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ESTABLISHED 18S9

Volume

Number

195

6142

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shop-worn cliche about history repeating itself is
vividly brought to mind by recent events which
led to considerable discussion in Washington and

elsewhere about the

Must Be

durability of the revival of business

this time of an anti-recession
good many

and to the presentation at

:

program by the President. There are still a
left among us who remember rather sharply

,

about

New York Trust

how Presi¬

usher in
II

came

no

to

had to be made to
New Deal.
•r

| 1953, he

Helm

-"

into office in

national and

political

belief that 1962 will be

fellow

we

economic

short-term

as

who subscribes to

one

First

of

mention

tional

judgment in .bidding for funds when they can be
profitably in sound assets, and should drop
their rates and not bid up for deposits when they
are
not in a position to use them profitably and
safely. Perhaps this is asking a lot when we have
14,000 banks in the United States; but, if we are

rate.
of

1

us

expense

Harold h. Helm

of

cost

problems.

JAPANESE

SECURITIES

STATE

AND

bankers bidding

Section, starting

up

we

Telephone:
DIgby 4-7710

BONDS

interest costs is

State,.

on

New York 15

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Members Pacific Coast

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Inquiries Invited

on

Southern

THE

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MANHATTAN

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Affiliate: Nikko Kasai Securities Co.

Bond Dept.

Net
To

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costs through , (Continued on page 24)

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NY 1-2769 U

Head Office:

So.

623

Plaza

30 Broad Street

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Lester, Ryons

MUNICIPAL

New York 5, N. Y.

BOND DEPARTMENT

Y

account are the cost of interest and the
salaries, plus fringe benefits. Automation

dealers and investors in corporate

1 Chase Manhattan

Company

.

started, but it is a slow, tedious program. It
will take a long time to show the accomplishments

Members New York Stock

Securities Co., Ltd.

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time are faced with a
operating expenses, of

has

complete picture of issues now registered with the SEC and poten¬

"Securities in Registration"

':

larger items. In fact, the two principal items in our

banking area, the recent increase
in interest rates allowed to be paid by commercial
banks under the Federal Reserve Board's regula¬

our

'

at the present

the increase in

which

In the domestic

afforded

Judgment

used

fairly rapid increase in our

of our

NOW IN REGISTRATION—Underwriters,

Bankers'

ceiling, then there would not be the urge or the
somewhat implied obligation to adopt the maxi¬

dan¬

tion Q was followed by many

Trust

going to maintain the freedom of which we are
so proud, we must get rid of restrictions and learn
depend upon business judgment in the manage¬
ment of our institutions.
If we had no specified

the time with
major na-

of

three

or

Would

My thesis is that bankers should be given free¬
dom of action, but they should use proper banking

All

most

spend

profitable outlet, would go into unsound banking
eventually bring the banking system
into the unfortunate position which developed in

mum

two

or

measures

ventures and

domestic

The Nikko

Kewlorklrust

this theory

restrictive

a

all, I would like to

one

many

as

Housing

HAnover 2-3700 t

the rates
deposits. I

on

to

banking matters with which we
will have to deal, but I will
two

am

get rid of

Municipal

Securities

TELEPHONE:

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securities

tial undertakings in

adjusted so as to impose no ceiling
permitted for either savings or time

1929.

a

SECURITIES

a

be

good year ;;

a

their

toward

that

have

•

State and

and public

courage

joint responsi¬
bility in alerting the public
and
especially legislators and
political leaders of the serious¬
ness of these long-range as well

„

Housing,

international

with regard to our economic dangers. b:

awareness

bankers

enough that the new Administra! tion would not succeed in doing any such thing, as ad| mirable as it would have been. Such reinvigoration of
the economy as took place under the influence of a
"friendly regime" in Washington soon reached its limit,
and
it
was
evident that recessions were still quite
| possible.
g
^
We do not wish to be interpreted as saying that now
only a little more than a year after the inauguration of
President Kennedy business has (Continued on page 11)

Public

his

expresses

overriding issues confronting the economy, Mr.
the need for greater

solution, and

early

facts made. it evident

are

Helm

business, and a particularly busy one for bank¬
ing. All of the problems which I shall mention
will not be solved in 1962, but I hope I can convincingly show that it is
important that we make a de¬

was

U, S. Government,

good year for busi¬

a

Mr.

"overhanging economic problems."

concisely describes

termined .effort

came

be

banking,

for

to go to work with vigor to correct the
| loose fiscal management of his predecessor, and get our
4 budget in balance at a much lower figure than had been
customary; lor years past. But it was not long before the
"

particular,

It is my firm

J

,

the

sees

|-

substantial

When President Eisenhower

banker

As for

World War
political explanations
keep public thinking in line with the

rescue

the ceiling the rates they pay for both savings
time deposits. Banking opinion is divided—!
there are those who feel that regulation Q should
to

in order to
as is pos-i
sible. However, there is a large body of banking
economic problems we must face up to and solve, and sug- t
opinion which feels it is too dangerous to abandon
gests approaches we should take before it is too late. The
the restrictive measures of this regulation, because
earlier part of his address deals with some of the problems
according to them, it might lead to the bidding
found in the banking area. Mr. Helm would like to see the
up of the rates paid on savings and time deposits,
interest rate ceiling on time and savings deposits removed.0
with the result that these deposits, in order to seek

economic millennium, and until
the

in

uneasiness about several

The

Administration would

new

and,

ness

say in criticism of his predecessor, and assured the genfj eral public that with the access to power of the Demo¬
cratic party things would soon be definitely on the mend
again. Well, for a while there seemed to be a good deal
of improvement which the President said had been
j "planned that way." It was not long, however, before it

all too evident that the

Copy

and

Co., New York City

Though convinced that this will

campaign had a good deal to say
the- abolishment of poverty, and how relatively

quickly he was faced with a situation which obliged him
to try to explain why the actual course of events were
of a quite different order.
President Roosevelt following Hoover had much to

was

a

Resolutely jiConfronted

By Harold H. HelmChairman, Chemical Bank

dent Hoover in his first
,

50, Cents

Our Overhanging Economic Ills

rather

have

Price

New York 7, N. Y., Thursday, March 15, 1962

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in

broad

For truly

issue.

ing in effect new

potential are

are

New York 5

BOSTON

^he

of

an

.

above average'

little
Ben F. Ward

financ¬

ternal

entered,

^g

™uitv
equity.

GROSSMAN

pfth
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in

insurance

Industrial

.

Dealers Ass'n

1961

0n

ciety in 1898, National
a stock life company in 1900

BONDS
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Phone:

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NY

Teletype No.

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Markets

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26, MICH.

2-3855

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not

SUrance.

go i n g ..to;
earn-in. the

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question,
.to-..

day?" In mak¬

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SIR E EI

NEW YORK 5, N..:X.

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ing a case for
the, common

V
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the*
to;

City, Mich.

also

earning

,

of .directorsThe

^ strong board

ui!.'

"What: is " it,

evajUation of National Life
exceiience of management;and

b

.

himself

•the

long-runVf

V

,-

.

u r e

-ask

earnings
».

t

u

should

wfiich

should give great .^weight .to

.

stock

of

these

d

n

shares

length of service .as a,d'i- v,
-ls £2 years. The two senipr-M,*™"1* McDowe11

4' ently.

—-

Refined

—r

Liquid

Exports—-Imports—Futures

selling

»;

.

>

13

only

at

Raw

pres-"

v^ldln?

has one, of

SUGAR

Tex-

tron.. Inc.'- we
f i

s

';j

averagg
reetor

Branch

is

the unique po-

current

large

but vdoes

?heV

Dlgby 4-2727

•'-.

.

burthlkon^factoTwouid^ot: Jr" President^-are, within -the next annual dividend
broueh^hbou^s^h^an

rate of $1.25, •
^ear» completing 50 years of dedi^ Therefore, we have a; combinationr.
cated service.-The second eschelon of better than average dividend

enor-

^ with' S°h?d eamfg"

agemeni.

City

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Members

,

Midwest Stock Exchange *

with the constant emphasis today.

profit advantages of ordinary in-

Snfof lts wtstanding

Co.,

"

ordinai^n^ranc^wv.s.

with its industrial insurance

Xustacreasein valUrwithout the
sound
and Effective Tong-range

VIRGINIA

Victor 6-1333

Private wire to Shields &

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stock Exchange

profitability and earnings stability ,•;!

force, except

company

-

MORELAND & CO.
.

..

pansion into this area of longtterm

($1^ million_of
force) which wasit r

Sterfhatlnthe

Shoe

STRADER and COMPANY, Inc.
LD 39

of

sition of being able to finance

company

one

;

Equipment for Discount;Houses and :

being

price

recent

help

The company is'in

markg value, was acthrough the efforts of

.insurance in

Industries

Furniture

Craddock-Terry
R. F.

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L A. DARUNG CO.

>

McDowell, Dimond & Co.,
p
R
™vl nc*> : '

^g net level premium. plamrCtheLj;;
strongest valuation method in use).; ^

Nationals owi> sales
American

.

.

amoun s

increase

First

SOLD

.

reorganized as a legal reserve
1905. At that time,
total capital paid in by stockholders was
only $65,500 and life in,surance in force was slightly more
than $2 million. At the 1961 yearend, admitted assets were $960
million
and
insurance .in force
more than $6.1
billion. The current market value of National Life
stock is in excess of $600 million,
This remarkable growth in insurance in force and the consequent

3-7830

insurance

life

a- i118^ TmngS e
to
on the so-called growth stocks;.the:
piovide the large reserves neces- intelligent investor should now be,
sary. to
write t h e increasing taking a long hard look at not only'

and

-

Continuous

Par
m,

company- in%

Exchange Place, New York 5

40

the

of

J. IRVING McDOWELL

.

was

Odd Lots

on

(To Brokers and Dealers)

plus factors for future,
conditions,;"

are

Market, the
about 99.

these

has

—

^

mounted to $2.9 billion and pro-;
duced m-excess of $12 million m

.

BOUGHT

acquisition of insurance pro-'i.

All Other-Retail Stores.

quali- net operating income.'-These figties to a pronounced degree. It is ures are not significantly different
one of the largest stock life insurfr0m those of 1956. National Life
ance companies in.the U S
Origi-. has kept the industrial insurance

Members

Security

Y.

.

Life

National

& CO. INC.
N.

or dilution

.

of

increase

higher stand-

and

& Accident Insurance Co., stock is\
traded .in the Over-the-Counter

.

avoiding

thus

1

Largest Manufacturer- of Complete

.

sion,

branch offices

has shown

ing or the re
counted for only 40% of insurance
employment of a substantial por- ,,in force in 1956, represented 51%.
to finance expan- in .1961.

WEINBERG,

our

business and the continued growth
of sound companies may be con-*
fidently expected.
National: Life'

tion of earnings

S.

to

ordinary whole
which ac-

but

change

Direct wires

and, accordingly,,
appreciation of the

increased

thg .future

.

and- endowment,

life

'

Birmingham, Ala.
Mobile, Ala.

;

saieg * jn view of these

past
five years,
the
of
industrial 'insurance

The

written and maintained

of
profit; (3) in-;
margin

Wire System

In

amount

:

New Orleans, La.-

vaiue 0f and the ability to finance;"

upward trend and that it wijl -continue throughout the year. ;

prod¬

t

-NY 1-1557

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Jof education

rthe new year on this .same strong tection

tenance

SAN FRANCISCO

Private

ar

Another?
of

the upgrading

is

periods

longer

Sep-.

best month evei

indicate that the company

k

Nationwide

last half of 1961' and

tember was-.the

uct; (2) main¬

CHICAGO

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best six months of its.history

in. the

•

Teletype NY 1-40

PHILADELPHIA

and
had -

\experienced,.^Preliminary figures

national

4-2300

the

f

Exchange

employees generally -in industry'^
and business. The requirement for *

policies,; agency^ contracts,
emphasis, National^Life

rate than gross..

American Stock Exchange

WOrth

protection amounted to less than 20

(1) Sales in¬
at a
more
rapid

Associate Member

HAnover 2-0700

consideration

,,

creasing

Established 1920

Stock

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

months of family-income.

,

sales

usually

;

found:...

Yorkj Stock Exchange

American

Members

=

in

;

characteristics

CORPORATION

120 Broadway,

^Members^ New,

r

stocks,; three

Co!

Steiner, Rouse &
J

lucrative maust iai du
.
Due to these dramatic changes

V

industrial

HANSEATIC

.

ordinary life

man-v

YORK

de-

signed * retain

for long-term growth

gredients of growth
hut » in
many,
but in

rity Analyst, J. C. Bradford &
Co., Nashville, Tenn. (Page 2)

a care--

program

exeertimialb^well suited. E

call "HANSEATIC."

NEW

thought-out

fully

medium

Asa

contracts and

agency

new

Company

speedy executions,

Bought—Sold—Quoted

plac- National Life & Accident Insur¬
policy contracts,
ance Co.—Ben F. Ward,, Secu-

promptly and decisively by

& Accident insurance

National Life

accurate,

and

coverage

Bradford &

Nashville, Term.

Company,

Parser, McDowell, Dimond &
Co., Providence, R. I. (Page 2)

ruption of the growth record was
indicated.
Management acted

F. WARD

BEN

Security Analyst, J. C.

ft. •

Alabama &

Selections

Louisiana Securities

for favoring a particular security.

participate and give their reasons

Over-the-Counter

any
...

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Participants and

Their

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Thursday, March 15, 1962

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Week's

This
Forum

A continuous forum in

You

Like Best...

The Security I

Dealers only

Banks, Brokers,

For

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them

long-run philosophy is the reserve

nm/ram

qtrPnfJthpnins*

e^rlv

the

^tarfpd

0f

for

the

;

the

Vw"

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the

Fo

_

stock- M

us tauim

ana

f

the future.

benefit

its

and

comnanv

i

and M stick !V to

long-range

company

uL 1

in

A-life insurance

1940s

decisions

difficult

example of this conservative

An

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l5e inmvl?ual wnJ nfTLOl

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followed the rapid growth of Tex -tron, the. appended table-, showing

+

mue' NatfoZl Life stock"1 ol.'T'Vd® h" s?les '£.r.om, 19'^"
on^S^the
be °f Partlcular ln"

contract is written on the basis of. parative
.an

assumed

rate

of

interest

reserves

well

We maintain

set up out of premiums as; fui
on

as

a

-mortality table.

1941 the basis

in:

was

.

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Kent

written

of

about

that

of

leading industrial

interest

nies

of

roughly comparable

an

3.42%.

Shepard Niles Crane
& Hoist

As

;formance.

invested funds

on

result

a

•

•

law

for

per-

of the

1959

insurance

S

llf6

has
Over the^:

policies

.been reduced to 2.75%.

provjded

reserves

for

•

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.

Corporation

<i

•

Maust Coal

rnm

&

Coke

any

for

banks, brokers,

and dealers,

John J. Meyers & Co.
30 Broad Street, New York 4, N.Y.

future decline in interest

In

the

opening

weeks

of

•

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tw
£cto?+;m
see,n ^ have hampered the growth of
earnings
havl become pSle ' the industry- ' . /
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Under oresent conditions the
What of the future outlook for.
panv has been placed iS an Lcenthe industry? While approximately:
tionally strong position to weather
*°d ^

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16.85

>308.20

*14.92

''244.23

addi--

™

Digitronics

$14.44

383.18

10.76

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.254.58

8.70

245.79

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tionfil tnvPQ pynpptpfl for 1 QSQ^riH

9^S

Mi

(Millions)

-

income

companies

the

Federal Taxes

$473.12

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i959}r~~[~

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The effects
tax

-1961

compa-v

;

Income Before

-

(Millions)

of

required interest rate to supNational

Sales

Ending

voluntary have now been realized and ab- • ~ 1956__
ofv extra-legal, .reserves,, Sorbed. *• The
.company adequately-

creation

port

-

year

decidedly more conservative than;' Debember 31

business

31/2%> or more and

interest earned

the
•

assumed

s

-throughout-the industry averaged,

Moore

Organization, Inc.

I

other

-rate

which National

companies')

-(and

trading markets

on

companies ; in the industry.',
In j Capitalization of earning powder is 2

,6.50

•

^Excludes profit of $2.37 million from
sale of Textron Electronics stock.
to

As

the

outlook <or 1962,- the

Chairman of the Board, Rupert C.
Thompson, Jr. said recently he

e*P«cts sales of $550,000,000 in the
current year and commented as
follows:
^ese sales» we WU1 have

rates.5 0
life insurance, the average a base high t enough to make a
; amount
of insurance carried m, respectable return on common
1961

terms of disposable income, is ^till." equity.

While I am not forecast-;
woefully inadequate." In IdBO^the-'inig that we will do so, our first
year upon which complete fig-i objective is to make $3 a share
ness recession which began in the
ures
are
published, the average after full taxes. I believe we will
previous year and mounting un- life insurance carried per family have the volume of business to
employment was adversely affect- was $10,200 and the average. di$-t do that, if we have any kind of a
ing a large part of the market; posable personal income per fam-, decent year-"
'"\t
served by National Life, an inter- ily
was
$6,200.
Thus, insurance
Mr..,Th0mpson said Textron ac-

.

WHitehall 3-2850

throes of

a

carryover

of the busi-'last




23-Year

Performance of

35 Industrial Stocks

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OVER-THE-COUNTER
INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEX

when the economy was still in the

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circumstances to be construed

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no

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solicitation Qfjin offer to buy,

any

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as

.

v.).: '

K. f f crued Federal taxes of 30%-in 1961

an-offer to settlor'}'•$■/>

security referred to herein.)

and*:expects to

-accrue

40%- this

Continued on page 10

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ON REQUEST

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CONTENTS:

SBICs .Offer Attractive
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Management Consultants, Chicago, III.

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finds

many

buying opportunities.
the
;

SBICs

selling at

now

discounts

could

Confronted—Harold

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was

a

made

the
fund .should be
closely watched. The industries in

vintage

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for the small business invest¬
companies (SBICs). The to¬ which investments are being made,"
Additional Ways to Invest Besides Common Stocks
tal number of all SBIC's increased age of companies being financed, *
during the percentage of equity rights' re¬ b:':[■ —Roger W.' Babson_„j_j_^
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/year from 165 ceived,, interest-rate, terms of fi¬
! at Jan.; 1 .to nancing and others indicate extept.
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—John B. Sparling
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December.. risk, of loss, t Industry....diversifies-."

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$175 million in
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to

13

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PRODUCTS, INC.;

>FILON

Careful

study* will reveal which taking longer risks in
lion
order to reap
larger investment
end. The numgains if ventures being financed;
ber of small
prove successful.
Rate of invest¬
businesses re¬ ment, portfolio yield, earnings, per"
ceiving SBIC share from operations, - capital
:
financing 5 in-, gains per share, unrealized and
.creased
to realized, and others should be con¬
.(Stanley M. Rubel.
2,000 b y t h e sidered in developing a feel of the
end of
1961.
Market prices for performance of the SBIC.
SBIC shares also increased sub¬
Tangible evidence is now deter¬
stantially during the year.
At minable
regarding investment
January 1 the SBIC Price Index as
judgements as 45 companies ;.in*
compiled
by
SBIC
Evaluation
.

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tion,. geographical distribution of
investments, size of loans are also
factors to be considered.; A:

capital

increased from

.over

KING'S DEPT.

1

$400 milat year's

SBIC's

CORP.

are

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; .The
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Issue

showing

records

.

of

longevity

listed/and

1

stocks

will

be

CARY CHEMICAL

Canadian Common

our

dividend

cash

unlisted

published

payment

Canadianon

Stock

March

TASSETTE CORP.

common

29.

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year-

the

to 15.4,-This compares-to an

trial average

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that

nesses

rants

those
sold

re¬

total

funds

this

SBIC's,

amounted

to

or

be

See It

Bank

and

Insurance

Cover

invested

fund

compared

Stocks.

DIgby 4-4970

27

price of an SBIC is.

the

of

book

value

to

reflect

;

by/the

per

share adjusted

price of its
companies with a

in

v.;" Einzig: "Britain's Supreme Effort to Obtain

public market. The average "pricewas

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American Int'l Bowling

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premium" at end of December
16% over adjusted book value

Electronic Capital

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a 34%
gain.

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selling
the basis

on

the market

investments

Coming Events in the Investment Ficld__

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busi¬

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SBIC and value of its investments, the various SBIC's can, be corre¬ 1/.1 ;..*■•,,
special criteria have been devel¬ lated to investment f performance
/Market ; . . and You (The)—Wallace Streete_»____
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oped.
Since the basic ■ financial /and undervalued ,'pr overvalued
data -regarding
companies being situations determined./--: '
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financed is either not publicly re*'
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example, compiles comprehen¬
News About Banks and Bankers__
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a confidential basis, traditional se¬
sive statistics on the operation 'of
curity analysis procedures do not all
publicly held SBIC's, part of
Observations—A. Wilfred May——
apply.
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(Editorial)

measured against

other equity rights owned

formance

public increased by 2V2 times the
•

can

against another.

i cost of SBIC investment. In terms
of

As We

by the SBIC's and in this way; per¬

in terms
As of Dec. 31

had

investments

stocks.

current market value of the war-g¬

performances

of their investments.
.

business

■

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markable

their

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of about 20% for the

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J.F.Reilly&Co.,Inc.

Regular Features

,

have

The initial investment in the small

■

Jones Indus¬

increase in the Dow

year.

increased.

had

invested

are

markets

public

,

end

40%

averages

SBIC's

.which

At

11.1.

at

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are

example, although

often following

we

privy to this data, it is not pos¬

specific

relating * to
performances, of

market

the SBIC's are based

earnings of companies in which it

tistics and

invested, growth rates, profit

has

of

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Go By

Certain

studying the operation of an

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circumstances

increased

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Thursday, March 15, 1962

Corporations Go Public."2 leges, whidh do not submit to the
Carlos L. Israels and proxy regxdations imposed by the
George M. Duff, Jr., its presents a Securities Exchange Act." 4 (Itali¬
were
omitted
in
sophisticated analysis of the legal, cized 1 words
financial and accounting problems .error.)
"When

S

OB SE
WILFRED MAY

A.

BY

A

Edited

Paribas Elects-v:.

by

Deroy "Director •"

which must be dealt with when a

porting requirements; and on the
other
hand,
the
initiation
of
greater laxity in these areas in

MARKET

EXPANDING

"LIQUIDITY"
New

Era

Encore

-

the

of. this

case

new

institution.

quarterly, corporate
"Barbers; chauffeurs, boot- .?
reporting
is to
be required
blacks, servant girls, elevator
(Chairman Taylor has been quoted
boys—all were eagerly crowd¬
as
stating that "he" will require
ing their way into the board¬
not

Annual,

of branch

rooms

brokerage of¬

fairly
behind
the Stock Ex¬

fices, where the ticker
sizzled, lagging hours
the

quotations on
change Floor.
"New

exchanges for common

stock trading were

sought and
New
York

being eagerly

Thus the

initiated.
Produce

Exchange,

apparently
perfectly happy to deal in
articles as vegetables and

which for years had
been
such

suddenly

lard,

built

a

addition and increased

large

its mem¬

bership for the purpose of trad¬

ing

in

corporate

equities."

—

writer's M.A. thesis'
market jamboree
of the nineteen-twenties, "Spec¬
From
on

this

the

stock

ulation and

Its Uneconomic Ef-

fects on Banking, Credit and
Industry" — gathering dust in
Columbia's
since
The
gone

Fayerweather

Hall

1932.
above

the Tatter

"if

call

circumstances

for them").

of the

by¬

context of last week's open¬

ing of New York's National Stock
Exchange in the Mercantile Ex¬
change Building on Harrison St.
in the produce area is not by way

company's securities are brought
to the market for the first time.
The volume sheds light on many
details in the security-marketing

the Board of Directors

from

such

type'of legislation; that is, in the
proposed extension of listed is¬
suers'
obligations to the OverMarket.

the-Counter

such

Since

regulation
must
be
uniformly
applied, will it be geared to the
highest or lowest denomination
of our new melange of exchanges?
And, fundamentally, this reach¬

knowledge of which has
mot:passed 'beybha the

process,

heretofore

circle of experts. ■

lawyers, businessmen may draw
some
reasonably clear inferences

,

trol

blessings

of

"economic"

speculative

stock

market activity.

When Go-Go
This

new

the

of

Public?

"yen" — the
degree of which is being con¬
tinually emphasized in statistics
ranging from the daily rate of
registration of new issues (70%
of
which, during the past six
months, were by companies going

will

con¬

can

the offering?
questions like these

and

Banque

Schwabacher & Co.
SAN

FRANCISCO, Calif.
has

Frantz

with

Montgomery
the

become

Schwabacher

New

Stock

Street,

York

and

Exchanges

as

members
Pacific

of

authors

The

was an

Hutchinson &
Weeden

&

R.

Act

is

1933

of

extent

to

often

that

a

Securities

the

too

great

estment

-

at 40 Wall St.
Mr.
was

officer of Frantz

Deroy

recently

f (Jan. 1, 1962)
elected Chairr

Co., Chicago and of

Board

the

of

de
Previously

Banque

Corporation
Co.,

the

of

man

Sauve

a

banking com¬
pany
located

Henri Deroy

W.

is

v

Co.

Now

c

Cor-

New York in-

of

Paris et Des Pays-Bas.

Incorporated,

Mr.

Deroy had been Vice-Chairof the parent Paris firm's

busi¬

man

of W. R. Suave Co., 250

West

Board of

57th

out

point

under

prospectus

e,

ran

poration

-

ness

Two Extremes

in

;

bond department.
Mr.
Frantz
was? formerly
vice
president of Luce; Thompson &
Crowe, Inc., resident in Albu¬
querque,
New
Mexico.
Prior

thereto he

Des

Paribas

Coast

manager

1960

et

vate ;>bank

100

Co.,

in

F

associated

& >

to

Pays-Bas, the
largest pri¬

Gene

—

elected

of Paribas

de' Paris

OV

;

is continuing the investment

commented upon.

are

been

municipal

eventually
the company do

with the proceeds of
These

the

company

What

rest?

Street, New York City. Offi¬

cers

are

William R. Sauve, Presi¬

dent, and Arthur Sauve, Secretary.

"liability document,"
Grant Jones Branch
designed primarily to protect the
company, its officers and directors LANHAM, Md. — Grant, Jones &
and the underwriters against lia¬
Company,
Inc.
has
opened
a
bility for a "misleading state¬
branch
office
at
6308
Martins
ment"; that a prospectus of this
type "leaps from caveat to caveat Lane, under the management of
with every other paragraph warn¬ Robert E. LeSueur.
ing the reader that while for the
moment the outlook is white, it
an

Stock Exchange mOve

Where

abilities?

man's

Deroy has

Corporation;-'Established
by

presented the

ample, .what is ..the company's
management situation?
Does '.it
have management of any depth or
is it. entirely
a matter of one

general over-ideal¬

ization Of the fictional

are

when
they
a r e : considering
whether to "go pub lie." For ex¬

ing for greater market liquefication
at
this
boom
time again
manifests the

criteria

what

to

G. A. Frantz With

A;

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Although the discussion in this
book
is. addressed
primarily to

as

contrast
in the degree of discipline
be¬
tween
Exchanges
will
be
the
confusion in applying Frear fBill
Stemming

is tied to the go-go

citation

Henri

a

Directors, and he is also

the Vice-Chairman of the Societe

d'lnvestissement

sified

Paris

de

The Societe is

Pays-Bas.

et

des

diver¬

a

closed-end investment fund

managed by the Banque de Paris
et Des Pays-Bas.

Now
The

Elliot, Evans Inc.

firm

name

of

Progressive

Investors, Inc., 52 Broadway, New
York City, has been changed to

Elliot, Evans Inc.'

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could very easily turn to gray;
with absoluately no certainty that
joining those who are "being public for the first time) to the
it will not by tomorrow morning
beastly" by describing it as a
SEC's
resulting
mountainously be absolutely black."
merger^ via a common ticker-tape,
of growth stocks and Maine pota¬ increased work load. "Every cor¬
The opposite philosophy's'that
toes ("quite a' bouillabaise"'being poration,"
National
Stock
Ex¬ the prospectus is a "selling docu¬
one^ onlooker's-^omment,
as
re¬
change Chairman Taylor has re¬ ment," that it must'"read well"
and
make as many affirmative
ported by an unimpeachable
centlystated,1 "which is privately and
source).
optimistic statements about
held should think at least once a the
company and its business as
In fact, this initiation of another
Projection and
"stock
exchange" in New York year about going public. And the are permissible.
of
earnings
or
has a number of deadly serious time to think about it is long be¬ prognostication
connotations—particularly at this fore the step becomes advisable business conditions are not per¬
mitted; However, when one finds
time of the American Exchange's
—or necessary."
language such as "the manage¬
epochal crisis.
ment of the company believes,"
Immediately coming to mind is
A New Testament
; one will, in fact, be finding man¬
the striking contrast between, oh
Apart from the wide implica¬ agement's judgment as to matters
the one hand, the pressure 'now
about which the SEC insists the
tions of this $64 question, there
being applied on Amex officially
greatest care be taken.
has recently become available a
by the Securities and Exchange
most useful bible on the subject,
The "Introductory Statement"
Commission and unofficially by
of

-

the "Levy Committee," for major

tightening of its




listing and

re¬

to 'Go Public' for the Acqui¬
Capital," "The Commercial &
Chronicle," February 1, 1962.

of

noted

also

is

It

1 "When

sition

Financial

increas¬

that

ingly, particularly in first offer¬
ings, companies are being required
to include in their prospectuses a
so-called
ment."

It

"introductory

state¬

reasonably clear

seems

when

that

Commission

the

re¬

quires that such a statement be
included, the Commission staff
that

believes

the

issue

some

will look for

investor

ticated

has

The sophis¬

speculative elements.

an

introductory statement and if he
finds

the

it

will

footnote

first

look

further

under

the

the

to

table

on

the prospectus.
There he will find spelled out the
cover

page of

"fringe benefit"

compensation of
"cheap

the underwriters-warrants
stock

the like."

or

in the

The

presence

deal in

addition

of

which

to

the underwriters regular com¬

mission will indicate his

real

ap¬

praisal of the risk involved.
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CORRECTION v

Th£ first footnote in last week's
(MaTch

8)

Observations

should

have read: "The Jan. 30 Report of

POPULATION:

10,000■iln Parker, Ford's Dallas office alone, there

the

Special Committee for Study
Stock Exchange
('The Levy Committee') recom¬
mends the delisting of all issues,

of

the American

whether

enjoying

presently fully listed

unlisted

trading

or

is enough central office telephone
needs of

a

switching equipment to supply the

city of 10,000 people.

Communications,

manpower,

geographical distribution.

...

It all adds

privi¬

Retail

up to

Power in the Southwest. Retail Power that Parker,

Ford

2 "When

Corporations Go Public."
by Carlos L. Israels and George
M. Duff, Jr. Practicing Law Institute, 20
Vesey Street, New York 7, N. Y. 1962.
p.
390. $20. Mr. Israels, a partner in
the law firm of Berlack, Israels & Liberman, is a member of the editorial board

Edited

of the Law

Special

Institute and Chairman of its

Committee

dealing with invest¬
ment securities.
Mr. Duff, of Holtzmann,
Wise
and
Shepard, is a "Wall Street
lawyer" active
in representing •. under¬
writers and corporations? . '*■;

translates into action.

PARKER, FORD & COMPANY, INC., Investment Bankers,
.

Dallas:
Wichita

Facts:
over

Downtown

Falls
v

100

„

Exchange

Park
Temple

.Members Midwest Stock Exchange

Fort Worth
Tulsa
Lawton
Denton

El Paso
Sherman

.V, ?

'

full time

wire system

&

Abilene

representatives in 15 offices

9 man trading

between all. offices and all major'security markets

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Paris <
..

room

:

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Amarillo
Ardmore
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Hi

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,

.

with

progress,

Victor Paint

Co.

with

Mary Carter Paint Co., when¬
ever
the brush dips, the profits
don't!
This energetic; company,
only ten years old, has achieved
an outstanding
growth,-within the
rather static paint industry, exr
panding only at the, xpte of about
2% annually.
v
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The Do

It

Yourself Paint Market

American paint sales now
around

$1.8

billion,

a

total

year,

of

which roughly 5.0%/'are to "do it
yourself" homeowners. This is the

segment of

the

market

in which

Mary

Carter - successfully : spe¬
cializes, by offering high quality
products at thrift prices. Mary
Carter delivers

additional can,

an

at no extra, cost, with every can
purchased. Its slogan "Buy One—
Get
One
Free",
(even
though

viewed with
Federal

some

disfavor by the

Trade

Commission) has
proved an attractive sales device,
and has been exceedingly effec¬
tive
in
building up sales from
$2.2 million, in 1956, to $15.5 mil¬
lion

in

But
is

1961.

;

Debs. Offered

at

s

>

v

Mary Carter.

•

Production

and.

'

.

-

■

-V.

v

'

rr

doorsteps. It plans to

costs.

to

of factors

number

Carter

seed,

stores,

high profitability in
business. Whereas

the

lons
sets

Carter. A solid reputa¬
quality paints has been
built by use of ingredients from
top grade suppliers such as Dow,
American Cyanamid, DuPont, etc.;
by high competitive rating, es¬
tablished in independent labora¬
tory tests; and by awards of the

to

the

has

com¬

some

as

a

minimum

order

at

stores

About

On

paints—standard oil
and
based and water soluble

alkyd

latex paints;

Enamels, sealers and
related products such as brushes,
rollers and thinners, round
out

the

line to

Paints

items.

undergoing constant

are

improvement,
aims to

than 400

more

Mary

and

Carter

stay ahead of competition

ment
in

at its

new

Research

Center

Tampa, Florida. Here, Rol-Eze

was

perfected—the only latex

terior

primer
soluble

paint' that
>

on

uses

paints ;: are

water

a

wood.

new::

ex¬

-

growing type in the industry, and

unusual
earning

The steps, outlined above,
continued

Nov.

corporate

the
prospects
earnings.

ex¬

of

im¬

16,

at $15 (OTC), and earned 60 cents

is

against

traditional

the

cut

delivery

-

costs,

'

Completion

of

the

pipeline

1961, against 48

cents

;•/ ■'

capacity
paint

a

of

'

year,

a

and

combined

gallons

8,500,000

The merger,

redeemable

are

Feb.

28,

1974

or

after

and

at

The

^ion

comDanv

^11

aDnli-

makG

^he^debmitures

io hst

on

the New York Stock Exchange,
—-V. ;v*'>

PnnVp Jpr' Pn

•Dv/v/ivvy V3U \J\J,
\TOVY.Af1

JLN ctlllub \J V^ORriuII
./y'v'■'
Daniel D. O'Connell, formerly of
Lehman Brothers, New York investment bankers, has been ap-

Vice-President in charge
«(r!
nSfi?"
w
York offices of Booke and Com¬
Pa.nV.' financial and, .stockholder
relations counsel.
N°w loyied at 15, William St.,
B?°ke and Company s new offices

v..r

<

~

„

will coordinate eastern activities

of the Los Angeles-headquartered
national financial public relations
firm*
Until

his

recent

appointment,

Lehman Brothers for three years
in the firm's principal New York

$26.3 million of capital stock, and
after giving effect to the sale of

the estimated
the

of

pipeline. The company proposes to complete the financing of the initial pipeline by

an

|

Government

forward

for Puerto Rico

into

is

pleased to

merchandising,
positioned to progress

Its shares possess
qualities we
cus¬
attribute
to
growth

of

Development Bank

m

to prosper.

announce

the appointment of

Mr. David Larson

the

tomarily
stocks.

in

Prior to that, he was managing
partner of the DeWitt Conklin
Organization, financial and stockholder relations counsel.

cost of construction

initial

■

■

/

•

as

San Juan, Puerto

Vice President

45 Wall Street

ready...

New York 5, N. Y.

Rico

.•Ay.v/.'.y.'.v.y

mrnmm

The Bank Stock Survey
i.

i

A comparative analysis of the 1961 results of 45 leading

;

banks and bank
•

holding companies.

Copies wili be furnished

•

We deal

upon

;

request;

:

^

v;effective March 15,1962
;

:

WHEELER & CRUTTENDEN

'

actively in bank shares and offer

:

1

will be known

^

as

CO., INC.

\

specialized facilities for transactions at net prices.

our

CRUTTENDEN & CO., INC.
618 So.

Blyth 6. Co., Inc.

Spring St., Los Angeles lUCiilif-

v

NEW YORK

SAN

•

BOSTON : "

•

FRANCISCO

•

PHILADELPHIA

.

CHICAGO

•

LOS ANGELES

PITTSBURGH

♦

SEATTLE

•

CLEVELAND

•

•

•

5 PORTLAND

Member: Paeific Coast Stock

INDIANAPOLIS.

.

.

-

LOUISVtLLE

• •

PASADENA

-

FRESNO'

•

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•

i

DETROIT

«

SPOKANE-

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- -

MINNEAPOLIS

• — -

KANSAS

•

SACRAMENTO-

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CITY

EUREKA

•

•

SAN DIEGO

-

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w




SAN JOSE

•

PALO ALTO

•

' OXNARD

-'TACOMA

Midwest Stock

Madison 0UI50

Exchange

TWX: 1297-1298

Exchange

OAKLAND

,•

v

J

;

.

declining.

prices thereafter,

1311 Ponce de Leon Avenue

Now

on

that date at
option of the company at 103%, to and including

As of March 5, 1962, the company
had sold to its shareholders about

house

well

most

of

now

rapidly

discount
seems

Existing plants have

They

Mr. O'Connell was associated with

the

and

KJ5

include

moving

with

10% fewer people than 12 months
earlier.

"
J
•/fhe debentures are not redeemableprior to Mar. 1, 1972, except
by operation; of the sinking fund.

M

not

to

business

1

Netherlands.

France

addi¬

does

Altogether, this cost conscious
operation, all along the line, made
possible, at the end of 1961,
more

is

i

tn

,

through the sale of debt securities
in

tional

it

25%

com-

leum products.

Mary Carter Paint Co- operat¬
ing in the mainstream of "do-ityourself" household markets, and

do

the

are

185,187 shares of class "A"
stock offered in the pending ac¬
quisition of Victor Paint Co.

This

:

v

in

standing 1,544,000 class "A" shares
and
572,244
common
.(voting)
shares, each of $1 par value, dis¬
tributed among 4,500 stockholders.

Mary

Carter ships on its own trucks,
scheduling paint deliveries on the
outhaul, and a backhaul of sup¬
plies and raw materials inter¬
spersed
with
commercial
pay

loads.-

share

a

in the industry.

To

Water

the ; fastest

/

for 1960. Presently, there are out¬

25%,

nnnMar

offices as national sale* rpanager
for the ScUdder Fund of Canada,
Co..were.publicly offered at $9J/4 the debentures, the financing to; as well as refgional sales manager
date will aggregate about 86% of for the One WiUiaha Street. Fund,
per share. The stock sells today

1

by constant research and develop¬

more

<

the
company's
dealer discount on paint products

40%

of

16 oil companies which
represent the main groups supplying Western Europe with petro-

pany

and

1960, 250,000 class
"A" shares of Mary Carter Paint

sinde

portant

;

v

shareholders

$121,530,000. In 1961 the company
completed the first two phases of
its public financing
program

50

year.

pansion,
and
higher future

•->

g'aleg velocity is most

in

The

expected by Jan. 1, 1963. The cost
of
the
venture
is
estimated at

indicate

'

carry :

centers

the pipeline

leased

add

this

power.

company-owned, but
marketing accent is on

licensed, low - overhead outlets
of approval by Good House¬
that
carry
Mary
Carter paints
keeping, and certification by the
American Hotel Association.Ab ''v?, excfesiyely.«*These are geared to
make money on high; frequency
'•
*
(
sales* turnovers.
This
cash 1 and
Complete Pr oduct

;Line;;:yfJ'

:

Hackensack

ready
documented
an
growth rate and rising

90

seal

terior

'tS

Mary Carter Paint Co. has al¬

are

main

the

Indies.

to

outlets

Distribution is through
outlets (at 1961 yearend) in 36 states, Puerto Rico and
West

up

and

expects

120

retail

British

yards. It
leased depart¬

discount

Hartford

gallons.

703

in

feed and
discount

lumber

already set

ments

little as two gal¬
dealer, Mary Carter

ship

panies

and

in

Mary

open

departments in
hardware
and

contribute

the mar¬
keting and transportation ends of

,,

Mary Carter produces a com¬
plete line
of exterior and in¬

.

SSeoi,

for

;

I?Snhifin
payable

tt

A

«avment nf

?riLfvnJsi
isLe bv ma^uritv ^e ini
} mtfy
redemption pnee-

product diversification ing

in the

thrift-priced merchandising

•

Broader

or

|2,225,°00 annua% commencing
f
7^

distributing

Pipeline Co. 5M> % sinkfund debentures: due 1982,
"do-it-yourself" market is priced at 100 % % and- accrued in'■'■I There are a number of reasons
why. this company is, able to sell another objective. A variety of terest to yield approximately
fine paints at attractive prices. It carpentry tools, from a "99 cent 5.46% to maturity
has achieved company-wide high tool table" will, shortly be avail¬
levels of operating efficiency. In able in all Mary Carter Stores, nn thn
c
raw materials, it carries in inven¬
supplemented by home decorat¬
pnr!pnf'v
are
in
cJurrencytory only 50 items, as against as ing and improvement items. The
Headquartered in Paris, France,
ultimate goal is to derive 25%
many as 250 ,in the industry. Un¬
the company is constructing and
usually efficient paint dispersion of sales from sundry items. The
mills
and
specially engineered Marcar Division, serving commer¬
equipment eliminate many costly cial, industrial and institutional annual
capacity of 200,000 barrels
and time consuming steps in pro¬ customers and government agen¬
a
day extending about 475 miles
duction, which is carefully tail¬ cies, is expanding the volume of from
Lavera, a port near Marored
to
current
sales
^
require¬ wholesale business.
seilles, France, to refining centers
In
addition
to
ments. In this way, there is no
present retail
being constructed near Strasbourg,
necessity to carry large inven¬ store merchandising, the company
France, and Karlsruhe, Germany,
tories
of
finished
to
develop a variety
of
goods.
Four plans
in the upper Rhine area. The prooutlets.
It
has
tested
a
plants, stragically located in New other
ceeds of the issue wlli be applied
"Paint-Mobile"
permitting
cus¬
Jersey, Florida, Texas and Cali¬
toward the construction costs of
fornia reduce storing and shipping tomers to buy paint at their own
c,>!: iv-.t Marketing•

•

one

Sinking fund provisions for the
call for payments of

pat¬ jointly head a nationwide under-*
terns.
N7 -'.V.'
; r;
writing group offering for public
•
•*,'
entire
sale an issue of $40,000,000 South 2??
Broadened Products and Outlets
European

•'=

.

Efficient

-

Mary

tion

volume

*

in

European countries.

debentures

.

and

production arid

of

50%

sale of long-term debt

other acquisitioris that fit Morgan Stanley & Co. and Lazard
profitably into existing Freres & Co., New York City,

sibly

about

for

sales

only part of the progress story

at

account

now

'

more

well
At

f'

'

Pipeline Company

^ ^

*

1

1

r

,

with sales of $3 million (for fis¬
cal year ended Nov. 30, 1961).

blending colorful products

progressive merchandising.

*

*

Plans for 1962 envision 1,000 out¬
lets by "the- yeaivendp and pos¬

.

By Dr. Ira U. Cobleigli, Enterprise Economist

*

i

{

South European

capacity 'and',

this

augment

add 53 outlets in the Detroit area,

a company,

*

the sale of additional equity capi¬
tal
to its shareholders and the

will

Painting the profit picture iit

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Direct private wire to Asiel & Co., New
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6

The Commercial and Financial■ Chronicle

(12C6)

TAX-EXEMPT BOND MARKET
By DONALD D. MACKEY

■

.

,

.

approximately
$200,000,000 of various tax-exempt
bonds which have sold at competi¬
tive bidding since we last" went
Bidding

munici-

business

resurgence

had

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

In the following-tabulations we list the bond issues of
$1,000,000 or more for which specific sale dates have been set.

Awards

.

AAA

OA A

The market for state and

.

i^pea«^tr^ar^ncl: LargeK Issues" Scheduled, For Sale //
Recent

• •

,

.

been

the

for

AAA

J V

xr

'

,

V

'

/r

.

.

-

-4

1

v /hnl!1

't"

March 15

<

^

a.,^

in relative ^abundance/ Concurrently; our,banks have been* need-.,
fpl of revenues .and .improved

the

market

tax bonds. This issue

earnings.

cost

along: with
reluctance but with the real-

followed
some

that

izatiom

continue

tax

to
sense

common

-

<

„

.

w

make
' even

•GrowMl stock Disenchantme t

thoughtfully: turned: their attention to a greater use of their re and Financial sources through' a broader use of

tional

City

Other

of

Bank

Dallas.

3:00 p.m.
11:00

a.m.

12:15 p.m.

^
2,200,000
—3,000,000

1964-1992

11:00

1934-1992

Noon

University^-^-1^^:2,250,000

1965-2002

11:30

Alexandria, La. _L

Atlanta, Ga.
Eastern

1,400,000

Illinois

(Monday)

1,550,000*
4,500,000
2,900,000
3,500,000

Reoffered

March 20

yield from 1.65% to 3.10%, this
issue attracted good investor de¬
mand, with the -present balance

a.m.

March 16 (Friday)
March 19

major

10:00

Noon

a.m.

3:30 p.m.

1964-2001

L.; ;c

netJ interest

of this group include
Bank New York Trust

1963-1974

'1963-1981

11:00

78:00 p.m'.

Lycoming Coh Williamsport, Pa.__

Bank

.

2:00 p..m.

1965^1992;

to

state^ and1 municipal- tax-exempt bonds. This additional

bond

,

Chemical

Prices Narrowing

Commercial

Chronicle's

2.8641%;

of

members

>

_.

Bid-ASked
The

-

-a v

*

1965-1990

1,000,000

7 Competition within the lending, Co., Eastman Dillon/Union Se¬
Glasgow, Ky. (Electric Plant Bd.').
investment -sphere required serious attention'; curities
&
Co./ Drexel & Co., Pasadena
Indep. S. D., Texas__^._;
at higher' and
the commercial banks, ; asV Equitable Securities Corp.,. First Sioux
City Indep. Sch. Disl., Iowa
their best alternative, more Southwest Co. and Republic Na-*
Taylor Township Sch.'Dist., Mich.
\t
v i

prices;

7.

/,

^

associates1 at

awarded

was

First -' National

the

and

bonds

exempt

-

;

to

—

1,100,000*': 1963-1981.
15,000,000 ' 1963-1987

-

imfs

up- their municipal
bond portfolios, and this? type of ^business
still sets the market trend, fiduciaries*and other < investors have-

*

1,000,000
2,545,000

higher bids with reoffer- developed as had been envisioned week occurred. The issue inyplVed-. Louisiana Bond & Bldg/Comm/_generally
well
taken
by by both bankers and economists waff $10,800,000 Dallas,
Texa^.varj, 0sseo ind. S. D. No.1279, Minn.__.
investors. As more banks build and free reserves have prevailed, ious purpose (1963-1982) limitedsively

"

1963-1990
1963-1978

1,400,000'

Dalton, Ga.
>• press
has - been exceedingly
DeLand, Fla.
strong, with prices pushing to hew
Franklin County, Tenn.
high levels. On Monday (MarchHempstead Cent. S. D. No. 3, N. Y/ v
12), the first important sale of the; Knox
"County, S. D. No. R-l, Mo A
^

.

1,400,000
1,000,000

to

be strong, forecast for over a year that never
During the past1;week there has began to surge, although business
been no hint of market hesitancy has been generally good. Demand
as
dealers 'have
made
progres- for money did,; not* and has not
pal bonds continues to

\*

A _1 A

(Thursday)

Board of Education, West Va.i:

a.m.

v

7

a.m.

1:30 p.m.

? 1963-1982 w

7:30 p.m.
1963-1990 \
1967-1981v 74:00 p.hi.

1965-1990 :

7:30 p.m:

(Tuesday)

Chatham

1987-1991
2,000,000
1965-1981
1,290,000
1,500,000 ' > 1963-1990
6,900,000
1963-1982
1,545,000
1964-1982
1,000,000" 1965-1987
3,000,000 7 1964*1985;

County Sch. Dist., Ga
County, Skokie S. D. #68, 111.
Denton; Texas
^
1Glendale, Calif.
Plainville; Conn.———
St; Bernard Parish, La
*
7!
Spokane County-S» D. #81; Wash: 1
-Washington Public-Power Supply
Cook

11:00

a.m.

8:00 p.m.

Index, Which represents a and potentially much larger bank;
10:30 a.m.
$2,490,000. '
'
"
V ' ' '
of
the
high grade investor interest, when added to
10:00 a.m.
Tuesday
(March' 13),
was ; a
20-year bond offerings, averages the interest shown recently an hectic
Noon
day with four issues of- note
out at a 3.092% yield this week,
tax-exempts by individual inves- selling at competitive bidding. The
11:00 a.m.
Although this Index is only rep- tors disenchanted with some, of
10:00 a.m.
largest issue of the day consisted
resentative of the market's offered their growth stock
holdings, has of $25,000,000 Pennsylvania Gen¬
side;
it
may1 appropriately
be maintained a bullish, tendency in; eral State
System
10,500,000 - 1975-2012
2:00 p.m
Authority (1965-1989)
added that:the tax-exempt busitax-exempts that seems likely to bonds. The issue was* bought by
March 21 (Wednesday)
ness has
become unusually compersist for at least a while longer, the Halsey, Stuart &; Co.; Inc.
Cook
County,
Chicago
Heights
'
7
,7 '
• ;
u,,' 7 \
petitive and the spread between
Moreover, the regular run of group at a net interest cost of
Commission Sch. Dist. #170, 111.
1963-1978
3:00 p.m.
bid and asked prices
1,989,000
is^ narrower institutional bond buyers must 3.0537%. The runner-up bid, a net Lebanon, Tenn,
1984-2001
10:00 a.m.
than it has been for a few years,
;__7——
1,500,000
continue
to
satisfy
their
tax- interest cost of 3.072%, was made
3:00 p.m:
1963-1982
Mariinsburg, Greig etc. SD 1, N. Y.
1,800,000
High grade^ 1-23 year serial issues
exempt
income
needs.
Higher by Drexel & Co. and associates.
1963-1980
11:00 a.m.
Onondaga County, N. Y
2,030,000
Associated with Halsey, Stuart &
a£e dallJ bid for at profit spreads prices have made it; harder for
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Ind.
1960-2002
10:00 a.m.
of less than one point.
4,700,000
them recently but most of them • Co.,
Inc. as major members of Purdue.
1964-2001
10:00 a.m.
Univ., West Lafayette, Ind.
3,300,000
o
iooO/
ex averaged out at ^re noj. priced out of the market this underwriting are C. J. Devine
1967-1985
1:30 p.m.
3.123% a month' ago and,' partly
1,375,000
.St. Cloud Indep. S. D. 742, Minn;.
as yet.
v
&
Co., Goldrr.an, Sachs &t Co:,
1964-1983
because of the rapid market rise
Noon'; 7/'.'
Virginia -Folytechnic Institute!-7-:
1,430,000
Glore, Forgan & Co., Blair & Co., W. -Turin.&
3:00 p.m.
Lyonsdale, SD'l, N..Y,
1,800,000 7 1963-1982
inventories,' began to build up:
Technical Conditions Favor
Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
By the1 end of February; some "
Strong Market
March 22 (Thursday)
&
Smith Inc., Stone & Webster
price cutting, came: into play and
Qn March 2, state and 'municipal Securities
77 •
Corp., Salomon 'Bros: Adams & Arapahoe Counties Sch.
Dist: No. 28, Colo.—l-.7.
4:00 p.m.
i/iolncle'Xijaveraged out at ^a boncl inventories, as indicated by & Hutzler, R. W. Pressprich & Co.,
•
3,033,000
3.142%
1984-1998 -A 1;00 p.m.
yield.^Buymg market has
was quickly
Blue List offerings, totaled lk~Haupt & Co. and others. ScaJe.L LaWrencebttrg, I$'d. _^-^ili:--^->.7,;3,155,pOO
resumed
and
the
apout $535,000,000. In the past this to
1963rl986
ii 7:30 p.m.yield from 2.00% to 3l25%^ife^Worths EaW hlcfep. S.- D^ Texas--- .. a^QO^Qpp
steadily improved since.
abundance of float would have a variety of coupons, this account
"
•
-Mai^ch 26 (Monday)^^
As a matter of
perspective, we touched off a substantial market- has:been sold down to the'present:
1963-1982
•
1:00 p.m. ;
pa^ City Sch." Disti" Ohio;
1,200,000
point out that the'basic upward reaction. As we have
indicated, balance of $12 780,000.--.
77:7 • Roselle Park; Sch. Dist., N. J..— - 2,562,000 7 1983-1991'
8:00 p.m.'
market
trend1 took
off
in
early above, such a reaction has not 7 The CRy and Countvof Denver;
sioux city, Iowa
7^-2,225,000 7
December when our : yield Index followed in
this instance. An in- Colo, awarded $15,000,000 general;'
>
^
"V.
L ot /m
a
\
averaged 3.334%.
At < a
3.092% significant
reaction
briefly, oc- obligation water bonds due 1972- • * .7
-March. 27 (Tuesday)^
„

cross-section

- - ,

- -

-

—

-

,

,

.

