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ESTABLISHED AS WE SEE IT Editorial The New York 7, Number 6068 193 Volume Reg. U. S. Pat. Office 1839 Inflation Fears Are 50 Cents Copy a Unjustified Cuba has of the Communists in Laos and success Price N. Y., Thursday, June 29, 1961 a good deal of uneasiness in Western countries, which is more important perhaps, started some caused and, thinking about the basic nature of the danger to inherent in the "cold war" hard us and the rest of the world price stability and the reflection in price cuts of portion of our annual increases in produc¬ By Hon. Douglas Dillon,* Secretary of the Treasury danger which does not necessarily embrace the pos¬ sibility of the cold war turning suddenly hot. Why is it that little by little, and with an exception here and there like the 'Congo, the Communists appear to be —a some nomic thing that drives, the west to the employment of the armaments that the growth of the power and the unmatched file of the western of The state Nation's finances is currently the our considerable public debate. So is the fiscal outlook for the future. Perhaps I can make a useful contribution to this discussion by setting subject should be pondering it with the greatest care. has in the past been often said that we were en¬ with the Communists in a "struggle for mens is, we suspect, what the Kremlin would us to continue to believe, but in our judgment it of Treasury's views the gaged minds." That these and related little about men's minds, least of the can sion peoples they plan to enslave. In any event, we nothing more futile than a serious discus¬ the merits of the different forms of social and second the we appear to hold to the view that we can underdeveloped peoples away from commu¬ make them more or less (Continued on page 25) tant that so recessions our much more For we cannot keep our built into our of the past decade have been moderate than the wrenching depres¬ War II days. These "automatic stabilizers" with ited softening so generally cred¬ economic declines, recent our are: This is reasonable price stability. have we It is largely thanks to these "stabilizers" sions of pre-World Douglas Dillon few years. today. "automatic stabilizers" economy. First, an automatic and rapid decrease in tax yields, as corporate profits and employment decline. Second, a prompt build-up of unemployment compensation and retirement payments as jobs always been important in protecting pensioners and others on fixed incomes. It is doubly impor¬ international payments in balance unless we are competitive in foreign markets. At the very least, this calls for these or important goal is es¬ Our third goal All too often nism. cally from periods of recession when growth slows a halt and unemployment mounts rapidly. How¬ ever, although we still have a great deal to learn on the preventive side, we have learned how to slow a decline and how to initiate recovery by using to has Ineffective Tactics provide funds expansion of private business and industry. Can't Control the Economy employment for our steadily ex¬ wholly different approach. should, in turn, national debt and to Unfortunately, as I have said on an earlier occa¬ sion, we have not yet mastered the art of maintain¬ ing steady growth at full capacity. Our economy is still plagued by ups and downs. Although we have made substantial progress in terms of pre¬ venting major depressions, we still suffer periodi¬ objective, which is full the past our levels, the retirement of our national debt places tax money in the hands of investors—money which they can and will use for further investment in the private sector. on panding labor force. We cannot tolerate the levels of unemploy¬ ment that have characterized pay. when the economy is growing steadily and rapidly, with unemployment reduced to acceptable this first of assesses reasonably in accordance For sential to the realization of our organization with most of the backward peoples allegiance, or should we say whose friendship and cooperation, we seek. The Communists appear to be well aware of the futility of such an effort, and have win for the matters. attainment tax system which budget surplus that would both permit a to reduce us have we a achievement of these goals produce pursued simultaneously. be The whose a believe goal is ability to The national economic and most economic developed with First, we seek an economy that grows steadily and rapidly. of all the minds of most think of of Our fourth the tax burden fairly and four basic goals. I fur¬ ther believe that they must all I a tivity. outset, let me say that At the great deal of representing a realistic understand¬ ing of what is going on in the world. The truth of the matter is that the Communist imperialists care very / lacks in a period of Average GNP for 1961 is estimated $515 billion and $555 billion in 1982. forth like postal rates; prosperity. at almost powers It policies to help bring about higher explains what should be done to usher and the called free nations but the rank and billion of expected eco¬ reassuringly denies this combination motion the forces of inflation. Mr. Dillon claims tion's fiscal Kremlin have led us and some of our allies to build up? The question is a vital one to the entire world. Not only the governments of the soof year present plans do not call for emergency programs to stimu¬ late the economy; invites those who fear the Administra¬ vast intransigence coming fiscal the and recovery, will set in whittling away at the rest of the world without either the employment of large military forces or doing any¬ in deficit Federal need for an anticipated $3.7 defends the Statement harder to find and grow ——• (Continued on page 29) Underwriters and distributors of ——— STATE, MUNICIPAL AND PICTURES U. S. Government, IN THIS Investment Candid photographs taken at the Annual ISSUE: Association of New York appear Outing of the in today's Pictorial Section. BONDS AND Public Housing, State and Federal Land Banks Municipal STATE and MUNICIPAL Lester, Ryons & Co. 623 So. 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Y. interests the hospital Exports Refined water - — Imports Liquid -Futures the use and for sensors military; and as well as Of the many the teresting are I find a in for sells of the the product all planning production. stage This depth gives the identification and affords the cated by from minimum, Since least the of an product of more ability is Heller money, the major cri¬ ices the For the MUNICIPAL financial business; WEST VIRGINIA VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLIN SOUTH CAROLINA^ serv¬ the company the security of lends money on accounts receivable other assets or BONDS of employment, the pro¬ such as inventories and machinery. handicapped Clients are generally small busi¬ call [f i PI &ca duction staff includes and £ged relaxed which people and who informal ailows in work in a unable nesses, to obtain atmosphere bank credit they need. the highest over 700 clients. them I by appropriate productivity. have such are all ever I seen employee in¬ do not firm a harmony are client in turn may have hundreds thousands of customers provid¬ ing diversity and strength to the ultimate collectibility of the ac¬ count. 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For July (5) 31, other might arise Press, 120 W. 31 St., New York 1. from Rediscounts. and 819,000 as no ratio about six- was working long-term debt and is expected There were broadened no for new some 1,039,442 shares teria which outstanding more important cri¬ accord status among to is new products, solid financial enlightened employee relations and ability to attract and keep the best brains in all phases be construed buy, any basic of as an offer security referred to to sell, to the to leasing. note field, that or herein.) the commercial financing as it is called, exceeds the growth in bank loans, personal loans, or automobile loans. Commercial leadership position, in¬ been — functionally embrace equipment It growth companies in its industry, proven aggressive management, imaginative research, steady flow are: recently geographically $7,- include Florida, Canadh, and for¬ There eign areas, as well as year. 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I expect stock to increase actual other firms. terion At person a with a the to that cannot be estimated time. ultra¬ to 21 at would from way 149 antici¬ re¬ David Norr NEW a 73) the financing air¬ circumstances The (at of times wnere Securities Co.9 Ltd. years sults. is the large sums spent no the price rates D A I WA continue stock product to follow the development JAPANESE improve ahead. The company person with an idea for a a offices is pated 1961 allows branch why employee piracy is the rule rather The pro¬ most industry an our SECURITIES profits should engineers, scientists and in to $3.50 there not to DIgby 4-2727 as m. rrmtm strong, unique features of two (This is under very turnover to year chan¬ are wires City than the exception. share supply systems. Gulton, lowest technicians 1960. nuclear sub¬ for the of skilled against industry an of one of Ma¬ research space expenditures Orleans, La.- Birmingham. Ala. Mobile, Ala. against $10,605,000. Gains are ex¬ loans against receivables, inven¬ pected in both sales and earnings tory and equipment may also be this year and the current used as backlog security. Mullen- Electrical flowmeter for marines — New NY 1-1557 purchase of road building ma¬ $813,000 or $0.85 a share on chinery, laundry equipment, and average shares outstanding in the vending machines. period. Sales totaled $12,997,000 (4); In connection with some in¬ and of accompanying sonic SUGAR Raw of D. . St., New York 6, N. Y. was borne oscillators for missile tests; a range of new spectrum and data analyzers for telemetry systems, and is five years. Net income for fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 1961, grams; self-calibrating accelerometers and liquid-level Gulton - Walter E. Heller Co. The personnel philosophy is truly outstanding and has resulted in very high employee morale ana the physiological monitoring Force tLcal (3) earnings, the company capability of tripling or These quadrupling these earnings over ables chinery and Mfg. Co. (a subsidiary of Worthington Corp.) of Los An¬ geles, Calif. New products de¬ veloped last year included: Auto¬ for In New York re¬ stock Exchange Analyst, Burnham & Co., paid for by govern¬ earnings. & has the 1961 programming, Air 99 fiscal computer systems figures do riot include trie HAnover 2-0700 NORR no reason to Mineola, N. Y., specialists in data processing and matic LAMBORN & CO., Inc. of Division 2,000,000 why I like it. DAVID this is listed on the Ameri¬ Stock Exchange where it was category Heller purchases the re¬ ceivables and assumes the burden recently quoted at $55 a share. of any losses. While the stock is high relative acquisition of Svstems Corp., bach 12,997,000 standards I American Stock Exchange 19 Rector Direct Gulton distrib¬ with — Research electronic 2,000,000 these can line. cluded the 10,605,000 is V i exists at all levels. intensity—that has been so developing its prod¬ Highlights ■ 1,000,000 2,100,000 this and $500,000 6,184,000 7,477,000 meets believe and believe successful in FOUNDATION, Inc. $5,164,000 work Gulton Expenditures I ported where one- Management is now striv¬ ing to improve the company's marketing capabilities, perhaps its major weakness, by applying its and Sales companied independent representatives talents R&D operations. K. creases utors. Support their ac¬ the govern¬ sales engineers and the own sales the as Somewhat their Members New Members of (1) Loans secured by accounts is exemplified by the healthy re¬ receivable. These loans are pres¬ lationship with the union, a large ently made to 90 clients, with stockholder, which has agreed rapid payment, 30-60 days. Each that wage increases shall be Direct sales to the govern¬ run 10-15% of the total sales. Steiner, Rouse & Co! by the figures dignity. That this philosophy is mutually beneficial at ment. Bought—Sold—Quoted (Page 2) expenditures form of human and equipment. Plants are located Customers Louisiana Securities David — The people. D. New York City. neled toward this goal. Michael Burke of company, our Co. & that the company has put new product development ahead of re¬ R. i fied v e r s & attract and profit-conscious, however, and all products, rather than be¬ ing a haphazard agglomeration of merchandise has,in fact, as its com¬ Opportunities Unlimited for o charge a ble flash-light. This widely System line Write t "Life- Lite'' SAN FRANCISCO . pie- zoeledtric CHICAGO . the and — 1962, Dr. Gulton, Chairman and Walter E. Heller & Company has President, has stated $2-3,000,000 increased its per share earnings will be spend on new product de¬ annually for 13 consecutive years. velopment. Thus it can be seen Earnings should increase 10% this Leslie prod¬ ceramics 1-40 Induslries, Inc. Michael Burke, Analyst, Edwards and Hanly, New York City. (Page 2) in Analyst, Burnham & Co., to shown contract. ment Alabama & - search a from R. 19.61 line rang¬ uct volume scienalic best be These have diverse 1920 Teletype NY BOSTON 1965087 a - per¬ developed Broadway, New York 5 WOrth indeed V creative scientific Member Stock factory" is sales below: company. Its Corporation American appellation char- top large can incorpo¬ "idea an hold very acterization of New York Hanseatic Established as this the Associate Inc., Week's Gulton development enabled them Have 1942, has been described perfect executions. accurate Industries, in elsewhere and Stock Thursday, June 29, 1961 . Fartioipancs and enlightened personnel policies em-, Walter E. Heller ployed by management which Ncrr, Industries, Inc. Gulton your York . of the country and to . Their Selections particular security. a research relation Exchange American Stock Exchange and States. New diffcnnt group of experts a favoring on Analyst, Edwards and Hanly, New York City cover¬ reaching banks, brokers and dealers throughout the United age, Next for reasons BURKE This "Forum advisory field from ail sections nation¬ our private wires, fast and reli¬ traders which, each week, in tha investment and Call "HANSEATIC" wide Security I Like Best... A continuous fcrum in Chronicle ' 2.8 for 48 Years paper on National Quotation Bureau 2.0 a 338% in¬ 8%;: personal loans 12%, Continued Quotation Services 6.5 5.6 4.9 - 253% automobile Over-the-Counter page 26 "Incorporated Established 46 Front Street CHICAGO 1913 New York 4, N. ' SAN Y. FRANCISCO ! Number 6068 193 Volume . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2835) *3 CONTENTS Today's Speculative Cycle And Role of Government LiCHTtnsTfin B.S. COMPANY AND Vice-President and Treasurer of Winslow, Cohii & Stetson Incorporated, New York City ' ' t.. ' By B. K. Thurlow,* C j- excesses he distortions avers dangerously built into the are Budget Deficits—Hon. Douglas Dillon.___ cycle, and ruminates on whether the government will act to liquidate or lessen them before the next election to avoid an embarrassing, it' whan of stimulation ment's into runs rejects and trouble; beyond market bull the —B. K. Our at many The Coming would have thought in just of' it these is at made shrewd Yankee Bradbury K. Thurlow real crumbles of substance much that stuff gifted less by but more iearned writers. Irving's basic idea him to came as he was watching lovely, calm sunset during a sea He tried out his esthetic on the ship's captain, voyage. enthusiasm merely shook his head sourly and said this kind of halcyon calm who as "weather a this scene exampled the and those "times of un¬ prosperity" "Every writes, which are now and- then," world "the is one of these delusive seasons the 'credit system' as he by visited when it is called, expands to full luxuriance; every¬ body trusts everybody; a bad debt is a thing unheard of; the broad wealth to certain and sudden way we Bank solid capital, stocks amazement at the amount lic of July as turn . of pub¬ wealth, the 'unexampled state our dreaming They relate to projects credulous, speculative designing men. their dreams and and ignorant the dazzle them with Indications of Current Business Activity 31 Market and You (The)—By Wallace Streete 16 . . . Observations—A. Public ioned on of side is dollars finally as proven as well Offerings- ___— 45 — 2 24 Corner— right. as materi¬ v and Industry of Trade State Washington and You Southern Gulf 5 (The) 10 Tax-Exempt Bond Market-—Donald D. Mackey on page Utilities 48 ;—j, 28 1868 Park Place, CLAUDE WILLIAM Every plete Chicago Glens Falls Worcester state D. J. issue) Chicago 3, 111. 29, news, 135 — Treasurer (Telephone Dominion Other clearings, Salle STate in Countries, Bank $45.00 St., 2-0613). and per Note—On the La New United U. States, S. $72.00 per rate foreign must be Quotation year. account of of INCORPORATED in New 39 — extra). fluctuations in for advertisements remittances and York BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6 Monthly, Postage the exchange, subscriptions made Record (Foreign W? V. FRANKEL & CO. year. Other Publications etc.) South Febru¬ at Territories and Members of Union, $65.00 per year; in of Canada, $68.00 per year'; 1961 bank matter office post Pan-American market news, the Subscription Rates Possessions, news and ad¬ Monday (com¬ quotation every Issue at 1942, Subscriptions 9576 (general and Office: to SEIBERT, corporation city 25, second-class Publisher MORRISSEY, Editor Thursday and ary as York, N. Y., under the Act of March 8, 1879. SEIBERT, President DANA statistical Other Company New York 7, N. Y. REctor 2-9570 records, Schenectady COMPANY, DANA B. vertising TELETYPE NY 1-5 Copyright 1961 by William B. Dana Reentered U. S. Patent Office Thursday, June ST., NEW YORK 4, N. Y. ' CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Members New York Stock Exchange TELEPHONE HAnover 2-4300 Twice Weekly COMMERCIAL and GEORGE 32 to which Spencer Trask & Co. Boston DIgby 4-4970 contributing to this differContinued Founded Broadway, New York 5 20 Now in Registration Salesman's Security stake in at are ally many are interested in this question of speculative cycles, I think it may prove profitable to discuss some of the present ele¬ ments 39 20 Governments Security J.F.ReiIly&Co.,Inc. 4 May— Wilfred Security I Like Best (The) Reg. Newark futterman corp. both sides and many PREFERRED STOCKS Nashville fiat metal mfg. 21 Securities Prospective opinion in this question are ably defended on Utility Securities modern believe who Reporter Our The Albany power design, inc. 27 Funds—Joseph C. Potter News About Banks and Bankers—; 25 BROAD associates, inc. 8 12 WILLIAM 25 acoustica 48 Washington Ahead of the News—Carlisle Bargeron Published Shave specialized in ._ 12 has made the old fash¬ all-embracing speculative society golden visions, and set them mad¬ IfFor many years we 26 ___! Einzig: "Canadian Devaluation and the British Dalliance" Mutual 1929, but when situation, Intellectually or Stocks ' ■ (and among these some highly respected professionals who determine policy for insti¬ Last" "Now is the time for __Cover (Editorial) attention to the pres¬ the ultimate decisions "Could This Delusion Always St. Louis ' quite billions public prosperity.' It Insurance and From it suddenly seems different. There are many people in our business who have suspected the imminent top of the great postwar speculative cycle ever since 1946, just as there are ent Philadelphia / Dealer-Broker Investment Recommendations in cycle obsolete. The differences of back falls and 23 Coming Events in the Investment Field are example, who would expect to be caught in the Florida land boom as of 1926 or long of common tutions) to Los Angeles familiar today with the all fairly we Cleveland vahlsing, inc. See As We a 1929-32 debacle, the after to ' Regular,. Features hundred years ago, a host of lesser commentaries published still over and from but Irving, be sure, as yet exists in promise; but the believer in prom¬ ises calculates the aggregate as All, ' * * Bankers Association popular delusions and Madness in crowds" writen a generation after plain and open; and men are to dash forward boldly, from the facility of borrowing. . . . tempted Teletype NY 1-1825 & 1-4844 San Francisco speculation, ground, leaving wreck behind: 'It is such dreams are made on.'" inc. 40 Exchange Place, N. Y. 22 the to mackie, cellent "Memoirs of extraordinary many lies Small Business Financing on Taft P. George A. Newbury is President of the New York State Sure weather breeders of traf¬ sure fic. breeder". & 18 Direct Wires major characteristics of the specu¬ enough by the middle of that lative cycle as it has existed for other people at other times. There night, all hell had broken loose. is scarcely one of us today, for Irving drew the analogy between was Singer, Bean Chicago From Mr. Charles Mackay's ex¬ has been written since on the sub¬ ject a scarce contain that the : Stock Investing * reared by and credit ob¬ servations 16 Duncan Officer's Views Loan —Richard curtailed; the promis¬ sory capital begins to vanish into smoke; a panic succeeds, and the whole superstructure, built upon Mississippi some A enter, and the of unexampled prosperity'' end. The coinage of words an Lindy Hydrothermal : doubt a Bowling 15 HA 2-9000 is suddenly about ; Stock Prices and Lessons for the Future R. —Robert golden dream; short as it is brilliant. as but 'season so the Cobleigh The Trustee's Dilemma in Growth would indeed be a Let U. —Roger W. Babson and Could this delusion always last, the life of a merchant but it is YORK 4-6551 Bargain City, U.S.A. Amer. Int'l . . NEW WHitehall Oil Recovery 14 Lanes—Ira on 100 Years of the magnitude of the he has contributed to . STREET, . at produce. or Bubble, admires and get Dashew Bus. Mach. on inflation but Washington Irving, writ¬ ing a hundred the WALL 6 —Murray Shields speculation; bubble rises on bubble; everyone helps with his breath to swell the windy rises tion wonders terms, event 6 ; Bumper Crop of New High Records ding after shadows. The example; of one stimulates another; specula¬ superstructure, time after you.,, of them Telephone: —Albert C. Simmonds, Jr . Lines the awareness of stock market cycles has existed more or less vaguely since the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. I doubt suppose years to for The New Challenges Facing Commercial Banking System \ ... capital gains taxes if the 2{k% government bond of long—or no—maturity. Mr. Thurlow depreciates this "Mephistophelian plan, and the government's control over free economic forces. the us 3 , —Hon. Jacob K. Javits proceeds are reinvested in a non-taxable that too Truss grant a forgiveness period from would or /. Foreign Aid Program Faces Its Greatest Challenge "pure moonshine" the as earnings rise in the decade ahead. The author comments on present attempts to talk speculation out of the market, and says he was told that the Treasury Depart¬ ment has been considering a scheme whereby the government stock price and of inevitable doctrine of Thurlow 99 life expectancy its obsoletes long. rid end of the speculative boom in common, stocksj decries govern¬ ; those __Cover Today's Speculative Cycle and Role of Government pointing to the Mr. Thurlow detects classic signs market correction. You've been carrying Inflation Fears Are Unjustified Despite Continuing government views uncomfortably cycles speculative and - a BACK HURT? . of Avower I Page ..Articles and News funds. WHitehall Teletype 3-6633 NY 1-4040 & 1-3540 4 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2836) On OBSERVATIONS... WILFRED MAY A. BY see" is evidenced already being so "seized" via the American Stock Exchange in conjunction with the Re's scandal, expelling the Re's, father and son, and calling for members' data in response to a most voluminous questionnaire, Congressional hearings on the pro- large-scale investigation of the trading markets highlights the importance of prospective multiple-source revisions in posal for a securities regulation. True, the House hearings were programmed to be narrow. The enabling Resolution, introduced A sure Bet sub- Regarded chiefly important is the over-the-counter market, the Committee problem with which the Commis- by Representative Peter F. Mack, considered and Jr., committee and Interstate on headed by merce SEC "conduct to by the of a Foreign sion has been most broadly and Com- him, directs the continuously immersed ever since study and in- the enactment of the New Deal's securities legislation. The long- a vestigation of the adequacy, for the protection of investors, of the rules securities national of changes associations [meaning Association tional Dealers—the eluding N.A.S.D.] for rules suspension, member of the try from important provisions of the 1933 and 1934 Acts are particularly important inexpulsion, boom - time torrent of new offerings. All unlisted issues are free of ... of a inconsistent conduct for the proxy with just and equitable principles a $750,000 appropriation. But this relatively narrow agenda may spill over into a number of other impending of trade"—with questions—possibly motivated byl desire to justify the appropriation. But if it does not, they S.E.C., as part of its regular program, with the aid of special projects, Foremost among the latter are the will be "processed" by the School's Wharton the conducted long- mutual funds, and the recently initiated six-month undertaking by Joseph L. Weinerj as Special Consultant to the S.E.C., "to review various programs and operations, and study the of recommendations make Commission and to action rect (as Senator of is Professor Louis getting istrations, revision and unification most thorough of ment been hot-and-cold J. (including M. the Landis) enlist- will be a stronger factor toward enacting some such legislation—but surely in compromise form. certainty of the Exchanges a has that the change in Admin- guess "Task andhrulesaWned SeCUritieS StatUt6S The h™ the years, will be more or ^ess helpful to its passage, is a moot question. This writer would Force" inquiry into up-dated fundamental "insider trading" over Gore's as Loss' midst the regulations imposed on listed corporations, with issues of less than $300,000 being completely exemptable from registration. While the statute imposes the obligation on new issuers, both listed and ,u,nlisted, to file complete corporate information quarterly, semi-annually, and annually; issuers of amounts less than $2,000,000 are not so required. Thus, even a substantial portion of the "fancy" new issues escape the obligations °i corporate reporting as well as the proxy and "insider trading" restrictions that are imposed on Exchange-listed companies, Whether Mr. Frear's transfer to membership on the Commission by part tax legislation. And then there proposed stock option bar and now from the Senate, where the OverThe-Counter legislation sponsored the the Congress." Congress will take some di- The of the securities indus- mous area ex- Securities discipline or existing exemptions of this enor- securities the Na- national and by the S.E.C.'s "look- exercise, in which the 1961 Commission has officer definitively The been finally issued, in slightly re¬ form, to take effect July 1. vised The regulations, dealing with advertising and related "fraudu¬ lent, deceptive, or manipulative" practice, is now in steady prog¬ ress. The storm raised by the Commission's original promulga¬ tion of proposed rules resulted in of protests (accompanied flood by endorsements) few a It is understood that the in major one cessful. have been area The proposed prohibition Clarification and ous. be data permit, to made, investment counsel, ing advertising adviser week pointed space (June unresolved 22), in markets; the of cluding financing; the the effects stock question should the its received, ommendations, the to rec¬ Com¬ there thought that the our administration of advisers' thorough or the tated this by transferring it the to Federal Trade Commission—or at will studies After out the tranche second , relating of will the to advertising is the Commission way, begin compiling tions governing conduct. with regula¬ new their business Perhaps included will be of there¬ consideration of the Telegraph Tip, whereby "invest¬ advice over the glamorous telegraph wire, has had the "Wal¬ these of the the the ment" wildly dis¬ following market's the opening in the touted issue. also action of relations said are to profes¬ be clients. offered Such partially "hun¬ issues activities curbed, limited registration firms is such firms distributing promoting, market- publicly a offing concerned with the public There 'the in in of the but of are only period—during the period, for 40 in and days press after some the of these In this each At the already close to inclu¬ under the existing adviser rules, additional regulations would are sion be needed to make adviser curbs thesis SEC's not agency too plan Law holding the School "Mr. his faculty colleagues by students! as as a scholar and teacher along with our underlying that investor education all the The proposal would have permitted the Chair¬ "cleaned." But elimination term, there is the affirmative danger of the investor getting a false sense of security from "Gov¬ ernment guaranteed" —or at "Government aegis." EST. for SEC action, actually ordered by the Congress, is Proxy regulation. Along with the processing of We take these pleasure in announcing that HENRY B. instruments warfare," the MR. area and has become associated with as Manager of our "corporate privileges stockholder of the of the procedure initiation and re¬ Mutual management contracts, as amended by the com¬ promise version adopted by the us SEC Trading Department. 1870 in proposals, regarding newal of the individual making GERSTEN not or in January 1960, will be Correspondents inprincipal cities throughout the United States and Canqda reviewed. Also to get action: the Stock Option, about which the attending fury is cluding via Casper Rogers 80 Pine Co., Inc. the gree Street, New York 5, N. Y. cies, 5-5570 Teletype: NY I ..j „ v.v.y,-.v.v,-.v.-.v.v.v.v.v.v;v.-.y.-.v.;v.v;v:v^ UNDERWRITERS AND DISTRIBUTORS What about OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES currently growing de¬ of supervision, and its poli¬ as in the Middle South case, Dominick subsequent market ? abolition). SEC's of condoning the lowering of the optionee's price to accord with a 1-4949 Trading Dept.: BO 9-6244 f (in¬ tax legislation area, Senator Gore's proposal for Utilities Telephone: HA growing the complete & greatly so §£; drop principle into And is the (turning the option pure gift routine)? SEC's present reten¬ Members New & Dominick: York, American & Toronto Stock Exchanges 14 WALL STREET of cheating of the "game's" players will not change the essential character (speculative) of the trading activities. Over the long- of the is be Up-Dating the Battle Rules whether is con¬ and subsequent reforms? As¬ suredly, Exchange operations_will effective. Another he has Corporation Meanwhile, what will be the impact on the market of prospective investigation Senate's reorganization important. breaking-up the inte¬ for able Division "net" investigation of the regulatory agencies by James M. Landis, who back in 1935 succeeded Kennedy's pere to become the Commission's Administration's has long an Utilities important than ceivable regulation! chairmanship of the Agency. The as more gral part of the recent Task Force Wednesday the called he goes on Kennedy of his father's first chairman. of Perhaps an academic Commission he Columbia well as some measure, sub¬ recollection by Presi¬ last of been following, in was of companies under the 1935 Act. At recom¬ reported back course key boom, which administered the herculean of way to broadening in both importance and breadth—possibly The SEC of this market remembered member along to be stock practical background. been the seems Chair¬ new furnishes of combination rare a and Law"— The Commission its under Cary time task be rela¬ and Agency, particularly important at may findings, deliberation SEC Mr. be RE-KENNEDYIZED turndown of role of Commissioner). in the second Office any a COMMISSION dent the one Whar¬ which Commission's conscious of man, ter Winchell" effect of torting service Careful Congress. THE new After tively slow-but-steady progress is the impression given the observer their staff by the SEC. the mendations will to in William Cary (with the Agency's former Republican boss, Edward Gadsby, constructively moving over to the supporting presumably group, cases with the Commission's now cluded and the other, now being initiated by Joseph L. Weiner at the direct behest admin¬ sentence" Price Administration and the War bit accelerated; a "death the Utilities 1938-1943 Act, Werner's subsequent posts in¬ if to get And One School become the of Public helping William Douglas draft the SEC's Chandler wiggle." Two major will be crucial in such consideration. rules Director as from Chairman. a least in the book ton in Commission's F.T.C. field, where the already has jurisdiction and experience. Cary, bond froth over, another. area "getting become breaking up the holding com¬ panies. On his staff was William re-look. sure are going event, a Funds, aspects, source in the as love from Wall Street," no istered the Mutual advertising rules could be facili¬ on seen Division, has Weiner Division part particularly public utilities as field, might well get The in Provision in exercised various the Production Board. Call thereover, may hearings. It has been SEC's and full which mission—after be further together comments own of are functioning Commission's margin price comments digest a expects latter, whether some formula The Utilities Mr. $64 factors—and of reliance engaged. Recently profiled as "A specialist in Unpopularity, who market's credit greater director of the Commission's Pub¬ Reserve its gear the to to or the to the is liaison with the President; Loss' afore-sighted mis¬ Dr. lic volumej and whether changing level and answer it sion; and in the full-time job in which Joseph Weiner, former margin prices Landis' in of definitive that manifestations cooperation agency "Leakage" effect rules; the margin changes current direct the with week a Mr. "liquidity," in¬ alleged role in the economy's capital its of those "Cary was thought shark, but ended up as a a outside market facilitating of current be Other of today's claims on components if permitted to do even to Commission's require objective authoritative restudy—the speculative and invest¬ ment the have Minnow." area financing where the SEC's policy about to last this not has said, wag following the items out question, would transfer, are already delegable. Incidentally one recognizing that, under existing legislation's lack of directives, the Reserve Board's existing policy in administering margin requirement changes has necessarily been quite haphazard. this in much desirable the As and so; for com¬ staff members. Most or duties delegated company in for HAnover 2-5795 a mit offering date. While • now prohibition a authority to individual cases Commissioners Furthermore, be the of an is feasible. coverage Broadway, New York 4 are by delegate , missioners option's held receiving further consideration by the Commission's Trading and Ex¬ change Division which will sub¬ their LAREN there Board The complete proposals regard¬ be to handling Fixing: a such it director? Thursday, June 29, 1961 . man interval the Stock Market Credit and Margin change will give that of buyingf-in its (supporting the mar¬ ket) while options are out¬ standing? particularly to date stock own on request. on now 26 suc¬ against the adviser publicizing his past achievements is now ambigu¬ wise, KUNO protests minimum the or behalf hearings and correspondence. literature of industrial securities which taken into account via have been dreds" Underwriters, dealers and distributors the of Adviser sion. LAREN COMPANY installment second . adequate, in setting six as the should accompli, having on May 25 fait related the formation of the of tightening rules, relating to de¬ tailed record-keeping is now a a after against installment first financial announce in engaged pressing timetable. Possible We rule represents another important area a HEADQUARTERS week's WASHINGTON—This tion months become POLICE AT Front Tout the stepped-up invasion against the "investment" advisers doings The . NEW YORK least Volume Number 6068 193 . and Financial Chronicle The Commercial . . Production Steel Electric Oil Output Carloadings Retail The State of Trade Index Food Price Production TRADE and INDUSTRY activity is Steel running now Although tinplate shipments to lag, this is more a problem of tight inventory control rather Failures than weakening Can shipments basic demand. Commodity Price Index running ahead months. of any fare affirms tors improvement spread significant business indica¬ are of that is Bank The First National showed ately strong business under way, says issue of Boston in the June Bank its of recovery New England Letter. the tinuing, Con¬ in the upturn in the Bank says, ago. year cities cate that various forces that will contribute all an to the of the improvement. The breadth present uptrend, however, of the major spend¬ affecting all ing sectors to degree, some sug¬ gests more and more a combina¬ tion that could produce a marked, V-shaped per¬ of that closely resembling haps pattern, recovery factors cities of the United States in the first quarter. How much of strength of the stock, recent market "too reflect may gener¬ anticipating, too soon" this welcome event, it is difficult to ously number of forth last at $29,346,137 088 for the same week in 1960. Our comparative sum¬ turn warnings against spec¬ slower a and upturn follows the of the four post-war periods. The pattern of production in each of the three recession preceding periods since recovery has followed a roughly 1949 regairiing trend, other In Age" "Iron July delivery pected August is running ahead of both May and June, at comparable ad¬ eral 110 late Federal the on early as as December. as steel and autos, as well Re¬ July or Although as numer¬ other lines, did well enough in the in rise index, it should the initial that remembered stages of recovery are likely to be most spots while rapid. in& the the forces in to the continue, third temper labor of quarter any over- Sev¬ placed companies than was delivery, August for orders and general orders that have put July in a stronger position than seemed August upturn is expected strike or the ple: steel automakers by be affected by negotiation as deadline approaches. 31 Aug. Although auto steel orders are strongest single factor in the the steel summer are involved. Tubular products at least there trend, elements other should remain months, and continue the gradual that rise began be back ago. of more strike. The panies will-'show ment some Age Iron earnings of steel comments the over a com¬ big improve¬ first quarter. considering ARE PLEASED TO THOMAS E. in the market v erations. ''y u price situation is un¬ with price and extra continuing for many products., A break in major ton¬ nage products now seems less likely, however. Automakers, who would less be the leaders, interested the price front. Instead, they are insisting on high quality, prompt delivery, and other; services that will help lower auto production costs without breaking prices. Metalworking Sales to Be In The men Strong Second Half who manage uptrend in second half for shorter the American Iron steel on enough hand to wind up pro¬ & CO. AND OTHER YORK STOCK PRINCIPAL STOCK AND 2 of NEW YORK 4 ended June Other will close plants users vacations. for will probably production decline by 12% in July (to ingot tons vs. June's million Production June 7.5 8.5 million). 24 (*92.6%) at * — v" " ' 1,975,000 tons, output 26, 1961 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ I Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis OFFICES 26.7% below the or The institute concludes with Index of Ingot Production tricts, for week 1961, as follows: by Dis¬ June 24, ended tons. Output will be slightly less next week. magazine's Production for Week Ending was scrap June 24,1961 North East Coast__ 101 Buffalo 84 Pittsburgh 93 Youngstown 89 price com¬ posite was down 34 cents a gross $37.83. Mill buying is tend¬ ing to dry up as steel operations Cleveland ton to Detroit slowly Cincinnati 118 Automakers complete to plan the bulk of their 1,961 model runs the by weeks July middle of earlier 'than I three — last 123 134 1 Chicago drop. 114 St. Louis 120 Southerns 117 Western 122 year, By the end of the they'll all be switching production of next year's Total Steel reported. month, * industry Index of production weekly for 106.2 J production based average on 1957-59. cars. New orders for steel to be used in the 1962 cars are and it's believed that August ments will ship¬ be substantial. At that time, other users will also be end¬ ing vacations and stepping up consumption so there's a good chance August ingot production will rebound to about eight mil¬ will come in September as automakers start turning out new models at top The big spurt The only thing that can upset industry forecast, Steel steel this reports, is a long strike Makers Auto reached levels duction another auto Packard peak 1961 this maker, Studebaker- Corp., concluded assem¬ Ward's Automotive Reports said. The statistical agency said that General Motors, Chrysler Corp. Motors each pro¬ American and duced more new autos this week than in any similar period of this Continued in the of of Securities Forsyth J. S. Treibick Theodore Gold Robert G. Caffray NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Trisyth pro¬ while bly of its 1961 model cars a month "phase-out" last Melvin R. Seiden • week in advance of its Colin D. STREET Peak 1961 Three U. S. passenger car manu¬ facturers pleasure in announcing the formation WALL Reach Production for year, tons. lion Three being released, 1 IN 40 CITIES 43,146,000 58,876,000 tons (*126.4%), in the period through June 24, 1960. drop of 10,000 a Underwriters & Distributors 63 to *Indcx of Ingot Steel estimates The through year Ingot production last week was down. Cable Address: JUNE 17. this amounted EXCHANGE f In¬ (*106.2%), 0.4% under output 1,985,000 tons (*106.6%) in the COMMODITY EXCHANGES BROADWAY Steel tons tons duction of 1961 models. (3) Richard Treibick MEMBERS NEW and stitute, production for week end¬ ing June 24, 1961, was 1,978,000 TREIBICK, SEIDEN & FORSYTH 1891 18 According to data compiled by GENERAL PARTNERS ESTABLISHED to Steel Production Data for the DEPARTMENT GOODBODY pressure months. soon. FEELEY Suppliers contracts—12 APPOINTED MANAGER OF OUR SYNDICATE do. considerable , metal- business. automakers exert week July | holiday. (2) Automakers have speed. working companies predict a solid P BEEN now breaking in month because: into The steel will a metalworking, of survey putting three to six cents fringe benefits if the Big into Three ANNOUNCE THAT ' HAS the moderate rate of steel-making op¬ We take WE For companies.'earnings will be high part Steel a Week Ended June 24 industry, (1) Steel makers will curtail fin¬ ishing. operations over the until runs steel are, of advise they producers oil Major six months to of the second quar¬ approaches, strong through summer as a the end As seem the August, likely to inventories throughout lines. capacity will rise by basic the Steel 100,000 cars, that have not been shown to the public, changed, for for not production on some reports that July will be a slow auto Automakers would not want shadings September For signed. books are full to hold than whenever are down will per¬ some idea during the second half. two negotiations are out of the The reasoning here is sim¬ settle their cautions Production 2% The real auto¬ or the on negotiations without a work disruption. The magazine orders and automakers Auto Workers contract will September, through continue to first the for August. relatively jlikely a week ago. The have spite of the good automotive labor magazine bases this on in¬ dications from Detroit of strong slump now will optimism. except hot-rolled. of orders ter soft some economy possibility disturbances offer Also sheet orders In yet severe almost for labor contracts In addition, the looks to be less expected. May to suggest a further signifi¬ cant all auto good push they shows. Many are reconciled to the showing the largest percentage gains. Steel dates, of the auto suppliers try for wage cuts, but most will fight hard to hold wages smaller plants vital way. reports. Iron Age down from are runs. Letup bounce back strongly seasonal letup, The to orders says model products to United the A handful where business pickup with will Employment will edge up with makers round out their final 1961 launch the July continue and the ,.. June, but still much better than the monthly average for the first quarter. Much of the July ton¬ nage is on a rush basis, as auto¬ vance though contracts Auto Workers. 1 over-all, will have automotive The Iron Age Looks for Strong July Seasonal Steelmaking operations are ex¬ United possibilitv of achieving the peak index + 14.1 + 7.1 1,011,015 — 9.5 From Comeback simi¬ previous its important recent nearly stable price warfare mit scattered hikes in the sector, for ~. .. in ' - Corp. will also affect about metalworking firms that 1,100 Prices will remain are areas. automakers By this timetable/there would be of 1,247,236 1,167,000 915,304 assuming serve 1,423>017 1,250,000 Boston— cyclical peak in five to ten months. level % + 11.4 The current severe $. 15,778,282 Philadelphia July recovery, widespread enough. least the than September, $ 17,569,126 Chicago—— retarding The be a Motors rise but to than pace industry—and that is expected. The half. years. picture. motive pickup will not come until (000's omitted i York New any deeply unfavorable here could adversely affect its momentum if it became serious ous money 1960 1961 June 24— also impor¬ are demand steel feeling much stronger general demand Week Ended from business the as leading the for mary the continue will Costs at 5 Big Three contract talks which open Wednesday at General hefty 7% a first in the those not Net earnings will gain 4% dur¬ ing the second half vs. the first. week Our preliminary totals $31,500,049,334 against year. stand for obtain above corresponding the of those a ulation, a to possible record at called have which levels market the With say. ' is it which weekly clearings was 7.3% favorable has far so implications for corporate profits, which probably touched their low lar indi¬ ended clearings for 24, in weeks combination of strengthen¬ The the week the June Saturday, country, the of for centers follows: 1958. ing week with last Preliminary figures complied by the Chronicle based upon telegraphic advices from the a Regional factors tant The Midwest and West increase compared chief of economy, Year Last clearings an it is difficult to accu¬ rately appraise the strength of the early stages Corresponding Above Week moder¬ solid a 7.3% Was six last The booming response: Dollar sales will be above last year, al¬ though steel companies are bear¬ ing an added cost of holding large Clearings for June 24 Week Bank 1961's during automotive of 5000 will tinplate inventories. among asked them how they think their plants M Widely magazine ahead of last year. continue Auto Business well (2837) on page 30 6 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2838) must Our Foreign Aid Program Faces Its Greatest Challenge undergo a radical and long change, and that the of bear to the the program. By Hon. Jacob K. Javits*, United States Senator (R.-N.Y.) of since World challenge Javits II have we faced great as foreign a aid the depicts the problems and suggests methods for meeting them tribution recommends programs. Bolivia and The India. develop to Congress people the of before and United States, U. S. foreign aid program is the the lion facing annual capabil¬ for of free difference of this for Progress" To accelerate available the for foreign in¬ made we this fashion would be the greatest have now marked the for the nedy Hon. Jacob K. Javits between President Chairman and the The further deterioration world's position. of of action provision well of nomic the recipient bined nations with must both the cilities eco¬ be of com¬ and in¬ European contribution ment programs, foreign aid Favors 1% Nations public which ent our is of other also develop¬ to which directed. like of the to U. of the product a year gross develop and military S. and be during to growth problems of to this effort. Such , American $660 million needs of effort Brazil of Latin has inflow as estimated annual of Bolivia and America been million can only..-be meeting the in beginning and whole. a that the It $600 public investment recent billion will into Latin years per year decade. It that 1975 by Latin Latin have to estimated been the Ampriran American between gao exnorts and exports and that that billon $5 to annually facilities America unless the of Latin sufficiently to enable its nations to export more goods can. grow to world improve markets. ironic that the current should est magnitude the basic its great¬ assume at a & time when concept of the program be hard pressed may importantly they as did the in War post-war period. Since it is essential that the country move for- International the and for Bank Development $2.2 billion to help India meet the goals of its third amounting to yeYet plan which arein all ; r , only r- Ill - ■ ■ ■ . - ■ begins nf this +P start both a fo this renresents .Sepresenis the nations le HG1XIr1thp1rn?fG^f look , . at examnle one . • . mannerWnow. BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6 It is q£ outside to help of Let of a .Mi . Nigeria tional I that is a and claA creased banks forward move with it, h , is |aKlne a r?a. 100K: ap¬ ad¬ credit To support by $37 billion. made was up by The bal¬ liquida¬ a tion of $30 billion of security holdings. Today, most of the slack are ... the meet savings and time deposits in¬ ance many banks 1959 during this period, demand deposits increased by $32 billion ^ A® c?r?rn?r~ a c. a. Simmonds. jr. tbe for and the reins gone This 1 ei*! sources o£ documented is sources expansion in must come any finance credit, to a tighter. are well very in research new Jules from these I. Bogen, Composition of study by Dr. "The Changing Bank Assets," which bas just been published by hif.h®f leYel of sustained economic ,New York University under a activity, toward savings; put to grant of the Association of Re§erjeral use, t ioug e " serve City Bankers, Jial. banking sys em is The Association has been mind_ J^101' 3 0 . Q lowe? reserve' fully aware of banking's respon, sibility to ^Ji^Sond favorable n.nre tax ■ trIShlarfe Si stepson ?he right -j^Son higher case, a & In case anv if t e cou t y ^nondeSsivT oos- Depend • on h b Archaic Practice instrumental in directing attento the archaic practice pledging securities to of pub- secure funds—a hand-me-down from 0id English and Colonial law. The ■ , t remedial actions to the authorities in this field, which, if accepted, should materially ease the situa- tne se ^Qn Help Small Business De Secondly a™« ^ the Association is py oeconaiy, tne Association is ex- selves by even a small margin. ^ ini- which Association has suggested several , g-als £UUon Pe°P'e Planet aie 1 has . Productivity f and actions First, the Association has been s bc . ^ er *s ^cabr home as well as an oaa this end certain should help. tion - n|ents, expand wel are measu at home and withal ke p i the balance of paym n s p ob Billions tiated a Moon, a ture, meet,international coi 111 reallstlc a fashl0n ssergorpnoCe lies, of course, in greater productivity-an increased volume of goods and ' services which can only result in a higher standard ot living for all. b^f^Jaa^vaHablela^ger^sup1mtadled businesses pfy pLXrtorships As^ thIs pro? 'business takes shape, members will be kept py compete in the market place for funds. Deposits are the life blood struction, to spend that nation nations new that need . ... nation million required on greatest Niger R^ver. iowted the $120 million which the West "invested" in -rear's This pacification comparison whereas ter sum we to the na- the with have the opportunity of is the one Congo, because apt had to spend the lat- prevent widespread de- work of a of Africa. An integrated and cooperative development approach will assure of the banking system. The expansion of government lending agencies and the explosive growth of non-commercial bank- ing institutions has all tended to magnify the situation. We should keep in mind that a commercial bank is a department store of financial services. A commercial that the development projects will bank can provide the services that become an integral part economic future of the tions this resource: believe is begin its of we the former for far-reaching, constructive signifiCance, going beyond the borders 0f Nigeria into the neighboring orbit of manner, the com- vast of the the developing e migration telp of s the u new into the aa" * and na- expanding free world's economy these specialized institutions of- fer- We, as commercial bankers, must therefore do a better job than they do. We must perform our functions efficiently, more more readily and more graciously ?«7lished du™§ the ^onany 0ther financial °r§ani' Thus, the civlizatioir $150 investment comnarison COrtlandt 7-5900 Western estimated development . $100 needs of the economy. nations'. In this rations of the free world. traditions ' proximately and provided billion of this AfrC* 3nCl ^a* which shares many of the nolitical JAPAN banks to absorbing 1945 Between commercial ditional funds the United Kingdom and the is States, participating pan, five-yeai TOKYO, II. through JXU5J° (IBRD) and the International De- YAMAICHI SECURITIES CO., LTD. the t.hp limiiditv with whirh hankincr the liquidity with which banking found itself at the end of World nation's example of the need cooperative action and how velopment Association (IDA) in a two-year program of assistance Affiliate of ... however, years, nation's growth has been financed further with Brokers and Investment Bankers Post-War Experience recent jn Commercial banks in their abil- fully informed, ity to marshal the nation's finanThird the A<^nri->tinn hat; it is beginning to be met can be cial resources and channel them amined' and L ,continuing to found in the case of India. There, into productive use will be of f a consortium of six nations, CanteUing importance in achieving mercial banks can more equitably ada, France, West Germany, Ja- this goal, A Reconstruction YAMAICHI SECURITIES COMPANY of NEW YORK, INC. ; - administration the United Japanese Securities He also reports internal its ;,i.\ growth continent's import needs will grow productive problems of to play the same role in financing increase the coming over has doing to is ,, of these two Latin direction. In any nations: But even thisb"?ev® necessary potential for challenge to the U. S. foreign aid national ecc^e system and develop the ecohbmic the banking ^ developing nations. is the weapons applied the It of defense years—must Fund an^he Development' Bank," in to* support* jthe order threefold to between $1.5 and $2.5 mixed many economic program combined the the OECD consortiums with the International States, enterprise-government to their America nations in Japa- and public countries. success systems for U. recent countries could well join the U.S. in contributing as much as 1 % of their great scientific stronger economic position by past Marshall Plan and other rest vol¬ and United recipient projects Germany and Italy— helped to their pres¬ the the industrialized private He- were aid—and the institutions of the such Federal from This systems management approach-^-which has been usecj with S. GNP Formula the These fa¬ staffed organizations—and servants dustrialized nations, Canada and Japan, must make a more effec¬ tive individuals untary Western The en¬ by the managerial talents and educational recipient nations. (2) be as private economy—including management, labor, agriculture, foundations, admin¬ donor must technical and donor governmental in istration the of systems private and institutions, European banks, backed by governments, are forming Monetary manufacturing .• commercial nese American terprises of this nature. The technical and manage¬ eco¬ small-scale individual as gram: talents ac¬ Commercial Consortium In Brazil and Bolivia, with U. S. facilities- trade and financial operation of this foreign aid pro¬ (1) this resources area irrigation, successful the to the we con- theirs. Start Made by A projects involving of electric power,, development large-scale •''■YvC- principles new essential nomic free the of and to acute involving automation, personnel education and employee welfare. funds, leadership, utilization it ability Ken¬ requires the establishment of must halt any we full celerated contribution of Commu¬ what on its : its this good share our with tribute Khrushchev. Required breakthrough a from nists and where rial attune must Mr. Simmonds stresses the use. effectively meeting the demand for banking services. it States and channeling them resources ' for- because alone in Others fortune. war Human and Non-Human Facilities must mass our we cause initiative Two cold It is freedom, where we must seize are the longer no are Banking where to means into thrown meeting over area in struggle since the Vienna summit Commu¬ nist bloc. be can supe¬ riority the aid single decisive contribution which to think continue to fulfill its function can liquidity, equitable competition in the market place for funds and of productivity and its ideals permit generosity and self-interest to walk hand-in-hand. And yet,' we resources one fortunate productive banking so riod, bankers stabilization United the peculiarly being done in ask —without to Indeed, Latin in America." is into over aid added program marshalling the nation's financial NATO Further, ' I reasonable promptly utilized, for ex¬ to augment our "Alliance ample, demo nstrate of Laos, consider South Korea as a base for our troops, or think of Peru as a good neighbor? deal what is of Faced with . the highest loan to deposit ratios in the post-war pe- eign aid could we even negotiate good on be success strument the the Argentina? all make between without or years. could of 1961 fiscal City Retiring head of New York commercial bankers' association reports Europe, without the unvprnmpnt nf Tndia government of India, Hpmnfratin democratic as¬ for alliance the Western could be the world addition growth and failure in these activities. And a effec¬ tively devel¬ oping the less developed areas during recent This the Our official of amount budget without $4 bil¬ the to year sistance tory. ity a the his¬ war - add would development assistance program—thus doubling this year the greatest challenge of its 15-year post contribution a democratic the fense the cannot the one - year defense of $46 billion for 1961. How much higher would this de- integrated programs of multi-national, private and public assistance. In we Argentina; the Bank of New York, New York equals budget concept of aid, he concludes, calls for new institu¬ involved, we must make another equation: $46 billion spent for foreign economic aid in 15 years scientific and military weapons He also praises the start made by consortiums in Brazil, used free And, since the taxpayer's pocketbook is most particularly applying the "systems management" approach to under¬ projects of Thursday, June 29, 1961 Bankers Association, and Chairman of the Board, with Cuba India. developed countries similar to our mixed private enterprise-govern¬ ment in with 1% of their GNP, and amount of aid to by gearing the in the failure . By Albert C. Simmonds, Jr.,* Retiring President, New York State cannot we equate the waste in South Korea He urges free countries accelerate their con¬ long overdue change. Europe; maintenance tions aid must undergo a radical and involving realization that foreign cannot we Western equate In making this grave warning, Senator do today. we as War past overshadow to equate the loss of Laos with the preservation successes, Not brought are We should not allow failures past past the future shr-e of upon . The New Challenges Facing Commercial Banking System overdue failures . new __ . concept of for— ■. „ We aio no longer in a. situation e;gn aid is multi-national, private where we can sit back and expect eud public, and enlists the sinew business to come flowing through and the muscle of the free world's our doors. We must get out and industrialized power which has work bard. We must sharpen cur &rown out of and which has mode wlts a"d be continuously on the g ° alert to the demands for 'our P°sslble the preservation of the services and, above all, be ready , free world's polititcal ideals and human, values. to .satisfy them effectively. We must merm'al the tion, New Lake Y^l s Placid" n." continue Bankers^As^cia- Pandmg vo:.ce y., June 16, i9si". to tell banking's story in concerto. com- an ex- until it be^o'-ne*: a Then and only then will Volume the public, Number 6068 193 the businessman, the ' It care. is entrusted our that our the Impact Within certain to professional with the question on and answer Thursday at 4 p.m. at are we about which industry, will discuss the with personnel in electronics Street, New a who client has a public is Maxwell of First be be and reser¬ by calling made J. has Reynolds & r, Co., 425 Mont¬ gomery Street.' Mr. has recently been .. City. Treibick, - Colen D. Street, Partners are Melvin Forsyth, search most also. the is speed automation is that chines the fore¬ originally work shortly reduce into it stock offering." which with progressing. week's minutes.. of One David T. Gillmor With Baxter, who with Paine, East Coast Inc. East In the second scheduled seminar Ma¬ on reduced a day will a hours to Thursday Fellman, a at 4 p.m., Edward consultant to the elec¬ in the. Buffalo Lynch, the past office Pierce, with was of Fenner Merrill & Investors Vice-President; ray, > and (Special to The Financial Chronicle) SAN T. FRANCISCO, Calif.—David the out Gillmor, Jr. has become asso¬ ciated with Higgins, 465 Wilson, Johnson California Associates has named and O. Glenn Eddy,- Jr. for doors Further, and the check speed cedure and greater- > processing perhaps velocity pro¬ permit of a funds. It that;many banks may be to re-train their per¬ means called . upon for sonnel and types of rro'ns to new it is these activities new exciting work chal¬ lenges. In this re-training process, new I yam sure the -Association not be found wanting, for it to education say that the comes prleased to tion is second to am Associa¬ none. Educational The will ; when I Pioneers Association has pioneered ; in the field of banking education. The Association's comprehensive School of Banking now offersprograms for' all levels of man¬ agement, for supervisors, and for specialists, be they credit, invest¬ ment, trust,, operating, or person¬ nel administrators.'The Schorl Banking, with its 13 resident stitutes, the has now Employee .'Also benefit which the kind in Welfare of ; major banking institut sive its of in¬ thor¬ most curriculum of the banking field. ough importance to is the exten¬ ons insurance programs Association has avail¬ able for member-bank use. The-e offer tremendous va?ue programs the from ing standooint employment of and stabilis¬ nermitt^0" smaller banks to compete for highest the keep caliber and person¬ nel. These tion's plans the -are Associa¬ Retirement System, Group Life Insurance Plan, Disability Benefits Insurance Plan, * and Major Medical Plan. Officers and directors or of smaller institutions find that the adoption of may of more will be ment human the have the cost outlined can resolved be interest, that The Chase Manhattan Tower at Dawn that areas commercial financial in banking thering higher levels of economic activity will be achieved. Million Ten • v is It Customers satisfying commercial state What's in the and the job promoting and fur¬ community financing, in banks service now -from customers, that note to New 10 York million family to the largest business cor¬ poration with savings and check¬ skilled and historic financial center, The backed Manhattan office, the As Association close, a have $42 can other to year comes member. institutions billion stimulate employment, consumption and the production of goods and services for the bet¬ terment of mankind. *An fore . address the 65th New York Lake Placid, by Mr. annual State New Simmonds convention Banking V oik, a Chase new head meet the vigorous Ameri¬ economy. of be¬ the Association, -une . is a single banking purpose—greater usefulness nesses to individuals and busi¬ in New York, the nation and best! by the most modern banking machines and facilities. serve hundreds of thou¬ Equally im¬ portant, its location in the heart of New York's financial and trade cen¬ facilitates the efficient ter From personal banking Manhattan Plaza you of 1 Federal important is in bank for loans to industry to build bigger important area of American banking. THE 4U see the Stock Reserve, numerous f look out upon MANHATTAN Exchange, the Clearing .Commodity Ex¬ sands of customers, the new Chase changes. You see the throngs and Manhattan the headquarters is staffed by business and in this it leader Chase the most active center of the nation's House, why America's ^ga the 'windows finance. You stand handling of transactions. the the world. To experienced bankers all commercial and bright glass and gleam¬ ing metal of 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza of funds, which being used in one form or an¬ are stands ready to Behind the Employment to Bank, in its banking needs of ing accounts. $42 Billion to Stimulate the financial horizon? new on Rising 60 stories above New York's individual the —Photo by Erich Locker I confi¬ feel I will maintain its leadership of one plans resources. problem public dent low well worthwhile invest¬ a in If these activity, and you begin to under¬ BANK Head , Wil¬ of John Day, Ore., district managers. Street, entire banking system. thing, it is going to open services. Miriam liam F. Durand of Tacoma, Wash, & This numerous 150 FIF Assoc. Appoints FIF development v hi have far-reaching effects thro 'ghFor one Co. Broadway, New York City, is now doing business as a corporation. Officers are Sol Gallup, formerly proprietor, President; G. B. Mur¬ Wilson, Johnson, Higgins Smith for many years. Coast Victerson,' Secretary-Treasurer. Webber, Jackson & Curtis, in San Francisco, Coast Corp. Theo¬ . deal must Pacific dent of National Securities & Re¬ R. - Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. associated become the Weeks and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Prior thereto he was a Vice-Presi¬ Wall Josephine Freibick. Colen Forsyth and Josephine Freibick were formerly with Richards, Forsyth & Co. Other partners were with Calif. —John FRANCISCO, Baxter with Richard 63 at dore Gold, Robert G. Caffray and Reynolds (Special to The Financial Chronicle) SAN York Seiden, '' P. offices New seminars. both Baxter With ' from City Securities,,Inc., will of of Exchange. Mr. Gillmor was formerly with Hornblower & Treibick, Seiden & Forsyth is conducting a securities business Mangold, President moderator members 7 Stock field. charge no may Treibick, Seiden Formed ., Reichert at HA 5-5095. Barton man¬ (2839) subject There acquaint Salvatore Fornelle, a „ banking itself there the York City. specialist in private and public financing, will speak on "What advertising and public relations men should know Automation matters, with Wall 37 are of seminars and first seminar of the highest We must keep them so. order. .. belief my present ethics to same principles of private and public financing will get underway June 29 when First City Securities, Inc., will sponsor We, as bankers, have a re¬ sponsibility to the public that is far greater than the cash valub funds of agement cism. the series industrial Responsibility Our ethics must be above criti¬ of tronics • vations A '" " Public The Commercial and Financial Chronicle , First City Sees. Fin. Seminars public official and the law makers fully know of the economic im¬ portance of a sound, profitable, growing commercial banking sys¬ tem. . . Office: 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York 15, N. Y. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 8 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2840) .... Thursday, June 29, 1961 . * Co., DEALER-BROKER East 5 —L. Rothschild F. Broadway, AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT UNDERSTOOD IS THE . FIRMS PARTIES INTERESTED SEND TO MENTIONED THE WILL FOLLOWING Dept. Street, BE Also the Steel Small PLEASED New N. 5, & Wilshire of Calif. Com¬ Saunders, — Terminal Tower Building, Cleveland 13, Ohio. Tax Bank Stacks Toanenryo review, Quarterly — Chemical including comparative figures on largest commercial banks, etc.—M. A. Schapiro & Co. Inc., 1 Chase York Manhattan Plaza, New Yoko¬ Conditions—Report—New York Hanaseatic 1961-62— for Budget Nuclear Witter gomery Street, & Co., Francisco San in 120 In Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. the issue same articles are on Magnetic Materials, Teaching Ma¬ 6, Calif. chines, Lasers & Masers (for am¬ Domestic Trunk Airlines—Review plification of coherent light) and Bullock —Calvin Ltd., Industry. Street, New York 5, N. Y. Equities Investment—List of for developments new Wall 1 in the Drug available is an Also analysis of Controls Co. Robertshaw Fulton - interesting securities—Gude, Winmill & York Fire Wall Co., 1 N. Y. 5, showing Casualty & Over-the-Counter New Street, stocks Stocks—Brochure of data on pany 41 selected companies—First Bos¬ ton counter Street, New Corp., 15 Broad York 5, N. Y. Grocery Chains—Analysis the Pine ington, Colket & Co., 70 Street, New York 5, N. Y. New York ley & Fifth 245 Inc., Co. Inc., available Also period data Dow-Jones 35 over-the- stocks used Quotation in Bureau — National Inc., Quotation Front 46 Street, Aero Boat Cop¬ Power Street, Colo¬ Also Products and the of Star- Review — — New York 5, same issue are ton & Inc., Ill Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Also available are analyses and Nippon Heavy Okuma Machinery — Ross, bulletin Fine is a Foods. ipsue of "Investor's Merrill Tool Lynch, Pierce, Inc., 70 Pine St., N. Y. Also in the discussions of Uni¬ Cyclops Department Ya- maichi Securities Co. of New York Mitsubishi Ltd. Monarch — — Abitibi to Co. & Smith Fenner against cap¬ Information Tyler Main Street, Buffalo 3, Japanese Market Ca¬ Ltd., 25 Adelaide Toronto, Canada. same sion in current Reader" — of Rail Equipment Industry—Discus¬ Industries, N. Y. dustries Co. West, versal Steel Stores Corp., Co., May Pendle¬ Industries, Smith, Kline Colorado Oil & Gas French, Corp., Black Hills Power & Light Co., Atlantic Refining. In¬ body York Japanese Market-—Review—Nikko reports New York 4, N. Barge, is Corp., Addressograph Multigraph, Chicago & North Western Inc., Co., Ltd., 25 Broad St., Y. Also available special report on Citizen a Co. Ltd. American on Symington Commercial Wayne. Ta"dv Illinois Stock Japanese —Nomura Broadway, Also Market Securities New available Yawata Iron & Steel; Central, St. Louis San Francisco, Southern Pacific, Survey Co., Ltd., 61 York are — 6, N. analyses Limited a of (elec¬ list Street, Market G. brey Kirin Breweries; Sumi¬ Chemical; T o y o Rayon; Broad of interesting high - yield how numbers to — — apply Guide show¬ certain Arnold index Bernhard Banks, Brokers and Financial Institutions American Commercial Barge Line — Chart Parker New analysis & Redpath, York able is N. 4, chart a 2 Y. analysis of Carlisle Corp. American Smelting Refining— & & Stores Optical Co. and Co. Adams & Company, Boulevard, Los An¬ geles 36, Calif. Boeing Broad Also Memorandum Paine, Curtis, 25 Street, New York 4, N. Y. — Webber. Jackson available Poor & memoranda are on Co<, United Shoe Machin¬ Philadelphia ery, — & Electric and Safeway Stores. Company—Analysis—Carl Loeb, Rhoades & Co., 42 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Also M. available Trunk reference Eastern United to Air with particular Air Lines, Lines, and American Airlines. Brunswick Corp. — Frank, Bank Memorandum Meyer Building, & Fox, Los An¬ geles 14, Calif. Celanese Corp. America—Re¬ of port—Eisele & King, Libaire, Stout & Co., 50 Broadway, New York 4, N, Y. . Cenco Instruments Corp.—Data— Stearns & Co., 80 Pine St., New 5, N. Y. Also available is a York of Peterson Electronic bonds enue Bulletin — rev¬ Stern — & Co., 1005 Baltimore Kansas City 5, Mo. Broadcasting available * of Corp. available is Capital, Inc. Inc., 15 West 10th Street, Kansas City 5, Mo. Also memorandum a Wilcox Electric. Prospectus Dominion on Request Co., Troster, Singer & Co. Security Dealers Association Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-376; 377; 378 Ltd.— Inc.—Analysis—Midland Techno Fund Inc. Tar Chemical & N. Broadway, 61 Y. Also randum on York New is Farrington a on Co.— Hutton F. available turing Co. & Union Street, Detroit—Bul¬ Coast Leaseholds, Edelstein New available Also Co., Inc., 15 York 5, N. Y. reports are Precision on Instrument Corp. and Ortronix "Inc. Hydra Chemical Nease Corp. Power Franklin Bush Hanly, 100 Hempstead, & Denver Sansome 155 St., San Francisco 4, Calif. Coal Survey— Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. Also available is a study on Bausch & Lomb. & — Co., 44 E Securiies Analysis— — Broadway, Blair & Memorandum—D. H. man, Bowes — Report—FederStonehill & Co., 70 Pine St., York 5, N. Y. Matic—Report—Robert Policy 210 West Seventh St., Los Angeles 14, Calif. Also avail¬ is able discussion a Beneficial of Standard Life. Brothers Seeman R — e p o r Henderson & Co., 210 St., Los Angeles 14, are data available Conn.' Also 4, Beckman Instruments, on Sherwin Williams, and Procter & Gamble. Stone den, New York & Co., 4, N. Y. 25 Broad St., Communications—Memoran¬ Colo. Standard 115 —Herzfeld & New York 4, Memorandum — Stern, 30 BrOad St., a s & t m & Co., 72 Wall Street, N. Y. Packaging — Memoran¬ Co., & Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Mines Iron Rock randum—C. J. — Memo¬ Co., & Hodgson Royal Bank Building. Montreal 1, Que., Canada. N. Y. Corp. Wayne Symington — Anal¬ Maxwell & Moore— Memorandum—Laidlaw & Co., 25 ysis—Laird, Bissell & Meeds, Broad Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Also St., New York 4, N. Y. Also memoranda available are Crane Georgia Co., - on Pacific and Ruberoid. Market St., Los Angeles 13, Calif. Market Basket — California First tual is review a Co., Inc., 647 So. Spring St., Los Angeles 14, Calif. Corp. — Analysis—W. E. Baruch dum—R. — & Memoran¬ 1518 Co., Corporation Charles A. — Taggart 1516 Locust & Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa. Tex Star Oil & Gas—Memoran¬ dum—Walston & Co., Inc., 74 York Street, memorandum a on Allied review of United Radio, Shoe Ma¬ chinery Corp. — An¬ alysis—H. M. Byllesby & Co., Inc., Madison 867 St., Chicago 3, 111. Corp. — Management Madison New available Coastal York is 5, Y. N. Wall Also memorandum a Analysis — Corp., Box Courts N. & Co., 11 Marietta Street, W., Atlanta 1, Ga. Westgate California Corporation— Analysis pany, Dallas 1, 1, Wis. Parker Ford & Com¬ — Vaughn Inc., Building, Texas. as Principal foe Broken, T)ealers and Financial Institutions Grace Canadian Securities, Inc. * i Members: New York 25 Security Dealers Association Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. TELEX 015-220 • HAnover 2-0433-45 Orders Executed at • NY 1-4722 regular commission rates through and confirmed by memo¬ Co., 15 New York 5, N. Y. Dillon, Broad Also on States Gas Producing. Towmotor Corp.—Memorandum— Mercantile Discount Corp. Metalphoto K Analysis— Co., Inc., Hutton &| Co., 14 Wall St., New 5, N. Y. Also available is a Mu¬ Street, N. W., Washington .5, D. C. Tenney Memorandum— the of 120 Funds. Telecompufirtg Corp. Basket—Analysis—Bate- Eichler & Co., 453 So. Spring man, available Manufac¬ a n * Corporation—Report Bruns, Nordeman — Steep Loew's Theatres Oil —H. Hentz dum U ^ Sinclair New York 5, dum—Lowell, Murphy & Co., Inc., Denver Club Building, Denver 2, t— Cooley & Company, 100 Pearl St., —Holton, Inc.—Report—Hay- H. Huff & Co., Hartford E. J. Korvette Co., Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. | — Building, Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack— Electric—Memorandum Calif. Pictures & Co., Ill New York 6, N. Y. Jefferson West Seventh Co., Security Colo. Haupt New Ave., New York 22, N. Y. 2, Paramount Pitney Creek Co.— Papercraft Corp.—Analysis—C. E. Park Island Products Organiza¬ Broadway, New 120 5, N. Y. Hydrocarbon Chemicals I n c.— Bulletin—Evahs & Co., Inc., 300 Inc., Hawaiian Inc., 42 Co., Memoran¬ letin—De Witt Conklin York N. Y. & — Pa. Ira Memoran¬ — Co. dum—Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., 2 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh 22, tion, Heinicke Instruments Co.—Report St., Lewis Co., 63 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. i Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp.—Bul¬ St., Chicago 3, 111. —Robert Chemical H. Inc.—An¬ Co. alysis—Leason & Co., Inc., 39 So. La Salle & 2 Tea —Analysis — Dreyfus & Co., Broadway, New York 4, N. Y Gulf Distillers Report—Mitchum, Jones & Templeton, 650 South Spring St., Los Angeles 14, Calif. Pacific & 6, Electric Storage Battery Company —Analysis of Corp.