply., Corporate investment is,> wnich complicates the balance of,

Vidual

December-1 has *
been

without

the

I

v

market

since

investment

•

the New York

gross national product rose 8%.and,
This indicates the extent to which-

may

•

*

should speak in the words of Cas¬

sandra, but that proscription does
not

Ait^^-.il"a.bed»rto;:pi^.:p®riods,°f.,^C0.veYJ!?:future seems the hereafter- •Now"',*?'
dividuals
thTre but
to bT^me' dTubt-dt will have ^an,
prove statistically, I believe that,
/ nl
it could be shown from a. study of 'freely-Iand,' therefore; to' reduce about the value of the hereafter.-'
that"sdverai
.tnat
several

"e^onfirriTceconoimc.

sav*ngs.
,,

While -savings in the last.

auarters

^ma^o^recesslo^^cur^Th^wa^

undoubtedlv?the'^asd^ S
There

loiril

inteniim,

isPao

u

nnv

in

year

were

decline

less than in receding years, they from
:

the fnl
i

i

last

of

pe"ditu;es^

-If.business activity is going to
,

sharply,

it

will

-The

result-

more. basicY factors - than;

.

.

behaviorj of

•

.....
money

and

but not'

pvnan

business investment. It might, authorities,,

•

are

;-likely

Rllc{„oos

„

r

.

.

...

recovery

Business

Investment

Prospects

survey

was

retail -sales

; risen and have reached

In the private sector, one of the
most important factors is business

investment.

-

Early
this year
a.
taken by the SEC—
.

After 1

have"

all-'

a new

of

Commerce

which

showed that businessmen planned
to invest about 8% more this year

^-reported. Thev
ob-

iSPc^e«dk°
reasons why

no

served

many.

are

increase

was

Perhaps

the'

most important is the existence of

^

Tvr0„

American

'

28,

unsatisfactory rates. This dis-

courages

investment-

other

factor is

one

that

more

thing/

some

,,

...

,

*

Admit Partner;
r

is a,

economy has slowed in. evidence is not all in.„The money
reasons supply does have some influence"

the Postwar period.: The

,

^

,

Pershing

reducine

its

New
New

York
York

Aug. 1
Barant

or

Chas. Pfizer

.

:; /
..

Government Spending
<iu

T-

-

.

,

.

.

-

;

.

V
•.

'

.

I*

I'

I-'

is+doing,;

placing

more

durable

things.;
goods

orders and it is planning to speed
up

depreciation rates. While that

latter policy may stimulate invest-




;.

•

Co.,

120: Broadway,

the

City, members
Stock

of the

Exchange,

on

will admit to partnership
V.

a

of

member

•

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&
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Co., Inc.
1

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.

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,

.

myth and what

is

fiscal

...

.

The Barbasol Company

The

ir-

^

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balanced

.

t

undersigned acted

as

financial advisor

in connection with this

acquisition

Federals

F. Eberstadt

one of the
^ f
th
196Q
recession, was that the cash ,budg-

et

shifted

from

a

deficit

surplus too rapidly. This Js
the

basic

talk of

reasons

why

to

,a

one

:

of

there

is

reducing taxes and adopt-

July 17, 1962.

t
f

.

..

Federal Government, should
it should not' do.
a tempting to argue what

15

■

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has acquired the assets and business of

7

.,'

,

v

f

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%

i

".^ifl^r husmess investment.
nJr fonsumer expenditures are

cstimatGs

planning to do, several
is

,

Merrill,
Exchange.

•

It

&

;.

pace

somewhat, because single family
fptt cmployment-is"
housing starts are' running below rea?hed.,Th^ Pbint has been made
previous expectations;. ' . • ; ? ;• a
of..times.; Arthur Burns.
of .the. National Bureau. of.;EcoTo try to stimulate business in-.,
nomic .Research,
indicated that
vestment the
government

-

.

advancing so ranidly as had |"e"T?C}nslb;l1ty, at - least one thing »
been hoped. The utility industry:^ig ciear*/The present tax structure
bo

.

keeping

not

mav

»

..

to suggest'

seems

,

s^es are

al,

than:

are

by Mr. Coleman before
Club,
Palmyra, - Missouri,
"

,

April. This trend

Another'

industries

1962.

.

,-

.

canacity in many lines; The"\showing much tendency to- adsteel - industry,- for
example,
is- vanc,e' *hat.ij not true of govern-(
operating at about 53% of capac-*
-expenditures. 1There is con- ,
ity. Other industries are operating fi.
r2, \e arSument about ^what

any

extreme

address

Kiwanis

excess

at

of

h™? high. The figure .for. May .is. ■ •
Y.
ehtfvoleb
figure for-

Yg

w,th the v advance m dispo;
personal- income. To put*n a^other^ayv"the consumer.than last year. In a recent survey,; Jf spending at a satisfactory-level
that figure was not changed, alhe. is not spending-in such a
though it had been hoped that an wa^ as
ln(^uce a boom.•
Department

'7

words

Pershing Co. Will-

to >-adopt:

'

aoDliances

.

'

interest - rates must also be re-[

SSSSf S#33S»marker be well to examine some of these measures that will provide little,
"to toy toSta! ^ /ut°rbllf has Vbeen very-factors.^
,:v
. g^mU^n.>usiness
go°d, although there are signs; Yi
now ettective cnanges in tne
sionlry ^ctbrs^.
* noW slowing: down/This,
^T96^
® ; ' J£°nfy ^ business
Z a-re ^influencing.
5 economv
: fl
the trend of
activity
trend of buslne^SivUVV?^
being stable, in the early part of Y The. ; rate of growth of the' much disputed point
and the
^ ctpuvity,
the'
the extent anH foro<a of thp

the

- June

above both-1959 ■. and I960, slight changes in the rate.of con-.viewed as long-range, factors .To
Individuals- - have
demonstrated sumer spending, inventory policy,- the extent possible, the monetary
their willingness to sDend

*An

'

•

the" "nast
past
tne

exclude

caution, '

&

Co.

65 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6, N.Y.

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poration—Troster,

Singer

74

DEALER-BROKER

New

Trinity

Place,

Co.,
6,

&

York

York.

New

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

Business

Long Island area—Butler, Herrick

RECOMMENDATIONS

AND

Cycle Outlook

&

Marshall, 76-11 Thirty-seventh
Avenue, Jackson Heights 72, N. Y.
Railroads

FIRMS MENTIONED WILL BE PLEASED
THE FOLLOWING LITERATURE:

Report

—

Union

&

Vilas

—

By Robert S. Schultz III,* Director of Statistical Analysis,

Hickey, 26 Broadway, New York
4, N. Y.
• * ' V

PARTIES

INTERESTED

SEND

TO

THE

THAT

UNDERSTOOD

IS

.

Capital Spending and the

Portfolios—Composed of stocks of
certain concerns operating in the

INVESTMENT LITERATURE

IT

.

(276)

Bag-Camp Paper Corporation, New York City

A modest increase in

capital spending over the next half year and

,

America—Bulletin of

South

Industry—Analysis with
particular reference to Armstrong
Cork, Georgia Pacific and Johns
M a n v i 11 e — Purcell & Co., 50
Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. Also
available is a report on Philadel¬
phia & Reading Corp. and CertainBuilding

Savings & Loan Com¬

California

panies

Memorandum

—

Orvis

—

Co., 30 Broad Street,

&

Brothers

N. Y.

New York 4,

Review

—

Economy — Quarterly
Yamaichi Securities Co.

York, Inc., Ill Broadway,

cf New

6, N. Y. Also available
are
reports on the Confectionery
and
Food Seasonings Industries,
and comments on Kansai Electric
New York

Mines

American

Latin

Ltd.,

around in mid-1963 into

88

vious

University Avenue, Toronto, Can.
Steel

Industry

Rothschild

Analysis

—

—

Power Co.,

Kyushu Electric Power
Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Co.

Pacing the turnabout, Mr. Schuitz predicts, will be a

ones.

the over-investment of 1955-57.

6, N. Y.

44 Wall

Street, New York 5, N. Y.,

brochure

Equities — Analytical
discussing 24 companies
&

Co., 80 Pine

Street,
York 5, N. Y. Also available

New

construction, and

Liberia

20

—

Calif.

Mont¬

45

Co.,

—

6,

San Francisco

Street,

gomery

Analysis

—

&

Witter

Dean

C;

;.

New York

Broadway,

2

Co.,

&

Goodbody

Bach Associates, Inc.,
Fifth Avenue, New York 16,

Henry

245

N.

Y.

($1.00
York

Stocks

Bank

City

—

Adjustment—Review of
current market action—C. F.

Comparison and analysis of ten
leading New York City banks —

Co., Inc., 141 West Jack¬
Boulevard, Chicago 4, 111.

Laird, Bissell & Meeds, 120 Broad¬
way, New York 5, N. Y.

Decennial
the

Childs &
son

Industry—Review
& Co., Inc.,

Electric Power

David

Babson

L.

Street, Boston 10, Mass.

Broad

Fire and

Casualty Insurance Com¬

panies — Comparative Study —A. M. Kidder & Co., Inc., 1 Wall

York

New

Street,

Y. Also

N.

5,

data

available are

Mercantile

on

Stores, Falls Corp., Munsingwear,
America.

,t

of

Co.

Canteen

Automatic

and

xx..-

York

New

Bulletin

available

Milwaukee

The

Street,

Co., 207 East
Milwaukee
2,

Wis.

Nickel

Service

Food

Industry

—

Memo¬

Hayden, Stone & Co.,

—

Inc., 141 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago 4, 111.

Prospects—Analysis—

Mine

Gold

Draper
Adelaide

Dobie
&
Co.
Street, West,

Ltd., 25
Toronto,

'

Ont., Canada.

dum

—

Discussion in

Exchange"

Analysis with
reference to Interna¬

particular

Nickel

tional

Co. of Canada, Fal-

conbridge Nickel Mines, and Sher-

Ltd.,

Ltd.—Equitable

60

1, Ont., Canada.

Over-the-Counter Index

showing
son

the

compari¬

the listed

industrial

used

in

the

and

Dow-Jones

the

over-the-

35

industrial stocks

counter

National

used

Quotation

both

Averages,

Folder

—

up-to-date

an

between

stocks

Street,

Yonge

yield

to

as

in

Bureau

and

market

performance over a 23period — National Quotation

year

July issue of
The Exchange

—

Magazine, 11 Wall Street, New
5, N. Y.—20c per copy, $1.50
per year. Also in the same issue
is a list of the listed companies
which
have
paid dividends for
York

50

years

Gibson

briefs

and

more,,

or

Greeting

Cards,

on

Inc.,

Cherebrough Pond's Inc., Pendle¬
Tool

ton

Oil

Hess

Industries,

Belco Petroleum

Products

Corp.,
and

Corp.

Reuben

—

Rose

Memoran¬

&

Chemical

Co., 115
N. Y.

Industry

—

worn-out myths and stale

California

First

Analysis —
Co.,
Inc., ; 300

San

Montgomery Street,
cisco 20, Calif.

fornia

Interstate

Universal

buting,

Inc.,

Swank,

on

Publishing

National

Cali¬

Telephone,
and Distri¬

Periodical

Pub¬

lications, Anheuser-Busch, Whitin

N. Y.

gram

Mine

Safety

Apliances,

Transo-

Co., and Oil Recovery Cor¬

Fran¬

cliches.

Franklin

Ampex Corporation

St.,

Review

—

•—

Schweickart &

Co., 29 Broadway,
York 6, N. Y. Also available

New

is

review of Automatic Canteen

a

of America.

Co.

Associated Truck Lines, Inc.—De¬

analysis—Moreland & Co.,
Penobscot
Building, Detroit 26,

tailed

Corp.

Inc., 85 State Street, Boston
9, Mass. Also available is a review
Co..

highlights ten companies which by

reason

'

•

•

p-

of attractive Price/Earn¬

historic price attractiveness, deserve

scrutiny at the present time. Earnings for 1962 have been estimated
on

the

Co.

Oil

Cliica

Report

—

Bregman, Cummings & Co., 4

—

Al¬

bany Street, New York 6, N. Y.
Burlington

Industries—Memoran¬

dum—Kidder, Peabody & Co., 20

Hamilton

Corp.

Management

—Roval Securities Corp.,

James Street,

Campus

Analysis

SWANK, INC.

WHITIN MACHINE

UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING &

DIST.

Review —
Weeks, 1 Chase

Caterpillar Tractor
&

Plaza,

—

York

New

5,

Y.

WORKS

YARDNEY ELECTRIC

TEL.

—

Inc., 621 South Spring Street, Los
Angeles 14, Calif.

N.
INTERSTATE

West, Montreal

Hill Richards & Co.,

—

Manhattan

CALIFORNIA

Ltd., 244

Casuals of California

Hornblower

following companies, along with brief comments:

MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES

NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUB.

TRANSOGRAM COMPANY

ANIIEUSER-B USCII

OIL

RECOVERY CORP.

City

National

of

Bank

Hills—Data—Wedbush
Santa Barbara

8,
on

&

Beverly
Co., 157

Plaza, Los Angeles

available are
Hamilton Management.

Calif. Also

Consolidated

Foods

data

Members New York Security Dealers Association

74

Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y.




Teletype NY 1-376; 377; 378

boom."

better judge

in

interest

Robert S. Schultz

the

it

be with monopo¬
and with vast

may

aggregations of < capital, the mar¬
remains
the
only
suitable

ket

the

of

judge

prices,--which

rates,the
appropriate to

wage
are

f

?

the national interest.

adjustments. Market adjust¬
ments do not, for* instance, pre¬
vent
the business cycle.
And

adjustments cannot guar¬
adequate money supply
for
the
economy.
But when it
comes
to wages and prices, the
verdict
of the market place
is
the
conclusive verdict, and the

market

an

discipline of the market place is
the effective discipline.

are

signals of the market place

the reliable signals.

I

the

of the market place be¬
the market place—I don't
the stock market — has

I

come

pacity,
cused
I

signals for capital goods as well,
and also imposes its discipline on
investment demand.

Ostensibly, we know the de¬
mand for capital goods.
We do
not need to interpret the signals
of the market

Corp.—Anal¬

much

of

assure

can

and

equipment expenditures, and
semi - annual
McGraw - Hill

Street,

Denver

2,

Colo. Also available are reports on

Continued

on

page

42

As

surveys.

we

know, the general

pattern of these surveys has been
favorable. The McGraw-Hill sur¬
vey

of November, 1961, indicated

capital spending would
be 4% above 1961 spending; the
SEC-Commerce survey of March,
1962, indicated an increase of 8%;
the McGraw-Hill survey of April,
that

1962

1962,

indicated

an

11%

increase.

the

typical pattern; as
business improved, businessmen's
spending plans for the year im¬
was

proved.

Then

SEC

billion

-

indicated
for

along

came

Commerce

the

a

total

year:

the

survey,

of $37.16

changes

of

ca¬

been

ac¬

capacity.

the extent of the
greatly
exag¬

that

need
ther
are

industry does not
of heavy fur¬
expansion of capacity. There
individual
firms, ' or mills,
the paper

program

any

where

line,

of

exploitation

improve

to

is
product

of expansion

kind

some

called for: to round out a

to take advan¬

resources,

tage of some new technological
development. But this is all.
And

this, with some modifica¬
industry to industry,
to
be
characteristic
of

from

tions

take

generally.

industry

petroleum, textiles, cement
—there is no capacity
shortage.
Steel,

index

McGraw-Hill

The

for

manufacturing, the FRB index for
major materials

need

major

all indicate no

—

capacity expan¬

for

Selective rounding out may

sion.

always is, but

called for, as it

be

Continued

on page

42

Securities Dealers

,

earnings this year
with a well estab¬

Increase your

by

merging

lished Wall Street firm. We have

specialized in selling high grade
securities to the public for many
years

and have offices and rep¬
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resentatives

You

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with

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your

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You will be
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all

your

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developing

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you

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interested in seeing

commission schedule

on

list¬

unlisted securities, bonds,
Mutual Funds and contractuals.

ed and

in
Write Box J 712,

with that of the March survey,

Financial

total.

has

excess

sub-groups, but the total identical

below the

x;

gerated. But I can also assure you

important are the quar¬
terly SEC-Commerce surveys of
business
anticipations for plant
the

for

need

been

the most

which

Chicago Trucking—Report
Amos C. Sudler
& Co., 818

surveys.

you

has

excess

Among the surveys of intentions,

ysis—Samson, Graber & Co., Inc.,
39 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.
Denver

place; we can con¬

intentions

the

no

conscious

which

and

American

sult

no

from the paper industry,

is keenly

which

I

mean

but

conservative

capital goods boom.

signals,

June

Seventeenth

of

goods—and for
manufacturing generally — with a
aiscussion of the discipline, the

outlook for capital

showed

production,

timber

discussion

this

begin

rise,

more

pacity, where available, compared
feasible, levels of
any

efficacy of mar¬

limits to the

antee

These

with existing, or

ourselves—there

kid

not

that

steady

shown by
the
intentions
surveys.
It cer¬
tainty is no surprise to those who
have been following the signals of
the market place.
For instance the figures on ca¬

trade unions,

listic

"a

This is the picture as

can the market place
S.' economy.
Cluttered

U.

Mc¬

Business Week
the outlay indi¬

,■

in

and

wages

;

April

figures suggest that the emphasis
should be on steadiness, not on
rise.
-•'x
■v.

the national

CuEtomline Control Panels—Anal¬

—

HAnover 2-2400

cated

can

the

of

survey

commented

This

ysis—A. C. Allyn & Co., 122 South
La Salle Street, Chicago. 3, 111.

Troster, Singer & Co.

Graw-Hill

cause

of Western Union.
Rolsa

:

time

the

Avenue

—

1, Que., Canada.

.

At

Pennsylvania

The

Mich.

level.

ter

oc¬

ket

Hanley, 100 North
Hempstead, N. Y.

year.

estimated at

cupant of 1600

are

St.

■

equipment over the
Expenditures are
$36.95 billion for the
current quarter, at an annual rate,
with
third
quarter expenditures
planned at 2.0%, and fourth quar¬
ter, 3.6%, above the second quar¬
and

half

next

the

of

we

plant

cer¬

transient

Invest¬

African

South,

Calgary Power Limited—Analysis

"Some Attractive Over-The-Counter Values99

using a little interpolat¬
get a picture of a modest
increase in business spending for
ing,

cliche that the

ment—Memorandum—Edwards &

American

on

Our latest brochure:

mind

.

survey,

an

tainly free his

Let's

Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y.
Also available is a memorandum

For banks, brokers and financial institutions...

he should

—

Co., 120 Broadway,
York 5, N. Y.

New

Modest Increase Depicted

On the basis of this most recent

leadership.
As a starter,

though

Memorandum

—

Analysis — J. R.
Bureau,
Inc.,
46
Front Street,
Williston & Beane, 2 Broadway,
New York 4, N. Y.
New York 4, N. Y.
Over the
Counter Stocks—Com¬ Blaw Knox
Review — Colby &

Machine Works, Yardney Electric,

or

„

generally discouraging pattern of leading business cycle indicators.

of

*

J. W. Sparks &

Avco

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

ings ratio, yield, book value

Noted is encouraging posture of ;

President Kennedy has suggested
that we should free our minds of

prices than

Corp.
:J;

Air

CTS

Chemical

&

—

Industry

Broadway, New York 6,
Japanese

and North

—

ments

Graduation

Arm¬

on

Company

Industry

Averages

randum

—

"The

Allied Radio Corp.

Toronto

Michigan

ket?

American Van Lines.

ritt Gordon Mines

—

—

What Happened to the Stock Mar¬

&

bulletins

are

strong Cork

Report with particular
reference to Great American In¬
surance and Home Insurance Co.
Stocks

Reynolds

—

Brokers

Casualty

and

Stocks

Bank

City

Co., 120
Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Also

Insurance

Fire

—

copy)

per

4, N. Y.
New

89

—

Industry—Review

Men's Clothing

New York 4, N. Y.

way,

Review

—

Emanuel,
Deetjen
&
Co.,
120
Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.

—

Contruction Industry—Bulletin—

—

Outlook

Market

Chemical Industry

..

orders in paperboard, within the otherwise

new

ning in the 1962

Cessna.

by rapid rate of techno-

capital spending and the mildness of our recoveries are blamed

on

-

page study of the
Plan¬
are
comments
on
IBM, Control This is an excellent idea, and
Stock Market — country — Bankers Trust Co., 16
Giannini Controls, Jarrell instance where
Wall Street, New York 15, N. Y. Data,
Survey — E. F. Hutton & Co., 1
Ash and Kawecki Chemical.
the
President
Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York Market At Mid Year—Review—
cer¬
Tobacco Industry — Review —i should
5, N. Y. Also available are memo¬ H. Hentz & Co., 72 Wall Street,
Thomson & McKinnon, 2 Broad¬
tainly offer
randa
on
Silver,
Beaunit and New York 5, N. Y.

Capital Efficiency and Tax

mild decline which is seen turning

Telephone
—Stearns

in
x

—Bulletin—Stanley Heller & Co.,

Japanese Market—Survey—Daiwa
Securities Co., Ltd., 149 Broadway,

a

stronger recovery than the past two pre¬

logical progress which could set off another major boom. The fail-off

&

Stocks for Long Term Investment.

a

sharp upturn in capital spending induced

L. F.

Co., 120 Broadway,
York 5, N. Y.

New

expected to be followed by

are

items of Inter-American interest—

New York

Products...

Teed

Japanese

manufacturing production reaching a peak in the next few months

news

2%

preceding McGraw-Hill

Commercial &
25 Park

Chronicle,

Place, New York 7, N. Y.

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196

Number

6178

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.

.

A solution

New Dimension Is Needed

Security Analysis

Culver City, Calif., and

California scientist describes
securities

the

various experts

analysis

scientist's

ability to create

products,

new

No financial

all

to

not-too-distant

present day

past, when
technology was only

embryonic,

an

alyst

could

experienced

examine

an¬

almost

any

evaluate
the

tific

have

fairly

uation

of

d

p r o

stimulate

t

For

vices? The

everyone
knew what a

questions

railroad

narrow

its

whether

good

.and
oil

Edward H. Erath

could tell you what

man

reserves

had, what current

we

and

projected production and con¬
sumption were, and how these
affected rail
shipments and the

financial

well-being of both the
railroads and the petroleum in•dustry. Industries and their tech¬
simple enough and
had been around long enough for
nology

were

to become familiar with

:everyone
them

'i

and

know

to

their

inter¬

relationships.
—
\>77; ■ f >;'

Customary Analysis Is Outdated
•/,i But let's look at

industry is made
•like

thermionic

Modern

1962.

up

of specialities

energy

conver¬

sion, magneto-hydrodynamics, cy¬
bernetics, cryogenics, and solidstate physics; and their products
—MASERS, LASERS, cryotrons,
cyclotrons, and tunneltrons—are
even

abstruse. Even

more

-ticing

scientist

pressed

define

to

terms;

alone

let

science

a

prac-

be

would

hard

of these
understand the
many

and

engineering arts in¬
volved, and be able to predict
their economic importance. Where
this

does

leave

the

man

working

and
it is

scope

that

competitive

a

is

doing
not

and

decide

scientist's

the

ef¬

forts

represent good investment
opportunities?
Unfortunately,
it
leaves him out in the cold; for
the plain fact is that, not only is
.the technology new but the yard¬
sticks never existed before; Tra¬

ditional
,

•

:

economic

to

understand

indicators

are

indicators

used

•

to

assess

understand

we

can

the

achievements of

and
a

because
observe

good busi¬

but can we determine a
scientist's
ability to create new

nessman,
-

.

products to replace those that are
displaced by technological prog¬
ress?

the

worlds

chemcial

physics

suggested the
policy similar to

a

the

U.

,

S.

Small

to

financial
in

Business

Ca¬

encourage

institutions

small

business

to

invest¬

companies.

ing less emphasis

fi¬

just

David S.

nuciear

geo-physics,

and

also

of

The
brief
suggested
that
the
Commission consider recommend¬

develop

between

been

Beatty

urged

government

on

financing through Canada Savings
Arthur J. Milner
Bonds, and a limitation on similar
issues by provincial governments.
the Investment

.

by

Or, for that matter, can we




to

Banking and Finance.

and

engineering

specialists,

requirements
diversified

of

to

no

could

afford its

match
the

even

financial

and

pre¬

the

non-

organization,

finincial

organization

impossible to anticipate need and

evaluations

performed
by
scientists
and
engi¬

to

it

time.

As

systems become more com¬
plex the need -of sound technical
evaluations

critical.
sis

utilize

once

neers.

is

will

be

even

Everywhere
scientific

on

the

empha¬
In¬

advance.

talent
the

on

a

the

their

improve

and

lines, - the
world political situation demands
imaginative space programs, and
the
of

need

military

tension

continue

to

the

balance

pushes the ex¬
military systems'

power

of

the

Everybody
cluded

that

to have

seems

science

do

can

con¬

all

of

these things for us. Governmental
scientific organizations that didn't
exist
will

10

have,

ago

years

soon

or

have, annual budgets that

larger

than

those

corporations.

is

example

the

of

NASA's

largest

budget

expected

are

for

double

to

each year for the next four years
and few if any believe that this

are

undoubtedly esoteric devices that
function

theory

because

that

of

only

abstract

an

handful

a

of

technicians

understand, and to the
they don't appear to be work¬
ing at all. How can anybody other
eye

than

the

specialist

evaluate

prospects of such devices?
the

vast

.majority

the

Even

scientists

bf

his

head

technology.
1'

■'

1

with:

current

7./;■ ..••/
"7

..

■.

..

v.

sary.

Suggests Creation of

cease

to

or

of

so

the

delegation

'..'i.'

•}'<'

■

What

a

nological revolution cannot expect
their financial analysts to substi¬
tute for scientists and engineers.
No

one

be

a

can

expect an analyst to
qualified scientist too, and

conversely, it is just as unrealistic
to
expect scientists
to
become
financial analysts. All professions
are full-time
jobs, and demanding
double duty dilutes the individ¬
ual's ability to perform his job

satisfactorily.
true

of

This

scientists

is

and

especially

engineers.

was

pre¬

investment

of

dealers

by IDAC President, D. S.
Beatty,
Burns
Bros.
&
Denton

Limited, Toronto, and immediate
Past-President, Arthur J. Milner,
Mills, Spence & Co. Ltd., Toronto.
They represented some 190 invest¬
ment

firms

from

all

Canada.

The

•

brief

covered

parts

of

':

>

broad

areas

federal, provincial, municipal
and corporation finance. In gen¬
eral, the IDAC said it would
prefer to

its recommendations

see

The brief emphasized the im¬
portance of permitting the unim¬

flow

peded

funds into

short-term

of

our

recommended

capital
market and

money

that

ing taxes which

withhold¬

any

do

impede

such

flow be repealed.

Among other recommendations,
the

Investment

Dealers'

Associa¬

tion asked:

That

the

directors

Canada should be

of

in

enced

of

finance

the

of

men

Bank

experi¬
should

and

actively participate in formulating
central bank
That

the

policies.
of

Bank

fiscal

government's

the

Canada,
agent,

be

urged to clarify its functions and
actions through the publication of

is

needed

is

a

brokerage. An organization of in¬
scope that is directed
by people who are, equally at

home

in

both

the

scientific

and

tax

dealers

be

These

people

com¬

wouldn't

technical

specialists
them¬
selves, but would have the ability
to locate experts in industrial or¬

Canada's..entire

the incentive method

were

of

applying taxation and the use
of indirect taxation in place of
income

worlds; people who

the language of the scientific

study

Specific areas of
study suggested by the investment

The

understand business problems and

munity.

to

structure.

some

financial

governor."

'J-HU"'." mittee
-I'li I!'."
consultant

■■

ternational

that

the

tax

;

dealers

commission

change

a

taxes.

investment

urged

the

to

pro¬

government

ef-the-nation

budget

be

April, with
making a state-

each

down

statement

every

October.

That the extension of long-term

lending by banks be discouraged.

recommend

temptation

federal

the

brought
the

R. W. Fremont Opens

in

federal-provincial
arrangements
that
would

minimize

That

MIAMI SHORES,

Fla.—Robert W.
securities

Fremont is conducting a

at

offices

from

9301

governments

to expropri¬

business

electric utilities.

(The British

Northeast Sixth Avenue under the

vincial

ganizations and academic institu¬

ate

tions

Columbia Government last August

firm

expropriated British Columbia

He was formerly with Grif¬
fin McCarthy Inc. and Oscar E.
Dooly & Co.
;

for

consultation

on
specific
problems. In addition
to consulting on individual prob¬
lems, experts could write reports
describing their fields and eval¬
uating the commercially available

investment

equipment

they use.
After all,
every engineer and scientist does
a lot
of product evaluation work
as

normal part of his job; why
leverage this effort. With such

a

not

reports, both specific and general
in nature,
and in seminars for
analysts:' and
scientists,
under¬
standing of the problems of both
would improve.
Analysts
could get objective appraisals of
highly technical companies and

Electric

Co., the major subsidiary

of investor-owned British Colum¬

bia

Power

The

country

scientists

could

.their

crease

learn

how

usefulness

said

like

evolution

overall

makes

it

♦An

&

Com¬

a

occa¬

sionally need to import substantial
amounts of foreign capital to en¬
sure
a
rate of growth consistent

This advertisement is nether

offer to buy

any

made

Frankfurt Zurich Sees.

growing

may

an

Apfelbaum is now sole
proprietor
of
Frankfurt-Zurich
Securities Co., 150 Broadway, New
York City.
Ernest

offer to sell

nor a

solicitation of

of these securities. The offering is

only by the Offering Circular.

an
7

\

' v •■>.■

New Issue

the

60,000 Shares

Solo Amusement &

Vending Co.

scientific

absolutely

Capital Stock

address

annual

Fremont

of

in¬

to

to

community. ; The con¬
tinuing revolution in a field like
electronics justifies such collabo¬

i the

that

Canada

financial

ration;

name

pany.

Corp.)

brief

groups

15th

Financial institutions that want
pick the survivors of the tech¬

brief

commissioners by a

necessary.

..

on

V.

implemented through the use of
incentives, rather than through periodical pamphlets.
That an improved procedure be
changes in the law.
established
for
the
resignation,
On taxation, the
IDAC asked
voluntary or otherwise, of the
Consultant for the formation of a select com¬
Bank of Canada's

Brokerage
'

-»

Technical Worlds

to

that

550-page
to

Bridging the Financial and

c

;;

different approach is neces¬

a

the

capability.

Commission

environment, and it is obvious

that

ex¬

product

fact

year

'

continually

pand

spe¬

being separated from the scienti¬
fic

creasing manufacturing costs are
bringing about factory automa¬
tion, competition forces companies
to

The

efficiently

would

after

of

pay-roll full-

this

to

individuals

be .experts

staff

own

this

was

Add

these

more

Royal

headed

capability

cal

qualified

the

sented

cialists even if the concept were
feasible—but it isn't—it would be

to

/appraise the stocks of these com\panies are demonstrated in the
market place almost every day. A
'*
pure
financial analysis alone is
no
longer sufficient. The analyst
must go beneath thej surface and
evaluate the only true asset that
many
of these companies have;
the creative ability of their key
: scientific
and
engineering per¬
sonnel.
Management
skills
are

•

to

An¬
alysts will have to supplement
their investigations
with techni¬

•

easy

technology.

in-house

reasonable

a

simply not applicable to the new
and next generation of scientific¬
ally
oriented
companies,
and What analyst would be foolhardy
something new must be added to enough to risk technical evalua¬
the science of securities analysis. tions that he is so ill-prepared to
make? By his own admission fie is
The
shortcomings of the old, in

relatively

of

ment

are at best
stop¬
approaches. No single R&D
organization could have the right

cur¬

worthwhile

make

to

its

don't understand why they work,
or
what their
applications are.

tried-and-true

the

gap

dictions regarding its future.

over

.

tnat

but both of these

necessary

electronic devices," and these

must analyze the eco¬
significance of what the
or

brief

Administration

tific

highly

nomic

whether

The

adoption

Those

in

it
of

than

couraged
to
participate
in
the
ownership of domestic enterprises.

houses have hired in-house scien¬

so

are
so

growth will be impeded. Accord¬
ing to James E. Webb, "Fifty per
cent of NASA's budget is spent on

outside
of
the
engineering and
scientific world; the man who, for

scientist

of
have

technical

bionics,

as

and

example,

•

and

medicine,

practitioner

state, and have

chance

in

good

any

specialties

in

field

a

rent

shape,

securities

be

in

road bed,'
and rolling
were

will

the gap

span

nancial

scien¬

Scientific

"No."

professional
to

of

way,

stock

to

to both of these

answer

is

engineering

was

rights

aspects

economics

mind, when the product may
no moving parts and be so

example,

and

capital
is
required,
sought in the form

be

rather

equity.
Where
possible, Canadians should be en¬

business

interest

The
where

,

s,

problems, and
prospects.

his

that

It
also
asked
for
arose to connect various technical
changes in
Dealers' Association of Canada.
that it
can
•
only be seen
Provincial Securities Acts, to per¬
Ir'.'.V/ ■>'A
The
through a microscope, but when fields.
government
objective
mit investment dealers to distrib¬
that product performs the function
Some private research organiza¬ should be to match recession-year
ute
preliminary prospectuses to
of a cabinet full of conventional tions consult with financial
deficits with surpluses in prosper¬
organ¬
izations and various
electronic
and
mechanical
de¬
investment ous times, the IDAC said in a brief potential purchasers of securities.

its

u c

debt

objectives.

recommended

should

The field I like to call scientific-

is

Policy

small

eval¬

accurate

ID AC

invest

developing,
involved

of the

abstract creation

make

has

nadian

of

potential impact

products he is
the technology

an

Government

Federal

to

when

company and
a

the

non-technical

communications with him.

business
the

the

foreign

the

national

capable of understanding his lan¬
guage and his problems will have

impact of today's wonder products.
In

but

by

activity. To utilize the technician's
intimate, knowledge of his field,
it will be necessary to improve

to measure the potential

or

organizations;

with

reticent and usually has an aver¬
sion

of scientifically

afford to keep such a staff to gauge a

can

operations

OTTAWA, Canada — Immediate
adoption of a sound fiscal policy

technician is difficult to get along
with.
He has a tendency to be

growing inadequacy of traditional

for investment and product evaluation.

Canada Urges Sound Fiscal

the

military agencies
specialists in their sys¬

management and

He suggests spanning the financial and technical

organization, he adds,

in

that

way
on

Consultant, Electronics

The Investment Dealers' Assn. of

evaluations

institutions

rely

worlds by the formation of consultant brokerages which can locate

;

technical

financial

same

Corp., San Diego, Calif.

analysis caused by the burgeoning rise

oriented companies.

y

Technical

Investment Management

-

make

for

tems

By Dr. Edward H. Erath,* Senior Staff Physicist, Hughes Aircraft
Co.,

this

problem might
letting technicians
working at their special¬

are

ties

To Art of

to

be achieved by

who

9

(277)

(No Par Value)
by

Dr.

convention

Analysts Federation,

Erath
of

before

the

the

Financial

Detroit, Mich.

Price $5.00 Per Share

Rothschild Co.

Copies of the Offering Circular may be obtained from the

undersigned

To Admit Partner
CHICAGO, 111.—Rothschild & Co.,
135
of

South
the

La

New

Salle
York

Stock

Exchanges,

admit

Burton

nership

in

the

E.

St., members
and

on

firm.

454 COLUMBUS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO

Midwest

Aug.

Kesner

FRANK J. M0HR INVESTMENT SECURITIES

to

1

•

EXBR00K 7-5138

11, CALIFORNIA

will

part-,

June 19, 1962

• —

10

The Commercial, and Financial Chronicle

(278)

Taking

Long-Term Look

a

year, was

"

ISew York

■

V

:

v

to

into coordinated monetary policy
productivity. "Mr. Soutendijk stresses.
the advantages of lower tariffs bat hastens to add, however, that
the new spirit nf business, too, has made a corttribution to the greatly
expanded trade. Great Britain, as well as several dther countries,
are expected to become members with resdltant mutual benefits.

c

far

as

make

tried to

dustry are con¬
They

i

;

^

in-

some

as

poli¬

cerned.

moment; what the economic

thought that

and What advices the
EEC
has
given to the .member
countries in some respects.
And
cies

indus¬

some

tries would go

well, and
would
out

came

far

as

latest

as

report

to some indi¬
the

as

will

I

concerned.

the

to

the

compa¬

I

..dynamic companies have uUffe e
I'd like to >cite some figures.
first

the

In

place,

/n ine UIBL
_

European

.and compaies

; 1655

??gUla41 wm

45?°'

8%,

Italy

to

as

The

subjec

4o;oin

111 The

'99 also.
i
2w

Another source

Of

.know

course,

published

by the
It contains many

other about the French corrugated
cardboard industry and one about
the French, coal-mining industry,
steel capacity There is one which I would like

in Luxembourg,

Community has
general forecast for steel

coal,, The

raw

tons.'

'•'/

-

to mention especially—an article
entitled "Productivity Measure-

Themaximum .production- ment in The Netherlands^' permit
99 million tons, me to say something more' about

is expected td be

still

see

in 1961V1 due '

in '62, a remark-:

\

labor

>

-/DiniinSshing

nssured^that

Use of Coal

'the nsk ot inflation would be
b^br^osts Se airm ofl nficb Sa^ '> •
"
rather small in Europe. Unforbilization
will
be
difficult
to ^
The c°al ^reduction of the six .tunately, political interna1 conattain
We
here again what -member countries of the Coai and siderations
make it unlikely to
have in most countriesreSteel Community at the moment expect that this, will be realized
strtetive
moS
%ud£et is 230 miHion .tons. This is 60 mil-yin the near future/
Dohcv on X hand- the measufes Jion ^onsyless than the peak
in
The most spectacular aspect of
lo nromote-economic expansion on 1957' The expectation is that it the Common Market has un7
S ^2' ^Ntek wi11' nat be apy higher and it .doubtedly been- its lowering of
working against each other
The won>t be much lower in the next internal tariffs. They have been
FFC rennrt considers it
10 years. This is not alarming; It brouht down by 50%. The internal
that th<?labor sunnlv be enlarged
is iust wha1: we.have seen in the trade between the member coun:to

save

to

and

have

-

•-.

2?

-

»

for

•tion (Of Germany

'

Thp

The pynnrt.
export

vpar

year.

to increase/ may

not

a

npcessarv

even go

nnp

sirlp

side

f

wp

we

we have

the effect of the

in

compares

'60 to

Germany must

employers,

between

tion

cos^s

fin(f

another

mitg

|ess

possibility

selfa

v

-

pluses of its balance ot- payments

g^ill in

logical that imports

■make .it1 seem

the

an

trade

experimental stage;

production costs

are

should be stimulated which,wouiq
,

will inThe labor shortage and

expected that (companies

the higher labor costs in Germany

9%,

and

trade

with

third

countries, 7V2%. The remarkable
before growth of internal trade in the
last four years can certainly for

not

ex-

pec^.e(j
be competitive
help to avoid rising prices^.
1970./ 1
• '
V
In Belgium there is no scarcity v It is interesting to mention that
of
labor
yet although in /some the total value of the production
fields schooled labor is becoming 0f the coal and steel companies,

jarger .demand <on the capital mar(especially since it might be
vest more;

Trade with

coal; in 1960 this was 50%; and third countries increased by a
^ 1970 it ^ be 40%; The other total".of'24'%'in those years.
In.
;Italy mas still large reserves S0UrceS) are 0ii} gaSj water, and the years '52 to '59 production
of
productive capacity. The sur- 'atomjc energy. The latter source went up 7 to 9% a year; internal

problem

for

^munity/ was^ based for 70%. on during this period.

em-

■

r»invpps
government
revaluation 0f the DM and rising pioyees and the government,
and-the

go

9, in'Paly
Netherlands

working

the

that

expected

one

Netherlands

different -now.

quite

Ger¬

expect

can

4+hXnQ. An IfaiS financing.- This will result-vin

v

1970.,

is

,fr,

as

"

be

in the loet
last

Sf,_n
seen

1/hand,

and

in

WS
with

.

popu-

% working populationwell,
will
the countries

up

'monthly,

= United States'ardtfiid^g^ye^^aL.tries went up by 65% to 70%
down somewhat. On tne
;havp fhp inflnpnpp of
have the influence of izing the labor market better and
Th^; importance of Coal as a between '58 and '61. The produc4ntv>p the slowing investment boom in by importing labor; ;. Mbreove^oh^f^^^er is. dtomi^ing.. .top P^fthe Common Market coun55 to 70, the many • countries. On the' other there should be a better coopera- ln 1951 the power in the Com- tries went up by 8 to 10% a year

lation, One book on the
the

we

iOCo
1962 a smaller increase- in tne
Market*and the less ,national
product than we ',have

~

the Common

L

where

many

from

like to start with

would

L. R.W. Soutendijk

nies have ben-

eiited

a

tons. -In 1965 it will be 103 million

v' ••••<

.

vou

Germany

the dy¬

namic

a

see

can

that

we

nperfpd

recommendations.

some

OEEC in Paris.

can

at the moment is about 93 million

Large investments will be

was

only thing you
state is

I

,

which

EEC

the

of

is

future

refer

published in March of this
year; it describes 1961 and gives
a
forecast
of 62, together with

•they predict¬
ed. They now
say that

we can come

cations

Nothing

not.

are;

maybe

others

is

to' interruptions such
as this subject. ' - a
///..
strikes, .working accidents, etc. *
The Netherlands there has
able expansion. In/'57 when the The demand - Is estimated at
89 been since 1945 a* close cooperaCommonr Market
was
discussed, million tons but if the boom in tion between the government, the
the French industry Was. fearful Europe continues, it is expected employers,; and / the/• employees;
that they would not be -prepared "to be 10% higher which will bring there has. resulted a formula in
and adequate to compete with the it to 98 million tons. This doesn't which productivity was expressed
other countries of the Common leave much leeway -on one hand in the wages,- the aim -of which
Market.Things have turned out but on the other hand the expan- was to all9cate to tho workers a
much better than bad been ex- sion which is contemplated seems fair share in the national income
pected! French industrialists have--enough for the time being. %
and to obtain economic stability,
found that they can compete and
Germany is still expanding, full employment and .a balanced
when you read now the publica- Italy
and The Netherlands are balance of payments. It based it•tions of the '"Patronat francais,"- doing so even stronger. In Bel- i self in the first place on the proit is quite a different tone than gium you have the so-called Side- ductivity of the branch of indusyou found in 1957. The steel inmar /plant: being -built and vin try concerned but recently it has
dustry in France, for instance, be- France we find the Usinor plant been extended to productivity in
longs to the most modern ones in bear Dunkirk as ah example of general in the country,
the world and can very well com- the /extension and modernization
If other, countries would, join
pete with other countries.
/
that is going on there.
;
in this and take ; this over/we
and

to what is happening,
what is going on in Europe at the
sight

r.

France

In France we have seen

;

countries was

Co give

like

would

t/

/;/

specially stressed. y./;/./.•:. .»

predictions as
different branches of in-

ket

of the

pendency

Any forecast has a danger. In 1957
the officials of the Common Mar-

teresting publications in this field
Com-

'

.

-

ancj

productivity should be stimu--

lated.

;

and to bring about increasing

*

which

about

The Coal and Steel
macje

should be taken
laoor supply and

the

enlarge

the

inflation, and willingness to enter

•*•/

field in the

steel .community

of the credit

restriction

penses; measures

reveals gains

•

caietul

a

,

.

Market

mon

lands, the EEC report recommends

he is convinced that it will continue. Country by courttry examination ■: : ;
made. The countries are praised for their light against;//,

.J

piaccically completed in

one

It be^somewhat more exact as far as studies about international proagain how difficult it is a forecast is concerned—namely, ductivity. Just to mention a few
give a forecast and how easily the steel and coal industries. It is subjects: an article about an inforecasts can be upset.
wep known
that since
1950
we
ternationai
comparison
in
the
With
regard to The Nether- have bad the European Coal and tomato -concentrate industry, an-

the

Following his own
Soutendijk is encouraged by the progress being made and

advice, Mr.

There is

expansion of the government s ex-

developments, examine its trend.

basis of daily

last

to

•/

judging the European Common Market's progress on

Inslead of

Crowing Steel Output

The

proves

Brown Bros. Harriman & Co.,
City

companies.

begun in May of

Thursday, July 19, 1962

,

.

Nobody expected this.

June.

At the Common Market
By L. R. W. Soutendijk,* Manager,

those

to

labor

movement,

.

a

part "be

attributed /to :lower

tariffs but other factors must have
been of influence also " -

We-■■.all force companies to rationalization,
papula-

has been |

g

i

,

The

economic

of the

tagk

Government

many :

Ger-

difficult.

is

this held prices stable.
Exports million i'n /1961/ Coal was in '53
Experience shov^s that lower
Th^ ,have' ih the ifirst place, to
the percentage for ma-mtain the domestic demand and private consumption went, up ^52% and in '61 only 30%/of this tariffs are not so much of an in•Germany as only 3 k for the •
investment has ;de- .total production. This again is an;,'fl«uence >on -cost of exports that ft
but, <on the other hand, a Steep ; somewhat;
creased. The EEC recommends the argument as to how .difficult it is - can
crease in working population fee*"
explain a » rise in* internal
rise Gf /costs should .be avoided.
establishment of a/national in- to make predictions.
•tween I960 and 1970
for France,
In .1950 it trade that is about double the in¬
•

.

5o

and

'GO,

.

,

5%.\So much for ; The^Nettaerlands 'has a statisti+Up fjpjj-pc
cal labor -Shortage at the moment
J CnUt' say something "°'f
This means that there-are
Let
me
only
7

t

consumption an 1970
will go up
in Germany
to
64% -of .the GNP, ;n 1955 it was
57%; in France,
about private

th^e percentages

;piaces to

are

!

1

than there

work

,pe0pie (available.

costs

,went

Germanyi

The labor

up 7% in 1961,
Moreover, other

as

For

in

Belgium

as

well

for Lux-

as

steel. is. very important
their economies are largely

and

more
inflation.

dependent

It, This, has been an
in 1961, /.We
see
that clearly in Luxembourg,
than other
countrie^. The _ ethe wbo just published his an- The prices of exports compared, to
thpWrNpSOit will
>65^
\n nual report in April, advised his the prices
of importsA have de?Q7f] T?^nt 1
Government to follow a policy teriorated somewhat; for. this
gainst overspending and further
Market countries will go db from
counfly higher governmental* and
^st rises There are higher costs
63 to 66%. Belgium and taly w 1 ^ ^he Netherlands for two rea- private .investments are recomof the dangers of

to increase its crasumpt on, Tbe

space

President

-of

>on

unfavorable

Central

the

factor

ib!

If

;

show
age

I

somewhat lower percent-

a

than
feel

od.

in

that I

■■«.

'

have to say some-

about the GNP of the individual countries.
Here, again,

thing
the

lower and

in

in " estimates

differences
upper

variations make

i a forecast extremely difficult. The
economic
growth
problem
was
,

,

t

discussed

the

in

OECD.

November

The

1'961

by

Ministers of

the

lish

the, target

growth.
crease

years,

They

for *e
came

c o n o m

to

50%

mended.

f^gt^ the revaluation of the
guilder, which was intend-

ed to

-

have that effect. The Neth-

erlands

had

a

rather

whidh

"can

lead'

i

to

'

-

inflation,

Therefore, it

was hoped to stimulate .imports and to have less ex-

port;
the balance of
payments
surpluses should be lower and the
cost

difference

came

the

What

was

with
so

other

work

thought to be

c .movement-turned

out

a

to

-

-

J

.•.:

Inflation.

countries

these

is

needed

to

„v

between

have

an

}

avoid inflation. The

the

seen

that

like

tan

gone

What

+

countries

■

-

stu(ai®d

economic

^

.

lor the years '60 to '70. This

in the member
countries 01 the EEC and is about
to publish a lengthy report on this
subject. This Gommittee as active
the~m ~ coordinating
the
internal

m°netary Pohcy

dosed

Saturdays. This meant a
production but
it
was
hoped that this could be compenon

the GECD

aware

in Paris

and

and

of the fact that the

policies

JxteWl monetary responsibilities.

actions

13,

of

^greer^enL:^et^e?n+v,ti1

-

j

,




v

up.

other

.

.

than

they

did

before.

It

• r^ight therefore be expected that

wben -Great Britain will join the
Common Market, both Great Brit.

other ..countries'
Dec.
have -influence
nave
-inxiuefic-e
un
on
-ure
-the develop-'
ttv/ttp
eT
country to country. -It was stated sated by bigher productivity.
It ment of one country., ft is, there- ^
that a 50% increase of Gross Na-. proved
impossible, however, to fore, considered to be immensely;
tional Product in 10 years will re- introduce the free
Saturday grad- important that the countries co- ^asle^^in the .spring of 1961.
.tne spring of^-1961.cmire deliberate national policies, ually. When the first
Productivity Studies : - ; companies ordinate their policies and the:
Price stability will be of the high- started, all the others had to fol- advices of the !OECD and the EEC
There is quite some literature
importance and the interde- low in ureter not to lose their are constantly stressing /flais,/
about produd;ivity. One of the in-~
of

>

pansion, theydeal more with each

are

started EEC organization in Brussels, the.-monetary policies of the countries
with the 45 hour work week ajnd countries
become Increasingly "^n<i Promotes a-cooperation of the

i]Gss

/

a/ •/or • Instance,, countries have a higher standard
' Instruments
for 0f <iivirxg and a good economic ex-

in- epidemic. Some companies

of the GNP for the next 10

may vary as tar as .the years are
? concerned. It may also vary from

♦

countries. We have

becoming more and more infia_ .
tion conscious. " In' organizations

gradual

spirit in busi^

.

expansion and what is required to

week,

be

.

new

has also contributed.

the European countries are more
Mention has been made of the
This survey shows the impor- ?n<a niore/aware of the danger of faet that a boom in Europe has a
tance of government policies.
-I inflation. In this connection, I stimulating influence on exports
have pointed out before that there ^ant to
mention the Monetary from the United States to Europe,
is a constant weighing in
most Committee of the Common _Mar-. You ean say in general that when
;.

of

coun-

good. But then

45 " hour

-

,

r
;
. ,
' . .
"
//'
European Coordination to Fight

;

remarkable

surplus in its balance of payments,

countries discussed the .economic tries less. So lar

prospects of the 20 members, 500
i million people, in trying to estab-

I

gons.

©utch

ness

_

,

,

of the external trade of the

Community.4 A

Industrial
manufacturers,
or
being produced and how to com- -rather business in general, has
pete wdth/U, S. coal.
; '
;
■
"shown a changed attitude.
They
L/r/,-4o/r rnwmi.ufl.have seen larger markets. They
-:
> vomnuttee »
have been trying to 'anticipate the
;; j would like to bring up another market as one unit and they have
point.'- f have mentioned several been sending out their. men to
times in/connection i with the na- make new relations in the other
tional policies and the national member countries. // •
''7
problems-flf the/different coun- Marginal factories have disthat when productivity rises appeared and a /greater efficiency
. Jess than wages, -prices go up and
is the result. Mergers are the next
this has, of course, consequences ' step. This all makes that the infor the 'competitive positions of ternal trade in the market has

embourg,

coun-

crease

•

a

„

tries are becoming more and
aware

.

are

+

)rnore

'

barik). also recommended was feared that /it would not be
reorganization of the capi- possible to produce enough coal to
tal market and a reorganization -supply Europe but today it is a
of the tax system.
/ ; . ,v,^. (v .'question flow to sell all the coal

vestment

for Italy,

and

-

so

abl an(j the
COUntries will

Common Market
benefit from this
jn their mutual trade.' * .:
A membership in the Common
ivrairRei nas
oxner
Market has some other

■ aspects for
Great Britain. Fifteen per cent of
,jts' expOTts go to the Common

Market countries and 45% go to
Commonwealth countries. The na-

tional

income

of

the

Common

Market countries is much higher

Volume

196

Number

6178

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

...

v

(279)
than

that

of

their

and

the

Commonwealth

market

30

should,

there¬
fore, offer good prospects for the
U.K.
tween

from

association

an

BY

be¬

JOSEPH

C.

relate, in this connection, an
example from the Benelux. When
started

exported

1950,

•

for

£68 million to

both

The

The Law of

Belgium. In

ffone

60%
wh.Vh

™with

neTrfoS

Belgian

creased.-The

Belgian
by

up

I

share

inthe

of

however,
something

should

be

said

Canyon

more

v

that

about

new

most

plain

•

the

mem-

£hat
f0r

predominates.

papers;

you get different opinions, but an
opinion I_am inclined to accept is

^

e+10?? ^

negotiations

^

the

Western

could

not

it

to

the

The Commonwealth countries will

have
the

conference

a

of

the

than

year

the

at

moment;

other

would

list

-

*

recent istue of

the

made

these

tide

a

in

Columbia

•

-Gas

•

Detroit

the

Over

eliminated

of

affairs

market

Svstem

Wisconsin'

Power.
Packers

Dow—Jones

the

in «the

good

do

results,

well

to

I;

of

it

Ametek, International

Ltd.

Aluminum

Ltd.

Silver—Lead

IVIine

Transmission

Crown

lTterna?ional 7a-

and

.

*

v:;

*

^ fund salesman
to

drive

today's

too.

home

star

\

,

'

Houston Lighting

Ine

rpnorts

Drug

CoWrner-Lambert

'Trans-Coast

maceutical

pbint

that" Corp.
tomorrow's ' Corp.,

be

It

and

Ster-

InvestPhar-

-.,

Beryllium
Crown
Government Employ-

Brush

Beryllium,

Zellerbach,
lhere are Juany .that want fo bejn
1952
Chrysler /outperformed ees Insurance Co., International
long to it. vIt seems that they follow
■^y^y4qtb^I^j^gePi^3the Dow. The' Packers Ltd., International Paper,
the old saying:
If. you cantTicK
very next year 'it.turned in the
Litton Industries,- Oscar Mayer &
/th?m, j 01a them.
worst .showing, of the-group.; .In' Co., Marsh & McLennan, WestDenmark have applied fof
fp^m- i958? Chrysler again- trailed-the!'coast
Transmission. 1 r
f
bership; so. has Ireland,-Greece 29
other Dow stocks, , but in 1959
: r
/ •-/
*
*/». *
has already been admitted to an

Norway^gad

,

*'•

A

associate

ir)00i^
and

membership; Turkey has

mentioned
so

there

hs

are

-

Spain.

In

view

countries

when

trade

tariffs

generaLconclusion in

■

DeJaware

Income
Fund
in
ueuware
income
runa,
in
scrni-snnuBl report, snnounccs
sets

reached

a

its
its
ss-'

high of $14,-

new

568 385 on^ay 31. This compares
with.
$12,819,537

-W.

Linton

^

on

Nov

Nelson,

30, 1961.

President,

of irregulars. As the study -dis- credits the rise to record sales of
a.w»y of new; shares - with
"redemptions
llfe *n the marketplace.,There.vis continuing at low levels." /.<

low-"

closes, Regularity is

sfandable:-/A
a

once -

£ rfativ* Performance of, top-

eied, 1 think this is quite-under-

.//As

No> 30

was

fllSht eqmties was not designed to
ropke .Chrysler jthe^hipping boy

between
"are

It

loan

%

of the favorable

•'development* of

4>

This charting by Vance, Sanders

including

the so-called neutral countries and

"

in

rnnrp

possibility*

sl

others

No.

Anaconda,

_as an example, '

Sally

of

v^ich..^Net

asset

value

on

'May ' 3-1

Tucker,, Anthony

were

.

market/bellwether. U;

Lazard F und,

••

fc

volume

4

of

past

only he in the next century-that
we
will see the European, countries
in

associated

all

fields

with

each

mentioned

Treaty, be it in

in

be

,ment

will

it

schedule

.

certain

a

mo-

The

mam

schedule

thing

is

& Inter¬
national Fund Ltd. has announced
basic changes > in the investment

Report

them

of

the

action

shareholders'
Montreal.
At. this

taken

at

meeting June 21

i? me
thl

that

conviction that

ca

1

♦An

address

by

;

1

.

;

Mr. Soutendijk

before
the National industrial Conference Board,
New York City,
,

Thomson &

McKinnon to
Admit to
Thomson

& McKinnon, 2 BroadNew York City, members of

the New York Stock Exchange, on

July 26 will admit to partnership
Alexander

S.

Carroll, James S.
Davis, Charles N. Sayre,, and Earl
Taylor. Mr. Carroll and Mr.
Taylor will make
their
headA.

quarters
in
the
firm's Indian*apolis office.
Mr. Sayre will be
cated in Chicago.




recall

can

June 30, 1962

a

in

meeting, changes in the
policy of the fund

Available upon request

investment
were

approved to provide greater
flexibility in regard to invest¬
ment of the fund's assets outside
Canada and the United States. The
new

policy, under normal
tions, calls for a minimum
of

the

value

of

the

w-j

ljf(f

condi¬
of 25%

fund's

44 Wall
,

that las
her.

,

•

Finally,
p r e m

i

conside

Americans; 87;7 % of the company's assets

r

Telephone

&

Telegraph. Jt

the

was

same

date last year,'4

Telephone

third

was

-.•

'

■»}'>

'

■

international

areas.
At the same
time express
authority was given
the fund to hold
currencies of

to

country. Reflecting the broad¬

any
er

of the fund's operations,

scope

its J

name

was

Loomis-Sayles
to

changed

Fund

of

Loomis-Sayles

from

FUNDAMENTAL

Canada

Canadian

Ltd.

\

INVESTORS,*

V

A. M. Lerner

( '

-

11 "mT»1

x

't

*

Investing in

*

*

stocks

'

.

common

•

•

selected for possibilities of growth
in income and capital
years.

flOTP

A. M. Lerner &

Co.; Inc. have

an¬

nounced the association with them
of Frank Jannette

as

DIVERSIFIED

Manager of

INVESTMENT FUNS, *

on

>.

at

A balanced investment

-

in bonds, preferred stocks and

1

.

i

New York 5, N. Y.

to be invested in Canada
and 25%
in1 other
foreign countries. The
balance of its assets
may be in¬
vested either in Canada or other

on

and $44,877,315

investment;-American -Juno 50 compared with 92.7%

e r

Street,

i***■

assets

.•

common

stocks.

c

of America, Carter
Products, Inc.,
"What this all boils down to,", Kellwood; Co.,^ Warner-Lambert
.

the study concludes, "is that peopie should be far less concerned
with 'how

Pharmaceutical,

,

and

/Weyer-

baeuser Company. Holdings

were

stock has acted* than
basic facts which

increased in Avco Corp., Consoliate; dated Ele'cti;onics;Industries Corp.,
indicative
of intrinsic
value." If .diiPont, .General Electric, Intetintrinsic value factors are favor- national/Telephone &
Telegraph,
able, one can assume that a stock Johns-Manville, Perkin-Elmer
with

a

the

DIVERSIFIES GROWTH
STOCK FUND, *

represents relatively sound value;. Corp., Philips Incandescent Lamp
if

they

are

unfavorable,

assume

the

market

way,

share

/

for the six months ended

policy of the fund. In a letter to
shareholders the fund's President,
Maurice
T.
Freeman, informed

Ho. 25 in 1952, No.;;28 in 1954 and
During the' three months ended
6r- No 24 in 1955.
Indeed,it was No, 'J-une .30,. 1962 the company made
21
as
recently as 1959. In 1960,: new purchases of Aluminum Co

progress is being made and it is
-mr'xofihui this
1S

.

of.

respects,.

behind

favor.

per

1,752,085 shares "as of June 30, 1961
or $25.61 per share
cently as 1958, Big Steel was the ; on 1,752,085 shares on December
leading performer among the Do\y:v31, -1961i
stocks?
'
:v
:
;:
/' Common stocks comprised

the

somewhat, ahead

in/.some

somewhat

others.

at

equivalent to $24.90

and fallen from
HoW -many ' market

years

dabblers

an
-

whether

fund

other

.economic, political, monetary, social or .fiscal
way. It does not ; matter so much

two

'

INC,

$85,732,000 was reported by In¬
Planning Corp. of America,
highest six-month total in
its history. \
<

report.i. These' figures
compare
JJr PI
With" net-assets- of- $43,633,212, "Vc''"x

S.' .Steel,
badly buffeted the

been

as

Day,

"

over the

which

L.

also associated.

Names Jannette
we will.have to follow this development for the rest
of this century and that it will

I;.4

Bruyette jand Miss

the

•

/well be that

Mr.

partner in

a.

&

F.

and

Secretary.

formerly

with which Mr.

per-share

Presi¬

Vice-President,

Stowe,

was

Stcwe

sales

& International Fund

One ;ddy the papers are gloomy,>
Or look at United Aircraft:^ Net assets of The Dominick Fund,
another day things /look bright.1 among the top 10 in the
JitsLfive^fte./at iJunb 30, 1962 totalled $33,We should see the Common Mar-' years of the survey, only
to/slump. 047,375, equivalent to $18.37 per

-

firm;

second

Ltd.

,

new

is /

Ann

Keefe

31,

quarter

the

vestors

..

say-

Gene

of

Bruyette

r

,

*

semi-annual

.

was

,,,

second

is

dent

Colorado Interstate Gas.
'•

Wesco -Financial

eliminated

Thus, back

versa.

Power

JC

•-/

,

&

ment

this
-

might well.use
the

may

discard and vice

it

ties business. Mr. Keefe

Loomis-Sayles Canadian

*

T)e Vesrli IMutual Fund

then he

examine

:

$7.07.

and

Manhattan Plaza, New
City, to engage in a securi¬

m

period

same

Friday

Lucky

place.

Electric

Federation

of

close

March

Keefe, Jr. has formed
Co., Inc. with offices at

Chase

York

Gas, Socony Mobil, Texas Gas
Transmission and Transcontinental;Gas Pipe Line. Sales included
substantially all of the Beckman
Instruments holdings and all of

acquisitions*

new

Edison/ and

Vance,

performance

in>. the

statistical, report

ianns_ ah

countries

is

assured

it

Logmen-Market
to

it

Intern^

.

become members.

attraction

believe

the

.

if anyone thinks you need
that
during
the
quarter
ended
only buy the quality stocks (and ,june
30 it made these new
acquithe
Dow, is top
quality) to be eitions* F i n a n c i a 1

the general expectation in
Europe
seems .to be that the British will
■he

of

,

Vegh Investing Co. reports that
during the quarter ended June- 30

And

still many problems but

are

a

30, 1961, net assets

$55,857,732

value

De

bright days ahead

stocks

companies

Conservative party in
October. It is to be expected that
we
will know more by the end
there

30

there

September,

in

British

Corp.,

the

$6.81-at

were

r'.

■>

share at

a

and

During the

Average over the past .-Westcoast
decade. This is a statistical study
Zetebach
that demonstrates
graphically per
/.

parties

1

Service

&

company
increased
holdings
of
Continental Oil, Northern Natural
,

Industrial

agreement,

an

Keefe

investment

1962. On June

com-

is recasting

malady,

Those who

segments
a

reviews

the

thinking

year

■

Sanders & Co., of prime interest,

disaster to

a

if

to

certain

;ts

investment

an

even now

$6.80

last

ex-

.

be

world

come

bound

are

,

the

"Brevits,"' published- by

.?^usFe1.s that
,feT
is felt

succeed. It would

.

selective revival

a

are

will find

cently, namely, that it
the

to

prose

of

causes

there

awaited -by
munity that

the

.

was

:: If nothing else,' the 1962 table
0J .performance will be eagerly

busily brushing off

solemn

NOW, talk of

U.K.

read-the

of

;

the bargain-hunters were
rushing
in to claim the cadaver.
" '

0,f;Ihe ^ar +et'. L1S rathe^
you

Cassandras

were

their

difficult to understand the present
state of the negotiations with the
when

the

as

went

120%.'

expect

Public

V.

,

*

recorded

would^ have 'killed an ordinary
market, it .showed amazing vigor.-,
Even

in

product

Dutch

imports,

the

^rndnet

national

General

,<

.

Forming Own Co.
Harry

company,
reports net assets at market value

daY? ol. 1p®2';.?1fter
thr0"Shu,a; b°4t °f fUness that

the

ud

Harry V. Keefe

on

listing the aid of the law of aver-"
ahead, it will have\ages toward the achievement of on
June, 30 of $67,267,840, equiva¬
that in the early satisfactory investment
lent to $5.54 per share. Asset value
results."

ke

TtehnH

Averages

No matter what happens to stocks
jn the. months

pe-

a

and

$24,320,490.

was

:

to

assets

r

was $17.36
30, $23.21 at March 31 and

closed-end

amount' of

an

riod of 10 years/the share of-The

Ptriti^h

$28,733,916

*

in /

31

$22.77 at Sept. 30, 1961. ;

Netherlands and the United Kingdom

amounted

March

Asset value per share
at June

me

it

assets

On
to

Sept. 30, 1961, it

POTTER

Let

the U.K.-and the Six.

net

amounted

Other countries will benefit

well

as

total

$22,491,082.

11

action

reverse.

will,,

one

cgn;

In either case,;
over

theTong

run, follow the direction in which
intrinsic value factors point." *
It

adds

what

is

the

reason

existence of the mutual

for

funds*/

Works,
Reynolds
Metals, .arid
Thompson Ramo-Wodldridge Inc.
The

eliminated from
the portfolio all its former holdings of Firestone Tire & Rubber,
company

General Development Corp., Martin
Marietta
Corp. and United

"One of the chief difficulties of

^

investing is appraising these fac-*tors

the

correctly;
most

and

because-even

careful

of Campbell Soup Ca, First

2!lar^r ^lina?cia^

£enf

analysis cannot
guarantee accurate appraisal, pro-

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,

ported from U, S. plants and it manufacturing investments though
probably will ship part of its pro¬ they Would have preferred to con¬
duction to the U. S. Such stories tinue exporting-assembly type op¬
are the substance of the "exporterations.
ing-jobs" thesis. To much of the
This pattern of investment un¬
public they are clear cut "proof der pressure of import restrictions
that
foreign
investment means has played a major part in the
that work that might have em¬ overseas
business
of
virtually
ployed Americans is being taken every U. S. industry — drugs,
over by foreign labor. Q. E. D. We
radios, tires and so on. They had
are exporting jobs.
to
invest or give up promising
There is no point in dodging future markets and
write off the
the
consequences
in these and years of effort
already expended
hundreds of other specific cases. in
building acceptance of their
They are clearly there and un¬
4brand names, /distribution, systems
questionably 'the lOfcs of wbrk fdr and other existing assets.
many employees has been a real
hardship. But there is a great
Adds to Our Exports of Parts,

penter, etc. The answer will be
immediately obvious to the aver¬

,

Meeting the Threat to
International Investment
Fayerweather, Managing Editor, "The International
Executive" and Professor of International Business, Graduate
School of Business Administration, New York University. Author
of "Facts and Fallacies of International Business"
John

By

foreign investment abroad is viewed
economy than the result of the Smoot-

Administration's drive against
as

ruinous to our

iess

no

International trade publicist and economist
of explanations which the public can understand! and
which must be made, if public opinion is to support international
investment as they did the Reciprocal Trade program and do the
present tariff measures. Mr. Fayerweather labels as a myth the
"exporting jobs" charge} terms the "tax haven" or "evasion" charge
libelous; and warns that any postponement of capital outflow would
hurt our country economically. The writer avers individual hardship
in our exports is due to a shift toward high technological products
which spell real gains for economy; says stockholders who are taxed
on paid and not on retained domestic earnings should not be treated
differently by being taxed on foreign unrepatriated earnings; and ex¬
plains that a temporary cessation of investments overseas would
place us at a competitive disadvantage which we cannot afford.
Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
outlines type

has a distressing

Our

democracy

way

of slipping into unsound na¬

policies
in
response
to
from a few special in¬

tional

pressures

terest

with

of

course

tional

interna¬

in

invest¬

tional
ment

is

a

prime ex¬
ample. A coa¬
of

lition

ex¬

calls

als" arid laUbr

leaders

are,

propelling US
toward
poli¬
cies which

;

John Fayerweather

just ag bad in to¬

are

day's world situation as was the
Smoot-Hawley
protectionism of
1930.
The charges they level at
investment

international

jobs"

porting

evasion" have

tax

"ex¬

—

"tax havens=

and

won

wide

sup¬

evolution

slow

of

a

national

policy which, despite
anything
Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Dillon may
say,
is
directed
at
restricting
U. S. foreign investment. ;
T
It

Several

with

such

publications

to

our

international

trade

and the slow painful process of
undoing the damage to appreciate

the risks of the current attack

international

investment.

If

on

investments are retarded
now, we will suffer the conse¬
quences
in" loss of competitive
status abroad for many years and
it

will

be

slow

to re¬
verse
,thenational policy
and
rebuild our competitive position.
What
trend

a

be done to check the

can

and

process

set

nation

the

on

a

to sound

overseas

investments

to

simply

by

production

mass

lower wages in Europe. The
steady deterioration of the market

In

a

wide

is based

impact

educational

This
should

aim

new

situations, the decision

has

from

pects of the international invest¬

Australians

understood, we
the public will

can

Right

are

to

take

view of individual

expect that
a
sensible
as they

arise.

we

tected

are

World

closed
cars,

market

to

War

their

giving
the

the

II

country
pro¬

a

company

willing to invest in
local productions. General Motors

'

Here

after

imports of

which

issues

the questions on which

must concentrate:

made

was

the

"'(Tj! Are

We VEXporiifig Jobs?f
foreign -investment hurt em¬
ployment at home? In answering
these questions the essential point

most

developing
eration

a

of the situation,
highly profitable op¬

around

its

Holden

car.

£>6me

production workers in'De¬

lost

whether

investment
tion

was

or

GM

not. The

whether GM

made

only
or

its

ques¬

proves

that the work to date has not been
sufficient

to

do

the job.

New Approach Must Reach
The Public
A

any

approach is needed, one
which goes beyond Congress —
back to the
grass
roots public
opinion which determines
how
new




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concept of the second.

ture

of

purchases

parts, supplies
machinery from the U. S.

a

Smith-Corona shifted
its production of portable type¬
writers from a plant in Syracuse,
N. Y., to a new factory in Europe.
RCA is investing in a Mexican
operation to make electronic tubes
which

have

previously been

was too small to justi¬
manufacture. So they closed
down the plants in which they had
been
assembling cars exported
from the U. S., and British, Ger^

fy

1960,

ex¬

And

man

the

and

Indian

market.

In

firms

took

over

Argentina, Brazil

and Mexico similar pressures have
forced the auto companies into

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Rose

These
be

of the

most

the

This is

not

a

story of losses, it

story of progress and 'of
profit for the nation — both busi¬
a

ness

hard
it

and labor. It may
for the

can

be

be a little
public to grasp but

made

clear

terms which relate to
perience.