,

_

.

.

..

^

^o

«

,

.

,

.

,

.

.

••

o

_

.

^

yield

of

as

March

14, the market

curred

and

investor

improvement represented is about resumed to the extent
s' points.

day's float, by the

Bullish Factors in Tax-Exempts
rp..

.

/thto

.

..

,

The

Blue List

same

-

Inc;

the

to

'•

syndicate7mahaged

i.6 ,as
fnv,^riaM»n0rms' 7^ .

2,500,000:
15,345,000 *

Lehman

and;

Bros; at

new issues

1963rl992

10:30

a.m.

1963-1988

10:30

a.m.

1964-1987

10:00

a.m;

:'772,200,000- 1963-19P0

Detroit City Sch. Dist., Mich.____
Grand. Rapids, .Mich.__r_-__-_._7_t_

het

a

1965-1986

10,000,000
2,650,000 ;

;

11:00

a.m.

jor members of this syndicate are" Miami (University Bd. of Trustees,
Co'ntinehtal Illinois. National* >BankJ • - Oxford, phio.* —..——-r —- - -

is less tllan not-mal- F«r the next
ee month, advertised new issue offer- & Trust Co.;' Phelps,* Fenh &* Co.,
ings total less than $325,000,000. Kidder, Peabody & Co., Eastman

p,,

^
Hnlw

1999

interest'cost of 3.227%: Other ma^

/ but $351,618,740. j
visible supply of

®nb'^U. j KaP?reC1^10n

ith

•»*

Crawfordsville, Ind.
?—.—-•
that "yester¬ jointly by Halsey, Stuart & Co.;: Detroit; Michigan —.— "7---——

™re'
-

.

interest

St." Louis

County,

Parkway

Con-

•

-r

.

•

1:00 p.m.;

.7--

-

V solidated Sch. Dist.;, Mo.:__
2,100,000 : 1983-1982
Were the figures even double this Dillbn,; Union Securities & Co>,,
7 - 7 : r March 28 (Wednesday)
7/,7
i S
/e,?sonmf amount it would not pose a serious Goldman; -Sachs ' & ' Co., " Cr /J; Arlingtcn County, Va.
7 -3,145,000 - 1963-1982
dresent
^
underwriting problem 'for the in- Devine & -Co.,. Stone &/Webster Bernalillo County, N. Mex.7-_A.-_i'• .1,900,000-' 1963-1978^
Securities Corp/and Blair & Co.,
fi t?7l fVmZh economi? a"d P°- dustry. Actually, from "a general
1965-1995
Consumers Public Power D., Neb.7 4,300,000
Inc. Reoffered to yield from 2.60%
the month. that
tne months
°-T market
a
heavier
orange Co. Sanitary Dist. #7? Cal. 3,700,000 V 1964-1992
might add points schedule viewpoint,
would hp ripcirahip
tta
to
3.40% -this issue' as. yet-has
plaquemines Parish, l.a
2.300.000' 1963-1982
generated only moderate demand fore react on
Valley gtreami- N.-' Y.v....
.1,33.2,000- 1963-1981
begins to set,in.
?
bidding are aImost certain':? to with about one-third of the issue v '
7.
v
it
should
be
understood that occur; The
■ *
•:March 29 (Thursday)
.largest issue thus far sold.
7
'
'< •"
*"5'' '.... 7;,7v "7
,

deterrent.

<

-

K:00.Pim.

-

.

Neon- 7/

...

,

_

nnft/

11:00 a^n.

-

•

.

.

/rnl

'

1

10:00 a.m.

_

11:00

a.m

11:00

a.m:

.

*2:00 p.m.

,

,

state

and

municipal

bonds

were

scheduled in this period

ISSUES

California (State).........
Connecticut (State)
New Jersey
Highway Auth., Gtd
New York
(State)_
Pennsylvania (State)___,
Delaware (State)

i

3.45%

S.3M

New

3.20%

3.10%

1981-1982

Wertheim & Co. Reoffered to yield

3.10%

2.95%

3%%

1974-1975

^rom 1.50%

2.90%

2.75%

3.15%
3.00%
3.20% 73.00%
3.40%
3.25%

14;

1962

1981

q oacj/

o

3%%

1981

3.25%

3J0%

3.35%

3.20%

1981

3 30%

315%

3%

March

Co.,
Smith, Barney & Co., R. W. Press¬
prich & Co., Shields & Co; and

1981-1982

3i/4%

York, N. Y.

this

3J/4%

3%%*

111

-

3%

1981-1982

Chicago,

major
members
of
include
Drexel a &

3 10%

Los^Angeles, Calif.-^^-.^—3%%
Baltimore, IVld
———

Other

3.20%

1981-1982

PhilC1I!niath'Ohp0 (U, T)
ladelphia, Pa

headed

by The First Boston Corp. as 3V8S.

1981-1982

1981-1982

Ph

due 1963-1992 to the group

33A%

2.90%

1939

3.35%

-3.25%

3%%

v

1981

Index#: 3.092% 7

;

Co., SpecLTax SD 1> Fla.

The City of Omaha, Neb. a very
infrequent; borrower and a^city
that
carries - the highest credit
rating awarded $5,700,000 vari¬
ous

to

bonds due

purpose

1964-1978

the group

headed by The First
National Bank of Chicago at a net
interest

of

cost

of

2.6088%.

National

Bank

&

Hayden; Stone

&

Trust

are

1976-1977

and

Co.

and

:

Spokane County S. D. #81, Wash.

•

:

5,000,000
7
25,000,000,
3,000,000

the order

spoken

and

4

The

was

'

-.7




ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA

JAckson 1-0316

/

„

Commercial

given;as the chief

the quick
>.

'

rare

Major

••

Wednesday (March 14), saW the
largest issue of dthe ;week come to
market

'

ill

competitive' bidding.
Continued

on

^age~7

1963-1987

1963-1992

1,420,000

Noon

1964-1983

'

2:00 p.m.

Noon-

?

;

\April'5 (Thursday)

*7 \

1968-1982

8:00 p.m.

Va

April 9 (Monday)
__

_

/rr

-7

.

London Ind.

1,800,000
,

1963-1981

,

April 10 (Tuesday)

:

Mayfield School District, Ohio
North

/'

1964-1985

—_____

^

bond

7;77-7.

Sale "

a.m.

1963-1990

25,020,000

Dist., Wash.__*—:
1,430,000
Georgia State Office Bldg. Auth.
(Atlanta) 7._7
7 7,000,000

New

for

11:00 a.m.

1965-1992

Alderwood Water

bank

reason

sellout./;;/:. '

Week's

were

account .was

buying in this relatively

*

Rpbirison-Humphrey Company,Iri't;

RHODHS-HAVERTY BLDG.

the

1963-1987

9,400,000
2,000,000

*

———

____

those of-Huntington
W
and,,"during /
;5/ 'v '

period, these bonds

for

marked ;closed.

10:30

April 4 (Wednesday)

Lafayette Parish, Par. Sch. Bd., La.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wyckoff Township S. D., N. J

.

LOCAL STOCKS

1963-1977

.

Fairfax County, Va. ____;___i-__7

were

1978

Noon

April 3 (Tuesday)

Birmingham, Ala.
Los Angeles County, County Flood
Control District, Calif.____—__

Co- The- only1

maturities reoffered

CORPORATE BONDS

12",5OO,OO0

Shelby County, Tenn

Other

this; syndicate

1965-1980

6,500,000.
1,090,000

—_—-

Oak Park, 111

,

STATE AND MUNICIPAL
BONDS

25,000,000

—-•*;

1

—

Phelps, Fenn & Co., Dean Witter
& Co., Spencer Trask & Co., City

I894h

3,000,000

April 2~ (Monday)
Cook County, 111
Nashville, Tenn.

_

to 3.25%, about twothirds of the issue has; been sold.

members
ESTABLISHED

Brevard

..

$7,710,000

group

3%%

Housing Auth., (N. Y„ N. Y.)__ 3V2%

New

Allegheny /County,;/; Pa.
sold
various purpose bonds

(April 4)

relatively cheap when the present is $25,020,000
City of Philadelphia
market rise began. An
important Pa. -.serial" bonds." At
present, ho
MARKET ON REPRESENTATIVE SERIAL

SD

#343, Minn/..

"Sacramento, Calif.___—-7—

2,000.000
1:160,000
2,500,000

• 1963-1982

1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.

Sonoma Co. Flood Control & Water /

/ Conservation District, Calif
v/

,;

Dayton, Ohio

7//

/

7.

2,120,000

April 11 (Wednseday)

r

»

8,000,000
v

7

v

-

1963-1982

Noon

Auril 12 (Thursday)

Evangeline Par.; Parish S. Bd./ La.
La' Crosses Wis.
!

2,650,000
-1,075,000

1964-1982

2:00 p.m.

1963-1972

2:00 p.m.

Volume

Number 6142

195

.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial

Tax-Exempt

The

Texas IBA Group

Bond Market

MeetingProgram

will
.

Continued from

6

page

y

/

SAN
Texas

The State of Connecticut awarded 1

,

ANTONIO, Texas—The
Group of the Investment
Association

Bankers

has

an¬

'

Chronicle

(1267)

"afternoon

be

session

business

devoted

to

Computer to

panel discussion. Members of the panel are
William Chappell, First Boston
Corporation, Richard Walb.ert,
Blyth & Co., Inc.; David Powell,
Eppler, Guerin & Turner; Richard
Arneson,
Dittmar
&
Company,
Inc.;, and Williahf King, State Se¬
a

•' *

Give Mkt. Info.
y"

A

\

;

-

introduced in July, 1960, and is
currently being used in 650 bro¬
kerage
offices* throughout
the

country.

<*

•

electronic stock quotation

new

7

Scantlin

'Mr;

said

that

present Quotron equipment would

be converted to Quotron 11 as soon
system
to provide
stockbrokers as is practicable.
with-speeial-market analyses dur¬
Scantlin
Electronics, Inc. has
ing trading hours and detailed in-, also announced the development

.$53,680,000 Highway System 1968- 1
nounced the following program for
1975 bonds to the group headed
their annual meeting ' to be* held curities Commissioner of Texas. formation on individual securities of a new stock
quotation board
'jointly by The Chase Manhattan"
8-10 at the:'St.- Anthony The panel, will ,discuss the prob¬ {was: announced today by Scantlin for * stockbrokers.
Incorporating
Bank and Morgan Guaranty' Trust' April
lem of organization of syndicates, Electronics, Inc.
This is the first the latest electronic developments,
Hotel,.i ,
i U.
i k.-,s
,1
Co. on their ;bic(f of 100.07999999 1
April 9 there will be a morning problems aiid^answers" of a sales timer,that "such market analyses ; the*' board
represents
the
first
for a 2.60 % coupon; A dollar'price
become
available Con' a,.
business meeting/with Curtis H. -manager, and-questions'1 and an¬ .have
major development" in quotation
of
100.079999
also
for
a- 2.60%
C ; boards inJ 30 years, Mr. Scantlin
Bingham,
Bingham,
Walter
& swers regarding the Texa$>eecuri- "pushbutton" basis. i\c' : M
•coupon was »made' by The " First
ties-laws.'; ■**" •:T •>v/fV:/.y K<f; / : The/system is* called Quotron 11.: said.; It is expected that the new
Boston Corp; syndicate; This cover Hurry; Los Angeles, President of
Investment Bankers Association of ./••Tuesday
morning; ; April
10, Installation will' be made t in * 14 ; board will be available in the
in
terms
of
dollars ' is
said
to
Murray Hanson, man¬ there will be a tour through the /cities later in the year, according / third quarter of 1962.
.amount to 53/cents over-all for America,
Aerospace
Medical
Di¬ to John R. Scantlinj President.
.
aging director and counsel, Jer¬ Brooks
the entire issue.
; '■ :./'•;//
The service- provides instanta- ♦;
vision at
the Brooks Air/Force
ome J. O'Brien, director of the oil
Other
major members of the*
Pressprich Opens Branch
and gas division ' of the Depart¬ Base.\
/. '.jyyix;.*/.
'4• ;n.eous access to security price in¬
.winning group are Bankers Trust
formation
ment
and
market
of
the
analyses * ROCHESTER, N. Y. —R. W. Press¬
Interior;'; and Dr.
.Coy The-First National: Bank of
:
through': pushbutton
desk
units prich & Co. has announced the
Joseph D; Coppoek,. director, of
Syndication Portfolios
Chica^d, The;Northern * Trust Co.., the
'/located in each broker's office. opening of a new office "at 40
foreign : economic r advisory
C.
J./ Devine
&
j Syndication
Co., Eastman staff of the
Portfolios,
Inc.% is All desk units in an office can be' Main Street.
/
Department of State
Dillon, Union Securities- & Co.,
The investment firm
also an¬
conducting a securities business operated simultaneously. An elecas speakers. Mr. O'Brien will talk
The First National Bank of Ore¬
on
S.
the oil industry. Dr. Coppoek
from offices at 21 Maiden Lane,
trohic" computer located:in New nounced that Leon
Benham,
gon,. Paine,'Webber,
Jackson &
will address the group on the Eu¬ *r New York City: Officers are Joel York City processes stock market William B. Runion and Donald J.
Curtis, R. W. Pressprich & Co.r
.Ladenburg,
Thalmann
&
Co., ropean Common Market and the J. Bloch,- President; Stanley M. '■'data and supplies information to. Brooks will be associated in the
Equitable Securities Corp., F. S. present consideration by Congress Gruss,
representa¬
Vice-President;
and /A. the desk units over leased lines.- office as / registered
,

.

'

"

.

.

*

'

'

-

>

.

-

.

•

.

..

.

.

'

-

-

;

•

Moseley. & Co/, John Nuveen & of
Co., First National Bank in DaiMas, Estabrook & Co., Trust Co. of
.Georgia, arid t'.Dominick & Domi-%
nick. Scaled to yield from 2.20%
to 2.70%, at the end of the order
period about $15,000,000 of the ,*.

the

Tariff

laws.

} Quashen, Secretary.

was- tives':* /'■'■

/./f ThC stock quotation system

:/:■//■; ■"

.

March 15,1962

New Issue

•

bonds had been spoken for.
•;

v

This week's finai important sale

'

consisted
'Rico

of

Water

$12,500,000

:

bought

bonds

by

-;

Puerto

$53,680,000

Resources

(1964-1998)

the

-

^Authority
which
were/:.

~

headed

group

•

jointly; by,L. F; Rothschild & Co.,
•.

Wertheim
Jackson

.

-

ter

of
"

.

&

&

Co.,

Paine,

Curtis and

&

at

Co;

3.3985%.

The

bonds

good

buying
immediate: ;As''we

Slate oi

cost

of¬

were

fered to yield from 1.90% to 3.75%
and"

-

■'//;

Dean, Wit- /

interest

net

a

*

Webber,

;'

;,

:

111

demand/;:was
go
id "press,

'

ivivx;

••

•:; • **;

•

S.H-* i.
r,

"

about

'■

$1,500,000 bonds remain ifaf
; account.
•
■///./'/:/'';'/
Toll

♦'

The

Continue

Bonds

■,///

The

ii'J

'

.

Dated

/.

;

.

the«

Bond

April T, 1962

Interest Exempt

&

averaged at a
when
sampled- on

betterment

AND YIELDS OR

of

1

an

average

•

SSiv

•

6,710,000

%

:

Calumet '•
point; Florida Turn- -

up- one
up

-one-half;

Tunnel

4V2S

Kansas 3%s up

Bridge 4s
chusetts

half. With

revenue

•

:

one-

-.

reports

likely ,
-improvementI
from now on, further market
gains
in this category seem
probable.: :

Co.;

-

ANGELES, Calif.—Effective
March
15th, the firm ■ namel of
&

iis

*

Coast

and

Midwest

Exchanges, maintains
to Asiel &
!i

.*A*. .*•"

-

a

-

Stock

:

-.

>

-

t "•

'•

\

>
*•

,t'i

t

601

FRANCISCO, Calif.

f

Savings Banks in Connecticut and Massachusetts-'

.

These Highway System Bonds, Series

I

2.55 ^

opinion of "Counsel, valid and legally binding general obli¬
gations of the' State~of Connecticut, for the payment of the
principal and interest of which the full faith and credit of
/ the State

2.70

The above Bonds

•

are

are pledged, and that, for the payment of such prin¬
cipal and interest, the General Assembly of the State has powerto levy ad valorem taxes
upon all the taxable property within

offered when,

as

and if issued and received by

us,

California

to rate or amount.

;

Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
of New York

"

Bankers Trust Company

The First National Bank

*

of Chicago -

.

mm Northern Trust Company ;;;; C. J. Devine & Co.

*

—

Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.

;

The First National Bank" Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis

My

of

Oregon

*

R. W. Pressirich & Co.

Securities

:;

Firs! National Bank

Street.

All

Trust

..

Co.,

Dcminick & Dominick

Company of Georgia

.

National State Bank
Newark

L. F. Rothschild & Co.

*

Bache & Co.

Francis I. duPont & Co.

*

Vfa. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.

Branch^

Corporation has opened
office

at

972




a

second

Broad

St.

*,

'

•>'

Company

,

Federation Bank and Trust Company
"

,

1

:

...

*

Goodbody & Co.

,

.....

Robert Garrett & Sons

Ernst & Company

Talmage & Co.

,

Estabrook & Co.

Cooley & Company Putnam & Co. Stern, Lauer & Co. Auchinclcss, Parker & Redpath City National Bank & Trust Co..

./■''

NEWARK, N. J.—United Planning

Stroud &

-

/

:

Planning

Los Angeles

.

Incorporated

>

were

California Company.

United California Bank

-

in Dallas

Wil-*'

&

Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.

-

.'-.*•/.

(

Equitable Securities Corporation % / F. S. Mossley & Co.

j;--:.f

formerly with McDonnell & Co.
Incorporated
and
prior
there.o

United

as

and subject to prior sale and

_

Union

with First

B will-constitute'-, in

the

/• 1974 " 2.65%

The Chsss Manhattan Bank
.

associated; with.' EastmanV

Newark

>

>••
;*,

liam E. Card
well, Ernest D.^Hart- > "*.
man and Lee G.
McCoy have be-- " *-•
come

1971* 1 2.50 v.

e

approval of legality by Messrs. Hawkins, Delafield id Wood, Attorneys, New York, N. Y.

'

J

.

*'• ,\\ si*'

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

Dillon,

'

both-principal and interest.

or as to

the State without limitation

Three With Eastman Dillon
SAN

State and for
.«•

(Accrued interest to be added)

direct wire

1

v;'
*•-

\

Co., New York.

V*:.
.

_

principal only

Legal Investment for Savings Banks and Trust Funds in New York>

*

2.40,

1975

as to

Cruttenden

Co., Inc.,
618 South
Spring Street, will be¬
come Cruttenden &
Co.,: Inc. The
firm, which is a member of the
Pacific

230!

mm

,

':

LOS

*

registrable

:./

; 1973- @100

6,710,000

Firm Name"Now-:'"

Cruttenden

*

1972

6,710,000

.

:

Principal arid semi-annual interest (July 1 and January 1) payable in Hartford,

•

/

*

seasonal

Wheeler

,

Cpy'.'i Connecticut or in New York City'. Coupon bonds.in denomination of $5,000,

-

t*

point and Massa-*
up

:„

6,710,000

one-half;,.

Turnpike^ 3.30s

show

-/;;M'k>

•

PRICE

1970-

.

6,710,000

Elizabeth

up

one-half; Mackinac

up one

*

'1969

6,710,000

6,710,000.

.

three-quarters;;.*-Chicago

to

.

improvement:. Kentucky
Western 4.85s are up •/'/ *'

Turnpike,

4%s

A :// j

"' 1968 " ; 2.20%

f $6,710,000

-

points.'; Since. -/
March 8,'the list- has shown- some

River

-

AMOUNTS, MATURITIES
/

previous week's In- * -■/
3.70%, -/Translated "to;>-.:;

was

pike

,

from present Federal Income Taxes
■iV.

Index

points,., this represents

"3%s

Due July lr 1968-75, incFv

week.

Turn- '

Co.

March 8.« The

further-

W-O *»i

-:*j:.;*://:

v

/'./;'/M

recent

Barney

3.64%*: yield
dex

-i

issues: have- done*-*/

in

-

Smith.

pike

..

.

'road**and'1* other klong-11

toll'

well

very

to Go

Higher*

term-revenue

.*

U;

!

2.60% Bonds

r

m$m.
'

ii

^

.

Green, Ellis & Andersen t: J

*

John C. Legg &Co.
*

*

•
-

*

i

The National City Bank
0f Cleveland

*•"•:

•

Kansas City, Mo.

v..

Chas. W. Scranfon & Co.

8

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1268)

132
St. James St.,
real, Que., Canada.

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*

INVESTMENT LITERATURE

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—

&

Hutton

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Also available

W.

Mathieson

Broadway,

Olin

on

Corp.,

Corp.,

Sprague

and

Electric

Bulletin

Aluminum

Stocks—Memorandum

—Evans

Co.

Park

&

&

Manhattan
New
Bank

Incorporated, 300

Weeks,

Chase
5,

1

New

Plaza,

North

York

banks

Stock

Survey—Comparative

way,

Inc.,

Broad

89

1

n a

and

i

y s

counter

s

the

Mass.

—Shields

Utilities

&

—

44

the listed

industrial

the

industrial

National

Dow-Jones

the

in

and

&

stocks

Quotation

Street, New York 5, N. Y.
is an analysis of

Bureau

Paper
stock

Morrell & Company.

Japanese

Market

>

Securities

Yamaichi

York,

Inc.,

Review
of

Co.

Paper

Okamura

Industry

D.

Company.
Curtis

Building,

Register- Co.

Japanese Market—Survey—Daiwa

Broad¬

Company,

.

Stearns

—

&

Company

Analysis

—

—

Crutten-

—

S. S. Kresge

Salle

at

& Company, Inc., 85 State Street,
Boston, Mass. Also available is an
analysis of Swift & Co.

Libby,

McNeil

Libby—Memo¬

&

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

&

—

Josephthal

Lorillard

Company—Analysis

Laird, Bissell
Broadway, New

&

—

Annual

Also available is

Wilmington,

ini

Meeds,

York

120

N.

5,

report

a

on

Y.

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—

New York
are

—

Report

—

Rey¬

data

5, N. Y. Also available

>

Aurora Plastics Corp.,

on

Purolator Products,

Gloray Knit¬

Also available

are

memoranda

Insurance

Stocks—Analysis
Co.,
9804; Wilshire

Tea

—

Memorandum—

,

Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Calif.

&

Company,

524

Merchandisers—Study—Van
Alstyne, Noel - & Co., 40 Wall
Street, New York 5, N. Y.

5, N. Y. Also available
on Radio Corporation

Canada

Wash¬

Dominion

ington Street, Reading, Pa.

Mass

and

United States Convertible Deben¬

Packers

Bridge

Limited,

Company, Ltd.,

Royal Bank of Canada.

Celanese—Bulletin—Rubin, Rennert &

tures—Survey—McFetrick & Co.,

Co., Inc., 56 Beaver Street,
4, N. Y.

New York

Central

Corp.

—

Hudson

Gas

Annual

Electric

&

Report

Central

—

Hudson
For banks, brokers and financial institutions.

Gas
&
Electric
Corp.,
Road, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

South

Central
Our Research Department

Controller Co.

data

are

Gold

National

Cleveland 14,

report on

Oz

Publishing Co.—Memorandum

—Bohmfalk & Co., Inc., 51

Broad

Resources,

Inc.—Analysis

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

Bank

of

Cleve¬

Pauley

Petroleum—Report—Wil¬
liam R. Staats & Co., 640 South
Spring Street, Los Angeles 14,
Calif.

Also

available

is

anal¬

an

ysis of Purex Corp. Ltd.
Pyramid
randum

Life
—

Insurance—Memo¬

Southern

Investment

Co., Inc., Johnston Bldg., Charlotte
2, N. C.
Raytheon Company—Data—Paine,
Webber, Jackson &
Curtis,
25
Broad Street, New York 4, N. Y.
Also available

are

data

on

Wm. H.

Rorer, Life & Casualty Insurance
Co., and Hartford Electric Light.

vertising

Companies,

and

Possis

Electronic Cor¬

Texas Research &

poration

—

Analysis

Dittmar

—

&

Company,
Inc.,
201
North
St.
Mary's
Street,
San
Antonio
5,
Texas.
.'O-''; ■T'vV;
Thatcher

Glass—Report—Herzfeld
30 Broad Street, New
York 4, N. Y. Also available are
reports
on
Dresser
Industries,
&

Stern,

Shoe Manufacturing, Fore¬

Green

memoranda

on

Royal Dutch, Kan¬

randum—Stern,

Frank, Meyer

Incor¬

Building,

Fox, Union Bank
Angeles 14, Calif.

Analysis

—

Wheat

C.

J.

-

COMPANY, INC.

'

'

Illinois.

-

Yale & Towne Manufacturing Cq.

—Report—H. Hentz & Co., 72 Wall
a

Y. Also

5, N.

New York

Street,

available is

bulletin

on

Railroad

Bonds.

Door—Review

Steel

Youngstown

—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., 8 Han¬

New York 4, N.

Street,

over

available

Also

are

reports

Cement,

Portland

v,;

Trading in Foreign Securities?

Dominion

sales. Current market price of

Tar

Memorandum
Jordan

&
—

Street,

Canada.

nearly $2 million in

Elgeet reflects

a

-

DUTCH

With direct cable

Chemical—
Watt

&

Toronto

-

ENGLISH-you

name

it

HONG

lower

Reid

Flintkote
cere

Street,

available
Stone

Troster, Singer & Co.

Friden

Security Dealers Association

—

Memorandum

and Company,

Salle

is

a

—

4, 111.

feel particularly well-qualified to provide
help and information when it comes to buying
or
selling foreign securities.

Also

For

on

—

Birr

Gas Trunk.

\

s

direct

call

to

our

foreign securities

&

Co., Inc., 155 Sansome Street, San
Francisco 4, Calif.

Trinity Place, New York 6, N.Y.

a

trading desk, just dial—WHitehall 4-4732.

Corp.

Memorandum

JUAN

we

Sin¬

memorandum

SAN

TORONTO

208 South La

Chicago

Container
—

PARIS
ROME

MADRID

&

Co., Inc.,
Union Commerce Building, Cleve¬
land 14, Ohio.

earn¬

Teletype NY 1-376; 377; 378

Corporation—Anal¬

offices in——

PANAMA

KONG

LONDON

Resistor

to

MONTREAL

GENEVA

:

ysis—Fulton,

ings multiple compared to many in the field of optics.

connections

FRANKFURT

Watt, 6
1, Ont.,

instrument and
Erie

should add

GERMAN

Edison Company — 1961
Report—Treasurer, Detroit
Edison Company, Detroit 26, Mich.

Annual

producer of lenses and optical systems. Approved acquisi¬
scientific

y.Y..'.'.

.

Detroit

\

.The report discusses prospects for this
17-year old major

136-year old German

,

Line, of British Columbia Ltd. —■t Analysis
Doherty.
Roadhouse & Go., 335 Bay. Street,
Toronto, Ont., Canada.

if;

S3

MERRILL

and

Company, 1001 East Main Street,
Va.

Richmond 19,

Ohio.

—Freehling, Meyerhoff & Co., 120
South La Salle Street, Chicago 3,

OPTICAL

&

Los

Westinghouse Air Brake Company
—

Rayonier.

Co.

&

Interna¬

Van Camp Sea Food Co.—Memo¬

Alpha

Becker

and

—Mitchum, Jones & Templeton,
650 So. Spring St., Los Angeles
14, Calif.

ysis—A.

G.

Pipe Line-

Construction—Memorandum

Utah

Sealed Power Corporation—Anal¬

Copper Range Company—Bulletin

Members New York

on

Eagle

Corp., Kellwood Co., Naegele Ad¬

land—Report—McDonald & Com¬
pany, Union Commerce Building,

has prepared a
6-page




Craig-

.

bulletin

Canada Cement Company Ltd.—
Analysis—Royal Securities Corpo¬
ration Limited, 244 St. James St.,
West, Montreal 1, Que., Canada.
Also
available
are
analyses of

on

Truck Manufacturers—Analysis—

Mackay

a

of America.

lock's Inc., Caterpillar Tractor Co.

\

Also available

Rowan

Penington, Colket & Co., 70 Pine sas City Southern
tional Paper.
Street, New York 5, N. Y.

Associated Dry Goods Corp., Bul¬

N. Y.

.

Minn.

National

Steel—Bulletin—Goodbody & Co.,
2 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.

Ltd., 61 Broadway, New York 6,

..

—

Hallum, Kinnard, Inc., 133 South
Seventh
Street,
Minneapolis
2,

Bridgeport Gas Co.—Data—A. M.

Government

is

Japanese Shipbuilding Industry —
Analysis—Nomura Securities Co.,

Hanover 2-2400

<

Report

Kidder & Co., Inc., 1 Wall Street,

—

New York

'i

—

De¬

investors

Co; and General Tire & Rubber.

a report on KuMachinery Works.

74

Inc.

Memorandum—Schitmer,
Atherton
&
Co., 50 Congress Street,
Boston 9; Mass. Also available are

Also available^ is

"

chusetts Companies.

most Dairies and Spiegel, Inc.

Manufacturing.

Street, New York 4, N. Y.

company

Transmission, Union Tank

•

randum

on

Patent

photographic

Na¬

Texas

Machine Corp.

ting Mills and Copper Range Co.

a

on

Chemical, Na¬

Co.—Analysis—Colby

Burroughs Corporation—Survey—
Walston & Co., Inc., 74 Wall St.,

of

reports

are

Gypsum

Telex,

.

reports on Industrial Acceptance
Corp. Ltd., Southern Natural Gas

tion

Report —
Company,
1401
Philadelphia 2, Pa.

&

—

Car Company, and Western Massa¬

Discussion

Ltd., 1 Chase Man¬
hattan Plaza, New- York 5, N. Y.

ELGEET

Newburger

Co.

&

Eastern

—

Bloedel < and
Powell
Standard, Life
Insur¬ MacMillan,
Company—Study—Robert H, River. Limited^-Analysis—Annett
Partners
Huff & Co., 210 West Seventh St.,
Ltd., 220 Bay .Street,
Los Angeles 14, Calif.
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y Toronto, Ont., Canada.

5,

nolds & Co., 120 Broadway, New
York 5, N. Y. Also available are

Securities Co.,

&

•

&

&

Stevens

P.

Transcontinental Gas

Rubber Industry

Japanese Market—Survey—Nikko

Sutro

Broadway,

tional

Moseley

S.

J.

velopment Bank for Puerto Rico,
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
>

(Japan) Ltd.

—

Report—S.

Beneficial

to

Life

Co., 26
4, N. Y. •- ■'

tional Distillers

den, Podesta & Co., La
Jackson, Chicago 4, 111.

Del.

>

Puerto Rican Securities

bota Iron &

—

&

Walnut Street,
Also available

P.
—

Electronics

Fuller

New York

Richards* & Co.,
621 South
Spring St., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Inc.— Anal¬

Foresman

Ce¬

Hill

Beneficial Finance Co.,

Beneficial

Oklahoma

and

vannes,

ance

N. Y.

National

Co., Ltd., 149
New York 6, N. Y.

Scott,

Secretary, 601 West Fifth
Street, Los Angeles 53, Calif.

Sterling

Kellwood

Harrington

memoranda

are

s—

Co., 80 Pine Street, New York

Manu¬

Securities

Products

1 y s i

n a

Southern California Edison Co.—

Annual Report—Southern Califor¬
nia Edison Company, A. L. Cha-

Camp Paper Corp.—Sutro Bros. &

facturing Co., Ri6oh Company mid
Cash

on

Elec¬

Rixon

and

Beneficial Finance Co.

—

Inc.—A

Kirsch—Memorandum

Co.,

—

Wells, Inc.,
Drive,
San

Co., 80 Pine Street, New York 5,

and Walgreen.

Report

Analysis with
particular reference to Union Bag

New

Ill

Co.,

New

&

&

>

Inc.

New York.

Producing,

Servomation,

Also available

—

Broadway, New
York 6,"N. Y. Also available are
reports
on
Matsushita •».. Electric
Industrial

Broadway,

Gas

Co., 100 Mont¬
San Francisco 4,

Co., 50
Congress Street, Boston 2, Mass.

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

Co.

&

Street,

Labora¬

Ionics

,

memoranda

are

States

Associated

23-

Industry—Review—Fahne& Co., 65
6, N. Y.

York

—

,

York 5, N. Y.

and

Schwabacher

Box

Ana lysi s—

Report—F.

Richardson.

Ginn

John

.

French

&

Detailed

International Business Machines-

Memoran¬

&

ration—Analysis—Shearson, Hammill & Co., 14 Wall Street, New

in

used

Kline
—

Industries—Analy¬
sis—Hooker & Fay, Incorporated,
221 Montgomery Street, San Fran¬
cisco 4, Calif.

Anken Chemical and Film Corpo¬

over-the-

35

Smith,
tories

Levine's

&
Co., Inc.,
Woodward
Washington 5, D. C. Also

United

New York 4, N. Y.

Wall
Also

Guy's Foods,

Viscose—-Memorandum

tronics, Raychem

period — National Quotation
Bureau,
Inc.,
46
Front Streev

Discussion

Company,

available

way,

—Weil

Bldg.,

year

Electric

C.

Shawinigan

—

Power

Co., P.O.
6072, Montreal, Canada.

Parker, Ford & Company, Inc.,
Vaughan Building, Dallas 1, Tex.
Also
available
are
analyses of

Co., Inc.,
Building, Char¬
\

Bank

lotte 2, N.

Folder

—

Averages, both as to yield
market performance
over
a

10,

Street, Boston

Index

&

Calif.

Marino, Calif.

Broadway,

—

Dickson

Wachovia

compari¬

used

Averages

Company,

Discount
S.

dum—R.

Co.,

up-to-date

an

between

stocks

McKinnon, 2 Broad¬
New York 4, N. Y.
Industry—A

&

Report

Water

—Report—Blalack
2477
Huntington

Ira

Helene

American

Greensboro,

Shawinigan Water & Power Co.—
Annual

gomery

ment

available

showing

—

Missouri.

s—

—

&

porated, 60 Broadway, New York
4, N. Y. ' .v.
/\

Guaranty Bank of Phoenix, Ariz.

Memorandum—

Peck, 120
5, N. Y.

selected American

on

Lewis

Building,

Over-the-Counter

Industry—Discussion—

Chemical

Stock

Bank

McDaniel
-

—

&

Coastal

&

—David L. Babson

on

Girard

Report — Wood,
Co., 63 Wall Street,
York 5, N. Y.

—Scherck, Richter Company, 320
North Fourth Street, St. Louis 2,

—

bond

Carolina

—

Paper

New York

N. C.

son

Thomson

Stocks

breakdown

giving

Jefferson

analysis of 1961 results of 45 lead¬
ing banks and bank holding com¬
panies — Blyth & Co., Inc., 14
Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y.
Cement

Bank

E. F.

—

&

Grant

American Auto Stores, Inc.—Data

Comparative statistics

York.

T.

New

;

Adams

memorandum

a

Memorandum

—

N; Y.

6,

Allied

portfolio and
source
of income—Laird, Bissell
& Meeds, 120 Broadway, New York
5, N. Y.

Industry—Analysis—

Hornblower

is

City

Government

Avenue, New York 22, N. Y.

Cement

York

New

Corp.

Tennessee

York

Brunswick.

on

Copeland

eration

available

Also

American
Refrig¬

Corporation,

Chemical

Paper Company

Haupt & Co., Ill Broadway, New

Lamp,

and

Cohu

low,

philips

Fokker — Wins& Stetson, Inc., 26
New York 4, N. Y.

Hoogovens

42

5, N. Y.

data

Motors

Co.

Co.,

to

Memorandum

Thursday, March 15, 1962

—

Aeroquip

Netherlands—Review with partic¬
reference

&

Analysis — Wills, Bickle &
Company Ltd., 44 King Street,
West, Toronto, Canada.

ular

&

New York
are

Ltd.

issues—Carl M. Loeb,

selected

Rhoades

LITERATURE:

FOLLOWING

THE

—

Walker

Abitibi Power

Securities—Discussion

Aerospace
of

PARTIES

INTERESTED

SEND

TO

WILL BE PLEASED

MENTIONED

FIRMS

THE

THAT

UNDERSTOOD

IS

.

Memorandum—

—

Company, 7616
Avenue, La Jolla, Calif,

General Cable.
IT

.

Filor, Billiard & Smyth, 26 Broad¬
way, New York 4, N. Y.
1

:,v.

Analysis—
Co.,
Incorporated,
20
Broad Street, New York 5, N. Y.
Also available is an analysis of
Blair

.

LYNCH,

PIERCE, FENNER R SMITH INC
70 PINE STREET, NEW YORK 5, N. Y.

Y.
on

and

Volume

195

Number

6142

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

the

Britain's Supreme Effort
To Obtain a Sane Wage Policy
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By Paul Einzig

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level

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financial
Mr.

four

Development Council

as

'•

labor's

in

obtaining

cooperation

mechanization

well

as

of their

quences

criticized

sharply

for

non-inflationary

a

Neo-Luddite

its

capacity.
him

<

has

been

Japanese

for

the

associated

U. S. operations in both

our

administrative

an

We

tivities

past

with

in

and

financial

have worked

the

over

connection

past
with

the

two

our

in

expand

another

toward

ingly
U.

,«.p

S.

Blewer's

appointment is

evidence

strong
and

of

the

Dr.

other rep¬

help to

operations here into
range

of

investment

banking matters."

increas¬

Mr. Blewer will make his head¬

Japanese financial

quarters at Nikko's New York of¬

community.;'Mr.

between

Blewer 1' will

9

Geo. Riggs With

Jennings, Mandel
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—George
Riggs,

Jr.

has

become

associated

with

Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth, 121 South Broad Street,
members

of

the

New

York

cate

department.

Mr.

formerly Philadelphia

Riggs

nothing, it will be impossible to obtain voluntary reduction of

their demands. Dr.

Einzig finds this condition is prevalent in several

Free World countries,
^

'

to

This advertisement is neither

including our own, and he fears it will result

LONDON, England—The inaugu¬

the movement in

tween

an

offer to sell

This

detriment in the cold war,

our

nor a solicitation of an offer to buy
offering is made only by the Prospectus.

any

of these securities*

and

1812

Development Council on March 7
beginning of a supreme

in

marks the

Luddites succeeded
achieving their end, the
British standard of living would

effort

to

persuade
the
trade
cooperate in the elab¬
oration of a wages policy. In the
absence
of such a policy there
would be no reason why the in¬

have remained at its level of 150

unions

to

years

flationary "leapfrogging" of wage

achieved.

ration

erf

the

Economic

various trade unions
stop. Each union in

demands by

should

National

ever

turn claims to have been left be¬

round of wage

hind in the latest

1962. Had the

It

ago.

defeated

were

last

century and

If

remark¬

the

realize

for

need

($1 Par Value)

present-day

of

failed

union movements

trade

Common Stock

half could be

a

Luddites

the

the

BOWEY'S, INC

they

because

was
that

80,000 Shares

achieved during the

able progress

to

adopting

a

progressive policy, the result

more

increases and each wage increase

will be

originates on that ground a new
series
of
wage
increases.
The

that industrial expansion irt Com¬
munist countries would go ahead

only way to bring the vicious
spiral to a halt would be to induce
the trade unions to agree to a

Western

Unfortunately, the prospects of
reaching such an agreement are
very remote. Organized labor has
grown used to the annual rounds
of wage increases and, even if it
means
a
corresponding increase
in the cost of living, most workers
seem
to prefer the illusion of a
substantial nominal v increase in

small but

real increase of their wages

steady prices. Yet

as

under

Lord Hail-

sham, a leading member of the
government, declared the other
day, "unless we work out an in¬

policy together in the next
few months we are not going to
have a life together that is worth
come

living, and, what is more, we shall
not deserve to, either."

source

is that in Britain

the

organized labor
only

duties. Ever since
War, it has
been pampered
spoiled and accepts every con¬

rights
and

of the trouble

to believe, that it has

seems

its

as

birthright.

Even

increase of
wages by 7% during 1961 without
any increase in output, the trade
though there

was

movement

union

an

worked

resentment

violent

government's

feeble

up

a

the

about

at

attempt

restraint. Labor spokesmen
demand
"equality of sacrifices."
Yet if that principle were to be
wage

carried through it would mean not
of

increase

this year, as

wages

by

2V2%

suggested by the gov¬

production in the
would remain

countries

the influence

under

the

of

but

a

cutting

The

unsatisfactory
unionists

trade

pronounced in Britain but is not
Britain. There seems
be

the

similar

a

United

attitude

also

and

a

States

to

deadlock

cannot

to

be

a

broken

What

is

see

unionists

trade

it

that

is

to

refuse

attitude

their

prevents an increase in
productivity
and
output
on
a
alone that

scale

that

will

make

for

an

ap¬

preciably higher standard of liv¬
ing to all. Their restrictive prac¬
tices, especially their insistence
on featherbedding whenever tech¬
nical

progress

results

in

redun¬

dancy of labor, discourage indus¬
trial
firms
from
taking
full

elab¬

policy. Pend¬

wages

an

the
tion

be restrained is the con¬

can

the

exactly

Luddite

150

movement

years
arose

ago

in

with the
object of preventing redundancy
of labor by means of destroying
machinery.
What the
Luddites
wanted to achieve by means of
crude
violence,
their
spiritual
heirs, the trade unionists of our
days, seek to achieve by more
sophisticated devices. In substance
there is very little difference be¬
the

North

of

England




This

announcement

is not

tinued application of

disinflation¬
devices which are bound to
restrain effectively the expansion
ary

an

offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy
offering is made only by the Prospectus*

any

of these securities.

The

•

'

NEW ISSUE

March 13,1962

production and the further rise
living. All this

in the standard of

and

obvious

seems

trade

the

toxicated
claims to

too

are

Calumet Industries, Inc.

in¬

by
their
feeling of
enforce annual wage

to

power

elementary.

unions

see

$1,550,000

sense.

It is to be feared that in Britain

6V2%

the demand for equality of sacri¬
fices as a condition for a wage

Sinking Fund Subordinated Debentures
Due

policy will lead to a further in¬
crease in the burden
imposed on

corporation profits and a further
equalitarian
scaling
down
of
higher
incomes.
Unfortunately,
the British Government has got
into the habit of giving away its

counters without in¬
sisting on any quid pro quo. A
capital gains tax is about to be
introduced, not as part of the
bargain with the trade unions to
offset wage restraint, but uncon¬

February 1, 1982

100,750 Shares
Common Stock

bargaining

(Par value $.25
are

offered in

and 65 shares of

per

share)

-

units, each unit consisting of $1,000 principal amount of

common

stock. The debentures and the

be

separately transferable until June 1, 1962, without the
the representative of the underwriters.

consent

common

stock will

not

of the Company and of

this

will have

unions

trade

the

paid for by means of additional

concessions.

long
can

as

is

What

Price $1,032.50 Per Unit

to

of

be

(Plus accrued interest

the unions feel that they
it
impossible to induce

remain

them

to moderate their demands.

Copies of the Prospectus

Names Blewer
Japanese
been

one

-

American

named

finance

Resident

Agent

on

has

Co., Ltd.,
of Japan's "Big Four" securi¬

ties

dealers,

it

has

been

Yoshino,

Nikko

dent—in New York for

Blewer
new

Blair & Co.

Blunt Ellis & Simmons

Incorporated

Butcher & Sherrerd

Courts & Co.

T. C. Henderson & Co., Inc.

announced

had

post.

been

This is

a

that

business

belived

Son, Inc.

Mullaney, Wells & Company

Presi¬

John

named

Dallas Rupe &

Hallowell, Sulzberger, Jenks, Kirkland & Co.

Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs and Company

Gakuzo

—

legally offer the securities in such state.

an¬

nounced.

visit

as may

of

Securities

Nikko

be obtainedfrom only such of the several Underwriters,

Cruttenden, Podesta & Co.
:

leading New York authority

may

including the undersigned,

Nikko Securities

the

the debentures from February 1, 1962)

get something for nothing,

will

A

on

so

worse

advantage of technical progress.
Almost

March 9,1962

agreement to that effect
only means by which infla¬

ing

of

Co.

&

be per¬

cooperate in the

oration of

Cruttenden, Podesta

in

can

unless trade unonists
suaded

any state

less

extent in other Western countries.

The

be obtained from the undersigned in
be lawfully offered.

particularly

confined to
to

may

in which such securities may

of

attitude

is

of wages

by something between 5 and 10 %

Copies of the Prospectus

taken to resist wage in¬

ditionally, which will mean that
concession to equalitarianism
will be simply taken for granted
to
correspond to f-the declining
and any concession on the part
trend of profits and dividends,
i

ernment,

Price $9.50 per share

mean

flation.

and no

cession

an

static

But

Principal Problem
The main

while industrial

measures

system of wage differentials.

their money wages to a

stagnation. It would

to

M.

the

to be

Taylor, Rogers & Tracy, Inc.

Watling, Lerchen & Co.

was

manager

Einzig contends that so long as labor is able to get something

v,.'

and

Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Ex¬
changes, as manager of the syndi¬

fice, One Chase Manhattan Plaza. J. R. Williston & Beane.

reprimanded for giving in to labor without exacting a quid pro quo.
for

our

widest

ac¬

and

the

ties

the

the

our

in

years

States

resentatives here, he will

Kiendl

&

with

various

United

expect that, with

Sunderland

Mr. Yoshino added: "We believe

policy.

wage

attitude

British Government, also, is

demands. The

wage

years

that Mr.

understand the conse-

to

unwillingness

as

concern.

Blewer

serve

New York.

flf

the beginning of a supreme effort to secure

is

leading

a

has

position of this

a

well

J'

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National Economic

Einzig describes England's newly instituted

Labor

with

American

an

the law firm of Davis Polk WardV..'f

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time

been chosen for

T

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first

(1269)

Rothschild & Co.

for

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Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

(1270)

of : S

Johnston,
\

FROM

fice

Us

Carolina,

confirmed from page

the
President
$700,000,000 postal
recently, passed-by;
""
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his

get

increase

ics was organized in 1959 to give
the company a position in the
rap- "

2

and probably full corporate

year

taxes in

;

1963.'

House.

'

idly developing field of electron¬

objective,
he said, would be earnings of be¬

ics.

It

and

inlthe

last

tween $3 and $5 a

the

j

1961

went

into

-Textron's

.

BARGERON

Br CARLISLE

Thursday, March 15, 1962

...

THE SECURITY I LIKE BEST..;

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agreement

no

.'rate

t h

Senate Post Of- \

has said if there

Committee,

won't

...Ahead of the News

o u

of the

Chairman

.

long-term

share. ;Eventu¬

is

75%

owned

the

ally, he added, the company would

raise

Kennedy's

the

is not sitting
Congress. Mr.

employes

so

unions

formidable

well

them.

Mr.

represent

to

Kennedy's

and

so

Kennedy
wants to give the employes at the
top appreciable increases while
only giving token raises to the
rank and file of employes. There
are, of course, far more rank and
file
employes
and they
have
with

Van Tngen

contention

is that the

turn

government needs, and
them, employes in
professional
and
scientific

can't

member of"

a

as

V.-Ps. /

such

boost

the

as

might

one

to

$23,000

after-tax

re¬

be

on

that

advance

he

head

wouldn't.

1961.

final

1960

were:

•

—(OOO's Omitted)—

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■

1960

.

Y

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Sales

York,

F. Boice Miller

6,748

$20,000

a

year

men

4,538

Jan. 1, 1963 and to

.

.

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v

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taken out the Congressman's take

served

home

charge of Florida trading in that

The Cabinet officers, of course,
only get $22,500 a year and they
have given up $100,000 and $300,000 a year jobs in private indus¬
try. They are invariably, however,
wealthy men and now want to
give their children something to

month.

brag about. After all, they will

is only

pay

in

the

,

.

a

,

office.

.

•

•

resident

manager'

in

linseed

of

—

•Industrial

15

_

_______

the

A

Now C & I Inv.

recommenda¬

20
17

postal employes for

100%

100%

A/partial listing of principal
name of
Incorporated,- products includes rocket engines
and. automaticlanding, systems,
increase of 7J/2% over three years. 608 Tampa-St., has been
changed
helicopters, fluid controls for air¬
They
want
14% -and
Senator to C & I Investments Incorporated;
craft, body and truck parts, pre¬

whom Mr.

go

Kennedy <

proposes

TAMPA, Fla.—The firm
Sound

an

.

Investments

cision machine tools,, rolling mills
for steel and aluminum, bathroom

fixtures, coated and synthetic fab¬
rics, finished woolens, spectacle
lenses

pany

Pacific Gas and Electric

ahd

Since

the

consummation ; of
its
Textron, in line with a
previously worked-out plan, has
gradually reduced its original in-'

those

Company

.

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.

offer

i

.

sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities. The offering is
made only by the Prospectus which
may be obtained in any State in.which this announcement is circulated
from only such of the undersigned and other dealers as may lawfully offer these securities in such State.
to

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the

first

loan incurred in the

acquisition of
Spencer Kellogg has been paid off.

There

no
further
payments
May, 1963. With the in¬
emphasis on profitability,

are

due until

AMERICAN

j

new

products include:

mass-produced

LADENBURG, THALMANN
BAXTER

&

U.

)

.

4-cycle

SALOMON

Navy

BACHE &, CO.

BROTHERS

&,

HUTZLER

Radome

&

;

CO.

INCORPORATED

GOODBODY

KRAUS

GREGORY

&.

"y

-

built in this

construction

(Bell

&.

CO.

IRA

&.

CO.

glass
frames
(Shuron Optical),

eye

x

SONS

HAUPT

E.

SHELBY

POLLOCK

CULLOM

&,

CO.,

DAVIS &.
VAN

March 14, 1962




INC.

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BURNHAM

CO.

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STERN

ALSTYNE, NOEL & CO.
'

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AND

COMPANY

BROTHERS

& CO.

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country
for

the

Aerosystems),

,

new

airborne

(Dalmo Victor),
scientifically - designed

-

now featuring
product—Linaqua—which

new

is

the

oil

first

ever

used

water-soluble

developed. It is

by

linseed

being
50 manufacturers of/

over

exterior paints.

now

Linaqua combines

the durability of an oil base with
an

water

easy

clean-up and

one

coat coverage, as well as excellent

adhesion to chalky and

faces;/

::

Lv

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damp

sur-

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As to the capabilities of
man/
agement, this '/growing1 'brganiza-^
tion; is presently headed by Rupert
C.

Thompson, Jr,.jr as/Chairman of
He already has had a

the Board.

successful

in

career

commercial

banking and his efforts have been
in the

direction of

bility
for

well

as

the

and

as

coordinating
rapid growth
As President and

the

of this company.

in

direct

is

George

operating charge, there
W i 11 i a m Millejr, a
t

younger man

with

lawyer and

a

and

a sta¬
dynamic drive:

of

purpose

furthering

bringing

a

a

training both:

as

engineer
abil¬

an

with the very necessary

ity and insight necessary to weld
this diverse organization together.
Under
group

Mr.

financial
to

urer
are

Miller

there

vice-presidents

three

are

as

well

as

a;

vice-president and treas¬

which several individuals

allotted the supervision of the

31 divisional managements.; These

management teams also supply the
necessary liaison to the senior ad¬
ministrative

for

gurs

and

a

which all

group

au¬

for

planned

development;
operating" profits!

future

/In summary/one of the
which

had

;

is

the
as

average

to

runs

out

in

with

the

normal

the

reserva¬
analyst

Textron's;
near

earn-r

future

and

corporate tax of

for^

children

with

no

4,939,365

ings

further

shares,

could

share. /

well
.•

dilution

of

Textron's
approach

Y,/•: ■'\

its

earn¬

$4
/'

a

> /,■ ;V.