—Analysis—John Specialists in Canadian Securities Seagrams dustries. Co., Bank port¬ Report—Parrish & Co., 40 Wall St,. New York 5, N. Y. Also avail¬ able is a report on Schenley In¬ Securities National letin—Laird, Bissell & .Meeds, 120 Amphenol-Borg Memorandum—E. York reviews are and reports on Minerals Chemicals-Philipp Corp. Pacific Atlantic Great System— folios for various purposes. Mid-States Bu iness Capital Corp. Louis 4, New York. 135 So. La Salle Columbia Dit-Mco Narragansett Capital Corp. Co.— Rubber & Chart analysis—Thomson & McKinnon, 2 Broadway, New York and City of Macon, Mo.—Electric Midland Capital Corp. *St. Tire Goodyear Mead Die. Distillers Growth Capital Inc. Marine Capital Corp. An¬ Manning, and suggested common stock Industrial — reviews of Domestic are Airlines Electronics and F. W. Woolworth, Washington Co. alysis—Blair & Co. Inc., 20 Broad St., New York 5, N. Y. Lee Boeing 5, memo¬ & Manufacturing Shields — York are Frantz Benbow orandum New available Oxford Paper and Union National —Birr 5455 Wilshire Square, Also on Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. Higginson Corp., 231 South La Salle St., Chicago 4, 111. Inc.—Mem¬ Y. Angeles 14, Calif. Also avail¬ an analysis of Internation¬ al Electronic Research Corp. Inc.—Memorandum—Lee Citizens & Southern Capital Corp. Electronic Capital Corp. Corp. Richards Interstate Vending—Memorandum Boston Capital Corp. Franklin Corp. & Long Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works Astronautics Hanover randa able is & American 8 N. Los St., of of Analysis—Hill — North s— Inc.—Re¬ Co., Inc., 621 South Spring St., dum—Edwards Foundrie Analysis—A. C. Allyn & Co., 122 South La Salle Street, Chicago 3, 111. Also available are analyses Equipment—Memo¬ randum—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Bank American American Viscose, trade Island & Monroe Auto Carbide, National Northfield American Selas Investors, 3932 Los Angeles 5, Data—Freehling, Meyerhoff & Co., 120 South La Salle Street, Chicago 3, 111. Steel of Components Blvd., William Also Inv. Inc. Broadway, Also avail¬ Report—A. M. Kidder & Co., Inc., 1 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Greater HAnover 2-2400 Auchincloss, — v Florida Capital 74 20 Security Analysis Companies— New Inc., dum—Pershing & Co., 120 Broad¬ way, New York 5, N. Y. la Oa Members Co. Au¬ Champion Spark Plug—Memoran¬ • We & — Street, New York 5, N. Y. Ave., Bi Report — Lanston Brothers For Inc., 89 Broad 10, Mass. Boston issues. ing tronics); tomo Market—Analysis—Da¬ discussion Square D Co., Sunbeam Corp. Y Steel; Fuji Iron & Hitachi Okla¬ vid L. Babson & Co. Union Stocks—Analysis—GoodCo., 2 Broadway, New 4, N. Y. Also available are & Securities Watch Oil Admiral Oils, — Inc., 600A Bettes Building, homa City 6, Okla. —Stern, Railroad Ltd. Works Paper & in review Corp. 755 reference & Knowles Investment Insurance loss Review Lubricants, Automotive United particular Colo. on Industry nadian newsprint production with Service Co., Mort¬ Mustang Inc., gages United Paper Tejon Springs, are rado Insurance of compari¬ industrial New York 4, N. Y. Ave., — North 620 Colorado Street, Kay, the and industrial Bureau, 16, N. Y.—$1 per copy. Insurance Stocks—Review ital the Folder Store—Study—Henry Bach Associates, fire listed in National year How Big Is the Threat of the Dis¬ count — Averages, both as to yield and market performance over a 23- Pen- — the used Averages Index up-to-date an between son Com¬ Insurance Data — Treasury Spaced—Discus¬ Investments in Securities"—Harris, Upham & Co., Mont¬ 45 Power 5, N. Y. sion in June issue of "Science and Market—Review Stock —Dean Corp., 120 Broad¬ New York way, — Canadian (plastics); Co. and Gas Textbook Market Greenshields & Co. (N. Y.) Inc., 64 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. Analysis Sekisui Co. 5, N. Y. Canadian Company; Rubber Co.; and Showa Oil hama 40 the Oil Sheltered analysis an view—California Franklin Investment Co., is Electronic Y. Industry. Business Stiver 120 discussion a panies—Memorandum LITERATURE: Co., York is available & available Corporation of America. Semi-Conductor Industry—Report INVESTMENT LITERATURE IT 44th CFSM-101, New York 17, N. Y. Members: The Principal National Stock Association Exchanges of oj Security Canada Dealers 25 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. Volume 193 Number 6068 . . . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2841) N.Y. Inv. Ass'n Interest is exempt, Tourney'Winners The its investment The held Association are annual outing at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club on Friday, June 16, 1961. The activities in¬ cluded a golf tournament, tennis tournament and the annual Exchange. The latter during cocktails which dinner. 225 June 23, 1961 \ $118,000,000 held THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY OF KENTUCKY preceded > of the members the sale thereof) on v Stock was made any profit exempt from taxation within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. NEW ISSUE • About in the opinion oj Bond Counsel, from all present federal income taxes under the existing statute and court decisions. Enabling Act provides that the Bonds, their transfer and the income therefrom (including As¬ (An agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Kentucky) sociation attended the outing. Paul Western Hahn, trick shot golf entertainer, entertained the hour's show during an The entertainment for the Peter AUTHORITY, a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is comprised of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, the Com¬ missioner of Highways and the State Highway Engineer. It is the Lessor of the Western Kentucky Toll Road. Currey Equitable Securities Upham & the Bonds. Paul H. White William . .. Davidson / sufficient to meet all v THE M. Sipp Van Alstyne, Noel & Co. Winners of tournament the W. E. Hutton SL Co. The Kentucky Company Ladenburg, Thalmann SL Co. principal and interest requirements on Carl M. the Bonds. Merrill DEPARTMENT, under the terms of the Lease, is firmly bound to pay the rental John Nuveen SL Co. (Inc.) R. W. Shields SL B. Dated the Amount $ Dillon, Union Secu¬ 900,000 Co. Runner-up Low 900,000 1,000,000 Gross— 1,000,000 E. Carpenter, Jr. Goodbody & Co. Low J. J. B. Murray Van Ingen & Price Rate Maturity 1967 3.75%' 1968 3.90 or Yield Interest Amount Rale Maturity $1,100,000 *Vl% 4l/2 1977 •v- 1,100,000 4.00 1,100,000 4.70 1979 4.55 Estabrook sl Co. 4.10 1,100,000 4.70 1980 4.60 First of 1971 4.15 1,200,000 4.70 1981 4.65 1972 4.20 1,200,000 4.70 1982 4.65 1969 1973 100 1,200,000 4.70 1983 100 4.30 1,200,000 4.70 1984 100 1,000,000 1975 4.35 1,200,000 4.70 1985 100 1,0(H),000 <0/2 1976 4.40 Leo Summary Description of Bonds: Issuable Smith any Shearson, Hammill SL Co. s , Gross Best Ball Smith (2) — nois, at the t bonds registered as to Alexander Piper Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis. at the principal payable at The Kentucky Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Corporation Bacon, Stevenson sl Co. (27 Putts) — Boettcher sl Goldman, Sachs & Co. July July July July July July — Osborne Dominick. Stortest Drive (2nd Hole) — I, 1966 to January 1, 1971, inclusive AS A FUND WHOLE 1, 1971 to " 2, 1976 to 2. 1981 to 2, 1986 to July July July July July 1, 1976, inclusive . , 1, 1981, inclusive , , 1, 1986, inclusive . 1, 1991, inclusive 2, 1991 to 1, 1996, inclusive' July 2, 1996 and thereafter . . . . Couffer, Jr. . . . 1. , , , . • • . Company Company Boland, Saffin, Gordon sl Sautter Butcher sl Sherrerd C. F. Cassell sl Co., Inc. Cruttenden, Podesta sl Co. Dick sl Merie-Smith SINKING PERIOD Longest Drive (17th Hole) William Blair sl following prices and accrued interest to the date for redemption: Shepherd Drexel & American Securities Arthurs, Lestrange 8l Co. Auchincloss, Parker sl Redpath coupon Bacon, Whipple sl Co. Best Match Play vs. Par— & Alden sl Co., Inc. Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Chicago, Illi¬ Redemption Provisions of the Bonds: The Bonds may be redeemed prior to their respective maturities on 30 days' published notice in Kentucky, Chicago, Illinois, and New York, New York, either in whole, on any date not earlier than July 1, 1971, at the option of the Authority, from any moneys that may be made available for such purpose, or in part, in the inverse order of their maturi¬ ties, on any interest payment date not earlier than July 1, 1966, from moneys in the Sinking Fund, Rutter & Co. Dominick as option of the holder. Principal of registered bonds without coupons and of Co. Barney & Putts Tripp sl Co., Inc. bonds, registrable Kentucky Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky, or at Chemical Bank New York Trust Company, Joseph O. Rutter John E. as New York, New York, or at American National Goedecke S, coupons in denominations of $1,000 or provided in the Trust Indenture. Semi-annual interest as coupon registered bonds without multiple thereof, and interchangeable Boyce to principal alone, in the Sutro Bros. SL Co. (January 1 and July 1) and principal of coupon bonds not registered as to principal payable at The DeCoppett & Doremus. G. Paine^Webber, Jackson & Curtis Reynolds sl Co., Inc. L F. Rothschild sl Co. (Plus accrued interest) .denomination of $1,000, and as Leib Gordon J. 2000 Langley sl Co. Higginson Corporation Oppenheim sl Company Stein Bros. SL (2)— Hanford E. W. C. Price: 99.50% DeCoppett & Doremus. J. Hirsch sl Co. Co., Inc. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Net Best Ball Fewest Michigan Corporation Hallgarten sl Co. Hayden, Stone sl Co. Hemphill, Noyes sl Co. Lee $98,000,000 4.85% Term Bonds due July 1, Company, Inc. Francis I. duPont 8L Co. Smith Inc. & Wm. R. S. Dickson sl Dominick sl Dominick 100 1978 , H. Price 1970 Ehrlich Merrill or 1974 Runner-up Low Net— Peter R. Incorporated Clark, Dodge 8f Co. Inc. '4.45% 41/2 41/2 1,000,000 1,000,000 Net— Morgan A. G. Becker sl Co. Yield #A% <0/4 41/4 41/4 41/4 <0/4' 41/4 . 900,000 900,000 & shown below Braun, Bosworth sl Co. Inc. Gross— rities as Bache sl Co. Interest Eastman July 1, $20,000,000 Serial Bonds contests golf Robert L. B. Dewar L. Due July 1, 1961 Co. Inc. were: Low J. Van Ingen SL Co. Inc. Weeden SL Co. Wertheim & Co. Dean Witter SL Go. Klingeman of Company F. S. Smithers SL Co. Co. Inc. Dillon, Read & Winners Pressprich SL Co. Salomon Brothers SL Hutzler (The foregoing information was obtained from the Official Statement of the Authority to which reference is made.) were: Dillon, Head & D. Co., Incorporated for each biennium for which the Lease is renewed Arthur B. Treman Ellis Loeb, Rhoades SL Co. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner SL Smith Inc. W. H. Morton 8L from any doubles tennis renew expires June 30, 1962. The Department shall the Lease for successive biennial terms, one at a time, as its general obligation to be paid available funds of the Department not required by law or by previous binding contract to be devoted to other purposes. The Department derives its funds from motor fuel taxes, operators' licenses, and vehicle registrations. Under the Kentucky Constitution, such revenues may be used only for highway purposes. Wehman Kidder, Peabody & Co. John option to of the Lease June 30, 2000. This renewal is automatic unless notice not to renew is served. The Lease rental has been set at an amount which, if maintained during each biennium, will be Blyth & Co., Inc. Donald term until Morgan Stanley & Co. Norman Goodbody SL Co. Ira Haupt SL Co. Hornblower SL Weeks have the exclusive Black H. Equitable Securities Corporation Goldman, Sachs SL Co. ~ THE LEASE—The initial Co. & C.J. Devine SL Co. June 21, 1961, between the Authority and the Department (as authorized by the Enabling Act), the Department covenants to pay all costs of repairing, maintaining and operating the Western Kentucky Toll Road until the final maturity of Co. Incorporated J. C. Bradford 81 Co. Alex. Brown & Sons BY AGREEMENT dated Thomas A. Turley Bache Blair sc Co. toll-free. Digest Company AHyn and Company, Incorporated Bear, Stearns sl Co. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS of Kentucky, the Lessee of the Western Kentucky Toll Road, has had extensive and successful experience during the last 30 years in financing with revenue bonds and operating 16 toll facilities of which 13 are now Thomas L. Wilkerson Harris, Allen sl A. C. THE Corpora¬ tion. Dealer's alphabetically of participation THE Inc. O. within brackets SecuritIes Notes About These Wiley, Chairman Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Brownlee forth) Underwriters listed outing consisted of: Smith solely from revenues as hereinafter set Committee P. & Kentucky Toll Road Revenue Bonds (payable afternoon. 103% . 103 Fahnestock sl Co. Geo. B. Gibbons sl Company, Inc. Henry Harris sl Sons, Inc. J. A. Hogle 8l Co. —- 105% t: E. F. Hutton sl Co. Incorporated . . 102 104 . . 102 103 Kean, Taylor sl Co. W. L. . . . 101 102 . 101 101 100 100 Moore, Leonard sl Lynch 1 . . Lyons sl Co. Newburger, Loeb 8l Co. Wm. E. Pollock sl Co. Co., Inc. Rand sl Co. Nearest to Pin (17th Hole) Wm. J. Roome, II Dominick High 'These Bonds being issued for the purpose ofproviding funds, together with other available funds, for paying the cost of constructing the Western Kentucky Toll Road, as more fully described in the Official Statement. The Bonds are being issued under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 173 of the Acts of I960, Regular Session, of the General Assembly of Kentucky (Sections 175.410 to 175.990, inclusive, Kentucky Revised Statutes), and are to be issued under and secured by a Trust Indenture, dated as ofJuly 1, 1961, between The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky and The Kentucky Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky, as Trustee. The Bonds will be payable solely from the special fund provided therefor, from lease rentals or other revenues of the Western Kentucky Toll Road, including rentals under the Lease hereinbefore mentioned. The Bonds shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof. — • . Dominick. & Gross— Richard Walker R. Vilas & Hickey. With Harriman Ripley are Roosevelt sl Cross, Inc. Singer, Deane sl Scribner Stern Brothers sl Co. Stifei, Nicolaus & Company, Thomas sl Incorporated Company Tucker, Anthony sl R. L. Day Wood, Struthers sl Co. Almstedt Brothers . The Bankers Bond Co. Inc.. CHICAGO, 111.—Harriman Ripley & Co. tributors of investment have announced Sullivan is the firm in the Field Salle with These Bonds Inc., underwriters and dis¬ that the Street. He & as and if issued and received by was Allen & in formerly and us and subject to the approval Dupree & Co. Russell, Long & Company Security & Bond Company F. Company 135 South La Co. Phillips & Co. offered when, with* Chicago office Building, Baxter are legality by Mitchell, Pershing, Shetterly & Mitchell, New York, N. Y., Grafton, Ferguson & Fleischer, Louisville, Kentucky, Bond Counsel. and securities, Daniel associated now .of F. L White- John Nuveen & Co. B. J. Van Ingen & Co. Inc. (Incorporate^) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated A. C. Allyn and Company Incorporated The Kentucky Company 9 10 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2842) TAX-EXEMPT BOND MARKET D. MACKEY DONALD BY and state municipal ing the last week. Although new issue volume has not been heavy, calendar has been varied the to that extent of institutional our has stimulating to tion, plished. including needed this been has that demand of as varieties volume be can purchased at comparatively at¬ tractive yields. Whether related to other categories of investment or related to tax-exempt bond prices over the years, tax-exempts presently make good investment It basic maintained the bond market at its high level during the several weeks of general market vicissitude... sense. On - LY7."'V / other hand, the in remain ances despite Sizable new issue volume circumstances. It is to be hoped that the forthcoming S.E.C. investigations may point up and emphasize these constructive activities among their other findings. /, under instances many effort an handling bal¬ downward at price revision designed to broaden the demand. formance when full the However, has been per¬ fairly consideration good is . given Prices Half Billion Inventory be heavy by any continue traditional to meas¬ slightly over. is the vol¬ of street float has been new more months volume normal and almost head issue than the calendar ominously the into However, has in light we been notice. At At volume nounced totals favorable ON less market nervousness direct than a bond bond market exempt very of REPRESENTATIVE (State) Connecticut (State) its the It is for more corporate the against market. is tax- estimated billion of Treasury Bid Maturity Asked 1978-1980 3.80% 3.65% 334% 1980-1982 3.50% 3.40% 1978-1980 3.50% 3.40% 3.40% 1978-1979 Vermont 3V8% 1978-1979 3.25% 3.35% Y.) 3V2% 1977-1980 3.40% 3.30% _33/4% 1978-1980 3.80% 3.50% 3.45% 3.70% 3.65% 3.55% __ ___ Housing Auth. (N. Y., N. Los Angeles, Calif Baltimore, Md Cincinnati, Ohio New Orleans, La 314% . Chicago, 111 New York City, N. Y ____ June 28, have maintained that 1961 of tax- ridiculous seems they should feel called lose to issue new erate money upon mod¬ even an on portion of their underwrit¬ ing commitments because of false of sense has progressively 1974-1975- 1980 314% 1980 314% 1979. ■ level 3.30% 3.15% 3.20% 3.40% 3.35% 314% 1977 3.70% 3.60% 3% 1980 3.60% 3.55% Index = 3.423% announcement appears as a matter large bid when a even is be used program improving of the for a sorely modernizing primary and June 29 (Thursday) ^ Atlanta, Dist., Pa Ga. 1,000,000 ____ - 1,000,000 1962-1991 2,520,000 1962-1985 1,000,000 1962-1985 Savannah, Ga. 1,300,000 1962-1988 El Paso, Texas ___•_ i 7:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. July 6 (Thursday) Jackson U. S. D., Mich 4,300,000 ______ Washington Twp. Sch. Dist., N. J. 1,400,000 July 7 (Friday) Kingman-Reno 1 : 1962-1986 North East Ind. S. D., Texas... __ though generally acceptable. Cos. HSD 8, Kan. 1964-1987 1962-1986 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.o . 1,387,000 1962-1981 7:00 p.m. ' Recent The volume of writing July 10 (Monday) Awards new issue under¬ up considerably picked several sizable issues as to June market. On Thursday, $25,000,000 State of Texas general obligation veterans',, 22, land bonds due 1966-1991 were First National City Bank of New York, The Chase Manhattan Bank and Halsey, which Stuart submitted & Co.,' Inc., the only bid for the issue. The bonds were priced to yield from 2.30% to 3.65% for was in one bid part the reason for only being made. Good in¬ terest has been accorded the issue and the bank management reports a balance maining On of $4,489,000 in account. bonds Cinnaminson Twp. S. D., N. J 1,300,000 1963-1982 8:00 p.m. Flint, Mich. 5,580,000 1962-1991 North Monterey Co. U. S. D., Cal. Port of Portland, Ore... Portland, Ore. tion five bids Chase the Chemical Trust awarded Benton Co., Richland SD 400, Wash. Chattanooga, Tenn. College of Texas, A & M, Texas.. Corpus Christi, Texas Honolulu City & County, Hawaii Long Beach Unified S. D., Calif... Los Angeles, Calif... Memphis, Tenn. _ Pcntiac, Mich. University of Texas ... Manhattan Coj Bank Included Bank New Ketchikan, Alaska New York Agency State - J ~ Co. The issue were Loeb, the The was Rhoades scaled yield 1.60% to 3.35% with Investor coupon. been fair at this and the a 3.20% reception unsold to Springfield, Ore. Week's 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 2,400,000 7,000,000 1966-1991 8:00 p.m., 1,000,000 1962-1981 9:00 a.m.' 18,800,000 13,500,000 3,530,000 1962-1931 9:30 1962-1991 1962-1991 1982-1981 a.m.. 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 1,450,000 1962-1991 51,$65,000 1964-2004 8:00 p.m. " __ Washington State University. v10:00 V a.m. balance 11,429,000 1962-1981 1,960,000 1966-1991 7:30 p.m. 8,354,000, 1962-2000 9:00 11:00 a.m. a.m. July 17 (Monday) Florida Development Commission. 2,000,000 1963-1971 11:00a.m. July 18 (Tuesday) Glendale Unified Sch. Dist., Calif. 2,000,000 35,000,000 1962-1981 9:00 a.m. •. 2,000,000 9,600,000 1962-1981 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Monroe, Louisiana 1,700,000 1962-1986 10:00 a.m. Newark, N. J. 8,000,000 1962-1981 Noon 1962-1993 Noon 1964-1996 ' 10:00 1964-2001 10:00 Kentucky (State of) (State Stockton of) Unified Sch. Dist., Calif. has writing is $3,338,000. Calendar ~ Milwaukee County, Wis Maine & 1963-1976 1962-1986 1962-1981 7,003,000 Knoxville^ Tenn. M. _ and, Trust Co.,. The First Corp., Harriman Ripley & Carl 1,658,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 Housing Finance ... Northern and a.m. [Negotiated offering headed by Phelps, Fenn & Co., and including Lehman Brothers, Smith, Barney & Co., Inc., & W. H. Morton & Co., Inc., as co-managers.] Sacramento-Yolo Port Dist., Calif. 1962-1991 Boston Co. a.m. 10:00 July 12 (Wednesday) York among underwriters 10:00 1963-1976 6,000,000 to managed jointly by The other "Were 1962-1981 1,000,000 July 13 (Thursday) Friday, June 23, $10,630,000 obliga¬ (1961-1981) bonds attracted and 1962-1986 1,500,000 July 11 (Tuesday) ' . 1,600,000 3:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. re¬ Delaware various general 2,674,000 July 19 (Wednesday) Charleston, S. C. 2,500,000 July 20 (Thursday) Business Mississippi (State of) Tuesday, June 27, $30,000,Georgia State Highway Au¬ 4,200,000 , On 000 a.m. July 21 (Friday) St. Andrews Presbyterian College Carolina 1,340,000 a.m.. July 24 (Monday) of record only. No public offering of these securities is being made. Coldwater, Mich. 1,995,000 1962-1986 Eugene, Ore. 1,000,000 1962-1981 1,000,000 1962-1971 New $15,000,000 loan, the first $130,000,000 authoriza¬ a will tabulations we list the bond issues of for which specific sale dates have been set. or more Altoona Sch. North This following some invited considering purchases price the $1,000~000 competitiveness. It investors to lead with the In orderly and recep¬ exempt issues. It and and The this Larger Issues Scheduled For Sale' the . uncalled for. very .responsibly an the syndicate SERIAL ISSUES Jersey Highway Auth., Gtd.__ 3% New York (State) 3% % Pennsylvania (State) 3%% New Dealers to 3V2s, the restricted coupon ceiling put on the issue and which 3V2%- New (State) "municipal appears under Forgan & Co., Phelps, Fenn & Co., Bear, Stearns that reason approach market proceeds from Glore, the market and the on as that about $10 faces the securities bearing Rate California Our present, the most formidable Treasury an¬ market factor. MARKET declines. obstacle that the state and munici¬ pal brief present the 30-day $225,000,000. This alone is weekly Treasury's Heavy Hand that but on the market would three-eighths of a about points since May 17. we as and Salomon Brothers and many others. Co., Hutzler, act this week. for 20-year now emphasize revision measured, off two municipal financing is great and subject to potential municipal Index shows the market off about the state and upward So be months. summer again moderate recent is and state Financial point. This is in line with recent outstanding market negative. The no 28 $495,882,000. This minimal measure the of June As state & by the syndicate headed markets. The awarded to the account managed average yield high jointly by the Harris Trust and grade bonds moved to 3.423% oh' Savings Bank, The Morgan Guar¬ June 28 from 3.40% on June 21. anty Trust Co. of New York, The municipal inventory has listed tallying half billion dollars and and bond Index shows the market off items ume aggressive (1962-1991) bonds revenue were won tax-exempt bond is for this simple It an keep certainly the to other as this week Lower Commercial Chronicle's For weeks the Blue List total ure. of inventories well came The Dealer of trying all the market factors involved. a tive market for ail classes the market level is orderly enough and fa¬ bond vorable enough so as not to frus¬ While state and municipal bond trate municipal borrowing. ' It dealers have been busy under¬ appears to us that in recent writing more than a quarter bil¬ months particularly, the munici¬ lion of large new issues in the pal bond industry has been de¬ last weekly period, this has not serving of high praise tfor its been accomplished to the street's satisfaction. almost vorable factor. Tax-exempt bonds relatively entire marketing will deterrent tax-exempt past with least at the Fed busy considerations and it all will Treasury and many underlying This as in Thursday, June 29, 1961 by Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., John Nuveen & Co., Shields & Co. and Equitable Securities Corp., and tax-exempts continues to be-a fa¬ and investors. level for Moreover, the market bond . thority the market has been very active dur¬ . financing must be accomplished by year's end in order to satisfy cash needs. Moreover, approxi¬ mately $20 billion of roll-over fi¬ nancing must also be accom¬ . The . Mexico State Armory Board 8:00 p.m.. 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. July 26 (Wednesday) . Alaska (State of) 13,975,000 35,000,000 17,160,000 ■*' Michigan (State of)___ North Carolina Northeastern Water Company (State of) 9:30 a.m. July 31 (Monday) Charleston, West Virginia. 5V2% Collateral Trust Bonds, due May 1, 1986 4,000,000 . Noon Aug. 9 (Wednesday) Wichita Sch. Dist. No. 1, Kan.— 1,600,000 1962-1981 :00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22 (Tuesday) Direct placement of these Bonds with institutional negotiated by the undersigned. Cook County, 111 ;__ . 25,000,000 investors has been Sept. 5 (Tuesday) El Paso County, Texas 1,750,000 Sept. 13 (Wednesday) Harris, Co., Houston Nav. Dist.,Tex. Los EQUITABLE Angeles Dept. of W. & P., Cal. Sept. 29 (Friday) Securities Corporation Minneapolis, Minnesota :_ Oct. Nashville BOSTON MEMPHIS HARTFORD - GREENSBORO New York PHILADELPHIA < NEW BIRMINGHAM ORLEANS DALLAS JACKSON, MISS. Los Angeles City 10 3,400,000 (Tuesday) Col. Dist., Calif. Los Angeles U. S. D., Calif Los Angeles Flood Control D., Cal. 7,500,000 27,500,000 HOUSTON Nov. 14 ATLANTA '• June 29, 1961 9,000,000 15,000,000 o Los Angeles Co. Hosp. Dec. 12 (Tuesday) 15,000,000 (Tuesday) Dist., Calif. 3,781,000 1989 4:30 p.m. Volume Number 193 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2843) secondary roads of the state. The lation bonds, which 20 from 1.75% priced to yield were to 3.95% The various for 500,000 were about 1976 ton to & Co., Drexel from ceeds the sale $10,000,- Also term of loans were scaled terms were reoffered at for a 3.80% coupon and the for a an unsold 4% remain total bonds divided will be used; 99 at in of, $9,140,000 account. dealers' in the as and hands account members controlled of the longest bonds. new itself the ' sewerage as well neighboring some tremendous growth in the Flood bonds tion of will be domed used Houston Oilers, a football team in League and join .year. pro¬ the the new the National -League next The. teams will rent, the •stadium from thevcounty. account by the Northern Trust Co. and the Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, and were priced to yield 1.70% to 3.55%. Bonds Strong y The toll bonds continue to show resistance to downward the bond tendency. continues to the be market's The reason intrinsic im- provemept reflected through bet¬ ter revenues. With record motor travel this expected revenues records Trust awarded to the and by the Harris Savings' Bank were yield from price of 90 1.70% for a to 3% % No balance figures road the week before. New Port is Authority Projects reported session that of the New special a Jersey Legis¬ are lature re¬ August to approve two large Port probably will be called in lower Manhattan, and Manhattan Rail¬ and New "The advantages and the for both projects are great that both are musts." We hope that this terse generality is so a convincing one to investors when and if this deal materializes. N. Y. The only ently on Housings Near negotiated issue the calendar a & group Co., headed by Phelps, Fenn Lehman Brothers, & Co. 1961 Tennessee 4%% Power Bonds 1961 Series A ■m;, Due The Bonds " , are callable in whole at any time or in part on any interest payment date at par plus July 1, 1986 l/4 of 1% of the principal amount for each year or fraction thereof from the date fixed for redemption to July 1, 1985, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; but prior to January 1, 1969 the Corporation may not redeem any of these Bonds, directly or indirectly, as a part of, or in antic¬ ipation of, any refunding operation involving the incurring of any indebtedness by the Corporation. Principal and semi-annual interest (January 1 and July 1) payable at the principal offices of-Bankers Trust Company, New York, N. Y. (the Trustee), The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, 111,, and Bank of America N.T. & S.A., San Francisco, Calif. Coupon bonds in the denomination of $1,000 registrable as to principal only ;, or fully registered bonds in the denomination of $1,000 or any multiple thereof. ' * . * in the opinion of counsel, under present laws from personal property taxes and the interest theron is exempt from income taxes, now or hereafter imposed by any state or local taxing authority. The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that Federal issue and transfer stamp taxes will not apply to the Bonds. Interest on the Bonds will he subject to Federal income taxation; but, and decisions, the Bonds are exempt These Bonds will be issued to assist in providing capital for the Power Program of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Principal and interest will be payable solely from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Net Power Proceeds. The Bonds will not be obligations of, nor will payment of the principal thereof or the interest thereon be guaranteed by, the United States of America. ■ Price 99%% and accrued interest The above Bonds are offered when, as and if issued and received by us, and subject to prior sale and approval of legality by Messrs. Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd, Counsel for the Underwriters. The Chase Manhattan Bank Morgan Guaranty Trust Company Chemical Bank New York Trust Company Harris Trust and Savings Bank National Boulevard Bank <- H. C. Speer & Sons Company Bramhall & Stein Bank Los ' Trust Company of Georgia Ferris & Company - Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc. Memphis Industrial National Bank Adams, McEntee & Co., Inc. Providence, R. I. Newark, N. J. Hamilton National Bank Underwood, Neuhaus & Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. Incorporated of Chicago The American National UnitedAngeles, California Bank The First National Bank Calif. of The Philadelphia National Bank National State Bank of Western New York in Dallas Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago . The Northern Trust Company The Marine Trust Company First National Bank Saint C. J. Devine & Co. of New York ' Breed & Harrison, Inc. Paul, Minn. Kohlmeyer & Co. Ryan, Sutherland & Co. TuIIer & Zucker Tilney & Company .. Wyllie and Thornhill, Inc. ' . " ', Luce, Thompson & Crowe, Inc. Smith, Barney & Co., and W. H. Morton $50,000,00(1 July 1, 1961 pres¬ involves $51,865,000 New York State Hous¬ ing Finance Agency (Revenue) bonds scheduled for offering on July 12. This issue, maturing 1964-2004, is to be offered through June 29, Dated for Jersey. necesssity f "J $355 Highway Commissioner Palmer New Jersey is quoted as fol¬ lows: New Issue 1 the Center to be extension, project, New York are 3.78% in and summer, likely to break all many of these proj¬ Smith, Barney & Co. include the Hudson and for The It a projects located of aged were These million World Trade .. Toll managed available at this writing. The has by the won bonds which account in reception were Turnpike Bond Index averaged a 3.79% yield on June 22; it aver¬ coupon. Investor bonds headed $24,500,000 various general obligation limited tax (1962-2001) yield from 1.75% in 1962 to 3.40% 1976. maining $5,000,000 unlimited tax general obligation (1962 - 1981) ects. The dollar popu¬ by Houston baseball team which will well regarded the construc¬ the both priced to scaled to finance fessional Smith, Barney & Co. group. This was Harris Control Dis¬ all-weather which to bond will an stadium of communities. This has been necessitated by and Wednesday, June 28,. an of $15,000,000 Maryland State Roads Commission y( 19621976) bonds were awarded to the facilities or the : issue by the City of San Diego, to con¬ serve Wednesday, trict, Texas, came to market with $29,500,000 various general obli¬ gation limited and unlimited tax bonds. Eighteen million dollars of is was On along with funds already received struct on American How¬ accurate appraisal of the an 60% priced County At this writing balance impossible pro¬ were coupon. ever, Dillon Union Securities & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. The slow, with yesterday after¬ balance being about $11,000,000. yield from 2.80% to 3.60%. The 100 Eastman, Co., & two 40-year bonds Devine C. J. of obligations due 1967 to and bonds majors were been last 20-year came Corp. and included among the many consisted 2001. The serial bonds Calif, sewer to mar¬ ket on June 27. The high bid for the bonds was submitted by the group managed by The First Bos¬ Diego, bonds, also the over $6,500,000 bonds due in 1981 and $26,000,000 bonds maturing in San revenue area noon's issue 000 serial two-thirds sold after the initial order period and at this writing the balance is $6,558,000. The week's largest issue, $42,coupons, the of years. 11 American National Bank and Trust Company Chattanooga, Tenn. 12 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2844) in FROM WASHINGTON 'No in which CARLISLE public of Mr. aims new vate BY us had Administration intends to ground in the Berlin crisis. They insist that the recent jstatemeht by Democratic Senate Mansfield Mike Berlin be made have been loon yet Leader suggesting that "free city" may a the explanation biggest launched trial bal¬ the New by than reaction his to State the Senator was views and that the J. position on Berlin has not changed. Senator Mansfield him¬ self, with his mail running four to one against the proposal, re¬ the matter out proposing rational on his was Senator, on own issue without 'trail as such a conclusion balloon' rect." the Recalling that vital had been criticized the President Administration. Substantiating this the table" deal to has as Whip Majority and added: Hubert Senator the Estes "In GOP Na¬ rated on but he to is conducting business from a n c o r offices at time June 6, 111.—Trinity at 500 North in a formed Broadway, to all to must him to Mr. be Per admitted commu¬ its intention his of statement. disclaimers at the In any a in or connection revaluations. though Mr. Per Jacobsson's lowed by a recovery of sterling, this favorable effect lasted only a two. or that aware prevent For the market there government any was nothing to was from communicating to the Interna¬ tional Monetary Fund its intention to change its parities immediately engage after Mr. Per Jacobsson had made his statement. securities business. In order such to denials be really effective, would have had to be repeated at least once in every twenty-four hours. To do have $38,799,500 obvious cause to Industries, Inc. so later or is of one bound to notifying the elapse subscribe for the Debentures as set forth in the Prospectus. Subscription Warrants expire at 3:30 P.M., Eastern Daylight Saving to repeat his absence of would its Subscription Price a denial. posi¬ Yet in repetition assume the the may offer Debentures and conditions set to the the always tempting to keep extent of the deprecia¬ precisely because it can be repeated so easily, later. If it were the practice to change the Bank the rate frequently by raising it or lowering it by, one-sixteenth per cent one-thirty second per cent time, its changes would not produce the psychological effect at or a which is of the one main advan¬ tages of major Bank rate changes. It doubtful seems moderate nadian real whether the depreciation of the Ca¬ dollar that the time of occurred up economy. while ,to make the change for the sake of the extent iio which such small change is liable to affect imports and exports. The fact that the government has aban¬ doned the of its relatively rigid defense currency tent encourage the feeling counteract It: to some may ex¬ expansion, though of its i was uncertainty effect. n e v i t bT a may -* e that the both on spot and forward sterling corresponding change in ster¬ ling and partly in anticipation of the effect In 1957 Area as well. Another a lesson Floating Rate taught by the about a change in parity. a trade on between Can¬ ada and the United Kingdom. a it was Commonwealth draw heavily decision its firm ling. reserve that Government to complacency In other 1961 seems forced abon- to take of ster¬ the decision Commonwealth ment, Canada, some and in defense measures of country, India, on the Sterling f dollar British don the of an¬ Govern¬ to have gone though not nearly far towards inducing the way, enough, public at the prices and pursuant to the terms forth in the Prospectus. FOR INFORMATION INVESTMENT INSURANCE TK, Insurance-Against-Capital-Loss Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. on Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. Glore, Forgan & Co. Incorporated as Lazard Freres & Co. Carl M. Smith, Barney & Co. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. ( "packaged" listed conceived, researched, • and sponsored by Tyler GET IN TOUCH Sutro & Co. TYLER Wertheim & Co. prepared securities Salomon Brothers & Hutzler Stone & Webster Securities Corporation KAY, TELEPHONE TL Kay WITH 2-6112 Dean Witter & Co. ~ . '• \ • . - - OR 775 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO 3, N. Y. June 29,1961. — incidently was not "devalu¬ ation," since it did not entail a change of parity — should react unfavorably on sterling. Pressure to lar Upon request, a copy of a Prospectus describing these securities and the business of the Company may be obtained within any State from any Underwriter who may regularly distribute it within such State. The securities are offered only by means of the Prospectus, and this announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of any offer to buy. to writing will make any ,to the Canadian It was hardly worth difference other currencies having a floating exchange. There is always something dramatic and spectacu¬ Prior to and after the expiration of the Warrants, the several Underwriters of tion, worst Canadian experience brings home the disadvantages of 100% of Principal Amount is down the to Warrant Holders extent Government. It only concerning the currency directly concerned but concerning Disadvantage of ° the ing Time, July 14, 1961. •• about a not right to a Uncer¬ the Monetary Fund and carry¬ out the change, Mr. Per markets the rate. increased partly in anticipation of tion offering to holders of its Common Stock exchange tional the The Company is alternations change in the Canadian dollar Interna¬ Jacobsson would not be in (Convertible prior to July 1, 1971) with so which decide the interval that is bound to 4%% Subordinated Debentures due July 1, 1986 little," be¬ change its parities, and during between not dian would disadvantages, sooner governments Hunt Foods and too change continued to prevail after the announcement by the Cana¬ their statement, which served primarily the purpose of reassuring the markets about sterling, was fol¬ offices and finality which is tainty since Canada has Even 261 of International fairness with devaluations p o- late air change existing distrust in official denials Investment with to floating exchange, technically there was no change in its parities. However, this experience is likely to increase further the day been In in nicate Form Trinity Investm't Co. has the probability the Cana¬ "under Mr. of Fund dian Government did not securities "too an floating any few the sharp unfavor¬ not of it they have got. has This parities. be is it of Jacobsson embolden it is Senators ought Per Jacobsson's that Broadway, New York City. warning any increase people will up Diversified Portfolios I the cor¬ his televised report to American three Mr. exactly and the that almost It is bound to produce a strong psychological effect. Provided that likely to inspire confidence. and Co. crats our to disclaiming knowledge intention on the part of Monetary Form Diversified Portfolios SALEM, Humphrey of being effective. Government came after members with fall, ruckus the influenced by able reaction Kennedy's prestige at *the Vienna that Of Khrdshchev, conference, Representative Rhodes fact A peace approval expense the stirred similar the was this of the Bank use statement case, statements by such leading Demo¬ view signed preventing sterling de¬ now The writer favors the depreciation of the Cana¬ dollar week a be¬ Canadian a dian Capitol on separate the cause — only is for against reality voiced the possible of to open statements. Frontier statements tional Chairman William E. Miller consulting with the be New our that is speculation that was standby credit, LONDON, England—The decision the Mansfield-Hum¬ Kefauver Certainly that the Ma¬ Thus House. opinion a foreign policy without at least obtaining prior clearance from the for discus¬ strong before out next year, runs for not recogni¬ satellite to affect Ger¬ remaining remnants of prestige. John radical change in a - at the Rhodes, who said: "It is incon¬ suppose the phrey tacit came Congressman of would to for Soviet to policy but bewails his country's policy of deliberately underemploying them in 1960 and then blaming monetary policy trial force facto closer moved Hill is a new policy, then jority Leader of the United States high that the Ad¬ ministration's No. 2 spokesman in the Senate, would not have spoken out speculation Montana this "If asked foreign Arizona White But unchanged, free city a East The for¬ move. depreciation rate and credit obvious was action valuation, and the would ipso an that cause Senate would make any statement sion." the in ceivable to plied that he had made the "free city" recommendation "only to bring Dirksen which effective oft-threatened with peace — of had Khrush¬ position in remain happens from S. it of keep the Berlin corridor with S. U. strongest demand Presidential explanation per¬ U. denials charges, into West and before The said House Canadian sterling adversely but doubts it will awaken the British toward taking which Department expansion hoped for in this eign exchange expert expects the ultimatum." an Khrushchev's many of counteract the economic aims' 'new dictated of State separated the pledges for reunification of Germany?" and have voicing his out Disadvantages of Canada's floating exchange rate listed by Dr. Einzig problem of resulting uncertainty which is seen likely to include the in either side' and on was form balloon tion both the would change what state¬ Department "came meeting Senator received the White House the that the that sky." that proposal for Mansfield has aqd his chev Berlin every adverse after public settlement White Senate and By Paul Einzig Germany Kennedy both a speeches a days later. on President which Despite Pointing to President Kennedy's which confronts it. Senator three assurance a Administration stand foreign problem softening in said in Leader GOP The British Dalliance Neither dictate presented that had not 'been took White the Halleck the clear blue personal opinion, Republicans say it smacked strongly of what seemed to be a sonal A. all more ment Charles Vienna a joint statement that they found it difficult to believe the an House to stated in Minority Leader Everett 1VI. Dirk- Despite Senate Mansfield's pro¬ tests that his statement reflected toward House. sen Frontier. no from stated the text of Khrush¬ memoranda handed were floor. the Senate Republican leaders immediately demanded a full and complete give to "And yet a scant six Kefauver followed Senator Mans¬ on been not there in settlement. BARGERON field Thursday, June 29, 1961 . Canadian Devaluation and stated, pri¬ stated either side. on was chev's Republicans are greatly worried for fear that the Kennedy were Tass released Congressional . which he discussed the Vienna conference, ...Ahead of the News . • • Tyler Kay 1961 Volume Number 193 6068 . . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2845) British Government living in to give fool's paradise. a up There is, of course, no question of repetition any of measures not was only firm face of the sterling, be- on the Treasury but the Bank of England seems even to in pressure not the The Bank rate raised growing cause 1957. of have lost its faith in the Bank rate. It is argued in official circles that the high Bank effective would it. to last be year, that credit is short its president of the ..Minneapolis- Falls investment dealer and tual fund distributor. The purchase is part of a mu- four- state Upper Midwest expansion of Apache's mutual fund sales or- ment to the post of South Dakota state commissioner of securities. The company, which has 19 registered representatives, will operate under the name of Apache In- is funds and folmed 0us life insurance in Januaryof1959 to that time Mr stopped This is not an offering of these Shares for sale, The or an with Waddell and Reed The towards with . Page 9 The office will continue in its in attitude economy aid 1935 high It rate the sanctions against clearly under¬ was in that Bank recalls League of Nations towards Mussolini. stood of squeeze of the , - ' *- present location at 315-317 Paul- Page, Parsons & Co., Incorporated ton Building, Sioux Falls. The company, which specialized has been formed with offices at 1 _ in investment securities, mutual East 44th Street, New York City to conduct a securities business, offer to buy, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of such Shares, offering is made only by the Prospectus. 2,750,000 Shares circumstances no must the sanctions be made effec¬ tive, because effective war. it Similarly, and feared was sanctions that might high mean Bank credit squeeze were rate kept de¬ liberately ineffective in 1960 be¬ in cause, they order would to unemployment. is be have effective, had to entail That being so, hardly fair to blame the ventional devices it con¬ of monetary policy for having been ineffective. They be not given a chance were to effective. The device announced Selwyn Lloyd defense ment sterling, is a curtail¬ publ iMQ( expenditure, capital projects. He also administrative econo¬ on promised mies Common Stock of of mostly by Mr. June 22, for the on ($5 Par Value) . but, considering that until recently the government had done its utmost to frustrate the efforts of economy-minded Members of Parliament to enforce closer Par¬ liamentary control of public ex¬ penditure- to prove the sincerity of the change it would require action, not It of in certain seems such will cuts make in that the as Price $80.50 per words. mere the share bulk government expenditure will be respect of the postponement of much-needed This higher Bank squeeze rate projects. and increase to credit demand consumer continue of capital that in the absence of means as a will result increases, while produc¬ tive capacity which would benefit by the reorganization of the rail¬ wage roads be similar and kept down. investment These Shares are being sold to the Underwriters by The Ford Foundation and no part of the proceeds will be received by Ford Motor Company. Copies of-the Prospectus may be obtained from any of the several underwriters only in states in which such underwriters are qualified to act as dealers in securities and in which the Prospectus may legally be distributed. will Nor will the bal¬ between ance schemes consumption adjusted be and through the proposed surcharges and the diminutive payroll tax authorized under this year's effect will be out budget. more Their than cancelled by additional wage increases. It therefore, that it will seems, take more than the moderate de¬ preciation of the Canadian dollar to shake ment the up from British Govern¬ The First Boston Corporation its complacency. It obviously prefers to • rely on stand-by credits from the Inter¬ Goldman, Sachs & Co national Monetary Fund and from Central Banks for the defense of sterling, rather than popular but effective restore the balance adopt un¬ to measures the of econ¬ stand-by credits are likely to be sufficient to prevent a devaluation perhaps tco government 1962 this year, much to expect ahead think to and will the till exhausted. be Association of Customers stock on June market 29th forum will hold at the a head¬ quarters of the New York Society of Security Analysts, 15 William New York City. Speakers Street, will be Hutton Donald H. & Randell, E. F. Company, and Alan C. Poole, Hemphill, Noyes & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Customers Brokers to Hear Brokers Lehman Brothers it is by which time the stand-by credit The Incorporated Those omy. mu- Parsons Formed Action controlling the credit attitude of British the and Lack official InT?. was tual fund company, effective. Protests British was Previ Behrens the stage at which it chance of becoming a Planning Division, by. Leslie H. Starr, of and the would stand headed based investment and manage- Minneapolis, as regional sales diMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Apache ment company, announced. . rector. A divisional manager Investment Planning Division has The firm' was acquired from headquartering in Sioux Falls will announced the acquisition of E. Ewald W. Behrens, who is leaving be appointed in the near future, W. Behrens and Company, Sioux private business upon appoint- Mr- LaCroix said. ineffective was application from . there "Bank"*rate" squeeze ganization, Roger C. LaCroix, vice vestment ■ Behrens Company reverting overlooked high because in in- was that so point no What fact rate Apache Acquires H cue rtcqu.res 13 White, Weld & Co Incorporated ■' The Commercial ' the next 12 months with a bumper of crop The Coming Bumper Crop Of New High Records whigh records for a ne number of reasons: that fouled MacKay Shields Associates, Inc., New York commodities City is be dis¬ not expect the current recovery to weather has made turn for the better with propi¬ The economic a growing conditions predicted by the economic barometers. Bus¬ tious and ment pro¬ it planted grams the seed it expansion. growth will be fertilized by i im¬ It provement in Murray Shields profits. New technological means for increas¬ and productivity ing costs lowering being rushed into appli¬ The stage has been set for are cation. of new all-time highs in the United States econ¬ a bumper crop omy. It is now clear that in the next months, new highs in the quar¬ or monthly statistics, will be registered in Industrial Produc¬ tion, Gross National Product, State and local expenditures, Federal Government Civi 1 ian Expendi¬ 12 terly tures, Personal Incomes, Personal Savings, Consumption Personal Farm Income, Employment, ders interregnum an the between and Fifties or of boom the rise. late "family formation boom of Typically, in such "between-boom" periods, the re¬ coveries fail to blpssom out into the mid-sixties. real "Sffld recessions conditions margins are good nor very under pressure. we may (7) The Kennedy program has, (8) the confi¬ dently expect better business in involved far, economic stimulation much Crop of New High Records Nevertheless, some of in This reform. But good. considerable justify announcement of an offer to is under buy any no circumstances to be construed as an offer to sell or as a the recdnt actions and some Wash¬ misgivings. solicitation business has $17,500,000 Company (Formerly Worcester County Electric Company) full had zeal of want revive to should Deal D. be ployment, Due July 1, 1991 matter, trouble how Merrill as may much money no was spent by the government, business prosperity frustrated was by a ending series of regulative, investigative and legislative at¬ tacks ou business, by fiscal irre¬ Eastman Dillon, Union Securities 8i Co. Incorporated Ladenburg, Thalmann &, Co. Salomon Brothers &, Hutzler Johnston, Lemon & Co. McDonnell &. Co. Incorporated First of Michigan Corporation H. Hentz Si Co. sponsibility and by an ideological shift toward the left among the liberals in control Well, of policy. is J. F. K. I do not think that President Kennedy will do did R. D. it, danger that here F. the it and However, too. Corporation Elkins, Morris, Stokes & Co. are with style, everjpore emphasis on quality big and sophistication. And, gains are likely to be shown in the teen age, senior citi¬ recreational and leisure time segments of the tfootwbanim&rket. zen, can ♦An address by Mr. Shields before the Shoe Manufacturers Association^ Council Joint Meeting, New York City, June 20, 1961. National Tanner's Griffinger V.-P. of Bank of America cation of all the old rusty appara¬ to the of Deal. New He SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ; tolerate the unimaginative appli¬ Vice-President in — of Bank cannot America's help but know that his task is to hold business at the highest level ever reached' rather than to get it Municipal of out D. the subcellar, raise could R. low level, very that taxes from his task Bond is to Depart¬ ment has been while announced S. Clark Beise. deficiteering would, under today's finger, conditions, only cause a deflation¬ ary run on the dollar by foreign¬ has ers. head I Therefore, prepared am , be not coloration to it will be Bond T. A. liberal tration will be to the good as far York outlook 1955, Griffinger America business is con¬ Denart- since ment leftist and, therefore, that the influence of the Adminis¬ the the of Municipal danger¬ than rather who been Assistant ously anti-business, that in politi¬ cal Grif¬ Mr. that the image of the Ad¬ will by President a .re¬ duce the already increased burden of taxation, and that irresponsible my as an in Bank of 1948 after three years investment banker He City. in New advanced was Cashier Assistant joined 1953 in and to to Assistant Vice-President two years Growth Ahead Real conclusion, I may say that optimism is not limited to the outlook. near-term I foresee a truly great boom in the mid-Six¬ ties and am convinced that, de¬ Healy Joins John Nuveen Co. spite quite a lot of turbulence in international as well as domestic associated affairs, the decade of the Sixties will be a period of great growth Co., 25 City. Finally, C. Butcher 8i Sherrerd the hang Newhard, Cook & Co. the The year 1982 be quite the with showing even wear are a new shoe in trend ward We up production vigorously dollar steeper gains as the a period of revolu¬ tionary changes in the age distri¬ status and geo¬ graphical distribution of our population to which the policies bution, incorpe Healy, with Street, Broad become has Jr. John Nuveen & York New of the member Company's Dealer Sales and Healy, a veteran Public Bond business, is a of the Division Service office. & Most Co., Mr. Healy associated with Newark, in its New York recently and B. with Bache formerly F. R. was Cole & Co., J. Van Ingen & up¬ volume on. in Lyle Mr. about word a all-time high record in the production of footwear. And, allowing Jor a bit cf slippage from time to time, should years Joseph Walker & Sons our Pro¬ motion of Theodore A. Griffinger should Childs Securities in suggest that our people engaged in a major upgrading their purchases of footwear never leather industries. Dean Witter & Co. and other changes economy for the United States. Francis I. duPont & Co. of this ■ later. lawfully offer these securities in such Slate. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner 8C Smith that was the top industries internal vital the In brokers 1933 cerned. 102.039% and accrued interest Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained in any State in which this announcement is circulated from only such of the undersigned or other or miserably associated studies of these Our any force. The growth decade. unem¬ From the in Sees dealers that II. recrea¬ near activities those with of industries all place reminded War and tional spending of our people will New failed time leisure The an than to $10-$15 thousand bracket; the 1940, unemployment av¬ eraged almost 10 million and never got below 14% of the labor as Price Losses will be recorded during $10,000 per annum while impres¬ sive gains will be shown in the income brackets over $10,000 per annum and by 1970 the biggest market will be among families in apparently harder but World until assume Mortgage Bonds, Series F, 5%, due 1991 Dated July 1, 1961 , ilies in all income brackets up have history to eliminate of decline number this decade in the number of fam¬ in from of the men the most tried R. in who Meanwhile, 70. people in their 30's will during the whole decade; for and on, 12% of this dec? and 11% in the period 1985- ade reform, who worship the ground that F. D. R. walked pe¬ in the first five years Administration suffer the citizens will increase senior Those in the Ad¬ ministration Who in 30% gain another 12% and the number of 1965-70, in never we almost riod 1960-65 and employment with Washington. ministration First and anti-business an in that prosperous never F. June 28, 1961 Massachusetts Electric new importance of this lies fact been clearly to of these securities. The offering is made only by the Prospectus. NEW ISSUE of the collar seg- number* of teen-agers will The from away rapidly and the blue exceeds increase concern. some tus This government a without too is statements emanating from ington tremen¬ Washington have saying of late, there is reason power through While thus The white collar segment of our designed of the recession and making for But, if one takes at face profit conditions leave much to be desired, profit prospects have been improved by the highly effective efforts made by business to lower costs and improve break-even points. are bad, competition is intense and profit very over value what F. A large-scale expansion in .our space, military and foreign durable prosperity, - the aid programs is being forced tend to be frequent and,- Communist intransigence. business while neither wield men powers man (6) to be doldrums the These soaring stock market has been generating confidence, optimism and capital gains. The (5) building" plant —new Capital appropriations, or¬ and spending are about to current the "boom" levels, for we appear nondurable goods, Retail Sales, Cash (4) from the exceedingly mild and quite brief recession of 1960-61 will carry our economy to in we in order to increase inventories. recovery Expenditures for durable as well as that doubtful is ment—which is declining sharply; for producing more than we consume the stock market. quick"'in tions: excess people who, one way or are engaged in a fren¬ zied and speculative effort to "get rich now .../ The order to shall be the work force is growing been producing of inventories, reduce of ber instead long, un¬ of interest some now less than we consume in another, and credit and an fore highs in new Federal, State, Local, Business and Personal Debts, and in the num¬ flow of money by record will we am businessmen and business institu¬ growth. (3) The phase of inventory liquidation is behind us and be¬ And, reassuring than less be may that expanded an Plant are Admin¬ this in I all here present to be "reform prone" with an inner urge to be¬ little, castigate and persecute appear to get us out orders New and of level Equipment Investment. and The ahead briskly in margins, in Housing Starts, Automobile Production or in corn further for have risen above the production for a widen¬ ing list of industries. (2) lest our optimism be However, individuals to reactivate the forces gold crisis with deflationary im¬ plications. unconfined, it is probable that we will not record new highs in Prof¬ develop- short our outlook is the busi¬ image of the Administration. the economic stimulation a Common in in and distributors pertinent statistics—but they offer impressive evidence that some changes in marketing and manu¬ facturing strategy are called for., A few illustrations may be of that mixing too much reform in with increasing because of the com- putepj automation and other tech¬ nologies. And, we cannot inflate money for fear that foreign with¬ drawals of funds would produce Prices. Stock research its is element veei^d Productivity spending. of pense Research and posits, Outlays for Development, and the increasing their savings at the ex¬ Corporate Profits, Corporate Div¬ idends, Money Supply, Bank De¬ in has iness on Advisors his apparatus which can be used to wage vicious war against business. Thus far, to repeat, the Adminis¬ tration has Foreign competition is increase. Our people are facturing. of new high records in the and critical dous in manu¬ industries and tractive next 12 months and he outlines the reasons supporting this conclusion. The Admin¬ istration is cautioned against adopting an anti-business bias even though Mr. Shields is confident it will not move to harm business and. thus, prove to have a favorable influence on the business outlook. does foresee a bumper crop to Some in¬ terposing some obstructions to price increases. We have over¬ capacity in agriculture, the ex¬ appointing) he doubts it will reach "boom levels." The lajter, he avers, will have to wait until the mid-Sixties when "a truly great boom" will occur making this decade one of great growth. Mr. Shields able properly istration nedy and Estes Kefauver are Though Mr. Shields does must be adapted. ness the rise. Messrs. Robert Ken¬ on alike be true that it is understood by the may and long-term Western markets Thursday, June 29, 1961 . of manufacturers just the a on . .It President dose of disruptive Russian dumping of by up . Administration's Business Views not 1 There is not much chance business recovery will be (1) inflation. By Murray Shields,* Partner; i qnd Financial Chronicle (2846) 14 Co., Inc. Herbert Edmvnd Co. Opens Herbert Edmund & been formed with Co., Ihc. has at 115 offices Broadway, New York City, to en¬ gage in a securities business. Volume Number 193 6068 . . The Commercial and . Financial Chronicle (2847) owned Lines Lanes on consideration of Hotels popularity of bowling and the development in bowling centers is importance new society and sufficiently few years our as major field of investment. a not Only a allevs; were YMCA's found and bowling nnri Rar nhrio will Bar Chris will parking area) and cm«a uB^vmio w*xx economy design, build and finance a comJ plete bowling center with all the of our appreciated, in •■■months rlnh<; Ind trimmings, bowling ago nihdtlv thl ce^?sof in needs less or to within All then do the ffS id wouia t^th^111* oiten lessiy tnat, tor even experts, the completed 24 bowling center pack- "turnkey" sPot tne pins so care- onerator business- s, °V four unlock is h"urdTanesM°fSreanentl\?mnrMidJd front door and hes t equently presided jn 196q Bar c^ris la — construction) w|th 792 lanes. The growth of Bar a other (pius ageg chain ownership, first attracted now fol¬ nuirgin of lowers by the millions, and huge bowlipg centers have been built througnout Three share tne nation. to publicly owned chain was h wiiiv.li companies, American Foundry, Brunswick and Bowl-Mor dominate the production of automatic pinspotters. AMF leases them, and the other two sell them outright, with | Qhn,,t about. rr 33 « + renters centers, .,P oa s \ «r!n„i„aiiir y. i-f r . the by game with eliminating a the great their have equities 5V2% a by sale of and $2 is listed mon million overseas nership incA re- a npw has attained This of deben- ones cities, and is considering 8 chains' H it's thethat customers about for alleys talk to income of Goodbody & — -New York Broadway, and gain provided by Growth/'in this busiriess has been bowling lion,, bowlers about were the New York Stock Ex¬ change and E 33 over-the-counter. sh,are per reported to Per reported year operate share • (ended estimated sells share on at fiscal Dec. 1961 has around $1. 17 over-the- offered at $3 was «■ . • 1 200 for 30, around Stock over net June been ' a 30, 1958. „ « c" founded only a year J1*" ^H'three^ore^the ,, around m $1. have you some tti Jl OLSVtil ^ JL , m e Thomas centers, Bowling alleys used to be, for its followers mil- 12.5 43,000 to Participation Family well over by most business life in Wall ment for the past six years. spare Indianapolis Mgrs. t OriYlGCL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—M. Clifton Parker 0 Seiden a & Forsyth is securities business ager has liao and been appointed «x,wllfcCU Richard A offices 63 at Wall rale builders, unions G. Caffray and Josephine bick. Colen Forsyth and 25,000 phine around 50 cents this with Richards, Other partners were with Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. warrants at 7V2 for four years more.' American Bowling common is expected to earn year (ended Treibick Mr. Parker and Mr. Cutler have TreiJose- been formerly Forsyth & Co. were active hn<,in_Q in in the investment inHiannnniu • '* , • • • ■ . ' • ■ This announcement is neither an The . offer to sell years.''11* . nor a 111 J . solicitation of an offer to buy any of these Bonds. offer is made only by the Prospectus. t^ $25,000,000 as and teams as mo¬ schools, clubs, fraternal organiza¬ Twenty Year 5V2% Bonds Due July 1, 1981 tions round out the league rosters. Thousands of bowl teams two or three times each week. Many cen¬ have ters cated been deliberately Dated Due July 1, factory areas, and fre¬ possible profitable 24-hour operation, to accommo¬ date different shifts of factory near quently July 1, 1081 lo¬ Interest payable January 1 and July 1 make workers. A • phenomenon of the industry Price 97% and Accrued Interest has been the swing to size and ele— In most of the major cities gance. America of huge bowling with f"om today, centers have sprung up 24 social to lanes 50 to centers oiv centers provide and ideal .These more. attractively are built designed not onlv conditions for play—lockers, fine smooth alleys, air conditioning, excellent light¬ Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained in any State from only such of the undersigned as may legally offer these Bonds in compliance with the securities laws of such State. ing," swift ball returns, etc.—but parking facilities, a bar, restau¬ rant, lounge, nade area Bowling is time in a but snack and no bar, even longer a a prome¬ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. nursery. cellar pas¬ elegant new element living. Bowling is now billion-dollar industry. an leisure THE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION KUHN, LOEB & CO. HARRIMAN RIPLEY & CO. Incorporated Incorporated ..... BLYTH & _• THE DOMINION SECURITIES CORPORATION CO., INC. rtr Bar Chris Corporation A major factor in the building bowling cen¬ EASTMAN DILLON, UNION SECURITIES & SACHS & CO. CO. HALLGARTEN & CO. of these ultramodern ters Corp. only is Bar This location in the is the the whole job from site the completed center. it tion. All a needs is a "turnkey" would-be $50,000 or credit and more LEHMAN BROTHERS Incorporated SMITH, BARNEY & CO. operator in cash, preferably a SALOMON BROTHERS & HUTZLER MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH opera¬ properly located three-acre build¬ ing site (to provide adequate LAZARD FRERES & CO. KIDDER, PEABODY & CO. business to call good Construction organization company that does They Chris Incorporated June 28, 1961. • - . . WHITE, WELD & CO. \ ( . . . anH in1 aP°ns aiacA Terre Haute during the past four ... and and " Street, tween now and Nov. 1, 1962, plus classes. all lunchem bowling encourage Cn afr' and ™ A- Cuter C Manager of the Indianapolis OfwiS" Ne^ Y°r\C}-y,' lCting as UndeT-~ fiCG °f Francis L duPont & Co » and a from background for earning the alleys. ' Companies in power x««nMan- Cutler groups, and young peo¬ solid and has been connected with Goodbfitfdy & Co.'s Syndicate Depart- But league bowling provides the spent of his Street 1935. important, are women's afternoon pected ex 35% involves groups as ple. are another increase Mr. t, tipn^nd three more on the^imme- writers and distributors of secun- 106 East Market Street. Willard C. ties. Partners are Richard Trei- ^ has'been named Assistant common bick, Melvin R. Seiden, Colen D. waycott ftas Deen namect Assistant 238,000 class A warrants to buy Forsyth, Theodore Gold, Robert ManaSer- the most part, local proprietorships or partnerships. Now they've "gone national" and there are a number of interesting publicly 110,000. Bowling has become our most popular participation sport, and Syndi¬ Departli has Feeley period the number of lanes has increased from E. as' Feeley 1946. Ther^(. are today. In the in of, t the cate liGlDlCK, OGIQGR, ... appointn duPont Names T71~.M/N.r,4."L Treibick, nges, Manager; sup- ?ome of the.se equities. Bowling .?^La/?; expanding industry and some these equities may strike your fancy> if cash! e a Feeley of are h Thomas quoted at are leading the have posed to deliver net earnings of $500 to $1,000 a year per lane after taxes. This may give you a rough rule-of-thumb by which to appraise the attractiveness of m • . . profits Good bowling chains Bowling Enterprises conducting T share per Stock American fiscal last sixty-one x c million 29 same ' of n«v r There sensational. Co City' member tbo been projected at Lence Lanes shares the stock between 7 V2 and 9, be' today; and the possibilities investment in new on cents counter. their and want we oneratin^ com- Stock Rome in most major firm "telaninCltFrknced Belgkfm^and diate horizon. There are 238,000 shares outstanding and Centers Themselves The is op- building in center chain of injection June 30, 1960) is expected for 1961. Bowling is companv 24-lane ' But 20 the (in part- star plans for Italian wide market popularity. . the for through Olympic An with rinn"L T'Z" Sports Arenas the management. year'ending its The ° a at around !1 over-the-counter. f * Psn VJyUU.UUU.yi \j{). im- cents & ceLTS tures, (for the next five years), selling around 104. has expanded 14 • ianes now the over TPnr Clf\r\r\\\r\r\\t fiscal " " " 1961. should show substantial provement ° ' 1,100 South- for strengthened in the past 18 months 4?5 alleys. Nineteen hundred and debenture Bowling Centers S.P.A. warded their earlier shareholders and also erations dependability; and, as you know, all three of these companies have prospered greatly, handsomely 1959 in cents the has annaunced ' at $26.40 Bar chris and accuracy 67 per in -Earnings ™ due 1976 convertible into common and labor factor and by setting up pins from net and TTU^lC J "a it -T 6616V bVHCl. MOT sell over other taxes) (after 1960 shares has concentrated states. ern Inc. f^ei, ind In Cahforma with about chain, operatmginthe New York Expansion plans en- area. On completion of present $1>31 There's These pinspotters have revolutionized rose in 1961). .The Lanes iiv/w for 1960 The corpm0n Another large one is American was recently split 2-for-l and is 'International Bowling Inc., which currently selling on the American started out in November 1958 with stock Exchange at around 21V2. a single 40-lane center and now Machine and Corp. 9% over realized was 30, r lanes .. has been exciting with sales. Exchange and sells currently at 0£ g£Q miHiQn in 1960, against around 10 against a high of 14Vs. $3,320,122 a year earlier. A profit A substantial improvement over ' has Fa opera- j?ri -a \^°?.(-Chris lucK. witn the invention of tne Bowling June around 11 over-the-counter Pr°ve™ent °^er the 14 cents a 2 Sports Arenas Inc., which now share. ?^ar® reported reP°rt?d in 1960 (year ends °Perates one of the nation's largest °,ct* 3l^'JFla1ir Lanes common sells with The . The in Johnson tion and management. the of Howard restaurants, Holiday Inns motels, and Sheraton Corp. in in A what in does By Dr. Ira U. Cobleigh, Enterprise Economist providing companies bowling 15 16 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2848) the betweqn 100 Years of Stock Prices the states. 1900s, early This took the zip And Lessons for the Future until War THE MARKET Thursday, June 29, 1961 . . . first AND YOU . STREETE WALLACE BY out of the stock the . decision. Securities" "Northern market Suddenly, in it issued its . World After the closing of Exchange for began. the New York Stock ' By Roger W. Babson several some Listed the events that instigated are stock market debacles in the Then they hold for the future^ Noting that prosperity periods ended with an unexpected event, Mr. Babson throws out the thought that the Space Age may well be the "unexpected event on the optimistic side." past century, and the lessons Business the Civil was prosperous War due during largely to in¬ flation, and started to boom di¬ rectly afterward. The shooting of President Lincoln, however, caused stocks to tumble and a business depressed of year followed. this leading "bulls," Henry Villard and James R. Keene, announced their Unexpected Friday" "Black 1893. boom the until inflation further famous Events began to business Again with in pressed business. Stocks quickly rebounded, and again investors to several forward looking of prosperity when, in late 1871, the Chicago Fire occurred. This was followed by the 1 great years Boston Fire in had about just again recovered when the failure of the great banking house of Jay Cooke and Co. was suddenly an¬ nounced. leading the For first time, the closed Exchanges Stock for several weeks. There followed the great depression beginning in higher stock prices returned as a result of then 1873; finally another of dose inflation. dent on Garfield one chip" "blue the of corpora¬ Begin Strikes commodity prices brought on another collapse. This was quickly corrected and continued to reached Then an offer to sell nor a 1929. in the business collapse came the with Europe withdrawal continued of gold, climaxed by sudden failure of the the very Austrian Credit caused t 11 i Anstalt. This - repercussions throughout the world. There fol¬ lowed several years of real s a r n g and gloom over the stock market. This was accompanied by a series ing throughout World War II, but of mortgage and failures crop foreclosures. this did ket much not brief help the stock until exception Again in 1897 business steadily and permanent pros¬ 1938 there was in business last¬ in Beginning of the relatively periods, adjustment perity was prophesied, accompa¬ nied by stock splits, mergers, and for about there securities . . . large and traction crash rumors of "undigested" life insur¬ companies. The just following the San came Earthquake. this to the time Supreme Court had decided questions solicitation of offers to buy any years. Future? the of preceding 100 teach years lessons: (1) That there has always been economic an tion and flation only between race production. were infla¬ These the . . of different great of these securities. offering is made only by the Prospectus. opening and to of railroad the South farming; and finally commodity production due to inventions and advertising, accompanied by the electrical, chemical, and automobile eras. NEW ISSUE June 23, 1961 (2) That when each prosperity period came to an end, it was from an unexpected event—a great fire, earthquake, an 450,037 Shares some Northern Illinois Gas Company the failure or banking house large or of cor¬ poration. In wartime, inflation al¬ ways has been resorted to. We it expect will again occur to - provide funds for the "cold war." This should higher prices for stocks, commodities, and real estate. Yet the period of inflation Common Stock (Par Value $5 Per Share) we mean entering may be ab¬ sorbed by the "space era," which are is Holders of the to subscribe at Company's outstanding Common Stock each 16 shares of Common Stock held of record Warrants will are being offered rights $49.50 per share for the above shares at the rate of share for June 22, 1961. Subscription on expire at 2:30 P.M. Chicago Time one on may offer shares of Common Stock as set unexpected event forth in the Prospectus. Pershing New & York New Co., City, York writers any only in States in which such underwriters dealers in securities and in which the Prospectus Jr. to Partner Broadway, members of the Exchange, on admit David partnership Scott in the qualified to act as Norman P. R. Rafshol Strout have Incorporated McKnight Building. Goldman, Sachs & Co. A. T. Skor Dean Witter & Co. Incorporated Bacon, Whipple & Co. The Illinois Company William added the to William Blair & Company Salomon Brothers & Hutzler T. Broadway, City. Max Blunt Ellis & Simmons QUEENS Julien Collins & Company McCormick & Co. Skor Cruttenden, Podesta & Co. McMaster Hutchinson & Co. Hickey & Co. engaging in Room 1608, a at New VILLAGE, Halpern is conducting N. After their items "had have Incorporated speedily before the not old shares had half around a it" and from here supposed to be the out were on more They have yet to this supposition is the that show correct The listless the seemed turned attention tobaccos where dividend far above average and run issues these of some favorites have to the to yields of many of manner market former or little life in the rails, was of Their for it in view of earnings statements. reason any some the consequently, was although average, 1961 peak well under its still in any not the particular danger minute minus ground when the of into dropping For the first half of the year it is able to show a modest gain at a time showing around the the on year. industrial average was Utilities although the quiet more were their that apt were make to been has definitely dividend its in trim enforced the has there short In enthusiasm been shares the for Sinclair where have shares Sinclair's the aver¬ gas shares have a much as a its solve To profit-squeeze, has company petrochemical stepped work production its and between for turn a the 1956 LORAIN, is better last more than 1959. The and the caution traced to profit improvement continued into this year and, with a general business upturn underway, the tant blocks of ing Gas some impor¬ utility issues show¬ including up, couple a offerings secondary of Louisville in Pacific Gas. and What will it take to ations doldrums summer top of some on Neglected Item The customers have where any to keep economy a is brake on over-enthusiasm. the like industrial the of Some utilities, were shares, chilled to a are been wasn't overly heartening. Steel the gen¬ that issues vestors, eral from offices a rail that long neglected including Poor dividend the at runs company is completely at the mercy of the rails and has a good line of heavy industry machinery. Like Sinclair, Poor Co. & had pare heavy industry items pick up. This Revenue for that 22 the Bonds, all announced held period for the serial bonds, over¬ subscriptions in all maturities indicated. was comprised $20,000,000 of Serial Bonds due 1967 through 1985 and $98,000,000 of term bonds due July 1, 2000. Carrying coupons ranging from 41/4% to were offered from 3.75%. to 4.70%, at The the serial bonds prices to yield to 4.70%, according Term bonds were maturity. 