We

need

chemist to devote

a

if

cast

in

common ex¬

only

whether it is better foe

a

or

no

foreign corpo¬
they are U. S.

to tax

and

not

thai

second,

haven

tax

companies are no dif¬
ferent from any foreign corpora¬
tion

in

their

fundamental

pro¬

priety and rights.
The

first point rests
concepts of the

the
legal in¬
dependence of the corporate iden¬

basic

upon

tity and of territorial sovereignty
which denies to any nation the
right to tax the citizens of another
nation

for

their

that nation.
The

activities

British

that

U.

a

S.

within

/

1

Ford

subsidiary is

English corporation.

an

company

The fact
its

owns

stock is not

pertinent to questions
legal rights. Under funda¬
mental legal concepts it is a self
contained entity subject only to
of

its

the

laws

and

taxes

of

Great

Britain. The Kennedy Administra¬
tion has

spoken repeatedly about
"privileges" of deferral of
on the retained earnings of
foreign subsidiaries as though the
U. S. Government were making
a special concession to companies
like Ford in England in taxing
only
the
dividends
they
pay,
rather than their profits as earned.
But this attitude is entirely con¬
trary to the true facts. The defer¬

the

ask

ral is

larg^ part of

indeed. To the average

etc., or

cepts

Whether

it

him

and

Specialize, selling his services in
chemical research to society for a

high salary and buying the serv¬
ices of the less skilled

farmer;

car¬

privilege.

understanding of this issue
in the public mind is very vague

his Own house,

to

basic right not a

The

building

better for

a

research

his time to milking his own cows,

is

public. First,

taxes

rewards.

greatest
is

offer

ac¬

the points which must

whether

owned

'

which

are

rations

advanced

those who worry

industries

unsound because

are

conveyed to the

legal right

industrial system in the world. To

cal

businessmen.

more

that the U. S. Government has

in which
U.
S.
research
and
production
technology are superior, — the
handiwork

the

they run counter to commonly
cepted fundamentals of law.

the products

are

even

tion officials

$1,178 million to $2,529. The na¬
ture of these items tells the story.
They

American

temperate
positions adopted by Administra¬

and

steady expansion of the general

another

get out. Ford and GM felt

'

This charge borders on a libel¬
character assassination of re¬

this is only an answer to
negative side of the issue. On
the positive side there has been

the market

The Typewriter Example
In

or

■'-

.

spectable

our

try. Second, there is the total pat¬ U. S. company would keep their
country, especially to the balance tern of evolution of domestic and
position in the market or whether
of payments.
While these efforts world business of which the
would be surrendered to an
spe¬ it
were soundly conceived and well
cific
investment and its effects English
or
perhaps a German
executed, the fact that Congress are just a
part. The crux of the firm.
is on the verge of adopting tax
misunderstanding in the nation
That in fact is what happened
provisions which are nearly as
today is that the public
has in 1954 in India where the U. S.
harsh as those proposed by the
grasped the first with scarcely companies were told to manufac¬
Kennedy Administration

.

Evasion

Libelous
;

loss of the portion of exports that
would
be kept in the form
of

troit did not have work that they

were

Tax

kets anyway and it will mean the

about "exporting
jobs" the answer is that we are
might have had if exports to passing on to other nations the
Australia had continued. But to less skilled (and less well paid)
which must be put over to the say that c h e eking investment jobs and concentrating more and
public is that there are two major would have prevented the export more of our labor and our export
aspects to the story. First, there of jobs is dead wrong. The exports, effort in the advanced technologi¬

Does

'

Calls

specialities have quadrupled from
a
1946-1950 average of $155 mil¬
lion to $663 million in 1960; in¬
dustrial
machinery
more
than
doubled in the same period from

ex¬
an¬

statements

ous

dustry has been through this
perience in one country after
other.

these

-'SO

irppressively. Exports of chemical

which

exports

their

especially in the extreme "liberal"
group and in labor circles, have
propagated the idea that overseas
operations are evading U. S. taxes.

slipped, others have moved ahead

by

up

or

But

provided
the
base
from
less
responsible
people,

which

will lose the export mar¬

the

import restrictions or
beyond a company's

market

a

built

creating under¬
standing of just a few basic as¬
Once

have

so completely wrong. Retarding
investments will not save jobs be¬

been

lose

program

earnings.

manufactur¬

United States. The automobile in¬

on

forces

leading
political
figures
stopping short of the "tax

is

cause we

tax

.

.

taxation)

atively about "tax deferral privi¬
leges" given to overseas retained

expended

ing investments can be made clear
to the public, the "exporting jobs"
argument will collapse because it

of

evasion" term have talked provoc¬

the

control which force it to invest

on

other

level of our exports, the total ap¬
proximately doubling since World
War II.
While exports of some
products like automobiles have

other

at

mentsituation.

overseas

".

manner

evasion

business

while

S.

Total Exports

Foreign Investment

investment

the like.

groups and

Germany,

realities.- oiLthe'.evolu¬

of'our

fact

(an

public and foreign taxation
is especially so.
The
President, Secretary Dillon and
of

losing

a

large portion of other

a

these

tion

export
tech¬

high

to the

But

Farced

policies? Over the
past year international business¬
men, individually and collectively,
have done a fine job of presenting
is the direct effect of a specific
statistically based arguments to investment on the
employment
Congress establishing the value of situation in a
specific U. S. indus¬
course

They

-

and

our

foreign

producers

deal

articles

dealt

foreign

Olivetti.

as

costs achieved

Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, League
of Women Voters chapters, church

template the severity of the blow
the
Smoot-Hawley
Tariff
Act

the

If

steadily losing

were

to

process

our

thinking which has become wide¬
spread among the general public.
Tax matters are always
confusing

use

was

of

the

." This is characteristic of the

...

cn

could not compete with the lower

aspects of the subject.

with

U.

of

havens

equipment and other material
exported from here.

many

it

con¬

of

shift

Horizons, Stanley Ruttenberg of the AFL-CIO says in a

be

investment in 1960

ground

in

that this trend be checked before

seriously impairs our interna¬

companies

over-all

an

toward

as

but

products

matter

a
large
machinery in
their foreign plants. According to
a
Business
Week
survey
about
40% of the $1.7 billion of new

the U.

opinion workers by persistence in
the general public. battle.

CED

some

S.

amount

typewriter situation is an
example. Through the
S. companies work¬
from
domestic
production

ing

My new book is written for the
layman with precisely this objec¬
tive. But a much greater effort is
needed, especially in the form of
is of the utmost importance a broad wave of
speeches and

tional business. We need but

U.

fact

in Business

or

would

in

are

(2)
Are
Foreign Investments
Evading Taxes? In a recent article

not the United States. In addition

positions and profits of Smith-,
Corona, Underwood
and Royal
was
ample evidence that the al¬
tariff
issue.
Economic
World, ternative to foreign operations was
published
by
Eric
Johnston's bankruptcy. Certainly they could
Center of International Economic not
preserve
the jobs of their
among

Fiat

of

criticized

are

spells real eco¬
nomic progress for the nation.

its share of

over

market, the parts
bought from Italy or

Policy has miade contributions in
this
direction Dough its major
effort has been thrown into the

reaches

invest and

to

the

sources

layman's terms at every oppor¬
tunity. Some such efforts have of
course
already been made. The
Committee .for a National Trade

from
the
unsophisticated
public, much of it ever ready to Growth
accept any criticism of business. leaders
As
a
result we are seeing the

port

unable

at¬

can

that the individual

see

the

business

Mexico,

1950's

investment

overseas

or

excellent

can

of

in Brazil

cars

Volkswagon took

The

for

sues

^

that pro¬

assure

markets to others who do produce
abroad.

this job be done? It
persistent^ and intelli¬
gent explanations of the key is¬
How

"liber¬

treme

factures

be

fields

communicate this

can

"exporting jobs"

exports

was

can

we

Hardships which

in

shipped to U. S. controlled
plants abroad. When Ford manu¬

a

to

simple concept to the people, the

are

domestic, not foreign sources. But
this is not usually the case. Ra¬
ther the alternative fox, the. U. S.
company is to set up a foreign
plant or lose foreign and domestic

investment.

ternational

advanced skills which he
tain. If

foreign operations obtain
some $2 billion of parts and sup¬
plies from the United States. That

manu¬

nation

a

profit by specializing, in the most

statistics,

our

as

us

forms
of production to other
nations as
it is for the skilled
individual to

S.

of

the

for

nology

10%

is

sound

U. S. labor. According to the latest

that

nation

a

specializing in these skilled
and delegating less skilled

part

means

is just
society, the

chemist, elec¬
engineer, etc. It is just as

that

Department

as

transi¬

research

and

U.

the

trade

tronic

it still buys a substantial number
of parts from Detroit. But, if it

we

States

leading

one

Commerce

export

In the world

same.

United

of

essence

our

operations
these
manufacturing
companies have retained at least
a portion of the market for U. S.
exports — and export producing

duction will continue to flow from

over

the

the

in

public will

investing

by

vestment

the years has been
due in large part to a broad body
of
sympathetic
opinion
among
groups
like
the • League
of
Women voters. The same support
can in time be generated for in¬

policy

business has

S.

to whether to

as

Furthermore,

here or abroad; and that
by restricting the rate of new in¬

Reciprocal Trade Agreements

program

And
tion

Supplies, and Machinery

facture

sound

the

na¬

that U.

free choice

legislation. This, is a
much harder job than testifying
to Congressional committees. But
it can be done. The success
of

slogans which
catch the pub¬
lic
eye. - The

we

believe

general public of the hazards
of the attack against international
investment before we can hope

age man.

must

emphasize.
The two key points which must
be grasped are that checking for¬
eign investment would not in most
specific cases protect the U. S.
jobs and that the specific losses
are
part of a transition in our
pattern of business which is bring¬
ing compensating gains of em¬
ployment in other sectors of in¬
dustry.
Those who are attacking foreign
investment would have the public

convince

Congress acts. We must

to this picture and that

more

is what

the

for

groups

arm&d

deal

Thursday, July 19, 1962 *

.

like

the

national

man con¬

corporate

sovereignty

entity
mean

very little; It is much easier just
to accept the simple assertions of
the

Kennedy administration and
like Mr. Ruttenberg, espe¬
cially as these again fit the feelmen

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Gov. Development Bank Names Four

toward business anyway.

We

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

.

Domestic

Retained

Firms' Earnings
But

a

issues

the

if

recast in terms of com¬

are

experience.

mon

Americans

of

achieved

be

can

under¬

public

proper

standing

portion

large

A

stock

own

now

in

corporations—GE, GM, AT&T and
the like. Their individual situation

is

fundamentally

In

different from

no

that of the U. S. company and its

foreign subsidiary. The GM stock¬
holder
pays
taxes only on the
dividends

he-

not

company,

the

from

receives

<i

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i.

it.

i

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September

.♦

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the total profits
In 1980 for

on

»r

the
Salvador Rodriguez

makes.

company

»»

Juan Martinez

Mario Rodriguez

Policarpo Olano

example GM earned $3.35 for each
share

Four

dividends.

for

ligation to pay taxes only on the
$2 he received is a right not a

privilege.

In

view

resistance

to

the

new

Puerto Rico

public

All four

have

of the

been

of the bank.

with¬

the

of

Vice-Presidents

Government Development Bank
appointed, Dr. Rafael Pico, President
of the bank, has announced. They are Salvador Rodriguez, Mario
Rodriguez and Juan Martinez, all former Assistant Vice-Presidents
of the bank, and Policarpo Olano, who will continue as Auditor

of/stock but paid only $2
Every GM stockholder
certainly understands that his ob¬

dividend

;

'

graduated from the University of Puerto Rico
with degrees in business administration and have been with the

holding tax, it takes little imagi¬
nation to visualize the hue and cry

were

h Government ,>Development Bank

that would be raised if Mr. Billon

to ten years.

for various

periods

eight

from

\

:

Jr-

1

.

proposed to tax each stockholder
the earnings
corporation.

for

If

the

posal

public

to

retained

by the

sees that the pro¬
retained
earnings

tax

of

exactly the same type
proposition (which it is ) inter¬

far

business

more

should

can

particularly stressed to

the public that, if the
proposals are accepted,
mental

precedent

that

Kennedy

through
with

violations oh the

legal

cor¬

long

to

the

So

of

crux

for

years

point, that tax haven -till ,the balance, of payments im¬
companies are no different from proves is a sound-short .term solu¬
other foreign corporations, seems tion to : the balance of
payments
-

.

obvious but the tax haven idea has
been

distorted

so

that

eye

the

in

public

it

requires special and
attention. We might in

energetic

presenting

our

to the public

case

Does

the

national

position of the inter¬

business

community rest

on a logic which is sound and can
categories of citizens, into tax be
put across to the general pub¬
for municipal bonds,, lic?^ T think" it
does though the
and other situations which, like
success on the latter
respect is not
the

exempuon

low

taxes

natural

base

on

evolution

companies

part

are

of

of

the

the

world.

But I think such sophisticated dis¬

cussions

are

mistake

a

because

they confuse the public, and once
they suspect that there is

confused

something tricky and evil going
if

on

they could only understand

it.

Therefore, I think it is better,
and
actually most accurate, to
simply repeat with emphasis the
basic

that

argument

tax

a

haven

corporaiion, like any corporation,
is
a
legal
entity' within
the
sovereignty of another nation and
have

we

Will

(3)

right to tax it.

no

vestment

like

men

that

sensible

Mr.

Kennedy and Mr.
Dillon have gone along with the
"exporting jobs" and "tax havenstax

to

evasion"

is

due

political need to

a

union

favor

justified
of

ideas

in part

to

our

have

well

If

added

the

up

to

$12.5

billion

years

are

risk

a

serious international finan¬

cial

crisis.

ers

burdened

problem,
of

the

over

not

soon

To

easy

way

to

If

a

portion

has

been

$1.5

a

billion

an

a

four

lead¬

outflow

seems

immediate
of

the

an

solu¬

outflow

running

around

could

year

we

dangerous

the

investment

tion.

which

national

our

restraining

direct

past

corrected,

with

be

checked, it would take
out

of

a big slice
deficit. And, while we

the

that eventually invest¬
bring back more in profits
than we initially export in capital,
can

argue

ments

the immediate gain to the balance
of

payments is real.

inflow

ning
old

profits

around

;

if

new

.

-

'

Because the

currently
billion

$2.5

investments

even

off.

of

is

will

run¬

not

it

investments
.




to date.

think

lies

The failure

in

statistics* and

again

reliance

over

on

sophisticated logics.
logically and for

The position both

effective
related

communication

directly

to

be

can

events

which

from

are

stop
cut

the

position of a
not just

confronted

market

crucial point. In Europe, an
extraordinary
economic
revolution is creating in a few years a

very

•J

middle class economy.
underdeveloped
areas

mass,

the

foundations

economies

of

■.

In
the

industrial

being laid in

are

•

coun¬

after country. The companies

who

invest

now

establishing

are

themselves under the most favor¬
able

ing

conditions—rapidly
sales—often

with

expand¬

benefits

of

tax

concessions, import restric¬
tions, etc., and with the funda-

mental

;

strength that always goes
that gains the first

to the company

bread

market

acceptance.

This problem should be easy for
the general public to understand.
It is

just the

same

that ,of the

as

the general public sees in its own. grocer who let someone else come
lives.
'
'■
P.. 7 in with the new supermarket. A

As

Lose Out

or

have noted,

we

virtually ail
manufacturing investments today
the

are

to

result of

meet

lower

either

pressures

costs

foreign production

later

two

he sets

his

year

Euiiness Must Invest

possibly

by

or

own,

probably at the second best

location
battle
he

win

to

lost

around

to
.

fight

back

while

to .preserve5 conditions.
cut off by

or

must

and

the

he

uphill

customers

was

adapting
'i •

up

an

to
.

getting
the new
.

markets which will be

is

essentially the
local

a

same

businessman

character, of

business

houses

when

as

that

when
in

changes; for example

Summary

the

drive-ins

movie

national
think

appeared

the

a

brief outline of

very

business
must

we

issues

of inter¬
which

communicate

I
to

ten

either

invest in

face

or

Now
the

let

short

sending

the

facilities

new

his

add

us

that

at this

is

the

loss in

a

fact

man

he

is

the type of explanations

the grocers when supermarkets
hold. The businessman must

or

is

This

of
the

his field

took

balance

situation.

which

laoor

curry

part

about

worry

payments

deficits

in

and

I

much

import restrictions. The situation

Checking Foreign In¬
Help
the
Balance
of

Payments? The fact

great

Indeed,

rapidly expanding commu¬
We risk not just losing the
but losing a position at a

a

nity.

try

no.

No.

by the change in methods but also

by

businessmen

of

Switzerland

in

basic

say,

shape?

add to the supermarket, drivein theater simile,
we
find our¬

problem; The Kennedy Adminis¬
tration says, yes.
international

delve into the varied tax positions

in

better

finances

our

to

selves

issue

the

few

a

in

are

wait until

we

businessman

restricting the outflow

investments

.

Can

bal¬

example, we
billion
compared
of
only $12.2

the

essence of the problem is
precisely the same — we must
adapt or lose our market. v ;f
.' ■'

1951

From

outflow

is whether
of

invest¬

run

for

1960

$21.3

an

billion.

identity.

The second

but the

national

sound

payments.

earned

individual
stockholders for
corporate retained earnings and

the

of

ance

which could open the door to tax¬

other

not

beneficial

are

ing

porate

is

over

ments

funda¬
been set
a

has

this

But

Postponing

Outflow

policy and we must convince the
public that it will hurt our coun¬
try economically. Everyone agrees

hope for a
pathetic hearing. It

sym

•

be

in

Capital

overseas as

national

Risk

What We

sales.

to

the

local

picture

business¬

crucial moment finds
on

funds

two

because

children

to

he

col¬

lege, supporting an invalid mother
and
generally over extended in
his obligations. What do we pre¬

public. Having writ¬
a
book (albeit :a short one)
developing these ideas, I am con¬
scious of the gaps in such a brief
outline.
I believe, however, that
it

general

is

sufficient

understanding
the

to convey a basic
of my thesis—that

international

business

com¬

International

businessmen

have

been

guilty — not of deliberate
scribe? Do we say, "This is no exporting of jobs, not of tax eva¬
sion—but of telling their story to
time - to
invest.
Wait
till ' your1
finances
are
in
better
shape?" too limited a public and in too
sophisticated terms. If we are to
Certainly
not.
That
would
be
business

suicide,

keeps

man

his

for unless
position
in

market his finances

So

worse.

we

belt

your

somewhere

line, maybe borrow
if you

make
your

will

get

threat

the
the

investment

ever

"Tighten
along the

some

the

meet

would say,

money

have to, but above all else
investment and keep

to

which

international

has

grown

so

rapidly and forcefully among the
public in the past couple of years,
the
story must be told broadlv
and in i such understandable terms
as

I

have

outlined.

proceedings

of

the

Municipal

Conference of the

I. B. A. to be held Sept. 11-12 and the following
of

the

will be

covered

by

to

our

be

outing

Chicago, Sept. 13-14,

Municipal Bond Club of

photographs,

representatives, who will take

published

in

a

special

pictorial

section.

Your advertisement in this special section will
your

identify

firm with the important municipal field and the

active

business strong."

Joins

Hemphill, Noyes

BOSTON, Mass.—Burton S. Singer

character of business for

is not

has become connected with Hemp¬

mechanism like the super¬
but a basic shift to over¬

hill, Noyes & Co., 10 Post Office
Square.
He was formerly with

new

market
seas

The

Chicago markets.

your

And this is exactly the position
we
are
in as a nation. The new
a

Mllli

munity must talk to the general
public about its problems in terms
that
it
can
readily understand.

us

production. It looks different

(Special to The Financial Chronic e>

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&

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For further information contact Edwin
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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(282)

Real Estate Industrial. Revolution

Management's Duties In

NextWe

quires.

"

j

there

public ownership

are

via syndications, real,estate corporations and*
expert intimately involved in real

—

investment trusts —are traced by

operations for 35 years. Three areas

estate

is-

requiring progress are i

third,

And

with which I can identify my

come

professional association
life's
work more closely than that of the
Building Owners and Managers.
After

35T

yea r s

anagenien

a

A"...

comfortable

ing and

the

corpora¬

tion I'm

privi¬

leged to head.
have

While. I

Louis J. Glickman

many changes
in
the
real

the

of

course

have been

as

and as dramatic
as
those which developed as we en¬

significant

tered the era of

public ownership

of real estate.

And, indeed,
new

An

era.

taken

gressive
in

have entered a

we

and

which

in

era

most

■

.

a

better life. An

have been made in the

disease. An
attained

era

the

strides

fight against

in which

virtual

has

man

conquest

of

An era, also, in which man
has begun to realize his desire to
share the
basic wealth
of
our
land

and

the struc¬

tures above it.

Let

underestimate

not

us

this

complexion of property own¬
ership. This shift in the, ownership
of real estate— frpm the hands of
the wealthy few to the domain of
new

investment

ished

of

an

and

extent that the individual

longer afford to
large prime urban real estate
no

some

years

the

now,

million
dollar individual
investor has been fading from the
scene because of our national tax
-

-

structure

mean

is

as

it should

hard-earned
money
without even the benefit of direct

Let's look at

a

growing

build¬

prcperties

for large group ven¬
tures should look forward to the

vate,

can be
accomplished when government and* pri¬
industry unite their forces.
*
A: AA
A

.

.

HARRIET SEIBERT

.

-

...

tpmake up

.

;

••

A

of absent

to

need

technology; just
as

it

Second, is the

adopt

as every

faced

modern

industry

the

chal¬

lenges of the Twentieth Century.




^
»•

,

of this

cus¬

todianship has changed with the
advent of public ownership. A re¬
sponsible and far-sighted manag¬
ing agent may know that a major
renovation of a particular building
is

in

job

He

order.

knows

what

the

to

do

cash flow

property.

What's

more,

^A A

program
The

ment?

to

this is

ment.

I These

.

you ;

through imaginaleasing practices; resourceful

li^^-^od^t^^scSed ovtv hnancteg# and

a keen sense of the f
markets in which to buy or sell

ffn JSv

im-

SJSSJSf'SSSSSSiKg

KSiSSi™"" Si- »»■«""■»,h~

good properties is mounting

Sp"acg"^f 'dlL kinds-

the
of

manage-

people look to

to make, and keep these proper-

^i^iTnn ^

of property -manage-,
answer

-

.

Ohr hatlon's population is; ex-

Some may ask—Where does re-.^^
search and development fit Unto
a

will cost and also what that
will

;

*

•

with

line

0Ur p0pU a lon experience in property

and

will

services,

now

continue to mount. This,

gengg:

he

tells
i

/»

we

us.

will need
and

that

»'i

j

must

we
•

i_

a

.

That we have done a good job
far is\self-evident;!from the
be; available statistics. 'Figiires gath- v
^
A cCAnfofinn

mere

common
r

•

so:

Vvxr

■_

+V»n

l\Tnfi Anol

knows the consequences of delay¬

ing the needed renovation; Now,
.

owners

tne

whom you

cards

that

can
on

know, person¬
call them in and lay

the table. The chances

they'll

heavily on
you to do
what you think is best.. But, at
least, they have been consulted
and, regardless of the .outcome,

are

rely

judgment and tell

you.r

faith
any

make

these decisions

for

courageously and in good
and you can't palm off
of: the responsibilty for the
—

^

of

case

the

decision. In

renovation

H
beginning
elsewhere mustv*- -

.

sheet.
j

-

..

That
x,

,

,

A heav4n:

n

be found and the degree of com-

Dace

pensation niust.be,increased. And
both

into,
physical and financial, tech¬

nology. It means not only searching for better, ways to operate our
buildings and serve
But

it

also

means

efficient^;, means
own

stores

to

right

M

helb us if

with

the

country.

this means constant research

And

now.
...

we

„

may1

^

do not keep

growth

growtn

of

our

01

our

Poor Construction and Lowering

used

Of Other Standards

It

diluting

of '

means

through
this

charged by

can

make, been accused of producing chintzy^
principle: office buildings by hanging flimsy'

us>

:

-

curtain walls around thihly ,disr.
;wUh; guised Ipft space. And, at the same
time, it has been accused of trying

.

.

■

crest of

the

same

kind

of

professional

iess

we

ownership

millions who cast their tat

therapy. We

for

familv

units—and

tSr'X^2W'ori^S."Xnd: it
nearly

Rllf whprp do

£

,.j

leveled-

at

us

in " the

and

we're

damned

if

we.

don't,

real, estate industry for

Wp

go

^^calAh^ld ^ause
,

with

auaiitv

in-

iasi
.1

a prime property,
caxi^e kept^prime through "P3-

buildings -become prime real, es-

tate because they're put up.'for the •
use at the right places 'fe; : -•
keep them prime by apply*
ing1: the modern technology ofD
which
I
spoke before: This te
where. research and; development
'
comes
in. .Our research should
delve into finding methods of pre-:

'

'

right
qan

.

,

a .measure

of- cerry

.

•

,

gihative. management, regardless,
of i<;5 agA Lef,us remember that>

judgment and courage in the cus¬ charges have been leveled at; us; live in? Let's, look /and see for tainty, who, the future tenants-of,
that we have diluted our high ourselves.
todianship of their properties.
these buildings are likely to be,
'

.

am)

convinced that

riding! the But isn't itJust possible that some
a boom, completely qb-. of those who snipe at our industry
livious to the bust which is said are out/of touch with; reality—
to be just around the corner. And^withr the reality of the times we dieting,' -with,

•

:

from here?

fii-gt^our existing

.

meaningful and beneficial to; the

have-been

us

miiltirilp

us

_

Our industry has been

,our

research,

public

I've

professionals/too,

prime urban
.

ytells

_

overhead:

effectivehessA^its verities^ With undemiinihg tfih
finding even betteE ways vitality of: the central city, by de-

when it would be easier to spare
an anxius patient some
unpleasant
are

our

that. in: 25% of all

source

'

4^ldges:,:o£^the:.^l^..1^;*

investors look to

in 34% of

office buildings. And what about
residential properties? The same.,
rpntal

.

as

our

_
or less

;

reduce

you are

and

71% of our prime urban office»
io
buildings, the vononm, rate is nA
vacancy
no
more than 5%. Indeed, it is 2% *'

is 5%. or
two-thirds of all
these, dwellings units., < * 1 thinkJ A
of using
the purchasing -power, v^oping-the .suburbs too. mucli. we can look anyone squarely in
'" r
that large property portfolios give And it has* been charged, at the*
the eye and'say
we have kept
us.
Only if we tackle our jobs same time, with overcrowding our our inventorv of buildings proWith
the
modern •.approach*, central,•.-city:,/.Ourr- industry..ha* Active
8
-

without

—

consequences of your

the

.

ance

Q

and faceless owners.

' '

I

the under-

Ouiv third important task is
an example, I say that if
er re?
thoroughly convinced that become keener
and"-elevators - -We;
you
the costly pill of .renovation, if economy in general rand .of: the
5^1
^fnr hniidinw
will be doing so. And it is this
swallowed today, can bring about; real estate market in
particular,'teo lofrklv An a w«
new dimension that I want to dis¬
a
brighter day tomorrow, it is Our. industry has come r'under
cuss
in some detail.
Basically, it your
responsibility to have the some" sharp criticism during re-.fe?X
j
fal
can
be ,broken down into three
courage of your convictions —* and cent months^-iboth in highly-xei ''A n ■
1 / ; :
essentials. One is a new look at
renovate. It's the same kind of spected journals and even,-in the;
- In othgr words, to listen, to our
the
custodianship in managing
corridors of government. CHarges critics we're
courage a doctor needs to muster
damned if we do
properties for thousands

day, perhaps very soon, when

do

;

wonders

competi¬

We, too, will be judged in
same
way mighty soon, and
must be.ready for it.
/A'A

simple example

of where the burden

have to

be.

revolution

to those who manage

to

■,

,

propelled into orbit by the National Aeronautics and
Space, Administration. This is an ideal illustration of what

on;

contact with the man at the wheel.

them
this

ings of all kinds? It means that
those who do not already
manage

had

.

was;

in

their

vest

now

what does

absolute

exca

f

ponded, by;, the Bell Telephone System in building the
^ satellite Telstar with all of its intricate mechanism. It

ple from all walks of life can in¬

t

Now

.

V;
v.

of the clearest dcmonstrhthrough the scientific.research
one

our biggest ,■ cl
today. In other industries

practically there is a sense of shared respon¬
extinct. To replace him in the real sibility between owner and man¬
estate market, we now
..
j
have-group ager.,
ventures,
such
as
syndications,
But you can't
call in 16,000
publicly owned companies
and
stockholders and discuss manage¬
investment
trusts,
which
have
ment problems with them. You
stepped in and taken up the slack.
and

And this is

be done

can

<

:.A;.-,a* A'A ^--AAv^y

opment is

ally, you

multi

.ytions of what

market

a^beginning. Itesearch7 ari(L deiFS

such

natural

For

the

A

This

others.

feeling has -become intensi¬
since
my
enterprise,
like
many others, became a publicly
held stock company in which peo¬

in managing that building, for an
individual or a small group of

alone.

in

fied

predictable
development. Why? Because the
values of properties have risen to

own

.

needed to
make
our
operations, A. ' ! AAAA'---^
:
*
.■*"■■■7- :
\
■
thrifty Americans who have set more efficient and
to 'provide
'A
; >
\
aside a part of their incomes to
better service in order
torema^
our financial dealWhat has really happeiied • durinvest in the skylines of our cities.
competitive:
A "i
A A : A v V ,1]tlgs, in - construction and in other ihg the past decade is a two-fold
And I am one who believes that
Ah important step in this direc- Phases,pf our business. ■
this is a trust. We cannot default.
^
•
development. First we have had,
I became alert to it when public tion is automation. Since the first
^
Estate Caused
"
as * mentioned* before, a phenomsyndications began about a decade of this year — after many months
f V
^ '
S,nal expansion of our economy,
ago,
when hundreds and some¬ of planning and preparation . — : ■' A.anct isusts •
r
From our point of view, as owntimes thousands
of people — our company has been feeding all - ■ Noy^< I have never found that ,ers and managers of office buildstrangers to each other — became figures relating to the operation repl ".estate has been .uentihecl ings,-this, has meant a tremendous
partners in the ownership of large of our properties into giant com-,^hh frequent and artificial booms demand for office space to accomproperties. I realized then that I puters. Since the first of May, all oi' busts. I have never subscribed modate new industries as well as
tenant billings, payments, arid a*-- ; to. the idea ' that 4:he-vast1-b<»f- new
was no longer managing proper¬
and growing companies in
ties for my own account, but that
I was the guardian of the cher¬
syndication,

been

can

somer

tion will compel us to apply new,
Twentieth Century technology.

that

investor

this

property^

tionary change on the American
scene, in fact, it has been revolu¬
tionary in its scope. And - this has

an

is

A *'

educational^

on other continents. The benefitsJn.entertainment and cultural exchange are well nigh

how have always been of prime
...j/- importance in the management of

cost

millions—has been

a

^ the possibility of transmitting.

bring about the next major change
Lin. While inv
in property ownership! while irigenuity, imagination and know

evolu¬

the

•V

.

space.

country—its

an accomplishment which should bring about

J/- underdeveloped nations

£ A*A£

same

ag¬

far-reaching

tremendous

which

man

most

the

of

some

steps in search of
era

One is that this is

oceans.

^

in

industry

these 35 years, none

has

-k-

>

-

witnessed

estate

the";

across

Managing proper¬
A'. A
syndications, real estate
This new technology is needed-not: A,' AA-AA-A
corporations and trusts, means
only to cut costs,, but — and this -V AA AAA'* ;:.,
serving a new type of master.
is far more important —r it .' is-:
That master is the "millions
of

for

now

sion of- television

-,

for

ties

com-

"—

custodianship.

man¬

favorable

were

looking for sound investments. - of private enterprise. Millions of dollars have been
.r
;f
"r™
uuijaic- nave
uccii
The narrowing profit margins.will '
t-»_h m-i- . i.
A.
- •
>,
r
.1

Let's look at the first of these—

aging build¬
ings — for
myself, for my
syndications,
and

there

significant.in this successful transmis-

are

•

■

living by own¬

Two facts

A:

properties^ anSd Several* - hundred A A A n Second; this has- been

keener

'Owners

we.,

cojat^'s. definitely

estate

but

^v-beiar behind the United States in this vital-area. <

develop-

We
are
aiready , seeing
strong .co m p.e t it ion

Custodianship for Absentee

,

made

have

achievement

iff3 f??

olution of property ownership: and

general than ever before.

omy

for
I

all,

American

only the beginning of what 'may -Closer relationships / and better understanding with peo- :
rev A plesin distant lands,
Mention is, already being made Of

estate market and the econ¬

real

We

be considered the /industrial

will have to be¬
judges of the

we

even

-

lacking today. Let's face it, the.;

million' dollars
There is no

and

research

ownATa"

custodianship,. technology, and knowledge of real estate in particular
and the economy in general.
Mr.: Glickman notes' that competition,
for good properties are increasing and profit margins narrowing—•
hence, the need for research and development, revolution in real
estate technology,* and keeping properties long life income producers.
Mr. Glickman also addresses himself to the charges made thai.real
estate has lowered its standards, end. caused booms and busts, :\|v

4

cessiul launching of Telstar started a neW era in global
communication. Not only did friendly allies praise: the

the haixf-

are

Another field in which

ment.

transition from personal,
oi

what

WeVVoA*'have* if

in real estate managerial responsibilities wrought by the
limited ownership to the present new era

Chatigss

And

the broad base of ownership.

'

-

.

marks of modern industry? One is

the Board,

By Louis J. Glkkman,* President and Chairman of
Glickman Corporation, New York City

Thursday, July 19,1962

.

by which we can become as

means

Publicly Owned Real Estate

.

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responsibility of, running - these
properties for thousands of unseen
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Perhaps the government,'in its,\

Our research should stay a pace,
if not a step ahead, of the chang¬

principle which we, as property
managers, would be wise to con¬

ing patterns* in the lives, of our
cities, to: make certain that we areprepared for changes when they
come.. And'"our
research should:
determine, well in advance what;

sider.

Technology

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sterling-dollar

future- is raised by Of. Einzig^ He,

One of the characteristics

which 7 we should'
keep in. mind., in. managing properties for, our. stockholders in, the:
physical' amenities it will take; io *
keep' our prime properties prime. modern economy;. They have in¬
Today' we talk about .automated vested. their 7 funds- - in real, estate:

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hour

was

crisis in the not too distant

or

took 'it seriously

scientific

country's long-term in¬

the' forecast

As

so-.

madevby the Treasury, those

imagined'that it

alsa^expressesi alarm at the not,

known: substantial! increase in his

too well

coloration, government tax
manuals say, is continuity. And iVcontinuity

By Paul Einzig

who

factors.

must have

based

was

upon
all the

of

calculation

It is easy to impress the

Usually the ups and: downs of sterling were opposite
of those of the dollar but this Has not been the case lately. Or; Einzig

credulous

points out what has been happening to the two currencies and* the.

a:

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Possibility of a joint

a

of

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succeeded

improvihg the trend in equities
the London Stock Exchange for

an

desire- toy define corporations' foi*>
tax purposes, has-put its finger on

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forecast which actually

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cocksureness; worthy of a better
cause,; and the more definite and
precise .the. figure is the more it

debtedness.

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fact; .that whatever strength they may

obtain will, come not: from what

is done

domestically 'to.- improve the situation but froiiii wage rises in
countries.^ The writer terms a; recent offioial forecast of a 5%

other
.

calculated

is

putting

by

forward

' such ^calculation"

some

percent

to

a

impress. Ninety
public -does not

the

of

with

>
rise is exports as irresponsible*
realize that the amount of next
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they" 1 consider
it ■ less
year's exports depends on a hun¬
apply ourselves fickle, less volatile, and/consider- "
diligently to our research, these ably more stable than many other LONDON^ Englfmd-^-Throughovit that continental industrial work- dred' or more unknown factors,
may
be
only horse-and-buggy. investment opportunities offered; the post-war period,, .and even> ers,ytoo>' haye caught. the Anglos and- that what is presented- as a
+n
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during th#» period nf inter-war Saxon- disease-' oif short-sighted^ forecast is no more than a« pious
the nprinrl of inter-war
conveniences
compared.to
tfc* to them.

elevators

and " centra! air;' condi-1 because

tioning. But if

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.

we

greed/ indolence* and/malevolence

stability* and fluctuations, ster¬
someday offer our
Neither Fickle Nor Volatile
In the fields of; commu-.
ling's/meat was almost invariably
nications and tarnspbrtatiOn,, to 7; It is our job,, then, to live up to' the dollar's poison, and vice versa.
these expectations. Real estate* if Whenever one of the two curname
just two, lie untold: ad¬
ones

we. may

wish. If th§ officials responsible
employers;/arid1 of thought of that figure between

towards ' their

tenants.

indifference

Callous

the-

towards

fheir

drinks- at the- Reform

Club

community. It remains to be seen- they might happen to guess cor¬
vances by which we may some¬
properly managed, is not fickle rencies.? was weak its weakness, whether that disease- will hence¬ rectly with luck. But the figure
forth proceed! faster on the con- might well' prove to be twice or
day equip
our
buildings With; or volatile, m fact,. Fd say- it' is: manifested itself in the firmness
r»n<a
nf fhn mnsf sfahTn iVirt"iifl*fri^ar of'
the other currency;: Until re-' tinent than in Britain and the three times higher, or it might
time - savers,. money - savers and. one of the most stable industries of 't.he other currency. Until re
—tenant-savers. As I said before,: I know. • There, is not an industry' cently' tHe only- notable exception United States, If so, sterling' and prove to be a sharp decline.
1
It is a mistake to try to generate
we're only at the very beginning which does not have its ups- ^d! was/the experience-of 1957; when the/ dollar - might escape a crisis,
dollar
and ; sterling; were? hot- through their own strength; unwarranted optimism by
of a new era; of real estate tech¬ downs; -which- does;i riot" -react to
such
but through a relative' weakness irresponsible forecasts. Admit¬
weak ■: sftnultaneously in relation
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deveiopments;' to. third currencies* especially in?
hot;, to sotfie de>- relation to- the D. mark. Sterling
gree* affect thei national ecdnomy was weaker than' the dollar,, so?:
in turn.
Me, in the real estate that the latter- appeared to: \be
industry, also.- ^have Our Ups and: firm in relation to; the- former,
downs/and L think. wef are- /all This -pattern has. come: to be folriiust never, never forget-^-i's that; awar.e of the fact that a ma^br l0wed /regularly rduring:
recent
income is only one of" the, benefits' disaster in our economy is certain'. weoks. - The- ^sterling-dollac rate
for which the ' investor buys real to affect us in due .tiipe •; But ;T. has; nowadays its ups^ and downs—
estate, through publicly held group, look for no, disaster 4n, ournecon- insofar, as its-, natural movements
ventures. FUr more important, I Omy arid,'as a result, I do; not; look; are not disguised by. official inthink, is growth of equity,, and it for a disaster in our-ihdustry. AS: tc?:ve^tion----but-the Undertone1 of
is growth we should: keep in mind a matter of fact, historically, irriaF' bqth is distjnctly weak ins relation
Prime- real

estate, if properly
managed* can produce steady in¬
come for a long time. But income
is only part of the picture. What
we are sometimes ternpted: to for¬
get >r- and something which we

when

we

plan and when

we exe-

,

that would

add' foreign

omy

currencies;

and which does

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their

Galls Export Gain Forecast

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administered an overdose

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that

they

increase- at

rate—or

a

indeed

would'
compa¬

that

they
would' continue to. increase at all

of

—is

based

sumption

on
the primitive asthat any- trend -.wl.ich

announcing hi all seriousness that

happens to exist must go on. Sub-

British

men,

5%

exports

rirusf be
are

will increase

by

in 12: months. I suppose* there

that

by

kind

as, speculators, may.

nuch

forgiven

harboring

for

but

nincompoops who; sumption.

many

impressed

be

such

super-men

as¬

off the

of Treasury'ought to know better.

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optimism1 to the British, public by

omy to
react to recessions-r-"al- 7*1
'.seems,, therefore* that we
though,: admittedly; it lS- also; late shall, have to envisage the possipubUc-ownership, our strategy re¬ in responding to the upturn when bility Of a j oint sterling-dollar
mains the same,/ but bur. tactics it cOmes..17 / ;
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v";'„ crisis in the not too distant future,
may change .1 Where older prime 7; As--long, as We hct: resporisiblv^ ppssibly in the late summer or tho

cute* our plans,

increase

continue to

Meanwhile the British- authori¬

ties

econ/ to! several continental currencies,

estate is the last facet, of pur

develop in continental tedly,. British, exports have been?
7-./ 7... 7 -'^ v., ■ • / t' •' increasing.. But to. conclude from

So„ as ;we manage properties for

'3D

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the; in the ownership

buildings/ once-' commanded

of

1962 EDITION

and'rifianagemenC .autriMn., How the sterlingvdollar
long,as: we7us^7 rate will deyelpp. is "anybody's

iproperties,, as
tenancy of our largestand; most
highly rated tenants, they now the tools of modern technology,: guess,/but- it- seemjst. highly probas
long; as -wc prepnr^ fqif'Tthel/hbteiibat both/will vbe > weak/in
Oommand the: patronage
of the
smaller - and
newer,
enterprises future through research- and; plan- rfelation/to the French franc,, thethat make-our
t;
economy growv And ning;: we can - insure'the stabdity"; Swiss/franc and the D. mark.
it is an old axiom of leasing prac¬ of our industry. Let^o'crie Jhrget
^ Both; .the- United; - States and.

vmv/

.i.i

i,

fhaf the

real estate^; ,:industry - is; (/;fOat "Britain ' have
an
adverse
stable and sound, and? that it' de-- balance of payments, even if the
they • are for giant space • users. serves the respect- of the eommut deficit is not as big as it waS-until
Consequently,. I have no fear for' nity and the public. We are not' recently; In the case of the? United
the well located and well man¬ samfs and we
are
not master- States the effect of the trade defiBut we have a long and cit is
aged .skyscraper. built a genera¬ minds..
likely to be aggravated by
tion

or

two ago.*

honorable heritage,,and tt is;.about

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What about the new towers that time, we blew our Thorns, about 4t.;:
grace bur, city, skylines? Are they I know that ours .is, an industry
chintzv?j Are they a drug on the which is onlv o>i the threshold of
market? Not in my book ? Criti-' a bright new age.
■CVr':,
cisiri, * especially in the-, fields of
*An< address? by- Mr, Glickman before
art and architecture, must be sub¬ the convention of the National Associatrort
jective and controversy just can't of Buildinr e.vners and Managers* San
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sheathed in
of

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higher for small' tenants than

are

be.

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OVER-THE-COUNTER

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tice that the rents per square foot

wo

Bu!the;
various

of

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masonry
a

it has. been

as

funds.

Again, I point to
expansion.
If the
buildings

has

lure

caused

.

economic

our

of

new

certain

a

degree of fluidity in the commer¬
leasing market, J welcome it.

cial

It makes it

possible for us to, en¬
gage in imaginative planning; and
leasing, ofthe / type; that1 keeps
buildings productive. ; The
fact
that
new

the

of

these

structures.has created entire
business

new

also

concentration

a

our

established financial and mercan¬
tile
districts
where
the
older

7

buildings stand.,
But

those

In Fund

Campaign

of

you

;;

H.

But they, too; will be su¬
perceded by others and they will
pass

into

the

realm

the

old-

you,

of

too.

factor

'^sterling,

included

Long Terni

...

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t

The

can Ford in I960, everybody takes
notlCG- But When various British

Company

firms borrow in New York, Zurich

Marine

Vi^e-President
Midland

TrUst

of

of New York.

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or,

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Amsterdam

a

few

an

and

of\

—

dividends

consecutive

years

have

dividends paid during the twelve' months to

analysis of the difference between the over-the^

.million

or when they, place a block
of their equities in overseas Stock
Exchanges, the event is only re¬
ported in brief paragraphs and
few people realize that the sum

markets,

listed

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to

25 to

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200- up_7—

On orders of 100
cover

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COST OF THESE BOOKLETS

;; y-;:v
;-

of the Brrtishc Ford by the Ameri-

j-fr£tiye

number

ar&

tion, also
counter

..A1

Ellin?an, President of

M.

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December 31, 1961, percentage yield,, and December 3t quota'

balance is- partly camou¬

,

x.

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been paid, cash-

.

Fund. fMr./Elliman ■ is tridmin-

tho

ry

Moreover, the effect of Britain's

„

Donald

5 to 178 Years

liable

too, but not
extent. v:

same

U.k.'sr

is

Millikin,

or

more, a

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^—20 cents each '7 *
30 cents each

three-line imprint on the front

is included without extra cost.

pounds

Thomson,

total

of

tions is

such

moderate

substantial

a

Britairi^s

these

£hiny.

espe-

Senior Vice- flaged. by invisible exports on
President of Bankers Trust Com¬ capital account which escape at¬
tention but which constitute none
pany,
has been7 named, general
the less an important factor in the
chairman ? of ; the 7 1962
Unitedsituation. When there is a large
Hospital Furid campaign. His ap-7.
pointment
was
announced7; by transaction, such as the acquisition
John

manage

gleaming new towers must
use
foresight also: Today, these
new buildings, many of which are
publicly owned,' are
new
and

and

"• Indebtedness Abroad Y

adverse

f

,

who

lately,

latter

Rise in
;

neighborhoods
is
sign,
I consider

healthv

them ho threat whatsoever to

The

affect

7:

needed.

are

Have Been Paid From

if/ the solution , of the AJgefiair problem; should lead; - to
French
heavy
repatriations' of

-

Most certainly they

s

unattractive to investors

as

are

nology and, inmost"cases, of new
concepts, in space planning/ • 77''■

CONSECUTIVE CASH DIVIDENDS

of. foreign

funds,/especiaUy if Wall St, should
-remnin

nearly to the

tech¬

new

continued outflow

to

combinations

metal, glass / and

representatives

towers, •-■Francisco/ Calif.

new

the

o|

long-ternKjndebtednesi

abroad* in return for

Thomson, Kerriaghan Inc.,

transac¬

increase

immediate
situation.
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further, arid if so, will the
improvement m ateri a lize soon
enough to avert an autumn crisis?.;

Plaza, New York City. Alfred' M.
Erlich, formerly an
officer
of
Watt & Watt, Incorporated, will
be New York manager.

There

properties

BROOKLYN;

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Counter Common Stocks" and accompanying

prove

keeping them
productive.
In
short, you must prepare today for
tomorrow
just as those whose

Commercial

an

relief to the currency

af¬
filiate Of Thcmson, .Kernaghan & 7 7 The question is, is" the balance1
Co. of Toronto, " has been-formed pf payments of either^ Britain or
with offices at I Chase Manhattan the United States likely to im¬
an

Wm. B. Dana Co., Publishers

fashioned.

Therefore,

must; undertake
into

methods

competitive

serious

research

for

and

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have 7 already

steam-cleaned'

once or

- been
twice. Your

time for research and- planning is
now,

especially

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if you




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SECURITY SALESMAN'S
CORNER

BY

JOHN DUTTON

for

buy

customers

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Thursday, July 19, 1962

Electric

income,

The State of

Carloadings
Retail

all

Protection!

periods when public op¬
timism is high, political spokes¬
men
constantly give forth reas¬
surances that the great expansion
of
credit
that
accompanies ad¬

tween

similarity be¬
the public psychology

which

created

During

prices and depreciating
is well under control.
To take issue with public opinion,

vancing

currency,

the

government sponsored news
releases,
is
in
bad
taste
and
frowned upon. John Law, who was
the father of the widespread use
or

credit, lived to see his
life work despoiled by the over
enthusiastic mis-use of credit. A
bank

of

willing public during an inflation¬
era
always joins with the

ary

Speculation

ruling politicians. The
in

Tulip Bulbs in Holland in 1664-

67, the South Sea Bubble in 1720,

"Mississippi Company,"

and Law's
are

historical events the informed

investment salesman should study.

DIVIDEND NOTICES

DIVIDEND

called

to

as

as 90% have
comparable to

much

also suffered losses

periods of over-valuation,
and subsequent dissipation of their
invested capital.
The people who paid these fan¬
tastic
prices
for
glamour and
growth items during the past few
years may yet be proven to be
correct—it was their timing that
was
in error. Law's Mississippi
earlier

than fulfilled its
promoter's promises. The territory
the United States purchased from
Company more

of

a

timing

wrong a

was

quarter

for mutual funds,

of good common
stocks, than the question, "You
^member what happened to the
German mark?" '
ii'.:?;

Keep It All In

Don't
I

Secretary

York 4, N. Y.

read

recently

Dollars

about

ladv in Kansas,

a

item

news

a

who is a

grandmother, who has sold about
$10,000,000
When

due

if

asked

clined

1

Mutual

in

business

her

to'the

Funds.

recent

de¬

drop

in

the stock market she replied that

Public Service Electric
NOTICES

in steel output

Iff, M

DIVIDENDS

II. J.

Reynolds

Tobacco

Company

The Board oi Directors has de¬
clared the

Wil¬
;

Chambreau, Jr. has be¬
associated with Francis I.

come

duPont

Co.

&

Class of

office,

317

and assistant to Ed¬
the firm's resident
partner in northern California, it
St.,

gomery

has been announced.

Merrill Lynch,

with

been

had previously

Chambreau

Mr.

Fenner & Smith Inc. for

most

recently

Pierce,

of

manager

as

its

Austin, Texas, office, and prior to
that
as
manager
of its Fresno,

Calif., office.
Chambreau

Mr.

formerly

was

President of the Austin Investment

Association,

an

trusts

banks,

organization
of
and
institutional

investors.

Stock

Per Share

Prince

■...

,/V

,

Carter Hall

Series

4.18%

Series

1.045

4.30%

Series

5.05%

Series

1.2625

5.28%

Series

1,32

.

.

.

.

$1.02

smoking tobacco

Preference

Common

,35

.

Common

on

the Common Stock of the

Company, payable September
are

payable

September 29,

on or

1962

to

stockholders of record August

31, 1962.

share has been declared

per

.55

All dividends

before

quarterly dividend of 40c

'

5,

1962

stockholders

to

R.

LYBROOK,

J. Irving Kibbe

Secretary

Secretary
Winston-Salem, N. C.

at

67

Broad

OF

THE

June

to

Sixty-two Consecutive Years of
Cash Dividend

expand.

and

stock

further

declined
June

bond

Common

increased.

but

Payments

EAST

midyields
prices

Between

mid-July

then

to

a

in

low

late

moder¬

advanced

ately. Commodity prices generally

Industrial Production

tained in June at 118% of the 1957

Output of iron and steel

securities business.

Schramm

S.

of

&

NOTICES

DIVIDEND

COMMONWEALTH

OIL

quarterly dividend of
37j/2 cents per share on the
a

outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company, payable
on September 6,1962 to holders
of record at the close of busi¬

ness

on

August 6, 1962.

L. H. Jaecer,
Vice President and Treasurer




Serving the Southeast through:
Alabama Power Company

Georgia Power Company
Gulf Power Company

Mississippi Power Company
t

with

strike ended, cur¬
for July indicate
recovery
in
output.
In
June,
meanwhile, there were further in¬
creases in production of television
sets, furniture, and some other
home goods, and in production of
consumer staples. Among business
equipment, output of commercial
but,

the

schedules

rent

COMPANY, INC.

advance

and

Board of Directors

,

from

had

has

of

share on the com¬

record

July

materials

Reserves

and

credit

bank

substantially in June. Loans
and holdings of non-government
securities increased and holdings
of U. S. Government securities de¬
less than usually. The sea¬

clined

adjusted

sonally

supply

money

changed little. Time deposits and
U. S. Government deposits at com¬

tinued

banks

bank

further.

rose

and

reserves

of

to

member

required

banks

con¬

expand in June. Excess
declined

reserves

member

and

borrowings from the Federal

■

"Yields

on

/ ;

in

at

55.4

semi-annually.

unchanged

-

urged to have their

;■

shares transferred into their

•

own

are

names

prior to July 31,

1962.

Secretary

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July 16, 1962

San Juan, P. R.

million in June.
was

small additional in¬

machinery
and
industries were offset

a

steel

the

in

service

sector

and

state and local government,

clined
The

again

somewhat

in

in

but de¬

construction.

factory workweek
declined a little. The un¬

average

ury

Quarterly Dividend
31c per Share

Payable August 15, 1962 to
stockholders of record August 1,

&

Chairman

of the

yield on longslightly over

average

bonds

to

rose

4%.

prices

"Average

of.

common

stock declined further to

that

26

record

on

established last
prices

high

Since late June

December.

one-fourth

about

recovered

have

low

below the

28%

was

a

of the decrease."

show

clearings
increase

an

Preliminary

ago.

year

this week will
compared with

figures

compiled by the Chronicle, based
on
telegraphic advices from the
chief
cities
of the
country in¬
dicate that for the week ended
Saturday, July
cities

of

which

the

14„ data from all

United

is

it

above those for the

last

week

totals

at

$31,027,112,681
for
the

$29,566,970,532

week in 1961. Our compara¬

same

tive

4.9%

be

corresponding

Our preliminary

year.

stand

against

obtain

to

will

figures

weekly

from

States

possible

summary

for

some

of

the

new

Week End.

which

construction

had

advanced

sharply in May, increased further
in June to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of $63.0 billion. Most
private and public types of activity
continued to rise. With residential

construction

and

highways show¬
ing the largest gains.

New

,

(000s omitted)

,

Chicago
Philadelphia

%

Boston
Kansas

City

1962

1961

$16,976,155

$15,917,222

1,401,302
1,129,000

1,469,030
1,124,000

835,681

York

788,298

+
+

580,384

582,962

—

Steel's Output Up

+

6.7

—

4.6
0.5
6.0
0.4

10.6% From

Preceding July 4 Week Which
Had

Dropped

17.5%

data compiled by
the American Iron and Steel In¬
According to

1962

Distribution
"Retail

R. Gould Morehead

Vice

the

term

July 14—

66th Consecutive

—

bills increased to about 2.95%

and

principal money centers follows:
Construction

activity,

The

rose.

4.9% Above 1961 Week
employ¬

substantial further decline
mills. Among non-manu¬
facturing industries, employment
by

at

also

Bank Clearings Increase

employment

"The value of

PROPANE

Comman Stock

securities

ment

mid-

Yields

Govern¬

rose

the

equipment

rose

MANNING

as

in

creases

of the

July.

early

market rate of three-month Treas¬

a

remained

Manufacturing

;

through

bonds

from

somewhat

of

establishments

nonfarm

.

corporate''and

all maturities of U. S.

Bank
ment

both

on

increased
June

1

adjusted

"Seasonally

q

'

.

state and local government

Employment

The declaration of future

owners

14%

and

materials

nondurable

dividends will be considered

Beneficial

steel,

May,

further.

31,

1962.

to

construction

September 1, 1962 to stock¬

Generating Company

Southern Services, Inc.

ma¬

change little.

rose

June

and

curtailed

been

April

most

outstanding shares
common
stock, payable
of

iron

of

declined 8%
further in June. However, output

dividend of 121/2

a

which

other

of

maintained.

was

"Production

DIVIDEND NO. 2
declared

output

1

^Southern Electric

Credit

Bank

and farm machinery continued to

(INCORPORATED)

clared

industrials

"Total, commercial

were

8% below the advanced May rate,

SUBURBAN

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY SYSTEM

continued to

.

assemblies' in June

"Auto

slightly.

The Board of Directors has de¬

sensitive

reserves

employment rate, at 5.5%, was up

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY

other

terials

"Total

"Industrial production was main¬

year

period and changes
foodstuffs were generally
small and were offsetting. Steel
scrap prices advanced somewhat,
following
a
substantial
decline
through the spring, but prices of

mercial

stable.

were

a

prices of indus¬

Average

among

the

supply changed little, time
deposits at commercial banks con¬

of

and

July

level

the

the recent

in

bank

While

money

New York City,

St.,

RICHARD deY.

PVBLIC SERVICE

Commercial

further.

rose

;

July 12, 1962

CROSSROADS

declined.

credit

between

early

and

to

close

trial commodities remained stable

tion activity increased and retail
sales

unchanged

was

June

.

stock

August 15, 1962.
WILLIAM

-

of

record at the close of business

ac¬

Prices

.

holders
A

index

;

of

$1.40 Dividend

Commodity

Forming Own Co.

pany's

QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

the

from

further,* t as vipventory Reserve rose. Reserves were ab¬
liquidation accelerated, and pro¬ sorbed principally through cur¬
duction of autos was curtailed by rency outflows and were supplied
a
strike. Output of most other through increases in float and in
materials and consumer goods ex¬ Federal Reserve holdings of U. S.
panded, however, and production Government securities.
Jack
Rubenfeld » will
form
J.
of business equipment continued
:■
"<r,
;
Rubenfeld Company, with offices to
r Security Markets
increase.
;

cents per

1.075

.

8%

and

declined

J. Rubenfeld

The

Albert, George Washington

of business

measures

equipment

cigarettes

Cumulative Preferred
4.08%

"Most

tinued

15 years,

Makers of

Dividend

Business Conditions

of

tivity

ward A. White,

Camel, Winston, Salem & Cavalier

ber 30, 1S6L:

National

changed
little
in
June.
Industrial
production and
nonof the
agricultural employment remained
Mont¬
at the May levels while construc¬

manager

as

Francisco

San

—

May and
declined.

"The wholesale commodity price

earlier.

Governors'

of

Summary

W.

REFINING

ending Septem¬

quarter

was

gains in other sectors maintain

released this week:

FRANCISCO, Calif.

following dividends

for ihe quarter

did not reduce the

According to the Federal Reserve

liam

in

also

cars

spring quarter of 1961.

early

Board

Francis I. duPont

Company, Inc.
ill;

first

the

the pre-May pace.

NEWARK. N. J.

'

continuing

level

used

second quarter as a whole,
retail sales were up 2% from the

did

Chambreau With

Department

QUARTERLY

advance

of

In the

quarter's gains over the re¬
trough nor, fortunately,
retrogression. The severe decline

Mr. Rubenfeld is in the Syndicate

Company

"Sir-

marked

advanced

sales

Index of Physical Production nor

to engage in a

DIVIDEND

the

quarter

week

cession's

,

SAN

Failures

first

century.

Stock of

second

this

by the
Reserve indicate a disap¬

average.

share payable September 7,

and Gas

tabulated

Federal

program

a

the

end

do not know of a
pointing leveling-off in the econ¬
emphatic, convinc¬
omy
—
neither the hoped
for

I

more

ing sales talk,
or

of

The
data

currency.

so-

depreciate

stocks

growth

from 50

these

Meanwhile,
shorter,

sound

a

of

importance

the

system
and
maintaining

Index

Commodity Price Index

fifty cents

1962, to holders of Common
record August 17, 1962.
..

One Broadway, New

in

investments

their

their

authorized

THOMAS R. CAMPBELL,

pay

hopes of the promoters who sold
lots in Miami in 1925 and 1926—

Stock

per

recent public willingness to
hysterical prices for so-called
growth stocks in 1960 through
early 1962. Those who have seen
the

only in their timing — in
this case by three hundred years.
The value of Dade County realestate has more than exceeded the

Common

($.50)

in

wrong

Company

The Board of Directors has

1926, the Stock Market
1929, and to an extent

in

Crash

Land

Florida

the

France, known as the "Louisiana
Purchase", has become one of the
greatest real-estate bargains in
history.
Law's
investors
were

United States Lines

the payment of a dividend of

Boom

a

Production

Business

good

fice who understand our capitalist

also

is

There

Price

Auto

TRADE and INDUSTRY

citizens hope, I
firmly pray that this nation will
some day place politicians
in of ¬

Inflation

Trade

Food

mark?"
As

Output

Production

Steel

investment,
and
the
supervision
and ~ diversification
they obtain in Mutual Funds. She
also stated, I ask them, "Remem¬
ber what happened to the German
long-term

Board

Financial Vice President

June

as

sales

declined

decreases

were

for most types of stores.

2%

in

reported

The

num¬

ber of new cars sold fell 7%

from

production for the week
1962, was 1,370,000
(*73.5%), as against 1,239,000

stitute,

ended July 14,
tons

Continued

on

page

41

Volume

196

Number

6178

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(285)

The Market..
BY

The

And You

.

half of its fiscal year

second

traditionally is the
the

better

since

the

weather in that period is far

WALLACE STREETE

conducive
The

more

construction

to

Our Reporter on

that shows

one

results

work.

GOVERNMENTS

hasn't been paying
cash dividends, instead rewarding

With

industrials

apparently spread recession in. the offing, a
heavy overhead resist¬ reappraisal of individual stocks
around
the
600
level, the would be called for then.

stalled by
ance

stock market this week
to

on

that

absorb

some

brought in

three

the

new

basis

industrials

of

closing levels,

have

now

fairly wide trading
535

and

broke
to

590

28

for

built

month.

a

along

by

various

was

actions

taken in

Washington, but was still
dubbed a technical rally by the
majority of market analysts.
Hope Pinned

action

solved

still

was

Tax Relief

on

technical rally,

a

little

particular
been

cent

years

in the doldrums. The

aircraft

The

ment

the

was

that

bear

there

clearcut

no

pe¬

relief

tax

market

than

through

1960

$17.

Last

good,

who

would be futile

since

economy

showing
trouble
be unlikely that

spots.

was

It

would

the

general

for

The

item

age

between

$10.50

current price

Avco

year

shields

is 22.

emerged

for

and

its

as

a

in

work

nose

able

Despite

half

selling

dozen

a

it

has

been

times than not to

more

started,

assuming that there is to be
late

this

In

year

event,

any

one

points

hold

above

this

there

little

was

incentive for the bulk of investors
take aggressive

action in pick¬

was

bull
able

peak

swing.

was

also

Moreover, there

rather

strident

coming from

bit

advice

of

monishing

investors to upgrade
portfolios on any sustained
strength. This is just about the
effective

could

kill

overhead

rallies

Departed

There

proaching
the

"growth" at

ap¬

agreement

that

enthusiasm

for

near

excessive

this

a

year

convincing

evi¬

fibers

acetate

from

than

60%

less

to

expansion in chemicals
and plastics.
The price action of Celanese is

bracket.

4%

The

able to post

pany was

in

good in¬

a

the

earnings for
quarter of this year.
crease

.

Grumman

tials, still

has

com¬

several

poten¬

but they

vague,

The other is the

experimental
Defense

plane
is

planning,
is

Grumman

until

made

fall

that

where

on

the

teamed

It won't

decision

a

the

of

general
old-fashioned bear

an

The

shares

below

were

$11 in 1957 and could have been

acquired in the low 20's in
1960 and

1961.

Apart from

[The views expressed in this article

necessarily at any time coin¬
cide with those of the "Chronicle."
They are presented as those of the
author only.]

Christy Mun. Mgr.

Christy has
Reynolds &

joined
Co.,

the

as

price belongs to
a
dead era and hopes that some
of the glamour issues would re¬
any

lic

profit

of

the

companies—Bethlehem and
Steel—will

fident

to

be

maintain

dividend

U.

their

realization, finally, by the public
that

A

many issues were too
Fischbach & Moore, one of the
they have been too giants of the electrical
contracting
high for a long while even in the field and a recent addition to the
many
cases
where a price re¬ wares of the New York Stock Ex¬
adjustment had been underway
change, has had its own friends

for

months.

It

would

described

as

a

to

seem

be

widespread

realization by many investors not
that prices were too high but that

they

had

when

departed

prices

meant little

going

that

long
higher.
as

even

the

from

too

were

era

high

they were

as

,

^

its

on

and

Reasonable Values Ignored

flow

of

reasonable
seemed

their
that

which

correction, and items
clearly oversold fell

own

pretty much
of

all

the

on

deaf

ears

in view

uncertainties

background.
The prevailing opinion

in

the

is

an

better

even

conservative

even

currently

that had

ratio

down ratios

for

depressed

commanded

when

a

Part

of

confidence

the

company's work is
installing control and power sys¬
at

rocket

and

missile

launching centers. This is bolster¬
ing its
commercial
work
that,
among

Pan

other things, included

American

York

and will

building

in

entail work

the
the

World's Fair of 1964 in New York.
For the first half of its fiscal

Day to get

year,

any

that

accurate ideas of

how business will fare in the fall

&

and winter and

in

If

at

that

time

into next year.
there is no more

on

convincing evidence of

any




wide¬

showed

a

good

increase

weather

in

the

country

during

various

the

of
winter.

parts

re¬

quite

are

the de¬

on

Another

upward movement in
yield of short-term securities

would appear to indicate that an
increase in the discount rate is to
be

expected. It is evident that if

the bill rate

(yield for the 91-day
obligation) goes over the 3.00%
level, the Central Bank rate now
also

at

the

there too
is

3%

level

will

not

be

long since the discount

generally above the bill
gives it at least some

This

discount

of

being

rate

seldom

effective

an

though

even

used

as

a

it is
penalty

country. However, in
order that the whole system of
loaning rates be in proper align¬
at

level which

a

and

would

make

capital

market

why

the question as
higher rates at this

the

when

the

stock

amount

economy of
turn
down
in

market

the

future. This would
few

times

recession

in

terest

be among the

history in which

in

combatted

foreseeable

business

by

would

A New Approach to

the

way

in

which

of methods that

use

a

ample availability of credit and
decreasing
interest
rates.
This

other ways

and

means

putting

end

to

of

Aug.

Roberts

of

Senior

1,

San

Vice-

President of the firm.
C.

Roberts

Diego,
E.

is

Roberts &

which

President

of

Co., Inc., of San

will

be

dissolved.

Keene

Wolcott, W. Duncan
Waterman, James A. Corder, and
M.
Thompson, officers of
N. C. Roberts & Co., Inc., will
Helen
also

,

become

Ford &

officers

of

1

Two With Peters, Writer
(.Special to The Financial Chronicle)

and

William

Writer

'

—

B.

with

Christensen,

Seventeenth Street.

have

Peters,

Inc.,

724

a

decline

business

pattern it
though there will have

that

side.

It

powers that be
will find ways in which the econo¬

my can
a

be stimulated if and when

downturn

comes along even with
rising interest rates being em¬
ployed to help the position of the

dollar and

gold holdings.

our

Danger of Deflation
If

the

higher

should not work
what? It

seems

interest

as

as

rates

predicted then
though there is

much more to be fearful about in

country

from

since

it

deflationary

a

is

evident

recession

that

the
United
States may have a
correspondingly
similar effect on the rest of the
free world.

Therefore,
it

would
of

most

it

be

as
though
advantage of

seems

to

the

the

free

nations

to

go

along

with whatever plans
have to meet a business

we

may

re¬

cession
These

if

it

should

plans

come

along.

doubt

would in¬
clude ways and means of protect¬
ing the dollar and our gold hold¬

ings.

The

no

only

revaluation

gainers

from

of

gold
would
Russia and South Africa.

Goodbody & Co.
To Admit Partner
Goodbody
New

&

Co., 2
Broadway,
City, members of the

York

New

York

Aug.

1

Stock

will

Exchange,

admit

James

V.

on

Es-

posito to partnership.

Edwards Names Co-Mgrs.
TULSA,
Okla. — Dudley
D.
Morgan, Jr. and Henry White have
been
A.

appointed

G.

Edwards

co-managers

&

Sons'

opened office in the First National

Building.

Specialists in
U. S. GOVERNMENT

of

an

using

an

it

and

FEDERAL AGENCY

SECURITIES

seems

to

found

other

be

Certificates of

Deposit

for

than

ample supply of

monetary unit to protect as
as
the gold supply and one
in which this can be
done, according to the monetary
experts, is by the use of higher
interest rates.
}
of the ways

It

is believed by

these experts

other
the

more

world

rate

readily

move

monetary centers

of return

were

attractive there. By

these

shiftable

to

our

be

keeping
monies

here the position of the dollar
as

Aubrey G. Lanston
6c Co.

short-term rates will

keep funds here that would

as

gold holdings would

of

recently

the

well

a

be

well

to

a

in

credit along with declining inter¬
est rates. We have the position of

if

Baker

Campbell

connected

&

Charles

the

that higher

'

.

Colo.

in

Parker,

Co.

V

high

the

the

involved the

as

Mr.

the

on

be

Declining

Stock

N.

rate

be that

may

of rising in¬

means

become members of the New York

a

terest

rates.

time if there should be

becomes

monetary authorities see to it that
credit is curtailed in order to
keep
the cost of borrowings or the in¬

has

of opinion that
the country will

DALLAS, Tex.—Parker, Ford &
Co., Inc., Vaughan Building, will

Diego

will

pattern declining? The
availability of credit, under con¬
ditions of advancing interest
rates,
usually declines also because the

economy has been put back on the
right track has been through the

Be NYSE Member

C.

what

economy of
with
the

Economy

Parker, Ford to

when Norman

the
rates

in this

In the past generation or there¬

as

hand,

on

business

severe

Presaged
the

other

interest

trend

departments.

Exchange,

the

higher

this

Increase in Discount Rate

abouts,

earnings depsite the unusually become

bad

are

fensive side.

passing

the

•On

be the effects

plateau

the uncertainties

the

William L. Christy

ending March 31, Fischbach DENVER,

Moore

remain

the

just suffered a severe decline in
prices and there is more than a

New

on

it would take at least until Labor

was

of

time

far

abounded.

still

solved, interest rates
likely to remain a bit

to

year

year.

against the whittled

showing

price,
issues
that
already to have completed tems

seemed

of

last

Also adding to
the attractiveness is a price-earn¬
ings
ratio
of
around
10-times

larger

issues
that represented basic value at a
suggested

earnings

prospects

showing this

issues

The

record

within

not be disturbed to
any great ex¬
tent.

they have been in during the past
half year or so.
However, until

This brings up

and sales

But

better

they

much

pretty

prices of

high.

though

even

money
conditions.

present

Low P/E Item

distant

possible the discounting of eligible
paper at a profit, since this would
defeat the purpose of the tight¬

S.

both
ability to hold

most

ment, the discount rate should not

con¬

Pricewise,

are

obligations. Yields on these two
types of maturities have gone up

be

municipal bond department, in
the Chicago office, 135 South La
have shown good
their
lows
for this year, Salle Street, it was announced by
turn speedily to the high price- above
earnings ratios of the past has but whether this is merely mis¬ James W. Cunningham, Chicago
placed hope or shrewd guesswork resident partner. Mr. Christy was
pretty much disappeared.
won't be known for a
There was
much
couple of formerly associated with Braun,
being made
Bosworth & Co. in the municipal
that the market correction was a weeks.
rates.

re¬

some

gold holdings.

our

turities but also the

rate

top

sufficiently

to

having sympathetic influence on
not
only the intermediate ma¬

very

this

two

continue

country. Thus

dollar and

of

become pub¬
in the
cur¬

squeeze

this

ened

days

whether

record

rent

final
it will

in

temporarily in¬

will

The higher near-term rates

of

Steels were still the
problem
section, particularly since it won't
the

the

staff

The Problem Area

when

near-term

up

of the burden would be taken off

Manager

mo¬

are

here

semblance

a 1962 low, they have been
holding
in
the
$30 bracket
through the recent selling.

until

main

rate.

William L.

—

uncertainty
pressure
being

is

which

vested

rate

For Reynolds Br.

markets

in

is

move

This

funds

not

CHICAGO, 111.

CHIPPENDALE, JR.

undoubtedly part
of a deliberate
plan to keep the
most liquid
Treasury issues at¬
tractive
enough
so
that
those

development

post

month

to

is

1959,
a

applied

contract will land.

do

capital

shrouded
there

some

fighter

Department

which

new

and

money

still

because

first

variance with the

at

picture

be

Era

something

was

the

that

The points of agreement among
market men were negative for the
most.

into

through

and

keep
restricted.

progress

A

.

of advice

sort

off

favored

was

quarters, ad¬ mentary dip under the 30 line to

many

their

most

be

on

market.

low

Aircraft

because

spots

be

that

anticipating

earnings

sales

of

where

bear

in

The
are

rates.

since it lessened its de¬

pendence

be

the

item

of the rehabilitation of this

company

about

eventual

are

in

would

would

to * end

another

commentators
new

also

the

is

pretty much left out of the
market, but is getting favor¬
attention currently.
Some

ing up seeming bargains, particu¬
larly since there was much talk
found

results of

with General Dynamics.