With ! a present book value of
$24, a liberal yield of 4.6%, a low
earnings multiple ratio, and pos¬
.

sible

earnings of $4 a
market of 27

present

share, the
seems

like

high speed a pretty low price to. pay for a
aluminum
foil
(Pittsburgh growth stock.
- /
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>
Steel
Foundry Engineering and
Textron Inc. is listed on both
Machine Division), new hydraulic
the New York Stock
Exchange and
riveting gun (Townsend), extru¬
sion break-through in
beryllium the Boston Stock Exchange; has
for space ships and nuclear fuel
paid dividends since 1942 and may
cladding (Nuclear Metals), and be
bought for income and appre¬
missile system test equipment
It is suitable for
(California Technical Industries). ciation.
trustees,
Additionally, Textron Electron¬ insurance companies, banks et al.
<

WM.

a

,

antenna

Pedioptic
BLAIR

..-v

BURGE &.

S.

ever

under

Waterbury Farrel),

& CO.

COMPANY

Spencer Kellogg is

paper

revolutionary RayCarl cold metal
forming machines
(Camcar and

""

BALL,

thermocopy

boat

mer

Inc.

SECURITIES CORPORATION

creased

52% then going into effect.
It is
a new
for office management's reply that with
copying machines (Photek), jet- long-range planning and with the
established balance of its divisions
propelled fiber glass boat (Dorsett
Marine), new light helicopter (Bell ampng ; consumer -goods, .,capital
Helicopter),1 rocket belt for U. S. goods and defense products, it wili
in the next year or two • reach a
Army, an automatic landing sys¬
tem for Navy carriers, new high volume of $600 million a year in
At that time, a tax
energy rocket engines1 for space gross, sales.
rate of 52% notwithstanding, and
satellites, the largest hydroskimnow

HALSEY, STUART &. CO.

showing

ings when the tax loss carry-over

r

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white

June 1, 1994

.

announcement is not an

of

number

a

were

ing industry. -Yv/Y-v/

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Price 100% and accrued interest
fhis

which

has

Additional

.

by selling

assets

tions

outboard motor (Homelite)

{.

'1961

chemicals for, the protective coat¬

Refunding Mortgage: Bonds, Series HH,4%%
Due

com¬

in July,

acquired

was

animal.:

This

frames, cooking uten¬
sils, shoes, office copying equip¬
ment, proprietary drug items, fi¬
berglass boats, chain saws, special

$65,000,000

First and

products,,,

for $27.5 million in Textron stock.

as

.-.Textile

re¬

oil

feeds and soybean oils.

22

15

Defense

disappointed employes

President's

are

' '

.
.

The most

tions

■

.

about $1,300

as

24

29

_______

ployed by a private agency get as
high as $300 a day.

the

offer

diluting the equity of the oper¬
ating company. The-most recent
example is seen in Spencer-'Kellogg, a 68-year old manufacturer

______

make

-

to

; a low profit margin.
Already $13.5
//, million of a $22 million
three-year,

Some of the top
government 40 Wall Street,
2,129
418
employes
could
undoubtedly New York City. During the war; Net income
4,619 / 4,120
$28,000 on Jan. 1, 1965.
good in private industry but Mr. McCreery served with the ]
Earnings per share
$0.92
$0.85:
He wants to get these jobs com¬
private industry is not .offering U. S. Navy on convoy duty as
Textron's fundamental philoso¬
them enough jobs to threaten the Executive Officer of the Williams¬
petitive with private industry, he
says.
Government employes get government. Not by a long- shot. burg which was based in Iceland.; phy is the bringing of a new con30 days annual leave and 30 days
On Capitol Hill there are jobs He later served as Executive Offi-j cept into the broad spectrum of
business of what may be called
sick leave.
They get retirement of $17,000, $15,000, $16,000 and cer on the attack transport Storm'
and
health
insurance
to
which any number/above 10,000 even King in the Pacific. His last active; /multi-industry manufacturing" or
the introduction of top grade tal¬
they contribute.
for women. But they work long post was Commanding Officer;
ent from numerous Squrces in. the
Stenographers are paid around hours, including Saturdays, and aboard the hospital ship Samari/
when they go home during their tan, which took part in the Iwo" aclministrative, legal and .techni¬
$8,000 a year, better than the scale
cal fields to give cohesion, balance
of
stenographers in Washington boss' campaigns they have to pay Jima and Okinawa campaigns. He- and direction
to the several divi¬
their own
expenses.
They in¬ reverted to inactive duty in; 1946:
generally.
sions and the many operating sub¬
clude
lawyers,
economists and as a Captain, and rejoined B. J:
But as to the higher paid sci¬
sidiaries assembled
under
one
other professional
Van Ingen & Co. Inc.
entific and professional - employes
men? too.
management.
'
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Mr. Miller started his invest¬
If Mj. Kennedy gets, his pro¬
they have a device for/ getting
Accordingly,. Textron Inc./now
around the ceiling.1 They work on posal through, it is almost a cinch ment banking career with' Bd.. C.i
com prises ,31
operating divisions
a per diem basi^ for $100
that the Congressmen and Sena¬
a day
Wright of St. Petersburg, later i-n six.major groups.; These prod¬
in some agencies and. $200. a day tors will raise their salaries, too.
uct
group sj w i t h ; percentage,
joining Robert H. Cook," Inc. He
in others.
The Defense Depart¬ Mr. Kennedy
in submitting his
became associated with Van Ingen changes, from 1960-1961 are listed
ment has 5,000 so-called consult¬
bill said that he would support
as follows:
/
ants working on a per diem basis.
them. The sum of $22,500 a year in/November, 1941 and was instru-'
% of Sales—
The Department of Commerce is which a Congressman gets sounds mental in
\ Y' Y L
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1961 *" ' I960 /■
opening and establish-'
trying to get its per diem pay- up like pretty good money but by the
6%
ing the firm's Miami office, First YAgrochemical
from $62.50 a day to $100. Some time/ tax
deductions, insurance,Automotive
18 "V/C17%*
National Bank Building, He has'
retirement
per diem workers who are em¬
and
health
care
are
Consumer
on

policy .of

Textron

treasury shares in ex¬
change for. acquisitions which, of.
course, has had the effect of nolt

,

'<■:

137,402 111,804.

Pre-tax profit
Fed. income taxes

of

a

shares

own

vestment

•

.

Fourth Quarter

<-

the

been

of

with

cents

9

or

common

management
its

months

black

merger,

quarter's. results
1961 compared with those of

for

in

office

New

The

the

on

It i.has

•

.

would be

p

in

nounced

led to believe. Mr. Kennedy wants
to

of ' all

self

hold

overturn,

20%

Cabinet.

so's

rivate interests. ciated with
the
Charlie
Wilson,
of
G e n e r a 1 Van"
Ingen
class.
Motors, it will be remembered,prior to World
He
is, however, exaggerating gave up all of his GM stock. But War II in the
the
plight of the higher grade John A. McCone, just appointed- institutional
the
Central
Intelligence
employes. The jobs never seem to to
sales
depart¬
Agency, gave up nothing and an¬ ment at the
go begging and there is no great

he

share

a

common
equity, which
approximately $5 a share.
William
A.
McCreery,"•of. New , /.While earnings fell off from
I
nave
known
two
or ■three'*
$2.93 in 1960 to $2.06 a share jn
York, and F. Boice Miller, resident
characters ; who
always
prated
1961, thefe were heavy starting up
manager in Miami, have been
about
the
sacrifice
they
were
costs fbr four new Textron plants
elected
Vice-Presidents of B. J.
making and finally left to go out
which, along with the early 1961
Van Ingen &
in
private business.
In ( a short
slowdown in general business, had:
Co. Inc., lead-:.,
while they were back to make
a retarding effect on the
company's
ing under¬
the sacrifice again and glad' to
earnings, .a YA//./■ -Ca [.Uf;
writers
and
make it, too.
dealers in mu¬
However, fourth quarter -earn-;
Mr. Kennedy is trying to' re¬
ings continued the pattern of
nicipal bonds.
verse
the
practice
of making Mr.
steady improvement in operations
McCreery
every high appointee divest him¬
experienced in the latter half of
has been asso- v

in history

down

proposal to
salaries of government

President

earnings of $287,000

like

to* make

by Textron

three

a
mill

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11

AS WE SEE IT
entered

is.

current materials and current

i T Continued from

entering any
period of recession. What the
lack-lustre reports from the
field
during, recent- weeks
really mean remains for the

projects of ^ex¬
tremely doubtful value, or at

future

require

least that is the way

can get past an almost certainly hostile Congress. The
temporary nature of the relief
granted would rob it of much
of its potency, or so it seems

of

labor

1 '•

page

sistent with current ideas.'!

into

.

;

,

disclose.

to

It

evi-

is

to us;'•

seems

desire

broaden

to

expand

the

and

Chemical

are %doubtless
in}■ some 'in¬
stances humanitarian 'grounds

un-

at-

not only about improve-- tended to, tax forgiveness—as for taking some: such action,
ment (or growth) but about much as real tax reform, par- but we simply must
stop this
sustained upward trends. Nei- ticularly of- the drastic pro- business 'of ; making it easier
therjshould; we Vwish to.1 be^ gressiveness o^Tihe^existihg'- .and- eesibr ifor; those Who; dd
say

anythihg that

dent's
dent

now

to

seems

that the fact that

is clear is

show itself. What

plans, it

the

brushes

with

to work

,

to

;

live

•istration

has

done

is

or

in

en

so

-

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,

uneasiness,

all that the President

had been

expected^—and," we
might add, expected of the
wrong. things, Somewhat 'the
san^,thing4could be said.of

the

"New

which

Era"

claimed

for

President
would not

■

enough
policies

the

Eisenhower: either

be done

are

J

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why

tion.

:

No

action. of

in

tor

Francis

S.

The

Williams

in

1955.

;

Chemical

directors

Fund,

elected

new,

to

enable

active

in.

him,

;the

while

to; the

affairs,

Inc., Manager and Distribu¬

&

Osborn, Inc.;, Before that, Mr.
was
with the headquar¬

ters

the

of

Economic

,

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buy

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of tjiese Debentures.

any

offer is made only by the Prospectusi

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South European

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Pipeline Company

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{A French Company)

5%% Sinking Fund Debentures Due 1982

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It must be said that Presi-

dent

Kennedy

has

had?! the
with

courage to come forward
a
rather
far
reaching

y

pro-

-;

Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained in any State from.only such of the undersigned as
legally offer these Debentures in compliance with th&securities laws of such State,

of anti-recession activ- A
ity despite the obvious; dan¬
ger that such action on his
part at this time would likely
be interpreted in many quar¬
ters as indicating lack of con- f:

may

gram

i

fidence
tion.

in

The

remedies

the

is

that

what

is

MORGAN STANLEY &

DILLON, READ & CO. INC.

situa¬

current

trouble
lack

CO^

.

LAZARD FRERES & CO.

THE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION

KUHN, LOEB & CO.
Incorporated

his

THE DOMINION SECURITIES CORPORATION

re¬

GLORE, FORGAN & CO.

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

quired to do what is sought,
HARRIMAN RIPLEY & CO.

and indeed for the most part

Incorporated

likely in the end to be defi¬
nitely and positively harm¬
are

ful.

In

of

doubtful

k

individuals
merit—even




is
.

of

if "it

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PARIBAS CORPORATION
March

H, 1962.

t.

Incorporated

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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER

.

Incorporated

r..

SMITH, BARNEY & CO.
Incorporated

-

.

LEHMAN BROTHERS

KIDDER, PEABODY & CO.

;

CARL M. LOEB, RHOADES & CO.,

our

estimation, his;
plan to give the President
power to reduce the income
taxes

Cooperation

Administration.in Paris, France.

to

Shows Courage
Q'

Presi¬

Eberstadt

of

:

ture for business.

-f

also

F.

Cannell

remaining

Fund's

is

tained Vconfidence in the fu-r

*.~t

was

Barton, Durstine

office of Honorary Chairman

Eberstadt

F.

He

director of

,

get done. President Ken--.
nedy has been inclined to
swing back toward the New
Deal and its works, and in

t* V-'£

He

Chemical Fund, Inc.
Mr.
Cannell previously had been with
Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated and
prior to
that with Batten,

Peter B. Cannell

also

I960.'

and

& Co.

sort

any

firm

a

.which left

could

The

•to

such programs as these
is
no ; nourishment
for

in

the ."management of, Chemical
Inc. since he joined the

dent

we

TJu$wi^oiuicemeTi

great or permanent rewas

Trust

Vice-President of Chem¬
ical Fund, Inc. in
1957, Executive
Vice-President in 1959 and a di¬

for the most

his
personal popularity behind
his fiscal plans, and hardly ' ?
had .much right to expect any
~ rsuits from what he

Williams

partner

a

economy.

or

of

Co.* has been active

con¬

could not put
full.force of his party and

very

Mr.

,

the

Co.,
Wil¬

Old

■

be expected
the things

it;. On

wreck

?

could

trary, it was evident
that if continued such
would

1932,

called

nonsense

with any reasbn
to
do: any
of

Mr.

joining the Eber¬

in

the

Cannell, also

elected

■

there - was ' nothing in
conglomerate of ecothen

Before

firm
with

Mr,

in

Vf}.;

nomic I

Fundr. Inc.

F; Eberstadt &

by

.need' not'.expect a great deal
this. Administration is
that the things necessary to

works and the like. Despite

so

far;as it exists, is in considerable degree that too much

course,
all that

1955.

stadt

rector

The ' basic; reason

funds' for; public

&

Distributor

a
'Mr. Prestigiacomo has been as¬
large part of ex¬ lighten his administrative respon¬
isting national policies intact- sibilities. Mr, Eberstadt continues sociated with Eberstadt since 1950
could hope to be / very effec¬ as a director; of" Chemical Fund and has served' as
Assistant-Treas¬
do / to expedite/ procedures^ r
tive in building business corn and also as senior partner of F. urer of Chemical Fund since
1956.
there would be an appreciable <
Mr.
fidence, and any very .basic * Eberstadt & Co., whose whollySmith, a certified public
lag in these operations, but in
change in the course of r the owned subsidiary provides invest¬ accountant, has had extensive; ac¬
any event the ' way to eriAdministration can hardly be ment' management to Chemical counting
experience,
first
with
courage legitimate business is
Price Waterhouse & Co. and later
regarded as likely.
What is Fund and distributes itsv shares..'H'Vtpytvt.
•<ctr< tp
nbt to siphon off 1 arge
The
board also
elected
N.
J. with the'law firm of
really needed is a sweeping!
Debevoise,
change in the general tenor Prestigia'como -Secretary arid Plimpton'& McLean.

The basis for present disor

in

-

mAm<m

Thte - Basic -Reason

long

wholly-owned

Eberstadt
and

liams was elected
a
Vice-Presi¬
of; direc-i dent and a director of
Chemical
S. Wil¬
Fund, Inc. in 1942, Executive VicePeter B. President in 1951, and President

'

spending large

satisfaction

Chemical

r

us

F.

*

Manager

Fund,

tion~

much

additional

years.

rector of that firm's

Inc.,

Chair¬

new

Colony
Company in Boston. A

_

the

President.

the

Vice-Chairman and di¬

< subsidiary,

was

part
prospect of doing has laid a-term future of industry and
diametrically inconsi stent
basis for the unremitting ad-* trade in this
country. This, of:
-with the; program and the
vance which was to establish
course, is particularly true of
philosophy of the Administra¬
a
different order of growth his plan for
over

board
Francis

Chairman,; and

Cannell

'

Fund's
elected

Assistant

partner of F, Eberstadt

a

Eberstadt

these

enthusiasm about the

has

liams-

vigor at this
from
nothing that this Admin- time is quite enough to damp-

that

Williams,
is

their wits—-as many - now are

Presi-

off

Mr;

■ablest) - dq;Mthout any ques-!

As to the rest of the PresW

presently old ideas and presents then!

may

nob wish

law, is,to .be.desired^-is .likely \
to fail in its objective;
* ; ;

interpreted v as alleging that
anything in particular that
the Kennedy Administration:
has done is directly or chiefly
responsible? for such hesitation as has appeared or for

^

man,

Names Officers
tors

and

Treasurer.

r

Chemical Fund

payment' of

.

recession* and
problems a are

and Robert Smith As¬

Secretary

& Co. and

much unemployment insurance
dent enough, however, that more is required to bolster the will, '. we
suppose,strike a
the course of business is now economy against periodic popular political note. There

giving a bit of uneasiness to spells.of
those who had had so much to; til. these,

sistant

of

program

jjyA/.';"A'

His

.

to

it

broad

a

legislative action—all incon¬

to us, and in any event

or

public policy which\ would; Treasurer,

-

WHITE, WELD & CO.

;•

V~

;

SMITH
'■

DEAN WITTER & CO.

12

(1272)

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Our

JOHN

BY

Reporter

T.

gation have the greatest appeal to
the owners of the issues eligible
for the exchange in the recently
completed advance refunding
operation,/but it: is now being
bought by investors who were not

on

'•...'•A

involved in this maturity extend¬
ing offer of the Treasury because
the yield is attractive and the due

CHIPPENDALE, JR.

Next
The Treasury
nounced that

indicated

$1,800,000,000 would

from

1998

the

due

1995

along next
line, followed by the 4s of

and
or

not

existing, bull
has

been

market

been

in

distant

intermediate-

are

funds

earmarked

for

loans

provided

which

nominal

the

should

be

to

happen

business

in

a

"junior"

"bull" market in
well

obligations,
but

what

is

no

as

Governments,

bearing
question

loans,

at

on

are

on

the

same

the

due

time

long

is

the

non-restrict¬

-

120

New

York

Stock
that

become

its

partment.

of the

any

offer to sell,

nor a

1965078

Melchior

paid for voluntary sickness insur¬
ance—amount to less than 5% of
Palyi

the

over

income

associated

Municipal
Prior

to

E.

with

Sales

rise to
not

the

$2,300

of

was

that'• half

annual

even

of

;

It is

the

include the children!

just

a

in

for

offer to buy,

The

care

is

people's health and

productivity; its cost is

a

produc¬

investment, not just spending
consumer

goods.

March 14, 1962

300,000 Shares

But

Private

it

protection

per¬

sons,

protected

were

Shield and

if '{■

%

to

insurance
and

penses

against surgical
the

In

the

light

of

the

foregoing

i

Surgical

Expense

Expense

Regular Medical
Expense

12,312
32,068
76,639

1

5,350

12,890

4,713

54,156

21,589
55,506

,3,000

91,927
101,325

J
data

compiled

Council

from

64,891
71,813

108,931
111,435

'

:

75,395

116,944

official

82,615

121,045

131,962

87,541

sources

(New York).

by

the

American

iv':;

TABLE

t

Health

/•-

II

Total Benefit Disbursements

(Millions of Dollars)

Type of Benefit and Type of
Insuring Organization

Benefits Paid

% Increase

in 1959

Allen &

Company

A. C.

Allyn & Co.




Schwabacher & Co.

Blue

Cross,

Unterberg, Towbin Co.

$3,250

$753

604

671

11.1

152

175

15.1

:

r 12.5%

Bear, Stearns & Co.
Stein Bros. &

Boyce
n

10.2%

Blue

Shield, and
Medical Society Plans.__
Independent Plans

t

C. E.

12.5

12.0

Surgical & Medical Exp. Benefits:

——

Granbery, Marache & Co.

126

$2,889

Society Plans
Independent Plans

Company

13.0

112

in 1900

„

and

Medical

Total

Burnham and

1.647

$683

Blue

Companies
Cross, Blue Shield,

$1,477

1,458

Insurance

in I960

$1,319

Hospital Expense Benefits:

Copies of the Prospectus maybe obtained from the
undersigned only
in states in which the
undersigned is qualified to act as a dealer in
securities and in which the
Prospectus may legally be distributed.

ex¬

"regular

Surgical,

Expense*

115,949
121,432
123,038
127,896

*The

of

I

107,662

Insurance

Price $7 Per Share

cost

medical care."

is

Hospital

1950

;r

Blue

of
a
co-operative type. Similar
percentages obtained with respect

1956__j

'•t

by

Medical Society plans

1955

($1 Par Value)

hospital

of the total number covered.
Another 41 %, or 58 million

(000 Omitted)

1945

Common Stock

against

expenses to 79 million persons, or

And Regular Medical

1940

Products, Inc.

Coverage

of 1960 insurance
companies sup¬

plied

TABLE

End of Year—

$1,439

•

.

$1,599

'/

.

$838
——

$5,166

-r

'

.

n-1%

Loss-of-Income Benefits:

GRAND TOTAL

of

con¬

noteworthy that at the end

Number of People Protected for
Hospital,

NEW ISSUE

number

55%

beginning

"logical" follow-up.

basic argument is: Medical
essential

the

self-insured and the type of
tractual arrangement.

hospital

of $700.

on

cine the

Ira Haupt & Co. for four
years.

an

are

-—•with all-around socialized medi¬

of these securities. The offer is made only by the Prospectus.

International Stretch

capita annual

per

the

65. The

over age

claimed

All of which is

De¬

joining

Mr. Balis

people

financial
There

If so, the total
taxpayer would
nearly $6 billion. That does

burden

Balis

municipal bond department of

solicitation of

fantastic

a

"produce"

expenses

Exchange, have
Charles

Wertheim & Co.
the

them

on
an

Dr.

shows

reality,

tive

This announcement is neither

private medical -ex¬
together with premiums

.

President

Broadway,

City, members

firm in

1971. Not only did this obli¬

Co.,

York

has

4%

collectivism?

penses—

problem would emerge.

New

term

created

is the rest to follow on the road

Actually,

There¬

16 million

&

announced

intermediate

care.

as

Wertheim

leading issue

recently

lag

In

they have been in

the

se¬

this type
compulsory

sorb
of

Adds to Staff

Popular Treasury Bond
Issues

this

to

Wertheim & Co.

these

accelerated rate.

an

At

area

place,

funds

the -keeping1 of

tary authorities, the purchases of
selected Government bonds goes

vestment

took

ex¬

distant

more

the immediate past by the mone¬

Most

these

the

ed basis which

in

of

and

markets

corporates and
has been so

sentiment

until

With "the* money
and capital
on the easy-side because
of
the
absence of demand for

in fixed

some

foreseeable

markets

as

income bearing
securities since the change in in¬
because

increase

the

future.

There is positive evidence that
large amounts of money are being

invested

loanable

to

or

ican social

average American
time goes along?
This fore, an annual V2% should be
(see Table IV). And a large ma¬
very narrow margin of balance is added to the social
security tax jority of Americans
is insured, or
based
on
a
booming
economy —a tax on payrolls (up to $5,200
covered by non-government or¬
which may not become a reality.
income) to be carried in equal
A small/surplus could turn into a
ganizations, as shown in Table I;
proportion by employers and the
benefits are summarized in
large deficit which would have
employees. That would cover "all Table
II.
' '
<
a marked influence on
money and
costs," with a $20 deductible for
The data in Tables I and II do
capital market conditions.
up to 90 days in a hospital "for
not
include
information
about
a
single spell of illness" or for
voluntary protection against the
180 days in a nursing home;
also, loss of income due fo'
disability.
all "diagnostic" expenses over $20.
Table III

to

this

for

likely

for

for

"m

funds

tax-exempt bonds
good of late.

looked

the Central Bank is not to be

an

sizable

on

there

not

much

pected

are
currently
outlet in bonds in a
way. This
gives the an¬
to why the market action

seeking
swer

income

be

future. Therefore, an upward re¬
vision in either the prime rate or

or ..■■•"senior"

Governments,

all fixed

as

Whether

is

very

"junior bull"

in these issues.

to

is

Congress

that the Amer¬

to the
With its very small surplus if eco¬
nomic conditions should continue

though the great

even

spring, the demand
funds

prices of intermediate and longterm Government securities is be¬

household budget, as
indicated by the data of Table
IV,
Why pick on the medical costs—

ab¬

growth

maintaining health
hospitals, (.etc.

doctors,

consumer's

en¬

larged

of

the

for

are

And the former loom much
larger
than
the
latter in the average

And

President

Also, what will
1962/1963 budget

rate

com¬

"productive" investments

portant
than

pa¬

tients).
the

at

system

predicted

the

be
governmentalized,
fact, they are far more im¬

too. In

cost

the

curity

prediction

be

should be

if the recovery should assume the

an

therefore,

munity has to step in. By the same
token, food, housing, and sanita¬
should

majority are now of the opinion
that, while some betterment in

"Bull" Market in Bonds

(allegedly) too expensive for the

proposed /to

prime bank rate,
upping of the (dis¬

experiment and its

individual;

Medical

The unexpected bull market in
bonds, due largely to the slower
ascent
of
the business pattern;
might not be of too long duration

along with

The buying of Treasury obliga¬
tions is expanding so much that
the
current
upward
trend, in

children,

tion

S.

increase

past.

of

and

action of these obligations is ex¬
to be more stable in the
future than it has been in the

this

needs"

U.

Federal Budget Key Element
In Bond Picture

in the

medical

contemplating similar plans.

care

which
which had

not distant future.

market

"urgent

nearly all money market special¬
that, with the
advent
of
spring, the loan demand would be
sizable enough to bring about an

pected

sad

other States

ernment of the

count rate. Some still hold to this

a

The

(to

ists

safety

of Colorado's

on

institutions

minded investors since the market

as

sobering effect

President Kennedy, and the
"haunting fears" of old people—
they should be met by the Gov¬

far have not materialized.

so

a

nancial district since it had been
the well considered predictions of

will continue to attract the atten¬

ing referred to

is made to the State
/

said

33/2S due 1990 and
vice-versa.
Purchases of
too

By Dr. Melchior Piilyi, Chicago, III.

.

come

the

up by
those
have
surplus

pleasant sur¬
prise to most sections of the fi¬

amount
of
opinion
Government
bonds
as

institutional

term issues have also been stepped

There appears to be more than

well

':

Rates Likely

borrowers, save
refundings from time
to time by the Treasury.

as

in the

No Changes in Basic Interest

non-Federal

income

the

tinues to expand. From the avail¬
able reports, it seems as though

common

is to assert itself again.

for advance

of

of

ob¬

investors unless the inflation fear

The

tion

sale

be

1980

bonds

that

the

in

work

will

And there is apparently
going to be no great change in
existing investment policies of

at the start of 1961.

passing

to

put

funds

since

>

unnecessary

demand for this longer term bond
with the higher coupon rate con¬

will

sums

the 3s

This continues to leave the longarea or the
capital market

a

sizable

be

1975/85

addition, it is

stocks.

term

around

In

the

larger weekly bill offerings in its
money
raising operations,
the Treasury is staying with the
pattern which has been in use
since the Kennedy Administra¬

to

to

These

tained

obligations, including

over

that

continue

bonds.

new

tion took

stocks.

T

Figures cited show ample health-care is provided
privately making
the current-Administration plans for
adding to 0ASI
compulsory Federal health-care provisions.
Moreover, the writer
avers that the Government's
entry into this field will bring on a "fan¬
tastic financial
problem," and lead to socialized medicine. Reference

in

popularity, according
indications, is the 43/4% due

to

of investments in

expense

common

be raised through the sale of tax
anticipation bills which will ma¬
ture on Sept. 21, and can be used
to meet tax payments on Sept. 15.
By continuing to make use of

short-term

the

at

again came into the
when they an¬

last week

;

.

date fits well into their schedule.

market

Thursday, March 15, 1962

$839

0.1

$5,088

10.1

Volume

195

Number

6142

figure, it is difficult to maintain
that private enterprise and initia¬

of

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

hospitals and other medical far
V ;Y.:''Yv-Y'"''
"'V

cilities.

..

.i

.1

tive

not capable

are

adequate
cost

of providing

protection

sickness

/ of

the

resort

to

against

insurance

The

the

Actually,

care.

and

to

Blue,Gross-Blue Shield type plans
is rapidly spreading. There were
at the end of 1960 nearly 50 mil¬
lion people left without

any kind
insurance;
probably
several
millions joined in 1961 and other

of

.

.

Even

of the
medical in¬

survey

system

of

surance

would

be

without

reference

to

ment

in

socialized

incomplete
experi¬

the

medicine

Additional Ways to Invest ;
;
Besides Common Stocks
-Y-Y:

financial

trouble

had to

measures

and

in¬

be

stituted,. virtually cancelling the
benefits.
Free-of-charge hospital
ing hardcore that is, supposedly,
care for the elderly has
been re¬
not in the position to carry even
duced to a "life and danger only"
relativelyV modest
insurance
basis.
His
or
her expenses
for
charges, or is uninsurable? Lately,
well

as

visits

several in¬

as

companies
have i intro¬
policies for the old-aged,

surance

duced

with the

to

now

doctor

maximum

a

office visits

or

a

six

of

year,

limited

are

home

and to hos¬

specifying unusually liberal terms. pital stay for 21 days per annum.
All these benefits were supposed
As it is, 53% of all people o:f 65to be available in an unlimited
arid-over were covered by health
fashion and at practically no cost
insurance at the middle of 1961.
Blue

Shield

brings

at

out

this

"all

to

needy

persons

less

measures

than

cost

economy
became imperative. The

—

—

of

care

kinds

all

wholly the

age group
risen from an

largely free of charge.

or

In this

category belong the "free

services

of

the

Federal

Govern¬

ment not

only to nearly two mil¬
of
the
military
establishment, but also to "vet¬

lion

8%

income,

or

more

Richard

women, who had been en¬
during a war — from the
Spanish American to the Korean

affected, whether

war—are

their

--

service;'
tended

free

Ofteil,
to

members

$1,500 million

By Sales Training Inst.

itures
231

total
on

of

this medical

public

health

expend¬

reached'$6,-

care

million in 1960—$850 million
than

more

in

the

previous

And they are rising.

philanthropies,
lay

organizations,

1960

$675

As to private

they

million

on

contributions

not
to

securities

sales¬

has been announced!;

Sales

Training

Institute's parent
noted that in light
of
the
stricter
regulations
and
examinations established
by the
National

Association

of

Security
expanded its

Dealers, S.T.I, has
teaching services to meet the
requirements.
Mr. Oiler is

a

new

today, one
speculative,

their

third of
be in

previously

Vice-

City.

to

to

Y

>

of the Utilities.

preferreds

Company Total.
_

3.400,000

550,000
550,000

Total, Persons Protected

:y®1Y

Per

.

Capita

"

Population (000's omitted)
Personal Per Capita Income.!......
*

Y

1950

'

$595

$1,491

Personal

'!

_^

_

$57.80

$109.99

16.05

27.66

11.37

Consumption

£_'■

;

6.92

Y-

T

Y-

-

f

Y

Fund,
Burr,

to

principal and interest.
My favorites are the U. S. Savings
as

Bends

Series

terest

is

cashed

re¬

.

of

months.

seven

Or

the

year.

10 years.
H

pay

cashed

be

at the

Mr.

Bank

like

also

4.16

York Life Insurance Co.

to

he

was

189.07

16.21

29.27
227.05

1,289.48

544.74

■"*

1.834.26

*
S;

Dept.

•'• '*

of

•

Commerce."

re¬

with

mention

interest paid by Savings and Loan

Daniel Reeves to

Admit. Two

readily at
YMunicipal Bonds and

next

rate

Municipal

of

is

non-taxable.

I

prefer the bonds of state capitals

cities

usually located in the in¬
the state. State capital

of

seldom

suffer from

can

Funds" which can
for
buying more
common
or
preferred stocks—or
for buying more bonds,
or
real
estate
whenever any bargains
as

be

Bonds

especially for those investors in
a high income bracket because in¬
thereon

which

time be turned into

any

cash. This last third I like to think

Governments
I

bonds

short-term

good.

unem¬

"Liquid

used

Drive, members of the New York
changes,

in

any

investments.
In

of " these

Stock

Coast

This advertisement is not

an

Ex¬

April 1 will admit Ed¬

ward J. Bourbeau and William A.
Barnes to

partnership. Y

Opens Branch Office

possible PINEHURST, N. C.—Plans Incor¬

Y

porated of Washington has opened

must say a word
Inflation. With Presi¬

closing,

regarding

on

later

—

occur

Pacific

and

I

dent

Kennedy spending Federal
money
so
freely it seems that

a

branch

Bank

office

Building,

in

the

under

Carolina

the

man¬

agement of Robert C. Fisher.

offering. No offering is made except by a Prospectus

filed with the Depart¬

of Law of the State of New York. Such filing does not constitute approval of the issue or the
sale thereof by the Department of Law or the Attorney General of the Slate of New York,
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Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from the undersigned,
only in those stales and by those persons to whom the
undersigned may legally distribute the Prospectus.

8.59

163.02

Most

associated

Hayden, Stone & Co., where he
was manager of that firm's mutual
Associations, Commercial Banks, funds department.
Mutual Savings Banks, and Mu¬
Tel & Tel. Co. which puts out
debentures of the highest grade. tual Funds. These pay 4% or more.
This company has just issued $300 An ideal investment portfolio, in
million due in 32 years—yielding my humble judgment^ *iow. con¬
sists of about one-third in common
about*A>k%. First-mortgage bonds
in
preferred
of strong railroads are w or thy r of stocks;.; . one-third
stocks* or<>corporation bonds; and BE VERIFY
HILtiS, Calif.—Daniel
consideration. All State Bonds • i—
one-third in bank deposits or good Reeves &
not "revenue bonds"— should be
Co., 398; South Beverly
bonds, sticking to
mortgage bond except for large
corporations such as the American

446.43

157.34

&

Reed after ten

Y- 28.97

365,25

in

with

Waddell

cently
should

securities

years' sales experience with New

Accounts

or

I

n-

a

Kingsentered

1 955

Donald E. Kingsley

of

3%%.

t,

business

Both Series E and Series

about

Depart-

the

are

end

n

ley

S.

on

These Series H bonds

B.

nounced.

years

U.

e

in

which
the interest is paid by check twice
issued to

Following
the
preferreds we
may consider high-grade corpora¬
tion
bonds.
These
yield
about

end

Inc.,

Director

of the

on

Savings Bonds Series H,
a

quirements It sells at over $140
per share but yields nearly 5%.

the

at

nine

and

Corp. 7% Cum. Non-callable Pre¬

paid

One

Execu¬

tive

which the in¬
when the bond is

E,

riters

Edward

11.11

.13.47

Y- 67.12 J
Y -7.85

:__.l____________

6.35

'

Y-'

SOURCE^'.'Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1901,9..u/




On

U. S.

taxable

are

national
e r w

The

William Street

21.92

:

__..._YJJl-Y*•'Y,.; 54.13

♦Premiums1 less elaiins.

bulk of

Bonds

d

of

179,323

-

Care__Y

Transportation
Total

_

both

Steel

trust"

hand, the

Government

stocks
Of the Industrial

ferred should fit most investor

other

depression.

severe

a

has

u n

$2,223

$22.87

Y

.

Kingsley

City,

19(50

151.234

con¬

been
for
the One William Department of
Lehman Brothers, 1 William St.,
Y
*. New York

.

131,954

.1

A_

of

Price $15 Per

j" Drugs and Sundries
Y 4.81
Y Y Dentists ___;
Y v Y 3.18
Hospitals (privately controlled)J-YY;: 3.99
Insurance—Medical care and hosp'talY
.1.85
sFood
'"154.14
_ _ _

always be paid—prin¬
interest.
The Federal

E.

Consumption Expenditures

Y.yY

in

my

are

named assistant sales manager

42,436,000

1940

•___

.

to "Governments."

Donald

March 14, 1962

National;Realty Investors

9,500,000

a.

IV

Apparel

will

the

preferred

"collateral

'

come

and

uncertain toll

upon

■

,

.

We next

as

pay¬

6,100,000

_

no

Kingsley Named
By One William'

(No Par Value)

31,836,000

Employee Mutual Benefit Association

___

describe other

States

Turnpike

Common Shares

3,432,000

Plans

having
decline

above

1,000,000

35,268,000

a

investments.

New Issue

__

Prjvate Industry

Physicians

me

United

Avoid

into

long fixed maturity

sharply

The

Number of People Protected

14,298,000

Formal Paid Sick Leave Plans:
In Civilian Government Service.

Expenditures: '"
iMedical Care

the

50

under

get

bonds

all

or a

Government is the only "corpora¬
tion" which can print money in

and

purchased solely
Preferred stocks will

be

Y

Disability

Group Insurance._________________ 20.970,000

.'

Stocks

callable" preferreds. Best of these
to

should

clusions after 50 years of studying

non-taxable

are

depend

cipal

yield the most—nearly 5%. I pre¬
fer only the cumulative and "nonseem

worth

now

we

would

price.

worthy of mention. Al¬

These

today.

be

for income:

us.

World War, it could go to 25 cents
or less. This means that preferred

ment

Individual-Policy Insurance

Y

stocks

This week let
securities

If

of

ahead

is

dollar worth 100 cents

a

securities business from offices at
170 Riverside Dr., New York

Insurance Companies:

Personal

,

Revenue

these

receipts.

ployment. Moreover, their income
is largely derived from state taxa¬

;Sarah Osztreicher is conducting

-Type of Protection

cents.

maturity

interest—yet their interest

ments

case

terior

was

December 31, 1960

Net

to

which

some

are

though

Corporation Bonds

—cities

and

Coverage Against Loss of Income Due

Union-Administered

and

Preferred

TABLE jIU

In

or

State

Bonds

mentioned

investor's funds should

an

'

Net Insurance

tion.

popular groups
two of the most

common

Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,

construction

Deduction for Duplication,

investing

should be good for the "long pull."
To be safe, not more than one-

terest

Vice-President of

Opens Inv. Office

med¬

and

several of the most

organization,

providing

counting

the

for

President of Cannan Products, Inc.

in

discussed

I

common" stocks

Inc.

and

spent

"underprivileged" with
services;

school

In

year.

religious

by

appointment of Richard H.
Oiler, Jr. as President of Sales
Training Institute, a New York
men

function.
The

The

based

Y

to the eventual prospects for price inflation.

a

ex¬

annual

an

or so on

the

week

as

"subordinated"

Named

making the announcement,
family Lindsay
Hamilton, President of
Federal Financial
Planning Corporation,

The

spends

•

i^!

care

well.

as

Government

in

veterans'

the

not

or

ailmehts • -originated

Oiler

men

rolled

in

4i/2%.

and

ical

has

members

erans." Ten million

the

over

average $10,837 in
$24,555 in 1959—from 6'.8%
of the aggregate national

1949 to
to

of 65 and

Last

is

1940

13

to their income and safety merits but concludes with

as

foreboding warning

a

to

$2,500 a year
and at $6.10 for couples with less experiment of Colorado has had
a
sobering effect on other states
than
$4,000.
For
this
nominal
of the Union which were contem¬
price are provided surgery, anes¬
plating similar plans.
;
thesia,
radiation
treatment,
inP.
S.
In the context
of
the
hospital care for 70 days, etc.
above discussion, it is interesting
Moreover, people of the lowest to' note that,
according to U. S.
income brackets—partly also those
Bureau
of the Census data, the
in the middle brackets
receive
income (in millions of dollars) of
medical

Y

But the

(February,

of

come

preference

,

60"

over

residing in Colorado.
1962) a new
abuses
have raised the
"Senior
Citizens
Program"
at
such an extent that the
$3.20 a month per person with in¬

writing

Y

Today's sequel to last week's advice regarding equity investment
considerations and outlets takes in preferreds, and government,
private corporate and tax-exempt bonds. Mr. Babson expresses his

Y-

after. But what about the remain¬

Blue Shield

Y

The present

—

by the - State of Colo¬
By mid-1961, the plan was

serious

in

By Roger W. Babson f

inflation

eventual

in

stocks—and

'

un¬

dertaken
rado.

economy

likely to follow there¬

are

Experience ' ,,Y

short!;

a

American

v

millions

Colorado

(1273)

Lee Higginson Corporation

14

.The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1274)

Steel

Production

The State-of

,

'>>.

TRADE and INDUSTRY

iLook

'

Index

Price

Production

Business

v/:v -vv;;;.

'

v'/W ucts, Steel reported. Hit by slack

Impasse

Trade

Food
Auto

i

for

a

nickuo

in

steel

Failures

are

-

•

convinced union and

commodity Price index

t

are_iar apart

in

manage-

the

look,

Monthly

of

in part as follows:
"A

of

issue

March

Review

receive

York said 1 through

'

'

-

the

Federal will

the

Banks of New

Reserve

negotiations last week, the
possibility arises that the economy

wage

orders,

~

-

further

a

sharp

a

unless the

boost

spurt in steel
Administration

material

"ith

Tannarv

and

formation

the"framentarv

in-

fa^avS"able lor

thus

4n§

again

soon.

only

would

be

Such

stimulus

a

temporary,, how-

U

only

S

clue

/1:*

They resisted building inventories
January and ; February..:
users, such as automakers and appljance manufacturers, started to

pnt„c

in

size

of

the

thP

«f35?

Jations

ules,

*;

i«v*jwv*

material

finished

companies

plus

;

" calculated

a

;

)

in

their

hedging

v

■

+

Yor

j

the

stitute,

■,

,

American

ended

000

lulls.

This

than

its

share

of

such

for example,

year,

se-

vere
snowstorms blanketed large
parts of the country during January. Even though such an influ-

it

again the auto industry that
the decline. Auto assemblies

was

led

dropped
10%
from
December's
record annual rate of 7.3 million

not

most

notable

declines

in

January were in industrial production, nonagricultural employment, personal income, and retail
sales.

For

February,

the

reports

far indicate that automobile and
steel
ingot production

so

.

after

allowing for the

sonal

influences.

level,

the

was

normal

At

February

declined,

the

ended

March

March

10

this

3.

amounted

to

23,804,000

up

seasonal

"In

contrast

adjustment.
to

the

rable

declines

by manufacturers

goods,

■

in

of du-

Clearings 1.40

Than
Bank

show

Higher

do

iii 1961, ,Week

clearings

this

increase

the

i

Government

expendi-

that

the

pansion
With
wun

underlying forces
continue

tho

me ciri^.
sudden

All

quite

u

,

of

ex-

strong

C£

n

,

break-off of steel

points out that delay can
- no
harm. President

nniv

cav«

lf

•

<;Index of

,

iic

fi"i,rp

^
•'
v

"

-

;V

Production for

T'-

-

fnv

Week Ended

March 10,1963

*

J

.

East

Coast._

118

Buffalo

118
131

Detroit

163

Chicago '

unvom

133

™

will

an

year

ago.

compared

Preliminary

McDonald;': has
political
fences to keep in repair. He still

interest."

with

—.

.'v

°ur preliminary

f.

"in

press

the

**

;

/

125

Louis

122

Southern

100

Western

119

'

Total

; :

>

127.1

^____

*Index
•on

for

a

Auto

Wflatkma^rndde"

March

mru.timu.rv

halfwav

Ltween

z

ihe tw^ 4des ^ But th»?indnstrv
Pe \wh -™es But the industiy
;JS n« PrePa[ed to iac?®Pt a com
|^u~aj,v the result of Ffdc^l

stand

W ™tkS-

summary"

some of the Principal money

cen-

the

ters follows:
Week End.

,—(ooo's omitted)

Majr. jo—. 1962

s

,

i96i

rhSeVphia
Boston_.___
Kansas

city

scrap

Price composite dropped $1.50 to

.

—

2.5

$32.67 a i.gross ton, lowest since
February, 1961. Last week, No. 1

$33

%

York- $15,558,505 $15,959,266

jce

iSS
793.791

'So?
756,697

+

4.9

509,854

467,660

+

9.0

appears

of record.

NEW ISSUE
March 15, 1962

100,000 Shares

not

(Par Value $.10

per

near

the

entire

said
1

vthat
are

'1961'
•

-

assemblies

running

of production in

46%,/

1961.

;

m.inute before hedging against previous week,

a

possible strike.

:

^

but persisting some
45% ahead of 91,202 cars made in

r

the

continues
the

users

idea

announcement

"n

offer

to

buy

to

they

is under
any

no

were

a

the

closed

year

ago.

industry's

all

of

ventories, closed

its

Detroit

geles for

as

an

offer

to

sell

or as a

' k
/
March 12, 1962

-

*

.

50,000 Shares

.

.' "

Unicycle Corporation of America
'

VZU-C7CLS

■

Common Stock

,

(5(V Par Value)

Price $2 Per Share

Price $1.00 Per Share

Copies of the Offering Circular may be obtained from the Company
only in States in which the Offering Circular may legally be distributed.

'

Unicycle Corporation of America
221

Gentlemen: Kindly send
Name

Pedro, N.E., Albuquerque,1 New Mexico /

me a copy

of the Offering Circular.

.s.U.....v^r4.:..wL.,v,.Tr-'r-

Address

City

San

Ply¬

solicitation of

r'-'

Share)

week.

the week. The company

of these securities. The offering is made only by the Offering Circular.
New Issue

Copies of the Offering Circular may be obtained from the under'
signed only in States where the securities may be
legally offered.

plants

last

mouth plant and
Dodge-Plymouth
facilities at St. Louis and Los An¬

be construed

to

week

Chrysler Corp., effecting cutbacks
to adjust production to dealer in¬

give small
could still

circumstances

same

Fourof

Many admittedly are already far
out in gambling on no steel strike.
.Time is running out at the
mills,
although a slightly slower rate of

This

Liberty Street, New York 5, N. Y.
Telephone Bx\rclay 7-8171

'

5.4

4

'i$*

Rothenberg, Heller & Co., Inc.

the

which- was not com-'
ended until ^mid-August.

Ward's

.

count by

Out-

primarily engaged in the nuclear field)

Com mon Stock

total- of

since " Jan.

ahead

will

that ;

'output

iventory -buying. The rush jhad put in the week ended March 10
been: exPected from general users , was/-estimated at 132,364 units,
about 4%
below
137,883 in the
Yerf ho|ding off until the

Servonuclear Corp.

(T his Company is

current

run,

pletely

taL?SiroPMsaTs"U
S2" "r ThT "Se? Sai.nedt a FePrieve'

as a matter

of May

million

ln Pittsburgh, $32-$3.5 in Chi-1 from having to make the decisions
---- cago, and $32 in — on investing in sizable inventories.
Philadelphia.

only

said

agency

basis* of

end

model

^hdustry po^!as^,

Scrap is stm in a sh
plunge. Steel's steelmaking

the

•
:

/•*'-;*-

-

schedules, the 1962 model

"saa'!f ,n?. lesult of . Federal

at

9.

Thq, statistical

on

tiations.Steel looks for ingot out" 1
••
^28'283'974'316 against ": $27,893,- Put this-week to- be about the f '^Meanwhile, President Kennedy's
102,288 for the same week in 1961
same as the -2,350,000 .tons it esti- .request fo£ ^ .quick resumption of
totals

to U

of
the entire 1961 model
run, Ward's
Automotive•
Reports
said
on

non-intlationary guide-

about

•

production thus far in the

model/year has reached
3,675,000 units, equal to 68%

fact-finding board.

*

Period..-.li!■.'.;•

.u;

1962

.

are

Greater,>,Than, in "1961
■.d

>

Recommend settlement terms.

ernmenis
.^ ' "

production

Assemblies/to Date Arc

•

•Offer mediation services.;

Appoint

weekly

based

'

\
-

production

1957-1959.

Auto

,

of

average

for

national

;

The government could:

figures

telegraphic advices from the tion of bargaining, Mr. McDonald
chief cities of the country, indicate can claim the government, forced
ot
the.
that f°r the week ended
Jhat for the week ended Saturday, h1™. to terms and can silence any*
him
any
March 10, clearings for all cities of critics.
•

settlement

a

orders

55

«

165

Cincinnati

itself represents

-

125

Youngstown
Cleveland

nnt

Pi

it coif

;
>

Ingot

'

*'

emnlnvm^f cnS

total

v

by

follows:

as

n

which is determined to

David

week

of these shares having been sold, this advertisement




1962,

North

it'will

with

St.

hour

p

has about-three months * to .do
battle for his men, and now Presicomplied by the Chronicle, based dent Kennedy has urged resumpa

andtaam °UV
expected to continue upward. This
trend, as well as the stimulus
exerted
by the new orders for
durables, would seem to suggest

iinp

concludes

-Production

Ingot

Pittsburgh

2,Srf ™
^er

union

'leading' indicator, the United States for which it is , Curtailment in steelmaking opshowed a marked and
widespread possible to obtain weekly , clear- erations, - underway
for
three
increase in January;
according to »ngs will be 1.4% above those of weeks, may be checked by interreports
by purchasing 'agents, the corresponding week last year, ruption of the formal wage nego-

February,

demand

indirateH

-

Institute
of

/.

Districts for week ended March
10,

vnluntarilv

/ •'

a

moreover, further gains in orders
appear to have been registered irl

The

index

^

Th

upon

many economic series, new orders
iany

received

Steel
Bank

cars

the first 20 days of the month
below seasonal expectations while
department store sales moved

«

adptheir

i

,

Th

an early > settlement,"y one' steel
companyexecutive
told $ Steel,
Now I am afraid we've got. to

sea¬

in

(*127.8%), .or 57.2% above
period through March 11, 1961.

the

signed ThTstee?

1

through.':

.'year

.

retail

new

nio
,

"For a while, some industry men
were optimistic about chances for

go down the long road." " T-

'

f

v

tons

steel

new

a

./

In-

week; '

the

10, 1962, was 2,367,- :
(*127.1%), as against '
tons
(*126.7%) in "the /

Production

Indications are that: when the
IhnnlHhP hWnt
output and mineral production - bargaining teams' recessed; March +1°
'rTrt WpI
9
also declined, although the de- 2, they may have been eight cents me .present level,
The Iron Age points out that
crease
in
the former was
less apart in their-proposals.-The govthan 1%."
ernment has asked for a return to three courses of action/could be
negotiations by March 14.
U*
taken ' by
the
Administration,

information

mixed, with sale of

after

total output of all other nonmetal
durables fell 2%.
Nondurables

|0^ract

workpr_

settlement, but it won't come as
quickly or as easily as first hoped,
sales, Steel said.
■
^ W •;

the

"The

Slowdowns
and
wildcat
strikes
often precede contract expiration.
Prospects still favor a peaceful

units (seasonally adjusted), manufacturers sought to bring output

is essentially
seasonal, it is
fully taken into account of by more closely in line with
usual
seasonal
adjustment and during the first three weeks
techniques (which only correct for of February asssmblies were cut
the
average
effect
of
seasonal hack
further.
Autos
were
not,
forces) and may have an appreci- however, the
v only
industry to
able impact on business sentiment, show a decline in
January. The
ence

eaining remains before

g*

Steel

for

by

March

2,361,000

v

full month's shipments.. in-June.

'

compiled

Iron: and

production

tons

week

.

.

more:

'

plans.:;

Week Ended March 10, 1962

,

has

'■

re-

cutbacks, where they

and

not

was

>Steel

consumers: will' have

c

not

strike hedge. Cancel-

a

According to data

.

February indicates little if/; any ever, while rapid • conclusion of which is worse—paying for irisur-nsnea.request, oi,
improvement.
While
concurrent a noninflationary settlement would ance that may not be needed or'
U d a* %
decline*; in several broadlv based
clearly
addr^sto
the
long-run suffering
the
penalties
that
a
Says Quick Settlement of Steel
measures
do
of
course
raise strength
and
stability
of
the strike might impose.
Labor Dispute Contract Requires
/.
doubts, temporary hesitations dur- economy.
They can't
play
the waiting
'w;
Government Pressure
ing a cyclical advance are not unIndustrial
production
receded game
much longer: -Orders for
The'steel industry will stick to
usual. As Chairman Heller of the from its record
^CcIllUvr*
^
»y
high in December. May deliveries of.the most wanted
ppiliyip' a*P
pipbt ppntci npn"*
President's Council of Economic It fell back nearly 1% in
January products,such as cold rolled sheets hour in
resumed negotiations with
Advisers
remarked
recently, to its November level, the first and galvanized, should be in this
tup TTnit ri qtppiwnrkprs nf Amorevery recovery has its sharps and reversal
since
September,
1961 week. Orders for June delivery .
?in+B
tulmn
onfomohiin
chniild
hp
in
hv
Anril
15
AnH
m.
iron /iyC says.
flats, its spurts and pauses.'More- when automobile output had been should be in by April 15. And,
mL.
int nf harH hnr
over, the early,part of each year curtailed by
strikes. In January they won't be able to count on a

^

as

have

users

'

stale-s(,

have occurred, have been based on
revisions in user production sched¬

MiVhi

auto

k

tntai

i qri

~L. L

>

a

Steel Production Data for the

Sf

but-smaller

increase,

of

event

plans. Instead, vthey; !
on the basis of cur-,-

needs

amount

"If01'
aii oi luoi.tsig-

the

their

rent

in

steel orders in the second quarter,

hold

..key?, economic succeedsrin its announced inten-beef up stocks months
ago./"/ rolled", into
receded
slightly in Don of getting the bargaining goIt is too early to predict the

measures

the

to.ns in I960. Nearly all the Cana-

firms

of

number

into

tonnage / before

the

ordering

are

shipped 174>287 net tons
^

^

on

to

Smaller

the business out-

said

in

Major steel

.;

vised

"e"n.f £lore semifinished steel to

labor bar-

added

up

30

mate in negotiations.

business» Canada has been chan-

de-

mand during April now that users

magazine

In its analysis of

Thursday, March 15, 1962 *

.