99 V2 at to 367-member Nuveen by & Allen Co. yield about Fenner C. 108 Eighth Kentucky Co. Allyn & & (Inc.); & Co., de¬ any supply of shares. 586,000 only . have Aircrafts with had occasional contend to in selling, part stemming from General Dynamics halt to civilian has dividends cash sequence jet to offers the that will ment there first more the yield. It was earnings comfortably quarter for earnings cover than plane companies 3V2 % a able to boost for con¬ somewhat show action market other diversified and a Boeing work. plane able been better as of the heavy expenses of full dividend the indicate to the year commit¬ than two times over so aren't much fears about the payment being pared in this case. syndicate Co.; B. J. was Smith Inc., Van Inc.; and Chilled John Ingen & Co., Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, is capitalization group's account had been issue limited shares could be dramatic. Its total sold, and at the close of the order entire where case a the for syn¬ bonds term is company mand underwriting the $118,000,Turnpike Authority of Ken¬ Western Kentucky, Toll June But it is a cyclical business that could snap back importantly as the business boom builds up and demands for Kentucky Turn. Authority Bonds Quickly Sold securities business Street. in¬ Co. its dividend last year when earnings just about covered 4.87%. Rieger by & return 6V2%. The high on others rely among not to securities C. pick could improvement the that speed. price cutting in the industry that still important enough to show figures the snap to have eased into the seem of rate up general list out of its lethargy is not readily apparent. Steels oper¬ offices at 86-60 208 Ohio—David conducting its up natural earnings and available priced Rieger Opens they fluttering downhill since. Some of managed D. C. book available for in the open mar¬ half been been • hovering lately. items times have one major after declining by and little of independent pro¬ ducers despite a 5% yield and a price only 10 times indicated earnings for this year, which is of year out in the middle of last year. took topped best laggard, in large part due to the they reached their best prices trials the showing this year than they have made in several years. Sinclair, in couple of weeks after the indus¬ age, com¬ yet to live up to their advance billing as the issues parisons, have ket. reactionary than not. Measured by a Laggards Oil The are Fluttering undis¬ was I value half again as Utilities when Oils, despite good earnings improvement running an 11%. able were market general particular, one. There of score points prior to the offering. and subse¬ run Street. Mullaney, Wells & Company F. S. Yantis & Co. long rallies. correction, the glamour were roundly supposed to quent Y.—Max (Special to The Financial Chronicle) Rodman & Renshaw apparent placed tinguished. on of Halpern Opens business from John W. Clark & Co. is Opens York Incorporated Chapman, Howe & Co. was backward' markets and were securities business from offices 165 Bear, Stearns & Co. correction than the severe The White, Weld & Co. It shares—was to make good progress even Road Company, Inc., BIyth & Co., Inc. Alfred Lynch, Pierce, Fenner& Smith difficulty. up, any general run of issues were still pacesetters on occasion both in Incorporated Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. Merrill and been staff of Kalman & A. G. Becker & Co. more a tucky, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —Dale R. Engebretson, Joseph Leicht III, Glore, Forgan & Co. glamour issues that have had 000 Four With Kalman (Special to The Financial Chronicle) A. C. Allyn and Company give ground importantly, and dicate legally be distributed. The First Boston Corporation much of the industrial list refused to without but showed Ford more absorbed the that was Managers of the nation-wide of the several under¬ are may stalled, fact to 120 Stock 29th will Foster, be obtained from was the on firm. may progress temporarily impressive more 2,750,000 declined upside blocks large the previous payment. Pershing & Co. June Copies of the Prospectus securities in optimistic side. Admit agreed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase unsubscribed shares and, both during and following the subscription period, to August or interest least at now July 11, 1961. The several Underwriters have any an July while But kinds,— of era building; West rally to show dabbling. in¬ market, commodity, politi¬ cal; but they always gave business a "shot ^n the arm." Fortunately, increased production absorbed this . in June, on still high for the summer rekindle stock Supreme Court Decisions Up The two accompanied by the investigation of ance of out ran were either up at came quantities 23 What large security offerings. Suddenly, 1903, hopes traditional our country has enjoyed good business in but mar¬ With 1942. several improved great although the largest of them all— time as mundane items. another recovery increased The all-time high in an it until advance depression. shot. A chain This advertisement is neither market stock the the Pullman Strike — the first serious labor strike —^occurred and cast fear Francisco reaction of selling followed. Dur- then was Labor July 2, 1881, Presi¬ was This biggest May, The following year Important Banking Failures Suddenly, announced in tions. 1872. market The 10 1869, another year of de¬ followed -by were of the National' Cord¬ was economy Speculation and the Crash of 1929 Eighteen-ninety-two was a year prosperity; but suddenly Co. All went well I. War when market the Depression followed. of great age World entrance our Irregularity persisted in the stock and period, the banking house of and Ward, and the two the failure into of the sinking and until after the War when soaring interest rates Grant failures. the came Lusitania the followed of prosperity. S.S. with there months, years A. The Helping to Glamours chili some of the glamour issues have been earnings reports that situations mnno +/-» show aren't il-icv that "growth" completely cf-fonfo ref o im- ronpccinn Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2849) high development costs and the necessary expensive research. Col¬ lins Radio is one that paid the price of drop a declining in earnings by harshly, in somewhat (couple of million dollars into where 6% to fact to less than half of last year's this profits three-fourths of for Collins Radio the vol¬ in 1960 year) a operation. sales a And year One on of 9% a share per the sales increase, were 11%. up bolstering elements the Tennessee Valley Authority awarded an issue of $50,000,000 power bonds, due July 1, 1986, to a nationwide under¬ writing group headed jointly by proving. In the nine months of its abroad. More than half of its sales The, fiscal last Morgan from comes sales so keep to the end of April it 18% sales improvement, year posted but work an profit was less than half of year manufacturing tributed that for the preceding comparable The fiscal period. All together, it dropped the price of the shares to where they are selling at only domestic around job 11 times last year's earn¬ ing power; the only problem is to foreign this and about half of its profit. toward last year's high of 76. been immune to laggard market recently and, again, it is a ways case wh-ere sales improvement has been impressive but earnings have been in least years was hasn't successful rated that ago the was do not cide necessarily with They are those at time coin¬ "Chronicle." those as of company domestic divisions as a turned from a has result losing one a on The This The the of Dallas, 111 Texas, numerous Hartford centers in gage service ance zona addition to company, agencies in and and owns office build¬ ings, warehouses, and truck ice payable net power an a serv¬ mort¬ and insur¬ California, Ari¬ Florida. offer to sell was a solicitation of ISSUE investing 1961 Trading Mgrs. for Lomasney, Loving Lomasney, Loving & Co., 67 Broad Street, New York City, have ap- at A 99% to bonds yield to the Proceeds will be from used to the bond ex¬ pansion of the TVA power system. Additional generating capacity of 2,559,200 kilowatt is currently under construction, including turbogenerators of 500,000-kw each at the Colbert and Widows Creek steam plants in northern Alabama an offer to the and buy new Robert J. Basel pointed J. F. Scheidecker Robert Joseph F. any J. Basel Scheidecker July 1, 1986, at a con- unit, at Common any Stock, 50^ July 1, 1986, at a par or was formerly Burr, Incorporated, as a security trader that he for of seven He years. is with was Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis a.member the Security Traders Associa¬ New York, National Security Traders Association and tion of Traders Company, 120 Broadway, New York New York City, members of Stock and Co-Man- the J. and appointment Holbrook Research. formerly Exchange, Mr. with Holbrook Granger McDonnell & Co. & you mounting in the stock market aware to make personal goals? of 1000 stocks Par Value, tallized stock. one as a share of on the Debentures. call for redemption, one by one of the country's largest advisory organizations are crys¬ investment into four index numbers for each A simple weighting of these numbers to accord with your own preferences as to investment goals—for sajety, market perform¬ ance in the next 12 months, appreciation potentiality over a three-to-five year pull, and income—will give you a current appraisal of the stock's desirability at this time, at this price, and for your own purposes. The pos¬ sible benefits of this unique tested method remarkable in terms of your potential profit and avoidance of unnecessary risk that we invite you to receive the are so special guide described below. share of Subordinated Debentures due unit price of $55 plus accrued interest on the Debentures. FREE We will send you, without Price $22 Copies of the Prospectus writers may per be obtained from only in States in which such charge or obliga¬ complete guide showing how you can apply this method of security analysis with¬ out any outside help — even if you are an in¬ experienced investor. Unit any Underwriters tion, a (We are of the several Under¬ are qualified to act as dealers in securities and in which the Prospectus may be distributed legally. To take Courts & Co. R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc. Johnston, Lemon & Co. investment McCarley & Company, Inc. The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. Marron, Sloss & Co., Inc. or brokers. advantage of this Special Offer... either send postcard bearing & address ... or fill out and mail this convenient coupon. Name- Address- City Prescott, Shepard & Co., Inc. dealers No salesman will call.) your name The Johnson, Lane, Space Corporation not Zone- Mail to State- Dept. CFSM-101 ARNOLD BERNHARD & CO. 5 East 44th Street, New York 17, N. Y. of was Co., Incorpo- rated. STOCK MARKET you the has Director as Hundreds of hours of research devoted to each call for redemption, value, and $40 8% for four years and prior to INVESTORS own value, and $20 8% Subordinated Debentures due time prior to expiration Scheidecker that it has become possible a reliable appraisal in just one minute of how good any stock is for you to buy, hold or sell at this time—and for your The Second Warrants expire on July 1, 1971, are callable by the Company after July 1, 1964, at 5(K" per Warrant and entitle the holders to purchase as a Association. of these for unit price of $28 plus accrued interest member a Traders NOTICE giant June 29, 1961 Warrant and entitle the holders to purchase or Security of sale help finance The First Warrants expire on July 1, 1971, are callable by the Company after per with Bache & Co. He is of the William One Second Warrant par Co. for two announced 4.64% Consisting of: time prior to expiration & years as a security trader, and prior to that associated Ernest & interest. One First Warrant, and Stock, 50<? associated Holbrook With Ernst & Co. $20 Eight Per Cent Subordinated Debentures Due July 1, 1986, any been Lomasney, Loving & Co., since September, 1959. He was formerly with Cruttenden, Podesta the• Corporation Bond Club of New York. Morris Shell Homes, Inc. Common has with Mr. 150,000 Units July 1, 1963, at 50tf Trading Department. Basel with Coffin & With excitement One Share of Common Stock, Mr. 500,000. —are unit, at 1961, $101,- these proceeds amounted to is offering group Series . Each Unit con¬ essentially of net income depreciation. For the 12 months ended March 31, plus securities. The offering is made only by the Prospectus. NEW from the second public sale Paradise Steam Plant under nor solely proceeds, sisting TO This advertisement is neither the on the securities bonds bearing a 4%% was public June 26, negotiated the private of $10,000,000 Wallace company, for of interest finance its electric power program. Properties, Inc., promissory notes, Dec. 1, 1979. Bldgl, two alignment overhauled. One of its been Prop. due operates the and placement pinch. At when top management shifted had bid Co. is TVA's and of bonds by TVA under 1959 Federal legislation authorizing the agency to sell securities up to a maximum of $750,000,000 to help . City, announced it Trust bonds agers of the 4.6891%. the Private Note Sale that western house coupon. This represents an annual net interest cost for TVA of any the of presented only.] until a case 99.0619 for tThe views expressed in this article share per & The York Telephone Bank triple-A of Harriman Ripley & Co. Inc., New Pinched Profits International The National of Wallace recovery C. J. Devine & Continental Illinois earnings. Apparently the improving this picture is being tackled aggressively. 18% spent last year. In any event, restoring its profit potential could start the shares, now around 35, worthwhile and Co., Chicago. was more Co. Trust of sales, but only author a Manhattan Bank, Guaranty Trust Co. of York, Chemical Bank New York improvement is the manufacturing which ac¬ by the company as running around $2 a share more this year than to Chase New con¬ for counted for 40% restore its earnings potential. Against the $1.22 so far reported for nine months, research and development costs are estimated area from came will Principal On June 28, behind International Telephone is its work in low-labor-cost areas defense in Kentucky two 650,000-kw units, by far the world's largest. which Bond Sale im¬ ume struction TVA Power increase of only added 3% improvement profits, in the first quarter of high. Some profitable a 17 18 (2850) The Commercial and Financial Chronicle of process The Trustee's Dilemma ment by called, was The few In Growth Stock Investing in trust officer of the a distinguished can meet growth conscientious trustee beneficiaries in Jf the true impartial trust treatment situation doubtful questions in favor of the life tenant and prohibition against speculation. inventoried Probed are created, he was between complying with the today's difficult trustee's cepted by trust stock; qualifications of meritorious investment a and the trustee's approach to typical a situations. case had inflation be ac¬ so many as more or less companion necessary nomic growth." 1. I familiar subject modern in conditions. relationship and re-examine to propose light the life derman in cessive that of the the the tenant whether law well the on beneficiaries not or equally a suc¬ they have been The basic treated. its effect upon as portfolio of such trust a operated der Pru¬ is -Man a trust ficiaries. as splitting up of his to usually put the The legal all that of property and along with legal title in one corporation or in¬ while is the vested equitable in others the of of our the property. in¬ a who business duciaries is as built The this early time relative in well. At a England, the rights and duties of the holding the legal title, or the trustee, and the owners of the equitable title, the beneficiaries, were established. Thus, for many persons a and on extent is to are antagonistic under as and duty a a to so to preserve in the on to (the same paragraph: trustee) the is under beneficiary a entitled purchase un¬ property or property yields an income substan¬ which tially lower than that which is normally earned by trust invest¬ ments although it may be prob¬ able that the property will appre¬ ciate in value." The rule able. But seems as fair and every it, the to starve that the so feast. to of expense the build the up of the of only to remainderman vested to There the to breaks. their the trust incentive real no to be for kept apprecia¬ benefit Safety of These became the the — true governed many kinds new of number and in available of business the the generation. in¬ and even the cor¬ $ purchase gave new avenues of invest¬ which could not be ignored. 1831, and together the Prudent-Man Rule in Harvard years. College produced future stake through reason¬ lawyer knows, About care Amory, and trustees wisdom of ac¬ in same time there investment ■ and happily for Common stocks substantially the life many tenant than did be¬ re¬ in the subject, Har¬ Amory, specif¬ vs. should not try to analyze further us beneficiaries erated Rule. the which under Let of of some seem the One court held nological and scientific revolution the that under since the last there pler to speculate, to produce are of this in successive equitable in¬ terests, in time, there has always been a problem of fairness in treatment between This the two; announcement is and not an because vestment limited. trusts, offer of the were In when the the of avenues so much early law more days was in¬ in gan to appear more and more evi¬ mainderman. dence economic of trustee a bonds although that the was realize profits exempt of especial an been most on held tenderness duty no certain in course beneficial trust would have to tional tax- the the changes tech¬ have put addi¬ trustees upon problems new greatly the and war pressures with cope have But picture to which complicated their task. I refer to the decline in the value of the dollar and the related re- problems these securities for sale. The offer is made only by the Prospectus. . - of inflation and to the of the so-called growth stocks. use Problems of Inflation ISSUE During 1,000,000 SHARES have in COMMON investment a diver¬ Without incurring federal capital gains tax at the time of exchange for Fund shares, investors have the diversification and ment Ohio opportunity for professional invest¬ management. The objective of Franklin Fund Inc. is possible long-term growth of capital and in¬ come through selective participation in the and progress of American business industry. Individual investors may about. well as a blocks a of for Fund based Fund on Inc. securities, market value of shares. one for The share each of with $10,000, governmental exchange Ohio of Franklin slogan. or of less of our many of our best known speak glibly in terms "creeping inflation" of the der $20.00 of market bulk 3% per year as or¬ if that is to is can point dilemma of the seri¬ trustees' also be the in the proposi¬ aware all dilemma. plain that laid down way out no which of the cases. Defining an r - How shall stock? Acceptable Growth Stock : define we growth a Very obviously, it is which the increase investor., believes in value one4 will in the market. But th** reasons which may be re¬ for that increase are sponsible stock It is in the difference be¬ these as of the a for reasons listing a growth stock that most difficulty lies. There involved the degree which is hoped for. of is also growth Over the last deposited, less com¬ pensation to the Dealer Manager, as these described in the men cellent example of what I might call "conservative" growth stocks. Prospectus. Investment dealers and individuals a may obtain a copy of the Prospectus, in states where authorized for dis¬ Dealer from The Ohio Company, Manager of the Fund. 51 N. COMPANY Member of the Midwest Stock not reasonable a decade, I would think that good utility stocks have been an ex¬ circumstances, remainder¬ cannot be blamed if dim view of value, only of the estate they take receiving, in dollar the appraised value Exchange Columbus 15, Ohio the position has been increase in their busi¬ ritories, be reasonable invested an the When 'trustee c financial good, justice, that trust funds should so that there will be lessening in the worth of the dollar over the period of the operation of the trust. High St. investments Their generation earlier. These remaindermen demand, and it seems to me with considerable a appreciation in their value to off¬ OHIO growth reconcile trustee something to be borne in silence and ignored in prosperity. Under set THE the it rule will tween economists is of think varied. the become ousness specific policies which have been for to we the only to state essary tion to responsible inflation, value of securities tribution, exchange acceptable minimum econ¬ now—pay more so-called are of refer, of power .. the individual an duty supply have "Buy Even apart from the company. as money we the dollar purchasing the later" has became $20.00 PER SHARE Ohio Franklin Fund Inc. is of than cut in half brought as sified generation the How include I income for the life tenant, and to the remainderman from the erosion caused by the forces of inflation. I am sure it is nec¬ one -endeavored to sustain the changes which our social revolution has STOCK OFFERING PRICE: of and omy last the value seen terms more OHIO FRANKLIN fm FUND INC. the in¬ protect I NEW to course, stocks. to portfolio. general been quite clearly defined. But where have these anxious so trust for the life tenant. incidents op¬ vestments which eager remainder¬ when varying facts are introduced. The problem was once much sim¬ the be Prudent-Man particularly consider us nature must the split years made the problem which faces the trus¬ tee under a trust with successive the application of the most simple legal rules becomes complicated ownership be With all these considerations in in the In > mind, let men for good that today. trustee "with Regard to spec¬ a possibility of capital improve¬ was "rare" is ically limited the wide discretions which it laid down by saying that ment that of subject the on College of ih" usually in¬ how procedure investments more to as of ulation." along profits or He also gives another as particular this transac¬ a the conjectural him vard of fixed obligations and at the same time carried within themselves the country's purchase of stocks. the quite for come the the developments more defines enter into of all wisdom grandchildren for the life tenant went the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts laid down common escape by stocks plain permitted to any event, we are all familiar with the prohibition against spec¬ ulation. That great fountainhead apt these days to are parallel common the past great-grandchildren benefici¬ been not venture, are course children. as more see from V The trustees began to quiring a to is namely, "to theorize from conjec¬ tures without sufficient evidence." Sometimes I think I might differ more the ultimate ^remaindermen often stocks for vs. desire Thus, testator be ment In the the always to the word, which he characterizes as "how4 rare"— death duties by stretching the ex¬ of the trust over another corresponding common the in another meaning istence vestment, the tremendous growth porations, of This is "to as or which may never known to the was has Webster to chance." remainderman. it also . has speculate. tion been than now trustee a word for Speculation successive that trustees of the trust. because policy. Gradually over the years the emphasis changed. The appear¬ increase the of it entirely intact trustee aries, is the ' Against treatment remaindermen creator bv The , because sacredly " of . have even overriding standard trustees many the feeling who sure important consideration which he must watch. Regardless of the desire get not " and position. Rule have all had consider of This tenant understandable in¬ funds entire investment ance life beneficiaries, tolerable successive own do that the life tenant gets the bene¬ fit of the doubt, in an almost in¬ relation¬ bounty struggle to eke out an ex¬ istence because the principal must consideration which between the see principal value. principal human top-grade fixed obliga¬ stay within the rule. was in normal contract really wishes to be especially be¬ seen at first-hand the real immediate object of the testator's trustee tion about came4 in¬ keep in tions in it beneficiaries and their income the that suggest cessive is life development only natural. be the any necessity of impartial treatment between suc¬ tled with the legal requirments of principal value to me the of particular segregation principal and income. But at of one trustee eco¬ times it puts a conscientious trus¬ who is under the re¬ As present tee remainderman This impartiality skimp the life tenant in order nor in fair balance between them." productive very basic is to pay to the income not to English-speaking peoples but in as trustee income beneficiaries trustee duty fi¬ de¬ vice, ancient of origin, and firmly not only in the law the Roman law the bene¬ the principal to beneficiary, the interests "Thus established of to two Later bulk corporate around impar¬ principle application the pay was more successive administer the trust really have the beneficial enjoy¬ ment the certain goes dividual terest are Where to death another property ownership. deal This beneficiary during his life Robert R. Duncan of incidents title is a to commonest directed de¬ scribed the at terest or put duty no in tenant. under cause to follow. The was' bound not .to more life our appropriate criterion when the require ships successive generations of lawyers and trustees have wres¬ easy who an under system, and certainly it is demands doubtful questions in the authority I suc¬ interests give the life tenant trust, the trustee them. there be can the its where tionship equitable to two are a duty a with has The 1 under tially cessive/ reasonably 232): there beneficiaries of Rule. r e (Par. "Where un¬ the dent follows impartiality between trustee subject is simple and the and Safety in Principal justified was any of may - of strict ap¬ common impartiality remained, trustee tenant "eco¬ to v Under these conditions, the law to as has for many decades been firmly established. Professor Scott states it plainly in his work on Trusts bene¬ ficiaries Shift From there successive the rule of the seems problem always will be differences of opinion between remain¬ trust with nature very indicates of I refer to between the old an to come measured by how much than that is the current mar¬ ket of the trust portfolio. It is difficult to quarrel with this nomic solving Nor capital gains; be proach Perhaps the most favor problems—price inflation and the "compulsive emphasis" in growth will more is permission to the trustee to invade principal for the have. to seems life the ments. the almost compulsive emphasis it now of provision The content. needs benefit of the life tenant. I think it may be generally said that while thj»me the trust was the This tendency to favor the life tenant is also frequently observed in the language of trust instru¬ sometimes stock and topproduced. "growth" as associated with investments had not yet achieved resolving meet beneficiary." word while New to received, in what the trustee had at longer point proudly to the fact that the principal of the trust is Rather will he be asked intact. say: which rate 1941, a Massa¬ speaking before York, went so far as to when he established his original "I declare with emphasis the' book value, what the averages trustee should vary investments were at that time; and his success re¬ remainderman dollar value, the "almost intolerable position" seeking a the was In judge, Thursday, June 29, 1961 . . Mid-Winter Trust Conference in were uniformly grade fixed obligations attributes satisfactorily for "Prudent Man" require¬ Mr. Duncan deals here with successive by suggesting the type of equity which and management ments. utility stocks is made stocks that were improper for the in¬ funds, and riskany sort was quite of trustee toward unknown. definitely frowned upon. The rate of return to be achieved by a good Trust Division, The American Bankers Association nod the common as taking Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and President of the favorable practically vestment of trust By Robert R. Duncan,* Chairman of the Board, Harvard Trust A chusetts existence garded mainderman. development, invest¬ in equities, so- trustees . the or1 performance investment of a manager' today is examined as to the success 01 his operation, he can rio ness has rested upon the sound expansion of business in their ter¬ , The and there return difficulty stocks arises tion of so over has in the with been a process. growth the preoccupa¬ people with mak¬ ing capital gains. When a "glamor" stock many first begins to show signs of promise, it is likely to partake too much of speculation to justify its inclusion portfolio; in At that a Prudent-Man- time, individual Volume 193 investors, frankly capital gains only, picture. looking for into the effort to "get in Their the on Number 6068 , The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . the trustee who is bound a follow to the sends . solely to step floor" ground . rule a broader no Prudent-Man Rule. than We all category of speculation, its price earnings ratio has gone so understand, I am sure, that in the governing instrument there may be appropriate words giving au¬ thority to the fiduciary to pro¬ ceed beyond the bounds of the Prudent-Man Rule. Typical of high that the Prudent-Man trus¬ such stock skyrocketing time when in stock have the by and ordinary might the course escaped from the finds tee horn is of himself the dilemma—i.e., longer no other the on sufficient there income to satisfy the trustee's obligations to the life tenant. Yet, these circumstances remaindermen for the in inclusion the in want such all growth. portion possibility The difficulty is that have we become, as Bascom Tor¬ said in 1958, "by growth ob¬ rance sessed." been to to and definition a of inclusion Prudent-Man portfolio. public has be in a The gen¬ become with the idea that tively obsessed growth stock a operating in a rela¬ field with particular one new attention to has focused the rapid changes in technology and science. Attention been the upon profit of in the competitive the product a is possibilities from accrue entirely being which the and such almost thing produced which It field it when is to to do time for me little a growth stocks. It for us to to find which new o in to seems before trusty investment, to against There it qualify can are the market in part of is only is another definition. We must that addition in to ploitation of a convert product into net income. our the the ex¬ or a process not are be to the to ability to create shiny products. So far as operating under investors trustee the has Managerial skills purposes and new must we management know-how confined public, processes, that for one scientific and tech¬ new the of realize hope The specific product and nological find a advance in the demand for it from the use as the and belief that it will of them. the Prudent-Man Rule facility a t, to that convert ability into income dollars. We that admit should improvements value. But tion, mult rely be of outset our ap¬ or "glamor" stocks in the early stages their development. Hence, we going to be barred from the tremendous price appreciation of are may to the benefit accrue speculatively minded uals; and most on found the only successful field individual astute have the record, way to accomplish participation in this divide to is individ¬ must recognize that we the investors, the Such risk. investor will almost invariably an make such a number of investments in promising corporations, real¬ izing that he need pick only one or off. a winners out of two make to order But this his is Prudent-Man Man his I dozen a program permit no as a a another. in He Prudent- approach: first, he should very carefully at the cir¬ cumstances of the beneficiaries in the particular trust; secondly,.he should divide growth stocks into categories. As portfolio to be con¬ whole This nor against alone offset to a program such as I gain would have I my be sug¬ want to make it plain remarks are confined The firm, founded viewing beneficiaries, and in the light of Leib those still active in the business. the last group list stocks common He over decade, will find another of stocks, eligible investment, common an no tint of speculation. rosy know must the needs he must decide upon investment program which will for Prudent-Man Rule stand which has it be questioned. grown more in market value than the utilities. Some may have seen the quip of the chap stock who the come depression boom come — x on . but the are which • firmly established basis stocks have on whose of reasonable technologists become * profitable a pulling out I'm not talk¬ are them There companies able to do short are in this other and which have well pretty for- themselves dollar-wise and at the same their In the time found funds to conduct own his City R&D summary, program. I would Prudent-Man Trust Bankers Conference Association, of that say must trustee view the whole spectrum of com¬ June of this year. 1 was Pre¬ Vice-President a Co., a Kansas banking firm, investment which he joined in 1953 after four expectation of in¬ in the public and years commer¬ cial accounting fields. He has been active in by Mr. Duncan before the Southern American Coburn, joined Blyth & Co., on of Stern Brothers & common beneficiaries. address Fourth ing only about the old-line bluechip stocks, although I certainly been in point, the need of the specific life tenant is of the utmost importance. If we as¬ sume a case of an elderly widow the un¬ derwriting and distribution of cor¬ porate the Jackson, and municipal securities currently is a member of Dis¬ and Miss. ' ; trict Committee, Number Four, of the National Association of Se¬ curities Dealers. Blyth & Co., Inc. Kans. City Branch I. KANSAS securities business from offices at I. J. Fisher CITY, Mo. —Blyth & Co., Inc. has announced the open¬ ing of an office in Kansas City, Missouri. Clay 99 ; ! Coburn E. named resident has western offices Opens engaging in to the Associates. firm of name J. Jack New Roberts Branch throughout JOIjiLA, Roberts Missouri. Calif.—Norman Company has opened of speak to wrong sacrifice substantial does the Douglas Owens. of that ' only. r . - ' terms income capital gains. follow not in ■ the $75,000,000 It entire fund must be invested in interest- income and yet ' k Take * substantial der ample income needs, and with for substantial a vi 5% Sinking Fund Notes the remain¬ There Due June is 15, 1981 widow's interest is the main her children her for children. ji1 . Suppose held widow a her * ' case. trust of to that United Aircraft Corporation . ' another benefit pos¬ , ' -\ are many have growth sibilities. inherit shall property. A These notes have been placed privately by the prudent undersigned. trustee in this situation might well go little further down the road a of lower-income than in the At growth beneficiaries would be not fairness between beneficiaries requires close analysis and trust the of facts 63 Wall BOSTON » in tailor-made a Ripley & Co. Incorporated of this as of successive each fairly he subject to criticism. that the solution submit question a Harriman least in the matter of treating successive I stocks earlier mentioned. case Street, New York 5, N. Y. CHICAGO • PHILADELPHIA CLEVELAND • DETROIT .1 SAN • FRANCISCO READING • in¬ vestment portfolio to fit the sit¬ June 29, 1961. uation. What about the separation into groups? the of second point— growth stocks Now, there is almost infinite number of stocks which to buys has one the I hope be called of none stocks unless we any reason or This announcement appears as a matter lies in of record only. us think another the whose stock we acquire possisbility of growing. issue The might degree some growth issues. the degree $10,000,000 of Unfortunately, in recent years there has been some ten¬ dency to confuse growth <-• with glamor, to import into the mean¬ ing of the word "growth"" some content of "mushroom" growth, of new and violently active exploita¬ growth. tion of the new technological and Wallace Properties, Inc. Promissory Notes due December 1, 1979 scientific breakthroughs that have come the so rapidly in the kind since years But that is not the only war. of growth that should already pointed out the dilemma that the think about. trust faces I we These notes have been placed privately by the undersigned. have here. Utility Stocks There and is in of yet an extensive which growth where middle vigorous may be Harriman Ripley & Co. ele¬ found management Incorporated has already found the skills to conduct a 63 Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y. reasonably profitable enterprise while the growth is occurring. Many utility stocks, unglamorous though they may be, are a shining example of this group. They have grown because their product— energy—has been more and more BOSTON • CHICAGO CLEVELAND June 26, 1961. • " " '• " PHILADELPHIA DETROIT ' ' • ' ' • C. a branch office at 1127 Torrey Pines Road under the management of This announcement appears as a matter of record morning's breakfast, it seems me a Ave., New York City, under LA This brings to 25 the number of Blyth Hillside is Fisher the office in the Dwight Buildipg, which will serve the firm's cli¬ in Fisher been of manager new ents Jack who needs the income for tomor¬ row in Two founding partners, George Roy L. Shurtleff, are viously, he never¬ than 700. more and Mr. managements of the hat every day. sell acquire income have been constantly venturing in the new fields that our scientists and He must the Inc. if the increase.1 there companies impartiality portfolio stocks which have *An Then of test creasing in value while they con¬ tinue to provide a living for the — the amount of yackety-yak seemed constantly the theless said he'd stuck by A. T. & T. because it seemed to him that of his of needs 1914, employs first the to country. have smaller trustee, in should make stocks through glasses which mon 19 product have multiplied. I doubt that any trustee, upon re¬ connection. the that of users that wouldn't circumstances, look is gested. that the dual a for program trustee. loss in one stock Now, than needed, and because the pay enough to bar him from following a special no the trust law of his (which will certainly suggest such ments in are Advocates Dual Approach staying within the law, which does a situa¬ choice? ground sidered market Rule), how should he make constantly under the necessity of not in trust on broader no company a there state own that for even antici¬ true a concern with investment powers and the trustee quiring these fantastic growth of in where proach to this problem is almost surely going to bar us from ac¬ which which entirely pated an the at rationalization a themselves Here feel free to make can recommendations con¬ are cerned, they must include in addi¬ tion fiduciary concerned. stocks which produce-a reasonable growth including portfolio. our stock price the is bearing securities. There be considered in the nature of any and situation as our pres- time evaluate, view a of qualifications which should many ent principal is of far so need me we measures can with trus¬ us defining recognize that we stocks and for possible later > seems them of marketing "new." tees income importance the of growth stocks appropriate for must tween no attempting to deter¬ mine what kind eral where Insufficient attention has paid term is I'm portfolio reasonable of stocks that have the of stocks agree, trust any a press • would that do we of many to " portfolio. Trustees sure, continue situation is the agency ac¬ the difference be¬ a count 1 available under - (2851) SAN READING FRANCISCO . ..•! ■?. i '>• 20 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2852) to make Our Reporter on distant cially in distant areas T. BY JOHN issues, CHIPPENDALE, JR. SECURITIES have been into short- bonds tax-exempt As oped over the currencies in being fiscal year of the end of the free it will not be long before the deficit of the Treasury will be known and is shortly thereafter the Government ket United will the in be mar¬ money. new is expected 1 tutional rolled is plans, these new funds will be ob¬ tained from the sale of short-term short-term Thus issues. making near-term liquid obligations will be able to tap again that big supply of funds in which is seeking just such The vestment. The There among tors the that are a solid in it case, appears also high levels. This might fiscal coming reach new mean will year Demand in The money and of The the Treasury obligations. In believe come with the influence commitments capital markets in these obligations sizable other issues new this and pressure will market that of reports are that the capi¬ means on taken be off. the sales of hand, a issues of tax-sheltered On new is not expected to decrease, most likely of future. should in will show not upward trend for the an foreseeable bonds which that the yields means bonds these on Government continue abouy the to give which range to short-term in about chases be to the this new move (price) within Governments balance of these taking since just are the securities The of into time appears and rather well of these issues and consideration are raising obligations being sold by the Treas¬ been time in witnessed the from intermediate long-term sectors of the Gov¬ ernment market not quite as have been at are they as times in the past. These been removed from the scene, There is and no demand Government it doubt but what the for near-term securities is still very foreign being made accounts because of currently uncertainties which have though as enough in the around for of way these there is buying securities to about match the selling which has been coming into them. lar^e^ -with some of these commit¬ ments appears for the It as though there has lessening in the pressure appears been devel¬ a any is neither an Prospectus. offer to sell The offer is These securities offered nor a merous the seat of the and State the^ center dustry and about 79% of Government national the of in¬ commerce, defense state's has popula¬ tion. Average tion of last residential electricity year in 4,920 was consump¬ in strength of land, President. have charge of He was Mr. Nigbor will special, research. previously with tional Bank of Detroit installations, industrial¬ agriculture and tourist dol¬ as the Na¬ a Credit Analyst. j . branches defense organization sented the of major of military national are full-time by of repre¬ installations importance. New installations types are also appearing on the scene, such as satellite^'tracking,, rgtations and Nike the sites. The center nerve of Pacific missile range is situ¬ Oahu, and Pearl. Harbor has been designated as an advance ated on base Polaris for rines. missile subma¬ Military expenditures have stabilizing a they influence unaffected by are because business fluctuations. Yorkshire Investors NORTH shire BERGEN, N. J. —York¬ Corporation is Investors conducting from Open offices Avenue. securities a at 7523 Officers Bergenline are Diamond, President; business Solomon Lilyan Dia¬ mond, Vice-President; and Geo. J. Nanos, Treasurer. solicitation to Agriculture is Hawaii, and Oahu, 14% of the for sugar and pineapple production. Mechaniza¬ land used tion is advanced in both these in¬ Together, they are val¬ $236 million, and represent Hawaii's largest non-m i 1 i t a r y ued at source of income, The tourist j increased of visitors rising the the latter almost was there spent $83 big stimulus 295,000 $145 some Waikiki visitors year million. were a steadily 171,000 in resort State¬ in and visitors million. In electric area, capacity has been doubled in the past two years. While the Islands have not been noted for industrial 1,500,000 Shares SOUTHWESTERN CAPITAL CORPORATION A Small Business Investment Common ($1 Par Company activity, there are a number of diversified plants including a Standard Oil refinery, a steel mill, cement plant, a con¬ crete products company, lumber milling and heavy equipment re¬ conditioning, etc. A 1,200 in¬ park has 31 tenants. In the past decade manufacturing has grown at a rate 50% greater than the U. S. average, and in 1960 the value of manufactured products such as garments was estimated Stock Value) at $145 million, the PRICE b '■ , - ' "I ' . in states in which the securities under may ■ ' • ' ' be obtained from the undersigned undersigned the . may a gain of 12% previous year. legally offer these as a "growth utility" are concerned. so far Revenues in of customers and San Diego, California followed ration tion Cajon - El Centro - La Jolla - Oceanside - San Clemente re¬ in each of the 6to' an to the earlier figures. elec¬ generates tricity in three steam plants using oil imported from California un¬ der contract a With California. of 1953 all tained upon A rate Standard Fortunately, schedules have escalation an clause oil price of $2 plant of 50,000 an fourth Oil since con¬ based barrel. a kw will be completed in August this year bringing total (maximum) gen¬ erating capability to 455,000 kw. The system peak load was 313,000 kilowatts on Dec. 12, 1960 and is expected to reach 377,000 kilo¬ watts late in 1962. A 75.000 kw unit is scheduled for completion in 1963. In later years the pahy may build plant, in if it this "competitive" area. ^The proves estimates $86 some for 1965 com- high-fuel-cost company spend early atomic power an that will through of which construction, $27 it million million will be raised internally. Following the sale of $12 million bonds in April, capi¬ talization 49% was bonds, preferred stock and 34% stock equity. While the substantial a company's in owned the and 17% common amount of stock is common Islands, since state¬ the increased interest in common stock has been Hawaii national more of the finding its into the national market. way of cause the rapid offerings have the of Be¬ growth, rights stock common been fairly frequent in the past decade, including a one-foreight offering last year. Possibly for this reason the growth in share earnings has been slow in the past years (from $3.12 to $3.33) although in the years 1952-56 it four had increased rapidly from $1.94 to $3.12. Regarding regulation, a depre¬ average original cost rate (plus allowances) was estab¬ ciated base lished in 1939 by the Public Util¬ ity Commission. The most recent rate decision and the rate has in was June 1955 design then obtained proved adequate to date, ac¬ cording to President Johnson. The 1960 rate of return was calculated at 6.5%. The common stock, traded on Exchange and the Honolulu Stock from low a 1960 Based of h 25 V2 over-counter increased a s' in 1953 bid to of a 86. on the $2.50 dividend rate the yield is 2.9%.i The price-earn¬ ings ratio 1960 earnings of $3.33. is about 26 times the > Stirling, Linder & Prigal JERICHO, N. Y.—Stirling, Linder of Security Analysts, President & Prigal, Inc. is engaging in a Ralph Johnson said, "Statehood, securities business from offices at talk before the New York NORMAN C. ROBERTS COMPANY 31% a activity, elec¬ compared company in 10-11% As gain of 8 or 9%. It likely that future growth return The receht kwh and revenues. In a recent were was earlier rate of sales the rate of gain per annum (compounded) has been 4% in units year year. 14% rose ,1959-60, as years applicable Securities Laws. the over-the-counter, (over $30 million) were 2V2 times the level of 1951. In the past four number El over Hawaiian Electric would qualify $3 PER SHARE Copies of the Prospectus acre dustrial apartment during previous sales hood business 15,000 in 1946 to 1960 who 1961 tric dustries. hood JUNE 20, on is area spent speculation. NEW ISSUE basic factor in a of all homes built all sult of this burst pf some rapidly in the postwar period, the buy the over units during 1960; all-electric. Construction will the lars. All of completed aver¬ ing and air-conditioning, indicat¬ ing heavy use of other appliances. ized V.-P. Moreland 65 single-family apartment Oahu on than 83% more appears minimum of electric space-heat¬ 4,400 3,600 built were and than and which despite the fact that there is a More Island age already commun¬ in 29 other states. the 29% above the national prosperous a higher stand¬ living and personal income of kwh., was century had ity in Hawaii, with ard years military Nigbor Joins made only by the as a company establishments, and nu¬ towns and villages. Oahu, 1958—in of these securities. a pineapple plantations, Armed Forces from announcement developed are the city of Honolulu, sugar number This the the other The half past enterprise the Hawaiian economy have been have not however, but for the time being ury. need have to prominent the money which professional operations which pur¬ care offering takes rather a and islands. He also pointed out the was there on five." in of development might have taken American serving While plants Basic factors because range the serves obligations as have worked out satisfactorily in it previous periods since the mone¬ DETROIT, Mich.—Richard B. Nig¬ seems as though the demand for tary authorities have used credit bor has been elected Vice-Presi¬ short and long-term Government tightening measures and rising in¬ dent and a Director of Moreland obligations is sufficient in both terest rates to combat the unfavor¬ able conditions that have devel¬ & Co., Penobscot Building, mem¬ cases to take care of the supply of bers of the Midwest and Detroit these issues which are.'presently oped. Stock Exchanges, according to an coming into these markets. In Less Professional Activities announcement by Paul I. Moreother'"words, ,the operations in continue limited Electric 1891, Oahu. electric all has been in effect of late. short-term rates and on spite of the yields past in distant in the inot too prospect, in the according to advices, will more they are best able to protect against as¬ cending interest rates which have they way Prospects offerings of corporate new down some tal most of in that homes Yield Bond inves¬ better¬ birthday." Hawaiian level a or in pretty much on the sidelines.! where near-term King Kalakaua's fiftieth on four than in business rthe lamps grounds of Iolani arc islands the company today gener¬ ates about 87% of all energy sold future put to work dur¬ Palace six other bonds, Also, the boom and inflation psychology has not had an adverse predicted. Short-terms buying and selling in these se¬ slow place which normally the is going along pickup in business. much smaller deficit than a has been be period in only long when on curities, the professional operator econ¬ institutional and years 1886, lit Island is feeling Company, Ltd. were of the strong Electric Hawaii first enjoyed electricity in established much this in Government the of revenues the as Hawaiian July Treasury issues. As long as there is a more or less balanced amount the Stressed very the is liquid the though as a many a ment many If this should be the the economy. is that ing will also set sectors of it but one, records the uptrend. an funds should business._recovery will not only be new long as Liquidity •' . indications in intermediate lected few in¬ an have into funds of ELY many this selling of long Governments, there are reports that institutions, both the private and public ones, are buyers of se¬ securi¬ Governments is in omy by Treasury flow continue to the the OWEN against And there is little doubt but what Government to appear continuously Government liquid ties. in change complete a buyers over most and the end of 1961. And unless there In addition, there in the purchases of obligations by the large commercial banks and cor¬ porations- since these two insti¬ It that the Treasury will do fairly heavy borrowings for new money purposes between July again seeking States. let-up no some nations, aside from the short-term BY although instances. at hand, Thursday, June 29,' 1961 there have been purchases of corporate and The . PUBLIC UTILITY espe¬ the Treasuries term . exchanges from the more Government intermediate-term area. Most of the swaps from Gov¬ ernment obligations in the more GOVERNMENTS , of Society immediately by inaugu¬ the greatly jets, without ^ques¬ intensified the eco¬ nomic boom Hawaii during the past two years. Hawaii has experienced achieved within in two 11 Ulster Drive. Officers are Rob¬ ert Prigal,, President; Hyman S. Linder, Vice-President; and James Stirling, were & Secretary-Treasurer. All formerly with J. A. Winston CO. ,,, V.-., Volume 193 Number 6068'. . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2853) Richmond, Va. was announced by George R. Dupuy, Vice-President. They are Richard W. Boisseau, NEWS ABOUT and Samuel G. Jones. BANKS AND BANKERS Consolidations New • Branches New • Offices, etc. Revised • * Robert C. * * Bensing, of .. will join tional Bank effectve | the a of Cleveland, Ohio, July 1. a This is • , chants Ark conversion of the Mer- a Planters & effective Bank, Warren, of as - Chase The York, Manhattan and Bank, New Hempstead Bank, nounced Horace by Chairman of the Hempstead, Long Island, June 28 jointly announced plans for merger. a Chase Bruce Manhattan Wood Bank, and Chairman of Hall, Hempstead Bank, stated that the merger will permit the combined institution County a services to bring to Nassau wider range of banking supported and sources by the diversified re- facilities of The Chase Manhattan Bank. The boards of directors stock of the of the Roth special of share a capital stock of Chase Man- hattan. the ,of Hempstead Bank will become 13/18 of banks expect to call stockholder future near meetings for the approving the plan of ing office U, Brooklyn, N. nue * the George W. Assistant promotion McKinney, At C. the time same Office Chairman of become a Hempstead will Director of Manhattan and Bank administrative general * * , Franklin the In- Savings Bank, New the as of election The Trustee. a Allan of Trustee also Howard W. Betts as Nassau Mr. Hall will also serve Chairman of the Nassau County had 1960 Gosdorfer Chairman Bank the of of been has United Island Long in June 12, the Comptroller apan application to merge proved Farmers Ohio Tiro, tional Ohio into Bank under mittee. Hempstead Senior Muller, President of Bank, will become a Vice-President combined officer bank directly in of will and charge v the be the of op¬ erations of the Nassau branches of Chase Manhattan. Ohase which New has be Manhattan Hank, throughout May 31, 1961. Bank maintains over County and Nassau of May 31 had total as * York of area of $73,500,000. * father, who died early this' year. In addition, he continues as President a post he elected to in joined 1954. the Mr. Gos- in 1931. bank Harold W.Smith'has.been-elected Vice-President nounced J. officers * the travel in throughout From Assistant of New following Division National of who districts today by John A. Kley, of of business ted McCullough Director a1 of was elec- Mercantile the National Bank, Chicago, 111. charter the of the issued was June on 15 office of the Comptroller Currency to the Valley County, is ier Ungemack bank's Scarsdale from LeDonne Schweinfest raised ficer the of White from to ad- was Treasurer Vice-President V. in office Assistant Assistant to Edmond the of 111. and trust Plains depart- both Assistant were Of- Trust Trust officer. Clarence R. Sandford, President cf Elizabethport Banking 20 000 shares United San value nar stock States Diego, increased from "film H. George * * William C. Harkins was appointed National San its Bank Diego, Calif. capital common $4,100,000 to $4,500,the sale of new stock, ef- par value * * The merger of the First National into Crocker Bank, San a of Detroit Bank and Company, Detroit, Mich., at Anglo - Francisco, National Calif., be- effective at the close of busiJune 23, it "iesident of tne San Rafael banks. After the is merger effected, Crocker-Anglo's deposits will total approximately $1,750,000,000, its will assets in aggregate the neighborhood of $1,950,000,000 and its capital funds will be about $135,000,000. Assistant as General of Canada, Montreal, announced. senior from eight of Comptroller of the on on June 15 issued a charter to the First National Bank Mr. agent bank's Okmul- increased " Currency has been and elected the to the country: Vice-President Deely, England District. From Assistant As¬ to Vice-President: Robert Borrs, Correspondent Bank Richard Vnr our New ATntTr r_ F. M. De- Dickson, B. TAv«riAir York-New William nictrioT' District; Southern Jersey Hohman, District. New and Mr. Pouluton, with over 20 years experience in the investment busi¬ ness, fornjorly was dent of National Texas Vice-Presi¬ a Elizabeth, Official sistant Cashier: Middle Western Assistant John As¬ to E. Porta, pistrict; Donald M. Roberts, Western District. G. Tyler Baldwin, John E. Bowles. J. Christensen, Harold Koch, Robert C. Kurzweil, George Leslie Monahan, Grenville H. PaynR. Bergen Van Doren have been ap¬ pointed Assistant Vice-Presidents Frank D. Sullivan and of Chemical Bank New York Trust Company, New Harold Helm H. with Division Malcolm H. Funk, remain unchanged. W. Lewis Hart President, member of the - is the firm; Peoples Sees. Opens New Dept. A dealer service division has been opened New at York expanded 527 Madison Avenue, City, to spearhead an u of program John Corcoran J. sion is a Corp., principal the York fund. supervision underwriters will It be Lee of under M. sales vice-president Planning. of Seven official appointment of five Girard at Trust new Corn Philadelphia, f , I. Emrich Associates, Inc. nounced last Louis Lasser, HILLS, N. Y. — BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Jay W. Kim David ™ from a*- is conducting offices from c*. a securities business at 190 Willoughby r; + 67-40 Stre t un offices at J. W. Kim Yellowstone Boulevard, & offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy any of these offering is made only by the Prospectus. Co. $25,000,000 York, Chairman announced. All the Bank's except • _ Finley ■ move up the Price 100% On June promoted to 13, the Comptroller Glo, Pa., tional into Bank town, Pa. title in United the under "United of States as and Ray¬ date is to be' business June "The charter States as of Bank," its * The Company, board Na¬ and National the close of 17. * Carrolltown Assistant Secretaries of Manufacturers Trust New York, were an- only from such of the several offer the securities in such State. Johnston, Lemon & Co. Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. Bank in Johnstown." The effective election American Na¬ Carrolltown, Pa. title to of The Bank, * to Blyth & Co., Inc. "Cambria Carroll¬ * the Bank Petersburg of Virginia, Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Glore, Forgan & Co. & town" effective June 15. George Copies of the' Prospectus may be obtained in any State Underwriters, including the undersigned, as may lawfully Johnstown, Johns¬ aldson, Moldovak ap¬ an County^ National B. Assistant application to merge the Nanty GIo State Bank, Nanty proved changed Otmar and Accrued Interest Vice-Presidents. tional National Division. June 15, 1981 u Geoffrey to Vice-Presi¬ Richard W. Maletz and James J. are r _ William B. Eagleson, Jr., Metropolitan Mr. Paynter who 1981 Due June 15, 1961 group White Corporation 5.40% Sinking Fund Debentures Due Dated includes three new Vice-Presidents, Charles E. Baus, D. State Loan and Finance by George H. Brown, Jr., President. The securities. June 27, 1961 NEW ISSUE an¬ Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Lynne Lasser Vice-President, officers are has with offices at 200 k?er* President; Opens - business This advertisement is neither an The Exchange Pa., Oser, Jr., Peoples S. I. Emrich Assoc. Formed as promotions and the of the was the head of office the new diviunit of Peoples Planning stock mutual fund. The Vice-President. Second national ____ West 57(th Street, New York City to engage in a securities business, Officers are Sidney I. Ehmrich, of Berger is engaging in a securities Davis, President, Fi¬ Trust Company, of F. William Parvin is Vice-President in charge of the Municipal Bond Dept. years. FQREST Union election other Jay W. Kim Opens Newark, N. J., announced the Appointments of Charles W. Don¬ mond since 1936, died June 19 at the age of 68. ❖ is in J. N. Corpora¬ tion. was Manager Canada, Ganann David Berger dents. From ter, Company, Bank, Cashier sistant partment; the a board of directors. S. The appointment of J. W. Ganann Bir- in Oakland 20,000_shares, par value $25). The Office Poulton Vice-President * $250,000 to $500,000, effective June 16. (Number of shares outstanding Mr. Peoples Securities Corp., a growth- stock dividend, the common was G. Jointly by Paul E. Hoover, Presioi Crocker-Anglo National 5a.\ a? «jSf y™rray> was th^ head office of the Royal Bank Okla., William wholesale distribution of shares of capital stock of The Central Nagee, by announced i By announced was Hobbs, Executive Vice-President. °f snhaAe,s.°"tf,a"dmg 450'000 shares> Manager and Charles °f Funk Hobbs and Hart, Inc., National Bank of Commerce Bldg., Creston from 000 by President The Paul and and ANTONIO, Texas Sou}tonA *?uS j°irle(* the firm ^u,uuu snares; Pa[ value $10) ness on National Bank of Aurora, Aurora, Kane $100,000 to $150,000 dividend $150,000 to $200,000 by the sale of new stock, effective June 12. (Number of shares outstanding came * by in¬ was Bank in San Rafael/Calif, and its affiliate, the Bank of San Rafael, ' * * tional Bank of Okmulgee, Purdy bank's the to Vice-President: James S. New are title Bank Natonal close * Trust 'Cashier. and vanced C. City Bank announces promotions A. and Bell, Jr. The Bank has a capital of $220,000 and a surplus of $330,000. delity National First The Hempstead 15 offices located broad a deposits l\l Na- June 17. Howard W. SAN York City and 27 overseas, had deposits totaling $7,578,000,000 on Second charter the the of as from of McKin¬ Texas, Bucyrus, Bucyrus, is Harry B. Stoner and the Cash- ment offices 10o Bank, He succeeds his President. C. Joseph Citizens The of Second Woodward com¬ and National Bank stock a The Gosdorfer, C. by capital stock of the McKinney, ney, of On 15 Funk, Hobbs, Hart noted that the firm's name would regulatory agencies. mingham of this time Louis Members of the members $25,- $382,496,134. The «uvii amsi uc acquisition must be apdpproved by Federal and state A -The-prdmotions Of three officers present Board of Directors of 0f The County Trust Company, Hempstead Bank will be invited White Plains, N. Y., were anas of Fifth-Third at that Manhattan Bank. serve assets had assets of advisory committee of The Chase to total common creased New York. dorfer in of a announced. was L. National was Manhattan Ohio. Norwood-Hyde Park, at the end , * announced Chase as with both Division, have been appointed Assistant Secretaries, responsibility for all branches of County. Stanley ternational elected have Vice- the Board of . & of "The York, _ Co., Norwood, buy Bank Bucyrus." The effective date is to Rochefort, merger. plan of merger, Mr. Trust to Park de The System. Chase Mr. agreed Marie F. Nusbaumer and Jean H. purpose Governors of the Federal Reserve will from Messrs, Jean- and election The Jr. has Dr. Ackemann, Lexington Avenue Branch Central Ohio, Norwood-Hyde the Rodney C. Gott Hall, Bank, of Vice-President to in addition, the proposed merger subject to approval by the Superindendent of Banks of the State the * Irving Trust Company, New York, announces cinnati, 057,179. ficer in charge, is Under Y. Daniel Mastellon will be the Of* The o m p a n y, June Poulton Joins it Fifth-Third Union Trust Co., Cin¬ the June 24, at 201 Ave- on In of New York and by * Manufacturers Trust C the of under which each share of capital Board. * President. two banks have agreed to terms merger Flanigan, New York, opened its 121st bank- v George Champion, Chairman of The * C. Bradley Moody. The capital of $150,000 and surplus of $251,404.01. bank has „ , Warren, The President is F. M. Holt and the Cashier is A. L. Trust Department of Central Na Capitalizations Warren, County, Ark. 21 Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated White, Weld & Co. Smith, Barney & Co. Incorporated 22 has A Loan Officer's Views on 4 By Richard P. Taft,* General Investment Manager, The .*% 7.1 a how does particular insurance a company about go private lotfg-ierm placements to smaller companies in and be in Canada ? met, the making this made, and general conditions underlying Listed, also, are a loans are A living documents and sometimes do require modifications business toward efforts directed are the financing of smaller enterprises in America corporate and Canada, and I hope to give clearer pic¬ ture a by legal restrictions, unsecured term loan to an an un¬ incorporated borrower. term lending is designed industrial-type companies. In for to obtain long- its broad sense, term financ¬ types of businesses, except public ing utilities and railroads. from an insurance The company. minimum There three are types of that ing provided life insur¬ standards by and compa¬ real of loan estate; est Richard P. Taft last and the long-term to discuss. pose 1956, in order to better serve small business, we created our Commercial and Industrial Loan Since then, has partment million in made loans porations. less, or this de¬ about ' - cor¬ of 70% one-third were for $500,000 or less. While done that We this are are of type reputed job, do we scratched have we face. set we good a to have not feel the sur¬ working to develop business. We have staff organizations in our Offices in up various Regional Home United the States with work Canada and banks, houses, accountants and businesses the on No ground floor. minant loans The in a to as are broad be a be must a made based on deter¬ company. looked sound a at de¬ lend¬ judgment, but the following are pertinent: factors Life Governing Factors insurance investments made $94,000, for several should be for used building purposes: or buying machinery and equipment; expanding markets or introducing new product lines; and funding existing short-term obligations to place the company on workable a basis financially. - Our loans represent investment- type money and not risk capital. are not designed to finance speculative ventures. We do not They expect to share in either the losses the or owners A profits accruing to the of the business. term loan is not suitable for financing the seasonal needs of business. This is the function a of commercial The banking. company should years of favorable tory. This rule is have 10 not agement margins have made loans to companies shorter histories. The company tablished and it a should solid have market es¬ position shown its ability to maintain against competition. The company should record of growth and have show a growth potential. In interested NEW of these shares having been sold, this advertisement appears in the line and its markets. Is it contributing some¬ thing worthwhile in the form of of ingredient. It should be of good character, wet) single obvious. Neverthe¬ a large number of are less, there are We believe that, done. if we the Are good as others in its and your tions a projection, manage¬ usually recognizes its im¬ portance and employs it thereafter as one of its important tools. prepared ment seeking to improve its prod¬ ucts and tect its the on ter month. insist In instances some will we individual the to built of of need have to manage¬ recognize the building up a rounded organization. When loan with to learn in pany a company, we term a attempt about the short a have bankers developing much as period learned over com¬ as its a pe¬ riod of many years. Even are though out paid of record phase expect we to be earnings, we in the past operat¬ of the business. know if the company demonstrated an its of as a matter maintain all not proper ally, where wishes than riding and expected a some a to lend him less money good financial man, a proper of study is hiding Lack a and many good times weak has have of has been a average built man a in fields This advertisement is neither The of record. of an offer to buy offer an any to sell nor a of these securiCes. June 29, 1961 rWTE 75,000 Shares Dy namic Class A Common Stock Common (Par Value 1()<* Per Share) (Par Value Stock $.10 per Share) Per Share Pries $4.00 per Share 0 and Copies of the from n. a. . hart & : co. Slates Offering Circular the-undersigned as they may . may be, obla:n~J orders in such lawfully offer these securities. darius, inc. A. ross, lyon & co., inc. Mclaughlin, kaufman & co. other offering is made only by the Offering Circular. 110,GOO Shares Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from the undersigned only in those states by those persons to ivhom the undersigned may legally distribute the Prospectus. whose, We June 22, 1961 Price $3.75 con¬ small business by lies competency company. has ability to weath¬ Harwyn Publishing Corp. been not financial proper The trols. management financial On the other hand, we try not to overfinance multitude of sins and weaknesses? Inflation requirements made. planning? Or, is of an eco¬ which Gener¬ company. prospective borrower through projections of fu¬ ture But controls, less borrow is think he needs, the com¬ lacks a needs to the crest on wave hidden us we pany to needed to do a financing job. We will not than underfinance business? controls. needs Is management it be elaborate business NEW IS«UE Endeavoring Small businesses cannot should additional used; the profit position should be improved. thinking of elaborate records and and of issuance in order to control the busi¬ Earnings certainly should be diluted if capital is well not When I speak of controls I am not nomic future interested want to each D. GILHART & CO., INC. » 141 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Telephone: is ness. controls to determine the progress controls. are we of business pany 'employ the management? effort ownership tools term who has of losing control his earnings, and fearful the of man successful a equity One does not have to con¬ trol 100% of the stock of a com¬ management important The when loan need may diluting money Does Does it have sufficient records and - of equity. in the event: of his and, of course, we make every term a loans: borrower's in¬ combination a up usually Is out death, or markets ones? new protect on upon business funds or discuss to such considering sistence the like prospective resists taken us in The parable with those in the area and in the industry? insurance,, being life upon same would I of the problems we encoun¬ some services in order to pro¬ present acquire the of day same di¬ located Encountered Problems Now, and is in loans industries versified fixed. They periodically changing conditions and, utilized to measure ac¬ performance against objec¬ We find that, once having tives. Is it forward-looking? make for two. Nor of course, sound trained management we do projection reviewed be loan and equity. competent? ask But reasonable a tual and to it training geo¬ replacements for key jobs? Is it graphically throughout the United ' States and Canada, with the conifollowing an enlightened person¬ Has the business. >a> panies headed by dynamic indi¬ nel policy? viduals of various ages, we will history of stable labor relations? Are pay scales and benefits com¬ not have them all dropping dead these of number a longer. meet to basis? Is of 15-year projec¬ 10 to or should the industry so that our on a expect should projections be prospective customer can be ex¬ pected to meet reasonable compe¬ tition in the future and you at least the next year or than better know it in¬ long-term money in business. Now, I am not re¬ ferring for goals set business for the fbresee- invest to us company^ fa¬ or poor prospective our ableNguture, you who timately, why should man¬ Is it this where businesses sound cilities business a agement. Management is by far the most agement of acter of for omur a degrde same of inex¬ Projections —if you do not have any to the assume 90% from projections bor¬ rowers, and we are questioned about this practice. Our answer is all from product solicitation All Financial better times. also are resulted We ask for financial a important ing should have satis¬ factory financial ratios. One that We more failures planning. want to know wny man¬ feels the business is company's importance. inviolable; with past business long-term ment operating his¬ pany's ness, we experienced, and ; in term is 10 years, reasonable depth. The dangers of maximum, 20 years. * making a loan to one-man mail-': The company are not same change the record ahead. If the com¬ record shows weak¬ provide for an orderly flow of debt one to two work and materials? We fre¬ growth situation, with; quently find plant housekeeping earnings showing a steady rise, to be an indication of the char¬ the historical earnings level does such times. than perience, incompetence, and to semi-permanent It is repaid on that years rounded, funds 15,000 business failures in 1958 in¬ dicates goods or services, or is it merely specific satisfying a temporary or "fad" payment schedule out of future- type need? Does it have only one, earnings and not out of the liqui¬ supplier or one customer? Does it dation of seasonal peaks in invent have only one product, which tories or receivables, as in the could be replaced through ad¬ case of short-term debt, nor out vances in technology? of the liquidation of any other assets., appearing on' a company's Study of Plant and Management balance sheet. Most companies we A study will be made of plant, examine show a net profit after equipment and other facilities. Do income tax of about 15% of the these facilities provide a desirable total amount of long-term debt degree of flexibility? Is there outstanding, and also, show his¬ room for expansion? Are pro¬ torical ability to cover interest ductive facilities set up efficiently and sinking fund payments on The small¬ been plants long-term perspective and Pertinent The we can whether available to business cision ing factor one the amount on has have we and the to investment floor in tend the headed for loan is as¬ factors are the in The minimum the for $1 mil¬ were and $450 smaller to 1960. In loans authorized lion stability required are will grant. productive In Department. the meet the company's profit satisfactory. term not no we $100,000. note is¬ generally unsecured. It is this type of financing that I pro¬ sue, between companies to we a We believe earnings, authorized and lease¬ sale back; of management There is on purchase lease or of smaller ; be, unable have to observe. nies: the mort¬ loan worth net most would gage should $250,000 and $350,000. term financ¬ ance this includes most company in there have the game crutch ahead. A 1959 study by Dun & Bradstreet of the nearly would owner. capital. and the life company cannot make Our how of controlled the if We may not in the years as Repayment Requirements , agrees during the loan's lifetime. My should endeavor to good, we certain practices during the past 20 years. its such be must as investment and not risk capital loans. variety of problems encountered in making such business have invested The such financing which he describes loans, and the ground rules governing loans in force. Mr. Taft the as return to expected amount country Mr, Taft enumerates the requirements which must studies interest an be the ; has Thursday, June 29, 1961 . as A lender relying solely lender. ■■ on Just twice is ord it . obliga¬ If the past rec¬ schedule. on if and meeting . company's operation, in the industry, or in the economy which that means about in stake at This has owner much Company of America, Newark, N. J. , of the company's tan- gible net worth. the Prudential Insurance long-term or should not exceed debt 50% about tions storms of record a that is economic er the over both for the lender and the borrower, Financing valuable proved years, funded Small Business I Chronicle The Commercial and Financial (2854) WOrth 2-1020 ... | Volume 193 Iffil fin?"ce- a:The Number 6068 .. "J388 of f^ures. not of analysis, not with knowing ness and, what is much Presentation nancial If of ' . inadequate by accountants. captive main business - even in lack of a #e+8u of the the scope i agreement en- pared an from certified anJ: a . of °r Si. that it • • pietely cash affiliated investor an one, knows never and where er cr a What limited verv would happen J ft of the or nav u T amount warranted f a sal - percentage age dividends in the States of by by the fronv 1954 amount 49% was Miq the companies million with asset the up - paid under The affairs as is one that of among of this. Another form form this salaries members the is takes the of tives who make payment of dividends excessive or to or.rela- family real contribu- no Failure as management to rec- affiliated companies the same legal entities the bororwing company, understand that and to guarantees or will not always satisfy the lender. In many states the guarantee cannot be enforced legally, and certainly it is not good financially. cross-guarantees Over The - management. aggressive funds barely are disbursed when management wants to make next expansion move it has the dreamed of. despite the fact there might not "be the executive mansufficient earning power from present operations to power or yet . generate the a move For example, we small company Midwest successful after profit margin if is to succeed, made a loan to a proper proposed that operating in the an extremely had operation. Sometime the have banker that to concerns loaned money. firms enhance additional to. Example of Small Company • Helped Here's 65th George The A. Newbury, Manufacturers Trust Co., example an of a com¬ we Lake last J bert C. on o n d secured from York resulted in thur It secured. trade was discounts, in crease a sales unable and volume possible under existing financial arrangements. We were approached for a loan of $150,000 in 1958. Our investiga¬ tion disclosed excellent treasurer. of is 0Ptsiders officers and ad_ and- employees with transactions attending Council its Cyril on and decade, able to preceding was first full to to serve wrote Last account employed and state throughout the and New That mergers the n(J or ditional The also Association associate members, has year, a request for ad- rJ,hibiteci well as This announcement is neither Federal Reserve and institutions. Sidford, Senior Vice- Bank of Eaie as out-of-state These out-of-state located are in to help finance money plant. have our We happy were investment grow the company, and creased, to $250;000. loan a Form Allied In v. Co. to in this was OKLAHOMA in¬ E. DeWees curities CITY, Okla.