Reviving Bull Market Exile

85%

next year.

or

Favored

A

in

Celanese

dence

business

the

mersed hull.

discounting the end of

a

fall when

Grumman Aircraft

for

cones

missiles.

and

recent

which

even

of considering
but that won't

verge

the

the market at this stage would be
recession that hasn't

the
is

it

points above last year's low, and
it
posted
a
high
this
year
of
nearly $29. Throughout most of

and

a

for

that

announce

BY JOHN T.

are

could
add significantly to the company's
prospects if they work out. One
is
the
new
type of high-speed
ships that rely on hydrafoils to
escape
the friction
of
an
im¬

end

few in the minority
maintained stoutly
that it
were

year

it, too, shows a
have been acquired for less
price-earnings ratio and a
thoroughly respectable yield well
$6 in 1958 and from 1959

agree¬

would

for

this

the full fiscal year are known.

issues
shares

the soggy markets of this
year, its
low around $16 was a good three

action

for

payment

until

payment.

low

could

and

when

cash

couple of

encouraging

to
the

on

last

stock

6%

a

sufficiently
company
now

be

the

prospects

re¬

year's low.

'There

a

in

were

The

in

with

issue

item

onus

riod.

to

This

holders

was

favorable

the

limited

a

time.

favored

no

company

years

a

Avco

getting

to

spacecraft

market

than

more

resistance

well.

as

was

pros¬

mentions from several analysts at

heat

big, bright hope for external help
was
still
a
swift
cut
in
taxes,
chiefly tax relief for business, to
inspire the market to better ac¬
for

their

merited

their

good

to indicate what comes next.

tion

that

on

the

and

future

on

only

on

that

space

(As

not

downturn

one

has

support in recent weeks

helped

the

issues

were

but

any

continued

almost

pects

market

the

and

a

up

There
attention

between

range

since

May

on

decline

The

selling

jitters after
of spirited recovery.

weeks

On

called

was

new

the

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(286)

.

.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

they wish outside of school. Again,
there

COMMENTARY

is

tween

student

BY

R. LEFKOE

M.

difference

crucial

a

be¬

denies

who

teacher

a

a

permission to pray and

teacher who

a

raises the issue.

never

BANKS AND BANKERS

[ If those who are attempting to
violate
the

the

in

Court

Upheld

principle

by

were

decision

its

-

to

Consolidations

•

Branches

" New

New

•

tified in violating man s freedom .stop and consider the crucial reto
of thought.
lationship between moral princi'
any
ideas, even if the majority;
All of the critics of the Courts
of its citizens profess to already
decision would deny that they are •'Ssrts
ass
s-an
believe in them. When stated in in favor of violating man's free- justifications
which will subsethis abstract manner, most Ameri- dom
of thought. Mast1 of them
cans would agree
with this prin- have r claimed,. nevertheless, that -?^Lsbe-eXP°Sed aS blatantly New Y<?rk' at the
ous.
branch,; President David Rockeciple. However, if a specific idea they
are / seriously . concerned
feller- announced.
In
addition,
in which they themselves strongly about the effects of the decision
Moral Principles Endangered
John G. Richey
and
David H.
believed was involved, an alarm- which they
predict will follow,
A political system is •necessarily
Were appointed Assistant
ing number of Americans would Therefore, they believe that they .founded upon a set of rhOfal prin- Managers at Beirut
actually demand that the govern- are
justified in attacking, the
These principle, ttieli
„a Lul,
ment require its acceptance.
\
- principle upheld by the Court in as a standard to delineate the gov"
This contradiction is currently order
to
* -H1®
°^S ebnment's functions • and' guide It A * , x ^x
government should be allowed
require its citizens to accept

No

Officers, etc.

Revised

•

Capitalizations

■

crsrswss

Trustee

a

of

the

Harlem

Bank, New York.-

back's Beirut

-

Mr. Richard C. Bain

•

c0!lSu?'enfsra\in^ Sftatioh
test
While a rational justification
recent
Supreme
Court decision ^or violating any of man s rights
which held that the recital of an can not possibly ^xist, the very
officially
prescribed
prayer
in number of those who have atpublic schools is unconstitutional. temP.ted to offer one make?, it
Predicting dire consequences if legitimate to consider several of
the
decision
were
allowed
fjrs Ixprested lias
by the vociferous prowhich arose
following the

stand, Congressmen, r e 1 i g i o u s

? j* 5 X

f

j

,

in

-quently takes; If any One of themoral principles is not treated as

+

ensued from concluding that the
yerdic. will result in piohibiting

leaders, and other public figures
hastily issued statements denouhc-

;YA?a^

.

\

as

:..

whatsoever/it
used

can

a-standard

as

'

/ If

'

r

government were to re-

our•

,

"r

IV

#

BANK

•

.

OF
'

-

June 30,'62

resources____

Cash

and

due

from

'

banks
U; S.

GoVt;

security

.holdings

Dec. 31,'61

290,995,723 226,195 947
257,754,897 201,-772,154

Deposits

36,932,552

" •

-

31,787,071

-

-

-

-r

-

68,386,960 , 46,806,603
Loans
&
discounts 151,428,680 128,773,674
Uhdivided profits„
2,925,861
2,583,592
'■

.

-

//',;./•

Total

-Metropolitan and Flushing Avethis is the Bank's 92nd
domestic, branch, and 18th in

'

:

;;

;

*

NORTH AMERICA

i/.;

a

guided to nu.es,

a

,

.

;.

•.

.

effem?

is

and

tively> destroyed'-as
action.

longer

no '

*

'

■

COMMERCIAL

^irst National City Bank, New
X"01*' 0P°nod a branch in Maspeth,
be S.ueens'Juiy • 16Located at

reason

any

a

Savings

on

October of 1958 and was elected
First Vice-President July
1, 1961.

absolute and isrviolated in any

an

single' instance» for

Excelsior

July 9. '
Mr. Bain, joined the bank's staff
Vice-President and Counsel in

;

M^age^of thfe banks

specific action-it

every

the

Bank, New York,

.

illustrated

of

•«

-

elected

was

/

Trustee

Savings

a

-

;

*.•.;/".

.'

*

'

*

'

*

•...i'

historical quire/-either 1 explicitly or im- : :Keadmg ^rst ^National _City s THE STERLING NATIONAL BANK AND
plicitly, the belief in a God or any ^ewest branch is Manager Joseph
TRUST COMPANY, NEW YORK
magazines devoted'their lead edi- documents and works of art which
other idea, .it would have violated
QShea,
has been with the
June 30,'62
Dec. 31,'61
dddJon, contain ..references to a God. The a moral principle—the right of ®ank and vvho domestic , branches
$
its
$ *
Total resources..™* 167,241,854
and people from all fields of en-} fallacy involved in this conclusion
185,844,442
each
individual
to
freedom
cf'j[or over ?,,yeJrsvj3S been Deposits
149,587,087 168,816,572
deavor sent a stream of protesting consists of equating ine teaching
thought. From that point on, our Manager of the Bank s Ridgewood, Cash and due from
letters across the desks of editors,'• of religion with teaching
about government would cease to be
X?'
rpast four /banks
29,278,897 40,352,630
U. S. Govt,
demanding
a
reversal
of
the '• religion.
;
.;
;•
governed by that principle ' arid 7/fars' x^1/^
?? is assisted in/ holdings security
Court's decision by means of a
conduct prayer in a class- we would have to prepare out- Maspeth by Walter J. Bakanau, Loans & discounts 31,798,780 31,807,487
101,948,639 110,604 650
constitutional amendment.
'
room is to teacn religion
implicit selves' for further action on its
Undivided profits.,
2,235,806
Poiirt

thP

intf

from

teachers

and

newsnaners

using

^

"

>

,

w

a?

the act of conducting a prayer
ig |.j.le teacher's claim that a God part which also ignored the prinJUm i+6 recognize that what
I ?
does eXlst and *hat Prayer is ap-' Ciple. Those actions could^-'be ex-'
failed to
they; pr0priate. To discuss historical pected to take
the" form
of
are really protesting is the Court s
ciocuments and works of art is to arbitrary edicts and unjust laws.
t

^

•

.■

.

,

refusal

violate

to

5e ?3iiru
should be

in

-

.

.

principle

a

teach

/1?rt^°ver^meua1
allowed to require its
n

citizens to

accept an wl^a even if
majpr# of its citizens profess

the

to

already believe

it.

in

consists

of

refer

to

The former
actively in¬

ritual

religious

stilling

do

works

Being.

gup,reme

a

situatfon

If those who

per-

believe in a God and

artistic

some

historical

facts—some

SGnaSes did

chil-

in

■

dren; the latter situation consists
of merely
imparting knowledge

''

;^
The Background

;

■

In order to explain

about

their

meaning.

The

The prayer which initiated
chain of events culminating in
,

Court's

verdict

was

the

composed by

gents, and recommended by them
the

at

public school classes
of each school day:

start

"Almighty God, we acknowledge
our
dependence upon Thee, and
beg

v e

blessings

Thy

upon

"With

us.

parents, our teachers and our
cbuntty."
As

the

often

most

all

itself

Court

acknowl-/want to say a prayer say it. On
both "de- the contrary, I think that to deny
nominationally neutral" and "its the wish of those school children
observance
on
the part of the to join in reciting this prayer is
students is voluntary." Neverthe-t to deny them the opportunity of
less, one could not—and would sharing the - spiritual heritage of
edged,

the

is

prayer

\n

sue-

effect

to

J

that'

Cash

the

constitution

out

try

existence.
■

third

s

largest

become .the

i

industrial

W-

Heading
Michael

& Vending Co.

tional

the

V.

port

counand has

of

growing

center

and

a

agricultural

area.

The
.

First

with

been

City Bank for

seven

m

to

to

one

require

believe

in

a

begins

to believe

one

idea.

an

school -day
us

with

bow

our

the

heads

an(j pray/' while leading her stu-

^

Furthermore, to offer

the

words, "Now let

justifi-; dents in prayer, and a teacher
cation for the prayer
the fact who never raises the issue of rethat participation was - voluntary ligion
or
prayer
during school
is to commit

as

existence of an "official
prayer" in public schools—or even

hours. In other words, there is a
crucial difference -between a
teacher who leads her class in

specific time regularly set aside

prayer and a teacher who lets her

a

gross

equivocation,

,

The very
a

for
that
and
God

individual
the

prayer

government
in

concurs

exists.

the

In

—

students

implies

belief

that

a

The

Ciai™ni thxe/e ls a ^od'

part

order to

in

deny"

justify not taking

a,,prescribed

^chool

ac■

The

•

X

nc

.'

xl

Crucial
'

,

criticism

a

illustrated

Principle
......

,

x-

use

,

of

the

words

"to

u

Calcutta
Public

offering

of

60,000

no

par

1

capital shares of Solo Amusement
&

Vending Co., is being lnade by

Frank

J/Mohr Investment

"

,cru^ia*. principle at ticipating
1S

in, requiring,

or urging

fn

♦

k

frvl?
icea

whether

j^lzei?s to Pr°fess
m an^ 0^hor
it can ever




be jus-

of

condition

Y>N

v

1

•
M1.

*

•

T

Rob-

120

of

of

WWWWvJ

Broadway, New York, New York, at

close

by

,"

.

.

the

to

the

the

provisions

State

United

-

x

,T

■

■

'

j

estimated at

■

16. Mr Gallo has charge ot commercial letter of credit operations

.

'
- company

it

x

proceedsi to.the

•

$229,500, will be used

for repayment of

„

ing capital

,

banking careei

with the National Bahk of Com-

»

mu

c

x

The

oan

m,.

locations

northern

in

Each ride -has

meter

a

"

-

10

a

minute

one

The

cents.

A

it,

?P^ g S

Brooklyn

Wahl,

-

Maintenance

struction department.

Sutro Adds to Staff

T

a
-

-

HILLS,-Calif. —Lewis

Thomas
E.

A. Br acker has been added to the

B.

and

rities

has

been

formed

Julius

items

.

in

•

$3,545,223.36

Government\

direct

'

,*

and

600,336.96

—...^

-

a

-

Leasehold

Futnlture

and

,

improvements

Other

60,000.00
170,648.76

I.

fixtures

409,861.13

assets

total

1,342,262.58

:

;;

$6,128,332.79

liabilities;

.

Detnahd
'

assets

deposits

uals,

of

corporations
a___1
TOTAL
"
«.
•

have

Susong

Ia

appointed

Other

by Chairman Harold H.
Yerbury G. Burnham, Ar¬

'
•'

liabilities

■/-.

capital

..

$4,368,573,69

.1v,

Common stock, total

$500,000.00
325,000.00
934,759.10

value
Sufplus fund
profits

——"
AC-

CAPITAL

TOTAL

$1,759,759.10

COUNTS

..

'

accounts

par

Undivided

'

2,739,303.12

'^,1

fotal liabilities
:

LIABILITIES AND
ACCOUNTS™.

$6,128,332.79

MEMORANDA

Assets
to

Assistant Trust Officers of Chem¬

,

$1,629,270.57

„

DEPOSITS_l$l,629,270.57

CAPITAL

been

'

and

^

^

//•.

Individ-

partnerships,

Hawes and Alexander

pledged
other

Securities

and

purposes-,-

shown,

as

after

are

assigned

or

liabilities

secure

for

a

b

deduction

of

re¬

of

serves

109,665.05

—

o v e

944.29

a.

nounced

Helm.

thur F. Thompson, III and Grover
R.

Castle

have

been

As¬

named

I,
of

T.

sistant Secretaries

R.

the

HOPKINS. Assistant Treasurer,
named
institution,
hereby

above

certify
true

that

and

edge

report

this

correct

the

to

T.

the undersigned

We,

of

best

condition
Of

my

Kenneth

P.

Steinreich,

has

been

R.

declare
and

that

to

belief

it

R.

true

of

and

'

HOPKINS

directors attest the

been

has

best

the

is

is

knowl¬

belief.

and

correctness of this report of condition

Atkins, elected to the Board of Directors
President; Robert Agulnick; Vice- of Sterling National Bank and
itiate silent prayer at any time President; Henry Stark, Executive Trust Company of New York.
•/ •
during school hours and to attend Vice-President, and Nathan Wahlwhatever
religious
ceremonies berg, Secretary and Treasurer.
William E. Robinson was elected
are

other :

with

cash

States

TOTAL

with

offices at 612 North Watet Street,
to engage iri a securities business.
Officers

of

Law

v

collection

obligations,

-

Co., 9804 Wilshire ical Bank New York Trust Com¬
He/was previously with; pany,
New
York,
it : was
an-1

Inc.

of

guaranteed

con-

staff of Sutro.&

Blvd.,

and

Capital;

^

J- ^cGee, interna^
v-/,'
Trust office; and Emil

and

rr

(Special to The Ftnancial Chronicle)

BEVERLY

balances

banks,

Fm

FyCoope1

Pir®

CL
o.

PnnntopS

.

of the gross.
.

made

pursuant

Banking

York.

r

p

usually: major" national
chains, which receive a percent-

o

30,v 1962,
call

a

Banks

ASSETS

process

,

„

„

equipment

stores,
age

.

Manufacturers Hanover also an-

n.°Yn^fd *he £lec\T^
^ Si k /S

it Which

cycle-for
is installed and serviced by the company
on
the premises of retail

provides

New

of

r,x

California.
on

June

on

the

of

Corporate .stocks

,.

„

'

debt, and work-

of

:"

'■

division.,,

the. international

in

business

Superintendent

.

"

stockholders.
Net

of

in'accordance' with

published

*
.

of

the

Cash,j

.

Kwhet^J. J religious ,observances,- including
if" ^er
Justl*ied prayer. Children remain free to in-.

report

.

years

William^J. Gallo has been elected

Secu-

appears

lhe/,°U£'S r?Hng; The de"

Bank

Vice-President, business
department,
and
William

loan

rities, San Francisco. Of the total, a Vice-President of Manufactur54,000 shares are being 'sold by /s Hanover Trust Company, New
the company and 6,000 by certain w/ V.
/ // announced July

11 y

0181011 forbids the state from par-

National

1956, has served with
Singapore, Manila,
and Bombay.
He is as¬

sisted by S. N. Vittalrau and
*-/
ett D. Grant.

to be based oh a Stern, Frank, Meyer 8c Fox.
understanding
of' the
? *•' : ;
r
r
Court's majority ruling. Contrary
Form Plaza Securities
to popular opinion, prayer has notbeen found to be illegal as a re- MILWAUKEE, -Wis.-^-Plaza Secu¬

f a

tlvltyV
rpi-i

second

Potter's

child, who then becomes required
to prove the non-existence of a
in

so.

addition, the bure in this dissenting opinion is irishifted from those valid for a similar reason. Justice

tien of proof is

God

if they themselves

pray

desire to do

sanctions

Franklin

and, since

,,

require

1 1 078,898

Assistant

.

is

24 570 254

830,840

.

its branches in

.

God

24;501,021

profits.^

Na¬

i
merce in 1918.
Ten - years later
compkiiy of 219-9th St., ^ joined Pacific Trust Company
Francisco, is engaged prima- as Assistant Manager in the fornot—pray without professing a our Nation.
.
."
'
in
the placement: of coin-eign department. " Pacific Trust
belief in a God. And, since the
The first criticism hinges upon rily
belief m God is the belief in an Justice
Potter's use of the word operated amusement rides known merged with the then Manufaeas
Klea—one which has been seri-i
Kiddie-Rid.esin supermar-turers Xrilst Company in 1930.
"letting." One must make a dis-'
other
suitable
publid
ously challenged by philosophers tinction between a teacher who' kets and

—to

discounts

Island, Mineola, N. Y., has
appointed George C. tterrmarin as

San

.

18,088,874

Long

Stolen, Manager... Mr.

has

&

—

Undivided

8,566,431

18,723,830

oooumy

is

branch

Madras

from

6,209,198

uvu.

Loans

va^1'^

southeastern coast, is .the

of1

and due

:

holdings

were estabUsto neariv
they* will have accom^.
plished far more than they bar- b/JearS ag0'
/
gained
for -—• they
will
have
'Madras, located on India's

^

:

...

-banks

^ in ^

Calcutta^

$

June 30,'62
Dec; 31,'61
$53,526,755 $54,923,016
- —49,111,776
50,490,675

resources....

U.

Marirns

purpose,-

❖

-

Total

Deposits

^

demanding

Stolen

re-

respect, I think the
Court has misapplied a great constitutional principle. I cannot see
how
an
'official religion' is established
by
letting those who

our

*

other

constitution

2,170 640

❖

UNDERWRITERS Tkust CO/ NEW YORK

:

amendment,

an

!11,

x

First National City Bank, New
York,: July 16, became the first

Solo Amusement

Decision Faulty

peated criticisms
presented by
those who favor the over-throw
of the Court's verdict can best be
analyzed by examining them as
they
appear
in " the dissenting
opinion offered by Supreme Court
Justice Potter Stewart. He stated:

the

the New York State Board of Re-

for recital in

two

the

to

obtaining

amended

other people ' have
used as themes in
endeavors,

what*
believed or
their artistic
amine tne facts of tne case, idea-,
- '
r
tify their implications, and judge
Minority
this conclu-

si on regarding the essential nature
of the protests made, let us ex-

In

ceed

now are

Court be over-ruled

that the

-

T.; McConnell, Official Assistant.

protest-.

^J10 c,,ain? P

_

our

examined

by

knowledge

and
us

and

correct.

Correct—Attest:
O.

L.

'

G.

-

,

"

'

F.

THORNE]
^Directors
CREWS)

LE PAGE

RALPH

.

Volume 196

Number 6178

.

,

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(287)
O'B.

Kelly

Trust Corn Exchange Bank, Phila¬

Manager,

ner,

delphia, Pa.

Assistant

as

branch loan department.

Scribner Bank.
*

*

THE

*

*

TRUST

Pittsburgh

30,'62 Dec. 30,'61
$5,146,776
1,629,271
636,924

resources

$6,128,333

Deposits
Cash

and

due

Robert

2,603,068

U. S. Govt, security

holdings

600,337

Undivided

profits—
*

Director of

National

the

Bank,

dens, N. Y.

Broad

•

*

The

Meadow

Canal

• '

H:

'r-

Bank,

Port¬

land, Me., and the American Trust

Co.,

Lewiston,

Effective
dation

of

as

tional

consolidated.

June

25,

title

and

Bank,"

"Canal

of

with

the
Na¬

capital

stock

Co., Philadel¬
L.

its

R.

Wheeling,

*

tional

Bank

Trust

City,

■;'

'•

tional

7 •.'

*

*

*

■

Bank

Wheeling,

of

and

The

City Trust Co., Bridgeport, Conn.,
elected Magnus

West

at

sion

Wahlstrom,

a

Di¬

Bank

of

rector.

First

National

Princeton,

Princeton, N. J., in¬
common
capital stock

its

creased

effective June 28 from

$600,000 to

$800,000 by a stock dividend and
$800,000 to $1,000,000 by the sale
of

Bank

elected

a

trust

has

Vice-President

department

Citizens

Wood

the

in

Girard

the

of

OF

CONDITION

the

Superintendent

the

with

provisions

of

The

•

si:

Cash,

balances

banks, and

.

Total resources-

and

S.

made

the

of

United

other

hold'gs

398,439,377

States

$6,209,198.26

1,736,704,168
15,762,297

direct

Obligations

Si!

States

political subdivisions
ing $413.85

bank

owned,

and

none,

253,495.61
215,252.64

$53,526,754.56

21,660,816.77

partnerships,

corporations
Deposits
of
United

7,256,760.50
States

641,472.44

States

and

litical subdivisions

po¬

17,154.000.88

______

754,701.94

TOTAL DEPOSITS

(a)

$49,111,776.47

Total demand deposits
Total time and savings

(b)

deposits
Other

23,932,225.99

CAPITAL

Capital:

J

LIABILITIES

ACCOUNTS

'

Surplus

$2,000,000.00

r

fund

Undivided

1,300,000.00

profits

TOTAL

850,845.80

*

Cashier

capital stock of The
Bank

appointments.
Named

Department;
and
Smith,
Research

an¬

.

June

28

from

the
si:

the

Fremont

$1,500,000

sale

scheduled

to

of

new

si:

Welsher and John Wil¬

of

Board

Bank,

Directors
*

Grosvenor

of

the

if

Savings

Mich,

County

and

Bank,

The

National

Hills¬

Bank

Hillsdale, Mich., consolidated
charter

of

The

National

Head

Office

Albert

CAPITAL

of
un¬

Hillsdale

Bank

Austin,

Proof & Transit Depart¬
ment; Michael King and Angelo
Venturelli, Computer
Center;
Irvine P. Sicotte, Credit Depart¬
C.

Smith, New

liabilities

secure

other

(a)

are

after

serves

deduction

after

ples

for

of

re¬

of

Bank

Peoples

164,434.01

.•

shown above

deduction

2.

and

Trust

Bank

and

I,
the

that

of

effective

pany,

re¬
*

187,022.48

_

Trust

July

Com¬

NICHOLAS

F.

PIOMBINO.

Auditor

of

By

above-named institution, hereby certify
this report of condition is true and

correct

to

the

best

of

my

knowledge

a

June
stock

and

stock

22,
of

the

effective

common

First

Correct—Attest:

.

,

,

CHRISTIAN

in

PIOMBINO

W.

capital

National

■

,

.

was

Moorhead,
increased

Moorhead,
from




of

Minn.,
to

was

Cashier

at

in the time deposit category.

tle, Wash., elected Roy B. Ander¬
dents

Gus

and

Asplund Vice-Presi¬

David

President

and

Ellison

E.

Trust

ond

The

Farmers

h«

New

freer

considered

York

In

been

State

a

it

are

Bank,

Scrib-

time

new

Marocaine
rated

Vice-

25%

in

this category.

passbook deposits which

an

initial

of

addition, the bill rate is running higher, free

running at

a

These further factors

influential

are

and 6 Months Earnings Per Share for

%

Societe

Chairman

law

four

with

Bankers Trust Company
Chemical Bank-New York

Dec.

Co.___

1.7

0

—

3.1
2.5

the

1.8

5.4
—

—12.0

Chicago

5.2

—1.8

6.5

—

.6

0

16.0

5.4

4.2

—

—

3.3

—

—10.0

N. A.

—

—

5.3

—10.0

—

•

5.0

9.0

Bank of America

N. A.

Crocker Anglo National Bank

Generale

Board

affiliate
named to

Managing Director.

9.6

8.9
6.4

—12.5

—

6.8

16.9

—

7.8

5.1

—

8.8

—

'

National and Grindlays

in

and

of

the

Henri

Bank Limited

10 N. Y. CITY

BANK STOCKS
2nd

Head Office
26 BISHOPSGATE,

Quarter Comparison
&

Analysis

Bulletin

on

LONDON, E.C.2

Telegraphic Address
MINERVA

Request

;

LONDON

Telex Nos. 22368-9

Laird, Bissell 8 Meeds
Members New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange

120

BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Telephone:
Bell

BArclay

Teletype

NY

Bankers
ADEN

•

to

KENYA

the Government in
•

UGANDA

ZANZIBAR

5, N. Y.

Branches in

7-35'tO

1-1248-49

Specialists in Bank Stocks

INDIA

•

PAKISTAN * CFYLON • BURMA

ADEN

•

SOMALIA

•

EAST AFRICA

AND THE RHODESIAS
was

7.2

N. A.

—25.4

Security First National Bank (L. A.)

9.2
1.3

2.5

—

N. A.

Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.....

Dec.

6 Months

2.1

5.0

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co

% Inc.
or

2nd Quar.

1.9
Trust

First National City Bank
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co._

million

Ferroniere,
President
Generale, was named
of

are

should

Inc.

or

Dec.

or

1st Quar.

Members

of

and

Moroccan

Casablanca, Meknes, and Kenitra.
Jacques

have

Selected Banks

% inc.

(approximately $800,000),
on July 2, the
it
acquired
former
Societe

reserves

lower level, and New York City bank loans

continue to promote favorable earnings for the second half of 1962.

operations
of

this

more

Also, the percent of passbook deposits to total time

day

branches

Of

the

N. A. Not Available.

new

Moroccan

capital

are

Officer.

bank, Societe Generale
de
Banque,
incorpo¬

under

category

interesting to note that the

the decline.

on

tending higher.

France.
The

at¬

this

and

The other factor in

growth in the
is

City banks have only

costly deposit.

-

Although

detrimental,

amount, less than half

largest banking institution in

Thomas

*

a

are

be

may

credit.

is often

«

:j:

earn¬

should

promoted

Republic National Bank

H:

Seattle-First National Bank, Seat¬
and

in¬

Deposits

individuals

by

—14.2

Moroccan

$500,000.
*

stocks

common

First National Bank of

Bank

$400,000

'*

KORELL]
JOSEPH B. V.
TAMNEYJ-Directors
JOHN E. EOOTH
J

sale

First National Bank of Detroit..

belief.
NICHOLAS F.

earnings.

the bank's Sutter-Stockton Office

began

*

dividend

the

bank

9.1

son

as

their

which

4.0

dirhams

2.

Si!

in

—

Frederickson

Assistant

in

well

as

on

far to help bank

so

developments

—

A.

to

same

serves

recent

Philadelphia National Bank

Company,

Grand Haven, Mich., consolidated
under
charter and title of The

above

of
as

July

*

Spring
Lake
State
Bank,
Spring Lake, Mich., and The Peo¬

$14,850,888.26

shown

as

(b) Securities
are

and

purposes

Loans

effective
si:

The

pledge^ or assigned to

the

affiliate was announced July 11,
by the Societe Generale, the sec¬

Bank,
*

MEMORANDA

Assets

some

First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co.

Frederick
advanced

The formation of

$53,526,754.56

„

government

First National Bank of Boston

Accounts.

Hills¬

of

AND

ACCOUNTS

little has happened

been

B.

dale, and title of Hillsdale County

$4,150,845.80

very

appears

3 Month

were:

active

Hub

National

ACCOUNTS—

TOTAL LIABILITIES

the

in

(San Francisco).
p
:J:
:H

Michigan

of

lengthened

were

Appointed Assistant Cashiers at
the

were

early after the announcement of

so

deposits is the Federal Reserve Board which has

bank's

Shopping Center.

Vice-President and

The

the

Fremont

new

1962.

the increase in

Office

Office,
which is
open
during Sep¬

the

in

in

also beneficial.

category giving banks greater return

have

to

deposits is

ment and Addison
a

money

'>;*>:■-

y.

ment.

of

are

continuation of the turn

a

tributed

Lawrence
H.
and
Develop¬

Cashier

occur

growing in the commercial banks and much of this

Vice-Presi¬
Head

bank's

there

executive
' .u

Assistant

the

at

portfolios

mean

Raymond W. Day, Jr., Cash¬
ier's
Department; ' Malcolm
S.
Graham,
Business
Development

and

bank.

der

following

tember

*

National

R.

County

CAPITAL

the

nounced

Calif.,

new

Butler,

dale

of

24,573,000

$2,000,000 by

The

Chairman

839,250,534

Jonesville,

Common stock, total

value

par

$49,375,908.76

ings,

Francisco,

sharing

vestments.

*

Elli6tt>'McAllister,'

that salaries would be

profit

investments, major commercial banks

the municipal

the Board of The Bank of Califor¬

San

to

Although

* •;

26,254,685

*

TOTAL

,

Assistant

Detroit, Mich., have been elected
to

264,132.29

Mar. 31, '62

stock.

25,179,550.48

—

liabilities—

*}'

5

'

eliminated

occurred

Although there

general

569,913,475

common

liam

>*■...'■

Also,

t.

,

579,470,986
901,413,013

&

Frank

—

its

head

'

Wayne E. Lucas was appointed
Manager and Frank F. Haggery

hold'gs

results have

Regulation Q by the Federal Reserve Board in December of 1961.

•

413,355,893

1,644,023.94

Certified and officers' checks,
etc.

DETROIT

se¬

*

Deposits of banks

OF

Trust
Company
of
Kalamazoo,
Kalamazoo, Mich., was increased
to

also

have

acquiring tax exempts and did

July 17 announced
Chairman,
Jesse W.

trust. committee.

retirements

as

As

on

Board

institutions

one

bene^"

no

(prime rate), and loan demand has

Obviously the

announcements to the effect

no

some

fall

San Fran¬

500,998,398

effective

(including

savings)
of

The

SS

America,

discts.

curity
Loans

of

cisco, Calif,

dents

due

banks
Govt,

American

and

Government

S.

There have been

Postponement of building and willingness to let the work force

were

2,311,898,075 2,136,319,115
2,105,286,932 1,932,434,857

*

Time and savings deposits of

postal

th

si!

si:

The Bank

Trus

*

BANK

the key.

as

unusually strong.

capital

common

profits

from

U.

individ¬

uals, partnerships, and cor¬
porations——

individuals,

and

Undivid.

LIABILITIES

of

resources

Deposits
Cash

218,472.88

ASSETS

Deposits

of

and

June 30, 1962

.

Total

fixtures

deposits

;

24,501,020.68

premises

Demand

Si!

.

assets—

TOTAL

been

MICHIGAN

^

Real estate owned other than

Other

Bank

NATIONAL

3,405,484.62

overdrafts)

premises

furniture

has

Vice-President

National

THE

Loans and discounts (includ¬
Bank

Swarte

*

and

First National

$533,190 to $666,487.50.

nia,

18,723,829.87

of

stock effective

Tapp, will

De

and

guaranteed

new

its

Philip M. Hiss, Robert R.- *'

H.

been

cut,

the Valley

:[«

Bank^ChieagOyTll.y

sis

not

❖

'

increased

29,069,676

a

a

Bank, Cupertino, Cupertino, Calif.,

1,591,199,157

profits

Manchester, John R. Mitchell and
John S. Dean, Vice-Presidents.

First

County,

capital of
surplus of $400,000.

a

se¬

Company, Evanston, 111.

Government

obligations,

earnings than anticipated for this year,

have been

June 28

494,877,845

discts.

elected

has

«I«

1,089,021,062

elected
■' v '.-;u '

in

In view of better

the

to

stock from
698,068,066

&

Fremont

bank

By the sale of

Dec. 31, '61

3,777,466,985
3,181,241,392 3,312,740,729

*

items

issued

due to cutting costs and making wise investments.

NATIONAL

due

Govt,

Bruce

The

..

3,644,444,590

*

Banking Law

with

cash

si:

the Cashier is Kenneth A. Link.

sj:

„

ILLINOIS

banks

Undivid.

by
pursuant to

of collection

process

National

The President is D. M. Crouse and

TRUST CO., CHICAGO

&

Deposits

Loans

ASSETS

•

H:

been

Riverton,

Wyo.

of

Bank

"

.

H:

charter has

its

call

a

Banks

of

of the
State of New York.'

V

A

County Com¬

June 30, 1962

U.

Broadway, New York 4, N. Y., at the
of
business on June 30,
1962, pub¬
accordance

Si!

Bank, Atlanta, Ga., elected Philip
H. Alston, Jr., a Director.

County Co., effective July 2.

First National

in

Si!.

$100,000 and

title

and

Company
close

Bank,

charter

been

Underwriters Trust

lished

startling is the performance of banks in the Mid-West
were expected to be
unduly penalized by the
rise in interest paid on time deposits.
Although the First National
Bank of Chicago did not
report in March, June earnings are not
off as much as had been anticipated. The Bank of
America, which
also does not report quarterly, showed a excellent
earnings record
for the six months period in view an announcement to the
effect
that earnings in 1962 might be down 12-15% from the
previous
year. Also impressive is the record of the other California banks.

ficial rate increases for banks

curity

50

periods.

More

:

and Far West which

effective

Southern

the

decline is less than in the first quarter. The First National Bank
of Boston showed a comparable
performance to many of the New
York banks—slight increased or decreases in the two

ton,

from

of

ef¬

Si!-;,

&

divergent with no
slight in, 1962. The

are

appreciably,

a

surplus
President
is

State

variations

exception in New York is the Manufacturers Hanover which
has had penalized earnings due to the
merger in the latter part
of last year.
Although earnings are still off

a

Okla.,

percentage

as

must look to management

Cash
OF

City,

trend

American National Bank of River-

:!:

Vunderink

REPORT

Co.

has

a

Green, Ohio, and
Perrysburg Banking Co., Perrysburg, Ohio, consolidated under

BANK

E.

bank

second

one

Oklahoma

and

American

/'•

Wood

CONTINENTAL

Russell

Trust

of

*.

Virginia at
Security

Bowling

pany,

stock.

new

The

better

quarter earnings results
The 25 major commercial
decline of 3.4% in the second quarter versus 5.1% in
New York bank earnings tended to be

March.

June 25.

of

$

of

generally showed

during the first quarter of 1962.

banks had

$

The
The

&

*

$

City,

Okla.

Midwest

fective July 2.

Bank

than

Sal¬

of
$576,826.
The
Henry Croak and the Cashier is
Virgil E. Smith, This is a conver¬

Na¬

Virginia

title

and

National

Midwest

County,

Wheeling,
W.
Va.,
$3,000,000, divided into 300,000 Wheeling,
shares of common stock, $10 par merged under charter of The Na¬
value.

National

H:

si:

capital of $300,000

of

■

First

The

Banks

charter has been issued to The
First National Bank of Midwest

Company,

West

of

to

,

Va.,

Bank Stocks

—

SIX MONTHS EARNINGS PERFORMANCE—

of

A

July 2.

Trust

W.

Bank

marked

tral City, Pa., effective

Security

title

si:

and

This Week

*

National

Bank and Trust Company of
ina.

Company, Windber, Pa., absorbed
Central City National Bank, Cen¬

The

STOCKS

effective

Salina, Kan., has changed

h:

Bank

consoli¬

under

stock

*

Farmers

Salina,

Edward

*

Windber

The

:!:

effected

was

charter

Me.

*

'V

•

:|!

National

*

*

Vice-President.

a

Gar¬

'

*

elected

Pa.,

Wood, Jr.,

Brook

Kan.,

capital

$200,000 to $400,000.

Ingram, Jr., has been

Street Trust

phia,

Bank,
increased
its

June 22 by a stock dividend from

The

*

BANK AND INSURANCE

*

National

Vice-President.

814,844

Springfield

• -

a

*

Joseph Virdone has been elected
a

Lawrence,

600,273

934,759

*

M.

*

Lawrence

common

Homestead, Pa., office, re¬
placing B. R. Ferris, who retired.
elected

3,545,223

The

the

from

banks

National

Bank, Pitts¬
burgh, Pa., elected Carl A. Erikson a Vice-President in
charge of

COMPANY,

YORK
June

Total

Neb., has changed its title to

*

*

CORPORATION
NEW

*

19

the post of

20

(288)

-

The Commercial and Financial

'

and

business

A Tax Cut This Summer— :

1

Continued from page

iln.

business

62

so

recovery

most

and

shortest

the

hp

ni

If

imminent9

rppp^inn

*

fU
1

^niati4cto?v sfnce tht Sefoua

the

confidence

investor

Administration,

which - is

a

tax

such

cut

that

as

•

Expanding Investments Abroad

proposed

by the Chamber would easily be

simply perpetuate a bad tax situa- worth the price...
... v., -A. .. .
tion indefinitely.
.
. ,
But would it do these things?
Still other opponents of an * Furthermore, in view of the masimmedate tax cut to foster growth sive budget impact, could such a
admit that our present tax strue-jtax cut really bolster confidence;

few

next

the

within

.

onset

Moreover, the

War.

rpppssinn

Thursday, July 19, 1962

so

ture makes surpluses extremely; or would . it have , the reverse
difficult to achieve but argue that effect?
months would lend considerable
tax-rate reduction should await :
One point to note is: that if a
sippoit to uie view, now endorsed comprehensive reform of our in-; recession is in fact just over the
hv
substantial number of econo- come tax structure. They would horizon, , a
substantial Federal
n^sK of bolh liber almKi conserva- like to close various so-called "tax; budget deficit is likely to. occur
live Tiersus^ion that the automatic "loopholes" to
recapture much-of regardless of near-terni action on
increase ^n km'ome taic payments
the revenue that would be fore-Jtax rates. This is not theory; it
in recovery periods is too powergone by a substantial reduction in is clearly demonstrated by post¬
al ts
built-in stabilizer—that
rates, thereby reducing the budget war experience. Indeed, about half,
such ram'd increases in-tax liabili- impact. But advocates of an ,1m- of the record peacetime deficit of
tins hv diminishing buvine Dower
mediate cut retort that compre- fiscal year 1959 resulted from a
contribute toatoSSiS o^of Mntensive tax reform, however de- shortfall of revenues below, the
sumer
and bush^ss demand be- ^able, will take a very long time projected levels. Thus the advo±
fore
full
recovery
is achieved, to achieve; and they point to the ; catess of immediatej tax relief point
AH^rnpntPc of this vipw
noint
slow progress and uncertain future out that the simple arithmetic of
to the fact that the 1958-60 bustof the current tax bill, introduced tax cuts is not so simple as ...it
ness expansion also stopped short
m. the spring of 1961, which con-' might appear
that a . tax cut
of full recovery
tains only relatively modest re- which helps to ward off or at least
But to subscribe to this view is vision
of the tax code. These cushion a recession may help pay
not to'conclude that a recession is
People also assert that the pull for itself by generating more taximminent
though it seems clear and tu£ of legislative pressures, able personal and corporate inthat the recovery is losing steam.
over a period of several months, come than would otherwise accrue.
Moreover
there is a substantiai could convert a soundly conceived Moreover, they argue that a propbody of opinion that the drastic tax
Cld to stimulate long-run erly structured cut—one such as
drop
in stock prices
and the growth into vote-getting reduc- the Chamber's proposal, which is
spreading uneasiness among busi- tions in the lower brackets which carefully designed to increase inWorld

rtf

....

Chemical Bank New York Trust......

sadly lacking and so badly
needed—if it did all or even a part
of these things, then in their view
now

Neglected Thoughts

Some
Tc

in

Chronicle

n

a

ran

concerning the Adminis¬
role in wage-price de¬

nessmen

tration's

bound

cisions

are

adverse

have

a

an

long

'

,

^

Restore Confidence Argument

advanced for

reason

"stimulate

the

^

A

third

that

reason

has

been

accentance

the

business

community.

banking

which would focus

tax

A
the

on

of

core

significantly. Those who

nearly $4 billion beyond
the pre-tax-cut level; * *
nues rose

this argument are alarmed

vance

Despite the force of these argu-

the rapid deterioration in ments, it should be clear that the
rates
would in the long run the business atmosphere in recent intentional
enlargement
of
the
increase
the
supply
of capital weeks. Although the full implica- deficit; already expected for.fiMi
available for investment, as well tions of this deterioration in inter1953 ky several billion dollars
as
increase incentives for people
nal confidence are not yet appar- would be fraught with danger. In
to put that capital to work, thus
ent, few will. deny that such my judgment, the risks involved
giving a bigger thrust to the driv- deterioration . has
occurred and WOuld be so great that the ques- •
ing force for progress in our free that, furthermore,., such weaken-. tion of making an immediate inenterprise economy. This view is ing of domestic confidence is espe-. come tax cut should .-be flatly
strongly supported bye the solid cially disturbing at a time when rejected unless the Administration
tax

our

problem

excessive

the

—

°ver

—

statistical

studies

of

Dr.

Simon

Kuznets, who has concluded that
our
ultrahigh marginal tax rates
draw off a large portion of the
current income that

other-

would

wise go to support productive

vestment,

but

channeled

which

into

in-

instead

is

government

ex-

penditures with only a relatively
small productive investment com-

ponent.
The

\

proponents of

stimulate
moreover,

/,

tax cut to

a

long-run growth argue,
that tax rate relief in

the; United States is long overdue,
It

is

real

question as to how
long American industry can go on
paying the highest taxes and the
a

highest
out

in the world with-

wages

losing its position in the export

markets of the
But to

do, that
any

economic

now under

of the

cut

magnitude

discussion. Sonne argue
a Fed-

should wait until

we

erai

growth is not
to endorse an im-

means,

mediate tax

that

as

surplus

amount

is

about

of

sight,

in

the

same

that

so

the

"°^J1thr0w

?•

that the chances of

such

a

surplus

stroke

1n

r-hnkp

brin*

nff

decline

rpsulfnnt

iecferf

iltes

the

'

recession
some

i«

th^ iiw

of

incomplete
and

in

dnfinit

<?nrn(nc

of

Ferterfi

S6 bill on short nf
$6 billion short of

estimate, helping to
billion
S4

to

projected

billion

view,

of

recovery

recession
ert

deficit.

waiting

justify

tax

for

a

minimum

'five

a

that

better way

no

\ng this belief could be found than
the

introduction

and

unstinting
support of top-priority legislation
to cut individual and corporate income tax rates. Indeed, these peopie
argue,
the
Administration
could restore a large part of the
recently lost confidence of busiducing

investors

and

nessmen

legislation the plan adby
the
United
States

as

Chamber of

Commerce, one of the
leading business groups,
the Chamber's proposal,

nation's

(Under
personal

income tax

rates

Pluses that would be appropriate
ln a strong business situation, such
as would-be achieved if the tax;
cut. fulfilled the hopes of its pro-

would

drop from 91% to 65% in the top
bracket, from 20% to 15% on the
first $1,000 of taxable income, and
all rates in between would be reduced

ponements;

52%

to

47%-.)

v..V.

:

.

growth

,

$8 Billion Gamble?
How

for

an

sound

are

immediate

these
iiicoc

,

4
reasons

tax- cut7

-

and

to

evidence

an

understanding within the Administration (heretofore not apparent)',that the true wellspring of

proportionately;: the corporate would be cut from

And

omy.

5 such action? Even ita staunchest
advocates admi* that a cut such
aui°" as that Pr°p°sed by the Chamber
a would be a calculated risk; measa/?1*0" ured a§ainst present income levels,
AdT 11 would cost $8 billion or more:
1958 60 T,Ms A a Idt o£ money- But the

surplus

Thus,
big

reduction




some

total jgt

public and private credit
would" Y>egin to press

deinandsr1

against the supply of real savings.
conditions, interest

Underthese
should

rates

permitted

that

a

into
on

$4
,a

this

surplus
would

if the cut

in

a

free

enterprise

eco-

is not Federal spending but

Prfyafe initiative and investment.
Second: A firm endorsement by

ation of a truly flexible monetary

policy,-free to shift to the degree
of firmness, or ease warranted by
both domestic and international
consideration, during the period of
deficit financing associated with
«•» ^h'tax cut. This does not

least

ficially easy;, it does mean that
the temptation to promote an ex-

reces-

cessively high rate of monetary

sion, if it contributed to achieving

f.rowtlK in ?rdAr td f^m" easy

cessful

in

cushioning

a

avoiding
an

were

or

at

impending

sue-

faster rate of economic growth,

and

if it in

some measure restored

expected —1 and

be

Moreover,

rise.

to

—

Treasury debt management wouldalso have to be carried out in a
and monetary
■

financial

with

consistent

manner

legis¬

lation

principles of the Chamber of Com¬
merce proposal — namely, reduc¬
tion of excessive rates for individuals and businesses in order to
economic

stimulate

avoid

to

have""?

be

would be

expected, of

stoutly' resisted0"It
course,

that

;

growth.

As

earlier, it would be essential

noted

legislative pull and

the

tug that could easily convert a
soundly
structured,
growth-)

into

cut

tax

stimulating

a

vote-

getting measure—especially in an
election year. The ideal situation
would
involve
broad bipartisan

support for a measure embodying
the principles of the Chamber's
proposal. But the important point
kind of tax cut would

.is that the

recognize the fact

income tax cut,

budget deficit in fiscal year
1963 even larger than the $7 bil¬

that

a

of 1962- could raise
doubts concerning the future
strength of the dollar. Thus, : if
lion

deficit

grave

Administration

the

mined to
the

push

Congress

deter¬

were;

tax cut through1
this summer and,
a

given such determination, it fur-,
ther recognized the merit of the
Chamber of Commerce Proposal

stimulating

the best method of

as

discipline.
scheduling of

Third: The

economic

growth, it should con¬
the
"phasing
in", of the

sider

Chamber

proposal over a two- or

Otherwise, the
impact of the

three-year period.
massive

immediate

Chamber's proposal, regardless of
the existence of other safeguards,
raise

would

of

specters

record

a

peacetime budget deficit. By such
a "phasing in," the impact of the;
Chamber's proposal in fiscal year
1963
(in which several months
probably would have elapsed by
the time a cut could be enacted)

reduced from the $7 to

would be

bil-;
impact on
immediate psychologi-;

billion range to about $3

$9

the

either
cal

the

or

little

with

but

lion,

long-range

of

effects

the cut.
I

hope

succeeded

have

I

making clear the huge stakes

in
in-,

tak¬

be crucial to the attainment of its

volved in the discussions now

advocates' purposes.

ing place in Washington. Let there
be no mistake about it; the ques¬
tion of an immediate, large cut in
income tax rates is under intense

emphasis by the
of

Fourth: Strong

Administration that the purpose

the tax cut is not to create a defi¬

cit..

government spending
off a recession, but to
tax climate conducive to

that

so

ward

will

create

a

the attainment of a

high and sus¬

tainable rate of economic

growth.

This is not merely a plav on wordi;
the
an.

to

fundamental

is

difference

understanding of the problem

that

corifronts pur

deficit resulting

economy.

Any

from such a cut
the pur¬

should be viewed, not as

of the cut, but as the price
of.it—a price which would have

discussion within the Administra-•

paid through strict discipline
in the monetary and debt manage¬

to be

ment

policies used to finance the

deficit.
-

The fact that the deficit result¬
an

immediate

viewed

purpose

to the

most

as

tax

cut

the price and

of such

a

cut leads

fifth and in many respects

important stipulation:

decides

the
to

Administration,
propose

an

stakes

it

immediate

the

of

our

leadership in the free world; and,
as a

consequence,

the prospects for

the free world itself. It is because;
stakes

these

are

that

high

so

I

explained what I believe to
the major considerations in¬

have
be

volved
most
our

*

in

what

crucial

well be the

may

economic decision of

generation.
Remarks

of

Southwestern

Mr.

Walker before the
School of Bank--

Graduate

ing, Souther n Methodist University,
las, Texas. July 16, 1962

Dal¬

Joins Hornblower Weeks
(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

LOS ANGELES,
Pandzic

has

Spring St.
if

these:

are

prosperity and success
free enterprise economy; our

continued

viously

Calif.—Harold J.

joined
&

Hornblower

Suggests "Phasing In"
That

The

tion.

pose

a quick cut argue mean that monetary conditions
i
6 that £o measure its cost in this during the deficit period should ing from
should be
(kSI i reason to miss the Point- They be either artificially tight or arti- not the
way is
the initial
iQfii

convert

a

th2 ?udvocates °f

its advocates, at
stage of the expansion the

-

would be necessary for at least
three reasons:. To protect and
bolster confidence both here and
abroad; to assure that the tax cut
would be permitted through ecorhomic growth to generate the sur-

intro-

by

cut fostered expansion

tax

arsemvisaged by

effecting such a tax cut as
priority and firm insistence
v.-.;,,
that; if a cut were to be voted, it
would have to embody the basic

*lve &aIe-uaras ~
First; A pledge by the AdminisOration that Federal spending for
the next two fiscal years (1964
and 1965) will be kept within the
budgeted 1963 level as reflected in
Congressional action this summer.
As difficult as it might be to make
and hold, this pledge would be
absolutely essential — vague and
generalized statements that. restraint in spending will be exer-'
cised simply will not do. An ironclad commitment of this type

of demonstrate

if the

top

•r6V^nu^s what would be the dangers . of the Administration of the continu-

av

on

matie

as

a

of
adequate
business
profits as a stimulus for enterprise,
investment, and growth in a free
market economy; They maintain

because

rapid aut0"
hiisin^c*

Administration to
deep belief in the im-

portance'

of the perverse nature of the tax

durinff

establishes,

safeguards.

the

by

indicate

achieving

slim

are

" '

■

*he rate tax

budget into deficit. Others main¬
tain

•

Thus these people favor a bold

vanced

most observers
archaic tax structure

our

obstructs

by

world.

admit,

foreign confidence in the dollar is

anything but robust.

Ltd., at the bank's headquarters, 20 Pine Street, New York. Stand¬
ing is Charles B. Love, Vice-President in charge of Chemical New
York's Far Eastern business.

this argument point out that!

within two years after $7.4 billion
of tax cuts in 1954, Federal reve-

advanced to support an immediate
tax cut is to help restore business
and and
investor confidence in the
cut Administration. Those who ad-

long-run economic

in

cut

press

should find widespread

growth

;

tional individual and corporate
income to reduce the impact of

;

Trust

is expanding its interests abroad with equity capital
through a wholly-owned Edge Act subsidiary, Chemical Inter¬
national Finance, Ltd. -Shown above are Francisco del Rosario,
youthful President of First Acceptance & Investment Corporation
of Manila, The Philippines, signing, an agreement with William
S. Renchard (right), President of the bank and a director of CIF,

centives to work and "invest —
could generate "sufficient addi-

stimulate
rather than investwould

run

ment.

cut in Federal income tax rates

—1to

the

consumption

effect.

The second

td

in

leading banks, Chemical Bank New York

One of America's

Company,

the

Weeks,

staff

600

of

South

Mr. Pandzic was pre¬

with

Currier

Inc. and J. Barth &

&

Carlsen,

Company,

Volume

196

Number 6178

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(289)

Successful Bidders for Puerto-Rico Bonds

21

PUBLIC UTILITY
BY

Arizona Public Service
c

OWEN ELY

Company

Arizona Public

Service provides "staggered" in future
with resultand
gas. in
fen - of ant savings in investment costs.
Arizona's fourteen counties. Of
to take care of its $156 million
the total population of this area,, construction
program in 1861-62,
865,000. in 1960, about half is lo- the
company last

electricity

-

c
(
*

•

Phoenix, the capital city.; mpn, stock

service

;■ major

of-some

area

miles

square

,

sold

year

cated in

the

is

being - mining,
(including cattle

agriculture

com-

rights basis and

on a
made substantial

offerings of prediversified,' ferred gtoclr and bonds, also ar-

well

,

activities

40,000

ranging
credit.

$25 million line of bank

a

The

company's capitalizaraising), and the tourist business- tion ' as of March
31, 1962 '(pro
—as well as
light manufacturing forma to reflect private placement
which

contributes more than

now

five times

economy as . in
pany's;; revenues

;
;

and-

29%

account

investment banking firms which in¬
cluded The First Boston Corp.; Ira Haupt & Co.,
and B. J. Van fngen & Co. Inc., was high bidder

July

tor

11

for

Water

Resources

Bonds
of

issue

an

of

$22,000,000

Authority

Puerto

Electric

(series 1962-refunding)

at

Rico

Revenue

3.66261%,

Photo shows left to righh WUUaim
Carrington, Jr., Ira Haupt &
Co.; Abner
Kalisch, Vice-President, Banco Popular De Puerto
Rico;
Rafael
V.
Urrutia, Executive Director,

Resources Authority,

G.

Vice-President,

and Francis Bowen,

Government
•

For Puerto Rico.-

■'

,*"•

.

.

A

a

.

state

>•••;.).

•

.

.

.

1

10%.

Gas

is

and

:

THE SECURITY I LIKE BEST i..

developing

'

•

!

various

these

of

means

.

2

in

$5.5 million, reflecting an
adjustment
to
current
market

were

conditions.

£

portfolio

hold

rectors

and

-

term

ditions

Arch

dreds

of

span

others

market

on

in

the

some

?h°e

situations

before

0f

area

is

expected

during 1960-70,

to

double

industries

new

as-

sociated with the "space age" adding a new stimulus to the economy,

projected

annual growth rate of
revenues

an

nearly 12%

the period 1961-

over

nwn.
♦
GWII s V •
unique assets

technma!
wh^

support

evaluating the scientific
gineering
potential
of
portfolio
this

additions.

team

when

in

consults,

.

i

a
A

is

out¬

an

planned

di-

past"

(he

breakdown

M

.

•

\

two

shows
-

■

1

T

ii^!"
Data

■■■•■--

"

Processing

Technical &
General

.

was

business

facilitate

with $272 niillion net plant at the

and it % not clear how
will beofended.

soon

this

that

the

Favorable operatm^tesulfS

con-

GWII

of

success

in

recent

end of 1961).

particularly

off-peak

in

GWII- has
liberalization of

Sams- ln

weeks,

for

out

come

a

j

n^

interest

SBIC's

the

in

by private

;U. S. Senate Select Committee on

s

h

certain aspects of the Small Busi-

Reinforced

Services

^en4^,mnnrt

§
recent
j

broad-based

as

in

u-

electroncs.

u

.

which
rhmv»

their
will

vertical

any

enjoy
PAruif 1

+

run—through

Furthermore,

public

iArt

market

and management

than

could

be

To

derived

a

single

com-

Pany-

in

the

began

with

tion

of

an

$1.7

its

current

fiscal

unrealized appreciamillon in three in-

vestments: CEIR. Human Sciences
Research and Cal-V-al and an un-

realized

an

\

form

depreciation




of

$100,000

cents

campaign ^n

special

a

years to promote the

use

of

air-conditioning

gas

™XV'"hafteen

st^d

hospitalS)

schools

churches,

and

rate

gas

increase

ago

4^

gTS"
at

5^^
ine^ caienaar vegr Laos are

$1 45

and by Argus
(which recently

Corp

Research
issued

a

bulletin on the company) at $1.35.
However much of the anticipated
gain over
$L17 repoTted for

X

1961 will be due to

an

the credit for interest

increase in

on construc-

or warrants. A

investment may involve Jlongterm 0/0 debentures, subordinated
8% UCUC1U"1CS'
V\1j»

~

0n

and

his

pany's

management

holders

in

-and

direct

any

16.

all its
i

•

portfolio
credit

t

<

its

^

•

active

arranged
area

lows

to

a

program

acquisition,

was

1

a

line"

with

*

CiiIILtata

J[ Q /YQJYllL &U111V2LH

company's

expected to have

own

j>

Sullivan

will

near-

at the end of next

recently placed
jobn

-

bers

acquire

in operation

and

—

—

-

With
.

:

II

deposits
LlC;|JUoJ. Lo

*11

ohearson, tiammill

DiEGO,

Calif.

—

Bruce

and

become

<

John

E.

M

Pearson

affiliated

with

Shearson, Hammill & Co., 604 A
^t. - Both
were ' formerly
with
Currier & Carlsen, Inc.
.

'

,

the
Lilt?

Reservation.

The

was

jj|

fir

morgan /Yaas lo Oiarr(special to the financial chronicle)

will

be

Navajo limidU
Indian
1961 peak load

713,000 kw.

In the past the company has obw...r„.w

tained

a

considerable

amount

of

its electric requirements from the
Colorado River but some of this

public
ture

power is

for

the

subject to
of

use

as

the

latter increase. The
has

under

way

recap-

"preference

about the

Arizona Public Service has been

selling recently on the New York
Stock
Exchange around 29, the
aporoximate
range
for
1861-62
being 44-24. The dividend which
J^st, year was 28%
e

j

fords

o

a

"tax free", afon*

mu.

yield of 2.8%. The price-

He

was

by

hours

for

The Financial V/. «ny«Avt.uf
Chronicle)

is

now

—

with

Anthony O.

Frank

Knowl¬

ton &

Co., Bank of America 31dg.
was previously with Reynolds
& Company.

He

Form Great States In v.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.—Great States

company

also

Investment Brokers, Inc. has been

construction

change of blocks of

differing

(Special ly
vuhlvwi tp

OAKLAND, Calif.

the

of

New

Exchange.

Joins Frank Knowlton

of

Coast' Stock

of

or

average.

4

needs

formerly with Kerr & Bell.

end

industry

Walk

approaching the point where ad-

million

have been about 5%,

INclVdJU

ditional permanent capital will be

$3
the

about

a

New Mexico. This will

until

of

instead of allowed to "flow
through," the rate of gain would

operation using coal

on
Gil

customers"
a

Corners

mine-mouth

0L

fiideriour

Four

been added to the
this year. Management
recognizes staff of Morgan & Co., 634 South
that the GWII operation is -fast"
Spring St., members of the Pacific

interest

rate

7% but if tax savings resulting
from the use of accelerated depreciation had been normalized

•—

while

I. Kravetz has

5%

five-year
period
increased at

supply by rail from nearby mines

(special to the financial chronicle)

SAN

-

the New York Stock Ex-

011,July 26.
J'

of

thange
r

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Lawrence

at

borrow

average

a

interconnections with Utah Power
& Light and Public
Service
of

GWII

share

the two 175,000 kw generators at earnings ratio which last fall at
membershIp ln - the New York the new Four Corners Plant in the record high price around 44
g|0ck Exchange and will become northwest New Mexico. Both of
approximated
38,
is
now
only
a partner in jeSup &
Lamont, 26 these plants will burn coal mined about 21 times this year's estiBroadway, New York City, mem- nearby. Cholla will receive its mated earnings,

of
al-

The

ly 1,100.000 kw

of

four

banks which

kw.

year- The new capacity will inelude the 115.0°0 kw Cholla plant

A

y

have

original capital. In order to

•

continue

over

m

rewards from the

largest $900,000.

spent

kw, with other system
bringing the total to

are

per

earnW

JeSUp &> LfilllOIlt

stocks

financing. Aver^
ave investment is less than $250,000,
smallest
was
$30,000 and

be

the

annual

634 000

was

808.000

indirect

or

to

During
an

"

July

n/\

Scurlock

amounts

more

gar

year»s budget approxi$95 million with average

annual

or

last

plants

bank credt so
considered eauivalent to
equivalent to

Mr.

mates

cents

year.

ending 196!

thig

resources

company s
are
are

and

25

$6.1.

construction

on

by

about

spent

of the three following years estimatSept. 1, to record date of Aug. 1,-ed at $65 million. Total
generatwas
announced by the company
ing capacity at the end of 1961

loans

of

miuion

tion, which is expected to increase
this

1961 sales). '

on

company

share payable as

a

purchase of convertible deben¬

tures, stock

Washington

year

from

The initial income cash dividend
of 20

date, GWII has made 23 in-

vestmlents
or

guid-

counsel

ordinary underwriting.

Inn

trn

asset value
influenced
by the

less

net

tor

nconf

nnf

price fluctuations of
GWII

fiscal

sound

ance

increasing numBy last November, GWII had
porttono companies completely invested or committed

securities,
be

area

fst in and support of this dynamic

group asi ai vehicle for
long-term capital appreciation.

associates believe this insures that
GWTI
GWII will share with the comshare with the com¬

portfolio

the

o

of ior

some

™a£e coLnanv

di

tonnage

The

^n^ial^ su^r^ironvGWII ^ mvestm.ent
possibly gain more.- in the long

debenture.

9

3

provides investors with somewhat
more
protection against suddep
such

and

an

100%

? V1fWpwn

TWIT

buy, at a mutually agreeable price,
amount of stock equal to the

13
12

Metalworking
;
Special Research/Development

downturns

from

^

14

Plastics—

GWII's

GT-U WYrantS

20

Information

Research/Development

the present number of shares
However, litigation

on

m

■

equity for purposes of .increased
C<""^ei bank-- ^borrowing. Psuafly, GWII
jeeks to gain a long-term option to
Flin^

-

-

...

The company obtained a gas rate
increase which was effective for
the entire year 1961, estimated at
$1,516,000 or about 9 cents a share

mcreased by 8 4% and share earn
and b
earnmgg were $1.22 vs. $1.07 m the

^

thev
they

!

good

a

"local" situations has resulted Dealers have been encouraged to.
in an increasing number of at- sell clothes dryers, refrigeratortractive opportunities'from other freezer combinations, electric heat
pub- parts of the country. '

taxpayer.-,........

following classification by in-

a,,c+v-«r.

dustry:

made

and various rate adjustments
still pending several months

con-

future date.

4/\

_

operations

.

ac¬

companies.

of

over

recent

A

the

technical

on

portfolio

versification

en-

possible

experts

of

standing example
years,
years.

and

addition,

affiliated

GWII's

in

In

requested,

tivities

advisors

management

1961

showing, with the number of
electric customers increasing by
6>375 and gas customers by 10,979.

tinued into 1962 and for the twelve

•

is

30.2

$308,462,000 100.0%

fmindpd

ma?

(based

' of
,

-

contesting

large
commercial
To the qualified small business, Small Business.
enterprises. Gas air-conditioning
1949. The board of directors com- GWII offers
3
source of Tunds
Whether
or
not
the
present and
irrigation-pumping now acprises leaders from industry and which might not otherwise be at- legislation is
revised, this writer COUnt for over 30% of the summer
banking in the Washington; D. C
taj"ablein today's market via a believes the perfomance record of gas load

arn'
One

93,101,000

growing

outstanding.

-without limltatiorx-in any giyen capital. Testimony was presented
year against the ordnary income to support tju3 thesis before the

select-

Dr. Seurlock, a chemical
engineer, was a co-founder of Atlantic
Research
Corporation
in

17.0

seasons,

Scurlock,

one.

52,562,000

.

population of the
increased 74% in the

portfolio

to

52.8%

and Surplus

(7,823,780
shs.)

;v
The company has actively prothe continent. Mr. Scurlock moted both electric and gas sales,

claims

Conduc-

president,
GWII offers a major advantage
heads a hard-driving,
fast-moving to the . investor through certain
staff
of
business, financial and provisions in the tax laws. Losses
technical specialists who sift hun- for example, can be written off
ing

1

$162,799,000

stock

$262 million for construction
during the four years (compared

now

t»,0waci,.

the
Lamtex.

are:

ma^ offer tlfeir sTock
lie at

potential.

Dr.

pwtt

''

prpfprrpj

reve-

,

Temp. Depending

hni

a

g

.

tron, Renner, Prodelin and Super-

advsorv

nnmnanip?

^ance.

i^ciatioi^

the

board of di-

technical

aitbmicru

~

t

65 and hence is planning to spend

are

arid industrial growth in the Washpmb%ly aMv^ere significant dPY In^hn, area, its, interests now
near

nanel* portfolio

0

companies , m
whose stock is traded

portfolio

fiwri'o

people—management

,xr

investment. W. R.

Among, other

;

People"* and

one

bonds in

*

some

funds

under consideration.

Continued from page

follows:

as

the

population

in

was

d{^

business

rapidly

a

The management has

and

sales

.

ending 1960, with Phoenix
showing a gain of 311%. The area

V*

required,

T

electric

decade

Bank

■<

com-

1962)

residential.

service

Senior

Development

.v-

59%

Arizona

Finance, Water Resources Authority; Esteban
A. Bird, Executive Vice-President, Banco Credito
Y Ahorro Ponceno; Jose I. Diaz, Controller, Water

interest cost

an

is

The

are-71%

of $25 million mortgage

33%, industrial
irrigation)
28%
and

miscellaneous

Eduardo Lube, Assistant Executive Direc¬

Corp.;

1960.

state's

29%; of electric

(including

Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority; Brainerd
H. Whitbeckj Vice-President, The First Boston

of

group

the

Residential

gas.

for

to

commercial

nues,
A

much

as

permit

ex-

due to
peak
loads.

power

generating units constructed
the three companies can be

farmed

with

Monroe
securities

offices

Street

to

business.

at

311

engage

Officers

East

in

a

are

Lowell W. Franklin,
President
and Treasurer; Fred W, Sueltman,
Vice-President and Secretary; and
Ross L. Enfield, Vice-President
and Assistant Secretary.

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C/yJ

Dollar Confidence Abroad
»

.

.

flnwed^r'beran
r;d rise in us

exnerience

to

a

balance of pay
odianceoi Day-

steaay

turn out to be lower> and yet we
could lose more gold.

of

surpluses.

It

all

not

is

if is

doubt that

in

were

course,

p<?~ential

+hat

the

hPvnnH

«nnwin«»H

Those surpluses,
large part the s
counterpart of our deficits.

inents

abso-

the dollar be

^aine^ to fixed relationship
surprising then, that ^ ' o^hat we wntinue to offe?
the Fifties, the United to goi
11
a

deficit, with the ex*
ception of 1957 when the closing
of
the
Suez
Canal
temporarily
in

was

raised

export level to a very

our

h!gh point.

Early

Gold

to
to

Wav
W y

*

•

pr"y

At

of the
Free World
40/o

andnfJff

and

avoid U' S' taxes'
rais,ed to tbe P°int where the $700 ating abroad should not neglect
The proposed tax bill would million balance-of-payments lm- to fully explore possibilities for

gross U. S. defense ex- procuring their supplies, equipPreferences which favor invest- penditures in foreign exchange in ment, and services from American
ment and earnings by American that country will be completely sources on an economical basis,
citizens and corporations outside offset this year. Similar arrangeFinaiiy, we come to the most
the United statea- thereby en" menta ™!u be sought wherever important aspect of our balance

discouraging outflows primarily motivated by tax
This
proposal

considerations"

practicable with our other major
allies. Our objective, as I noted
earlier, is to achieve a total in
military cash receipts of $1.2 bil-

lion this year.

couraging

the repatriation of these

and

result, among other things,

in improving our balance of pay-

PPn

in

monetary system. But the essential factor is the confidence othc s
panied by any appreciable net have in our currency, and in the
reduction in our gold stocks, be- health and competitive efficiency
cause
other
nations were more of our
economy,
and gold can
than
happy to rebuild the low never be a substitute for that con-

basic balance of payments deficit
in recent years

Let

momeI),t

more

and were not accom-

level oF them dollar
late

the

in

But

reserves.

Rties the

deficit

y

rose
.

arrest ^ife*1 gold

,

u°u

? ar§

hnnJfn

billion

speculation,
ground

often
the

of

from

the

Shnf/vnn/1
who found

a factor,
combined with
of short-term capital

States

bv

Tit

thoy could §ct

interest return in

those

fjrester

3

other than dol-

aues-

TTy .} % i*u®s

of

cate-

receipts

and

navments

p y

might

one

different

of

number

a

capitai

Short-Term

Cpment of commercial exports of
n S
goods and services in
titles sufficien? to
inquan-

assure

this

Ihnnt $1.7
«V,

'

7

About

deficit

reflected

was

in

y

.

if

that

say

exports

Sector

m0Ve-

vided

Las* year the dollar outflow
from short - term capital and unrecorded transactions totaled $1.9
as

But

1960.

year,

form

of

this

in the
it

is

movement

demonstrated. While the
figures

nearlv the

are

is

overall'
Hose

same

Ugures a«i newly toe same close
.

causes

fi0w

of much 0f the short

L l9^1were coVs^

more

than

a

pro-

.

billion dollars

Increasing* Our Exports

in international receipts This year
it is to the American business.f.^ceed that overad man that the nation must look to
The willingness of our al- provide this trade surplus on

|ies. to make these contributions which
to improvement of our payments

withdrawals.
This
after

by

f..

piling

gold

of deficits year

up

placed

ment

rountries

would

have

no

year, and the loss of gold we would have no deficit, and so
United States, represents ondisequilibrium in the interThe deficit is frequently, blamed

the

the

other

each year in

we

countries we wouia nave no
deficit, or if imports were lower
4.11.1

j

alarming in this situation, but it emphasizes the considerable importance of the con-

the cold war, by pointing to
defense expenditures abroad
which last year had an impact
of nearly $3 billion on our balance of Payments position.

fidence of foreign central bankers
in the dollar and of their willing-

U.

national

payments

be

must

system

corrected.

which

There

is

nothing

to

ness

hold

convert

gold

them

into

rather
call

a

than

on

our

President

office,

Kennedy took
immediately began a

he

vigorous

lmtiated

build

reduce

eliminate

baiance

our

to

program

eventually
a

°f

pjjyments, and
of

series

and

deficit

the

to

measures

confidence

up

in

and

pro-

tection for the dollar.
The

near-crisis

confidence

and

was

soon

our

deficit

was

billion

in

So
in

was

in
cut

far

this year the reduction
balance of payments deficit
continued. Compared to last

$2.5
it has

billion,
at

run

to

date

this

annual rate

an

$1.5 billion. Our target is
elimination of the deficit en-

tirely, and

hope to reach that

we

by the end of next
will

not

or

Whether

year.

depends

too
factors to make any definbut I will give you

many

upon

Promises,
my

to

that

assurance

States

the

Government will

do

everything

restore

an

United
continue

its power

in

equilibrium.

Payments

Balance

to

|

Imnrnve

n,.i

Lr;»l7n,!E

n
a

e

ur

gold losses

greater than

ame

period

This
a

countries

is

abroad,

than
It

tnat
in

for the

were

despite the
payments

Partly

the

dollars

of

can

our

to

those

coun-

is

dollars

Quite

there
our

will

in

be

payments




their

possible

re-

this

improve-

single

the deficit. The
result of all the

be pointed to as the cause
problem.
Thus, it would

be possible to have a deficit without

expenditures

defense

any

abroad, or to continue defense ex-

the broader questions of a more
defending

and v developing

abroad

on

a

scale

what we plan to do.

imnnrt^nt

rnip

in

the

outside

the

United

States for aid and defense.
The
use of U. S. goods instead of dol-

S-made prod-

_who must sell U

Free World

ucteLTfervkes

There are other ways in which
cooperation can be used to in-

home

Sers

in
on

abroad

at

and

competition with forat a price and

aTcale

Stion Cu

Among the indirect ways is

surplus tne

res'

instance,

could have

we

tradp
,

ro

tl0^,¥e 1^1960-

r

:

:

.