The United States is boosting
Light of New Contract\ its buying of Canadian steel prod- "June

in April in

Carloadings
■iRetail

.

Pickup iii Steel Demand Expected

Electric' Output

:

.

.-.

State......

TEL..^..;....

.:

Volume,

195.,;Number 6142

plant at Ham(Mich.) ana another £ite
Newark (Del.) during the cur¬

at

week.

y

i\: ' 4

latest

the

Of

-

:

•'

.

week's

will

Motors

General

y

i

week

;

for

i

SECURITY SALESMAN'S

wheat, corn, nams, bei^

57.3%; Ford
Motor Co. ,27.0%;
Chrysler Corp. 6.7%; American

'

lambs.

;,AvV'V//'j

■

The next step

/;;/■//4:

BY j0hn button

when

when

and

is to report these

items correctly and if the

expense

CORNER

knows

15

not to make these investments.
■

lies, lard, cheese, sugar, cottonseed
oil and eggs. On the other hand,
prices moved lower for rye, bar¬
ley, milk, cocoa, steers, hogs and

•

output,

account

for

salesman

higher
prices
were
wholesale during the

quoted

tramck

(1275)

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

.

Slightly
at

will close its Dodge

rent

.

.

clerks down at the Internal Reve-<

Service don't agree, tell them

nue

that
If

they

can

take you. to

court.
sales-"

business man and
man in this country, who is
to account on this matter,
stand up and assert his legal

'

every

called

represents the sum
and
StudebakerHow to Sell Nuts and Bolts
would
1.9%.
,s/f 4
l/v total of the price per pound of 31
rights,
raw foodstuffs and meats in gen-*
In a .recent syndicated
column,, with these people—and the larger the
tax
courts
would
be
so
Electric Output 12.4% Higher
eral use. It is not a cost-of-living^
George E,;: Sokolsky said:. "Who-/ and important accounts are often
Than in 1961 Week
v
jammed? that
the • government
index. Its chief function is to show
ever in the Treasury is responsible
in this category—you don't invite would be
compelled" to take a
>/ The amount of electric energy the general trend of food .prices at. for the eurrent excitement over them
to
sup
with you at Joe's more realistic attitude toward the
distributed by the electric light the wholesale level.
expense account deductions, needs
Dirty Spoon. The Treasury De- essentiality of expense accounts
and power industry for the week
to be put on- the job. of selling; partment is doing some tall talkWholesale Commodity Price Index;
as a cost of doing business.
Possi¬
ended
Saturday, March 10, was
nuts and screws or some such obing, and some grave warnings are bly such a development would
/,/ Moves Fractionally Higher
estimated at 16,418,000,000 kwh.,
jects, so that he will learn what it being issued about the size of ex- teach the self-appointed arbiters,
The general wholesale commod¬
according to "the Edison Electric
really takes." Then he. makes the pense accounts that they will al- who are
lacking in knowledge
Institute. Output was 96,000,000 ity price level edged up slightly^ point .that the customer- doesn't low.
•
of the subject/ some of the ele¬
this past week but did not reach
kwn. below that of the previous
have to buy American made goods,
i; Quite frankly, there is no yard- mentary facts of life insofar as
week's total of 16,514,000,000 kwh., its month-ago height, reports Dun- he
can also buy products made in
stick the bureaucrats can devise the business world is concerned.
6 Bradstreet, Inc. Appreciable in¬
but 1,805,000,000 kwh., or 12.4%
Canada, . Japan, West Germany, that will give them a fair and just Vtfp-i-U 1
5•
r-"' v !• yv/v v ''**
Cvj 4:.'VV
A/ "I- /■•■A':*
above that of the comparable 1961 creases from the previous week etc.; and it doesn't matter to the
idea of what each individual salesin prices paid at wholesale for
week.
buyer where the goods originate; man's expense account should be/
wheat, oats and tin accounted pri¬
Motors

;

Packard

The

7.1%;
Corp.

Index

«

.

.

:

yr-

Larson Named

marily for the latest advance, off¬

Were

the United
States in the week ended Mar. 3,

board feet com¬

pared with 233,362,000; in the '■ prior
week, according to reports from
regional associations. A year ago,
the figure was 194,684,000 board
feet.
'

Compared with 1961 levels, out¬
put
rose
4%, -shipments
were
S.8% higher., and orders advanced

.

on

Following" are the figures in
of board feet for the
indicated:
Mar.

»

3,

New

1961

1962

203,932
199,490

245,907

213,733,

dropped

196,044
230,162
194,684

225,320
233,362

orders

Shipments

Mar. 4,

Feb. 24,

-

.1962

Production".

of

or

scene

one

steeh

It

is

selling- shoe-

is

not

that

unless

the

judgment

in

week

here in New York.,

below that

considerably

similar

the

when

a

ago

year

You

Easter

„

1961 Week

Volume in

Above

Iri1fercityJ tfhck < tonnage ih' the
week:':ended,'dXl&rch
ahead

was1 7.8%

3,

VOTUriie in the

of the

cor¬

to

aged

somewhat

fare

ties

better

it

than

terminals of

truck

400

carriers

mon

of

*

than

There

in

com¬

North

Central

to

—7' to

money.

of

after

two"

to

up

Rise in

March

ended

steady

in

364

—2;

Nationwide Department

.

the

1961.

,$100,COO
the

rose

to

,

earlier

week

44

this

of

in

size

32";

close

came"

the

In

ended

a

to

March

increase to

week

an

week

274

and

a

year

in

sales

offer to

buy

ago.

Wholesale

on

from

<$5.91

iThis

March
$5.90

marked

13,

a

the

the

edging to '■■jearlier:

of 5%

was

Price

*The

that

the

fifth

successive

index

has

^fluctuated by more than
■Compared

with

not

J

one
similar

the

cent.
day

comparable period in

-

-

S.

year

the

index

3.0%.:'

7

when
on

it stood

March
.'

13

-




at

$6.07,

was

down
-

*

1961.

/

Funakoshi

with

He

has

—

t

■ ■

Underwriters

become

Rutner,

have

agreed

offer initially 7 0,000

to

Jackson

& 4

Morgan & Co.

4

-

-

time

he

1 A

associ¬

Corpora-

or as

a

solicitation of

be obtained in

such other dealers

any
or

of the

above

shares to

Company and of Struthers Wells Corporation.

..

State in which this announcement is circulated from the

brokers

as

may

lawfully offer these securities in such

Incorporated

associ¬

11 West Seventh St.
formerly with Walston

& Co. Inc. and

or

since
Prior to

Transamerica

Share

per

Hirsch & Co.

Fredric 4'

Inc.,

was

offer to sell

/./ ■:

■.' .."v

ANGELES, Calif.

Gray,

an

•:

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

ated

last

as

^

Joins Rutner, Jackson

LOS

$10

certain Officers and Directors of the

registered when

:

week

.

[week

circumstances to he construed

4;

undersigned

Inc.,
ichange

with

(Par Value 10< per Share)

3, were 10%
period -in 1961.-4

an

was

ated

1962,

3,-1962, a decrease of 3%
reported as against sales in

was

<•'

•

that

/Class A Stock

The Prospectus may

Dun & Bradstreet,
showed
only
a
fractional

1959.
David Larson'

Feb.

March

by

ager

on

March

same

New
as

Account Man¬

an

of these securities. The offering is made only by the Prospectus.

com-'

;The Wholesale

^compiled

Co.,

Struthers Scientific and International Corporation

compared with the same week in' -j
1961. For the four weeks ending

Price Index,

; Harriman

York,

tc

as¬

with

Broth¬

Brown

March 14,1962

Food Price Index
Steady for Fifth Consecutive Week
Food

sociated

right customers and prospects the
greater the good-will and the bet- PLAINFIELD,4N., J. — Paterson
Bond and James E. Schaefer, Res¬
ter his relationship will be with
ident Managers for Orvis Broth¬
them. Notice I qualify this—there
ers
& Co., 216 Park Avenue, are
are people who desire that the red
carpet be pulled out for them and becoming partners in the firm as
of March 1.
there are those who don't. A good

no

any

Larson

been

150,000 Shares*

For the week ended Feb. 24, a de¬
crease

\

ended

the Federal Redepartment store
York, City..for the

New

the

Mr.

has

in¬

to

ended

below

the current week from 279

324 in
last

was

3,

System

serve

office.

ers

you

in

the New York

&

he invests

cent th^t.

located

be

expenditure, the name
; "i
~-vi^rica Corpo "ation
of the prospect or account, where of : San Francisco from 1955 to
you took him and what you in- 1959
and. previously
with
the
vested. These expenditures are United California Bank in Los
investments and nothing more, Angeles. \
■.
Every efficient salesman knows
that the more he spends on the
Orvis Bros, to Admit

four-week

the

.According

com¬

week
of
1961.
Among
casualties involving losses under
parable

$100,000, there

many

solution

one

an¬

Mr.

will

made the

period
sales ad¬
vanced by 1%
over the corresponding period in 1961.

topping

from

40

and

Board's

down by 2%

were

week.

Failures with liabilities

week'

the

For

only

Presi¬
has

Larson

4

,

Puerto

nounced.

•

pared with the corresponding 1961

286.

was

Reserve

week

24, sales

failed than in pre-war 1939
the toll

when

dent

NEW ISSUE

compared with the like period in .'■/

290 in 1960. Some 27% more busi¬

„

for

Store

reported a 3% decrease for
ended March 3, 1962,

dex

,

„

named

Pico,

3% From 1961 Week

Federal

the

preceding week," reports Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc. Casualties were
moderately heavier than in the
similar week last year when 318
[occurred and also exceeded the
nesses

matter,

entertainment!'Inst'the date

store: sales •<, on: a:
country-wide basis as taken from

the

in

is

every

D epartment:

week

311

from

8

Sales Down

weeks

the

Bank

Rafael

Dr.

customer good-will, presents, pnd

People/Who

This announcement is under

West South Central. —5
to —l 'r Pacific —3
to.. 4-1; and
East South Central—1 to +3.

Commercial and industrial fail-

turned

Rico,

realistic

a

been

West

—3;

arid Mountain* —6 :

Latest Week

Tires

Development

salesman to keep accurate record-

some

Central

North

throughout the country;
Business Failures

has

this problem and that is for eacl'

clothing,

levels

1961

freight

general

Larson

Prove Their Case

Securities

Don't Sell

costs

,.rt

,

holding close to are investors fall into many cateregions and gories. There are some clients who
Announced March 9. Truck tondipping slightly in others. New^ would not/ indulge ?. in anything*
age was an even 8% ahead of the car sales, however, maintained a more than a hamburger if they
called at your office around noon
volume for the previous week of
healthy margin above the com¬
time and you invited them to take
this yean
parable weejk of last year.
lunch with you. But there are
Observance of the Washington
The total dollar volume of re¬
Birthday holiday by many busi¬ tail trade in the week under re¬ many other accounts, who live in
nesses
during the earlier week view was from 5 to 9% lower, large cities, who belong to excontributed, in part, to the week- than a year ago, according to spot pensive clubs, who know what it
is to go on a real fishing trip, who
to-week gain.
estimates
collected
by
Dun
&
live at the best hotels, and. who
These findings are based on the Bradstreet,
Inch Regional
esti¬ dine at the most
expensive resvaried
from
comparable
weekly survey of 34 metropolitan mates
taurants. When you do business
1961 levels by the following per¬
areas conducted by the ATA De¬
partment of Research and Trans¬ centages: South Atlantic: —16 to port Economics. The report re¬ —12; Middle Atlantic —14 to—10;
flects tonnage handled at more New - England/^12: to ~8East
week of/1961, the
Truckings Associations

responding
American

this

on

David

Vice-President of the Government

And Why Not Make' Them

purchases" were" in«
i3y Being A Peddler
lull swing. The late- Easter this
year
coupled
with
the
wintry: -."And here. Mr. Sokolsky puts his
weather
oisccuraged interest of finger right" on- the bull's eye as
shoppers in women's and men's far \as the investment business is
apparel. Home furnishings man¬ concerned. When you sell securi-

7.8%

Tonnage

Truck

get

Devel. Bank

customer

^~

.

Intercity

salesmen

V.-P. of Govt.

jwantS' to bd bribed but; of them will take their cases tc:
he likes to feel important enough court- Up to now, they have settle:
C o n-s iim e;r;" buying. • sagged
ta 'deserye;,-the *. 'Diamond; Jim the matter in the first ireview.
sharply in th'e" week/ended March
treatment,
and
if
the rather than go through .the bother
7 as gaie-f oree winds and extreme Brady'
American: salesman can't give it to and the expense of the court procold
besetv many, areas
of the.ountry; Over-all retail/ volume: him, a British salesman can right cedure.
On Retail SalCs ;

thousands
weeks

.whether

Stormy Weather Wrecks Havoc I laces

by 13.4%.
,

place

the- economic -

Lumber shipments in

totaled 213,733,000

The

salesmanship in because this varies with each
is important.1 salesman's; clientele, and his own
setting declines in. rye and steel
Again
quoting
Mr.
Sokolsky: judgment and salesmanship. As
scrap.
«
MApart fr;om price, salesmanship Mr: Sokolsky correctly states it,
On Monday* March 12, the Daily
is a tremendous factor
in
any
"Expense
accounts
are
normal
Wholesale Commodity Price Index
business and
salesmanship costs everywhere in business except in
advanced to 272.60 from 272.23 a;
money. I often receive letters from
the minds of the Treasury officials
week earlier and from 271.01 on
businessmen denying that theatre who probably learned salesmanthe
corresponding day of 1961.
tickets in New York, steaks in ship
at
the
Harvard
Business
However, it remained below the
night clubs and similar expendi- School." I'd go him even one bet273.55
registered on the similar
tures are necessary but it depends
ter and state categorically that,
aay of last month.
...,,

9.8%
Higher Than in 1961 Week
Shipments

Lumber

■a

V

•.

i

*

7\'

State.

16

(1276)

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

David Cohen
LONG

Opens

Port

CITY, N. Y. —
David Cohen is conducting a se¬
curities
21-20

business

offices

from

at

has

DIVIDEND NOTICES

of

been

announced

Colt,

of the bi-

man

Mr.

Authority
by S. Sloan

GAS

tRst"**-

the

New

road,
sume

his

N. Y.

will

this day declared a

terly

dividend

regular

of

One-Half

and

has

of directors

board

the capital stock of

the

Company, payable May 15,

1962

on

stockholders of record

to

at the close of business

April 16,

1962.

John Miller, Secretary
March

13*

1962

Other

succeed

members

Bankers

National

CORPORATION

Pacific Gas &

MONTHLY.

Electric Co.
(9f)

Shareholders of Record
the close of business,

;to
at

heads

30, 1962, payable
April 20, 1962.

Electric Co., first and refunding
mortgage bonds, series HH, 4%%
dated Dec. 1, 1961 and due June
1,

George Gewanter

1994.

Executive Vice-President

NEW YOHK

The

bonds

were

offered

at

The

16, N.Y.

group

on

Proceeds from

the

awarded

was

bid of 99.32%.
the sale initially

company's

property.
The series HH bonds will be redeemable at the option of the
company at prices ranging from
105% to 100%. However, none of

Dry Corporation

The following dividends have been

debt

by the Board of Directors:

Preferred

Stock—A

to

Stock,

payable April 1, 1962, to
stockholders of record at the close
Common

Pacific
San

March 15, 1962.

on

incurred

from

interest

the

company of less
effective interest to the
of these bonds.

regular quarterly
dividend of $1.0625 per share on
the
$4.25
Cumulative Preferred

of business

dies,

and

of

will be

build¬

a

Broad and Chestnut

Streets, Phil¬
adelphia, under the supervision of
Robert Cryan as registered rep¬
resentative.

applied

&

Co., .members of
Stock
Exchange
Stock Exchange,

at-

Hicksville,. L;

I.,

of

and

lesser

military

containers,
in

extent

the

electronic

metal

the■■■

Principal
cus¬
company's products

electronics,

duced
as

cases

by the

transit

tion

ahct

for

containers

and

ATEC

left in 1950 to join the U;. S. Army
and after - discharge in
1953 be¬
came

associated with Philco

Cor¬

which firm he left in
join ATEC Corporation.

1957 to

pro¬

The

equipment

against shock, vibration and dete¬
rioration;
combination
cases
which permit operation of panelmounted equipment without re¬

1,

Gas

of

Francisco

245

is

costs

than

This announcement

is

neither

the

quarterly divi¬
dend of $0.25 per share on the Com¬
mon Stock,
payable April 1,1962, to

Market

calculated

,

natural

gas

northern

throughout

and

central

of

the sinking fund at 100% and
redemption other than for the
sinking fund at prices ranging

from

106 V2

Feb.

1,

initially

Proceeds
units

most

from

and

from

a

population

of

Checks will be mailed.

—

of Calumet

Refining Co. after de¬
$200,000 deposited in
application on the pur¬
price when consummated;

duction
escrow

chase

of

for

$103,000

to

repay

CHICAGO, 111.—Sanders & Com¬
pany

Inc.

office

at

under

has
120

the

opened

South

La

management

branch

a

Salle

of

St.,

Mark

Baxter.

.

an

offer to sell

Calumet

Industries,

| New England Gas

|

|

The

Trustees

have

I

declared

a

quarterly dividend of thirty-three

nancial

f

opened

|

cents
mon

|
|

payable April 15, 1962 to shareholders of record at the close of

|
|
|

I

business March 27, L962.
*

£

5e

•

.

i

-

*

•

Refining Co. Calumet is
principally in marketing
of low-cold test lubricating
oils,
fuel
oils
and
asphalt products

engaged

made from select, crude oils.

Seay Incorporates
DALLAS, Texas—Charles E. Seay,
Inc.. has been formedAtq continue
the investment business of Charles
E.

Seay, Life Building.

is

President

Edwin

L.

of

the

Sharpe

I

!'

•••-

:V

•

:

■

A- A

is

A.Johnson, Treasure*

|

nor

Price

branch

—

United

office

at

:*"*.•

a

solicitation of

an

offer

of

opened

Street,

—

United

Copies

to buy any

of

these

securities.

,

15, 1%2

,

yi

■<

■: ■

value)

William A. Mitchell.

per

the Prospectus
States

;A;

may

where

the

be

obtained

securities

share

D.
32

from

may

the

legally

undersigned
be

~yy "•s- T •" .".;v

M.

STUART

Fi¬

branch office at 70 High
the
direction
of

under

of

1257

Planning Corporation has
a

$4

Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.

&

only

in

such

offered.

'

CO.,

*

,

•:"VA A

1

name

Wuille-Sohngen & Associates,
East Foothill Blvd., has been
changed to William K. Wuille Co.
333

,

par

f

ARCADIA, Calif.—The firm

Fi¬

Opens Westerly Branch

|

illlllinilllllil!lllinil!IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIII!lllllllllltllll!ll!llllllll[lllllllllllllll!llllllllll!l^

a

firm.

Vice-Presi-

Now Wm. K. Wuille Co.

March

($.10

Planning Corporation has

WESTERLY, R. I.
nancial

March 8, 1962




Mr. Seay.
new

V

COMMON STOCK

Planning

Hartford Ave., under the direction
of Oliver DelBonis.

£

4

B.

|

•

JOHNSTON, R. I.

gen¬

10, 1961,1to ac¬
quire and operate substantially all
operating assets and business of

Seminole Secu¬

Southern Shopping
under the direction of J.

United Fin.

§

§

sr

(33<0 pei^sharc on -the comshares of the Association

with

Nov.

on

Thompson Brown.

60

and
for

in Burnham, 111., was

offices

formed

NEW ISSUE

Co.,
Inc.
has
opened
a
branch office in the Southern Of¬

| and Electric Association (

from

.

offer is made only by the Prospectus.

fice Building,

COMMON DIVIDEND NO.

loan

a

Cruttenden, Podesta & Co.;
$714,050
to
provide
funds
working capital.
j
-

rities

Center,

of

to pay the balance of
purchase price of the assets

•

Programming and Systems, Inc.

New Seminole Branch
NORFOLK, Va.

these

loan

$1,623,295

San Francisco.

J. W. Reilly, Vice Pres. & Secy.

on

$1,000,000 from Harris Trust &
Savings Bank, Chicago, will be
used by the company as follows:

40,000 Shares

ap¬

of

term

proximately 7,000,000 and includes

1962.

Transfer books will not be closed.

has

100%

sale
a

of

of business

March 15,

to

1981.

California

which

the

to

„

Vante, Sanders. Branch

The

St.,

retire

to

to

fund

issue by maturity. They are sub¬
ject to redemption for the account

en¬

stockholders of record at the close

|

sinking

gaged in furnishing electricity and

Stock—A

on

entitled

are

annual

company

primarily

without

ofthe ' underwriters.

of

payments

1962,

company and rep¬

debentures

benefits

common

;dent.

are used
to provide protec¬

electronic

Vice-President

of

Corporation
of Philadelphia. During the period

company

cases

been

aircraft,' poration,

missile and communications fields.
The

had

and to a^ 1946-50 he was associated with
making of Bache & Co. in Philadelphia. He

products.

in

Mr; Cryan joined 'Estabrook &
Co. in June, -1961. Prior to that
Treasurer

of the

consent

and

separately transfer¬

June

Calumet

•

'.

he

not

are

until

eral

Estabrook

the debentures.

on

debentures

the bonds may be redeemed
prior
to Dec. 1, 1966 from
proceeds of

DIVIDEND NOTICE

declared

tools

a

will become part of
treasury funds
and will be applied toward costs
of
additions
to
the

Canada

financing

eustont-builf, vpi r;q cl ai o ri sheet

are

bonds Mar. 13

A PUBLICLY 0WNE0 REAL ESTATE COMPANY

cases

able

the

Y., the company and its three
wholly-owned
subsidiaries,
are
primarily engaged in the manu¬
facture

The

resentatives

reduction

tomers for the

par and accrued interest.

375 FIFTH AVENUE

k

group of underwriters of-

fering_ $65,000,000 Pacific Gas &

March
on

a

accrued interest

stock

broker-dealers.

N.

Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., Chicago,

shares of common stock, at
price of $1,032.50 per unit, plus

a

weekly index and a
weekly bid-and-ask list of pub¬
licly-held companies in this field.

of
outstanding the New York
payable, to increase in¬ and the Boston
ventory, and for working capital. was founded in 1851.

per

the Class A Stock

new

construction

Located

and 65

Fund

a

accounts

Bonds Offered

distribu¬

the

the

to

U.

The Boa rd of Di rectors has

on

Mutual

of

ing. The balance

DISTRIBUTION

tion of nine cents

introduced

under¬

will be used for the purchase of

equipment,

share

are being offered
units, each consisting of $1,000
principal amount of debentures

Trust

Bank

Net proceeds from the

and
CONSECUTIVE

cash

The securities

member of the

a

Council and Connecticut Develop¬
ment Credit Corporation.

OF AMERICA

a

to

& Co., Chi¬
offering $1,-

group

in

Estabrook Branch
American Association of Railroads Frank Karasik & Co., Inc., New
York City, reports that the recent
Treasury Division, New York City
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Estabrook
Bar Association, and Connecticut offering of 100,000 shares of Meta¬ & Co. announces the
opening of a"
Chamber of Commerce, and is a tronics Manufacturing Corp., at new Sales Office in the Philadel¬
director
of
the
New
England $2 per share has been all sold.
phia National Banking Building,

THE.FIRST REPUBLIC

declared

are

Metatronics Mfg.
Stock All Sold

Mr. Kuhbach is

TH

of

a

debentures, due Feb. 1, 1982, and
100,750 shares of its common stock.

Maxwell

the

of

Division

The

heads

550,000 Calumet Industries, Inc.
6V2% sinking fund subordinated

Management-Distribution Compa¬
nies of Laird, Bissell & Meeds, 120
Broadway, New York City, has

writing group include:

1961.

ary,

II

minimum of

Ohlman, director/ has
Co.; The First announced.
Chicago; The
The
division
is
initiating the
Northern Trust Co.; C. J. Devine
CurtissA. Gerdes Kuhbach
services to accomodate increasing
& Co.; Eastman Dillon, Union Se¬
Wright Corp.
investor interest in the outstand¬
curities & Co.; The First National
as Vice-President for Finance and
ing stocks of sponsor companies
Bank of Oregon;
Controller,
serving either as investment ad¬
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Cur¬
Mr. Kuhbach's entire career has
visers for mutual funds, or dis¬
tis;
R.
W.
Pressprich
&
Co.;
been with the New Haven Rail¬
tributors of fund shares, or both,
Ladenburg,
Thalmann
&
Co.;
road which he joined in 1941 as
according to Mr. Ohlman.
Assistant Counsel. He served suc¬ Equitable Securities Corp.; F. S.
He said the new services will be
Moseley & Co.; John Nuveen &
cessively as Tax Counsel, Assistant
offered free of charge to news¬
General Counsel, Finance Counsel, Co., Inc.
papers,
business magazines and
Financial Officer, Vice-Presidentfinancial-trade periodicals, on re¬
Finance, and First Vice-President
quest,
Theywill also be made
before becoming Executive Viceavailable Ito
a
selected
list
of
President of the railroad in Janu¬

quar¬

share

cago,

variability with
weight and size.

Fund Index

2.60s.

as

reoffering, the bonds
scaled
to
yield from 2.20%
2.70%, according to maturity.

Doyle
who recently
joined the

(57

per

Cruttenden, Podesta

dimensional

Laird, Bissell

14

On

James J.

Fifty-Seven

Cents

as¬
new

position about
April 15.
He

Dividend No. 57

"The

bonds

will

New York 20,

to give component protection

a

and

purchased $53,680,000
State
of
Connecticut
Highway
System Bonds, Series B, due July
1, 1968 to 1975, inclusive.
The
group
bid
100.07999999
for the

Rail¬

30 Rockefeller Plaza

Bank

Guaranty Trust Co., of
joint managers of
underwriting group which on

March

Vice President

Haven

Manhattan

Units Offered

Morgan
an

agency.

Kuhbach,

of

COMPANY

Chase

Calumet Ind.

New York, are

Executive

NATURAL

The

case; instrument
wide range of re¬

tem

York

Chair¬

state

CONS OXIDATED

New

a

and

as

Port

the

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

quirements; and modular metal
containers, which provide a re¬
usable shipping and storage sys¬

Names Kuhbach 3 Being Offered 1A:
appointment
of
A.
Gerdes
To Investors
Kuhbach
Director of Finance of
The

from

to meet

cases

The

Road.

Thirty-third

moval

Connecticut Bonds

Authority

ISLAND

.

.

INC.
Tel.: HA 5-6840

V

Volume

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

Number 6142

195

increase of nearly 20% in
share results.
Much of the good news in Gen¬

on

AND YOU

THE MARKET
BY WALLACE

(1277)

an

Tire

eral

has

well-received

been

market, a stock split to
be voted in April is no surprise
and its yield is a miniscule one.
the

by

Stocks found nothing in the news
warrant anyy different action

to

held this week, as

and

they have
for some weeks now, to a pattern
of aimless, churning markets with
trading at

a

low ebb/

^

v

>

"

Some of the

-

hopeful techfinding mild, and
tentative, upward tendencies but
little follow through showed. The
industrial average, which has been
stalled in the extremely narrow
range 'of
706-717 for some • six
nicians

•

-

-

more

were

in any
ing show of strength.
surge through

convinc-1 7

Upward Thrust Near?

there

was

around

investors

were

interested in the groups and

issues
that showed good technical and
fundamental prospects.
The longer any market can hold
in what effectively is a stalemate
in a narrow' trading range, so the

theory goes, the better the base
being built up for future action,
in this case the traditional spring
.rally,
■

i

Institutional

t

n

e r e s

t

un¬

of

the

neglected

without much fanfare.

tests

Solvents, which was once con¬
sidered a stagnant company, seems
poised on its fourth improvement
in year-to-year earnings since it
took oh a new management, cut
overhead and expanded out of the
rut it once lolled in as basically

supplier

of

materials

chemical industry.

One

the.

owned

in

have

been

admitted

as

general

partners

Dillon, Union Securities & Co., 15 Broad St., New York
City, it. has been announced.
•
•

General

largest

string

of

and

TV

cen^ court affirmation of the govpower

authorize

to

them, galvanized other advocates
of

Commercial

Mr.

non-network

radio

properties. Such tests, and the reernment's

Bernard G.

do

not

necessarily at

any

time coin«•

William H. Salisbury

Kenny

Vigurs will be the partner in charge of National Mutual

Fund Sales.

He

joined the firm in 1959, and has been prominently

identified with the mutual fund industry.
Mr.

Co. in

Kenny joined the predecessor firm of Eastman Dillon &

1956,

some

months before it merged with Union Securities

Corporation. He will continue with the firm's Buying Department.
Mr.

pay-TV but failed to influence

General Tire to the same degree.

Thomas A.

Vigurs

He

has

Salisbury joined Union Securities Corporation in
been

associated with the

partner, will represent the firm

Trading Department but,
on

Oils

back to $5.5 million for the best

•

occasion

on

able

were

to

showing in

Paramount Foam Industries

decade. And for a
make a better-than-average show- chemical operation with growth
ing, but only a couple of takeover prospects, its 15 - times - earnings
candidates went to any extreme
yprice tag on the results expected
lengths pricewise.
In fact,
the this year is a low ratio in a group
entire market showed far more where high ratios are the rule.
sober investment decisions than it

has for

a

long time.
Strike

Steel

Cloud

Clouding the issue for the over¬
all ecopomy was the possibly of a
steel strike in mid-year, plus the
associated. problem of how much
steel

inventory has been
that

lated

tions

would

off

worked
are

Auto

the

if

accumu¬

have
steel

settled without

to

be

negotia¬
a

strike.

indicated
hedging
against a steel strike by keeping
production high despite the fact
that

output

the

figures

factories

were

that autos in the hands of dealers
have passed the million line.

Only
Chrysler showed a disposition to
cut back production to
at least
slow the inventory accumulation.
Sudden production cutbacks in the
event

of

a

steel

settlement could

jar the general economy unless a
strong Spring upturn is. underway
then in other lines to take up
slack.
"■

the

Majority sentiment is still hope¬
ful that the rough winter weather
has had a hand in keeping con¬
sumer

in

sales static and production
areas well below any

various

boom level. If this is true, a

spring
pickup of significant size could
show up to rekindle interest in the
stock

market

generally.

Much

the better overall

climate.

.

was

As

one

economic

tabulation

dis-

closed, between last year's poor
.first quarter arid the fourth glowing quarter, the 30 companies in
the industrial average reported a
profit increase of 87%. That is not
a picture of profitless
operations,
the

By the time the full year's results
were in, despite the recession, the
company was able to report $2.58
a

share

on

more

(Par Value $.10

available
5

at

a

per

Share)

Price $4.00 per

Copies of the Prospectus
■

;

may

share

be obtained from such of the undersigned only in such
legally be offered.

States where the securities may

shares outstand¬

ing than the previous year when
the results came to $2.56. And the
1962 earnings projections point to
better results this year. Neverthe¬
less,
the shares recently were

Coburn & Middlebrook, Inc.

Fialkov & Co., Inc

Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.
Incorporated

yield that reached

percent.
The

neglected aspect of General
apparent in its 1961 price
swing which was a mere 10 points
Cable is

the

entire year.
So far this
it has moved over a range
of only around four points. This
is not a stimulating record for a
company that is the largest
in¬
dependent factor in the wire and
cable business and an operation
that is generally rated as among
the most efficient in its industry.

for

year

There is little

glamour to Gen¬

Cable but it does participate
in one of the glamour operations

eral

on

the country, the wiring of mis¬

sile base

complexes.

One contract

with the Air Force for control and

a

solicitation oi

an

offer to buy these

March

The

now,

shares

at recent

(The Company is engaged primarily in manufacturing

metal containers for electronics equipment.)

Common Stock
(Par Value $.05

per

Share)

levels

Price: $2.00 per

Share

13^ times the projected 1962 re¬
sults

of

around

$3

a

share, both

low ratios in current markets.

Mistaken Identity
The

case

of the misnomer

2,1962

Metatropics Manufacturing Corp.

which is be¬
ran to $12 mil¬

have been only around 15V2 times
the
results
shown
in
1961 and

securities,

only by the Prospectus.

comunication cable,

Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from the Undersigned in any
State in which the Undersigned may legally offer these sharesk

might

be General Tire & Rubber which,

despite the name, now derives
nearly two-thirds of its net income from rocketry and the entertainment field. The growth in
these areas was enough to enable
the parent company to report a
only. question being how far record year for its fiscal 1961




COMMON STOCK

Like the 30 index issues, earn¬

ings of General Cable increased
throughout 1961 and by the fourth
quarter had jumped to a level
70% ahead of the first quarter.

lion.

being made of a
"profit
pinch"
and
"profitless
prosperity" but the earnings re¬
ports, while spotty at times, in¬
dicated
a
good upturn for the
companies that were benefitting
from

a

ing delivered

Profits Still Respectable

a

Stock Exchange.

is

.

DacK.

as

the floor of the New York

7

..

1945.

Mr. Evans will be resident partner in San Diego, Calif.
expanding busily is cide with those of the i(Chronicle**
He
the
pharmaceutical
one
where They are
will be in charge of retail sales for the firm's offices in San Diego,
presented as those of the
it achieved prominence by acquir¬
author only.l
Escondido, Redlands & Riverside.
ing two Italian drug firms to put
it in the European market solidly.
With these acquisitions, the com¬
pany .now is prepared to widen
its participation in the domestic
This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities.
drug arena behind the low-cost
The offer is made only by the Prospectus.
'
■
research
and
development pro¬
grams that can be done abroad.
March 13, 1962
NE W ISSUE
Earnings that had run over $6
million
in
1951, by 1958 were
down to a scant $1.4 million be¬
137,500 Shares
fore the company made its sig¬

Solvents

doubtedly was at a low ebb al¬
though some of the larger blocks
that showed up would seem to
indicate they were still active but
mostly in switching from one issue
(to another with brighter prospects.
Assuredly, nobody was reaching
for any issues without regard for
nificant turn for the better. Last
price and the fundamental factors
Luuumuciiicu iatwiav year^
sajes total not yet
that seepied so out-of-style not
t00| back to the 1951 level, profit was
iar

of

Eastman

pay-TV

RKO

its

[The views expressed in this article

.

where

area

to

participating

through

subsidiary,

Commer¬

cial

a

is

too,
items

making impressive showings

were

the solid
edge that the daily new highs held
over the new lows, a specific in¬
dication that many stocks were
poised to carry higher on any
show of determined strength and
that

Evans

M.

participation by its Aerojet subsidiary in the fast strides being
made • in the rocket business.
Somewhat submerged in its corr
rinrate lirieun
porate lineup is the >fac£ that it.
fact
it,

Impressive Showings

Some

More heartening

Vigurs, Thomas A. Kenny, William H. Salisbury and

Robert

.

•

to

Bernard G.

the average had gone to discount But General Tire's bright prosthe
improvement during
1961 pects kept it on various recomwhen it jumped more than^100(mended lists even though the ispoints on the year.
"'V";
'-.A' sue has come a long way. Helping
A! There has been no indication the future are such items as new,
that the improvement shown in efficient facilities to improve the
last year's final quarter has ended, earning power of its chemical and
One respected service estimated plastics business, a strong position
that profits, this year will run 15: in the tire business with sales and
to 20 % better than those reported * earnings growing, and expanded

for 1961.- And corporate predic-r
tions were distinctly glowing forby far the majority of the comweeks,,was at the-uppers efcd of^panies -that Were discussing, their
.the trading .range but not inclined/ 1962 outlook/ * ^■ .. -.Iff-.
V;

;

Eastman Dillon Admits Four

per

STREETE

17

Frank Karasik & Co.
Incorporated

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

18

.

.

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

(1278)

the- of •, all - proportion* to
realistic reliable; or perhaps one who is
levels. It is a well , known and occasionally right, or even not in¬
'■:-,J highly-respected fact among pro- frequently just a guy with a repu¬

large supply of it is sitting- on

Funds for

Invest in Mutual

-

Sparling,* President, Planned Investments

.

Corp.,

Montreal, Canada

pointers on

■.-.-.iv.vv...v.

v

I

how

wonder

24

jnade

many
classic

the

womhpr

it

Here

ready

and

able
up

to

the

of

the

board, as
carefully as a

^hat period, wuj.
likely become one Of those crazy
rioti-ioKis 1Arfih*s'T
d T^lriCkTC! ' cntViArni TT CF
psychological markets .something

ctnpir
stock

same

paid for it.

we

pmwth

*n<5

•

ui

glue°your
if you
dition

-

■ *

,

and, just ; as quidkly

:.' -."r-r

their

4;

oeiectivitv

t

to

eoin*

is

invent-

thi<?i ^which

^0incy

have

*irsl> selectivity is gointo
than

important

more

ever.

else.

different

totallv

a

17?edn

Jchanges at

an

hut

bers of

at

-the

tape at the

•

of

Wnd

a

a

was

fair statement in

a

international

influences

and

immediate,

after---bad,

money

the

far

the

of

use

It

is,

that the

of

course,

the

of

of-

asm

to

money

take

ad-

Giidden

Co

a

salesman

convincingly

very

this

time, and he

a

firm,

promoted

primarily

because

a

Gas

*'."r

Pipe

Co.^JAl

1i +

•/-/

& MJ

Southern Natural Gas Co._

Co

C

&

O
-v

Fund

Continental

•<:

*

Stores

Fund

Fund

V

r

New York 5, N. Y.

HAnover 2-2474




' and :'opinion

of

fortunes

able

of

kind

one

and

another

every

uine

opportunities

of

this

•

kind

naturally, find' their way to the
professional managers, again be¬
cause
they are the ones who are
quickest to recognize genuine op¬

portunities, and it is their good¬
will which is most important to a

dealer who happens to be able to
make such an offering.
There' is.

another, little;, known

which

*

certain

i

way
in
prominent * invest¬
able

ment management' firms are
to

:

secure7, important

over

the

position

advantage

of' the

private

investor. This particularly applies

—16.7,
I

..

Co

dealers

When Investing

stock bro-

and

investment

WELLINGTON

manage-

M^FIIND

ment firms which receive the in-

formation from every direction—
comes
to . them because the
sources hope by this means to de-

,t.

421.3

it

4.7

—-

A Name to Remember

kers—and it is the independent,

v>-.

—

.

Now, I want to emphasize two

Stores, Inc. 415.7 ^professional

Corp

(P.)

lho fireatcst a< vantage.

during

—

than

Ltd.

just

a

buying

stocks,

Fund

capital, reasonable cur¬
income, and profit

sitting

rent

possibilities-

world
isn't
enough,
and
this> varying credibility of the sources,
brings me to the second mainhre-; There are -many thousands-of inquirement for the investor in the -vestment analysts. "Their compe-

tence,

"

.

When to Buy and .Sell

20 West 9th Street
BAItimore 1-1232

Balanced

,

time that lies ahead.

Kansas City 5, Mo.

a

seeking conservation of

bull market -period, investing demands far. more

request from

.,

seething5 with
of talk, scuttle-

flow

the

vestment

;^

There

times

are

to

judgment

and

bility varies all the

„

.

investorganizations,
regular parade of
various blocks of

occasionally become avail¬
at prices which are favor-

'rive benefit in the form of stock
exchange commissions. Secondly,
jt is at such a clearing house that
back and waiting for the profits ..such information can best be evalto
roll in.
Of course,
even
the uated, because it is only here that
most
astyte
selection
in
the intimate knowledge exists of the
Even

Principal Underwriter

40 Wall Street

-'constant

a

of

fbines here: /First—much of this
information originates with in-

o

54*|'

—

Tobacco

,

}

network

communication,

1

••C.4

^

Federated Dept.

Canada Ltd.

International

i

i"o

WADDELL & REED, iNc
*

"offerings"

a

S6'!4 to .recogt}ize It. first, der\ye

7.4:.

<

United States Tobacco Co._

on

community

as

tvpe of business. It all has to be
sifted, and evaluated, the wheat

+12.6

Z
f

,

Bethlehemr Steel Corp

Accumulative Fund

Prospectus

world

butt, " conjecture

6.3

also

4'

Railway

•

Lorillard

United

finds its way
if you will,

investment

free

affecting
—

is

separated from the chaff. It ;is
7.2'vitally, important that this be done
Phillips PetroleW co.IkZ —10.5 because there is wheat among the
Railroads
' -■ • - f ' x • chaff—and those with the judgOil

Sun

McCrory

□

ever

Imagine,

.print.

the

a

12.3

into

way

**-•'? 4

Gils

Income Fund

Funds

a

of
-

+13.7

c,.

United

In fact, much of it is
nature that it is of value

the whole

2.6

+

information

of

its

by ; able relative to the market. Gen¬

about economic factors and forces

Southern Pacific Co

United

0f information" conveyed

of

'

Gas

Co.

J-

United

'

Peoples Gas Light & Coke

1

United Science

into

4.4

—

>

fining Co._______________

Natural

5.9

flow

management

there
:

and above all of this,

over

finds

ment

stock

only before it

>

-

ed services.

>

Dodge Corp
American Smelting & Re■

,

...........

Quite
constant

word of mouth—fully as important, if not more so, than the print-

7 4

_

in their lives.

value

any

which

prominent firm of investment

cf such

Eastern

Phelps

I N C.

□

of

which

fi0w

Pipe Lines

Metals and Mining

llllJl rl IS

□

firms,

Getting the Choicer Offerings

pent with the brokerage business
^ also a clearing—house tor a vast

'4:19 7

_

IIIUHPI }\\ I I mid

□

of

.

P*0

Ampr' Hospital Supply Co.
Amer. Hnmibl Snnnlv Fn

by

Line

□

fh

th

managers which has no mvolve-

Ifi 5

Tno

rteicnnuia v^nenncdis, inc..

new

Tenn. Gas Trans. Co.__A__

United

A

-13.0

Chpmipals

Rpirhhold

for

Panhandle

□

big, successful and widely

whole stables of. so-called anajystswho never had an original thought

—And that is only the beginning!

2.7

-f

underwriting the sale of which is

well known

private investor

wrong

°

...

And then again, how many of us Chemicals
have succumbed to the enthusi- Monsanto Chemical Co._>_ + 1.4

has grown immense-

average

at

are mem¬

elements- nf investment nlannme

Building

„

listed stocks

think

to

wrong

besjt known firms
in 'the, investment,}i>usines^ have

Beverages

vantage of a bettergopportunity. Flintkote Co..

more

number

sa

;

data ^pertaining to these three
elements of investment planning

"

at the same• time:

,

,

„

tvelTsU^mo^compl^,

nomics

other

are most highly
regarded in the trade. On the con¬

™J* is absolutely impossible, for the
- v;;,,
%. private, investor-even if he has
only after an extended period Coca-Cola Co._
+ 6.0 nothing else to do.
.
during which he has not had the
Co:
—~
;•:% Getting News Before It's Printed

you

courage

If this

gcod

because
sometimes
the stoek
of'clairvoyant, "ever does come back-or,-if so,

of a lion,
Chinaman's chance."

the

have

thrown

have the cool nerve
tHmuiei
the
sixth
great gambler

»
a

the

something

known firms who

more

situation, anpythotx> vidual companies in eachin- PeAs1Jimilation appraisal and analbuy the stock as the pf*ice, falls,; ^try. For example,';:during a
•
of
£ r'nnthmoifs flood of
to average down his'cost, fie- recent three-month period the D-J
Quently only to find that he has industrial Average went up 2.5%

all that and in adi dt,
u

do
uo

quite

is

only those that

little- known

nose

can

there

and more technical data is being trary, some of the shrewdest and
drawn out of various countries best analysts are found in small

accelerating rate

.

nrnee^

is

It

with

case

And

that it is

1 his is a. ditticult process but more

re-appraisal because

daily)

mean

diffieiilt

,

buying side of the market
the

is

group.

so

u

•

of

than

n

T}

of

result

a

with the

nav<~. Deen so

aoln* inJs

he

been

the

on

value

unnatural that considerably more
weight is given "to opinion "Which!
emanates from" .analysts associated

national basis from country
country. The techniques for

to

laid

of the

professionals themselves, ~it is not

"ds&l ™ttf pfedS market trends

approaches..

distinct

three

quire

basis

observations. As

this general distinction among the

becdmfng

Uy

is

career

the

on

their

special advantage

re

whole

line

the necessary fore-

have had

ors

con¬

judgments and assume complete
responsibility for them—in- fact,

minent chansea before thev hat)-

astute

in¬

for
on

clusions that they advertise while
the latter have to live with theih

economies" of dif
Here 'asain
it

the
w

•

not required

are

responsibility

the biggest and

you

sense

buys

-

countries

fprpn!

normally

assume

vestment decisions based

of 1929. Fortunes will will be essential to detect im-

^

prospects for future

good

as

2K2L

opening of every day of the year
and never take it off till night—

ly.

ditions; of

tvi

to

studies

dent

and

former

stu¬

medical

of

whose business it is to sell securi¬

10 "Vsuccessful, on this continent are
And,
- hegirming
tn
he
annlied
of whether when afjderi t0 that selectivity *-must 2?
beginning to be app 1
ic minted
at 90
it aaae(J
10
i
^
yt throughout the western world,
is quoted at zu, it
also be constant
(and by that I

question

oomo

the

the

has

«>,

the "selling side" and those
associated with the "buying side"!
The former are members of firmSf

Thirdly;" it" is going- to become
increasingly important for the inTestor. to watch'the varying con-

isometime. during

tnougnt

xne

:

prospective ties and the latter of firms whose
performance,
including
function < it is. iq> - provide invest¬
money supply, consumer credit,
ment" rnanagement services. Theinventories and many others,

not to say that good opportunities
will not exist. In fact, the market

All+n?c of pnnr«e quite rcgarcuess
All this, r.f course, nuite regardless

stocks

on

faPP
race

less than

getting

principal
companies
are

nniilHn't
couldnt

we

;

market

arnSv started to so Hown ' and ^4°Pe' °f c'°m n? °ut al'/rIght
w™Save refused to^ sell It because thfp^d'ahSd il S hfr"
ZZ
the thoueht of
Pe"oa anead is going to re

market

source.

with

of the indicators of-

private investor to make money
in the market. And, conversely,
it will be a great deal easier for
him to lose a real bundle. This is

.

and
background of

whose

f

handicap.
He • is market
quotations
and
make
emotionally involved in his in- money. It is also gone when he
vestment decisions.
;
.could buy stocks, put them away
How many of us have bought and forget about them with any

whole

all

moment
can
hold .more
promise of success. And so, timing will be important—based on
careful technical analysis • of all

that we have
seen in a long time. It is going to
become far more difficult for the

fundamental

give

history

and

from. an;,in7'- the

hazardous

most

by Bernard dency to underestimate the prob- wiped out, There is no doubt that
,n jjere again, most people will
is: If you are tens .<>« fbe too late: Jt will become popular
own money,: he, has an additional
investors could Stick a phi in the t hold
"
Spanish securities,

everything
study

the

in

vestment standpoint

of us re- sells at the wrong time. -Apart like that
statement altogether from his natural-te - be made

else—to
the

tools used by the experts reputation of the
technical- market interpreta-

many

the

of

most

in

money

ago

years

Baruch.

make

the

.i

■:

things

tion. It's an obvious over-simpli- Two Kinds of Investment Analysts
fication,- but still not without ;' Aside from other differences,
a
great deal more difficult., The some validity that a course op- investment analysts belong to two
next five years are likely to be posite to that which is popular at
main groups — those associated

According to the writer, any

averages.

tation for seeing the wrong

' managers

post-war years, but I'm going to
suggest that it is/going to become

is not just buying an interest in the
number of funds
"have proven themselves consistently capable of outperforming the
market averages by a wide margin." The investor is warned that it
is becoming more difficult for him to invest successfully —timing,
selectivity, getting news before it is printed and obtaining the choicer
offerings —and that there are two kinds of investment analysts—
those associated on the "selling side" and those on the "buying
side." Funds, Mr. Sparling points out, give the best professional in¬
vestment management and have taken a steadily increasing share
of savings in competition with insurance and other savings media.
In fact, he predicts they will be as universally owned as individual
life insurance policies are today and will reach $100 billion in assets
in 1975 compared to $21 billion today and $'/2 billion 20 years ago.
market

investment

fessional

,A

it hasn't been too hard

know

to

buying a mutual fund

why

Difficult to

Invest Successfully , ,*
that the vast majority of private in any given situation. In any
This can be good or bad.''But investors
do their buying and event the weight which is given
it's a. tough decision for the man their selling at the wrong time, to any piece of information is
on
the receiving
end !.to./make, They are even made the subject based,- first, on how much sense
particularly if he is investing his of the statistical service known it makes in the light of all other
own
money. In spite of this, we
as the "Odd-lot Index"—one of known factors, and then on the

,V':/

all

advantages of investing in mutual
selecting a fund. Mr. Sparling explains

distributor arrays the

Canadian

funds and offers

*

> , It's Becoming More

Professional Investing
By John B.

moved?

shelf and. it just has to be

.

,

to

Z.-Over the

-

Ask your

investment dealer

for prospectus

or

write to

dependa-

way from A
of time all

course

Wellington Company, Inc.

times for buying and ^analysts who produce judgments

run

for

many

amateurs

prices

of

good

times get pushed

cover.

in

With

so

the/; market,

securities

some-

acquire

a

fessional

4

reputation

among

pro+

investment /^managers;

Each becomes known

temporarily"'out, professional

•

pride,

as

one

with

consistently

*.

Philadelphia 3, Pa.

Volume

the

in

fund

standing
Fiom

of

owners

to

has

time

a

out¬

an

in

the

shares

which

and because

to

principal
company

a

to

are

sold

be

to. the

public becomes very im¬
portant to■ those - same business
principals. It has been discovered,
'

the

world.'

excellent

in the portfolio of
a prominent mutual fund it has a
very beneficial effect on the fu¬
turn

ture

up

market for the

shares.

Con¬

sequently, it has become a com¬
monplace for such companies to
first offer
to

block of their shares

a

highly regarded mutual fund

a

this has made it

and

such

possible for
time

from time to

funds

to

up

tomarily takes such shares into its

portfolio at

10% discount. '

a

: I
dould go on indefinitely de¬
scribing the activities of invest¬
management organizations.

ment
I

talk

could

about

constant

the

field

trips made by industry spe¬
cialists who roam the face of the
free world seeking
new invest¬
ment

opportunities and keeping in
touch

close

at

first

hand

with

in industry, sizing
up
management calibre, investi¬
gating research programs, seeing
developments

first hand what is actually go¬

at

ing
;

inside companies in which

on

already have
invested or
which may be under consideration
for future investment. However, I
they

hc-pe I haVe^made my point.
It
is all of these things that lie beVhind the betted mutual funds.. As
and

more

more

the

people realize that
the better

performance of
funds is no accident
is

based

on

that

it

manage¬

are'

millionaire

the

even

that

beyond

to, duplicate

they are" turning to mutual fund
investment. In fact, it has become
a
hot topic;
Any business that
grows in 20 years from %l/2 billion
to $21 billion in assets is bound to
be. Such a rate of growth is noth¬
ing short of fantastic. If the busi¬
ness

it is

of this incredible

than in
•

its detractors

has

because

spite of it.

It is

•

this

on

a

more

growth

natural

guidance.

pleted

fund

industry, which has
with nothing .but' un¬

them

left

reserved

has

analysis ;of. the entire

an

Not

Buying

for

a

an

themselves

unbelievable
funds
—

they

rate

have

have

be¬

Corley

fund

a

will

for

fund managers may
may

creased

a

considerably

very

their

management

ability."