—Alton is engaging business from 2126 Southwest 29th *A Mr. condensation Taft ment an before Association the of a talk made in should be timG) from time NEW American Inc., New firm the Manage¬ York ment City. of name Allied Company. to buy any of these securities. June 27, 1961 ISSUE - 350,000 Shares ur the needs of the business Very few requests as Paul Hardeman, Inc. determine.. management from tion advantages the 0f modifica- for turned down. Indeed, one are of a Common Stock private placement is the ease with which ioan agreements are modified, if is the need a (Par Value 25^ Per Share) sound one. a has not been a long-term money, the COmpany borrower of " i • V • of executing a loan agreenaent along the lines I have Q^ed may alarm it or its counsei. neces Jn ity practicaUy Price $8 per ' ■ share ' . V ,. . ' > ■!. . r ' ; . instance, every these difficulties arise because the COUnsel has had no previoug experience with corporate loan agreements. This results in time consuming negotiations, all Gf which are at the borrower's >• company expense. templates funds, it know that it will be to to many undersigned V : as may . If a corporation conborrowing long-term should consult with companies that have borrowed. I enlightening discover that lending may be obtained from such of the legally offer these securities in this State. Copies of the Prospectus { / ,• ' - -*1 • 1 ' ■ 1 Incorporated Rittmaster, Voisin & Co. Lieberbaum & Co. institutions have very little diffi- culty, if any, with attorneys who Levien, Greenwald & Co. Stanley Heller & Co. John H. Kaplan & Co. have had experience with corporate term I that have lending, previously mentioned operations in this field been quite successful. Our have capital to withstand the period of been Kesselman & Co., Inc. | D. H. Blair & Company our ratio: is far expectations, because fices. Hardy & Co. below expense we quite volume of satisfactory. H. M. Frumkes & Co. Philips, Rosen & Appel our operate tjirough our Regional Home OfOur Stearns & Co. loans has Our ex¬ Robinson & Co., Inc.:' ' . Michael G. Kletz & Co. 4' se¬ at Street under be and ' altered a offices by offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer offer is made only by the Prospectus. agreement must be cona living document that as Penn¬ > Modifying the Loan sidered New various The sub, assets of the stantial.portion T. ? . a as investment banking houses, savings banks, the York, new our without opr funds. the company came to us" with consolidations leasing of Qr York nation. Administra¬ of stock. companies be controlled. • by jobs,, to finance consumption of that this would not have us possible back checking balances in Illinois, Massachusetts, Alabama; Connecticut, .New Jer-t sey, Puerto Rico and Canada. loan, sales increased 24% and net income almost 25%. Management been million ten promote economic activity and growth the Asso¬ sylvania, year of of create institutions and the com¬ take all trade of disbursement date from the In discounts. to production conven¬ Kress, Roger D. Customers productively banks added to working capital in one year than had been put in in the pany savings ' are Rochester. manage¬ Million New York State commercial banks Vice-President, Rochester Trust Co., Lincoln > in banks people and main¬ payroll of half a resources was governing body: official G. industry Member a the goods and services, and generally, the men members-at-large tion, Ar¬ the Bank & National elected ciation's annual of customers who maintain was Canandaigua, tion also elected five im¬ was Bankers dollars. Ten Co., as banking State. 90,000 an The Trust Bankers ; George A. Newbury Co., Canandaigua to in¬ an tain billion Elmira, Vice-President, and Hamlin, President, S. State organization York employ New Trust elected tight work¬ ing capital position. Its current cash requirements were financed to a great extent by shore-term borrowings that its bank required be New City. Canal York commercial York, New retained earnings and depreciation charges, take of New voluntary of Brobst, Presi¬ dent, Chemung a The Board,the Bank Dunckelfl President* Co., New York Trust Association, founded in 1894, is Jr., , The with funds to s B. . City. Sim¬ plants was Wallis. Bankers Al¬ garage. home $12,000 in capital. George A. Murphy, Chairman of Board, Irving Trust Co., New York City.: the He 15. u n e : Dey C. Demarest, President, the Bellport National Bank, Bellport. State York Thursday, succeeds the Albany. elected was New President, State Bank of Albany, Traders Placid expanded to two first meeting. at Clarence M. about company convention Its with annual President, & Buffalo, Chairman helped. It is a manu¬ facturer of refrigerators, coolers, and freezers, founded in 1947 pany designated head of N. Y. Bankers Association at experience tmany money George A. Newbury is quick¬ relationship with Buffalo : hoWers holding a certain percentf th tock or with affiliated loan, the company decided to go into California because it was J a growth area. It had neither the manpower nor the period limited j£ that not are of . That tion to the company. ognize ; every indication undercaoitalized ^ jQan personal money back and affiliated companies though they were one company lending . •. ^ there f >r $10 of management with the business, forth j", 29.5%. only was Mixing average . That loans tQ The The 1959. which gives you good.idea of the percentage ol But mortgages,- stipulated . aver- earnings that most companies:-.'eel should be retained in the business. need a be restricted pledges, vances company paid manufactur- to indicate company f & .. earnings all the Hens, time, i We have studied the grow. a help a If a company is unable to clean up its current bank borrow- P°yr of the company into for ^ear- ea™ng stead of keeping the funds in the business curtailed comperiod- of time if some cases, ure of about 90 consecutive days each aller companies pay sal dividends far in excess o a to a stipulated dollar figwith-a required bank cleanup dividends companies Manv smaller aries or to earnings, That-''unsecured current debu^be'' number1*0" else*? Inordinate salaries limited of prohibited. tomer decided to,do business with someone business developed which thecus-i "mited if the I guarantees, and contingent liabilment, product acceptability, and ities. ca 1/. ... That the corppany merited this fi¬ That additional funded debt be nancing. There was more money custom- one be amount on Unaudited ^statements. Their unacceptability is self-evident. upon business, percentage That the activities of the company that is seeking funds begins or ends, Dependence be- Compensation over a cerpaid to stockohlders ancj their families owning a percentage of the stock of the cornpany, say 5%, will be limited, which as the of projections tain to set up corporations 1( fall not it. for to tell the true earning power of a management operates will dividends accountant s is working which needs That certain an(^ jn method pre- certified an the income taxes always possible not is sails Elect : have concern tneir trim New York State Bankers to to growth. Twenty-one percent of the loans ; approved last year were to com¬ panies we had previously loaned agreed-upon dollar figure, the level set being determined by sa™g . so jow loan account- the all good a io credit a 23 with People who their lives to Another pleasant loaned undertake to capit&L in company its amounts man- either independent That the ' ,. Orienting by maintain unqualified certificate public up whom 'we- public accoutants. are without The audited financial statements, audit, particularly a is reces¬ year . save ac- der any circumstances close is has that sure .th? company fun"?*} c?ples ltS J<3ua.r'erly flnan?.ia] statements and, within a specified tlme fo1 °™.lnS the close. of /he company s fiscal year, copies of its willing to commit *Pr a *°an with an inventory qualification, but we will not unwe commonly it: is nature, This business. itarnea ly. t smaller We safe. this one struggled build r.hat aSp.^a inventory. If otherwise satisfied, is in y the company. may provide: , restricting °y.f it tender, and to make * ai?a^e^ent s desire tp have -, been to is force proper financial procedures. . restrictive in is f°n"L*Llntncl,a,} practlces wll> be the knowledge, to , Although called loan whose instances some loan a is always in a position,, either because of fear of a loss of comor force. tne losses. no financing has througn the 1957-1958 and smaller granted, while the in allow- management- Major planning is discussed with President of the maximum freedom of action in its us from ;time to tim%, and we Bankers Asso¬ day-to-day business, without in- have been asked for the benefit ciation at its terference on the part of the of our opinion. And we have 65th annual not pensation is operate designed fi- and"who borrower ! , note, setting fortn the ground under wnich the company will comes accountant of source prospective , agreement will be executed With three possible directions: The • (2855) companies went rules certified This perience-' sion . loan a tne of important, needed* information public from more money is result wiser, ~ money that is neeaed in the busi- how to Loan Ground Rules • susceptype but rier manage- the bound were ims type.ft eventually nad to wimaraw—wor- nocmng ment Commercial and Financial Chronicle in- an expansion of capable of, setting up proper controls. Many times, the financial data submitted to us aie tibie The . accountant is losses, that nothing more than a firstbookkeeper who is not in a position to, and sometimes not l class 3 . Sprayregen, Haft & Co. Invest¬ 24 \ (2856) The Commercial and Financial made SECURITY SALESMAN'S CORNER BY JOHN search Several letter weeks from with faced making his time it sent particularly large client. Within a few months after leaving his former connec¬ Due to his firm's and seek a employer The connection. leave should he not or letter active was complete and without going I answered him and very into details, told him from that I what that he firm. There are another or themselves find stifled in their efforts. Their scope he needed department. work in ment, not better his Also, department was not servicing margin ac¬ that were very large and salesman a with details proper is that responsibil¬ ity of his firm, his efficiency be¬ comes impaired. Worse still, if a salesman is subjected to contin¬ their initial ability, they will suffer failures caused by other uous of progress. peo-l pie in his organization to back up his All Not Firms Are efforts, his ability to think creatively and work productive¬ for Good Every Salesman One in case which I familiar, am The with concerns answer indicated. clearly a this in This executive an office Offer) Bank Bonds Guaranteed Twenty-Year 7% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds Guaranteed Twenty-Year 7% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds of Issue 1926, Due 1927. April 1, 1947 15, Guaranteed Twenty-Year 6% Sinking Fund Issue of Guaranteed 192Z, August, several years To¬ active clientele. a few sales¬ in mutual conservative and funds invest¬ type securities. He is happy his work and making living from his very a that disliked he in member firm. a His and and efforts. business is excellent doesb^t have the stress repeat a He _ busys also' becoming There With Are Firms are Not Aggressive investment do not organiza¬ wish to expand. partners wish they and to stay in their own groove. Growth, the ensnarl ensuing all problems, business efforts that today is not for them. They do not offer a for April, 1928, Due April 15, 1948 willing his young talents man that an the scope ambitious salesman wishes to pursue. Unless of Colombia your firm can offer you a pro¬ Mallory Wittman David with ciated on. investment The David Wittman will sooner or later be forced to move is Thursday, June 29, 1961 and make the best of you you or business today has competitive. very firms with hundreds of are trained men in their departments; there are skilled advertising "arid sales pro¬ motion men in this business who research 20 about knew never we years there are underwriting de¬ partments headed by men who are able to select candidates for ago; public financing who enable their sales force to offer their clients perform well demand in this in are and that securities fast moving scientific age. train¬ Many of these firms are office staff to do a more efficient job of servicing accounts. Electronic equipment of the latest design is being in¬ back their ing David City, as Manager of the trading department. He was formerly associated with Schrijver & Co. to have a slight edge competition, and information stalled just on Wittman private wires that is relayed over is of interest ot traders and specu¬ lators. bond depart¬ institutional depart¬ Municipal and ments Laren Company actively growing in certain of these well managed Formed in N. Y. C. aggressive organizations. The salesman who is with such a firm Formation, of the Laren Company, ments also are and has advantage great a decide must fo;r Department and his life. search of Laren said not only depends but Unless you upon opportunity. your upon your progress who man and does also can a keeps his contacts Mr. for a it, better life, and if opportunity stagnation ertia to become in a Econometric Shearson, 1953 and in assistant in educated in fuller master's his nance in¬ and career 7% Dated 1927, Due April This announcement is neither an The offer to sell nor a in habit. solicitation of an that. He firm. degree in public fi¬ from New York University 1950. offer to buy 7% Dated Twenty-Year 7% Dated 1, Due 1926, Sinking February 1, Bonds Fund Gold Sinking November Fund 1927, Due November *1, - ; any of these securities. offering is made only by the Prospectus. Bonds Gold 1, February of 1926 1946 of 1927 1947 340,000 Shares Twenty-Year 6%% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds of 1927 Dated October 1, Due October 1927, 1, 1947 Jefferson Construction Co. Mortgage Bank of Bogota (Banco Hipotecario de Bogota) Twenty-Year 7% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds Issue of May, 1927, Due May 1, 1947 Common Stock Twenty-Year 7% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds Issue of October, 1927, Due October 1, (par value $1 per share) 1947 and Convertible Certificates for Bonds of the 3% External Sinking Fund Dollar Republic of Colombia, Due October 1, 1970 NOTICE The time within OF which EXTENSION the Price $5.50 per Sh|are Offer, dated June 25, 1942, to exchange the above Bonds and the appurtenant for Republic of Colombia, 3% External Sinking Fund Dollar Bonds, due October 1, 1970, may be accepted is hereby extended from July 1, 1961 to July 1, 1962. coupons Copies of the Prospectus may be obtainedfrom the undersigned only undersigned are qualified to act as dealers in Prospectus may legally be distributed. in states in which the securities and in which the The period for exchange of Convertible Certificates 3°/o External Sinking Fund Dollar Bonds of the Republic due October 1, 1970 in multiples of $500 prin¬ cipal amount has also been extended from January 1, 1962 to January 1, 1963. Pistell, Crow, Inc. for Copies of thd Offer may be obtained upon applica¬ to the Exchange Agent, The First National City Bank of New York, Corporate Trust Division, 2 Broad¬ Filor, Bullard & Smyth Hill, Darlington & Grimm The Johnson, Lane, M&rron, Sloss & Co., Inc. ... ■ Space Corporation . , tion way, New York 15, N. Y. | Hanrahan & Co., Inc. Rouse, Brewer, Becker & Bryant, Inc. AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE BANK (Banco Agricola Hipotecario) Coburn & Middlebrook By Augusto Espinosa Valderrama » Dated, June 29, 1961. f C. B. Richard & Co. (Gerente General) . June 27,1961 was Sweden and received (Banco Hipotecario de Colombia) Twenty-Year He 1957 became senior 1, 1947 Mortgage Bank of Colombia In¬ Hammill & Co. Bonds of 1927 Fund Gold Sinking April 1, in security analyst and underwriting missing a his Inc. of New York City. joined productive career a more allow you for began with economist afraid to don't be so around. You may be look Laren stitute wondering about your own Situation, and you believe you can better your¬ self, there is probably a good rea¬ son under¬ growth the investment banking 'field as an are you on be located at* It will companies. is proper to make a it newly-organized 26'Broadway. good job for his clients anywhere — and If change. the concentrate medium-sized writing move sometimes Underwriting Director of Re¬ Lamont. Mr. & Jesup will firm an¬ the of Manager himself what he wishes to do with S.ometimes general been Laren, formerly nounced by Kuno man has business, securities competitors. Every will engage in the which his over (Banco de Colombia) Twenty-Year asso¬ Securities, Street, New York 120 Wall Inc., become Mallory specially The Qften these firms have captive /business that is (Controlled by a Issue Bank . by ideas. own Some Twenty-Year 6% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds of neighborhood day he employs only who specialize and Gold Bonds 1947 Due August 1, a men few 1946 Due January firm. He moved an tions that (Banco Agricola Hipotecario) of January, own into . making a drastic' you are in the right spot, you can change—in his case he had to es¬ never do your best work. A good tablish his own business which salesman is always in demand. he now runs to suit his taste and He can make a living anywhere. Agricultural Mortgage Bank Issue retired among he .spent ple and building There , His stocks. where he could meet retired peo¬ his , did not directed toward was clients his opened benefited To the Holders of A new issues, or new speculative office of Colombian Mortgage given people and he wanted to special¬ ize in mutual funds. He finally strain an good a the of mine to sell developing fine it; for active trading clients, nor did he wish his round that was salesman with post Another friend he (This Announcement is not He made sion business, has also been in case active handle larged earnings from his commis¬ ment ly, is seriously impaired. particular trading accounts. popular When organization an to change and, in addition to his en¬ main interest to should be the cor¬ despite and lack is be willing to frustrating environ¬ must a drive and a this If a and staffed was cashiering volatile. they department, that geared overburdened by serv¬ tion, this man practically doubled production. He was assisted statistical care counts production is conditions beyond control. in¬ secu¬ a in his work by an alert situations; limited rected on type to . gram that is oriented toward servicing a complete clientele, you are going to' either tailor your ef¬ forts to the restrictions that sur¬ every his company. of activity and their their es¬ up statement a ice trading accounts. He spent too much time in digging up his own research capable, and ambitious se¬ curity salesmen, who for one rea¬ many son emphasis investment and did not have the facilities to could himself affiliate should another knack for rities, especially underwritings of a very institutional character, he gather from the facts he gave me, with a tablishing and servicing active trading accounts. He is also a man of superior intelligence, hard driving, and he likes his work. was responsibility of regarding the present new who decision a whether salesman who has received a I ago re¬ coun¬ department that could handle ac¬ tive margin accounts without get¬ Good Salesman Is With the Wrong Firm salesman a best try, plus an active and alert tech¬ nical staff, and a bookkeeping DUTTON out a another the of one organizations in the ting fouled Sometimes with connection a that had firm Chronicle Kamen & Company Willis, Kenny & Ayres, Inc. J. J. Bruno & Co. •if- Volume 193 Number 6068 ... A * W>irtV r*i i« fij * HfH- ^vwrAwwiafr«^MMf»y.- •. Supplement to the Commercial and Financial Chronicle Thursday, June 29, 1961 (1) Investment Association of New York Robert * Trone, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner A Smith Incorporated; Dean Woodman, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner A Smith Incorporated; James Marshall, Wood, Strut hers A Co.; Bruce McBratney, Wood, Struthers A Co. Andrew M. Blum, Van Alstyne, Noel A Co.; Morgan H. Harris, Jr., White, Weld A Co.; Rudolph Smutny, Jr., R. W. Pressprich A Co.; Ralph D. De Nunzio, Kidder, Peabody A Co.; Ralph T. Dimpel, Eastman Dillon, Union Securities A Co. i- Worthington Mayo-Smith, Blair A Co. Incorporated; Pete* Stachelberg, Hallgarten A Co.; William Madden, Freeman A Company Peter John H. Leib, Blyth A Co., Inc.; Maitland A-^Co.; Jim Burns, P. Wiley, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner A Smith Incorporated; Chairman of the Outing; Hampton Frady, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner A Smith Incorporated; Richard E. Boesel, Hayden, Stone A Co.; James A. Conlin, Hayden, Stone A Co. Frederick S. Wonham, Eastman G. H. Walker A Co.; William H. Gregory, III, Gregory A Sons; George Fargis, Dillon, Union Securities A Co.; Walter Schubert, Carlisle A Jacquelin Blyth T. Ijams, A Co., W. C. Langley John Inc. G. Peterkin, De Gregory A Sons; Horace Coppet A Dor emus Leeb, Gene Brennan, Paine, Webber, Jackson A Curtis; Frank Reinhardt, Carl H. Pforzheimer A Co.; Peter Ehrlich, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner A Smith, Incorporated; Morgan Murray, B. J. Van Ingen A Co., Inc. Tony Tabell, Walston A Co., Inc.; Carl Walston, Walston A Co., Inc. Walston A Co., Inc.; Steve Greenberg, (2) Volume Thursday, June 29, 1961 193 Number 6068 ... A Supplement to the Commercial and Holds Annual Outing Sam Hunter, Clark, Dodge <ft Co., Inc.; Thomas Melly, De Coppet <ft Wood & Co.; E. B. de Selding, Spencer Hamilton Boston Ellis Bill Forster, Dominick & Dominick; Sumner White, First Corporation; George Richards, Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Doremus; Steve Wood, La Branche Trash <fi Paul (trick shot golfer); Vance, Sanders Kuhn, Loeb & & Co., Inc.; Bill Chappell, Lazard Freres & Co.; Co.; Charles Maspero, R. D. White & Company L. Beck, Financial Chronicle Klingeman, Dillon, Read <fi Co., Inc.; Arthur (Bud) Treman, Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.; James Fo*. W. E. Burnet <ft Co.; Carl de Gersdorff, Kidder, Peabody <ft Co. Gallagher, Edwin Brace Young, Tom • McKittrick, Spencer Trash Co.; Theodore H. Irwin 2nd., L. A. Mathey & Harben, Hemphill,.Noyes «ft Co.; Eugene L. 0ake6, Glen Cove, N. Y. Sterling Co. Hahn Financial Chronicle Commercial <£ Co.; George John Hughes, Carlisle <fi Jacquelin; Harold Aken, Kuhn, Loeh <§ Co.; Bud Thomas, De Coppet <fi Doremus Turley, Harris, Upham <6 Co.; Henry Clifford, White, Weld & Co.; Bass Winmill, F. S. Moseley & Co.; Austin Colgate, Wood, Struthers & Co. " Mike Garvey, Lehman Brothers; J. Stebbins, Hoppin Bros. & Co.; John Sipp, Van Alstyne, Noel & Co.; Richard Goss, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated / Volume 193 Number 6068 ... A Supplement to the Commercial and Financial Chronicle Thursday, June 29, 1961 (3) w "•» Bob Coleman, Carlisle & Jacquelin; Byron A. Allen, Jr., Shields <ft Company; Sandy Piper, Webber, Jackson & Curtis: Robert Thorson, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Allan Bogardus, Watling, Lerchen & Co, John E. Friday, Morgan Stanley & Co.; Donald S. Smith, Barney & Co. John Breen L. Coons, Goldman, W. C. Sachs Pitfield & & Co.; Jim O'Donnell, F. S. Smithers & Co.; Inc.; Chuck Zimmerman, Goldman, Sachs Co., Arthur C. Burns, Dominick & Vilas & Dominick; Hichey; Herb, Marache, Granbery, Marache & Co.; Richard Levine, Granbery, Marache Co.; Alden West, Sutro Bros, <ft Co. Montgomery, Smith, Barney & Co.; Sid Scott, Sniith, Barney & Co.; B, Turben & Co., Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio). Halpin, Paine, V. Merrill, Merrill, Archie MacAllaster, & Co. Arthur K. Winston E. Jim Larry Don Baynes, Dominick & Dominick; Carpenter, Coodbody <fi Co. Devine, Freeman Burnham <ft Company; and Richard Walter Walker, Stern, Company Salomon, Salomon Brothers & Hutzler; Anthony W. Tabell, Walston & Co., Inc. W. Goss, 2nd, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Richard Wood, Granbery, Marache & Co.; Larry Douglas, Alex. Brown <ft Sons; Jerry Goldstein, Bear, Stearns & Co, a ; (4) Thursday, June 29, 1961 Volume 193 Wright Rumbough, Hoppin Bros. A Co.; Fred Appleton, Dominick A Dominick; Bruce Leib, Baker, Weeks A Co.; John Straton, Jas. H. Oliphant A Co.; Norman Davidson, Blyth A Co., Inc. O. ... A Supplement to the Commercial and Financial Chr&nicle June 16, 1961 1 J. Number 6068 Rutter, Rutter A Co.; W. D. Goedecke, Smith, Barney v. A Co. f'f v Jim Paul Voigt, W. H. Morton A Couffer, Jr., Drexel A Co.; Tom Lewis, Clark, Dodge A Co. Inc. Co. Incorporated; John Hughes, Toolan, Hornblower A Weeks Jack Mason, Dominick A Lee Dominick; Higginson W. W. John Corporation; Martin, Courts A Co. , J . t PM> i-t ' - i - v. ' f C 1 I [_ ''V W.im wm Wm mfflm John Hughes, Carlisle A Jacquelin; Bob Fraiman, Wood Richard A. A Hirsch A Co.; Pete Rosenbaum. La Bud A Brennan, R. W. Pressprich A Co.; Fred Appleton, Dominick A Couffer, Jr., Drexel A Co.; Harold Aken, Kuhn, Loeb A Co. Treman, Dillon, Read A Co., Inc.; Harry R. Harwood, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Richard E. Boesel, Hayden, Stone A Co.; James H. Manges, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Robert G. Wilson, Goldman, Sachs A Co. Dominick; 1 .1 Branch* Co. . James At , ' ; " tv the Outing Volume Number 193 6068 . . The Commercial . and Financial Chronicle (2857) AS WE SEE it Continued from page 1 . immune to the blandishments finger at us tion that we it so with the accusa- regularly bolster dictatorships o r the bonds Commonwealth tened nist them. The Commu¬ on doubt continue for it at a of millions long time to come/They send trained and "disci¬ saying hard things highly colonialism which is far plined" agents i n t o foreign agents about about are familiar more timid never to the back¬ countries all at these agents about includ¬ are hesitant ing the United States ments Old comes. them outsiders and — 1st Nat'l Bank ST. first rate importance. In any event, the Communist propa¬ ganda machine has long ago purloined these terms and given them meaning wholly Here is quite 5V2% 1, of public of 1981, are sale to been tative of appointed the govern¬ St. a represen¬ municipal bond de¬ He Commonwealth principal and interest will able and in U. S. currency. They will not be redeemable sinking fund, which provides for by Newell S. has been in the securities career as an investment analyst. semi-annual payments of $675,000 from July 1, 1963 to Jan. 1, 1981 together with $700,000 are the July calculated to 1, 1981, retire to up which 100% capital being fi¬ borrowing pro¬ 1961-62 under such this public from connotation ceeded their to this country, and, for most of the countries of the world. We ities, modernization in so issue that suc¬ the masters confusing the are not make much few able are to and bonds after may option sewerage The facilities. current offering headway in discerning the truth. Mr. Khrushchev recently re¬ marked that the freest people on earth no doubt live in Russia—and Commur^ist agents NEW it is). We unlike of the nor friends our much as rule to be marketed in the United States during the past 14 months. The two sold by preceding and do are tember of 1960. of be the including July 1, 1971 redeemed the the at Commonwealth July 1, to 1975 at Forms Meramec business from offices Meramec July 1, 1978*at 100 V2% and there¬ was after at 100%. & having been sold, this advertisement appears Valley and B. C. as a matter It to would win be tive merits and free know feat on of at all the rela¬ communism enterprise as we it—if the audience ad¬ dressed were willing to the no debate a CORPORATION much real capable and listen and weigh merits systems. Both example and of by the two historical the basis of on theoretical reasoning the pri¬ Common Stock would appear, we have not only been unable or unwilling to play the game of the Com¬ munist subversives, but have not always even apparently been keenly aware of what the Kremlin agents were do¬ ing and planning. All too often we have been placed in an awkward position as a re¬ Offering Price $3.00 Per Share * J. show is or that concepts that to all are can argue. The trouble these are ideas and are not familiar too many peoples and of interest to all too few. Moreover, prise all systems private enter¬ too likely are peoples) with economic aid which provided and imaginary, of colonialism of another era. All this places Western pow¬ including the United States, at a disadvantage in ers, All of these shares having been sold, this announcement as a matter in such we have Vew issue abundance largely used to fill the private grafters or support clearly indefensi¬ coffers of to ble 75,000 Shares 'i 4 governments. First Tasks One of which selves it the is that first tasks to must apply our¬ obviously to see to we aid extended in eastern camera & photo the future reaches the wish to people we help and is not em¬ to bolster decadent ployed nists for the allegiance of the regimes of unworthy dicta¬ backward peoples of the tors. This may not be an easy world. task, but unless we can some¬ any contest with the Commu¬ COMMON STOCK how find More in the Story But there is more in it, the story than that. The Commu¬ nists, particularly 'the Rus¬ sians, have long been past we a way to accomplish had- better consider seriously the elimination or least a sharp cur¬ at the very tailment of such help. To con¬ indefinitely to enable masters at the art of intrigue Communists, or any one else and subversion. They were, for that matter, to point the' appears of record only. was the sins, real INC. sometimes true—that the was to be tainted (in the minds of backward KRIEGER & CO., sult. It has all too often been enterprise system would possible for the Communists to make it appear—perhaps it come out well ahead of any¬ vate thing that the Kremlin J. tinue Street & Co., Inc. New York 5, N. Y. < of He Christopher & of record. June 27, 1961 prefer the direct ap¬ have long been echoing such proach, and straightforward nonsense, which, absurd dealings. Yet here is a situa¬ though it be, serves an excel¬ tion that we must somehow lent purpose in their hands. meet and deal with. So far, it East name Investors. Co. only 221 formerly with A. G. Edwards Sons INTERNATIONAL PHOTOCOPY J 1 at Argonne under the firm in doing We, all of us, well. so Valley In v. KIRKWOOD, Mo. —Raymond E. Headlee is conducting a securities 100,000 SHARES fond of so were Stanley under¬ writing groups in April and Sep¬ ISSUE troubled waters—as the Com¬ munists issues Morgan are fish be to Kremlin a inclined will the third $25,000,000 issue of Commonwealth of Australia bonds not well are railroad sppply, irrigation and 101%; thereafter to and including by nature schemers intriguers. Neither we and of of Application will be made to list All of these shares to equipment and the construction of additional water suited for this sort of warfare original (for warfare and thus — program works situation which is a new by as <o different approved Loan issue. On and on payment of a of sale proj¬ housing, the extension of electric power transmission facil¬ be pay¬ before July 1, 1971 except for the National business since 1956 when he began his the required ects , obliga¬ Bank First has been announced doubtless of direct for Australian finance ap¬ Louis, 510 Locust Street, it partment of in tions are the Council for the Governments of the Common¬ wealth and the States. Funds are 97% at from toward expenditures gram 20- yield applied works the equivalent proceeds be nanced under the bonds, due priced Australian net will on Australia interest bonds the $25,000,000 bonds. The accrued The LOUIS, Mo.—Martin J. Crowe has foreign to the ex¬ even to most residents of the perience of most of th^se countries themselves—as backward peoples. Nor are products of the home soil. they regarded by them as of are for issue an The investment firms proximately 5.75% to maturity.! then are 28 July replaced not Knight, Vice-President in charge powers even by rulers headed (technically, of the department. Mr. Crowe, who will though they must know bet¬ that is) by a Russian or other represent the bank in St. Louis and in the ter. The net result is a sort of foreign trouble maker, but by natives who by then are Middle West, was formerly Viceexchange of abuse. President and account executive What we so often fail to fully in the habit of taking with Luce, Thompson and Crowe, understand is that freedom orders from the Kremlin, but who can and do appear to the Kansas City, Mo. and liberty as we conceive among offered June and colonial the which of 67 Commonwealth Crowe With whose government whenever oppor¬ tunity billions of dol¬ year job it is to ward peoples of the world stir up trouble, enlist the dis¬ than anything that has hap¬ contented, and find such pened or is happening to others as they can train to countries in Europe which make trouble on all occasions have fallen victims of the and ^overthrow the existing Kremlin. Nor or lars provided. composed the New York Stock on Exchange. might be said, raised on unworthy Of Australia of the Communists by ex¬ it. They have now made it corrupt regimes with our aid plaining the shortcomings of more or less a profession and may prove simply disastrous. Bonds Offered the system and warning of have long used it in most The effectiveness of our Morgan Stanley & Co. headed a the loss of liberty which is quarters of the globe. They nationwide underwriting group certain once it has been fas¬ are still at it and will without foreign aid can not be meas¬ ured in terms of the number 25 corp. 26 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2858) major factor in the writing of fire and casualty business. The trend has actually been forced upon the bank and insurance industry by the public that is stocks ; ; now : for "package policies" the and This Week—Insurance Stocks , It . THE CONNECTICUT GENERAL CASE DECISION— V is of the 1 Appeals, the state, that an New York the highest court ruled on in basis 4-3 a out-of-state life insurance could acquire controlling company interest in fire Court fire and • casualty business or purchase of nual reference to the an¬ the Travelers and Life, the Court of Appeals Aetna that court's long-established this nized by near findings by two lower courts, the State Supreme Court and the Appellate the by Division of the Su¬ Cbhrt. and earlier opinions preme Superintendent State Insurance General. and State Thje decision possibility*"^ Attorney appears to controversy end the of except for the rehearing in the a court. same The Life resulted from Connecticut of a National Fire Insurance Co. nental Casualty group. Connecti¬ originally received permission in Connecticut for the merger, but was blocked by the General York state. The denial, which supported by the two lower was courts, York based was the on insurance' laws that grounds in be re¬ Connecticut General's license that in Department of Insur¬ which threatened not to ance? new the' New the on would merger violation of the sections investment limitations on well as as actively engaging in the fire and casualty business, also a violation of law. the life" in¬ companies must "comply surance in Out-of-state substance" with the New York insurance laws in order to be per¬ to write business in that mitted state. that its General ownership of contended a which writes fire and subsidiary casualty in¬ would not be the surance same not be investment state. in violation regulations of the of the The company further stated that both Travelers Insurance Co., and Aetna Life Insurance Co. had operated a fire and casualty busi¬ its subsidiaries in through ness New York, and it was merely asking for equal rights and equal protection Travelers of and the law. Aetna Both Life had been specifically exempted from the provisions of the law because they were originally licensed long before'^New such York statutes in New York each year. The Court of Appeals in newed support Connecticut case was presented Governor that not the be ment Thomas imposel insurance law's of the would invest¬ ot^er pro¬ nor on held out-of-state companies clearly the former merger violation prohibitions by whose Dewey, proposed in hibitions It General, by the law. distinguished between forbidding state insurer from an still are their state laws from fire and companies into move and fire erations and appear competitive a John promptly casualty op¬ to be gaining advantage. and Hancock The State Farm Mutual in Massachusetts have ex¬ pressed interest in changing their state laws in the past, and the National Lincoln wealth in Common¬ and Life, which do not operate New York, have formed prop¬ erty insurance subsidiaries; but it is not expected that there will be a great rush by life insurance companies, either stock or mutual, fire the enter to and casualty field. The decision court's im¬ was mediately felt in the stock market. Connecticut ten General also been rumored the market for in up the sion. fire arid cas¬ if the former its suit, moved up won week following Insurance Aetna Insurance nix a being as company company in moved points and Aetna Life, which has sharply Phoe¬ and also deci¬ the moved on the news, five points respectively, fifteen have since These the two most retreated up that might candidates rpprger have been mentioned a major life Other fire and casualty company. stocks and but somewhat. companies frequently candidates for merger possible be also posted gains. It will be interesting to see whether fire and casualty stock holders will market values in values The offered be current liquidating or proposals companies. merger life insurance made actions questionable. How¬ ever, their licenses have been re¬ of forbidden by New in Massachusetts and in trend the from engaging in the industry is OF DETROIT Request Laird, Bissell 6 Meeds 120 Stock Exchange Exchange BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y. Telephone: BArclay 7-3500 Bell Teletype NY 1-1248-49 Specialists in Bank Stocks is in expected the future. T)ri1l1 Wr»Y»rlarnQ'n clU.1 JLJLclI U-t/Iildll . ,. . „„ rU^i1C Paul of fire and casualty operations. seen the casualty groups major fire an-i entering, the through merger tion their of affiliates. eral insurance life or own field by the forma¬ life a of $8 price made was June 27 share, per by_ an. under- writing group headed by Micnael ! ■nt S'' Net * from proceeds the financ- will initially be added to the ing company s used for working capital and general corporate pur- KTSzfSdscove'ofXEess by enabling it to bid and more on company1wffluse ^proceeds'to retire certain indebtedness construction ite expand and activities fields6 milUary and e0mmercial The ton, in is in Stan- primarily engaged design, struction sile located company Calify the Connecticut facilities engineering, This NATIONAL AND GRINDLAYS profits, which have tripled (per share) in the last 10 years. No change in this 'industry' trend is foreseen while, in contrast, bank competihas tion made- inroads severe in Heller the at among a construction and tan, as con- of such for Paul Hardeman, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also engages in the design and installation of electronic and other control systems used in country. communica- television well above are to management. For the borrowing client> this may be invaiuabie jn providing liquidity and the abilfty to hJndl^ yolun;e f business even an larger that otherwise might be lost Adequacy of work" ^ °f Credit losses are generally small, typically about five hundredths of ? Vcls^n^dft WeThavfnoT' b€'aimore.important problem with million loss incurred in 1957 as ^ 5s a $L2 n , AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA costs. to pay at redeemable are prices redemption rang¬ prices reced¬ to 100%, in special redemption from 102.04% ing each interest. accrued with case Electric Massachusetts of Co. Worcester, Mass., distributes elec¬ tric power to 110 cities and towns, covering an area of about 2735 sq. miles, having, an aggregate population of approximately 932,000. The territory served by the company contains highly indus¬ trialized areas, including the cities of Worcester, Quincy, Attleboro and Leominster, having a total population of over 329,000. the Massachu¬ operating revenue of $63,051,383 and net income of $5,006,962. gage debt. 1960, year Electric had gross . , uecess^ry -credit. The capital structure indicates equity is about 15% of capitalization, including short-term, borrowing. There is a modest mon amount of dilution from privately held convertibles a n d options, There are now 1,612,000 shares of the The shares are International Photocopy Corp. Stock All Sold J. J. Krieger & Co., Inc., New City, has reported that the offering of 100.000 shares of International Photocopy Corp., made at $3 per share was all sold. York recent Net proceeds, estimated at $242,- 500, will be used by the company the for purchase and repayment of debt, the of equipment, research development, working capital corporate purposes. and other The company of 564 West Ran¬ dolph St., Chicago, is engaged in the development, production and marketing of office copying ma¬ chines and the and distribu¬ sale the construction of sections of the Raising of funds is a major acwith the photocopy process. Au¬ tivity in a growing enterprise, thorized stock consists of 750,000. Sales of common are followed by, shares of capital stock (par 20c) debt issues to the practical maxiof which 212,500 are now out¬ mum as funds raised are American Pan Highway gentina. For in Ar- ' \ the three ended months 31, 1961, the company had billings on contracts of $15,- total debt. gage New York 25,000 for States Investment Co. a southeastern company, typically 50%..of earnings and have been increased are, yearly >in recent years.- ....; 2.39 . Corp., bank in - CaPital Consultants Trudy loans. and sale Fabrikant, Vice-President formerly with Sutro Bros. & Co. of propellers engines, " 7aniiiilla Z-appuua NORTH MIAMI, pulla is a 12th Street. ' 1730 K Street, management of Littleton. sen Financial Management ice, Inc. has opened Serv- branch of- a Palm Beach Inv. Branch DALLAS, Texas—Palm Beach In¬ vestment branch ident; tary; . ; a Officers under the direction of G. Mardens - opened the Meadows the a management, Shriver.- Colo.—Investors Asso¬ ciates, Inc. has been formed with offices Norths Cazier. has in DENVER, urer; - Inc. under William fice at 1058 East Ninth South St., 1 Co., office Building of securities business from offices at 901 east SALT LAKE CITY' utah~S*ou- Onens upens Fla.—Jules Zap- conducting at the Form Investors Associates t Skousen Financial Branch aircraft. IiilpQ JUies office under W. Lawrence and Treasurer; and Marilyn Posner, Secretary. Mr. Fabrikant was of 400 Main St., Conn., is engaged manufacture Stock- sold had company, the 17016 Kosarsky. branch a N. Capital Consultants Corp. - has been formed with offices at 170 Broadway, New York City (c/o $75,000,000 of 5% sinking fund Ronald J. Meiselman) to engage, notes due June 15, 1981. Proceeds in a securities business. Officers will be used for the repayment of are Martin Fabrikant, President; Aircraft Central WASHINGTON, D. C.—J. B. Coburn Associates, Inc. has ooened 224 June 29. 1961 it was reported that at — has ooened J. B. Coburn Branch ...$3.59 1958 , office Ohio bridge under the direction of John R. iw::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ' branch a Pe* Sh-»re Earnings Pnv. Note Sale United Central States Branch CLEVELAND, 1961 (Estimated) ^ standing: 1961 Heller sold 100,000 shares of, stock and is now issuing Dividends ti, . tion of paper, chemicals and other accessories used in conjunction early ' United Aircraft Stock put to work. In time, new equity is raised to start the pyramid again. Tn Year— KENYA-; TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR, NORTHERN . used be expenditures. ing from 107.04% to 100%, and at setts - Branches In: UGANDA, ADEN, SOMALI REPUBLIC, will traded on Exchange. aeronautical * construction pay bonds general For been too large. Risk of fraud might by the in an electronically controlled parking lot system; and in and INDIA, PAKISTAN, CEYLON, BURMA. to The 13%, depending on the prime rate, type 0f rjsj^ nature of collateral," maturity of receivable, and special— jzed services provided, such as credit passing and other assistance stock outstanding. tion; Eastj Hartford, ADEN, be applied to the payment of de¬ bonds, due 1962, and of notes initially in¬ balance The of the sale from will term - curred variety of clients. the ballistic missile bases through the The KENYA, UGANDA, ZANZIBAR company bid a ' proceeds bonds short Redstone and Thor. and 101.099%. benture prime rate, with Vanguard, radio . by the underwriting group at won Net Atlas, Jupiter, Ti- the different and specialized acBomarc, Navajo, tivities of the company. ShortEither singly term unsecured notes, long-term or in joint venture with other debt—-both unsubordinated and major contractors, the company is subordinated—and preferred stock conducting work at 147 sites on 13 provide substantial leverage. Cornmissiles an mis- of commissions facilities of of 5%, due July 1, 1991, at 102.039% and accrued interest, to yield 4.87%. Award of the bonds was the In- varying around rates, Dillon, are $17,500,000 Massachusetts Electric Co. first mortgage bonds, series F, of indeed, banks do not appear to be developing the facilities to service and administer secured loans. Co. & competitive sale June 27 on field, installment automobile the Then, too, low the U. S. Government, and for the borrowing costs aid Heller in raisaircraft, petroleum, chemical and in§ money. In tight money wnen petrochemical industries. Heller s borrowing costs increase The company has been an ac- fhere are plenty of clients who tive participant in the design and necd Heller's services, short-term STREET, S.W.I. St. JAMES'S SQUARE, S.W.I. Bankers to the Government In: generally Heller's and joint underwriting group is',, offering an issue, of which is trend by privately through Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., New York" City, 26, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C.S. 54 PARLIAMENT broad out borne Eastman Inc. Securities managers 14%. moneJ> H?ller bas prospered. Im a^<' for the armed forces, and"-®311^ credit there are still bu si facilities of various types nesses unable to obtain all the installation and complex for agencies Gen¬ in turn, greatly increases the possibility of life insurance companies becoming a over receivables launching bases: -and,.related; iP61*1,0 __ The gained interest rates that insurance decision, commercial bank , financing, outstanding capitalization of the company will consist of 2,100,000 shares of common stock, $1,945,682 of notes payable to a bank; and $92,835 of mort- The past five years have while Smith Union for construction Hardeman, Inc. common at Pierce, Fenner & Lynch, t Heller administering the loan de- 350,000 shares of stock „ ; - Bonds Offered Merrill Continued from page 2 tails Common Offered _ Mass. Electric j stead, it is easier for banks to lend 1950s with the combination early 13 American direction 923,168 and net income of $286,735. Upon completion of current London Branches Members New York Stock the Thursday, June 29,.1961 . lTTv ilrA | j| KR JDv3o L I out-of- NATIONAL BANK Members im- obviously towards all-line insur¬ ance underwriting. It began in the Head Office: on an March BANK LIMITED Bulletin is overcoming JL com¬ insurance incorporated as actually writing the business and would life Although ualty « Connecticut subsidiary a insurance National Fire has since gone under the control of the Conti¬ New of companies York • through the purchase or formation pany. in . * J___ _ „ | . to out-of-state life insurance compa¬ nies to enter the fire and casualty business The Connec- decision step been path is now open for in to 1955. cut the in the Company controlling interest a reversal of practice recog¬ the department itself." casualty insur¬ ance through a subsidiary, it is expected that pressure will be brought to bear to enact changes in the laws if other major life General Insurance acquire Thus always present legal barriers in attaining that position. Further action in "appears to be writing decision efforts sion lower deci¬ New York. This decision reversed the General portant held has in England. case ticut casualty in¬ surance company without endan¬ gering its right to do business in a This surance. licensing: of write all lines of in- to agencies firm engaged in that a In business. and the _ "Vy T T that eventually in- companies in this country be permitted by regulatory will June likely surance ; Q _ I extremely cost-conscious in buying insurance, through its desire convenience of "one-stop" buying of insurance. On fTVL . 4101 East Louisiana Ave. Doyle H. Baird, Pres¬ Layne J. Denning, Treas¬ are Stanford L. and Robert Vice-President. Hymao, O. Secre¬ Schuelke, - Volume 193 Number 6068 I'j Commercial and Financial Chronicle The MUTUAL "FUNDS (2859) turing, Food Fair Stores, International Minerals & heed Aircraft and BY 5 JOSEPH C. POTTER the same Chemical, LockTime, Inc. Over it eliminated East- span Airlines, General Portland Cement; Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Kelsey-Hayes, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Reynolds Metals, Tecumseh Products and West Virginia Pulp & Paper. * * ern The Global t" Whatever else it may do for inVestors, San Francisco-based Com- such undertakings Common- as wealth. • monwealth International Fund eral Approach all but & guarantees a liberal education in the economies ,• . As noted at the outset, the fund, Gen- other among * . * ' Massachusetts things, will be per- H. Gersten With, Ohio Franklin Tt OaSDer KOgeFS L>0. ' - Casper Rogers & Co., Inc., 80 Pine Street, New York City, dealers in educative an Fund, Inc. Stoclj: Offered Pursuant familiar enough to are Americans—Gillette, Singer Manufacturing, Colgate Palmolive Pepsi-Cola, H. J. Heinz, Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) and Royal Dutch Petroleum. there And Investors Growth • known by others, their better products their corporate cognomens likes of and Salada Shirriff - Unilever N (tea) Corp. and Co, Bay Stock But to the be Murchison Jr. since they gained control of the company in a proxy contest* * * Directors of American Mutual Fund' Inc- declared a dividend of s*x cerds a share from net income, Payable July 28 to shareholders record at the July 3 meeting, as Italy's MonHudson's to investors the New on Exchange. investor is going about enough to companies, the Financial District, although strange-sounding to Main Street. < There is in this brand new portfolio, for example, Glaxo Labora- tories. ably Most fund would have prospects prob- difficulty some in identifying this company as a top-flight British pharmaceutical manufacturer with subsidiaries in parts many of fast-growing the world baby food and a business, Nor is Beecham Centennial its new Inc —has Fund with Fund II, 'assets of begun Skipping eral Fund to France, Com- over monwealth International has & Gen- $38,162,302, repre- at once the as biggest Senting world's producer oldest mirror of Management The^fund tennial Fund by electric of of the companies which enabled investors to diver- sjfy the some .. J four-day 500 B. C. Mor- 83 offices and 750 repre- j addition, the German forbidding ilin & company giants names as Soda larHo f Fabrik has with ac- such A. G, fast- a -fmiCR company' a"d k AmShiC hrmt Whifh tht6 P line Commonwealth; in its global 1 „„„„ Australia "ij ■ Myer too. One Emporium • of A ap. . these largest the partment-stGTe*! chain der. i Down is de- Un- second probably will be readily identifiable: Broken with j5 the previous convention. He net assets 1 a .... of has in- disclosed International & in 11 v,umiin.iv.iai market stands to benefit from an era of international stability, which is by no means guaranteed. Still, rewards could be rich and, the at any rate, it is to a an undertaking best left professional management with working world's knowledge varied" economies. fund describes itself with able accuracy investment - of in as a "a the The industl:ial Companies based in 10 ?ourdries> opereitions extending throughout the Free World. . : vl * * * *' . security." The iriitiaL show a investments, at least, strong bias toward blue * * * Keystone Fund of Canada, Ltd. reports for the fiscal year ended March 31 per-share net asset value of $16.34, a new peak. At the close of • the preceding year the figure was $12.83. , * Keystone Growth Fund Series S-3 ♦ .their hprizon .^through 4 of $10,000. The ex*' Ohio on Franklin market value of share one for each of $20 of securities de- > posited*- less compensation to the Dealer-Manager. * . Ohio Franklin Fund of 51 North'- High a St, Columbus 15, is' Ohio, diversified open-end investment company with redeemable shares, which was organized on Jan. 24,: 1961. Its purpose is to provide vestors their in¬ folding acceptable securi¬ ties with a method of holdings diversifying without realizing Federal income the time the initial'issue, not further offerings of its less authorized by the the of make any shares, SEC. un¬ * Eastern Camera 1 Stock All Sold N. Ys, has been appointed distric: sales of manager Broad Street the contingent to make the fund have tax re- a regu- As a $5,104. a Corp. May 8, 1961 offering circular, President. He will serve investment dealer accounts in parts of publicly offered amended June 15, Street & Co, Inc., New York City, as and sold 75,000 common shares of Eastern Cam-; York State and in New- era & Photo Corp, at $4 per share. Jersey and Connecticut. Mr Net proceeds, estimated at $235,Coward has had extensive experi- 000 will be used New ence in the investment business, Until recently he was New York State representative of a large by the company for the repayment of debt and for other corporate p^rpose^u^i ; The company, of 63 W;,: Colum¬ mutual fund distributing orgam- bia St., Hempstead, N. Y, and its zation. He began his investment subsidiaries, .are engaged primar¬ career with McDowell Dimond & Co. of Providence, R. I, where he with Weeden & Co. in New York City and Boston. rlV T\/Tv» i in retail operating^ a stores and one cameras, filml¬ supplies and equipment, chiefly in Nassau and company the The business of conducted Eastern name under Camera Ex¬ Capitalization consists of 1,000,000 cents) is of common which shares 300,000 (par Edmund — appointed been no/'l Ai t n AAJ PI IITI CfT Gn Jay Cherny Co. Formed WASHINGTON, D. Cherny Inc. & president-investment research in 1960. Co, C. Jay' — has been formed with offices in the Trans¬ portation Bldg, to engage in rities business. a Julius secu¬ Cherney is principal of the firm, which will maintain a.n? Wa! a branch office at the direction of Sam Korngold. W. T. Emmet & Co, Inc. has been offices with Park 375 at Avenue, New York City, to engage Chace, Whiteside in securities a ^ BOSTON, Mass.—Richard D. Van Tubergen is; now associated with chace; Whiteside & Winslow, Inc, ;24 Federal Street, members of the iNew York and Boston Stock Exchanges He was formerly with Drexel & Co. and Shearson, Hammill & Co. in New York. business. Officers . ^ ^ . are ^'lham.T' Emmet, President; Wm. W. Vicinus, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. with W. Emmet E. was Hutton & formerly Co. and Stanley Heller & Co. Mr. Vicinus J nffWr of Trust Securities was an otticer ot I rust Securities Corp. is - Fund : A Common Stock Investment Fund Common Stock that at Investment reports are mutual investment fund of diversified stocks selected for investment quality and income possibilities. See your objectives of this Fund possible long-term capital and growth for its shareholders. Prospectus upon request CALVIN ONE WALL - Lord, Abbett & Co. Address. — Atlanta — Chicago Los Angeles —- San Francisco for free booklet- BULLOCK, LTD. Established 1894 Name New York dealer prospectus, or mail this ad to income April 30 net asset value per share was $15.53, compared with $11.75 six months earlier. During the Cock & Seal, R.-R-^ Donnelley. &' a common investment ' 11 Broadway, New York City under', Form W. T. Emmet Co. formed 10 out¬ are standing. has 1\/Tnn vii'n of 13 change. & PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Mennis chain concession, selling and photographic the VV t/lllllsi LUI1 IVliilLlL. A. ily in the business of Suffolk Counties. joined the Wellington organization as a. security analyst directors Pursuant to Sales Corporation, it was announced by Robert H. Brown, Jr. . * chips. Americans who like the blue chips they know best (Teleperiod from Nov., to April 30 the phone, General .Motors, and Du "company added to its holdings: Pont1) will have an opportunity to Burlington Industries, Crown broaden fund record July 3. reason- world-wide single value change fs based And Photo (Special to The Financial Chronicle) uuu Hill ■■■« pro¬ new Richard L. Coward of Skaneateles, Mr. Mennis lated investment company. With JSi Institutional Growth F u n d deProprietary Co, Ltd, Aus- clared a quarterly dividend of five tralia's leading steel producer cents from investment income, Obviously, Commonwealth payable Aug. 1 to stockholders of more ■ Fund, Inc. to Described as "A worldwide investment in a single sevcaimciiio ^ consequence net asset value of each share increased from $4,794 Gen- Fundi eral • Nelson serve as the initial investment list of Commonwealth "11 million. dropped * been • no of $103 $26,- international of portfolio vestments % this NameS COWam committee of Wellington Management Co., 1630 Locust Street, if was announced by A. Moyer Kulp, senior vice-president and investment committee chairman. rate which produced record sales Centennial formed last Aug. was g^leS /T in mutual funds, savings and ume ^ total -xt vice-chairman of the investment without 383,427, held by 193 investors. ; Badische An- T, Sye.r ^ ^ world's second largest producer of Aefa method. exchange ^ Fund, Inc. . In .quired capital equity with disclosed that the company's vol- loan placements, realty syndicaplate glass. Probably less familiar immediate realization of capital tiin and mortgages currently is is Radio-technique, France's leadgains 'through the simultaneous cunning 25% ahead of last year's their formerly was _ sentatives in 36 states were more than double the totals at the time after Cen- first Inc. investment open-end Attending were pany's & Research Corp is patterned and sets- years, Chairman Morton W. Goldberg 1x10111110 1> Cllliou. L/J told the assemblage that the com- Wnl 1 l'rr rrfrm Mrrmf Centennial organization coring sion. parley . Ranald H. Macdonald III, President of its spon- and ing maker of radio and television many ton executives and sales represena es a their families. MpRBlQ tennial Fund, and bought into Cie de St. Gobain. Not every investmentminded inidvidual will spot this announced that Henry B. Gersten and an outline of its major plans was manager of the trading deand Projections for future expan- partment. Later he was associated operations Berger, President of Second Cen- own- followed were Pike> N- H, ended with a report on the investment firm's growth under Inc, name—Second Centennial proprietary drugs with plants in countries, including our several These . 1,512,533 shares ' of the fund and held by 204 investors. This was announced by W. M. B. ing business and utilities at 9.8%, electrical and electronics 9.6%, insurance 8.3% and drugs and medical 8%. Durin§ the second quarter the fund made a new investment in the shares of Commonwealth Edison and increased holdings in 24 companies. Among the largest increases were those in Rohm & * * * Haas,. Smith, Kline & French, Directors of Axe-Houghton Fund Amerada Petroleum, International B have declared a third-quarter Nickel of Canada, Wallace & dividend of seven cents a sharet Tiernan, Miles Laboratories and from investment lncome^-The 'cilv- MGM. idepd \yill< be* paid J.uly 28 to ^ " * * * shareholders' of record July 7, ...'The B. C. Morton Organization's ' * * * ' -'V ' •' ' 'fifth' annual* sales convention at Group, Ltd. likely quickly recognized as a leadBritish maker of ethical and to be Petroleum groups. 1961 , A and Canada's listing small . of 687,456. ... is now associated with their firm gain or loss for Investments were diversified at as manager of the trading depart- tax purposes at the quarter-end among 92 com- ment. Mr. Gersten who has been exchange. After panies in 17 different industry in the investment business for the Fund will resP°nsible for the decline during machine issues continued to rep- Dreyfus & Co. th^year* resent the leading industry cate^hls„ls}he p.°l!SSU?1 ^ §?Lies' counting for 16% and the new management group 10%, respectively, of net assets headed by John D. and Clint W. Canada's hearing familiar Horsey - (Lux known are because of their York the — (business forms). Still others, such tecatini than quarter, net assets were at $464,- primarily were Rinsn V Pep sod ent) Moore versified Services v are 6, exchange fof blocks of accept¬ able securities, with a minimum function. common share. This is a decline ;from $99,229,395 and $17.62 a share at March 31, 1960. Lowerf market values for its stock in New York Central and Investors Di- shares common . companies June a in * • ^ to spectus, The Ohio Co, Columbus, Ohio, publicly offered 1,000,000 Stock * Fund closed the second of the world. An original offering While American investors have Quarter of its fiscal year on May of its shares were made in April no aversion to learning, the cru31 w^h new quarter-end highs in and the fund began to buy com- cial question, of course, is whether net asset value per share, total net mon stocks of international comthey will earn even as they learn, assets, number of shareholders panies the following month. V ' ;V and shares outstanding. The per Represented in the initial list rTVU a T7L,^ J^ share value on that date was are companies based on 10 coun-i 1 il6 I1 UIlClS KGDOrt $17.99. Three months earlier, the tries, including the United States., ■ :x a: - * shares were valued at $16.78, Nearly all of the more than two- AlleglJa"y C,°rp repi)rt® ?]et as7 Total ne* assets increased by score companies in the portfolio sets Aat Majch ^31 end of jits first 43% during the 12-month period, Henry B. Gersten have major- stakes beyond the Quarter, totaled $94,573,444 for the rising to $518,840,836 from $362,domicile countries. Some of the common stock, equal to $15.75 a .a 000,042. At the end of the last over-the-counter securities, have forming 27 STREET, NEJV^YORK 5 i 28 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2360) thsft there mal force majeure operating on tion denly became apparent Today's Speculative Cycle was a the economy being government MRole of Government 3 :ge of opinion with the idea ence it help may the shed problem ' draw perhaps on even of Therefore, investors will heep buying common stocks, and the best common stocks, like the best anything for which there is put forth the current widely-held theories cycles. I believe very strongly in the existence of lative cycles (anyone in specu- busi- our These time the the tember ever, result can of predetermined rhythms, owing to a whole random as- but sortment that of unrelated may ticular time. phenomena determined in mar- these own and pre- not are experience my have ' had others success a perhaps their rhythms but at bear Now have unrelated, the to come phenomena in measuring these cycles In advance has been too anything to represent meager than pure chance, referring here to pihenomena of business" activity like copper prices, housing starts, deI more not am mand for automobiles, the rate or of steel production. These do seem allow to fair degree a of regular- ity in cyclical change and, there- fore, What I interested in am example, sell at $50 did General Motors share in 1949 when it a earning $14.64 and paying was $8 the are intangible phenomena. Why more for reasonably predictable. seem dividend and price last1' splits) when .$3.35 and after it fully the an same rather unim- performance? earnings basis on a from rose $3.12 a 1960, while 12 early 1950 to 55 in early General Motors is certainly in 1960. not an •sort of and stock extreme mainly $3.35 saying of this so have services many gone record on the stock was cheap, behind the market, pressed, much so cused in from rose example because experts after to thing in the stock market, bring it up as an example I and 1950 the publicity de- etc. fo- was the stock following the Supreme Court decision regarding on DuPont's Is holdings. dollar a of much when the today the or it as four was outlook evidence no growth really, times in 1950, intervening record long-term trend of in ment see It is, to the move"a mo- modernists might who think cycles are say a h a for us play the devil's advocate and what have top of let now past. They might first point out that Motors, in comparison most vestment a stocks of reputation, moderate believe that similar in- is selling price-earnings at ratio and been not able hard to outlook ness wide that its little bad a automobile margins are divi- dend is assumed to be safe. The vast pressure of investment funds to hold common stocks virtually mand a continuing for theory General that vestment account holding GM." , source Motors really no can The of deon the large in- consider not pressure of these funds will be permanent because tinue the to government inflate the do can so is to are least line of will con- currency in 1955 cor dn saw producers President's in Sep¬ mo¬ a mentary jolt, and the speculative boom continued until the the This to to the Federal thought things of hand and tight money policy. out a time when 1957 via Board, resorted of summer getting were its merry way on government, Reserve majeure began force powerfully in reverse, my opinion we might have major collapse had not the work and in had a authorities suddenly early investors that the Administration again had intention no long term policy a inflation. again the ;boom of summer lative to > un¬ was 1959, when finally exhausted have rose into specu¬ seemed itself. After major cyclical peak, Washing- an abortive attempt to make new ton Irving style. But we'll let highs in January 1960, the stock market buckled, partly from the that pass for the moment. that prices had There can be no question today consciousness that the stock market in 1949 was risen too far, partly from the deeply depressed, although at (the competition provided by a 5% time it was not generally thought yield on Government bonds, and to be so. The Dow-Jones Indus- not a little from fear that the trial Average made a bottom of Administration would let business its around 92 in 1942 and a top of slide this time because of 212 in 1946. As of mid-1949 the admitted hasty behavior in re¬ technically-inclined market ana- versing the economy in 1957-58 by a on period in which the 15-year a averages had held roughly between 100 and 200 with fairly regular four swings between year the other. of sort one On the analysis five or strong were when Mr. last basis the of New vestors decline in the Dow Industrials to ary around ment 100 by 1951 1952 or was fairly widely forecast, particularly since the postwar to be 1949 so-called recession" getting and pected was public just who stocks had that the were already was con- arguments Conse- bearish. going done to" sell so and strongly oversold Whether the have recovered for'a while not hard had broken to the out in The say. Booms market much would above Korean 200 War Then that June started. War signs before But began, of be to economy ' when the tration, in overtones their to Mr. which a top Korean asm turn whether to as speculative might time this but is in be it an not are the is making, still answer. yet sure, too a and at early to We suspect, that business recovering from last year's cession. past By analogy with re¬ recent economic developments, expect the business one re¬ to extend through 1962 and perhaps further, and by analogy with post-1950 markets one might expect a further rise in the stock market as long as business im¬ proves. back long speculative draw the on this cycle, conclusion whole then, that have capital gains tax liability. This until money coming into the govern¬ there is now a real possibility that ment bond market in large the excesses themselves may amounts would enable the treas¬ threaten a corrective, stock mar¬ ury to refund short-term borrow¬ reaction ket over ernment could control. If at time, in the increase election a the business, fiscal authorities much tighter control over interest rates. It would great¬ these Frontier, possible removal of possibilities, there substance to the some to see is there still the next They deflating win well the start can specu¬ balloon inflating that it yield and stabilize large paper profits accruing from the 12-year bull market. In the event of a by they now, again some future market break it would pro¬ 1962, in plenty of time to back the possible straying vide or possible many its we nor¬ problems for all It should have little trouble to solve all men. schemes that have been discussed. The various and persons, in pronouncements high . to sional approval. by against places talk are stock reasonable level,: but I fear they have been too weakly phrased so far to do more than give temporary pause to a few more thoughtful investors. Most and before the smarter, foolish grows to speculators trees. are are too get to to expect exercising selling, or get rich patience cr without gence, the in the perils the whole structure almost seems law a finally it settled. These naive warn¬ ings than will the first real loudest and not more ^urgently warning it, it is when away, suasion will not that work, ministration will in all seek some specific the Ad¬ of at¬ in it¬ with to it awkward an concomitant no finance government does take Disclaims probability means having it happen of its or and when moral question of doing it elections are still far a accord later, at benefits Forgiveness Proposal officialsO* Administration now, them Capital Gains then spread into is economy but^? see in time. Fantastic the of areas many experienced same the of correction a something else again and is a risk inherent in any such scheme, in people when the day of reckoning Assuming bring to the stock market or as attacking these reversal in the specu¬ cycle we have seen since and, coming at a time when easily experienced although they first for e shift of A increased. might suffice to give us principal excesses that have built up during recent years. Whether this correction would be confined more themselves, be sort other those of market 1949 they will be severely dealt with by the time the dust of this boom has the as specula live enthusiasm is already slowing signs of fatigue, it might of nature that creatures will not heed the second the supply of these issues on offer, the disappear lative im¬ and If the first of these quickly this tt their is capital gains t&xes not convinced that will not keep rising are exchange available why. that stocks might without intelli¬ It market the free understanding any involved. risks presence . they objections is removed by the tax- the little or in large pay and after they sell. money They have high very They hesitate doing so at sell. to out. are historically present because they are reluctant understanding of what they buying They of they people who believe on no are out who have ever latter kind of or those get place. Knowledge Inside Any This is just an idea I am throw¬ heard along these lines is the fol¬ ing out for consideration, since I have no inside knowledge that it will really be proposed. It seems to me, however, that it is quite consistent with the analysis we lowing which I have made of the speculative tacking without self in speculative directly economic the most excess ingenious intervening recovery. scheme am I The have told has been under discussion ury by certain Treas¬ Department officials. The would grant, for a specific and limited period of time, forgiveness from capital reinvested interest no with in bond a a long maturity at all. of these investor swap would trusts tive by it has further a hinder it interven¬ government If would run rise a to reason into from specula¬ hurt rather policy, government stands cycle 1949. since it, the whole bull artificially stim¬ seen reaction then or acquire the bonds have whenever than that the government may easily intervene transac¬ and the itself shown here, with, its threat of in order to reduce tions would presumably work like one we trouble. 2Vz% maturity The As has ulated non-taxable bearing it tion gains taxes if the proceeds of sales are as market has been government government , difficult to answer very price, there must be a large num¬ ber of investors who would like of the inexperienced to believe or These can because rest and will they they is point. With so many quality stocks enthusiastic speculators in today's believe one do to another question, plan might a prices at this market fall into two classes: those who such What Price Reduce Would obviously prices down to excesses Congres¬ obtaining the necessary Congressional inves¬ tigations that schemes brilliant these seems are On the face of it, it is one stccks. of Speculative Types There of funds that might source a find t. eir way back into common disillusioned voter. Two advantage of the offer, it provide a -fair tax-free would elections. reason equities, and for investors of good taking before year Congressional may time in a re¬ complaint of in¬ stitutions that there is a shortage now, over would In the stock market it lieve the chronic in 1961, while improving and while business is of the of dollar. stories that correction some excesses abroad value exchange foreign seems Administration leaders would like lative the to reducing U. S. borrowings there) and would allow the gov¬ ernment to pursue future infla¬ tionary policies to a far greater extent without endangering the in Washington are well aware of return (by present political lead¬ our stimulate ly strengthen U. S. credit its proponents from office. Since money easy an would would and for in¬ further year, in the:New; loss of faith even promote which embarrassing most a an bonds, would market, ings with long-term these in stance, causing not only but gov¬ effective no encouraged, the boom collapse of its own well may weight which exert an is excesses up own caused and other holders felt "locked in" because of chips blue have excesses build to time cyclical reaction a uncor¬ bring out huge offerings stale of non- highest stage of exuberance since 1929). Again the question arose Looking It sud¬ in ingenuity of such a the imagination. doubt in my mind that staggers There is no Eisen¬ of speculative enthusi¬ (which had now reached its covery happened to speculative psychology. the Free¬ lessening cer- shooting the something of These events seemed comparable economic jn nor¬ however, allowed been comes is mid-1950 making make March in Cuba and came dom Riders. would tainly was not very robust at that time and the stock market showed manifest highs 1950's. to this year. venture Last Decade's Speculative during the recovered all-time in the ability of the new Adminis¬ the educated all were prices larger scale than know I rehearsed. seen govern¬ major public was the from in¬ to inflation¬ hower's heart attack in 1955. They led to a weakening of confidence its they Those All making believing all have to year therefore when one Stock new which renewed even an been elected was accompaniment Frontier, meant on abandoned promises and hopes for pressures had ex- anyway. reliable: The mid- be negative Only really fidence. we months quite bottom. into in another influences looked was appeared logically last eighteen cyclical just underway would to "inevitable the to extreme further These latter quickly Kennedy fall, of brilliant a methods. arm fears rected a: interruption enthusiasm plan stock M prices stock without almost the and stophelian interference reactions, attempts Majeure" '>*»'-.