This lack of speculation

reflected the much improved at-

mosphere, of international finan-

bodies and private, businesses, to
gravitate toward the United States
in

the

search

for

new

kets

,

haven played

an

important

roie in fthe industrial and economic pr0gress of our nation, and
they now offer an economical and
highly reliable market for foreign
money markets.
,
governments and concerns seekAlso, the international interest ing investment funds.

differentials

that

encourof short-

aged large movements
term funds in 1960 became less
pronounced in 1961, in some cases,

dpfip;t

intention

which

would

to

take

any

«+

1961,

private
almost

commercial

credits

to

largely to finance U. S.
ports.
We are happy to see
exports rise, and we should
pan,

Ja-

;

inctf £^^^1

"uiQS:

talled f b lll0n'
required^ only a
.^fase^in
overa11 exports to achieve that
assuming- a constant 1m-

result

P°Th.7Yeert

action

i f

inhibit the frep flow

between ^'nations" fl°W

exnand

to

rL^ key

the

to

*

exoorts

improving

impruvmg uu

Pjacea s"cb
7naI .
why he has asked bus essmen to
%
ormm^in the^ II S

Markets
It is important to the sound de-

™»mherTrf'Commerce

ex-

velopment of the European countries — whose surpluses are the

our

counterpart of our deficits

£b.e'

rec-

—

that

expand and improve their
own capital and savings markets,
and make every effort to remove

they

.

p

lars
in
foreign
aid
is
being is perhaps the most. important
maximized to reduce the effect on single factor currently aiding our
our balance of payments, and at efforts.
This attitude is based on
present only about one aid dollar the realization that it is not mereout of every three is being spent ly the United States payments

same

al

pf

thn-so

gram

r

a

H

•

export

Arpiripan

lllnrlv

flaes
c-ie-

a

Dro-

our

is

an-

Pamnakn
and

pxnnrts

f;nd

tn

The

wavs'

.

h;

f

.
-

.

brine

to

th:„ |
,

to

nar-

HHvin? pnternrisp

lAn^ cr. a
-

<(E"

tn

expansion
thp

f
p

and

'

wavs

wartime

tu

finding

industries makine

a a
.

old

onnfrihution

of

L

time removing

drain on U. S. capital which
contributes to the deficit in our
balance of payments. It will also
create increased opportunities for
the flow of European funds into

•

-

njfjpnri+

in

exoorts

exnand

tn

jmnrnvintf

r_A

iri! exist-

alreadv

g ' <■SnortaT

™'

.

ment in other countries and areas.
One of the signs of our prog- This will provide a sound basis
ress is the increasing atmosphere for
future European expansion,
while at the

well

npw'wnVq

Cooperation

of international cooperation which

"

an-

neVs' Council
aT7 nnmher of

'

,

and

RY

Vhe

the many restrictions which burden these markets and inhibit the
movement of funds into invest-

Growmg International

is

our

KennlSy

Europeans' Inadequate Capital

capital outflow in
half
represented

bank

i

tnat is wny rresiaent xvenneay

Of the $1.4 billion in recorded
S.

a

sound Uke an impossible job,
-^t a^u^y^^^e ^plu? on

due in part to this cooperation.
a.

with

may

We have neither the desire nor

the

it

reDiared

and

a
^ •; A'
Doubling our export surplus

capital.

This is natural. Our capital mar-

'aal^cooppation and the speculators belief that such cooperation
would thwart attempts to profit
by speculating in the international

deficit by reducing or off-setting

governmental ex-

the plant,

in the channels of distribution

or

tT»p

extension of credit.

We have sought to reduce the

the land, in

man—on

shar^nS of the cost of

doubled our last vear we export
commercial would
surolu^
s110" an important role in the
d
others
governmental
su^Pias ias^ yedr> we wouia
sudden worsening of the situa- pea?s an^ ot{iers' governmental have wiped out our payments
an

adequate for our security and still ognize that money borrowed to
eliminate the deficit which if3 buy exports is a useful form of

of

k
.

Our job—business and mine—is
abroad.
This ratio, however, is position that is involved, but the increased
direct
and
portfolio to make every American producer
lower in recent aid commitments; trade and payments system of the investment into other parts of aud businessman export-conscious,
the objective is to get it down Free World which is based, in the
Free
World including the and to urge that each of them give
to one dollar in five.
large part, on the soundness of United States.
serious consideration to what they
Furthermore, the cost of our the dollar. There is a growing
I should add that the full bene- can do to 1"lt'at® or <;xpa™ ,e^:
military aid is being increasingly awareness in other- nations that fits of this removal of restrictions Port productionnot onlytoitneir
offset by military procurement by whlle the Primary responsibility on the free flow of capital by own profd—Bnd export trade can
our allies through purchases from
for, ending our payments deficit other countries in the Free World be hlShly Prof;table —
even
the United States.
This year, for rests with the United States, the can
oniy be achieved if U. S. ™ore important, for the profit.of
instance, our military expendi- cooperation of other nations is businessmen themselves voluntheir country, and tor tne lmtures will be offset by about $1.2 essential
to the success of our tarily encourage the sort of re- Portant contribution a higher exb'"i°n in military receipts, a efforts, and that our success is sponse that is necessary.
It is, P°rt 1 eve 1 wil ™a
o
sharp increase over last year. This lust as vitalto those other nations foI- example, important to the nahonal stability of the d°Uarwill reduce by more than a third as
ls
United States.
nation and to American firms
This need to expand our exthe impact on our balance of payThe greatly
increased
inter- themselves, to encourage increas- nort trade is the basic reason bements of our defense expenditures national cooperation has consid- ing
interest in investing in hind-President Kennedy's trade
overseas.
erably improved the ability of the American securities and in the program/The fantastic growth of
major industrial nations to pre- American capital market by Euro- Western Europe in the last dec.

_

Taxing Foreign Earnings

re-

among

traditionally hold gold

ratner
serve.

ment

far this year

our

in

tries which

year

in

shut

s tion.
oi

so

they

last year,

mprovement
p

self

penditures

billion

one

any

that

final an-

For, in the

situation also provides a basis for aiysis? it is the American business-

tern.

abroad rate

different payments and receipts,
and no single one of them by it-

$2.5

to

of about

we

the

1960

year's

the

causes

is

the impact of

our

year

—

third, from $3.9

half.

has

factor

mean

spending

alone—or indeed

cut by a

1961, and the gold outflow
m

not

does

defense

S.

the

improvement
position during 1961 was
significant.
The overall annual

in

that

But

penditures

of

in the dollar of late 1960

dissipated

oar.

deficit

reserves

When

in

dollars

on

international position

our

depends.

tern1 now in iyoi weie consider
prpaqp +up pffipipnpV anH
^ Y?
; ,
ably different from those of 1960. crease tne efficiency and stability wlth the quality that will assure
Thcrp
an
nf thp
^ th.6 international monetary sys- tv»p cxnandins trade surnlus the

Qiich

.

n g0 a

withHrowoic

Only an

rangement for payment from Italy developing countries of the Free
in July of $178 million. Last year's WorW; or inhibiting U. S. business
military receipts ran about $400 ;n its' legitimate and proper inmillion, and with debt prepay- "staent activities^abroad

de'ficit^ SUthTre wwe^lesslng- had'YeeYa lruptive ^fluence the opening up of European capi^
been
of terrt Drl^ate^U S.^apital invest- » 19«0. and which had played tal markets. There has latelyEuro—^^
P
increasing tendency for

billion

an

increasing trade surplus will wipe
out our deficit without weaken-

or

S hulfnn

trade surplus.

creasing

,

(

Debt prepayments scheduled for
+tkls yeaf are already approaching

ments of almost $700 million,

*

of the

-

the

nrooerlv

tion-why does the United States
have a deficit at all. Since the
balance of payments is made up
gories

a

short.term

_

merdSt

precisely here that the importance

Imbalance
raises

of

at

loofc for a
mysterious

preceding

Thls f"als®s pr°pe

§

area

us

billion, almost as great

No Single Factor Causes

ex-

became

United

navments

of

halanre

nr

late in 1960,
the back-

speculation,

outflow

an

t

.
deficit.

m

international

change markets,
This

°^r yeara

ged almost
which al-

of

i«pl10nA?^
losses. Also,

gold

m

6 PaS^

I!
year,

a

piimi-

and

rpdljpp

$3 5

..

program—the devel-

of payments

ments PositionSo much for the attack upon the quarter- ot ~ a \bllJi°n" d?11.lar ing our national security position
Sti^nin!^^ the international thf elements that have contrib- mark France almost $60 million role in helping the growth ofvital
with
overseas, diminishing
our
functioning of
uj.ed most substantially to our from
and the recent arthe
and

averaged only about a billion dolyear,

also add, in a similar
U. S. businesses oper-

limit certain existing special tax pact of

lars

a

familiar American sources.

In the case of the Federal Re-

competitive consid-

smooth

continued

the

the 1950s the deficits

in

business

earnings

rTencv

Gave

Dollars
ollars

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

balance of payments of long-term to reduce our balance of payments borrowing abroad, especially jn
private investment abroad
by deficit: first, as I mentioned earl- support of the operations of their
U. S. companies. The government ier, by their increased military own foreign branches and subsidoes not
wish to interfere with „procurement in the United States, diaries,
instead
of relying
as
the free flow of that investment, and
second, by prepayment of heavily as they do on the easy
where
it
is
based
on
practical debts owed to the United States, alternative of seeking funds from

would

during
balance of payments post-

States
tion

.

without improvement in our gold erations of a long - term nature public of Germany, our receipts
I might
position
Indeed, our deficit may rather than short-term desires to from
military sales are being vein, that

'

3

Continued from page

.

verd

payments impact of our foreign
aid and defense spending.
Our

COpe with the threat of
disruptive flows of shortterm capital.
In addition, it has
given rise to an even more im-

efforts

portant

So

ing,

much

for

in both

to

progress

the

areas

expand

balance

are

the

already made.

of

continu-

significant
There is

position, still the short-term effect

on

cur

or

sudden

manifestation, which has

been largely overlooked.
I refer
to two areas in which our allies
are

aiding directly in

our

efforts

pean

institutions and individual
investors.
The shares of major
American corporations should be
listed on foreign stock exchanges,

ade has created vast new markets for just the kind of goods
that our own manufacturers are
so
skilled and experienced in

particularly in Europe and Japan,
in greater numbers.
American
firms might also explore and seek
out more fully opportunities for

producing. New cars, new highways, new shopping centers, new
suburban developments—all these
are characteristic of the rapidly

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196

Number

expanding European
Market

Common

members, and
lating
growth

As the

scene.

takes

6178

in

new

this self-stimu¬

as

continues,

these

markets will grow also.

It

is

that

mainten¬

we

fail to

we

maintain

our

access

to European markets at this criti¬
cal
time
when
new
trade
patw

_

terns""'are "beTng"evolved""
customers

new

when

forming pref-

are

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.

episode over steel prices.
recall, that was the reason
given for seeking the price increase.
There are other ways of
recent
If you

modernization

financing

for the

of United States export trade
have a part in this future.

ance

If

essential

<

.

which

not

would

besides

however,

increases

price

ways

damage

the

(291)

Sacrifice to Keep Prices Stable
This brings me to the

final and
perhaps the most important point
i have to make.
That is simply
this:

all

efforts to

our

ternational

stability

dermined if

we

restore in-

will

be

un-

unable to

are

con-

r™ymTeMideThrta??stment ctnhfimaintain reasonable Price
credit is

sential

of

them, and

It

one

one.

is

far

es-

an

ef-

more

European
aware

today

bankers

are

of this. They are not seri-

A

"\X7V\

xxfe
i

„

VV tJ

i

^

solev

we

at

liter

some

have

been

find

mav

date

ourselves

unable

bY

without

set

This

us.

tx

the

deeper, of course, than
customer preferences.
It encompasses the whole range of busi-

in

some

they develop, and much the tion

as

that

tomed

xu0x

crm™

0ui„x

:e

credit to stimulate modernization

stability, and what failure

this

in

be said

on

„n

xu

•

is linked with the Treasury De-

to

accus-

chinery

and

.

equipment

tax

a

a

and

threatening in¬

The

fluence.

other

Now

is

obviously

with

the

Common

with other

questioh

duction.
ment

time

business in

the

on

—

of mutual tariff

re-

workers

and

the

readjust-

export

industries

thing, however, is to
goods

in

expand

in

h notions

J

these

as

area

this

and

a

At present

Department

has

its

listing of
opportunities, and
the publication and distribution
of these opportunities has been
trade

widened

Export Credit Insurance
Even

important is the new
credit insurance system,

more

from

uuwy.

wuay,

as

serious damage by reducing
our share of trade in world mar-

kets.

_

days

when

internal

our

market

ovnondino

and

expanding.

for American

its

used

mighty
developing
Now is the time
own

was"

guarantee

competitive

abilitv

and

to help this nation develop the highest standard of liv
_

ing

on

use

,that

the

enterprise
tion

face

to

of

the

talent,

same

earth, to
drive and

maintain

posi-

our

the greatest trading nation
the world

in

effect

oenents

for

competitive

new

frontier

American

they

producers
means
have to have coopera¬

will

tion from government, and we are

making

effort
that cooperation.
It

is

well

European
have

provide

that

known

Western

producers

modernizing

earlythis
early this

comparaoie

down

have

in
in

me
the

.valuable.

guidelines

me.rit

tfurattentiraTwill re
careiui attention, it win re?

quire cooperation by government

than

suit.

This

n

the

many,

in world markets.

the trade

program

goods

our

through

have

to

We need

ensure

to

access

that

Euro-

markets, but that is not the
end of the story. Once
there, they
must be competitive, and that is
an area where we are
moving for¬

pean

ward

several

on

wu

ba^

•

+

Bank,

S.

fronts.

j

Credit

Plan

credit

shares

risks.

porters

have

insurance
dreds

The

Modernization

tee

provides for a tax reduction
or credit equal to
7% of the ex¬
penditure
of
a
businessman
or

farmer

for

equipment
We

are

machinery

new

used

in

his

attempting

increased

to

or

business

have

that

to

ant

thing

too

often

8%, but th§ import¬
is that this measure—
misunderstood

business community

is

in

the

really
effective tool in assisting business

to

modernize

C°The

times what thev

many

ht L Xt

n

L

w,

used to be or what

nnr

we in our

moments believe

saner

they

ought to be. The rate at which
these

figures

have

grown

is

rate

at

s
.7.
&auwal ai>
much greater than ,the rate
at which population has in.

creased,

than

the

un¬

the

of

dollars

have

information

ex¬

the

effect

on

pro-

...

^

u

have

to

—

meet

a

foreign

importance of the need to
to meet foreign com-

modernize

petition

was

underlined




in

the

-

nr

»—-r——

less

somewhat

m

wnren

lunas

'are

10

De

j-

f

_

raisea, me Kinas ana amounts
of taxes

to

be

levied

are

of

rate importance,

rjrohablv

rnthpr

apnprallv

,

.

.

leaders
ers

0f business
of business

limitpH

labor

or

pur-

intprpsfc tn thp

snppial

limited special interests to .the

-

and

international

export

economics

to h that fhmr
it
their
+rv

cpo

see

ooinc

gains

are

will

short¬

lived, and they, as well as the
nation, will have lost something
of

lasting value
position in Free

a_H it5„nprafinrK

security,
economic
development, and
its
trade and payments systems.
If, on the other hand, we all

interest,

we

our

^"X-hrth

men,s are_
ments area

the
L.

the

anrf
and

in

....
our

Thev

mav

principles of taxation and
F
K..

like.

can

prob-

we

have in

mind

this moment is this: A

at

budget

^
.Mi

--a-

their

manufacturing, dis¬
tribution and research and devel¬

x

j.i_

the

future

of

national

position of the
States primarily depends.
In the
covery

for

the most

rious sort °f criticism- It

economy,

has

inflation.

and

we

in

R.

HILLS, Calif-Monroe
has

Stark

Francisco.
re¬

become

with Hannaford
He

was

J. B. Hanauer &

associated

Talbot

&

of

San

formerly with

Company.

can

take

^

nr.

.

j,

_

,

Two With V. K. Osborne

the fact that

substantially

Prices

have

and

wholesale

both

indus¬

price indices

have actually declined.

price index

no

remained

rose

The

con-

about 1%

BEVFRLY
A.

joined

Osborne

Beverly

during the recovery, but most of
this reflected the increasing

Both

^ost

HILLS, Calif-Robert

Fidler and Matthew C.

have

Pacific

of services rather than goods.

great in 1961

as

192|

in

some
LIlt;
the

..

Even if

&

Sons,

Drive,
Coast

were

staff

the

of

Inc., 241

members
Stock

Wilkin

V.

K.

North
of

the

Exchange,

formerly with Garat &

Polonitza, Inc.

it

as

take

we

after the

year

wax,
war,

iai/,
1947,

say
say

.

nriu
find

tl

t

:nm

of

end
we
we

for

^ f°Ir £Tveto beSultf™at year nave X° De .multito
ff;1*?"1""

^

c
AAAatw
We find that in 1929

of 1961

vrir

•

,

,

for the government; by

ing
1Qcn

}960 °ne out_of fvery ?ix or
T011S.
of
.

take

II we take the amount
tne amount
we

and salaries paid out

wages

4-uese

vears

?
fmf

find

we

f

local-

the

T

.

u
kmd of stnrv

Tn wrv

u

ac

wel1

as

y

as Federal IS
much f
too

t
t+

mUck" whether
It;u1S^0stlng US far t0°
much
we

gauge

it

we can pay or

figurtes. reY£al that gove,rnment f ,thls country has

sese-

may

,

.

t-i

i

i

attention to the Fed-

at

lives and

our

ter of whether

belts

and

whether

we

,

conscience

of the

and

ideas

of

our

go

It

the
we

many,

soothe

smooth

Keynesian
with

we

or

delay the day of

nesian notions.
do

as

with

government

tighten

we

pay

reckomng

to

our

...

activities

It will, of course, be noted
once that this is not a mat¬

our

talk

neo-Keysimply has

or

of

amount

need.
many

The
4'mod¬
sharp

include in our
ern" thinkers are at
observations also the budgets
variance with American traof the lesser political subdivi- variance 3;'^ ™' "si0ns which, while
possibly dltions, and, wh believe, with
or

„innina '
hndlv
the sound and valld ldeas on the
n0Y smnmg as Daaiy as me
national government, cerJ
*
5 F
n.t

as

W have not bee.n Pfrude"l

^natb®a^ffaaf®sme^ere
IH

come

to a

rlalMng

sense

of

fact

is no this simPle but very vital f
—and did Something about it.
mind that at Until we do we
may expeck
present
this infirmity in
nQthing frQm the politicians.
Washington and throughout
the country is fully as much
With F. I. Du Pont
to be regretted as the all too
(Special to The Financial Chronicle)
often carelessness of official- LINCOLN, Neb.—John W. Clark
dom about holding their out- is now affiliated with Francis I.
du Pont & Company.
lay within their income.

IinanClal aiiairS.

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

been

virtually stable,

sumer

United

face of the excellent

great satisfaction

trial

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

BEVERLY

....

our

eral budget

and the promising outlook

the

there

inter¬

the

5 times
was

economic

x

rtom--X be balanced by the levy of

With Hannaford Talbot

own

opment,

in 1929. Gross
Product was
only

National

.

^

T.

still be open to
open

fine

Upon
their
the efficiency;

increase

to

what they were

ita permeated
may be perfectly balanced and
bo

„.

businessmen.

of

F

degree and extent that the

Asking Too Much
What

domestic

of the Ameri¬

energy

Y

"

#

ability and

Changes

counts by the Department

^ wjia^

World

confidently expect that

as

®
J.Tft brief> government, Trndm-nland
state
ww anart
what apart from the hnduet brlef> governra
from the budget I
1
ixmll
io

strategic

our

—

L

We f.inc* to*al government
exPenditures in 1961, as reported in the national ac-

...

economy—will prove amendable taxes to which no one can
eAP°iL A1JAUto solution, and that the solutions take valid objection, and still
*n
^cJe^inJ.to b°ih wl11 .not be in c?ufhct, but be worthy of the strongest
our Kadrte surp us,i® the
will harmonize to provide greater cnnc\pmnS\nn It mav be takPromising wa^ of solving our bal- prosperity at home and an exten- condemnation. It may De
sio? of tb? frontiers of freedom ing entirely too much of curgovernment will help where it and security abroad.
rent output for use by govcan,
the primary responsibility
*An address by Mr. Fowler before the
Omment
3. Criticism that is
for this expansion will depend, in
Commerce Department Regional ConferVaM today Whether We COnthe
end, upon the imagination, ence, Atlanta, Ga., June
20, 1962.
T

Historical

as

.

S1]P

,

people.

armi-

bility is maintained, we can ex5
y
,9
Y
pec^.
measures we have taken understood and realized, but
and will take to have the desired these matters are ordinarily
effects. If, however, short-sighted
:ts_
regarded as in a realm someregarded as in a realm some-

°n' ^
Can act in the Public
an increas-

overall

our

.and

requested

on

j.

Li I+e
expected to

ing

com¬

already taken out
totalling hun¬
of

a

a

and

Hundreds

more

the pub-

-

with

■

,

taken place in our income

ex

risks

pool

millions

«

K
be

of

At present the tax measure be¬
fore the Senate Finance Commit¬

as

...

roverinc

binders

of

detailed

Export-

Bank

political
the

mercial

tu-

t-umnieicidi

risks

the

with

ability

and

long

commercial ex? est the naturai ]aws 0f domestic well its operations. They may
ex.clV®10n f tbe. national inter- and be left to
discussion of

dIlu
political and

t,ululwl

derwrites

nn-

ui

government

a

agency" to write'nolicies
port

m

wuiivuig

operation with the V

Import

.lnsur"

working

LUiiifidi iw,

both
UUU1

+

' insurance amounts to

ance

ctiiLc

greater

even

,•

+

can

Investment

'

ac-

Outlays as reported
Treasury figures are

A

themselves

■

them,

improved quality and lower unit
costs, to be more competitive than
ever

De-

rpason

,

bear. If they do so, and price sta-

„pr uct!!"" level and is particularly imporincreasing as a repaiiicuiaiiy impoi-

allows

so

than they believe the market will the first

?

ity has been

hv

business, labor and the financial available devoted without
sect°rs of our society if we are hesitation to the retirement
to meet our problems at home
, .
and abroad without resorting to
'
monetary or other
But— and this is a point
re^^*?"s'
that is all too frequently over¬
Without question, at least for
the next 12 months, some self- looked sometimes by the very
f°^®t™eS„b7„^he.Vef7.
restraint and possibly some sacri- elect—there are many,
elect—there are
many
fice is called for to avoid exces- other defects a
budget may
sive wage
lt either evolvor.,Pricf- increases at develop without either evolvthis, very sensitive time when um ..ncf sprjftlls Hpfirits or ami4,"Aa VCi-y
imi, wuC« our
«,pr:mi<, Hpficitc
economy is moving toward full jng 8^_U\^icits ^ a^u

becomes

exporters will be

course,

lic debt is as large as it is
f11rwqc
now — and the funds thus

afforded

been
United
united

of

governed

®va5*a!jn*? ^be significance of pro- couraged

to

i

hundreds

rapidly

more

piuuuceis
producers

..uve

to

every

be

must

they,

As to

nomic Advisers has already laid

insurance

medium-term

as

This

surpluses,

avaii^blerthe protection

business, wnicn nas
which has

resources

feasible.

as soon as

musi De governed Dy^ reason
and good sense. When feasible
for they certainly should be en-

The President's Council of Eco-

.pever, before; a new'frontier for that provided their foreign com- management, and tebtnyactanr-on
American business, comparable to ;petitors.
Later this year, when a voluntary basis, should content
the

end

^

this, J American

uduc

do

ex-

that

sure

increased

to it that* export
the which went into

see

are

to

successful

a

Commerce

some

with

cooperate

profitable enterprise.

which will be obliged to adjust to
nhe imports that will result from
lower
tariffs.
The
important V

American

both

be

greatly

those

-

will

reduction

on
our
part, and the proprovides for assisting those

gram

to

efforts

ports, and to make

tariff

require

to

measures

sponsibility
to

Market-

nations

Mutual

will

now

the

is
initiating
fulfilMtg re-

government

UIUC1

Must Not Delay Entry to ECM

vital

the

J*eve*?Pmeni 01

n

the sub- counts.

.

disturbing

and

compila-

S,?nfS~an^ tha* 18 a^0ut a11 their so-called national

Europe-oriented mar— treatment which is on a par with
ket, and which may look upon that received by their major forexports from the United States as eign competitors.

deal

or
such

i?et we will have in
with°atL us' -the 1T!?re the businessmen credit—will give nomjc is dependent n^her <casionally they may be—then which inflation has proceeded,
*nv?stment and farmers us- level posi.ion.
dealing our
on price sta^
■J
J
a
'
Europe whose own special ing substantial quantities of ma- bility. Excessive price rises could they should be brought to an and than the growth that has

interests will have become

a

vin

"Pon the situation in which Budget

difficulty
a

£

state of the
It is a matter of little conthe time of the cern whether we seek subappraisal.
Deficits may be stantiation of such charges in
helpful or harmful depending the so-called Administrative

.

with

1

page

xx

economy at

would , do to our payments we mu§t heartily disagree,
partment's
administrative
pro- position.
While there is no great We believe that deficits, pargram
for
overall
revision of danger of inflation at present, we ticularly when the
shortage is
ness relationships,
both here and guidelines and procedures affect- ]Tu®t not forget for one msiant ^ ^
made up bv bank borabroad.
Firms
will
be
either ing depreciation of equipment—a that continued price or wage inlu
1Act^e "F yj uuiik doi
geared to deal with the United program which we will announce creases beyond average produc- rowing, should m general be
States, or not. Furthermore, the early in July.
These two pro- tivity gains could represent a real avoided like the plague. When
more
we
allow this new pattern grams—depreciation revision and threat to
our international eco- they are unavoidable—as ocgoes much

•

fective and efficient than other oUsly concerned today about our same can be said of surpluses, partment of Commerce has
alternatives, such as the various fiscal policy provided it is dis- according to these easy rea- evolved in the develooment of

r^

to

Continued from

xr^

forms of accelerated depreciation, ciplined and controlled and is not
that it offers a maximum of allowed to contribute to an inflagain that access, no matter what stimulus
to modernization for tionary surge. They do, however, that is to
concessions we may be prepared each dollar of tax revenue lost.
have considerable concern over ject.
to offer, because the pattern may
The proposed investment taxi our capacity to maintain price
With
erences

T4~
JL L

Ot/fc/

23

doubt

m

our

>

24

The Commercial and Financial

(292)

Indications of Current
Business

The

Activity

week
Latest
Week

(per cent capacity)

steel operations

Indicated

Equivalent to—
ingots and castings (net tons)

Steel

oil

Crude
42

Kerosene

Distillate

oil

"

Ago

July

(bbls.)—

7,237,210

6

July

"

6

6
6

8,632,000
30,627,000

"

63.6

1,587,000

1,779,000

7,260,260
■*

.

7,196,960

.

8,635,000

30,957,000

7,014,910
'•

8,526,000

1

ALUMINUM

(BUREAU

OF

AMERICAN

2,558,000

Steel

28,636,000
1,995,000

2,830,000

——;—July

6

13,974,000

13,652,000

6

5,541,000

6,014,000

——July
—~—-—■.—July
1
——July

6

186,478,000

187,271,000

6
6

30,257,000

29,682,000

123,367,00 '

118,005,000

July

6

46,020,00

July
of cars)—July

7
7

419,584

13,521,000

12,560,000
•

.5,591,000

-•

IRON

ingots

'(net

j

STEEL

steel

tons)—Month

Month

of

184,211

Finished

(bbl.)

gasoline

(hbls.)

oil

fuel

Distillate

Residual

at—

—

-at

(bbls.)

fuel oil-(bbls.)

at———

:

at,

44,726,000

168,507,000

184,611,000:

-

26,541,000
-95,628,000

589,656

581,336

7,589,000

484,559

478,836':

July 12

$428,300,000

$543,800,000

$478,000,000

July 12
July 12

228,600,000

168,100,000

213,300,000

199,700,000

375,700,000

July 12
July 12

freight loaded (number of cars)
freight received from connections

Revenue
Revenue

(no.

138,500,000

245,700,000

264,700,000
195,600,000

;

•

U.

BANKERS'

*

construction——

Private

:

construction

Public

municipal—

and

State

Federal

—

61,200,000

OF

$594,600,000
185,700,000

'

v

96,700,000'

69,100,000

lignite

and

coal

Bituminous

DEPARTMENT

7

July

INDEX—FEDERAL

SALES

STORE

7

July

:

7

1,565,000

*9,115,000

8,740,000

112,000

332,000

303,000

119

V-C 1<

130

152

warehouse

on

1,422,000

Electric

output

"'

steel

15,442,000

15,991,000

15,071,000

i
253

284

354

304

Export
Lead

refinery

$66.44

$66.44

$66.44

$66.44

$25.17

$25.17

$24.50

30.600c

30.600c

30.600c

28.525c

28.625c

28.750c

9.500c

9.500c

U.

9.500c

To

11.000c

9.300c

9.300c

JZinc

(delivered)- at

July 11
July 11

12.000c

12.000c

12.000c

12.000c

11.500c

11.500c

11.500c

11.500c

July 11
July 11

24.000c

24.000c

24.000c

26.000c

112.375c

112.000c

114.250c

Straits

tin

(New

York)

at

of

OF

MINES)—

South

To

Asia

Central

(net

(net

(net

tons)

:

.

U.

Bitumii«Hf:PW>al and:4igifitre6(net

Pennsylvania

91.19

91.91

88.95

89.78

86.78

87.18

•

f
85.46

Average

81.66

82.03

81.29

83.53

84.04

corporate

89.09

89.37

87.45

88.67

88.54

89.64

87.59

3.95

3.98

3.77

3.88

4.63

4.63

4.59

4.70

4.33

4.33

4.28

4.41

4.49

4.49

5.03
Railroad

Public

Group

MOODY'S

Orders

U.

S.

Percentage

of

5.08

Index

orders

June

CONSUMER

4.90

4.86

4.90

OF

4.48

4.46

4.60

OIL, PAINT AND DRUG

4.44

4.59

mated

July 17

367.2

368.7

368.0

371.0

7
7

294,844

326,698

379,243

238,444

361,631

345,766

July

7

63

99

7*

506,838

450,536

496,282

A.—

116,196

*137,801

113,125

159,062

166,056

141,140

of 2,000 pounds)-—;
stocks at end of period (tons

138,555

144,313

139,700

69,838

71,040

89,006

80.0

80.4

80.7

$57,593

$56,650

43,893

43,285

41,584

17,683

17,343

16,933

11,423

11,333

10,929

3,131

3,094

,

pounds)

;
!

—

COMMERCE

COMMISSION—

middle

at

of

short

115.40

202,725

of

May

______

Single

_____

.

!

credit—

consumer

Personal

114.00

.".

.1

modernization

and

credit

term

31:

credit

Repairs

RE¬

SERIES—Esti¬

credit—

consumer

Other

449,261

FEDERAL

THE

intermediate

Automobile

228,454

113.72

OF

and

as

._

OUTSTANDING—BOARD

SYSTEM—REVISED

loans—

loans

11,656...

J

*

:!

$54,196

3.1G0

11,515

10,622
•

Noninstalment

117.25

S.

pounds)

pounds)

millions

in

INDEX—

July 13

U.

Jun^!'

of

'__

Instalment

94

July

,

1,344,000

moritft

2,000

GOVERNORS

Total

REPORTER PRICE

AVERAGE=100

in

2,000
of

CREDIT

SERVE

at end of period

(tons)

31,844,000

*1,315,000

Railway Employment
(1957-59=100)

4.52

———————

37,140,000

of

4.51

-July

activity——1

-

4.75

5.02

ASSOCIATION:

(tons)-

45-

38,145,000

(tons

A.

copper

2,000

4.48

i——.July

*

tons)____i_

fabricators—

to

INTERSTATE

4.54

4.62

5.05

of

4.89

INDEX

(tons)-

Production

194!)

In

of

(tons

Delivered

July 17

._,

PAPERBOARD

received

Unfilled

(tons

Refined

—July 17

Group

Group

COMMODITY

NATIONAL

Crude

July 17

Utilities

Industrials

■/v.;

4.43

4.65

4.65

3,350

tons)—.1,336,000

(net

For

Copber production

83.53

Refined

Aaa

anthracite

COPPER INSTITUTE

V—

83.66

I' ",

1,988

_:

90.06

89.09

July 17

457

June:

87.58
86.11

AVERAGES:

DAILY

13,451

188

74-

87.59

Bonds

81,239

6,935

(BUREAU OF MINES)—Month

89.25

July 17

BOND YIELD

Government

S.

94,809'

42,610

(net tons)

87.05

July 17

MOODY'S

53,352

62,968

tons)

yv

87.61

July 17

I

(net

tons)

87.83

.July 17

Group

.

53,417

America

87.05

July 17

Group

947,000

'330,000

116.875c

>

81.90

Industrials

1,277,000

'.

y

tons)___

America

To Australia

of

.

186,000

118,541

and

July 17

Group

"

anthracite

88.95

Utilities

924,000

*

-

86.78

Public

1,115,000

1,110,000

282,000

___•

91.19

Railroad

$2,392,000

1,142,000

725,000

July 17

corporate—

Average

$2,252,000

814,000

1,007,000

__,

j

tons)

Europe

To

AVERAGES:

DAILY

BOND PRICES

Government Bonds

U. S.

$1,821,000

*

(BUREAU

May:

COAL OUTPUT
MOODY'S

Month

;

North

To

10.800c

at

—

-

exports of Pennsylvania

(net

27.875c

9.300c

(primary pig, 99.5%)

702,970,000.

municipal

EXPORTS

S.

30.600c

!

July "■ 1

Aluminum

69,819,000*

854,804,000

$36.67

.

July 11

at

V

Federal

and

Month

St. Loui6)

182,502,000

,96,102,000

$395,245,000,
895,824,000

___________$2,342,243,000$2,344,825,0Q0$2,270,681,000,

RECORD

omitted):

construction

State

(St. Louis) at
(East

24,321,000

121,658,000

144,690,000

construction

construction

6.196c

Lead

Zinc

S.

Private

COAL

at

23,247,000

.

NEWS

(000's

U.

6.196c

July 11
July 11

at

York) at

(New

June

6.196c

M. J. QUOTATIONS):

&

refinery

787,084,000

24,783,000
91,817,000

—-IIIIIII—

_!____

6.196c

Electrolytic copper—
Domestic

of

Total

July
July
July

—

stored

ENGINEERING

16,749,000

$461,930,000

751,011,000

.

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION-

Public

lb.)
Pig iron <per gross ton)
Scrap steel (per gross ton)—
(E.

&

July 12

(per

METAL PRICES

DUN

$472,814,000

BANK

/

114

PRICES:

COMPOSITE

Finished

—

INC.

BRADSTREET,
IRON AGE

INDUSTRIAL)

AND

78,050
207,820

!____,
_IIII__II
and shipped between

Total

—July 14

kwh.)_

(in 000

(COMMERCIAL

"•

t;,

63,000

ELECTRIC INSTITUTE:

FAILURES

82,286

145,340

OUT-

RESERVE

June'30:

credits

countries

72,816'

83,026

71,199

147,068

857,128,000 "

of

;

goods

foreign

'

•

t

ACCEPTANCES

exchange

CIVIL
EDISON

•

_

Domestic

RESERVE

SYSTEM—11)47-4!) AVERAGE—100

?. 72,927

___-i____i________lL_III-jI~~--: '
shipments ■ _l"___1__iZ_2I~II—_Z

Based

July

(tons)

Pennsylvania anthracite (tons)—

''

"

FEDERAL

—

YORK—As

Dollar

BUREAU OF MINES):

S.

(U.

OUTPUT

COAL

of

Imports
Domestic

312,200,000
*

130,000,000

NEW

Exports

408,900,000

DOLLAR

STANDING

,

construction

S.

6,047,691.

-•

;•

/'.

NEWS-RECORD:
Total

8,980,626

'

6,783,398

%

of

zinc

414,240

CONSTRUCTION—ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERING

INC.—Mohth

2,000

ASSOCIATION QF AMERICAN RAILROADS:

9,235,881.

6,183,099.

smelter output all grades (tons
pounds) 1——
Shipments (tons of 2,000 pounds)-—
Stocks at end. of period
(tons)

■^V';,,424,i92

446,027

Slab

48,641,000

157,543
252,864'

tons)—

May

June:

116,297,000

*

INSTITUTE—

castings produced
May';
•
'
- y

AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE

29,771,000
<

27,924,000

.^

154,529

for
of

Stocks at refineries,
Kerosene

173,659

137,764

___

Shipments of steel products (net

v

5,227,000

Ago

of May
(short tons) end of May

AND

and

Year

Month

the U. S.

in

(in short tons)—Month

7,954,000

30,632,000

Previous

MINES)—

Production of primary aluminum

-

2,477,000

of that date:

Month

54.5

1,239,000

,

either for the

are

are as

Latest

Ago

42.5

output, (bbls.)__
July
bulk terminals, in transit, in pipe lines

oil output

fuel

fuel

Residual

1,370,000

—July
——July

'

of quotations,

cases

Year

Stocks of aluminum

-

'__—

(bbls.)
output (bbls.)

output

Month

production and other figures for the

cover

that date, or, in

on

t

(bbls.)

stills—daily average

to

runs

Gasoline

•

each)

gallons

Crude

month ended

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

Dates shown in first column

(bbls.. of

condensate

and

month available.

or

.

.

'

47.0

July 14

INSTITUTE:
output—daily average

PETROLEUM

AMERICAN

Week

July 14

_____

or

Previous

STEEL INSTITUTE:

AMERICAN IRON AND

following statistical tabulations

latest week

Chrbnicle

credit

payment

______

13,700

______

loans

4,717

5,111

5,238

:—

:__

12,619

13,365
''

MEM¬

Charge

BERS, EXCEPT ODD-LOT DEALERS AND SPECIALISTS

Service

ROUND-LOT

TRANSACTIONS

FOR

ACCOUNT

OF

accounts

4,451

4,683

:

4,380

-r -

'

Transactions
Total

of

June 22

.-

sales

Other

sales

Other

initiated

off

the

650,750

754,260

543,320

413,390

3,231,730

2,694,790

2,179,400

3,985,990

Industrials

•

3,515

3,238,110

2,592,790

Railroads

floor—

120,800

115,620

56,150

June 22

24,800

605,230

541,330

410,530

345,140

635,310

June 22

June 22

initiated

726,030
963,721

COMMON

Utilities

610,330

June 22

:

YIELD—100

AVERAGE

*

534,100

1,284,598

656,950

291,870

466,680

Banks

of

STOCKS—Month

June:
'

3.49

3.10

5.40

5.07

3.65

3.42

3.26

3.56

3.27

2.86

2.59

2.48

3.79

3.48

3.16

June—."£144,085,000

£43,401,000

£93,275,000

$1,172,389

$1,037,724

:
j.—

(not incl.

(15)

—

Amer. Tel. & Tel.)

(24)__

—

Insurance

(10)
(200)

Average

3.82
5.86

3.74

(125)
(25)

__—

:_

—

369,940

the floor—

on

purchases

1,088,871

770,937

sales

June 22

127,500

133,400

sales

June 22

193,570
1,117,070

169,460

Other

1,071,083

890,983

June 22

1,240,543

1,018,483

933,761

June 22

4,629,921

6,141,498

5,363,771

June 22

3,548,247

965,120

1,039,340

726,970

June 22

4,430,570

4,844,143

June 22

3,996,3Q3

571,590
3,324,901

5,395,690

NEW

CAPITAL

ISSUES

MIDLAND

BANK

GREAT

IN

LTD.—Month

BRITAIN

800,361

1,310,640

Total

Total

sales

round-lot transactions

Total

LOT

DEALERS

sales

Number

—

FOR ODD-LOT ACCOUNT OF

AND

SPECIALISTS

SECURITIES

dealers

by

Customers'

short

Customers'

other

2,584,011

June 22

$95,423,688

$137,945,360

1,744,680

2,294,052

2,145,014

112,929

153,083

92,415

$129,435,325

1,664,644
13,982

,

1,650,662
$83,616,620

ROUND-LOT

OF

ON

THE

STOCK

N.

Y.

—

of

''

89,392
-

386,300

119,611
305,376

f.

114,337
287,952

498,210

441,872

644~180

527ll80

(Number of)

546,380

—

10,755,156

——

10,238,101

10,031,919

10,353,772

Inventory

Implement Tires

(Number

of)—

.

.'
*

—

!

:

8,536,225
22,669,299

417,136

339,752

370,590

349,096

344,667

986,469

955,977

•

Shipments
—

9,619,974

24,055,398

950,775

f

23,686,037
422,630

—!

______

Production

644,390

$2,357,577

ASSOCIATION,

—-

-

977,452

Tractor

$2,627,251."

May:

Production

6r30~470

Passenger, Motorcycle, Truck and Bus
Inner

Tubes

(Number of)—

..

1

SERIES

—

U.

S

DEPT.

1,771,720

2,171,940

June 22

NEW

3,223,447

3,239,661

2,795,080

3,426,732

3,413,331

3,189,825

Inventory.

9,074,531

8,793,762

9,487,374

43,055,000

39,472,000

38,424,000

43,491,000

38,499,000

40,581,000

16,299,000

16,156,000

i6,86l,0QD

1,328,936

1,326,928

Shipments

(SHARES):

20,253,500

26,008,830

22,412,730

733,490
16,021,130

June 22

22,025,220

28,180,770

23,785,860

16,754,620

1,373,130

OF

Tread

Rubber

(Camelback)

Shipments

and

July 10

~~

100.2

100.1

100.1

(a)

10

95.9

95.6

95.3

(a)

tuiv in

100.4

100.0

III™July
~ ~

lo

99.8

Bus Tires

95.4

94.3

(a)

100.7

100.7

100.7

(a)

(Number

of)—

.:

____■

!

1,159,777

Production

1,357.984

1,286,512

1,108,634

Inventory

3,820,397

3,782,552

3,833,507

$39,909,400

$15,351,000

(a)

97.2

July 10

-ii::::::z:n:::!:: July

than farm and foods

1

(pounds)

Shipments

—I

—

(pounds)

Truck

-—III—II

:

(pounds)

Production

Inventory

«tN"mbe5 of orders not reported since introduction

delivered basis at centers where
freight from East St.




481,510
131,149

492,180

Shipments

TREASURY
RECT
OF

on

'

299,869

MANUFACTURING

665,330

June 22

other

»

—

institutions—_—i

lending

INC.—Month

4~89~320

(1947-49=100):

commodities

—_____

89,641
442,024

$2,704,413

527,180

Commodity Group—

All

89,431

Production

MEMBERS

All
commodities
Farm products
Processed foods
Meats

$1,210,274

—

;

Passenger & Motorcycle Tires

TRANSACTIONS

_

LABOR

BANK

omitted):

!

644,180

STOCK

sales

PRICES,

(OOO's

trust companies—
savings.' banks—.—

Mutual

June 22

sales

WHOLESALE

April

associations..—.___.

companies

630,470

round-lot sales—

Other

LOAN

HOME

—

of

and

489,320

June 22

SALES

S.

loan

1,699,060
$89,780,909
*

2,052,599

$135,923,674

June 22

Short sales
Total

Banks

Inventory

sales—

STOCK

AND

ACCOUNT

Insurance

June 22

ROUND-LOT

FOR

Total

2,140,969

$92,073,594

by dealers—

sales

EXCHANGE

1,631,751

june 22

Round-lot purchases by dealers—Number of shares
TOTAL

2,114,001 '

June 22

of shares—Total
Short sales

and

RUBBER

sales

Number

Savings

of

NONFARM

IN

Total

$126,270,333

June 22

sales

—

sales

Other

1,981,342

sales

Dollar value

U.

OF

BOARD—Month

Individuals

June 22

total

FINANCING

Miscellaneous

sales)—

(customers'

of orders—customers'

3,896,491

STOCK

June 22

dealers

by

4,723,273

COMMISSION

;

purchases

ESTATE

purchases)—t

Dollar value-.

Round-lot

Y.

5,883,483

ODD-

shares-!

of

Number

N.

ON

EXCHANGE

(customers'

REAL

AREAS

sales.,

EXCHANGE

Odd-lot

members—

sales—.

STOCK TRANSACTIONS

Odd-lot

of

account

sales-

Other

Total

for

purchases

Short

sold

WEIGHTED

3,359,020

Short

,

MOODY'S

2,708,270

sales

transactions

Total

2,485,440

June 22

1_

sales

Other

3,740,800

June 22

sales

Other

4,221,590

June 22
—

purchases

Short

Total

3,055,870

June 22

sales—

transactions

Total

3,803

3,779

specialists in stocks in which registered—

purchases

Short

Total

credit

of Monthly Investment Plan.

Louis exceeds one-half

cent

a

pound,

tPrime Western Zinc

a Not

available.

U.

MARKET
AND

S.

TRANSACTIONS

GUARANTEED

A.—Month

Net

sales

Net

purchases

of

IN

DI¬

SECURITIES

June:

$8,718,000

Volume

196

Number 6178

...

The Commercial and; Financial Chronicle

(298)

* INDICATES

Securities

Now
•

NOTE

—

Because of the large number of issues

in

the

ind-ex and

—For

^

be sold for company and 90,000 for stockholders. Price—
By amendment.'Business — Manufacture of aluminum

Office—126—02 Northern Blvd., Corona, N. Y. "Under¬
writer—Bernard.L. Madoff, N_Y.;

Air

Price—$10.
Business—Real estate ownership and management. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment and general corporate pur¬
poses.
Office—292 Madison Ave., N, • Y. Underwriters—
common.

Morris Cohon & Co. and Street & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Accurate

Instrument

April 24, 1962

("Reg, A")

Business—Manufacture

and

Co.

component

of

parts.

Inc.

/shares
tion

f /7
;

.

,

and

new

&

products,

Packaging Corp.
;
28, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $3). Business—Design and manufacture of
folding paperboard cartons. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
-

ment.

Nov.

Price

filed

250,000

By amend¬
and sale of

—

ment (max. $13). Business — Rebuilding
starter drive devices for automobiles. Proceeds

>

common.

writer—Robert Garrett &

definitely postponed.

Dec.

and

Price—$1.15.

Underwriter

developments in the field of geodetic surveying and re¬
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equip¬
and
working capital.
Office—2412 S. Garfield

Aerodyne Controls Corp.

capital.

&

Provisions,

meat

American

and

meat

Laboratories,

Inc.

28, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend(max. $6). Business—Operation of hospitals and medical
laboratories. Proceeds—For debt repayment and work¬
ing

'

Office—660

capital.

Underwriter

—

S.

Fifth

ing—Indefinitely postponed.
•

American

Modular Manufacturing Corp.

(7/30-31)
Nov.

27, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
a type of component constructed
home.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment, and

ness—Manufacture of

Office—4950 71st Ave., North, Pinellas
Underwriter—Equity Securities Co., N. Y.

working capital.

Park, Fla.

YOUR PRIME SOURCE FOR

common,

Ave.,

N,

Y.

Brae, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles. Offer*

Bonnie

California Investors,

■MSB

Office—551

Inc.

common.

a

'

Graphic Arts, inc.

all

M

**"^i ~~W~ "ML""

NEW

working

Underwriter—

Co., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

All-Star

Insurance

Corp.

services, stock and bond houses last

invested 68% of their Chicago newspaper budget
the Chicago Tribune. It's the dominant financial

year

/medium of the midwest. Reach the

people of consequence

Chicago and Mid America. Talk to

your

Chicago

Properties, Inc.
1962 filed $5,000,000 of conv. subord. deben1977. Price—At par. Business—Company and
subsidiaries conduct a general real estate business with
emphasis on land development and home construction
in Fla., Md., N. Y., and Ky: Proceeds—For repayment
tures

WORLD'S




GREATEST

NEWSPAPER

-

QUOTED

of

d SIEGEE

due

debt.

Office—230

Park

Ave., N. Y. Underwriters—
Bear, Stearns & Co., and Allen & Co., N. Y.
Alsco

March

Electronics,

Inc.

(9/4-7)

28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 class A common.
$3. Business — Wholesaling and distributing of

Established 1942.

Members

of New York Security Dealers Association
39

Broadway, New York 6, N. Y,

DIgby 4-2370

TWX: N.Y. 1-5237

—

electronic parts,

(Eljicago QTribimc

SOLD

All-State

April 24,

i

Price

representative today.

-

for Banks. Brokers, Institutions

Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee. Underwriter—None.

than 70 offices here. To tell Chicago and Mid

America about their

BOUGHT

—insuring of buildings against fire, lightning and other
perils. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—3882 N.

INVESTMENT

just out again shows Chicago with
individual shareholders than any city except New
That's why member firms of the Big Board have

THI

(8/6)

Mar. 30, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$3. Business

68%

Tribune

Co., N. Y.

27, 1962 filed 180,000

Bache &

The NYSE survey

in

&

tors' books. Proceeds—For debt repayment and

-

in

&

Co.

Kosher

of which 60,000 will
be sold for the company and 120,000 for a stockholder.
Price—By amendment. Business—Publication of mass
circulation catalogues (for department stores and mail
order firms), a semi-annual magazine and stamp collec¬

29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 90,000 common.
Price—$2.
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of systems, con¬
trols and assemblies for the missile, rockets and aircraft
industries.
Proceeds—For equipment, debt repayment,
expansion and working capital. Office—90 Gazza Blvd.,

York.

Doll

Allied
Mar.

Jan.

Lmore

Underwriter—

J.

Feb.

general corporate

Reuben Rose

Ave., Monterey Park, Calif. Underwriter—Pacific Coast
Securities Co., San Francisco.

"more

N.

Price—$5. Business
variety of kosher and nonproducts. Proceeds —• For debt
repayment,
expansion and working capital. Office—
39 Norman Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. UnderwriteiWWillard
Securities, Inc., N. Y.

an

publishing, recording, selling and dis¬
tributing phonograph records; managing of recording
artists under contract, and the development and pro¬
duction of jingles for TV and radio. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, expansion, sales promotion and working
capital. Office—1697 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—

gional mapping.

Clark

For

Gas

25, 1962 filed 130,000

kosher

acquisition, debt repayment
purposes.
Office—5007 Lytle St.,
Underwriter—First Madison Corp., N. Y.
—

Business—Music

ment

Underwriter—Robbins,

Ave., Clifton,
Corp., N. Y.

—Manufacture and sale of

Busi¬

,

Control Geotronics

*

Price—$4.25.

Allied Entertainment Corp. of America, Inc.
June 11, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$2.50.

May 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Application of electronic and air photography

Y.

American

June

,

Toy Corp. W
Feb. 27, 1962 filed 133,333 common. Price—$3. Business
—Manufacture and sale of dolls. Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, advertising, and working capital. Office — 4116
First Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter — Theodore
Arrin & Co., Inc., N. Y.

—Shields & Co., N. Y.

Farmingdale, >N.
Co., N. Y.

Busi¬

26, 1962 filed 548,532 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of 3.6 new
shares for each share held. Price—By amendment (max.
$5).. Business—Transportation, distribution and sale of
gas. Proceeds—For debt repayment and expansion. Of*
fice—546 S. 24th Ave., Omaha.
Underwriter—Crutten*
den, Podesta & Miller, Chicago.
4

Sons, Baltimore. Offering—In¬

filed 100,000 common.

Proceeds

Allied

Mortgage Corp.
April 27, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—The making and servicing of real estate
first
mortgage loans.
Proceeds—For debt repayment.

Aerial

21, 1961

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Advance

.

Price—$3.25.

common.

March

ness—Manufacture of aluminum and fiberglass awnings
and aluminum combination storm-screen windows and

working capital. Office—Statler Bldg., Park Sq., Boston.
Underwriter—Paisley & Co.* Inc., 120 Broadway, N. Y.
Offering—Expected in late August.

Bldg., Detroit.

100,000

Main

Securities

K-Pac

Allegheny Aluminum Industries, Inc.

Business—A general advertising and technical publishing
service.
Proceeds — For salaries, sales promotion and

Office—First National Bank

St., Philadelphia. Underwriters

Offering—Expected in August.

1962 filed

Office—1000

-

doors.
common.

For general corporate purposes.

ness—Production of flags, banners and accessories. Pro¬
ceeds—For taxes, debt repayment and working capital..

American

hotels.
Proceeds—For general
Office—29 S. Bellevue Blvd., Mem¬
phis. Underwriter—James N. Reddoch & Co., Memphis,

100,000

—

American Flag & Banner Co. of New Jersey

May 1,

For

and

Adtek, Inc.
May 21, 1962 ("Reg. A")

Proceeds

postponed.

^ Admiral Benbow Inn, Inc.
July 11, 1962 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6% convertible
debentures.
P r i c e—At par.
Business—Operation of
restaurants, motels
corporate purposes.

Packaging Corp.

Fidelity Corp.
June 4, 1962 filed 500,000 common. Price—$11. Business
—A small business investment company. Proceeds—For
investment.
Office—423 E. Market St.,
Indianapolis.
Underwriters—Reynolds & Co., Inc., N. Y., and Cruttenden, Podesta & Miller, Chicago.

ir Albany Hotel Corp.
July 10, 1962 ("Reg. A") 1,975 common.
Price—$50.
selling stockholders. Office—1313 S. Jay St., Kokomo,
Ind. Underwriters—McDonnell & Co.,~N. Y^andRaf^ eBusiness—Operation of a hotel. Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment and working capital. Address—Albany, Dough¬
fensperger, Hughes & Co., Indianapolis. M
\
erty County, Ga. Underwriter—None.
Admiral Automotive Products, Inc. (8/1-3)
:U
Jan. 11, 1962 filed 100,000 common.- Price—$4. Business
Alcolac Chemical Corp.
March 23, 1962 filed 50,000 common. Price—By amend¬
—A warehouse distributor of automobile equipment ac¬
cessories and supplies.
ment
Proceeds — For expansion and
(max. $6).
Business—Manufacture of specialty
chemical products. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
working capital. Office—3294 Steinway St., Astoria, N, Y.
Underwriter—Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y.
poses.
Office—3440 Fairfield Rd., Baltimore.
Under¬
—

City,

American

—

Pacific Lumber Co.

1961

Main—Kansas

—Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc., M. L. Lee & Co., Inc.,
N. Y., and Hallo well, Sulzberger, Jenks, Kirkland & Co.,

Portland^ Ore. Underwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler & Co.,
Inc., St. Louis. Note—This registration was temporarily

Inc.

March 30, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price

17,

common.

Office—3915

Cardboard &

Philadelphia.

Industries, Inc.
("Reg. A") 73,500

1962

funds.

Office—1101 W. Cambria

Price — $5.75.
Business—A lumber company. Proceeds—For construc¬
tion and working capital. Office—614 Equitable Bldg.,

*

Parts

23,

Alaska

advertising and other corporate purposes. Office
Third St., Newark, N. J,
Underwriter—Baruch
Bros. & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This registration is
being
ment,
—651

Accurate

boards, etc.

$3.
Business—Manufacture and distribution of a variety of
air-supported structures, radar antennae, and solar re¬
flectors. Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.
Office—30 Garden St., New Rochelle, N. Y. Underwriter
—Fred F. Sessler & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Postponed.

Feb.

withdrawn.

American

Co., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

Mar.

capital

Underwriter—None.

Jan. 5, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$3.50. Business
—Manufacture and sale of cardboard
boxes, display

Business—Produc¬

of oxygen, acetylene and other gases, welding tools
related equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment

Air-Tech

Co„ Inc;, 120 Broadway, N. Y.
.

Mo.

-

—

repayment and other corporate purposes. Office—
2435 White Plains Rd., N. Y.
Underwriter—Paisley &
Accurate

—For

expansion. Office—150 E. 42nd St., New York. Un¬
derwriters
Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Dean Witter

debt

Mfg. Corp.

common.
Price—$1.
Business—Purchase of installment credit notes. Proceeds

Inc./

held.,-Price—By amendment.

Screw

ic American Brokerage Co., Inc.
July 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 250,000

-and

i

80,000 commonv Price-—$2.50.
electronic test instruments

Proceeds—For

Reduction •• Co.,

vw*
•April 27, 1962 filed $44,546,300-of £onv. subord. debentures due 1987 to be offered for subscription by stock¬
holders on the basis of $100 of debentures for each 10

Abbott

&

dustrial/aircraft and missile fasteners." Proceeds — For
debt repayment, equipment and other corporate pur¬
poses.
Office — Lawson Blvd., Oceanside, L, I., N. Y.
Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co., Nt Y.

*

Proceeds—For working

of processed

Realty Fund, Inc.
>
29, 1962 filed 380,000 class A

Manning, Ltd., Toronto.
Bolt

15, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of standard and special in¬

doors; find other aluminum products.^
capital, and other corporate pur¬
poses. Office—20th Street and Allegheny Avenue, Phila; delphia, Pa. Underwriter, — Clayton Securities: Corp.,.
Boston. Note—This offering has been postponed.

Price—$4.50. Busi¬

common.

ISSUE

Dec.

storm windows and

flat rolled strip steel. Proceeds
■—For debt repayment, equipment, and
working capital.

June

Master

Corp.
May 26, 1961 filed 180,000 common, of which 90,000 will

Corp.
March 29, 1962 filed 100,000
ness—Sale

writer—E. A.
American

Air

Steel

REVISED

drawn.

•

L. S.

inventory and working capital.
Sparta, N. J.
Underwriter—Chase

Securities Corp., N. Y. Note—This registration was with¬

offering dates.

A.

15,

ITEMS

•

PREVIOUS

Amerel Mining Co. Ltd.
July 31, 1961 filed 400,000 common shares. Price—500.
Business—The company is engaged in
exploration, de¬
velopment and mining. Proceeds—For diamond drilling,
construction,
exploration and
general
corporate
ex¬
penses.
Office — 80 Richmond St., W., Toronto. Under¬

Corp.

products,

new

•Address—Route

the

in

accompanying detailed
items reflect the expectations of the underwriter
but are not, in general, to be considered as firm

,

Aerosystems Technology

ADDITIONS

SINCE

Registration

April 11, 1962 filed 165,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Development, manufacture and marketing of certain
proprietary products and defense contracting. Proceeds

awaiting processing by the SEC, it is becoming
increasingly difficult to predict offering dates
with a high degree of accuracy. The dates shown

•

in

25

kits, components, etc. Proceeds — For
inventory and working capital. Office—2520 N. Broad St.,
Philadelphia. Underwriters—Albert Teller & Co., Inc.,
and H. A. Riecke & Co., Inc., Philadelphia.

Direct Wire

to

HOLTON, HENDERSON & CO., Los Angeles

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(294)

1962 filed 1,300,000 shares of beneficial Interest.
pr|ce—$15. Business — A newly-formed business trust
which plans to invest in first mortgages. Proceeds—For
investment. Office—305 S. County Rd., Palm Beach, Fla.
Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y. Note—This
company was formerly named American First Mortgage
Investors.

Options Corp.

American

April

act as a

writer—Provost Securities,

Pacific

American

Under¬

Office—120 Broadway, N. Y.

porate purposes.
•

Price—$5.

and calls" and
broker-dealer. Proceeds—For general cor¬
to sell "puts

Business—Company plans
may

60,000 common.

A")

("Reg.

1962

11,

Inc., N. Y.

Fund,

Inc.

July 9, 1962 filed 94,500 common. Ptfce—Net asset value.
Business—An open-end management company special¬

health,

life,

in

izing

casualty and accident insurance.

Office—1523 Kalakaua Ave.,
Underwriter—American Pacific Management

Proceeds—For investment.
Honolulu.

(same address).

Corp.

American Phoenix Corp.
Jan.

class A shares.

1962 filed 315,000

24,

Business—General real

estate.

Price—$10.

Proceeds—For corporate

Office—320 Park Ave., N. Y.

purposes.

Underwriter—

Interamerica Securities Corp., N. Y.
American Plan

Corp.

1962

30,

American

Safety

Table

expansion, debt repayment and working
capital. Address—Mohnton, Pa.
Underwriter—Reuben
Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Proceeds—For

Southwest

Realty Trust

Feb. 12, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$11. Busi¬
ness—A real estate investment company. Proceeds—For

investment.

Office—800 Hartford Bldg., Dallas.

Under¬

writers—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. and Rauscher,
Pierce & Co., Inc., Dallas. Offering—Temporarily post¬
poned.

f

■

.

American Strategic Minerals Corp.

9, 1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $3). Business—Company plans to explore
for strategic minerals. Proceeds—For debt repayment,
exploration and working capital. Office —- 527 Failing

July

Bldg., Portland, Ore. Underwriter—To be named.
Ames Department Stores, Inc.
April 27, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $5).
Business—Operation of self-service
discount department stores. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

Office—Mill St.,
Underwriter—Kahn & Peck, Cohn

ment, expansion and working capital.

Southbridge, Mass.
& Co., N. Y.
Ampoules,
March

Inc.

ket.

Business—Design and development of sterile dis¬
posable hypodermic ampoules.
Proceeds—For selling
Office—34

N.

Main

St.,

Ohio.

Hudson,

Underwriter—None.
Anchor

Industries

Corp.

Nov.

24, 1961 filed 38,500 common. Price—$8. Business
—Design and fabrication of precision sheet metal prod¬
ucts.

Proceeds

For machinery

research, sales promo¬
tion, and working capital. Office—26 Essex St., Hackensack, N. J. Underwriter — Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc.,
New York. Note—This registration is being withdrawn.
—

—Bratter & Co., Inc., Minneapolis.

—18

Artlin

Mills, Inc.
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 135,000 class A common shares. 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.
Ascot

Publishing Co., Inc.
Jan. 29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 103,000 common.
Price—$2.
Business—Publishing of a bowling magazine. Proceeds
—For general corporate purposes.
Office—14 W. 55th
St., N. Y. Underwriter—Dana Securities Co., Inc., 80
Wall St., N. Y. Note—This offering has been temporarily
postponed.

named.

Offering—Temporarily postponed.

of

ture

electromechanical and

Underwriters—Prescott
&

devices.

electronic

Pro¬

repayment, equipment and working
Office—Wilson Mills Rd., Chesterland, Ohio.
&

Co.

and

William

T.

Robbins

Co., Inc., Cleveland. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
Atlanta

Gas

(7/25)
debentures due Aug. 1,
N. E. Atlanta. Under¬
writers—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Stone & Web¬
ster Securities Corp.; White, Weld & Co.- Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly); First Boston Corp.; Shields & Co.;
Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp.Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly). Bids—
Expected July 25 (11 a.m. EDST) at 90 Broad St. (19thfT
floor), New York/Information Meeting—July 23 (11 a.m.
EDST) at same address.
'
' " ~
*-■
Light Co.

June 29, 1962 filed $7,500,000 of
1982. Office—243 Peachtree St.,

Atlantic Bowling Corp.
June 18, 1962 filed $810,000 of 6% subordinated convert¬
ible debentures due

1972 to be offered for subscription
by common stockholders at tWe rate of $100 of deben¬
acquired (on the basis of three
rights for each share held). Price—At par. Business—
Operation of bowling centers in Rhode Island and Mas¬

tures for each 200 rights

sachusetts.

Proceeds

—

For

and

working capital. Office
dence. Underwriter—None.
•

debt
—

repayment, expansion
St., Provi¬

100 Medway

tracts.

Proceeds—Repayment of bank loans, equipment,
plant expansion and working capital. Office—Paramus,
N. J. Underwriter—McDonnell &
Co., N. Y. "?■
Arden

May 23,

30, 1962 filed 600,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $6). Business—A holding company. Primarily
insurance

Office—8469

Proceeds

concerns.

E.

F. J. Winckler

Jefferson Ave.,

For

—

Detroit.

acquisitions.

Underwriter—

Co., Detroit. Note—This registration

was

withdrawn.

Atmosphere Control, Inc.
May 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 200,000

common.

Price—$1.50.

Business—Manufacture and sale of Misti-Cone humidi¬
fiers.

ing

Proceeds—For

capital.

equipment, inventories and work¬

Office—668

Underwriter—Pewters,

Jenks

Ave.,

Donnelly

&

St.

Paul,

Jansen,

Minn.

Inc.,

St.

Paul, Minn.

Aubrey Manufacturing,

shares

of

common

holders

$3

cumulative

the

respective

subord.

de¬

$100 units; also 49,993
stock and 205,105
subscription by stock¬

preferred

shares to be offered for
of

conv.

classes

on

the

basis

of

one

share for each

10 held.
Price—For debentures, at
for stock, by amendment. Business—Manufacture,
purchase and sale of ice cream and other dairy products.
new

par;

Proceeds—For
son

debt repayment.
Office—1900 W.
Ave., Los Angeles. Underwriter—None.

Slau-

Argus Financial Fund, Inc.
Feb. 12, 1962 filed 800,000 capital shares to be offered in
exchange for certain securities acceptable to the Fund.
Price—Net asset value (expected at $12.50 per
share).
Business—A diversified open-end investment
company
which plans to participate in the
long-term progress of

savings and loan associations, and allied financial busi¬




basis

of

$100

one

Inc.

(8/27-31)

For

plant expansion, equipment, debt
working capital.
Office—South Main

Proceeds—

repayment and
St., Union, 111.

Underwriters—Pierce, Carrison, Wulberri, Inc., Jackson¬
ville, Fla. and A. M. Kidder & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Automatic Controls, Inc.

(8/20-24)
28, 1961 filed 50,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design, manufacture and installation of electrical,
pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems, controls
and devices to control and
automatically operate indus¬
trial machinery and processes. Proceeds — For
general
Dec.

N.

Y.

and

new

Price—For debentures,

Business—Rental and leasing of
Proceeds—For debt repayment,
relocation, and working capital. Office
Irvington St., Boston. Underwriter—None.

construction and

•

Babs, Inc.
1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Sale of dairy products, through "Dairy Drive-ins."
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—32550 Pulaski Dr., Hayward, Calif. Underwriter—•
Pacific Coast Securities Co., San Francisco.
OfferingNov. 27,

Imminent.

Note—This statement has become effective.

Bank "Adanim"

Mortgages & Loan Ltd.

Dec.

29, 1961 filed $556,000 of 6% cumulative preference
dividend participating dollar-linked shares.
Price—By
amendment. Business — A mortgage lending company.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Address—
108 Achad Haam St., Tel-Aviv, Israel. Underwriter—
Adanim American Israel Investment Co., Inc.
Barish

Associates, Inc.
1961 ("Reg. A") 50,000

1,

Price—$4.

common.

Business—Aeronautical research and development.
ceeds—For

N.

Y.

capital.

working

Underwriter

—

Gianis

Postponed.
Barker Bros.

Pro¬

Office—224 E. 38th St.,
Co., N. Y.
Offering,/(;•'
\

&

Corp.

March 15, 1962 filed 200,000 common.

Price—By amend¬
Business—Merchandising of home,
Proceeds—For
expansion and debt repayment. Office—>818 W. Seventh
St., Los Angeles. Underwriter—William R. Staats & Co.,
Los Angeles. Offering—Postponed.
(approx. $12).

commercial and institutional furnishings.

Barogenics, Inc. (7/30-8/3)
30, 1962 filed 100,000 common.
Price — $7.50.
Business—Research and development in ultra high pres¬
sure technology and the design and sale of
ultra high
pressure equipment. Proceeds—For inventories, research,
and sales promotion. Office — 51 E. 42nd St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Globus, Inc., N. Y.
March

Basic

Properties, Inc.
29, 1962 filed 400,000 class A common. Price—By
amendment (max. $12). Business—Real estate invest¬
ment.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, acquisition of a
building and. other corporate purposes. Office—-521 Fifth
Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Hornblower & Weeks, N. Y,
June

Bay State- Electronics Corp.
Oct;

27, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business — Development of products and technigues, for use in the field of oceanography, meteor¬
ology, seismology and ionospheric phenomena, proceeds
—For product development and working capital. Office
—43 Leon
St., Boston. Underwriter — To be named.
Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

ment.

Beaton (John J.) Co., Inc.
May 28, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to process and can cranberries, and dis¬
tribute frozen cranberries and canned cranberry sauce.

plant expansion, equipment and work¬
Office—367 Main St., Wareham, Mass. Un¬
derwriter—Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering

ing capital.

—Expected sometime in August.
Beauty Industries, Inc.
April 19, 1962 ("Reg. A") 99,990 common. Price—$3.
Business—Ownership, operation and franchising of
beauty salons. Proceeds—For debt repayment; equip¬
ment; an acquisition and working capital. Office—390
Chancellor Ave., Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Seymour
Blauner

Underwriter

Office—3601 Merrick Rd., Seaford,
—

S.

Schramm

&

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Automatic Marker Photo Corp.
Dec. 1, 1961 filed 150,000 class A
shares, of which 125,000
are to be offered by
the company and 25,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Sale and dis¬
tribution of

photocopy machine and supplies. Proceeds
—For equipment, expansion, and working
capital. Office
—153 W. 36th St., N. Y. Underwriter—None.
a

Automatic

Merchandising,

Inc.
May 24, 1962 filed 225,000 common, of which 125,000 are
to be offered by company and 100,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $6). Business—Company
operates, owns, services and leases coin-operated auto¬
matic vending machines.
Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment, inventories, equipment and working capital. Of¬
fice—217 N. Willow Ave., Tampa. Underwriter—A. C.
Allyn & Co., Chicago.

Co., N. Y.

Inc.
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Importation, sale and distribution of Italian
cosmetics. Proceeds — For advertising, inventory and
Bene, Cosmetics,

March 2, 1962

working capital. Office—114 W. 13th St., N.
writer—Granite Securities, Inc., N. Y.

holders.

corporate purposes.

Farms Co.

1962 filed $6,000,000 of 6%

bentures due 1990 to be offered in

the
held

Proceeds—For

Atlantic Mid-Continent Corp.

March

Proceeds—For debt

Inc.

on

shares

debt

exhaust fans and kitchen cabinet hardware.

30, 1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000
are to be sold by the
company and 20,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment
(max. $8.50). Business—Re¬
search, development and engineering under defense con¬

100

share for each three shares held.

ment

Assembly Products, Inc.
March 29, 1962 filed $1,250,000 of 5%% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1972. Price—At par. Business—Manufac¬
ceeds—For

debentures

Sept.

Corp.
Feb. 23, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. (max. $7.50). Business—Converter of linings and
interfacings used in the manufacture of clothing. Pro¬
ceeds—For expansion, debt repayment and working capi¬
tal. Office—335 W. 35th St., N. Y. Underwriter—To be

Price—By amendment (max. $7). BusinessDesign, manufacture and sale of kitchen range hoods,

Arde

each

at par; for common, $5.
automobiles and trucks.

Business—Manufacture of electronic hardware, and the
of products
for
the
electronics
industry.

March

for

the area of programming, applications engineering, and
operations analysis. Proceeds—For working capital. Of¬
fice—7722 Morgan Ave., So., Minneapolis. Underwriter

assembly

repayment, equipment, advertising
and working capital. Office—107 Trumbull
St., Elizabeth,
N. J. Underwriter—Edward H. Stern &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

subscription by stockholders

of

Price—$2.50.

common.

Avis, Inc.

27, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—$1.15. Busi¬
ness—Company plans to provide consulting services in

March 28, 1962 filed 140,004 common, of which 100,000
shares are to be offered by company and 40,004
by stock¬

Angler Industries, Inc.
June 15, 1962 ("Reg. A") 120,000

Thursday, July 19, 1962

June 22, 1962 filed $1,497,300 of subordinated convertible
debentures due 1972 and 499,1Q1 common to be offered
for

Aries Corp.
June

for

28: 1962 filed 5,900 common. Price—At-the-mar-

stockholders.

Road, La Jolla, Calif. Dealer-Manager—Argus Fi¬
nancial Sales Corp. (same address).

capital.

Inc.

Co.,

May 23, 1962 filed $100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $7).
Business—Design, manufacture and
marketing of equipment used in the sewing industry.