,

it

becomes

the

important

matter

look

Mr.

to

convenience

of

ownership. Is the fund
acquire from; a systematic

easy

other

the

accumut:

from, the

fund

under

needs

*An

a

the

variety of options which'are con¬ real,.
venient to the shareholder, and
who remain convinced that buy-r¬
so on? After having satisfied these
ing a mutual fund is just buying
requirements, then, it becomesT
in

interest

the

market

aver¬

look

desirable, to

at

the

have
one

look

you

hard

portantly; the^pCrforrhahce record'

of the

investment can

Rothenberg,

j

**

r.

other

funds

was

459:%.

's, Inc.
Offered

Mr. Sparling
of Westmount,

Cruttenden,

Podesta & Co., Chi¬
is offering 80,000 shares of
Bowey's, Inc. common stock at
$9.50 per share.

before
Mont¬

Of the total, 40,000 shares are
being sold by the company and
40,000
by
Capitol
Enterprises,
Inc.,
a
closed-end
investment
trust

which, prior to this offer¬
ing, owned all capital stock of
Bowey's.
.'j.
J
'•

of

.

.

as

used

for

plant

inventory;

development

products;

In conclusion I would like to
stock, mutual funds which
the past five, years have per¬ leave a few ideas of my own as to
formed as well as the four funds " where this particular segment of

repayment

of

•

ministrative expenses; and reserve

engaged

A

certain- large
American - fund

has,, There

averaged

some

since

market
a

the

fund

was

few years ago.

<•

will

be

funds

which

to

er

fund

Select A Fund

do- you

then,

select

once

you

facilities.

a
mutual
have con¬

;;

*

x:

-

The

ucts

to

and

under

iRich,"

accesso¬

the

Now

>

years
that
lie
mutual funds will become

schools
ters.

research

other

and

Planning

veterinary

companies,

a

Orleans

manufacturer,

trade

name

"Dari-

dairy, ice cream,
"fast
food," vending and other
industries.
Its principal office is
in Chicago.
...

schools, agricultural schools, phar¬
maceutical

is

and supplier of powders,

the

to

medical

universities,

working

toppings, flavorings, fruit
juice bases and related commodi¬
ties, some of which are marketed

sells its prod¬

company

Chicago,

Weisel, Kleinman

GARDEN

(2) Over .the

ahead

devices

nuclear

ries.

increase

syrups;
,

supplies, electro-phoresis tanks

and

their

private investor with his limited
How To

and

the

6% secured note out¬

■!•■; v.
The company of 679 N.

processor

development of high-voltage pow¬

will

reputation: in that
period and others which will suf¬
fer competitively. Most of all it
will be a trying - period for
the
add

experimentation

in

a

standing
and
capital, ^ v " -

St.,

in this

ning of my paper that the next
period. five years are going to be a real
and ; well test of investment management.

accruing to the com¬
the sale of* its 40,000

from

balance of

outstanding debt; general and ad¬

well khown Canadian mutual

then

shares will be used to reduce

mon

fund increased in the same

as

Proceeds

new

comparison. On the Cana¬ the investment industry is head¬ for
contingencies
and
working
dian scene, between April 1, 1950 ing, what I think" the future holds
capital.
Vi
,
*'
C
and the same date last year the.. for it. *,i
J
";
The company of 28-21 Astoria
Toronto
Stock
(1) First of. all I would reiterate
Exchange Indus¬
trial Index moved up 159% while- a statement I made at the begin¬ Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y., is

company's

approximately
outstanding,
2,500 shares (100%) of
convertible
preferred

' 6%

pany-

certain

of

the

or

shares

stock.

reloca¬

tions; purchase of machinery and

.

of

stock,

of

well

sale, Capitol Enter¬
will continue to- own

shares

common

Net proceeds from the financing
be

the

Inc.

110?000

Servonuclear. :Corp.,

•the

;

over

one

After

prises,

58%

will

Concluding Thought

fewer; thart; 55 com:-"

no

.

St., New York City.

of

all

changing future personal condi¬
tions. Is it possible for the shares
1, • 1930 and the end of De¬
to be exchanged for shares of an¬
cember, 1959, increased 307%. In
the same period the average in¬ other fund with .somewhat altered
crease. of the four oldest common .objectives without cost?
mutual

Broad

the, offering of 100,000
be in- the light of
shares, at ,$2 per share', has been

Jan.

stock

exchanges,
Hirsch
&
Co.
maintains its headquarters at 25

through

Jones Industrial Average between

There. are

stock

and

princi¬

pal

that the initial public sale of com¬
mon

Ex-

change

.

Edward M. Corley

Heller .& Co.,- Inc.,
City, has announced

York

New
Stock

Stock

cago,

address; by

New

j

member

financial

personal

Rotary Club
Canada. -

A

York

Stock Sold;

contention; By the same token it;
of the management. Organization
is not difficult to find any num¬
responsible in each' case. Finally,
ber of funds which have, proven
it is desirable for an investor to
themselves consistently capable of
know just how flexible his fund

out-performing the market aver¬
ages by a wide margin. The Dow-

of

a n-

Corpo¬

and

means

'

New
H

ration.
A

Servonuclear

actual

enough X.
performance record of the funds
no doubt that you could find:
being "considered and; more im¬
which would bear out this
If

age.

.serviced

of

seatic

planning. The mutual- fund in¬
dustry on this continent will have
assets of $100-billion by 1975.

To this day there appear to be
well informed .people

an

well

annuities,

Vice-Presi-

a

York

adapting the whole instrument to

variable

been

Corley
formerly

was

den t

plans,

Bond

need.

a n nou

-

at
of

Cor¬
.

has

it,

.

to

joined

manager

Department,

in¬

by well-to-do men who can
bequeath their own well .managed
property, accumulations but not

on

^

the

porate

of mutual fund invest¬

use

as

of

ment

vary

be

be

has

Company

the

use

otherwise

How

CITY,

N.

Y.—Dual

Corporation,

600

Old

Country Road, had announced the

cen¬

change of its corporate name to
Weisel, Kleinman & Co., Inc.

.

cluded that they do make a worth¬

investment

while

proven

here's where you may need a

help,

preferably

Well.'

medium?

proven

themselves because of the under¬




various

widely..'The emphasis

income

established

the'

of

funds.

that

the

at

other

in this field.';

insurance

ing

all

lation standpoint? What does the
which
fund do to keep the shareholder
;
":"
properly informed of his position
at all times? Is it possible to draw
Market; Average

respect

been done

stitutions in

cause

-

,

35% compound
yield through ups- and downs of

industry goes on grow¬

&

*

established

Funds Are Better Managed

in

growth

M.

Hirsch

.

255%.

competition with life
companies and other
types of savings media.

the

There

woman.

continent look

steadily increasing share
of the total savings and invest¬
ment of both individuals and in¬
a

be

and

speculative g r o w t h, relatively
(4) There will be an accelera¬
He made the state-- more .'stable long-term
growth, tion of the trend toward invest¬
ment that in the 26 years of the maximum income, maximum se¬ ment in equities by corporate
pen¬
history of his institute they have
funds.
The %■ largest
curity, or many varied combinar sion
single
come to believe-completely iri the
tions of, these. - Having; decided on ■ medium for this growing segment
indispensability
of
professional the
objectives' which best 'fit th? • of pension-ftind investment will
investment management,*'" and ; in'::
circumstances of the investor, the be mutual
funds.-; > , i : .*
u i.r
spite of the facilities of his or¬ next most
important step is to
(5) We are going to see rapid
ganization they have never aU look for. a
fund;: the quality of growth in what, we can refer to
tempted
to
provide' investment whose
management can be ex¬ as mutual fund services, not only
advice per se because they have
pected to be most successful in the v in systematic accumulation plans,
concluded that they cannot im¬
attainment of the objectives. Then but ' in
systematic
withdrawal
for

taken

But the

continued

existed which has always

tor in the selection

;

$na:lyst&

result of the mutual funds having

.

will

ever

.

investment

facilities

ment

but

man

in

of mutual fund investment by
; The first and -most important*fac¬ institutions
of
all
kinds.
There

^hohv-m^e

mutual

:

average

out-performed

large blocks of shares at
what is al tea dy
most advantageous prices—in fact,' prove; upon
we
know
one
fund -which cus¬ available." This after having com¬

pick

Edward

has

30,000 of the most, important

businesses

pany

Hirsch & Co.

of income in mutual funds by

•

Cherne, Research Director of the;: a personal" or .corporate investr
Research Institute of America, an ment is the
objective of the fund.
organization employing 5,00 pro- The goals which are sought by
fessional

:

over a given period.
tricky and perhaps annoying
part of this is that no single fund

all the others

examples in the indus¬

try of investment management, at
its best. During 1961, in New York
I? listened to an address by Led

Corley Joins

are

celeration

The

find

it isn't hard to

to fund

fund

We

(3)

going to see an ac¬
the
already rapid
growth of systematic investing out

the fund which has out-performed

it varies from

While

universally owned as individual
life-insurance policies are today.

19

as

question of looking at per¬
records
and
selecting

a

formance

sional investment management in

than

com¬

just

get

other medium the funds

that if the shares of

a

than almost

advantage of the best profes¬

particularly in the United States,
such

more

(1279)

liable independent source. It's not

lying facts of life I have referred
any

becomes

it

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

full

position
vitally urgent
from
an
estate planning stand¬
point to become a public company.
When this decision is taken, natu¬
rally the future market action of
where

.

.

record.

the

closely held

a

themselves

of

managers

which

performance

time

find

the

of

case

mutual

6142-

Number

195-

from

little

some

re¬

Ijfe Insurance Investors,

inc.

INVESTING IN GROWTH POSSIBILITIES
....

.

"

A mutual fund which invests its assets exclusive!/ in the

slock of companies engaged in the life
in the United States and Canada.

is possible

Send for

capital appreciation rather than current income.

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(1280)

Now Goar,

v

Heaton

BY JOSEPH

C. POTTER

American

"The

and

Bread

Selected

Butter

report

annual

of

Boston

Fund, covering the year
31, is out and once
makes fascinating reading.
Jan.

ended

american

more

The.symbojl of this balanced fund

shares

is

statue of Paul Revere astride

a

with

horse

his

in

Church

INC.

there

ing its history

North

Old

the

the

and

background

been times dur¬

have

must

marked by de¬
pression, war, boom, recession—
when the management, like the
Revolutionary
War
hero,
was

Prospectus from your dealer or
Selected Investments Co.

Chicago 3, III.

—

At

the

it

year

end

dismal

of

1932, the
net asset

organized,

was

enthusiasm

less
of

learning.

there on
that by

the

fund

prospered,

the

end

1936 value per share
whopping $12.32. Came

stood at

of
a

terrible

the

then

which
worse

1929

for

setback

of

investors

many

1937,

was

a

time than any year between

1932.

and

By the end of
share of Boston

1937 the value per

Fund

ing

setback

of

For

::

down to

was

span
who

$7.41, a sicken¬
40% within the

of

single

a

individual investors,

many

had

made

comeback

a

the

was

selected
income

possibilities. Sold only through registered
investment dealers. Ask your dealer for
free prospectus or mail this ad to

and

the

Fund/it

Boston

of

was

the

until
bor

end

bottom

disaster—net asset value

was

$6.09 at Dec. 31, 1941.
tered

Established 1894

reached

shortly after the Pearl Har¬

World

CALVIN BULLOCK, LTD.

War

II,

of

"Because

course,

al¬

radicaliy^lse, wjole fabric

of the economy

JSTKKKT,_NKW_Y(M 5
CP

Name

_____

Address.

lessened.

the

For

this

should

of

risk

the

reduces
loss

in¬

average

an

unex¬

pected emergency arise, necessi¬
tating raising cash at a time when

prices of common stocks generally
are
depressed. For the average
'man of the family'
it provides
peace of mind, arising from the
knowledge that should something

him he has left his
family not with investment prob¬
lems
but
with
satisfactory an¬
happen

to

And, we would
bread and butter.

like

add,

to

followed

actiVat§Mtffhe^years

reconversion,
exodus from the cities ahd
Dec.

31,

1961,

share

per

of

net asset
Boston Fund

$20.42. During the year, total

net

assets

and

the

number

of

shareholders soared to

new highs.
31, 1962, assets amounted
well
over
$305 million and

On Jan.
to

there

common

stocks

in income and
over

capital

the years.

were

38,446

Needless

to

stockholders.

say,

the

shrewd

Yankee managers of Boston Fund
are of more than
passing interest

Streeters, who will "rub¬
a fund's portfolio like
a Midlander getting his first view
of the Canyon from a sightseeing
bus.
And
now
they know that
during
the
three
months
that
berneck" at

ended Jan. 31, Boston Fund was
making such new acquisitions as
Babcock & Wilcox, Gulf Oil, West
Coast Telephone and Sears, Roe¬

buck.

■v

DIVERSIFIED

INVESTMENT FUND,*.
A balanced investment

in bonds, preferred stocks and
common

It also

holdings

IlnA

stocks.

Motors,

stepping up its
Ford
and
General
was

of

Commonwealth

Edison,

International Paper and Southern
California Edison.
At the

same

time it

was

reduc¬

ing its stake in American Tele¬
phone & Telegraph (to 104,780
shares from 116,380), Dow Chemi¬
cal, Gulf States Utilities, Monsan¬
to, Pacific Gas & Electric, Rohm
& Haas and disposing of three
oils:

Cities

Service,

Continental

Boston
to

Investing for long term growth

| possibilities in securities of companies |
in many

fields of scientific and

economic development.

Investors

General

it

nounced

Wall

Fund also

Streeters

is of

for

its

interest
annual

study of the investment habits of
college
and
university
endow¬
ment funds, begun in 1954.
The
latest study indicated anew the
exquisite taste of American aca¬

Trust

switched

has

an¬

from

a

returned

"the

to

#'i

Hugh W. Long and Company
Incorporated
Westminster at Ptrktr

•

Eliabeth, Now Jersey




net

.Acjyisers Fund Branchi ?

.

Y-■V"'''''

assets

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Advisers Fund
Management
Corporation
has
opened a branch office at 3336

of

as

shareholders

pated

that

"It

antici-

is

Sixteenth Street under

North

management

pley.

per share increased in the
six-month period from $11.73 to
$12.37.;In the same period num¬
ber
of
shares
outstanding
in^creased
by 285,169. Fund Presi¬
dent
Clive
Runnels,
Jr. -told

TheDominick

D.

the

Sam-

Fund, Inc.

A diversified closed-end
•

Investment

primary investment
will
continue
to
be

Company

Dividend No. 154

given to carefully selected 'defen¬
sive

Robert

of

,

that

emphasis

On March 13, 1962 a dividend

growth' issues of companies
likely to benefit from the rapid
growth
of
the
Southwestern
economy. Recent events, such as

the

the NASA's decision to locate the

to stockholders of record March

,

Apollo

'Moon

Shot'

lab

space

of 126 per

share

was

declared

on

capital stock of the Corpo¬
ration, payable April 14, 1962

in

30, 1962.

Houston,

reinforce your manage¬
ment's conviction that outstanding
investment opportunities abound
in America's industrial frontier,

Industry

mutual

A

JOSEPH S. STOUT

Vi®e'President and

fund

Plan,

Inc.,

Secretary

a

Life Fund

initially offered to
the public on Oct. 2, 1961, topped
$3,000,000 in net assets on Feb. 20,
according to Phil J. Schwanz,

[,
;

dividend

DIVIDEND

Life: Fund

Massachusetts

;

is

-

->

in

lent

the

paying

dividend'Vof
;| JO r *
snare from net.

a
rw;l

7

'

•

|6 cents

.

*

*

.

-■■>

Asthma

Research

on

closed the first quarter

31

Jan.

of fis¬

cal 1962 with total net assets at

certificates of record

trust

at.

and Hospital will honor
Houghton Axe with a gala"
performance
of
a
Gity
Center

the

1962 to holders

close

March 8, 1962.

Showcase

produced

slightly from $126,7.51,112 on
Oct. 31, 1961. Net asset value per
share at Jan. 31 was $9.745 against
Oct. 31.

on

their

In

'

dvydyn

es¬

,

of

:

business

"

-

the.

a

;* :' } A

occasion

and

evening, May
21
(1962)
at
the New York

Parker,

that the government bond

portion

10.7%.

During

the

Music

land

Oil

Air

&

W.

has

man,
R.

H.

Axe

44 Wall

The

■

an¬

per

Mrs.

recognized

as one

Axe,
of the foremost

February sales of $15,241,000 were reported by Inves¬
tors Planning Corp. of America.
February

share

a

on

Notice,

of Directors today
dividend

stockholders

to

of

for her contributions to American

'

:!:

*

*

Record

the eighth straight
month in
which the company's
volume set new highs in compari¬
like' months

to

son

years,

was

.

Walter

according
Benedick.

was

down

of : previous

President

,to
Last

16.6%

month's

from

women

industry and commerce.
Internationally

duping

the

year

a

100%

stock

12-

known

for

nance,

tual

1

Mrs. Axe heads five

investment

and

funds

lished

by

Corp.,

and

the

contributor

nancial

New

is

York

today

to

a

Treasurer

^7ri-^ontinmtai
wrwfiwatiotfi
14 Diversified Closed-End
Investment Company
First Quarter Dividends

Times

frequent

professional

Record Date March 20,1962

fi¬

journals.

32 cents
A

distinguished committee

than

Wedemeyer

as

Mrs.

t

on

general chairman,
Robert

F.

well behind the stake in General

reports that since the end of 1961
th

"no

broad

Roger L. Stevens is serving as
of
a
testimonial journal

editor

share

the COMMON STOCK
Payable April 1,1962

Wagner

Mrs.

67V* cents

a

share

on

the

$2.7Q PREFERRED STOCK

1

Payable April 1,1962

.

Motprs, Ford,

a

for

Mary, Roebling as coHowever, there is a marked simi¬ $40,000,000 as of March 9. During
larity in taste between this Fund the past fiscal year the number chairman of the hostess commit¬
of shareholders almost doubled.
and
the
tee; David G. Baird, Treasurer,
colleges, although the
and John W. Klqge, chairman of
IBM
(in which it has a better /
..
,
f v
* I
#.♦ '
' .
.
the tribute committee.
than $4,000,000 stake) holding is Provident Fund for
income, Inc.
been

L. T. Melly

editor of The Annalist, a weekly
financial publication then pub¬

included

have

!

a

creased its net assets to

e r e

'

mu¬

is

the event, with General Albert C.

v

1962. The dividend is payable

her

paid to shareholders of record
21, 1961.
Since the fiscal
year-end, the fund has further in¬

was

;

at

from net investment income.

dividend

more

record

March 19,

the

month period of $22,444,716 rep¬
resented a gain of 163%. During
the

; the close of business

leading role in economics and fi¬

monthly

increment

;

March 12, 1962.

director of major industrial cor¬
high of $18,porations. She is also a director on
275,000,
set
in
January,
but the National
Development Board
bettered by 21.8% the $12,515,000
of the Children's Asthma Institute
of February, 1961.
and Hospital, is a member of the
❖
:i:
Metropolitan Opera Guild and is
During the fiscal year ended Jan¬ a past president of the Women's
uary 31, 1962, the Life Insurance Bond Club. Mrs. Axe was a former

all-time

of 8 cents

the Capital Stock of

the Fund payable April 14,1962,

American

in

Board

declared

nounced.

finance, is
being honored as "The Woman
of the Year" in recognition of her
aid to asthmatic children, for her
support of medical research and

'

"

;y

St., New York 5, N. Y. / ■;

Dividend

Dow-

Chair¬

ling,
Mrs.

_

Rob¬

ert

Lines

Refining and United
5J/2%
preferred.
It
eliminated American Bakeries, E.
I.
du Pont
de Nemours & Co.,
Ford Motor, B. F. Goodrich and
R. H. Macy.

.

■;

.

Lazakd Fund, Inc.

and

Drama,

quarter

the fund added Armco Steel, Ash¬

'

THE

City Center of

of the portfolio increased to 14.1%
from

*

night
Supper,
on
Monday

*

quarterly report, WiR

Chairman,/and

A.

Mass.

bIncorporated#818 "

M i d-

Charles Devens, President, stated

liam

r(2ctiftantf, Trustee

50 State Street, Boston 9,

pecially for

up

$10.04

tfiibu'tauce

a

reported new high of $127,070,775,

June

Texaco. Incident¬

9,

of

Ruth

The

or

«tpayable* v j y

March

Institute

*

Incorporated Income Fund

Machines,
Standard
of
Jersey,
Texaco, Telephone, Eastman Ko¬
dak, Gulf Oil, E. I. duPont de Ne¬
mours
& Co., Christiana Securi¬
ties, General Motors and Standard
Boston Fundmen give top place
their portfolio to Telephone.

Children's

per

invest men ui

:

To Honor Mrs. Axe
The

dividend from ordinary income.

yi

Asthma Research

and

^ i

Inc.

c

/v'

variable

more

demicians, their preference run¬ Investors Inc. fund more than
ning (in order of total market doubled its net assets, v climbing
value) to International Business from $13,764,924 to
$36,209,640.

in

l

*

policy of declaring "uniform. President.
quarterly income divdends" and

Oil Co. of California.

j, *»t

Fund

V;

earn¬

Massachusetts

total

Oil and Shell Oil.

DIVERSIFIED GROWTH
STOCK FUND, „

*

Varied

The Funds Report

to Wall

Investing in

A

~

.,

current

will receive the 110th consecutive

of

value

selected for possibilities of growth

of

the Southwest."

wars,

was

INVESTORS,

freight

expect to

we

view

value
-

of the shares should

the value

be

in

$50,326,884 as com¬
pared with $44,390,545 on Aug. 31,
1961, a gain of 13.4%. Net asset

investing, fluctuations

in

corrected

tee; Walter Benedick, heading the
funds
committee, and
Benjamin Jayits, chairman of the
legal committee;
:
■
•

mutual

Feb. 28 totaled

policy generally preva¬
fund industry." The
dividend change becomes effective
on
March 30, when shareholders

by renewed

At

FUNDAMENTAL

past have
deferred
main¬

about

shortages, which

Texas

of the fund's program

the Scientific Revolution.

ONKWALL

7

As for

rocky road

not

was

m

•<,

..

include Ira Guilden, chairman of
investment banking commit¬

the

1930's, it

road.
a

after

stated:

expendi¬

carloadings with improved
ings "

swers."

year.

the debacle of the early
mutual fund owning stocks
for
investment quality, and

...

halls

the

objectives, stated in
the annual report, should be of
over-riding interest to the butch¬
er, baker and candlestick maker,
who have a large sense of thrift
but
only a small sense of the
ways of the marketplace, It says:

substantial

so

within

The fund's

vestor

From

$4.98.

was

fund

see

car

industry, finance, com¬
and government.
Other chairmen for the occasion

merce

recent

Stores, which excites considerably

Fund

A

the

tenance and the publicized

value behind each share of Boston

...

The

railroad

./reduced

ally, Boston Fund is strongly at¬
tracted to Federated Department

of balanced

tempted to cry out for help.

Steel

tures' of

brought
thirtieth

The

American

(formerly
Foundries) have

increased.

been

..yd

vyhich will be published in Mrs.
Axe's honor, • containing ^articles
ana \ tributes * from
leaders
of

Industries

Amsted

changed
Goar, Heaton & Johnston, Inc.

..

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

.

SARASOTA, Fla.—The firm name
of
D.
W.
Heaton
&
Co.,
117

135 S. LaSalle St.,

.

changes" in policies aside from an
increase in hpldings of, railway
equipment common stocks. Hold¬
ings of Pullman Incorporated and

»

Central Avenue, has been
to

.

65

Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.

Volume

Number 6142

195

.

.

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

.

enrollment has permitted tices and policies as well as with
economic
and
political^ develop¬
IBA members to register
two, three and even four persons ments, both domestic and foreign,
for the first year; last year, mem¬ affecting investment banking.

higher

California

many

Paramount Foam

with

Industries

bers

were

'Nearly 120 investment banking
leaders and specialists from busi¬
ness,
government and academic
circles
are
participating in ■ the
1962
Institute as guest' speakers

&

Co., Inc.," New York
City, ., is 'manager of Can under¬
writing group which is making
.

$

initial'

sale

of Y. Paramount
stock,

,

Industries

Foam

through

common

public

the

137,500 shares, at $4.
Proceeds

•

-from

of
share.^^-/-.:

offering
a

financing

.the

,

will be used

primarily to purchase
and equip ment, and to expand manufactur¬
ing capacity.
'

and discussion leaders.
range

of

covered
,

subject
and

familiarized

will

matter

with

•

and- 19

38 states,

from

Illinois

and

31

came

Texas.

from

In

all,

Canada, and Puerto Rico

have registrants attending the 1962
Institute.

tificate

the

views

country ;and exchanging
them;
; V:
.,f;

with

.

Upon completing the three-year
Institute, registrants receive a Cer¬
their

of Merit in recognition of
specialized training for the

geographical breakdown of
the 1962 registrants by state shows

investment

b

than

75

New York far in the lead with 68

awarded this year.

A

•\ ;
.

A broader

registrants

with

Twenty-two

of

registrant in the first year of the
program due to lack of facilities.

Fialkov

Ohio

25.

benefit not only
through class discussion sessions,
but have the further advantage of
meeting others from all sections

Registrants

each limited to only one

Common Offered

the

(1281)

in

be

attendance,

mostly

from

New

More

will

preside

a

nk i

n

business.

g

certificates

at

will

be

Robert Mason

t h

e

.

graduation

will

deliver

the

21

graduation

ad¬

dress. : Nearly 550 graduates will
then have completed the threeyear program.

:

Opens Investment Office
ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Joseph Gera
is

conducting

ness

from

Avenue

a

securities

offices

under

the

at

531

firm

busi¬
Lyell

name

Country Securities. Mr.

Gera

formerly with Genesee

was

York

industry prac¬

City. Pennsylvania is second

luncheon

the closing

day, and

Valley Securities Inc. and Palmer,

with

will 'be

33

IBA President Curtis H.

Bingham

Pollachi

registrants,

followed

by

on

Coi

&

• *

M *V

<t*ri

it

additional machinery

the

of

which

N. J.,

the
synthetic

manufacture and sale of
foams

.

engaged 4in

is

company

Lodi,

in.

Headquartered
the

type,

polyester

comprises

of ure-

group

a

thane cellular materials. Its prod¬
ucts

"are "in

further

the

of

nature

which

materials

raw

subject

are

to

manufac¬
by; other producers for a
wide variety of items..
Net sales for the year ended
Dec.
31, 1961, amounted to $1,744,579, and net profit was $159,967, equal to 37 cents a share on
430,000 shares outstanding at the
year-end.
processing

or

ture

Institute of
Inv. Banking

Now in Session
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-^The tenth
annual session of the Institute of
Investment Banking
the

of

tion

week,
ton

America

is

Associa¬
this

meeting

(Inarch 11-16) at the Whar¬
on

Com¬

and

Finance

of

School

merce

sponsored by

Bankers

Investment

the University df Penn-

:sylvaniavCampus: in Philadelphia:
In recognition of the tenth an¬
niversary of the Institute, those
IBA
leaders- who
in 'succession
.

.

headed up this executive
ment project during the

develop¬
past dec¬

ade will be honored at a luncheon

March

day of
announced Cur¬
tis H. Bingham, President,. Binghamt Walter & Hurry, Inc., Los
Angeles, and President of the As¬
on

16,

the closing

the 1962 program,

sociation.

These leaders

are:

Partner,- .Merrill
Lynch, Piercer Fenner & Smith

Norman ; Smith,
'

Inc., New York, Chairman, IBA
Education
Committee,
1950-53

'

v

(Institute! established/1953) -; '

W.

Carroll

-Mead,!; Partner; Mead,

Miller & Co.,

Baltimore, Chair-

man, IBA Education
\ 1953-57.'

Robert O.

Committee,

Shepard, Partner, Pres-

cott & Co.,

Cleveland, Chairman,
Committee, 1957-

IBA Education

1960.
Robert

Merrill

Mason,

Lynch,

J
-

Pierce, Fenner &- Smith Inc.,
Chicago, Chairman, IBA Educa-.
tion Committee, 1960-62.
H. H. Sherburne, Partner, Bacon,
Whipple
& Co., New York,
Chairman, Institute Planning
Committee, 1960-62.

A BRIGHT

format permitted

tomers is reinforced
we

modated

ners,

Officers, -and

which

other

compares

istration of 275

Edison invested

experi¬

a

with

money.

a reg¬

year ago.

drain

3-year

Committee.

.

executive

v

.gram-

*

^

invaluable

personnel' v> ;

heing^i)re^^d:'fb^^hfc^K^ J-T

IBA mdmb'er1
.

an

vfor: experienced,

•-•who rare^

v*

Hev pointed PU t:

the.Institute is

:

'ofgahizatio'ii^'^?.••,,:^

-

- -

The first

192'-f men
with

year class thi^yearrhas V'*
r-enrolled*?as ' Compared^

only

decade, Southern California

over one

Private

the

Operating

•;

for bigger;, better facili¬

billion dollars in plant

expansion. One billion dollars of Company

devel¬
opment program for investment
bankers is designed to develop in¬
dividual leadership ability and to
foster efficiency in all phases of
California
investment
banking operations, •
according, to Mr. Sherburne,
Chairman of the Institute Planning C "Lx.-L+

:

proving

...

again

..

.

that electric power, supplied by an

investor-owned company, meets
the people;

the needs .of

delivers at bargain rates. For an

amplification of our 1961 operations, see our

Nearly 360 junior part¬

personnel of IBA member
organizations enrolled for the pro¬

This

year

In the past

ties.

could be accom¬
year,
according to

enced

gram,

—

that

this

Mr. Mason.

spend each

by the millions of dollars

sub¬

a

breaking performance in 1961

,

stantial increase in the number of

registrants

our cus-

j

-

Expanded facilities and.a revised
program

FUTURE for

ELECTRIC
-

113

last




year.

.

This-f

~

•

-H-k?-•>

>

-

;

%

money.

Annual Report.

Money that did not

Federal till, or you

the taxpayer.

For your copy

of Edison's 1961 Annual Report,

please write A. L. Chavannes, Secretary, Soirthern
as

a

Edison

free enterprise,' Southern
was

of

Town and

able to

score a

record-

California Edison Company, 601 West Fifth Street,
Los Angeles 53,

California.

•'»,

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
22

Thursday, March 15, 1962

;

(1282)

.

Assistant.Comp^retary, and George W.; Stewart, $300,000 to $350,000 by sale of new :
stock. '/
"Y.
/':/' '/*/..{•
/•-'/ £ ['
Wes- Treasurer. y; /
; YvI
v /
" . Y ley V. Taylor, Assistant/Secre- *
^ y* * #
'
The American Bank of Port Clin¬
r.'taries and Walter H.Cushpaan and The ^Franklin National Bank of
William J.,Caird,

troller; Donald M. Long and

•.

Managers.

*

New Officers, etc.

Branches

'.New

Consolidations

Revised Capitalizations

•

'/■/V;

V

*

York,

its

increased

has " changed -its -title

Ohio,

to The American

capital

common

/.//,{:/•<'/Stock from $17,250,000 to $17,595,-

*

*

-

Trust

&

Co., Chicago, 111., elected

Finch a Vice-President.;
formerly President
of

Lindley

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. sistant to the President and to. the Oren Root, New York State SuperNew York appointed Philip EL. chairman.
/-///V; ;: y.
; i. intendent of Banks and Chairman
Milner, Vice President as officer : /• Vyv.
*
*
# ■
the Banking Board, Mar. 9 anin charge of pubhc relaUons and The DolIar savings Bank of The nounced heY had
approved ' the
relations, editorial services, com- business development^ w ltn tne city of New York elected Robert merger application of Commercial
n>unity relations, public affairs ' k?nk jmce^ *
> C. Johnson as President and Chief
Bank of North America, New
Bank, New
T. Nolan
as Public Relations Director with
over-all
responsibility for press

The Chase Manhattan

He

York, has named Joseph

Northwest

and

special events.

=

://

■

* y/y-'

"■

h

Mr.

Company, New York, has elected

Mar.

nounced

it

7

was

join the bank's Grand
Advisory
Board;
Mr.

Jacobsen, the West Side Advisory
Beard,
and
Mr.
McGrath,
the
Center

Crawford

Advisory

is

President

the

for

Chemical

ft

a

President

Vice

Bank

York

of

The

1936

Feb.

on

Bank

moted

Trust

of

Bank's

111th

office

in

the

E.

Vice

has 131

.

ed

»j!

Tucker

has

Warner-

H.

elected

eh

*

of

The National Community Bank of

Rutherford, Rutherford, New Jer-

_

Fresidents.
-■

::'

*

'

j

-.

,

'

and

*'

■

'•

costs

,i

::j? y >

ing fund bonds
of ; the

'A/'l the Citizens First National Bank:
i y r and Trust Company of Ridgewood,
'

YvY ;Fji'st Natioral Bank of Allendale;
Y Y f' Allendale^ New Jersey, to consoli-

of preliminary

costs

4

work in

"

'

"

,

;

of the

new /power /plants

,

LIMITED

'

%Y

' Th6

Citizens

First

•

August 1, 1961, B.A.-Shawinigan Limited,
formerly jointly owned with - The- British- /
American
Oil
Company
Limited/ became*
wholly-owned and a division of the Chemicals /
Company. B.A. subscribed for 166,615 com- mon shares, or 2 5% of the issued share
capital
of the rCompany, by
transferring, its 50%
interest in B.A;-Shawinigan Limited and paying
$12,077,645 in cash. As a result of these
transactions, B.A. participated in the financing
of the

new

petrochemical plant already

tioned.,/;/

Y

men¬

By the rale of

Capital Expenditures amounted to$23,733,l 53
compared with $17,702,658 in I960. Includ¬
ed ; in these expenditures were major trans¬
construction

Feb/ 27

-

HIGHLIGHTS

"

.V,.,,

The

/

Total opercting revenues........
»

Net

earnings;;

.

.

$

on

preferred shares..........

Dividends

on

class "A"

Earnings

per common

common

shares/.

,:

/ Y

Y:

•

capital stoc1^ of The

National

Square,

1.51

~

.

'

Square.

Hamilton

stock

effective Mar.

v

'

•//

'

*

has -been

ap-

an; Assistant Vice-Presi¬
dent of the Western* Pennsylvania
the sales

department. / r
:•
;
coming to Pittsburgh,.
-

to

pany, Philadelphia, Pa.
\

♦/.' ,
~

-

*%
^

-

1

--s

%

•

/Effective/ Feb:

"

C.

/ :

'

^

the common
capital stock of The First-Knox
i National Bank of Mount Vernon,
27,

-

-

7,939,081 "
$488,989,810

■

7,827,793

$469,229,936

/

Mount Vernon, Ohio was increased

from

Shawinigan Water and Power Company,
Corporation and Southern Canada Power Company, Limited.
/.

$500 000

to

stock

dividend

and

to

A copy

$600,000 by a
from $600,000

$650,000 by sale of

SHAWINIGAN BUILDING




WATER

* *; 7/*"' * ;

',////" -/^-:/-// • •/•

National

' •

AND
,

,

r

POWER
•

*.

!

COMPANY

MONTREAl, CANADA

/

% y*

Bank,/ Houston,r Texas.
continue.;to

Hubbard- will

Mr."
serve

By
26,

advisory Director.

an

as

/

stock dividend effective Feb.
common capital stock of

a

the

TN* Sidney National Bank, Sidney,
Men'ana.

000

has

"

increased from $50,-

was

$150,000.//;

to
/'

*■

Bank

'

ft-

/ft

'

;
ft

"/

;

:>

'•'/• '.-••//• •*'/

a,

-.. -■:

of

Montreal/; Canada,
appointed Leslie M. Frost a

Director.

'/

,

'^•;//:•// :.//'

•-.

Unicycle Corp.
Of America.; /

new

stock.

The First National

Exchange Bank

Sidney, Ohio increased

its common capital stock effective
-Feb/23 from $250,000.to $300,000
by a stock dividend and from
>

,

Common Sold Y/vY:
/v..

?

-

^

•

»,

C"

T

,

i

\\

i- -

of¬
fering publicly, without under¬
writing,; 50,000 shares of ; its 50c
par common stock at $1 per share.
Net proceeds will, be used for the
repayment of debt, purchase of
inventories and-sales promotion/;
Unicycle Corp; of America is

The company

N.

of;221 San Pedro,;

Mexico,
organized under the corpora¬

E. Albuquerque, New

wa?

:

of Sidney,

SHAWINIGAN

of

Bank, Houston,

has been elect-;,.
edY Vice-President' 'of /Southern

.

oj the 1961 Annual Report, either in English or in French, may be obtained by writing to the"
Company at its head office, P.O. Box6072, Montreal, Canada. /
%
'
Y
"
'
~ • ■' "YY'

been

has

Advisory Boavd

State

National^Pank, Pittsburgh, Pa., in
:

r

80fi

//V; Y

Ford Hubbard, Jr/

The

pointed

.

1.55:

•.

'/"

director.

a

❖• •/. '

^Mitchell

the

Side

Texas.

/.>*

y?

to

named

North

i'V*

x

NOTE. The above figures reflect the consolidation of the accounts of The

THE

Brosnan

/; ;//

1.
*

William/M.^.Lee

/

758,156

-

80$

New

was

'banking division of Fir ft Pennsylvaiiia* Banking and Trust *• Com-

1,025,000-

/

Hamilton

increased from $300,000
$400 000 by 'the sale of new

*-Jersey

r

of

Bank

Mr. Lee was an Assistant Vice."/President; in the
corresnondent

13,985,067•

758,156
-

Gross plant investment

St. Maurice Power

William

•VV*,/'/:-yy':i

v;

82,741,871 /

.

1,025,000 Y

share

Dividends declared per common share...

Common shares outstanding December 31

$

88,075,914

Y."13,766,259

/, .%

Dividends

& '"S- %ft

common

First
v

common

>_:•

1960

Bank

Jersey

capital stock
Y from $8,500,000 to $9,000,000.//

net

1961

State

Newark/ New

increased its

;/

Prior
FINANCIAL

stock effective

new

National

Southern/

&

■-

National

The

jCf: Newark,

/

earnings of the Chemicals
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in'
1961
amounted
to
s$2,087,788. Dividends
totalling $749,844 were paid to The Shawi¬
nigan Water and Power Company. ///-/ ." ; *

//-; /.•;/,/ /* ;///'

Pank, Atlanta; Ga., has elected D.¬

George /W.

-The • Fir§t^National Bank of Al-

.'Yf.'«• .lendale ha? - total assets , of $10 6'
Y^vY'^n^ilHoh and -total deposits of $9.8
Y;'A
million.. -Y/Y-;-Y

/-to

i

%-Consolidated

station

Citizens

National

.

/Yy Bank-has total assets of $45.5 mil- yVy /lion^ and total deposits of $42.1
>,y:YY;million'../.
' •"
'

/

On

were
A

capital stock of the

First^National Bank of Hollywood/

•'.
SHAWINIGAN CHEMICALS

severe

rentals
A/
/ i

;■/%/■:"V'/f/j///.

common

wood.",

C

issued. The construction
together with the

were

The

stock dividend.

Northern National. Bank of Ridge-

con¬

power developments.
/•', v ; Y.' ,W'.- *' " *1
' • • 'i\, •-

growth of the transmission and distri¬
bution system wilLrequire an estimated total;
expenditure for the period 1962-1966 of
approximately $175,000,000.Y ., - .
"

1961. Provincial

storage

mission line and terminal

:

$850,000 by .sale, of new stock and
from $850,000 to $1,020,000 • by a

'' date .under the title of "Citizens

•

two new

normal

Electricity by the Power

.■*•../

sis" / './•/»■;..

■

-

■

-.-vRidgewocd, New Jersey; and The« Hollywood, Florida, was increased
effective" Feb. ,28 from. $750,000 to'

for i96i

Financing: $20,000,000 of first mortgage sink¬

Operating Expenses were up 8% due to
larger power purchases and an increase of
4.2% in operation,: maintenance and general'

•

*

.

y/;'/::/.:•»

Y has^approved the, application^ of

.

^

nection with the

Total

water

Vice-

made

been

"/* v'//'

-

Comptroller of the' Currency

..

was

profits tax and
also higher, „Y v

•

.

"

costs

to,.

a

of February 2 5,

A.

;/

.

;

Company decided

which included

Frank

.

.

.

7,070 to 369,366.

storm

also

have

ban

Chicago,

L., r Evans,-;

•

$86,854,971, a record high.
Kilowatthour sales of primary, power to major
industries rose 4.6% and to residential cus¬
tomers 10.6%. Number of customers increased

sleet

William

and Thomas S. McLena-

Koepke

John Harris.

*

Bank,

Vice-President.

Senior

*

:•■/.;//. /.

*

,

elected

111.,

Trust

&

the

administration./ ;

National

Central

the

in

active

become

loan

'/•//",

been

Vice-President

a

cn,

./

and

dent

-•

expenses,

-

the

of

G. // Officers of the Quarter-Century seyv increased its common capital
v'.-i'
.-v-:"
•••
First- National
Bank/ of. Miami,
Trust Club elected at the annual dinner. Stock from $3,031,250 to $3,637,500
nffWr
i
Florida^ elected Harry.. ,H. B as sett:
Officer.
Y:
' •bn^y/Y/kare: • Martin
J. Conneely^.Presi-:-.by. the sale of new stock effective
President,' succeeding Ralph/Wri
'Y Joseph
Agolia, has been; ap-ATdent'p.i George
C.
Strackj -^Vice; Feb';1 27./-'-•
-:;■■// Y
pointed Assistant Trust;Officer; /President; William T. Isaac, Sec- •«•-.;^Y
\
**'■ "Y Crum, who retired effective-Mar.
is.:- / / ./•
Y The;
'!"• /"■// ;'/■!:

300,000-kilowatt
thermal electric generating station near Sorel. /
Shawinigan Chemicals Limited, a subsidiary
of the Power Company, started construction of
a $20 million petrochemical plant at Varennes,
Quebec, which will produce ethylene, propy¬
lene, butylene and other chemicals.
-Y^Y

Companies

Mr.

Illinois.

George Sintenis, Frank D. Miller,
Raymond D.
Hanson,
and

has pro-

McMonegal to
President,
and

.

Eroceedwith the 125,000rkilowatt DesMaurice
ydro-electric station on the upper St. Coeurs

Revenue from Sales of

■"//

.

prompt-Guaranty*
Company, Chicago,*
Beverlin has been^

Trust

&

bank's

new

Y

construct

in r!1947

/'/':•'///

% ;

Cashier

to

Bank

Company

Trust

Bank

»

B. Beverlin, was

Thomas
>]:

department,

and Vice-President in 1951.

❖

ated with the bank for a total of
3,989 years.

highlights

to

//;/.:'"

WiX wereSCprltfedHtrP
A9:

Y.

also

anniversary

banking

Liberty Bank and /-//;/;;;/;// ❖

associ-

^

river,

35th

Vice-President

Assistant

stock.

now

have

who

members

*

,

1961 the

the

to

*

area.

New Plants: In

his

He was;
elected Assistant Cashier in 1943,/

Harold

the

Chicago, ! Illinois,;

Bank,

ent bank, division in .1948.

Orchard

Park,

members include: An-"1 Ilarlfcrd National Bank
Co., Hartford, Conn.
drew D. Wilson, Miss Jane Camer-

York

New

Morgan

Assistant

T,°<ZC« 'h"fta«o(abr»h'
at
1900
Ralph Avenue, marking
New York

Wayne, Vice-President

becoming head of the correspond- ;

capital stock of The.

common

National

Quarter-

been

The club

of the club.

Chase

The

*

*

March 12,

on

of

he rePresident of

to- become
Sterling National..

The

New

welcomed into the

;
...i

Century Club of The Dime Savings
Bank of Brooklyn, New York by

even¬

Manhattan until 1929, when

signed

v

Company, New York

System

members, who in the past

completed 25 years of service

were

"

; head., of the, correspondent.
division, .Harris Trust and;

with the Bank March 7.

Trust Company.

*.

>:=

*

»:=

<■

'*•

bank

Park, New York, under the char¬
ter and title of

new

year

he

years

several, banks,

Bowery Savings Bank, New York.
$

15

next

1921, Mr. Pulvermacher continued
as

Board.
Mr.

Reserve

:S

Six

'

Y

1

County

of The

of* Orchard

Bank

of

Sayings Bank, New

York.

his

started

>Y: •'*'

-

of Norwich, Norwich, New York serving as Auditor of the Bank..
/ Mr.
C. J. Skidmore, whom he
was increased effective Mar,
1
tually becoming Vice President of
the Metropolitan Bank, New York George C. Johnson, President and from $1,458,600 to $1,487,760 by a succeeds, has occupied the post of
Vice President andCashier and,
Chairman of the Bank's Board of stock dividend and from $1,487,769
in 1917. When that Bank merged
will retain the title of Vice Presi¬
with the Chase National Bank in
Trustees, and Honorary Chairman to $1,633,620 by the sale of new

and Talbott

Rockefeller

Pulvermacher

worked

Harold H. Helm. Messrs. Crawford

Central

and

Lohg

the application of the
Liberty Bank and Trust Company,
Buffalo, New York to merge the

Newman, Chairman of
of Dun & Bradstreet,

the East River

of 75.

During

an¬

Chairman

by

Federal

Inc., has been elected a Trustee

Mar, 8

'

Frank J. McGrath and Glenn
Talbott to three of its Metropoli¬
Boards,

Board

the

&

banking career in 1902 as a mes¬
senger for the old Hide & Leather
National Bank, New York.

sen,

Advisory

Wilson

J.

President

Pulvermacher,

Sterling National Bank

at the age

Trusi

Morris D. Crawford, Arthur Jacob-

tan

York.

Bank for Savings, New

~

!i!

Richard H.

elected

was

National;
/

Trust /' Wayne started with the bank in
1927 in the mailing and messengerCompany, White Plains, N. Y. ■ Y:,
departmentY and worked in /the;
The Board of Governors of the trust department and moved."in

*

*

Y

r

,

Savings

Laughlin

a.l director

Trustee of the Seamen's

a

Newton

R.

Moines

Des

celebrated

smce xaou-

*'
elected

of

-

_

Beach, N. Y.

con-

1950

since

Bank

•

,

a

Mr- Johnson has been a Trustee
T5ank

State

and

r

was

Bank, Des Moines, Iowa.

28 approved

of the

York

who

Chairman

ot tne

has/also

D.- Lawrence

Y Ollter

been made a Vice President.

,

New

Bank

York

succeeds

He

Catharine

M.

1

»

Officer.

Frederick R, Wierdsma, has been

Trust Co., New York, died
Chemical

Robert

l^t^enternber"

merger

division,

subsidiaries of Joseph

11 y-o w n e d

o

was

Rockefeller Center

of the

last September,
he has been business development
coordinator in the metropolitan

,

Morgan Guaranty.

Milne

1961, Mr,

to

Hanover

nounced
Mar.
8
by
Henry C.
Alexander; Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Murphy is also a Director
of Morgan Guaranty International
Banking Corp. and Morgan Guar¬
anty International Finance Corp.,
w

1959

charge

Murphy as
a
Director of Morgan Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York was an¬
of Robert D.

Election

Executive'

•; /

-r

Continental Illinois National Bank

///

;

*

K

•

//

Bank.

*

#

000 by a stock dividend effective
Feb. 28. /' .v. .

Ruocco a Vice President and As-

'

/

'

*

Bank of New York,
elected ,'A„ Charles

State

Royal
New

(securities) yXongSIsland, Mineola, New York; ton,

„

" *'has
*

—

y

Davine,..

G;

James

BANKS

#

;

,

tion

laws

Mexico

on

of

the

Aug.

State

11,

of

New

1961, for the

primary-" purpose of manipEa'ctur-!
ing. assemblingr and selling unicycles. /
.-f
/ •
■ ••
.

Volume

195

6142

Number

•.

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

.

'(1283)
'i," i

v

23

-

.

Directors will vote March 20

on
1957. There is therefore" room for. earnings-of about
$1.80 on the new
proposed ' split of 21£-for-l: further improvement in earnings shares, the price-earnings ratio
which is also subject to approval
under, the present ceiling set by is 20.
*-"
/
;
.* y '
by the Massachusetts Department the commission,
<

r-i

the

'

•

,

*

.

V

...

BY

of

ELY

OWEN

Utilities.

Public

The directors

increase " the

intend

to

rate

the new share's to 33 cents

on

quarterly,

Company

deriving most of its
sales

of

enues

36%

.

a

revenues

rev¬

ities.

concerns

crease

of

of

years,

important industries are

were

titled to

a.

5.7% return

base

they have*shown a steady

metal

'.products, - food
products, increase from $3.12 in 1957 to
paper and printing, chemicals, sci¬
$4.35 last year and an estimated
entific instruments, rubber goods,$4.50 for 1962.
wearing
apparel,
etc.
Textiles
now
contributes only about 5%
■

consisting

plant

earlier

irregular. in

accom-

Button has been elected

Bos.on

ant

investment.
earned

company

net

Last

search fields in the greater Boston

Following

community.

the

Diversified

rate

Edison

has

been

net

recently

around

90

(1962

the

91-79V2)

creased

steadily

from

Boston

ohj split basis.
in'

4.5%

With

the

dend rate of $1.32, the

in-

plant, the return.. having

Assist-?

Investors

Before his election

Management
ton

be 3.7%.

Based

on

selling

was

dresen

a

&

by Investors
Mr. But¬

Company,

general partner of An-

Co.,

New

York

analyst for nine
facturers

divi-

ronto,

yield would

Life

Canada.

He

of the New York

rity Analysts."'

estimated 1962

years

at

In-urance

.

is

Manu¬

member

a

Society of Secu¬
V
YyY

Greater Boston is the sixth larg¬

est metropolitan area

CONTINENTAL MOTORS CORPORATION

in the U. S.

facts and figures
from the

fourth

and. the

largest wholesale
center. It is p:obably the greatest
educational center in the country,
its 47 colleges including Harvard,
MIT, Wellesley, Radcliife, Boston
University, Brandeis, Boston Col¬
lege and Tufts University.; It is
also a national insurance? center,

companies having home offices
the greater Boston area.
The
tallest building in New England is
in

the

office

home

another

is

largest

of

one

SUBSIDIARIES

company,

the

creating

AND CONSOLIDATED

1961 annual rehort

73

second

complex %) in
the U. S.-with shops, restaurants,
m

ulti-block

business

buildings,
office and

gional

its own . re¬
magnificent

a

auditorium. Otl'er insurance

panies have recently erected
buildings

>Another VlekfSiifg
is

BosttJh

HIGHLIGHTS OE? THE FISCAL YEAR

com¬

new

extensive additions.

or

year's level, although sales-were lower in line with the trend

in which Vit
world} its fa¬
cilities including all the physical
and biological sciences, engineer¬
ing, medicine, social sciences, etc.
There is ever-increasing research
in
space
technology, nucleonics
the

of

*

- •

-y

, *

y

7 .\ ;\\

Stabilizing of the tax structure

way

stage/

This includes

in

or

a new

-

..,

houses;

downto

•-Common.
six

In

$20 mil¬

new

a

skyscraper,

w n

the

major

centers

and

thousands

$90

cf

in

regional

shopping

homes.

new

the

t

now

Boston

kw unit is
excess

share-'

Current liabilities
Net working

years

and

a

340

H H

Substantial

;

1959

1957

1958

J

$1,417,759

•

v

$2,637,475

CUSTOMERS

$3,583,301

$3,536,528

THOUSANDS

SERVE

$135,610,890

$131,415,279 '

.

;;-

r;-

?

.

capital

'7 • 7*

$0.43

7;

OF

IN

OF

HUN¬

WAYS,

ALL

•

;;'7r

$0.80'

ENGINES

CONTINENTAL

10,549,655

10,231,837

12,129,875

$139,946,152

$1.09

$1.07

$0.40

$0.60

$0.60

$0.55

$56,700,008

$59,657,338

$56,101,397

THE

FREE

WORLD

$0.35

$56,697,077

OVER

$64,454,365

-

$22,883,361

$22,912,690 y *$25,005,195

$21,289,109

$30,598,007

$33,813,716 J:

$33,787,318 ^

$34,812,288

$33,856,358

$34,652,143

Ratio of current assets
to current liabilities

000?

planned for 1965, wLh
be sold to neigh¬
'

$0.43

-i.

Current assets

Long-term debt

Property, plant, and -fit
equipment (net)
f

power to

are

|■

<

DREDS

share

common

v

$138,094,193

$1,420,788

earnings per

->-7 •••*

boring utilities.
omies

Net

Dividends per

Authority's
is
in 10 separate sections

two

past

i" "
v.*.*.*.*'

^

10,743,003 V

10,428,183

$127,873,594

Net earnings

program

city.