-«■ Once of to stocks in which long-term mal speculative Kennedy Restores "Force simplicity and sheer Mephi- The part addition strong a stocks he had sold. it would and 1957 convincing 1958, businessmen and employment reversed themselves in the fall of derway we are near attack provided only In basis the same as tax cost a that of the and political- the on with reac¬ 1961 Thursday, June 29, . this repeated ers The massive . market seems to provide good sup¬ port for the party in power. With were mate¬ raw prospered. heart 1955 the of the theory that Inventories again accumulated and of growth in earnthe next decade, is one shift a and inhibited government. full inflation-propelled market. stock forced of the strongest arguments in fa- of psychology occasioned by the government's abandonment of its money" policy. 1954 and abandoning on intervened: form "honest of based seemed to Again, how¬ in of moonshine and is in fact pure the and the gov- reasoning, inevitability ings during follow would majeure (even if there depressions) no the say so earnings should show decline, therefore, its assuies almost conditions of the administration in to business, it is somewhat obscure the market In their the under how they see challenged. profit increase during the 1960's when the busi- quently GM's to earning power ideal business 1950's, with an oower friendly providing a reasonable yield, importance, competence, and leadership in its industry is unIts year earning power, dogma and its this conclusions are at considerable variance with the facts, but this is not the place to go into a long discussion on this most interesting subject. Suffice it to say that if stocks of certain leading companies have it and pressures in time creased corporate I market General with from now years force This tember this earnings? the at But will was Administra¬ conjunction. because inflation and full employment will have substantially in- and example of the kind of extreme cyclical overvaluation comes it today, cyclical in rials little speculative cycles would comment that it is a prime that cheap ten appear dynamic give a and if you believe in cycles, and those who believe in old-fashioned ment. appear may lyst could look back earnings conservatively, worth as stock how given, good quality ased against business and in favor of labor. In my opinion this whole of in matter no a only earning $2.00, and this way, share and overvalued eminent is obviously strongly bi- earnings adjusted strength several was paying another at (after year decade a pressive Put sell only proceed from strength to It a deteriorated, and again all down¬ ward the government would not and could not permit it to occur. On the basis of this dogma the economy completely and policy. early 1953 to mid-Sep¬ of that year the market From out of his mind), but I believe they vary greatly in intensity and duration, not as the be have raw ended War Korean announced be would the "honest money" serious business recession because does not huge reverse a underway. Eisenhower new to who ness action forces. armed liquidation was by economic news market and the speculative cycle reached its top at about the an cal arguments, to which we might add the widely accepted dogma that there will never be another the been distorted nor¬ a the strong anti-cycli- are for have were of purchases led to boom tion Labels Assumption "Pure Moonshine" the purchases inventory new , . regarding in a value." my own dogmas, which be at variance with some of may •+) materials These heavy demand, will command a high premium over their "normal Speculative Cycles At the outset I want to one order to promote full employment, conclusions. tentative some light some and that that and deflationary cycles forcibly reversed by mally rhythms of action . 1 tivity, even do only so The speculative ac¬ if it is its intention .to on emotional a temporary cycle, as I basis. it, see Volume has been kept Number 193 6068 A narcotics. treatment sudden could change in bring an Unjustified Despite Budget Deficits unex¬ can we original back come question to as to our whether the speculative cycle is rendered obsolete owing to our improved understanding of social, economic, and political processes or whether it is merely the same as it always is jfand was completing which boom from The low. classic a have we come with is in disagreement with up both views. While it has not been that demonstrated complaint the current fiscal year. the emotional Their is automati¬ effect about cally to increase government outpayments and decrease govern¬ however, ment billion which receipts. The result is a which helps to arrest the deficit economic decline. bust will fol¬ a answer Continued from page 1 to hold. The "automatic stabilizers" have the been about the deficit of cern ing fiscal face in the we can year economy of recession. the It is also $3.7 com¬ in our high gear. the midst this time by terest to next boom. destroy the whole, planned structure by the panicking at the Therefore, moment. wrong forces same that the Deficit Produce may carefully revenues estimated were at $84 have intervened to perpetuate the billion. boom ter-Governmental transactions and put decide at may to it. stop a time to any From ordinary methods of measurement I do not that it is predictable precisely see when this change of attitude may take place. It proceeds not from comparatively mechanical the of the actions and reactions of public opinion, but from the planning of one individ¬ out working ual relatively small group func¬ tioning as a dens ex machina. or If lative concede that can to an important manipulated at will by be government, it has also ap¬ peared that even the government itself its in role cannot do away manipulator with the specula¬ as tive cycle entirely, duce its from but must reactions own to time to pro¬ from time keep public enthusiasm getting out of hand. We have been never of ence action through the experi¬ government-induced a at re¬ time when speculative was built up to the a overconfidence extremes normally encountered at the of major tops booms, question remains to be the so answered whether the forces of liquidation, deliberately set in motiqn at such a time, can be effectively stopped. The classic public sentiment al¬ heard ways it be can gains this subject is that on easily stopped before it momentum, but this, like another economic cliche is a many meaningless truism. of telling way There how fast is no momen¬ tum may accelerate once the trend is known to have turned, and gov¬ ernments in °free countries, no matter tions, how laudable their inten¬ notoriously slow to react are to unexpected stimuli. us pointing to the end of tive boom in common stocks, but I also think it is largely within the government's power to determine Unemployment of a change last bookkeeping December, pro¬ no are on the receipt side Therefore, in order the original estimate of the ledger. to make comparable mates, lier with esti¬ current should adjust the we ear¬ figure of $84 billion down to $82.9 billion. revenue recession The out of or the end which no Government of 1959, has to revenues inate the $500 at reduced point well short of a windfall million in one foresaw now this adjusted estimate. If elim¬ we receipt of the advance repayment of the German postwar 1961 year debt; fiscal will be about revenues $77.7 billion, a drop of $5.2 billion. Our obligation to help ease the effects less of the recession fortunate add to this upon citizens will our also year's deficit. The bulk of unemployment compensation is financed from trust funds and is, therefore, not reflected in the budget. However, the provisions in permanent our legislation for temporary legislation to urgent needs. The for their budget expenditures called for by this temporary legislation will add approximately half-billion dol¬ a people who what like to happens in o'clock reason the or about market on the basis of speculative cause and effect or while helping to halt the recession, were also responsible for a swing of $5.7 billion toward a budgetary ddficit. swing, creases coupled increases in the sub¬ rate of expenditures, minor in¬ in other expenditures, plus Congressional failure postal rates, has led this for with fiscal year to increase to us deficit a that will ap¬ standard but I think cyclical be¬ alternative match reduced not of — revenues would — also no temporary compensation, but substantial a addition to the fense government influence. been patterns not yet fully worked out, but it would indeed be ironic if in the future world of perfected government economic supervision ovdr every cutbacks things have and thereby duced our revenues. found the for New the Mr. Thurlow before York Chapter of the Foundation address Study of by Cycles, New June 20, 1961. V v " , York City, In was to further We ourselves spiral led that a in a could severe re¬ would deflai- easily and pro¬ economic depression. longed ♦An would recession, enlarged unemploy¬ ment, have happened. revenues have increased the severity of the tionary stranger this actual so there fact, this alternative clearly unacceptable that has been little responsible home President to to national with behind profits the half of be doing well their equal ran previous help in this effort that he ment can 1962 will levels. inflation $9.8 billion foresee for parallel in fiscal jumped full recession the over a 1959. underlying this best understood if are examine For revenues reasons prospect our we in terms of economy Gross National Product: our Our GNP for $503 billion. 1960 about was But this year during the first quarter GNP dropped be¬ low $500 billion. Even with the about 2^% 1960. over the is This outruns supply. If available volume same whenever occurs of more to rate. on enced destroyed have need for next the threat makes deficit a to meet in ments inevitable if of this For in of time we no stimulate demand. recovery a legislative proposals. revenue-raising particularly in the postal field. The enactment of a fair and long needed increase in postal rates is essential if we are able figure Those who soundness would we have fear for of do the well adjustment in back the who fean^that next their up¬ in budget deficit has as — it So year. per se not the that worries in set the forces are not of justified. roughly into two categories: first The with known the is the over type we have past decade, the or a wage- gradual all 1962 this — of size both first quarter, we can rea¬ hope for an increase to $570 billion by year end. about This would-give level of 1962 annual an $555 billion, an in¬ some of crease nearly 8% over 1961. pattern should develop the chances are good—our revenues for fiscal 1963 would be adequate to meet all of this If year—and national our needs, with some¬ thing left over. We should keep this longer-range prospect of pros¬ perity clearly in mind whenever we can consider etary outlook. Now the what coming ne$t year's budg¬ ' v - r can f do we our goals economy and as our during to facilitate year achievement of the basic economic recovers output increases? our First,"we must avoid price in¬ creases fixed that those so incomes will who not live be on penal¬ This will require a high or¬ der of self restraint on the part of ized. both wage labor and management with increases geared to increases in productivity. Second, we must make a great continuing effort to reduce unemployment to a tolerable fig¬ ure—4% is the current goal. A and modest and noninflationary deficit such as will contribute foresee we addition should we ordinatejd attack for next this to on year In end. mount a co- structural un¬ employment by enacting the Pres¬ ident's proposals, including an expanded training program. Finally, we should use the res¬ pite given us by the present re¬ covery to overhaul and strengthen the mechanism of stabilizers" sions than had to "automatic our that future be milder and may any so have we reces¬ shorter far experi¬ so enced. The fact that we have twice enact temporary unem¬ ployment compensation measures clearly indicates that our perma¬ nent legislation to help the job¬ less should be overhauled and strengthened. This should be done in mind — not only for the benefit of future unemployed, but in the interest of deficit a the inevitable one- 1959 deficit and appro¬ challenges of the Sixties. *An D. alternative—to revenues, to - reduce address National by Secretary Dillon before Press C., June 20, Club, Washington, 1961. ex¬ Thornton Co. Opens match recession resulting dangers LOS ANGELES, Calif. —William security, neglect J. Thornton is engaging in a se¬ of-our 'national needs, slowing of penditures our our of to with national progress ment "cost-push," inflation. It is as year third The However, in the light current economic prospects, fears Deficit Another priate. inflation. Inflation falls to the in sonably the fear that any period of growth motion with fiscal —is They a year immediately period of recession. a gives promise of being accelerating growth. something like $540 billion of year ing national needs, unused plant over-all economic stability. capacity, excessive' unemploy¬ If we do these things we can ment, and absence of inflationary look forward to a period of unr pressures —- that I reiterate my matched prosperity — prosperity earlier statement that a deficit of that will give us the strength we the size which we envisage for shall need to face the world-wide is, rather, a deficit in¬ during' a period of eco¬ nomic expansion such as we now during of reduced recession revenues, grow¬ It deficit is It curred anticipate. Yet the deficit "Unpalatable" deficit been the is of sub¬ one staggering figure Alternative of those acknowledge that a reasonable budget deficit in time of recession can help to halt this started The entire of 1958. the following concern downturn The up¬ low was 1959, iden¬ an sight for next year. It is clear that there is nothing unusual about a may this express should we situation. 1959 the coming times the deficit presently in Termed budget a and $12 billion—more than three over be inflationary. The great majority of those who yefar putting the earlier an year reached Unjustified I recognize the concern in capacity 1962, stantial recovery. postal rates. Fears be fiscal" year to the spring deficit Inflation be will country faced from fiscal fiscal an helpful for fiscal when in foreseen. direct to it will and evaluate we look turn government our But can plant tical economic reason¬ the be unused deficit needed to labor When urged the enactment the deficit are — labor force to work. urged the Congress not programs, hold We of presently unem¬ and plant. Rather, use will 1962 our On the contrary, the Pres¬ badly that the ployed programs to stimulate the economy. None has been pro¬ also look. we therefore, than creating inflation¬ ary pressures, the $3.7 billion deficit we anticipate in fiscal year emergency has demand met by our long range national security and to the well-being of our people. There is no need for has —• land our force, which stands ready and willing to operate the unused capacity of our industrial plant. Next year's budgetary deficit will of course ; ident of longer There is are under-utilized —- in space, in housing, in trans¬ portation, and in the international With kind also and unfortunately under-utilizing our labor we in fieid. a bring with it shortages. and — that envision Markedly But 1962 a From next fear classic indeed, everywhere defense, education, influ¬ today: in steel, in autos, in hous¬ ing, in textiles, in chemicals — require¬ urgent our value is as we capacity everywhere in year. of cen¬ This is the no will year inflation. a the which budget deficit such fact, they will be con¬ less than the revenues inflation by budgetary action. We recession at is inflation for fiscal year be This German mark. of type Conse¬ rise. totally of the the govern¬ revenues still In simply buy goods, prices Grow to In 1962 classical—type "supply-demand" becomes money 'Meanwhile, expendi¬ tures must keep pace with our ever growing population and our mounting national needs.. This price our Economy fiscal lived 1960, $81.4 year. again this would experience. $90 the of only unusual such to now past of rev¬ inflation is real and ever-present, it operates outside of President's originally forecast for the current of 1953 the average for 1961 will not quite reach $515 billion—or an increase inflation. the year, we shall if corporate profits count siderably may prosperity Management Advisory Committee. While the danger of this type of the demand So, even upturn in the 1960 quently, the case It we coming fiscal revenues fiscal approximate compared that over for fiscal our should The 10% as expect reasonable The second—and year. substantial a second the the re¬ interest. tury to has exercise the type which twice in this them. underscore reduced match ism. Still, have point: reductions in expenditures to me have bust cycles would The at parable period last of With can a could presently forecast total of around $530 billion in the fourth quarter, of While it is true that . required. Let activity, the same boom are going to take place as we expect to have under traditional, laissez-faire capital¬ and that products, quarter will prob¬ ably not exceed those of the com¬ He 1962. influences. current the are by much as we billion, They economy. what billion then, Labor- the business is showing signs of a strong recovery, corporate profits reducing expenditures ^o only have meant unemployment coming increasingly subjected to new of ward it The Corporate 20% year's rate. 1961 of bottom very energies to bringing about . are full quarter the recession. contributed The lessened in their created collections proach $3 billion. Since this deficit fairly re¬ unemployment rolls as government flects our transitional society in programs were curtailed. to say which the free interplay of eco¬ nothing of the damage to our na¬ nomic forces is everywhere be¬ tional security caused by the de¬ havior, first marked in re¬ By budgetary The a prospering well jump Once over-all was sults. to add to his stabilizers," government 9 be withholding rate will largely based on 1961 re¬ "automatic is a most affairs for at to¬ end will year income the be posed. a while longer. This unsatisfactory state of morning nourished be will above lars to the deficit this fiscal year. So you can see that our two stimulated boom fiscal been management the calendar year 1961 prof¬ on Personal also simple: The cor¬ will collect in sential to or are enact care months and morrow will this coming its. whose wage-price actions and to keep in mind at all times we to longer six work substantially to halt¬ ing the recession, it was entirely appropriate in the circumstances. whether taxeg has at the wages consumers foreign abroad! straint"1 on the march, however, we plan to incur only those expenditures that are es¬ of out of repeatedly appealed to both labor clearly inadequate. This Spring—just as in 1958—we had those we specula¬ a in¬ longer carried defense all the classic signs the certain because Government cedures stantial conclusion, then, I think have before in This Conclusion In receipts from Tax, , which, specu¬ cycles extent the then we This included is reason based When the budget for fiscal year 1961 was first submitted, Federal prices and expense prospects 1963. should be flowing from revenues enues tempted to are increase 29 revenue year agement and labor and Another Deficit the during 1962, and porate "Automatic Stabilizers" is to fiscal greater in good times than in bad, because in good times both man¬ with Why, then, another deficit? The It us. problem and the imperative need to keep our products competitive Is in Prospect keep it booming because of the risk that uninformed specu¬ lators Explains Why always with This type of inflation is par¬ ticularly dangerous today in the light of our balance of payments speculative cycle cannot be kept due to their action that we are booming indefinitely by govern¬ facing a substantial budgetary ment manipulation, there does deficit this fiscal year. come a point where it may no Now, let us look for a moment longer be in the government's in¬ at tax receipts: is ahead for prosperity. will be rolling economic an rapidly than is by growth in produc¬ The threat of this type of sistance We may well be in of in¬ are more inflation This reaction is perfectly understandable. For re¬ covery is well under way. It is that ness tivity. for some wages warranted year. probable effects of their action for the mild¬ deficit creased and when¬ about comes prices ever There has, considerable con¬ been operating since last Fall. We largely thank the stimulating that process Inflation Fears pectedly speedy reversal. Now (2861) going far beyond its normal life expectancy by the use of The Commercial and Financial Chronicle .. . and our toward full employ¬ toward plant full utilization capacity-—is totally unacceptable. This equally alternative unpalatable course if we is curities 2600 the firm He business Wilshire was name offices from Boulevard at under of Thornton & Co. formerly with Dempsey> look Tegeler & Co, , „ ..., '■ . - 30 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2862) STATE OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ropolitan creased in¬ registered areas while tonnage, 15 areas showed tonnage decreases. Continued from page mained the an on output keel even re¬ despite drop-out Wednesday of S-P Institute. kwh. week's this set auto the Edison Output below Electric 475,000,000 of the previous was that week's total of 15,345,000,000 kwh. and Corp.< Ward's to according 5 industry and year, 266,000,000 kwh., 1.8% or above that of the comparable 1960 week. assemblies at 128,844 as compared with 129,274 last week and 141,247 1960. Stude- in the same week of baker Packard's - clean-up Tuesday and only 942 units to this week's total. The South Bend, Ind. Co. ended its model run producing only about half of number the it did in the 1960 session. cars Of the four companies continu¬ operations, Ford Motor Co. ing effected the only week-long plant shutdown, closing its Los Angeles facility for five days. Dearborn and Wixom, Mich sites were idled for one day pnly. The company's San Jose, Calif, truck factory was Shipments Behind 1960 overtime during totaled with Lumber production in the United 240,668,000 with compared feet in the feet board board 229,336,000 prior week, according reports from regional associa¬ tions. A year ago the figure was extended production at St. Louis- but regular the tained there Compared with 1960 levels- out¬ put dropped 3.7%, shipments were down 5.5%, and orders fell 0.2%. Following thousands board in figures the are of feet the for June 10 June 17 1961 June 18 1960 1961 . Ward's said that ule next week line car bring total June car output to about the May level, when production reached units, 542,303 the 1961 of the high month calendar last year.. 239,794 the 602,153 This Motors from plan Corp. 1.5% or week. the week's Of changes no 49.4%; Ford Motor Co. 30.0%; Chryslbr Corp. 12.2%; American^ Motors 7.6% Studebaker-Packard 0.8%. loadings represented below in week in Failures Business Ended Week in 22 June declined noticeably to 307 ures in the week ended June 22 from 351 in the Dun preceding & Inc. Although Bradstreet, at the lowest level in three casualties remained ier than the 256 "in the occurring 1959. last considerably exceeded and year 296 weeks, slightly heav¬ However, fewer businesses failed than in the 122,125 1960, cars There one or cars reported revenue This total). week's that was over-all increase an of 12.2% above the cor¬ cars or responding week of 1960 and an increase of 3,940 cars or 45.4% above the Cumulative the first for taled piggyback loadings of 1961 23 weeks for 249,964 to¬ increase an of 7,654 cars or 3.2% above the cor¬ responding period of 1960 and 73,342 or cars sponding 41.5% above the corre¬ in There period 1959. were 58 class I U. S. railroad sys¬ 1939 tems originating this involving liabilities in excess of $100,000 fell to 31 from 46 in the previous week and 41 a year ago. A decline also occurred with when week the of toll pre-war 310. was $100,000, which 276 305 from continued size the in The manufacturers 59, among from 42 17 June Intercity ended ahead of June responding American announced. less among service concerns from 35. On the other hand, of this year. during While trade and service casualties in exceeded their 1960 levels, fewer currence manufacturers and construction contractors failed than Seven the of nine a year major ago. geo¬ graphic regions reported declines during the week just ended. Fail¬ in ures states East Central North dropped to 58 from 70 and in the from South In 49. Atlantic the the contrast, toll Pacific Atlantic held toll states to 30 the even Middle at 99 and mildly to 63 rose from 56. Casualties exceeded yearago in levels West regions—the and all Mountain two South Central except states where tolls dipped below 1960. Electric in Than The 1960 of amount distributed 1.8% Output by Higher Week electric the «. energy electric ended light industry for the week Saturday, June 24, was and power estimated at 14,870,000,000 Truck 1%—or than ahead of that of the retailing mortality remained prac¬ tically steady, 164 as against 165. nage a in the 1.2% was in the cor¬ 0.4%— previous week in which truck ton¬ led that of the previous year week unaffected by the oc¬ of holidays or unusual These findings are based on the of 34 metropolitan conducted by the ATA De¬ weekly areas survey partment of Research and Trans¬ port Economics. The report re¬ flects tonnage handled at more than 400 mon truck carriers terminals of of general com¬ terminal week from showed survey increased last tonnage 17 localities. The remaining 17 points reflected tonnage decreases from the 1960 a year level. Truck Lake City, ago at terminals at Salt and Minneapolis-St. Paul showed gains of more than 15%. Terminals at three other cities — Denver Charlotte, Richmond and also registered sizable — tonnage increases. Compared to the immediately kwh. preceding week, 19 reporting met¬ days in many Father's successful in the ended week areas ^ay pro¬ buying Wednesday, 1961, noticeably over the June 21, and over-all retail trade was up moderately from the similar week last year. Compared with a year ago the most appre¬ ciable gains occurred in men's and week prior women's While ture, apparel, outdoor summer and air call for the Com¬ of¬ common subscribe to at shares of tional stock common at the rate of one new share for each shares held of record 22,; 1961. The offer, succeeds expire July James A. Mc- underwritten Lain, jointly by The First Boston Corp. and Glore, Forgan & Co; 16 mittee. Mr. Grainger Board of Guardian the S the from sale of company's gen¬ application to con¬ struction expenditures, which are now estimated at $215,000,000 for Isaac B. Grainger the to funds for the five years, R. 1 a m u e will 11, 1961, is being a group headed by proceeds added eral were June on which additional common stock will ,be Com¬ the to mittee on Net the of Alsq elected 1961-65. The major portion of this^amount is for the expansion of the company's dis¬ tribution system to take care of Walker, Vice-President of the City Investing Co.; Kennerly Woody, Vice-President of the New York Telephone Co.; Lloyd H. expend in¬ and customers new in its heating business. creases Board Chairman of DalTowing Co., Inc.; Charles E. Dalzell, zell President Eble, Co. The Jack I. Straus, Chairman of R. H. Macy & Inc.; Strong, Benjamin and States of United Chairman Board ' gas cent Illinois, Cook the County including areas in generally outside City of Chicago. The popula¬ tion N orth^astern St., Fox 50 in 303 communities and adjaareas in 20 counties, in north¬ ern Trust Co. of company Aurora, 111., is a public utility en¬ gaged principally if! the purchase, distribution and sale of natural Consolidated of Edison Co. of N. Y.; Board the of at estimated is area approximately 2,950,000. Water Bonds Operating indoor furni¬ and vol¬ appliances, cars, close to last year, was ume in floor covering and draperies major most down. was \ Nationwide Department Sales Increased Northeastern with Store 12 trust bonds sale the Federal dex for the ended June showed increase an the like For the week period of last 17, 7% year. ended June increase of 5% in¬ 10, National year. . sales in week 8% the Federal Re¬ department store to System, June the above ended June were the the last period week showed sales over For year. for the preceding 10, 8% increase City 17, sales same the In year. York New ended an same period four weeks ending June 17- a 4% increase was reported while a 1960 1 Jan. from showed the above period, June to increase 2% Trust & Co., indenture which mature Proceeds used the of the will sale the bonds July called for in accord¬ with the terms of the sinking on 1 fund. The balance of the proceeds after expenses a of will available be general corporate purposes. 22 on secured are the operating owned plus bonds new first lien by stocks common water companies by Northeastern Water Co. 1,962,700 stock of shares American over 17 last year's sales. operating revenues of $130,rand net income of $15,921,233 in the calendar year 1960. 439,381 Giving effect to the sale of the common stock, capital¬ ization of the company at April additional 30, 1961 was: $116,431,000 in longterm debt; 245,937 shares of cu¬ mulative preferred stock, par $100 and 7,644,736 stock, par $5. Names Bissell to Staff Mass.—George S. Bis¬ sell has been appointed to the re¬ search staff of Industry Massachusetts and Stock by Dwight Chairman P. 111 Devon¬ been announced Robinson, Jr., the of Trust Investors Fund, shire Street, it has Specialists Investors Massachusetts Growth of common Water Works Co., Inc. common •• • Common Offered Pursuant to a June 27, 1961 pros¬ 2,750,000 common shares Motor Co., are being of¬ fered publicly at $80.50 per share through a nationwide group of underwriters headed by Blyth & Co., Inc.; First Boston Corp.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Inc.; Lehman Broth¬ ers; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; and White, Weld & Co., Inc. Proceeds will go to the selling stockholder, the Ford pectus, of Ford Foundation. Jefferson Const. Common Offered Pursuant to a June 26, pro¬ Pistell, Crow, Inc., New City, publicly offered, 340,- spectus, York 000 shares common Construction Of share. sold the the for and pany of Jefferson Co., at $5.50 total, 110,000 account 230,000 of for the a per the bles and were 70,761,676 class passenger B and stock cars, imple¬ farm and Authorized ments. of sells tractors consists class A, 14,811,650 125,000,000 common shares, of which 29,160,296, 6,292,010, and 19,497,213 shares respec¬ tively, outstanding. are now com-, certain stockholder. mated at The company, located in Dear¬ born, Mich., manufactures, assem¬ trucks, 1961 Net proceeds, esti¬ $531,000 will be used by for the purchase of earth-moving and building equip¬ company The company of 75 First St., Cambridge, Mass., is engaged principally in competitive bid building contracts for Federal, state local or governments. contracts include projects, hospitals, canals and the The schools, housing roads, dams, like. Authorized stbck consists of shares will be 1,002,275 common of which 754,015 outstanding upon comple¬ (par $1) tion of this sale. Boston-based Harwyn Publish. Class A Offered Bissell has served as a se¬ offering of 110,000 class A shares of Harwyn Pub¬ Corp., at $3.75 per share common lishing is being made by N. A. Hart & Co., Bayside, New York, and asso¬ ciates. Net proceeds, estimated at $330,000 will be used to publish the new "Art Linkletter's Picture Encyclopedia for Boys and Girls." The company of 170 Varick St., New York City, is engaged in the publishing and distributing of il¬ lustrated encyclopedia works, mutual funds. Mr. of Ford Motor Co. Public of shares ment. Mass. Investors Trust BOSTON, $140,061,001 and net $17,984,937 compared to in company bonds which have been redemption for the 12 30, 1961 be outstanding the of $6,935,000 exclusive of amount April to 1986. May 1, on from retire to bonds the securing reported. The was period ended June 17, According Bank an 1961, sales, advanced 3% over last serve made at -the Mel¬ was Pittsburgh, Pa., trustee under the for sales on a taken from Board's Reserve week for four-week as of collateral The company. Corp. Delivery lon the of negotiated by Equitable was Securities The store Department Wil¬ of Co. DeUrissued 000 principal amount Week country-wide basis Water income and sold to institutional investors $15,000,- ance 7% Above 1960 The Sold Privately mington, revenues ended months amounted conditioners. passenger new linens freight for Sales Boosts throughout the country. The the at motions boosted consumer last conditions. weather use. and Father's Day hot few and tonnage This is the first week 1961 prices food of trend 1961, week of 1960, the Trucking Associations, was and 17, volume the Inc.- 28 1959. 1.2% was tonnage truck week wholesalers to 27 from 37, among 55, in Ahead of 1960 Week construction contractors to 46 from to week general cost-of-living index. Its a I 49 in and ago year corresponding to 1960. of one Ended but this of 255 week among to earlier the similar toll down turned week above the dipped a current 53 in meats and Hot Spell type traffic week compared Intercity Truck Tonnage in Week casualties with losses under among the in Failures Index the sum total of the pound of 31 raw food¬ furniture, 1959 week. com¬ parable eral A highway trailers or highway con¬ tainers (piggyback) in the week ended June 10, 1961 (which were in Price or more Nomi¬ its $49.50 per share for 450,037 addi¬ wholesale level. loadings hit 12,609 were its of right the stock is Co. Gas of holders fering as nating Illinois Northern York Bank New chief function is to show the gen¬ corresponding the 1959, when loaded with reported week, de¬ a in Inc. Bradstreet, Food per stuffs high point for that year. 1,370 Commercial and industrial fail¬ week of decrease a price It is not of 47,350 cars or 7.3% below included Decline preceding coffee. and sugar & Dun represents - 16.9% The of the above bellies, barley, announced. increase of 8,849 cars corresponding and General output, Motors accounted for and the the this Railroads an milk, cottonseed, oil, steers, hogs. On the down side were Wholesale Association the cars, was crease has scheduled date in wholesale price this week were flour, rye, oats, hams, and freight in 17, totaled revenue ended1 June American week, Ford June of week closing its St. Louis plant, also to be idle the first week of July. But General Motors, Chrysler Corp. and American final the on lard, Preceding Week The For corresponding the and 253,029 week. year. June that occurred both a week earlier 231,443 Above Co., America. On ago. year 225,145 Loading would a .—239.366 1.5% Trust consultant Grainger, Chairman Index, com¬ 27 it 0.3% to $5.90 from the $5.88 and —289,124 Up B. Chemical the to Company piled by Dun- & Bradstreet, Inc., edged up fractionally in the latest week from both the prior week 249,942 Week Isaac Life Insurance Higher main¬ similar sched¬ a . Orders Week Offering To Stockholders Chamber of Com¬ has announced the election merce of declines, the Wholesale Food Price 229,336 .—240,668 Latest in Fractionally Up Index Thursday, June 29, 1961 N. Y. Cham. Com. Rights Chairman Price Food Wholesale rose Production corresponding date ago. year indicated: weeks not affected. was a the on and earlier week a After two weeks of Freight Car Loadings for June 17 days. Chevrolet 271.10 249,942,000 board feet. for six 268.31 to Shipments Corvette higher lard, dex, period, however, working Lo¬ rain, Ohio and Metuchen, N. J. the prices on grains, butter, livestock and rubber, the general wholesale commodity price level rose ap¬ preciably this week. The- Daily Wholesale Commodity Price In¬ With flour, . Northern 111. Gas Grainger Heads The New York States in the week ended June 17, closed all week. Ford did schedule the only Saturday 5.5% Were Volume Prior Week from Advances compiled by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., stood at 269.96 (193032 = 100) on June 26, compared assembly line Monday contributed Lumber Wholesale Commodity Price Index . . Benj. White Branch curity analyst for a well known in¬ vestment counsel firm during the CRANSTON, R. I.—Benjamin past six years. office at 1039A Reservoir Avenue. White & Co. has opened a branch marily stock for consists of 500 class 200,000 class B shares, 131,000 and 139,000 are standing. . • pri¬ Authorized children. ... A and of which now out¬ ~ . Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2863) Indications of Current IRON Indicated steel Equivalent Steel Crude 42 and castings capacity) Week Week Ago Year Ago July 1 68.0 68.0 71.0 54.8 July 1 1,978,000 1,985,000 2,077,000 1,560,000 (bbls. average ol (bbls.) 7,105,260 7,061,160 7,053,710 6,801,660 8,224,000 8,172,000 7,893,000 8,034,000 June 16 30,714,000 29,586,000 28,783,000 29,482,000 June 16 2,315,000 2,360,000 1,693,000 2,659,000 _Junc 16 12,745,000 12,434,000 11,695,000 12,531,000 Residual fuel oil output (bbls.)__. ; June 16 Stocks at refineries, bulk terminals, in transit, in pipe lines— Finished and unfinished gasoline (bbls.) at__. June 16 Kerosene (bbls.) at —June 16 Distillate fuel oil (bbls.)? at Juno 16 5,824,00 5,893,000 6,283,000 6,077,000 average ; . (bbls.) Kerosene output (bbls.) Distillate fuel output oil (bbls.) i — .. fuel oil (bbls.) at AMERICAN 208,825,000 29,211,000 28,594,000 102,666,000 99,712,000 45,175,000 45,149,000 Jure 17 602,153 593,304 .568,457 649,503 cars)—June 17 494,064 487,260 495,353 533,886 freight, loaded Revenue freight received from connections (number of cars)— i__ of (no. tf. Total construction-— Public construction State and Bituminous $469,600,000 ,_ June 22 228,800,000 184,400,000 June 22 240,800,000 219,000,000 June 22 177,600,000 156,600,000 ___. —„" S. BUREAU coal Pennsylvania and DEPARTMENT STORE (tons) (tons). SALES INDEX—FEDERAL AVEKAGE=100____— 0: INSTITUTE: ELECTRIC Electric (in 000 output FAILURES AND $403,400,000 v AGE COMPOSITE Finished steel Pig iron Scrap (per (per METAL PRICES (E. lb.) & 39,879,000 $400,000,000.. $485,100,000 228,100,000 223,800.000 171,900,000 ,123,600,000 261,300,000 ," INDUSTRIAL)—DUN 48,300,000., 8,875,000 June 17 June 17 Not Avail. June 17 158 • 8,470,000 ; 7,815,000 .353,000 , 342,000,: Domestic Export .* 146 151 June 24 14,870,000 15,345,000 June 22 307 351 Lead Louis) (St. tZinc Zinc (East St. : ; at_: U. S. BOND : U. S. 14,390,000 j 368 14,604,000 Average 6.196c 6.196c 6.196c 6.196c 99.5%) at at DAILY $66.44 $66.41 Construction $36.50 $31.00 Commercial 20.600c 30.600c 30.650c 32.600c Manufacturing 28.125c 28.825c 30.025c 30.725c Wholesale 11.000c 11.000c 11.000c 12.000c Juno 21 26.000c 26.000c 26.000c 26.000c June 21 117.000c 112.375c 110.625c 101.500c June 27 87.23 87.13 88.58 86.17 June 27 86.78 87.05 87.59 85.07 90.91 —xi.Ai._-iuj.«:aiJvpe-27 .noI Ofi$8.95 j DAILY June 27 92.06 89.51 89.92 87.59 86.11 86.78 84.81 81.78 82.15 78.90 .June 27 .June 27 1 Group Group INDEX . of .Transactions of specialists purchases ;J sales Other sales Total ; FOR ./ in ACCOUNT ;i 1 3.94 4.65 4.63 4.59 4.35 4.33 4.27 4,45 4.49 4.46 4.42 4.59 4.65 4.80 5.01 5.28 ' 4.84 4.77 4.78 4.94 4.54 4.52 4.50 4.75 4.54 4.50 4.64 369.2 368.5 367.9 Short sales— sales Total" 351,827 303,563 278,086 325.848 332,425 324,167 317,358 92 94 93 93 June 17 444,833 469,154 436,539 '443,523 .June 23 113.56 *113.59 113.48 110.17 which June 17 , the off :1 2 1,930,660 3,063,550 3,632,070 2,440,679 ..June 2 340,590 508,960 654,800 512,130 June 2 1,476,490 2,419,810 3,008,530 1,875,310 —__June 2 1,817,080 2,928,770 3,663,330 2,387,440 ..June 2 237,760 419,200 484,250 423,850 sales—_ Other sales .June 2 14,300 26,700 47,800 73,600 June 2 , on 213,020 391,230 334,110 June 2 227,320 433,730 439,030 407,710 528,911 984,324 2,061,823 787,240 __ the 407,030 , i floor— ■v .—June ... J. 2 - 37,720 153,550 129,710 transactions for account of members— Total purchases..: : ; r.i Short sales_. ;; Other Total sales— 2 489,526 856,629 907,180 543,674 2 527,246 .1,010,179 1,036,890 628,374 sales 1 LOT Odd-lot sales Dollar AND SPECIALISTS dealers ON EXCHANGE (customers' Y. N. Customers' short sales Customers' other sales___ ... value TOTAL r sales Other 5,178,143 3,651,760 689,210 832,310 670,430 4,306,940 2,753,094 June 2 2,571,646 3,683,469 4,372,679 5,139,250 3,423,524 sales. ROUND-LOT Total ACCOUNT dealers—Number of sh; STOCK round-lot Short sales Other sales Total OF SALES ON MEMBERS -June 2 1,258,957 1,956,314 2,348,457 1,752,716 June 2 $75,039,166 $113,362,998 $125,469,076 $87,892,034 ..June 2 1,346,285 2,056,216 2,431,993 1,652,876 ..June 2 4,373 6,021 9,986 8,038 -.June 2 1,341,912 2,050,195 2,422,007 1,644,838 -June 2 $70,931,639 $108,871,826 $118,523,110 $79,959,726 _june 2 396,650 665,400 746,590 459,670 -June 2 THE N. Y. -June 2 396,650 665,400 746,590 459,670 ..June 2 332,070 553,150 641,330 534,960 — Meats All u ♦Revised •old on foods I figure. delivered other than farm and foods—: tNumber of orders not reported basis at centers A. tons) OF NEW 674 266 220 131 135 121 1,610 1,370 $23,215,000 $26,579,000 $18,483,000 10,117,000 15,231,000 11,420,000 32,562,000 51,185,000 18,563,000 13,127,000 20,283,000 13,661,000 7,093,000 13,344,000 7,065,000 $86,114,000 $126,622,000 $69,192,000 34,635,000 28,660,000 36,254,000 1,394,000 1,197,000 1,262,000 1 •'..■4 X"X-v YORK— omitted) $1,468,000 Month of ' ) .'XH'.V.v wi 'i-w " Mi $1,522,000 ■ V $020,000 May: 2,000 of pounds) 2,000 117,208 ♦106,345 118,129 148,961 128,440 147,050 131,317 125,905 108,266 106,982 114,247 65,328 —i— 132 125 *128 adjusted— 130 140 *132 pounds) (tons of 2,000 pounds) stocks at end period (tons of pounds) STORE SALES RESERVE RESERVE BANK (average Sales (average SECOND DISTRICT OF NEW daily) FEDERAL YORK—1947-49 unadjusted daily) FED¬ of April: Average ===100—Month Sales ELECTRIC Month of Revenue seasonally INSTITUTE— sales of ultimate (000's March consumers— ' omitted) i_—— ultimate of FABRICATED CAN 58,177,354 58,100,728 57,366,576 $981,032,000 $997,6«2,000 $948,842,000 58,994,828 38,782,684 57,792,575 391,703 309,400 301,867 364,996 318,657 320,108 $92.66 •$91.57 $91.37 100.25 •99.35 98.58 82.86 *82.43 81.35 39.6 *39.3 39.9 40.1 *39.9 40.4 38.9 *38.7 39,3 $2.34 $2.33 $2.29 2.50 •2.49 2.44 2.13 2.13 2.07 ffom ultimate customers—Month of March customers STRUCTURAL INSTITUTE Contracts closed Shipments March STEEL STEEL OF of at 31 (AMERI¬ CONSTRUC¬ May: (tonnage)—estimated (tonnage)—estimated ESTIMATE AVERAGE LABOR—Month of HOURS—WEEKLY — U. S. DEPT. OF May: I - Weekly earnings— manufacturing-——— goods ! v goods Hours— All where manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable manufacturing. goods Nondurable of United 438,430 776,770 953,130 748,930 June 11,881,720 19,318,720 23,057,300 14,513.250 Gold June 12,320,150 20,095,490 24,010,430 15,262,180 Silver (in *118.7 118.9 119.5 85.8 *86.2 86.1 88.4 June 20 107.3 107.2 107.8 June 20 91.1 91.3 91.6 96.8 .June 20 127.7 ♦127.7 127.8 •'128.3 107.7 (BUREAU OF MINES)— April: i States— fine ounces) fine (in ounces)——.s.-. — 119,436 *126,652 120,655 2,926,778 *3,172,961 2,970,007 92,781 *100,385 97,534 Lead (in short tons) 22,116 •24,554 23,113 Zinc (in short tons)_ 38,968 ♦43,176 40,855 $24,170,800 $19,531,500 $21,829,500 Copper 118.7 . production of recoverable metals in the —June June 20 goods OUTPUT Month June 20 goods Hourly earnings— Mine U. S. DEPT. OF products commodities S. ERAL METAL STOCK 1 commodities Processed 786 245 fabricators— copper 2,000 All Commodity Group— >. U. Durable _ — Farm In Refined of (tons to Nondurable (SHARES): ; sales (tons Delivered sales— WHOLESALE PRICES, NEW SERIES LABOR (1947-49=100 ): All Crude Refined Durable EXCHANGE AND ROUND-LOT STOCK TRANSACTIONS FOR 215 140 Copper production in U. S. A.— All ' ... purchases by 271 152 purchases)—t Round-lot sales by dealers— Number of shares—Total sales Round-lot 4,467,074 392,610 2,179,036 STOCK value Short 2,697,331 2 2 COMMISSION Odd-lot purchases by dealers (customers' sales)Number of orders—Customers' total sales__. Dollar 2 June June FOR ODD-LOT ACCOUNT OF ODD- SECURITIES — by ...June ... DEALERS EXCHANGE 238 123 1,441 tons) OUTSTANDING—FED¬ BANK FACTORY EARNINGS AND i ; STOCK TRANSACTIONS (net (net INSTITUTE—For 84,700 June ..June .___ sales . • - lignite (000's TION)—Month June »2 Total round-lot v BRADSTREET, __ and 31 May Number — Short Total & liabilities. PAPER Kilowatt-hour —June floors- ... I initiated COPPER EDISON registered— -L__— .____! purchases 286,415,000 MEM¬ • sales. ;Total y in OF ._ transactions 632,889,000 number ; RESERVE of 376.9 SPECIALISTS purchases Other Other stocks AND — Other transactions initiated Total 86,950,000 651,015,000 .V 3.75 303,272 period . sales 92,880,000 April: anthracite DEPARTMENT „ TRANSACTIONS Short 51,451,000 73,943,000 between ' 88.81 4.57 June 17 BERS, EXCEPT ODD-LOT DEALERS Total 252,431,000 (BUREAU OF MINES)—Month coal 3.93 June 27 __June 17 AVERAGE=100 ROUND-LOT 13,094,000 213,905,000 liabilities Pennsylvania 3.92 Juno 27 June 27 : at end Bituminous 87.86 ASSOCIATION: ! (tons) 473,795,000 15,932,000 May: of (tons) orders of As <ri OIL, PAINT AND DRUG REPORTER PRICE INDEX— 1949 COAL OUTPUT ERAL 4.84 Unfilled of liabilities 86.91 June 27 Group (tons) Total 85.46 5.04 activity 862,746,000 20,881,000 number service 83.03 vv: 84.30 5.04 of 864,308,000 liabilities 85.20 * . June 27 PAPERBOARD 1' AVERAGES: Bonds COMMODITY ^ $351,759,000 liabilities 88.81 • Baa received shipped , $396,746,000 ' and i. $378,948,000 liabilities 88.27 84.30v •■"a88.127 vchsMn 4)8.54 4.70 Percentage Retail COMMERCIAL 4.71 Production j •••-: 91.19 89.37 June 27 Orders . June 27 . 81.78 ;; June£7<Yr,rf ___:_ ; , A NATIONAL 31: ■ —_ service June 21 June 27 MOODY'S May number June 21 iL-J—____June 27 Utilities # TREASURY (in MARKET RECT AND OF S. U. short tons) TRANSACTIONS GUARANTEED A.—Month of IN DI¬ SECURITIES May: since introduction of Monthly Investment Plan. vtPrime Western Zinc freight from Eaist St. Louis exceeds one-half cent d pound. ■ Net purchases ' s BANK number June 21 June 27 _, !_ Public ■r ' AVERAGES: Bonds corporate Railroad $232,844,000 ' * number $66.44 $37.83 Commercial Aaa Industrials Retail $66.44 $37.83 13.000c Aa ■ $230,917,000 number 11.500c YIELD $268,932,000 ; stored INC.—Month 12.000c Group BOND 6,885,493 296 11.500c Government . 2,203,000,000 2,253,624,000 1,263,464,000 11.500c Group MOODY'S of FAILURES—DUN June 21 Group. ■ OF 147 at Utilities i \ - 7,083,752 375,000 June 20 June 27" Public goods Louis) . Industrials on June 20 85.98 Baa Based Construction —__. Railroad 36,106 , x credits exchange 13.500c Aa: 5,931 6,457,301 OUT¬ RESERVE : shipments 11.800c : GOVERNORS FEDERAL warehouse 10.800c ; 13,658 413 Exports 10.800c PRICES by ACCEPTANCES '__ 12.000c York) transport OF YORK—As Imports 10.800c corporate Aaa NEW 12.000c Government Average DOLLAR June 21 (New MOODY'S BANKERS' June 21 (primary pig, tin . ' Aluminum 13,964 2,209 v THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM—Month ; Straits freight DEBITS—BOARD at (delivered) ; tons.) Manufacturing June 20 ; at 2,933 QUOTATIONS): at at York) BANK Total refinery refinery (New 2,040 3,360 • (in Domestic 8,838,000 3,666 undelivered April: general Domestic Electrolytic copper— Lead of Wholesale •_ J. Month 100,000,000 & ton) M. and , 161,300,000 PRICES: gross Ago TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, INC.— BUSINESS (per gross ton) steel 103,045,000 62,400,000, , BRADSTREET, INC IRON Year Month RESERVE — kwh.)__. (COMMERCIAL Previous Month cars order on month) carriers Dollar SYSTEM—1947-49 EDISON 86,867,000 43,390,000 >'• 26,883,000 OF MINES): lignite anthracite 204,372,000 /■ —June 22 — L,— municipal——: (U. of Intercity OF 63,200,000 COAL OUTPUT 213,692,000 '"27,249,000 of that date: Latest delivered cars cars ; ' "'V ' ' ' " construction_____--^___s-'__I__^——,— S. Private freight new of STANDING ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION—ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD: ; ..June 16 ~ for (end either for the May: freight AMERICAN are are as INSTITUTE— RAILROADS: Revenue CIVIL - 207,682,000 — Residual Orders CAR . ___—__ ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY of Backlog June 16 _____; stills—daily output AMERICAN New output—daily June 16 Gasoline ° Month INSTITUTE: each) to runs Previous Month tons) (net condensate and gallons Crude cent Latest • PETROLEUM oil (per or quotations, INSTITUTE: STEEL production and other figures for the cover month available. Dates shown in first column week or month ended on that date, or, in cases of Activity to— ingots AMERICAN AND operations following statistical tabulations latest week Business AMERICAN The 31 * yi\ t 32 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2864) . . Thursday, June 29, 1961 . * INDICATES Now Securities in Registration • ADDITIONS SINCE PREVIOUS ITEMS REVISED ISSUE fj i /! *} < r secondary purpose of owning investments in entities en¬ gaged in the insurance business. Proceeds—The com¬ pany will use the proceeds estimated at $851,895 as a of tfoe large number of issues awaiting processing by the SEC, it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict offering dates with a high degree of accuracy. The dates shown NOTE—Because accompanying detailed general, to be considered not, in are A. T„ U. Inosr Productions, ture, sale and lease of electronic, electro-mechanical and electro-optical equipment. Proceeds — For equipment, ("Reg. A.") 100,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3. Business—TV film pro¬ ductions. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Of¬ fice—130 W. 57th Marshall Co., New York. St., New York, N. Y. June and working capital. Office—1208 Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Under¬ writer—Naftalin & Co., Minneapolis. Offering—Expected developmental Title Underwriter- Affiliated Inc. 1961 filed 100,000 common shares. JPrice — $3. design manufacture and sale8" of automa¬ tion equipment for industry. Proceeds—For new facil¬ 6, Business—The ities, sales program, demonstration laboratory and work¬ ing capital. Office—37-05 48th Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—John Joshua & Co., Accesso Inc., New York. and of preferred stock. Price—$15 acoustical fluorescent of sale and tile Leonard & Jan. 19, which 1961 lighting ness—The company shares offered be of for class minum A stock, of sale by the for public periods of Alix over one year. supplies for the Proceeds—For missile, research filters and rocket and space Advanced Jan. • ized October, 1960 to operate fice in share. programs. Price service and an was Price organ¬ Finance Corp. Debens. Offered the at company, interest in each 15, 1961, yield to added to funds were the and reduce from funds company's subsequently outstanding Proceeds used subsidiaries A the sale of initially will be proceeds debentures loans. State Loan from primarily of the to carry on general used short - these to to term loans provide with company their respective businesses. The debentures redeemable prior to will not be June 15>-1969. They will have the benefit of the annual, sinking, fund Ave., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Clay¬ Corp., Boston (managing). The stock will be offered for subscription on the basis of one nine each shares and held. operation Proceeds Rainwear Price—$10. Business— Of bowling centers in For expansion and working — beginning 1980, redemption plus in 1969 accrued case. and in Finance Corp., principal executive offices Washington, D. C., is a holding company and, through its subsid¬ iaries, is primarily engaged in the consumer a small ing finance business and, to degree, in purchasing in¬ sales contracts originat¬ with dealers in stock. — The of Co., New York City (managing). household electronic construction, common April 28, companies engaged credit credit life health On ance. in writ¬ insurance accident and March 31, stock The the nue, 1304 at N. W. Connecticut The distributor the the Prov¬ • American April 21, dated operating income Finance filed 1961 Co., Inc. (7/10-14) $500,000 of 6% convertible consoli¬ of sub¬ stock, and be offered for aries are primarily engaged in the automobile sale fi¬ business. One additional savings and insurance loan association brokers. New York City. York subsidiary is and two a are Maryland automobile Proceeds—For the retirement Office of de¬ 1472 Broadway, Underwriter—Lomasney, Loving & Co., — City. See Marsan Missiltronics Corp. Industries, Inc., below. American Mortgage Investment Corp. April 29, 1960 filed $1,800,000 4% 20-yr. collateral trust bonds arid 1,566,000 shares of class. A non-voting com¬ mon stock. It is proposed that these securities will be offered for public sale in units (2,000) known as In¬ f vestment Certificates, each representing $900 of bonds Price—$1,800 per unit. Proceeds —To be used principally to originate mortgage loans and carry them until market conditions are favorable for and 783 shares of stock. disposition. Office — 210 Center St.. Little Rock, Ark. Underwriter—Amico, Inc. Offering—In late July. Orbitronics Corp. ("Reg. A") 100,000 common,shares (par one cent). Price—$3. Proceeds—For raw material, machinery, and working capital. Office—1730 K St., N. W., Suite June 1, 1961 309, Washington, D. C. Underwriter—H. P. Black & Co., Washington, D. C. American Photocopy Equipment Co. (7/17-21) 1961 filed 435,000 shares of common stock, of 50,000 shares will be offered for the account of May 16, which common the company and 385,000 for certain selling stockholders. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The manufacture paper and sale of desk-top photocopy machines, and supplies, and binding equipment. Proceeds—• YOUR PRIME SOURCE FOR all NEW i of the Industrial Ave¬ is Eastern firm $240 million Fund and BOUGHT - SOLD - QUOTED its for Banks, Brokers, Institutions 1 Universal Investors Universal $37,- Partners and in cane has been 33 West at York City, to securities business. J SIEOEL V New a are David Investors offices with Street, engage For the year 1960, the company had J; communication Industrial Income Fund. insur¬ Ontario, Canada. subsidiaries facsimile Washington, D. C. office of organization is 42nd its of investment located located and (par manufacture and 1961, states and (7/3-7) firm's Vice-President. ment formed in 29 Corp. of notification) 40,000 shares of 25 cents). Price—$3 per share. ■1/ equipment.1 Proceeds—For equipment; sales promotion and advertising; research and development, and work¬ ing capital. Office—160 Coit Street, Irvington, N. J. Un¬ derwriter—Shell Associates, Inc., New York, N. Y. of Bacon, Johnson & Asso¬ ciates, Inc., it was announced by Herbert A. Johnson, the invest¬ company operated 444 loan offices ince of (letter WASHINGTON, D. C. — Colonel Joseph Halversen has been named Resident Manager of the District companion mutual fund, Financial ing Facsimile 1961 V Proceeds—For equipment. equipment, and other corporate pur¬ poses. Office—121 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia. Underwriter—Suplee, Yeatman, Mosley Co., Inc., Phila¬ delphia, Pa. new stock. With Bacon, Johnson of its communication 525,575 and consolidated income $6,211,002, equal to $1.50 per Financial and appliances. Two subsidiaries are life insur¬ Price of share of furnishings ance share for each 10 shares held. American (7/17-21) Corp. filed 1961 Blair & with stalment Net the in new supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ is engaged in research and development in the field office are 5.40%. 100% one for be nance Inc. 100,000 class A common shares, of to be offered by the company and 30,- are through the sinking 100%, and at the option Dillon, Union Securities & joint managers of an underwriting group which offered on June 27, $25,000,000 State Loan and Finance Corp. 5.40% sinking fund debentures, due June 15, 1981, at 100% and accrued inter¬ man June H. debentures prior to The debentures will be to from — the ... of 10,632 shares of class A common subscription by stockholders at filed offered be 25,000 common stock purchase warrants to public sale in units consisting of one $200 debenture, 30 common shares and 10 warrants. Price— $500 per unit. Business—The company and its subsidi¬ redeemable of 1961 to the rate of doors, and other alu¬ working capital, and Office—20th Street, and Alle¬ 120,000 shares of common To be supplied by amendment,. Business 15, 1967, sufficient to retire prices ranging from 103% est 28, of at 26, stock II Inc. Laboratories, ordinated debentures due 1971; 75,000 shares of common and filed states. 70% Johnston, Lemon & Co. and East¬ Co. for June fund May Electronic of stock to be offered for public sale by the present hold¬ ers thereof. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Busi¬ ness—The manufacture and sale of aluminum siding and insurance home of¬ maturity. sale and Alside, Inc. May 11, 1961 filed 200,000 outstanding shares of management company with the related State Loan and manufacture plastic film raincoats and re¬ lated items for men, women and children. Proceeds— For inventory, taxes, accrued sales commissions and working capital. Office—Washington, Ga. Underwriter —D. company Miami, manufacture and sale Offering—Expected in Business—The of■ Almar April Investment per The capital. Office—30 Verbena Avenue, Floral Park, N. Y. Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., New York City. Of¬ fering—Expected in late July. development, equipment, Office—2 Com¬ Y. Underwriter — Edward —$3.50 common Proceeds—For construction power Management Corp. 13,1961 filed 300,000 shares of common stock. A Allstate several and St., Hicksville, N. Hindley & Co., New York City. mid-July. American •/American The repayment of loans and working capital. mercial class N. Y. Underwriter—Alexandria Securities, Inc., Washington, D. C. Mamaroneck, Investments & New share Underwriter—H. B. frequency systems, of by holders of All-State Properties Electronics telemetry products.- Inc., parent. Corp. May 31, 1961 ("Reg. A") 150,000 class A shares (par 10 cents). Price—$2. Business—Designs and manufactures radio Avenue, ton Securities Adelphi Electronics, Inc. May 29, 1961 ("Reg. A.") 100,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$3. Business—Distributes electronic prod¬ Advanced shares Bowling Centers, Inc. May 19, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of capital stock, of which 200,000 shares will be sold for the account of the company and 100,000 shares for All-State Properties, Proceeds—To repay a loan, acquire new quarters, expansion, inventory, and working capital. Office— building test pools; advertising, in¬ working capital. Office—102 Mamaroneck and —2700 N. W. 5th • ucts. Proceeds—For ventory bentures, and capital funds. (managing). Offering—Imminent. Crandall etc. 000 fc>y stockholders. Price—$9. Business—Manufacturers of women's wear. Proceeds—For working capital. Office Boulevard, Manhasset, N. Y. Un¬ Darlington & Grimm, New York City Blvd., Mineola, N. Y. Co., New York. — windows storm 8, 1961 which 70,000 Office—1616 Northern Mineola Business June phia, Pa., and New Haven, Conn.; lease and equip a large in New York City and lease additional trucks. 142 1961 gheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—Francis I. du Pont & Co., New York City (managing). garage for Corp. filed 200,000 other corporate purposes. is engaged in the business of leasing trucks 26, aluminum Proceeds—To repay loans; open new offices in Philadel¬ derwriter—Hill, $5. sale American Master amendment. and 25,000 shares, being outstanding stock, by the present holders thereof. Price—$10 per share. Busi¬ and — insur- stock, of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 150,000 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by company automobiles in w (letter of notification) 75,000 shares of (par 10 cents). Price—$4 per share. Busi¬ stock The — Business—The May systems, metal 100,000 to are invest l of pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete panels for swimming pools and pumps, filters, ladders, ness common Air Leasing System, Inc. filed 75,000 to Rd., Akron, O. Co., Inc., New York City & Corp. 1961 holders. Office—29 per Sons, Inc., New York City (managing). A-Drive Auto life plans company W. 38th St., New York City. Under¬ writer—Goodbody & Co., New York. tiles and other types of acoustical ceiling systems. Proceeds—For the repayment of loans and general corporate purposes. Office — 3425 Bagley Avenue, Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—Ralph B. hangers, 4, common 27, 1961 filed 200,000 outstanding common shares. Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For the selling stock¬ Business—The company is engaged in the design, manufacture Price Business—The June share one Amcrete May pany May 29, 1961 filed 400,000 common shares. Akron-Cleveland Reynolds — For the selling stock¬ — (managing). • Aileen Inc. Corp. 30, 1961 filed 40,000 shares of common stock and 40,000 shares of preferred stock (par $10) to be offered for public sale in units consisting of one share of com¬ mon Corp. Office—3773 holders. Underwriter ■—To Investment f ance concerns. Proceeds—For investment. Office—1730 >K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Affiliated Underwriters, Inc., Washington, D. C. Jan. unit. work Insurance in late August. Systems, Abbey Automation Scientific Advanced Instruments, Inc. IVfay 19, 1961 filed 875,000 shares of common stock. Price —$1.15 per share. Business—The company was formed' in March, 1961 to engage in the development, manufac¬ 1961 1, Building, • offering dates. June Rector Little »Rock, Ark. Underwriter—Ad-, vanced Underwriters, Inc., Little Rock, Ark. firm as for the acquisition of interests in life insurance; for furniture and fixtures; .for the establishment of a sales organization and for working capital. Office—The expectations of the underwriter items reflect the but the and in index the in reserve paneling for houses. Proceeds Arnold Lasher. J. Utstein Mr. Utstein 39 Dlgby 4*2370 Broadway, New Jnc. York 6, N. Y, Teletype No. N.Y. 1-5237 Ira Haupt & Co. and Mitchell, .Hutchins & Co, was formerly with v \\ Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . The company will use its share of the proceeds for gen¬ eral corporate purposes. Office—2100 West Dempster St., Evanston, 111. Underwriter City (managing). Lehman — Brothers, New York Industries, Inc. 19, 1961 filed $1,630,000 ordinated electro-mechanical amendment. Sacramento, Calif. Underwriter—York (managing). & Co., San Fran¬ cisco American Univend Corp. May 29, 1961 filed 100,000 — By Business—The leasing of vending machines of merchandise for distribution therein. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt, purchase of addi¬ the sale tional machines, and other corporate purposes. Office— 120 E. 56th St., New York. Underwriter—Robert A. Martin Associates, Inc., New York. Amity Corp. Jan. 17, 1961 filed 88,739 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$3 per share. Business—Land development, including the building of an air strip, a marina, and a housing cooperative. This is the issuer's first public fi¬ nancing. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes, in¬ cluding $170,000 for construction and $12,000 for debt reduction. Office—Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. Underwriter—Karen Securities Corp., New York City. Note—This statement is expected to be refiled. Amphicar June 15, Business—The Proceeds—To manufacture establish of sales up Madison and shares. Price—$5. amphibious automobiles. Anodyne, June Inc. 20, 1961 nated filed $625,000 of 5% debentures, issuance in 156,250 conversion on to warrants fered purchase offered for the basis Price convertible subordi¬ shares common of the 125,000 debentures reserved and shares common of $100 be of¬ deben¬ purchase 20 shares. The units will subscription by common unit for each one for 5-year to 6,25lTnnits, each consisting of $100 of tures and warrants to be a service Avenue, New York. Underwriter — Herbert & Co., Inc., 115 Broadway, New York. Edmond 100 stockholders common on shares held. unit. Proceeds — For expansion and working capital. \>Office—1270 N. W. 165th £>t., North Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriters—Ross, Lyon & Co., Inc., and — per * Globus, Inc., New York. Antilles Corp. (7/10-14) May 8, 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of class common stock (par 10 cents). Price — $3 per share. March 1961 23, to be on the basis of —22 offered Valley May 12, 1961 filed nated sinking fund of principal amount. of July 1960, filed 2,000,000 shares of common stock. Price $25 per share. Business — A diversified invest¬ ment company, which will become an open-end company — with the redeemable shares shares being registered. New York Marquette Minneapolis. Ave., Underwriter—APA, Inc., Minneapolis. fering—Expected in mid-August. 31, 1961 filed 300 units in the Apache Gas and Program 1962. Price—$15,000 per unit. Business— The acquisition, holding, testing, developing and oper¬ ating of gas and oil leaseholds. Proceeds—For general Office—523 Marquette Ave., Minne¬ its sub¬ underwriters for the Pro¬ gram. (7/10-14) 31, 1961 filed 1,000 units in the First Apache Realty Program. Price—$5,000 per unit. Business—The Program plans to engage in the real estate business, with emphasis on the acquisition;, development and operation investment. Office — 523 Mar¬ quette Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. lis & Simmons, Chicago Underwriter—Blunt El¬ (managing). ★ Applied Research Inc. June 23, 1961 filed 120,000 common shares, of which 60,000 shares are to be offered by the company and 60,000 shares by stockholders. facture earth of devices Price—$6. Business—The manu¬ used in connection with space and communications, radio frequency analysis, missiles and satellites and radar and —For leasehold telemetry systems. Proceeds equipment and general corporate purposes. Office—76 S. Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, N. Y. Underwriters—Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago and Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, New York. improvements, Aqua-Lectric, Inc. 19, 1961 filed 1,000,000 June $1.15. shares. Price— electric hot water heating system. Proceeds—For inventory, salaries, ad¬ vertising and promotion, and working capital. Office— 1608 First National Bank Building, Minneapolis. Under¬ writer—None. • Architectural April 20, common 1961 stock Plastics Corp. (letter of notification) 103,191 shares of (par $1) of which 26,326 shares are to be offered by the company and 76,865 shares by the under¬ writer. Price—$1.25 per share. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—1355 River Road, Eugene, Ore. Under¬ writer—Zilka, Smither & Co., Inc., Portland, Ore. fering—Imminent. Co.. and Fridley 120,000 Shares (Smith, & + Atmos-pak Inc. 27, 1961 (Smith, Barney July 3 & Co. Units Co.) & 100,000 100,000 Bid D 175,000 Price—$5. Proceeds For the repayment of loans, inventory and general corporate purposes. Office—88 N. Highland Ave., Ossining, N. Y. Underwriter — Christopher & Co., Inc., New York (managing). — (Donald Bookshelf of McDonald & —$4 share.^ Business—The manufacture and sale of burglar warning systems. Proceeds—To estab¬ per fire and subsidiaries, buy equipment to make .component parts of warning systems now manufactured by others, reduce indebtedness, add to inventory, and for working Corp Common Associates J. Inc.) $120,000 Common Hinkley & Co. Inc.) Audio 8, Vcsual 1961 Teaching Machines, ("Reg. A") Price—$4. tribution of 75,000 Church H. Blair & Common Co.) $299,800 Eberstadt & Co.) (Associates $7,500,000 Common Management, Capital Inc.) $275,000 Corp Common (Oixenng to stockholders—underwritten by Bear, Stearns & Co.) shares First Small Business Corp. of New Jersey (Shearson, Hammill & Co. Heller and & language laboratories texts. Proceeds—For repayment of debt, equipment, research and development and capital. Office — 216 E. Diamond Street, program of (Paine, Webber, Jackson Union & Curtis Securities (Schrijver Inland Life & and Co.) (jLehman G. and $350,000 Common Automated E. Plan, Inc. ing for business and industry. Proceeds—For advertis¬ ing, sales promotion, repayment of loans, working capital and the establishment of national dealerships. Office—80 Park Ave., New York. Underwriter—J. Laurence & Co., Inc., New York. Automated Merchandising Capital Corp. (8/1-4) May 24, 1961 filed 400,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—A closed- investment management Office—10 & East 14, tures due 1961 Canteen Co. of sinking fund deben¬ amendment. Business—The Price—By manufacture, sale and lease of vending machines. Pro¬ ceeds—For expansion and general corporate purposes. Office—Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago. Underwriter —Glore, Forgan & Co., New York (managing). • Automatic Canteen Co. of America May 26, 1961 filed $20,800,000 nated debentures due scription by of common debentures June 30. for of (7/17) be 32 July 5 record about amendment. Busi¬ held shares supplied by of development, manufacture, sale and leasing of vending machines. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt, for Mart, other a Office—Merchandise 111. Underwriter—Glore, Forgan & Co., purposes. Chicago, City (managing). New York • Automotive Control (7/10-14) 30, 1961 (letter of notification) 60,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$5 per share. Proceeds —For advertising, new products and working capital. Of¬ fice—1007 East Second Street, Wichita, Kan. Under¬ writer—Donald J. Hinkley & Co., Inc., Denver- Colo. Vacuum Inc.) Common $300,000 $900,000 Common Co. Inc.) $550,000 Inc Common Towbin Co.) Insurance stockholders—no 95,000 shares Co Common underwriting) $1,085,000 Loving ; Co.) & * - Units $1,620,000 ' ' * ■ • •. "• •• (Wednesday) (Fraser Marine & Science Resources & (Norton, Units Co., Electronics Inc.) July 6 $320,000 Manufacturing Inc (Lecluse & Co.) Inc Fox Co. & Com. $300,000 Common ... Inc.) $300,000 (Thursday) Eastern Lime (Stroud Corp!! Co. & ... Inc. Warren and -Debentures . W. York & Co. Inc.) $700,000 Jewelry 140,000 shares (P. Common stockholders—underwritten to Sherman D. Foods, Renaire Class A Curtis) & Corp. L. & Co.) & Co., Inc.) $750,000 & Co., Inc.) $600,000 150,000 Common "Brooks Foods, Inc (P. (Robert by shares Inc W. Debentures Brooks W. Supermarkets Tonka Corp Webber/ Jackson (Offering Renaire Operating Garrett Co Sons & and Common H. G. 125,000 shares & 155,000 Walker & Toys, Inc Co.) Common (Bache Walter Co.) shares (Jim) Corp (Alex. July 7 — Brown & Sons) ..Debentures $20,000,000 (Friday) Holiday' Sportswear, Inc (George Recreation K. Common & Baum Co.) 86,000 shares | Enterprises, Inc (I. Simon M. ...Units & $550,000 Co.) (Monday) July 10 Finance American Corp. March BBM Photocpy Manufacturing Corp. (7/24-28) May 26, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common Stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The assem- Co., Inc Loving (Lomasney, Antilles Electronics Units $1,250,000 Co.) & Common Corp (Fraser Co.) & $300,000 Units Apache Realty Corp (Blunt Ellis Finance Simmons) & Control Vacuum (Donald CMC Hinkley J. Co. & $5,000,000 Corp... Common $300,000 Inc.) Common Group, Inc (Auchincloss, & Redpath) Parker 150,000 shares Units Canandaigua Enterprises Corp (S. Fuller D. Co.) & units 8,000 Units Capital Properties, Inc (Hodgdon Diamond factory addition at Whippany, N. J., corporate Inc.) Ameritronics, Inc convertible subordi¬ ness—The and Co., & ■ Automotive July 1, 1981 to be offered for sub¬ stockholders on the basis of $100 each Price—To Co., America of filed $12,000,000 1981. $5,859,400 Bowling & Leasing Corp 40th St., New York City. Underwriter Co., Inc., New York City (managing). Automatic June Co.) Co.—Common $840,000 company formed to provide financial assistance to concerns active in the vending industry. Proceeds — For investment. —Blair Inc.) .Common & Treat •r'. G-W. & Corp Unterberg, to Photronics "Gift Bookards" designed to provide simplified gift giv¬ non-diversified Dowd Benefit (Paine, Gift F. (Lomasney, • Hammill Co Instruments, (Offering Debentures : (Amos Survivors' shares Insurance Securities Electronic Servonic 375,000 Inc (R. Taddeo Life insurance Seaboard Co.) Securities, (Netherlands Mohawk & Shearson, Preferred Dillon, Common Co Becker Brothers Eastman $15,000,000 11 Co.) & Insurance (A. Capital $3,750,000. Debentures Gilbert Data Systems, lnc Gordon Underwriter—To be named. Meyer) General Acceptance Corp manufacture and dis¬ machines, ? Debentures Builders, lnc common Business—The teaching Inc. (7/17-21) shares (par 10 $300,000 America, Inc.- (F. capital. Office—Bellemore, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter— Broad Street Corp., New York City (managing). $25,000,000 Co. (D. (C. Price Co.) Chock Full O' Nuts Corp Audiographic Inc. Feb. 27, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of common stock. shares (Monday) Chemical shares. common units .Common Co.) and Facsimile Lannett Co., filed Frederkingi Corp Barney (Life June & Corp Brod Investors the construction of common Business—The marketing of an T. Common Spellman Engineering, lnc ....Common (Pi«p, carrison, Vvulburn, Inc.) 150,000 shares Thompsolf Ramo Wooldridge, Inc._____Debentures City. Securities, Inc. Capital $300,000 ernment shopping centers, office buildings and industrial prop¬ For investment Office—50 Broad Street, Inc.) Interstate Department Stores, lnc end March — of $273,125 & Mercantile (A. 12, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 10c). Price—$3. Business—The manufacture and sale of Oil Proceeds issuance and Inc.) of America Securities New York Trap Rock June (7/20) Motti, Underwriter—Capital Counsellors, 50 Broad Street, New York City. Note—This company was formerly the Irving Fund for Investment in U. S. Gov¬ Of¬ March erties. sale Proceeds—For in U. S. Government securities. Gaithersburg, Md. of the upon Units & 612,463 (7/24-28) 22, eral Apache Realty Corp. Winston (Howies, Electronics working as due 1976. Price—100% Business—The production and sale Atlantic Fund for Investment in U. S. Government purchase sidiary, APA, Inc., will act (Consolidated debentures Inc. David (Shell subordi¬ $50,000,000 MacGregor Bowling Centers, lnc American Industries, Inc. $1,500,000 of convertible (managing). and and Phoenix, Ark. Underwriter—A. GTEdwards & Sons, St. Louis, Mo. Pric^—$7,500 per unit. Busi¬ acquisition, holding, testing, developing and operating of gas and oil leaseholds. Proceeds—For gen¬ company Proceeds—To repay loans and feed, hatching chicks and poultry. Proceeds facilities, the improvement of marketing im¬ provements, and for working capital. Office—Dardenelle, ness—The The Business—The processing of black new for public sale in 100 units. — Price Debentures Empire Life Insurance Co. chicken —For • Office—523 share for each share held. new one Co Reproductions, lnc (William, a Processing Laboratories, Inc. shares of Common stock subscription by common stockholders Arkansas cents). apolis, Minn. Underwriter and loans, purchase working capital. Office—2 North 30th Street, Ariz. Underwriter—None. Offering—Imminent. June corporate purposes. missile filed 2,100,500 for (Friday) Tractor (Blyth & Co., Inc.) Color National and white and color film. Apache Corp. May 29, 1961 filed $750,000 of participating units in the Apache Canadian Gas & Oil Program 1961 to be offered Apache Corp. the in use for First • for Proceeds—To repay cents per share. Underwriter—Fras- purposes. 