American

Office—1118 Torrey

Pines

Ascot Textile

filed $2,480,000 of convertible deben¬
tures due 1982 and 248,000 common shares (of which
218,000 will be sold for the company and 30,000 for
stockholders). The securities will be offered in units of
one $10 debenture and one share. Price—By amendment
(max. $22.50 per unit). Business—Production and serv¬
icing of physical damage insurance on automobiles,
trucks and mobile homes. Proceeds—To purchase Ameri-.
can Fidelity Fire
T"fi,irance Co. Office—American Plan
Bldg., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter—Bear, Stearns &
Co., n. y. ■
: '-.v.;
March

Proceeds—For investment.

nesses.

American Mortgage Investors
Feb. 8,

...

Y. Under¬

Bernalen, Inc.

("Reg. A") 70,000 common. Price—$2,625.
Business—Design, manufacture and installation of photo¬

March 7, 1962

graphic processing and control equipment. Proceeds —
advertising, expansion and equipment. Office—9821
Foster Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Amber, Bur¬
stein & Co., Inc., N, Y.
Note—This letter is being with¬

for

drawn.

of

California, Inc.
("Reg. A") 85,000 common.
Price—$3.
Business — Manufacture of handbags and related items.
Proceeds—-For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—1621 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles. Underwriter
Berne

Oct.

27,

1961

—Adams & Co., Los

Angeles.

•

Big Mart Discount Stores
March 30, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5.
Business—Operation of one discount merchandise center
and four ladies' hosiery and lingerie stores. Proceeds—
For

expansion, inventories, working capital and

other

corporate purposes. Office—249 W. 34th St., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This
letter

was

withdrawn.

Blanche

(Ernest E.)

& Associates, Inc.

15, 1962 filed 80,000 class A common. Price—$3.
Business—Application of electronic and mechanical data
March

processing techniques to solution of problems for gov¬
ernment

and

promotion

industry. Proceeds—For equipment/ sales
expansion. Office—10419 Fawcette St.,

and

Kensington, Md. Underwriters—Jones. Kreeger & Co.,
and First Investment Planning Co., Washington, D. C.
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services.

,

deben¬
Business — A holding
company for 16 subsidiaries in the real estate and gen¬
eral contracting business. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—2600 Popular Ave., Memphis,
Tenn.

Price

—

At

.Underwriters—Lieberbaum

Cohon & Co., N. Y.

&

Blue

Magic Co. of Ohio, Inc.
16, i,1962 filed, 100,000-common.

July

Co.,

'

;

,

writer

'

of

SEC

Ur^derwriters,
has

issued

an

Inc.,
order

sified management investment
company.
investment. Office—501 Bailey

Scottsdale, Ariz.
temporarily sus¬

Career

Academy, Inc.

Price—$4.

Busi-

1962 filed 100,000* common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $3.25). Business — Operation of technical

schools.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, expansion and
a .rinse, and spray .Proceeds—For equipment, » general-.corporate purposes. Office—135 W. Wells St.,
plant expansion and working capital,' Office—901. Flar- / Milwaukee, Underwriter—Divine & Fishman, Inc., Chi.
ence Ave.,- Lima,.. Ohio.
Underwriter—Hallowell,, Sulz¬
Cash-O-Matic Coupon Corp.
berger, Jenks, Kirkland & Co., Philadelphia.
\
May 25, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 class A common. Price
Braun Engineering Co* • ;
—$1.25. Business—Merchandising of coupons by vending
May 11, 1962 filed $400,000 of 6%% s. f. subord. deben- » machines located in supermarkets. Proceeds—For work¬

starch

liquid-starch,

for- household

use..

—225

East Fourth St.. Cincinnati. Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bidders: First Boston Corp.; Morgan
Stanley & Co.; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; White,! Weld &
Co.
Bids—Expected July 25 (11 a.m. EDST) 4&t 195
Broadway, N. Y.
!

'

tures

due

1974; also 109,990 common, of which 100,000

will be sold by the company and 9,990 by stockholders. ^
Price—For

debentures, at par; for stock, by amendment
(max. $9). Business—Manufacture of automotive parts,
loGk .nuts and certaip. altimihuni products/ Proceeds—.
For debt repayment, working capital and purchase of
leased office and plant.
Office—19001 Glendale Ave.,
Detroit. Underwriter—Watling, Lerchen & Co., Detroit.

.,

Brinkmann

■

March

shares
shares

$7.75).

Instruments, Inc.
26, 1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 77,420
are
to be offered by the company and 22,580
by stockholders. Price — By amendment (max.
Business — Importing and distribution of scien¬

/

tific instruments.

Proceeds—For research and develop-,
equipment, debt repayment and other corporate
purposes. Office—115 Cutter Mill Rd., Great Neck, N. Y.'
Underwriter—D. B. Marron & Co., N. Y. •

ment,

,

Bruce

(Michael)

Distributors, Inc. (8/20-24)
March 29, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness— Operation- of
self-service discount department.<
stores. Proceeds—To retire outstanding debentures; and *
for working capital. Office—1101 Albany Ave., Hartford,"
Conn. Underwriter—Gianis & Co., inc., N. Y.
v
^

Buddy L. Corp. v\\
April 2, 1962 filed 225,000 common: Prioe-'"By amend¬
ment (max, $10). : Business — Design, manufacture and '

'-..

sale of various type toys. Proceeds—For

a proposed ac¬
Office—200 Fifth Ave.,
N. Y. Underwriter—Milton D. Blauner & Co.,
Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Sometime in August.
~"
■

quisition1 of another toy

"

held

Feb.

on

14,

conveyers,

head

tow

Office

—

.

general corporate purposes. Office—339 W. 51st St., N. Y.
Underwriter—S. B. Cantor Co., N. Y. \
/
March

30, 1962 filed 80,000 common, of which 40,0001
to be offered by company and 40,000
by stockhold¬

ers.-

and

Price—By amendment
distribution

of

(max.

electronic

$5).

tubes.

Business—Sale

Cambridge Fund of California, Inc.
2*
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 280,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Proceeds—Debt

re-,

payment and working capital. Office—324 E. Bixby Rd.,
Long Beach, Calif. Underwriter—To be named.
:

Cameo

Lingerie, Inc.

Business—Manufactuer of women's and
children's tailored panties.
Proceeds-^For debt repay-ment, inventory and Working capital. Office—Fajardo.
—

Schweickart & Co., N. Y.

Canale Chemical Corp.
June 12, 1962 filed $250,000 of 6% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1970 and warrants to
purchase

25,000

shares, to be offered in unitg of one $100
debenture and 10 warrants to purchase one share. Price
common

-r-$100 per unit.-Business

—

Kansas.

Proceeds—For

construction

Manufacture

of

industrial

chemicals for sale primarily to the graphic arts indus-'
try. Proceeds—For plant expansion, inventory, sales pro¬
motion, research and development. 1 Office—37 Cottage
Row, Glen Cove, N, Y. Underwriter—None.
Canaveral Hills Enterprises, Inc.
May 10, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
--Company was formed to own and operate a country
club and golf course, swimming pool and cabana club/
near
Cape Canaveral, Fla., and develop real estate,
~

erect

homes, apartment houses, motels, etc. Proceeds—
For debt repayment and expansion. Office—309 Ainsley
Bldg., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Willis E. Burnside &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
-

Centco

April 30,

Industries

siles and naval vessels.

common.

Price—$5.

Office—3184

Busi¬

laminates,
casting, laminating and embossing machinery.
Proceeds—For new products,
debt repayment, inven¬
tories and working capital.
Office—11-17 Clintonville

&

469, Wallace, Idaho.

Co.

and

Standard

Inc.,

Spokane,

'

Central

26,

&

.

1974.

due

Price—For

stock:

r

Note—This

registration

was

in units of

Office—2651 E. 21st

St., Tulsa, Okla. Underwriter—DeWitt, Herndon & Co., 720 Enterprise Bldg., Tulsa.
Coating Corp.:

June

29, 1962 filed 70,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to operate a painting contracting busi¬
and manufacture

paints. Proceeds—For general

cor¬

porate purposes. Office—Santurce, P. R. Underwriter—
Arnold Malkan Investment Growth of Puerto
Rico, Inc.,

Santurce, P. R.
Chestnut Hill

Industries, Inc.
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¬
facture of women's, misses' and junior sportswear, co¬
ordinates, and dresses. Proceeds—For debt repaymeht,
equipment and working capital. Office—2025 McKinley
St., Hollywood, Fla. Underwriter — Clayton Securities
Corp., Boston, Mass. Offering—Expected in September.
Nov.

'

.Child Guidance Toys, Inc.
May 23, 1962 filed 100,000 common,

of which 70,000
to be offered by company and 30,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $12.50). Business—Design,
manufacture and sale of plastic educational toys.
Pro¬
are

scription by stockholders

New York.

the basis of

one

new

share

working
Y.

capital.

Office—1125

Underwriter—J.

R.

Close

Williston

&

Ave.,
Beane,

-

one

1,500,000

$20 debenture and

amendment. Business—A barik
formed

Trust

>

to

acquire

stock

of

to be offered;
share. Price—By

common
one

holding company recently
First Western Bank &

Los . Angeles. Proceeds—For acquisition of
stock, and working Capital. Office—1000
Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriters—,
Bear, Stearns & Co., and Allen & Co., N. Y.
First

Co.,

Western

Columbia

Gas System, Inc.
(8/1)
22, 1962 filed $20,000,000 of debentures due 1987.
Proceeds—To refund $17,560,000 of
outstanding 5^%
series H debentures, due June 1,
1982, and increase
working capital. Office—120 E. 41st St., N. Y.—Under¬
writers—(Competitive) Probable bidders: Merrill Lynch,
Pierce,
Fenner
&
Smith Inc.-White, Weld
&
Co.

June

(jointly); Morgan Stanley & Co.-First Boston Corp.
(jointly); Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Bids—Expected Aug.

withdrawn.

Century Real Estate Investment Trust
June 4, 1962 filed 200,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$10. Business — A real estate investment trust.

Chemical

Office—615

Bancorporation
23, 1962 filed $30,000;000 of convertible subordinated

debentures due 1987 and

•
Century Food Processors, Inc.
May 28, 1962 filed 200,000 class A, of which 165,000 are
to be offered by company and 35,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $3). Business—Manufacture
of animal and vegetable shortening products. Proceeds—
For equipment and working capital. Office—3001 Michi¬
gan Ave., Detroit. Underwriter—Charles Plohn & Co.,

York.

Proceeds—For

Columbia

Feb*

$5; for deben¬
formed to hold

St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Underwriters—Joseph Walker &
Sons, N.„Y. and Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc.,
Nashville, Tenn. Note — This company formerly was
named Continental Investment & Mortgage Co.

N.

Co*

St., Manchester, Conn* Underwriter—Putnam &
Co., Hartford, Conn.

at par. Business—Company was
the stocks of a mortgage company, an insurance agency
and a real estate development company. Proceeds—For

Bronx,

Board

1962 filed 164,000 common, of which 115,000
are to be offered by the company and 49,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment (max. $15).
Business—
28,

Parker

filed

tures:

ceeds—For

-

Colonial
March

Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter

Co., New York.

expansion, equipment and "debt repayment.

Mortgage Co.

60,000 common, of which 50,000
are to be offered by the
company and 10,000 by stock¬
holders; also $1,200,000 of 6V2% convertible subordinated

ness

Office—142 Livingston St.,

—James &

Manufacture of shoeboard and boxboard.

Investment

1962

debentures

working capitaL
St., Cleveland. Underwriter—
Co., Miami, Fla.
;tv

College Publishing Corp. (8/1-3)
*
March 16, 1962 ("Reg. A") 155,000 common. Price--$1.
Business—Composition, publication and distribution of
study manuals for examination preparation. Proceeds—
For equipment, expansion and other corporate purposes.

Underwriters—Pen-

Securities,

Proceeds—For

32nd

e

line of

a

West

Robert L. Ferman &

ness—Manufacture of plastic and rubber film

Capital Investments, Inc.
May 21, 1962 filed 86,370 common to be offered for sub¬




shares held of record July 5 with rights to
July 22, 1962. Price—At par. Business—Manu¬
facture of electrical, electronic and mechanical systems
and components, and replacement parts for aircraft, mis¬
100

expire

Corp.

1962 filed 120,000

"

on

each

and

working
capital.
Office—3096
Hutchings St.j Kansas City, Kan. Underwriter—Bernard
M. Kahn & Co., Inc., N. Y.

New

(8/4-7)

Price—$5.

Puerto Rico. Underwriter

in

?

Feb. 12,. 1962 filed 200,000 common, of which
120,000 are
to be offered by the company and 80,000
by stockholder
ers.

cemeteries

mausoleums

of'

subord. de¬

conv.

bentures due 1972 being offered for subscription by com¬
mon stockholders on the basis of $150 of debentures for

Proceeds—Inven¬

tory, working capital and other corporate purposes.Office—220E. 23rd St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Philips,
Rosen & Appel, N> Y.
v
•
:

ment. Business—General real estate.

April 30, 1962 filed $787,500 of 6y2%

debt repayment and working capital. Office—44 Forsyth

'

<

five

Jan.

Publishing Corp.
13, ,1962.filed 100,000 common. Pricen-$3.50. Busi-.
ness—Company plans to publish classics. Proceeds—For

Electronics, Inc*

Clark Cable Corp.

The securities will be

consisting of $100 of debentures and 13
Price—$178 per unit.
Business—Operation of

shares.

.

Caldwell

are

N. Y. Underwriter—To be named.

over¬

June

Calvert

Inc.

by stockholders.

and other corporate purposes. Office—
Underwriter—R. A. Holman & Co.,

St., N. Y.

Cinerama, Inc.
1, 1962 filed 50,000 common.. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $20).
Business—Production, distribution
and exhibition of wide angle motion pictures. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office—575 Lexington
Ave.,

offered in units

Wash.

None.

i

shares

common

naluna

systems, etc. Proceeds—For working capital.
Kirk Blvd., Greenville, S. C. Underwriter—

.

America,

Business

June

March 27, 1962 filed $500,000 of 7% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1974 to be offered by the company and
65,000

Address—Box

1962. Price—25

vertical tray lift systems, floor and

of

Price—$4.

'

Inc., N. Y.

—

.

cents. Business—Manufacture and sale of overhead trol¬

ley

40 E. 49th

Price—$100. Business
Company plans to qualify as a public utility and
furnish water
and
sewage
disposal services in and
around Cedar Lake, Ind. Proceeds — To construct a
sewage disposal system. Address — R.R. N. 3, Box 28,
Cedar Lake, Ind. Underwriter—None.

Center Star Gold Mines, lnc. bj
;
ru r
:
April 10, 1962 ("Reg. A") 1,200,000 common.* Price—250.
Business—For exploration, development and production
of mineral deposits.
Proceeds — For mining expenses.

Carriers, Inc.
June 22, 1962 filed 1,015,564 capital shares to be offered
for subscription by stockholders on the basis of four new
share

debt repayment

Cedar Lake Public Service Corp.
March 20, 1962 filed 9,964 common.

Cemeteries

common.

{

—Production of motion picture and television programs.
Proceeds—For production
expenses,
working capital,

St., Whitestone, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan &
Co., Inc., N. Y, Offering—Expected in late August.

company.

Cable

shares for. each

Cine-Dyne, Inc.
May 25, 1962 filed 100,000

ing capital and other corporate purposes. Office ■— 682
Main St., Stamford, Conn. Underwriter—Foundation Se¬
curities, Inc., N. Y.

,

V

Telephone Co. (7/25)

July 6, 1962 filed $20,000,000 of debentures due Aug. 1,
2002. Proceeds—To reimburse
treasury for constructions
expenditures and repay borrowings from banks
and}
A. T. & T., (owner of 29% of
outstanding stock). Office >

June 29,
ment

Proceeds—For

Ave., Fort Worth, Texas.
Distributor—Associates Management, Inc., Fort Worth.
Cincinnati & Suburban Bell

.

.

ness—Manufacture

Pacific

—

Note—The

Morris

and
'

Feb.

gages, land contracts, etc. Proceeds — For investment.
Office—44 E. Indian School
Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz. Under¬

par.

;

Builders, Inc.
6, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock, series 2.
Price—$5.50 per share. Business—A closed-end diver¬

pending this issue.

1977.

due

—
$5.
plastic

Church

ness—

tures

Price

and sale of

Proceeds—For equipment, research and development, and working capital. Office—341 Vassar St.,
Cambridge, Mass. Underwriter—Gianis & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Expected sometime in August.

Dec. 27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
An investment company which will hold mort¬

Building Industries, Inc.
Mar. 26,. 1962 filed $2,000,000 of conv. subord.

common.

27

specialties.

Capital Management Corp.

Bloomfield

36,000

Business—Development, manufacture

Co., and Loewi & Co., Inc., Milwaukee. Offering—Tem¬
porarily postponed.

-

,

Chomerics, Inc.
April 27, 1962 ("Reg. A")

Proceeds—For debt repayment and investment. Office—
743 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. Underwriters—Marshall

working capital and general
corporate purposes. Office—95 Madison Ave., N. Y. Un¬
derwriters—Kenneth Kass and J. J. Krieger & Co., Inc.,
r

Price—By amendment (max.
Business—A small business investment company.

$10).

Proceeds—For

New York.

each two shares held.

for

Blankenship, Ostberg, Inc.
May 29, 1962 ("Reg. A") lOOiOOO common. Price—$3.
Business—Furnishing of market research and consulting

(295)

1, 1962 (11 a.m. EDST) at the company's office.
;

Columbia Realty

Trust
18, 1962 filed 420,000 class A shares of beneficial
interest. Price—$10. Business—A real estate investment
company. Proceeds—For debt repayment and investment.
Office—1415 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Under¬
writer
Norman Bernstein
Securities, Inc., (same
address).
June

—

Commercial Trust Co.

May 16, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment (max, $13). Business—Acquisition or administra¬
tion of mortgage loans for institutional investors. Com¬
loan business and
there-,
repayment. Office—66 Pryor
St., N. E., Atlanta. Underwriters—F. S. Moseley & Co.,
Boston and Courts & Co., Atlanta.

pany

acts

also is engaged in the

as an

with.

consumer

insurance agent or broker in connection

Proceeds—For

debt

^ Commodity Futures Fund, Inc.
July 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 4,000 common. Price — $50.,
mutual fund specializing in commodity fu¬
tures.
Proceeds—For working capital.
Office—95 State
St., Room 918, Springfield, Mass. Underwriter—None.
1

Business—A

Applications Inc.
23, 1962 filed 87,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $5). Business—Furnishing of services re¬
lated to use of electronic data processing equipment.
Proceeds—For expansion and working capital. Office—
30 E. 42nd St., N. Y.
Underwriter—L. M. Rosenthal &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
Computer

March
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460 Bay

Inc.

Computer Components,

6, 1961 filed 120,000 common, of which
to be offered by the company and 30,000 by

90,000 are
stockhold¬
ers.
Price—$3. Business — Manufacture of miniature
coils for relays used in computers, aircraft, missiles and
guidance systems. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
poses. Office—88-06 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica,
Dec.

N. Y. Underwriter—To be named.

(8/8)
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 class A common. Price — $5.
Business—Development and sale of advanced program¬
ming systems, for solution of business problems by the
use of digital computers. Proceeds — For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1012 14th St., N. W., Washing¬
ton, D. C. Underwriter—Doft & Co., N. Y.
Computer Concepts Inc.

•

■;

Computer Control Co., Inc.

24, 1962 filed 157,500 common, of which 62,500 are
to be offered by the company and 95,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment. Business—Design and manu¬
facture of digital equipment.
Proceeds—For debt re¬
Jan.

payment. Office—983 Concord S,t., Framingham,
Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y.
"V

Mass.
-yf,-'',

'

Concord Products, Inc.

28, 1961 filed 120,000 common (with attached 3warrants to purchase an additional 60,000 shares
at $2 per share) to be offered in units of one share and
one-half warrant. Price—$2 per unit. Business—Manu¬
facture of cosmetics, toiletries, cleaning chemicals, jewelery, etc. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office
525-535 E. 137th St., New York City.
Under¬
writer—M. G. Davis, 150 Broadway, N. Y.
i
Nov.
year

Mar.
ment

•

,

April 27, 1962 filed $1,100,000 of 6%% subord. deben¬
tures due 1977
(with warrants); also 305,000 common

285,000 will be sold by company and

shares, of which

20,000 by stockholders. Price—For debentures, at par;
for stock, by amendment (max. $9). Business—Renting
of

Proceeds—For debt re¬
acquisition and other corporate purposes.

Office—1012

Kansas City, Mo.

Baltimore Ave.,

writer—Blair

Under

Co., N. Y. Offering—Expected in Aug.

&

Consolidated Vending Corp.

Consumers

Mart of America,

Inc.
Jan. 8, 1962 filed 72,000 common. Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation of discount department stores. Pro¬
ceeds—For expansion and working capital. Office—4701
N.
Harlem Ave., Chicago.
Underwriters—Rittmaster,
Voisin & Co., N. Y. and Midland Securities Co., Inc.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Continental

May 9,

1962

Investment Corp.

("Reg. A")

Price—$1.50.
Business—Investment in real estate mortgages. Proceeds
—For working capital. Office—Scottsdale Savings Bldg.,
200,000 common.

Scottsdale, Ariz.
Underwriter—Continental
Corp., Scottsdale, Ariz.
Continental Research, Inc.
April 19, 1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common.
Business—Production

and

sale

of

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.

Olson

Price—$5.65.
dispensers.
Office—6500

Highway, Golden Valley, Minneapolis.
Underwriter—Harold E. Wood & Co., St. Paul.
Telephone Co.

(9/10-14)
Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $15). Business—A telephone holding com¬
pany.
Proceeds—For debt repayment.
Office—111 S.
Bemiston St., St. Louis. Underwriters—Allen & Co. and

March 30, 1962 filed 475,000 common.

E. F. Hutton & Co., N. Y.

ControlDyne, Inc.
Oct.

24, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$1.15. Busi¬
ness—Development and production of electronic testing
and training devices. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—9340 James Ave., S., Minne¬
apolis. Underwriter—E. Bruce Co., Minneapolis. Note—
This

firm

formerly

was

named

Control Dynamics,

Inc.

Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
Cooke

Dec.

29,

(F. L.), Inc.

1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$3.75. Busi¬

ness—Manufacture

of

high

tronic equipment. Proceeds

systems and elec¬
For debt repayment and

vacuum
—

general corporate purposes. Office—145 Water St., South
Norwalk. Conn. Underwriters—John R. Maher Associ¬
ates and Bull &

Low, N. Y. Offering—Expected in early

Fall.

Office—39
&

Broadway. N.

Y.

Underwriter—R.

Dowd

F.

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
Cosnat

Corp.

May 26, 1962 filed 190,000 common, of which
to be offered for public sale
by the company

178,000

are

and 12,000
outstanding by the present holders thereof. Price—To be

supplied by amendment. Business
and

distribution

of

—

The

manufacture

phonograph records. Proceeds—For

the repayment of debt, and working capital. Office—315
W. 47th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel &

Co., N. Y. Note—This firm was known formerly
Cosnat Record Distributing Corp.

Cost-Pius,

as

the

Inc.

May 14, 1962 filed 157,000 common, of which 127,000 are
to be offered by
company and 30,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $5). Business—Importing
and marketing furniture, household and art
goods at dis¬
count prices.
Proceeds—For working capital. Office—




shares

Co., Inc.

(7/31)

debt

repayment, additional personnel,
working capital. Office—77 Searing
Ave., Mineola, N. Y. Underwriter—Magnus & Co., N. Y.
advertising

electric wall units for the

and

Diamond Mills Corp.

Jan. 23, 1962 filed 200,000 common, of which 120,000 are
to be offered by the company and 80,000 by stockhold¬
ers.

Securities Co., San Francisco.

women's

Cousins
March

filed $1,000,000 of 6y2%

subordinated

1972, 60,000 common shares, and war¬
rants to purchase 20,000 common shares. The securities
will be offered in units of one $100 debenture, 6 shares
and a warrant to purchase 2 shares. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $140). Business—Engaged in residential real
estate development. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
other corporate purposes. Office—905 Fifteen Peachtree

if Diversified Advertising

Ventures

July

20

—For

Diversified

debt

trust.

Inc.

Bernard

—$1

Realty Investors
1,900,000 certificates of interest. Price
interest. Business—A real estate investment

Proceeds—For

investment.

Office—19

E.

First

South, Salt Lake City. Underwriter-—Realty Securities,
Inc., Salt Lake City.

Price—$4. Business

Doman Helicopters, Inc.
April 19, 1962 filed 418,680 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of two new

shares for each three held.

$1.25).

C-Thru

Products, Inc.
22, 1962 ("Reg. A") 90,000 common. Price—$1.50.
Business—Design and manufacture of flexible, re-usable
vinyl packages.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, sales

tion

June

of

experimental helicopters.

Proceeds—To obtain
models, train service personnel, repay
Address—Municipal Airport, Danbur^, Conn.
of

debt, etc.
Underwriter—None.

equipment, research and development, and
Office — 2401 Pacific St., Brooklyn,
Underwriter—Broadwall Securities, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Price—By amendment (max.

Business—Research, development and construc¬

certification

promotion,

■

.

v

■

Donmoor-lsaacson, Inc.
Feb. 26, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the company and 100,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment (max. $12). Business—
Design and manufacture of boys knit shirts, sweaters,
and pajamas. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—
1115 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Goodbody & Co.,
N. Y. Note—This offering has been temporarily post¬
poned.
\

working capital.

Systems, Inc.

aggregate of 187,500 class A shares, to be offered for
subscription by holders of class A and class B stock in
units consisting of $100 of debentures and three war¬
rants.
Price—$100 per unit. Business—Operation of a

an

.

Drever

public transit system in Washington, D. C.; a new sub¬
sidiary to construct housing projects in Washington,
D. C. Proceeds—For construction and general corporate
purposes.
Office—3600 M St., N. W., Washington, D. C.

Co.

-

-..

,'v:

March 9, 1962 filed 122,700 common, of which 42,500 are
to be offered by company and 80,200 by stockholders.

Price—By

amendment

(max.

$12).
Business—Design
metallurgical furnaces.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and general
corporate purposes. Address — Red Lion Rd., and Philmont Ave., Bethayres, Pa. Underwriters—Jannby, Bat¬
tles & E. W. Clark, Inc. and Stroud & Co., Philadelphia.
manufacture

and

U nderwr iter—N one.

Data Systems Devices of Boston, Inc.
April 26, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to design, develop and produce elec¬

tronic and electro-mechanical devices, including

per

trust.

—Design, sale, fabrication and installation of acoustical
ceilings. Proceeds—For debt repayment and expansion.
Office—1925 Euclid Ave., San Diego. Underwriter —
Holton, Henderson & Co., Los Angeles.

D. C. Transit

Office—500 Fifth Ave.,

Diversified

Crownco

N.Y.

Proceeds—For investment.

June 28, 1962 filed

Office—1775 Broadway, N. Y.
M. Kahn & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Mar. 26, 1962 filed 115,000 common.

Trust

Underwriter—Bacon, Johnson Realty Management
Co., Inc., (same address). Offering—Expected in Aug.

units, each consisting of $440 of deben¬
shares.
Price—$550 per unit.
sales finance company. Proceeds

—

Estate

N. Y.

common

repayment.

Real

March 8, 1962 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial inter¬
est.
Price—$10.
Business—A real estate investment

Investing Corp.,

consumer

Underwriter

Proceeds—For investment. Office—8397 N. E.

Ave., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Karen Securities
Corp., N. Y.

1962 filed $1,200,320 of 7% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1974 and 54,560 common shares to be
and

3,000,000

Second

26,

Business—A

("Reg. A")

Business—Conducts

company.

New York.

offered in 2,728

Unlimited,

Collateral Corp.
13, 1962 filed 77,050 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $11.75). Business—A real estate investment

ment

guidance and interim financing con¬
cern. Company may also act as a broker-dealer and un¬
derwriter. Proceeds—For investment. Office—733 Third

Credit Department,

Promotions

Diversified
June

ness—A corporate

Jan.

of

common.
Price—10
advertising and promotional
programs for clients. Proceeds—For working capital and
general corporate purposes. Office—7724 Morgan Av6.,
South Minneapolis.
Underwriter—None.

Corp.

N. Y. Underwriter—Hampstead

1962

5,

cents.

May 28, 1962 filed 150,000 common and warrants to pur¬
chase 30,000 additional shares, to be offered in units of
one share and one warrant. Price—$2.25 per unit. Busi¬

Ave.,

Business—Manufacture

Inc.

Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Underwriters—McDonnell & Co., Inc.,
N. Y., and Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner, Atlanta.
Creative

amendment.

definitely postponed.

due

debentures

Price—By

nylon hosiery. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital.
Office—417 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Drexel
& Co.,
Philadelphia. Offering—In¬

Properties Inc.

1962

29,

printers

of

industrial

Drew

Properties Corp,
6, 1962 filed 173,000 class A. Price—$10. Business
—General real estate.
Proceeds—For debt repayment.

for electronic computers.

Proceeds—For product devel¬
opment, new plant and equipment and working capital.

March

Office—342
Western
Ave.,
Boston.
UnderwriterSchmidt, Sharp, McCabe & Co., Inc., Denver.

Office—50 Broad

Davos, Inc.
May 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 35,000 common.
Business—Development and operation of

if Duke Power Co. (8/16)
July 11, 1962 filed $50,000,000

Proceeds—For

Office—232

debt

Madison

Securities Corp.,
•

Decorative

and

repayment

Ave., N. Y.

tal

Price—$6.50.

Underwriter—Oxford

1990.

N. Y.

Interiors,

Inc.

(7/23)

,

.

other corporate purposes. Office—1191
St., Mami, Fla. Underwriter—Lancer Se¬
curities Co., 92 Liberty St., N. Y.
W.

and

22nd

Decorel Corp.

Dec.

120,000 common, of which 90,000
are to be offered by the public and 30,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Production and
sale of wood and metal framed pictures, wood utility:
frames, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventory,
and working capital. Office—444 Courtland St., Mundelein, 111. Underwriter—To be named.
•

29,

1961

DeLuxe

Dec.

filed

Homes, Inc.
("Reg. A' )

60,000 common. Price

11, 1961

Business

Construction

—

$5.

and financing of shell

homes
Proceeds—For working capital. Address—Allendale. S. C
—

Office—30 Rockefeller

—(Competitive).

("Reg. A") 52,000 class A common. Price—
$2.50. Business—Manufacture of draperies, furniture and
bed spreads for hotels and institutions. Proceeds—For
N.

St., N. Y. Underwriter—Jackson Capi¬
Corp., 400 Madison Ave., New York.

of first and refunding
mortgage bonds due 1992. Proceeds—To refund a like
amount of 5% % first and refunding mortgage bonds due

ski resort.
working capital.
a

Feb. 26, 1962

expansion

Corporate Funding Corp.
April 26, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 class A common. Price
$4. Business — A financial investment and holding
company. Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.

Diamond Dust

Proceeds—For

April 30, 1962 filed $6,250,000 of 6J/2% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1977 and five-year warrants to purchase

Memorial

Continental

•

sidiary and general corporate purposes.
Office—1411
St., San Diego, Calif Underwriter—Pacific Coast

Securities

oxygen

B

start-up expenses for a laboratory and
Office—360 Lexington Ave., New York.

plant.

Palm

tures

April 2, 1962 filed 70,000 common. Price—$5.75. Business
—Operation of vending machines. Proceeds—For debt
repayment working capital and other corporate purposes.
Office—129 S. State St., Dover, Del. Underwriter—Dana
Securities Co., Inc., N. Y.

class

10

Feb. 27, 1962 filed 102,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Production of graded diamond powder and compound.

preparation of coffee, and the sale of coffee, tea, cream,
etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment, advances to a sub¬

trucks and equipment.

cars,

payment, an

to hotels and motels of

lease

each

unit. Business—Company plans to

Underwriter—None.

& Co., N. Y.

Price—By amend¬
Business—Manufacture, and sale or

$5).

(max.

for

unit

one

per

Proceeds—For

May 16, 1962 filed 150,000 common.
ment

and

Price—$20

small

(7/23)

Courtesy Products Corp.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

manufacture and utilize all kinds of chemical materials.

2, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $8). Business—Design and manufacture of

Ave., St. Louis. Underwriter—Goodbody
Offering—Temporarily postponed.

held

stock

held.

Inc.

sports and casual wear for girls and women. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office — 1136 Washington

—

Consolidated Leasing Corp. of America

A

banks, Meyerson & Co., San Francisco.
Country Set

.

5% preferred share held, 2 units for each 5% preferred

Underwriter—Stewart, Eu-

St., San Francisco.

.

Underwriter—Alessandrini &

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—.

Indefinitely postponed.

Plaza, N. Y. Underwriters
Probable bidders: First Boston Corp.;

Stone & Webster Securities

Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Bids—Aug. 16, 1962 (11
EDST) in Room 5400. One Chase Manhattan Plaza,
N. Y. Information Meeting—Aug. 9 (3:30 p.m. EDST) at
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., (Mezzanine B) 60 Liberty
Inc.;

a. m.

St., N. Y.

Dulany Industries, Inc.
400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—The canning and freezing
of foods. Proceeds—For
debt repayment.
Office—850
Third Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Blair & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Feb. 26, 1962 filed
ment (max. $6.25).

Offering—Temporarily postponed.
Dunhill

Food

Equipment Corp.

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of food service equipment. Proceeds
—For development and working capital.
worth St., Brooklyn, Underwriters —

Paul Eisenberg

Office—79 Wal¬
Carroll Co. and
Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This registration is

being withdrawn.
Duro Pen

Co., Inc.

Jan.

Deuterium Corp.

5, 1962 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Manufacture of inexpensive ball point pens. Proceeds
—For debt repayment, equpiment and working capital.

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

Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N.

share and

postponed.

one

warrant)

on

the basis of 3 units for each

Office—573

Broadway, N.

—
Godfrey,
Y. Offering—Temporarily

Y. Underwriter

Volume 196

Number (5178

.

,

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

Dyna Mfg. Co. (8/6)
April 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common of which 40,000
will be sold by company and 20,000 by stockholders.
Price—$5. Business—Manufacture, installation and sale
of kitchen ventilating hoods and exhaust fans. Proceeds
—Expansion, new products and working capital. Office—
4865 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—Ray¬
mond Moore &

Co., Los Angeles.

'

Dyna-Mod Electronics Corp.
Jan. 22, 1962 ("Reg. A")
143,000

Price—$2.
and production of
"packaged" electronic circuits and sub-systems. Pro¬
ceeds—For new products and working capital.
Office—
317 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. Underwriters—Gen¬
esee
Valley Securities Co., Inc., Rochester, and H. B.
Vesey & Co., Inc., Glens Falls, N. Y.
^
:■

Business—Design,

common.

development

Dynamic L. P. Industries, Inc.
June 21, 1962 filed 75,000

Price—$4. Business

common.

—manufacturing, labeling and packaging of long playing
stereophonic and monaural phonograph records for label
record companies. Proceeds—For equipment and work¬
ing capital. Office — 900 Passaic Ave., East Newark,
N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer B. Burnside & Co., Inc.,
New York. '

i',r

.

....

Eastern Camera &

PSioto

Corp.

■

holders). The securities

March 28 1962 filed $500,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬

'

(Thursday)

V'

;

(Bids

11

Eastern Properties
June

offered
Price

(Monday)

EDST)

a.m.

A.

&

Decorative

Stephens (M.) Mfg., Inc
'

$300,000.

(Pacific Coast Securities Co.)

Roblin

72,000 shares

Mill

River

Industries,

(Arnold

Malkan

&

Inc.)

Inc.)

Co.,

.—Common

(Pacific

Securities

Coast

(Gianis

Preferred

Protein

./Arnold

&

(Lee-Mosson

•

Co.,

ft

Inc.)

-

$300,000

11

(Bias

11

(Bids

Rico

Regulators,

Stanley

(Morgan

ft

Belt

Inc.)

-Inc.0*.$350i000.^
^

__ _ _

(Bids

Martin

Aubrey Manufacturing, Inc.————Common

'

•

_ _ _

(Offering

i

•

—Bonds

(Raymond

$500,000

Moore

Lewis

Securities

(Arnold

1

70,000

Wulbern. Inc.)

Carrison.

(General

—Common

Corp

)

(Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc.)

Fricke & French,

Inc.—Com.

United

$900,000

Inc.)

$850,000

August 7

12

Instromech

Noon

Industries,

EDST)

Kapner, Inc.
Roadcraft
(Vickers,

Wilkens

Co.,

MacPherson

Inc.)

Spears (L. B.), Inc.———
Steel

shares

'

New

Common

(Bids 12

August 9

Ijrniversal

(White

Inc.
&

Co.,

Inc.) $360,000

_____——.Common
Inc.)

July 31

Co.)

ft

Co.—_—Debentures

$562,500

(Tuesday)

Corp

—^Common
Common

(V. S. Wickett & Co., Inc.; Thomas. Williams & Lee,
Crosse
ft Co.,
Inc.) $375,000




——Common

Inc.———

(Schweickart ft

J

Co.)

$1,000,000
—

———

(Raymond

-

(Eisele

ft

Moore

Libaire,

King,

&

-——Common

$485,000

Co.)

Stout

Co.)

&

$6,500,000

(Wednesday)

September 5

Pennsylvania Power Co;—.r————————Bonds

September 10

$12,000,000

be received)

,.

(Monday)
Co————Common
475,000 shares

Development Co., Ltd

(Allen

Common
$500,000

&

Co.)

(R. F. Dowd & Co., Inc.)

.

Common

250,000 shares

—Common

Jaap Penratt Associates, Inc.——

$2,600,000

September 11

.

$300,000

Lewis

Co.,

(Tuesday)

Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.——-—Bonds
(Bids to be received) $50,000,000

—Common

Inc.)

$500,000

Southern

Equip. Trust Ctfs.

Railway Co.(Bids

(Monday)

12

September 17
Common

Automotive Corp
(M. H. Meyerson & Co.,

noon

EDST)

$9,450,000

Lewiston-Gorham
Midwestern

W.

Inc.)-$300,000jf

—Units

Raceways, Inc..
Brooks

ft

Cc.)

$1,000,000

Mortgage Investors———Ben. Ints.

Electronics

,

&. Co.)

Common

Corp

Inc. and

August 14

$150,000

(Bids

11

a.m.

EDST)

November 7

Corp.—Debentures

$15,000,000

Fishman,

Inc.)

270,000 shares

(Wednesday)

Bonds

Georgia Power Co—
$23,000,000

Preferred

Georgia Power Co.
(Bids to be received)

November

(Tuesday)

New York State Electric & Gas

ft

(Bids to be received)

$5,000,000

(Gateway Stock & Bond, Inc.)

(Monday)

Playboy Clubs International, Inc.--—,—Common
(Divine

(Magnus & Co.) $306,000

Transmission

$300,000

;

Continental Telephone

(Thursday)

August 13

Unison

Diamond Dust Co., Inc.-———
Electronic

•r

(Tuesday)

September 4

Alsco Electronics, Inc.—,
—
———C."ass A
(Albert Teller & Co., Inc. and H. A. Riecke & Co., Inc.)

Grand Bahama

CDST)

noon

.

(Boettchex

,

•

$100,000,000

a.m.)

Industries, Inc.—(Edward

Lesco

Manufacturing Co., Inc .———Common

Aviation,

1

(Tuesday)

(P.

Walston

—Common

$500,000

Co.)

York, Chicago & St. Louis RR.

Common

(Joseph W." Hurley ft Co.) $208,980

(Packer-Wilbur Co.,

(Wednesday)

August 29

Iowa Public Service Co.——-Common
(Offering to stockholders—Bids 11 a.m. EDST) 320,468 shares

$325,000

Plant Equipment Corp

Thompson

-Bonds

Calif. Time) $50,000,000

Metropolitan Realty Trust————Ben. Int.

.———Common

Computer Concepts Inc.—

Common

200,000

.

(Arnold Malkan & Co.. Inc.)

$300,000

Equip. Trust Ctfs.

Common
Inc.)

a.m.

Hydro-Swarf, Inc.

$375,000

400,000 shares

Corp
Warwick,

Inc.)

$250,000
_

&

&

1.1

(Doft

Common
Inc.)

Warwick,

&

(Bids

August 8

_____—.Common

Corp.
MacPherson

Security Aluminum
(Vickers.

ft

Co.)

ft

(Tuesday)

August 28

(Tuesday)

$300,000

——

(Arnold,

Inc.——■—-—Common
Russotto

(Allen ft Co. and E. F. Hutton ft Co.)

$25,000,000

Inc.—;

(Price Investing Co.)

Co.,

Southwestern Bell Telephone
r

.Bonds

Houston Lighting & Power Co.—
(Bids

Tabach Industries,

Capital
Securities

(Mor&n

>

200,000 shares

ft Co.)

Brooks

W.

;«u— •—
Capital
Inc.) 104,000 shares

i

(Bids to

————Common
(P.

$200,000

Co.)

ft

Markets, Inc.———

i,

First Connecticut Small Business Investment
Co.

Preferred
$7,500,000

EDST)

(Blair & Co.) 230,000 shares

Esslinger's Industries of Philadelphia, Inc.—Debs.
(Woodcock, Mbyer,

noon

Winston & Co.,

Cameo Lingeries,

$280,000

Common

Malkan

Sperti Products, Inc.——

$250,000

Esslinger's Industries of Philadelphia,

12

$810,000

Servotrohics, Inc.

shares

Electromagnetic Industries, Inc.—Conv. Debentures
(Pierce,

(Bids

,

$300,000

Co.)

ft

Co., Inc.)

RF Interonics, Inc—

Common
Common

Inc.)

:

Common

(Fabricant

Inc

Wulburn,

/

Cruttenden,

(Magnus & Co., Inc.) $309,000

Industries,

Carrison.

(Pierce,

$60,000,000

(Bids 12 noon EDST)

.

•

-Bonds

^Common
by

548.532 shares

Laminetics Inc.

$500,000

—:
(Globus, Inc.) $750,000

V

V

,

"

Electromagnetic

(■

Federation, Inc.-—_—Class A

(Edward

(Monday)

—

.

(Costello.

————Common

Co

Mfg.

Founders Financial

American Modular Manufacturing Corp.—Common

Barogenics, Inc.

1

$37,250,000

Four Star Sportswear, Inc.——

Co.)

.

•

Co.————

Massachusetts Electric Co

(Bids 8:30

Miller)

Podesta &

Dyna

Securities

\
^

(Thomas Jay,

Gas Co.—
to stockholders—underwritten

American

shares

Fenner & Smith, Inc. and Stone &
Securities Corp.) 300,000 shares
''

(Equity

f

(Monday);

August 6

Pierce,

Webster

Electric

t

(L. P.) Maintenance Corp.--——-Common

Virginia Electric & Power Co.——Preferred
(Merrill Lynch,

140,004 shares

-

Massachusetts

$375,000

700,000 shares

CDST)

and A. M. Kidder ft Co., Inc.)

(Pierce, Carrison, Wulbern, Inc.

-Units

(Thursday)
noon

$40,000,000

EDST)

a.m.

Southern California Edison Co.——

$625,000

1,589,680

Co.)

11

(Monday)

August 27

-—Common

__

12

•

*—-Bonds

—Common

$825,000

Co.)

(Tuesday)

Public Service Electric & Gas Co._

Corp.————^Common

Lomasney &

160,000 shares

& Co.)

-Common

August 21

shares

-Debentures

—

Inc.)

—Common

and Morris Cohon

&'Co.,

$1,500,000

Inc.)

Co.,

(Johnson, Lane, Space Corp.)

..Common

&

$500,000

(Stone, Ackerman & Co., Inc. and Heritage Equity Corp.)
$480,000

Ltd.,,___—-Common ;;

(Bids

-

\

(Thursday)

July 30

34,200

Railway Co. of Chicago

'

Common

Co.,

Inc.)

Co.,

Moskatel's, Inc.

'

,

Siegel,
&

GBhartiAr. Co

Inc.

August 2

Corp.—

&

Liquors, Inc

Optech, Inc.

——...Common
Malkan

(Arnold

$50,000,000

(Michael) Distributors, Inc.——-—Common

(Street

.

$20,000,000

Inc.

General Motors

Bonds

'—

EDST)

a.m.

,

Debentures

Pike, Inc.—.——

July 26

Siegel, Inc.)

(Morgan Stanley ft Co.)

(Reed, Whitney & Stonehill, Inc.) $300,000

Fastpak,

Common

$375,000

Brewing Co., Inc:0£_

(Myron A.

$7,500,000

EDST)

a.m.

Inc.)

(Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner ft Smith Inc.) $2,500,000

Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co.—Debs.
Ellner &

&

Brothers

(A.-D,

.

Puerto

'

EDST)

a.m.

$5,000,000

Controls, Inc.————-Common

Montebello

———

Co.,

Grumet ?&

Schlumberger

Atlanta Gas Light Co.——
V"

v-

.

&

,

(Wednesday)

July 25

11

(Gianis

$20,000,000

International, Inc..,—

Electronics

Orion

.Common

Co. of New Jersey, lVr \ '
Common

——

/

;

_ _

shares '

335,000

&

Grumet

(Baruch

$450,000

Inc.)

Weeks)

&

——.Common

—_

Radio Electric Service

.

Co..

Inc

(Hornblower

Inc.

(Brand,

(Brand,

Malkan

Maradel Products,

Ctfs.

$3,o4U,OuO

(S. Schramm ft Co., Inc.) $200,000

Bruce

(Ingram, Lambert & Stephen, Inc. and Reuben Rose ft Co., Inc.)
$1,500,000
..Common
Met' Food C6fp::--

Oceana

Corp.—

Automatic

*

.

.

Met Food Corp.---Ui—■——___

(Tuesday)

July 24

International
.

■y*

shares

150,000

•>

General Investment Co. of Connecticut, Inc.—Com.
..V

$300,000

Co.)

(Paine, Webber, Jackson ft Curtis)

"■

—Common

$155,000

EDST)

a.m.

Electromagnetics Corp.

(Pacific Coast Securities Co.) 550,000 shares

Western Power & Gas Co

ED3T)

noon

(Monday)

August 20

-Common
$400,000

Inc.)

Corp.—

ll:0O

(Bids

$500,000

_

30

J

-Common

Vendex, Inc.

12

Duke Power Co.^.---—

Columbia Gas System, Inc:— _——Debentures

Common

Skiers Service Corp.—

page

'

Co.,

(James Co.)

1

$1,000,000

inc._—

Publishing

College

t;

&

Industrial
on

..'.'/August; 16;,(Thursday),

V.

Products, Inc.

Brothers

(Baruch

Seaway Industries, Inc.———Debentures
(Brand, Grumet & Siegel,

Saw

Admiral Automotive

Common

:—

(Bids

,•

(Bids

'

$52,0U0

Co.)

$305,000

Continued

(Bids 11:30 a.m.)

——Common
& Co.)

Office—Sayville

s

Worcester Gas Light Co.————-Bonds /

August 1- (Wednesday)-

—Common

Securities

,

Ur

Common

150,000 shares

Interiors, Inc
(Lancer

/

com¬

(Wednesday)

August 15

Capital

—

magnetic

Atlantic Coast Line RR.——Equip. Trust

Thomas Jay, Winston & Co., Inc. and I. J. Schein & Co.)

Worth Financial Corp

Jayark Films Corp.—

\

shares

100,000

transformers,

plant and working capital.

$25,000,000

Co.)

Design, production, assembly,

of

vices. Proceeds—For equipment, debt repayment, a new

Common

Lomasney

—

sale

and

ponents and electronic instrumentation and control de¬

general

(Myron

•

(Pacific Coast Securities Co.)

distribution

Florida Power & Light Co.————Bonds

t

______

share). Business

mon

corporate purposes. Office—261
Madison Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Fleetwood Securities
Corp. of America, N. Y.
. ,
,. ^

-Debentures

Corp

are to be offered by company and 25,000 by
stockholders. Price—By amendment (max. $1 per com¬

—

11:30

(7/30-31)

45,000

filed $1,400,000 of 6^% subord. conv.
1977, and 70,000 common shares to be
in units of one $100 debenture and five common.
$150 per unit. Business — General real estate.

(D. A. Bruce

Products

Electromagnetic Industries, Inc.

March 30, 1962 filed $250,000 of 6J/2% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1987, also 70,000 common shares, of which

due

(Bids

Proceeds

Valley City, N. D.'

Improvement Corp.

Gaslight Club, Inc.

BusK

Price—$3.

finance business.

recourse

corporate purposes. Office—164 E. Main St.»
Valley City, N. D. Underwriter—Reserve Funds, Inc.,

1962

15,

debentures

26, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common.

ness—A dealer

General

—

.

July 23

Econ-O-Pay, Inc.
Oct.

Pennsylvania Investment Co.
16, 1962 filed 450,000 common; Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $16). Business—A small business investment
company.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office
3
Penn
Center Plaza,
Philadelhia. Under¬
writers—Drexel & Co., Philadelphia and Kidder, Peabody & Co., N, Y.

•

Courtesy

To be named.

Eastern

$12,000,000

EDST)

a.m.

to be offered in units of one
shares. Price—By amendment.

are

10

March

"

Rochester Telephone Corp

Echlin Manufacturing Co.
May 24, 1962 filed 210,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment 0(max. $25). Business—Manufacture of replacement
parts for electrical and braking systems of automatic
equipment. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Address
—Echlin Rd. & U. S. 1, Branford, Conn. Underwriter—

Business—Operation of retail camera stores and depart¬
ment store concessions.
Company also processes black
and white film and repairs photographic equipment.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—68 W. Columbia St.j Hempstead, N. Y. Underwrit¬
ers—Edwards & Hgnley, Hempstead, L. I., and Street &
Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

NEW ISSUE CALENDAR
July 19

and

debenture

Proceeds—For

i

"

tures due 1972 and 50,000 common shares (of which 25,000 will be sold by the company and 25,000 by stock¬

$100

29

(297)

28

$7,000,000

(Wednesday)

Southern Electric Generating Co
(Bids to bq received) $6.50000*1

Bonds

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The Commercial and Financial} Chronicle

(298>

Coritinued from page

29

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•

-

.

•

Fidelity Mining Investments Ltd.
1961 filed 800,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Exploration and testing of mining prop,

•

440 W. 34th

Nov. 30,

Park, Greeley Ave., Sayville, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—
Pierce, Carrison, Wulbern, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
•

Nov. 17, 1961* iiled 75,UUU common. Price—$5. Business
—Design and manufacture of precision nuclear magnetic
instrumentation. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬

Hudson, Mass. Underwriter

poses. Office—Sawyer Lane,
—Gianis & Co.. Inc., N. Y.
'*1

March

22, 1962 filed

125,000 common. Price—$3. Bust-,
distribution

and

ness—Manufacture

of

components for

installation
of specialized closed circut TV system. Proceeds—For
debt, repayment, expansion,, sales, promotion aqd worlcing capital. Office — 103 E. Hawthorne Ave.* Valley
Stream, N. Y. Underwriters—V. S. Wickett & Co., Inc.,
Thomas, Williams & Lee^ Inc., and Crosse & Co., Inc.,
background music; design, construction and

J

N.

¥''[• V////

:

Wholesalers,

Electronic

Inc.

1962 filed 75,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $15.50). Business—A distributor Of electronic
supplies, TV replacement parts, ahaiu-ri and stereophonic
sound reproduction equipment. Proceeds—For debt re¬
June

18,

expansion

inventory,

payment,

working

and

capital.

Sherman Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Underwriter—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washing¬

;

ton, D. C.

(7/25)

Pike, Inc.

1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common. Price — $6.
Business—Operation, of supermarkets. Proceeds—For ex¬
May 25,

pansion and working capital. Office—896 Old Country

Rd., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter
Stonehill, Inc., Hempstead, N-. Y,

—

Reed, Whitney &

Electronics, Inc.
4, 1962 filed $200,000 of 6%% conv. debentures due
1974, and $50,000 common, to be offered in units of
$200 of debentures and 50 shares'. Price—$400 per unit.
Business—Manufacture
of precision
instruments, and
June

electronic

devices

for

measurement

and

control".

Pro¬

ceeds—For plant expansion, inventory, and equipment.
Office—1202 Arnold Ave.,
New Castle, Del.
Under¬
writer—Weil &r Co-., Inc., Washington, D. C.

Equity Funding Corp. of America
March 29, 1962 filed. 240JJ00 common. Price—By amend¬
ment Cmax. $6.50).
Business—A holding company for
firms, selling, life insurance and mutual funds. Proceeds
—For new sales offices; advances to subsidiaries and
working capital. Office—5150 Wilshire Blvd., Los An¬

geles^

Underwriter—Wisconsin-Continental,

waukee..

'_•

■

*

Mil¬

Philadelphia,

of

Debentures, $1,000; stock, $8,
beverages, the processing,

Business—Brewing of malt

^leaning and testing' of metals

and the sale of

galvanized iron and steel products. Pro¬
repayment. Office—10th & Callowhill
Sts., Philadelphia.
Underwriter—Woodcock, Moyer,
Frtcke &. French, Inc., Philadelphia.
>

ceeds—For debt

Evans,'Inc.

*—.•*•

Jan. 23, 1962 filed 130,000 common, of which 20,000' are
to be offered

by the company1 and 110,000' by stockhold¬
Price—By amendment. Business — Retail sale of
wearing apparel. Proceeds—For working capital. Office
—36 S. State St... Chicago. Underwriter—Allen & Co.,
N. Y. Offering—Postponed.:•
'
; v
s ;i ' .
ers.

,

Everbest

Engineering Corp.
April 2, 1962 filed 100,000 class A shares. Price—$2.40.
Business—Manufacture and sale of long-lived electric
lamps. Proceeds—New product development, inventories
and working capital. Office—41 E. Twelfth St., N. Y.
Underwriter—planned Investing Corp., N. Y. v/,;;/-';
-

.

'

Fairlane Finance

Ct*., I***,.

"

June 13,. 1962 ("Reg. A") $300,000- of 6y2,% sinking fund
junior subordinated debentures due 1977. Price—At par.
Business—An

automobile

and

consumer

finance

com¬

Proceeds—For debt repayment, working capital
Office — Greenville, Rd., Easley, S. C.

pany.

and expansion.

Underwriter—Alester

G.

Furman

s. c.

Co., Inc., Greenville,

•;

Fairway Mart, Inc.
1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Operation of five discount merchandise cen¬

March 19,
ters.

Proceeds—For expansion,

advertising, inventories,

working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—
801 Market St., Youngstown. Ohio. Underwriter
A
J
Carno Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Postponed.
Falcon National Life Insurance Co.
June 25', 1962 filed 300,000' common to be

offered

for

subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new
share for each three shares held.
Price—$1.20. Business
—Life insurance. Proceeds
For investments. Office—
1330; Leyden St., Denver. Underwriter—None.
—

Fastpak, Inc.
Nov. 30, 1961 filed
—The distribution
devices

(7/25-27)

125,000
of

manufactured

repayment
Benson

and

common. Price—$5. Business
nuts, bolts and other fastening
by others. Proceeds—For debt

general

corporate purposes.
Freeport, N. Y. Underwriter

Place,
Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Office—8
—

Arnold

&

5,

1962 filed

500,000 shares of beneficial interest
with attached three-year stock purchase
warrants to be
offered in units consisting of 100 shares and 50
warrants.
Price—$500 per unit. Business—A real estate invest¬
ment
D.

C.

trust.

CO., N. Y.

Office—729

15th

Underwriter—Investor

Washington, D. C,




St.,

N.

Service

W.,

Washington,

Securities

Inc.,

Gyrojet^

First Income

Realty Trust

:

Jan. -

D.

C.

Office—1613

Proceeds—For.

This

—

Securities

company

Perpetual Investment Trust

as

,

;

was

-

;

.

27,

1961* filed

.

E. Morehead

2,770,QOh capital -shares.

Price—$1.

investment company. Pro¬
Offfce~rl295; Northern Blvd.,
Underwriter—None, /
j *■; •/:■*.

;

/v/.-/■'•;

First Southern Realty Trust

Preiss, Cinder

June 15, 1962 filed 600,000-shares of beneficial interest.Price — $5. Business — A real estate investment - trust.
Proceeds—For investment. Address—Little ^Rock, Ark.

Florida

Gabriel

Bancgrowth, Inc.*■/"

Price—By amend¬
(max. $15). Business—An investment company
specializing in bank stocks. Proceeds—For, investment.
ment

derwriter

,

BeachJ/Fla., Un^'^
Inc., ,St;7^.buis.

Alai, Inc. ••/: •/•
'•
1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness
Operation of Jai Alai games arid pari-mutuel
betting. Proceeds—For rent, purchase of leased quarters, f.
building improvements, working capital. Office—Fern
Park, Fla. Underwriter—To foe named.*: >//
•<-/>"'?■
28,

—

V

(7/31;)

/

-

/•'

30, 1962 filed 100,000 class. A common shares.
amendment (max.'' $ 11). Business-r-Design,
mahufacture and' distribution of Toys and sporting goods.
Proceeds^rFor debt, repayment Office—184 Fifth Ave;,
N. Yi Underwriter—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y. :
June 29/ 1962 filed 80,000 common and 80,000 five-year
warrants* to be- offered in units consisting of one share
and one warrant. Price—$4.50 per unit Business—De¬
sign, manufacture and sale of ladles'3 handbags arid re¬
lated items. Proceeds—For

a new plant, sales promotion
working' capital. Office—288 Plymouth Aye., Fall
River,- Mass: Underwriter—Hampstead Investing Corp.,

and

'NewYork.;

v,'r

■

..•.■/;.'.-//'r-h'}r

Garden State Small Business Investment. Co.

.

Florida Power & Light Co.

(

v

Gamma Corp;/;•/
.

Pompano

Dempsey-Tpgel^r

N.* Y.

Inc.,

Match

March 16, 1962 filed 200,009 common.

Office—3356 Atlantic. Blvd.,

Hoffman,

Industries, lnc.

\ Price~-By
'

Underwriter—To be named.

Underwriter-e-None.;

;

April 30, 1962 filed T40,000 common. PrIce-i-$4. Busi¬
ness—Operation of discount centers/ Proceeds^-For ex¬
pansion; Office—19 W. 34th St.; N. Y. > Underwriter—

investment.

Manhasset,. N. Y.

St., Charlotte, N. G.

G. M. S. Stores Inc."

Business—A small' business
ceeds—For

Alstyne, Noel & Co., N. Y. Offering—Postponed.

Fund Investments, Inc.
June 28,-1962 filed 80,000 class B common. • Price—r$5.
Business—Retailing of mutual fund shares. Proceeds—
For working capital andv debt repayment
Office—1301

First New York Capital Fund, Inc.Oct

Price—By amend¬

common.

,

Co-

formerly
^ rn

—Van

^

Eye St., N. ,WnvWashington,

Underwriter—Sidney Z.. Mensh

Washington, D. C. Note

26, 1962 filed 200,000

Business—Construction and operation of various
tyre apartment, industrial and office buildings; Proceeds
—For prepayment of debt and reduction of bank loa ns.
Office—i; N ortn. Av.e^ Bridgeport., Gonn Underwriter

1961 filed 500,000, shares of beneficial interest.
Price—(For the* first 10,000 shares) $10.80 per share.
(For the balance) Net asset value plus 8% commission

investment.

.

; *' •'

ment.

\

Nov. 9,

Business—A real estate investment trust.

-

Polonitza, Inc., Los Angeles.

Frouge .• Corp.

'

V/a

v:';

'

—Garat &

Oct.

27, 1961 filed 330,000 common. Price—$3. Business
investment company. Proceeds-r-For
investment. Office—1180 Raymond Blvd., Newark, N. Ji
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.; N. Y.
Offering,—Temporarily postponed. • ■ "/
<'".-..-y" >

'J;.

—A small business

June

26, 1962 filed $25,000,000 first mortgage bonds, due:
1992. Proceeds—For retirement of outstanding s1^ % first
mortgage bonds, due 1989, plus premium and* accrued
interest, and construction. Office — Ihgraham Bldg.,
Miami, Fla; Underwriters—'(Competitive)•. Ptobable bid-"
ders: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, ?FehherS& Smith Inc.-Kid¬
der, Peabody & Go. (jointly)j Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.;
White, Weld & Co.; First Boston Corp.; Blyth & Cb.y Inc.
Bidsr—Expected July 31 (11.30^ a.m. EDST). Tnfbrhiatidh
Meeting—July 30 at 2 Rector St., N. Y.
■/'.

Gaslight Club^. Tnci"(:7/31)

;r

-

Feb/ 28, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price^-By amend¬
ment (max. $?) Business/—Company operates four
clubs." Proceeds—For expansion, debt. reduction,

"key
and

working/capital. Office—13 E. Huron St/, Chicago,
derwriter—Myrori A. Lomasney & Co./ N. Y.^ /"

^n*?

Gemco-Ware Corp.
Utilities
'
'
- ;
1962 filed $750,000 of 5Vz % eoriv. stibord. vde-' March 9/1962 filed 146,000 common. Price—By amend¬
bentures due 1982.
ment (max. $8).
Busiiiess—^A holding company for a
Price—By amendment. Business—
Operation of water distribution and sewage collection r restaurant equipment manufacturer,, a wholesale distrib¬
Florida Water &

,

May 29,

systems.
sion

Proceeds—For debt: 'repayment,

utor

plant expah-.'
working capital. Office—1491 N. W. 2Qth "St.,

and

Miami. Underwriter—Finkle &

pected in August.

:

.

:

capital.

;

May 10, 1962 filed 169,420 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders;
Price—By amendment
(max. $2)
Business—Company owns and licenses carton
pouring spout patents and die: patents. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and other corporate purposes. ■ Office—
100 W. 10th St., Wilmington, Del.
Underwriter—N one.
Food & Drug Research

24,

1962

filed

.'Laboratories* Inc., # / ^
107,500 common, of which 100,000

to be

ers.

offered by company and 7,500 by stockhold¬
Price—By amendment (max. $5). Business—Chem¬

ical and

biological research and testing for the food/ drug,
cosmetics, chemical and related' industries. Proceeds*—
For expansion, equipment and debt repayment.
Ad¬
dress—Maurice Ave. at 58th St., Maspeth, N.. Y> Uncterwriters—Maltz, Greenwald & Co. and Rittmaster, Voisin
& Co., N. Y.
Forst (Alex) & Sons, Inc. 1
March 23, 1962 filed 100,000 common.

»

.

.

Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $15).
Business—Wholesale distribution of
toys and games. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Of¬
fice—2885 Jerome Ave., Bronx, N. Y.
Donnell &
"42"

Underwriter—Mc¬

Co., N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

Products

ceeds—For

18th

St.,

Ltd

advertising,

and

equipment

Office—1634-

Santa Monica, Calif. Underwriter
Gray, Inc., Los Angeles.

—

Rutner,

Founders Financial Federation,-.-Ine* (8/6-10)

1962 filed

.

company.

a

operating

Ave.,

General

:

!

Inc.

Classics

Jamaica. N Y.
N. Y. Offering—

!

'

.

135,000 class A.' Priee—$6; Business

—Commercial financing, industrial time sales financing
and factoring. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—

*

*

23, 1962 filed 105,000 common. Price—$3. Busi¬
ness—Design, assembly and distribution of trophies,

' March

<
*

plaques/ and
new

awards;

G.

debt repayment,
Office—
Underwrttert-Michael
r'-V/-'* .•

Proceeds—For

products, expansion and working capital.

2555 W, rDiversey

Ave., Chicago.
Kletz.& Co., N. Y.
>

General

Design

•

.

Corp*

i

April 25j 1962 ("Reg. A") 65,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Design and development of new products for
various

.industries.

Proceeds—For

^

debt

repayment,

equipment and working( capital. Office—1252 W. Peachtree St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Underwriter — Robert M.
Harris & Co., Inc., Philadelphia. Note—The SEC has is¬
sued an order temporarily suspending this issue.
General Economics Syndicate,

Inc.

April 11, 1962 filed 400,000 class A common.. Price — $10.
Business—An insurance holding company. Proceeds—
For : investment in subsidiaries,
and working capital.
Office—625 Madison Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—G. E, C.

(same address).

Securities, Inc.,

General I nvestment Co. of Connecticut/ Inc.

Ine

Jackson &

May 4,

Atlantic

Office—134-rOl

Temporarily postponed:

.

are

and

Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane,

Floseal Corp.

May

of ' houseware products

leased' discount departments dealing: in hard goods: Pro¬
ceeds—For debt; repayment, expansion
and workjng

Cb., Nv Y. Offering—Ex¬
.

April 18, 1962 ("Reg. A")' 100,000 class A common. Price
—$3. Business—Manufacture and sale of cosmetics. Pro¬

Federal Realty Investment Trust
June

v

amend¬

FW*:4, a four-passenger amphibious autogiro. Proceeds/
-t-To prpdiice prototype models,. and finance g e n e r a L
overhead and; operating expenses. Office—10 E.*52nd St.„

ment company.
Proceeds—For investment. Office—955
Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. Underwriter—P. W. Brooks

J une

March 28, 1962 filed $850,000 of 6,% % conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1977 and 112,500 common shares.
Price—

Busi-,

Frazier-Walker Aircraft Corp.
Jan. 2d, 1962 filed 140,000 common."
Price—By
ment. Business—Company plans to produce; its

Florida Jai"

Inc.

(7/30)

(8/6)

,,

.

j

Industries

Esslinger's

Inc.,

Sportswear, Inc.'

'* First Colorado: Bankshares Inc.
';
1962 filed 37,000 common. PricC—-By amend¬
(max. $15). Business^-A bank holding" company.3; N. Y. Underwriter—None; v
:/
■',
Proceeds—For capital funds, reserves and working; cap*
;• Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc./
r
ital. Office—3311 S. Broadway, Englewood^ Colo/ Under?,
March 26, :1962 filed 150,000 capital shhres, of which 70,.-!
writer—Bosworth, Sullivan & Co.,. Inc., Denver.
\ V
000 are to be offered by company; and 80,000
by a stock¬
First Connecticut Small Business Investment Co. ^ holder.
Price—$5.. Busmess—Operation of a mail order.
(T/30-31)v
business and a chain of women's apparel; storep. Pro¬
;t/f
March 9, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend- "• ceeds—For
expansion and other corporate .purposes./
ment (max. $15).
Offiee—6608' Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter
Business—A small. business. invest¬

known

Emcee

Proceeds—For

ment

Office—2345

Ellner &

shares. Price —By
Ownership of IT

June 29,

..

Underwriter—Edward Lewis Co.,

*

ness—Design, manufacture' and distribution of men's,
outerwear; sportswear and rainwear., Proceeds—For.
plant expansion, equipment arid working capital. Office
—665 Broadway, N. Yv Underwriter—Magnus &
Co.,
Inc., New York.
'

selling stockholders. Office —- B15 S. Flower St/, Lost
Angeles. Underwriters—Kidder, Peabody & Co, and Mc¬
Donnell & Co* N. Y}
.; ,
^
;

Transmission Corp.

Electronic

Four-Star

—

California savings and! loan associations.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

March 27, 1962 meet 1U3,000 common., Price—$3,

Financial Federation/ Inc.
March 30, 1962 filed 75,000 capital
amendment (max. $105). Business

St., N. Y.

.

Inc., N. Y.

erties. Proceeds—For general corporate'purposes.. Office;
—62 Richmond St., Toronto. Underwriter—G.V. Kirby
& Associates, Ltd, Toronto.

(8/1-3)

Corp.

Electromagnetics

.

.

(8/1-3)

•

•

Mar; 14, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—$7.50. Busi¬
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
For debt repayment and

investment., Off ice—348 Orange

St., New Haven, Conn. Underwriters^—Ingram,
& Stephen, Inc., and; Reuben Rose &. Co., Inc.,
General;Motors Corp.

Lambert
N. Y.-.

(7/25)

July 10, 1962 filed 1,589,680 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $52). Proceeds^-For selling stockholders.

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter

Go.,rN. Y.

'! A

V"'"/

General

land Hotel.

Morgan

—

7;;

144&

Proceeds—For selling stockholders.

investment.

Office—111

Broadway,
Underwriter—King Merritt & Co., Inc., N. Y.
General

Granco,

Y.

N.

Vitamin &

and

—

Grand

Research, Inc.
Feb. 12, 1962 filed 162,500 common; of which. 12,500 are <'
to be offered
by the company and
er's! Price—By amendment (max.
rect mail selling of vitamin mineral puuuvvo ^ cmerly customers. Proceeds—For working capital. Office ; *•
—179 n. Michigan Ave.y ChicagoA
Underwriters—Bacon,/
Whipple & Co. and Freehling, Meyerhoff & Co., Chicago. -A
V

..

.

certain stockholders.
units

consisting of
—By amendment.
other

type

in

<

Business—Manufacture

which

furniture

Puerto

Rico.

it

one

unit.

plans

to

manufacture

per

flat

was
-

Truk

known

rk

^

finn^Jvm^n

q«i

and

an

insurance

June

PrW

■ v /■'<

.

clsas A and

com¬

one

Business—Company

glass

mirrors and sliding'
wardrobe mirror- doors and related, products... Proceeds
•—Fcr equipment, inventory and working capital. Office

Proceeds—For

agency. Proceeds—For

A Greater New York Box Co., Inc.
Dec; 29,

1961 filed

100,000

Ru«ne««8_Onpratinn

»*>■

of

Qiinprr^arWpta"

Harwyn Publishing Corp.
Jan. 29, 1962 filed 300,000 class A common. Price — By
amendment. Business — Publishes illustrated encyclo¬

pedic

working

children

and

operates

advertising

an

Indefinite.
Hawaii

Real Estate

Investment Trust

May 18, 1.962 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial interest
and eight-year stock purchase warrants to be offered in
units

$10

consisting of one share and one warrant. Price—
unit. Business—A real estate investment trust.

per

Proceeds—For

Hawaii.

working
capital.
Address—Honolulu,
Underwriter—White, Weld & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Heartland

Development Corp.
28, 1962 filed 23,300 shares of 5% convertible
preference stock to be offered for subscription by stock¬
holders on basis of one preferred share for each 10 com¬
mon
held. Price—$12. Business—Real estate. Proceeds
—For general corporate purposes and debt repayment.

March

'

■7m

works for

agency for sale of TV and radio spot time. Proceeds—
For working capital. Office^—170 Varick
St., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel & Co., N, Y. Offering-

Price—By amendN.. First St., San Jose, Calif; Underwriter—Wil¬
menh
Bjisiness-^Manufacture of corrugated
A board arid containers. Proceeds—For general corporate
son, Johnson. & Higgins, San Francisco.
f' V- AA/
S'liBV;' purposes. Office—149 Entip Rd., Clifton, N. J. Under
Glensder Corp. :S !; .AA>A.AaaAAa
writer—D. H. Blair & Co., N. Y. Offering—Temporarily
March 23, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of Which
postponed.
;/■''A
are to be offered by the company and 90,000 by the com- common.

—rl299

Office—40 Beaver St.,
Heck's Discount
June

Albany, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Centers, Inc.

7, 1962 filed 125,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $5).' Business—Operation of discount stores.

ment

pany's parent. Glen Modes, Inc. Price—By amendment
(max. $7)
- Business—Design,
production and sale of '
women's fashion accessories, and sportswear.
Proceeds

Green
(Henry J.) Instruments Inc.
April 30, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$2.25, Busi¬

Proceeds—For

ness—Manufacture of precision instruments for measur¬

St.

—For

ing atmospheric conditions. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment, v equipment and
working capital/
Office—2500
Shames Dr., Westbury, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Inc., N. Y.

.

general corporate purposes.; Office—417 Fifth
Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Spravregen, Haft & Co., N. Y;

Offering—Indefinitely postponed. ;

.

-

Office—175 Humboldt St., Rochester, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.,
New York. Offering—Expected sometime in August.