•'

Net sales

generating capacity;-Substantially
—-three large units were added in
the

•

1960

i96i

Engine output'?-: :,V >
(horsepower) fijfi

Forty-

are

Greater

Redevelopment
million .' renewal

the

$iw,0w,ow:"

isii;

Ended Oct. 31

Boston Edison is increasing < its

'

models to be introduced in 1962, a

new

Fiscal Years

of smaller
hotels, and

Were

under way

of

With

•

announced in .a re-V
cent six-month '.period.- The Bos¬

ton

tilsv^■

.

FIVE-YEAR REVIEW

"area, with thousands of individual
manufacturing .plants:
31
new
plants

■

-

dozen y

L three .'industrial .-parks

situated

-

....

suburbs; there

restaurants,

ones,

•:

•

town

planned by British investors; and
a :l,500-car
parking garage now
completed beneath historic Boston

;

'^-v

-7: strengthened distributor-dealer organization and efficient
facilities, Continental looks forward to a more favorable
'ih ''.Qyear. We intend to push forward aggressively in our
j programs to maintain our leadership in the engine field.

Park, a 45-acre tract * of
high-rise city apartment buildings

are

"•

'

,

River

lion

«jdes?:;'pafts^;7

k

—

.

and

:f:f; aid

.

Cen¬

feet of office, labora¬
and
technical
space;
the
Prudential Center; Charles

huge

iww-lias

Substantial contracts have been received from the

square

tory,

Selling and service training

' programs were continued and extended.-.

i w. 7 Promising hew engine models- and other .products were
L Li: >7 introduced during the year. A vigorous research and
b"
--development program is continuing.

multi-•'

ter; Technology Square with 800,-

-

Branch and distributor-dealer organizations were

|
.

'

000

.,

military for the LDS-427 Hypercycle multi-fuel engine and
^e 750-horsepower Diesel tank engine...

planning

the

Government

plants, and field

achieved in broadening

y, Continental's sales potential imforeign markets.

-..
7.

progress was

further strengthened during 1961.

by'the city administration seems
to have rejuvenated the city.
A
billion dollars of construction is

million-dollar

general business. Demand improved during the final half. *

;Considerable

and electronics.

under

consolidated1 subsidiaries for 1961 equalled

.

research,

doiibtless; leads

Earnings of Continental Motors Corporation and
the previous

.

industry Mn

"

;;: 2.5 to 1

•■

$1,460,000

2.1 to 1

2.8 to I';::

2.4 to 1

$1,640,000 •;?'

$2,000,000

-::

$16,392,626

$15,733,097

$16,223,841

$50,186,827

$49,529,352

$47,807,824

$15.21

$15.01

$14.49

y

$16,073,732

$16,140,139

equity a.'J .$49,725,374

$49,624,586

Y2.6 to 1

$2,355,000

l

"

v.

■*

$2,480,000

econ¬

anticioatcd at this plantr

Stockholders'

-

.

"

Other steps to
are

increaze efficiency

the installation of

a

Data

Book value per
V common share

Log¬

ging Computer and

an

Load

$15.07

$15.04

System. 5The

Despatching

Automatic

construction
years

program 'over y the
1961-5 ;i>.as ;foliowsy.; 'y
-

;196IvAfa-i-'-.-s.-i.-Jc_.'$17 million
.;.

1962_-_I___w-.___

22

'

-

million

-

yl963b_y.;____T• 44 million y:
1964

>-«

v—:!-•—.■

27

mil ion

'•
,»

196^.^.4'y-:'-—--J.-.-;.-25 million:
President Avila anticipates that

f

no new

financing will be requ'red




PR EC IS E r

P O W E R

AND

*yt

SERVICE

MICHIGAN

e

MUSKEGON

•

*1

■

FOR

A I

-'3-'4

R

,

City.

Co., To¬

i'

/

Di¬

Previous to that, he was a security

range

new

Investment Fund,

Growth Stock Fund and
Westminster Fund.
"

equivalent to 36 on the

5.5%

an

of

versified

com-

a

year

about

Vice-President

and a delegation of. leaders from Management Company, investment
industrial, commercial and ; re-s¬ advisor to Fundamental Investors,

•

of

on

.mainly

Management

ELIZABETH, N. J. —Edward N.

.

While share earn¬

$4.10 to $4.35.

and other-

receipts.

were

by. the Mayor

Of Investors

Mr. Avila

w

over

con¬

ings

industrial

*:y'

associates

his

panied

Massachu-

.

.

tribute 22% of industrial revenues

of

and

on

before

Security

pany's presentation, Mayor John
with.a gain .in ,states,.;In 1959, the Massachusetts ,.F. Collins made an interesting ad7%, and an in¬ Department
of
Public
Utilities dress on Boston's commercial re¬
in earnings per share from ruled that Boston Edison was en¬ juvenation and growth prospects.

revenues

from sales to other util-.

Electronics

the

Button Elected Asst. V.-P.

showing .in .1961

commercial,: 14%: industrial

and 11%

'

split basis. /
>
yR e g u l at ion:; in*

equity, finance

recent adaress

a

Edi¬

Boston

_

residential;

about 35 %

no

of

Analysts.in New York.

annum.

with

-compare'

made

son

Avila

the New York Society of

ing before 1967. The company's; setts while perhaps- not on the
equity ratio is around 44%..,-J <
generous side, seems less austere
The
company
made • a - good- than in some other New England

from

Electric

electricity.

are

per

{he

before 1964 and

population
of 1,510,858 in the city of Boston
and
39 ; adjacent
communities,
serves

dividend

,

present indicated rate of $1.20

•

Boston Edison

$1.32

or

'

This ,,vwould

Boston Edison

President

...»

LAND,

r

.

'■

«/•'

AND

5

w#4 /i

SEA

i

(

i

24

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

{1284}

Continued from

years

is

porarily.
we

be increased tem¬
it is essential that
high degree of auto¬

a

handle

to

the ever-grow¬

business

transac¬
tions
and
to
satisfy
customer
demands for
the" most efficient
ing

of

volume

service

of

political

hold

of value,

employes who

supply of capable

and the means

payment and exchange, this
derangement, and, if I may so say,
this violation of the currency, to
be one of the most unpardonable

always will be the attracting to
the banking business of a constant

of political faults. He who tampers
courteous,
with the currency robs labor of
personal service to
the public. This is a problem for its bread. He panders, indeed, to
capital, which is keenall industry, which is another way greedy
sighted, and may shift for itself,
of saying that there is strong com¬
but he beggars labor,
which is
petition for the best qualified ca¬
honest, unsuspecting, and too busy
reer candidates and, therefore, we
should give due emphasis to the with the present to calculate the
future.
The
prosperity
of
the
growth characteristics of banking
with
its unlimited opportunities working classes lives, moves and
for both men and women. And here has its being in established credit,

be trained to render

can

efficient

and

and

I repeat my conviction that
banking is a growth industry.
may

industry never comes in
part of the spoils in that
scramble which takes place when
the currency of a country is dis¬

Problems
As

find

turn

we

national

three

which

very

problems,

important

related

are

thoughts

our

economic

and radiate many

our

paper

Did

is reaching a

our

economic

growth to absorb the
growing volume of people in our
labor

force

and

to

help; us
production to the point where
are
able to carry out both
domestic

international

and

mitments.
Since

rectly

these

three

home

and

abroad,

violent

bank

ever

do

his

7

budget

predicted a
budget

message

in

the

domestic

lion. If his estimates

tive,

this

would

are conserva¬

be

good

news

because in the last thirteen years

importance

the

faced

up

to

as

sible.

It

is

impossible

too

much

the

promptly

for

budget has been balanced only

four

stress

to

necessity

be

pos¬

as

lead

deficit

to

us

can

be

very

small

ye*
the

ments

to

action

for

tries

spending

Government account
many

omissions

and

small

(To

of

the

and

the exports of merchandise and
services, which bring dollars to
us, less the imports of merchan¬

*.

At

The private capital account con¬
of the investments abroad—

plish.

1960,

have

we

paid

in

r\

illustrate

discuss

six

this

of

to

Six Ways to Solve Our

.

Payments Problem

",v :

billion.
showed

a

deficit

government

of

$24.1

reduce,

billion.

account

showed

quotas

tariffs

,

goods.

The

)

official

an

to

need

improve
the

export

our

market

common

the door
we

recognition of
exports and
position

increase

is shut in

excluded..

are

before

faces and

our

t

.

A

by the President,
and the request to Congress for
power
to act, undoubtedly will
in

much

bitter

debate

in

the business
industries who

worry

many

$1.02

$ .96

can

leaders

must-

?

face
pre-

to meet it because! pro tec—

under present
bt>
be

be

a

a

conditions

temoorarv
temporary

can

nalliative
palliative.

competitive in world

This

calls

for

mar-

must

be

stopping

self-restraint

on

the part of both labor and manage-

living

ment

on

both

wages

and pricing

policies.

(2)
home

CENTRAL

H
;

imports.

Both

at

and

been

.

v

7

(3). Penalize Private Investment

Abroad. American companies have
Principal Offices

South Road, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

M0m
'

pm

i

i

J

s

k

>

.j

...

playing

111

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of

free

all

most

of

world,

r e s

was

We

t o r e d.

United

world/including the

We must solve this problem t e.
hsid way, no matter ^ w ob
-

ma^ ^ the methods used.

J ^
0

T

,

.

.

...

,

like

,

I would

to; include

,

^—

here

•VWA'W.V

W^%V.VMVAWA>AW.%ViVAW&,V.VA^IVAV'>NX<K*X<AV

.

'

......

chairman of the Board
eral

ahd Gen-

China Banking
Corporation, in Manila. Dr. Sycip
wrote to me a tew weeks ago and
enclosed a copy of a letter he had
Fent
f0
our
Secretary of State,
Dean Rusk, commending America
Manager

the

help

st£bilize

the

philiDDineq

of

have

we

economy

given

of

Reranine the sad

to

the
ex-

Philippines. Keca ling tne saa
perience of currency devaluation
in China years ago, Dr. Sycip said:
"The Nationalist Government had
more

n

q

soldiers and, assisted by the
wa.

hotter

armed

than

the

plants in

u- s-» was better arm^d than tne

foreign countries so as to compete more advantageously in those
markets, and. particularly in the
iconhhoh market. The President is
recommending an increase in taxes
on profits abroad, whether brought
back to this country or not. We

.Communists. But those in power

been building many new

■

confidence

for

Decrease

abroad, this step has
popular. The President
recently reduced the duty free
imports for tourists from $500 to
$100not

1961 Annual Report will be sent upon request.

f *

countries

shake the confidence of the entire
world and make it most difficult
to conduct world trade until that

;

inflation at home and getting costs
of labor in line with productivity.
There

for 10th time in 12 yearsJ
..

\ aJ

of
the

system

currency

the

realize

they' must eventually
competition and be

kets.

years,

~

pound sterling, the United States
dollar is the reserve behind the

; V some timely remarks by a distinWe must reduce our costs and
guished Chinese banker and
increase our efficiency so that we
c^holar
Dr
Albino
Z
Sycip

$1.47

Dividends Declared Per Share

-

.

onlv
only

I960

GAS I ELECTRIC CORPORATION

our

the':other

the

in

Business

$1.54

<

of

none

of

costs

serves:

Earnings Per Share

:

valuation would solve

problems,; as* each

they foresee in this the beginning of a flood of imports of
goods at prices below their own

leaders

tion

our

do. enough of each: and every one

labored for years to get the various exchanges strengthened to the
Point where there could be free
convertibility among them. The
effort would be destroyed and

Congress and

pared

of

so serious that, no matter,
displeasing,.these and ;Q,ther

how

A devaluation on our part would

This statement

world

A copy

™

is

lem

.•

the hroK-

that

ately and we would be back where
wc started. Although about half
the world trade is conducted in

is

that

and increased

iq,mv

Tt

countries would devalue immedi-

ideal location for

(Dividends paid for 58 consecutive

Rejects Devaluation Alternative
,

by the President

think

v

f

on the policy to negotiate reduetions. in tariffs with various coun-

deficit of $56.3 billion, and er¬
and omissions showed a sur¬

ELECTRIC/ ICORPORATION

1961

annually, but this must be done
to_ accomplish our objective. .

corrective steps, may be, we must

Hi

increase

to

and

American

for

recent statement

reports on 1961

an

W"LA

period, the current ac¬ 7 ' (1> Increase Exports. To do this, to get our financial house in order,
it will be necessary to convince The alternative; rr- devaluation of
a
surplus of $55.6
The
private account foreign countries of the need to the dollar — is unthinkable. De-

result

as

points

showed

IentralHudson

it

these

For this

count

with

area

,

Of

?nd

crease

out

of

to make favorable changes, aggreSating as much as $3 to $4 billion

ao-

nenalize

foreign investment in this
country, decrease United States
military spending abroad, and decrease gifts and grants to underprivileged countries. !

us

.Afntt hOW
iAA

.

^minstlOn

I

as

burden

.

„

'tavIstmeT atooS? in!

private

time.

order to relieve

in

of the

some

_

point,

means

have carried up

we

.

nationals

.

annnm

to

for

expense

cipation in this project^ as
.stimu ate the . invest°? Priva^e capital by heir

„

well

I

nroach* Increase exports

in¬

■

7,

,

which

cou.n-

shifting

tempts are being made to have the

hard problem

To

will

volved in all accounts shows that,
from the beginning of 1950 to the
of

...

_

si3rt,

a

nr

both for short and long term made

of transactions

,

.

the

was

the

of

some

NATO

of

par5§pation in6 thi^^rofect
p

mentioned thst
to solve.
Any suggestion as to solution is
imnnnnlat*
rli-P-Pinnlf
+
unpopular or difficult to accomthis

the

hope

.

result of

a

the

JDe^eas1e Giftrs an?.?ra!\ts
J° GlJ<*er veloped Count les. At-

consequences
as

troops stationed
conversations have

to the present

and

develop

in

NATO

prepared

continuance of the present trend.

take dol¬

us.

summary

that

and

not

adverse

which will

A1

lars from

hand

are

,

our

with

them

internationally.
Action must be taken
promptly
to stop the spread of this opinion

transactions)

dise and services which

of

nation

a

domestically

unrecorded

The current account consists

as

Also,

keen

gotten out

we

for

there.

becoming current both

is

..

TT

pense

The

a

foreign

important

^ Decrease United States Mil-

courageous

quick solution.

the

~

itary Spending Abroad. Steps are
being taken to shift to Western
Germany some of our heavy ex-

.

problem, but

and

opinion

the

and the

/(-x

W™^lnc?, ourselves in
difficult
calls

in

financiai centers,

$2.3

.

_

at home and abroad that

to

&

a

which

tries

1/ GAS

about

was

..

.fJ?

under

those

*
*

kept
competitive with

at levels at least

balance of pay-

Errors

plus of $3.4 billion.

risen

0f interest would have to be

against

running

in

(3)

remaining

have

re-

(4)

a

Regulation Q was
recently modified to permit our
commercial banks to pay increased

to take the steps necessary to put
our financial house in
order, both

cover

A

market

common

in This Country.

avf.1111able» but we know
still
1961

1962 with

foreign

grouped

is

for

A

one

with

gold

our

Current account
x
Private capital account

end

the

increase Foreign Investment

(4)

gold

hillin

rors

years

fide

Our deficit

us.

main headings:

amounts, while the deficits in the'

full

Govern-

has

The

times, and then by

the

only $16.8 billion.

eliminated

is

transactions

countries

A

in

*

crisis

a

for the fiscal year ending June 30, more than we have taken
1963 with a surplus of $500 mil-:.* the amount of $21.4 billion.

the

should

can

the

Our

-

ianu-<

cially

The details of the figures for l9t>i

weakening and we
gold reserve at a

our

which

(1)
(2)

Ameri-

our

Se^7Gu
declined
$17.8 billion rates of interest on foreign bal-4.as. continued to decline so ances heid as time deposits. Rates
that it is now

by the citizens
of the
United
States, less certain investments
made in this country by citizens
of foreign countries,

ary

public, both
has in the

each

is

and confidence restored.

daily

American dollar, it is of paramount

that

overcome

international

our

of dollars,

committed to deliver

is

By the end of 1960,

sists

for

President Kennedy in his

com¬

on

fluctuations

labor

balance

bear

irredeemable

honest labor."

we

our

problems di¬

indirectly

confidence which the
at

in

-

or

indus¬

losing

four

com-

at the fixed rate ol $35 per ounce,

gain, or the rashness of daring
speculation; but they can bring
nothing but injury and distress to
the homes of patient industry and

national payments. The third is to

generate sufficient vitality in

the

ment

bread?
Certainly never. All these things
may gratify greediness for sudden

inter¬

our

benefit

Payments

are

unless

and

enrich the laborious?

ever

daily

budget. The second

balance in

Did

schemes

good to him who depends on his

balance in

a

ever

trious?

other

subsidiary prob¬

reaching

domestic

Did

projects

lems which will have to be solved.
The first is

wild

ordered.

we

ones

each

to

to

any

in

of the dollar is

sudden

for

holdings
of

will have to

we

rate

leading

I suggest that some preference
should be given to investments in
underdeveloped countries,

deficit

are

and has been

manufacturers to acquire or
build these plants abroad—especan

ties and Acceptances. If foreigners
decide they want to reduce their

balance.

paying out more than we
are taking in and, as a result, the
confidence in the long term value

Honest

Economic

Three National

the Federal Reserve and the

balance of payments. In our deal¬
ings with the rest of the world,
we

due

-are

United States Government Securi-

the

One of the most difficult prob¬
the

liabilities

mostly
of demand and time deposits with

And Our Dollar

lems

These

billion.

at short notice and consist

countries.

into

Balance

steady medium of payment.
changes destroy it.

a

All

estimates,

meeting,

of the

foreigners $6.4 billion of gold
our
reserves
and
creating
in their favor of $15

from

mercial banks and investments in

a

statement

this disturbance

wrong

it will be essential that
effort be made to bring

year,

made a
on
this
point, which I would like to quote:
"I

attacking this problem on the
end. We should be controlling and certainly not be increasing our costs of production,
which makes us less competitive
are

liabilities

in

move

every

strong

was

1963. fiscal

we

about

of

problems

biggest

our

as

people and to our ability to
out our long range plans.

York

his

to

have

who

some

about

reaching a balance
with some surplus. But, if his esti¬
mates seem to be over-optimistic

carry

very

are

all hoping that he will be

are

Daniel Webster in 1837, at a New

measure

possible.

One

we

dollar, because its soundness is so
to the well-being of

our

there

successful

States

United

the

while

reservations

deficit of $21.4
financed by delivering

aggregate

billion

financial

fundamental

may

But

achieve

mation

our

chance

some

cost

total

and

that

automation for several
there

in

confidence

1

page

the

be

Resolutely Confronting
Overhanging Economic Ills

This

high total figures. This would
first step in getting our
house
in
order, and,

very

Thursday, March 15, 1962

...

neglected to protect the integrity
cf-the currency and used
a

^brich

controls

themselves1' When

the

10 enTlcIi tnemseives. , w nen xne.
People's money became valueless,
•

the. people

as

well

as

the soldiers

,,

Volume

deserted

the

ment and

195 "• .Number

Nationalist

6142

Govern¬

joined the Communists."

.

.

.

international grants

on

ment tax revenues but to

and other

Economic Growth Rate

,

The third

big problem is to fos¬
ter a satisfactory rate of growth
for the American economy.
Why
do we need growth?
There are
but I will deal with

many reasons,

only four.

(1)

To

present

Make

More

have

Jobs.

At

high percent¬
age of unemployment of which a
good proportion looks like a hard
we

of

case

people who really want to
but. cannot find jobs..;. Also,

work

additions
the

a

to

next

the

two

labor

force

three

over

will
be high because of the large baby
crop of the war period.
Growth
at a more rapid rate will be nec¬
or

years

give
evidence
of
genuine
friendship and technical assist¬
ance which are often more accept¬
able.

studying
these
ap¬
might see clear to
our
international
grants and aid, thereby reducing
our budgetary
deficit and arrest¬

extend

Thus,

of

at

of

the

in

with

dollar
and

other.

method

prompt

litical

courage

their

resolution

(2) To Increase the Standard of
Living. While we now have the

business.

highest

profits, we cannot grow.

ing

standard

average

in

liv¬

of

the

world, it is like any
average in that large segments of
our population have an
extremely
low

standard

raised.

Increased

goods

and

this

way

which

should

is

the

are

solve

t

necessary

corporate

adequate

not

only

I

Profits
to

problems
it

aug¬

will

can

require

all
an

increased

needs

increase

to

without
in

a

po¬

that

the

of

much

realize

Bankers

have

be solved but,
informed and

Exchanges,

the

association

announced

them of the

following regis¬
tered representatives: Reginald M.
Menna and William P. N. Randall
in the

Philadelphia office. Melvyn
in
New
York
City, and

Weiss

Wish

Jerome

Atlantic

in

N.J.

ROME, N. Y.—Central New York

responsibility

Investing
branch

Corp.

office

at

has
129

South,
under
the
George D. Harris.

opened
Glen

m

«

only

(3) To Take Care of All of Our
have to devote
of

Beneficial

we

large percentage
production to defense, we

our

a

must increase production faster to
take care of the needs of our own

people and to

participate in help
to
underdeveloped countries not
already swallowed up behind the

Reports for 1961

Iron Curtain.

(4) To Make Full Use of New
Technology. Vast expenditures of
research

have

worlds

of

and much

spawned

scientific

new

information

is

coming. To take
advantage of this knowledge and
to

more

it in the form of

use

new

Earnings

ma¬

terials, new processes and
products, we-; must .increase

up

for 171,1 consecutive

year

new

>

growth rate. But for
thfere

must A be

v -v

<

•• Ct V

**«.»•

our

to grow,

us

climate

a',

J

Total

.

for

assets now.

8733,911.147

'

growth.

Growth

only

through
production;

investments
v

»

:

""

-

in

on

r;T;V

jobs.

•

"•■"'■V:

•

Company

facilities of production to

new

A V

Merger with Western Auto Supply

savings
and confidence to risk the savings
V' create the hew

-

'and
•

Tnvestrpent depends

' -V -'•

Nv.-•

about

come

can

",A

*.

'Confidence depends on the pre¬

vailing belief in the future value
of the dollar, plus the chance to
earn

.

satisfactory return

a

investment

made." There

incentive

to

margins

of

profit.

'

at

Earnings

Corporate

several

years.

V

an

'.

in

rate

output of

the year

products.

ficial

policies should be care¬
fully reviewed.
'So much power
been

placed

in

in

rates

is

the

of

threatens

cost

merger on

natural-

the

mation

toward

move

which

is

so

A

drive

working

hours

com-:

,

necessary

toward

-

to

408

strikes

which

retard

the

was

$222,788,956

Capital Stock and Surplus

accomplished by

Supply Company,

cost

'

stores.

$282,002,478,

$776,424,063

Amount of Loans Made

Notes and Accounts Receivable

a

Sales for 1961 totalled

o...

,

.

.

'

■

■

.

■

.

$643,652,071

"#Principal only'(unearned discount has been excluded).
!l.;•

;'-.v

.r,;/ A"

.v

vl.Wv./

/

•

'*»?;-•

''y'V'.'V

The infornvttion contained herein

System comprises

/A

should he read in

conjunction with the financial statements and notes;
,

.appearing in the 1961 Annual Report to Stockholders..? :
A Copy

of the

Report

...

r

Wn.i. lit: Furnished Upon Request

..
i

record high.

..

and

a

primarily durable goods.

jurisdictional

increase
rate

$1.00

Common Share

October 27, 1961 with West¬

company-owned stores and 3,737

-associate

leaders, would,, if successful; only
increase costs.
The production of
large quantities of goods is lost

^

Cash Dividends—Rate per

totals 1,342. Bene¬
world's largest system of

The Western Auto

shorter

the same pay,
by. certain labor

each year because of

Auto

chandise,

auto¬

at

advocated

now

$2.51

Common Share

.

improve the efficiency of produc¬
tion.

Net Income per

a

nation¬
wide organization selling at both retail
and wholesale a wide variety of mer-A^
ern

petitive position of many of our
products in world markets. " The
undue power of labor handicaps
the

end reached

now

Diversification

of

out

proportion to the increase in pro¬
ductivity. ; This additional incre¬
ment

.

hands of

the

labor

$ 32,723,720

Net Income

finance offices.

labor leaders that they can obtain

increases

the year

at

and

Labor

has

high oi $32,-

17th consecutive annual

offices

and to increase the

new

.1901

II 14.11 LHpIITS

peak—$643,652,071. Number of
was increased by fifty-five during

new

production to create new job op¬
portunities and to decrease costs
of production

another record

were at a new

723,720, the

Receivables

of

tools

new

was

increase/

Tax adjustments
should be made particularly for
depreciation allowances to stimu¬
late corporate
investment at an
accelerated

Sixty-One

lor Beneficial and its subsidiaries.

year

be

must

profit have been de¬
alarming; rate for

clining

Nineteen

the

on

.

a

BENEFICIAL loan is for a beneficial purpose.

economic

'of

growth.
Government spending for social
programs, no

matter how worthy,
minimum un¬

should be. kept to a

til

.

there

is

government

available
y

to

finance

income

them.

mance

W

All

spending is financed
either by taxation or by inflation,

government
.which

is

ation.

In

of

hidden

form

of

taxt

both

cases,

eventually

added

to

cost

production; and find their

way

into the price level. It would seem
that

1

Building, Wilmington, Delaware
&

these taxes
the

are

...

a

Beneficial

we

have

leaned




too

heavily

I,

y' '

ll

1,342 OFFICES

IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, ENGLAND AND

AUSTRALIA
I

a

Road

direction

of

Commitments in the World. If

:

Central N. Y. Branch

be done.

can

City,

'V.''

^

help make our leaders and the
general public
aware
of these
problems, and I hope they will
join me in urging these leaders to

these

Philadel¬

Stock

with

productivity; if

a

and

York

have

compa¬

and less employment.

these

New

phia-Baltimore

to

confidence

have

clearly the great loss which
be theirs if wages are fur¬

rable

complex problems.
o u

labor

they necessitate a further increase
in prices, thus causing more in¬
flation; if they force manufactur¬
ers
to price American products
out of additional markets; if they
lead us to less
total production

and stand firm in
to

of the economic dan¬
overhanging us.
I feel

aware
now

ther
•

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —Bioren &
Co., 1424 Walnut Street, members

be

production

services

With

agencies with

They must have

Bioren Adds to Staff

confident the public is not

will

are, in my opinion, starting
take
steps to do something

tion of government

can

address by Mr. Helm before the
V
Bankers
Association,
Dallas,
March 3, 1962.

the

sure

They
to

the
courage
and firmness
meeting these problems.

Labor

or

more

each

.V'V;-•;

in

♦An

gers

intertwined
on

am

fully

High government officials seem
to be increasingly aware of the
interrelation
of
these problems.

workers.

to absorb all of these real

all

are

dependent

about them.

essary

I

see
,

and should be taken
to reduce the amount of competi¬
Steps

Public

Be

standard

decisions.
The present situation is stultify¬
ing to business and acts as a brake
on
economic growth.
arriving

to

employment, wages, profits,
of living and confidence

nues,

regulation
of industry is absolutely neces¬
sary, there should be more farsighted policies of regulation, and
a

Found

25

have

ac¬

press

Group
Texas,

that all of the
governmental reve¬

we

problems

that

there should be devised

to

and. to

political and labor leaders toward
the necessary decisions.

Interdependent

ing further inflationary pressures.
the

opinion

public

challenge

Sees Little Awareness by

Problems

we

sharply

To

the

cept

By

proaches,

cut

concerned

provide

satisfactory wages to render effi¬
cient services, to renew tools of
production, and
to finance re¬
search looking to future growth.

forms of monetary aid rather than
to

Our

(1285)

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

of

26

(1286)
The Commercial and Financial

V ;

•

'

.

held'

Continued

.

.

; ■«, 'T

portfolio

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

v'~,

companies,; GWII 'dend of $0.64 per
share,. Growth vember, holding
gain of 151% at Dec. 31 on Capital loaned
steady at year$400,000 to Mans¬ end.
funds invested in these
■.
•/,;'
•" *
h,■ "
companies field Industries, a manufacturer
Tax selling is often
and an overall
cited as a
gain of 74% on all and distributor of
photographic disturbing element in the
funds invested. At Dec.
market
31, GWII products.
Debentures received
movement of SBIC's. Late
stock was priced at 38% over
in I960,,
book were convertible to
46,000 shares markets for
value per share.
SBIC's were rather,
of common.
had

from page 3
ket price of the shares of
this SBIC
publicly-held SBIC's had invested were at $21 early in
January. At
were
Dec. 31 the marketv was
publicly traded.
$30VzOn the basis of this measure¬ $31 y4.
During 1961 ECC had a

t.

Chronicle

a

Subsequently,

field had

The Franklin Corporation

The

Franklin

Corporation,

Mans¬ weak.

a public issue
and under
original agreement Growth
Capi¬
tal sold 20,000 shares at
a
capital
gain of $222,000. At end of

"

an

In

1961, prices firmed con¬
and by March had ad¬

siderably

vanced 40%

the levels at the
the year... '

over

beginning of

ment, the best performance during second underwriting of its shares SBIC founded- by the Franklin
Decem¬
"the year was by Electro-Science at a net price to the corporation -National Bank of Long Island and ber the market value
;pf remain¬
Investors, Inc. ESI is a $15 million of '$27 per shares This increased Arthur Roth,, Chairman of Board ing Mansfield holdings were over
total assets to over
.of
both" firms,
fund headed by James J.
has also shown double the $300,000. investment:
$33 million and
Ling, the
increased
Texas financier, Chairman of the also
strong
investment
book
value
performance; Mansfield's shares are now traded
per
share.
At Dec. 31
Board. The staff consists of
Starting at $10 early in January, on the American
ECC' shares
Joseph
Exchange.f
were
F. McKinney,
priced at 63% over book market price for shares reached ^ Mid-States
President, and men
Business

1

,

Organizers of
anticipated the
i

had

not.

overwhelming

ception
little

SBIC's

by

the

-

public

and

re-;

very.'

underwriting of new SBIC'
during spring,

.

shares- occurred
1961.

It

.

wasn't

until

late

June,

Capital Cor¬ that
value.
$18V4-$19 at Dec. 31.
underwriting/of SBIC shares
poration is a
security analysts,
comparatively small increased v
ECC m ade a remarkable
management consultants,
invest-? i Franklin astutely financed As-, SBIC that has
substantially, and in
corpo¬
developed', good June, July and
ment in Potter Instrument
rate treasurers,
Co. Jte- trex, Inc., a distributor of
August $111 mil¬
engineers, and oth¬
Elec¬ portfolio-performance. Underwrit¬ lion:
was'- underwritten.
ers.
On Jan. 1 ESI stock
ceiving rights to 666,667 shares tronics items that
ten in late 1960 at
was at
Unfor-,'
subsequently
$11, shares sold
$6%. At Dec. '31 the shares were upon conversion of notes
totaling became publicly held and in the at $14-$143/4 at Dec. 31, 5% under tunately, this heavy underwriting
schedule coincided with
quoted $121/2-$127/8. ESI's best in¬ $750,000, at Dec. 31 this investment fair df 1961 was
admitted to trad¬ Adjusted book value per share,'
declining.
SBIC
had a market value of over
vestment was $1.5 million
prices' and
seemed
to
in
$9 ing on the American Stock Ex¬
Mid-States -has made two in¬ weaken the
Tamar Electronics Industries.
million. Including an investment
market
Ai>
change. Franklin's investment in vestments that
excessively..
have
in a second
Had the
ter a public sale of
developed
heavy schedule occurred
company which also Astrex increased from $850,000 to
Tamar, and a
appreciable gains.
$420,000 was earlier in March, April and
spin-off dividend of Tamar stock has a public market for its
stock; $1,950,000 at Dec. 31. This invest¬ invested in
May,"
Parkview Drugs/ a it is likely that
to ESI
FCC's gains on investments
ment plus an investment
markets would
were
stockholders, ESI owned
in Sys¬ Kansas
City-based company oper¬ have been far more
833 % of investment
rights in 585,000 shares worth
cost, an over¬ tems, Inc., an integrated electron¬
orderly.
■
$11.9
ating in the discount store field.
all
million at Dec. 31.
gain of 63%
on
all
'There is evidence that
funds ics
manufacturer in FT or i' d
tax sell¬
a, This investment was valued at
invested.
$1.3
ESI has invested in thrpe
produced a gain of 120% on
other
ing,qc^rredoarlieriri .1961 thanfunds million at Dec. 31. The
Greater Washington
company previously, arid that
small businesses with
Industrial invested in these companies and a also invested
public mar¬
investors es¬
in Henry's Drive¬
Investments is a n o t h e r SBIC 35%
kets
for
their shares.
tablished : their losses in
gain on all funds invested at
Two
are
October
ins, Inc., a Chicago-based
which specializes in
system or earlier;
science ori¬ Dec. 31.
selling at prices above ESI's con¬
of
t
8

\vho have

been

t

,

.

.

-

franchised hamburger drive-in
The
Sperti Products,-Inc., a
improved^ condition of the
holding restaurants.. The $300,000 invested over
the
in Henry's had a
counter,
company with interests in
market value of
market: for
drugs,
was
shares of smaller
manufacturing of electronics and $750,000 at Dec. 31, resulting from
companies and
quoted at $22-$22% at Dec.
31.
the fact that more
missiles and other
businesses in:
products, is. in market price of the Henry's stock
About one year
SBIC portfolios
ago GWII in¬ registration for public sale of
at over double the
became publicly
its
$5 per share
vested $900,000 in
C.E.I.R. an in¬ shares. Franklin holds
held at gain to the SBIC
option price. '
150,000 in
contrib-.
dependent computer
uted to strength of
programming stock, warrants for 30,000 shares
share prices
These investments
and data
resulted in a at year-end.
processing firm. Deben¬ at $7.50 per share and has
invested gain of 184% of the amount
b
tures were received
origi¬
convertible to an additional $600,000
in 8% nally invested which
10% of stock. At the end
totals 92% Twenty Are
of De¬ 5-year notes.
-One Year and Older
of all investments
in small busi¬
cember GWII had
converted to
In 1962 prices of
Growth Capital,
SBIC shares
Inc., Cleveland, ness by Mid-States at Dec..31.
96,311 shares valued at $2.9 mil¬
has also shown
have gradually declined
good investment
and
lion. It had also
an;
distributed stock
performance. Its stock was
interesting differentiation in pric¬
Market Movements
in C.KI.R. to
selling
GWII shareholders in the
low $20's in
ing of SBIC shares has
which had. the
occurred:
January and
,

version price per share.
These in¬
vestments
with
public markets
have resulted in

investment gains
of 346 % over cost
of funds in¬
vested. In terms of all 11
invest¬

ments, the gain reached 155%

of

cost at Dec. 31.

surprisingly at Dec. 31
sold at the
highest multiple
of book value
per share (adjusted
to reflect market
value of

-

.

ESI

publicly

portfolio companies) of
any
under twice book
value.
The average
multiple of
all SBIC's was
116%.

SBIQ—-slightly.

effect^4^54pcipS

.the

Electronics Capital
Corporation^

perhaps Ithe best known of
SBIC's, and the first to have a

-

.

Not too

held

ented and electronics
companies.
Market price of GWII was
about
$12 early in January and

investment .jtoT$77038^
GWII

gave

stockholders

the

at

and

$241/2-$251/2 at

Capital

is

Like most

Dec. 31.

and

Of the 20 SBIC's in
operation

over-the-counter is¬
sues, SBIC's were bid
up to astro¬

Growth

fiilly invested

%

*/ear

or

longer,

14

ap$ 18%

pub-, free) based online initial
lie
offering
underwriting, has also ■shown: price of GWII
stock.
strong market performance. Mar¬
As a result of its
four
publicly

p^icq,

,

.

':Tt

over

PUBLICLY

HELD

SBICs

VITAL

Price-Premium
V,-'"

01(*•">.-_;v- •}

Total15

Initial

Assets

Washington,

Anderson New

D. C

England Capital, Boston
Capital Corp., Boston. L:
A.. '
Capital Corp. . Chicago

Boston

Business

Business Funds.

.2.6

10/61

15

Inc., Houston

19.6"
2.4

1.8
3.9

.N. Y.

,

33.3

Bridgeport
Capital. Minneapolis
First SBIC of New
Jersey. Newark
Florida
Capital Corp. . Palm Beach

1

,

16

10

1/2-

7

15

7. 50

7/

7.75

15

12

10

4/61

15

221/4-

12

17

7/8-

1 3/4■'i 11 1/8-

8

4

,

.
,

77

1.0
15

Capital Corp. , St. Louis
Capital Corp.
Philadelphia
Sierra
Capital Corp.
San Francisco

7.2

Science

.

N. Y. C.

17.3

6.4

Greenville. S.C.

Southwestern Capital
Corp.

.

8

.9

San

Diego
Techno Fund Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio

6.9

Capital Corp., Georgetown. Texas
Venture

9.8

N.Y.C.

2.5

Virginia Capital Corp., Richmond.
Va.
Capital Corp., N. Y. C.
Westland
Capital Corp.. L. A.

7/8

1/2
7/8
1/2

14

1/4
7/8

12
8

3/8
1/8

11.28

7/8

7.58
10. 10

13

3/4
1/2

10

5

11

7

7

5

5

5

3

3

12. 50

25

6.- 7.75

11

7.50

22

10.50
11

15. 07

7

1/2 •12

5/8- 7 7/8
3/4- 6

-

8

-

8

1/2
7/8
-10 1/8

-

81

11

11

-11

10.29
10. 00

1/8

a

1

Second

2

earnings in order

for losses

on

7

8

Includes

to

be taxed

amount

:

48

■

759
56
.357 ;•••• "• 159

7 402

-

.31

02

9

1.14

,.71*67;

5'

102'

4.61

1. ll2."

r"

-29

140

69

8

'13 :

'y 15

.

10

38

5

53

:;'V.

•

14

2

40

1
-r

n3'r;.

7

7 '77

.01*

'. 06**

287.

5.18

73

•'

6

198"

o

"108
-*) 7

6

30 *

10

7

76

7. t.:70 ;7.:"

.10

8

.02

16

'

:

'

03

3

.11
18

170

11

30

4

49

4

225

'36

7

16

.

134

11

.22,

26

13

50

41

13

;

.

2

120

7

,01

250

NA

,

2

64

133

^

55

10*J

'f;
:>.

>36-

60

14-

7 06

(.04)10„5

•

.04

148

(.11)

(• 03)
,

20

,01

-

,;M6„

'.•*

.

.

(1)

-.7;

..21

29

1

«,n

to

30.

1961.

at market
,

-

:

'

•

„

price
-

-4

at date
-

-

Total includes

capital gain realized of $. 53

Year ended
June 30.

r

1961.

Computed by
multiplying average of bid-ask price at month end of
portfolio companies
publicly held
by number of shares owned or to be owned
of equitv
upon full conversion
rights. If market
price was below cost, market
conversion nad
price was used only if

already been nude.
outsunding.

number of SBIC
shares




Gains

over cost

during 1961.

capital gain

as

'J.."

computed in

note 8

publicly held companies.

-7

unrealized capital
gain as computed in

note

investments in small
businesses.

12Book

8

divided
1

•

•'

by

V '.

divided

by

Bid
cost of
*•*''
cost of

adjusted

'

i'*

\
7

of investment

were

divided

by

at cost
uses

.

in small
businesses divided

SBAor other

15Total

assets are

value of

financing, thii

computed

relationship between

by total

percentage could

at cost and do

investments.
,

SBIC capital.

•

not
■

total

investments-

Thus if

an

;

19Nine
'-•

11/30/61,

months ended

Nine months ended

•••.

Represented entirely
by capital gains from

12/31/61.

*;'

12/31/61.:

month

•.

;•V- l/'S"v

capital gains oij

7.;

A

•

'•«

saies of7,'

'
>

•

*

-

7'1'
*"

period ended 9/30/61. :

%

7,

.

SBIC

■

7

.

;7'"'"'

*-:.*•

Income from

;'-V securities
reptesented all income,..

«21Thiee

-

•;

A'

'

.,'•

.-.

J.: ~"

"

v...-.;

'
'

exceed 100<Jb.

-

-7"»

reflect increases in
market,
■

at month end

divided
by book value per share.,
7'•
'•n'J
(under) average price premium for all
publicly held SBICs at month v■ i'
-«>' '• ;
;
■*'
'-v,
.

or

months ended
7 sale of
securities.-

to

reflect the
capital gains per share
11 at the end of each
month.
7 J .yV\
13Number of investments made
by each SBIC reflecu the different
in which
investments have been made
companies
and does-not
include additionalf>
financing or more than one type of
financing to a specific company.
'
of funds invested is the

-end.

13Six

as per note

14Percentage

price

17Over
-

•

.

Value Per Share is

*

-

•

'

capital gain of $. 08 per share.

per share.

unrealized

computed

4
;

July 31. 1961.

all

-

,

Total dividends
declared

10Shows
^Shows

declared.

-

3

investments in

has been

compare earnings power of various
SBICs.
of shares occurred.

underwriting

4Quarter ended June
sFour months ended

has elected

investments, this

Dividend in stock of
portfolio company valued
3
Six months ended
June 30, 1961.
.
:

6

tax as it

company, or has established provision for
losses equal

earnings.
to

-

7

;7; "7:

7 04* ■'

.60**

a

;

-'V.

,

"•Although Company has provided
added
back

1

(20) >
(22) ^
■

as

127 ; ,;■

3.-25 ^

■

.09

15-

19

no

provision for federal income
regulated investment

to net

-8 -.;.,

39

110

$324.8

^Company makes

.

9

68 M

r•

"3. 21

•.2019

07**

.

12

86

7

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$

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15

(22), \

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.

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(28)
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85

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8 7/8- 9

437

(io)

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1/2

14

10

7'-

4. 26

10

25

( 4)

80;

9.13

5/8- 2 7/8
9 1/8- 9
1/2
7 7/8- 8

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19. 16

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84

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oi^

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10

33

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27

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41

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4

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111

13.75

19 1/4-19

3/8- 2 1/4
1/2- 9
3/4- 5 1/4
3/8- 6

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1/62

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1/2

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1/2

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19. 24

1

8

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3/4
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13 1/2- 9

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150

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17

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23

18

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60

18

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34

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49

178

13

NA

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'£• dends"

Total

' Funds 7

\

3% Stk.

t; 15*1®

.27

.

5

(29)

114

.100

13

6.64

6. 00

9

Share

•v

.04

,11

ToJ

:

ment

22

7

7. 24

104

1/4

1/2-

10/60

10

1/2

8

•

10

3/8-

5.4

>

8 5/8

:■

157;

5/8

-

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63

'(8)

132

3/4 19 1/2
23
1 25 1/8
9 1/8
9 1/4
8 1/2
9
>
14 5/8 -15
1/8

9/30/61

.

Total

InvestDivi-

Per

$ .31"

.03*

62

35

.,79

8

1.4

Water Industries

v

12.45

18

41

6

(14)

100

10.17

10

20

2/60
6/61
7/60
7/60
9/60

4.2

Texas

21

10

7/61
1/62
11/61
7/61

9.4

Southeastern Capital
Corp.. Nashville

10
11

6/61

3.9-

.

11

5.33

--

6 Mos.

3/31/61

21

(22)

94

16. 34

7

End

128^ ^ $;;37

3

To

8 V

Cap.
Gain

Yr.

Invested

-19

.

8.5

40

143

-

80# •

(33)

86

,

3.46

7

10

77.

10

:

7 8. 98

17

Inv.

.

13

148

12

20 5/8- 11 3/4

12; 50

.2/61
11/60
6/61
11/61
9/60

2.7 7

■

12.87

;

NA

13

■

75

3/8

6

1/4
20 1/2
9 1/8

(32).

Invested

Earnings Per Share

Funds

8

11.11

5 3/4

Inv.

14

°jo of
# of

(20)
.

10

11

Average,'

91

10

L

Funds

110

18 7,; 18

34

1676

Portfolio Gain

1/31/62

.

°h Of !;
#of

ll

121

9. 06

13

12

281/2-

14.02
10. 04

1/2
5/8- 8 3/4
7/8-13 1/4
1/4-3 1/2

8

9

v

88

26 1/2 27 1/4

3/4

16

76«fc

13.26

8 7/8

7/8

20

25

10

$10.20

-20

-

3/816 1/2-

1/2- 6 1/2
3/8- 10 1/2
1/8- 51/2

13

,

3/8-

5

10

11

12.50

3

21777';

1/62

.

,

7

69

3.6

12

io

10

i

8

'

8/61

Louis

Capital Corp.

5

6/60

10.1

.

.

18

10

8,
10

1/21/4-

1.4

Capital. St. Louis 7Minnesou Capital
Corp., Minneapolii
Monmouth
Capital Corp. Freehold. N.
J.7777', 777
Narragansett Capital Corp..
Providence, R. 1.

,

4

8

16.7

Mid-States Business

8

19

10.7

.

N. Y.

3/8

4/60
6/60

7

.

of

8

9.6

Washington Ind. Inv. .Washington. D. C.
Capital Inc.
Cleveland
Gulf-Southwest Capital
Corp.
Houston
Illinois
Capital Invest. Co..
Chicago
Marine Capital
Corp.
Milwaukee. Minneapolis
Midland
Capital Corp.
N. Y. C. & Buffalo

Southern Growth Ind,

1/2
1/8

5-77

Greater

Growth

r ' -'
11-3/4-12 1/2
4 -171/2
10
-10 1/2
9 1/8- 9
1/2

Company

3/30/6l14

(Under)
.108%

•
'

17

1/2- 8 5/8
1/2- 9 7/8
-3 1/4

15

10:27*

7/61
6/60

11.6

'

14>

10/60
5/60

1. 4

1/2-

11

5. 50

9/60

3.7

N. Y. C.

12

3.75

6/59

14.9

9

1/2-

For Each

Per7.

Share

$ '•! 3/4- 8

1/8

9

-

11

10

3/61
6/60
8/61

4.0

First Connecticut
SBIC,
First Midwest

16

•ll-:;;7;

6/61
8/61

5.9

-11

20 1/2-10

7/61

7.7

Science Investors, Dallas

10

12. 50

9/60

14.9

'

$11 3/4- 7 1/8
.15

Over

Value

Price
Bid«.
Ask

Low

V29 3/8-13 1/2

11

10/61

1.4

Francisco

$11

Book12

1/31/62

Range

High

15

9/60
2/61
8/61

6

Drug & Food Capital Corp.,
Chicago
Electronics Capital Corp. San
Diego, L. A.
Electro

Price

■

Price

20.8

;

Central Investment
Corp,, Denver
Citizens & Southern
Capital. Atlanta
Continental Capital, San

S. B. I. C.

Issue

1/60

.,

St.

1961-2

$1.9

Capital, San Francisco
Capital Investments, Milwaukee
Capital Southwest Corp;, Dallas
Capital for Technical Ind., L. A.

,

"

Percentage

Funds Invested

i»,

'

Offering

California Growth

Franklin Corp.

"

Public

(Millions)
Allied Capital
Cprp,,

&:}{.

v-

one .year

STATISTICS

Da,ie,.

■

P

one

are

currently
nomical levels' in
March, April and selling; over original
cently negotiated a $4 million bank
offering p^ice;
May of 1961, and then retreated 2 are
loan
(40%i <of net worth).
selling; at - the offering
The from these
uncomfortable levels and /4 are priced
company has elected to be taxed until
beloyr /offering
October. In the third
as a
week price. ' >•
regulated investment
;
.'//'"V''
of
company
October, prices firmed consid¬
and in December
declared a diviAveraging the market, perform-;
erably and increased
through No¬ ance of.\ all SBIC's
re¬

■ j

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SERVICE

-/Associates; Chicago, III.

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Published

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Volume

195

Number

«

6142

(1287)

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

..

feeling within the Board is .Important in that it gives an insight
into the Federal Reserve's thinking about the level of interest
rates generally. Even though the rates mentioned are on time and
savings deposits, it is unlikely that this opposition will readily
accept the raising of rates in other areas.

old, by Jan. 31, 1962, they had inr
creased 24.6% from issuance price;,
on the basis of average age of 1.3 ;

this represents

years,

annual

average

an

appreciation of 19%.

Market

This Week

/■•

Bank Stocks

—

t

performance .of those
underwritten in the past

SBIC's

,27

;

has 'been somewhat the op¬
posite. ' Only 1 is selling above of¬
fering price, 3 currently sell at the
offering price, and the rest , are
below initial offering price,
!
'
year

TAKING

ANOTHER

AT 1962

LOOK

BANK EARNINGS

-

;

StruthersScientific

not appear to -be
particularly bright at this writing. Loans, for example, have not
increased to any marked degree when compared with year-ago
k; The overall growth of more sea¬
levels. Moreover, many banks have committed themselves to pay
soned SBIC's has been impressive
increased interest on time and savings deposits in an. effort to
and
the fact that manyof the
//remain. competitive with mutual savings banks and savings and
newer
funds, are selling at ^ sub¬
v; loan
associations. Then, too,/the. return on funds put ; to work in
stantial discounts could represent
the investment, area remains rather static. The situation, of course,
buying opportunities. y-.y• /could
change markedly for the better should the trend of buslv
The future of SBIC's rests en¬
ness
move
sharply higher, and a concomitant rise occur in the
'The

outlook

for

bank

earnings

does

1962

in

City,

public

autuxe
future

the
uie

uu
on

and
ana

growth •
grow in

loan.demand...
loan.demand..

•

can,

continue to grow and
can
eventually
eventually" aede-

.

,

sale

A/stock

class

of

of

used

in the

curing.,of high quality

concrete blocks.

*iiux

. ..

iu

this
uixs>

all of the
ctix vx uic

offering,
uxxeimg,

__

V

"

j^

1"

v

.

st°ck °f the.
JPfOQUCuS-J.I1C.owhed by Stpu^ers Wells Corp.
--i V yvYVf*
-i
and, • on. completion of financing}

;

Burnham

Co., New York City,

&

•

onmmon.

.....

....

.

•

and

associates

000

shares

Inc.

$7

at

The

.

.

are

of

offering 300,stock of

common

Products,

Stretch

International

•.

.

v

Int.. Stretch

to

'

rrr«r»ttr

;:...,

Scientific *,&-Interna¬

table, - the trend yin -jthat area has not been too Y
Struthers Wells will own 85% of
this
exuberant even allowing for-the usual seasonal.. decline at t
-"the subsidiary's capital stock/ "
ve)o;>
Public market;for their. " time of the
year/ " - v'/' V ' : r. ''"[/ "/.r." / v
•
ehoroc
CRTP'i!
11l
•'
Net proceeds from the financing
;
- 11
*--■
■■■•'
"*'••/"
'
''•
shares, SBIC's will grow commen;/ Another clue, of course, to. the loan picture is provided by the
will be used for continued comsurately and greater numbers of
level of net free reserves of all of the reporting banks. Although
tmercial development of the com¬
SBIC's will be needed to provide
the recent total is the smallest for the year to date, this is not too
pany's/saline water
conversion
necessary growth capital.
comforting when weighed against the rather slow pace at which
//process;
organization and estabThd SBIC's and /other venture
the economy is presently moving.
;
[ ;
•
<
■;
lishment of engineering and sales
capital companies like American
agencies and offices in foreign
Research and Development Corpo¬ Y; Trends of Free Reserve and New York City Bank Loans in 1962
countries; establishing and equip¬
ration and Midwest Technical De/
(
i
New York City Banks
.
Increase From
Net Free
ping research and development
/ I Ind. and Comm.
velopment Company represent a
Previous Year
Week
'*'/-■ Reservest :,/'!//Jpoans
activities; and for payment of cer¬
method through which the inves¬
(Millions)
(Millions)
Ended /
1
(Millions)
tain outstanding debt.
The bal¬
tor; can speculate on small dy¬
i
Jan.
Y $383
5
; $11,062
:/ Y V; $261//
ance of the proceeds will be added
namic
growth
companies ; gen236!
12
v548
10,901,,
to general corporate funds.
erally more effectively than can. •
537
174/Y/r
19
10,768 / YZ/
The company of 111 W. 50th St.,
be
done
through
direct
stock
183
26
i/
654
i
10,673 ,
purchase of low-priced specula¬
/New York City, was organized in
213 '
470
Feb.
2
10,685
tive
shares
; traded
over-the210
9;// '■/'/ /./%//:.-384
August, 1961, to assume certain
/[ X, .. 10,624
counter.
1
'
162
"427 //
10,653
scientific, engineering and devel¬
10.659
190
461
Through trained management,
CY/;/ 23
opment
work
previously - con¬
127 / /
466
Mar.
2
negotiating investments at far bet- '
'
;:i•/;' 10,652
ducted by Struthers Wells.
The
-)
ter terms than the investor could
87 -"
350*10,628
obtain when issues become pub- - ;!'
company will operate in the U. S.
nrl

includ¬

processes,

for converting saline
water and the Petrotherm System,
a process

T

Prior

V'c.."/i-

cer¬

industrial

Wells

_of 150 000 shares at $10 per share.

accompanying

ana
and

prosper

development

tional Corp., through the offering'

development.of smaller businesses• .;h/r;.."The bank loan
picture - is -perhaps 'best .illustrated by the ex- /
m
this country.. If smaller comv
perience-of the New'.York City institutions. As Shown in the
panies

Co., Inc., New 'York
announced the initial

has

Struthers

;

tirely
uxexy

&

the

' Struthers

equipment and
ing

Hirsch

-

in

overseas

and commercial utilization of
tain

Stock Sold

,

and

share.

per

company

of

148

Madison

Ave., New York manufactures and
sells extruded rubber thread and
elastics.

braided

These items

are

■

.