30 electronic, electrical and Offering—In late July. lish A corporate devices June Caterpillar • Electronics Address—San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. er & Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. - of building, and -for working capital. Office — 755 Park Avenue, Huntington Station, L. I., N. Y. UnderwriterLomasney, Loving & Co., New York City (managing). • parts depot in Newark, N. J., organizations, and for work¬ ing capital and general corporate purposes. Office—660 set computer fields. Securities Corp. of America filed 100,000 common 1961 par. Arizona Color Film Price shares. amendment. and manufacture NEW ISSUE CALENDAR convertible subor¬ — (8/1-4) common of 6% dinated debentures due 1971, to be offered for subscrip¬ tion by common stockholders on the basis of $500 of debentures for each 100 shares held. Price At Business—The bowling centers. Pro¬ ceeds—For repayment of loans, working capital and gen¬ eral corporate purposes. Office — 1721 Eastern Ave., 33 Arcs May ★ American Recreation Centers, Inc. June 26, 1961 filed $1,250,000 of series A convertible sub¬ debentures due 1973. Price—By Business—The operation of seven (2865) $600,000 Inc.) Co. & Common Crystal Salt Co (Kidder, Peabody & Co.) 300,000 shares Common Equity Capital Co (Paine, Fairfield Webber, Jackson & 100,000 Curtis) Common (Globus, Inc., and Lieberbaum Co.) & $150,000 Debentures Faradyne Electronics Corp (S. Fuller D. Co.) $2,000,000 —Common Handmacher-VogeL Inc. (Butcher Income & Sherrerdi 245,000 shares Units Planning Corp (Espv Income shares Controls, Inc & Wanderer, $200,000 Inc.) Class A Properties, Inc (Eisele & King, Kaiser Aluminum (First Libaire, & Boston Stout Chemical Corp.) & Co.) $1,462,500 Common Corp 375,000 shares * Of¬ Continued on page 34 Continued on page 34 (Offering Inc.; Co., ■& Bruno J. J. Blauner Seymour V, - Inc Vending, and Co. & and Federal Units Construction Co.—_ Homes Modern Baird W. (Robert Co.) & $2,000,000 David underwriting) (No (James & Blauner D. (Milton Inc.; Bruno Lenchner, Securities Corp.) $2,400,000 Co., & Karen —Common Enterprises, Inc Thoroughbred (Sandkuhl Co. & Inc.) (Rodman .—Common Swingline (Dempsey-Tegeler Uris Co.) & Common 159,403 Co.) (S. Puller D. 320,000 '(Seherck, Richter Co. ' Dempsey-Tegeler and Lease Bonds $4,000,000 125,000 Dry (Offering to Cable Curtis) & Fuller D. Winslow, & Stetson Cohu Mosle (Rotan, Loeb (Kuhn, R. (Blyth (Elair & Co.) (Bids 9 First . Jackson & Curtis) Read Co.) & Read Co.) & to received) & Dominick) $30,000,000 Consolidated —Preferred (Fialkov Cosnat Record Co. Common and Amos Treat & Inc. Co.) Dornost (Globus, Common Inc de Rensis Co., & Inc.) Thompson Co.; & and Hampstead Globus, Inc.) Investing (Amos Sudler C. & Co.) Inc. Rainwear (D. American H. (Milton Common First $300,000 & Garan Co.) 120.000 D. (Lehman Brothers) Audio Visual Teaching (Underwriter to 435.000 be named) (Paine, shares (Michael Inc.) Co. cator division a Office—42 W. 15th of Willmor International Corp. St., New York City. Underwriter— Shields & Co., New York City (managing). Badger Northland, Inc. 16, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares, of which 68,- June 000 shares shares by are to be offered by the company and 32,000 stockholders. Price—By amendment. Busi¬ ness—The manufacture of farm equipment. Proceeds— For a plant, purchase of land, retirement of preferred stock and working capital. Address—Kaukauna, Wis. Underwriter—Loewi & Co., Inc., Milwaukee (managing). Bel-Arre April 14, Products, Inc. 1 & Co., 336,625 Inc.) Co., plant, and working capital. Office — 25970 W. 8 mile Road, Southfield, Mich. Underwriter — International Equities Co., Miami, Fla. • Bid D May 17, class a Chemical 1961 Co. (letter common stock (7/3-7) notification) (par $1). Price of 60,000 $5 shares per of share. • Williston & October Kletz 18 & Co., shares October 35 Co.) New (Bids (Bids December 7 Gulf Kaplan H. . Power Merchandising Corp. 1961 filed 72,500 class- A common shares. Price —By amendment. Business—The wholesale distribution of soft goods lines and artificial flowers. Proceeds—For 8, expansion; inventory and working capital. Office—1401 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, Kan. Underwriter—1 Midland Securities Co., Inc., Kansas City, Mo. 1961 Inc. holders present thereof. Price — To be supplied by amendment. Business—The manufacture and sale of food equipment (for restaurants, hotels, etc.,) and houseware and hospital products. Proceeds—For product expansion, working capital- and other corporate pur¬ Office—4546 West 47th St., Chicago, 111. Under¬ writers Westheimer & Co., Cincinnati and Divine & Fishman, Inc., Chicago and New York City. Offering— Expected in mid-July. poses. — Haven March 30, common Industries, Inc. 1961 (letter of notification) stock (par 10 cents). Price—$4 Preferred be 9 received) $(8,000,000 « . be to V y • ' Bonds received) to be received) $20,000,000 Bond* $15,000,000 70,000 per (Thursday) Co increase Bonds ... to be received) $5,000,000 • shares of share. Pro¬ inventory, reduce indebtedness and Office—11933 Vose St., North Holly¬ wood, Calif. Underwriter — Pacific Coast Securities Co. Offering—Expected in late July. if Biue List Publishing Co., Inc. 28, 1961 filed 160,000 outstanding common shares. June Price—By amendment. ceeds—For Street, • Business—General printing. Pro¬ selling stockholders. Office—130 Cedar York. Underwriter—White, Weld & .Co., the New (managing). Inc., New York filed 140,000 shares of common stock, of which 40,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 100,000 outstanding shares by the 1, $15,500,000 . ' St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Under¬ Hinkley & Co., Inc., Denver, Colo. Bloomfield Industries, $5,000,000 Bonds received) be to (Bids t for working capital. May ' Preferred : be ✓received) shares 247,500 $900,000 _^__._^..Bonds $5,000,000 December 5 (Tuesday) Virginia Electric & Power Co $780,000 John received) England Power Co.— ceeds—To Blackman $12,000,000 (Wednesday) writer—Donald J. June to V .Common and be to to (Bids shares 60,0000 Curtis) Inc. Bonds Corp received) be Georgia Power Co. $15,000,000 Beane) & named) (Wednesday) (Bids Capital Jackson be Georgia Power Co Office—1708 W. Main Blue — ,* —Ben. Ints. Hammill & Co.) Webber, to .Common & .Common to (Wednesday) Electric (Bids $100,000 Inc.) Inc Blauner Hammill & Co.) shares Mississippi Power Co $600,000 Common Co.) & Shearson, shares (Friday) & (Bids Common Common Shore C. and September 28 (Thursday) Mississippi Power Co. i _ ■' ■ 4 service (letter of notification) 150,000 shares of common stock. Price—At par ($2 per share). Proceeds —For repayment of a loan, new equipment, lease of a 1961 Gas (Bids —.Common shares $600,000 Inc.) Stearns & bly and sale of accessory equipment for photocopy ma¬ chines. Proceeds—For acquisition of the Bohn Dupli¬ "'./'J \ 200,000 shares Schools, Inc $300,000 33 . Capital Co. September 27 Rochester —Common G. " $40,000,000 EDST) stockholders—underwriters to Common 150,000 Co. & (Offering shares 200,000 I Continued from page September 8 Capital Hydro-Space Technology, Inc Common $300,000 Bonds a.m. 1,070,000 Corp.^ Co.) & Harold R. Common Inc.) Western Union Telegraph Co.... Goodway Printing Co. Common Machines, Inc Bonds 1 $20,000,000 (Friday) $12,000,000 Inc. (J. shares Photocopy. Equipment Co -■« received) 300,000 shares Mortgage Fund Common Corp Blair 11:30 Common 4 Common Dimension Fifth (Monday) July 17 ■ (Tuesday) (Bids Developments, Ltd.—Units i Co.) & Treat (Shearson, Almar shares- $50,000,000^ Co.,M50,000 & Treat and be to (William R. Staats & Publishing Co., Inc.— (Bear, Corp. $468,750 Wej-It Expansion Products, Inc 1,000,000 • Lytton Financial Corp Distributing Corp Famous Artists $500,000 Versapak Film &iPackaging Machinery Corp.-Units (Hill, August 15 Devonbrook, Inc. $300,000 (Friday) (P. Co.) Consumers Power Co Inc.— Counsellors) (Globus, Electrarc, Common & (Globus, in U.' S, Hammill & Co.) (Amos ^ (Bruno-Lenchner, shares Financial, Inc Units V Development Corp. of America— Inc.) $396,000 Metals, Inc 736,493 Co.) g 1 Parker & Redpath) (Amos . ...Common & Electronic July 14 $200,000,000 Co.) Production (Shearson, shares Inc Electronics, Youngwood Second Cal-Val Research & Development Corp shares 82,500 Capital & (Monday) August 14 Lazard by shares Manufacturing Corp.——Common (Shields Common (Dominick ~ Common underwritten 127,570 & Ctfs. Trust $7,200,000 received) (Tuesday) August 8 (Bids Securities, (Shields Debentures 40,000 be to Corp.—Common shares Equip. (Dempsey-Tegeler $6,500,000 Corp Co.) Consolidated Bramalea Ripley Co., Inc Taffet & (Capital shares — be 400,000 Inc.) Co shares 100,000 Capital Corp.. . (Monday) (Auchincloss, Co.— Edison Common Inc.) Minneapolis, Minn.) $4,500,000 Inc. 1 * (Thursday) (Bids v. r Bonds Brothers) Stanley BBM Photocopy Preferred Corp \>-, shares 100,000 Co.) Associates, (Dempsey-Tegeler . —.Debentures Government $6,250,000 200,000 :• Surety Corp.— Texas Common Atlantic Fund for Investment Common Capital Corp.—-■ (Dillon, Brockton shares Co (APA, ^L^Bonds V $8,000,000 & Co. & August- 18 Texas Eastern Transmission July 13 140,000 - Apache units Texas Eastern Transmission Corp (Dillon, Oil July 24 PST) a.m. Webber, (Paine, shares July 20 (Thursday) Corp.—! Units Electric Power Co Southeastern 150,000 Co Gas stockholders (Morgan (Wednesday) July 12 California Shell shares 54,100 ..Common (Friday) August 4 shares 196,109 Inc.) Products to Freres & Co., Inc Marache (Granbery, 125,000 Inc.) Co. & Development ' ' Corp Martin A. Northern Pacific Common Oceanarium, Inc. Outdoor Certain-Teed Common Co. Inc. and Tucker, Anthony L. Day) 1,000,000 shares ' Northern States Power Co (Offering & . ..Common Stone (Tuesday) (Lids Brothers) (Lehman -1—Common Harvey Aluminum (Inc.) • Units . shares 125,000 Co.) Automated Merchandising Capital (Wednesday) July 19 shares 168,000 Co.) - Corp & Stone Univend (Robert shares .Common & Stone (Hayden, $800,000 (Monday) August 1 American Capital Capital Co. Natural Northwest $13,750,000 Co.) & Corp. CompuDyne & (Lehman Diljon, and $7,138,400 Inc.) Corp Southwest Capital i Weeks & ' shares i shares 200,000 Northwest Natural Gas Co Debentures Eastman by Hornblower 50,000 Boyce) & underwriting) (Hayden, $2,000,000 Co.) & underwriting) (No underwritten — ..Common Co..— Laboratory, Inc. Common Jackson (Blyth Co.; & $4,900,030 received; Instrument Development shares Carriers, Inc.. shares Corp stockholders Securities Union 'I' « .....Equip, Trust Ctfs. be International (Tuesday) (Tuesday) Canada V' $30,000,000 EDT) . Plan Radiation Independence Life Insurance Co. of America--Cap. July 11 -Bonds Bros. (Hayden, Debentures July 18 Co.) & Common $600,000 Inc.) ■ July 31 Corp. (S. .Common 218.000 -i -• shares *£olor Presg, Inc $600,000 French, & m. a. to (No $300,000 — Webber, :—Common Co.) & Vinco shares Enterprises, Inc * World & Loeb (Kuhn, Vic Tanny Common Inc,) Co., Security Acceptance Corp..,.———. by Lehman U. S. Home & Development Corp._ (Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath) 300,000 $1,062,500 Buildings Corp Inc. (Paine, .Common Inc Foods, (Stein Common Renshaw) & & Fricke 11 Controller —Debentures received) 155,000 shares (Friday) July 28 Rowan Service Co be Common • (Armstrong & Co., Inc.) $300,000 United to. Ltd.) Co. Co (Bids Speed-O-Print Business Machines Corp.—Common $340,000 Instrument Triangle (Bids & Inc.— (Wednesday) July 26 $1,648,500 Inc.) Co Northwestern Public Pitfield C. shares Co.) Blauner Moyer, Electric ......Common (Grant, Fontaine & Co.) and Inc. Co., W. Southern Pacific Co Common Marine Structures Corp.— Class A Treat (Amos & Co. $420,000 Co.) stockholders—underwritten Brothers) $7,822,000 $500,000 & Co.) and Brukenfeld Co. & Corp & Silver to (Offering Common Inc Tassette, Anthony International $5,000,000 Industries Inc J— Kletz G. & Neuhaus and Underwood, 1,250,000 shares International Cablevision Superstition Mountain Enterprises, Inc—Common Suval Co. D. (Bids ..Common Inc (Michael shares 130,000 & ..Common Common - In€.) Co., House, Harvey —...Common Roberts & Parke) & Co. and Schmidt, Peabody (Kidder, Ripley & $260,000 Inc.) (William H.) Inc.. Rorer (Harriman .Common Motti, & Common $375,000 Inc.) (Tuesday) July 25 Union Greenwald & Co. $700,000 Co.; Maltz, Greenwald Inc.) 70,000 snares Globus, and Super Markets, (Woodcock, Maiiz, co.; Co. & (Milton /.Debentures & Co. Philadelphia Laboratories, Inc Gulf-Southwest Capital Corp ^ Q-Line Instrument Corp (William, and .—Debentures (J. M.) Co., Inc Packer's Common Globus, Inc.) & shares Winston & Jay. btearns (.uache • units 209,355 Co.) Factors, Inc (Thomas (Harriman Ripley & Co.) 275,000 units Nash & Inc Winston Jay, 150,000 shares Inc.) 200,000 Co..) Noel Alstync1, Factors, (Tnomas Jenks, Hallowell, Sulzberger, Lee & Co., L. M. Federal Common •- Inc.; Co., & Blauner D. Kirkland (Van Treat 750,000 Units Ets-Hokin & Galvan, Inc.— Common voear, 390,000 shares Inc.) Turner, & (Courts $400,000 Co.) & & Thursday, June 29, 1961 . Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co Common Inc Guerin Dumas Milner Corp Inc. and Corp Baruch (R. (Lppler, Common (Amos Common and Sellgren, . Magna Pipe Line Co., Ltd MacCormack & Co.; Stone Miller & Co.) $300,000 Evans Co.; & . (Edward H.) & Son, Inc Forgan $20,8u0,000 Co.) Corp lontaine Youngberg Dallas Airmotive, snares Inc.; Thomas, Williams & Lee S. Wickett & Co.) $990,000 Saxe & Electronics (Milton & Common 100,000 Co.) & Winston (Rowles, Model Chemonics and (Grant, Metropolis Bowling Centers, Inc Micro Co. $600,000 Co.) M-G, Inc. (Russell & Common Corp Securities (Netherlands Glore, stockholders—underwritten to Ihnen Debentures Co. of America by Automatic Canteen Continued from page 33 Kane-Miller Chronicle The Commercial and Financial (2866) 34 Bookshelf of America, Inc. (7/3-7) of notification) 74,950 shares of cents). Price — $4 per share. Business—The mail order sale of religious books. Pro¬ April 17, common 1961 (letter stock (par 10 moving expenses, new equipment and work¬ ing capital and general corporate purposes. Office—889 ceeds—For Broadway, New York, N. Y. Co., New York, N. Y. Underwriter—D. H. Blair & it Boston Fishing Boat Co., June 19, 1961 Inc. ("Reg. A") 700 common shares. par ($100). Proceeds—For construction of sel. Office—220 None. Northern 1 Ave., Boston. a Price—At fishing ves¬ Underwriter— Volume Number 193 6068 . . The Commercial and . Financial Chronicle (2867) : Bramaiea Consolidated Developments, Ltd. rocket -.,•(7/24-28) May 19, 1961 for filed $6,000,000 (U. S.) of 6%% sinking fund debentures due July 1, 1973, 600,000 shares of com¬ mon stock and 240,000 12-year warrants (exercisable at $10 per share) to be offered for public sale in units, each consisting of $50 of debentures, five common shares and two warrants. Price—$100 unit. per Business —The is building a planned industrial-commercialresidential community at Chinquacousy, Ont., near To¬ company Proceeds—To repay debt and for working capital. ronto. Office—P. O. Box 129, Brampton, Ont., Canada. Under¬ writer—Shields & Co., New York City (managing). Brisker Corp. June 2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 160,000 common shares (par 25 cents). Price—$1. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, machine rental, working capital and general corporate purposes. Office—2833 St. Charles Ave., Suite 4, New Orleans, La. Underwriter — Copley & Co., Colorado Springs, Cole. - \4 Broadcast June International, Inc. 1961 2, (letter of (par five siuck common Business—Producers of notification) 60,000 cents). Price—$5 radio and shares ,of per television snare. programs. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—3 57th St., New York City. Underwriter—Harry Odzer W. Co., New York, N, Y. Brockton June 6, Co. (7/13) (par $100). outstanding 6.40% preferred stock, prepay a bank loan, and for construction. Office •—36 Main St., Brockton, Mass. Underwriters—By com¬ petitive bidding. Probable bidders: Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Stone & Webster Securities Corp. Bids—To be received at 49 Federal St. (8th floor) Boston, Mass., up to 11 a.m. (EDST) July 13, 1961. In¬ formation Meeting — Above address July 11, 11 a.m. i To — Brown retire (W. A.) all Manufacturing Co. June 12, 1961 filed 170,680 outstanding common shares. Price—By amendment. Business — The manufacture of photo-mechanical equipment. Proceeds — For selling Chicago. Under¬ Co., Inc., Milwaukee and Blunt Ellis & Simmons, Chicago. stockholders. Office—Prudential Plaza, writers—Loewi 1 & BuilfwelE Homes, Inc. May 25, 1961 filed $1,000,000 of convertible subordinated debentures due 1981 and 300,000 shares of common stock, to be offered for sale in 100,000 units, each con¬ sisting of $10 of debentures and three common shares. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The financing and sale of shell homes. Proceeds —For the repayment of debt, the opening of additional sales offices and the financing of home sales. Office— construction Adrian, Ga. Underwriter—The Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (managing). Business Funds, Inc. 2, 1961 filed 1,300,000 shares of capital stock. June Proceeds For' investment. Office —201 Main St., Houston, Texas. Underwriters—Clark, Dodge & Co., Inc., New York; Alex. Brown & Sons, Baltimore, and Rotan, — Mosle & Co., Houston. / . it Byer-Rolnick Hat Corp. 27, 1961 filed 100,000 outstanding common shares. Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For the selling stock¬ Office—601 Marion Dr., Garland, Tex.' Under¬ writers Dallas Rupe & Son, Inc., Dallas, Tex., and Straus,- Blosser & McDowell, Chicago. — 1 • CMC April Finance 28, 1961 Group, Inc. (7/10-14) filed 150,000 shares of class stock. Price—To —The company, in the South capital. A common be supplied by amendment. Business through its 20 subsidiaries, is engaged finance consumer Carolina and business Georgia. in North Proceeds — Carolina, For working Office—1009 Wachovia Building, Charlotte, N.C. Underwriter—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washing¬ ton, D. C.. Cab'e Carriers, (7/18) Inc, March 23, 1981 filed 196,109 shares of capital stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ Canada Dry Corp. ness tal. be commercial and patents. Office—Kirk writer—To based use on Proceeds—For working capi¬ Boulevard, Greenville, S. C. Under¬ named. Calandra Photo, designing chase 15 class A shares purposes.. pur¬ Feb. 2. majority stock interest in Finger Lakes Racing Associa¬ tion, Inc., which is erecting a thoroughbred race track at recreational construct and hotels, activities and • may restaurants shares. Price—$1,000 ings be to unit. per June Proceeds—For Co., time 1, 1961 filed Proceeds — $8,000,000 For the of first mtge. repayment of bonds due bank loans. common shares Office—2885 Foothill Blvd., San Bernardino, Calif. Un¬ bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; First Boston Corp.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Bids—July 12 (9 a.m. PST) at the office of O'Mel& Myers, Room 900, 433 South Spring St., Los An¬ Caterpillar Tractor Co. (6/30) geles. Center Laboratories, 20, filed 1961 debentures Central convertible Coastal subordi¬ ceeds—For investment. ing, Denver. & shares. common investment 26, 1961 • each unit. stockholders held on the basis of rights to expire about Aug. 3. one new about July for Cal-Va1 Research & Development Corp. (7/24-28) 16, 1961 amendment. filed 200,000 common shares. Price—By Business—Engineering research and de¬ velopment in ground support equipment in the missile, « military and Broadway, Street for use. special purpose products Proceeds—For the repayment of capital. Office —15126 South Calif.. Underwriter — First Broad working Gardena, Corp., New York City (managing). it Charter Industries, Inc. June 22, 1961 Business—The filed 100,000 common shares. Price—$4. of molded plastic prbducts. manufacture Research Group phonograph records. Proceeds—For gen¬ Office—3600 Market Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Underwriter—None. Components Specialties, Inc. April 20, 1961 (letter of notification) 60,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3.50 per share. Business—The importation and sale of electronic sub- share. manufactures stock. Price—$287:50 per makes eral corporate purposes. the business of also common company and educational (managing). missile and space programs of the U. S. Government. The Corp., Manchester, N. H. 20, 1961 filed 5,000,000 preferred shares (par one cent). Price—$1. Business—The production of religious materials, Proceeds—For working cap¬ Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, Pa. Un¬ common stock. Price Business—The company is engaged in engineering, research, development, man¬ ufacturing and installation of custom communication sys¬ tems and electronic, electro-mechanical and mechanical systems and devices for ground support facilities for $100 June Business—The manufacture of building derwriter—Lazard Freres & Co., New York Business—The Columbia 19, Price—By amend¬ principally asphalt roofing. Office—120 E. of color photographs reproductions for churches, institutions, seminaries and schools. Proceeds—For equipment; sales promotion; repayment of loans: construction of buildings and im¬ provements of facilities. Office—202 E. 44th St.. New York, N. Y. Underwriter—William, David & Motti, Inc., New York, N. Y. (7/19-8/3) of record denominations and 127,632 common shares to be offered shares in Color tures and 50 shares of Pro¬ Office—611 Central Bank Build¬ Inc., and Peters, Writer & Christensen, 15 offered Reproductions, Inc. (6/39) May 10, 1961 (letter of notification) 950 units of $95,000 of 6% subordinated debentures, due June 30, 1971, and 47,500 shares of common stock (par one cent) to be offered in units, each unit consisting of $100 of deben¬ 1 fijled be Eastern Investment Underwriters—Boettcher & Co.; Bosworth, Co.i to $1,000. Price—At par. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—36 Lowell St., Manchester, N. H. Underwriter— Price—$3.75. company. notes to Investment Corp. of Denver business Acceptance Corp. 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") $125,000 of 10-year registered series due such small Proceeds plant additions, repayment of debt, and working capital. Office—1450 Ferry Avenue, Camden, N. J. Un¬ derwriters—Ross, Lyon & Co., Inc., and Globus, Inc., both of New York City. ' June of use. —For Inc. $200,000 19^1961 filed 600,000 loans " latex, resins and plastic compounds for industrial and commercial 1976 and 80,000 common shares debentures, and 70,000 outstanding common shares to be sold by stockholders. Price—(De¬ bentures) At par. (Common) $2 per share. Proceeds—• For construction of a new building. Office—Port Wash¬ ington, N. Y. Underwriters—Brand, Grumet & Seigel, Inc., and Kesselman & Co., Inc., New York. underlying sold ! sales sale of industrial chemicals and 9, 1961 filed $50,000,000 of sinking fund debentures due June 15, 1986. Business—The manufacture of heavyduty farm and construction equipment. Proceeds—To repay bank loans. Office — 600 West Washington St., East Peoria, 111. Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., New York (managing). ' company . Clarkson Laboratories, Inc. April 27, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of common stock. Price—$2 per share. Business—The company plans to engage in the development, manufacture, packaging and June per (managing). ment St., Leominster, Mass. Underwriter—Clayton Se¬ curities Corp., Boston, Mass. —$6 York of products manufactured by Clark Equip¬ Co., parent. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt. Office—324 East Dewey Ave., Buchanan, Mich. Under¬ writers—Lehman Brothers and Blyth & Co., Inc., New York City (managing). Offering — Temporarily post¬ poned. Office Engineering Corp. Jan. 30, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of (7/12) New common Proceeds—For Equipment Credit Corp. April 21, 1961 filed $20,000,000 of debentures, series A, due 1981. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Busi¬ ness—The financing in the U. S and Canada of retail (par $1). Price—$5. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, equipment, inventory, and working capital. Office—125 ital. 15, 1961 filed 112,278 shares. Price — By repayment of loans, pur¬ chase of tank cars, and expansion. Office—955 E. 25th Street, Hialeah, Fla. Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & 'ft investment. it Carringto^( George S.) Co. 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 class A ment. stock Clark June 14, with Syndicate, Inc. (letter of notification) 1961 amendment. erected company.* for type. City Gas Co. of Florida Business—The Hillcrest Sullivan management loans; purchase of equipment; produc¬ pictures, and working capital. Office —619 W. 54th St., New York, N. Y. Underwriter—Fontana Securities, Inc., New York, N. Y. Avenue, Dallas, Texas. Underwriter— Rotan, Mosle & Co., Houston, Texas (managing). nated the Office—501 tion of four motion, • Capital Southwest Corp. (7/11) May 8, 1961 filed 1,250,000 shares of common stock. Price—$11 per share. Business—A small business in¬ June of company investment. the repayment of and lease back three build¬ ft «3> A • Wolf, Inc., New York. 100,000 shares of (par one cent). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—The production of motion pictures. Proceeds—For C. vestment 2, common tion of the above properties. Office—36 Pearl sY., Hart¬ ford, Conn. Underwriter—Hodgdon & Co., Inc., Washing¬ D. investment Cinema by Tower's Marts, Inc., for use as retail discount department stores.. Proceeds—-F°r acquisi¬ ton, Corp. (7/3-7) 6, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock, series per share. Business—A closed-end diver¬ May (7/10-14) 1961 filed $600,000 of 9V2% debentures due 1977 and 12,000 shares of common stock to be offered for public sale in units of $1,000 of debentures and 20 common Industries Bailey Avenue, Worth, Texas. Distributor—Associates Management, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas. 21, company plans to purchase Lex¬ Underwriter—F. Fort Capital Properties Inc. April Office—425 Y. Builders, Inc. Proceeds—For adjacent to the race track. Proceeds—For construction, working capital and general corporate purposes. Office—26 Broadway, New York City. Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co., New York City (managing). or N. Price—$5.50 sified The company plans to engage entertainment motels 17, products. Proceeds — For general corporate Office —17 Jeffrey Lane, Hicksville, N. Y. Church $5 per share. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The company owns a in expansion. York Co., New York City (managing). Photo Underwriter—Lewis at Canandaigua, New York. New 15, 1961 ("Reg. A") 50,000 shares of class A stock (par five cents). Price—$6. Business—Developing and Chalco derwriters— Competitive June Chrislin 1976, 240,000 shares of class A stock, and warrants purchase 120,000 shares of class A stock to be offered for public sale in units, each consisting of $500 of de¬ share • Eberstadt & due bentures, 30 class A shares, and 6-year warrants to Proceeds—For Avenue, June the in City area, and the packaging and retail sale coffee. ington Cananci'aigua Enterprises Corp. (7/10-14) May 2, 1961 filed $4,000,000 of sinking fund debentures for subscription by veny of • 000 to be sold by Inc. Chock Full O* Nuts Corp. (7/3-7) April 7, 1961 filed $7,500,000 of subordinated debentures, due May 1, 1961. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Dillon, Union Secu¬ rities & Co., Hornblower & Weeks and Winslow, Cohu & Stetson, Inc., New York. ers. California Electric Power Co. (7/17) dena, Calif. Underwriters—Grant, Fontaine & Co., Oak¬ land, Calif, (managing); Evans MacCormack & Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Stone & Youngberg, San Francisco and Sellgren, Miller & Co., Oakland, Calif. (7/11-27) -^Certain-Teed Products Corp. aging). Corp. 1960 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of stock (par one cent). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—Manufacturers of printed circuits for the missile industries. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes and working capital. Office—990 S. Fairoaks Ave., Pasa¬ 14, New York is 1991. Chemonics Nov. common Business—The operation of a chain of restaurants June photographic film, wholesale distribution of photographic equipment, and operation of retail camera stores. Pro¬ ceeds—For exampansion, equipment, and working capi¬ tal. Office—116 North 42nd Street, Omaha, Neb. Un¬ derwriter—Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago (man¬ production and plant expan¬ Ave., New Brunswick, N. J. Securities Corp., New York (managing). beverages, extracts and syrups in the U. S. Canada. Proceeds—To prepay short term loans, for expansion and working capital. Office—100 Park Ave., New York. Underwriters—Eastman May 29, 1961 filed 170,000 class A shares, including 50,the company and 120,000 by stockhold¬ Price—By amendment. Business—The processing of up Codwise Standard and Inc., Denver. Inc. — and alcoholic ^ June Underwriter The manufacture and distribution of carbonated — starting Office—388 sion. $100 of debentures for each 33 shares held of record about July 11, with rights to expire July 27. Price—At par. Busi¬ Business—A development of special material handling industrial company-owned Proceeds—For Ventura June 8, 1961 filed $7,138,400 of convertible subordinated debentures due July 1, 1981 to be offered for subscrip¬ tion by common scocKholders on the basis of June for loans and Electronics, Inc. May 29, 1961 ("Reg. A.") 100,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of debt and working capital. Office—18601 S. Santa Fe Ave., Comptdn, Calif. Underwriters—J. K. Norton St Co. and Stern, Zeiff & Co., Inc., New York. pany' which began operations' in 1954, is engaged in the systems repay Office—19s07 Calvideo research and Proceeds—To purposes. Water June holders. corporate Boulevard, Woodland Hills, Calif. Underwriter—Auchin¬ closs, Parker & Redpath, Washington, D. C. —6517 Price Business—A small business investment company. —$11. fields. space to Edison 1961 filed 40,000 shares of preferred Proceeds and general 35 miniature components. Proceeds — For repayment of debt; advertising, inventory and working capital. Office —3 Foxhurst Road, Baldwin, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter— i Fund • Planning, Inc., New York, N. Y. Comptometer Corp. 1961 filed 160,401 shares of common stock to for subscription by holders of outstanding common stock; 6Vz% subordinated convertible sinking fund debentures, series A, due 1970; and option agree¬ ments for the purchase of common shares. Warrants will be issued on the basis off one right for each common March 31, be offered ■\ . Continued on page 36 36 (2368). Continued from share held on The Commercial and Financial Chronicle 35 page the record date, right for each share issuable upon conversion of a series A debenture, as if such debenture had been converted, and one right for each share issuable under the option agreements. The warrants will provide that one new share will be issuable for each eight rights tendered. Price—To be supplied by ganized on one Business—The amendment. company's activities are or¬ divisional basis—Business Machines, Com¬ a 1 IGA Way, Salem, Mass. Underwriter—Mann Salem, Mass. munications and Electronics, Business Forms, Burke Golf and Worthington Golf Ball Divisions. Proceeds—For the " Crown Aluminum Industries Jarvis Ave., Chicago, 111. Underwriters To — be named. — Proceeds—For plant expansion, new equipment and the CompuDyne Corp. (7/11) May 12, 1961 filed 168,000 shares of common stock, of which 120,000 are to be offered for public sale by the company and 48,000 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The furnishing of instruments and systems for missile sites, and the design, development, assembly and manufacture of electronic and other devices used in the automatic control of aeronautical and missile test facil¬ ities. Proceeds—For inventory expansion, research and development, the redemption of outstanding 6% deben¬ tures due Dec. 1, 1961, and working capital. Office—404 South Warminster Rd., Hatboro, Pa. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., New York City (managing). Computer Equipment Corp. April 5, 1961 (letter of notification) common stock (no by stockholders par) one for shares of subscription share for each new April 20. Rights expire June 14. Price—$2.10 Custom May per share. Proceeds—For research and pro¬ duction, and general corporate purposes. Office—11612 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Underwriter— Holton, Henderson & Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Conolite, Inc. 1, 1961 filed 170,000 construction, for class A shares. Price — $5. laminate used in aircraft industries "and "Conolite," furniture and a electrical insulation. Proceeds—For the purchase of the "Conolite" business of Continental Can Co., Inc.; the repayment of debt; moving expenses, and working capi¬ tal. Office—Suite 414, 52 Broadway, New York. Under¬ writer—Amos Treat & Co., Inc., New York. Consolidated Bowling Corp. March 29, 1961 filed 738,000 shares of common stock and $900,000 of 6% convertible subordinated debentures, due in July, 1981. Prices—For the stock: $3.50 per share; for the debentures: Homes, Inc. (letter of notification) 1961 stock (par 10 120,000 Price—$2.50 cents). shares of share. per Saratoga St., Baltimore, Md. Underwriter—T. J. McDonald & Co., Washington, D. C. • Dallas A&rmotive, Inc. (7/17-21) filed 390,000 shares of common stock, of May 26, which by 1961 350,000 the shares company holders present amendment. be to are and 40,000 thereof. offered for public sale outstanding shares Price To — by the supplied by be military customers. Proceeds — Underwriter—Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc., Dallas. Components, Inc. 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common shares (par cents). Price—$2. Business—The marking and fabri¬ cation for metal parts. Proceeds—For moving expenses, plant equipment, sales promotion and working capital. June 10 Office 100% of principal amount. Business —Operates bowling centers and owns real estate.' Pro¬ ceeds For expansion. Office — 880 Military Road, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Underwriter—None. 2212 — Data April McDonald Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Processing, 12, par 1961 Under¬ Co., Inc., New York. of stock. notification) Price—$4 75,000 shares of share. Business— per The research, design and development of advanced digi¬ tal computer programs. Proceeds—To purchase Mass. Wall equipment. Underwriter St., Office—1334 First — New York Main Weber St., lease or Waltham, Corp., 79 Securities City. 26, 1961 consultant 60,000 shares of stock. common Business—The company acts as advisor or in matters pertaining to data • Production Corp., buys and manages fractional interests in producing oil and gas properties. Proceeds—For in¬ vestment, and working capital. Office—14 North Robin¬ son, Oklahoma City, Okla. Underwriter Shearson, — Hammill & Co., New York City company formerly 23, Note—This named Cador Production Corp. was ^ Consumers Power Co. June (managing). (8/15) filed $40,000,000 of first mortgage bonds 1, 1991. Office—212 West Michigan Ave., Jack¬ Mich. Underwriters—(Competitive) Probable bid- son, bers: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; White, Weld & Co. and & Co. (jointly); Harriman Ripley & Co., and First Boston Corp. (jointly); Morgan Stanley & Co. Bids Shields —Aug. 15, 1961 at 11:30 (EDST) a.m. at 300 Park New York. Information (EDST) New at York. • Continental June one 19, Ave., Meeting—Aug. 10, 1961 at 11 a.m. Bankers Trust Co., 2nd floor, 16 Wall St., Leasing Corp. ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares Price—$3. Proceeds—For purchase of automobiles, advertising and promotion, capital. Office—527 Broad St., and Sewickley, Pa. writer H. B. Crandall Co. Inc., New York. Cortez Life new Under¬ and Cambridge Securities. Insurance Co. Jan. 12, 1961 filed 500,000 shares of common stock Price $3 per share. Business—The company is engaged in the business of writing life insurance, annuity policies and re-insurance. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬ poses. Office—304 Main St., Grand Junction Colo. Under¬ writer—None. District of Cosmodyne Corp. 12, cumulative preferred stock. Price At par ($100 per share). Office—214 Perry St., Davenport, Iowa. Under¬ writer—Quail & Co., Inc., Davenport, Iowa. — De-Electronics, Inc. April 13, ness 1961 The — filed 100,000 common shares. amendment. Business The manufacture — of Price By equipment for the storage of super-cold liquids and gases. Proceeds For manufacture of new equipment, repayment of assemblies. §Qo?oalw0r|>i0rete W. El pu,rposes and working Segundo capital. Blvd., Hawthorne, Calif Co., San Francisco Of¬ fering—Expected in Mid-August. Underwriter—Dean Cosnat ^^Y which Record Witter & Distributing Corp. 1961 filed 150,000 shares 105,556 shares are the company and 44,444 ent holders thereof. Business—The of of stock of to be offered for public sale bv be manufacture pres¬ supplied and by amend¬ distribution of phonograph records. Proceeds—For the repayment debt, and working capital. Underwriter—Amos Treat office-315 west • Cressey, Dockham & Co., of & 47tt Inc. ™Reg' A100'0°0 common shares (par $1). Price 196*l $3. Proceeds—For working capital. Ofhce of For — Glass Fibres, Inc. preferred stock class -A common (voting) and 300,000 common shares (non-vot¬ ing). Price—$10 per share for the preferred and $1 per 27, 1960 filed 500,000 shares of 7% (cumulative convertible); - 50,000 shares share for the class A and common Business—The shares. insulation and glass fibre threads, mats and rovings for use in the pro¬ duction of reinforced plastics. Proceeds—For working capital and the purchase of additional equipment. Office —1037 Jay St., Rochester, N. Y. Underwriter — None. manufacture and of sale glass fibre for Dornost June Publishing Co., Inc. (7/24-28) 1961 filed 100,000 common shares (par 14| one publishing. Pro¬ ceeds—For general corporate purposes and working cap¬ ital. Office—43 W. 61st Street, New York. Underwriters —Globus, Inc., and Harold C. Shore & Co., Inc., N. Y. Business—Magazine cent). Price'—$1. Chemical Dubow 1961 10, share. Corp. (letter stock common Business—The of notification) 80,000 shares of (par one cent). Price—$2.25 per development and manufacture of chemical products. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬ Office—222 Newbridge Ave., East Meadow, L. I., Underwriters Planned Investing Corp., New poses. Y. — York City and Fidelity Investors • electronic the components purchase of and of inventory; New Co., (managing) York and T. M. Kirsch & Co., City. Milner Dumas Service, East Meadow, (7/17,t21) Corp. . $2,000,000 of 6% convertible sub¬ ordinated debentures due 1971, and 400,000 outstanding shares of class A common stock to be offered for public May 1961, filed 24, sale present holders thereof. The securities will by the be. sold in 200,000 units, each consisting of $10 par supplied by amendment. Business—The manufacture and sale of products used in cleaning, sanitation maintenance and household laundering. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt and product expansion. Office—Jackson, Miss. Un¬ derwriter—Courts & Co., Atlanta, Ga. (managing). one debenture and two class A shares. Price—To be and C. E. June P. I., Inc. ("Reg. A") 52,500 common shares (par 25 Price—$5.50. Business—The training of person¬ 14, 1961 cents). nel to Decitron Electronics Corp. March 16, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock (par one cent), of which 30,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 20,000 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price $2 per share. Business The design, manufacture and sale of electronic equipment for the U. S. Government. Pro¬ — operate IBM electronic computers and punch card tabulating equipment. Proceeds — For expansion and working capital. Office—116 W. 14th Street, New York. Underwriter—Stern, Zeiff & Co., Inc., New York. Eastern June Air Devices, Inc. 16, 1961 filed 150,000 common shares to be offered — ceeds For research and development and for working capital. Office—850 Shepherd Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., Un¬ derwriter—M. L. Lee & Co., New York Denver May 15, To for be Real 1961 Estate filed supplied Investment Fund Petroleum amendment. each Price— Business—The Fund opportunity to participate jointly large and diversified real estate investments which offer promise of growth and increased values. Proceeds —For investment. Office—660 17th Underwriters Boettcher & common parent, on Street, Denver, Colo. Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Inc., and Co., both of Denver, Colo, (managing). Development Corp. of America March 30, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of cents). and rate Price—$3 per construction in Office Share. of Florida. purposes. (7/24-28) common single-family Proceeds—For — stock 5707 general Hollywood —Sutro (managing). Co., Inc., • Devonbrook, Inc. (7/24-28) June 8, 1961 filed 120,000 outstanding by stockholders. common shares Price—$5. Business—Manu¬ facturers of women's apparel. stockholders. Proceeds—For the selling Office—1400 Diamond Crystal Salt Co. New York. Un¬ (7/10) Diversified Industries, Inc. 12, 1961 ("Reg. A") 24,059 7% convertible pre¬ ferred shares (par $5) to be offered for subscription by common stockholders on the basis of one share of pre¬ each 1961. 10 shares of the production Proceeds—For common held Price—About $5 per share. of limestone for cement companies. equipment and the repaynrent of of new Office—Kutztown, Pa. Underwriters—Stroud & Co., Inc., Philadelphia and Warren W. York & Co., tyic., Allentown, Pa. (co-managers). Edo June Corp. record on Proceeds—To i 14, 1961 filed 108,971 common shares. Business —The amendment. Price manufacture of — By electronic- the selling stockholders. College Point, N. Y. Under¬ writers—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York (managing). equipment. Proceeds—For Eichler 111th Homes, Street, Inc. May 16, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of-convertible subordinated debentures due in So. J. S. Strauss June 1, 1973. Price—To be supplied by erection of apartments and Business—The California. additional land. & Proceeds—For the purchase of Office—Palo Alto, Calif. Underwriter— Co., San Francisco, Calif, (managing). Electra International, Ltd. May 5, 1961 filed 70,000 shares of capital stock. Price— To be supplied by amendment. Business—The manufac¬ ture of June for (7/6) March 31, 1961 filed $700,000 of subordinated debentures, 1976. Price—At 100% of principal amount. Busi¬ ness—The operation of a quarry in Kutztown, Pa., and homes May 22, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of outstanding common be supplied by amendment. Proceeds— To selling stockholders. Office — 916 South Riverside Drive, St. Clair, Mich. Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York City (managing). June 5, purposes. due amendment. stock. Price—To ferred corporate Offering—Expected in late July. Lime Corp. Eastern Office—1404 • sold other Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. Underwriters Bros. & Co. and Gregory & Sons, New York (managing). and corpo¬ Boulevard, New City (par residences Underwriter—Amos Treat & be and manufac¬ Proceeds—For the debt. , Business—The develop¬ Hollywood, Fla. York Business—The held. and servo components. equipment of purchase shares stockholders of Crescent the basis of one share for — • • Corp., Crescent 10 ture of power in to by Office—385 . 600,000 shares in the Fund. by will offer investors the 10 subscription — Broadway, derwriter—Globus, Inc., New York. (7/24-281 common outstanding shares by the Price—To ment. Proceeds shares share. Busi¬ per working capital. Office—50 St., Mount Vernon, N/.Y. Underwriter—-Theo¬ Third both 112,000 (par 10 cents). Price—$1 manufacture manufacturing facilities - Office—3232 (letter of notification) stock common communities 1961 Dolomite Dec. Columbia. Davenport Water Co. * May 15, 1961 (letter of notification) 3,000 shares of 5%% ment • June Minneapolis, Minn. Underwriter—Fund Dis¬ tributors, Inc. L. I., N. Y. (par working — Bank Bldg., — City. 1961 cent). Dollar Mutual Fund, Inc. April 25, 1961 filed 100,000,000 shares of capital s$ock. Price;—$1 per share. Business — A diversified mutual fund. Proceeds For investment. Office — 736 Midland Office—8113-A Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Md. Under¬ writer First Investment Planning Co., Washington, dore Arrin & 1961 Inc. $2,046,900 of-&%pdnvertible sub¬ 1981 being offered for subscription by holders of the company's common stock of record June 20 with rights to expire July 10. Price— At par. Business — The manufacture of sulfuric acid. Proceeds—For the construction of a new plant and for working capital. Office—Broad and Hepburn Rd., Clif¬ ton, N. J. Underwriter—P. W. Brooks & Co., Inc., New York City (managing). N. E. due Aug. Industries, filed 1961 ordinated income debentures due processing problems and equipment. Proceeds—To de¬ velop data processing systems and for working capital. — Consolidated Production Corp. (7/24-28) May 26, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ pany, which plans I to change its name to Consolidated Chemical 31, class A filed Price— $4.25 per share. a Dixon April Datatrol Corp. April • March • Inc. (letter common computer Co., Beverly Hills, Calif.; Hardy & Co., New York; Arthur B. Hogan, Inc., Burbank, Calif.; Wedbush & Co. and Wheeler & Cruttenden, Inc., Los Angeles; M, S. Walker & Co., Long Beach, Calif., and V. E. Anderson & Co., Salt Lake City. $ For realty acquisitions, the repayment of debt, and for ex¬ pansion. Office—6114 Forest Park Road, Dallas, Texas. writer—A. J. Frederick debt, and for working capital. Office^—8450 San Road, Sun Valley, Calif. Underwriters—R. E. repay Business—The overhaul of aircraft engines for commercial and no Business—Manufacturers the 8, Shell Proceeds—To erect sample homes, repay a loan, and for expansion and working capital. Office—412 W. W. June Office—5820 Center Ave¬ nue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Underwriters — Adams & Peck; Allen & Co., and Andresen & Co., all of New York City. Data 38,984 being offered the basis of on 12 shares held of record products. new Thursday, June 29, 1961 . Bernhard & Price—To be supplied by amend¬ ment. Business The manufacture and distribution of enameled aluminum siding and aluminum accessories. development of . Fernando debentures due 1976. common • Creesy, v Corp. May 1, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of convertible subordinated repayment of debt and for working capital. Office—5600 West & . products in the automotive ignition field for sale the United States. Proceeds For research, development, and working capital. Office—222 Park outside of and — Ave., South, New York City. Underwriters—Robert A. Martin Associates, Inc., and Ezra Kureen Co., both of Vnrlf P.itv 11 0 Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2869) Electrarc, Inc. (7/14) April 21, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common stock, Price $5 per share. Business The research and de¬ velopment of arc welding and wire shielding. Proceeds — —For — equipment, working capital and miscelljkneous Washington St., Lynn, Mass. Un¬ derwriter—P. de Rensis & Co., Inc., Boston, Mass. Office—505 expenses. ordinated debentures due 1976 and 70,000 shares of com¬ stock. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Busi¬ mon ness—A Products Corp. (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of common stock (no par). Price—$2 per share. Office— 4642 Belair Rd., Baltimore, Md. Underwriters—Bertner 11, Bros, • 1961 and Earl Edden & Co., New York, N. Y. May 25, for working capital. Office—400 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. Underwriters—Thomas Jay, Win¬ ston basis for of Price—To subscription by one new share common for each stock to stockholders on three shares held. be supplied by amendment. Business The is licensed under the Small Business Invest^ of 1958 and provides long-term investment capital and management services to small business con¬ — company ment in the electronics field. Proceeds—For investment. Office—1400 Fifth Ave., San Diego, Calif. Underwriter- Bear, Stearns & Co., New York City • [(managing). Empire Life Insurance Co. of America (6/30) March 14, 1961 (letter of notification) 30,000 shares of capital stock (no par). Price—$10 per share. Proceeds— To go to selling stockholders. Office—2801 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, Ark. Underwriter—Consolidated Se¬ curities, Inc., 2801 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, Ark. Engineered Plastics Container Co., Inc. June 5, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares (par $1). Price—$3. Proceeds—For equipment and working ma¬ chine. Address—Anaheim, Calif. Mitchell J. Underwriter—Francis Co., Newport Beach, Calif. & Manufacturing Co. 12, 1961 filed 300,000 outstanding common shares. Price $5. Business—The manufacture of short-term stampings out of metals. Proceeds—For the selling stock¬ — Un¬ • Fennell Corp. June 13.., 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (no par). Price—$3. Office—379 E. 147th St., Harvey, 111. Underwriter—None. • Ferson Optics, May 29, ("Reg. A.") 75,000 common shares (no Price—$4. Proceeds—To purchase machinery for development and promotion, and working capital. Address—Ocean Springs, Miss. Underwriters—McLarty & Duddleston, Jackson Miss.; Beil & Hough, Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla.; J. C. Bradford & Co., Nashville, Tenn.; par). Clement A. Evans Co., Inc. and Robinson-Humphrey Ga. and Pierce, Carrison, Wulbern, Fla. Offering—Expected in mid to August. Fifth Dimension Inc. (7/24-28) May 25, 1961 filed 60,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The design, development, manufacture and sale of precision instru¬ ments ceeds for measurement For — Office—P. research O. and and control applications. product new 15, $100 per own Business—The Commonwealth of company Puerto Rico to luxury, beach-front hotel in San Juan. a hotel will unit. per be operated under a 30-year lease by a subsidiary of Sheraton Corp. of America. Proceeds—For construction. Office—1205 Ponce de Leon turce, P. R. Avenue, San- if Equitable cents) to be Price—$2. legal Proceeds for —. common subscription For shares by (par 25 stockholders. advertising' and promotion, Atlant^. Equity Capital Corp. (7/10-14) April 7, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common stock (par $1.25). Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business The making of short-term construction and second mortgage loans, and the buying of improvement loan obligations from the holders thereof. Proceeds—To re¬ — tire debt and for* working capital. Office — 430 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minn. Underwriter—Paine, Webbpr, Jackson & Curtis, New York City (managing). • Ets-Hokin & Galvan, Inc. (7/17-21) June 1, 1961 filed 209,355 common shares, including 100,and 109,355 by stockhold¬ 000 to be sold by the company Price—By amendment. ers. Business—Installs electrical and electronic systems in missile installations.' Proceeds —For general corporate purposes. Office—551 Mission .St.; San Francisco, Noel & Calif. Underwriter — Van Alstyne, Co., New York (managing). ord one June rec¬ with (EDST). Price securities share for each two shares held of new 30 — of rights to expire July 7, 3:30 p.m. $16. Business — The Fund invests in companies having in the operations Common Market Area of Europe. Proceeds — For in¬ vestment. Office—14 Wall Street, New York City. Un¬ derwriters—Glore, Forgan & Co., (managing); Francis I. du Pont & Co.; Shearson, Hammill & Co., all of New York City. • Fairfield Controls, Inc. (7/10-14) May 19, 1961 filed 1^0,000 shares of common stock. Price —$1 per share. .Business—The manufacture of electronic solid; state power controls designed by the company's engineers from specifications supplied by customers. Proceeds—For equipment, repayment of a loan, inven¬ tory, advertising and working capital. Office—114 Man¬ hattan Street, Stamford, Conn. Underwriters—Globus, Inc., and Lieberbaum & Co., both of New York City. Famous Artists June 13, 1961 100,000 will be stockholders. Schools, filed 336,625 sold Price Inc. (7/24-28) common by/the company interest in diversified Salem Avenue, Co., Dayton, Ohio. shares of which and 236,625 by — trust. Proceeds—For Boston. National — 680 Fifth Ave., New York City. Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., New York (managing). ^ • (7/10-14) of 6% convertible Faradyne Electronics Corp. Jan. 30, filed 1961 $2,000,000 ordinated debentures. Business—The sub¬ Price—100% of principal amount. is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of high reliability materials and basic electronic components, including dielectric and electro¬ lytic capacitors and precision tungsten wire forms. Pro¬ Office—471 payment of debts and for woorking capital. Street, Belleville, N. J. Under¬ Cortlandt writer—S. D. Fuller Co. 'i • Federal May (7/17-21) $700,000 of 6%% convertible sub¬ Factors, 8/1961 filed |®§ Inc. investment. Office—30 Federal Real Estate Trust St., \,r 6,,1961 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial interest Trust. Price—By amendment. Business—Real es¬ tate investment. Office—15 William St., New York. Dis¬ tributor—Aberdeen Investors Program, Inc., New York. First Small Business Corp. of New Jersey April 18, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of capital stock (par $1), to be offered for public sale by the present holder thereof. Price $12.50 per share. Business — A small — business investment company organized in July, 1960, by the National State Bank of Newark, sole stockholder. Proceeds—For investment apd working capital. Office— 810 Broad St., Nfewark, N. J. Underwriters—Shearson, Hammill & Co., New York City and Heller & Meyer, East Orange, N. J. _ First Small Business Investment Company of Tampa, Inc. 1960 filed 500,000 shares of common stock. Price —$12.50 per share. Proceeds — To provide investment capital. Office—Tampa, Fla. Underwriter—None. • First Surety Corp. (8/4) * May 31, 1961 filed 736,493 outstanding shares of capital stock to be offered' for sale by stockholders. Price—By . amendment. Business—The company owns Surety Sav¬ ings & Loan Association, erates deeds insurance an of trust . California corporation; op¬ agency, and acts as a trustee under a Proceeds Office—237 Flato — For general corporate pur¬ Realty Fund April 21, the Fund. 1961 filed 2,000,000 shares of participation in Price—$10 per share. Business—A new real investment estate trust. Proceeds — For investment. Office—Highway 44 and Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi, Texas. Distributor—Flato, Bean & Co., Corpus Christi, Texas. 24, Candy Corp. (letter of notification) 85,700 stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3.50 shares per of share. Business—The manufacture of candy products. Proceeds repayment of loans; working capital, and expan¬ sion. Office—1717 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. Under¬ Options Corp.; Jacey Securities Co. Planned Investing Corp. all of New York City. Capital Corp. of small offered of one business investment company. Proceeds—For investment. Office—396 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, Fla. Underwriter—A. C. York (managing). Florida Steel Allyn & Co., New ' the over photographic films and the sale of photographic equipment. Proceeds—For working capitaj and possible Tenn. Antonio, Corp., Nashville, Offering—Expected in mid-August. Frederick-Willys Co., Inc. 1961 (letter of notification) April 20, 150,000 shares of (par five cents). Price—$1.15 per share. Business—Manufacture of family recreation equipment. fabricating and warehousing of steel products. Proceeds —For the selling stockholders. Office—1715 Cleveland St., Tampa, Fla. Underwriters—McDonald & Co., Cleve¬ Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York stock common Proceeds—To repay debt, purchase additional equipment, for research and development, and working capital. fice—6519 Of¬ Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. Under¬ writer—Continental Securities, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Frontier March 16, Airlines/ Inc. 1961 filed 250,000 outstanding shares of com¬ stock. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Busi¬ ness—The transportation by air of passengers, property and mail between 66 cities in 11 states. Proceeds—For the selling stockholders. Office — 5900 E. 39th mon Ave., Denver, Colo. Underwriter—To • G-W Jan. Ameritronics, 25, 1961 filed Inc. be named. (7/5) 80,000 shares of stock common and 160,000 warrants to purchase a like number of common shares, to be offered for public sale in units, each con¬ sisting of one share of common stock and two warrants. Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock at $2 per share from March to August 1961 and at $3 February 1964. Price to share from September 1962 $4 per unitrBusiness — The per — (formerly Gar Wood Philadeljrfiia .Truck Equipment, Inc.), distributes, sells, services and installs Gar Wood truck bodies and equipment in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, under an exclusive franchise. company Proceeds For geperal corporate purposes. Office—• Kensington and Sedgley Avenues, Philadelphia, Pa. Un¬ derwriter—Fraser & Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Note— This company plans to change its name to G-W Indus¬ — • Garan Inc. (7/24-28) May 29/ 1961 filed 120,000 shares of common stock. Price —$6.50 per share. Business—The manufacture of men's and boys' sport shirts. Proceeds—To equip a new plant Lambert, Miss., and for working capital. Office—112 Street, New York City. Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane, New York City (managing). at W;34th Gelman Instrument Co. June 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common shares (no par). Price—$6. Proceeds—For repayment of debt, purchase of equipment, research and development, and working capital. Office—106 N. Main Street, Chelsea, Mich. Un¬ derwriter—Robert A. Martin Associates, Inc., N. Y. General Acceptance Corp. (7/3) June 7, 1961 filed $15,000,000 of convertible capital de¬ bentures due June 1, 1981. Price—By amendment. Busi¬ ness—A finance company. Proceeds—For working cap¬ ital. Office—1105 Hamilton St., Allentown, Pa. Under¬ writers—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., New York (managing). General June for Life Insurance 16, 1961 filed 348,400 Corp. of Wisconsin shares to be offered common subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new share for each two and one-half shares held. Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For expansion and other corpo¬ rate purposes. Office—8500 W. Capitol Drive, Milwau¬ kee. apolis Underwriter—Piper, Jaffray (managing). & Hopwood, Minne¬ General April 24, Resistance, Inc. 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of stock (par 10 cents). Price —$3 per share. of precision wire sound re¬ sistors, restance networks and measuring instruments. Proceeds—Fpr repayment of loans; working capital and general corporate purposes. Office—430 Southern Boule¬ vard, & Bronx/ N. Y. (managing). Underwriters—Flomenhaft, Seidler Co., Inc., New York, Corp., Levittown, N. Y. ^ General Spray N. Service, Y., and I. R. E. Investors Inc. 1961 filed 90,000 class A common shares and warrants to purchase 90,000 class A common shares to be offered in units, each unit consisting of one class A share and one two-year warrant. Price—$3.50 per unit. Business The manufacture of a spraying machine. Office—156 Katonah Ave., Katonah, N. Y. Underwriter23, — Ross, Lyon & Co., Inc., New York (managing). Getz Corp. June 8, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares to be sold by stockholders. Price By amendment. Business — The land and I future acquisitions. Office—1734 Broadway, San Tex. Underwriter—Equitable Securities June June 23, 1961 filed 488,332 common shares to be for subscription by stockholders on the basis new share for each two shares held. Business—A ' Business—The manufacture 1961 • Florida Road, Fi^rlkov & Co., businesses of The Fox Co., Antonio, Tex., atfd the Stanley Photo Service, Inc., Louis, Mo., which are now engaged in the processing common Mir •—For ment. plans to take pany St. , Flora May — Fox-Stanley Photo' Products, Inc. March 29, 1961 filed <387,500 shares of common stock (par $1) of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 337,500 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price—To be sup¬ plied by amendment. Business—In May 1961 the com¬ Olive Ave., Burbank, Calif. Under¬ writer—Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis (managing). Offering—Expected in late July. poses. Hempstead, N. Y. Underwriter (managing). tries. (7/3-7) Price—By amend¬ company ceeds—For the Sponsor—The in the and Office Ohio. Underwriter—Shearson, Hammill & Co.,. N.. Y. First writing purposes. Dayton, Of¬ Mortgage Fund (7/24-28) June 12, 1961 filed 1,000,000 sharpy o| ber^fjk^J inter¬ ests. Price$15. Business — A real" estate investment common By .amendment. Business — The in the visual arts, photography fields. Proceeds—For gen¬ corporate proper¬ First writers—Security eral opportunity to Proceeds—For investment. fice—627 company provides home study courses and an income-producing Oct. 6, Eurofund, Inc. May 18, 1961 filed 551,250 shares of common stock (par $1) being offered for subscription by stockholders on the basis of 1961, to provide investors with an June • 1961 filed 20,000 shares of the Fund. Price— share. Business—The Fund was organized in ties, chiefly real estate. • audit fees, and working capital. Office—247 St., Asheville, N. Y. Underwriter—Courts & and Charlotte Co., offered May, Dahio Underwriter—None. Leasing Corp. June 19, 1961 ("Reg. A") 90,000 First Diversified Fund own Cherry Valley Terminal West Inc., New York Pro¬ development. Box May Price—$150 formed by the The manufacture and retail sale of household furniture. Proceeds—For acquisition of new, stores, development of new furniture items, working capital and other corpo¬ rate purposes. Office — & Co., Inc., Atlanta, Inc., Jacksonville, late if Foamland U. S. A., Inc. 22, 1961 filed150,000 common shares, of which 90,000 * shares are to) be offered by the company and 60,000 shared by the Stockholders. Price—$5. Business— June San Inc. 1961 shares. The lT Federal Tool & Enterprise Hotel Development Corp. May 19, 1961 filed 242,000 shares of common stock and 9,680 shares of preferred stock (par $100) to be offered for public sale in units of one preferred and 25 common build and I & 483, Princeton, N. J. Underwriter— Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc., New York City (manag¬ ing). was \ Co., Beverly Hills, Calif.; Maltz, Greenwald Globus, Inc., New York, N. Y. June Act cerns & Co. and Office—3600 Alabama Ave., Minneapolis. derwriter—Jamieson & Co., Minneapolis. Capital Corp. (7/3-7) filed 612,463 shares of common 1961 offered the loans, repay holders. Electronics be Proceeds—To company. and Electronic May finance 37 Corp. (William) June 6, 1961 filed 105,000 shares of common of which j 80,000 shares are to be offered by the company and 25,000 shares by a stockholder. Price — By amendment. Business—Company manufactures dental supplies. Pro¬ ceeds—For repayment of a bank loan and general corv * . Continued on page 38 38 The Commercial and (2870) Continued from page Houston Inc., porate purposes. Office—7512 S. Greenwood Ave., Chi¬ Underwriter—Bacon, Whipple & Co., Chicago. cago. Scientific Giannini Corp. Office—30 Broad Street, New York, N. Y. Un¬ Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. purposes. derwriter—Kidder. Peabody & Gibbs . (T. Medicine Co., R.) advertising and general corporate H fice—1496 Of¬ purposes, Street, N. E., Washington, D. C. Under¬ Gilbert Data (7/3-7) Systems, Inc. 1961 filed 175,000 shares of common stock. per share. Business—The affixing of price tags, packing, warehousing of apparel and other services for department and chain stores. Proceeds—For plant addi¬ April 14, Price—$2 tions, repayment of debt and working capital. Office— 441 Ninth Ave., New York City. Underwriter—Schrijver & Co., New York City. Gilbert Youth freezers food foods frozen and the to con¬ Proceeds—For the repayment of debt and work¬ sumer. 2926 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, Sloss & Co., Inc., New City (managing). Offering—Imminent. Office ing capital. Underwriter Conn. York — Marron, — it Harn Corp. subscription by stockholders and the balance (amount¬ ing to $300,000 after underwriting commissions) by a stockholder. Price—By amendment. Business—The man¬ ufacture of products for baby'care such as quilts, pil¬ garments, etc. Proceeds—For the repay¬ ment of loans, purchase of raw materials and equipment, leasehold improvements, and working capital. Office— 1800 E. 38th St., Cleveland. Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane, New York (managing). knitted Research, Inc. (7/10-14) Handmacher-Vogel, Inc. promotion •and books which are related to and or articles prepares relate to merchandis¬ ing advice to the teenage youth and student fields. Pro¬ ceeds—For working capital. Office—205 E. 42nd Street, .New York Underwriter—McDonnell & Co., N. Y. City. ^ Gombos (John) Co., Inc. June 27, 1961 filed 40,000 common shares. Price—$5. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—Clifton, N. J. Underwriter—None. • (7/24-28) Goodway Printing Co. Gordon April 21, common & Breach, Science Publishers, Inc. (letter of notification) 80,000 shares Of stock (par 10 cents). Price—$1.75 per share. 1961 Business—Publishers of scientific textbooks. Proceeds— Office —150 Fifth Avenue* New York, N. Y. Underwriter—First Weber Securities Corp., New York, N. Y. ' V 'For working capital. . Gordon Jewelry Corp. * conducts pany two retail credit jewelry business and has a subsidiaries. insurance life Proceeds—For expan¬ Office—Stewart Bldg., Houston, Texas. Under¬ writer Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, New York City (managing). sion. — Gordon June Realty Corp. (I.) 1961 20. filed Business—Real eral 320,000 common investment. estate shares. Price—$5. Proceeds—For gen¬ Office — 112 Powers Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Underwriter—George D. B. Bonbright & Co., Rochester, N. Y. corporate Granco, June Inc. ("Reg. A") 6, 1961 (par $1). purposes. Price—$5. 60,000 class A common shares Proceeds—For opening of new dis¬ working capital. Office—2 Geary and 7th purchase of equipment Sherrerd, Philadelphia, Pa. ^ 16, filed 150,000 capital shares. - Price — By increase capital. Office— 1961 Proceeds—To amendment. Co., New York, Phoenix, Ariz. N. Y. and Preferred Securities, Inc., Harper June which (H. M.) V Co. 15, 1961 filed 180,000 common shares (par $1) of 150,000 shares will be sold by the company and manufacture ferrous corrosion Grove, 111. Underwriter stainless of (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of (par $1). Price—$3 per share. Address— Lynn, Mass. Underwriter—Mann & Creesy, Salem, Mass. stock Growth Properties May 9, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ pany plans to engage business. Proceeds — in all phases of the' real estate To reduce indebtedness, construct apartment units, buy land, and for working capital. Of¬ fice—Suite 418, Albert Bldg., San Rafael, Calif. Under¬ writer—Pacific Coast Securities Co., San Francisco, Calif, (managing). Offering—Expected in late July. • Gulf-Southwest May 19, Price — 1961 To be Capital Corp. • filed 1,250,000 shares of common supplied by amendment. Business stock. — The is license^ as a small business investment con."c'ern. Proceeds—For investment. Office—Esperson Build- non- Underwriters—Harriman Ripley & ■ due subordi¬ July Business—The company processes, pack¬ and distributes food and grocery products. Proceeds construction and working capital. Office—Fuller- ages —For Cali/. Underwriter ton, York Goldman, Sachs & Co., New — (managing). City \ / ' ("Reg. A") 50,000 class A common shares 1961 (par • Hydro-Space Technology* —The (7/11) 1961 filed 1,000,000 shares of class A common be supplied by amendment. Business actuated • propellants, the —$3 per share. of ajuminum (7/17-21) Price Business—The publication and distribu¬ educational books and materials. Proceeds — For expansion and the repayment of debt. Office—5 South Buckout Street, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. Underwriter—Michael G. Kletz & Co., New York City H. Proceeds— and defense. Kaplan & Co., both of New York City. Hydrodyne Industries, Inc. May 19, 1961 (letter of notification) 75,000 shares of common stock (par one cent). Price — $2.50 per share. Business The manufacture of hydraulic components. — Proceeds tion — For of purchase equipment and inventory; costs; preparation of catalogues and other literature; and general corporate purposes. Office •—15 Hicksville, L. I., N. Y. Planning Corp., Newark, N. J., —United Underwriter Hydroswift Corp. ■ Oct. 20, 1960 filed 120,000 shares of common stock. Price —$3 per share. Business—The firm, which was organ¬ ized in February, 1*957, makes and wholesales products and services for the fiberglass industry, including par¬ ticularly fiberglass boats known as "HydroSwjft" and "Skyliner." Proceeds—For general funds, including ex¬ pansion. Office—1750 South 8th Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Underwriter Whitney & Co., Salt Lake City, — Utah. Offering—Imminent. I C Inc. (managing). • Hathaway Instruments, Inc. May 5, 1961 filed 351,280 shares of common stock, of which up to 90,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the present holders thereof and the balance by Price company. Business—The — At-the-market at time of sale. design, manufacture and sale of electric recording instruments. Office—2401 E. Second Avenue, Denver, Colo. Underwriters—Bear, Stearns & Co. and Wertheim & Co., New York, N. Y. Note—This statement will be withdrawn. The company is expected power to merge the and equipment and facilities, the repayment of loans and working capital. Office—West Caldwell, N. J. Underwriters—Michael G. Kletz & Co., Inc., and John new production of primary aluminum and products. Harvey House, Inc. and sale of cartridge propulsion, systems production of buoyancy de¬ evaluation of underwater research vices for Holman Boulevard, May 8, 1961 filed 140,000 shares of common stock. the devices, reserves Proceeds—For expansion. Office—19200 So. Western Ave., Torrance, Calif. Underwriters-—Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Inc., and Tucker, Anthony & R. L. Day, both of New York City (managing). mill (7/24-28). production engineering, design, Price—To stock. Inc. 12, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of common stock, of which 155,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 145,000 outstanding shares by the pres^ ent holders thereof. Price—$3 per share. Business—The May marketing and sales promotion; repayment of loans; re¬ search and development; moving expenses and installa¬ June 29, 1960 filed 600,000 shares of com. stock (par $1) Proceeds—To further the corpo¬ rate purposes and in the preparation of the concentrate and enfranchising of bottlers, the local and national pro¬ motion and advertising of its beverages, and where Price—$2.50 per share. to make loans to such bottlers, etc. Office—■ Equitable Building, Denver, Colo. UnderwritersIndustrial Securities Corp. and Amos C. Sudler & Co., necessary 704 both of Denver, Colo. Offering—Expected in September. C. Note—Amos Sudler & Co., has withdrawn as under¬ writer. with Lionel Corp. IT A Electronics Corp. Hazeltine Investment Corp. of 5, 1961 filed 13,000 5% preferred shares ($100 par) offered for sale in units one preferred unit. per real and one share. common Price—$101 Business—The acquisition and development of Proceeds For investment, repayment of estate. — Minneapolis. Underwriter—None. Hickory Industries, Inc. March 9, 1961 (letter of notification) 25,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents)., Price—$5 per share. Busi¬ — Manufacturers of barbecue machines and allied equipment. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes. Office—10-20 47th Road, Long Island City, N. Y. Under¬ writer—J. B. Coburn Associates, Inc., New York, N. Y. • Holiday Sportswear, Inc. (7/7) V April 21, 1961 filed 86,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—The manu¬ facture and sale of specialized bowling apparel for men, women and children. Proceeds—For additional working capital. Office—311 West Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo. Underwriter—George K. Baum & Co., Kansas City, Mo. (managing). Stores, Inc. May 17, 1961 (letter of notification) 85,700 shares of common stock (par $2.50). Price—$3.50 per share. Office —2306 Foshay Tower, Minneapolis, Minn. Underwriter —M. H. Bishop & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. working capital and general corporate purposes. Office—First Federal Bldg., St. Petersburg, Fla. Under¬ notification) (letter of 60,000 shares of general corporate purposes. Office—Lansdown, Pa. Underwriter—Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Ihnen * (Edward H.) & Son, Inc. (7/24-28) May 16, 1961 filed 75,000 shares of common stock. Price —$5 per share. Business—The construction of public and private swimming pools and the sale of pool equipment. Proceeds—To and for reduce working derwriter—Amos • indebtedness, to buy equipment, capital. Office—Montvale, N. J. Un¬ Treat & Co., Inc., New York City. Income Planning Corp. (7/10-14) Dec. 29, 1960 (letter of notification) 5,000 shares ol cumulative preferred stock (no par) and 10,000 shares of class A common stock (par 10 cents) to be offered in units consisting of one share of preferred and two shares of common. Price $40 per unit. Proceeds—To open a new branch office, development of business and for working capital. Office—3300 W. Hamilton Boule¬ vard, Allentown, Pa. Underwriter—Espy & Wanderer, — Inc., Teaneck, N. J. Income Properties, Inc. (7/10) 31, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of class A stock (par cents). Price—$9.75 per share. Business—Formerly March 50 known two Price Investors as operates six Corp., the company owns and plans to construct debt and for working Office—1801 Dorchester Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. more. capital. Corp. 9, 1961 filed 583,334 common shares to be offered for subscription by holders of common and class A stock. Price—By amendment. Business — The operation of a pipe line system of natural gas. Proceeds—For expan¬ sion, For • Home-Maker 1961 stock. Price—$5 per share. Business—Manufac¬ tures electronic equipment and components. Proceeds— common Office—660 Grain Exchange, debt, and working capital. 7, April June company ing, Houston, Texas. and Blunt Ellis & Simmons, — (Inc.) Harvey Aluminum May 16, Houston (7/17-21) steel Chicago. Offering—Imminent. 17, 1961 By amendment. — working capital. Office—8200 Lehigh Ave., Mor¬ —For ton Price resistant fasteners and parts. Proceeds Underwriter—Hess, Grant & Remington, Inc., Philadel¬ phia. May of convertible filed $38,799,500 debentures Price—At par. For ness common 1961 Offering—Imminent. Industries Inc. 1, 1986, being offered to the holders of the outstanding common on the basis of $100 principal amount of debentures for each 12 shares held of record June 28 with rights to expire July 14. ing). ^Greene (M. J.) Co. June 14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$4. Proceeds — For expansion, and working capital. Office — 14 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Growth, Inc. May 23, nated and and 13,000 common shares to be Arizona Hunt Foods & Underwriters—First Boston Corp. and R. W. Pressprich & Co., New York (manag¬ John Street, New York. 111 Underwriter—Midland Se¬ curities Co., Inc., Kansas City, Mo. Mortgage Co. May 1, 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$3 per share. Proceeds ■—For working capital. Office—Mayer Central Building, Suite 115, Phoenix, Ariz. Underwriters—Henry Fricke - June June Greater - Co. Hanover Insurance count concessions and Street, San Francisco, Calif. aril & Co., New York, N. Y. June 15, inventory and for plant modernization. Office—533 Ave., New York City. • Underwriter — Butcher & and tion (7/6) May 5, 1961 filed 140,000 shares of class A stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business—rThe com¬ Inc. 40,000 shares of common stock (par one cent). Price—At-the-market. Business—The manufacture of plastic items. Proceeds— For the repayment of debt; advertising and sales pro¬ motion; expansion and working capital. Office—4077 Park-Avenue, Bronx 57, N. Y. Underwriter—J. I. Mag- Sarasota, Fla. Underwriter—J. I. Magaril Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. be manufacture and costumes. Proceeds—For the Business—The publication of technical journals for prime defense con¬ tractors. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—4030 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter — Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, New York City (managing). Companies, supplied by amendment. sale of women's suits Price—To thereof. holders 30,000 shares by stockholder. May 23, 1961 filed 247,500 shares of no par capital stock, of which 60,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 187,500 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price — To be supplied by amendment. Business—Commercial printing and the Chemical & (letter of notification) 1961 29, 10 cents). Price—$3. Proceeds—For inventory, re¬ search and development, and working capital.' OfficeCommerce Center Industrial Park, Highway 301, North • sales telephone Thursday, June 29, 1961 . which 94,950 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 120,050 outstanding shares by the present May 17, 1961 245,000 shares of common stock, of — does . Hupp Systems, Inc. • Business—The May 29, 1961 filed 65,000 shares of common stock, of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 15,000 outstanding shares by the pres¬ ent stockholder. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business The company conducts consumer research, Plastics Howe March • 20, 1961 filed 150,000 common shares of which an undisclosed number will be offered by the company for lows, writer—None. ■ household June Inc. May 26, 1961 filed 110,000 shares of class A stock. Price —$3 per share. Business—The manufacture, marketing and distribution of proprietary drug products. Proceeds —For filed 200,000 shares of common stock (no Price—$5. Business—The financing and sale of . writers—Blyth & Co., Inc., Lehman Brothers and Allen & Co., New York. • Inc. Hagar par). 1961 27, Co., March 31, 1961 (letter of notification) 30,000 shares ol common stock (par 10 cents). Price — $10 per share. Business—Research, development and manufacturing in 'technological fields. Proceeds — For general corporate Feb. • City and Underwood, Neuhaus & (managing). New York Co., 37 Financial Chronicle apartment houses Proceeds—To and repay Underwriter—Eisele & King, Libaire, Stout & Co., York City New (managing). Independence Life Insurance Co. of America (7/18) May 24, 1961 filed 150,000 ^which 100,000 shares are shares of capital stock, of to be offered for public sale Volume by the 193 Number 6068 . . . The Commercial and Financial and 50,000 outstanding shares by the thereof. Price — To be supplied by amendment. Business—The writing of life and disability insurance, principally in southern California. Proceeds— To be added to the company's general funds. Office—99 South Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. Underwriter—Blyth & v holders March 10, 1961 filed 165,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3 per share. Business—The engineer¬ : Industrial Materials, Inc. ~ April 27, 1961 (letter of notification) 150,000 shares of common stock (par one cent). Price—$2 per share. Business—The manufacture of a new patented fiber glass material For used be to in rocket motor cases. Proceeds— equipment and working capital. Office— 1025 Shoreham Bldg., Washington, D. C. Underwriter —Atlantic Equities Co., Washington, D. C. _ expenses, Life Inland Insurance Co. (7/3-7) May 18, 1961 filed 375,000 shares of common stock. Price —TJo be supplied by amendment. Business—The writing of non-participating ordinary life and group life insur¬ .• Proceeds—For ance. .fw Underwriter—A. 111. aging). • investment and general corporate Office—175 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, purposes. I non-diversified, G. Becker & Co., Chicago (man¬ . InierrrationaT Cabfevision Corp. (7/17-21) 1961 filed 164,850 shares of class A common stock.. Price—$10 per share. Business—The construction operation of television cable systems. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes, and to offset terests Anthony & Co., Inc., New York City unit. Business—Real estate. Proceeds—For working capital and possible acquisitions. Office—1440 Broadway, New York. Underwriter—None. per Jai-Alao June (manag¬ Marine, Inc. 75,000 common shares (par cent) of which 60,000 are to be sold by the company 15,000 by the underwriter. Price—$4. Proceeds— 29, ("Reg. A.") 1961 of debt, advertising, inventory, and Office—790 N. E. 79th St., Miami, Fla. Securities Underwriter—Albion ir j International Co., Inc., New York. Parts Corp. June 20, 1961 filed 300,000 outstanding class A common shares be to sold Price—By amend¬ Business—The sale of replacement parts for auto- ment. stockholders'. by ' mobiles. ye V } ts A r- r- 42nd selling stockholders. Chicago., Place, Underwriter — Office H. M. Byllesby & Co., Chicago. • I ld i i- Proceeds—For the —4101: W. ' l- /' y, y, International Silver Co. (7/17) May 16, 1961 filed $7,822,000 of convertible subordinated debentures due Aug. 1,1981 to be offered for subscrip¬ tion by common stockholders on the basis of $100 of debentures for with rights to expire about July each 15 plied by amendment. shares held of record June 30 17. Price—To be sup¬ Business —The manufacture and sale of silverware, flatware and table accessories. Pro¬ ceeds—^-For the retirement of such 7% cumulative preferred shares as are tendered to the company during a period commencing June 12. Office—500 South Broad St., Meriden, Conn. Underwriter — Lehman Brothers, New York City (managing). Interstate June Department Stores, Inc. (7/3-17) $5,859,400 of convertible subordi¬ nated debentures due Aug. 1, 1981 to be offered for sub¬ scription by common stockholders on the basis of $100 of debentures for each 20 shares held of record July 3, with rights to expire July 17. Price—At par. Business— The operation of department stores. Proceeds—For ex¬ pansion, working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—111 Eighth Ave., New York. Underwriters—Leh¬ man 1961 15, filed Brothers and Shearson, Hammill & Co., New York (managing). Invesco March Collateral Corp. N. Y. Y. N. Bronx, Office—69 Morris Drive, East ment. Office—511 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Under¬ writer—None. Investors Preferred Life Insurance Co. (7/3) March 30, 1961 filed 400,000 shares of common stock. Price—$2.40 per share. Business—The company is au¬ thorized to sell life, accident and health insurance. Pro¬ ceeds—To be added to capital and surplus. Office—310 Spring Street, Little Rock, Ark. Underwriter—Life Se¬ curities, Inc., P. O. Box 3662, Little Rock. Israel-America June Hotels, Ltd. 22 * Rothschild struction and operation of a hotel at Herzlia, Israel. dress—Tel Aviv, Israel. Underwriter—Brager & New York. „ . "Isras" March Ssrael-Rassco . Lease Plan International June 14, 1961 filed 125,000 40,000- shares 85,000 shares Fund, Inc., a new open-end diversified investment • drift meters, sextants repayment of machine a 9, Lincoln Fund, Inc. 30, 1961 filed 951,799 shares of common stock. Net asset value plus a 7% Business A — the For investment. Office—300 Main & Chemical Corp. (7/10-14) and 125,000 shares for the selling stock¬ supplied by amendment. Business —The company is a major producer of primary alumi¬ num and fabricated aluminum products. Proceeds—For wurKing capital. Office — 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, company holder. Calif. Price—To Distributor—Horizon be and Dean Witter & 23, 1961 filed 226,000 shares of common s:ock 136,000 shares are to be sold for the account of the company and 90,000 shares for certain selling stock¬ Co., SamFrauuiscOi,'Oalit^ws holders. Corp. (7/10-14) May 17, 1961 filed 120,000 shares of common stock. (Price>>i 'Sil : "• .OCfiL -$5 per share. Business—The company is a wholesaler _i and • distributor . - mi ■ _ of grocery products to institutions, res¬ taurants, steamship lines and the like. Proceeds—For inventory, and working capital. Office — 81 Clinton Street, Yonkers, N. Y. Underwriters—Netherlands Secu¬ rities Co., Inc., and Seymour Blauner Co., both/ of New York City and J. J. Bruno & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. The (C. F.) 16, general amendment. , Laboratories, Inc. filed 100,000 common 1961 shares. Business—The manufacture of Price—By pharmaceu¬ XT Cn Vnrlr Cgnyers, Ga. Underwriters—Bache & Co., New York City and Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc., Atlanta, Ga. ness—The operation St., Englewood, Colo. Underwriter—Schmidt, Sharp, Co., Inc., 1717 Stout St., Denver, Colo. Kirk cP|?mercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Office Gnnvf>r« Ca TTni1#»irt»rifp»r« RanVio Mom N. Y. McCabe & June to W. 23rd products and for working capital. Office Street, New York. Underwriter—Hill, Dar-v Knickerbocker Dec. Biologicals, Inc. 23, 1960, filed 100,000 outstanding shares of class A Price—$6 per share. Business—The manufacture, ■tock. packaging and distribution of and cells used for a line of diagnostic serums the purpose of blood grouping and testing. The company also operates blood donor centers in New York and Philadelphia. Proceeds—For the selling Office—300 West 43rd Street, New York Krystinel Corp. April 12, 1961 filed 90,000 shares of class A stock. Price —$2.50 per share. Business—The company produces fer- ritesr which are ceramic-like materials with magnetic properties, and conducts a research and development program for ferrite products. Proceeds—For the repay¬ ment of a loan, research and development, new equip¬ ment and working capital. Office—P. O. Box 6, Fox Is¬ land Road, Port Chester, N. Y. Underwriters—Ross, Lyon & Co., Inc., and Schrijver & Co., both of New York City. Lafayette Realty Co. April 28, 1961 filed 129.3 limited partnership interests. Price—$5,000 per interest. Business—The partnership owns a contract to purchase the fee title to the Lafayette Building in Detroit, Mich. Proceeds—To purchase the above property. Office—18 E. 41st Street, New York City. Underwriter—Tenney Securities Corp., Street, New York City. 18 E. 41st June Lannett April 7, . Co., Inc. (7/3) (letter of notification) 1961 shares of stock. Price—$2 per share. Business—The man¬ ufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals. Proceeds—For a Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter Co., Inc., New York City. building, research and development, and a sales training program. Office—Frankford Ave., and Allen St., new — Netherlands 14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 2,312 common shares (par $25) offered for subscription by stockholders (other than parent) shares on the basis of now held. one new Price—$60, payment of loans. Office—95 Mass. Underwriter—None. E. share for each Proceeds—For Merimack re¬ St., Lowell, Lytton Financial Corp. 8/18) 30, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of capital stock. be supplied by amendment. Business—The company owns the stocks of several California savings March Price—To and loan associations. It also operates an insurance and through a subsidiary, Title Acceptance Corp., acts as trustee under trust deeds securing loans agency, made by the associations. for working capital. Proceeds—To repay loans and — 8150 Sunset Boulevard, Office Hollywood, Calif. Underwriters—William K. Staats & Co., Los Angeles and Shearson, Hammill & Co., New York City (managing). M. May fund B. M. Corp. I96ji ("Reg. A.") $300,000 of 6%% sinking equipment notes to be offered in units of $1,000. 26, June 2,«1961 filed $25,000,000 of firt mtge. bonds, series Proceeds—For repayment of loans, and working capital. Office—1331 S. 20th St., Omaha, Neb. Underwriter—First Trust Co. of Lincoln, Neb. Price—At par. • M-G, Inc. (7/10) May 26, 1961("Reg. A") 100,000 class A common shares (par $1). Proceeds — For new equipment, construction, and working capital. Address — Weimar, Tex. Under¬ writer—Rowles, Winston & Co., Houston, Tex. • MacGregor Bowling Centers, Inc. (6/30) May 3, 1961 filed 120,000 shares of common stock, of which 100,000 will be offered for public sale by the company and 20,000 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price--To be supplied by amendment. loans and for working capital. Of¬ fice—5309 South Park Blvd., Houston, Tex. Underwriters —Rowles, Winston & Co., and Fridley & Frederking, Proceeds—To , 150,000 be seven lington & Grimm, New York (managing). New York, N. Y. it Lowell Gas Co. June 521 Underwriter—Tau Inc alleys. Proceeds—For Address—Mattituck, L. I., W. C. Langley & Co. and Smith, Barney & Co. (jointly). Offering—Expected in late July.' tion new of bowling corporate purposes. Long Island Lighting Co. June 2, 1961 filed $25,000,000 qf first mtge. bonds, series L, due 199i. Proceeds—Tor construction. Office—250 Old Country Road, Mineola, N. Y. Underwriters—Com¬ petitive bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co Inc.; First Boston Corp., and Blyth & Co., Inc. (jointly); ticals. Proceeds—For repayment of a loan, purchase and installation of equipment, development and promo¬ of Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business of fluorescent lightipg fixtures for manufacture Long Islaiid Bowling Enterprises^ Inc. May 24, 1961 -(letter of notification) 100,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price^-$3 per share. Busi¬ Keltner Electronics, Inc. May 31, 1961 ("Reg. A.") 150,000 common shares (par 25 cents). Price—$1. Proceeds—For research, working capital and repayment of debt. Office—1045 W. Hamp¬ den of whiim Kane-Miller mr- St., New Britain, Conn. Management Corp., New Britain. ~4Jthonia Lighting, Inc. Underwriters—First Boston Corp., New York City housing projects and the like. Office—Tel Aviv, Israel. \\ 1961 — Kaiser Aluminum filed 30,000 shares of ordinary stock. per share. The company may, but is not obligated to, accept payment in State of Israel bonds. Pro¬ ceeds—For the construction of hotels, office buildings,, Underwriter—None. shares, of which the company and May 31, 1961 filed 375,000 shares of common stock, of 250,000 shares are to be sold for the account of • • 1961 by selling commission. non-diversified, open-end, managementtype investment company whose primary investment ob¬ jective is capital appreciation and, secondary, income derived from the sale of put and call options. Proceeds— common 27, Price—$62 offered — loan, working capital, and general cor¬ Office—Urban Avenue, Westbury, L. I., Underwriter—Kerns, Bennett & Co., Inc., New Y. (7/31-8/4) Marina, Inc. (letter of notification) 150,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$2 per share. Address— Yankton, S. D. Underwriter—E. W Behrens & Co., Inc., Sioux Falls, S. D. Note E. W. Behrens & Co., is no longer underwriting this issue. The new underwriter is The Apache Investment Planning Division of the Apach# Corp., Minneapolis. tooi products, Pruceedi^—For and related items. Corp. common Lewis & Clark May Jolyn Electronic Manufacturing Corp. April 24, 1961 (letter of notification) 64,500 shares of common stock (par one cent). Price — $3 per share. of be Underwriter— Place, Great Neck, N. Y. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., New York (managing). com¬ pany of the management type. Proceeds—For organiza¬ tional and operating expenses. Office—52 Wall St., New York. City. Underwriter—None. manufacture to are Israel. by stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—The leasing of trucks and cars. Proceeds—To repay loans and for working capital. Office—9 Chelsea organized under Delaware law in January 4961 to sponsor the organization of the Jefferson Growth company was Underwriter—None. Ltd. Tel-Aviv, • Underwriter—None. Co., - Investment Co. Blvd., None. Jefferson Counsel Corp. March 13, 1961s filed 30,000 shares of class B common stock (non-voting). Price—$10 per share. Business—The Ad¬ 1961 or ating in the oil business as a joint venture. Proceeds— For exploration and development of oil lands. Office— Meadow, it La Fonte Oil Co. 15, 1961 ("Reg. A") 250,000 common shares. Price —at par ($1). Proceeds—For a mortgage payment, equip¬ ment and working capital. Address — Kemmerer, Wyo. filed-1,250,000 ordinary shares. Price—$1 per share, payable in cash or State of Israel bonds. Business—The operation of hotels. Proceeds—For con¬ 8, Oil Prospectors Corp. Ltd. 1,500,000 ordinary shares. Price—To amendment, and to be payable either partially in Israel bonds. Business—The com¬ organized in October 1959 as a consolidation pany was of individual and corporate licensees who had been oper¬ y ("Reg. A") 3o,000 class A common sTiares (par $1). Price—$8. Business—The company plans to develop and operate a modern Jai-Alai stadium in the City. Underwriter—None. registered subordi¬ to be offered in three series of $300,000 6, 1961 filed $900,000 of 6% each, due June 30, 1965, 1966 and 1967, respectively. Price—$4,315; $4,190 and $4,079 per $5,000 of debentures. Business—The company, a wholly^owned subsidiary of Investors Funding Corp. of New York was organized under New York law in June, 1960, to purchase, invest in and sell real estate mortgages. Proceeds—For invest¬ , York Corp. totally 13, 1961 atockholders. nated debentures I New Israel Oct. 27, 1960 filed be supplied by which repayment working capital. / "Lapidoth" partnership in¬ Price—$10,000 Price and . units. York, N. Y. For L5 in deficits anticipated during the commencement of certain Florida operations. Office—New York City. Underwriter one e; publicly March May i- offered per¬ — N. international i— be French Cournand, the issuer's presi¬ dent, selling stockholder. Office 767 5th Ave., New York City. Underwriter—Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City (managing). 1 to of fumes. Proceeds—To E. L. Boston, porate purposes. ing )., 4? Proceeds expansion, —James s. — portation and distribution in the U. S. company, Underwriter—Ivest, Inc., One State Street, Bos¬ Jackson-Commerce Realty Co. June 16, 1961 filed $6,780,000 of limited ' r, investment Street, Business—The May 23, and open-end 39 Lanvin-Parfums, Inc. May 17, 1961 filed 440,000 shares of common stock. Price —To be supplied by amendment. Business The im¬ * ' - A whose stated objective is capital appreciation. —For investment. Office — One State ton, Mass. , - — Mass. Products, Inc. designing and precision machining of electronic components. Proceeds — For research and development, inventory, equipment, start-up costs of semi-conductor production, and for working capital. Office—78 Clinton Rd., Caldwell Township, N. J. Underwriter ;— Edward Hindley & Co., New York City. / , V - ; - Fund, Inc. • Industrial Control (2871) Feb. 20, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of common stock. Price —Net asset value at the time of the offering. Business Co., Inc.; New York City. ing, • Ivest company present Chronicle repay Houston. Mages : Sporting Goods Co. < May 1, 1961 filed 1,029,961 shares of common stock being offered for subscription by stockholders on the basis of Securities Continued on page 40 « ■4 40 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2372) Continued from , one with 16 June each for share new record two rights shares common expire to June of held Price— 30. $2.75. Business—The mail order and retail sale of sport¬ Line Co. Ltd. (7/24-28) June 1, 1961 tiled 750,000 common^&nares, of which 525,090 will be offered for sale in thtW. S., and 225,000 in Canada. Price—By amendment. Business—The compaiiy Bremerton to Port Office—508 construction. Credit Price unit. Business — The company will do financing in the home building industry. Pro¬ ceeds—To start its lending activities. Address—P. O. \ & Income Power shares. Price amendment. Business—A mutual fund. Proceeds Office—1002 First National Bank investment. — Bldg., St. Co., Manufacturing inc. 105,000 class A common shares of are to be offered by the company 50,000 shares by a stockholder and 5,000 to certain and June filed capital improvements. Address—Keene, 15 cents). ("Reg. machinery installation and working capital. Office—980 W. 79th St., Minneapolis, Minn. Underwriter —Continental Securities, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota eb. (7/17) -r- ceeds—To purchase raw materials, advertising and for working capital. Office—204 E. Washington St., Petaluma, Calif. Underwriter—Grant, Fontaine & Co., Oak¬ land,; Calif. ^ if Marks Polarized amendment. . Proceeds shares. Price — By expansion, acquisition of " common For — 16 Office—153- Whitestone, N. Y. Underwriters—Ross, yWe., Co., Inc., and Globus, Inc., New York (manag- Minneapolis and Harold Inc., & Co., St. E. Wood Marsan Industries, Inc, June 6, 1961 filed 125,00^shares of class A common. Price—$4 per share. Business—The issuing firm is a holding company for Jersey Packing Co., and a closed circuit the television Proceeds—For manufacturer. cafnera development, expansion of the Missiltronics Division, advertising, in¬ ventory and working capital. Office — 136 Orange St., Newark, N. J. Underwriter—T. M. Kirsch & Co., New York City. Offering-—Expected in early August. Note— This company formerly was named American Missil¬ purchase of equipment, research tronics Corp. •, . and . • Bowling Centers, Metropolis (7/10-14) Inc. east & Richardson St., New Brighton, Minn. Underwriter ■—None. Russell Lee, • & Inc., Micro March Saxe, Inc., "(managing); Thomas, Williams & arid V. S. Wickett & Co., New York City. Electronics Corp. (7/10-14) filed 125,000 shares of common stock. Price $4 per share. Business — The manufacture of printed circuits for the electronics industry. Proceeds-31, 1961 — $124,000 for new plant, $76,000 for equipment, and $110,for working capital. Office—1191 Stout St.,"1 Denver, 000 Colo. Underwriter—R. Baruch & Micro-Lectric, June Co., Washington, D. C. Inc. 12, 1961 ("Reg. A") 55,000 common shares (par 10 Price—$4. Business—The manufacture and de¬ cents). sign of potentiometers used in computers, ground control systems and missiles. Proceeds—For tooling production; repayment of loans; equipment; adver¬ tising; research and development and working capital. Office—19 Debevoise Avenue, Roosevelt, N. Y. Under¬ guidance and writer—Underhill Microwave Securities Corp., New York. Semiconductor & Inc. Instruments instruments. Proceeds—For additional search, inventory and working capital. Myrtle Avenue, Richmond Hill, N. Y. First Investment — Office — 116-06 Underwriter — Corp. 5, 1961 filed 140,000 Business re¬ Planning Co., Washington, D. C. Mid-Continent June equipment, General real common estate. shares. Proceeds Price—$7.50. — For invest¬ 2, of For payment of Passaic, N. J.' Underwriter — Hopkins, Calamari & Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Minn. Minn. 1961 23, amendment. filed 325,000 Business—The and capital of manufacture electronic Price—By shares. mechanical, equipment, including sewing machine attachments, small electric motors, Po¬ laroid Land cameras, etc. Proceeds—For equipment, re¬ investment. Inc. shares. Price—$6. develop about and for work¬ ing capital. Office—26 Dalbert, Carteret, N. J. Under¬ writer—Harry Odzer Co., New York (managing). • 27, Model 1961 filed 140,000 Vending, Inc. common —To Price be supplied by amendment. Business—The opera¬ machines for the retail sale of cigarettes, a variety of other food and drink products. The company also operates coin-type phonograph ma¬ new equipment, modernization of accounting procedures, and general corporate purposes. Office—4830 N. Front Street, Philadelphia, Underwriter—Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc., New York City (managing), Hallowell, Sulz¬ berger, Jenks, Kirkland & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and M. L. Lee & Co., Inc., New York City. • Modern Pa. Homes Construction Co. (7/10-14) May 10, 1961 filed $5,500,000 of subordinated debentures due to June be 15, offered 1981 and 550,000 shares of common stock sale in 275,000 units, each unit for public fice—16 —Sade Pleasant St., Baltimore, Md. Underwriter Co., Washington, D. C. (managing). Inc. ("Reg. A.") 86,250 common shares (par Price—$3. Proceeds—Forxresearch and work¬ Nciil-Tone, May 26, 1961 Undei writers—Aetna & Johnson, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Nolting, Nichol O'Donnell, Inc., Pensacola, Fla. and Guardian Secu¬ rities Corp., Miami, Fla. man & Nash Moderncraft Towel Dispenser March 1331, Valdosta, Ga. Ripley & Co., New York City. Co., Inc. 30, 1961 filed 80,000 shares of common stock, of shares are to be offered for jpublic sale by the company and 6,250 outstanding share^by the_underwriter. Price—$4 per share. Business—The manufacture which 73,750 M.) Co., Inc. and $1,000,000 of series B subordinated debentures, due July 1, 1981. supplied by amendment. Business—The manufacture of a variety of industrial products includ¬ Price—To be ing woodworking and packaging equipment, power saws, auxiliary power plants, centrifugal pumps, inboard ma¬ rine engines and a line of - leisure time and sporting goods merchandise. Proceeds—To retire all outstanding 7J/2% 1, 1961 bank loans, and for or about Oct. convertible debentures; to other corporate purposes. Office—208 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Under¬ writer—Robert W. Baird & Co., Milwaukee (managing). National Mercantile and 29, 1961 filed £orp. 100,000 (6/30) shares five-year warrants to purchase of common stock additional 20,000 an shares, to be offered for public sale in units consisting of one common share and one-fifth of a war¬ common rant. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business —The distribution and retail sale of phonograph records. repayment of loans and for working capital. To expand retail operations. Office—1905 Kerri¬ gan Avenue, Union City, N. J. Underwriter—A. T. Brod Proceeds—For the & er Co;, New York City and Rodetsky, Kleinzahler, Walk¬ & Co., Jersey City, N. J. (co-managing). National May 11, Semiconductor Corp. 1961 filed 75,000 shares of capital stock. Price supplied by amendment. Business—The design, development, manufacture and sale of quality transistors military and industrial use. Proceeds For new equipment, plant expansion, working capital, and other corporate purposes. Office—Mallory Plaza Bldg., Danbury, Conn. Underwriters — Lee Higginson Corp., New York City and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Minneapolis (managing). • — Nationwide June 12, vertible common Homes, Inc. 1961 filed $1,500,000 of 8% subordinated shares to be debentures offered and sale of of $10 of debentures and two ceeds—For amendment. ment homes. an improved towel dispensing cabinet. Pro¬ advertising, research and development, pay¬ of debt, and working capital. Office — 20 Main (7/10-14) 1961 filed $1,000,000 of series A subordinated debentures, due July 1, 1981 for tional shell homes. Office—P. O. Box (J. convertible construction, financing and sale of shell principally in the southern and southwestern por¬ tions of the U. S. Proceeds—To finance the sale of addi¬ Underwriter—Harriman Office —1515 N. E. 2nd*Ave., Miami, Fla. Securities Corp., New York; Ro¬ ing capital. —To be Business—The Offering—Expected in East & consisting of $20 principal amount of debentures and two shares. Price—To be supplied by amendment. common Pa. 27, 1961 filed 33,334 class A common shares. Price amendment. Proceeds—For working capital. Of¬ • Proceeds —For First if NAC Charge Plan and Northern Acceptance Corp. March amusement-devices. Fund, August. candy and and Trust Investment Broadway, New York City. tion of vending chines Co., Ill Broadway, April 28, 1961 filed $6,375,000 (6,250 units) of interests. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The fund will invest in tax-exempt bonds of the Common¬ wealth of Pennsylvania and its political sub-divisions. Proceeds—For investment. Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co., repay (7/10-14) April 27, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of common stock. Haupt & City. Offering—Expected in early August. Series • purposes. working and Investment Trust Fund, Series B Sponsor—Ira York March 30, corporate program April 28, 1961 filed $12,750,000 (12,500 units) of interests. Prices—To be supplied by amendment. Business — The fund will invest in tax-exempt bonds of states, counties, municipalities and territories of the U. S. Proceeds—For Office—446 Blake St., New Haven, Conn. Underwriters—Kidder, Peabody & Co., New York and Charles W. Scranton & Co., New Haven, Conn, (managing). general and notification) 260,000 shares 'of Price—$1.15 per share. of 25 cents). advertising Offering imminent. payment of loans; research, development and engineer¬ ing an * 10 ce^ts). if Mite Corp. June (par Office —1521 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Underwriter—Bratter & Co., Inc., Minneapolis, capital. —By — stock Proceeds—For loans; machinery and office equipment; reduction of current liabilities; research and development .and working capital. Office—245 4th St., Proceeds cents). 10 State. Inc. Services, (letter 1961 common June (par manufacturers Travel Motor equipment. Business—The homes May 12, 1961 filed 120,000 shares of common stock. Price—$3 per share. Business—The research, develop¬ ment, manufacture and sale of microwave devices and • technical stock common Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Underwriter Co., New York City (managing). Note—Thii stock is not qualified for sale in New York Ill the company acquisition and operation of bowling centers, prin¬ cipally in New York City. Proceeds—To improve exist¬ ing properties and acquire other bowling centers. Office —647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriters— (7/24-28) Wisconsin West eany (lett^Kof notification) 1961 Proceeds—To purchase land, construct and 250 mobile home sites, form sales agencies and 78,000 outstanding shares by the pres¬ Price—About $5 per share. Business Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. —Bache & shares of per share. 8, June —The & 17, I960 filed 155,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business— Insuring lenders against loss on residential first mort¬ gage loans, principally on single family non-farm homes. Proceeds—For capital and surplus. Office—608 151,900 Price—$1.50 May May ent holders thereof. Co., Inc. 1961 Municipal (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of common stock (par 30 cents). Price—$3 per share. Pro¬ ceeds—To repay notes, for research and development, equipment and working capital. Office—1st St., South¬ if Mobile Estates, 1, 1961 filed 198,000 shares of common stock, of which 120,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by St., Coffeyville, Kan. Underwriter—None. 11, rence Electronics, Inc. electro-mechanical if Merchants Co. June 19, 1961 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6% convertible 15-year subordinated debentures due 1976 to be offered for subscription by stockholders for 14 days in units of $100 each. Price—At par. Proceeds—For working cap¬ ital. Office—300 E. Pine St., Hattiesburg, Miss. Under¬ writer—Lewis & Co., Jackson, Miss. small business investment company. Pro¬ general corporate purposes. Office — 711) as a (letter of notification) 75,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$4 per share. Busi¬ ness—The sale of lumber, building supplies and hard¬ ware. Proceeds—To repay loans and for working cap¬ ital. Address—Monticello, N. Y. Underwriter—J. Lau¬ 1961 1, Missife-Tronics Corp. • operate Walnut New :/"-••> fViiratel Ma> facilities and other corporate purposes. new Co., Paul. Corp. Jdneu27, 1961 filed 95,000 to ceeds—For Municipal 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 15,584 common shares (par $10). Price—$19.25. Proceeds —For expansion and construc¬ tion. Office 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Underwriters—Woodard-Elwood & Co., J. M. Dain & of notification). 100,000 shares of (par one cent). Price—$3 per share. Pro¬ stock Investment Corp., Inc. 17, 1961 filed 3,000 shares of common stock. Price —$100 per share. Business—The company was organized under Kansas law in October 1960 and is applying to the Small Business Administration for a Federal license Valley Natural Gas Co. June (letter 1961 1, common Corp. Mokan Small Business May Inc. A") 150,000 common shares (par Price—$1.15. Proceeds—For film processing 1961 16, machines, Washington, D. C. » Structures Inc. 50,000 shares ic Minichrome, 1960 stock. Marine Bearing, N. H. Underwriter—Tucker, Anthony & R. L. Day, New York (managing). siles, rockets, radar and marine items. Address — 319 W. Howard St., Hagerstown, Md. Underwriter—Lecluse & Broadway, New York City. Underwriter—R. F. Co., Inc., 39 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. & Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co. Precision 1961 16, debt (letter of notification) 75,000 shares oi Price—$4 per share. Proceeds—For ex¬ in the fabrication of sheet metal, parts for mis¬ penses Dowd — Miniature and (7/5). common of debt. employees. Price—By amendment. Business—The manu¬ facture of ball bearings. Proceeds—For repayment of Paul, Minn. 22, fice—198 (managing). June Office—6425 Cambridge St., Min¬ neapolis, Minn. Underwriter — Kalman & Co., Inc., St. Sept. Proceeds—For working capital, and Office—380 Park Ave., South* Underwriter Lee Higginson &Corp., New York. which working capital. Electronics filed 75,000 common shares. Price — By factoring in the textile apparel fields. (7/3-7) Co. Insurance Oct. 14, 1961,. ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Priced—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, & Mohawk Aug. 8, 1960, filed 75,000 shares of class A common stock. Price—$12 per share. Proceeds—For general funds. Of¬ April Business—General repayment • ^ Mammoth Industries, Inc. Marine & Monticello Lumber & Mfg. Corp. the York June • Factors and New For Paul, Minn. Underwriter—None. and Mill May 31, 1961 By — per amendment. / Fund, Inc. filed 40,000 common 1961 $1 Christy Belleville, N. J. Underwriter—Vickers, Co.,( Inc., New York City. Street, Box 886, Rapid City, S. D. Underwriter—None. • * Mairs — Thursday, June 29, 1961 . . Jan. Acceptance Corp. interim Co., New York. Montreal. common company. in units of one share of stock and 85 cents of debentures. Underwriters—(In U. S.) Bear, Stearns & (In Canada) W. C. Pitfield & Co., Ltd., B. C. filed investment and Sept. 8, 1960, filed 1,169,470 shares of-common stock and debentures, to be offered for public sale Van¬ Bldg., Foncier \ $994,050 of 6% Proceeds—For Angeles, Washington. 1961 2,2, Midwestern and operate an underwater natural gas transmission pipeline from British Columbia to Vancover Island and a subsidiary will build a pipeline from 7, 70,000 Fipe plans to build June Investment1* Co. vestment writer—None. couver, if Middle Atlantic June Business—An the Magna Office—997 Monroe Ave., Memphis. Underwriter—James N. Reddoch & Co., Memphis. • .'.■■■ • shares. Price—$10. Proceeds—For in¬ working capital. Address—Elkins Park, Pa. Underwriter—Best & Garey Co., Inc., Washington, D. C. I goods and recreational equipment. Proceeds—For repayment of debt and other corporate purposes. Office—227 Wes# Madison Street, Chicago, 111. Under¬ ing • advances to subsidiaries. and ment 39 page . Business Proceeds—For — in due 1976 units, common The sinking fund each con¬ 300,000 consisting shares. Price—By construction working and capital. and sale of Address—Col- Volume 193 Number 6068 The . Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2873) linsville, Va. Underwriters—Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago and McDaniel Lewis & Co., Greensboro, N. C. • New York Trap Rock Corp. (6/30) May 19, 1961 filed 175,000 shares of common stock. Price supplied by amendment. Business—The quarry¬ —To be ing, processing and marketing of crushed stone. Pro¬ ceeds—For expansion. Office—162 Old Mill Road, West Nyack, N. Y. Underwriter—Smith, Barney & Co., New York City (managing). Nissen Trampoline Co. (letter of notification) 9,400 shares of com¬ (par $1). Price—At the market. Proceeds— For the selling stockholders. Office—930 27th Ave., stock Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Underwriter Woods, St. Louis, Mo.5, • Nitrogen Oil Well Service S.W., Yates, Heitner & — May 22, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common^ stock. Prices—$10 per share for 51,000 shares to be offered to Big Three Welding Company; $10 per share for not less than with an attached to warrant common —To repay debt; establish a branch sales office, and for working capital. Office—Walden Drive, Augusta, Ga. Underwriter—Granbery, Marache & Co., New York City. J-^ii* Lines, Inc. Pacific June 26, are shares are Francisco International Airport, San Francisco. & Co., Inc., New York, and Fay, Inc., San Francisco (managing). Underwriters Hooker and & Pacific Walston — Gas & Electric of of share for each 1% shares held; and, $10.60 unsubscribed shares. Business—The company furnishes high pressure nitrogen to the oil and gas industry.1 Proceeds—For general corporate purposes, in¬ new any cluding $880,000 for the purchase of 20 additional liquid nitrogen high pressure pumping units. Office—3602 W. 11th St., Houston, Texas. Underwriter & Co., Inc., Houston, Texas. pected mid to late July. Underwood, Offering—Ex¬ — Neuhaus North Atlantic Life Insurance Co. of America June 2, 1961 filed 1,386 common shares. Business—The State license annuities. and Office poses. sell has Proceeds—For — Mineola; N. Y. North Price—$350. applied for a New York life, accident and health insurance company to Meadow general Brook corporate National Bank pur¬ Bldg* remote control systems, electromechanical components, and power supply assemblies. Proceeds—To repay loans and for working capital. Of¬ fice-—553 South Market Street, Galion, Ohio. Under¬ writer—None. Northern Illinois Gas Cc. ,, May 24, 1961 filed 450,037 shares of common stock being offered for subscription by stockholders on the basis of one share for each 16 shares held of record June 22. new with rights to expire July 11. Price—$49.50. Proceeds— For construction. Office-^-50 Fox St., Aurora, 111. Under¬ writers—First Boston Corp., and Glore, Forgan & Co., both of New York City. ^Northern States Power Co. (8/8) June 23, 1961 filed $20,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due 1991. Offices—15 So. La Salle Street, Chicago 4, 111.; 15 So. Fifth Street, Minneapolis 2, Minn.; Ill Broad¬ New York way, Probable 6, bidders: N. Y. Underwriters—(Competitive) Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Kidder, Peabody & Co., and White, Weld & Co. (jointly); First Boston Corp. and Blyth & Co. Inc. (jointly). Bids—Expected to be received Au£. 8. on Northwest Natural Gas Co. June due 13, 1986 ment. 1961 and filed $6,500,000 140,000 common Proceeds—For the (7/18) of first mortgage bonds shares. Price—By amend¬ repayment of bank loans and construction. Office—735 S. W. Morrison St., Portland, Orpg. Underwriter—Lehman Brothers, New York (man¬ aging). Ocearrarium. May 22, 1961 Inc. filed (7/11) 125,000 shares of common stock, of which 62,500 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 62,500 outstanding shares by the pres¬ ent holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by amend¬ ment. Business—The company operates "Marineland Pacific," an exhibition of fish and trained aquatic animals, near Los Angeles, Calif. Proceeds—For work¬ ing capital. Office—Marineland, Los Angeles County, of the Calif. Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., New York City. Old May Empire, 1, 1961 debentures Inc. filed $700,000 of convertible due 1971. Price — At Packer's Super par. Business — The manufacture, packaging and distribution of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and household, chemical and industrial specialties. Proceeds—For the repayment of bank loans, improvements and working capital. Office— 865 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Newark, N. J. Underwriter— Laird, Bissell & Meeds, Wilmington, Del. property One Maiden Lane Fund, Inc. April 7, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of Price—$3 per share. Business—This is fund U. S. which will common a new stock. mutual hold only convertible debentures and Treasury bonds. Proceeds—For investment. Office •—One Maiden Lane, New York City. Underwriter—G. F. Nicholls & Co., Inc., New York City. • Ormont Drug & Chemical Co., Inc. (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—Manufacturers of drugs. Proceeds—For expansion, and working capital. Office—38-01 23rd Ave., Long Is¬ land City, N. Y. Underwriter—Havener Securities Corp., New York, N, Y. May • 2, 1961 Outdoor Development Co., Inc. (7/11) May 25, 1961 filed $2,705,000 of subordinated debentures due June 1, 1976, warrants to purchase 108,200 shares of common jbe stock, and 324,600 shares of common stock to offered for public sale in 54,100 units, each consist¬ per share. loans, and con¬ Markets, Inc. service - — St., New For stores in the New York City area. general corporate purposes. Office Brooklyn, & Co., York Pan food City N. Inc., Underwriters Y. and M. L. Lee — 25 — Milton D. Co., Inc.,- both of (managing). American Resources, Inc. of notification) 40,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$7 per share. Office—600 Glendale Federal Bldg., Glendale 3, Calif. Underwriter —Fred Martin & Co., 1101 Woodland Dr., Norman, Okla. May 11, 1961 ★ Parish (letter (Amos) & Co., Inc. June 23, 196,1 filed 208,000 outstanding common shares. Price—By amendment.,, Business—Business advisors and consultants to —For the specialty and department stores. Proceeds stockholders. Office—500 Fifth Ave¬ selling New York. Underwriter—The James Co., New York. nue, Patent Resources, Inc. ■ May 24, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of —To be pany was stock. Price supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ organized in November 1960 to acquire, exploit develop patents, and to assist inventors "in develop¬ ing and marketing their inventions. Proceeds—For gen¬ corporate purposes. York City. aging); N. Office of — Fifth Ave.", New 608 Underwriters—Darius, Inc., New York (man¬ A. Hart & Co., Bayside, 1^. Y., and E. J. Roberts & Co., Inc., Ridgewood, N. J. Pell Pharmaceuticals, Inc. May 24, 1961 ("Reg. A.") 150,000 common shares (par five cents). Price—$2. Proceeds—For equipment, ex¬ pansion, inventory, andvworking capital, Office—1 Bel¬ mont Ave., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa. Underwriter—R. P. & R. A. Miller & Co., Inc., Philadelphia. equipment and facilities. Minn. Underwriter—None. Philadelphia Laboratories, Inc. ,(7/24-28) May 26, 1961 filed 75,000 shares of common stock. Price share. Business—The development, manufac¬ pharmaceuticals, vitamins and veterinary — For the repayment of debt, and other corporate purppses. Office — 400 Green Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter — Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke, & French, Inc., Philadelphia. per share for each Office Minneapolis, — Corp. May 29, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of class A stock. Price share. per Business—The company is a real estate Proceeds—For investment. Office—• firm. New York City. Underwriter—None. Polymetric Devices Co. May 24, 1961 filed 90,000 shares of common stock. Price —$3.75 per share. Business—The company sells devices for the measurement control of pressure, or temperature, torque, acceleration, displacement, strain and force. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—130 South Easton Rd., Glenside, Washington, Pa. D. Underwriter Weil — & Co., PoSytronic Research, Inc. 7, 1961 filed 193,750 common shares, of which 150,- June 000 will be sold 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. Md. Office—7326 Westmore Rd., Rockville, Underwriters—Jones, Kreeger & Co., and Balogh & Co., Washington, D. C. (managing). Precision May Specialties, Inc. 15, 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—The manufacture of precision instruments. Pro¬ ceeds—To repay loans for common construction, purchase of equipment; research and development, and working cap¬ ital. Office—Hurffville N. J. Underwriter—Harrison & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. President Airlines, Inc. ; ("Reg. A") 150,000 class A common shares cent). Price—$2. Business—Air transportation June 13, 1961 (par one of passengers and cargo. rent liabilities and Proceeds—For ^payment of taxes; certificate payment of and working capital. Avenue, Rockefeller Center, N. Y. nental Bond & Share balance Office 630 — Corp., Maplewood, N. J. ^ Progress Industries, Inc. "• / 26, 1961 filed 75,000 common shares (with war¬ rants) of which 55,000 shares will be sold by the com¬ June and 20,000 by stockholders. Price—$10. Proceeds— pany For the payment of debt, the establishment of a new improvements and working capital. St/, Arthur, 111. Underwriter— Tabor & Co., Decatur, 111. (managing). subsidiary, plant Office—400 E.« Progress , \ Q Corp. O " June 9^ 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 10 'cents). Price—$3. Business—Manufacturers op electronic, electro mechanical and mechanical devices. Proceeds— College Point, N. Y. Underwriter—Netherlands ties Co., New York. expansion, News York (managing). Photronics Corp. • general corporate "purposes. Office—14-25 Pueblo Supermarkets, Inc. 1961 filed 100,000 outstanding shares of class A to be offered for public sale by stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—Operates seven super¬ markets in Puerto Rico. Proceeds—For the selling stock¬ Office—P. O. Box 10878, Caparra Heights, San Juari, P. R. Underwriter—Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., New York. Offering—Expected in late July holders. early August. 24, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business May —The common design, development and manufacture of optical electro-optical systems and components used in and reconnaissance, photo-interpretation, ,photo-gram- metry and optical scanning devices. Securi¬ June 6, or (7/6) Feb. aerial 128th St., common shares. Price—$1. equipment and working cap¬ ital. Office—1335 Gordon St., S. W., Atlanta, Ga. Under¬ writers—Globus, Inc., and Harold C. Shore & Co., Inc. Proceeds—For Fifth Underwriter—Conti¬ For * Proceeds — For working capital, research and development, and new equipment. Office—134-08 36th Road, Flushing, N. Y. Underwriter—-L. D. Sherman & Co., New York City. • Q-Line Instrument Corp. 8, 1961 (letter stock (par (7/10-14) notification) 65,000 shares of cent). Price—$4 per share. Busi¬ manufacturers of technical equipment. Pro¬ ness—The ceeds—For of one relocation of business; new equipment; Inc., New York, N. Y. Quality Importers, Inc. June in working caiptal. Office—55 Fifth Ave., New York. derwriter—Sutro Bros. real estate and construction business. Proceeds— Net proceeds, estimated at $444,000, will be used to buy land for shell homes construction and to start building the homes with ton the ($175,000), to repay a bank note ($65,000), for working capital. Office—Hunting¬ balance Station, New York. Underwriters—Theodore Arrin & Co., Inc., Katzenberg, Sour & Co., and Underhill Secu¬ rities Corp., all of New York City. Pickwick Recreation April 21, 1961 common —To stock Center, Inc. | (letter of "notification) 100,000 shares of (no par). Price—$3 per share. Proceeds for construction, working capital and, general purposes. Office—921-1001 Riverside Drive, Burbank, Calif. Underwriter—Fairman & Co., Los An¬ pay corporate geles, Calif. ex¬ pansion, and working capital. Office — 1562-61st St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—William, David & Motti, Pickwick Organization, Inc. May 23, 1961 filed 110,000 shares of common stock. Price—$5 per share. Business—The company is engaged the cur¬ CAB on products. it Photographic Assistance Corp. June 27, 1961 filed 150,000 common Inc., C. ture and sale of Proceeds three Piatt Progressitron —$8 Plasticon- one — • common and eral be Business—The manufacture of large plastic containers. Proceeds—To discharge the indebtedness represented by Plasticon's 5% promissory notes, with the balance for (7/24-28) May 25, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common stock. Price —$6 per share. Business—The operation of 22 retail • subordinated bank working capital. Office—1649 La Cienega Bldv., Los An¬ geles, Calif. Underwriter—Norman C. Roberts Co., San Diego. 53rd and electronic of Market Pacific Vitamin Corp. May 31, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 10 cents) of which 66,667 are to be sold by the company and 33,333 by a stockholder. Price—$3. Proceeds—For Blauner equipment, repayment St., S^n Francisco, Calif. Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., New York City. M&Tch 30, 1961 filed 22,415 shares of icommon stock to be subscription by stockholders of record May 15. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business— This subsidiary of L. M. Ericsson Telephone Co. of Stockholm, Sweden,••"'manufactures telecommunications the Office—245 stock, of offered, 25,000 Leyghton-Paige Corp., 150^000 offered to Leyghton-Paige stockholders Leyghton-Paige shares held, and 400,000 shares are to be offered to holders of the company's $1,200,000 of 5% promissory notes. Price $3 per share, in all cases. investment offered for to —$5 struction. Co.. 665,666 shares of common shares are to be publicly. basis Proceeds—For Proceeds Co. share for each 20 shares held of record June new & to be offered to 13, with rights to expire July 5. Price—$71 self Underwriter—None. Electric one Sade * more Co. Investment — — filed 90,666 the on Office Underwriter Corp. 1961 shares 1976 May 24, 1961 filed 896,470 shares of common stock, be¬ ing offered for subscription by stockholders on the basis one Plasticon which due corporate purposes. Bldg., Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. 180,000 common shares /to be offered in units, each consisting of $100 of debentures and 10 common shares. Price—By amend¬ ment. Business—The transportation of passengers, prop¬ erty and mail by air. Proceeds—For repayment of debts, working capital and general corporate purposes. Office debentures 24,500 shares to jbe offered to holders (other than Big Three) of the outstanding common on the basis per —For general May 8, * filed $1,800,000 of 6V2% 1961 Pilgrim Helicopter Services; Inc. April 25, 1961 (letter of notification) 16,363 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$5.50 per share. Proceeds convertible sub¬ —San Co. debentures shares, and six shares of common. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The construction, sale and financing of^shell homes. Proceeds ordinated ' May 4, 1961 mon ing of $50 of purchase two 41 1961 filed 200,000 common shares. Price —By Business—Imports and distributes Scotch 1, amendment. and Irish whiskeys. Rabin-Winters June shares are to 180,000 common shares of which 80,- stockholders. ness—The manufactuer lighter fluid veda Boulevard, Hentz & for and and Un¬ Co., New York. be offered by by loans & Corp. 19, 1961 filed 000 shares Proceeds—To repay loans and for of related working El the company and 100,000 Price—By amendrpent. pharmaceuticals, items. capital. Segundo, Proceeds—To Office—700 N. Calif. Busi¬ cosmetics, repay Sepul- Underwriter—H. Co., New York. Continued on page 42 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle 42 Office Continued from page 41 Development Laboratory, Schmidt, (7/31-8/4) Inc. 666 to Price—By stockholders. Business—Devel¬ amendment. designs and produces electronic instruments for the detection of atomic radiation. Proceeds—For working ops, capital, and expansion. Office — 61 East Northiake, 111. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone York (managing). City Inc. Electronics, Ram North Ave., & Co., New 1960 28, stock (par 10 common for television receivers and other electrical circuits. Pro¬ In¬ Secyrities Co., Inc., 101 West 57th St., New York City. general corporate purposes. Office—600 dustrial Ave., Paramus, N. J. Underwriter—General ceeds—For Offering-—Imminent. Ram Tool powered tools. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—■ 411 N. Claremont Ave., Chicago, 111. Underwriter—Aetna Securities Corp., The organized in February 1961 to invest was company amount. Business— of principal 100% Price—At mortgages on income producing properties and in land on which buildings have been erected. Proceeds first in East Office—60 investment. •—For 42nd St., New York Underwriter—None. City. u (letter of notification)) 60,000 shares oi stock (par one cent). Price—$5 per licensed department in 1961. Office—1211 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. Under¬ writer—Midland Securities Co., Kansas City, Mo. common share. Proceeds—To open a new (7/7) March 16, 1961 filed 160,000 units of common stock and warrants, each unit to consist of one share of class A common and two common stock purchase warrants for the purchase of class A common (one exercisable at $5.50 per share for 12 months and the other at $6 per share • Recreation within Enterprises, Inc. Business—The chain of bowling alleys in Price—$5 months). 30 unit. per plank to operate a initially in Missouri and Kansas Proceeds—For the building of bowling centers. Office— company midwestern states, the Independence Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 6000 M. Simon & —I. • Reeves Co., St. Louis, Mo. Underwriter - Broadcasting & Development Corp. Co., & Corp., Del. Wilmington, (managing). Offering—Expected in August. "May 8, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of ^ capital stock. Price— share. Business—The research and development processes in the field of surface and biochemistry. Proceeds—For plant construction, equipment, research and development, sales promotion and working capital. Office—545 Broad St., Bridgeport, Conn. Underwriter per of —McLaughlin, Kaufmann & Co., New York City (man¬ aging). * ; • & Renaire (7/6) Inc. Foods, March 30, 1961 filed $700,000 of debentures, 6V2% con¬ vex tiDie series due 1976, to-be-offered for public sale dj the company and 125,000 shares of common stock, (par $1) shares are to be offered for sale by the company and 25,000 outstanding shares by the presen; holders thereof. Price—At 100% of principal amount, of which 125,000 the stock. Business—The retail distribution of food freezers, frozen groceries, foods, $6 and debentures the for vitamins, per for share medicines and Baltimore proprietary sundries, principally in the Philadelphia and Proceeds—For construction, the purchase installment contracts resulting from the sales of food trading areas. of and freezers, and for working capital. timore Pike, & • Office—770 Bal¬ Springfield, Pa. Underwriter—P. W. Brooks Co., Inc., New York City. Riverview AFC, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares. Price —$3. Business—Real estate and utility development in Florida. Proceeds — For expansion. Office — 2823 So. Underwriter—Albion Ave., Titusville, Fla. Securities Co., Inc., New York. Washington . (7/13) May 19, 1961 filed 82,500 shares of common stock, of which 25,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 57,500 ent holders Business—The ment. photoelectric and other outstanding shares by the pres¬ be supplied by amend¬ Price—To thereof. manufacture light controls, street electronic equipment. and distribution centrifugal of blowers Proceeds—For new product development.yQUice—One Factory Street, Middletown, Conn. Underwriter — Dominick & Dominick, New York City (managing). • Rorer (William H.), Inc. (7/10) • thereof. Price—To be supplied —The manufacture — For the converting to industry. Proceeds —For expansion, new < equipment, repayment of debt, and working capital. Of¬ fice—4542 East Dunham St., City of Commerce, Calif. Underwriter Carat & Polonitza, Inc., Los Angeles ture, — Shepard Airtronics, Inc. t.... 26, 1961 (letter of notification) 75,000 shares of common stock (par one cent). Price.— $4 per share.' Business—The manufacture of high altitude breathing 000 shares are to Proceeds—For repayment of and development, plant improvement, purchase of inventory, advertising and • workings capital. Office — 787 Bruckner Boulevard,; Bronx, N.^Y. Underwriters-r-L. C. Wegard & Co.; 28 West'/, State St., Trenton, N. J, (managing); L.vJ. Termo & Co., Inc.; New York and Copley & Co., Colorado Springs, • Colo. .-•/": ' • /• /• " -V ■ / v and ventilation stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business printing of gift wrap .'.papers. Proceeds — For., The and sale account of Capital pharmaceuticals. the Corp. - • , V; .. . 1 stock; Price investment company. Proceeds—For investment.. Office—Juniper & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriters—Blair & Co., Inc., New York City; Stroud & Co., Inc./and Wood¬ cock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Philadelphia, Ha. • Science Resources, Inc. (7/5) ' /"; June 13, ,1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares. Price -—$3. Business—The furnishing of business management to consulting scientists and the arranging of financing for science companies. Proceeds-—For expansion. Office —One Story St., Cambridge, Mass. Underwriter—Lewis Wolf Associates (managing) and Marshall Roberts & Co., Inc., New York. '// May 9, 1961 filed 450,000 shares of common —$8 per share. Business—A small business Sherman Co. Recording Instruments Corp. ("Reg. A") 100,000 common Scully ••..•- -:,r- . 1961 filed 1,096 of limited partnership shares. $5,000 per unit. Business — The company was/ < on March 15, 1961 to acquire the Hotel Sherman ' • March 29, Price — formed Proceeds—[To purchase the above property.' Street,-New York City. Underwriter in Chicago. E. 40th Office—10 . -None. : Sica Skiffs, April 1961 19, Price—To be Inc. filed 100,000 shares of .common stock. by amendment. Business—The" supplied manufacture and "sea skiffs" sale of Proceeds—For motor.boat. the a type, of inboard repayment of debt, the' retail outlets, property Improvement, forking capital. Office—Toms River, N. J. Under¬ writer—Warner, Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth, Phila¬ delphia (managing). Offering—Expected in early July.,.development of and ; shares (par manufacture of pre¬ cision recording equipment. Proceeds—-For repayment of ic Sjcctrom Automations-,. Sue; a loan, general overhead, equipment and working papJune 28, 1961 filed 70,000 class A. common shares. Price' ital: Office—Bridgeport, Conn. Underwriter—Moran & —$4. Business —; The design, manufacture and sale of Go.,-Newark, N. J. • •' - electronically controlled: automation devices. Proceeds Seaboard Electronic Corp. (7/3)/ —For the repayment of debt, purchase of additional' April 26, 1961 filed 100,000 outstanding shares of com¬ equipment ana .inventory, and .working cao'tal. Office—! mon stock to be offered for public sale by the present 140 N; W. 15th St., Boca Raton, Fla. Underwriler—j. June. 14, 10 1961 cents). Price—$3. Business—The ■ thereof. holders selling Pro¬ stockholders. Price—$5.50 per share; Business—The warning signals,; control boxes, intervalometers and related equipment for aircraft and mis¬ Proceeds—For the selling stockholders. Office—417 Canal Street, New York City. Underwriter —Amos Treat & Co., Inc., New York City (managing).. sile application. Second June Business Financial, (8/14-18)... Inc. — etc., from Shell Home Builders. ment. Office—2740 Apple Valley Proceeds—For invest¬ Road, N. E., Atlanta, Underwriter—Globus, Inc., New York. Ga. $3,000,000 filed 1961 27, of 6% Price —100% debentures. nated of principal ventories of such automobiles and direct lending to con¬ and the writing of automobile, credit life, and sumers, of insurance. Proceeds—For working capi¬ Denver, Colo. Under¬ Office—1100 Bannock Street, writer—None. • (7/28) of class A common stock and $400,000 of 7*6% 10-year debenture bonds, to be offered in units consisting of $100 of debentures and 25 shares of stock. Price—$200 per unit. Business—The purchase of conditional sales contracts on home appli¬ ances. Proceeds For working capital and expansion. Office—724 9th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Under¬ 7, 1961 filed 100,000 shares — writer—None. Service the by Photo Industries, "/« • , - / and 50,000 outstanding shares by the thereof. Price — To be supplied by Business The manufacture of electrical — equipment, principally wiring devices and lighting con¬ trols used in indusirial, comfrierciaf^and residential Proceeds—To reduce outstanding loans, pur¬ equipment, and for working capital. buildings. additional chase Sea Cliff City • E. Avenue, Glen Cove, I., ;N. Capital Corp. May 16, 1964 filed 500,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—$12.50 per share. Business—A small business' investment company. Proceeds—For investment. Office —Life & Casualty Tower, Nashville, Tenn. Underwriters —Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curlis, New York City (fnanaging) and Johnston, Lemon & Co.. Washington, D. C. Southern American common c/o Pont Inc.. Fire Insu-ance Co. (letter of notification) 23.500 shares of stock (par $4). Price—$10 per share. „ Office— 1961 19, Guilmartin, Bartel & Ashman, 1527 Alfred I. du Building, Miami, Fla. Underwriters—Beil & Hough, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Nolting, Nichol & O'Donnell, Inc., Pensacola, Fla.; Sterling, Grace & Co., New York. Southern May 26, Realty & Utilities Corp. 1961 tures due convertible deben¬ filed $3,140,000 of 6% 1976, with warrants to purchase 31,400 common Business—The develop¬ Proceeds—For the Photo repayment of debt, the development of property, Suppliers, Inc., is engaged in the importation and of a wide variety of photographic equip¬ distribution sales promotion, and Hart & East 17th repayment of debt, advertising other corporate purposes. Of¬ St., New York. Co., Bayside, N. Y. Servonic Instruments, Underwriter—N. (managing). Inc. - (7/12) —At fice—33 Yo ' (managing). Southeastern L. Unterberg, Towbin Co., New York shares, to be offered for public sale in units of $500 of debentures and warrants for five common shares. Price Inc. — Proceeds—For the '•> holders May 26, 1961 filed 150,000 class A shares (par one cent). Price $4. Business — The company, formerly Service ment. v .'** company present May Security Acceptance Corp. March • 18, Underwriter—C. series A subordi¬ amount. Business— The company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the retail financing of new and used automobiles, mo¬ bile homes, appliances, furniture and farm equipment for purchasers, and the wholesale financing of dealers' in¬ Jan. • Inc. 1361 filed 150,000 shares of class. A stock, of which 100,000 shares are to be offered for public sale May Office—45 , Credit Corp. Securities Electric Stater amendment. filed 100,000 common shares. Price—$3. The purchase of notes, mortgages, contracts, 1961 20, Magaril Co., Inc., New York. of manufacture and by amendment. Business of New York. Co., St. Louis and Walston & Co., & Science equipment. loans; new equipment, research equipment and working capital. Address—120 TwentyFifcn Ave., Bellwood, IlL Unaerwriters^Stifel,-,:~Nicolaus its ." April Inc. 19, 1961 filed 113,600 common shares of which 40,-# be offered by the company and 73,600 June Lrethane to name company plans to change Industries international Inc. Note—This (managing). R. D. No. 2, Albany, N. Y. Y. Specialty Manufacturing Co., Clair St. be supplied by products Underwriter—Lewis & Stoehr, New York, N. n May 24, 1961 filed 130,000 outstanding shares of common stock to be offered for public sale by the present holders ceeds — •' p. stock. Price ' amendment. Business—The manufac¬ and distribution of uretnane foam Inc. Industries, Uretftane She!ley To Advertising Co., Inc. ' Address porate purposes. tal. Inc. Ripley Co., Inc. © May 24, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of common 10, 1961 (letter of notification) 80,000 shares ol class A stock (par 10 cents). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—Outdoor advertising. Proceeds—For general cor¬ other types May 18, • Stanley & Co., New York. automatic coffee dispens¬ Proceeds—For repayment of loans, Co., New York. • • repayment of loans and general corporate purposes. Of- ; W. 50th St., New York. Underwriter—Morgan - fice—50 Price—$10. shares. 16, 1961 filed 130,000 common Underwriter—None. Salt Lake City, Utah. . Inc. Research Simmons Reher Inc. and similar items. Business—Acquisition, develop¬ mining properties. Proceeds— ; purposes, office — 1406 Walker , * Shell Oil Co.. (7/19) •: /• June 23, 1961 filed $200,000,000 of sinking fund deben- ; tures due 1986. Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For promotion and manufacture of a new product, working capital and general corporate purposes. Office — 300 Jacksonville Road, Hatboro, Pa. Underwriter—Stearns 16, 1961 filed $2,500,000 of convertible Underwriter—Laird $6 Rudd-Meiikian, general corporate Bank Bldg., - debentures. Price—At par. Business—The operation of TV stations and recording studios and the development of real estate properties in North Carolina. Proceeds—For expansion, the repayment of loans, for working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—304° E^ 44th St., New York. June For for schools. Proceeds — For expansion, general corporate purposes and working capital. Office —Meadow & Clay Sts., Richmond, Va. Underwriter—~~ B. N. Rubin & Co., Inc., New York. •: June share. per ment, and exploration of furniture tory — 1961 17, A class Price—$2.50 ^ Royal School Laboratories, Inc. 23, 1961 filed 170,000 common shares. Price—$5. Business—The manufacture of special^ purpose labora¬ shares by Recco, Inc. April research, design, development, manuiac- . devices consisting primarily *of electromechanical transducers, for a variety of milirary,^ industrial and scientific use*. Proceeds—For new equip¬ March 20-year par¬ ticipating notes to be issued in 2,000 units of $25,000 shares by the present supplied by amendment. » ment, plant expansion and working capital. Office— 1644 Whittier, Calif. Underwriter — C. E. Unterberg, Proceeds—For the retirement of debt and Towbin Co., New York City. product expansion. Office—2315 Homewood Avenue, . Shasta Minerals & Chemical Co. * Baltimore, Md. Underwriter—Stein Bros. & Boyce, Bal- ■ April 24, 1961 filed 500,000 snares of common stock.; timore, Md. Offering—Expected mid to late July. Ruth Outdoor Inc. Investing Association, May 22, 1961 filed $50,000,000 series A 6% be equipment/ New York (managing). Estate Price—To thereof. ture and sale of precision May 29, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of con\mon stock. Price -—To be supplied by amendment. Business—Tne manu¬ facture and sale of industrial controls and electrical ers 9, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares. Price — By amendment. Business—The manufacture of electrically each. 1961 Business—The (7/28) Controller Co. Business—The manufacture of Corp. June Real Thursday, June 29, ,. by the, company and 45,000 holders Co., New & June (letter of notification) 75,000 shares ol cents). Price—$4 per share. Busi¬ ness—Manufacturers of electronic and replacement parti Dec. sale Pa. Under¬ York City and Roberts & Parke, Philadelphia( managing). Stenton Ave., Philadelphia, 4865 Rowan • 1, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares, including 86,be offered for sale by the company ^and 13,33£ by June — writers—Kidder, Peabody % Radiation Instrument • . (2874) . A. < (7/3-7) April 26, 1961 filed 95,000 shares of no par common stock, of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public 100% of principal amount. ment of unimproved land in Florida. work¬ ing capital and other corporate purposes. Office—1674 Avenue, Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriters — Meridian Hirsch York & City and Lee Higginson (managing). Co., Spectron, Corp., both of New Inc. 1961 filed 83,750 class A common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$4.50. Business—The design, development June 9, and manufacture of electronic .systems, instruments and •. Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2875)' 43 equipment, including microwave, radar and communication devices. Proceeds For — underwater purchase of equipment, plant expansion, patent development and general corporate purposes. Office—812 Ainsley Bldg., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Hampstead Investing Corp., New York (managing).. • Speed-O-Print Business Machines Corp. May 24, 1961 filed 125,000 shares of common stock. Price be supplied by amendment. Business^-The com¬ —To manufactures machines and in notes the amount writer—Hodman .V ' • sells accessories. general corporate ing;. and ' Proceeds copy $422,826, with the balance for Office—Chicago. Under¬ Renshaw, Chicago (managing). & ' ; r-. ' ' . Business—The For — servicing the repayment of loan a of Price missiles. for By — Pro¬ working capital. Office—722-32 Brookhaven Drive, Orlando, Fla. Underwriter—Pierce, Carrison, Wulbern, Inc.. Jackson¬ ville, . , . 1,624 shares of class (no par) to be offered for subscription by stockholders on the basis of four scares for each five shares held, with the unsubscribed shares to be sold to the public. Price—To stockholders, $100 per share; to A common stock public, $110 share. Business—Manufacturers per Pharmaceuticals. Proceeds For — testing of products, new inventories; marketing and general corporate purposes. Office—10 Pine St., Morristown, N. J. Underwriter—E. T. Andrews & Co., Hartford, Conn. « Staff Business & Data Aids stock. Price common be supplied by amendment. Business—The com¬ is engaged in the distribution of wholesale elecr trical equipment and supplies. Proceeds — For the re¬ payment bank of loans and other corporate purposes. Oince—224 Wasnington St., Perth Amboy, N. J. Under¬ writers—Amos Treat & Co., Inc., and Standard Secu¬ rities Corp., "both of New York City and BrunoLenchner, Inc;, Pittsburgh, Pa. Survivors' March Benefit Insurance Co. 30, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock to initially to stockholders and thereafter to offered Price—$21.70 share. per representatives. company Business — The company is qualified to write life insurance in the state of Missouri. Proceeds—For expansion of the business into other states and for Office reseives. 4725 — Wyandotte St., Kansas City, Mo. Underwriter—None. 17, 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of capital stock (par 10 cental. Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness—The supplying of temporary office personnel. Pro¬ ceeds—lo purchase assets of Rapid Computing Co., Inc. corporate Suval Industries Inc. (7/10-14) AjDril 27, 1961 filed 125,000 shares of common stock, of which 100,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company and 25,000 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price—$4 per share. Business— The manufacture of supported vinyl plastic sheeting for the automobile, furniture and clothing industries. Pro¬ ceeds—For additional equipment, product expansion and working capital. Office—Cantiagua Road, Westbury N. Y. Underwriters Brukenfeld & — Milton D. Blauner & Co;, and Co., both of New York City. • Swingiine Inc. (7/17-21) 14, 1961 filed 200,000 outstanding class A common shares. Price—By amendment. Business—The manufac¬ ture of stapling machines. Proceeds For the selling Office—122 E. 42nd& purposes. — stockholders. Office—32-00 Skillman Ave., Long Island City, New York. Underwriter—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, New York (managing). ^ Street, New York, N. Y. Underwriter—Hancock rities Corp., New York, N. Y. Secu¬ T-Bowl June International!, Inc. 1961 filed 400,000 common May 2, 1961 filed 265,000 shares of common stock (par $1). Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business— 15, shares, of which 325,000 shares are to be offered by the company and 75,000 shares by stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—The operation of bowling centers. Proceeds— The manufacture and direct retail sale For Standard Brands Paint Co. 9 of paints, enam¬ els, varnishes and allied products in the Southern Cali¬ fornia Proceeds—For area. of retirement outstanding 8% Office pansion. the 4300 W. repayment debentures 190th of debt, for and the ex¬ St., Torrance, Calif. Underwriters—Sutro Bros. & Co., and Allen & Co., both of New York City (managing)., Sterife — Medical Products, Inc. June 2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$2.50. Business—The sharpening of sur¬ gical blades. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Address—Jamesburg, N. J. Underwriter—Louis R. Dreyling & Co., New Brunswick, N. J. Stratof ex, June and Inc. 8, 1961 filed amendment. 120,000 Business — shares. Price common The manufacture of — By hydraulic pneumatic type hose, primarily for the aircraft and industries. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, missile and working capital. Address — P. O. Box 10398, Fort Worth. Tex. Underwriter—First Southwest Co.. Dallas. Stratton N. expansion. J. Underwriter—Peter N. Y. Underwriters • construction. and development^ and op¬ recreational summer resort or. Proceeds—For in southern Vermont. Office—South Londonderry, writer—Cooley & Co., Hartford, Conn. Under¬ Vt. June 27, 1961 nated filed $600,000 of 6% debentures due 1981. convertible subordi¬ Price—At par. Proceeds— For plant expansion, working capital and other corpo¬ rate purposes. Office — Basin and Cherry Sts., Norristown, Pa. Underwriter—H. A. Riecke & Co., Philadel¬ phia (managing). Sun March Val'ev 30, Associates 1961 $205,000 of lim¬ ited partnership interests to be offered in units of $5,000. or fractional units of not less than $2,500. Proceed*—For working capital. Address — Harlingen, Texas. Under¬ write*—Nat Berger Associates, Inc., New York City. ^ Super-Temp Corp. June 15. 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (no par). Price—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of debts, pur¬ chase of new equipment, re*e?rrh ?md development and working capital. Office—2024 W. 15th St., Long Beach, Calif. Underwriter—Morgan & Co., Los Angeles. • Supprrrarrets Operating Co. (7/6) May 10, 1961 filed 125,000 shares of common stock. Price —To tion be of sunplied chain by amendment. Business—The opera¬ the production and marketing of "Huber's Sunbeam" bakery products. Proceeds — For working capital, and general corporate purposes. Office—1416 Morris Ave., Union, N J. Underwriters—Robert Garrett & Sons, Bal¬ timore, Md., and G H. Walker & Co., New York City, a of "Shop-Rite" supermarkets Superstition Mountain Enterprises, and Inc. (7/10-14) Jan. Price 30. — formed foot Ariz. of 1°6l $2.50 filed per 2.000.000 share. shares Business — of The common stock. company was in March, 1959 to develop real property at the Superstition Mountain near Apache Junction, It has developed part of the property to form the Apacheland Sound Stage and Western Street, architec¬ turally designed for the 1870 period, which is used for the shooting of the motion picture and television pro¬ Co., and Brand, (managing). stock to be offered for public sale in units consisting of $240 of debentures, 50 common shares and 20 wai^rants. Price $640 per unit. Business — The construction of — bowling centers. Proceeds—For construction and work¬ ing capital. Office—873 Merchants Road, Rochester, N. Y. Underwriter—Lomasney, Loving & Co., New York City (managing). © Taffet April Electronics, Inc. 28, — $3 1961 per bearing obligations of states, counties, municipalities and territories of the U. S., and political subidivisions thereof which are be¬ lieved to be exempted from Federal income taxes. Pro¬ ceeds—For investment. Office —135 South La Salle St., Chicago. Sponsor—John Nuveen (7/5.3) filed 132,000 shares of common stock. share. Business — The manufacture of J. Proceeds—For general —420 Lexington Ave., communications components, for field. primarily use Proceeds—For additional equipment, capital improvements and working capital. Office—27-01 Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Woodside, N. Y. Underwriters—Fialkov & Co., Inc. (managing); Stanley Heller & Co., Amos Treat & Co., Inc., all of New York City. 9, Broadcasting Co. May 26, 1961 filed 376,369 outstanding shares of stock to be offered for public sale by the present holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The operation of TV and radio broadcasting stations. Proceeds—For the selling stockholders. Office Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Underwriter —Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., New York City (manag¬ ing). Offering—Expected in July. —1906 Tasselie, Inc. (7/10-14) Feb. 15, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of class A stock. Price —$12 per share. Business—The company was organized under and Delaware law in sale of "Tassette," 1959 to finance the exploitation patented feminine hygiene aid. Proceeds—For advertising and promotion, market devel¬ opment, a medical research and administrative expenses. Office—170 Atlantic St., Stafford, Conn.. UnderwriterAmos Treat & Co., Inc., New York City (managing); Bruno-Lenchner, Inc., Pittsburgh; and Karen Securities Corp., New York City. Tax-Exempt Public Bond Trust Fund Jan. 16, 1961 filed $5,000,000 of interests 1961 one advertising; percentage (to be supplied by amendment) and dividing the sum thereof by 5,000. Business — The trust was formed by John Nuveen & Co., Chicago, 111., to invest ir: tax-exempt obligations of states, counties, municipalities territories of the United States. Sponsor — John 135 South La Salle Street, Chicago, 111. and Nuveen & Co., Tax-Exempt Public Bond Trust Fund, Series 2 23, 1961 certificates. filed $10,000,000 ex-k pansion; purchase of raw materials; research and devel¬ opment, and working capital. Office—599 Tenth Avenue, New York. Underwriter—International Services Corp., Paterson, N. J. Templet Industries Inc* June 2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 25 Price—$3. Business—Licenses patents to die- cents). makers and metal parts manufacturers. Proceeds—For working capital and general corporate purposes. Office— 701 Atkins Ave., Brooklyn 8, N. Y. Underwriter—Levien, Greenwald & Co., New York. • Tempieton Damroth Corp. 30, 1961 filed $445,000 of 5V2% convertible de¬ bentures, due 1969. Price 100% of the »principal March — amount. Business — The management and distribution of shares of four investment companies, and also private investment counselling. JProceeds—To increase the sales efforts of subsidiaries, to establish a new finance com¬ and pany, for general corporate Office—630 purposes. Third Avenue, New York City. Underwriter—Hecker & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Offering—Expected in late July. Tennessee Investors, Inc. May 16, 1961 filed 500,000 shares of common stock to be publicly offered, and 4,206 common shares to be offered to holders of the outstanding common on the basis of share for each nine shares held. Prices—$12.50 share for the public offering and $11.40 one new per for the pany's term per share Business—A small business in¬ Proceeds — To finance the com¬ rights offering. vestment company. activities loans of to small Casualty Tower, providing equity capital and long business concerns.'Office—Life and Nashville^ Tenn. Underwriter—Paine, WebberJackson & Curtis," New'York City • Terry Industries, Inc. 28, 1961 filed 1,728,337 shares of Feb. (managing). common stock of which 557,333 shares of the issuing company and 1,171,004 shares, represent¬ are to be offered for the account ing outstanding stock, are to be offered for the account of the present holders thereof. Price—For the company's shares, to be related to A.S.E. prices at time of the offering. For the stockholders' shares, the price will be supplied by amendment. Business The company, for¬ merly Sentry Corp., is primarily a general contractor for heavy construction projects. Proceeds—The proceeds of — the first 12,000 shares will go to Netherlands Trading Co. balance of the proceeds will be used to pay past due legal and accounting bills, to reduce current indebt¬ The edness, and for working capital. Office—11-11 34th Ave., Long Island City, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter — (For the company's shares only) Greenfield & Co., Inc.. New Tetraflour, Inc. I . 31, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (no par). Price—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of a loan, pur¬ chase of equipment and working capital. Office—343 Hindry Ave., Inglewood, Calif. Underwriter—Morgan & Co., Los Angeles, Calif. • Texas Capital Corp. (8/4) 16, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common shares. Price—By company. Business Proceeds — — A small business For investment. Texas June 7, Eastern Transmission 1961 filed investment Office Eighth St., Georgetown, Tex. Underwriter Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis. Corp. — — 104 E. Dempsey- (7/12) $30,000,000 of debentures due July 1, 1981 and 200,000 shares of subordinated convertible preferred ($100 par). Proceeds—For the repayment of debt and for construction. Office—Memorial Professional Bldg., Houston. Underwriter—Dillon, Read & Co., New York (managing). Textilfoam, Inc. June 23, 1961 filed 130,000 000 shares are shares of which 100,by the company and 30,000 common to be offered shares by the stockholders. Price—By amendment. Busi¬ ness — The lamination of a syntheticwfoam to fabrics. Proceeds—For expansion, working capital and general corporate purposes. Office—200 Fair St., Palisades Park, N. J. Underwriters—Flomenhaft, Seidler & Co., Inc., and Street & Co., Inc., New York (managing). Thermo-Chem (5,000 units). Price—To be computed on the basis of the trustees eval¬ uation of the underlying public bonds, plus a stated Feb. Associates, Inc., New York. amendment. com¬ Office Underwriter— purposes. City. ("Reg. A") 100,000 class A common shares cent). Price—$3. Business—The manufactu.e coin-operated vending machines. Proceeds—For re¬ payment of loans; sales promotion and (par June Taft York of May electronic corporate New Techno-Vending Corp. June fabrication of Co., Chicago. ship will acquire all the outstanding stock of five apart¬ ment houses in Newark, East Orange and Jersey City, N. York City. the & Taylor-Country Estate Associates 12, 1961 filed $2,420,000 of limited partnership in¬ terests. Price—$10,000 per unit. Business—The partner¬ June equipment, principally electronic test equip¬ ment, partial electronic systems and assemblies, and the mon (letter of notification) & Bowling & Leasing Corp. (7/3-7) March 31, 1961 filed $600,000 of 8% convertible subordi¬ nated debentures due 1971, 125,000 shares of comnpn stock and 50,000 class A warrants to purchase common in • Strouse. Inc. Kesselman — Tatideo Price winter a Mountain Morgan & Co., New York. Grumet & Seigel Inc., New York electronic of Stratton Boulevard, East Paterson, replacement knobs for television sets. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt, the expansion of product lines and working capital. Office—469 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, eration 1961 B T.*V. Development Corp. May 26, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of common "stock. Price —$5 per share. Business—The manufacture and sale of .7orp. filed $650,000 of 5% convertible subordi¬ debentures, due Dec. 1, 1981. Price—At 100% of principal amount. Business—The March 3, nated Office— 27 —The fund will invest in interest Nat Berger (7/3) June April and for general Underwriter • Spencer Laboratories, Inc. May 1, 1961 (letter of notification) the —To policyholders, employees and v and Office—Apache Junction, Ariz. Supronics Corp. May 29, 1961 filed 90,000 shares of be v< Spellman Engineering, Inc. (6/30) 6, 1961 filed 150,000 common shares. amendment. off pay of June ceeds making - To — purposes. ' • office Proceeds—To purchase and develop additional pany (7/17-21 pany ductions. property. —None. (10,000 units) ownership Price—To be filed by amendment. Business June Corp. 14, 1961 filed 130,000 common shares. Price—$4.50. Business—The manufacture of coatings for fabrics. Pro¬ ceeds—To repay a loan, and purchase equipment, for re¬ search and development, administrative expenses and working capital. Office — Noeland Ave., Penndel, Pa. Underwriter—Best & Garey Co., Inc., Washington, D. C. • Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. (6/30) May 24, 1961 filed $25,000,000 of 25-year sinking fund debentures, due 1986.' Price—To be supplied by amend¬ ment. Business—The research, manufacture, and Continued on sale of page 44 44 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2876) Continued from page in the missile, space, electronics and aircraft — For general funds, including debt re¬ products fields. • 43 Proceeds Office—23555 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. duction. Underwriters—Smith, Barney & Co., New York City and McDonald & Co., Cleveland, Ohio (managing). Enterprises, Inc. (7/10-14) June 2, 1961 filed 85,000 common shares. Price—$4. Business The breeding of thoroughbred race horses. Proceeds—To purchase land, build a stable, and buy additional horses. Office—8000 Biscayne Blvd., Miami^ Thoroughbred — Co., Inc., Newark, N. J., Underwriter—Sandkuhl & Fla. and New York City. (par sale and 95,000 shares by therselling stock¬ $1) of which 60,000 shares will be offered for public supplied by amendment. Business —The manufacture and sale fo plastic and metal toys. holders. working Underwriter—Bache & Office—Mound, Minn. Co., New York City (managing). capital. Inc. Electronics, Inc. 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 10 cents). Price—$2.75. Business — Manufacturers'and im-^ porters of transistorized radios, phonographs and simi¬ lar electronic products. Proceeds—For removal to larger quarters; purchase of tools and dies; research and devel¬ opment; repayment of loans and working capital. Office Jamaica —195-02 Av^., Jamaica 23, N. Y. Underwriters and Earl Edden —Bertner Bros, Transcontinent Television Co., New York. Government agency; cold storage warehousing; freezing, packaging and marketing of vegetables; the freezing and packaging of shrimp; the feeding and marketing of fattened cattle, and the operation of a small business financing company. Proceeds—For ex¬ pansion and working capital. Office—1235 Shadowdale, Houston, Tex. Underwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., St. Louis, Mo. United Investors 1961 filed 76,109 shares of class A stock. May 26, Price Business—The company plans to ac¬ quire 15 realty properties in eight states. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt, property acquisitions, and work¬ ing capital. Office—60 E. 42nd Street, New York City. Underwriter—None. Offering—Expected in rhid-August. share. per U. S. filed 200,000 shares of common stock per share. Business—The company plans to manufacture fiberglass shingles, beams, purlin and other materials. Proceeds For working capital, inventory 1961 27, Price—$2 common stock to be holders ent Corp. Business ment. offered for public sale by the pres¬ Price—To thereof. radio be supplied the St., Buffalo, N. Y. Underwriters—Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., and Bear, Stearns & Co., both of New York City (managing). seven broadcasting stations. stockholders. Office selling Transcontinental March 120,000 shares of stock^(par $1). Price—$2.50 per share. Pro¬ advances to subsidiaries. Office—278 S. Main common ceeds—For Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Underwriter—Continental Securities Corp., 627 Continental Bank Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. v plaqhing, development and marketing of single-familyhome communities in New Jersey. Proceeds—For the development of properties. Office — 52 Neil Ave., Lakewood, N. J. Underwriter—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washing¬ ton, D. C., and New York City. > Variable Annuities United share. Business—A per Office—20 investment. 26, 1961 filed 185,000 common shares of which shares are to be offered by the company and shares by stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—A ,holding company with subsidiaries in the savings and loan, .real estate and insurance fields. Pro¬ ceeds For repayment of loans and working capital. 75,000 110,000 . of 1961. Universal 23, 1961 stock common to be outstanding Price $2 — shares, stock, by the selling stockholders per share. Proceeds — For working capital writer—Wililam Naftalin & Co., • Universal June Ltd. May 1, 1961 filed $150,000 of limited partnership inter¬ ests to be offered for public sale in 150 units. Price— $1,000 per' unit. Proceeds—For the acquisition of oil leases and the development of, thereof. Office-<--213 Building, Abilene, Texas. Under¬ writer—None. 18, Street, Winona, Minn. Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Moulded Fiber Glass Underwriter— • sold Uris stockholders. by Business—Manufactures transformers for electronic (7/10-14) June 2, 1961 filed 159,403 outstanding shares of common to be offered for sale by stockholders. Price—By amend¬ ment. Business—The construction, operation and leasing equipment. Proceeds—For of office search development, j Tresco, Inc. 5, 1961 filed' 100,000 June and common the shares. repayment of Price—$5. debt, re¬ a new subsidiary Office—3824 Terrance Underwriter—Amos Treat & Co., New to finance ers. Buildings Corp. Proceeds—For the selling stockhold¬ buildings. Third Ave., Office—850 New York. Underwriter— and for other corporate purposes. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York (managing). St., Philadelphia. York (managing). it Vacu-Dry Co. June 0 • Triangle Instrument Co. March 30, (7/10-14) 1961 (letter of notification) 100,000 shares of (par one cent). Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ ness The manufacture of precision instruments and components. Proceeds—For equipment, inventory, the repayment of debt, and working capital. Office—Oak • common stock — 1961 bank 19, and consumer shares. common industrial finance Price—$6. company. shares. Price—By expansion, repayment of common For Valley Title & Trust Co. June 1961 13, the Business—A — working capital. Office and —Armstrong & Co., Inc., New York City. Funding Corp. 1961 filed 250,000 400,000 Calif. Business—The Trinity filed filed 120,000 common shares. Price—$5. writing and selling of title insurance and Louis and the manufacture of precision subassemblies for the aircraft, missile and Proceeds—For the repayment of debt, expansion, working capital and reserves for possible fu¬ ture acquisitions. Office—9111 Schaefer Highway, De¬ troit, Mich. Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co., New York parts and other industries. City (managing). (7/6) of first subordinated de¬ bentures due 1981 (with attached warrants to buy up to 80,000 common shares). Price — To be supplied by amendment. Business—The construction, and mortgage financing of shell homes. Proceeds—To reduce bank debt and finance the sale of additional homes. Office— 1500 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Fla. Under¬ writer—Alex. Brown & Sons, Baltimore, Md. (-managing). (Jim) Walter, Corp. May 18, 1961 filed $20,000,000 Walter Sign Corp. March 30, (letter of notification) 100,000 shares 1961 of Price—$3 per share. Busi¬ installation of highway signs. Proceeds—For the reduction of debt, sales promo¬ tion, inventory and reserves. Office—4700 76th St., Elm- common stock (par one cent). ness The — manufacture and hurst, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—Amber, 40 Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y, Burstein & Co., Washington Water Power Co. 1961,,ftled 160,Q0Q1 .common shares. Price—By Proceeds—For repayment of loans and con¬ 20, Office — E., 1411 Mission Avenue, Spokane, Underwriters—Kidder, Pesabody & Co.; Blyih & struction. Wash., Co., Inc., and White, Weld & Co., New Witter, San Francisco. York and Dean Wayne Manufacturing Co. 1961 filed 40,000 outstanding shares of capital by the present hold¬ thereof. Business—The design, manufacture and sale May 29, of be offered for public sale industrial Price sweepers. Office amendment. — 1201 E. — To be supplied by Lexington St., Pomona, Underwriters—Mitchum, Jones & Templeton, Los Calif. Angeles and Schwabacher & Co., San Francisco (man¬ aging). Wej-lt Expansion Products, Inc. (7/14) 4, 1961 (letter of notification) 300,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$1 per share. Pro¬ ceeds—For plant and facilities, moving equipment, in¬ May ventory, working capital and repayment of a loan. Office —4 S. Santa Fe Dr., Denver, Colo. Underwriter—Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver, Colo. Bowling Corp. 128,434 shares of common stock, of be offered for public sale by the company and 13,434 outstanding shares by the present holders thereof. Price—$9.75 per share. Busi¬ ness—The company plans to acquire and operate bowling centers primarily in California. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—3300 West Olive Avenue, Burbank, Calif. Underwriter—Hill Richards & Co. Inc., Los Angeles (managing). which filed 115,000 shares are to Westbury Fashions, Inc. 120,000 shares of common stock, of offered for public sale by the company and 52,000 outstanding shares by the pres¬ ent holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by amend¬ ment. Business The design, manufacture and sale of May 10, 1961 filed which 68,000 shares are to be R. Dreyling & Co., 25 Livingston Ave., Brunswick, N. J. — subor¬ princi¬ Business—The production of gauges amount. pal measuring instruments and acting as trustee and escrow agent. Proceeds—For working capital, reserves and other corporate purposes. Office—1001 North Central Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. Under¬ writer (7/17-21) Corp. 1961 filed $2,000,000 of 6%' convertible dinated debentures due 1976. Price—At 100% of 19, West Coast — 950 56th St., Underwriter—Wilson, Johnson & Higgins, San Francisco (managing). loans Oakland, Vinco May May 26, 1961 Proceeds Drive.and Cedar Place, Syosset, L. I., N. Y. Underwrite* June Proceeds—For working capital. Office—1107 Broadway, York. Underwriter—Trinity Securities Corp., 40 New Exchange Place, New York. June casual Tungsten Mountain Mining Co. April 7, 1961 (letter of notification) 10 pansion, the repayment of loans, equipment, and work¬ ing capital. Office — 1400 Broadway, New York City. Underwriter—McDonnell & Co., Inc., New York City. New common stock (par 25 400,000 cents). Price shares of £2V2 cents per share. Proceeds—For mining expenses. Office—511 Secu¬ rities Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—H. P. Pratt & — Co., Inc.. Seattle, Wash. Turbodyne Corp., May 10, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of common stock. Price $2 per share. Business The research, development, manufacturing and marketing of space and rocket en¬ gines, and related activities. Proceeds—For research and development, and working capital. Office—1346 Con¬ necticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter— — T. J. McDonald & Co., Washington, D. C. it Union Electric Co.* (7/25)" June 23, 1961 filed $30,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due 1991. Proceeds—For expansiort. Office—315 N. 12th Blvd., St, Louis 1, Mo. Underwriters (Competitive) — Probable bidders: First Boston Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Inc.; Blyth & Co., Inc., and Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly); Lehman Brothers and Bear, Stearns & Co. (jointly). Bids July 25 at 11 a.m. Co. — (EDST). -at _ 27, amendment. City. ers Corp. Price—$10. Business—The manufacture of fiber glass reinforced plastic. Proceeds —For the selling stockholders. Address—Commonwealth Ave., Bristol, Va. Underwriter—A. G. Edwards & Sons, St. Louis (managing). be to thereof. Price—To be supplied by operation of a national chain of gymnasiums and health centers for men and women. Proceeds—The company will use its part of the proceeds for the opening of new gymnasiums and the promotion of home exercise equipment. Office—375 Park Ave., New York City. Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co.; New Yorkby the present holder stock to filed 275,000 outstanding common shares 1961 (7/19-14) 11, amendment. Manufacturing Co. (letter of notification) 135,000 shares ol (par 10 cents) of which 35,000 shares are offered for the account of the company and 100,000 Feb. Enterprises, Inc. 1961 filed 320,000 shares of class A common stock (par 10 cents) of which 120,000 shares will be of¬ fered for the account of the company and 200,000 shares iMay June v Office—516 W. 4th Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. Under¬ Staats & Co., Los Angeles (manag¬ ing). * Reed, Health, Inc. June 14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares. Price —$3. Business — The operation of a chain of health studios. Proceeds—For expansion, advertising, financing of time payment memberships and other corporate pur¬ poses. Office—15A South Main St., West Hartford, Conn. Underwriter—Cortlandt Investing Corp., 120 Wall St., — Bank Inc. mutual fund. Proceeds—For Street, Kansas City, Mo. Inc., Kansas City, Mo. the fall in Tanny 9t]h Offering—Expected Office—9460 Wilshire National W. & June First new Underwriter—Waddell it Trans-World Financial Co J Trebor Oil Co. Fund, April 11, 1961 filed 21(500,000 shares of stock. Price—$10 New York. R. (7/17-21) Home & Development Corp. Universal Investment Co. (letter of notification) 1961 15, Proceeds—For 70 Niagara — U. S. May 11, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of class A capital stock. Price—To be supplied by amendment. Business — The amend¬ by Th^operation of six television and — equipment, and sales promotion. Office — Clarkville, Texas. Underwriter—Hauser, Murdock, Rippey & Co., Dallas, Texas. • Vic • Fiberglass Products Co. April . • amendment. Business—The Corp. repayment of loans, purchase of land and May 25, 1961 filed 400,000 outstanding shares of class B Proceeds--To re¬ loans, for additional equipment and inventory, and for working capital. Office—928 Broadway, New y°r^ City. Underwriters—Hill, Thompson & Co. (managing), Hampstead Investing Corp., and Globus, Inc., all of New York City. S. the and June 1961 U. — Trans-Aire special heat-shrinkable film. items in (7/10-14) Thursday, June 29, . pay Price—To be Proceeds—For Foods, . May 25, 1961 filed 125,000 shares of common stock. Price —$8.50 per share. Business—The storing of grain for a —$10 • Tonka Toys, Inc. (7/6) May 22, 1961 filed 155,000 shares of common stock by the company United . Information Meeting—July 24, 11 Bankers Trust Co., i a.m. (EDST) 16 Wall Street, New York * •• • -« r * Varco Industries, Inc. — 8, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par cents). Price—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, purchase of equipment and inventory, and working capital. Office—815 Nash St., El Segundo, Calif. Under¬ writer—Omega Securities Corp., New York. Vatronic Lab. Equipment, Western Inc. vacuum the repayment systems and equipment. Proceeds — For Proceeds—For ex¬ Inc. City, Utah. Business—Factoring. Underwriter—Elmer K. Aagaard, Newhouse Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah. .,. Underwriter—Stanley R. Ketcham & Co., New York. Manufacturing Corp. Western June 9, 1961 ("Reg. A") 300,000 common shares (par 50 cents). Price—$1. Proceeds—For operating expenses and working capital. Office—210 E.. Manville St., Compton, Calif. Underwriter Amos C. Sudler & Co., Denver,. March 17, shares each; Colo. stockholders . Versapak Film & Packaging Machinery Corp. •(7/14) 150,000 shares of common stock and 150,000 five-year warrants, to be offered for public sale in units of one share of stock and one warrant. Price— March 30, 1961 filed $3,125 per unit. Business—The design, development and sale of versatile automatic equipment for packaging Growth Corp.* 1961 filed 202,107 shares of class A common stock (par 10 cents), of which 150,000 shares are to be offered for public sale by the company in units of 10 — • Factors, women. — promotion and working capital. Office—Northport, N. Y. . girls and filed 700,000 shares of common stock. Price —$1.50 per share. Proceeds—To be used principally for the purchase of additional accounts receivable and also may be used to liquidate current and long-term liabil¬ ities. Office 1201 Continental Bank Bldg., Salt Lake of debt, plant expansion, equipment, sales Vendaversa! for June 29, 1960 May 29, 1961 filed 80,000 shares of common stock. Price —$4 per share. Business—The manufacture of industrial high dresses „ outstanding, shares by selling trading commences. Price—For the company's stock: $100 per unit. For the selling stocks holder: At-the-Market. Business—The development of and 52,107 after in¬ single-family property in California for single-family homes, the vestment in notes or contracts secured by homes, and other phases of the real estate business. Proceeds;—For ordinary expenses, repayment of loans and working capital. Office—636 North La Brea Ave., Volume 193 Number 6068 . . The Commercial and Financial Chronicle . (2877) Los Angeles, Calif. Underwriter—Reese, Sclfeftel & Co., Inc., New York City./ ,. . Western March Land Trust ... Fund 30, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of beneficial inter¬ est in the Fund. closed-end real Price— $10 per share. Business estate investment trust. investment. Office—1031 First Western Calif. Underwriter—To be named. — A Proceeds—For Bldg., Oakland, it Wetterau Foods, Inc. June 27, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares. Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For new equipment and working capital. Office Underwriter — (managing). • 7100 Englewood Ave., Hazelwood, Mo. H. Walker & Co., Inc., New York ' ' G. — . Williams Brothers Co. May 19, 1961 filed 350,000 outstanding shares of common stock to be offered for public sale by the present hold¬ ers thereof. Price To be supplied by amendment. Business—The construction of pipelines and other as¬ pects of the heavy construction industry. Proceeds— — For the^ selling stockholders. Office—National Bank of Tulsa Building, Tulsa, Okla. Underwriter—Reynolds & Co., Inc., New York City (managing). Wonderbowl, Inc. 6, 1961 (letter of notification) Feb. 150,000 shares of ($2 per share). Proceeds discharge a contract payable, accounts payable, and notes payable and the balance for working capital. Office stock. common Price—At par —To —7805 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. UnderwriterCorp., Los Angeles, Calif. Standard Securities World Color Press, Inc. (7/10-14) May 16, 1961 filed 218,000 shares of common stock of which 1203,000 shares will be offered to the public and 15,000 shares amendment. to employees. Business—The Price—To printing be of supplied magazines by and Proceeds—To selling stockholders. Office— 42.0 DeSoto Ave., St. Louis Mo. Underwriters—Scherck, ture and sale of hospital equipment. Office—25-11 49th Street, Astoria, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—First Weber Securities Corp., New York City. • Co., and Dempsey-Tegeler Louis, Mo. (managing). 1 & Co., both of St. Wyoming Wool Processors, Inc. 5, 1961 filed 700,000 common shares. Price—$1. Business—The processing of wool. Proceeds—For the purchase of equipment, building rental, and working capital. Address—Box 181, Casper, Wyo. Underwriter June •—None. • Yakima Valley Turf Club, Inc. May 16, 1961 (letter of notification) par common stock and $224,000 of debtedness one certificates of no in¬ one Office—Central Washington Fairgrounds, Yakima, Wash. Underwriter To be named. Youngwood Electronic Metals, Inc. (7/13) manufacture of in used precision parts stampings principally industry. Proceeds—For the inventory; research and develop¬ or the semi-conductor of debt; ment, and working capital. Office — 204 North Fifth Street, Youngwood, Pa. Underwriters—Bruno-Lenchner, repayment Inc., Pittsburgh and Amos Treat & Co., New York City. Ave., Woodhaven, N. Y. Underwriter Co., Inc. Ripley & Co., Inc.; Lehman Brothers; Blyth & Co., Inc., Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Shields & Co. (jointly): First Boston Corp.; Morgan Stanley & Co.; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp., Eastman Dillon, R. F. — Dowd & Previous Union Concrete June 20, Designs, Inc. 1961 it was reported that a "Reg. A" will be shortly covering 75,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents). Price—$4. Business—The design, manu¬ and installation of pre-cast reinforced concrete buildings and building products. Proceeds—For thp re¬ facture payment of loans, inventories, expansion and working capital. Office—Southwest 44th Avenue, and Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Underwriter—A. M. Shulman & Co., Inc., 37 Wall Street, New York. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. C. Forbes, chairman, stated that the company must issue almost $100,000,000 of securities in late 1961 and early 1962. He added that if the com¬ pany decides to issue any of the 1,000,000 shares of cumulative preference stock approved by shareholders at the May 15 annual meeting, it will be on the basis of convertibility into common with subscription rights to May 16, 1961, H. shareholders. Office—4 Irving Place, New York City. Underwriter—To be named. The last rights offer¬ ing to stockholders (of debentures) on Jan. 28, 1959 was underwritten by Morgan Stanley & Co., and First Bos¬ ton Corp., both of New York City. The last sale of bonds on Nov. 23, 1960 was handled by First Boston Corp., and Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. (jointly). Morgan Stanley & Co., also bid competitively on this issue. common Corp. May 10, 1961 it was reported that this firm expects to register 100,000 shares of 10 par common stock. Price— $4 per share. Business — The firm manufactures per¬ fumes, cosmetics, and hair dyes. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—5 East 52nd St., New York City. Underwriter—Nance-Kieth Corp., New York. ' Contact Lens Guild, inc. June to 19, 1961 it was reported that this company plans file a "Reg. A" shortly covering an undisclosed num¬ ber of common shares. Business—The contact lenses. Office—353 East Main manufacture of to register? would like an item to know about it News so Department that we can prepare similar to those you'll find hereunder. Would write you telephone us at REctor 2-9570 or at 25 Park Place, New York 7, N. Y. us Power & was Light Co. reported that the company may is¬ bonds in the second half of 1961 to finance its cur¬ $40,000,000 construction program. Office—25 S. E. 2nd Ave., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—To be determined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: Merrill Lynch, & Smith Inc. and Kidder, Peabody & (jointly); Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; White, Weld Co.; First Boston Corp.; Blyth & Co., Inc. Pierce, Fenner Gulf Power Co. (12/7) 1960 it was reported that this subsidiary of The Southern Co., plans to sell $5,000,000 of 30-year bonds. Office—75 North Pace Blvd., Pensacola, Fla. Under¬ writer—To be determined by competitive bidding. Pre¬ vious bidders included Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Mer¬ rill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler and Drexel & Co. (jointly); Equitable Secu¬ Corp.; Kidder, Peabody & Co. and White, Weld (jointly). Bids—Expected to be received on Dec. 7, 1961. rities & Co. Hollywood Artists Productions, Inc. it was reported that this company plans to file a "Reg. A" shortly covering 100,000 common shares June 20, 1961 (par 10 cents). All American Airways Co. reported that a "Reg. A" will be filed shortly covering 75,000 shares of common stock. Price—$4 per share. Office—Danbury, Conn. Under¬ May 1, 1961 it was writer—Edward Lewis Co. Inc., New York City (manag- Arizona Public Service Co. Proceeds Fpr working capital and other corporate purposes. Office— 350 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriter—A. M. Shulman & Co., Inc., 37 Wall Street, New York. it Hygrade Packing, Inc. * 28, 1961 it was reported that this sell about ceeds—For Ozone writer—California Investors, Los Angeles. Seam-Matic, Inc. May 24, 1961 it was reported that this company plans a full filing shortly covering 100,000 shares of com¬ mon stock. Price—$3 per share. Business—The manufac¬ expansion. Park, N. Y. consumer Office—92-00 plans company stock. common Business—The packaging. Pro¬ Atlantic Avenue, J.' Gruber, N. Y. Underwriter—P. Idaho Power Co. Jan. 10, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to sell $10,000,000 of bonds and about $5,000,000 of com¬ in the fourth quarter of 1961. Proceeds—To repay and for construction. Underwriters—To be deter¬ mined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders on the loans bonds: Halsey, Lazard Freres Stuart & Co. Inc.; Blyth & Co., Inc.; & Co., and First Boston Corp. (jointly); Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.;^Kidder, Peabody &„Co., and White, Weld & Co. (jointly); Salo¬ mon Bros. & Hutzler,; and Eastman Dillon, Union Secu¬ rities & Co. (jointly); Equitable Securities Corp.'Prob¬ Merrill able bidders Freres & the common: Blyth & Co., Inc.; Lazard Kidder, Peabody & Co.: Merrill Lynch, on Co.; Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Offering—Expected in late early November. Illinois Terminal RR. Jan. 16, 1961 it reported was Mo. • Underwriter—Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., Chicago. Industrial June mon Gauge & Instrument Co. 28, 1961 it stock was will be reported that 75,000 shares of filed. Proceeds present Rocket Power, Talco and Bohanan divisions. In the fall of 1961, stock of the new subsidiary would be through subscription rights to Gabriel stockhold¬ ers and debenture holders with about 20% of the offer¬ ing going to the public. Office —1148 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Underwriters—To be named. The last financing by the company in September, 1959, was han¬ dled by Carl M Loeb, Rhoades & Co., New York City and Prescott, Shepard & Co., Inc., Cleveland. Telephone Co. of California ' 1961 it was reported that this subsidiary of Telephone & Electronics Corp. plans to sell about $20,000,000 of bonds in December 1961. Office — 1, writer—R. F. Dowd & Georgia Bonded Fibers, Inc. Sept. 14, 1960 it was reported that registration of 150,000 of common stock is expected. Offices—Newark, N. J., and Buena Vista, Va. Underwriter—Sandkuhl and Company, Newark, N. J., and New York City. Georgia Power Co. (10/18) Dec. 29, 1960 this subsidiary of the Southern Co., ap¬ plied to the Georgia Public Service Commission for per¬ issue Inc. Co. John's Bargain Stores Corp. May 17, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to file a registration statement shortly covering an undis¬ of chain a Office—1200 shares. Business—The opera¬ stores selling household discount Zerega Ave., Bronx, N. Y. Under¬ Kansas Power & Light Co. 15, 1961 it was reported that this company is considering the issuance of $13,000,000 of debentures March in the third quarter of 1961. Proceeds—For construction. Office—800 $15,500,000 of 30-year first mortgage Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. First Boston Corp., New York City Underwriter— (managing). Laclede Gas Co. Nov. 15, 1960 Mr. L. A. Horton, Treasurer, reported that utility will need to raise $33,000,000 externally for the its 1961-65 construction program, but the current feel¬ ing is that it will not be necessary to turn to long-term securities until May 1962. Office — 1017 Olive St., St Louis, Mo. McCulloch Corp. Jan. 9, 1961 schedule its it reported was initial public time in Scott outboard motors and Office—6101 Macrose West was Macrose McCulloch chain saws. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. reported that this company, formerly Lumber filing of about 500,000 ness—The will late Industries May 2, 1961 it named corporation for 1961 or Business—The corporation manufac¬ tures 1962. this that financing some & Trim Co., Inc., plans a full shares (par $1). Busi¬ of lumber yards on Office—2060 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde company common owns a chain Long Island. Park, L. I,, N. Y. Underwriter—To be named. Masters Jan. 6, Inc. 1961 it was reported that this corporation la contemplating its first public financing. Business—The operation of Office—135-21 38th shares to com¬ Expansion of the writer—To be named. Co. offered mission — business, and for the manufacture of a new product by a subsidiary. Office—1947 Broadway, Bronx, N. Y. Under¬ of Feb. plan* company $8,500,000 of first mort¬ Office—710 North Twelfth Blvd., St. Louis, common Gabriel that this the sale later this year of about gage bonds. tion — Assembly Engineers, Inc. 19, 1961 it was reported that this company plans file a "Reg. A" shortly covering 100,000 common shares. Price —$3. Office —Los Angeles, Calif. Under¬ $500,000 of manufacture of industrial and goods. May 26, 1961 it was reported that this company is con¬ sidering the sale of about $5,000,000 of preferred stock 2020 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif. Under¬ this summer and about $35,000,000 of first mortgage writers To be determined by competitive bidding. bonds in Novembe4 Proceeds—For construction. Office Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; First Boston —501 South Third Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. Underwriters—^* Corp. and Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly); White, To be nameql. The last sale of preferred stock on June Weld & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly); Paine, 18, 1958 was made privately through Blyth & Co., and Webber, Jackson & Curtis, and Stone & Webster Se¬ the First Boston Corp. The last sale of bonds on March curities Corp. 26, 1959 was also handled privately through Blyth & General Telephone Co. of Florida Co., and First Boston Corp. However, the company Feb. 8, 1961 it was reported that this subsidiary of Gen¬ stated that there is a possibility that these bonds will eral Telephone & Electronics Corp., expects to be sold at competitive bidding, in which case the follow¬ offer about $15,000,000 of bonds in November. Office — 610 ing are expected to bid on them: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Morgan St., Tampa, Fla. Underwriters—Stone & Webster Inc.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; First Boston Corp.; Blyth Securities Corp., and Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, & Co.; White, Weld & Co., Inc., and Merrill Lynch, both of New York City. Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. to — June & General June Business—The production of TV feature films. closed number of General ing). Price—$3. motion picture and Co. April 27, 1961, the company announced plans to form a| new subsidiary, Rocket Power, Inc., by merging the Prospective Offerings Boston Jan. 4, or rent Our Corporation St., Rochester, N.Y. Exploit Films, Inc. March 8, 1961 it was reported that this company plans a full filing covering 100,000 common shares. Price—$5 per share. Proceeds—For the production of TV and mo¬ tion picture films, the reduction of indebtedness, and for working capital. Office—619 W. 54th Street, New York City. Underwriter—McClane & Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, 'New York City (managing). May 11, 1961, it Do you have an issue you're planning Co. First were mon Cosmetically Yours, Inc. * May 16, 1961 it was reported that this corporation is contemplating a public offering. Business—The manu¬ facturing and sale of cosmetics; Office —15 Clinton Street, Yonkers, N. Y. Underwriter—P. J. Gruber & Co., Inc., New York City. sue UNDERWRITERS! & (jointly). Previous bidders for Corp., Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley & Co.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.; and Equitable Securities Corp. Bids—Expected to be received on Qct. 18. to Cosmetic Chemicals Securities preferred filed Florida ATTENTION — ding. Underwriter—To be named. April 13, 1961 filed 75,000 shares of common stock. Price —$4 per share. Business—The design, development and or refunding of Office—Electric Bldg., Atlanta 3, Ga. To be determined by competitive bid¬ bidders for bonds included Harriman outstanding debt. — • preferred stock' Proceeds— new construction, plant modernization Underwriters Equipment Corpf 28, 1961 it was reported that a "Reg. A" will be filed covering 100,000 common shares. Price $3. Proceeds —For expansion of the business. Office—97-02 Jamaica be offered in units of (a) one common $100 certificate or (b)10 cohimon shares $1,000 certificate. Price—(a) $110 or (b) $1,100. share and and to 2,240'shares of For June newspapers. Richter Carbonic bonds, and $8,000,000 of 45 a chain of discount Avenue, Flushing 54, L. Metropolitan Edison houses. N. Y. CoJ Feb. 1, 1961 it was reported that this subsidiary of General Public Utilities Corp., plans to sell about $10,000,000 of first mortgage bonds and $5,000,000 of deben¬ tures in August or September. Office — 2800 Pottsville , Continued on page 46 I "v ■» ! t 46 The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (2878)« . . Thursday, June 29, 1961 . Vk Continued from page ):> ■h 45 • /■ ■>' Pike, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pa. Under¬ writers To be determined by competitive bidding. ■\ \ Halsey, Stuart & Inc., Co. • Northwestern Public Salomon and Hutzler. Bids—To be received Brothers and Salomon Brothers & Hutzler. about (7/17-21) Co. Service — > ? Probable bidders: Halsey, Sj 1 Stuart & Co. Inc.; White, Weld Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co. and & Drexel & Co. (joint¬ ly); Blyth & Co., Inc. Metropolitan — P capital. Office — 45-10 Second Ave., Brooklyn, N. JY. Underwriters—Brand, Grume^ & Siegel, and Kesselman r» <w & Co., ■St New York City Inc., • Pacific 1 19, 1961 it was reported that this company plans file a* "Reg. A" covering 100,000 common shares. maniffacture laboratories for the electronics educational Price—$3. Business—The development and of language field and the manufacture of Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter .—Manufacturers Securities Corp., 511 Fifth Ave., New York. ■i.if , Miio ;i.v Components, Inc. it was reported that this company plans to file a "Reg. A" covering 150,000 common shares (par 10-cents). Price—$1. Business—The manufacture of com¬ June 19, 1961 * »• ponents for the missile and aircraft industries. Proceeds expansion, equipment, and working capital. Office t.j —For Cleveland —9 Valley Stream, N. Y. Underwriter— St., T. M. Kirsch & Co., New York. (9/28) reported that this subsidiary of The Southern Co., plans to sell publicly $5,000,000 of 30-year bonds and $5,000,000 of preferred stock (par $100). Proceeds—For construction and expansion. Office—2500 Mississippi Power Co. Jan. 4, f't) 1961 it St., mined •I A by Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly);, Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Previous bidders for preferred stock included Halsey, Co. Inc.; & Stuart ti (jointly). Bids—Ex¬ pected to be received on Sept. 28. Missouri 't >. J». "it ' ,t reported that this company plans to sell about 50,000 additional common shares to stock¬ holders in September or October on a l-for-10 rights basis. Office—400 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Un¬ derwriter—To be named. The last five rights offerings to stockholders were underwritten by Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis. Airlines, Inc. May 8, 1961, it was reported that the CAB had approved the company's plan to sell publicly 400,000 shares of Pan American World Airway's. Inc., subject to final ap¬ of the Board arid 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¬ proval change of 400,000 shares and the lease of each others 1 jet planes during thier respective busiest seasons. The CAB later disapproved this plan and ordered the airlines to divest themselves of the stock. Price — About $20 per k demand loan, and share. Proceeds—To repay a $4,500,000 other corporate Miami Airport, Pierce, Fenner aging). National purposes. 59, Fla. & Smith Office—Miami International Underwriters-Merrill Lynch, York City Inc., New (man¬ ^ reported that a "Reg. A" Will be filed shortly covering 100,000 shares of common stock. Price —$3 per share. Business—The distribution of medical equipment. Office—38 Park Row, New York City. Un¬ derwriter—Edward Lewis Co., Inc., and Underhill Se¬ curities Co., New York (co-managers). ' () \ <'• New The was England Power Co. (10/25) Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Equitable Securities Corp., and Blair & Co. (jointly); Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Kidder, Peabody & Co., and White, Weld & Co. (jointly); First Boston Corp.; Lehman Brothers. Bids— To be received on Oct.-25, 1961. • Northern months 6-9 About Directors. after Natural Gas Co. sale last debentures by Pacific Telephone on Universal by Morgan Stanley & Co. Pan American World Airways, busiest seasons. Inc. Pipe Line Co. 8, 1961 it was reported that this company ex¬ pects to sell about $72,000,000 of debentures in Septem¬ ber, subject to FPC approval of its construction program. Office—120 Broadway, New York City. Underwriters- sell year-end. :!! if It is also ■ i. that Omaha some 1, Neb. Underwriter—Blyth City (managing). , York it $12,000,000 to & Co., Inc., New June 22, plied to jtt, for sions i»- the Nebraska and Kansas regulatory commis¬ authority to issue $35,000,000 of sinking fund debentures. Proceeds—For the repayment of bank loans and for construction. I? Office—2223 Dodge Street, Omaha 1, Neb. Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., New York. fering—Expected about mid-July. i? ji Northern Pacific Ry. ;v June •'! sale <, - Of¬ (8/1) 19, 1961 it was reported that this company plans the about $7,200,000 of equipment trust certificates. of Office—120 Broadway, determined by New York. Underwriter—To be competitive bidding. Probable bidders: 1 Power Penn West Feb. System, Inc., parent company, stated that to 2, 1960, W. D. Virtue, treasurer, stated that com¬ plans the sale of about $20,000,000 of common stock be offered stockholders through subscription rights in the .fourth — Westmoreland County, Pa. Underwriters—To be deter¬ Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; W. C. Langley & Co.; Lehman Broth¬ pany mined expansion. Office Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., and First Corp. (jointly); Harriman Ripley & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co. and White, Weld & Co. (jointly). Boston Western X Redwing Carriers, Inc. Feb. 1961 It was reported that this company plans to file a plan with the ICC covering a proposed sale by certain stockholders of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 of com¬ mon stock. Business—A truck, tank car transporter. Pro¬ ceeds—For the selling stockholders. Office—Tampa, Fla. Underwriter—Beil & Hough, Inc., St. Petersburgh, Fla. May 23, (9/27) the company stated it plans to issue about $15,000,000 of 30-year bonds in September. Proceeds— For construction. Underwriter — To be determined Jan. 24, 1961 Stuart Kidder, Peabody & Co., White, Weld & Co. and Shields & Co. (jointly); Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., and Equitable Securities Corp. (jointly); Blyth & Co.. Inc.; The First Boston Corp. Bids—To be received about Sept. 27. & Co. Inc.; Union 2&, 1961 it was Natural Gas a newly national, Inc. graph Co. in units of $100 of debentures and 10 shares of stock. In addition, American Securities Corp., New York City, would purchase from Western Union Inter¬ national about 133,000 additional shares of class A stock giving American Securities ownership of approximately ,25% of the outstanding class A stock of WUI. market conditions. Proceeds — Ton retire bank loans. Office—Watts Building, Birmingham. Ala. Underwriter —To be determined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; First Boston Cnro.: Blyth & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. (jointly). Offer¬ ing—Expected in October. hr Southern Pacific Co. (7/26) June 26, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to sell about $4,900,000 of equipment trust certificates. —<^ffice;—165 Broadway, New York. Underwriters—(Com¬ Then Western Union of class Street, rities B Telegraph woud purchase 250,000 shares stock for $100,000 and WUI would sell $4,- of debentures or bonds. Office — 60 Hudson New York City. Underwriter—American Secu¬ 500,000 Corp. (managing). Telegraph Co. (9/8) June 13, 1961 it was reported that stockholders are to vote Aug. 2 on increasing the authorized common stock from 7,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares to provide for sale of about 1,070,000 shares to stockholders on the basis of one new share for each six shares held. Based on the market the company's stock, the sale $45,000,000. Proceeds—To help finance company's 1961, $105,000,000 expansion program. Of¬ fice—60 Hudson St., New York. Underwriters—To be named. The last rights offering in July 1955, was under¬ written by Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Lehman Brothers; Clark, Dodge & Co., and Salomon Brothers & Hutzler, New York. Registration—Expected about July 12. current Co. 28, 1960 it was reported by Mr. Loren Fitch, com¬ pany comptroller, that the utility is contemplating the aale of $35,000,000 of 20-year first mortgage bonds sometime in 1961, with the precise timing depending qn Atlantic cable system organized company, Western Union Inter¬ The plan provides for the issuance by Western Union International of about $4,000,000 of sub¬ ordinated debentures and 400,000 shares of class A stock to be offered to stockholders of Western Union Tele¬ to Western Union Sel-rex Corp. May 16, 1961 it was reported that this firm is contem¬ plating its first public financing. Business — Precious metals manufacturing. Office—75 River Road, Nutley, N. J. Underwriter—To be named. Telegraph Co. reported that the FCC has approved the company's plan to transfer its „ by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, by competitive bidding. ers; —9QQ 15th St., Denver, Colo. Underwriter—Last equity financing handled on a negotiated basis^by First Boston Corp. /- Southern West expects to sell about $25,000,000 of bonds in 1962. Office 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Hempfield Township, Penn Dec. • Co. 1961, J. Lee Rice, Jr., President of Allegheny 10, Power Public Service Co. of Colorado Oct. , ic Northern Natural Gas Co. 1961 it was reported that this company has ap¬ H !! tf expected $15,000,000 of common stock will be sold to stockholders through subscription rights in September or October. Proceeds—For construction. Office—2223 Dodge St., ,u privately. The last sale of common on Sept. 16, 1960 was underwritten by Blyth & Co., Inc., New York City. working capital. Office—15th and Locust St., Philadel¬ phia. Underwriter—To be named. Electric Corp. done was , 1, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to issue 60,000 common shares. Price—$5. Business—The operation of dining clubs. Proceeds—For expansion and Rochester Gas & Co. St., Everett, Wash. Underwriter—To be named. The last sale of bonds and preferred stock in May and July 1960 r June quarter. Proceeds—For Telephone April 11, 1961 it was stated in the 1960 annual report that the company plans to spend $12,000,000 for new construction in 1961, most of which is expected tq be raised by the sale of securities. Office—1714 California ° Club, Inc. Coast West March Penthouse Publishing & Distributing Corp. Dillon, Union Securities & Co.; Salomon Broth¬ Hutzler; Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bids—To be re¬ on Dec. 5, 1961. * & ers ceived Iftid Kidder (managing). may Eastman St., New York City. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., company , The CAB later disapproved Peabody & Co., both of New York City that this Virginia Electric & Power Co. (12/5) , 23, 1961, the company announced plans to sell $15,000,000 of securities, possibly bonds or debentures. Office — Richmond 9, Va. Underwriters — To be deter¬ mined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Stone & Webster Securities Corp.; Underwriter—To be named. Eastern Co. reported was March plan and ordered the airlines to divest themselves Panhandle it May 10, 1961 it was reported that this company is con¬ sidering the issuance of common stock. Business—Maga¬ zine publishing. Office—117 E. 31st Street, New York City. Underwriter—Allen & Co., New York City. May 8, 1961 it was reported that the CAB ordered this company to sell its 400,000 share holdings of National Airlines, Inc., and to file a plan of sale with the board within 30 days. The stock was originally obtained under a Sept. 9, 1958 -agreement under which the two carriers agreed to a share-for-share exchange of 400,000 shares and the lease of each other's jet planes during their of the stock. Office—135 East 42nd Products Oil 1961 pany a of 17, "Compound X," will be produced. Business—The com¬ is a major petroleum and chemical research' and process development concern. Office—30 Algonquin Rd., Des Plaines, 111. Underwriter—To be named. The com¬ pany has never sold debentures before. However, the last sale of common stock on Feb. 5, 1959 was handled by Lehman Brothers, Smith, Barney & Co., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., all of New York City. Pacific Northwest will sell debentures pub¬ .March 15, 1961, the company reported that it plans to about $30,000,000 to $35,000,000 of debentures by Eastern Pipe Line major field which the' company would not identify. No decision has been made on whether the product, named the Offering—Expected about mid-August. $ 20, 1961 it was reported that this subsidiary of New England Electric System plans to sell $20,000,000 of first mortgage bonds. Office—441 Stuart St., Boston 16, Mass. Underwriters — To be determined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; that will require financing either through bank borrowings or the sale of debentures in order to furthei expansion in a 17, 1960 was underwritten by Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc. The one other competitive bid on issue was made Jan. For general corporate pur¬ it was reported that this subsidiary of Co., expects to sell about 1961 Universal Jan. Feb. • — $32,000,000 of bonds and $10,000,00() of pfd. stock in Sept. uiiice—jlzo Broadway, New York City. UnderwriterMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., and Kidder, Peabody & Co., both of New York City (managing). *' portion of its debt. Office—140 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif. Underwriter—The last offering of common stock to shareholders on Feb. 25, 1960 was not underwritten. However, A. T. & T., which owns over 90% of the outstanding shares, exercised its rights to subscribe to its pro rata share of the offering. Hospital Supply Co., Inc. May 1, 1961 it of to repay Merrill National u sale, licly this was 8, Panhandle Telephone & Telegraph Co. Board respective Co. Utilities April 11, 1961 it ■ Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., and Equitable Securities Corp. 'S of issuance will acquire stock Gulifport, Miss. Underwriter—To be deter¬ competitive bidding. Previous bidders for bonds were Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., and 14th a • was the the bonds. on March the business and properties of the Pa¬ Telephone-Northwest division which operates in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. All of the stock of the new company will be owned by Pacific Telephone but "as soon as practicable" it will be offered for sale to Pacific Telephone stockholders at a price to be fixed by the or , Trunkline Gas Co. Calii. M!arch 24, 1961 stockholders of,this A. T. & T. subsidiary a plan to form a new company to be known as the Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. The new con¬ cific o approved stockholders approved. Proceeds bid approved cern on ~ Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., wi}l head a group will probably go to the market ing. Office—600 California St., San Francisco 8, Pacific ' v" including the possible acquisition of Central of Georgia Ry. Office—Washington, D. C. Underwriter— $20,000,000'- to $40,000,000 of new financing in 1961 probably would not be a common stock offer¬ for ■'' poses, that capital and expan¬ sion. Office—55 9th f ? also 3, 1961 it was reported by Paul A. Miller, Treas¬ company ' Railway Co. 1960 21, * • $33,000,000 of new bonds. The issuance of fin unspeci¬ purchases was Lighting Corp. the » & Co. Inc., Bids—Expected fied amount of additional bonds for other Stuart urer electronic and microwave components. Proceeds—For working 9 Nov. and that it (managing). Micro-Precision Corp. to Halsey, Jan. June til Southern April 3, 1961 the company applied to the FPC for permisison to issue up to $4,000,000 of first mortgage bonds. Office—Huron, S. D. Underwriter—To be determined by competitive, bidding. Probable bidders: & Co. Inc., and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Food Co. April 12, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to sell i0u,000 common shares. Price — $5 per share. Business Food distribution. Proceeds — For working July 26. Stuart Halsey, Probable bidders: petitive) & Aug. 1, 1961. on would raise price of over the Wisconsin Jan. 19, 1961 Power it was & Light Co. reported that this company plans $6,500,000 of preferred stock in the third quarter of 1961. Proceeds—For expansion. Underwriters —The last sale of preferred stock in May, 1958 was handled by Smith, Barney & Co., New York and to sell Robert about W. Baird & Co., Inc., Milwaukee (jointly). Volume 193 Number 6068 dent For has been the Canadian income of to $250,- is of 025 shares of stock, common par ris of $22 of Arthur W. Rogers as R. D. Mulholland " at Secretary-Treasurer of the Asso¬ ciation to take effect June 30 also He announced. was He will be succeeded (June 29) by A/D. Co., Inc. The offering initial public sale of the company's common stock. G. H. H. Read - Treasurer, Vice-Presidents- learned Association worth, of P.'R. J. were: Vice-President used the counts Gen¬ financ¬ corporate pur¬ including the release of ac¬ receivable presently fac¬ tored, inventory, the expansion of operations in Europe, and .for gen¬ eral working capital. eral Manager, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Leo Lavoie, General Manager, The Provincial of Cdnada; J. D. Gibson, Bank the from various for poses, Wads- and proceeds ing will initially be added to the general funds of the company and appointed was Secretary the Net tary-Treasurer by Hugh L. Robson. Assistant & marks Secre¬ as share is being per today Gilhart will continue associate counsel until Dec. 31. as price of $4 a made The of 44 Beaver St., company New York General City, incorporated was Manager, The Bank of Nova Scotia; and C. B. Neapole, General Manager, The Royal Bank in of Canada. interest of Bechhofer Internation¬ due To Stockholders & its of world. mon of debentures of common for each 12 stock then held. shares A nationwide group of investment banking firms headed by Gold¬ Sachs & Co. will underwrite the offer, which will expire on July 14, 1961. man, The unless previ¬ are convertible debentures, ously redeemed, into 1.852 shares of common stock for each principal amount at the principal amount, to a conversion price of $54 per share of common stock) 1966, and there¬ to July 1, 1971, July 1, and prior prior to after into 1.724 shares of common stock for the •> • each $100 (equivalent, at the principal amount, to a conversion price of $58 per share of common initially of vending accessories States throughout It will export and units immediately sold, although are the offering of the securities being made only in units. , to The debentures are is; For the conditions. at debentures the are redeemable the company at prices ranging from those redeemed prior option of redemption 104.375 for to July 1, 1962 at redeemed on or 100% for those to maturity. The first warrants expire on July 1, 1971, are per warrant and entitle chase callable at i50 cents after* July * 1,.-1963 the unit, holders mon a pur¬ one nated debentures due at to share of com¬ stock and $20 of 8% subordi¬ as unit price of a The of the net and finance the program 000, company's general thereafter utilized to the to added funds proceeds from the sale initially debentures will be major construction requiring about $30,000,- and for increased working capital requirements. in interest on the 8% $28 pl&s accrued debentures. The expire on July 1, 1971, are callable at 50 cents a warrant after Ji#y 1, 1964, and entitle the holders to purchase as subordinated the April, and ances sells company coin-operated ond warrants; Q, W of tial" investments -in securities other It owns ap¬ corporations. third 100,000 Andresen Co. Admit to On July 1, come William A. Lee will be¬ partner in Andresen & a Co., 30 Broad Street, New York City, members of the New York Stock Exchange. investment De Cordova to Admit Cyril de Cordova & Bro., 25 Broad Street, New York City, members of the New York Stock Exchange, on July 1st will admit Arthur E. de Cordova to A part of the proceeds financing will be allo¬ cated to a wholly owned subsidi¬ large the from ary Stock Greeff the homes sold by the company. The balance of the H. Gaither partnership. business has years for recently to he was partner in Ball, Burge, a Form Richard Temple Inc. Richard formed Tpmple with Inc. offices Far theAJl in and East vending securities Exchange, will admit Adele to limited partnership in business. DIVIDEND NOTICES CITY INVESTING Pine 980 Securities, Inc. is con¬ ducting a securities business from offices at 225 Broadway, New York City. Thomas D. Jewell is formerly of the firm. officer an He Ave., COMPANY Y. N. pany June on regular quarterly,^dividend - Common August holders of business of Sire Plan HAZEL Portfolios Inc. T. the of July at GOODALL 10, is RUBBER COMPANY P S.; and O RATIO a business August 1, 1961. 22, 1961 Vice President & Secretary mmm » to make NOTICE mi II (I growth should be stimu¬ lated. THE FIRST REPUBLIC dends cents CORPORATION OF AMERICA each (8% monthly divito be eight share on the than under Act of the 1940 diversified Investment as a company. Garnet New York 16;: N, Y, li-i A publicly owned non- invest¬ REAL company's this sale. upon completion of ESTATE Company primary objective is capital ap¬ preciation. Authorized stock con¬ sists of 6,000,000 $1 par common shares of which 500,000 will be outstanding takes two MM s • V, T '• |§| j \ | I The United Gas |ff| Franklin National Bank of Improvement! |p;| Long Island |||| Company Distribu- tions will be made on July 20,196J to Shareholders of Record at close of business, June 30,1961. | August 20, 1961 j p;|| 'v to Share- to i \ Common Stock, par per > j \ \ share '<■ close lliii I ; •. of record on Jerome Wishner | President |||| ] \o:A in the share, has been declared pay¬ able September 29,1961 to holders August 31, 1961. the 4K % been declared share Preferred Stock, has payable October 1, 1961 to holders of record June 26, 1961 on value $13.50 A dividend of $1.0634 per Shareholders of Record at of business, August 30, 1961. NOTICE A dividend of 60c per holders of Record at close of business, July 28, 1961. 1961 DIVIDEND f ;• i-Yl large bites out ||||§ Stock. September■ 20, Company closed-end The 375 Fifth Avenue registered management increase in the tax of every dividend dollar. |§g v also an by The A per concerns. is on has this day declared three consecutive Class small business firms and and extension dividend income, rather Zy?/y.yj? proceeds long-term 1328 urge- of federal tax relief %x provide advisory and manage¬ ment counselling services to such of We econpmic penalty, which already to company, BITE America's The Board of Directors Net Calif. TAX 11 DIVIDEND ital Corp., at $3 per share is being made by Norman C. Roberts Co., company consecu¬ H. G. DUSCH June shares of Southwestern Cap¬ The share June 27. This is the August 15,1961 to shareholders of record at the close of offering of 1,500,000 com¬ to dividend of 30 common quarterly dividend of 139,000 shares of com¬ used a N 10.OHIO llVzc per share on all Common Stock outstanding payable Common Offered loans a A DOUBLE be , COMMON DlVIDEND The Board of Directors has declared America furnishes services and installs Diego, of Secretary. company's 156th Capital Corp. will paying on Southwestern San stock¬ close tive quarterly dividend. ' mon to 1961. BOWERS, cents machines- in stock. Public company, the NOTICES financing, outstanding capitaliza¬ tion of Dynamic Vending will mon • the of ri2Vs> 11, ,1961, record on Y. com- *the outstanding on Stock payable CLEVELAND in Upon completion of the current of N. 1961 declared 26, cents per share , ^ was service. consist 21, The Board of Directors of this Tree President Madison ©COR processing systems for clients provides a data processing and Park CLEVITE Data Corp. of data been 15 i West Germany. consulting has at Row, New York City (e/o N. George Turchin) to engage in a Pine Tree Securities on DIVIDEND Central and South America, in the soft-drink with & Kraus. vending appliances household many been Lawrence Cook & Co. Prior there¬ firm. for the purchase of instalment mortgage notes Paul • unit, one share of common stock Granbery, Marache Admit and $40 of 8% subordinated de¬ bentures due July 1, 1986 at" a unit /)n July 1, Granbery, Marache & price of $55 plus accrued interest Co., 67 Wall Street, New York City, members of the New York on the debentures. appli¬ ment glass and warrants. machines in Europe and the Near East; H. debentures 4 a countries, particularly Ger¬ many, Belgium, Holland, England, Switzerland and Italy. Through its subsidiaries r acquired last containers, and sells feed, cotton linters and other by¬ products of its crushing mill 'operations. In addition, the company from time to time makes substan¬ and company Ohio—Paul 1986; $64,595 of sundry debt; 280,000 shares of common stock; 150,000 first warrants; 150,000 sec¬ Euro¬ Ave., San Diego, Calif., is licensed as a small business investment The ended United is primarily en¬ gaged in the processing, packag¬ ing and distribution of a variety of food and grocery products. The company also manufactures, both for its own use and for sale, metal 0 CLEVELAND, Gaither has become associated with First Columbus Corporation. Mr. Gaither, who has been in the due July 1, 1986, second warrants after July 1, 1981. They are redeemable for the sink¬ ing fund at 100% on any June 30, from 1972 to 1985, inclusive. months seven ✓ The (Special to The Financial Chronicle) "shell" of; Southeast. not subject prior Redemption in stock), subject to adjustment un¬ der certain First Columbus con¬ machines distribution for sale the engage the from in the engaged and pean $100 (equivalent, markets' other com¬ stock of record June 28, 1961 rights^ to subscribe at 100% for $38,799,500 ,of 4%% subordinated debentures, due July 1, 1986 (con¬ vertible prior to July 1, 1971), at the rate of $100 principal amount transferred . Industries, Inc., is holders be in company, Paul Gaither With other July and 50% of the i"stbdkMb'f Data Corp. of America. proceeds will be used to retire .current indebtedness by repay¬ Dynamic Vending was formed ment of bank loans, and for addi¬ principally to buy, sell, export tional working capital. and import such items as vend¬ Morris Shell Homes, Inc., Knoxing machines, electric appliances Tenn., provides ■ over - all and related artiples in Europe and ville, Rights Offering the York Corp., Bechhofer Trading Corp"., G.m.b.H., a West Ger¬ man IH) Foods New Bechhofer Hunt Foods & Ind. offering of March, 1961, and in April acquired all of the outstanding stock and al Hunt State the is struction of Common Offered Public offering of 75,000 common V shares of Dynamic Vending Corp. Homes, Inc., at a price unit. Each unit consists 8% subordinated deben¬ The debentures^ common shares and warrants included in the units $5. , retirement Corp. 47 April 30, 1961, the company had 1, 1986; one share net sales of $1,529,062* Upon com¬ of common stock; one first war¬ pletion of current financing, out¬ rant; and one second warrant. The standing capitalization of the offering marks the initial public, company will consist of $3,000,000 sale of the company's securities. tures Dynamic Vending President. The financial and services to its subsidiary corpora¬ tions. Through its subsidiaries the per of $20 of after the becomes Space advice t Shell may honorary and of rpanager of who ' Johnson, Lane, imperial Bank Commerce supervision, assistance an underwriting homes for completion by property grou^f offering today (June 29H 'owners. The company has 16 sales 150,000 units of securities of Mor¬ and construction offices in the amounted debentures, capitalization of 1961 $86,096,519 in long-term in¬ debtedness; 216,834 shares of pre¬ ferred stock, par $100; and 4,433,- Canadian . total executive company The was: Joint • 1961, company (2879) Securities Qffered ended the company as of March 31, General Manager 31, months new Thom¬ son,' nine Giving effect to the sale of the succeeds W. of . Association. H. printer 501,000 apd-net income to $9,893,)00\compared with $247,ooi,uu0 arm $6,155,000, respectively, in the same period of 1960. elected Presi¬ the Banker s' He the March Manager of The Bank of of, publisher and magazines. * Morris Shell Homes national MONTEBELLO, Canada'—R. D. Mulholland, Vice-President and Montreal Thq Commercial and Financial Chronicle . Corp., Elect Officers ' . proximately 35% of the outstand¬ ing! common stock, of McCall ^Canadian Bankers General . August 31,1961. J. H. Mackenzie, Treasurer Philadelphia, June 20, 1961. Financial Chronicle..... The Commercial and '48 . Thursday, June 29, 1961 (2880) \ (Rochester, N. Y.) Oct. 9-12, 1961 WASHINGTON AND YOU Women AnnCial Convention at Hotel.,. Sheraton Oct. BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTERPRETATIONS all the gloom grimmest the crisis of Berlin of impor¬ news of. the mushroom¬ In the face tions associa¬ and loan building ing the country, the across banking system is growing at^a The outlook Js favorable pace. favorable for continued growth banks. of At the half-way mark of 1961, banking offices across the land were being opened at a Since 1950 the insurance cov¬ 'of $10,000 for Oct.45-18, 1961 (San Francisco, depositor. There are spme Congress - 'who American Bankers should mum There is of about the year. during 863 of served an average 7,300 persons twice the in 1960, number than more by each in 1920. served than Less 10 our ago years 20,000 banking offices. As the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was issuing its annual report, J. Li Robertson, member of the than less had country of the Fed¬ Board of Governors System, made Reserve eral this pertinent observation: "Besides being on incom¬ parable network of good roads, wheels, rolling over an people American the uniquely people. banking a With far less than 1 are /10th of the population, we probably more checking accounts the rest of the world put world's have than this simpleHact the many reasons for And together. is of one the growth of multiple-office banking: the bulk of bank cus¬ tomers are no longer business downtown." enterprises, located There banking institu¬ and prosperous tj#it do not participate in tions By not belonging, substantial amount Corporation. they a save Insurance Deposit Federal the strong fine, many are Oct. banks for accounted nine-tenths of the while the meeting at Rolling Rock, Pa. totSl, by was ' insured represented from Oct. most on ment obligations owned and on are springing up in suburbs of the various metropolitan areas. The banks are following the custom¬ busi¬ district, which has been hit decay and blight in many ers from the Central away ness by • at the end of shows that 96% the banks are participating as of compared with 86% of all banks covered when the FDIC began operations cm Jan. its insurance 1, 1934. t of Banks Insured Bulk 1961 As jDegan the FDIC was 548 banks of various participating. types was not There were commercial 168 tinue merous reasons sire merge. to why banks de¬ Most of them one paramount least at plus lesser ones. reason, Federal The accounting more and more frequently as a reason for merging? The devices are great for the banks, but many of them that electronic says is mentioned being cannot afford to ize states, including 28 each in Iowa and Nebraska and the re¬ mainder other were sion tion 177 mutual savings banks were not participating, and thus were saving of for customers. their insured 42 only 1946 Since amount substantial a money —banks were closed because nancial No /more difficulties. than five have closed of fi-v in any one year. the the FDIC national great on the heals of during depression the banking 1933 has proven to be a stabilizing thing for the banks and banking generally. It holidays in has helped to in these restore confidence institutions, after hun¬ dreds of thousands ofAmenrcans had lost complete cdnfideifte in result ^of liduidafion them feel the are ^jkny people who that the FDIC best legislation the reasons piece^spf passed was perhaps permanent during the The increase in popula¬ automobile the and have or may may the "Chronicle's" Form not own s vieivs.] Mitchell, Carroll Co. WASHINGTON, D. C. —Mitchell, Carroll & Inc. Co., has been St., formed with offices at 1801 K W., to engage in the securities business. The firm will maintain branch a office at 143 East State Mountain Association Bankers ment ing. meet- ^Y;'Y . of the firm are Mitchell, Jr.^ and C. Walter Carroll, Jr.", who will be in charge of the Trenton office. Principals J. Owens has become Norman Calif.—Douglas connected with C. Roberts Company, Broadway, members York Stock Exchange. was FDIC Press has which occupied 14-story the in fices 625 of the New Mr. Owens formerly with Hayden, Stone and Blyth & Co., Inc. ,, Co. nual convention. ference Savings structure. will It in Chapin With Harris, Upham Club. 15-17, 1961 Sept. Pacific of. In¬ Association, Group Northwest Bankers vestment meeting at Hayden Lake, Idaho. (Omaha, Neb.) Nebraska Investment Bankers' annual field day.. Association 4, Group 7, 1961 Traders City) Association of New York annual dinner dance at Hotel Commodore. Oct. 9-10, 1961 Association Firms, Fall Governors of Stock the for many yegrs was With Freehling, Meyerhoff CHICAGO, 111.—Sigmund H. Linder has become affiliated with Brown has banks a been minor Alexander Kleine of dependent to decrease in the number & Co. Palace Attention Brokers and Dealers MARKETS American Cement Botany Industries W. L. Maxson Official Wast& Films King its size upon Stock Hotel. m' g==j (jarl Marks & P.p. Inc. FOREIGN 20 BROAD the of unit York telephone number is CAnal 6-3840 SECURITIES SPECIALISTS STREET • NEW YORK 5, N. TEL: HANOVER 2-0050 Y. TELETYPE NY expansion. extent 120 of of Our New average Co., South La Salle Street, members TRADING larger in Meyerhoff & Freehling, Exchanges. He was formerly with Exchange of¬ size banks the past 25 years has been the trend. Naturally in a growing economy banks supply the larg¬ est part of the money to pro¬ Growth formerly with the New York and Midwest (Denver, Colo.) meeting of Board at Upham & Co., 135 South La Salle Street. Mr. Chapin who has been in the investment business Reynolds & CoY of Investment meeting. (New York CHICAGO, 111.—Ralph Chapin has associated with Harris, become City) York 1961 * (New York New offices next year. Generally, Mutual of annual con¬ 43rd the Hotel Statler. at National move Association Banks in the Nation's building its own is (Boston, 1963 1, 27-May Mass.) Building Capital, (Atlantic City, Country City Club and Kenwood growing bank busi¬ the Federal Deposit Insur¬ is expanding as well. The ness, Olympic American Bankers Association an¬ Group annual fall outing at Queen Security (Special to The Financial Chronicle) DIEGO, the at National Oct. annual con¬ Hotel. Savings Banks 42nd April Bankers Association SAN (Seattle, Wash.) of Mutual Association National 14-15, 1961 (Cincinnati, Ohio) Cincinnati Municipal Dealers Sept. Oct. Mutual of 15th annual mid¬ N.J.) Invest¬ Group Sept. 20-21, 1961 St., Trenton, N. J. George (Denver, Colo.) 13, 1961 Rocky " meeting,. year ference the With only and me< ^ ing. Sept. re¬ Capital coincide with from the nation Association Bankers ment of Invest¬ Group phio Association Banks Savings Sept. 23-26, 1962 1949. intended to is pretation & marked influence. a own column genera¬ a quite different. been tremendous tion Northern year, slightly more than in 1929, but& than the 57% in 1940 and depres¬ most banking mergers called rescue operations. vide for the rate of proceeding There nearly of days have last deposits ;/'. 1961 (New York City) May 6-9, 1962 (Cleveland, Ohio) Sept. 8, 1961 Joins Norman Roberts Since World War II, had they ago ance of Creation unless national the in were so largest banks in the held 46% of the about the same as in annual outing at Nas¬ Country. Club, L. I., N. Y. Syndicats Diplomat the and . National (New York City) 30, 1961 June less . Back Massachusetts efficiently util¬ equipment merge. distributed in 35 In states. the branches, 100* in States bank * Association Bankers Hotel Dec. 4-5, per (Hollywood, 1961 Convention at Hollywood Beach of 1, v. .Hotel. sau total INVESTMENT FIELD IN » 100 The Fla.) Annual in * United Y - 26-Dec. Nov. Investment N. Board, Reserve eral ous FDIC the Board, and, the Department of Justice in some cases. There are nu¬ banks operating under the gen¬ banking codes of the vari¬ con¬ the Fed¬ be filed with Reserve eral 4 Group of Investment Bankers Association annual meet¬ EVENTS flect the "behind the scene" inter¬ proposals merger to have insuring/'deposits in 13,451 banks oqt oL a total of 13,999 operating in the United States. A total of Bank with 1920. [This Why Bank Mergers? Investment (Louisville, Ky.) 1961 26, ing. has out 44 1960, 100 offices were every of insurance. Nevertheless, In branches. cities. I960 the report in been compared offices banking New in our country the increase banking" In¬ securities 2.88%. / other of Group Ohio Valley COMING growth in Of course the great by the 3.10%, averaged banks . posits in 1958." States Govern¬ United come indicator," said an "banks with, say., $100 million deposits in 1934 should be compared with banks of more than $500 million of de¬ al¬ in 1959, and twice the rate of 1945.than higher "As FDIC, 1960 volume substantially loans, of 5.96% (Minneapolis-St. 1961 24, con¬ Schroeder. ing. average^ income Loan turn. ' Bankers Association annual meet¬ one- in larger a : Paul) Minnesota higher average rates of re¬ and Oct. in¬ banks. income loan Greater is pressure down." „ fifth of the total. resulted blood miscellaneous and each sources your up Income from 1959. over of the most sponsibly for ' national annual vention at the Hotel be must stocks "Your frorpHqans, which accounted for three-fifths of the total, was re¬ crease '/-■ ( . 11th Clubs year Income $11,299,000,000. WiS.)/ National Association of Investment com¬ past the banks mercial reached (Milwaukee, October 20-21, 1961 mutual savings. Income of FDIC 1961 19, Western Com¬ almost remainder (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania Group of Investment Bankers Association Oct. 1960 in in history. Investment of Group Association meeting. Bankers for it. "Income (Detroit, Mich.) 1961 17, Michigan so. or year higher was than any year mercial been last a reason banks of securities nation a the in in fairly trading has stocks Springs Riviera Hotel. Palm Stake Over-the-counter active office Security Traders Asso¬ ciation Annual Convention at the National ^ creased. 1961 (Palm Springs, Oct. 16-20, Calif.) Perhaps the time will come maximum will be in¬ bank an¬ raised to $15,- be The Investor's Association nual convention. when the 25,105 crease Calif.) insurance maxi¬ that the think rapid pace. The year began Each in advocates 000. Association meeting. Bankers increased from $5,000 .maximum a new with banking offices, an in¬ Springs, erage was each Sulphur W. VL) Southeastern Group of Investment Roosevelt. to tance in Washington. meeting. 196Li(White 13-15, Oct. Investment Group of Association Bankers Adininistratiqn of President Franklin D. long tenure of the eco¬ some was growth nomic potentially over there all them C.—Amidst D. (Montreal, Canada) 1961 13, Canadian WASHINGTON, of«Investment Group Association meeting. Bankers Oct. (Toronto) b 1961 10, Canadian CAPITAL FROM THE NATION'S • Bank the of Association National f 1-971 LERNER & CO., Inc. Securities Investment 10 Post Office Square, Telephone lir n' iff HUbbard 2-1990 . . Boston 9, Mass. - Teletype BS 69