,rv

1962 filed

28

,

holders.

219,150 class A common. Price—By
amendment
(max. :$14). / Business—Operation
of
16
supermarkets in the Los Angeles area. Proceeds—For
selling stockholders.
Office—17602 Bellflower Blvd.,
Bellflower, Calif.
Underwriter—Morris Cohon & Co.,
New York.
v\AA;
VuVA'A vA ,\v ;
■

<

[

expan-

..

as *■ mpnt fmax

St, Longmont, Colo. Underwriter—Birkenmayer & Co.,
Denver.':"'-/ AAAY •; •':•'; m A:A,
y: /'A
■Greater McCoy's Markets, Inc.
A

*. •*•■2.v**■■■

share.: Price—$5.05

formerly

Investment

Busi¬

AfvA Hart's Food Stores, Inc.
;■ March 28 1962 mea-23^550 comtaon.' Price-By amend-

capital, debt repayment and expansion. Office—368 Main

JOtly 12, 1962 filed 250,000 class A and 250,000 common
shares to be offered in units of

"Tff

principally to

~

mon

eC

^

omce^o St Paul Place, Baltimore,Dnderwrtter
named. Note—This firm

bank

restaurant

Price—$4.

common.

See Paulj Harris Stores,'Inchr

r

Great Plains- Corp..

Address—San Juan, Puerto

lnc«>

beneficial interest

fr,e8 £

,

March 26, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 class A common. Price
—$5. Business—Company plans to establish an industrial

Hanley, Hempstead, N. Y.
Offering—Indefinitely postponed. *
: A A/>'
:
V A:/ ;
Pacific1

.

ment (max- $5).v Business—Company plans to write cer-

Rico. Underwriter—Edwards &

Glasco

.

equipment and

sells

Proceeds—For

general corporate purposes.

of

.

general corporate purposes. Office—116 John St., N. Y.
Underwriters—Emanuel, Deetjen & Co., and Zuckerman,
Smith & Co., N. Y.

$100 debenture and 36 shares., Price

a

.

tain types of fire and casualty insurance.

to be offered in

are

75,000

f Trust •• •••••.. Harris' (Paul) Stores, Inc.

r?

.

-AA/AmmAAAA.^AK!'':«

The securities

le

_

Apr4 13,. 196£ filed,381,600 common.); Price—By amend-

March 28, 1962^fled $250,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1972 and 90,000 common shares to be sold by

1962 filed

ness—Design, production and distribution of belts and

landon-On"*^ wlated ^ucts^ftoeeed^For saleSj,romption,

Continental Real Estate

,

AA Girard industries Corp.

Harley Products, Inc.
March 28,

61 tSs

—To

AA a-

April 4, 1962 filed 254,000 common. Price—By amendment (max; $18). Business—Development and production of radar and other specialized electronic systems. 1
Proceeds—For selling stockholders.1 Office—1815 Venice
Blvd., Los Angeles; Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., Los
Angeles.
A
'
"
*
.

Co., N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

Development Co., Ltd.

.

^
meat

r s

,

Corp.

Co., Inc., Kansas

*****

L

filed

200,000 common, of which 100,000
by the company and 100,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Retail sale of
housewares, hardware,
lighting
fixtures,
automotive
accessories, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expan¬
sion
and
working capital.
Office—1416
Providence
Highway, Norwood. Mass. Underwriter—McDonnell &

(9/10rl4)

Geriatric

Gilfillan

A'''.

Bahama

Distributors, Inc.

1962

to be offered

are

Jan. 23, 1962 filed 250,000 common. Price —By amend-

-

iOffering—Indefiftiteiy postponed;-At-/AA/

;

City, Mo.

26,

Tenth

A/'A/ ,■/;*

Underwriter—Midland Securities

cisco.

mail order. Proceeds
For debt repayment, new
products, sales promotion and working capital. Office—
88 Cutter Mill Rd., Great Neck, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter
—J. J. Krieger & Co.,. Inc., N. Y./M A-A;
A'A;
m

through franchised dealers. Proceeds—For equip-*

Hardlines

Jan.

$500 per unit. Business—Operation of jewelry stores,
jewelry concessions, and a liquor concession in discount
department stores. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
working capital. Office—182 Second Ave., San Fran¬

"A

/

Inc.

March 23, 1962 filed $600,000 of 6% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1977 to be offered in 1,200 units. Price—

Drug Corp.
■■ •/
April 3, 1962 ("Reg,. A") 78,000 common. Price—$2.75.
Business—Sale of vitamins through department stores

dealers

cards

31

ment, inventory and working capital. Office—11
Ave., S Hopkins, Minn. Underwriter—None.

.

ceeds—For

and

Office-r-

West

S.

St., Anaheim, Calif.; Underwriter—Cruttenden & Co., Inc., 618 S. Spring St., Los Angeles.

;

Realty Income Trust
April 27, 1962 filed 1,009,000 shares. Price—A maximum
of $10.
Business—A real estate investment trust. Pro¬

•

(299)

<

■.

A; am/' A;;AA;; AA;

Global Construction Devices,. Inc.-;;;;
A;.;AAy
I June 29, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$10, Busi¬

working

inventory, expansion, debt repayment and
Office—6400 MacCorkle Ave., S. W.,
W. Va.
Underwriter—Willard Securities,

capital.

Albans,
Helix

Land Co.,

April 27,

filed

1962

Inc.
586,000

capital

shares.

Price—By

•

ness—Manufacture, sale and lease of steel supports and
beams used in construction,-

Proceeds—For debt repay-:

ment,

expansion, research, and inventory. Office—545
Cedar -Lane,
Teaneck, N.* J.
Underwriters—Winslow,
Cohu & Stetson and Laird, Bissell &
Meeds, N; Y. ;, • •••
,

A~ Gold Leaf Pharmacal

Co., IncAMA
13, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—$4. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture, development ?nd sale of pharmaceu¬

Greenman

amendment

(max. $5).
Business—General real estate.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—4265
Summit Dr., La Mesa, Calif. Underwriter—None.

Inc.
'
April 25, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 75,000 are
to be offered by company and 75,000 by stockholders.
Priced—$10. Business—Wholesale and retail distribution
of toys, hobby lines and sporting equipment.
Proceeds
—For debt repayment, inventory and working capital.
Office—35 Engel St., Hicksville, N. Y. Underwriter—J.
R. Williston & Beane, N.; Y. ^■■;.:■■■
A-

*

Bros.,

.

Herlin & Co., Inc.
May 29, 1962 filed 100,000
to
.

-

March

Feb.

tical and veterinarian products, rroceeds—For advertis-*

Goldsmith Bros.
June 29

*

to
to

1962 filed

A/ v!v'l-"A

125,000

common,

of which 62,500 are..

street'&
v

purposes. Office—151 N. Dean St., Englewood. N. J. Un¬
derwriters—Leiberbaum & Co. and Morris Cohon & Co.,
New York.

Mar.

Becker & Bryant^ Inc.,

; ■;

Business

;

capi¬

and other corporate purposes; Office—1707 H
St.,t
W.. Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Roikjp Brewer

pected ' in

September.'

Washington, D. C. Offering—Ex¬
.'•'; -'•
!' I''t■■ 7 ;;

Gould

Paper Co.
Sept.>28, 1961 filed 140,000
ness—Manufacture

Price—$11.

Vv, •'

■,

;/■

of food chain, cash register
Proceeds—For working capital. Office—2046 Bell
St. Louis. Underwriter—Newhard, Cook & Co.,

tapes.

Ave.,

St. Louis.

Restaurants, Inc.

•

.

>

A

A

April 30, 1962 ("Reg. A") 28,213 capital shares./ Price
—$3.50.- Business—Operation of restaurants in Disney-




.A;";"v;

Hanna-Barbara

/•'

"

Business—The

manufacture

•"/
V/.

Hickory Industries, Inc.
Aug.; 31, 1961 ("Reg, A") 40.000

common.
Price—$5.
barbecue machines and

of

allied equipment.

Proceeds—For equipment, inventory,
promotion, expansion and working capital.. Office;
—iU-20 47th Rd., Long Island City, N Y
Underwriter—

saies

J. JtJ. Coburn

Associates, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinite.

High Temperature Materials, Inc.
<
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Manufacture of
products from test
models.
Proceeds—For equipment, research and devel-!
opment, leasehold improvements, repayment of debt and

working capital. Office—130. Lincoln St., Brighton, Mass.
Underwriter—To

be

named.

16.

1961

filed 2.265,138

/.;•

,

mm"to

common

v• "'a"'-'- :-.
be offered for

subscription by stockholders of Union Bank of Califor¬
nia on a share-for-share basis.
Price—$3. Business—A
management
vestment.

investment

company:.

Office—760 S. Hill St.,

Proceeds—For

Los Angeles.

in¬
Under-,

writer—None.
Hoffman House Sauce Co.,
Feb. 28,

Productions, Inc.
29„ 1961 filed 200,000 capital shares,. Priee — By
amendment. Business-r-Production of televi^m^ ^^rtoons
and. commercials. Proceeds
For a new building and
"
* 1
"
"
"
~"J

Inc.

■:>,

1962 filed $250,000 of 6V2%

subordinated sink¬
due 1977 and 25,650=
consisting of one
$500 debenture and 50 common shares. Price—-$1,000 perunit. Business
Manufacture of liquid and semi-solid
ing

fund

common

convertible

debentures
in

shares to be- offered

units

—

salad dressings and

specialty

sauces.

Proceeds—For debt

repayment and expansion. Office—109 S. Webster St.j,
Madison. Wis. Underwriter—Milwaukee Co., Milwaukee^
Wis.

Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

.

'•

,

Holiday. Mobile Home Resorts, Inc.
Jan.

—

capital. Office—3501 Cahuega Blvd., Los AnA
geles. Underwriter—Carl M, Loeb, Rhoades & Co,, Inc.,

working

Ore.
1

Price—By amendment

Oct.

' 'V;/.''

of which 80,000 are

and 20,000 by stockholders.
(max. $12.50). Business—Sale of

J wrist watches" to holders

;

N. Y.

.

MM

,

':

•

•

w.

*•>-

-

7

rants

■">'

Happy House, Inc.
! '
:11
•"
July 28, 1961 filed 700,000 common shares. Price—$1.
Business—The marketing of gifts, candies and greeting

31,
to

1962 filed 3,500,000 common and 5-year war¬
purchase 700,000 shares, to be offered in units
one warrant.
Price—$50 pei unit. Bust--

of 5 shares and

ness—Development
sorts.

Gourmet

common,

company

Dec.

potatoes and processing and selling of prepared
potato products. Proceeds—For a new plant and equip¬

Ave., Portland,
M ' r

:

filed 300,000

by

Underwriter—R. W. Pressprich & Co., N. Y. Offering—
Temporarily postponed.
i

s

whole

10th

1962

sold

Alessandrini & Co., Inc., N. Y.

—

Southeast

Lighting^' Inc.

products. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expansion and
other corporate purposes. Office—1827 Pacific St., Brook¬
lyn, N. Y. Underwriters—Packer-Wilbur & Co., Inc., and

M Gourmet Food Products, Inc. A '
••
May 25, 1962 filed. 100,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busihess
Growing, purchasing, distributing and selling

Office—915

27,

be

by

Hill Street Co.

—Manufacture, packaging and sale of proprietary drug
Busi¬

of

Underwriter—Darius Inc., N. Y.

*

March 30, 1962 filed 79,500 common. Price—$4. Business

paper.
Proceeds—Expansion and
working capital: .Office—Lyons Falls, N; Y; Underwriter
—Van Alstyne,-Noel & Co., N. Y. '
' A
A-.-1

ment.

,

filed. $250,000 of 8% subordinated deben-

Halsey Drug Co.

V;1'' vAA
common.

v

common, of which 100,000
the company and 200,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of recessed incandescent lighting fixtures. Proceeds—
For
general corporate purposes. Office—Chicago. 111.

will

.

tal

(

processing and sale of rock and sand. Proceeds—For a
new plant and other corporate purposes. Address—Hallandale, Fla. Underwriter—Mutch, Khanbegian, Flynn &
Green, Inc.. 115 Broadway, NrY:K'*"\
Halo

; ,\;.v AaA'Mv

Price—$6.

"

Rock & Sand Co.

Kallandale

v

and manage real estate; Proceeds—For general corporate-

Proceeds—For working

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—In August. "

v; ^^

^purchase 25,000 common at $1 per share to be offered in
units consisting of a $10 debenture, 8 common shares and
one
warrant. Price—$18 per unit. Business—Extraction,

2, 1962 filed, 550,000 class A shares. Price—$10.
Business—Company plans 4o develop, operate, construct

N.

*

81st St.,
Co. and

tures due ;1977, 200,000 common and 6-year warrants to

Good-Era Realty & Construction Corp.

investment.

v

March 30, 1962

April

estate

purposes. Office — 557 Northeast
Fla. Underwriters — Morris Cohon &

Miami,

stationery office supplies and department store mer¬
chandise. Proceeds—For expansion and
working capital.
Office—77 Nassau St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Federman,
Stonehili & Co., N. Y.

—Real

$10,000,000 of 6V2% ;conv. subord.
1977. Price—At par. Business—Company

filed

1962

corporate

;

of

f
Gotham Investment Corp.;
Nov.! 21, 1961 filed 100,000 common.

;

engaged in the development of planned communities
in Florida. Proceeds—For debt repayment and general

offered bv comnanv and 62.500- bv storkhnldprs-. v
by company and 62,500'by stockholders'.;
Price—By amendment (max. $8): Business—Retail sale

.

i

is

be
be

v

28,

debentures due

ing, research, debt 'repayment and working; capital..
Office—36 Lawton St., New Rochelle, N. Y. Underwriter'-'
—Droulia & Co., N. Y. ;
AAA'VAa''v' *'AA';AAa.:
A

Land CQrDAvM''">;'';M

Gulf American

offered

be

Proceeds

working

—

capital.

and operation of mobile home re¬
debt repayment, expansion and

For

Office—4344 E. Indian

bchool

Phoenix. Underwriter—None.

RoadL.

,
-

Continued

on

page

3z

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
32

Instrument Components,

Continued from page 31

:

*

June

distribution

in

the

48th St., N. Y. Under¬
Rego Park, N. Y.

International

;

1962 filed 75,000 class A common. Price—$5.
Business-^-Importing of Japanese liquors. Proceeds—For
debt
repayment, advertising, inventory and working
capital. Office—129 S. State St., Dover, Del. Underwriter
—P. J. Gruber & Co., Inc., New
Xprk.:/V;y/^/^
^

stockholders.

Office—137 N. Wabash

Underwriter—Hornblower

Ave.,
Chicago.
Chicago.
Hunsaker

1

;

Corp.

!

Weeks,

&

1

•

'

.

,

:' ■'//:1H-='V

;

1962 filed $1,600,000 of convertible subordi¬
due 1977 and 250,000 common shares.
Price
By amendment (max. $6 per common share).
Business—Construction of homes and apartments on land
March
nated

30,

debentures

—

in Southern Calif. Proceeds
other corporate purposes.
Office—15855 Edna PI., Irwindale, Calif. Underwriter—
Bateman, Eichler & Co., Los Angeles.
which company has acquired
—For
debt repayment and

Houston

Lighting & Power Co. (7/30)
July 9, 1962 filed $25,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due
1992.

Proceeds—For

repayment of bank loans and

con¬

Office—900 Fannin St., Houston, Tex. Under¬

struction.

writers—(Competitive). Probale bidders: Lehman Broth¬
Eastman

Union Securities & Co. - Salomon
Brothers & Hutzler (jointly); Kidder, Peabody & Co.Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly); Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc.; Blyth & Co., Inc.-First Boston Corp.-Lazard
Freres & Co. (jointly).
Bids—July 30, 1962 (12 noon
ED ST) at 2 Rector St., N. Y. Information Meeting—July
27 in Room 2044, same address.
ers

-

Dillon,

Hydro-Swarf, Inc., (9/4)
March 30, 1962 filed 97,000

'v^
which

of

Offering—Expected in August.

International

Protein Corp.

(7/24)
«•'
Price—$5.

Jan. 26, 1962 filed 90,000 common.
—Distributes fishmeal and animal

March 29, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $17). Business—A dispensing optician and a
ceeds—For selling

Proceeds—For
,

; v.,/ :

Business

by-product proteins.

expansion, machinery, and working cap-

Underwriter—Arnold
N. Y. Note—This firm formerly was
By-Products Corp.

Office—233 Broadway, N. Y.

ital.

Malkan & Co., Inc.,

named Marine & Animal

,V\!/=■.>'■
debentures due
1977, 360,000 common shares and five year warrants to
purchase 540,000 common shares to be offered in 180,000
units, each unit consisting of $100 of debentures, two
International

Realty Corp.

April 27, 1962 filed $18,000,000 of s. f.

common

shares

shares.

tional

and

purchase three

to

warrants

addi¬
$110 per

(max.

amendment

Price—By

Business—Real estate investment. Proceeds—For
construction, and other corporate pur¬
Office—919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Under¬
writer—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y.
unit).

debt repayment,
poses.

.

International

Maich 30,1962 filed 110,000 class A common and 9-month
warrants to purchase 110,000 class A shares at $4 per

shaie, to be offered in units, each consisting of one share
and one warrant. Price—$4 per unit. Business—Design,
development and manufacture of mechanical, electro¬
mechanical and electronic equipment for government
agencies and the military. Proceeds—For equipment,
debi. repayment and working capital. Office—Engineer's
Hill. Plainview. L. I., N. Y.
Underwrjit^7r-Intei;PM^RPaJ
Services Corp., Clifton, N. J.
International

May

15,

1962

V

V

V

'

Co., Inc.
A") 75,000 common.

ing, and the installation of marble and tile.

sale of aircraft and missile components on a sub-contract

For

basis. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital.
Office—7050 Valley View St., Buena Park, Calif. Under¬

other corporate

lyn, N. Y.

writer—Raymond Moore & Co., Los Angeles.

i

Price—$2.

Toy Corp..
r
May 1, 1962 filed 490,000 common, of which 250,000 will
be offered by company and 240,000 by stockholders. Price
—By amendment (max. $20). Business—Manufacture of
toys and related products. Proceeds — For debt repay¬
and

general corporate purposes. Office

184-10

—

Jamaica Ave., Hollis, Long Island, N. Y. Underwriter—
White, Weld & Co., Inc., N. Y.
•

income

Properties, Inc.

construction.

pansion

and

Proceeds—For

working

Rd., Brooklyn, N. Y.

debt

repayment, ex¬
Office—1801 Dorchester

capital.
Underwriter—Crow, Brourman &

Chatkin, Inc., N. Y. Note—This registration

was

with¬

drawn.

Index & Retrieval
Jan.

29,

ment.

other

Systems, Inc.

1962 filed

125,000
Business—Publishes

indexes and

common.

"The

abstracts.

Price—By amend¬

Financial

Proceeds—For

Index"

and

equipment,

promotion, office relocation, and working capital. Office
—19 River St., Woodstock. Vt
Underwriter—Sebright
Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely
postponed.

Industrial Growth Fund of North America, Inc.
April 20, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price — Net asset
(max. $11.50). Business—A closed-end investment
company which plans to become open-end in 1963. Pro¬

value

ceeds—For

investment. Office—505
Distributor—Industrial Incomes Inc.

Industry Capital Corp.
26, 1961 filed 500,000

Dec.

repayment, working capital and
Office—826 62nd St., Brook¬

purposes.

Underwriter—-Drourr, Lampert & Co., Inc.,

International

Vending Corp.
v
June 27, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 class A common. Price—
$5. Business—Installation and servicing of coin-operated
vending machines. Proceeds—For debt repayment, con¬
solidation of offices and working capital.
Office—1028
Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Underwriter—Gianis
& Co., Inc., N. Y.

common.

Fifth

Ave., N. Y.
(same address).
Price—$15,

Busi¬

ness—A small business investment
company. Proceeds-^For general corporate purposes. Office—208 S. La Salle

Equity

Price—(max. $10). Business—A real estate investment
company. Proceeds—For investment. Office—450 Seventh
Ave.,

N. Y. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel & Co., N. Y.

uuerworld Film Distributors, Inc.
Sept. 29, 1961 filed 106,250 common. Price—business

Theatrical
and

distribution

domestic

feature

and

co-production

films.

Proceeds—For

of foreign
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. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

Investment Management Corp.
May 10, 1962 filed 100,000 common to be offered for sub¬
scription by stockholders on a 2-for-l share basis.

Unsubscribed shares will be offered to the public. Price
—To stockholders, $2.50; to the
public, $3.50. Business

—Manager and distributor for Western Industrial Shares,
Inc., a mutual fund. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
general corporate purposes. Office—818 17th St., Denver.
Underwriter—None.
Investment Securities Co.
March

16, 1962 filed 250,00U common, of which 125,000
be offered by the company and
125,000 by a
stockholder. Price—By amendment
(max. $20). Business
—A management investment
company specializing in
are

to

the

insurance

field.

Proceeds

—

For

debt

Offering—Indefinite.

repayment,
Office—901

Richter

1962

Industries,
("Reg. A")

Inc. (7/30)
100,000 common. Price—$3.

—

Scherck,

Co., and Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis.
Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
Investors Realty Trust
May 31, 1962 filed 200,000 shares. Price

Business—A contract manufacturer of
precision products.
Proceeds—For acquisition of land and

building, equip¬

—A real

ment, inventory and other corporate purposes. Office—

struction

4

Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—None.

Broadway Plaza, Huntington Station,
writer—Price Investing Co., N. Y.
Instron

Engineering Corp.

N.

Y.

Under¬

«

March 26, 1962 filed 120,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $14).
Business—Development and produc¬
tion of equipment for use in testing the
physical char¬
acteristics

of

stockholders.

various materials.
Proceeds—For selling
Office—2500 Washington St.,
Canton, Mass.

Underwriter—None,




28.

Price—By

Underwriters—(Competitive).

and

Probable

con¬

bidders:

Jaap Penraat Associates,

Inc.

(9/10)

the

and

production

'

For

expansion, new
—315 Central Park
&

of teaching programs. Proceeds—
facilities and working capital. Office
W., N. Y. Underwriter—R. F. Dowd

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Jackson's/Byrons Enterprises Inc.
13, 1962 filed $750,000 convertible subordinated
debentures due 1977; also 120,000 class A common, of
which 66,666 shares are to be offered by the company
and 53,334 by stockholders. Price—By amendment
(max,
$12.50 for common). Business—Operation of a chain oi
retail department stores. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—29 N. W. 10th St., Miami,
Fla. Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp., Boston. Of¬
fering—Indefinitely postponed.
r
Jamaica

Public Service Ltd.

March 30, 1962 filed 215,000 common, of which 100,003
shares are to be offered by company and 115,000 shares

by

stockholders.

Price — By amendment (max. $25).
holding company for a Jamaican Electric
utility. Proceeds—For acquisition of additional stock in
subsidiary. Office—507 Place D'Armes, Montreal, Canada.
Business—A

Underwriters

—

Stone & Webster Securities Corp. and

Greenshields & Co.,
Air

Inc., N. Y.

Conditioning Corp.

Feb. 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Design, installation and maintenance of heat¬
ing, plumbing and air conditioning systems. Proceeds—
For inventory, equipment and other corporate purposes.
Office
954 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Under¬
—

writer—Martin-Warren Co., Ltd., N. Y.
Jarcfoo

Bros.,

inc.

March 23, 1962 filed 240,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $12). .Business—Installation of plumbing,

heating/ ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Pro¬
selling stockholders. Office—38-18 33rd St.,
Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—Shearson, Ham-

mill

&

Co., N. Y. Note—This offering
' /

was

temporarily

postponed.

•
Jayark Films Corp. (7/23-25)
•
'
Aug. 24, 1961 filed 72,000 common of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the company and 22,000 by stockholdj ers. Price—By amendment. Business—The distribution
j

.

motion picture and television films. Proceeds—For
production of films and working capital. Office—15 E.

48th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Pacific Coast Securities
Francisco.

estate
and

—

investment trust. Proceeds

investment.

Office

—

3315

$10. Business
—

For

con¬

Connecticut.

lona Manufacturing Co.
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 140,000 common, of which 125,000 are
to be offered by the company and
15,000 shares by a

stockholder.

Price

$6. Business—Manufacture of
household electric appliances and electric motors. Pro¬
ceeds—For new products and working capital. Office
—Regent St., Manchester, Conn. Underwriters—Richard
Bruce & Co., Inc., and Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.
—

Co.,

San

Jaylis Industries, Inc.
Oct.

1961 filed 150,000 class A common. Price—$8.
traversing screens for
window coverings, room dividers, folding doors,

18,

Business—Manufactures patented
as

Proceeds—For debt

rate

repayment

and

general corpo¬

Office—514 W. Olympic Blvd., Los An¬
geles. Underwriter—D. E. Liederman & Co., Inc., N. Y„
purposes.

Offering—Temporarily postponed.

Creations, Inc.
1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design, manufacture and sale of young women's wear.
Proceeds—For working capital and possible acquisitions..
Office—254 W. 35th St., N. Y. Underwriters—Seymour
Blauner Co., and Wm. Stix Wasserman & Co., N. Y.
Jays

March 30,

Products Corp.

Jerlee

May 1, 1962 filed 75,000 common. Price—$4.25. Business
—Processing and distribution of vinyl roll plastic fabric

vinyl tablecloths, and various foam rubber items.
equipment, raw materials, debt repay¬
ment and working capital. Office—596-612 Berriman St.,
and

Proceeds—For

Brooklyn,

N.

Y.

Underwriter—R. P. Raymond

& Co*

Inc., 26 Broadway, N. Y.

Jiffy Steak Co.
Feb.

5,

•

1962 filed 65,000 common. Price—By
Business—Processing,
packaging
and

amend-

sale
of
Proceeds—For redemp¬
tion of 2,910 $50 par preferred shares, expansion, and
working capital. Address — Route 286, Saltsburg, Pa.
Underwriter—Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pittsburgh.

ment.

frozen meat and meat products.

working capital and possible expansion.
Washington Ave., St. Louis. Underwriters

Instromech

Aug.

repayment,

Jan. 30, 1962 filed 100,000 common,
price—$3, Business
—Industrial designing, the design' of teaching machines

etc.

,

St.. Chicago. Underwriter—A. C.
Allyn & Co., Chicago.

March 30,

debt

Office—Orpheum-Electric Bldg., Sioux City,

Blyth & Co.; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Ladenburg,
Thalmann
&
Co.-Wertheim
& Co.
(jointly); Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.-Kidder, Peabody &
Co.-White, Weld & Co. (jointly). Bids—Aug. 29 (11 a.m.
EDST), Second Floor 44 Wall St., ,N. Y. Information
Meeting—Aug. 23 (11 a.m. EDST) at same address.

use

Interstate

Maich 30, 1962 filed 1,605,100 shares of beneficial interest.

May Id, 1962 filed 200,000 class A shares and three-year
wai rants to be offered in units
consisting oi one class A
share and one warrant.
Price—By amendment (max.
$12 per class A share). Business—Real estate investment
and

debt

record

of

Ideal

I

Proceeds—

New York.

equipment,

of

Proceeds—For

ceeds—For

Terrazzo

("Reg.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

held

10

each

Jamoco

Systems Research Corp.

Business—Manufacture and installation of teirazzo floor¬

ment

.

March

80,000
will be sold by company and 17,000 by certain stock¬
holders. Price—$5. Business—Manufacture, assembly and
common,

Iowa.

Container

Corp.
March 26,
1962 filed 200,000 common.
Price—$2.50.
Business—Manufacture of plastic products produced by
extrusion
and
thermoforming.
Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, rent, salaries and working capital. Office—818—
17th St., Denver. Underwriter—Amos C. Sudler & Co.,
Denver.

Inc.

optical equipment. Pro¬

Plastic

for

struction.

1962 filed 150,OUO class A shares. Price—$4.
Business—Importing, licensing, and manufacturing of
pharmaceutical and medical instruments. Proceeds—For
working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—
375 Park Ave., N. Y. Underwriters—Seymour Blauner
Co., and Wm. Stix Wasserman & Co., Inc., N. Y.

March 29,

manufacturer and distributor of

amendment.

International Drug & Surgical Corp.

Inc.

of Vision,

share

March 23,

'

House of Koshu,

electro¬

of

and other corporate purposes.
Office—312 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Newark, N. J. Under¬
writer—Gold-Slovin Co., Inc., N. Y.

Proceeds—For general

S.

U.

$1.

promotion

sales

ment,

Konora, Ltd,

corporate purposes. Office—42 W.
writer—Sunshine Securities, Inc.,

distribution

and

Manufacture

—

—

mechanical rotating devices. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

Nov. 2y, 1961 ("Reg. A") 76,500 common. Price—$3.75.
"Business—Purchase of cultured pearls in Japan and

House

.

• Iowa
Public Service Co.
(8/29)
July 3, 1962 filed 320,468 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis Of one new

Inc.

11, 1962 ("Reg. A") 135,000 common. Price

Business

Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal Co.
27, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price — $4.
Business—Manufacture, sale and development of solderless terminals and other wire terminating products. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment, equipment, advertising and
working capital. Address—P. O. Box 430, Phoenixville,
Pa. Underwriter—Harrison & Co., Philadelphia. Offer¬
ing—Temporarily postponed.

Feb.

their

.

(300)

•

Joanell

Laboratories,

Inc.

21, 1961 filed 114,500 common, of which 82,500 are
to be offered by the company and 32,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price — By amendment. Business — Development of
simulated weapons training devices for U. S. Armed
Forces and the manufacture of electronic control equip¬
ment. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—102 Dorsa Ave., Livingston; N. J
Underwriter—SeaDec.

right, Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc., N. Y. Note—This registra¬
tion

was

withdrawn.

Kaiser-Nelson
March
are

Corp.

140,000 common, of which 70,000
and 70,000 by stockhold¬
amendment
(max. $10).
Business—

29, 1962 filed

to be offered by company

ers.

Price—By

Reclamation of metallics from steel slag; mining of sand

gravel; and dismantling and salvage of industrial
buildings. Proceeds—For new plants, debt repayment
and working capital.
Office—6272 Canal Rd., Cleve¬
and

land.

Underwriter—Robert

Miami, Fla.

L.

Ferman
-

•

&

Co.,

Inc.,

Volume

Kaltman

Number

196

(D.)

6178

.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

—For

& Co., Inc

June 28, 1962 filed

$1,650,000 of conv. subord. debentures
due 1977 to be offered for subscription by stockholders
basis

the

on

Business—Operation of a whole-/

par.

Proceeds—For debt repayment and
Office—425 Park Ave., N. Y. Under¬

drug business.

capital.

working

writer—None.

Kapner, Inc. (7/30-31)
March 29, 1962 filed 50,U00 common.
order

of

sale

Kwik-Kold,

Bedford, Mass. Underwriter
J. R. Williston U
Beane, N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.
• Lincoln
Fund, Inc.
—

Inc.

29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common of which
65,000 will be sold for company and 35,000 for stock¬
holders.

Price

—

$3.

Business

cooling packages.

—

Manufacture

March

repay¬

Price—$5.

Busi¬

Proceeds—For

merchandise.

Office—1924 Washing¬
ton Ave., Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold, Wilkens &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

Box

equipment and working capital.

to

951,799

value

plus

shares
a

of

common

stock.

7%

For investment.

Instruments, Inc.
23, 1962 filed 142,860 common, of which 122,168 are
offered by the company and 20,692 by stockhold¬
Price—By amendment (max. $9). Business—Manu¬

Distributor—Horizon
This

be

registration

Livestock

ers.
Carpet Co., Inc. •
1962 filed 250,000 common. Price—$5. Busi- / facture of an extensive line of industrial, hospital and
clinical laboratory instruments. Proceeds—For debt re¬
ness—Operation of a chain of retail stores selling carpets
payment, construction, and working capital. Office—
and rugs. Proceeds—For expansion, inventory, debt re¬
3070-82 W. Grand Ave., Chicago.
Underwriter—R. W.
payment and working capital. Office—1800 Boston Rd.,
Pressprich & Co., N. Y. Note—This offering was tem¬
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—Michael G. Kletz & Co., N. Y.
porarily postponed.
;
:
Kavanau Corp.
\
a
Lamanetics Inc.
(8/6-10)
'
March 29, 1962 filed 50,000 shares 6% cum. preferred

Kaufman

filed

asset

derived from the sale of put and call
options. Proceeds—
Office—300 Main St., New Britain.
Conn.

,

Lab-Line
Feb.

1961

selling commission!
Business—A
non-diversified,
open-end, managementtype investment company whose
primary investment ob¬
jective is capital appreciation and,
secondary, income

ment and

working capital. Office—Jennings Bldg., P. O.
638, Moberly, Mo. Underwriter—John W. Flynn
& Co., Santa Barbara, Calif.

30,

Price—Net

certain

debt

Proceeds—For

of

33

sion^ Office—Herman L. Bishins Bldg., Riverside Ave..
New

March

patented

,

•

ness—Mail

debt
repayment.
Office—9350 Wilshire Blvd.,
Beverly Hills, Calif. Underwriter—Lee Higginson Corp.,
New York. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

$100 of debentures for each 100 shares

Price—At

held.
sale

of

(301)

was

Management

Corp., N. Y. Note—

withdrawn.

Financial

Corp.
245,000 common. Price—$10. Business
holding company whose subsidiaries in¬

Feb 23, 1962 filed
—An insurance

March 29,

the lives of all types of animals.
Proceeds—To form
subsidiaries. Office—26 Piatt
St., N. Y. Underwriter

sure
new

—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y.
Lockfast Mfg. Co.

.

and

four-year common stock purchase warrants to be
offered in units consisting of one preferred and one

warrant.

Price—By

Business—Real

amendment

estate

$101

(max.

investment.

per

Proceeds—For

unit).
debt

repayment and working capital.

Office—30 E. 42nd St.,
N. Y. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y.

March 22, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—$3.50. Business—Production and sale of gift sets, linens, place

promotion

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 88,000 class A common shares, of
which 43,ouU are to be offered by the company and 44,000

by stocknolders. Price—$7. Business—Packing and sale
of fruit juice products. Proceeds—For general corporate
purposes. Office—241 N. Franklintown Rd., Baltimore.
Underwriter
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Wash¬
ington, D. C. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
—

Proceeds

For

debt

repayment, working capital and
other corporate purposes. Office — 947 Newark Ave.,
Elizabeth, N. J. Underwriter—Hardy & Co., N. Y.
—

KeBley Realty Corp.
March

1962 filed 250,000 class A common. Price —
(max. $10). Business—Company owns
apartment and office buildings. Proceeds—
For debt repayment. Office—1620 S. Elwood St., Tulsa,
By

16,

amendment

and operates

Okla.

Underwriters—Fulton^ Reid & Co., Inc.. Cleveland
& Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Postponed.'

542,000 common, of which 205,000
be offered by company and 317,000 by stockhold¬
Price—By amendment (max. $24). Business—Manu¬

to

are

ers.

facture, design, and distribution of plastic toys. Proceeds
—For general corporate purposes. Office—912 Sycamore
St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Underwriter—Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,

and

Proceeds—For expansion.

Address—R. D.

No.

2, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon, Pa. Under¬
writers—Suplee, Yeatman, Mosley Co., Inc. and Wood¬
cock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc., Philadelphia.
Kine Camera

Co., Inc.

Nov. 21, 1961 filed 75,000 common.

Price—$5. Business
—Importing and distribution of cameras, binoculars and
photographic equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—889 Broadway, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Underhill

Securities

Kohnstamm & Co.,

Inc.

1962 filed 160,000 common. Price

ment.

Business—Manufacture

food,

drugs

of

and cosmetics; also
general corporate

colors

—

and

By amend¬
flavors

for

chemicals.
purposes. Office—161
Avenue of the Americas, N. Y. Underwriter — Kidder,
Peabody & Co., Inc. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

industrial

Kollmorgan Corp.
Nov. 9, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 40,000 are
to be sold by the company and 60,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment.
Business—Manufacture of op¬
tical

equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office
—347 King St., Northampton. Mass. Underwriter—Put¬
&

Co., Hartford. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

Kraft

(John)

Sesame Corp.

May 24, 1962 filed $225,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬
and 150,000 common to be offered in
of a $300 debenture and 200 shares.
Price—$900 per unit. Business—Processing and distri¬
bution of sesame seed. Proceeds—For accounts receiv¬
tures,
units

able,

due 1972,
consisting

inventories, plant expansion and working capital.
N. Main St., Paris, Texas.

UnderwritersJohn A. Dawson & Co., and Leason & Co., Inc., Chicago.
Office—2301

•

Kreedman

April

Realty & Construction Corp.

19, 1962 filed $5,000,000

of conv. subord. deben¬

tures due 1982 and 200,000 common

shares to be offered

in units consisting of $25 of debentures and one common
share.

20

Lockwood Grader Corp.
/'

Price—By

amendment

(max.

$27).

Business—
Proceeds

Construction and operation of office buildings.




Feb. 20, 1962 filed $900,000 of 6%
tures series B, (with
warrants).

Proceeds—For debt repayment

ture.

work¬

and

sinking fund deben¬
Price—$1,000 per deben¬

Business—Design, manufacture, sale

and repair of

machinery and equipment used in agriculture. Proceeds
Washington Blvd., Baltimore. f —For debt
repayment, equipment and general corporate
Underwriters—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y. ' purposes. Office—7th & S
Sts., Gering, Neb. Underwriter
and Penzell & Co., Miami Beach. Note—This
registra¬
—First Nebraska Securities
Corp., Lincoln, Neb. Offer¬
tion will be withdrawn.

ing—Temporarily postponed.

Lee-Norse

Co.

Logos Financial, Ltd.
1962 filed 250,000 capital shares. Price
By
amendment (max. $10). Business—A diversified closed-

May 25, 1962 filed 272,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $20)., Business—Production of a coal min¬
ing machine. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office
—751

Lincoln

Leonard

Ave., Charleroi, Pa.
Lynch, Pittsburgh.

&

April 11,

fice—26

Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Filor, Bullard &
Smyth, N. Y.

Lehigh Industries & Investment Corp.

Lordhill

tion, and distribute electronic parts. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, construction and working capital. Office—
800 71'st

St.; Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriter—Leeco In¬
Corp. (a newly-formed subsidiary).

vestors

•-L * /'•.

Lembo Corp.

1961 filed 100,000 common.

ness—Manufactures

steel

concrete

Busi¬

utilities,

sanitary structures, fallout shelters and play sculptures.
Proceeds—For
debt repayment,
sales promotion and
working capital. Office—145 W. llth St., Huntington
Station, L. I., N Y. Underwriter—Blank, Lieberman &

Co., Inc., New York.
June

Corp. (8/13-17)
1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common.
Price—$6.
Company buys and sells automotive parts.

28,

Business

—

Proceeds

For

debt

repayment and general corporate
430 Hegeman Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y:
Underwriter—M. H. Meyerson & Co., Inc., New York.
—

Office

•purposes.

—

Lesser

(Louis)
Enterprises, Inc.
30, 1962 filed 1,000,000 class A common. Price—
$10. Business—Real estate management and construction.
March

Proceeds—For

debt repayment and general corporate
Office—8737 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills,

purposes.

Calif.

Underwriters—Morris

baum

&

Cohon

&

Co.

and

Leiber-

Co., N. Y.

19, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $17.50). Business — Operation of a chain of
clothing and dry goods stores. Proceeds — For selling
ment

Office

—

8908

Ambassador

Row,

Dallas.

Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. Offering—
Indefinitely postponed.
Lewis

Foods, Inc.
April 9, 1962 filed $4,000,000 of 5%%
debentures due

convertible sub¬
1977, Price—At par. Business

—Processing, canning, bottling and selling of fruits and
vegetables. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working
capital. Office—Fresno Ave. & Charter Way, Stockton,
Calif. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel & Col, N. Y.
Lewiston-Gorham
March

bonds

Raceways, Inc. (8/13-16) 14, 1962 filed $1,000,000 of 6y2% first mortgage
1977 and 200,000 common to be offered in

consisting of a $500 bond and 100 shares/ Price—
$500 per unit. Business—Conducting commercial parimutuel harness racing meets in Lewiston and Gorham,
Proceeds

For debt repayment, property im¬
working capital. Office—33 Court St.,
Auburn, Maine. Underwriter—P. W. Brooks & Co., N. Y.

provements

Lilli

Lucks,
are

Ann

manufacture

anjd distribution of women's high fashion

suits and coats. Proceeds—Net proceeds from the deben¬
ture sale will be added to the general funds of the
company, a portion of which may be used to retire shortterm loans. Office—2701 16th St., San Francisco. Under¬

writers—Sutro & Co., San Francisco and F.

S. Smithers

Co., New York.

Lily Lynn, Inc.
Feb. 23,1962 filed 150,000 common, of which
86,000 are to
be offered by the company and 64,000 by the stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment (max. $12). Business—Design,
manufacture

and

R.

Williston & Beane and Doft &
Co., Inc.,

Offering—Temporarily postponed.
28,

Inc.

1962

filed

282,496

of which

common,

to be offered by the
company

142,500

and 139,996 by stock¬

holders.

Price—By amendment (max. $5). BusinessCanning and marketing of vegetables and meats. Pro¬
ceeds—For

expansion

and

debt

Seagrove, N.!'C. Underwriter—J.

repayment.
C. Wheat &

Address—

Co., Rich¬

mond, Va. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
Lunar Films, Inc.
Aug. 31, 1961 filed 125,000

common.

Price—$5.75. Busi¬

ness—The production of television films.

Proceeds—For

filming and production and working capital. Office—
543 Madison Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—Fred F. Sessler
& Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This firm
formerly was named
Lunar Enterprises, Inc.
Offering—Postponed.

Lustig Food Industries, Inc.
29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—Processing and packaging of frozen foods and the can¬
ning and bottling of fruits and vegetables. Proceeds—
Dec.

For
debt repayment and working capital. Office—48
High St., Brockport, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Lyntex Corp.
29, 1962 filed $600,000 of 6V2% s. f. debentures due
1977 and 120,000 common to be offered in units consist¬
ing of $500 of debentures and 100 common. Price—By

amendment

(max. $720 per unit). Business—Manufac¬
light gauge vinyl plastic film and sheeting.
Proceeds—For acquisition of predecessor's business and
working capital. Office—40 E. 34th St., N. Y. Under¬
ture

of

Mac-Allan

Co., Inc.
1962 filed 130,260 of class A common, of which
65,130 are to be offered by the company and 65,130
by stockholders. Price—$5. Business—Sale and distribu¬
tion of costume jewelry, ladies' handbags, and accesso¬
ries. Proceeds
For working capital. Office — 1650
Broadway, Kansas City. Mo. Underwriter—George K.
Baum & Co., Kansas City.
Offering—Indefinitely post¬
Feb. 23,

—

poned.
McGrath

June 28,
ment

(max. $15).
operations.

related

sale of

women's

ceeds—For debt repayment,

casual

dresses.

working capital and

Office—39
&

(John W.)

Corp.

1962 filed 253,875

—

and

Corp.
March 29, 1962 filed $750,000 of conv. subord. debentures
due 1977, also 100,000 common shares to be offered
by
stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—Design,

&

writers—J.
N. Y.

due

units

Maine.

laboratory and
working capital. Office—130 W. 57th St., N. Y. Under¬

writer—P. W. Brooks & Co., Inc., N. Y.

(Tillie)

ordinated

Corp.

March 30, 1962 filed 63,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Company provides optometric services and dispenses
optical items. Proceeds—For expansion, a

June

Inc.

March

stockholders.

,

Feb.

Price—$3.50.

re-inforced

—

end investment company. Proceeds—For
investment. Of¬

Underwriter—Moore,

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 2,000,000 class A common. Price—By
amendment.
Business—A
holding company for three
subsidiaries which operate utilities, engage in construc¬

Proceeds—For

nam

—

Securities

Office—2529

Levine's

-

(H.)

blouses.

ing capital.

Corp., N. Y.

Kingsberry Homes Corp.
April 9, 1962 filed 140,000 shares of capital stock of
which 100,000 will be offered by company and 40,000
by stockholders. Price—By amendment (max. $17.50).
Business—Manufacture of prefabricated homes. Proceeds
—For a new plant. Office—1725 S. Gault Ave., Ft. Payne,
Ala. Underwriters—The Robinson
Humphrey Co., Inc.,
Atlanta, and J. C. Bradford & Co., Nashville. Offering—
Indefinitely postponed.

Feb. 21

mats,
sales

Lesco Automotive

Keystone Discount Stores, Inc.
May 24, 1962 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
($5.25). Business—Operation of three retail dis¬
stores.

Office

purposes.

Underwriter—Fabrikant

11, 1962 ("Reg, A") 85,000 common. Price
$3.50
Business—Manufacture of furniture hardware for sale
to furniture manufacturers.
Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment, steel inventories nad plant expansion. Office—
3006
Boarman Ave., Baltimore. Underwriter—R
&•
D
Investors Corp., Port
Washington, N. Y. Offering—Ex¬
pected sometime in August.
—

<

common.
Price—By amend¬
Business—Importing of low priced ladies' scarfs

ment.

New York.

count

corporate

expenses,

Fashions, Inc.
27, 1961 filed 163,667

Dec. 21,

March 30, 1962 filed

Y.

moving

Lee

Dec.

and Walston

Kenner Products Co.

equipment,

other

27th St., N.
Corp., N. Y. I./*

Keene

Packaging Associates
April 2, 1962 filed 165,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered by company and 65,000 by
stockholders.^
.?rice—$4. Business—Design and manufacture of semi¬
rigid vinyl plastic cases and containers for packaging.

and

W.

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Kay Foods Corp.';

Proceeds—For

etc.

Jan.

common.
Price—By amend¬
Business—Contract stevedoring and
Proceeds—For selling stockholders.

Broadway, N. Y.
Co., N. Y.
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Underwriter—Bear, Stearns
,

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Magazines For Industry, Inc.
Aug. 2, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000 will
be offered by the company and 20,000 by stockholders.
Price—$5. Business—The publishing of business period¬
icals. Proceeds—For promotion, a new publication and
working capital. Office—660 Madison Ave., New York.
Underwriter—Arnold, Wilkens & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offer¬
ing—Temporarily postponed.
Magellan Sounds Corp.
28, 1962 filed 60,000 common (with attached oneyear class A warrants to purchase 60.000 common shares
at $4 per share and two-year class B warrants to pur¬
chase 60,000 shares at $4.50 per share) to be offered in
units (each consisting of one share, one class A warrant
and one class B warrant). Price—$4 per unit. Business
Feb.

—Production of educational and recreational devices and

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games. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—130 E. 40th St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Darius Inc., N, Y.

Charles Plohn &
Medical

in bed. Proceeds — For general coj> ,v
Office—Route 17, Rochelle Park, N. J* :
Underwriter—Stanley R. Ketcham & Co., Inc., N. Y.
a person

Mail

Assembly Service, Inc.
■
April 27, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2.25. Busi¬
ness—Assembling of packages for shipment to post of¬
fices. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—145 Ave. of the Americas, N. Y. Underwriter—Globus,

—A*closed-end

become

Brockton,

Studio

be

offered

Maradel

Products, Inc.

and

(max.

$20).

cosmetics.

tolietries

Proceeds—For

•

Fifth

Ave.

at

Met Food

Corp.

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Minichrome
June
;

18,

1962

ordinated

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:

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("Reg. A")

$50,000 of five

convertible' debentures
of

$500

due

to

be

offered

sub-

de¬

in

Nov.

1, 1967. Price—At par.
BusinessProcesses Kodachrome film.
Proceeds—■
For working capital.
Offiee^980 W. 79th St., Minne¬
apolis. Underwriter—Continental Securities,'
Inc./ Minneapolis.
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Miracle

Inc.
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April 20, 1962 filed 295,000 common, of which
140,D00
are to be offered
by company and 155,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment
(max. $14). Business—Opera¬
tion Of self-service discount
department stores. Proceeds
—For debt
repayment, expansion and working capital.
Office—370 W. 35th St., N. Y.
Underwriter—McDonnell
& Co., N. Y.
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Nov.

Mart,

Valve Corp. :

24, 1961

Business
valve.

,

—

("Reg. A") 300,000

Production and sale

Proceeds—For

purchase

Price

common.

of

of

new

the

type

patent

—, $1.
butterfly

and

oro-

dUction and development of the valve.
Office
5909
Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. Underwriter—Brown
& Co., Phoenix, Ariz. *
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Sept.

(8/1-3)

1/

1961

Dielectrics,

Inc.

filed

common,

150,000

which

of

135,000

are to be offered by the
March 30, 1962 filed $1,500,000 oi'convertible1 Subordi¬
company and 15,000 by Cardia
,/Co. Price—$5. Business—The manufacture of
nated debentures due 1977 to be offered
by company;
high-tem.

County Financial Corp.
May 2, 1962 filed 102.050 capital shares, of which 27,790
are to be offered by company and 74,260 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment (max. $18).
Business—A
holding company for a savings and loan association.
Office—990

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nominations

,

"-

Inc. -V::r

departments in department stores, and the pub¬
lishing of stamp albums and catalogues. Proceeds—For
expansion and. working capital.
Office—116 W. 32nd
St., N. Y. Underwriters
H. Hentz & Co.rand Herzfeld
& Stern, N. Y.
Offering—Expected in August.
-

Office—315

Co., Inc. /

Publishing Co.,

and coin
1

capital.

Stamp &

April 27, 1962 filed 150,000 common. * Price—By amend¬
ment "(max. $6).Business—Operation of leased stamp

equipment.
O f f i c e—

>

Marin

investment.

purposes.

Mercury Books, Inc.
Feb. 14, 1962 filed 55,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬
ness—Publishing of newly written popular biographies.
Proceeds—For working capital.
Office—1512
Walnut
St., Philadelphia. Underwriter — Meade & Co., N. Y.
Offering—Temporarily postponed.

acquisition, dept repay¬
ment and working capital. Office—510 Ave. of the Amer¬
icas, N. Y. Underwriter—Hornblower & Weeks, N. Y.

Proceeds—For

electronic

Co., Inc., 618 S. Spring St., Los Angeles.;
Minkus

Busi¬

Merco Enterprises, Inc.
April 20, 1962 filed 104,000 common, of which 33,000 are:
to be offered by company and 71,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $7.50). Business—Sale of
phonograph records through leased record departments.
Proceeds—For moving expenses, working capital and <
general corporate purposes.
Office—1692 Utica Ave., •
Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—D. J. Singer & Co., N. Y.

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(7/24)
of

medical

corporate

Office—100 W. 10th St., Wilmington, Del.
—Clark, Dodge & Co., Inc., N. Y.
'

Inc., N. Y.

Business—Manufacture

Price—$10.

May 24, 1962 filed 169,302 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $26).
Business—Operation of a chain' of
department stores. Proceeds—For selling stockholders.;

March 12, 1962 filed 335,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment

v
common.

ment

and 14,000 by stockholders.
Business—Manufacture,
packaging
and
sale of various proprietary drug products.
Proceeds—
For equipment, new products, debt repayment and work¬
ing capital.
Office—156 Tillary St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Proceeds—For debt repayment and
expansion ."Office—
620 7th Ave.; Renton, Wash.
Underwriter—Cruttenden
&

acquisitions, debt repayment and
E. Sixth Ave., . Helena,
Mont. Underwriter—Memorial Securities, Inc., Helena.

by company

Co..

-

City, Calif. Underwriter—Financial Equity Corp.,

working

Price—$3.50.

Securities

the

in

Corp.

May 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common, of which 64,200
will be sold by
company and 10,800 by stockholders.
Price—$4.
Business—Company- * writes, -prepares and
prints technical manuals for armed forces and industry.

homes. Proceeds—For

Drug Co., Inc.

Underwriter—Dana

/

which r plans* to

investment

Memorial Services, Inc.
April 30, 1962 filed 1,200,000 common. Price—$1. Busi-,
ness—Company plans to acquire and operate funeral

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March 29, 1962 filed 72,000 common, of which 58,000 are
to

company

Business

Los Angeles.

New York
Manhattan

1961 filed 250,000

Mercantile Stores

Underwriter—McDonnell

Milhianco

Price—$10.

Proceeds—For

ness—Manufacture.

and working capital. Office—106

Mass.

13,

Proceeds—For

April 5, 1962 filed 200,000 common, of which 100,000 are
100,000 by stockholders. Price
—By amendment (max. $15). Business—Operation of
self-service discount department stores. Proceeds — For

St.,

investment

open-end.

Medical Video Corp.

Inc.

Main
& Co*,

Fund, Inc.

industry and capital growth situations. Office
Lafayette St., Denver/ Underwriter—Medical As¬
sociates, Inc., Denver.
Nov.

to be sold by company and

debt repayment

Midwestern

Feb. 26,

medical

Inc., N. Y. Offering—Expected in August.
Mart

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

Mortgage Investors (8/13-17) 1962 filed 500,'uuu shares oi beneuciai interests.
Price—$10,- Business — A real estate Investment com¬
pany. Proceeds—For investment and operating expenses.
Office—^1630 Welton St., Denver. Underwriter—BoOttcher & Co., Denver.

other

—677

Magnetics Research Co. Inc.
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April 30, 1962 filed 100.000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Design and marketing of magnetic memory units.
Company also plans to market transistor logic units and
subsystems for use in computers, business machines and
data handling systems. Proceeds—Expansion of Sales and
engineering, new product development and equipment.
Office—179 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—T. W. Lewis & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Mammoth

and

Co., New York.

Industries

Oct. 23, 1961 filed 25,000 common.

porate purposes.

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bellows

.

,

29,

massaging

Price—$3.

products. Proceeds—For debt repayment, re¬
search and development and working capital. Office—
12 Rochelle Ave;, Rochelle Park, N. J. Underwriter—

Inc.
1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Production of a new electrically powered device for'
Magic Fingers,

stock.

miniature

Offering—Temporarily postponed.
Dec.

preferred

manufacture of miniature metal

and

.

and

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34,200 common,bytstor&hoJders.vPrice--Py amend-*
(max. $10). Business—distribution of food and re¬

ment

lated products to supermarkets and other retail stores in
the New York Metropolitan area. Proceeds—For
general

corporate

writer—To be named. Note—This
registration was with¬
drawn.
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Monarch Plastics Corp.

Office—345 Underhill Blvd., Syosset,
N. Y. Underwriter—Brand, Grumet &
Siegel, Inc., N. Y.

„

Court, San Rafael, Calif. Underwriter—Dean Witter &
Co., San Francisco. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

perature electronic and electrical insulation materials.
Proceeds^-For equipment, a new product and
working
capital. Office—101 Clifton Blvd.; Clifton, N. J. Under¬

purposes.

.

May

Metropolitan Acceptance Corp.

28,

1962

("Reg.

A")

140,000

common.

Price—$2.

Marine Development Corp.
Business—Manufacture and sale of plastic letters, em¬
'
Oct. 2, 1961 filed $300,000 of 6% subordinated convert¬
March 30> 1962 ("Reg. A") 15,000 units consisting of one >
bossed sign faces, quantity signs and .boat
windshields.
ibles due 196? an4 60,000 common shares to be offered •/
share "of 8% "cumulative preferred and-'two shares of A
Proceeds—For purchase of land and
in units consisting of $100 of debentures and 20 common
building, moving
common," Price—$20 per unit. Business—Operation of a' *
.-expenses, equipment and working capital,/ Office—5606
shares. Price—$150 per unit,;Business—Financing of re¬
r Stuebner
marina; Proceeds —• For construction, equipment and;
Airline Rd., Houston.
Underwriter^—W./ R.
tail sales. Proceeds—For working
capital. Office—/5422Sauve Co., N. Y.
working capital. —Address—Cummings, Ga. Underwriter .> Western
//: // ■ ./ ,
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Ave., Chevy Chase, Md, Underwriter—To be :
—First * Fidelity Securities Corp., '"Atlanta.^ - .
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• Mohtebeilo
'named.*/
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Liquors, Inc. (8/20-24)
Marks Polarized Corp. * '
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Proceeds—For equipment,
Price—$6.50. Business—A real estate investment trust.;
inventories, advertising and Working capital. Office—
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—1700
Bank St. & CentraL Ave., Baltimore.-Underwriters—
K St., N. W., Washington, D. C./Underwriter—Eisele &•
Street & Co., and Morris Cohon & Co., N. Y. ///
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King, Libaire, Stout & Co., N. Y.
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Corp. /
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Micro-Dine Corp.
V
Dec. 29, 1861 filed $1,250,000 of 6%% convertible subFeb. 13, 1962 filed 200,000 common:
ordinated debentures due March, 1977. Price — At t>ar.
Price—$3.50. Busi¬
Marshall Press, inc.
ness—Manufacture, sale and operation of vending ma¬
Business—Operates retail stores selling sewing machines
chines. Proceeds—For debt
May 29, 1962 filed 60,000 common. Price—$3.75. Busi¬
and vacuum cleaners. Proceeds --r For expansion "and
repayment, inventories and;
general corporate purposes. Office—6425 Oxford
ness—Graphic design and printing.. Proceeds—For pub¬
St., St.. ; working capital. Office—^122 W/ 26th^ St., N. Y.. UnderLouis Park, Minn.
lishing a sales catalogue' developing a national sales
Underwriter—Irving J. Rice & Co., • i writer—Standard Securities Corp., N. Y. ,->
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Inc., St. Paul. *
Office—812 Greenwich St.,
7
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N. Y.
Underwriter—R. P. Raymond &■ Co.,
Microdot Inc.
Inc., 26
May 28, 1962 filed 104,600 capital shares, of which 20,800
Broadway, N. Y.
are to be offered by the company and
April 30, 1962 filed $2,500,000 convertible subordinate
84,000 by stock• Martin
(L. P.) Maintenance Corp. (8/2)
debentures due 1977. Price—At
holders. Price—By -amendment (max. $8.50) Businesspar. Business—Design,"
-March 23, 1962 filed 100,000
Sale of artificial flowers and florists' supplies. Proceeds
common, of which 20,000
development,* manufacture and sale of components, in¬
are to be offered
—For payment of income-taxes. Office—738 S. Wall
by company and 80,000 by a stock¬
struments and systems used in missiles and
St.,
satellites,
holder. Price—$5.
radar and communications
Los Angeles, Calif.. Underwriter—Thomas Jay, Winston
Business—Cleaning and maintenance
systems. Proceeds—For debtof buildings and the sale of janitorial
& Co., Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.
supplies and,,; repayment apd. working capital. Office—22Q. Pasadena'
;•
equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment and work¬
Ave., South Pasadena, Calif. Underwriter--White, Weld
:
Mosler Saf e Co.
*' r
'"-7 ing capital.
& Co., N. Y.
Office—840 DeKalb Ave., N. E., Atlanta.
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March 23, 1962 filed 260,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Underwriter—Johnson, Lane, Space Corp., Atlanta.
Mid-America Minerals, Inc.
ment (max. $20). Business—Manufacture of
safes, bank
Masters, Inc.
April 2, 1962 filed 225,000 common to be offered for
vaults, security systems and office equipment. Proceeds
March 22, 1962 filed $1,500,000 of 6% conv. subord. de¬
—For selling stockholders. Office—320 Park
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new
Ave., N. Y.
bentures due
1972; also 150,000 common shares, of
share for each four held of record June
Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., N. Y.
1, 1962. Price—'
which 80,000 will be offered
by the company and 70,000
$6. Business—Oil and gas production and
development.
Mott's Super Markets, Inc.
by a stockholder. The securities will be offered in units
Proceeds—For expansion, preferred stock
redemption
March 29, 1962 filed 75,000 common. Price—By amendof one $100 debenture and 10 common
shares, except
and working capital. Office—14 North
Robinson. Okla ¬
ment (max. $8). Business—Operation of S chain of su¬
that up to $700,000 of debentures and
70,000 shares may
homa City. Underwriter—None.
Note—This statement
be offered separately.
permarkets. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment,
Price—For debentures, at par;
was withdrawn.
and working capital. Office—59 Leggett
for common, $10.
St., East Hart¬
Business—Operation of discount de¬
ford. Conn. Underwriter—D. H. Blair & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Midwest Planned
partment stores selling a wide variety of merchandise.
Investments, Inc.
Proceeds—For
May 28, 1962 filed 250,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
expansion.
Office—135-21
38th
Ave.,
ment (max. $7).
Flushing, N. Y. Underwriters—Sterling, Grace & Co.,
Business—Company is engaged in 1 he
Multi State Industries, Inc.
and Norton, Fox &
distribution of shares on contractual
Co., Inc., N. Y.
plan of other mutual
April 6, 1962 ("Reg. A") 80,000 common. Price—$3.
funds, in trading in over-the-counter market, and in
Maxwell Industries, Inc.
Business—Design, fabrication and marketing of plastic
underwriting. Proceeds—For hiring and training of per¬
June 7, 1962 filed $750,000 of 6V2% subord.
toys, games and novelties.
Proceeds—For equipment,
sinking fund
sonnel. Office—1300 First National Bank
debentures dup 1972, 75,000 common and
Bldg., Minne¬
working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—
10-year war¬
apolis. Underwriter—None.
275 New Jersey Railroad Ave., Newark. N. J.
rants to be offered in units
Under¬
consisting of a $10 debenture,
one common share and one warrant.
Midwest Technical
writer—G. K. Scott & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Tempo¬
Price—By amend¬
Development Corp.
Feb. 26, 1962 filed 561.500 common
ment (max. $21.50 per unit).
rarily postponed.
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Business—Contract fin¬
/
to be offered for
isher of fabrics used in the manufacture of
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one share
wearing ap¬
Multronics, Inc.
for each two shares
parel. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—70 Wall
field. Price—By amendment (max.
Jan. 5, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares.
Price—$3.
$7). Business
A closed-end
St., N. Y. Underwriter—H. M. Frumkes & Co., N. Y.
management investment
Business—Production of electronic parts and components
company. Proceeds
For general corporate purposes.
and -the furnishing of consulting services in
Mechmetal-Tronics Inc.
the radioOffice — 2615 First National Bank
Bldg., Minneapolis,
engiweering field. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equip¬
May 28; 1982 'filed 150,000 shares of 8% convertible cu¬
Underwriter—-None.
L. .;
ment, and working capital/ Office—2000 P St., N. W.
June

27," 1961 filed 95,000 common shares. Price—By
amendment. Business—Conducts research and develop- /
ment in electronics, optics,
electro-optics; quantum elec-v
tronics, etc. Proceeds — For expansion, acquisition of
new facilities
and other corporate purposes.
Office—
153-16 Tenth Ave.,
Whitestone, N. Y. Underwriters—
Ross, Lyon & Co.. Inc. (mgr.), Glass & Ross, Inc., and
Globus, Inc., N. Y. C. Offering—Postponed.




Metropolitan/Realty Trust

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Dec. 20, 1961 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial interest.

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Washington, D. C. Underwriter
Silver Spring, Md.

Nortex Oil & Gas Corp.
April 27, 1962 filed $5,000,000 of 6%

Switzer & Co., Inc.,

—

bentures

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Series B

Business—

tal.

repayment,

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Address—Creede, Colo. Underwriter—None.

Pacific

States Steel Corp.
June 21, 1961 filed 100,000
outstanding shares of capital
stock (par 50 cents) to be sold by stockholders. Price—

,

f

Inc.

B'eb. 28, 1962 filed 900,000 common.
Price—$1. Business
—Mining. Proceeds—For equipment and working capi¬

purposes.

★ North American Equitable Life Assurance Co.
July 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 25,000 common. Price—$6. Busi¬
surplus. Office—52 E. Gay St., Columbus, Ohio. Under-

Bag-O-Tunes, Inc.
1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000

11,
common.
Price—$5.
Business—Distribution of phonograph records. Proceeds

,

rado-Niles Road, Union City, Calif. Underwriters—First
California Co., Inc., and Schwabacher &

writer—None.

National

$6.

ness—Sale

New York.

May

Price—By amendment.

de¬

Proceeds—For
working capital and iother corporate
Office—1900 Life Bldg., Dallas. Underwriter—
Carreau & Co., N. Y.
'*
debt

be supplied by

To

amendment. Business —The
fund will invest in tax-exempt bonds of states, counties,
municipalities and territories of the U. S. Proceeds—For
Investment.
Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co., Ill Broadway,
—

1977.

Outlet Mining Co.,

subord

conv.

Production of crude oil and natural gas.

April 28, 1961 filed $12,750,000 (12,500 units) of interests.
Price

due

35

cisco

of

life ^insurance.

Proceeds—For

Business—The manufacture of steel products.

ceeds—Fqr the selling stockholder. Office—35124

capital and

Pro¬
Alva-

Co., San Fran¬
(mgr.). Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
.

—For expansion of

warehouse space., equipment .and in-.
Ventories. Office—224-09 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights,
(Queens), N; Y. Underwriter—Harrison Securities, Inc.,
"New York.

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Brewing Co^ Ltd.
- ;
> t
June 21, 1962 filed 443,565 common.
Price—$1. Business
—Company " intends to * equip and operate a brewery.
Proceeds—For construction

....

National Bank of Israel Ltd.

22,-1962 filed 1,050,000 ordinary shares and 3,190,ordinary .shares. Price—By amendment (max.
75c). Business—A. general banking business. Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes.- Office — Tel-Aviv,
"A"

Israel. Underwriter—None.
National

Car

7,/7' ./•'

7

7':

.1-

Rental

System Inc.
v
19, 1962 filed 200,000 common being offered for
subscription by stockholders of record June ,13 with
rights to expire Sept. 11, 1962, .Price—-$10. Business—
Rental of vehicles and related activities. Proceeds—For

expansion. Office

1000 Milner Bldg., Jackson, Miss,
'
i
"7.

—

Underwriter—None.

,

debt repayment.

:7

Investors, Inc.

25, 1962 ("Reg. A") "80,000

pany

Business—Acquisition of second-trust
real

notes secured by
property.
Proceeds—For general corporate
Office—922 You St., N. W., Washington, D. C.

estate

purposes.

Underwriter—Clarence E. Shaw & Co.,

Proceeds—For

pansion and working capital.

stores.

Proceeds—For

debt

..

repayment, store ex¬

Nuclear Science &

pansion

and -working capital. - Address — Portage. Pa
Underwriter—Gortlandf Investing Corp., N. Y. Offering

—Indefinitely postponed.
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7 '
v
7: '7
7 National Security Life Insurance Co.
March 23, 1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000
sare
to be offered by company and 20,000 -by stock¬
holders. Price—$17.50. Business—A life, accident ,and
.health insurance company. Proceeds—For investment.,
Office
130
Alvarado, N. E. Albuquerque; *N. ^M.

ment

'tioned

the

accuracy'and

statement.

Note—The

adequacy-of

this registration

Jaffray

&

Minneapolis

'7 7

Price—50c,

*

Business—Exploration, ; develop-

New York State

Electric &

.

..--7-' 77n 7

International, Inc.

v
Business-

Analyzing and testing of electronic, chemical and other
Proceeds—For plant relocation, (equipment,
and working capital. Office—47 West St., N. Y; Under>
writer—Robbins, Clark & Co., Inc., "N- Y.
v.
;
•materials.

7

Nordon

Corp., Ltd.

*

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1

!

»

7,

product expansion and working capital.

*

and
.

Optech, Inc. (8/20-24)
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 &

Pay'n Save ^Corp. „■
April 27, 1962 filed $1,200,000 of conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1977, also 40,576 .common shares to be offered
,by stockholders. Price—By amendment (max. $17 for
common.). Business—Operation of hardware, drugstore
r

■,

Co., Inc., and

Heritage Equity Corp., N. Y.

and

Orbit Stores,

Inc.
May 28, 1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment "(max. $6).
Business—Operation of two discount
type department stores. Prooeeds—For equipment, in¬
ventory, expansion and working capital. Office—725
William
T. Morrissey
Blvd., Boston.
Underwriter—
i

514-524

for

1962 filed 200,000 class A Shares. Price—By
amendment (max. $15). Business—Manufacture^ process-

fng and distribution of natural and synthetic essential
oils, flavor, essences/etc,, to food and drug industries.
Proceeds — For debt repayment, working 'capital and
other corporate purposes. Office—601 W. 26th St., N. Y,
Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co., N. Y.

Peerless Radio

holders. Price

-tising

and

trousers.

and

expansion,
Office—

purposes.

Witter «&

Corp.
100,000

$4. Business — Distribution of electric
parts and components to industrial customers. Proceeds
—For

Kordan

•

•

therefor

Proceeds—'For

working

Underwriter—None.

capital.

and

debt

repayment, inventory and working capital.
St., Lynbrook, N. Y. Underwriter—
Co., Inc., N. Y.
Wilbur

Pellegrino Aggregate Technico, Inc.
Aug. 10, 1961 filed 130,000 class A common shares. Price
—$5. Business—The manufacture of building materials.
for working capital. -Office—Woodbridee-Carte ret
Road,
Port Reading. N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer B. Bumsida
& Co., Inc., N. Y.

men's

repayment,

Offering—Temporarily postp«vned.

boys'

and

Pennsylvania Mutual Fund, Inc.
March 21, 1962 filed 1,000,000 capital shares.
Price—By

adverAla.

Address—Opelika,
.

—

; Proceeds—For payment of income taxes and loans and

Enterprises, Inc.

programs

debt

Office—19

the

(J. Herbert)

recorders

Proceeds—For

St., Seattle. Underwriter—Dean

March 22, 1962 filed :120,000 common, of which
are to be offered by the
company and 20,000

May .1, 1962 £iled 285,000 common. Price—$10.50. Busi¬
ness—Company's subsidiaries manufacture cartridge tape
'dress

Pike

by Stock¬

generation, detection and control of fre¬
quencies up through the microwave region. Proceeds—
Far expansion equipment and working capital. Address
Tuckahoe, > N. Y. Underwriter—A. D. Gilhart & Co.,
Inc., N. Y. C.
Orr

businesses.

4Co., San Francisco. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

• Orion Electronics
Corp. (8/1-3)
—Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—The manufacture of precision electronic sub-sys¬

tems

nurseries

working capital and other corporate

■'

Essential Oil & Chemical Co., Inc.

March 20,




•
Paul, Harris Stores, Inc.
April 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 26,000 class A common. Price
—$7.50. Business—Operation of wearing apparel stores.
Proceeds—For equipment and working capital.' Office—
2920 N. Tibbs, Indianapolis. Underwriters—Kiser, Cohn
& Shumaker, Indianapolis and
Gruttenden, Podesta
Miller, Chicago. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

Office—614 W.

51st St., N. Y.
Underwriters—Gianis & Co., Inc.
Jed L. Hamburg Co., N. Y. Offering—In September.

None.

"

Norda

of pre-tput (finished) homes. Pro¬
ceeds—Fop working capital. Office—499 Jericho Turn¬
pike, Mineola, N. Y. Underwriter—A. L: Stamm & Co.,
N. Y. Offering—Postponed.
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^

March 29, 1962 filed 375,000 capital shares, of which
'100,000 are to' be Offered by company and 275,000 by
stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $6). Busi¬
ness—Acquisition and development of oil and natural
gas
properties. Proceeds—For drilling expenses and
working capital. Office — 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Los An¬
geles.
Underwriter—Gregory-Massari,
Inc., > Beverly
Hiiis, Calif.
: :
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;; 7 • / ;

Price—By

ment. Business—Sale

v

;

shares.

.

(8/1-3)

.

-

;

.

A

Business—An advertising agency.
Stockholders.
Office—9 Rocke¬

feller Plaza, N. Y. Underwriters—Andresen & Co. and,
Oppenheimer & Co., N.- Y. Offering—Expected in Aug.
;
Paragon Pre-Cut Homes, Inc.
7
j
Aug. 25, 1961 filed 112,500 common. Price—By amend¬

,

Business—Wholesale distribution of phonograph records
and albums.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventory,

t

New York Testing -Laboratories, Inc.
Jan. 29, 1962 filed 50,000 common: Price—$5.

amendment (max. $8).
Proceeds—For selling

Price—$4.