'

produced by the company in three
plants operated in Rhode Island
and two plants in Puerto Rico.

'

..

proceeds

the

company

of the

$700,000

Approximately
net

will be applied

by

.

..

'

'

■

toward

reduc¬

the

—

„

tion

of

outstanding

ditional

$100,000

defray

debt;

an

ad¬

will be used to

expenses

•

.

-

t All

licly'held, careful investigation of
situation

each

and

made

is

with the

before

investment

continuous

contact

Y|

Trend

smalkbusiness afterward,.,

'

rUi7P>rci-Pir«afir»r»

+V10. ; a-iAr-if/VliA

r»-f

fci-v

divm^catio^M tjie^rtf
far.

the

-

-

'

"

'

-

•

^

2.78...

-.

1962

Rates

Interest

iimmM

,

/Y:YY/-19; :;_:;_'^2.73
■'

/
^

-

YY

:1

-

-/7 "

2.89

vv;-2.92!'

2.70

9

16."2.8l"

v

-

2.69"'

.Feb; ,2

4.13/- £i

•

2.90

rv-- 26 Yi-Y/u 2.67 YY/'

probably, betted potential'than /
if he wdre to invest In such coin-,panies directly;. .^/ , ;
.

week of

12

rnves--

^and

..

of

igi -—:——Bill Rates——*—-i.Y L®i*g '/;// Tax-Ex. Bonds
yiDays/i^^ 'l lSS Daysf .'/^Treasury. Bonds
(D-J Av.)j

/

protection /f

more

capital.

•V".

b!?-^iT^he+wn^^0rS

/caRte'ofc SBlG's/the average
tor-receives

;

will be added to working

* Estimate.

reporting banks.

■

-

from

arising

plant expansion, and the balance

-.4.13

'

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4.08

.13

:

3.38

3.32

4.H 1

•

2.90.

3.32.

...

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.

3.43

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W

/;

ii-sk'

3.45m.

3.32,

/r-/'

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': 3.34

3.32

■

11 1

" 3.30

/

financing by the Treasury

billion

in

1961.

has exceeded
is

Lee-Higginson

New

not

In

addi-

that

o£

loaned, finds its;

way into investments,'either, iri" taxfexempts/05:. governments^ and
City,-/and associates are offering- so .far-in 1962 there has been-no increase in yield in; these invest^;;
./publicly., 1,000,000 shares; bf .Nb^vSH^
>!;:
altytional-/Realty Investors 'common

York

..

.

':-s

^YX^Another negative^^ factor ; insofa|/ as rising "interest rates here C
tpbbcerned;1was;>::theTbcent.teddCtioh,dh/the;Britikh';bki,nlt/

MS '■
The

company

on

Nov. 9,

qualify
trust

1

as

---

.-

---

business trust

a

from. 6% to 51/2%. This will undoubtedly impede the flow of funds
from this country as the spread between U. S. Treasury bills and

1961, and ik intended to

equivalent British investments is/narrow.With this action in
/Britain, it is very unlikely that either the rediscount rate or the
the/, /prime rate in this country will -increase.

real estate investment

as a

under

Internal

organized in

was

t

Massachusetts

section.

856

Revenue Code.

of
*

1

Highlights of the Past Decade

All of the above-mentioned factors point to less encouraging

.

....

Lee

Higginson is sponsor of theearnings for banks than were formerly expected/In this connecBrown, Harris, Stevens, Inc.,
tion, it may also be pointed out that there was less than unaniis the trust's advisor and manager,
/,/mous agreement among the'.Federal Reserve Board members on

-

1951

n

1961

The.trust; will ;seekrproperties'in
principal / metropolitan areas of
;

the U. S.

which offer' promise

.V,V

$164,000,000
140,260,000
15,419,725

39,764,828

158.0

according to reports, that total savings Were adequate for economic

Earnings Per Share.

1.68

2.77

65.0

expansion, hence there

of

Share-owners

59,765

106,384

78.0

Gross Revenues

Expenses.

decision to. amend,Regulation ;Q. Some expressed the view,

-

into agreement with 27 real estate

need to permit banks to pay higher

was no

/

./,!/;

.

,

(itotal number).

rat6S °n SaWngS and' time deP°sits- The existence of this

.// '•-'

.....

.

.

.

Net Income.

.

Columbia

of

"

BANK

out suitable real estate investment/

opportunities.
In

trust-

any

;.V"/

taxable,

qualifies,

investment'trust"
./to: its
of

its

or

."real

and

shareholders

at

distributes
least

90 %

/

on any

-

distributed

;;Y

ordinary income rates and

at
any„

Members New York Stock Exchange
Members American
120
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Telephone: BArclay 7-3500

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Detroit Edison has paid dividends for
x1
52 consecutive years.t
,

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generation and transmission,

operating efficiency and in planning for the future.
The Annual Report is the story of another year of
successful operation and good financial progress.

,

Bell

on

l3 ST

Bankers to the Government

ordinary

income

in

E.C.3,

Branches

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/

London

'

:

STOCKS

/

shareholders. Shareholders will be
on

advancements in power

Office:

BISHOPSGATE, LONDON,

-

estate,

capital gains distributed to its;

taxed

Head

/INSURANCE

serves more

in Southeastern

bank limited

/.

'.and

ordinary income, the trust,

will not be taxed

J

a

the

that

year

as

65 0

than four million people
Michigan. The Company's
': 1961 Annual Report describes continuing

nflt|0mfll and grindlays

which ?

ywill; cooperate. with' it in seeking:

,231,110,000':

/

,

Detroit Edison
District

74.0

$285,763,000

itoSest^^^^s'IS;/intereSt
the;

%

Progress

trust.

'

"

;

: RHODESIA

THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY r.
-'vs 1
Detroit 26, Michigan
.
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(1288).

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Indications of Current

The following statistical tabulations
latest week

Business

Activity

week
Latest

AMERICAN IRON AND

INSTITUTE:

STEEL

steel operations (per cent capacity)
Equivalent to—,'"'AA
v":;>
v A'"* A"
Steel ingots and castings (net tons)—_

„__Mar. 10

42

and

oil

condensate

(bbls.

average

Kerosene

(bbls.)

Distillate

;)

fuel

oil

7,402,810

2
2

8,418,000
29,214,000

1,580,000

7,449,760

.

7,406,010

8,755,000

-

8,474,000

29,509,000

28,273,000

3,620,000

3,599,000

3,447,000

3,250,000

Mar.

14,776,000

15,879,000

15.748,000

14,523,000

Mar.

A; 6,516,000

6,009,000

6,855,000

Month

Private

206,372,000
25,803,000

"203,736,000

Mar.

98,614,000

101,955,000

118,286,000

carriers

Federal
COAL

41,082,000

40,544;000

41,838,000

42,886,000

196,333,000

25,638,000 V

206,674,000

26,906,000

i.

(U.

Pennsylvania

S.

Slab

501,121

3

500,184

502,200

517,611

ELECTRIC

Electric

output

FAILURES

$417,700,000

$381,700,000

$520,000,000

$365,300,000

214,500,000

175,000,000'

356,600,000

144,200,000

Mar.

203,200,000

206,700,000

163,400,000

221,100,000

Mar.

New

162,800,000

131,600,000

136,800,000

114,900,000

000

BRADSTREET,

40,400.000

75,100,000

26,600,000

-<———————Mar.

7,300,000

Mar.

Not Avail.

PRICES

Electrolytic

(E.

JZinc

Straits

tin

S.

(New

Social

311

313

318

6.196c

6.196c

6.196c

6.196c

$66.44

$66.44

$66.44

$33.17

$36.83

$35.83

28.600c

Residential

27.350C

9.500c

9.500c

9.300c

9.300c

9.550c

Mar.

12.500c

12.500c

12.500c

12.000c

Hospital

Mar.

12.000c

12.000c

12.000c

11.500c

9.750c*

10.800c

Mar.

24.000c

24.000c

24.000c

121.000c

121.000c

103.125c

AA'" '-

t:

Sewer

88.33

87.40

86.90

89.13

Mar.13

86.51

86.38

86.11

88.40

Mar. 13

90.34

: 90.06

V'V; 89.78

92.93

Mar. 13

A

88.27

Mar. 13

Group

88.27

7i'lh81.66

A

Mar. 13

87.99

85,85

85.98

—Mah 13

,

85.59

91.05

83.53

83.40

87.18

87.05

89.78

88.40

88.27

87.86

Mar. 13

3.86

3.97

Mar. 13

4.67

4.68

4.39

4.41

4.54

4.54

4.71

4.72

5.05

5.06

Mar. 13

V

Mar. 13

V

.

Aa

Mar. 13

A
;

Mar. 13

Baa
i

Public

Mar. 13

1

Group
Industrials Group
MOODY'S

Orders

Mar. 13

Production

Percentage

of

PAINT AND

of

period

DRUG

Mar.

TRANSACTIONS

Short

on

the

Total

"A

2.660,130

322,270

520,220 A

17,800

2,756,180

Customers'

short

v

other

569,250

sales

330,280

•>.'

31.300

by

A

315,560

832,850

410,320

887,290

A'

,

109,450

131,200

813,250

1,158,420

925,416

1,289,620

1,018,036

1,161,715

3,597,570

3,816,310

3,940,255

4,959,415

563,980

187,330

2,978,120

Feb. 16

3,542,100

•

670,020

571,100

3,675,930
3,345,950

:A

ROUND-LOT STOCK
EXCHANGE AND

3,613,436

4,184,536

ACCOUNT

Total

OF

MEMBERS

round-lot sales—
Short sales—
Other sales„.

N.

2,018,497

2,356.501

$88,687,138

$106,222,899

$109,791,364

$117,211,707

1,941,880

1,825.891

On

13,674

16,636

I

1,753,126

1,928,208

1,809,255

sold

nther

than

$87,347,853

$95,631,256

$95,319,237

$114,393,522

557,690

551,390

*

IT.

S.

Revised figure,
+Number of orders
delivered basis at centers
where

on




'

64,348

4,800,702

,

31.:

$56,278

——^

$57,139

••

3,131
r;

f

./ 17.444
:

'•

-

11;232^13,432

'

•."

*

-

16,960

11,605

•loans.v.^^^/^^ *
..

43,163,

11,771-.

...

16,878

———

•

•

-

Z? 4,95o

4,892 Iv'v

.

3,634

FROM

of

MANU-

ITEMS

OF

U.

Commerce

S.

-•

13T69
4 5 507*-*,'A

-

.'5,438

-

"A* 5,329'

■1-'3,583-

635,010

733,255

486,742

536,317

628,704

364,893

98.693

104,551

121,049

$89,660,204

$47,202,802

I

Commission)—

income

$71,492,168
25,975,783

fo;

from

fixed

charges—

after

fixed

charges

:

:

■:—*.

5,763,232

107,746,600

69,524,006

30,838,952

—

75,287,238

5,050,416

92,279,004

charges

28,084,436

112.797,016

5,188,947

inccme___i

23,136,812

97,467,951

'

30,849,940

31,309,009

76,896,660

38,214,997
J ,4,113,486

-

61,440,052

-

__|

<3,762.972

3,757,644:

57,677,080

(way

& structure

&

taxes—,

equipment)

73,139,016

34,101,511

53,148,612

—

53,724,560

52,759,080

30,763,669

34,696,443

11,798,223

59,061,303

,

31,696,580

56,932,577

appropriations:
stock—

preferred

;

——

stock

491,750

•

557,690
'

551,390

499,380

491^750

680,270

793,090

697,970

^

678,830

face

'

fixed

DEBT

702,600

that

may

be

outstanding

Total gross public debt
.1' Guaranteed

1,093,140

18,064,300

23,069,990

17,331,160

19,463,330

18,766,900

obligations
•

not

owned

—

by

debt and

Grand

.6.

..6.'

89.4

88.8

109.7

6

95.5

.Mar.

6

127.4

-

•"

119.5
.

109.3
'

88.8

.

346,538

under

total

face

—_

$297,354,351" $296,860,014'

—

437,037

A

437,589

$290,739,657

v'■ 1. 399,281

outstanding—-—;—.- >$296,917,313/ $296,422,425"-$290,"340,376

amount

above

196,067

guaranteed

of

obligations

authority

I..'

issuable,

1,082,086.

_:

1,577,574

.2,659,623

119:7

89.3

371,130

^

r

*

119.1

290,543,590

the

—

outstanding public debt obli.gations not subject to debt limitation
'

Balance

.11.9.3

$293,000,000

Deduct—Other

.

6

$298,000,000

.

,r:

24,163,130

Mar.

2.22

LIMITATION

obligations—

834,090

4,213,263

3.49

tOOO's omitted):

amount

Treasury

18,629,240

>

761,437

;

time

any

X'V

2.99

296,983,221... 296,513,476

charges

Outstanding—

/

692,860

4,301,058

$298,000,000

to

STATUTORY

of Feb. 28

Total

793,090

income

of

<

UNITED
•

i 109.5

.109.6

95.0

95.1

JL27D

128.1

GROSS

DEBT

DIRECT

GUARANTEED— (000> omitted U

As
in-of Feb."

96.0

127.4

STATES

General

AND

\

....

A

..

v;V

A">

28—iZll—AAA!::——J————_v$297;354,351> $296,860,014 : $'290;739^57

funds

~

balance..

•

5,b25,587

A

Ann

4,981,499-

a

nn.'nic

J, 29^916

not

reported sinde introduction of
Monthly Investment
freight from past St. Louis
exceeds one-half cent a

'

Plail.

pound.

?Prime

Western

Zinc

-Net

debt

Computed

^291,728,764' $291,878,:515 *$284,4471741
annual

average.

3.180%

3.155%

'".V

3,3331

*

CLASS

A-

10,480

February:

—

v-:

3,139

:

SALES

AUTOMOBILE

42,588
11,525

'3,177
11,255'.
13,976'

1*4.906
-•,

$55,757

1
-

42,846.

•

deductions

fixed

GOVT.

at

——Mar.

and foodB.

3,493,740

'•■4,032,206

credit

•

common

Ratio

'

16.638,300

Mar.

farm

3,558,088

79,209

2,459,302

Mar.

Meats
Ah commodities

5"

S.

operating

9,636

.

;

term

vehicles

available

Dividend

2,468,938

8,651

Feb. 16

;

„

*5890,288

RE¬

SERIES—Esti-

ASSN.—Month

income

_

i

FEDERAL

FACTORY

U.

income

On

1,761,777

Feb. 16

Farm

,1,756,000

November: *

Depreciation
2,046,060

Feb. 16

products.
Processed fodds

THE

Total gross public

WHOLESALE PRICES, NEW
SERIES— U. S. DEPT. OF
LABOR
(-1947-49—100)1
Commodity Group—
%
"
1.
All
commodities
[
!

r^AA m

29,325,000

*

3,861.739 :

deductions

Federal

1,702,013

—

,

OF

intermediate

income

Income

STOCK

sales

tons)

,

>

'

861

*5,169,497

93,927:

credit —I

•

income

Net

Feb. 16

_

-

of

Total

.

•

Y.

(net

credit*,———

(Interstate

Income

Other

Feb. 16

TRANSACTIONS
(SHARES):

35

■"1,806,000;

5,275,9991*

;

—-—1——11—A

of

Miscellaneous

As

THE
ROUND-LOT STOCK

A

A;

36,540,000"

5,369,926

—J——_—

—i_—

INCOME

Total

5,216,065

Feb. 16

ON

IN

railway

Other

4,298,565

Feb. 16

SALES

*28,.,

'

—1

>

credit.—————————

number

Month
Net

917,500

Feb. 16

by dealers—Number of shares

TOTAL

29

*88 :

26

Jan.:

tons)

Jan.

VEHICLE

RYS.

974.385

922,700

_

Round-lot purchases

of

Number of passenger cars
Number of trucks and motor coaches

986,335

92,620

"

46

27

1,507,000

credit'—,

SELECTED

893,985

,

60

50

.

"520,800

Feb. 16

sales

of

as

consumer-

■•PLANTS
Total

469,100 1

Feb. 16

dealers—

Number of shares—Total
Short sales
Other sales

106

A;.-

*72

-31,990,000

payment lor.nsi-1 -J-Charge •aceounts__;r_-—l_.

MOTOR

51,700

379,020
-

Feb. 16

•

value

sales

.

267

*122

OUTSTANDING—BOARD

and

FACTURER'S

296,960

sales)—

sales

tons)

tons).

tons)—

CREDIT

Service

STOCK

sales

Customers'

total

(net

(net

Personal loans

3,533,550

386,140

A

Feb. 16

orders—customers'

A.:

*332

V:

678,470

2,855,080

18,600

312,480
A

447,180
2,309,000

Feb. 16

(customers'

lignite

Repairs and modernization

shares

by dealers

109

MINES)—Month

Automobiles—

3.40T.830 I

Feb. 16

Y.

OF

SYSTEM—REVISED

Instalment

SECURITIES EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
dealers (customers'
purchases)—t

Odd-lot purchases

Total

2,606,750

members—

N.

—

by

*78

82

■

—.—

Total consumer credit—.—;

A

111.85

Feb. 16

of

value

Round-lot

113.94

2,740,770

Feb. 16

EXCHANGE

of

•

454,860

STOCK TRANSACTIONS FOR
ODD-LOT ACCOUNT OF ODDLOT
DEALERS AND SPECIALISTS ON

Number

110.31

floor—

account

40

43

48

—

(net

short

Other

2,289,120

sales

of

316,648

I

2,220,550

sales

Dollar

340,317

Feb. 16

for

26

*40

117

development
A

(net tons')

coke

in millions

355,465

Feb. 16

transactions
purchases
Short sales

Number

t

2,309,860 A.-

Feb. 16

Total

sales

,

436,730

sales

Other

354,629

212

*45

69

MINES)—Month

GOVERNORS

SERVE

*89

v

OF

Noninstalment

Feb. 16

round-lot

-A:

*28

313

A;v

Single

Feb. 16

purchases
Short sales—.
Other sales

FOR

OF

,•

Feb. 16

Initiated

*337

38

A'A:

1

enterprises

and

(net

coke

CONSUMER

,

Feb. 16

sales

transactions

35

67

Oven coke stocks at end of month

367.8

438,950

1,852,390

,

_

Dollar

371.5

94

Feb. 16

sales.

Odd-lot

4.57 V

4.39

473,415

Feb. 16

sales

*35

4.43

.

96

Feb. 16

purchases

Total

';.A>

354,730

Feb. 16

transactions initiated off the floor—

Total

4.63

356

,

45

buildings.-—j„_

——i

anthracite

(BUREAU

Production

J

:

,7

.,

sales

Other

Total

4.79

460,067

111.72

Feb. 16

sales

Short

Other

Beehive

registered—

sales

Other

9

FOR

—

Total

Oven

5.01

96

REPORTER PRICE INDEX—

purchases

Total

4.57

4.91

353,540

349,612

t;

ACCOUNT OF MEMi
BERS, EXCEPT ODD-LOT DEALERS AND
SPECIALISTS ',
Transactions of specialists in stocks in
which

Other

4.34

5.08

:

4.21

483,209

Mar.

—

ROUND-LOT

372,414

Mar.

end

AVERAGE—180

Total

COKE

4.74

v

60

•

!

4.53:

mated

Mar.

at

•1,039

*81
*385

A:

'

73

*1,143

.

-

27

systems.

(BUREAU

Pennsylvania

3.66

4.56

--

368,8

Mar.

(tons)

21

""

February:

4.43 /A:, -';.

:

4.54

369.3

'

4.70 :.A<

4.62

Mar. 13

activity

orders

Total

4.62

4.53

INDEX

(tons)
(tons)

1949

4.90

A

4.03

.

■'AA

PAPERBOARD ASSOCIATION:

received

Unfilled

4.88

Mar. 13

COMMODITY

NATIONAL

■A'-

Mar. 13

;

Group

Utilities

OUTPUT

of

Bituminous coal

corporate

Railroad

COAL

DAILY AVERAGES:

Bonds

290

18

212

—

A—

,

90.34

Group
Group

Government

Average

_

service

1

and

81

363

*70

84.94

87.18

.„

Utilities

MOODY'S BOND YIELD
S.

83.79

Mar. 13

Public

Industrials

and

public

AA;,
a

292

356

—;■

other

18

*93
*362

34

institutional

nonresidential

Conservation
All

AA-AA.-

80
<

—

—

82.15

52

21
:

1,068

**

_

water

'

17

Water

87.86

81.29'

::>&1;54.'

53

;

58
'

76

:—-

service

,.

A

44%

A.Av

289

Sewer

Public

-

96

—i

and

75

-50

'365

:

Military facilities
Highways

vV

Mar. 13

:

Other

26.000c

121.875c

157

247

6.9

52

■;C.A':V A "A Educational
and

195

A'

80

AA

20

Industrial

11.000c

Mar.

.

69

telegraph

Administrative

AVERAGES:

76

A—

—

buildings

Mar.

at—

„'-i—

buildings

Mar.

at

273

—-

Nonresidential

-

265

buildings

construction

30.600c
28.725c

at

.—

352

175

recreational—

private

30.600c

-v; .■••.>365

190

public, utilities

28.625c

259

183

.

other

858

225

163

utilities

Other

91

,

863

224'':

garages—

^

Telephone and

292

-A>

97

-

346

warehouses—_

institutional

construction

939

*334

96

—

and

>

1,322

A-

-•

835

48

and

2,645

*1,210

;

302

—_—

A

and

3,684

'

A

.—

—'

_.

A.--

1,092

—

Miscellaneous
Public

$66.44

$32.50

*1,641

—————

nonresidential

Hospital
364

:

*2,977

1,490 %

——

"

*4,120

Educational

14,613,000

.

3,871'"

buildings

restaurants,

30.600C

corporate

Railroad

;

16,468,000

OF

alterations

buildings and

Other

28.675c

Aaa

OIL,

16,514,000

'

DEPT.

,

Mar.

Baa

61,605

214,956

2,803

Office

122

All

Aa

U.

357,000

119

Public

pig, 99.5%)

70,189

84,884

150,263

,

144,719

:

u—'

Mar.

York)

83,958

84,787

•

•

—

Commercial

.)

BOND PRICES DAILY
Government Bonds

Average

Aaa

'

Mar.

MOODY'S
U.

377,000

and

industrial

6,484,000

Mar.

at

6,307,895

of

——

buildings (nonfarm)
housing units

Farm

at

(East St. Louis)

(primary

16,418,000

Mar.

-

-—;

.

,

(in millions):

Nonhousekeeping

&

York) at
Louis) at

Aluminum

•

.

S.

February

construction

Nonresidential

QUOTATIONS):

copper—

(delivered)

Zinc

106,200,000

8,235,000

339,000

118

Mar.

M. J.

&

refinery
refinery at

(St.

DUN

(New

Lead

—

INC

Domestic

Export
Lead

8,000,000

of

Religious

INDUSTRIAL)

Pig iron (per gross ton)
Scrap steel (per gross ton)

5,569,423

79,243

construction_

Stores,
3

—Mar. 10

—:

AND

(tons

Residential

;

Mar.

kwh.)

grades

CONSTRUCTION—U.

new

Private

v'

(tons)

IRON AGE COMPOSITE PRICES:
Finished steel (per lb.)

METAL

output all

LABOR—Month

INSTITUTE:

(in

5/005/071./A, A

...

—

Additions

BUILDING

(tons)

(COMMERCIAL

4,637,970

472,863

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES INDEX—FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM—1947-19 AVERAGE—100
.Mar.
EDISON

smelter

-Mar.

lignite

'•-]

pounds)

548,991

BUREAU OF MINES):

and

zinc

2,000

Total

anthracite

6,416,004

i

5,786,765

;

'
I
transport by 364
—-A———

.

Shipments (tons of 2,000 pounds)
Stocks at end of period (tons)—z.

Mar.

•—

9,568,954 V

6,905,947

ASSOCIATION, INC;—

freight

tons)

511,040

municipal

coal

10,352,000

;

—

February:' A

"24,572,000

CONSTRUCTION—ENGINEERING

————

OUTPUT

Bituminous

(in

528,293

construction

and

Ago

for

of

December:

general

3

construction

State

Year

Month

AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE, INC.—Month of

96,591,000

Mar.

at
at

construction

Public

of

Intercity

NEWS-RECORD:
S.

steel

tons)—Month

6,871,000

Mar.

freight loaded (number of cars)
-Mar.
Revenue freight received from connections (no. of
cars)— Mar.

Total U.

and

Previous

pipe lines-

Revenue

ENGINEERING

ingots

(net

AMERICAN TRUCKING

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS:

CIVIL

of that date:

7,197,360

8,526,000

30,097,000

2

either for the

are

are as

STEEL INSTITUTE:

castings produced
January——
Shipments of steel products (net tons)—
Month of January
—:
>

'

Mar.

(bbls.)
(bbls.)

2,446,000

IRON AND

..

Mar.

Mar.;

of quotations,

cases

——_

2

Mar.

(bbls.)

in

or,

Month

AMERICAN

?;

Mar.

at___—

oil

fuel

Residual

54.0

2,361,000

2;367,000

date,

Latest

83.5

.

production and other figures for the

cover

Dates shown in first column

-

'■•'Ago aa'

Ago

81.0

,;

•/../:

or

gallons

Stocks at refineries, bulk terminals, in transit, in
Finished and unfinished gasoline (bbls.) at

that

Steel

;1

output—daily

each)
Crude runs to stills—daily average
Gasoline output
(bbls.)
Kerosene output (bbls.)
Distillate fuel oil output (bbls.)
Residual fuel oil output (bbls.)

on

i Thursday, March 15, 1962

,

Year

Month

Week

81.0

.

Mar. 10

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE:
Crude

•

month ended

or

Previous

Week

Indicated

month available.

or

.

3.081%

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The Commercial and Financial

;

Chronicle

(1289)

SINCE

in
Underwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler &

Co., Inc., St. Louis.
NOTE

—

Because of the

large number of issues \

-

Co.

to

repayment, equipment and other corporate pur¬
Office—Lawson Blvd., Oceanside, L. I., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co., N. Y.

(3/26-30)

American Cardboard

Ave., Melrose Park, 111. Underwriter—Shields & Co.,
: ■

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
St., Philadelphia. Underwriters
L_Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc., M. L. Lee & Co., Inc.,
N. Y., and Hallowell, Sulzberger, Jenks, Kirkland & Co.,
Philadelphia.
boards, etc.

Office—1101 W. Cambria

it Alison Ayres, Inc. : 7/Y
/Y—'
28, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Design and manufacture of women's dresses. Proceeds
—For debt repayment, equipment, inventories and ad¬
vertising. Office—1400 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—
....

Feb.

A.

C.

E.

Electronics,

Inc.

<

'

'

Wall

St., N. Y. Underwriter
\ .
4

Bros., N. Y.
,/Y Accurate

Packaging

—

*

Bertner

•

Corp.

1962 filed 80,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. (max. $3). Business—Design and manufacture of
folding paperboard cartons. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

Feb.

28,

Third

—651

&

Bros.

N. J.

St., Newark,
Co., Inc., N. Y.

—A

more.

March

(3/26-30)

•

Aug.

1961

7,

Allied Doll & Toy
Feb. 27, 1962 filed
—Manufacture and

(4/2-6)

Co., N. Y.

>

Corp.

Z

of

dolls. Proceeds—For

•

moulds, machinery and equip¬
ment, research and general corporate purposes. Office—
250 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, N. J. Underwriter—Edward
Lewis & Co., Inc., N. Y. /;,/•YYY
new

Allied Entertainment Corp.

convertible

sub¬

American

Laboratories, Inc.
1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend(max. $6) Business—Operation of hospitals and medical
laboratories. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Office—660 S. Bonnie Brae, Los Angeles,
Underwriter—California Investors, Los Angeles.
.

'

equip¬

advertising, and working capital. Office — 4116
First Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter — Theodore
Arrin & Co., Inc., N. Y/YYv
■
./YYY

Price—$5.

shares.

6%

•Feb. 28,

133,333/common* trice—$3. Business
sale

of

bentures, and capital funds. Office — 1472 Broadway,
Y. Underwriter—Myron A. Lomasney & Co., N. Y.
Note—The SEC has instituted "stop order" proceedings
challenging the accuracy and adequacy of this state¬
ment.
/'Y ",:'Y/ Y;Y Y'-'YYY.'
v-' • Y Y-' v;Y''Y\ -Y
:

'/'fS

■

Inc.

$500,000

N.

o

'

filed

insurance brokers. Proceeds—For the retirement of de¬

■

(4/9-13)

ment,

100,000 common

filed

installation of

and

&

Underwriter—Allen

The

—

/

20, 1961 filed 213,427 common, of which 200,000 will
be offered to the public and 13,427 to stockholders on
a
l-for-10 basis.
Price—By amendment. Business—A i'
small business investment company. Proceeds—For in¬
vestment.
Office—7720 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md.

importation and distribution of Italian
marble and mosaic tiles.
Proceeds — For the purchase
Business

Capital Corp.

Finance Co.,

1961

shares of common
stock, and 25,000 common stock purchase warrants to
be offered for public sale in units consisting of one $200
debenture, 30 common shares and 10 warrants. Price—
$500 per unit. Business—The company and its subsidi¬
aries are primarily engaged in the automobile sale fi¬
nance business. One additional subsidiary is a Maryland
savings and loan association and two are automobile

1962

sales

Aero-Dynamics Corp.

American

April 21,

ordinated debentures due 1971; 75,000

Oct.

personnel, moving expenses and
other corporate purposes. Office—233 W. 42nd St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Fabrikant Securities Corp., N. Y.
•

Allied

broker-dealer-underwriter,

a

(a subsidiary).

drilling, shafting and bulk testing. Office—147 Mill
St., City of Grass Valley, Calif. Underwriter—None.
5

28, 1962 filed 70,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Designs and produces printed business forms. Proceeds
additional

7

life insurance company,

a loan and finance company.
Proceeds—For gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—930 Grant St., Denver.
Underwriter—Nation-Wide Underwriters, Inc., Denver

Underwriter—Suplee, Yeatman, Mosley Co., Inc.,

5,

Diversified, Inc.
<
filed 110,000 common. Price—$7.50. Busi¬
holding company whose three subsidiaries are

and

For

Feb.

—For

a
i

("Reg. A") 1,900 common. Price—$100.
Business—Mineral exploration and assaying. Proceeds—

Inc.

Systems,

American

an

it Allied Beryllium Co.

supplies. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—3294 Steinway St., Astoria, N. Y.
Underwriter—Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Business

For

—

Philadelphia.

and

Admiral

Dec. 21, 1961
ness—A

Proceeds

,:/• Allegheny Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
March 5,
1962 filed $1,250,000 of 614% subordinated
sinking fund debentures due 1977 (with attached war¬
rants) and 312,500 common. Price—By amendment ($8
max. for common). Business — Manufacturing and dis¬
tributing Pepsi Cola and Pepsi Cola syrup. Proceeds—
For an acquisition. Office—1601 Guilford Ave., Balti¬

11, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
warehouse distributor of automobile equipment ac¬

cessories

Busi¬

acquisition, debt repayment
general corporate purposes. Office—5007 Lytle St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Underwriter—First Madison Corp., N. Y.

purposes.

Admiral Automotive Products, Inc.
Jan.

N. Y.

and

Office
Underwriter—Baruch

ment, advertising and other corporate

& Beane,

Development Corp.

29, 1961 filed 60,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—Development and sale of vacant land. Proceeds—Debt
repayment and other corporate purposes. Office—1068
Broad St., Newark, N. J. Underwriter—To be named.

doors.

'

28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$1.25.
Business—Design, development and sale of transistorized
ignition systems for engines. Proceeds—For equipment,
leasehold improvements, advertising and working capi¬
Office—80

Williston

American
Nov.

ness—Manufacture of aluminum and fiberglass awnings
and aluminum combination storm-screen windows and

Feb.

tal.

R.

/ Allegheny Aluminum Industries, Inc.
Dec. 21, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4.25.

Packaging Corp.

Jan. 5, 1962 filed 150,000 common, Price—$3.50. Business
—Manufacture
and
sale
of cardboard boxes,
display

,

J.

&

(3/26-30)

N. Y.

it A World off Music,-Inc.
^ ;*1
^.
March 6, 1962 (''Reg. A") 37,000 class A common. Price
•—$3.50. Business—Company plans to publish a new na¬
tional magazine titled "A World of Music." Proceeds—
For equipment and general corporate purposes. Office—
14011 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Calif. Underwriter
—None.
^

ISSUE

poses.

toiletry preparations, particularly in the hair care field.
Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—2525 Armitage

REVISED

debt

;

Jan. 12, 1962 filed 68,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture and sale of cosmetics and

predict' offering dates
accuracy. The dates shown
in the index and in the accompanying detailed
items reflect the expectations of the underwriter
but are not, in general, to be considered as firm
offering dates. .;
' '•.</•*•• •••
increasingly difficult
with a high degree of

Alberto-Culver

;

PREVIOUS

ITEMS

•

Bldg., Portland, Ore.

awaiting processing by the SEC, it is becoming

ADDITIONS

* INDICATES

m

29

American

Investment Corp.

Management &

.

Dec. 20, 1961 filed 500,000 7% non-cumulative convert¬
ible preferred. Price—$10. Business—A management in¬
vestment company which plans to acquire firms in the

of America, Inc.'

Jan.

23, 1962 ("Reg. A") 125,000 common.
Price — $2.
insurance and finance fields. Proceeds—For general cor¬
Business—Music publishing; the manufacture and distri¬
Office — Warner Bldg., Washington,
bution of phonograph records, and the development and: porate purposes.
D. C. Underwriter—None.
production of TV jingles. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—9171 Wilshire Blvd., Bev¬
Y
American Modular Manufacturing Corp.
/
erly Hills, Calif. Underwriter — Ellis Securities, Inc.,
Nov. 27, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
Great Neck, N. Y. Offering—Expected in May. - rY
- \
ness—Manufacture of a type of component constructed

•

Aerodyne Controls Corp.
29, 1962 ("Reg. A"). 90,000 common.
Price—$2.
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of systems, con¬
trols and assemblies for the missile, rockets and aircraft
industries.
Proceeds—For equipment, debt repayment,
Jan.

Alloys & Chemicals Corp.
1961 filed 225,000 common.

Dec. 27,

V

home.> Proceeds—For

-

debt repayment,

equipment, and

'

Price—By amend-,

Office—4950 71st Ave., North, Pinellas

working capital.
'

Business—An aluminum smelter and refiner en-,
Park, Fla. Underwriter—Equity Securities Co., N. Y.
gaged in the production of aluminum alloys. Proceeds Y
American Mortgage Investors
—For selling stockholders.
Office—4365 Bradley Road,
Feb. 8, 1962 filed 1,300,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Cleveland. - Underwriter—Joseph, Mellen & Miller, Inc.,
Price—$15. Business — A newly-formed business trust
Cleveland.
;Y-Y;, •
•• "Y'
;Y Y',' .y
which plans to invest in first mortgages. Proceeds—For
• Almo Industrial Electronics Inc.
investment. Office—305 S. County Rd., Palm Beach, Fla.
(3/26-30)

expansion and working capital. Office—90 Gazza Blvd.,
Farmingdale, N. Y.
Underwriter—Robbins, Clark &

ment.

.

Co., N. Y. Offering—In late May./

Agency Tile Industries, Inc. (3/26-30)
Sept. 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Importing, marketing and distributing ceramic
Proceeds—Debt payment, new

products, sales pro¬
advertising, new office and warehouse and
working capital. Office—522 W. 29th St., N. Y. Under¬
writer—International Services Corp., Paterson, N. J.
tiles.

Nov.

motion and

Ainsbrooke

Price—To be supplied by

present holders thereof.
Business

—

The

windows

products.

manufacture

and

doors,

and

and

sale

other

of

alu¬

Proceeds—For working capital, and
Office—20th Street, and Alle¬

other corporate purposes.

gheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—Francis I.
du Pont & Co., N. Y. Note—This offering has been tem¬
porarily postponed.
Alan-Randal Co., Inc.
Oct. 27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Distributor of pens and other advertising ma¬
terial. Proceeds

—

For working capital.

Office

—

11608

Ventura Blvd., Studio City, Calif. Underwriter—Pacific
Coast Securities Co., San Francisco, Calif. Offering—In

April.

-

Alaska

----

All

-

-

----

American

...

~

Petroleum

15, 1962 filed 2,000,000 common. Price—$1. Busi¬
ness—Acquiring, exploring and developing oil and gas

properties. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes.. Office—715 Midland Savings Bldg.,
Underwriter—None.

-

Alaska Pacific Lumber Co.
Nov.

ment.

17,

1961

(3/26-30)

filed 250,000 common.

Business—A

of

company was

Investors. Offering—In May.

Business—General real estate.

Co., Philadelphia.

y

American
Jan.

Y

International, Inc. (3/26-30)
1961 filed 73,000 common. Price—$7./Business
—Company plans to construct special type homes, and
engage in the general contracting business. Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes. Office—St. Petersburg,
Fla. Underwriter—B. C. Malloy, Inc., St. Petersburg. yY•

Alumatron

lumber

Price—By amend¬
company.
Proceeds—For

construction and working capital.




;

Amerada

•

Office—614 Equitable

American

Insurance

Co.

Realty & Petroleum Corp.

and also the oil and gas

Properties Trust

(3/19-23)

business. Proceeds—For repay¬

debt, sales and advertising, property improve¬
ments and possible acquisitions. Office—16 W. 61st St.,
N. Y. Underwriter—Troster, Singer & Co., N. Y.
ment of

American

Inc., (same address).

Southwest Realty Trust

Feb. 12, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$11. Busi¬
ness—A real estate investment company. Proceeds—For

Mining Co. Ltd.
1961 filed 400,000 common shares. Price—50
is engaged in exploration,

investment.

Office—800 Hartford Bldg., Dallas.

Under¬

writers—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. and Rauscher,
Pierce & Co., Inc., Dallas. Offering—Expected in May.
•

American Space

Exploration, Inc.

1962 filed 250,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Company plans to manufacture digital voltmeters, di¬
gital chonometers and solid state counters.
Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes. Office—3910 S. Kalamath St., Englewood, Colo. Underwriteiv-Preferred Se¬
curities, Inc., Denver. Note—This registration was with¬
Jan. 22,

March 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 21,000 common. Price—$14.25.
Business—Design and manufacture of stationery for fi¬
nancial institutions. Proceeds—For equipment and work¬
— 7501
Pulaski Highway, Baltimore
County, Md. Underwriter—Robert Garrett & Sons, Bal¬

drawn.

ing capital. Office

Coupling Co., Inc.
filed 488,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of pressure hydraulic hose
and metal tube assemblies. Proceeds—For selling stockAnchor

•

Jan. 26, 1962

American Bolt & Screw Mfg. Corp.

(4/16-20)

Dec. 15, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of standard and special in¬

aircraft

Life

expansion and legal reserves. Office—307 S. Orange Ave.,
Orlando, Fla. Underwriters—A. C. Allyn & Co.. Chi¬
cago and Goodbody & Co., N.: Y. Offering—In April.
•

development and mining. Proceeds—For diamond drill¬
ing, construction, exploration and general corporate ex¬
penses.
Office—80 Richmond St., W., Toronto. Under¬
writer—E. A. Manning, Ltd., Toronto.

dustrial

Pioneer

20,

Sept. 28, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of 6y2% conv. subord. de¬
bentures due 1971. Price—At par. Business—Real estate

cents. Business—The company

timore.

Underwriter—

1961 filed 400,000 common. Price—$5.50. Busi¬
ness—Writes life insurance in Florida. Proceeds — For

Amerel

31,

•

Office—320 Park Ave., N. Y.
Y.

American
Dec.

28, 1962 filed 112,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$10. Business—A real estate investment trust.
Proceeds—For acquisition of a shopping center. Office
—6363 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—Real

July

-

Corp.

1962 filed 315,000 class A shares. Price—$10.
Proceeds—For corporate

24,

purposes.

Feb.

Estate Underwriters,

Phoenix

Interamerica Securities Corp., N.

ic American Bank Stationery Co.

Corp.

Feb.

Denver.

distributor

.Nov. 13,

1961 filed 200,000 shares of class A common
stock, of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public
sale by the company and 150,000 outstanding shares by

minum

and

writer—Albion Securities Co.. Inc.. N. Y.

May 26,

storm

Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y. Note—This
formerly named American First Mortgage

class A shares. Price—By

Alson Mfg. Co.
(4/16-20)
Aug. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price—$4. Pro¬
ceeds—For equipment, repayment of loans and working
capital. Office—2690 N. E. 191st St., Miami, Fla. Under¬

Air Master Corp.

aluminum

155,000

&

100,000

by the
Price—$10.
Business—Manufacture
of
men's and boys' underwear and pajamas. Proceeds—For
expansion, inventory and working capital. Office—350
Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriters—Richard Bruce & Co.,
Inc., and Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.

amendment.

filed

Business—Wholesaler

manufactured by others. Proceeds—For
working capital. Office — 412 N. 6th St., Philadelphia.,
Underwriters—C .C. Collings & Co., Inc. and Harrison

stockholders.

the

1961

electronic parts

(3/26-30)

Corp.

Jan. 8, 1962 filed 200,000 capital shares, of which
are
to be offered by the company and 100,000

27,

amendment.

and

missile

fasteners.

Proceeds—For

•.

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amendment. Business—The mail order

Anchor Industries Corp.

■

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.

Associated Baby

'

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■

Services,

"

•

and

Inc.

Jan.
to

-AJ..

17, 1962 filed 160,000 common, of which 60,000 are
be offered by the company and 100,000 by stockhold- "

tion, and working capital. Office—26 Essex
sack, N. J. Underwriter—^Amber, Bursteih
>

'

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*

Industries, Inc.

Astro-Science

V

t

Proceeds—For sales promotion, new
development and general corporate purposes.
Office—Industrial West, Allwood-Clifton, N. J. Under¬
writers—Glass & Ross, Inc. and Globus, Inc., N. Y.
product

Appalachian Power Co. (4/17)
1, 1962 filed $25,000,000 of first mortgage bonds
due Apr. 1, 1992. Proceeds—For the prepayment of bank
loans and other corporate purposes. Office—Roanoke,
Va. Underwriters —
(Competitive). Probable bidders:
First Boston Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; Harriman
Ripley & Co., Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.-Eastman
Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly). Bids—Apr. 17
(11 a.m. EST) at 2 Broadway, N. Y. Information Meeting
—Apr. 12 (3 p.m. EST) at same address.

•

Ga. Underwriter

The

(par $50). Price—By amendment. Business
production of basic granular and brick refractory
materials. Proceeds—For plant expansion* Office—845
Hanna Bldg., Cleveland. Underwriter — First Boston
Corp., N. Y. Offering—Imminent.
-/.f ■
/ /;

/

•

Bay State Electronics Corp. (4/16-20). 1 ; \
1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—By amend¬

Oct. 27,

/Business—Development of products and" tech¬
niques for use in the fields of oceanography, meteor¬
ology, seismology and ionospheric phenomena. Proceeds
—For product development and working capital. Office
—43 Leon St., Boston. Underwriter—-S. D. Fuller & Co.,

Atlantic Utilities Corp.
Jan. 26, 1962

filed 200,000 common. Price—$6. Business
and operation of water-treatment and
sewage-disposal
plants.
Proceeds—For
construction,
plant expansion, and a loan to a subsidiary.
Office—
—Construction

29th

N.

17850

Argus Financial Fund, Inc.
1962 filed 800,000 capital shares to be offered in
exchange for certain securities acceptable to the Fund.

Court,

Hardy & Co., N. Y.
•

(expected at $12.50 per share).
diversified open-end investment company

("Reg. A")

5, 1962

New York.
.

Investing Corp.
Dec. 20, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of capital stock.

Underwriter—

—Net

Inc.

Bebell &

Business—Manufacture and sale of Mist-I-Cone humidi¬

(same address).

■

;

' "

—

Price

("Reg. A") 300,000 common.

1962

Business

Development of underground

—

caverns

*

$1.

as

a

tourist attraction. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office
—Suite No. 9—4344 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Un¬
derwriter—Preferred

Securities, Inc., Denver.
—Expected sometime in April.
r
Arnav

Industries, Inc.

Offering

J'

(3/28)

Dec. 29, 1961 filed $600,000 of 6% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures and 36,000 common stock purchase
to

warrants

offered for

be

sale

in

units

of one $1,000
By amendment,
Business—Manufacture of hydraulic system devices and
parts for the aircraft and missile industries, etc. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment and the purchase of addi¬
tional equipment.
Office — 32 Industrial Ave., Little
debenture

60

and

warrants.

Price

Ferry, N. J. Underwriter—Gianis & Co., Inc., N» Y.\
Aronoff &

Richling, Inc. (4/2-6)
27, 1961 filed 108,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $5). Business—Design and manufacture of
women's junior sizes. Proceeds—For selling stockhold¬
Nov.

Office—1400 Broadway,

ers.

&
0

Co., N. Y.
Art

:

:

-

Packaging,

•

Inc.

Proceeds—For

equipment,, inventory and working capital. Office—126
Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Ber¬
nard L. Madoff, N. Y. Offering—In mid-April.
•

Artlin

Mills, Inc.

(3/28)
common

shares.

Price

Business—The

purchase, conversion, decoration,
gift packaging and distribution of terrycloth towels and
cotton pillow cases. Proceeds^-For inventory, repayment
of

loans

and working capital.
Office—1030 Pearl St.,
Branch, N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer B. Burn& Co., Inc., N. Y. -

Long
side

Arts

Dec.

& Crafts

20,

1961

Materials Corp.

filed

150,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered by the
company and 50,000 by a sell¬
ing stockholder. Price—By amendment. Business—Im¬
porting and sale of arts and crafts materials. Proceeds—
For general
Baltimore.

corporate purposes. Office—321 Park Ave.,
Stonehill & Co.,

Underwriter—Federman,

•

Publishing Co., Inc. (4/2-6)
("Reg. A") 103,000 common. ~ Price—$2.
Business—Publishing of a bowling magazine. Proceeds
29,

—For

1962

general

corporate purposes. Office—14 W. 55th
St., N. Y. Underwriter—Dana Securities Co., Inc., 80
Wall St., N. Y.
Ascot Textile

Corp.

Feb. 23,
ment.

1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend(max. $7.50). Business—Converter of linings and

interfacings used in the manufacture

Office—715 N. Fayette St., Alexandria,
Planning Co., Wash¬
ington, D. C. Offering—In early April. »
-

•

Va. Underwriter—First Investment

,

Automatic

Controls, Inc.
"
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 50,000 commbni Price—$4/ Business
—Design, manufacture and installation of electrical,
pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems, controls
and devices to control and automatically operate indus¬
trial machinery and processes.
Proceeds—For. general
corporate purposes. Office—3601 Merrick Rd., Seaford, ;
N. Y. Underwriter—S. Schramm & Co., Inc., N. Y. ////-p/

of

clothing. Pro-

I

VoLoT&Co

W
Mar.
—By

N

Underwriter Rittmas-

'

Y

..

J.rtsi
o

o

iSSfo??

B

Mt

S

C?'

*

i

,

2, 1962 fiM $25,000,000 of s.f. debs. due 1987. Price
amendment.




Proceeds—For

debt

repayment

and

I

Laboratories, Inc./

75,000

common. Price
color .photographic

of

$4.
prints,

;
Engineering Co.
,

Bechtold

_

(3/26)

Nov. 30, 1961 filed 135,000 conamon/of which. 95,000 are
to be offered by the company and 40,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufac¬
ture of specially designed thermosetting plastic fabri¬

cating

machinery. Proceeds—For

debt repayment and
Office—631 N. E. 45th St., Fort

other corporate purposes.

Lauderdale, Fla. Underwriter—Roman & Johnson, Fort
Lauderdale. Fla.
'
' *
/ Becton, Dickinson & Co. (3/26-30)
.

Jan. 26, 1962 filed 480,000 common, of which 200,000 are
Automatic Marker Photo Corp.
,
to be offered by the company and 280,000 by stockhold¬
Dec. 1, 1961 filed 150,000 class A shares, of which 125,ers^ Price—By
amendment. /Business—Manufacture, of
000 are to be offered by the company and 25,000 by',
products used in the medical profession. Proceeds—For
stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—Sale and:;' expansion and
distribution of

a photocopy machine and
supplies. Pro¬
equipment, expansion, and working capital

ceeds—For

Office—153
•

W. 36th

St., N. Y.

Underwriter—None.

working capital. Office—East Ruther¬
Underwriter—F. Eberstadt & Co;, N. Y.

ford, N. J.

/
:

Roff a

Feb.

"B

14,

Of¬

ment.

■

Industrial

ical,

,

Instrument

./

15, 1961 filed

60,000 common/ Price—By amend¬
Business—Development and manufacture of chem¬

electrical

and

mechanical

instruments,

■'■•!"■".

■

•

1

a
group of U. S. banks. Underwriters — Morgan
Stanley & Co., and Smith, Barney & Co., Inc., N. Y.

precision

Bell Color

,"• ••••;:"

Mortgages & Loan Ltd.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed $556,000 of 6% cumulative
preference
dividend participating <rdollar-linked shares.
—

A

mortgage lending

company

("Reg.

A")

50,000'common.^

Price—$4

Business—Aeronautical research and development. Proceeds—For working capital.
Office—224 E. 38th St.
N. Y. Underwriter—Gianis &
Co., N. Y. Offering—In„

definitelv~DostDoned

27' 1962 filed 150,000 common: Price-$4. Business'
-Manufacture and sale of quilted and laminated vinyl
sheeting. Proceeds—Expansion and working capital. OfAve.,

91st

writers—Michael

G.

Voisin & Co., N. Y.

/ ;i:

v""
*

Business—A

distributor

electronic

of

parts and equip¬
Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment and other corporate purposes. Office—306 E.
Aldondra
Blvd.,- Gardenia, - Calif. Underwriters--Mitchum, Jones & Templeton, Los Angeles and Walston &
manufactured

by

others.

Co., N. Y.
3ene

Cosmetics, Inc..
1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Importation, sale and distribution of Italian
March 2,

garr Corn

fice—127-09

V-/''-

Electronic Corp.

20, 1961 filed $1,250,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1977; also 75,000 common shares. Price—
For debentures: At par.
For stock: By„ amendment.
ment

Associates, Inc.
1961

repayment and working capital. Office
St., n. Y. Underwriter—Market Values,

Varick

Dec.

-

1,

ceeds—For debt

Bell

American Israel Investment Co., Inc.

Sept.

5, 1962 filed 130,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬
ness—Engaged in commercial offset lithography,
Pro¬

Inc., n. Y.

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Address—108;
Achad Haam St., Tel-Aviv, Israel. Underwriter—Adanim
Barish

Lithographers, Inc.

Feb.

—225

Bank "Adanim"

Business

if Belgium (Kingdom of)
(3/29)
; // /. * •/ - /
March 14, 1962-filed $30,000,000 of external loan sinking
■ fund bonds due April 1,-1977.-;Proceeds—'To repay a loan
from

products and special purpose tools. Proceeds—For sell¬
ing stockholders. Office—200 N. Braddock Ave., Pitts-/4
burgh. Underwriter—Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pitts¬

burgh.

corporate

mond, Ky. Underwriter—-J. J. B. Hilliard*& Son, Louis¬
ville, Ky. "
//;•'/'
/

Underwriter—Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &

Co., n. y.