?7.7;7

Gas Corp,

(8/14)
-July 17,' 1962 filed ;$15,000,000 -of sinking fund dedentures,; -due >June 4^-1992,: Proceeds -~~r, For. construction.
Office—108 E. Green St., Ithaca,- N. Y. Underwriters—
(Competitive) /Probable bidders: Kidder, Peabody &
.Co.-Salomon
Brothers,
Hutzler -(jointly); : Halsey,
jSthart & Co. Inc.; Blyth ■& Co.,•. Inc.; Harriman Ripley
JSc Co., Inc.; First -Boston^ Corp .-Glor eForgan .& Go.
'.(jointly))/ Bids—Aug, 14, 1962 (11 a.m.- EDST), at, 61
•Broadway (Room ,2017), New York City. Information
Meeting—Expected Aug. 9 'at same address.7: ,"7 ... 7,

Papert, Koenig, Lois, Inc.
May 10, 1962 filed 100,000 class

.

..ment aiad mining. Prooeeds—^General corporate purposes.
.Office—90 Industry St., Toronto* .Canada. Underwriter—

A, C. MacPberson & Co., Toronto.

t)ceana

corporate purposes. Office

Freeport, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—
Corp., N. Y.

Securities

March 29,
1962 filed 150,000 common.
Price—$5.50.
Business—Manufacture and sale of synthetic pearl but-.,
4.
Parkway Laboratories, Incf.
'//J: vV\
tonsr' Proceeds—For equipment and working
capital.
Dec. 6, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$5. Business
Office—1331 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter-—
Manufacture of drugs and pharmaceuticals. Proceeds
Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y.
v
•
For an acquisition, research and other
corporate pur¬
poses. Office — 2301 Pennsylvania
Glympia Record Industries, Inc.
Ave,, Philadelphia.
Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y.
May 29, 1962 filed 66,000 class A shares.

New Campbell Island Mines Ltd. ///,/./,,»/V*.
Oct. 13, 1961 filed 475,000 common,, of which 400,000 are
-/to-be offered by the company, and- .75,000 by a .stock¬
r

Underhill

-

Nuveen & Co., 135 So. La Salle St., Chicago..
7

Realty & Development Corp.

pany. Proceeds—For general
—70 N. Main St.,

and political subdivisions thereof which are -believed
to be exempted from Federal income taxes. Proceeds—
For
investment.
Office—Chicago, 111. Sponsor—John
~

equipment, and pther
ft. Y. Under¬

Price—$10.
development com¬

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Series 4
1961 filed $15,000,000 of units representing

gations of states, counties, and municipalities of the U. SM

debt repayment,

For

—

PanAm

fractional interests in the Fund. Price—By amendment.
Business—The Fund will Invest 'in interest-bearing obli¬

;

holder.

17,

100,000 capital shares. Price—By
$19).
Business—Writing of life,

March 12, 1962 filed 400,000 class A stock.
Business—A real estate holding and

St., Chicago.

Oct.

(max.

corporate purposes. Office—39 Broadway,
writer—To be named.

Nuveen

(mgr.).

7

.

Proceeds

Tax-Exempt Bbnd Fund, Series 3

lieved to be exempted from Federal income faxes. Pro¬
investment. Office—Chicago, 111. SponsorJohn Nuveen & Co., 135 So. La Salle

systems. Proceeds—For inventory, debt repayment and
'working capital. "Office—718 Atlantic Ave., BronVlvii.
N. Y.\ Underwriter—Ezraf Kureen & Co.; N. Y. Note—

registration:was;withdrawn. 77;J-/V

&

ceeds—For

• National
Tele-Systems, Inc. ."V. 7- V:
\ ;■/
"Feb. 27,. 1962 filed 82,000 common, of which 65,000 are
'to be offered by company and 17,000 by. stockholders.
?Price—$3. Business—Manufacture of closed circuit TV

"This

Nuveen

filed

1962

health, accident and hospitalization insurance. Proceeds
—For working capital. Office—1310
Lady St., Columbia,
S. C. Underwriter—R. S. Dickson &
Co., Charlotte, N. C.
Pan American Beryllium
Corp.
Feb. 28, 1962 filed 100,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to mine for beryl ore in ^.r^entina.

>

,

28,

amendment

Business—The Fund will invest in interest bearing obli¬
gations of states, counties and municipalities of the
U. S., and political subdivisions thereof which are -be¬

Business-^The design,

Hop wood,

Palmetto State Life Insurance Co.
March

equipment, debt repay¬
working capital. Address—P. O.
,

Price—By

Underwriter—Francis I. duPont & Co., N. Y.

Engineering Corp.

Oct. 17, 1961 filed $15,300,000 of units
representing frac¬
tional interests in the Fund. Price — By amendment.

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., Danfh'iry, Conn. Underwriter&r-Lee Higginson Corp., N. Y. C.

Piper,

and

common.

—

Proceeds—For

expansion

Washington, D. C,
r:

National Semiconductor Corp.
♦
May 11, 1961 tiled 75;UU0 shares -of capital stock. Price

Und

Walker, Wachtel &

M.BoxrrH)9(i)i, Pittsburgh. Underwriter—Johnston, Lemon

SEC has "qiihs-

7

|—To be supplied by amendment.

services.

ment,

Paper Industries, Inc.

(max. $13). Business—Manufacture of en¬
velopes, packaging materials of various kinds, wrapping
paper, stationery, and school supplies. Proceeds
For
selling stockholders. Office—198 W. Alameda, Denver.

activity measurement; production of radioactive isotopes
and the furnishing of consulting and radiation measure¬

—

named.

—

W.

Underwriter—Kidder,

amendment

March 29, 1962 filed 100,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment -(max. $15). Business—Research and
development
on contracts using radioactive
tracers; precision radio¬

.

Underwriter—To be

Pak-Well

Office—12333

repayment.

March 30, 1962 filed 150,000 class A

Office—10 Merrick Lane,

Northampton, Mass. Underwriter
Co., Inc., Boston.

debt

•Olympic Blvd.,
Los
Angeles.
Peabody & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Washington, D.C.

!# National Equipment & Plastics Corp.
V - ^
£>ept. 28. 1961 tiled 165*000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Operation of a cleaning and pressing plant and affili¬

,

consumer and defense electronic
products. Com¬
also installs and services its TV receivers and
stereophonic units, and manufactures plywood doors.

Price—$3.75.

common.

Business—Design, manufacture and

sale of

v
Norwood's Superettes, Inc.
April 23, 1962 ,("Reg. A") 7.5,000 common.
Price—$4.
Business—Operation of superettes. Proceeds—For ex¬

ated

-

General real estate. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and

-

porate purposes. Office—3306 Lancaster Ave., Philadel¬
phia. Underwriter — Crichton, "Cherashore & Co.,, Inc.,
New York. Note—This registration will be withdrawn.

•

offered in units, each
consisting of $100 of debentures
an<J 20 cpmrnou shares. Price—$200 per unit. Business—

Office

held. Price—At par.

Northwest Securities

June

•

I# National Directories, Inc.
'MaTch 29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$2.75,
.Business—-Compilation and publication of regional classi¬
fied telephone directories. Proceeds—For general cor¬

'

-

k

working capital. Office,— 9412 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly
Norway (Kingdom of) 7;:.T7'X' Hills, CaliL. Underwriter :— Morris Cohon & Co., N. Yv
May 28, 1962 filed $25,000,000 external loan bonds due
Note—This company was formerly named Westates Land
June 15, 1977.
Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For
Development Corp.
.
.
,
acquisition
and
importation
of
capital * equipment.
Packard-Bell Electronics Corp.
Underwriters—Harriman - Ripley
& Co., Inc.;
Kuhn,
May 4, 1962 filed $5,023,800 of conv. subord. debentures
Loeb & Co., Inc.; Lazard Freres & Co., and
Smith,
due 1977 to be offered for
subscription by stockholders
Barney & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering — Temporarily post¬
on
the basis of $100 of debentures for each 17 shares
poned.
/-' ■
: *

March

,i

and

>

—North,Battleford,-,Saskatchewan, Canada."Underwriter
—None,*, v•, 7^;• ••. ••- -«■.

*

June

,000

Pacific Westates Land Development
Corp.
Sept. 28, 1961; filed $1,500,000 of 1% convertible 'subord.
debentures" dqe 1976 and 300,000 common shares to be

NorNi Battleford

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,

,

>f.

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,

,

.

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(304)

Continued

Product Research of Rhode

from page 35

(max. $10.29). Business — A mutual fund.
Proceeds—For investment. Office—60 Wall
St., N. Y.
amendment

Co., Inc.

Underwriter—Sackville-Pickard &

—

(same ad¬

Laboratories, Inc.

stockholders. Office—312 N. Nopal St.,
Barbara, Calif. Underwriter—Francis J. Mitchell

Co., Newport Beach, Calif.

&

Perfect Photo,

Inc.

Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $20). Business—Photofinishing and the dis¬
tribution of photographic equipment and supplies.
Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholders.
Office—4747 N. Broad
Feb.

St.,

14, 1962 filed 154,800 common.

Underwriter—Bear,

Philadelphia.

&

Stearns

N. Y.

Co.,

....

Perma-Bilt

Enterprises,

Inc.

May 28, 1962 filed 230,000 common.' Price—By amend-y
(max. $8). Business—Merchandising, sale and con¬
acquisition and devel¬

ment

struction of homes. Proceeds—For

opment of land, and other corporate purposes.
319 MacArthur

Robert

A.

Office—

Blvd., San Leandro, Calif. UnderwriterAssociates, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Ex¬

Martin

pected in late Fall.
Permeator

'

,

Corp.

filed 300,000 common to be offered for
subscription
by stockholders of National
Petroleum
Corp. Ltd., parent, on the basis of one share for each
15 National shares held. Price—$5. Business—Manufac¬
May

18,

1962

use and sale of a patented tool, "Permeator," used
completion of oil and gas wells. Proceeds—For gen¬

ture,
in

corporate purposes. Office—445 Park Ave., N. Y.
Underwriters—Irving Weis & Co., and Godfrey, Hamil¬
eral

ton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Promistora

Mines, Ltd.
April 24, 1962 filed 750,000 capital shares, of which 500,000 are to be offered by company and 250,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—50 cents. Business—Acquisition and ex¬
ploration of mining claims in Canada. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes. Office—36 Yonge St., To¬
ronto, Ontario, Canada. Underwriter—A. C. MacPherson & Co., Toronto.
7, 1962 filed 85,500 common. Price—$3. Business
—Development and promotion of "one stop dry cleaning
and laundry" establishments, and the sale and main¬
tenance of dry cleaning and laundry equipment. Pro¬
ceeds—For real

Business—A

small

ceeds—For

Sherry

business

general

Office—6130
Underwriter—McDonnell & Co.,

corporate

Dallas.

Lane,

purposes.

New York.

N. Y.

Corp.

80,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Manufacture of professional audio visual and sound
recording equipment. Proceeds—Debt repayment, equip¬
ment and working capital. Office—236 E. 46th St.. N. Y.
Underwriter—To be named. Note—This registration is
being withdrawn.
Piggyback Transport Corp.
April 30, 1962 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price—$5.
Business—Loading and unloading of trailers and autos
from freight cars, and freight consolidation and forward¬
ing. Proceeds—For equipment, expansion and general
corporate purposes. Office—1200 Seaboard Dr., Hialeah,
Fla.

Underwriter—Willard

Pioneer

Co., Ill Broadway, N. Y.

Restaurants, Inc.

Prosperity Cleaners & Laundries, Inc.
May 15, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment (max. $5.50). Business—Operation of a chain of
dry-cleaning and laundry stores. Proceeds—For selling
stockholders. Office
48-12 25th St., Astoria, N. Y.
Underwriter—Edwards & Hanly, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y.
Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
—

Prudent Realty Investment Trust
May 21, 1962 filed 100,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$10.
Business—A real estate investment trust.
Proceeds—For

tion

of

six

Price—By
restaurants

amendment.
in

Business—Opera¬

Sacramento.

Proceeds—For

expansion, debt repayment and working capital. Office
—1626 J St., Sacramento.
Underwriter—Stewart. Eubanks, Myerson & Co., San Francisco. Offering—Tem¬
porarily postponed.
•

Plantation

Patterns, Inc.
March 30, 1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 70,000
are to be offered by
company and 30,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—$5.
Business—Manufacture of wrought iron
furniture. Proceeds
For inventory, advertising and
working capital. Office—4601 Georgia Rd., Birmingham,
Ala.
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,
Inc., New York. Note—This registration was withdrawn.
—

•

Plasticon

Feb.

7,

Chemicals,

1962 filed

150,000

Inc.

A capital shares. Price
Business—Manufacture of a plastic protective
and a water proofing solution. Proceeds—For

.—$3.50.

class

coating
inventory, equipment, sales
porate

purposes.

writer— Arden
tion

was

promotion, and other cor¬
Fifth Ave., N. Y. Under¬
Co., N. Y. Note—This registra¬

Office—507

Perm

&

withdrawn.

•

Playboy Clubs International, Inc. (9/17-21)
May 28, 1962 filed 270,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.

(max. $7).

Business—Company is engaged in the

ownership and franchising of Playboy Clubs. Proceeds—
For debt repayment and
general corporate purposes. Of¬
fice—232 E. Ohio St., Chicago. Underwriter—Divine &

Fishman, Inc., Chicago.
Polytronic Research,
be

sold

Md. Underwriters—Jones.
Kreeger & Co.. and Balogh &
Co., Washington, D. C, Note—This offering was
post¬

indefinitely.

Potomac Real Estate Investment Trust

July 6, 1962 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—By amendment (max. $5). Business—A real estate
investment trust. Proceeds—For investment.
Office—880
Bonifant St., Silver Spring, Md. Underwriter—None.

:

Prescott-Lancaster Corp.
March 30, 1962 filed 150,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Real estate. Proceeds—For
purchase of mortgages, and
working capital. Office—18 Lancaster Rd.,
Union, N. J.

Underwriter—Jacey Securities Co., N. Y.




Walnut

St.,

Loan

of

electric

regulating and control devices used in

and

repayment

electronic

Resin Research

Laboratories, Inc.
27, 1962 filed 105,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
Operation of a laboratory for contractual re¬
search, development and engineering in the chemical
—

field. Proceeds—For expansion of

facilities, debt repay¬
working capital. Office—396-406 Adams St.,
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Keene & Co., Inc., N. Y. •
ment

and

Richard
June

21,

Business

Gray & Co., Inc.
("Reg. A") 60,000

1962
—

A

securities

—

Inc., Chicago. Offering—Indefinite¬

Publishers

Co., Inc.
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 541,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Book publishing. Proceeds—For an ac¬
quisition and other corporate purposes. Office—1106 Con¬
necticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—
Roth & Co., Inc., Philadelphia.
Brewing Co., Inc.

(8/1)

23, 1962 filed $2,500,000 of sinking fund deben¬

tures due 1977 and 500,000 common shares to be offered
in units consisting of a $10 debenture and two common

Price—$18 per
produce beer and

unit. Business—Company plans
natural malta (a non-alcholic

beverage). Proceeds—For construction and operation of
brewery and working capital. Address—San Juan,

Puerto Rico. Underwriter—Merrill
& Smith,

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

San Francisco. Note—This registration was withdrawn.

Queensway Mines Ltd.
March 15, 1962 filed 150,000 capital shares. Price—$1.
Business—Mining. Proceeds—For debt repayment, sur¬
veying and general corporate purposes. Office—Suite
1212, 55 York St., Toronto. Underwriter—Asta Corpora¬
tion Ltd., Toronto.
E

B

M

which 50,000 will
for certain stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment (max. $6). Business—En¬
gaged in manufacturing, engineering and research under
Defense Department contracts; also manufactures ball
point pens, points, mechanical pencils and desk sets.
Proceeds—For equipment and working capital. Office—
Little Falls, Passaic County, N. J. Underwriter—Meade
& Co., Inc., N. Y.

Interonics,

Inc.

(8/6-10)

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 40,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Manufacture of radio frequency interference filters
and capacitors. Proceeds—For
equipment, working cap¬
ital and other corporate purposes. Office—15 Neil

Court,
Oceanside, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & CoRadio

Electric

Service

Co.

of

New

Jersey,

Inc.

(7/24)
Jan. 23, 1962 ("Reg. A") 55,000 common, of which
50,000
will be offered by the company and
5,000 by stockhold¬

Price—$5. Business—Wholesaling of electronic parts,
supplies and equipment and the retailing of high-fidel¬
ity and stereophonic equipment and components. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment,
expansion, moving expenses
and working capital. Office—513-15
Cooper St., Camden,
N. J. Underwriter—Lee-Mosson &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

ers.

Real

Properties Corp. of America
April 27, 1962 filed 300,000 class A shares. Price—By
amendment (max. $16). Business—Company owns cer¬
tain real estate, general insurance
agency^ and a mort¬
gage servicing company. Proceeds—For debt repayment.
Office

—

745

Fifth

Ave.,

Heller & Co., N. Y.

Regulators,

Inc.

N. Y. Underwriter — Stanley
Offering—Temporarily postponed.
(8/1)

Jan. 29, 1962 filed
75,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the
company

For

Richmond

Corp.
21, 1961 filed 142,858

Dec.

repayment
K

&

common.

Price—$7. Business

and

general

corporate purposes. Office—220

St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hirschel
Co., Silver Spring, Md. Offering—Indefinite.
Ridgerock of America,

Inc.

Dec.
29,
1961
filed
100,000
common.
Price—$2.50.
Business—Production of stone facing for buildings. Pro¬

ceeds—For

debt

reduction

and

general

corporate

pur¬

Address—Sebring, O. Underwriter—To be named.

poses.

Ridgway

(L. L.) Enterprises, Inc.
filed 155,000 common, of which 130,000
offered by company and 25,000 by a stock¬
holder.
Price—By amendment (max. $10).
Business
—Company furnishes commercial reproductions, manu¬
June
are

27,

to

1962

be

factures sensitized papers, cloths and films for blueprint¬

ing

and

and

commercial

printing, and sells architectural, engineering
reproduction equipment and supplies.
expansion, equipment and working
Office—5711 Hillcroft Ave.. Houston.
Under¬

and 25,000 by Electronic

Specialty Co., parent. Price—$5. Business—Design and

Neuhaus

&

Co., Inc.

and

Rotan,

Co., Houston.

Ridgewood

Financial

Corp.

March 30, 1962 filed 60,000 common, of which 11,250 are
to be offered by company and 48,750 by stockholders.

Price—By amendment (max. $9.75). Business—Owner¬
ship of stock of Ridgewood Savings Loan Co. of Parma,
in Cleveland. Proceeds—For

organizational expenses and
9th St., Cleveland. Under¬
writer—Fulton, Reid & Co., Inc., Cleveland. Offering—
Indefinitely postponed.
investment.

Riker

Office—1717

Delaware

E.

Corp.

March 29, 1962 filed 200,000 class A common and
50,000
warrants to be offered in units of four shares and one
warrant.
Price—$30 per unit. Business—A real estate
development and management company. Proceeds—For
construction, acquisitions, debt repayment and working
capital. Office—LaGorce Sq., Burlington, N. J. Under¬

writer—H. Neuwirth &

Co., Inc., N, Y.

Rite

Electronics, Inc.
Jan. 29, 1962 filed 62,000
distribution

and

Price—$6. Businesg
receiving tubes, television

common.

of

picture tubes, and electroinc components, parts and
equipment. Proceeds—For an acquisition, equipment and
working capital. Office—1927 New York Ave., Hunting¬
ton Station, N. Y. Underwriter—Robbins, Clark & Co.,
Inc., New York.
Roadcraft
Dec.
ment.

(7/30)

Corp.

26, 1961 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of mobile

homes

and

porate

purposes.

office

trailers. Proceeds—For general cor¬
Office—139 W. Walnut Ave., Gardena,
Calif. Underwriter — Vickers, MacPherson & Warwick,
Inc., N. Y.
Roblin

Corp.

June 29, 1962 filed 125,000 common, of
be offered for the company and 75,000

RF

—

—A real estate investment
company. Proceeds—For debt

—Sale

Inc., N. Y.

•
Pulp Processes Corp.
Sept. 20, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Development of pulping and bleaching devices. Pro¬
ceeds—General corporate purposes. Office—Hoge Bldg.,
Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—Wilson, Johnson & Higgins,

R

Price—$5.

Proceeds

New York.

Mosle &

(max. $17). Business—Operation of small loan of¬
fices. Proceeds
For general corporate purposes. Office ;
—41 Chenango St., Binghamton, N. Y.
Underwriter—

to

common.

broker-dealer.

working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—
237 W. 51st St., N. Y. Underwriter—Richard
Gray Co.,

capital.

Co., Inc.

shares.

debt

Feb.

ment

March

Proceeds—For

working capital. Office—455 W. Main
St., Wyckoff, N. J. Underwriter—Myron A. Lomasney &
Co., N. Y.

writers—Underwood,

Puerto Rico

fields.

and

March 28, 1962 filed 170,000 common. Price—By amend¬

•

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

Proceeds—For plant

Underwriter—None.

Inc.

common shares, of which 150,for the company and
43,750 for stock¬

holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Research
and
development, engineering and production of certain
electronic devices for aircraft,
missiles, oscilloscopes,
electronic vending machines and
language teaching ma¬
chines. Proceeds—For expansion,
repayment of debt and
working capital. Office—7326 Westmore Rd., Rockville,

poned

Office—1324

N. Y.

June 7, 1961 filed 193,750
000 will

investment.

a

Dec. 21, 1961 filed 125,000 common, of which 75,000 are
to be offered by the company and 50,000 by a selling
stockholder.

'

^

ly postponed.

1962 filed

18,

v

A. G. Becker & Co.,

Pictronics

Jan.

estate, sales promotion, acquisitions, and

working capital. Office—2484 W. Washington Blvd., Los
Angeles, Calif. Underwriters—Crosse & Co., Inc., V. S.
Wickett & Co., Inc. and Thomas, Williams & Lee, Inc.,

Public

common.
Price—$11.
investment company.
Pro¬

Inc.

Feb.

Philadelphia.

556,700

filed

1962

28,

Gold

Prosper-Way,

the

ness

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Postponed.

Petro-Capital Corp..
March

Office —184 Woonasquatucket Avenue,
R. I. Underwriter—Fred F. Sessler &

North Providence,

,

selling

Santa

automotive, marine and household fields.
repayment of debt, new equipment and

Proceeds—For

working capital.

April 23, 1962 filed 85,920 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $4.25).
Business—Development, manufac¬
ture and marketing of electron vacuum tubes. Proceeds
For

the

in

used

dress).
Penta

manufacture

Island, Inc.

July 28, 1961 filed 330,000 common shares. Price—$2.05.
Business
The manufacture of vinyl plastic products

.

.

March

29,

ordinated

Seaway Industries, Inc. (7/23-27)
1962 filed $1,000,000 of 6% convertible sub¬
debentures due

1982.

Price—At par. Business

—Purchase and sale of scrap steel and other metals and

operation of

rolling mill, a stevedoring business and
companies. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—101 East Ave,, North Tonawanda, N. Y. Underwriter—Brand, Grumet & Seigel, Inc.,
two

a

demolition

New York.

\v".

.

Rochester Telephone

Corp. (7/19)
June 21, 1962 filed $12,000,000 of debentures due 1987.
Proceeds—To repay bank loans, and redeem outstanding
4% debentures due 1963.
Office—10 Franklin Street,
Rochester, N. Y. Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable
bidders: First Boston Corp.; Eastman Dillon, Union Se¬
curities & Co.-Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly); Halsey,
Stuart & Co. Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Bids—Expected
July 19 (11 a.m. EDST).

Royaltone Photo Corp.
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. Nov.

Dni/altv

Ctnrac

I

no

May 29, 1962 filed "75,000 common. Price—$3.75. Busi¬
ness—Operation of discount stores and wholesale distri¬
bution of general merchandise.
Proceeds—For expan¬
sion, advertising, and other corporate purposes. Office
—10 Charles St., Floral Park, N. Y. Underwriter—R. P.
Raymond & Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, N. Y.
Ruby Silver Mines, Inc.
2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 2,400,000 common. Price—12%
cents. Business—Exploration and development of mineral
deposits. Proceeds—For debt repayment and general
corporate purposes. Address—Box 1088, Wallace, Idaho.
Underwriter—Pennaluna & Co., Spokane, Wash.
Jan.

Volume

Number

196

6178

.

.

Sage International Inc.
April 30, 1962 filed 150,000 capital shares. Price—By
amendment (max. $13).
Business—Operation of mem¬
bership discount department stores. Proceeds—For ex¬
pansion and inventories.
Office—315 S. Beverly Dr.,
Beverly Hills, Calif. Underwriters—First California Co.
Inc., San Francisco and Allen & Co., N. Y.
Salant & Salant,

March

Inc.

class A shares. Price—By
amendment (max. $35). Business—Manufacture of men's
utility and sports' clothes. Proceeds—For selling stock¬
holders. Office—330 Fifth Ave., N. Y.—Underwriters—
Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Jessup & Lamont, N. Y.
Offering—Temporarily postponed.
1962 filed 150,000

23,

Sampson Enterprises,

—

—

San Francisco

Capital Corp.1
April 23, 1962 filed 60,000 common.
business

small

investment

Office—400

investment.

Price—$12.50. Busi¬
company.

Proceeds

Montgomery

St., San
Francisco. Underwriter—Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co., Inc.,
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Fe

Santa

Drilling Co.

March 30, 1962 filed 160,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered by company and 60,000 by stockholders.

Price—By amendment (max. $33). Business—Furnishes
labor and equipment to major oil companies and drills
for

oil.

Proceeds—For

debt

and

repayment

Ave., Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Underwriter—Dean Witter & Co., Los Angeles. Offering
—Expected in late 1962.
Save-Mor Drugs, Inc.
Dec. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6% 15-year subord
conv. debentures. Price—At par. Business—Operation of
chain of drug stores. Proceeds—For

general corporate
Office—3310 New York Ave., N. E., Washingtorn D. C. Underwriter—C. A. Taggart, Inc.. Towson, Md
a

purposes.

Mill

Saw

River

Industries, Inc. (7/23-27)
March 29, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Design, development and manufacture of steel
products for home use. Proceeds—For working capital.
Office—1051 Saw Mill River Rd., Yonkers, N. Y. Under¬
writer—Arnold Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Vk>
:

.

Sawyer's

Inc.

26, 1962 filed 240,000 capital shares, of which
140,000 are to be offered by company and 100,000 bystockholders. Price—By amendment (max. $9). Business
—Manufacture and distribution of stereo photographs
and viewers. Proceeds—For working capital. Address—
Portland, Ore. Underwriter — Straus, Blosser & Mc¬
Dowell, Chicago. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

ment

(max. $9). Business — Wholesale distribution of
printing paper and paper products. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and expansion. Office—240 W. 18th St., N. Y.

Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.
Engineering
13, 1962 filed 150,000

be

to

offered

—Design

and

craft

common,

by company and

manufacture

missile

and

Address

of which

measuring,

of

100,000

50,000 by a selling
(max. $10). Business
indicating,

and controlling devices used in air¬
systems. Proceeds — For expansion.

U. S. Route 130, Pennsauken, N. J. Under¬
writer—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.
—

Schlitz

(Jos.)

Brewing Co.
March 2, 1962 filed 347,543 common. Price — By amend¬
ment (max. $35). Business—Brewing of "Schlitz" and
"Old Milwaukee" beers. Proceeds—For selling stock¬
holders. Office—235 W. Galena St., Milwaukee. Under¬
writer—Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago. Offering—In¬
definitely postponed.

Schlumberger Ltd. (8/1)
May 11, 1962 filed 700,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $80).
Business—Furnishing of electrical
logging and related services to oil well drillers, and the
design and manufacture: of electronic and
electro¬
mechanical equipment, components and systems.
Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—408 Bank of the
Southwest Bldg., Houston.
ley & Co., N. Y.

Underwriter—Morgan Stan¬

(Walter J.)

Corp.

Feb. 28, 1962 filed $5,500,000 of 6^% subordinated con¬
vertible debentures due 1977 and 110,000 5-year warrants
to

purchase a like amount of class A common.
The
company plans to offer the securities in 5,500 units (each
consisting of $1,000 of debentures and warrants to pur¬
chase 20 shares) for subscription by holders of its class
A stock and 10% debentures due 1976. Price—By amend¬
ment.

Business—General

real

estate.

Proceeds—For

ac¬

quisition of property. Office—67 W. 44th St., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—None.

7,

1962

filed

common, of which
the company; the
will

($35

be

offered

60,000
41,864
entire

common
common

and 40,000 class A
to be offered by
and 18,136 common

are

class A
by stockholders. Price—By amendment

max.).

Business—Company develops, prints, and
finishes "school pictures." Proceeds — For plant and
equipment, acquisitions, and working capital. Office—
1610 N. Mill St., Jackson,, Miss. Underwriters—Equi¬
table Securities Corp., Nashville, and Kroeze, McLarty
& Duddleston, Jackson, Miss. Offering—Postponed.
Schwartz

June

13,

Co.

&

For

modernization of buildings, repayment of debt and
working capital. Office—253 Columbia St.,
Brooklyn.
N. Y. Underwriter—Albion Securities
Co., Inc., and Price

Co., N. Y.
>
Equipment Manufacturing Corp.
/
April 30, 1962 filed 83,500 common.
Price—$6.
Busi¬
ness—Manufacture

of

sterilizers,

multi-dose

jet

Southeastern Real Estate Trust

April 2, 1962 filed 700,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $13.80). Business—A real
estate investment

vac¬

injectors,
operating
lights
and
other medical
equipment.
Proceeds—For inventories, new products
and moving expenses.
Office—20 North Ave., Larchmont, N. Y.
Underwriters—Coggeshall & Hicks and
Ernest M. Fuller & Co., N. Y.

trust.

William

selling stockholders. Office—1121 Union Central
Bldg., Cincinnati. Underwriter—First Boston Corp., N. Y.
■

.

(Sidnev)

Realty

1962 filed 500,000




Corp.

class A shares. Price—$10.

nyer writer~Irwin Karp & Co., Inc., 68

repay

29, 1962 filed 256,097 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on l-for-5 basis. Price—
By amendment. Business—Writing of life, accident and
Proceeds—For purchase of a

N

advances from A. T. & T., parent
company, and for other
corporate purposes. Office — 1010 Pine St., St. Louis.

.

June

health insurance.

Wash¬

ic Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (8/7)
July 13, 1962 filed $100,000,000 of debentures due 1997.
Price—By amendment (max. 103%). Proceeds—To

'

"

E.

Business—Construction and operation of towing boats.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, conversion of a
boat, and
working capital. Office—3300 N. W. North River Drive

—For

of America

Office—600

Southeastern Towing & Transportation
Co., Inc.
29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.

(max. $20). Business—Company owns and oper¬
TV, radio and FM broadcasting stations. Proceeds

Insurance Co.

investment.

Nov.

Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.

Life

Proceeds—For

ington St., Orlando, Fla. Underwriter—None.

March 20, 1962 filed 375,000 common. Price—By amend¬

-Seaboard

<Y

Investing Co., N. Y.

cine

Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

37

and

ac¬

Lieber-

and

building,

,

Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable

bidders: Halsey,
Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co.
Bids—Aug. 7
EDST) in Room 2315, 195 Broadway, N. Y.
Spears (L. B.), Inc. (7/30)

Stuart &

(11

a.m.

.

debt

repayment, reserves and other corporate

purposes.

Office—1451 N. Bayshore Dr., Miami. Underwriter—None.

Security Aluminum Corp. (7/30)
26, 1962 fiied 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of alumnium sliding win¬
dows and doors. Proceeds—For equipment, moving ex¬
penses and working capital. Office—503 E. Pine Ave.,
Compton, Calif. Underwriter—Vickers,- MacPherson &
Warwick, Inc.. N. Y.
'
Jan.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 65,000 common. Price—$5. Business—
Operation of retail furniture stores. Proceeds — For

working capital. Office—2212 Third Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Arnold Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y.

if Spee Dee Service Systems, Inc.
June 29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price

$3.

—

Business—A messenger and parcel delivery service. Pro¬
ceeds
For general corporate purposes. Office — 309
—

Financial

Selective

Feb.

28,

1962

filed

Corp.

Fourth

500,000

common, of which 405,000
subscription by holders of the A,
B and C stock of Selective Life Insurance
Co., an affili¬
ate, on the basis of 4 company shares for each class A or
B

be offered

to

are

share and

Selective

two-thirds

Life

held.

share

each

for

class

Remaining 94,822 and

C share

of

unsub¬
scribed shares will be offered publicly. Price—To public,
$6; to stockholders, $5. Business—Company plans to en¬
gage
in the consumer finance, mortgage, general fi¬
nance
and related businesses. Proceeds
For general
corporate purposes. Office—830 N. Central Ave., Phoe¬
any

—

nix.

struction

of

common.

investment.

Price—$10.

Proceeds—For

Office—565 Fifth Ave.,

building.

a

•

con¬

N. Y.

Inc. (8/6-10)
30,' 1962 filed 125,000 capital shares. Price — $3.
Business—Design, development and manufacture of pre¬

Servotronics,

March

cision control components and associated products. Pro¬
ceeds — For debt repayment, equipment and working

capital. Office

190 Gruner

—

Underwriter—General

Shainberg

Rd.,J;Cheektowaga, N. Y.

Securities

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Co.

(Sam)

March 30, 1962

filed 236,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $13). Business — Operation of a chain of
junior department stores and self-service discount stores.Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—1325 War-

ment

St., Memphis.

Underwriter—New

York

Securities

62 Wall St.. N. Y.

Stain

Mitsubishi

Jukogyo

K.

K.

June 29, 1962 filed $10,000,000 of convertible debentures
due Oct. 1, 1977. Price—By amendment. Business—Man¬
ufacture

of pulp and paper equipment, ships, aircraft,
automobiles, trucks, construction and industrial machin¬
ery, etc. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office—Tokyo, Japan. Underwriters—First Boston Corp.,
Nomura

and

Securities

Sperti

Co.,

Ltd.,

amendment. Business—Manufacture of drug
products, electrical and electronic devices and
precision machinery. Proceeds—For the purchase of cer¬
tain patents, repayment of debt, and working capital.
Office—730 Grand St., Hoboken, N. J. Underwriter—
Blair & Co., N. Y.
and food

Sportsways, Inc.
20, 1962 filed 175,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by company and 125,000 by a stockholder.
Price—By amendment, (max. $7). Business—Manufac¬
ture and distribution of skin diving equipment and ac¬
cessories. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—r7701
E. Compton Blvd.,
Paramount, Calif... Underwriters—
Troster, Singer & Co., and Federman, Stonehill, &» Co.,
New York. Note—This registration was withdrawn."
• Stack
Electronics, nc.
May 25, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price—$5.
Business—Manufacture, sale and distribution of elec¬
tronic
equipment.
Proceeds—For new products and
working capital. Office—45 Washington St., Binghamton, N. Y. Underwriters—Arnold Malkan ^ Co.. Inc. and
Dean Samitas & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This letter was

withdrawn.

126,000 common. Price—$4.50.

Busi¬

ness—Manufacture, sale and development of glow lamps
for

use

For

indicators and

as

debt

circuit components. Proceeds—

repayment, equipment and working capital.
Heck Ave., Neptune, N. J.I Underwriter—
Co., N. Y. Offering—In August.

Milton D. Blauner &

and

one

share

for

each

30

shares

Associated

of

cisco.

Standard

amendment

Site-Fab,

health

—

For

debt

repayment, acquisition of land and
Office — 1093 Frank Rd., Columbus,

Ohio. Underwriter—H. P. Black & Co., Inc., Washington,
D. C.

Proceeds—For

inventory, advertising and working capi¬
Lexington Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—

Office—420

Pacific Coast Securities Co.f San Francisco. Note — This
firm formerly was named National Vending Ski Insur¬
ance

Co. of

Proceeds—For

investment

and

other

Office—111 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Ira Haupt & Co., N. Y.
•

purposes.

Starmatic

Nov.

Industries, Inc.
100,000 common.

3, 1961 filed

Price—By

amend¬

Business—Manufacture of boxes, brochures, pack¬

aging materials and packaging machines. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and other corporate purposes.
Office—
W. 30th

252

Co.,
was

Inc.,

St., N. Y. Underwriter—R. P. Raymond &
Broadway, N. Y. Note—This registration

26

withdrawn.

State Life

March

27,

amendment
and

.

Insurance Co. of Colorado

1962
filed
300,000
common.
Price—By
(max. $5). Business—Writing of life, health

accident

insurance.

Proceeds—For

investment

and

working capital. Office—1760 High St., Denver. Under¬
Steel

Corp.

Sokol

Brothers Furniture Co., Inc.
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—The instalment retailing of furniture, appliances
and other household

goods. Proceeds

—

Plant

Equipment Corp.

(7/30)

Oct. 2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 69,660 common. Price—$3. Pro¬
ceeds—For equipment and working capital. Address—

Norristown, Pa. Underwriter—Joseph W. Hurley & Co.,
Norristown, Pa.
Stelber

Offering—Expected in early Fall.

Corp. (7/23-26)
Oct. 30, 1961 filed 550,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Distribution
of
coin-operated insur¬
ance vending
machines to brokers at sporting centers
tal.

Insurance

writer—None.

Inc.

working capital.

insurance.

corporate

(max.

— By amend¬
(max. $4). Business—Construction of homes. Pro¬

ceeds

Life

29, 1962 filed 230,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $12). Business—Writing of life, accident and

ment

Feb. 27, 1962 filed 135,000 common. Price
ment

Security

New York

held.

$20). Business—Develop¬
ment and sale of a new type combination lock. Proceeds
—For equipment, research and development and work¬
ing capital. Office—150 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriters—
Charles Plohn & Co. and B. W. Pizzini & Co., N. Y.

Price—By

Steel

Products, Inc.
May 28, 1962 filed 100,000 capital shares, of which 75,000
are to be offered by company and 25,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $10). Business—Design, de¬
velopment and manufacture of high pressure, high tem¬
perature ducting systems for use in aircraft and missiles.
Proceeds—For plant expansion, equipment and working
capital. Office—2980 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank,
Calif. Underwriter—First California Co., Inc., San Fran¬

ment.

Simplex Lock Corp.
April 20, 1962 filed 20,000 common to be offered for sub¬
scription by stockholders of the company and of Associ¬
ated Development and Research Corp., parent, on the
basis of one new share for each 10 company shares held,

...

Stainless

June

1962 filed

(8/6-10)

Price—By

N. Y. Offering—Ex¬

Si'gnalite Inc.
29,

Products, Inc.

Joseph

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 230,000 common of which 200,000 are
to be offered by the company ana 30 000 by stockholders.

pected in late September.
Jan.

Underwriter—Franke,

Feb.

Properties Corp.
May 1, 1962 filed 200,000 class A
estate

Ave., Pittsburgh.
Co., Inc., N. Y.

•

Underwriter—None.

Sentinel

Business—Real

&

for

Skiers Service

School Pictures, Inc.

Feb.

Cohon

Office—1933

•

Schneider

Underwriters—Morris

—

Fifth Ave.,

Scientific

O

stockholder. Price—By amendment

recording, testing

investment. Proceeds

Estate

baum &

ford

Schaeviiz

are

Y.

Corp.

March 30, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬

March

Real

Underwriter—None.

Mar.

Saxon Paper

N.

equipment.

Office—11015 Bloomfield

—

(305)

quisitions and working capital. Office—560

ates

By amend¬
ment (max. $8). Business—A holding company for a
real estate concern, motor inn, shopping centers, bowl¬
ing establishments, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—222 E. Erie St., Milwaukee.
Underwriters
Straus, Blosser & McDowell, Chicago
and Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis.
;
'

—For

Business

ment

Inc.

Feb. 28, 1962 filed 450,000 common. Price

ness—A

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

.

For expansion

Cycle Corp.
200,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Manufacture of bicycles, tricycles and toy automobiles.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, moving expenses and a
new
product line. Office—744 Berriman St., Brooklyn,
N. Y. Underwriter—Lloyd
Securities, Inc. Offering—
Expected in August.
Jan.

•

5,

1962 filed

Stephens Mfg. Co., Inc. (7/31)
1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 capital snares. Price—
$4. Business—Manufacture and distribution of electrical
fittings and connectors. Proceeds—For debt repayment,
inventory, equipment and working capital. Office—814
(M.)

March 28,

E.

29th

St., Los Angeles. Underwriters

—

Thomas Jay,

Continued

on

page

38

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Continued from page 37
Winston & Co., Inc., Beverly

Smithers & Co., N. Y., and Moroney, Beissner & Co.,
Inc., Houston. Note—This company formerly was named
Texas Electro-Dynamics Capital, Inc.

Hills, Calif., and I. J. Schein

Co., N. Y.
•

Industries, Inc.
Feb. 21, 1962 filed 75,000 class A, of which 25,000 are
to be offered by the company and 50,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—$5. Business—Manufacture, sale and distribu¬
tion of fish foods and distribution of various types of fish
and aquarium supplies for hobbyists.
Proceeds—For ta
new plant and working capital. Office—52 Cottage Plaza,

Allendale, N. J.
Stratford

29,

218,000

are

the

Underwriter

Financial

Ave., N. Y.
Burnside & Co., Inc., N. Y.

*

Stratton

Underwriter—Mortimer

Realty & Construction Fund,

and

B.

Inc.

share-for-share

$17).

basis.

Business—A

Price

holding

By

—

Price—$3.50.
manufacture of

devices

used

in

manufacture

the

of

/'./

j/

;/v/'//.

plumbing
compact

components

shares.

-

flash

Price—$10.

systems

,.v,;V.//.///.v.*///',■

Manufacturing Co.,

Thunderbird

International

•

Inc

Hotel

Corp.

guidance systems.

United

Markets

Inc.

(8/6-10)

;///'.;//;;•;>iv/V'r.V?

/

15, 1962 fifed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Operation of "Foodtown'/ supermarkets. Proceeds
—For general corporate purposes. Office-^-531

Ferry St.,
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Moran & Co;, Newark, N. »J.
United

National

Insurance

Co..

•

I

;;;//,

May 29, 1962 filed .77,000 common.-Price—$15. Business
—Sale of automobile insurance, and the writing of fire
and-, extended

2,

insurance.

coverage -

Office—225 S.

pansion.

-

1962 filed 175,000 common. Price—By amend¬
($10 max.). Business—Hotel ownership and man-/,
agement. Proceeds — For construction. Office — 525 N.
Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, Calif. Underwriter—Vickers, MacPherson & Warwick, Inc., N. Y. Note—This reg¬
istration will be withdrawn.
<•/
./;//• /./•„,; ..;//..;

ness—Development, design and
gears
and gear assemblies, precision instruments and appli¬
ances.
Proceeds—For equipment, working capital and
research and development. Office—5960 Main
St., North¬
east, Minneapolis. Underwriter—Irving J. Rice & Co.,

missile

1634 Marion

—

March

ment

Busi¬

for, aircraft and

Proceeds—For debt

capital. Office

special

Jan.

Co., Hartford.

Summit Gear Co., Inc.
May 29, 1962 filed 167,000 common.

class A

of* electronic

repayment, equipment and workipg
St., Grand Haven, Mich.
Underwriter—Gateway Stock & Bond, Inc., Pittsburgh.

•

company

for water supply firms. Proceeds—For advances to sub¬
sidiaries. Office—Clinton, Conn. Underwriter—Putnam
&

Business—Production

machinery for the paper industry and the
construction of bowling alleys. Proceeds—For expansion
and general corporate purposes. Office—Canal St., Lan¬
caster, N. H. Underwriter—Packer-Wilbur Co., Inc., N. Y.

1962 filed 30,000 preferred and 30,000 common
publicly; also 3,398 preferred shares
$16) to be offered for subscription by common
a

.

March 30, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$1.J0.
Business — Manufacture of high-precision instrument

of

June 29,

on

Unilux, Inc.
12, 1962 filed 40,000

(7/30)
Dec. 22, 1961 filed 90,000 common, of which «u,U00 shares
are to be offered by the company and
10,000 by stock¬
holders.
Price—$4. Business—Design and manufacture

Water Service Co.

(max.

—

and heating
electric water'

and

Thompson

shares to be offered

amendment

electrical

drawn.

investment. Office—50 E. 40th St., N. Y. Underwriter—
be named.

(par

merchandise.

heating units. Proceeds—For equipment, working capi¬
tal and other corporate purposes. Office — 492, Grand
Blvd., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter—J. B. Coburn As«n.;ciates, Inc., N. Y. Note—This registration was with¬

To

"stockholders

(max.

June

Proceeds—For

fields

March 20, 1962 filed 500,000 common. Price—$20. Busi¬
ness—A real estate investment company. Proceeds—For

Suburban

and 60,000 by a stockholder.
$15) Business—Sale of

company

amendment

for
photography, etc. " Proceeds—For equipment, sales pro¬
• motion, research and development, and-other corporate
• Thermotronics
purposes.
Office—120 Liberty St., N. Y. Underwriter—
Corp., lite. *
\
V.'•/:/,./ /•• /• :
March 30, 1962 filed 100,U00 common.' Price—By amend- /, None. •
vment (max. $10).^ Business—Development of electronic
.Unison Electronics Corp.- (8/13)'
• ■.«. •. \
♦>

Business—Commercial fi¬
Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office'

company.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

Proceeds
For general corporate
Office—East Main St., Scottsville, Ky. Under¬
writer—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.

accessories, and gas fueled household appli¬
acquisitions, debt repayment and
equipment. Office—4509 E. 14th St., Des Moines. Un¬
derwriter—A. C. Allyn ,&< Co»}< Chicago* •

Price—$6.

Madison

—95

.

purposes.

and

ances.

1962 filed 315,000;class A shares of which
to be offered by the company and 97,000 by

stockholders.

nance

tanks

Andresen & Co., N. Y.

—

Corp.

retail

Thermogas Co.
May 25, 19o2 filed 800,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment
(max. $15).
Business—Distribution of LP gas,

Sternco

March

to he offered by

Price—By

.

.

Proceeds—For

15th St., Philadelphia.

,

ex¬

Under¬

writer—Suplee, Yeatman, Mosley Co., Inc.. Philadelphia.
United-Gverton Corp.
;/■/'/?/. .//■■/■;/!/*///•-; '
Mar. 26, 1962 filed 450,000 common, of which 90,897 are
to be offered by the company and-359,103 by. stock¬
.

holders.

Price—-By amendment (max. $18),. BusinessOperates hard, goods' departments in discount depart¬
ment stores. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—19
Needham St., Nugent Highlands, Mass. Underwriters—
McDonnell & Co., Inc.; and Oppenheimer. & Co., N. Y.

Superior Bakers, Inc.
28, 1962 tiled 325,UO0 common, of which 294,000
are. to beoffered by the company and 31,000 shares by a
stockholder. Price—$3. Business—Manufacture and sale
of baked goods. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Address—New York & Drexel

Top Dollar Stores, Inc.1,
May 1, 1962 filed 200,000 common, of which 100,000 are >
to be offered by company and 100,000 by stockholders. /
Price—$5. Business—Operation of a chain of self-serv¬
• United
Packaging; Co.; Inc. i ;
/ •
.
ice retail stores selling clothing, housewares, etc.
Pro¬
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 102,000 common. Price—$3, Business
ceeds—For expansion, equipment and working capital;.
—A general packaging business. Proceeds v—. For ne,w
Office—2220 Florida Ave., Jasper, Ala.-, Underwriter—
machinery, debt repayment and working capital. Offipe
Philips, Rosen, Appel and Walden, N. Y.
—4511 Wayne Ave., Philadelphia. ~ Underwriter—God¬
Tork Time Controls, Inc.
frey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note -— This
Dec. 12, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amendregistration will be withdrawn.
;
I
ment. Business—Design and manufacture of time con• U.
S. Electronic* Publications, Inc.
,
•
r
- ?
trolled switches. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expan- "
Sept. 26, 1961' ("Reg. A") luu,o00 cunuhon. Price—$3.
sion, and working capital. Office—1 Grove St., Mount
Business—Publishing of military and industrial hand¬
Vernon, N. Y. Underwriters—Godfrey. Hamilton. Ta$WM
books. r)Proceeds—Debt repayment, expansion and work¬
& Co., and Magnus & Co., N. Y. Offering—Postponed.
ing capital.; Office—480 Lexington Ave., N. Y ^Under¬
Towers Marts International, lnc>
writer—DbUglas Enterprises 8856 18th Ave., Brooklyn.
Feb. 1, 1962 filed 550,000 capital shares. Price — By
Note—This letter was withdrawn; /
/
/'.-/'•;„ :
amendment. Business
Company builds and operates
• United States Realty & Investment Co.
-

Aves., Atlantic City, N. J. Note—This registration will

sion.

Inc., St. Paul.

-

,#1

Sun

City Dairy Products, Inc.
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Distribution of eggs and dairy products in Florida and
other

southeastern

states.

Proceeds—General

Office—3601 N. W. 50th

purposes.

derwriter—Finkle

&

corporate
St., Miami. Fla. Un¬

Co., N. Y. Offering—Expected in

August.
•

Feb.

be
•

^

—

retail discount department stores. Proceeds—For expan¬
Office—41 E. 42nd St., N. Y. Underwriter—W. C.

withdrawn.

Tabach

March

Industries, Inc. (8/27-31)
29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common. Price

Business—Manufacture and sale of women's

—

wear.

$6.

Trailer

I

chase

—

Tactair

Fluid Controls, Corp.
29, 1962 filed 90,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $7.50). - Business—Manufacture of fluid con¬
trol equipment used in missiles, helicopters and aircraft.

—

Production and

•

Tremco

1, 1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common. Price—$2. Busi¬
ness—Production and sale of educational audio-visual

teaching aids. Proceeds—For equipment, promotion and
advertising and working capital. Office—1650 Broad¬
N. Y.

ness—A

small

\

•

Busi¬

business

investment company. Proceeds
Office—235 E. 42nd St., N. Y. Under¬

—For investment.

products. Proceeds—For debt repayment
working capital. Office—4813 Tennessee Ave., Chat¬
tanooga. Underwriter—Irving J. Rice &
Co., Inc., St.

and

Paul.

Offering—Expected in August.

Texas Technical

Oct.
ment

16,

1961

filed

Capital, Inc.

275,000

common.

Price—By amend-1

(max. $20). Business—A small business
investment

company. Proceeds—General
—1947 W. Gray

Ave.,




corporate purposes. Office
Houston. Underwriters — F. S.

-

poned,;/,;;

;

'■ -r.:"

•/•■//

•'

//'v

•.

United Variable Annuities

■'/•■

v.///■:■

//*;/

Fund, Inc.

April 11, 1961 filed 2,500,000 shares of stock. Price—$10
share. Business—A new mutual fund; Proceeds—For
investment. Office—20 W. 9th Street, Kansas City, Mo.

per

■•-/

Universal

Aug.

&

Industries, Inc.

7,.1961

100,000

filed

Kansas

Reed, Inc.,

August.';**

.

.

City, Mo.

/

v

*.

(8/9)

shares.

common

Price—$5.

'

*

Manufacturing

electrical

supplies

and

equipment;

Proceeds

—

For

debt repayment and

working capital. Office:—514 E. 73rd
St., N. Y. Underwriters—Richard Bruce & Co., Inc., and
Tull

May

(J. M.)

.

..

•,

17,

1962

("Reg; A")

ferrous
*

working

metals

and

25,000

distribution
industrial

common;
of

ferrous

supplies.

Price—$12.
and

non-

Proceeds—For

Marietta St., N. W., At¬
lanta.
Underwriters—Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner, and
Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc., Atlanta.
capital.

,

.

.

Urethane of Texas,

-

Inc. ; ;
i <■■■'•
J
Feb. 14. 1962 filed 250,000 class A and 250,000 common to
be offered in units of one share of each class.- Price-r$5.05
per - unit.
Business—Manufacture »of
foams/
Proceeds—For
equipment,
working

Metal & Supply Co., Inc.

Business—Wholesale

—For

textile

.

Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.

scribed

tufted

y

.

of

shares will be sold to the
public. Price — To
stockholders $2; to public $3. Business—Manufacture and
marketing of electronic recording instruments. Proceeds

A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.30.
Business—Manufacture of a machine for production of

;'

,

jc Techni-Rite Electronics, Inc.
July 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 76,250 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on a l-for-6 basis; unsub¬

Ten-Tex Corp.
Jan. 31, 1962 ("Reg.

:

(max.

Proceeds—For debt repayment, -equipment ahd
working capital. Office—645 First Ave.^N-.-Y., Under¬
writer—J. R. Williston & Beane, N. Y. Offering—Post¬
company.

...

writer—Straus, Blosser & McDowell, Chicago. Offering
—Expected sometime in October.

working capital. Office—65 Centerville Rd., War¬
wick, R. I. Underwriter—None.

amendment

.

Underwriter—Creative Ventures Corp., 733

Price—$10.

Center

•

Ave., N. Y.

Technical Capital Corp.
*'
April 30, 1962 filed 500,000 common.

Penn

*

ment, research and general corporate purposes.- Office-:—
250 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, N. J. Underwriter—Edward
Co.
Lewis & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This company formerly
?Teb. 26, 1962 filed 150,000 class A common. Price — By
:
amendment (max. $15). Business—Producer of protective K was named Aero-Dynamics Corp.
•//
/ ,
Urban Redevelopment Corp.;
....
'
coatings, sealants, mastics, paints, etc. Proceeds — FoMarch 29, 1962 filed 100,000 common. . Price—By amend¬
selling stockholders. Office—10701 Shaker Blvd., Cleve
land. Underwriter—McDonald & Co., Cleveland. Offer¬
ment.
Business—Company operates the "Kellogg Plan"
which provides 100% financing and construction through
ing—Temporarily postponed.
;t
<
'■}
V •
1 ::V
a single source for renewing older residential properties.
•
Tujax Industries, Inc.
v-\
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment, sales- financing and
Mar. 23, 1962 filed 150,000 class A shares, of which 100,working capital. Office — 1959 S. LaCienega Blvd., Lbs
000 are to be offered by company and 50,000
by stock¬
Angeles.
Underwriter—Holton, Henderson & Co., Los
holders. Price—$8. Business—Through its subsidiaries
the company is engaged in the wholesale distribution
Angeles.
'
'
/ ' /
'/ / .
writer—None.

Teaching Systems, Inc.

Third

6

"V,;/'"

Services, Inc.

150,000 class A common. Price—By
$5). Business—A telephone-holding

Business — The importation and distribution of Italian
the Lake Shore copper deposit near Casa
Grande, Ariz/ /
Proceeds—For equipment, exploration and working cap- / marble and mosaic tiles.... Proceeds — For the . purchase
ital. Office—201 E. 4th St., Casa Grande, Ariz. Under- / and installation ol new moulds, machinery and equip¬

June

way,

—

1962 filed 500,000 capital shares. Price—$1.50.
-Business—Exploration, development and production of

Y., and Dallas Rupe & Son, Inc., Dallas, Tex. Offer¬
v

Office

May 28,

Inc.,

,

cars.

Resources, Inc.

distribution of school

ing—Indefinitely postponed.

flat

United Telephone
March 30,-1962 filed

repayment. Office—1167-65th St., Oakland, Calif. Under- /•'
Underwriter—Waddell
writer—Granbery, Marache & Co., N. Y.
Offering—Expected in
Transarizona

Price—By amend¬

year-books and commercial printing. Proceeds—For sell¬
ing stockholders. Office—6320 Denton Dr., Dallas. Un¬
derwriters—Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
N.

Newark, N. J. Underwriter—H. Hentz & Co., N. Y. Note
This registration was withdrawn., - / • :
*
'
/

April 2, 1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 20,000 are
V to be offered by company and 80,000 by stockholders.
Price--By amendment (max. $10).'Business—-Operation
of dry cleaning and laundry plants. Proceeds—For debt

selling stockholders
Address—Bridge¬
port, Conn. Underwriters—Stroud & Co., Inc. and Penlngton, Colket & Co., Philadelphia."

ment. Business

additional

'/. Trans-Western Service Industries

Proceeds—For

common.

of

1962 filed 150,000 capiiai snares. Price—By
(max. $8). Business -7- General real estate.
working * capital. Office—-972 Broad St.,

—

Plaza, Philadelphia. Underwriters—(Competitive). Prob¬
able bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Salomon Broth¬
ers &
Hutzler; R. W. Pressprich & Co.

March

Taylor Publishing Co.
21, 1961 filed 152,000

Co.

29, 1962 filed $4,000,000 of serial equipment trust
certificates, series 1, due 1963-82. Business—Acquisition
and furnishing of flat cars to railroads.
Proceeds—Pur-/

improvements and
expansion. Office—217 E. Eight St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Underwriter
Costello, Russotto & Co., 9301 Wilshire
Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif.

30,

Proceeds—For

June

Pro¬

ceeds—For debt repayment, leasehold

Dec.

Train

March

amendment

/••■'/ctp"-.

Langley & Co., N. Y.

Office—285

urethane
capital,

other corporate purposes. Office
—2300 Republic National Bank Bldg., Dallas
Under¬
writer
First Nebraska Securities Corp., Lincoln, Neb.
Offering—Temporarily postponed.
s' : leasehold expenses and

—

.

Utah Concrete

Pipe Co.

Feb. 8, 1962 filed 110,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment (max. $10). Business —r Manufacture and sale of
Turbodyne Corp.
March 2, 1962 filed 127,500 common. Price—$5. Business " concrete pipe, masonry products, corrugated metal pipe,
telephone conduit and miscellaneous concrete products.
—Research, development and production and overhaul¬
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
ing of gas turbine engines. Proceeds—For dobt repay¬
fice—379 17th St., Ogden, Utah
Underwriter—Schwament, research and development, a new plant and wcrk- <
bacher & Co., San Francisco. Offering — Indefinitely
ing capital. Office — 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.,postponed.
"
-*/
Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Sandkuhl & Co., Inc.,
.

N. Y.

Turner

-

(J. L.)

& Son,

Inc.

Mar. 27, 1962 filed 120,000 common, of which 60,000 are

Utah

June

18,

Gas

Co.

30,000 class A common. Price—By
(max. $10). Business—A public utility en-

1962 filed

amendment

-

Service

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gaged in the purchase, distribution and sale of natural
gas in eastern Utah. Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
Office—511Deseret Bldg., Salt Lake City. Underwriter—

bot,

First Nebraska Securities
Corp.,

Note—This letter

Lincoln, Neb.

advertising, marketing and working capital. Office—4343

;

Corp.,-Lincoln, Neb.

Corp. ; i;
Sept. 18,, 1961 ("Reg. A")
Business
Operation of
—

33,097

<.

*

;..

•-

Burns

&

Dec. 28,

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Jan.

side, N. Y. Underwriter—First Philadelphia Corp., N. Y.

to

be

A

stock

Panel

Co.

debt

other

and

Pro¬

corporate, pur¬

26,

1962

filed

$4,500,000

of 6.5%

convertible

sub¬

ordinated debentures due 1977
-

offered
on

class

A

Real

estate.

(max. $9). Business—Company processes plywood
sheets into factory finished wall
panelling. Proceeds—
Equipment, inventories and working capital. Address—

(with attached warrants)
subscription by stockholders of class
basis of $500 debentures for each 100

for

the

shares

held.

Price—$500

Proceeds—For

per

unit.

Way, Longview, Wash. Underwriter
Miami, Fla.
'
■"
'

Wolverine Aluminum Corp.

>

v

March 5, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price

—
By amend- •
(max. $6.50)* Business—Processing and manufac¬
turing of aluminum building products. Proceeds—For a
new building and
ests to be offered in 444 units.
equipment. Office—1650 Howard St., ■
Price—$1,000. Business— >
Development of a shopping center at Falls Church, Va. ' Lincoln Park. Mich. Underwriter—F. J. Winckler & Co.,
Detroit. Offering—Expected in mid-August.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—1411
1
-

Office—3629 N.

Teutonia*Ave.* Milwaukee, Wis. Under¬
writer
Continental Securities Corp.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Offering—Temporarily postponed,, ix
,v.r
• /?«,>.
Valu-Rack, Inc. -V-'
r h*
;/• -/
'

•

West Falls Shopping Center Limited
Partnership^
in u v.
14, 1961 filed **44,uuu ui limned partner snip uilei

-r—

May 4, Isoz nlea 200,000 common, of Which 100,000 are
to be. offered by
company and 100,000 by stockholders.
$5. Business — Wholesale distribution and retail
merchandising of health and beauty aids, housewares,

ment

.

K

St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hodgdon i
Worcester Gas Light Co.
(8/15)
Co., Inc., Washington, D. C. Offering—Imminent.
* v June 29, 1962 filed $5,000,000 of first
mortgage sinking
fund bonds, series D, due 1982. Proceeds—For debt re¬
★ Western Building Review Corp.
kitchenwares, wearing apparel and other goods.
June 29, 1062 <"Reg.
Pro¬
payment and construction. Office—130 Austin St., CamA") 7,000 common. Price — $10.
ceeds—For debt repayment;
Office—2925 S. San Pedro
Business—Publication of a magazine for the lumber in¬
bridge, Mass. Underwriters — (Competitive). Probable
St., Los Angeles. Underwriter—Garat & Polonitza, Inc.
bidders: First Boston Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Co.
dustry. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and
Inc.;
•
Vendex, Inc. (7/23-27)
working capital. Office—917 S. W. Oak St., Portland,
Kidder, Peabody & Co.-White, Weld & Co. (jointly).
Jan. 12, 1962 ("Reg. a"; auu,000 common. Price —■
Ore. Underwriter—None.
Bids—Aug. 15, (11:30 a.m. EDST) at above address. In¬
/"/•*■ /■/;
$1.
formation Meeting—Aug. 9, 1962 (10:30 a.m.
Business—Manuiaccure of coin operated vending'ma¬
Western
EDST) at
Lithographers, Inc.
\
:
chines. Proceeds—For an acquisition and
60 School St., Boston.
March 30, 1962
general cor¬
("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—
porate purposes,. Office—129u
Work Wear Corp.
Bayshore Blvd., Burlin$2.50. Business—General printing and lithography. Pro¬
garne, Calif.
Underwriter—Pacific Coast Securities Co.,
Mar; 26, 1962 filed 130,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ceeds—For equipment, debt
repayment, and inventory.
San Francisco.;/:
;
Office—3407 N. El Paso, Colorado
ment (max. $27). Business — Manufacture and sale of
Springs, Colo. Under¬
,:' Vending
work clothing. Company is also engaged in industrial
-Components, Inc.v /;/' •
writer—Copley & Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.
•
March 30, 1962 filed 100,000 common.
laundering and garment rental. Proceeds—For debt re¬
Price—$4. Busi-,.'
Western Pioneer Co.
ness
Manufacture, design and sale of metal valves,
payment, acquisitions and working capital. Office —
Feb. 19, 1962 filed 371,750
capital shares of which 175,000
1768 E. 25th St., Cleveland. Underwriter—Hornblower
mixers, taps,-etc., for vending machines. Proceeds—For
are to be offered
by the company and 196,750 by stock¬
& Weeks, N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.
expansion, new products and other corporate purposes.
holders. Price—By amendment (max.
$42). Business—
Office—204 Railroad
• World
Ave., Hackensack, N. J.
Under¬
Scope Publishers, Inc.
The making of loans secured
by first liens on real estate.
writer— Keenet&
Co., Inc., N. Y.
1
Z /£■•••'
V v
July 31, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares and $350,000
Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office 1— 3243 Wilshire
Verlan Publications, Inc.
of 6% senior conv. subord. debentures due 1972. Price—
Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter — Kidder, Peabody &
March 30, 1962 filed
For stocks: $6; for debentures $90.
89,500 common, of which 80,000
Business—Publishing
Co., N. Y.
are
to be offered by
of encyclopedias and other reference books. Proceeds
company and 9,500 by a stock¬
• Western Power
& Gas Co.
holder.
Price
—For debt repayment, working capital and other cor¬
(7/23-27)
By amendment (max. $5.50).
Busi- :
June 12, 1962 filed
ness
150,000 cumulative preferred (no
Preparation and production of books, catalogues
porate purposes. Office—290 Broadway, Lynbrook. N. Y.
par). Price—By amendment (max. $50). Proceeds—For
and
other printed
Underwriter—Standard Securities Corp., N. Y. Note—
material.
A
subsidiary publishes
prepayment of bank loans, redemption of 4Y4% deben¬
This registration will be withdrawn.
photography books. Proceeds—For expansion,, debt re;
\ r
*
tures due 1970, construction and other
payment, and other corporate/purposes., Qffice — 915,/
corporate pur¬
Worth Financial Corp.
(7/31)
r1 / ? c
poses. Office—144
Broadway, N:v Y.JTnderwr iter-^Sea r ighLAha 11f ^
S,,12th St., Lincoln, Neb. Underwriter
Mar. 22, 1962 filed
O'Conrv*,
61,000 common.: Price—$5. Business
—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y.
nor, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.
—Financing of commercial accounts receivable. Pro¬
Price

&

—

,

"

—

—

—

,

,

.

Video Color

Video

A

class

*

St., Aurora,
Aurora, Colo.

common.

-

debt

repayment, advertising, equipment and expansion.
Office—Riggs Rd. and First Place, N. E., Washington,
P. C. Underwriter—Mitchell.. Carroll &• Co.. Tnp
Wash¬
ington, D. C. Note—This registration was withdrawn.
/

Virginia Electric & Power Co. (7/26)
27, 1962 filed 300,000 shares of cumulative pre¬
ferred ($100 .par),
Price—By amendment (max. $105).,
June

Proceeds—For. construction. Office—700 E. Franklin
St.,
Richmond, Va. ,Underwriters
Merrill Lynch,
—

•

/

:

T.

■

;July 28^ 1961 filed

,-100,000 class A shares. Price
$3
Business—The manufacture of electronic test
equipment
the sale,-, installation and
servicing of industrial and
—

>

pro¬

duction, engineering, inventory and sales
promotion of
its products and for
working capital, Office
1230 E.
Mermaid l ane.
Wyndmoor, Pa. Underwriters
John
Joshua & Co., Inc., and
Reuben, Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Feb.

:

.«

estate

engages

the

(L.

F.,)

.

ing capital. Office—738 Bellefonte Ave., Lock Haven, Pa.
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.
Offering—Temporarily postponed.
/
/

Wiegand

(Edwin

L.)

,

Co.

ments for

industrial, commercial and household applica¬

Proceeds—For

selling 'stockholders. Office—7500
Blvd., Pittsburgh. Underwriters—Eastman Dil-'
Ion, Union Securities & Co., N. Y., Moore, Leonard &
Lynch, Pittsburgh and Reinholdt & Gardner, St. Louis.

mortgage loan correspondent business
selling stockholders. Office—1111 Hart¬

Zayre Corp.
April 20, 1962 filed

v

stores.

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.
Proceeds
For expansion and
general corporate pur¬
poses.- Office—Civic
Memorial Airport,
E.
'

*

Alton,

& Co..
-

Proceeds—For

working capital. Office
Underwriter

'

*

'

•

Wavelabs,

'

■■■■-

.

*"

.

;

Inc.'

May 21, .1962 ("Reg. A") 220,000 common. Price—$1.25.
Business
Manufacture of airborne and shipboard vi¬
bration monitoring devices. Proceeds—For
—




equipment,

Office
Underwriter—Lehman

Zeckendorf Properties Corp.
March 30, 1962 filed
amendment

100,000 class B common. Price—By
(max. $16). Business—Real estate. Proceeds

—For

general corporate purposes Office—383 Madison
Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.,
York. Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

New

Zero

Mountain,

Inc.

March 30,

1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Operation of underground cold storage facil¬
ities. Proceeds—Expansion, debt repayment and working
capital.
Address—Box 594, Fayetteville. Ark.
Under¬
writer—Don D. Anderson & Co.,
! Zestee

June

8,

Food*.

1962

Inc., Oklahoma City

Inc.

("Reg. A")

85,700

common.

Price—$3.50.

Business—Manufacture and sale of jellies and preserves.
Proceeds—For equipment, advertising, plant expansion
and

inventory. Office—2808 S. Western Ave., Oklahoma
Underwriter—F. R. Burns & Co., Oklahoma City.

Ci*v,

—

debt
—

—

a

By amend¬

ATTENTION UNDERWRITERS!

chain of shoe

repayment, expansion and
808 Dakin St., New Orleans.

Do you have

Our

Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs &

to

an

issue you're planning to register?

Corporation

know about it

News
so

Department

that

we

can

like

would

prepare

an

item

similar to those you'll find hereunder.

Wiggins Plastics, Inc.
20, 1961 ("Reg. A")-100,000 common.
Price—$3.
Business—Custom compression, transfer and injection
molding of plastic materials. Proceeds—For debt re-

.

Temporarily postponed.-

Proceeds—For working capital.

Brothers, N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

Would

Oct.

"

Waterman Steamship Corp.
;
^ ■
Aug. 29, 1961 filed 1,743,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business —The carrying of
liner-type, cargoes.
Proceeds—For the purchase of
vessels, and working cap¬
ital. Office—71 Saint
Joseph St., Mobile, Ala
Under¬
writer—Shields & Co., Inc., N, Y.' (mgr.).
Offering—

$20). Business—Op¬
stores and apparel

-

111.

-

.

(max.

department

—One Mercer Rd.. Natick. Mass.

Co., New Orleans.

Inc., St. Louis.
'

self-service

of

specialty stores.
,

—

:

Price—By amendment

eration

Wiener Shoes Inc.

April 2, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price
ment (max. $11); Business—Operation of

(7/30)
*
;
;
filed 90,000 commoii, of which
60,000 are to

Underwriter—White

475,000 common, of which 175,000
to be offered by company and 300,000 by stockhold¬

are

Offering—Temporarily postponed.

'CWalstoh Aviation, Inc.
be offered

and

Inc.
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 162,000
common, of which 102,000 are
to
be offered
by the company and 60,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—$3. Business—Operates a chain of retail
drug stores. Proceeds—Expansion, equipment and work¬

tions.

Bldg.. Dallas., Underwriter—Harriman Ripley &
Co., N. Y. Note—This registration is being withdrawn.

<

equipment

Thomas

ford

Oct. 30, 1961

ment,

March 30, 1962 filed 606,450 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—-Manufacture of electrical heating ele¬

iloans, acquires, develops and sells land, and

in

Proceeds—For

Underwriter—I. R. E. Investors Corp., Levittown,

New York.

ment.
-

-

N. Y.

ers.

★ Whcte Photo Offset, Inc...."
July 13, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Photo-offset printing. Proceeds — For debt repay-

'

12, 1962 filed 400,000 com mom
Price—By. amend¬
(max. $22). Business—Company makes short-term

ment
real

Investments, Inc.

purposes.
Office—114 E.
D. A. Bruce & Co., N. Y.

—

,

—

—

Wallace

Corp.,

-

commercial communications
equipment and the furnishinfi of background .music. Proceeds—For
tooling.-

.

—

Wulpa Parking Systems, Inc.
7, 1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common.
Price—$4.
Business—Company plans to manufacture and operate in
the U. S. a parking device called the
"Wulpa Lift."
Proceeds—For manufacture, purchase or lease of loca¬
tions and working capital.
Office—370 Seventh Ave.,

Whirlpool Corp.
April 25, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $30,125): Business—Manufacture and
sale of
home appliances.
Proceeds
For selling stockholder
(Radio Corp. of America)> Address — Benton Harbor,
Mich. Underwriter—Lehman
Brothers, N. Y. Note—This
offering was indefinitely postponed.

Widman

"

'

Underwriter—Westco

corporate

—

Pierce,
Inc., and Stone & Webster Securities
Corp., New York'..
-s
:

Colo.

general

St., N. Y. Underwriter

June

Office—403

working capital. Office^—142 W.
26th St., N. Y* Underwriter
K-Pac Securities Corp.,
New York.;/

Smith

'

Proceeds—For investment.

company.

Ursula

Price—$4.
installs and
services closed circuit television systems. Proceeds—For

Voron Electronics
Corp.

40th

13, 1961 filed 32,000 shares of beneficial interest
Price—$6.25.
Business—A small business
investment

designs,.fabricates,

&

ceeds—For

Nov.

Engineering Co., Inc.

Mar. 26, 196z filed
1^5,000
Business —-Company

Fenner

Western States Real Investment Trust

Corp./"r

April 6, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$1.15. Busi¬
ness—Development. manufacture and distribution of pic¬
ture tubes. Proceeds—For
equipment, inventories and
working capital. Office—729 Centinela Blvd.,
Inglewood,
Calif. Underwriter-—Naftalin &
Co., Inc., Minneapolis.
•

*

Business—■

debt

repayment and realty
" acquisitions. Office—10 E. 40th St., N. Y. Underwriter
—S. E. Securities, Inc., 10 East 40th
St., New York.

P. O. Box 329 Panel

—Ferman & Co.,>

electrical

equipment.

Wolf Corp.

ment

Price — $5.
department store.

test

and

repayment

Price—$4. Business

precision

and

Office—1005 First Ave., Asbury Park, N. J. Under¬
Co., Inc., N. Y.
»

March 30, 1962 filed 135,000 common.
Price—By amend¬

<

of

devices

writer—Amos Treat &

V

'

common.

manufacture

measuring

ceeds—For
poses.

Welsh

and

electronic

39

Electronics, Inc.

1961 filed 125,000

—Design

withdrawn.

was

promotion and advertising services to mothers on behall
of retail stores. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—210-07 48th
Ave., Bay-

-

^

C.

Baby, Inc.
28, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Company renders direct mail public relations, sales

common.

discount

a

v

.

*.

/;

^w

and S.

Dec.

Utah. Proceeds—For general
corporate purposes. Office
—511 Deseret
Bldg., Salt Lake City. Underwriter—First

Securities

San Francisco

Welcome

exchange for an equal amount of outstanding 6% first
mprtgage bonds due 1975, and the balance, together with
any unchanged bonds, will be offered for public sale.
Pfice—At par. Business—A public,
utility engaged in the
purchase, distribution and sale of natural gas in eastern

U-Tell

Winslow

.

Twain St., San Diego. Underwriters—Hannaford & Tal¬

.Utah Gas Service t;o.
June 18, 1962 filed $1,100,000 of 6% first
mortgage bonds
due 1982, of which up to
$800,000 will be offered in

Nebraska

(307)

/

write

oayment and general corporate purposes.
Office—180
Kingsland Rd.; Clifton, N. J. Underwriters—Leib, Skloot
& Co., Inc., Clifton, N. J. *: vi/
•

Price—$1.25.
full-length motion pictures.
Proceeds—For new films, debt repayment and working
capital. : Office—1025 Connecticut Ave., N. W., Wash¬
Business—Production

ington, D. C.
ington, D. C.

common.

of

Underwriter—Bevan

&

telephone

us

at

REctor

at 25 Park Place, New York

2-9570

or

7, N. Y.

Prospective Offerings

.

Willpat Productions, Inc.
May 9, 1962 ("Reg. A") 160,000

you

us

Atlantic

Coast

Line

RR.

(8/15)

June

13, 1962 it was reported that company plans to
issue approximately $3,540,000 of 1-15 year equipment
trust certificates. Office—220 E. 42nd St., New York.

Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey,

Co., Inc., Wash¬
Continued

on

vaae

40

*

40

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(308)

Continued from page 39

.

by First Boston Corp. Other bidders were:
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; Blyth & Co., Inc-Equitable
Securities Corp. (jointly); Glore, Forgan & Co.

sale of bonds

Stuart

& Co. Inc.; Salomon Brothers & Hutzler. Bids—
Expected Aug. 15 (12 noon EDST).
•

Belt

Railway Co. of Chicago (8/2)
July 18, 1962 it was reported that this company plans to
sell $37,250,000 of first mortgage sinking fund bonds,
series

A, due Aug. 15, 1987. Office—Dearborn Station,
Chicago. Underwriters — (Competitive). Probable bid¬

Central

to

$22,500,000 of bonds in the U. S.
It is expected that a
major portion of this financing will be completed by the,
end of 1962. Business—The bank was incorporated in

Service

Proceeds—For

E. Adams

Office—607

construction.

St., Springfield, 111. Underwriters—(Competitive). Prob¬
bidders:

able

Eastman

basis by

Dillon, Union Securities & Co.-

High

Columbus,

St.,

Underwriter—To

O.

in the 4th quarter. Proceeds—For construction.
West Michigan Ave., Jackson, Mich. Under¬

gage bonds

Office—212

(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart
White, Weld & Co.-Shields & Co. (jointly);
Harriman Ripley & Co. Inc.-First Boston Corp. (jointly);
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Co. Inc.;

Delaware

Power

&

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.-Eastman
Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly); Halsey, Stuart
& Co. Inc.; First Boston Corp.-Kidder, Peabody & Co.Blyth & Co. Inc.-White, Weld & Co. (jointly).
(Pre¬
ferred)—Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly); Kid¬
der, Peabody & Co.-White,Weld & Co. (jointly). Bids—
Aug. 27, 1962 (12 noon EDST).

Light Co.

March 9, 1962 it was reported that the company has post¬

poned until early Spring of 1963 its plan to issue addi¬
tional common stock.
The offering would be made to
first

on

the

each 10 shares held. Based

on

the number of shares out¬

stockholders

common

standing

basis of

share for

one

418,536

Dec. 31, 1961, the sale would involve about
shares. Proceeds—For construction. Office—600

Market

St.,

on

Underwriters—(Competi¬
tive). Probable bidders: Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.;
W.i C.'.iLangley & Co.-Union Securities Co.
(jointly);
Lehman Brothers; First Boston Corp.; White, Weld &
Co.-Shields & Co. (jointly); Kidder, Peabody & Co.Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (jointly).
Florida

March
to

Power

19, 1962 it

offer

457,265

the

right

common

to

shares

for

a

basis.

St., South, St. Petersburg, Fla. Under¬
The last rights offering of com¬
mon on May 4, 1959 was underwritten
by Kidder, Pea¬
body & Co., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Inc., N. Y. Offering-—Expected in October, 1962.
be

Food Fair

May 11,

Airport.

Underwriter—Merrill
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., New York.

stockholders

authorized

the

of

Business—Operation
gas pipeline systems extending
from
Texas to the Chicago metropolitan area. Proceeds—For
expansion.
Office — 122 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
Underwriter—Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., New York City.

and

purchase up to $6,000,000 convertible debentures of
Major Realty Corp., an affiliate. Office—223 East Alleg¬
hany Ave., ^ Philadelphia. Underwriter—To be named.

two

Feb.

Northern Gas Co.

this subsidiary of
Southwest Gas Corp., plans to sell $2,000,000 of common
stock. Office—2011 Las Vegas Blvd., South, Las Vegas,

rights offering in December 1957 was under¬
by Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.,

28,

Nev.<

Georgia Power Co.

natural

Nevada

New York.

On Jan.

senior securities later this year.

of

Business—Development and operation of shopping cen¬
outstanding 6% preferred stock

last

Lynch,

Pipeline Co. of America
12, 1962 it was reported that this subsidiary of
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., plans to sell $35,000,000

company

ters. Proceeds—To retire

written

Fla.

June

to
issue 756.000 shares of a new convertible
preferred stock
which will be offered to stockholders through subscrip¬
tion rights on a l-for-10 basis.
Price—By amendment.

The

59,

Natural Gas

Properties, Inc.

1962

Miami

1962

it

was

that

reported

mortgage bonds in November.
Office—270 Peachtree
Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Underwriters—(Competitive). Prob¬
able bidders:

tion.

reported that this subsidiary of

was

$23,000,000 30-year first

Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; Harriman Rip¬
ley & Co.. Inc.; Blyth & Co.. Inc.; Kidder, Peabody &
Co.-Shields & Co. (jointly); Equitable Securities Corp.Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly); First
Corp.; Lehman Brothers; Morgan Stanley & Co.
Bids—Expected Nov. 7.
Registration—Scheduled
for
Oct. 5.
' "•
"...
'
....
Boston

Georgia Power Co. (11/7)
12, 1962 it was reported that this subsidiary of
Southern Co. plans to offer $7,000,000 of
preferred

<

the

stock

in

November.

lanta, Ga.

Office—270

Peachtree

Bldg.,

At-"

Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bid¬

ders: Blyth & Co., Inc.; First Boston
Corp.; Morgan
Stanley & Co.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly); Lehman Brothers.

Bids—Expected

Nov.

7.

Registration—Scheduled

for

Oct. 5.
Illinois

Power

Fe,?,A28, 1962 **
sell

Co.

was rePorted that this utility expects to

1963.

Office—500

South

27th

St.,

Decatur,

was

eaily

111.

writers—To be named. The last sale of bonds
1958

or

Under¬

on

May 21,

made

through First Boston Corp. Other bidders *
Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; White, Weld & Co.Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (jointly);
Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &
Co.; Harriman Rip¬
ley & Co., Inc.-Glore, Forgan & Co. (jointly).
were:

Mernll

Jamaica

March
to

sell

20,

Water

lari2

it

$3,000,000

preferred

and

Supply Co.
was

of

common

that

this

bonds

and

reported

mortgage
storks.

Proceeds—For

payment, and construction. Office




utility plans
$2,000,000 of

—

161-20

debt

89th

re¬

Ave.,

St.,

Boston.

.

:

.

•

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public: Corp.
July 3, 1962 it was reported that the Japanese Finance
Ministry has authorized the company to issue an addi¬
tional

$25,000,000 of debt securities in late 1962

Stuart

ic New York, Chicago & St. Lous RR. (8/8)
On July 17, 1962 it was reported that this road plans to
sell, $2,600,000 of equipment trust certificates. Office—
Terminal Tower
Bldg., Cleveland, O. Underwriters—
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Salomon Brothers &
Hutzler; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Bids—Aug. 8, 1962
(12 noon CDST) at 905 Terminal Tower Bldg., Cleve¬
land.

$20,000,000 of bonds in the U. S., by the end of

1962. Business—The company was formed in 1952 to
over from the Government the
furnishing of public

take
tele¬
phone, telegraph and related communication services in
Japan, and is the only company furnishing such services:
in Japan. Office—Tokyo, Japan. Underwriters—Dillon,Read

&

Co.

&

Other

Public

Service

bidders were Halsey, Stuart
Corp.-Drexel & Co. (jointly).

Co.

of

&

Colorado

March

9, 1962 it was reported that this company plana
$30,000,000 of common stock to, stockhold¬
ers through subscription rights
during the fourth quar¬
ter of 1962 or the first quarter of 1963. Office—900 15th
St., Denver, Colo. Underwriters — First Boston Corp.,

to

sell

about

Blyth & Co., Inc., and Smith. Barney & Co.. Tnc.
:

;

-

Public

Service

Electric

& Gas Co;

~

(8/21 )r:

r

V

On June

26, 1962 it was reported that this company is
considering a public offering of $40,000,000 of first and
refunding mortgage bonds, due Aug. 1, 1992. Proceeds—
For construction. Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable
bidders:

First

Boston

Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.;
Co.-Blyth & Co., Inc.-Goldman, Sachs
& Co.-Harriman Ripley
& Co., Inc. (jointly). Bids—
Aug. 21, 1962 (11 a.m. EDST) in Newark, N. J.

White, Weld

&

San Diego Gas &

Electric Co.

March 19, 1962 it was reported
to sell about 500,000 common
1962

San

to

raise

some

that this company plans
to stockholders in late
$17,500,000.
Office—861 Sixth Ave.,

Diego, Calif. Underwriter—Blyth & Co.. Inc.. N. Y,

Southern

California

Edison

Co.

(8/28-9/6)

1962 it was reported that this company plans
to sell $50,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds,
series P, due 1987. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
construction. Office—601 W. 5th St., Los Angeles. Under¬
writers—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Blyth & Co.,
First Boston Corp.-Dean Witter & Co. (jointly); Halsey,
Stuart

Co., Inc.; First Boston Corp.; Smith, Barney &

Co.

Northern Illinois Gas Co.

& Co.

Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.-Equitable Securi¬
(jointly). Bids — Expected at the company
offices between Aug. 28 and Sept. 6 at 8:30 a.m. (Calif.
Time).
ties

Corp.

Southern

,

.

On Jan.

Office—441

Underwriters—
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Falsey, Stuart & Co.
Kidder, Peabody & Co.-White, Weld & Co. (jointly);
Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.Lehman Brothers-Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly);
First Boston Corp.; Kuhn.„Loeb & Co.

Eastman

..

Peabody

Co. Inc.; First Boston

July 3,

New England Power Co.
May 8, 1962 it was reported that this utility plans to sell
$12,000,000 of 30-year first mortgage bonds in Novem¬
ber, 1962. Proceeds—For debt repayment and construc¬

12, 1962 it

the Southern Co. plans to offer

last^gle^pf bonds on Nov. 29, 1961 was won at com¬
petitive bidding by White, Weld & Co., and Kidder,

Underwriter—Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &

Co., N. Y.

(11/7)

Registration—Imminent.

000,000 of maturing bonds. Office—9th and Hamilton
Sts., Allentown, Pa. Underwriters—To be named. The

Airway's Inc., subject to final ap¬

share. Proceeds—To repay a $4,500,000 demand loan, and.,
other corporate purposes. Office—Miami,^International;

named.

ex¬

$93,000,000 in debt financing in the period 1962 to 1970.
Proceeds—For construction and the retirement of $17,-

divest themselves

Fifth

writers—To

that this company

Feb. 20, 1962 Jack K. Busby, President and C. E. Oakes,
Chairman, stated that the company will require about

planes during their respective busiest seasons. The CAB
later disapproved this plan and ordered the airlines to
of the stock. Price — About $20 per

about

l-for-20

subscribe
on

it was reported

1961

Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.

proval of the Board and the SEC,> The, stock ■ was or¬
iginally obtained under a Sept. 9, 1958 agreement under
which the two carriers agreed to a share-for-share ex¬
change of 400,000 shares and the lease of each others jet

reported that this company plans

was

stockholders

Office—101

Pan American World

Co.

additional

29.

National Airlines, Inc.
May 8, 1961, it was reported that the CAB had approved
the company's plan to sell publicly 400,000 shares ol

Wilmington, Del.

8,

—

$7,500,000 of preferred stock. Proceeds—To redeem cer¬
tain outstanding bonds, notes and preferred stock of
merging companies. Office—441 Stuart St., Boston.. Un¬
derwriters—(Competitive). Probable bidders: (Bonds)—

writers—

&

(9/11)

it Pennsylvania Power Co. (9/5)
July 18, 1962 it was reported that this company plans
to
issue $12,000,000
of first and refunding mortgage
bonds, due 1992. Proceeds—For redemption of $8,000,000
of 5% first mortgage bonds, due 1987, and for construc¬
tion. Office—19 E. Washington St., New Castle, Pa. Un¬
derwriters
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey,
Stuart & Co. Inc.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.-White, Weld
& Co.-Equitable Securities Corp.-Shields & Co. (jointly);
Lehman
Brothers; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Inc.-Dean Witter & Co. (jointly). Bids—Expected
Sept. 5, 1962 at First National City Bank, 55 Wall St.,
New York City. Information Meeting—Expected Aug.

(8/27)

25, 1962 it was reported that New England Electric
System, parent, plans to merge Lynn Electric Co., Merri¬
mack-Essex
Electric Co., Suburban Electric Co., and
Massachusetts Electric Co. The latter, as survivor, would
then issue up to $60,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, and

June 14, 1962 it was reported that this company plans to
sell about $40,000,000 of securities, probably first mort¬

Co.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., and Kidder
Peabody & Co., both of New York City (mgr.). Offering
—Expected in the fourth quarter of 1962.

June

Co.

Power

Consumers

Electric Co.

Massachusetts

de¬

of

sale

pects to sell about $72,000,000 of debentures sometime in
1962, subject to FPC approval of its construction program.
Office—120 Broadway, New York City.
Underwriters—

quarter. Address—Madison Ave., at Punch Bowl

Weld & Co.

be

V'i:-;

j

last

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
March

Rd., Morristown, N. J. Underwriters — (Competitive).
Probable bidders: First Boston Corp.; Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.-Salomon Brothers & Hutzler-Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Inc. (jointly); Kidder, Peabody & Co.; White,

Capital Corp.
Dec. 11, 1961 it was reported that this newly formed
Small Business Investment Co., plans to sell $10 to $20
million of common stock in the late spring. Office—297

The

named.

16, 1960 was handled on a negotiated
Blyth & Co., Inc., N. Y.
' \ :
;

Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone

6, 1962 it was reported that this company plans to
sell $11,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due 1992 in the
fourth

be

Nov.

on

July 3, 1962 it was reported that this A. T. & T. sub¬
sidiary plans to sell $50,000,000 of debentures due Sept.
1, 2002. Proceeds — For reduction of debt due Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Co/Office — 1200 Third Ave.,
Seattle, Wash. Underwriters — (Competitive). Probable
bidders: Morgan Stanley & Co.; Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Inc. Bids—Expected Sept. 11.

a

June

Columbus

named.

as

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.

Corp. (jointly); Blyth & Co.-Kidder, Peabody & Co.-Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Inc. (jointly); Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Salomon
Brothers & Hutzler; First Boston Corp.; Lehman Broth¬
ers-Bear, Stearns & Co. (jointly). /
Equitable Securities

South

bentures

Japanese Government financial institution to
supply long-term funds to Japanese industry for the
promotion of economic reconstruction and industrial de¬
velopment. Office—Tokyo, Japan. Underwriters — First
Boston Corp.; Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.; Smith, Barney &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

Co.

1962 it was reported that this company plans
about $10,000,000 of first mortgage bonds in

issue

1963.

Public

Illinois

Underwriter—To

Neb.

1951

Natural Gas Co.

28, 1962 it was reported that the company's 1962
expansion program will require about: $40,000,000 of
external financing to be obtained entirely from long
or short term borrowing. Office—2223 Dodge St., Omaha,

Japan Development Bank

Kidder, Peabody & Co.-New York Hanseatic Corp.
(jointly); Salomon Brothers & Hutzler; Halsey, Stuart
'& Co. Inc.; First Boston Corp. Bids—Aug. 2, 1962
(12
noon CDST) at the company's offices.
July 10,

Northern

Feb.

July 3, 1962 it was reported that the Japanese Finance
Ministry has authorized the bank to issue an additional

ders:

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

handled

Y. Underwriters—To be named; The last
on May 3, 1956 was made by Blyth & Co.
Other bidders were: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Kidder,
Peabody & Co.; White, Weld & Co.
The last several
issues of preferred were sold privately. The last sale
of common on May 9, 1956 was made through Blyth &
Co., Inc.
Jamaica, N.

.

.

.

Electric

Generating Co.

(11/28)

On Jan.

12, 1962 It was reported that this subsidiary ol
the Southern Co. plans to offer $6,500,000 30-year first
mortgage bonds in November. Office—600 N. 18th St.,

Birmingham, Ala. Underwriter®—(Competitive) Prob¬
able bidders: First Boston Corp.; Halsey Stuart & Co.,
Inc.; White, Weld & Co.-Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly);
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.-Blyth &
Co., Inc. (jointly); Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &
Co.-Equitable Securities Corp.-Drexel & Co. (jointly);
Morgan Stanley & Co. Bids—Expected Nov.* 28. Regis¬
tration—Scheduled for Nov. 1.
Southern

Railway Co. (9/11)
this road plans to sell
$9,450,000 of 1-15 year equipment trust certificates in
September. This is the second instalment of a total $18,—
900,000 issue. Office—:70- Pine St.r New .York,, Underwrite

June 12, 1962 it was reported that

ers—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc.; Salomon Brothers & Hutzler. Bids—Sept. 11,
1962 (12 noon EDST).

reported that the company expects
$125,000,000 to finance its 1962-66 construction
program. About $25,000,000 of this, in the form of a debt
issue, will be sold in the second half of 1962. Office—

Windjammer Cruises* Ltd.
April 18, 1962 it was reported that the company plans
to register 90,000 ordinary shares. Price—$4. Business—
Operation of "Windjammer" sailing ship cruises. Pro¬
ceeds
For acquisition of additional vessels. Office —

615

P.

Feb. 28,
to raise

1962 it

Eastern

named.

The

was

Ave.,
last

Bellwood,

sale

of

111.

bonds

Underwriters—To be
on
July 14, 1960, was

—

O. Box

Maearil

918, Nassau, Bahamas. Underwriter

Co..

Inc.. N.

Y.

—

J. I.

Volume

Number 6178

196

.

,

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

The State of TEADE and INDUSTRY

buying. Others
tonnages.'

customers did more strike hedg-

(*66.5%), in the week ended
7. Making a week-to-week
rise of 10.9%. This did not quite
recover the 17.5% weekly decline

inS ^an industry analysts estimated, chances are the estimates

tons

july

in

Tulv

r»rinr

4

-

tones

1

ended'July

latest week

The

wppk

ar^.a££urat(V
At the end of April, user inven-

+

higher than they were at the start
'
the year. The trouble is that
liquidation started slowly, did not

14,

shows a production decline
compared to last year's
week
output
of
1,860,000
tons
(*99 8%)
. . • i
Production this
year
through
1962,

of 26.4%

14 amounted to 57,021,000
tons
(*109.3%), or 17.1% above
the Jan. 1-July 15, 1961, period.

July

concludes

Institute

The

of

Index

production

Ingot

Districts for week ended

1962,

follows:

as

with

'

''
*

by

July 14,

•

index of

that

ingot

Production for

"■>*

Week Ended
July 14,1962

N°rth East Coast--

Pittsburgh

57
86

steel

estimates

week.

Total

No- 1 heayy melting, held at $25.33
a §ross

ton.

*

based

production

on

the

effect

preciation

average

production for 1957 -1959.

metalworking

of

the

policy

tax

de-

new

Capital

on

equipment outlays announced last
week.

And

U.

P* ^wo-Year

S.

Exports

Rise

Consensus:

8%

The May total of steel imports,
according to the Department of

Commerce, came to 412,000 tons,
$47,000,000, and was the
highest since March, 1960, which
worth

amounted

to

459,000

worth

tons

only

return

some cases,

the

order

rate

to low June levels.
Week's Auto
Over
The

The

policy is
more
than most managers hoped
for
though short of what they
consider
ideal.
The
optimum
(which few people really hoped
to get) would take into account
replacement cost rather than original purchase *pricerJV
;
new

—

Output Up

reflected in

turned
Steel

our

thai?

to

exoorts when

re-'

country

000 tons, or

Yeaf came to 1,700,700,000 tons more than

comparable

Commerce

1961

period. The
Department said that

the five-month import figure came
to 4.8%
of our total new steel

supply

for

the

corresponding

period.
U.

S.

exports

of

steel

the

in

period came to 801,000 tons

same

that the new schedules will spur
new investment in capital equip.

industry's

of

output

1,000,000 units' ahead Of 1961*

Appliance
makers
say
short
effects will be hard to

range

provided by foreign aid
financing of steel to Pakistan and
India.

Steelmakers

Will

Shipments in August
will

step

,

.

shipments next month in response to
rising demand from three of their
best customers
construction

tries,

the automotive,
andcontainer Hindus-,

Steel

weAek:

up

—

magazine

said

Makers

.„

.

,

..

Assembly of

.

,

August

some

6,204,000

cars

decrease is largely attributto the Independence Day
holiday which depressed traffic
during the latest week reported,
This tonnage decrease is consistent

making, slated for conclusion by
mid-August, will reach nearly 6.7
units

to

rank

on

record.

(to 1955)

The

as

with that experienced during the

second-

comparable periods in past

>

These

statistical

agency said that
factory output last week reached
144,110, up 28.3% from 112,327
units completed two weeks ago,

•

year

127,157

ago,

cars

plants

-

tion losses sustained

strike

at

and

the
over

of

'

material

handling

conveyors

are

not

industry given

a

deprecia-

tion break last winter,

Steel Buying Resumption
Expected Late August

feet.

Elsewhere in the

Cleveland

industry,

of
structural
fabricators,
builders, pipeline companies,
will be rising to

canmakers

-

.

reducing
inventories, but the cutbacks have
slewed down, The Iron Age re-

backs
steel

is

As

result,
many steel buyers won't be ready
order "normal" monthly tonnages until late August or September.
A

•

special

Steel

Purchasing

Age

Survey of
Agents reveals

these facts about inventories:
-mi™,,

business

may




domestic market.

feel their

*

last week's

output, General

Motors is expected to account for

54.2%;
Ford
Motor
Co.,
29%;
Chrysler Corp., 10.3%; American

6.4%;

0.1%.

and

Studebaker,

-

S. Factory

tLn nurm!i c/ili fwS

'

At present rates of chew-up,
inventory workoff won't be
over until September,
Even

;

steel

users

who

report

Loading

3,564,284

of

revenue

freight

annual'vacation

or

Railroads

was a

28.8%

dipped to

ures

in

and

the

announced.

decrease of 170,072 cars

below

the

preceding

loadings represented a de¬
crease of 4,608 cars or 1.1% below
the corresponding week in 1961,
and a decrease of 38,195 or 8.3%
below the corresponding week

in

1960.
were

loaded with

15,196

one

or

cars
more

reported

3,271

in

that

This

was

cars or

week's
an

July

level

over-all

increase

27.4% above the

of

cor¬

Edges Up From Prior Week
The

general
wholesale
com¬
modity price level rose slightly in
the

week

coni-

&

of

58,509

increase
20.4% above the

cars

cars or

for

an

increase

The

hides

as

well

slight advances

as

were

registered for the following: corn,
rye, oats, lard, lambs, cotton and
rubber.
On

July 16, the Daily Whole- '
Commodity
Price
Index
stood at 271.63, exceeding slightly
the week-ago level of 271.61 and
substantially
higher
than
the
sale

ago.

Spur

Consumer

Buying
Retail

purchases,

helped

by

clearance sales and good weather
but hindered by Saturday closings
and

vacations for many shoppers,
moderate headway in the

made

week ended

July 11. Over-all vol¬
continued to register a mild
advance from the corresponding

253

12

since

in

from

the

1961 level. Sales of children's

strengthened
tinued

the

284

first

activity
con¬
both men's : and

lively in

women's

wear

and

swim

suits

and

casual

clothing. However, interest in fur¬
niture and appliances was spotty.
While
auto
purchases
slowed

slightly from the pace in recent
they maintained their sub¬

weeks

stantial margin

last

over

year.

according to spot estimates
by Dun &. Bradstreet,
Regional
estimates
varied

ago,

collected
Inc.
from
the

comparable

following

1961

levels

percentages:

by

New

England —2 to +2; Middle Atlan¬
tic —1 to +3; West North Central
0 to +4; East North Central +1
to
+5; West South Central &
Mountain +2 to +6; South Atlan¬
tic and East South Central +3 to

+4 to

+8.

week
in

the

week

of

4% From 1961 Week

Department

store

country-wide basis

sales

as

the

Federal

Reserve

dex

reported

on

a

taken from

a

Board's

in¬

4% advance for the
July 7, 1962, com¬
pared with the like period in 1961.
week

ended

rable

the

year-ago level of 304, and
off slightly from the 258 in

were

1960.

As

occurred
pre-war

well, 7% fewer failures
than in 1939, when the
toll

272.

was

to

30, sales
similarly ahead by 4% from
corresponding 1961 week. In
the,
four - week
period
ended
July 7, 1962, sales' advanced 3%
over the
corresponding period in

were

1961.

Failures with liabilities topping
$100,000 or more declined sharply
28 in the latest week from 45
week earlier and 31 in the com¬

parable week of 1961. A downturn
also appeared among casualties in¬

According to the Federal Re¬
.System department
store
sales in New York City for the
wteek
ended
July 7, were 6%
higher when compared with the
serve

same

period in 1961.

■*»

volving liabilities under $100,000
which fell to 225

from 239 in the

previous week and 273

a

Security Management

year ago.

TOPEKA, Kansas—Security Man¬
Wholesale Food Price Index Dips
agement Company, Inc. is engag¬
Again

in

Latest

Week

ing in

The Wholesale Food Price
Index,
compiled by Dun & Bradstreet,

Inc., edged down this week to
$5.87 on July 17 and was 0.7%
the $5.91 registered in the

below

preceding week.

The

index

offices

down

1.0%

from

the

$5.93

a

ago.
Food commodities quoted lower

in

price

wheat, corn, rye,
hams, bellies, cottonseed oil, cocoa,
were

a

securities business from

at

700

Harrison.

Officers

Dean L.

Smith, President and
Treasurer; William J. Miller, Jr.,
Secretary; and Robert E. Jacoby,
are

Vice-President.

con¬

year

for the first 26 weeks of 1962 to¬
taled 344,814

Inc.

for flour and sugar. Declines

Sales Up

was

piggyback loadings

rise, reported Dun

Bradstreet,

Nationwide Department Store

week;

Cumulative

Reaching

reflected appreciably higher prices
at wholesale for hogs, steers and

tinues below the levels established
in 1961; in the current week it

.

ended.

the fifth straight

was

week-to-week

+7; Pacific

responding week of 1961 and 3,500
cars
or
29.9%
above the
1960
\

just

271.63, this

For the week ended June

revenue

highway trailers or highway con¬
(piggyback) in the week
ended June 30, 1962 (which were

tainers

total).

is

Wholesale Commodity Price Index

January, 1961, casualties also fell
substantially below the compa¬

a

The

included

It

trade in the reported week ranged
1 to 5% higher than a year

preceding week, reported Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc. Reaching the low¬
est

week.

There

foodstuffs
use.

from

Failures Drop
From Week Ago

Week

Independence Day holiday, totaled
419,584 cars, the Association of
American

a

The total dollar volume of retail

_

t

,

614,234

the week ended July 7, which in¬
cluded the first week of the coal

tually out of the market

as
they
get ready for model changeovers.
One big automaker is cutting inventories and reducing August

2,950,050

Year's

159,848

;

■

Commercial and industrial fail¬

Freight Carloadings Slip 1.1%
Last

252,065
_

or
^ a^ove
parable 1961 week.

ended

Below

,

Institute. Output was 1,307,000,000
kwh. more than that of the previous week s total of 15,442,000,kyk' anc* 1>6J8,000,000 kwh.,

1961

4,558,632.

.

The amount of electric energy
distributed by the electric light
and power industry for the week
ended Saturday, July 14, was estimated at 16,479,000,000 kwh., according to the Edison Electric

To Date

681,199

Total

A

Business

3,877,433

Trucks

1961
129,809
152,870

Output 11.1% Higher
Than in 1961 Week

•

Production
1962

Cars

This

of inventory cutbacks, ing the first quarter. Most mention
and the usual end-of-- last August or September as the
model-run
drop
in
automotive time to increase ordering,
steel buying, July shipments will
For now
automakers are vir-

of

Corp., at South Bend,
Ind., completed its 1962 model
making as of June 28 for the

1962
220,713
250,200

185,439
.

•

Julys,

173,930

Orders

American

Studebaker

miners'

-

Iron

Because

level

and

June 30,

*140,518

shipments

-

a

vacations,

Although some steelmakers who
disappointed with the current

Gate,

through - Friday operations,
although Rambler output at Kenosha, Wise., remains on two shifts,

the present low rate of

consumption.

normal inventories don't expect
in other industries will
to step up buying until next
trending upward as vacations
month or in September,
taper off, and users who have
Auto suppliers have on hand a
completed inventory adjustments 45. to
60-day steel inventory. For
will be
coming back into the_ many of them stocks are
slightly
market.
above normal. This is not surprisResult: August shipments will
ing as the auto industry and its
be 5 to 10% higher than July's.
suppliers doubled inventories dur-

are

July 7,

\

Corp.

still

are

Usage

under June's.

Following are the • figures in
thousands of board feet for the
weeks indicated:

Oldsmobile -V
Production

-

Cal.

September

users

be

15%

Buick

A-ivtnirtiir\4-i#-w»

To Date

steel

seasonal peaks.

be 10 to

combination

Pontiac installation at South

U.

meats

of 31 raw
in general

ume

Compared with 1961 levels, outa?yaiLcec} ®-2%, shipments
we.re 13.7% higher, and^ orders
£ained 16.1%.

over-

time work appears diminishing as

or

total of the price

sum

pound

Clearances

vacations.

Of

per

and

year

States in the week ended July 7,
totaled 140,518,000 board feet compared with 220,713,000 in the prior
week, according to reports from
regional associations. A year ago
the figure was 129,809,000 board

day

Dun

resents the

1961 Level

stamping plant, which eventually
all of its 16 car-making
complexes. Two Ford plants, at
Wixom, Mich, and St. Louis, had
been closed all week for
employee

Chrysler

The

Lumber production in the United

affected

Motors,

more-than-normal steel stocks.
time, steel require-

ments
road

for

the

Output Rises 8.2%

Above

-

following the

its

years,
on

survey

Lumber

have been scheduling daily over¬
time seeking to make up produc¬
recent

butter

port Economics. The report refleets tonnage handled at more,
than 400 truck terminals of com-, 270.90 of a month
ago but was
mon carriers of general freight only
fractionally lower than the
throughout the country.
271.71 on the comparable date a

were

Most of Ford Motor Co.'s

based

are

of 34 metropolitan
areas conducted by the ATA Department of Research and Trans-

assembly was interrupted
by the July 4 holiday. Last week

*

findings

weekly

when

a

Higher

lard,

&
Bradstreet, Inc.
Wholesale Food Price Index
rep¬

corre-

below the volume for the previous
week of this year. The week-to-

for any period since 1957. Ward's
has
1962
model
predicted that

a

textile

-

same

look

beneficial

sprightly pickup. Others are
disappointed in orders from the

shipments of steel to be
used in production of 1963 models
At the

ahead of the volume in the

thus far in the current model year week
has already eclipsed total output1 able

unanimous in their outlook. Some

sizable

in

be

equipment and

this

1
• ■.
Automakers will take their first
,

Intercity truck tonnage in the
week ended July 7 was 7.1%

pro-

reported.

,

,

Steelmakers

to

Ported yesterday.
Work.ng against further cut-

Up

Step

rules

the long term

port level and marks an 8% ex¬
port rise compared to the 1961
period. The exports would have
been
less were it not for the
stimulus

they

but

measure,
new

Tonnage Travels 7.1%

'spending week of 1961, the Ameriduction at the same time a year can
Trucking
Association
anago, Ward's Automotive Reports nounced. Truck tonnage was 20.9%

best

steers.

flour,

and sugar.

wholesale level.

auto

1962 model passenger cars by the
close of last week will be over

million

41

cost-of-living index. Its
chief function is to show the
gen¬
eral trend of food prices at the

Further Than Last Year's Week

Motors programmed normal Mon-

see

which is less than half of the im-

tool

]iU%ehrS' anc' automaker? agree

imports for the first five

months of this

the

steelmakers,' machine

CanadaMost

from

processing which will be

one year ago and
corresponding week in

the

Truck

13.3%

plant "run-out" schedules become
1962 total
•
Tempering the optimism of .some fixed.
General Motors Corp. aswas,88,000 tons more than April!executives: The
law; is a dramatic
•sighed' Saturday work last week
Contributing factors cited; by
improvement —- but only if propto only two plants — Chevrolet
the Commerce Department were
erjy administered — and fully
division's huge Chevy II-Corvair
softening demand abroad leading utilized
by industry
facility at Willow Run, and to a
here for

eggs, potatoes and
in price were

not

in

1960.

$62,000,000. The May,

tonrfage1 of'steel

pared with 58
53

Last Year's Week

made.

contacted

managers in a spotcheck to deter-

73 5

mine
of

holiday week.

91

iteel

Index

9% above

was

85

"II

Southern

of 15 to 20% in

creases

will

last

Sluggish demand continues in
the steel scrap market. Steel's
price composite on the key grade,

R7

~~

t nnic

Wpofprn

weekly

made

were

Output then

jujv 4

78
finrMnnati

*

Uptrend

on

77

u

Qt

month

Ingot output this week will be
higher than the 1,350,000 tons that

65

Cleveland

this

more

Output

Ingot

58

Youngstown

or

next.

mills

some

.

75

Buffalo

much

and

orders " for'

corresponding period of 1961, and
68,476 cars or 24.8% above the
corresponding
period
in
1960.

improved over July levels. There were 60 class I U. S. rail¬
However, July orders are not im-, road systems originating this type
pressive. Thek latest gains,
in¬ traffic in this year's week com¬

rTeach sizable proportions until

June and won t be completed before October.,
Statistics indicate the millsshipped a lot of steel in May that
they had melted m previous
months. In. June, liquidation
started in earnest. Result: User
inventories dropped by at least
°"e. milll°n tons' They will drop

only

,

are

A

about five million tons

were

taking

are

token

August
Continued from page 16

(309)

Henry Shelor Opens
SUMTER, S. C.—Henry H. Shelor
is engaging in a securities busi¬
ness

from

Building.
G. H.

offices

He

was

Crawford &

in

the

Shelor

formerly
Co.

with

42

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(310)

relatively mild.
Industrial pro¬
duction, 118 in May, should peak
little above 120, and decline to
a low in the 105-110 range.
This

Capital Spending and the
Business

The

12 months.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

Jersey Highway Authority

a

low

Cycle Outlook
for

Continued from page 8

New

.

.

excess

should

point

somewhere

1963—a

I

date

middle

believe

others

by

suggested

is not

Sells $40,000,000 Bonds

reached

be

the

about

has

of

been

the peak

as

of the current recovery. The sub^
is great, but such a pattern in the
past has signalled some inventory sequent recovery should be better
than the two most recent ones,
Now of course, the stock answer building, and the consequent need,
unless
the
at the very least, to reduce pro¬
problems symbolized
to this question of adequacy. of
duction to a consumption basis.
by the stock market decline turn
capacity is that the capital spend¬
The generally discouraging pat¬ „this coming recession into a major
ing is for modernization, not exdepression; -.If we can solve these
tern of the. leading indicators is
pansion.
But it is difficult to
well
known,
with
construction various problems we.; should
spend any significant amount of
set to begin another
and paperboard new orders among shortly be
money on modernization without
major boom, with an increased
the few bright stars in a cloudy
expanding capacity, and it seems
rate of economic growth, based
:"v• f; ;V.o>
unlikely that we could generate a sky.

major investment

ho

program

t

needed.

,

•

basis

the

goods program on
modernization and

capital

heavy

of

replacement.
"

But

in

case

any

have the

we

signal of the market place. Profit
is the return on capital; the profit

is the market's signal that
limited,

squeeze

the demand for capital is
that

this

of

basis

the

On

general

pattern I conclude that manufac¬
turing production will reach a
peak in the next few months, and
decline.
:
Since there have been no par¬
ticular
excesses
in
the current
than begin to

recovery,

decline should be

the

the rapid

technological changes
which we have
only begun to exploit.
: V
.7
on

of

;

recent

*An

address

conference

the

years,

last

Chamber

by

of

of

Schultz

Mr.

the

on

half

at

the

Outlook

for

sponsored, by

the

Business

1962

of; the

Commerce

United

States, Washington, D. C., June 29, 1962.

boom in fixed investment

no

is justified.
I

of

theory

new

a

of

accused

been

have

cating

advo¬

secular

Dealer-Broker Recommendations

stagnation in the demand for capi¬
This is not the

tal.

rent

is

problem in the capacity field

that

we

added

to

excessive rate

an

Our cur¬

case.

from

at

during 1955-57.

Blames 1959-1960
Far

capacity

Overexpansion

believing

in

secular

stagnation in the demand for capirapid rate of technological prog¬
will increase the demand for

ress

capital
goods,
and
increase
it
sharply. But having gotten ahead
of ourselves

few years ago, and

a

Midwest¬

Mountain
States
&
Telegraph,
Telephone
and Pacific Power & Light.

ern

Financial

Detroit

Carp.,..

Tunnel

Canada

and

—

Analysis—Armstrong, Jones, Lawson
&
White,
Inc.,
Penobscot
Building, Detroit 26, Mich.
Devoe

&

Raynolds

Co.—Memo¬

the

of

Having;

overextended

have

we

current

EMC

recovery.

ourselves

been unable to generate

strong demand for capital goods,
and
without strength in capital
goods demand a free economy

a

does not

This stability in investment de¬
mand, this lack of boom, condi¬
tions the outlook for manufactur¬

ing generally—mild stimulus from

investment;

major
stimulus
Inventories,
while
not
excessive,
are
only
about in line with sales needs, so
no significant inventory
building
can be expected.
A sharp increase
in government
spending was a
major factor in ending the 1960from

61

no

other

sources.

recession

but

happily

crease

the

sems

rate

of

in¬

to be leveling

off;

consumers are in a relatively
solvent position, and able to incur

considerably

more

debt,

but

net

increases in installment credit, the
net
additions
to
the
spending

stream, are likely to rise only
slightly above the (April) jump of
$517 million, and on the basis of
past patterns should peak in a
few months and

Thus

even

&

Corp.—Analysis—Naftalin
Co., Inc., 207 South Sixth Street,

Minneapolis 2, Minn.
Eastern

then decline.

without allowing for
of the stock mar¬

Fuel

&

Corn

Interstate, Life and Accident In¬
Co.

surance

of

Chattanooga

—

Analysis — Equitable Securities
Corp., 322 Union Street, Nashville
3, Tenn.

The New

Kern County Land Company—Re¬

available

Crown

Cork

Devoe

&

Co.,

reviews

are

Lehman
Proceeds

of:

Heinicke

vide

Graniteville

:

■

...

the

] Authority,

.

Co., Inc., 300 Park Avenue, New
22, N. Y. Also available are

York

on

Freeway, an(J^or various other improvements.

^icrtiireB above,^seated, left to right,

i Vice-Chairmari' of

.

Bryant—Bulletin—Evans HiSc

Lane

Freeway (Interstate Route 280.) in Essex- County, to pro¬
interchange between Garden State Parkway and. the East-

an

West

and

Instruments

Henry I. Siegel.

Brothers assisted the Authority, in arranging the financing.
of the bonds will be used to assist in the financing of the

East-West

Seal, Decca-MCA,

&

Raynolds,

Jersey Highway Authority yesterday-delivered $40,000,000

of bonds to 48 investors at ceremonies at The Chase Manhattan Bank.

port—Shearson, Hammill & Co.,
14 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y.

data

Associates—

Co. and

Products Co.

Southeastern Public Ser¬

President

of Chase

; '

.

MacMillan,

Bloedel

■

and

Powell

—

sales, and apparently
about

This is not

the

same

in

con¬

May.

.

-

above




.

.

in

Connecticut,-Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee, Minnesota and

—

.

—

—

Ford Motor Company

M.

42 Wall

Also

Report

—

100 Locust
—

Loeb, Rhoades & Co.*
Street, New York 5, N. Y.

available

are

reports
on
Continental

Also

Street, St. Louis 1, Mo.
is an analysis of

available

Van Camp Sea Food Co.
Public

Service Electric

&

Gas

—

—

Green Shoe

—

Survey

—

—

Shields &

Co., 44 Wall Street, New York 5,
N. Y. Also available are reports on
the Aluminum, Auto, Electronics
and

Petroleum

Industries,
for

and a
dollar

International

Business

Woolworth

Courts
N.

&

—

Machines

Memorandum

j—

Co.," 11 Marietta Street,

W., Atlanta 1, Ga. Also avail¬

able

is

state

a

memorandum

Department

Now Sole

production of non-dur¬ Corp. — Review—Vanden
Broeck,
has
been* running Lieber &
Co., 125 Maiden Lane,
its long-term trend value
New York 38, N. Y. Also available

goods

..

/The investors include insurance companies and banks located
New Jersey/New York/Massachusetts,

,

definitive, but is cer¬ list of selected stocks
of an incipient averaging.

Again,
able

Tonti,

'

tainly suggestive
decline.

Louis

—

—

tinued

Milhau,- Vice-

—

—

below

de

left, D.

.

—

1961,
have
been
declining since January, in March
and April were running
slightly

W.

are,

River Limited
Analysis — McMichigan.
:
v.- ■*:' •. 'f :
V
V."r;
Leod, Young, Weir & Co., Ltd.,"
/
The bonds bear 4y4% interest and were sold at. par value plus
Eastman Kodak—Memorandum— 50
King Street, West, Toronto,
accrued interest. They are dated July 1,
Fershing & Co., 120 Broadway,/ Ont., Canada.
1962, due Jan..'1, 1977 and
'
are redeemable
at the option of the Authority on and after
New York 5, N. Y.,
July 1,
Maryland Clip Corp. — Report —
1972.
-V
:
V'
'•
Emerson Electric Manufacturing— Robert
Garrett & Sons, Garrett
Bulletin
Auchincloss, Parker & Building, Baltimore 3, Md.
*
Redpath, 2 Broadway, New York
Massy Ferguson—Review-—Hemp¬
4, N. Y. Also available is a dis¬
hill, Noyes & Co., 8 Hanover St.,.
cussion of Van Raalte Co., Inc. /
New York 4, N. Y. Also available
Eon Corp.—Analytical Brochure—
are
data on
King's Department
L. H. Rothchild & Co., 52 Wall
v
: ~
improvement in this list since the
Stores, Kratter Corp., Swingline, Continued from page 6 .
Street, New York 5, N. Y.
Western Massachusetts Companies
Lehman Brothers, John Nuveen & lows were reached in late June
Erie Resistor
Memorandum — and Alside.
and early July but the snap-back
Co. and many local' members.
Noel N. Rothman & Co., 300 West
has been most pronounced in the
J. W. Mays, Inc. — Analysis *-*
Other Large Emissions
Washington Street, Chicago 6, 111. Bioren &
high .coupon
issues... Revenue
Co., 1424 Walnut Street,
Ets-Hokin & Galvin Inc.
Anal¬ Philadelphia
On Wednesday, the week's only' trends for the toll road projects
2* Pa..
.
-•
have been improved this year.
so-called triple A offering was bid'
ysis—Charles A. Taggart & Co.,.
;
Melnor Industries, Inc.—Analysis
for. $13,645,000 Milwaukee County.
Inc.,. 1616 Locust Street, Phila¬
;This summer's improvement is
Newburger & Co., 1401 Walnut
delphia 2, Pa.
(1963-1982) bonds were awarded as best reflected by the IHinois Toll
Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.
two separate issues. Phelps, Fenn & Highway
Fishbach and Moore, Inc.—Report
on
which figures aire
Hertzfeld & Stern, 30 Broad Pacific Coast Properties—Analysis Co. and associates won the $8,100,- available weekly. For this system
000 Expressway (1963-1982) issue average
Dempsey-Tegeler & co., Inc.,
daily maintenance and
Street, New York 4, N. Y.

—

of

John

Executive Director of the Authority *.,.and Harold J.
Szold, partner in
Lehman Brothers. Mr. de Milhau is shown handing 48 checks to
Dr. Townsend.
•
•
r..,;
V

at

interest cost

2.891%

and re- bond interest requirements total
yield from $65,385. This year, to July 5, the
1.60% to 3.10% with a 2.90% cou-' average daily, toll, revenue
has
pon. The $5,545,000 Metropolitan, been $66,903. For the week
ending
Sewerage (1963-1977)
issue was July 5 the average daily take was
won by the Halsey, Stuart & Co.,
$98,154, For. the year 1962 the
Inc.-Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. coverage of interest after main¬
group
at a net interest cost of. tenance and operational costs is
a

offered

the

2.758%.

to

bonds

These

bonds

were^

re-

—

half

-

-

vice.

ket, the balance of payments, the American Can Co.,
Analysis — Robinson & Co., Inc.,
specie base for the free world's Can Co., Rexall Drug & Chemical, 15th & Chestnut Streets, Phila¬
currency, the current outlook for and Worthington Corporation.
delphia 2, Pa.
manufacturing seems to be for sta¬ General America Corp.—Analysis Sunset House
Distributing Corp.—
bility at best. W|hen we allow for
Pacific Northwest Co.,. United Memorandum
Crowell, Weedon.
these other disturbing potentials,
Pacific Building, Seattle 24, Wash. & Co., 629 South Spring
Street,
a decline seems quite likely.
Los Angeles 14, Calif.
General Mills
Memorandum
Actually, there are several dis¬
Sincere & Co., 208 South La Salle Thompson Ramo Wooldridge —
couraging signs, even without al¬
Review
Fahnestock & Co., 65
Street,, Chicago 4, 111.
lowing for these special factors.
New York 6, N. Y..
Bulletin
The Broadway,
The generally disappointing pat¬ General Motors
Also
available
is
a
review
of
Company,
320
South
tern of new orders for durable Kentucky
Union Electric* and a list of Com¬
Fifth Street, Louisville 2, Ky.
goods is well known, but some of
mon
Stocks which appear inter¬
this
reflects the steel
situation. General Telephone Co. of Cali¬
esting.
However, new orders for durable fornia—Bulletin—Mitchum, Jones
United
Utilities—Memorandum—
goods, excluding steel and auto¬ &
Templeton,
Inc.,
650
South
Blair & Co., Inc., 20 Broad Street,
mobiles, after remaining comfort¬ Spring Street, Los Angeles 14,
New York 5, N. Y.
ably above sales through the sec¬ Calif.
ond

and

Manhattan.'. Standing

r'.-r"/:

Dr.. John B. Townsend,

are

Y.

Carl

the difficulties

Gas

Bulletin—Winslow, Cohu & Stet¬
son, 26 Broadway, New York 4,

N.

develop a real boom.

Manufacturing

and

randum—Parker, Ford & Co., Inc.,- Also

having generally caught up with Vaughn Building, Dallas 1, Tex.
the economy's demand for capital
Distillers Corp.-Seagrams Ltd. —
equipment, we must face some de¬ Analysis — Doherty Roadhouse &
lay. This is the basic factor be¬
Co., 335 Bay Street, Toronto 1,
hind the mildness of the recovery
Ont., Canada.
in 1959-60, and behind the mild-**
ness

reviews of Minnesota Mining

are

Continued from page 8
Gem International, Inc.

on

Inter¬

Stores.

offered

2.95%

yield

with

ances

2.80%

a

not

are

to

Bal¬

coupon.

only

offered

bidding

1.65%

yet reported.

as

Wednesday's
issue

from

large
competitive

$8,217,000
Suffolk;
New York •(1963-1982)

was

County,

bonds. Bankers Trust Co. and their
associates

the

won

issue

in close

bidding. The reoffering was made
at yields ranging from 1.70%.to
3.20%

with

3.10%

coupon.

the

ance

investors.

is not

The

unsold

bal¬

yet reported.

as

Best

The

STUDIO CITY, Calif.—Charles E.
Greenblatt is now sole proprietor

and

of Pacific Investors Securities

have

Co.*

toll

public utility

week.

done

better

There

SMITHTOWN, N. Y.—Rothwell
Williams
offices

in

engage

Partners
and

has

at

M.

21
a

are

G.

been

has

Darr

&

Dogwood
securities

revenue

revenue

issues

the
son

F.

Board

to
business

"

CITY, N.

Y.

—

Shaw.

Incorporated, is
a

securities

en¬

business

P.

Shaw

is

Chairman

oi

and

Treasurer; Gray¬
Darr, President, and John

F.

been

Secretary.

general

Drive,

Aubrey W. Williams

Williams.

Co.

during the last
a

&

with

from offices at 106 Seventh
Street

Robert

bridge

formed

Shaw, Darr & Co.
GARDEN

gaging- in

Gainers

road,

our

Rothwell & Williams Op en

bearing a.
Suffolk County is

bonds
York

being approached by most of
toll road projects..

issue

infrequent borrower and its
generally interest all New

an

estimated at 119.9%. The
improve¬
ment expressed in this instance
is

other

for

High Coupon Dollar Bonds

Proprietor

12077 Ventura Place.

to

Andrews,

Vice-President

and

Volume

The

196

6178

Number

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

First Commonwealth Opens

People and Progress

"Because

First
is

differences and dissent, because its

in

a

are

"Our

business

Country

from

offices

Road.

Samuel Rowe

:

Jack

are

at

290

Davis

Old

and

paintings and sculp¬
by persons employed in "fi¬

Etkes

&

fices at
York

ties

Opens.

Co., Inc. has opened of¬
16

East 52nd Street, New

City, to

engage in

business.

Officers

a

are

securi¬
Asher

B.

Etkes, President and Treasurer,
and Hirsch Kaplan, Secretary.

least

Form

be

judged1 by

art

experts,

is to stimulate the exer¬
cise of artistic talents by members
of the financial community. Fur¬
purpose

ther information may be obtained

Association at CO

They will

panel of outside

a

awards

and

will

.>r,<;

I. S. Drosnes
I.

Stutz

Drosnes

is

Opens
conducting

be '20 West 43rd St., New York City.

RECORD
WE GIVE
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

Markjet, will inqrease

S3, t'

its

almost

poracion

a

year

company

Espanol

participation

is the 'KHor-

de

Financion

-

Co."). Its
stockholders

or¬
are

Banco Urquijo (Madrid),-Banque
de Paris et des Pays-Bas (Paris),
Lehman Brothers, New York, and
J.

Henry Schroder, Wagg & Co.
(London). The authorized capital
is 100,000,000 pe^
setas, approximately $1,660,000.
of, the company

Th$ .Chairman of the
the

be

new ven¬

Marques

West

•

PACIFIC COAST STOCK EXCHANGE

•

DETROIT STOCK EXCHANGE

•

PHILADELPHIA-BALTIMORE STOCK

•

MIDWEST STOCK

•

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE—BONDS

•

PITTSBURGH STOCK

STOCK

EXCHANGE-STOCKS
K

*

•':
L:
'

f

A

r.

•

v

v

EXCHANGE

EXCHANGE

EXCHANGE

able

governmental

and

GENERAL QUOTATIONS

•

DOMESTIC

period.

the

Among

objectives

international
in

MUNICIPAL BONDS-

of

DOMESTIC

CANADIAN

climate all suggest that Spain is on
the eve of a prosperous growth

new

•

BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES-

social

CANADIAN

the

•

is to
indus¬

•

EXCHANGE SEATS

•

FEDERAL LAND BANK

EQUIPMENT TRUSTS

(RR.)

>

•

PUBLIC UTILITY

•

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

•

.

RAILROAD BONDS

BONDS

company

the

accelerating
Spain and in the
modernization
and expansion of

'

'

of

its production and distribution

re¬

•

was stated that Spain's
capacity for the export of manu¬
factured goods, largely because of

•

the favorable labor factor

•

BONDS

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS

•

RAILROAD STOCKS

INDUSTRIAL BONDS

•

REAL ESTATE BONDS

REAL ESTATE STOCKS

sources.-It

can

be

greatly increased to the advantage
of the country's balance of trade.
It

will

intention

be

to

the

new

venture's

encourage

INDUSTRIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS

•

•

INSURANCE STOCKS

•

•

INVESTING COMPANIES SECURITIES

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

American

SECURITIES
•

and

the

UNITED STATES TERRITORIAL BONDS

trial clients and connections of the

of

the

Gov¬

Germany

'■ ■'

•<..

a

presently

Urquijo,

Y

BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE

European capital and indus¬
try to invest in Spain. The indus¬

Bolarque/ Vice-Chairman
and
Spanish Ambassador to

de

to

on investments by
foreigners, the
improved productivity and avail¬
ability of its labor force in a
labor-tight Europe, and a favor¬

assist

Finance

of

NEW YORK

EXCHANGE

the virtual removal of restrictions

trialization

ernment

western'

the

spokesman for
the new company, the rapidly ris¬
ing standard of living in Spain,

ternational

will

in

Atlantic economic and financial

International, S. A." ("Spanish In¬
ganizers- and

«

community.

~

The new

AMERICAN STOCK

•

that

the Common

Spanish

•

at
~ ■

v

The directors consist of the fol¬

lowing: the Spanish interests will
represented in addition to the

foreign investment banking firms
include many of the largest Euro¬
and American companies.

OTHER

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

pean

The position of the Banco Ur¬
quijo is a leading one as an indus¬

Marques de Bolarque, by Emilio
G. Orbaneja, Managing Director,
of
Banco
Urquijo, and Ignacio
Herrero, Director of Banco Ur¬
quijo, and Chairman of "Union
Espanol Explosivos." The French

trial

Will

•

PRIME BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES

CALL LOAN RATES

•

SECURITIES CALLED FOR REDEMPTION

raise in America and
Europe, both

be

represented

the board

on

merchant banker in Spain,
and parallels that of its partners
in
the
Corporacion Espanol de
or

Financion Internacional.
In addition to its original
capital,
the
new
company
will seek to

of directors by Jean Reyre, Presi¬
dent and
Vice-Chairman of the

well

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas

DOW, JONES STOCK AVERAGES

•

•

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

•

TIME LOAN RATES

•

MONEY MARKET

•

VOLUME OF TRADING

•

that will be of interest.

long-

and

as

short-term credits, as
equity capital, for ventures
WILLIAM B. DANA CO.

(Paris), and by Messrs. B. de Margerie
and

and

J.

Rambaud,

Vice-Presidents

Bank.

Lehman

of

Directors
the

Brothers

Paris

will

be

represented by Frederick L. Ehrman,
Frank
J.
Manheim,
and
Marcel A. Palmaro, partners. The
British Directors are Charles Vil-

liers, Lord David Ogilvy, and V.
Lada-Mocarski.
It is said that the

tional

capital

sortium is

and

the first

N. Y. — CurticeBurns, Inc. has been formed with
offices

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&

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business

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a

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Spain, which has
already/ requested affiliation. with

of study and
discussions, a group of New York,
London,
and
Paris
investment
bankers joined last Friday, July 13,
1962, in Madrid with the leading
Spanish private bank to form a
new
Spanish venture designed to
promote and participate in the
economic growth that the princi¬
pals believe will be realized in
Spain in the future.

be

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the

reflects

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and

FOR HARD TO FIND QUOTATIONS

the responsibility

are

founders

or

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exchange
financial

my

from all these

weave

It

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Banco

Tokyo's

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dent of the Association.

people themselves.

In v. Bankers

ture

the

across

an

Anyone who works in a finan¬
cial, banking or insurance organi¬
zation may join the Association

Hammill & Co., who is Presi¬

son,

STOCK

•;

award-winning

suggest that, after all, the vast majority of the

of the

;

in

pieces of art are by calling the
'
expected to be in the show, ac¬ 7-4481.
;
cording to Victor Roudin of ShearAt

-

an Independence
the Governors of the

decisions that must be made

After

the

The works will be on display dur¬
ing the two-week period at East
River Savings Bank, 26 Cortlandt

"A fabric of law and progress!" Certainly a fine
phrase, but in light of current events it is in order
to

the

be shown

district.

nancial firms" has been set by

partners.

Etkes & Co.

.V'.

States of the U. S.

-

exhibition

Street.
.

Kennedy to

Hall audience that included

to

a work
in the exhibi¬
MINEOLA, N. Y.—Jack Davis As¬ Wall Street Art Association for
tion, Mr. Roudin said. The group's
sociates is conducting a securities October 23
through November 2.

tangled threads a fabric of law and progress. Others
may confine themselves to debate, discussion and
that ultimate luxury—free advice.
Our responsi¬
bility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose."
—President John F.

are

Pres. J. F. Kennedy

•

task—your task in the State House and

task in the White House-^-is to

Assn. Exhibit
ture

Jack Davis Associates

individual and the

with another.

works

43

United States and at

An exhibit of

designed to preserve the rights of the
locality against pre-eminent cen¬
tral authority, you and I, Gover¬
nors,
both
recognize
how ! de¬
pendent we both are, one upon
another, for the successful opera¬
tion of our unique and happy form
of Government.- Our system ; and
our freedom
permits the legislative
to be pitted against the executive,
the State against the Federal Gov¬
ernment,!'the city againstY the j
countryside, 1 the; party - against
party,, interest against interest, all
in competition or in contention one
ances

engaging

Corporation
securities busi¬

Later

made.

Wall St. Art

Commonwealth

ness from offices at 420 Lexington
Avenue, New York City.

system is designed to encourage both
checks and bal¬

our

(311)

Zone

State..

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle '.

(312)

.

Thursday, July 19, 1962

.

annual-outing and field day at
the Huntingdon
Valley Country
Club, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

WASHINGTON AND YOU

Oct. 3, 1962

behind-the-scenes interpretations

New

capital

from the nation's

(New York City)

York

Group

Investment

Bankers Association Meeting.
Oct. 4-5, 1962 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Northern Ohio Group Investment

Bankers Association Meeting.
Oct. 8, 1962 (Detroit,
Mich.)

June 30 and an¬

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Before the

which ended

election,- high
to whip
up a full blown recession and place
the blame on a Republican in the

other

ting

still

doubtful

White House.

whether there will be a

reduction

1960

presidential

ranking Democrats tried

.

fect

campaign year theme in ef¬
was
a
Republican President

and

hard

The

while

times

are

synonymous,

and

President

Democrat

a

on

apparently in the mak¬

one

Michigan

Group
Investment
Bankers Association Meeting.

ing-

cut¬

Despite all the talk about

is

it

taxes,

Oct. 8-9, 1962 (San
Francisco)
Association
of
Stock

Exchange
Firms Fall Meeting at the Mark
Hopkins Hotel.
-

th»| year.
be

shouldn't

There

the

until

cut

a

Oct.

9-10,
Minn.)
Minnesota

States

United

the

of

budget

Government is balanced. The way

good times are synonymous. Some
no doubt fell for this polit¬

conditions

ical flim-flam.

national
year.

i.

bigwigs
in
Washington are beating the bushes
trying to convince the country
that a recession is upon us and
President Kennedy and the New
Republican

Now

surrounding him are

Frontiersmen

culprits.

the
It

apparent there has been a

is

perhaps
the
stock
market
declined
sharply.
While more people are employed
than at any time in history, there
minor

slump

has been

some

—

it major—because

call

would

rise in unemployment

a

and more
young people are coming into the
job market each day.
because

simply

more

V

Forecast

Recession

Congressional
its
publication,

Republican
in

Committee

(Newsletter) declares that 20 of
the 30 "leading indicators set up
by the Eisenhower Administration
to measure business activity point
to

cently,

both

Chamber

want

the

of

the

are

the

contentions

the

verge

of

a

Republican Con¬
gressional Committee insists that
more people are moving into the
the

recession,

lines

unemployment

day,

every

744,000 more in June than in

some

the

that the
sharply;

month;

preceding

stock market has dropped

moved

has

industry

steel

the

downward to less than half of its

farmers

capacity;

productive

are

moving off the farms at a record
rate as foreclosures mount; busi¬
nesses
are moving
abroad where

governments and taxes are more
tolerant of free enterprise.
These
cession

that

with

the

Re¬

However,

to

not believe that the economic situ¬
ation

is nearly

publicans
At the

are

bad as the Re¬
picturing it.

same

as

time, it is true that

the average work week of a score
of

manufacturing indus¬
down, and that initial

more

tries

is

claims
ance

for

unemployment
up a bit.

are

insur¬

three

or

weeks

the

ago

odds seemingly were against a tax
for

cut

this

individuals

the

Now
is

year.

business

and

Capitol

Hill

guessing
there is

that

of

reduction

a

a

There

whole series of

plus
signs that the G. O. P., in this
congressional campaign year, has
by political oversight failed to
are

a

mention, such

as

the record

year

the construction industry that
currently being chalked up.
President
Kennedy did leave
business and industry somewhat

in

is

stunned in his battle with the

big

steel industry. It emphasized what

only

a

realize:

few people had stopped to
the power of the United

States

Government

when

leashed at a particular
absolutely appalling.

is

Meantime,

the Kennedy
Ad¬
apparently is out to
woo
business and industry. This
was apparent when
the Treasury
Department announced its new
depreciation rules on machinery
and

equipment and many other
things to the tune of about $1.5
billion

a

constituents. They want to know:
Will there be a tax cut this
year?
Tax Cut Doubtful

There is

is

an

acute

no

question that there

need

for

a

tax cut in

the United

is

when

now

or

ment's

States, but the question
should it take place —

when

we

financial

get

our

house

It is in disorder at this
the

in

govern¬

order?

time, with
big deficit the past fiscal year




ciation Convention at
Raton Hotel & Club.

its GOOD pointsV9

the "behind the scene"

may

EVENTS

or

coincide with the "Chronicle's"

views.]

the

Boca

nual

convention
House.

Metropolitan

■

the

staff

ties

Corporation, 418 Olive Street.

the heels of

of

Metropolitan

Securi¬

in the tax revision bill that would

ers

and

7%

as

for

new

when

out their income

Martin

deduct

as

machinery
they make

taxes.

were

number

a

economic

actions

taken

William

of

other

observations

in

the

nation's

S. Investors Service

days, Chair¬

Mr. Martin said the stock
ket tumble in May would
more

& S. Invest¬

higher

laws

margin

Chairman

Martin

did

not

require
requirements.

also

took

the

occasion to defend the board's ac¬
tion by cutting 20% off the cash

requirements

for

purchases

of

stocks.
The reduced margin will stimu¬
more

trading
tivity.
On

trading, said he. More

means

more

there is still

whether

central

a

E.

(Gearhart, Ore.)
Northwest Group Invest¬

Sept. 11-12, 1962
Investment

Meeting

(Chicago, 111.)

Bankers

legislative

increase;
to

nancial

Bache

Court.

ac¬

board

of

di¬

rectors.
Mr.

Mountain

Group

Invest¬

ment Bankers Association Meeting.

Sept. 13-14, 1962

former

Associate

Director of Sales for First

will also
in

his;

been

Jersey,
incorporate those duties

new

position.. He

elected

also has

member

a

aid

pass:

mass

traffic

(Senate

tration,

our

(Chicago, 111.)

has

as

Commerce

of

the

Richard F.
C.

the

is

resi¬

office

as

Kurutz and Frederick

Waldron, Jr.

Attention Brokers and Dealers

Security Dealers Associa¬

tion annual convention.

Sept. 19-21, 1962
Calif.)
Investment

TRADING MARKETS

(Santa Barbara,

Bankers

American Cement

Botany Industries

Association

Board of Governors Fall Meeting.

Sept.

20-21, 1962
Ohio)

Inv. Fund Consultants

with

*

Maxson Electronics
Official Films

(Cincinnati,

Waste

Municipal Bond Dealers Group of
LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Invest¬ Cincinnati, annual fall party, with
ment Fund Consultants, Inc. has a field
day to be held Sept. 21, at
been formed with offices at 2787 the Losantville
Country Club.

King

FT.

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to

business.

engage

Officers

Both

were

York

telephone number is

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in

a

are

securities
Richard

C.

Perry, President; and William E.
Rosenvold, Secretary and Treas¬
urer.

Our New

formerly

with

Sept. 23-26, 1962 (Atlantic City,
N. J.)
American Bankers Association

Investment Securities

10 Post Office Square, Boston 9, Mass.

Sept. 28, 1962
Bond

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an¬

nual convention.

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of Philadelphia 37th

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The

authorizing the National

Aeronautics and

cy,

office

Peter R. Newman

Associated

transit

that Congress will
reciprocal trade program.

bill

fi-r

choked

appears
a

the

Beach, Fla.)
Florida

Berson,

of

manager

planning department of
Company's recently

&

front

passed it), and the Federal pay
raise bill. The
Senate-passed pub¬
lic works bill is also in the doubt¬
ful category.
It

the

the

registered representatives are Kay
Berman, Robert C. Cease, Melvin

(Denver, Colo.)

Municipal Bond Club of Chicago
Corpo¬ outing.
Street, it was Sept. 13-15, 1962 (Ponte Vedra

Broad

by

of

dent manager.

cities; the United Nations

issue

enact

671

announced

Lawrence

Municipal Conference at the PickCongress Hotel.

has been elected President of

ration,

L. Delan

manager

commodity department and Philip

opened

Association

named

great deal of doubt

Congress will

rate

legislation
bond

business

'

NEWARK, jN". J.—Arthur

HUbbard

another

Palmer

With Bache Newark Branch
has- been

Rocky

Jersey Sees. President

mar¬

comparable to the 1929

crash if the

the

Sept. 12, 1962

Co.

board.
have

at

■

outing at the Columbine
Country Club.

summer

the First Jersey Securities

McChesney Martin,

in his appearance before the
joint

The

of S.

NEWARK, N. J.—Norman R. Ber-

Jr., of the Federal Reserve Board,
made a highly pertinent statement

late

name

Co., 52 Wall Street, New York
City, has been changed to S. &

First

Stock Margins

on

capital the last few

been

Bond Club of Denver 28th annual

ment Bankers Association

ment Advice and Securities Deal¬

son

There

important

man

(Denver, Colo.)

■

equipment

and

Aug. 9-10, 1962

Pacific

Now S & S Inv. Service
The firm

to

(Boston,

of

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—John C. Birdell
and Dorothy Steiner have joined

by the Department of
the Treasury, the Senate Finance
Committee approved a provision
businessmen

1963

Mutual
Savings Banks 43rd annual con¬
ference at the Hotel Statler.

Sept. 7-8, 1962
on

1,

Association

May 12-15, 1963 (Chicago, III.)
Financial Analysts Federation an¬

IN INVESTMENT FIELD

Two With

action

allow

27-May

Mass.)
National

reflect

to

interpretation

from the nation's Capital and
own

April

COMING

[This column is intended

year.

Following close
the

postal

Meantime, Congressional offices
in Washington are currently re¬
ceiving many queries from their

low yield—no growth

a

are

ministration

un¬

thing

sluggish—has

in conference.

now

may not

Senate-House Economic Com¬

Signs Ignored

is

1962, has passed both houses and
is

on

by

mittee.
Plus

stock

—and, frankly, those

Annual Convention at Hollywood
Beach Hotel.

Two

grind do

axes

"This

anced first.

in Wash¬

no

4-9, 1962 (Boca Raton, Fla.)
National Security Traders Asso¬

Nov. 25-30, 1962
(Hollywood, Fla.)
Investment
Bankers
Association

re¬

making.

(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Group Investment

Committee, is vigorously opposed
it. He wants the budget bal¬

much

the

observers

are

neutral

ington

of

some

arguments

publicans
some

but

are

Valley

Nov.

to

3%.

of
on

support
we

Invest¬

Oct. 26-28, 1962 (Hot
Springs, Va.)
Southeastern
Group InvestmentBankers Association Meeting.

Finance

Senate

of

Bankers Association Meeting.

cut, but Senator
Harry Flood Byrd, the powerful

about

In

Oct. 24, 1962
Ohio

labor

and

(Philadelphia, Pa.)

Association

Twelfth Annual Con¬
vention at the Sheraton Hotel.

States

United

Exchange

ment Clubs

taxes

chance

that

or

the

of Commerce

50-50

next two or three

Oct. 19-20,1962

National

pointed out here re¬

recession, perhaps within the
months."

a

at

Senator Byrd's Thesis
was

Stock

of

Governors meet¬
ing at the Ambassador Hotel.

tax

giving the economy a stimulant
by permitting the individual tax¬
payers to
take the money that
normally would be paid into taxes,
and spend it on goods and services
they need and want.

As it

of

Firms Board

aimed

be

Angeles)

Association

•

■

emergency

would

reduction

Chairman

The

up we

to

so-called

The

shaping

now

are

going

are

(Minneapolis,

Group
Investment
Bankers Association
Meeting.
Oct.
11-12, 1962
(Los

have to raise our
debt ceiling again next

voters

1962

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