Nov.

general

Federal

Begley Drug Co.
5, 1962* ("Reg. A") 19,900 common.
Price—$15.
Business—Operation of a chain of drug stores. Proceeds
—For debt repayment. Office—201 E. Irvine St., Rich-

8,
35,000 common. Price—$50. Busi-;
ness—Distilling and bottling of "Bacardi" rum. Proceeds
a selling stockholder;
Address—San Juan, Puerto

p*::rr- (3/26-30),.t

n.

Feb.

Corp.
1962 filed

Bacharach

repayment, and

Highway, Deerfield
Beach, Fla. Underwriter—Consolidated Securities Corp.,
Pompano Beach, Fla.

if Bacardi

Rico.

debt

Office—201

purposes.

fice—32550 Pulaski Dr., Hayward, Calif. UnderwriterPacific Coast Securities Co., San Francisco. OfferingExpected sometime in May.
March

*'>

1962

Babs, Inc.:aV:
/J'1/••/;
27, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$4. Business
of dairy products, through "Dairy Drive-ins.'*
Proceeds—For
working capital.

-

("Reg. A")" 259,272 common. Price—$1.
Business—Design and development of an aircraft incor¬
porating radical concepts in design and construction.

Nov.

taldOfftor^f3PS-Febter

Production

—

N. Y.;

working capital.

amendment.

Ascot

Jan.

Un¬

/

ments,

Price—By

N. Y. Offering—Sometime in April.

"f

slides, transparencies and photo-animations. Proceeds—
For
equipment, sales promotion, leasehold improve¬
a new product, and working capital. Office^-108
W. 24th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Stevens, Hickey & Co.,

"

•

—For

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 135,000 class A
—$5.

;

Fenway, Boston.
'

Color

Price

fund.' Proceeds

'

("Reg. A")

29, .1962

Business

Aug, 22, 1961 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common; Price—$3.50
Proceeds — For repayment of loans, acquisition and

Proceeds—For debt repayment and

70,000 class A. Price—$2. Busi¬
manufacture and sale of clear plastic,

formed "blisters" for packaging.

vacuum

•-

mutual

(3/26-30)
Jan.

—Sale

A")"

Jan. 26, 1962 ("Reg.

ness—Design,

N. Y. Underwriter—Carreau
-

J

*

Atmospheric Controls, Inc.

*

Arizona-New Mexico Development" CdrpJ^

Jan. 3,

—In late April.

Jolla, Calif. Dealer-Manager—Argus Fi-

Business—A

Office—22 The

Bebell

'

fiers. Proceeds—For equipment, advertising and work¬
in the long-term progress of
ing capital.
Office—668 Jenks Ave., St. Paul,
Undersavings and loan associations, and allied financial businesses.
Proceeds—For investment. Office—1118 Torrex^^iWiteirr^ewters, Donnelly & Jansen, St. Paul. Offering
nancial Sales Corp.

value.

derwriter—None.

Price—$3.45.f

which plans to participate

Pines Road, La

asset

(

—For investment.

86,000 common.

•.

.

{

Beacon*

;>///

Atmosphere Control,

Feb.

value

Opa Locka, Fla.

(4/30)i,''-V/'-/^

Inc.

ment.

,

Feb. 12,

Laboratories,

—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of pharmaceu¬
tical supplies and equipment. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment and working capital. Office—6301 Lincoln Ave.,
Morton Grove, 111. Underwriters—Lehman Brothers and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce,. Fenner & Smith Inc., N. Y.

Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc.,

Atlantic Capital Corp

Meeting—Apr.

Baxter

Jan. 22, 1962 filed $10,000,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1982, and 120,000 common shares. Price

Aug. 29, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$12.50. Busi¬
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes. Office—744 Broad St.,
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Paine, Webber, Jackson &
Curtis, N. Y. C. Note — This offering was indefinitely
postponed.
*

—

shares

ence

Atlanta, Ga.

1992. Proceeds—For prepayment of bank
loans and other corporate purposes. Office—Roanoke,
Va. Underwriters
(Competitive). Probable bidders:
First Boston Corp.; Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; Harriman
Ripley & Co. Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.-Eastman Dillon,
Union Securities & Co. (jointly). Bids—Apr. 24 (11 a.m.

Business—A

—

,

—The

30, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—Operation of motels. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—120 North Ave., N. W., Atlanta,

(4/24)
filed $20,000,000 of sinking fund debentures

asset

(3/27-28)

Lodges, Inc.

-

Basic Inc.

Oct.

Appalachian Power Co.

Price—Net

Atlanta Motor

.

filed

offered

Dec. 27, 1961 filed 70,000 cumulative convertible prefer¬

.

Mar.

EST) at 2 Broadway, N, Y. Information
12 (3 p.m. EST) at same address.

////:•;)■'.„v;.r;

1

1961 filed 232,500 common,; of which 150,000
are to be offered by the company and 82,500 by stock- :
holders.
Price—By amendment. Business—Design and *
manufacture of ground systems and equipment for the
support and servicing of electronic systems, aircraft and
missiles.
Proceeds—Repay debt and increase working
capital. Office—9449 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City,.
Calif.
Underwriter—W. C. Langley & Co., N. Y.

cals and detergents.

Mar. 1, 1962
due Apr. 1,

(3/19-23);

Corp.

Corp.
/ '
;
,; <
*
120,000 commbn/ of which 50,000
by the-company and 70,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. (max.*. $11). Business—
Design, development, and manufacture of differential
pressure-measuring devices and related
instruments.
Proceeds—For working capital. Office—580 Monterey
Pass Rd., Monterey Park, Calif. Underwriter—E. F. Hutton & Co., n.
Yr-./-;;' >
1962

5,

to he

are

Sept. 27,

1962 filed 95,000 common. Price—$2. BusinessDevelopment, sale and distribution of specialty chemi¬
Jan. 5,

By

—

vitamins

of

sale

Proceeds—For

selling stockhold¬
ers.
Office—270 W. Merrick Rd., Valley Stream, L. I.,
N. Y. Underwriter—H. Hentz & Co., N. Y.
March

Fot equipment and working capital. Office—149 Madison
Ave;, N. Y. Underwriter—Brand, Grumet & Seigel, Inc.,
N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime in April.
.■•v"'

St., Hacken& Co., Inc.,

dietary products.

Barton Instrument

24, 1961 filed 38,500 common. Price—$8. Business
ers. Price—$7.50. Business — Operates diaper services,
—Design and fabrication of precision sheet metal prod- ." supplies linens, and publishes "Baby Talk" magazine
which is distributed mrU;' S. and " fanarfa
Proceedsucts.
Proceeds
For machinery research, sales promo-"; in tt• s
an<i Canada. PrnnpcHs—
Nov

•

Vitamins Corp.
23, 1962 filed 180,000 class A shares. Price

Barth

Jan.

»'

:

-

Thursday, March 15, 1962

Co., N. Y. and A. G. Becker & Co., Chicago.

Libertyville, 111. Un¬
derwriter—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y. Of¬
fering—Expected sometime in April.
'
holders. Office—342 N. Fourth St.,

Anscott Chemical

.

working capital. Office—1409 Winchester Ave., Ashland,
Underwriter—Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &

29

Ky.

New York.

.

.

Richmond ; Hill, Nv Y.-' Under-'
& Co., Inc., and Rittmaster

Kletz

.

cosmetics.

Proceeds■ For

advertising,' Thventory and
13th St., N. Y. Under¬

working capital. Office—114 W.
writer—Granite

Benjamin
Nov.

15,

1961

Securities, Inc., N. Y.

(W, A.)
filed

/

'

Inc.

50,000

common.

Price—By. amend¬

ment. Business—Publication of scientific texts and refer-

Volume

books.

ence

Number

195

Proceeds—For

6142

.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Office—

capital,

working

Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

2465

Brach

/

Feb.

Berkshire Gas Co.

20, 1962 filed 26,500 common to be offered for sub¬
scription by stockholders. Price—By amendment (max.

Feb.

$24.50). Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—20 Elm

Dec.

BernaBen,

Inc.

March 7, 1962

("Reg. A") 70,000 common. Price—$2,625.
Business—Design, manufacture and installation of photo¬
graphic processing and control equipment.
Proceeds —
for advertising, expansion and equipment.
Office—9821
Foster Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y, Underwriter—Amber,-Burstein. &

Co.) Inc., N.

(4/9)

Greenville, S. C. Note

1961

Corp.

(3/22)

filed

150,000 common, of which 30,000
are to
be offered by the company and 120,000
by the
stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—A hold¬
ing company for a savings and loan association. Proceeds
—For acquisition of two insurance agencies and expan-

■„
^

•

& Sons

7,

Brentwood Financial

St., Pittsfield, Mass. Underwriter—Smith, Barney & Co.,
N. Y.

(E. J.)

1962 filed 210,000 common.. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of popular priced candies.
Proceeds—For
selling stockholders.
Office—4656 W.
Kinbie St., Chicago.
Underwriter—Goldman, Sachs &
Co., N. Y.

<

,

(1291)

■<

13,

Office

sion.

—

12001

San

Vincente

Blvd., Los Angeles.

Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y.
/

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Breskin

Publications

Inc.

^

'

Feb. 28, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
California,; Inc. (4/2-6)
:
':v-f
ment. Business—Publishing of trade magazines/Pro¬
Oct.. 27,
1961 ("Reg.; A") 85,UUU common, y Price—$3..
ceeds—For the selling stockholders. Office—770 Lexingcusmess
Business
lvianuiacuire oi iwiiuoags and related items.
Manufacture of handbags ctuu icwicu "cuu.
tv
v < TTnrWwrH^r
a
n
T3or>L-o^ xr
Tno
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of-;Ave., N. Y. Underwriter
fice
1621 S. San Pedro St.) Los Angeles. Underwrite!
N. Y. Offenng—Expected sometime in May.
v/*.. Bridge Electronics Co., Inc. /.
■—Pacific Coast Securities Co., San Francisco.
' "'-;i
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 225,000 common, of which 200,000 are
.Beryllium International, Inc.?
to be offered by the company, and 25,000 by the stockFeb. 1, 1962 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$5. Business
holders.Price—$4. Business—Design and manufacture of
—Company plans to manufacture various type beryllium
electronic equipment and communication systems. Pro¬
products. Proceeds—For land and buildings, equipment,
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—201 Lau¬
and working capital. Office — 528 Union Trust Bldg.,
rel St., Beverly, N. • J. Underwriter—Roth & Co., Inc.,
Washington, D. C. Underwriter—None.
Philadelphia. Offering—Expected in April., 1
• Besco Enterprises, Inc.
(4/2-9)
Briggs Leasing Corp.;
Oct. 27,
1961 filed 150,000 •. capital shares.
Price—By
Feb. 8, 1962 filed $650,000 of 6%% convertible subor¬
amendment. Business—A holding company whose sub¬
dinate debentures due 1972 and 65,000 common to be
sidiaries operate jewelry and photography departments
offered in 6,500 units, each consisting of $100 of deben¬
in discount department stores.
Proceeds—For debt re¬
tures and 10 shares. Price—By amendment (max. $150).
payment and expansion.
Office—1328-Washington St.,
Business—Long-term leasing of automobiles.. Proceeds
Oakland, Calif.
Underwritersr-Kleinerv Bell • & Co.,
—For possible acquisitions and working capital. Office
Beverly Hills, Calif, and Rittmaster, Voisin & Co., N. Y.
130 Cuttermill Rd., Great Neck, N. Y. Underwriter—
'• Best Plastics
D. H. Blair & Co., N. Y.
Corp.- (3/20).?/
^ /
*' >. ' ?
,
;
■Sept. 26/ 1961 filed 125,000 common, of which-100,000
Brown Engineering Co., Inc.
V V .•
/ •
•>
-•
will be sold by the company and 25,000 by stockholders.
Jan. 22, 1962 filed 80,000 common. Price — By amend¬
Price—$3. Business—Manufacture of
plastic novelties
ment. Business—Engineering and custom manufacturing
and party favors. Proceeds—New plant and equipment
activities pertaining to the space and missile programs.
"and working capital.- Office—945 • 39th St., Brooklyn,
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Ad¬
N. Y Underwriter—S. B. Cantor & Co., N. Y.
dress—P. O. Drawer 917, Huntsville, Ala. Underwriter—
• Beetform
Foundations, Inc.
Goodbody & Co., N. Y. Feb. 23,
1962 filed 185,000 common, of which 36,500
Brunswig Drug Co.
are to be offered by the company and 148,500 by stock¬
Jan. 15, 1962 filed 85,000 common. Price -— By amend¬
holders.'Price—By amendment (max. $20). Businessment.. Business—A wholesale drug distributor. Proceeds
Design, and manufacture of popular priced foundation
—For selling stockholders.
Address—Vernon, Calif. Un¬
-garments. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—38-01
derwriter—William R. Staats & Co., Los Angeles. Offer-1*
'47th Ave., L. I. C., N. Y. Underwriter—Smith, Bdrney &
ing—Expected sometime in April.
' /W
-Co., N. Y. Offering—In late April.
'
:
J
r-.A a*
•

of

Berne

Caldwell
Oct.

27,

tor

29,

ness

ment.

k Dec. 29, 1961 filed
ment. Business

Furnishes

packaging

materials

and

/^n^^e^iSg^/^fice^llSS
'•

\

'

Nov.

Campbell-Lurie Plastics,

~

•

writer—Florida

Capital Management Corp.
Dec. 27 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—An investment
company which will hold mort¬

gages, land contracts, etc.
Proceeds
Office—44 E. Indian School

Caprico International, Inc.
22, 1962 ("Reg A") 52,000 common. Price
$3.
Business—Design, manufacture and wholesaling of a
proprietary line of sporting goods. Proceeds—For gen¬

N. Y. Offering—Imminent.

Caribbean Capital Corp.

common.

Feb.

Proceeds—For

■.i

,

/.

gens

Bolsa Chica Oil Corp.

(4/9-13)

//'•". ,'C

-■

by

stockholders at

each 65

the rate

shares held.

of $100 of :■ debentures for

Price—At

par.

Business—Prospects

for, develops, produces, and markets oil and gas. Pro¬
ceeds—F^r debt repayment, exploration and development. Office—612 S. Flower St., Los Angeles. Under¬
writer—Bregman, Cummings & Co., N. Y.
•

Bonanza Air Lines,

7"

Inc.

/

T S

/Feb. 21,

electronic

•

electro-mechanical

Carolinas Capital Corp.

r

Bank Bldg., Charlotte, N. C. Underwriter—R.
S. Dickson & Co., Charlotte.

Carolina

•••■:

s/uVt *■;'

.

;jt({.jr:;iivV'.;•




i-Hi8

Telephone & Telegraph Co.

scription by stockholders

(4/13)

for each

10 held.

of bank loans.

N. C.

on

Price—$20.

the basis of

one

share

new

Proceeds—For repayment

Office—122 E. St. James

Street, Tarboro,

Underwriter—None.

Carrols, Inc.
Feb. 21, 1962 filed

688,375 common to be offered for sub¬
scription by stockholders of Tastee Freez Industries, Inc.,
parent company on the basis of one such share for each
shares of Tastee Freez held.
Price—$6. Business—
Franchising and supplying of stores and mobile units
selling a soft ice product and certain selected food prod¬
two

.

ucts.

Proceeds—For expansion. Office—176 W. Adams
St., Chicago. Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.

-

;

Casavan Industries, Inc.
Aug. 21, 1961 filed 350,000 capital shares. Price

$7.

—

Business—Production
for
For

of plastics, marble and ceramics
packaging and building industries. Proceeds—
expansion, leasehold improvements, repayment of

the

loans

and

other

corporate purposes.

Office—250 Vree-

land

Ave., Paterson, N. J. Underwriter—Foundation Se¬
curities, Inc., N. Y.

components.

prepayment

Central

Nov. 29,

Acceptance Corp. of Delaware

1961 filed

Business—A

sales

150,000 class A
finance

company.

common.

Inc.
March 23, 1961 filed 196,109 shares of capital stock. Prict
$1.15. Business—The company which began operations

•

Price—$5.

Proceeds—For

pansion. Office—526 North Ave. East,
Underwriter—To be named.

Carriers,

Crowell, Weedon &■. Co., Los Angeles. Offering—Immi-. ceeds—For working capital. Office—Kirk - Boulevard,
'
•» /
■ /_ /
? ,
?
".
' / Greenville, S..C, Underwriter—Capital Securities Corp.,

nent.

^

Feb. 16, 1962 filed 195,039 common to be offered for sub¬

1962 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price — At-themarket. Business—Air transportation of persons,. ;.prop->«,» in 1954, is engaged in the research and development of
ertv and mail. Proceeds—For selling stockholder. Office j special material handling systems for industrial and
McCarran
Field, / Las
Vegas,
Nev. Underwriter—commercial use based on company-owned patents. ProFeb. 14,

?

(4/2-6)

general corporate purposes. Office—1200 North Carolina

of 4% notes and working
capital. Office—1142 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart, Ind.
Underwriter—Goldman, Sachs & Co., N. Y.
Cable

:

1961" filed

National

withdrawn.

and

?

Nov. 22, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—A small business investment
company. Proceeds—For

by the company and 90,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $28). Business—Manufac¬
of

;

VSAV;

writer—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y.

"to be offered

ture

?

(3/19-23)

a
new
plant, repayment of debt, and working
capital. Office—22 N. 26th St., Kenilworthy N. J. Under-*

Corp. /?
1962 filed 125,000 common, of which 35,000 are

/Proceeds—For

28,

Co., N. Y.

Industries, Inc.

—For

^

Jan. 29, 1962 filed $1,024,700 of 6% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1977, to be offered for subscription

"

Carmer

185,000 common, of which 135,000
are to be offered by the
company and 50,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—$3.v Business—Conversion of raw
plastics
to basic shapes such as
rods, tubes and sheets. Proceeds

-

-

small business investment
company. Proceeds
general corporate purposes/ Office—23 DronninGade, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Underwriter—

Richard J. Buck &
'

(4/9-13) ^ ?
f
^ r f
.VYC. M. P. Corp.
Jan. 29,/1962-filed $1,000,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben- ' Jan. 19, 1962 filed 70,000 common. Price — By amendtures due 1977./ Price—At par. Business—Prospects for, < ment. Business—Manufacture of molded plastic products,
principally melamine dinnerwear. Proceeds—For expan¬
develops, produces, and markets oil and gas. Proceeds—
For debt repayment, "exploration, and development.
sion, working capital and debt repayment. Office—118
Of¬
/Santa Barbara, Santa Paula, Calif. Underwriter—Pistell,
fice—612 S.
Flower St., Los Angeles.
Underwriter—
Inc., N. Y.
/
; ?
-Bregmany* Cummings & Co., N. Y.
, \

? •

28, 1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—$3.60. Busi¬

ness—A

—For

Nov.

was

Office—76 Madison Ave., N.Y.

Underwriter—Douglas Barr, Zrike, Hart & Alkazin, Inc.,

^

Business Growth Funding Corp.

This registration

—

eral corporate purposes.

•
Sept. 20, 1961 filed-75,000 class A shares and a like
j number of class A warrants.
Price —- $4? Business—
—Making of loans to small business concerns/purchase
and installation of swimming pools and equipment. Pro< cf machinery
for lease, and the providing of manageceeds—-For debt repayment and general corporate purment counseling. Proceeds—For working capital.'Office
poses.
Office-^11933 Vose' St., North Hollywood, Calif. —527 Lexington Ave., N. Y; Underwriter—Darius Inc.,
Underwriter—Pacific Cohst Securities Co., San Fran- .—527 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—None. Note—

Corp.

investment.

Jan.

("Reg. A") 75,000 capital shares, of which

Bolsa Chica Gil

For

•

Pride—By

are

cisco.VC

—

Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz. Under¬
writer—Pacific Underwriters, Inc.,
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Burros Corp.
Oct. 30, 1961 filed

? .•

Inc.

working capital.
Highway Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. Under¬
Growth Securities, Inc., Jacksonville.

Office—5440

to be offered by the company and 35,000 by
stockholders.- Price—$4. Business—Design, construction

;• 40,000
;

lv 1961

•/ .*.

gen¬

corporate purposes. Office—1405 Locust St.,

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 574,250
common, of which 500,000 are
to be offered by the company and
74,250 by a stock¬
holder. Price—$2.50.
Business—Company is engaged in
the plastic business as a converter of raw
materials.
Proceeds—For debt repayment
and

—

v

f

Phila¬
delphia. Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor &
Co.,
Inc., N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime in March.

.

(3/20)....

;

Business—Recording and

eral

•

Haven.Pools

Co., N. Y/

distributing of phonograph records; Proceeds—For

>

Blue

&

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 200,000 class A
common, of which 40,000 are to be offered
by company and 160,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment.

Corp. (3/26-30)
?///•■
1962 filed 100,000 class A capital shares? Price—
By amendment ($11 mak.).-? Business—Manufacture of
tures, imports and distributes artificial flowers. Proceeds
wading pools.
Proceeds—For the selling stockholders.
—For repayment of debt and general corporate purposes.
Office—300 Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
/Office—111 W. 19th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Rodetsky,
c—a;.C. Allyn & Co., N. Y.
/k??/';.//???,
Walker & Co., Inc. N. Y. Offering—In early April?
;;
/ Blane Chemical
Corp. •;?//?.:>
Burton Mount Corp. (3/19-23) •// :
Jan./29, 1962 filed 120,000 common. Price—$3. Business
-The processing of plastic raw materials into
com- ■) Sept..22,-19617 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6, Business
; pounds "for, extruding 'and
moulding into plastic prod—Importation and distribution of copying machines and
l ucts. Proceeds
For debt repayment,, equipment and - supplies.. Proceeds—Repayment of debt, inventory, sales
/ working capital. Office—35 Pequit St., Camden, Mass.
promotion and other/ corporate purposes. Office—2147
V Underwriter—Godfrey,
Hamilton? Taylor/& /Co., Inc.,
Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, N. Y.Underwriter—
N. Y." Offering—Expected sometime in May.
k
1 \
;
Reiner, Linburn & Co., N. Y..- '.
'Jan. 8,

>

Underwriter—Schweickart

Cameo-Parkway Records, Inc.

70,000 common, of which 40,000 are
to be offered by the company dnd 30,000 by stockhold-r
/ ers. Price—By amendment. "Business—Designs, manufac¬

Bilnor

V '

Office—Fajardo,

Puerto Rico.

MS". N"-X--_an_d Great Eastern Investment Co., Queen's
Village, N. Y. Offering- -Imminent.

Ave., Coiumbus, O,, Underwriters—Merrill, ,Turben & Co.; Inc., Cleveland and The Ohio 'Co.,- Columbus.

/Essex
'

Estate.

,

'77

Inc.

70,000 by stockhold¬
Price—$5. Business—Manufactuer of women's and
children's tailored panties.. Proceeds—For debt
repay¬
ment/inventory and working capital.

Price — $4.
working capital.
Office—309 Main St., blip, N. Y. Underwriters—Albion
Securities Co., Inc., N. Y., R. E. Investors Corp., Levit-

Business—Real

Lingerie,

named. Offering

,

ers.

N. Y. Underwriter—Lehman Brothers, N. Y. Offering—

Building Ventures, Inc.
27, 1961' ("Reg. A") 62,500

.

re-

Bixbv Rd? /

Feb. 12, 1962 filed 190,000
common, of which 120,000 are
to be offered by the
company and

(max.- $25). Business—The importing and
sale of Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and working capital. Office—620 Fifth Ave.,

/Oct.

Inc.

93,000

.

amendment

Big Drum, Inez//V//vvLA

Price—$5.

Business—General real csLdie. Proceeds—Debt
vicnwai tcdi estate. ■rrouccus—ueDi

Cameo

f0!-, Buckingham Corp..' ?$1

'

Photolabs,
1962 filed

Long Beach, Calif. Underwriter—To be
—Expected sometime in May.

.

«

shares.

payment and working capital. Office—324 E.

'

Expected in early May.

capital

common.. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
Company processes black and white and color
photographic film, and sells photographic supplies and
equipment. Proceeds—For sales promotion,
equipment
and repayment of loans. Office—21-20
45th Rd., L. I. C.,
N. Y.
Underwriter—Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc., N. Y^
Cambridge Fund of California, Inc. '
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 280,000 common.
Price—By amend--

_

>

137,500

—

.

common.

filed

Co., N. Y. Offering—Expected in April.

Jan,

'

19,* 1962 filed 500,000 class A

Publishing Corp.

1961

Calev

A.^x. Becker $ .Go.,

Feb.

indefinitely

was

-

text books and general educa¬
tional works. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes.
Office—339 W. 51st St., N. Y.
Underwriter—S. B. Can¬

.

•

This offering

Business—Publishing of

—

Big "C" Stores, Inc. ;
Jan. 22, 1962 ("Reg. A") 18,000 common. Price—At-themarket.
Business—Company plans to operate super¬
markets
in
Washington and Oregon/ Proceeds—For
/selling stockholders. Office—1845 S. E. 3rd Ave./ Port¬
land, Ore,. Underwriters—J. Barth & Co. and First Cali¬
fornia Co.. San Francisco: Hill, Darlington & Grimm,
Seattle/Offering—Sometime in April. ;?//:/' /?//?/? ?::

—

postponed. /

31

Century Brick Corp. of America

ex¬

Westfield, N, J.
(3/26-30)

Nov. 9, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price—$4. Busi¬

ness—Company has developed a process for producing
simulated brick facing for buildings. Proceeds—For
gen,

Continued

-

.

i'.

v..,)

I

t

on

page

32

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Continued

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1292)

from, page 31

St., Erie,

corporate purposes. Office—4506 Wi 12th
Co., Inc., N. Y.

eral

acquisition of First Western stock, and working capital."
Office—1000 Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Underwriters—Bear, Stearns & Co. and Allen & Co., N. Y.

Pa. Underwriter—Sandkuhl &

Commerce

(4/16-20)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed $750,000 of 6% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1976 with attached warrants to
purchase 15,000 class A shares to be offered in units (of
one $250 debenture and a warrant to purchase 5 shares)
for subscription by holders of class A and class B shares
Certified

at the rate

Industries,

of

Inc.

unit for each 50 shares held. Price—

one

for con¬
Proceeds—For expansion, equipment
and working capital. Office—344 Duffy Ave., Hicksville,
N. Y. Underwriter—Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc., N. Y. $250

unit. Business—Production of concrete

per

struction purposes.

Champion Parts Rebuilders, Inc.
Feb.

2, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of
offered by company and 60,000

which 90,000 are

by stockholders.
Business—Rebuilding functional
parts for motor vehicles. Proceeds — For equipment,
working capital and other corporate purposes. Office—
4301 W. 69th St., Chicago. Underwriter—Straus, Blosser
to

be

Price—By amendment.

&

McDowell, Chicago,

r

28, 1962

("Reg. A")

100,000 common. Price

—

Business—The construction and financing of motion

Co., N. Y.

$2.

pic¬

general corporate purposes.

ture theatres. Proceeds—For

Office—234 W. 44th St.,

N. Y. Underwriter—M. R. Zeller

,

1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5 Businessof paints particularly for use in tropical
semi-tropical climates. Proceeds—for equipment

Dec. 27,

Manufacture
and

working

capital.

Chestnut Hill

Address—Santurce,

Puerto Rico.

be named.

Underwriter—To

Industries, Inc.

(3/26-30)

29, 1961 filed 300,000 class A common, of which
225,000 are to be offered by the company and 75,000 by
stockholders. Price—$7.50. Business—Design and manu¬
Nov.

women's, misses' and junior sportswear, co¬
ordinates, and dresses. Proceeds—For debt repayment,
equipment and working capital. Office—2025 McKinley
St., Hollywood, Fla. Underwriter — Clayton Securities
Corp., Boston, Mass.
facture

Chez

of

(3/19)

Milhet, Inc.

Jan. 15, 1962 ("Reg. A") $100,000 of 7% convertible sub¬
ordinated debentures due 1967 and 50,000 common shares
in units of $100

debentures and 50 shares.
Price—$200 per unit. Business—Home food catering.
Proceeds — For debt repayment and general corporate
purposes. Office—500 N. W. 22nd Ave., Miami, Fla. Un¬
derwriter—Huntington Securities Co., Inc., N. Y.

to be offered

Church

Builders, Inc.
Feb. 6, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock, series
2. Price—$5.50 per share. Business—A closed-end diver¬
sified

management investment company. Proceeds—For

investment.

Office—501

Bailey Ave., Fort Worth, Tex.
Distributor—Associates Management, Inc., Fort Worth.
Cinema

Studios

Inc.

Computer Components*Inc.
Dec. 6, 1961 filed 120,000 common, of which 90,000 are
to be offered by the company and 30,000 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—$3. Business — Manufacture of miniature,
coils for relays used in computers, aircraft, missiles and
guidance systems. Proceeds—-For general corporate pur¬
poses.
Office—88-06 Van Wyqk Expressway/Jamaica,
N. Y. Underwriter—Jay W. Kaufmann & Co., N. Y.
•

Computer Concepts Inc. (4/23-27)
1961 filed 100,000 class A common. Price — $5.
Business—Development and sale of advanced program¬
Dec. 29,

ming systems, for solution of business problems by the
digital computers. Proceeds — For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1012 14th St., N. W., Washing¬

(4/2-6)

Dec. 14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 capital shares. Price—$1.
Business—Production of motion pictures. Proceeds—For

Computer Control Co., Inc.
(4/16^20)
Jan. 24, 1962 filed 157,500 common, of which 62,500 are
to be offered by the company and 95,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment. Business—Design and manu¬
facture of digital equipment.
Proceeds—For debt re¬

Computer Oriented Research & Engineering, Inc./
23, 1962 filed 135,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered by the company and 35,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—$4. Business—Electronic data processing.
Proceeds—For computer systems development, additional
personnel, and working capital. Office—119 Federal St.,,
Pittsburgh. Underwriter — Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.,
Pittsburgh.

writer—To be named.

Concors Supply Co.,

Inc. (3/26-30)
100,000 class A common. Price—$4.
Business—Sale of food service and kitchen equipment.
Proceeds
For equipment, debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Office—110 "A" St., Wilmington, Del.
Underwriter—Roth & Co., Inc., Philadelphia.
Oct.

Cineque Colorfiltn Laboratories, Inc.
Aug. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—The production of slides and color film strips.
Proceeds—For equipment, sales promotion and advertis¬
ing. Office—424 E. 89th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Paul
Eisenberg Co., N. Y.
Citizens Life Ins. Co. of New York

(3/26)

Sept. 8, 1961 filed 147,000 common, of which 100,000 will
be sold by the company and 47,000 by a stockholder.
Price—By_ amendment. Business—The writing of or¬
dinary life, group life and group credit life insurance.
in

income

ties.

Office—33 Maiden Lane, N. Y.
Becker & Co., N. Y. (mgr.).
•

producing securi¬
Underwriter—A. G.

City Finance Co.,

Inc. (3/19-23)
21, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Engaged in the consumer loan and fi¬
nance buisness in Maryland. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate' purposes. Office—307 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore.
Underwriter—Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore.
Dec.

.

Clute (Francis H.) & Son, Inc. (4/2-6)
Mvu'-'v
July 3, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common shares. Price—$1.50.
Business

—

The

manufacture

of

farm

and

industrial

equipment. Proceeds—For materials and inventory, re¬
search and development and working capital. Office—
1303 Elm St., Rocky Ford, Colo. Underwriter — Stone,
Altman & Co., Inc., Denver.
•

Coastal

Acceptance Corp. (4/2-6)
Dec. 11, 1961 filed 80,000 class A common, of which 68,000 are to be offered by the company and 12,000 by
stockholders. Price—$12.50. Business—A small loan fi¬
nance company. Proceeds—For debt
repayment. Office—
36 Lowell St., Manchester, N. H. Underwriter—Eastern
Investment Corp., Manchester, N. H.

—

Conductron
Dec.

18, 1962 filed 120,000 class A

(3/26-30)
125,000 class A

Corp.

20, 1961 filed

—

Consolidated

Edison

Co.

of

New

York,

of record

share for each

new

17

held

Mar.

29, with rights to expire Apr. 16. Price
—By amendment (max. $110). Proceeds—For repayment
of

N.

bank loans and

construction.

Office—4 Irving Place,

Y.

Underwriters—Morgan tSanley
Boston Corp., N. Y.

&

Co., and First
-

Construction

Design, Inc.
Feb. 12, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Remodeling, modernizing and expanding residen¬
tial and commercial properties. Proceeds—To make con¬
struction loans to customers. Office—451 N. La Cienega
Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—Thomas Jay, Winston
& Co., Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.
/ v
Consultants

and Designers, Inc.
(3/22)
29, 1961 filed 180,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($12 max.). Business—Furnishes technically skilled
personnel to industry and government. Proceeds—For
selling stockholders. Office—650 11th Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y.
Dec.

hold¬
ing company recently formed to acquire stock of First
Western Bank & Trust
Co., Los Angeles. Proceeds—For




investment.

•

Offiee-r-50

State

Jan. 8, 1962

filed 72,000 common. Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation of discount department stores. Pro¬
ceeds—For expansion and working capital. Office—4701
N. Harlem Ave.,
Chicago.
Underwriters—Rittmaster,
Voisin & Co., N. Y. and Midland Securities Co., Inc.,
Kansas City, Mo.
,

Continental

Industrial

Electronics Corp.

Nov. 21, 1961 filed 200,000 common.

Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—Development and manufacture of television pic¬

ture

tubes.

Proceeds—For

corporate purposes.
geles. Underwriter

debt

repayment and other
Office—2724 Leonis Blvd., Los An¬

—

Amos

Investment

Treat

&

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Corp.

investment company. Proceeds — For working capital.
Office—Scottsdale Savings Bldg., Scottsdale, Ariz. Un¬

100,000

to be offered by the company and 30,000 by stock¬
holders; also1 $600,000 of 6%% convertible subordinated
debentures due 1974. Price—For stock: $5; for deben¬
are

tures:

at par. Business—Company was formed to hold
the stocks of a mortgage company, an insurance agency
and

a

Boston.

• Continental Sound Corp.
March 2, 1962
("Reg. A") 34,000

Price—$5.

common.

Business—Sound processing of commercial film used in
motion pictures and TV. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital.
Office—722
Angeles.
Underwriter—Raymond
Angeles.

N.

Seward

Moore

&

St.,
Co.,

Los
Los

Control

Dynamics, Inc. (5/2-6)
24, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$1.15. Busi¬
ness—Development and production of electronic testing
and training devices. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—9340 James Ave., S., Minneapo¬
lis. Underwriter—Brandtjen & Bayliss, Inc., St. Paul.
Oct.

Cooke
Dec.

(F.

J.),

Inc.

29, 1961 filed 125,000
of

ness—Manufacture

common.

high

vacuum

Price—$3.75. Busi¬
systems

and

elec¬

tronic

equipment. Proceeds — For debt repayment and
general corporate purposes. Office—145 Water St., South
Norwalk, Conn. Underwriters—John R. Maher Associ¬
ates and Bull & Low, N. Y.

Copymation, Inc.
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 60,000 common.

Price—by amendment
Business—manufacture of photo-copy
machines and the distribution of office copy machines,
photographic laboratory equipment, etc. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes. Office—5642-50 N. Western
Ave., Chicago, Underwriter—Kenneth Kass, N. Y.

maximum)

($15

•

Coral

Ridge Properties, Inc.

(4/23-27)

Feb. 5, 1962 filed $5,000,000 of 6y4% s. f. subord. debens.
due 1977 (with attached 10-year warrants to purchase

1,100,000 class A common). Price—By amendment. Busi¬
ness—Development and sale of land. Proceeds—For con¬
struction, possible acquisitions and working capital. Of¬
fice
716 N, Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Underwriters
Cruttenden, Podesta & Co. and A. C.
Allyn & Co., Chicago, 111., and J. R. Williston & Beane,
—

—

•

Y.

(4/10-12)

Corporate Funding Corp.

Jan.

9, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 class A common. Price
$4. Business — A financial investment and holding
company. Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.
Office—39 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—R. F. Dowd
& Co. Inc., N. Y.

of

common.
Price—$3.
cosmetics.
Proceeds—For

repayment, working capital

debt

Sometime
•

in

and other corporate

N. Y. Under¬
Y. Offering-

April.

Cosnat Corp.

(4/9-13)

May 26, 1961 filed 231,444 common, of which 165,000 are
to be offered for public sale by the company and 66,444
outstanding by the present holders thereof. Price—To be
supplied by amendment. Business — The manufacture
and distribution of phonograph records. Proceeds—For
the repayment of debt, and working capital. Office—315
W. 47th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel &
Co., N. Y. Note—This firm was known formerly as the
Cosnat Record Distributing Corp.
Country Set, Inc.
2, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $8). Business—Design and manufacture of
sports and casual wear for girls and women. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office — 1136 Washington
..

Mar.

ment

Ave,, St, Louis. Underwriter—Goodbody &
Jan.

26,

bentures

Inc.

Co., N. Y.

■

1962 filed $1,200,320 of 7% conv. subord.
due 1974 and 54,560 common shares to

de¬
be

offered in 2,728 units, each consisting of $440 of deben¬
tures and 20 common
shares.
Price—$550 per unit.

Proceeds
Office—1775 Broadway, N. Y.
Underwriter — Bernard M. Kahn & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Expected in late April.

Business—A consumer sales finance company.
—For

debt

repayment.

Cryplex Industries, Inc. (3/28)
10, 1961 filed 80,000 common. Price—$3.75. Busi¬
plastic jewelry, dress accessories
and novelties. Proceeds-—For product development, mov¬
Oct.

ness—Manufactures

ing

expenses

and working capital. Office—37 E. 18th St.,
—
Herbert Young & Co., Inc., N. Y.

N. Y. Underwriter

Custom Metal
Nov. 20, 1961 filed
—Manufacture
of

Products, Inc.
100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
metal components and
electronic

precise tolerances. Proceeds—For repay¬
corporate purposes. Office—626
Atkins Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Underwriter—B1 a n k,
Lieberman & Co., Inc., N. Y.

hardware

to

ment of debt and other

•

Continental Investment & Mortgage Co.
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 130,000 common, of which

St.,

Underwriters—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y. and Paine,'
Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Boston. Note—This firm was
formerly named Federal Mortgage Investors.

Credit Department,

derwriter—To be named.

Bancorporation

ceeds—For

Consumers Mart of America, Inc.

wire and cable for electronic and electrical use/Proceeds
—For equipment, possible acquisitions and
working cap¬
ital. Office—1900 N. River
Rd., River Grove, 111. Under¬

Columbia

^

purposes. Office—15 Clinton St., Yonkers,
writer — Underhill Securities Corp., N.

one

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 2,000,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment ($3 max.). Business—A mortgage and real estate

Feb. 23,1962 filed $30,000,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1987 and 1,500,000 common to be offered
in units.
Price—By amendment. Business—A bank

.

holders

the basis of

$4.

Cosmetically Yours, Inc.
29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 80,000

1962 filed

on

—

Mortgage Investors
(4/2-6)
^
Dec. 21, 1961 filed 1,700,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—By amendment. Business—A business trust which
plans to qualify as a real estate investment trust. Pro¬

Business—Manufacturer

5,

Price

common.

Continental

Jan.

Price—By
amendment. Business — Distribution of special types of
electric wire and cable, and the manufacture of insulated

writer—Divine & Fishman, Inc., N. Y.

75,000

947,924 cum. convertible preference
shares to be offered for subscription by common stock¬

Mar.

Continental
common.

("Reg. A")

Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Underwriter — Cambridge Secu¬
rities, Inc., N. Y.
V;///''a'1

Inc.

v'/

(3/29)

19, 1961

Proceeds—For purchase of new automobiles, advertising
and promotion, and working capital. Office—4 Gateway

N.

Price—By
development in the
general field of electromagnetic radiation for the U. S.
Government. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Office—343 S. Main St., Ann Arbor,
Mich. Underwriters
McDonnell & Co., and Halle &
Stieglitz, N. Y.
common.

amendment. Business—Research and

Coleman Cable & Wire Co.
Jan.

19, 1961 filed

Thursday, March 15, 1962

Continental Leasing Corp.
June

Concord

Products, Inc.
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 120,000 common (with attached 3year warrants to purchase an additional 60,000 shares
at $2 per share) to be offered in units of one share and
one-half warrant. Price—$2 per unit. Business—Manu¬
facture of cosmetics, toiletries, cleaning chemicals, jewelery, etc. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office—525-535 E. 137th St., New York City.
Under¬

.

repayment and working capital. Office-^-44-Forsyth
St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Underwriters-^)oseph Walker &
Sons, N. Y. and Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc.,
Nashville, Tenn. Offering—In late April.

Feb.

working capital. Office—309 Ainsley Bldg., Miami, Fla.
Underwriter—Dalen Investments & Funds, Inc., Miami,

Proceeds—For investment

of

use

payment. Office—983 Concord St., Framingham, Mass,
Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y.

Chemical Coatings Corp.

and

Underwriter—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y. >

;

debt

Feb.

ton, D. C. Underwriter—Doft & Co., N. Y.

Charter Credit Corp.
Feb.

(4/17)

Inc.

Co.,

Drug

9, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (Max. 22). Business—Manufacture, packaging and
distribution of proprietary drugs. Proceeds—For selling
stockholdes. Office—505 Court St., Brooklyn, N.
Y.

:

real estate development company. Proceeds*—For

Cut & Curl, Inc.

20, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Operation of beauty salons. Proceeds—For expansion.
Office—67-11 Main St., Flushing, N. Y. Underwriter—M.
Dec.

.T

Mprri+t

Rr

Co..

Inc..

N. Y.

Volume

•

195

.Number 6142

Cybernetic Systems
Corp.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(3/22)

•

Dec. 5, 1961 filed
100,000 class A shares. Price—$4. Busi¬
ness —
Company plans to operate a service to furnish
advice, assistance and skill in the field of data
process¬

ing.

Proceeds—For general corporate
purposes. Office
—71 W. 23rd
St., N. Y. Underwriter—Jay W. Kaufmann
& Co., N. Y.
if Daisy

Manufacturing

March 9,
sale

of

common.

and

rifles, toy guns, fishing rods and outdoor
Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
Address—

boots.

Rogers, Ark. Underwriter
Inc., Dallas. —-V: ••■';/// ■

Eppler, Guerin & Turner,

—

9,

1961

filed

100,000

and working capital. Office—945
St., Ontario, Calif. Underwriter—Morgan
Co., Los Angeles.
V

March 16

David &

;

decorative

Inc.

capital

shares.

Price—By

offered in units of

Ainsbrooke
(Richard

Singer

&

C.

Co.)

Debentures

Co.)

(Huntington

&

'

—

—'

Co.,

Inc.)

Co.,

Parker

Inc.)

(Bache

&

100,000

&

Loeb,,

&

Co.)

150,000

&

Seigel, Inc. and

&

Kesselman

Corp.

(Terrio

Inc.

&

Co.,

—

(Roth

Orlando Paper

&

(Blair

E.

Pir-O-Wood

&

•*'

$200,000

Malkan &

Co.,

Franklin

(Ezra

Kureen

Co.)

.^hares

f

.

;yyL"/''.—'v

Z

>

V

.

5
,

(Milton D.

Blauner

Honig's-Parkway, Inc.

1....-Units

(Richard Bruce & Co.,

9,000 units.

Common

&

Co;,
•

—.

.Common

Rose

'

.

Honora, Ltd.

$287,500

'

:

-—iCommon

-

Securities.

Inc.)

$286,875

Co.——.:—

20

Interstate

(Tuesday)

'

yy.;—

...Common

(S.

Blue

Haven

B.

Cantor

Pools.

_

__

_

Co.)

$375,000
...

Co.)

Co.)

(D.

$2,500,000

Webber,

Securities

...

E.

Jackson

Ltd.)

Co..

Curtis

&

Inc.)

Co.,

&

Kogel,

(Offering
Boston

Gard

Capital

Marsh

&

McLennan, Inc

Steel Corp
(McCarley

Common

Universal

Foods

Kraft Planned Homes,
(Best

Units
&

Co.,

Inc.)

Corp..

(Godfrey,

...Common

(L.

(Thursday)

(Hayden.

Stone

&

Co *

150,000

shares

(Jay

W.

(Offering

Co.)

180,000 shares

to

&

Co.)

by

Hardy

T

Co.)

$306,000

i»:;

s

£>•

Co.)

152,500

(Goldman, Sachs &

Co.

of

&

Co.)

(William,

Common
1

Pyramid

and Lehman

.

;

March

Decorel

23

...

(Paine,

v

Corp.)

(Baruch

(A.

Allyn & Co.

Growth
(Capital

,

Co., Inc.)

Common

(International Services Corp.) $300,000

Curtis and

100,000

units

Common

(Hemphill,

Sunset

House

Securities Corp.)

&

and

Paine,

$1,000,000

Ben. Int.

Webber, Jackson & Curtis)

shares

Folz Vending Co.,
(No

Intermountain

....

Common
.

?

1

v'

_

(Bache

Common

Inc
$330,000

underwriting)

Gas

&

Co.

and

Rides,

1

—_Common

,

•
„

Layne

200,000 shares

Units

l—

Co..„I;;-c.)

68,000

units

Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc.)

Units

17.000 units

Common

Inc. and S. Kasdan & Co., Inc.)

f

,

Units

Inc

(Paul C. Kimball & Co.) 1,000 units
& Bowler Pump Co
(Crowell,

Common
.=

&

Common

$425,000

Kiddie

..

Co

(White,, Weld

.

(General Securities Co.,

-

$299,000

shares,,

$300,000

Interworld Film Distributors, Inc

$440,000

Corp.—

Inc.)

International Airport Hotel Systems, Inc

\

—Common

$600,000

Co.)., 120,000

Common

Bernard & DeBoff,

Common

Weedon

Class A
Corp.)

(Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc.)

75,000 shares

Inc.

Co.)

Common
$1,500,000

Inc.)

General Battery & Ceramic Corp

Common

Distributing

—V.,'.,:(C-Towell,

Noyes & Co.

(Seymour,

300,000 shares

and Bioren & Co.)

&

Co..

&

Corp

(Eastern Investment

Common

■'V Sun City Dairy Products, Inc
——

Altman

Continental Mortgage Investors

American Securities
;? -.v

Industries, Inc

(Finkle

Inc.) $75,000

Electronic Controls, Inc.

(Midwest Planned Investments, Inc.)

$400,000

$5,000,000

Co.)

Capital

1.700.000

Industries, Inc...

C.

Common

—

&

& Son, Inc

(Francis H.)

Units

&

$255,000

Inc.

$200,000

Co.)

Inc

Jackson

Sterner Lighting,

Agency Tile Industries, Inc




Webber,

Southern

$375,000

Products, Inc

Brothers &

Plastics.

Clute

(Stone,

115,000 shares

Southeastern Propane Gas Co.—

O

(Monday)

Automotive

&

Corp
Dickson

S.

Coastal Acceptance

(Rodetsky, Walker & Co,,.Inc, and Boenning & Co.) $900,000

Common

Securities

L'

Units

$5,000,000

.Common
Malkan

Common
Co.)

(Dalen Investments & Funds,

Common

(Federman, Stonehill & Co.)

Shenk

120,000 shares

Common

Royaltone Photo Corp

$300,000

Co., Inc

(Underhill

March 26

Admiral

Inc.)

(R.

Studios

Cinema

$3,000,000

Inc

$206,000

Inc.)'

Co.,

Securities

Coast

Capital

Common

Co.)

\

Common

——

(Kleiner, Bell & Co. and Rittmaster, Volsin & Co.) 150,000 shares

$676,500

Morris Cohon &

Common 1
108,000 shares

Enterprises, Inc.———————.Capital

Besco

Carolinas

Grimm)

;

California, Inc
(Pacific

Gas Co.)

Development Corp

Corp.)

—Units

Corp——J—II.—.1 .Common

Camera

&
and

Publications,

Jomar

(Friday)

(Clayton Securities Corp.)

Kine

Land

&

$7,995,000

Common

Securities

(Dana

Berne of

-

'

.

Equip. Trust Ctfs.

Publishing Co., Inc

-

Ripley Industries, Inc., and

Common

Motti,

shares

RF Interonics, Inc

$35,000,000

—

&

Darlington

Ascot

—.Common

Pacific Northwest

200.000 shares

Noel & Co.)

Aronoff & Richling, Inc

—.Common

Capital Corp

(Arnold

Brothers)

and

.Common

Corp
Alstyne,

(Carreau & Co.)

$300,000

Inc.)

(Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc.)

Debentures

America

David

Rico

Puerto

(Goldman, Sachs & Co.) 454,000 sharese

Sportsmen, Inc.

shares

103,000

Co.,

CO.———

Co.

&

&

95,000

(Hill,

shares

National Dairy Products
Corp.—

Printing Corp.

Glass

Witter

Puerto Rico

Common

dnPont

McDonald

J.

(Lieberbaum & Co.

Industries, Inc
(Francis

(T.

;.'

Common

Corp
&

Co.)

(Investment Planning Group)

$400,000

stockholders—underwritten

(Hardy

Melnor

&

Product Research of Rhode Island, Inc

Class A

.J.

Corp

Palm-Aire

,

(Dean

$620,000

Florida

Rothschild

Pref.

stockholders—underwritten by First
Stanley & Co.) 947,924 shares

Aero-Dynamics Corp.

$360,000

Common

,

Kautmann

Palm-Aire

F.

Northwestern

'

Common

Cybernetic Systems Corp.—..—.
Florida

V.

Common

—

Consultants and Designers, Inc
&

Inc.)

Co.,

&

New World Laboratories, Inc

Brentwood Financial Corp.

(Shearson, Hammill

Taylor

^Bonds

vv,

(Cambridge Securities, Inc. and Edward Lewis Co., Inc.) $500,000

—Common

—

Hamilton,

•

$1,000,000

Michaels (J.), Inc.

(Smith, Barney & Co.) 104,196 shares

March 22

.Common

—

Inc.)

"

(Monday)

April 2

100,000 shares

Inc
Co.,

Garey

130,000 shares

—

(Bids 12 noon EST)

.

—————.Common

Lithoid, Inc.

$250,000

—

&

of)—

Pacific Co

'

$100,000

—-

(Putnam <& Co.)

(Morgan Stanley & Co.) 673,215 shares

Tucker

Inc.)

Kollmorgen Corp. —

A

'

Morgan

end

(Van

Southern

Common
(Globus,

(Wednesday)

Common

Co. and Smith, Barney & Co., Inc.)

common

(Andy)

shares

Inc

to

Corp.

'

March 21

$500,000

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc

$1,700,000

125,000

Common

(Thursday)

and

Units

Liederman

$675,000

$300,000

Inc.)

$30,000,000

$25,000,000

(Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth)

145,000 shares

29

(Morgan Stanley &

Common

Johnson Electronics, Inc
Common

w.

(To be named)

Paine,

Co.;

Nikko

1

Inc.)

I—

Co,, Inc.) 319,090 shares

(Kingdom

Belgium

shares

53,829

Jaylis Industries, Inc
Common

Wham-O Mfg. Co

&

Capital

$300,000

Co.)

&

' ^

Common
Co.,

&

Jackson. & Curtis)

*****"*.• Wehber.

Common

Stearns

Fund, Inc.—.

(Bache

_—_

(Pacific Coast Securities

First Hartford
Realty Corp
(Putnam &

Japan

units

600

Industries, Inc

March

Vending Co
(Bear,

Common

Units

—;

—

Inc.)

Burnside

B.

Read &

(Blyth & Co., Inc.) 370,000 shares

Best Plastics Corp

.

(Wednesday)

National Cash Register Co.^*
Debentures
./
(Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.) $50,000,000
Youthcraft Creations, Inc.————
Class A

—Common

—.

(Sunshine

Howard Johnson

(Joseph W. Hurley & Co.) $208,980
■■
\
yyiV*

^

National Cash Register Co
Common
(Offering to stockholders—underwritten by Dillon,

,

Co., Inc.)

&

Class A

Common

(Hemphill, Noyes & Co.) 185,000 shares

——.——Common
Reuben

and

150,000 shares

Corp

(Netherlands Securities Co.,. Inc.)

Glass-Tite

Inc.)
-

■

shares

160,000

(Herbert Young & Co.,

Common

—

Inc.

'

Fidelity America Financial Corp.——.Common

$300,000

(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.) $486,000

March

— y *y

(Mortimer

;

L. Lee

Co.)

&

Cryplex Industries, Inc

Common

Inc.

Co., inc. and M.
$1,800,000

8?

Common
$660,000

Estabrook & Co.)

and

Industries. Inc
yyS'~ •
(Gianls & Co.,
Mills, Inc

100,000 shares

$700,000

V

$50,000,000

Co.)

Artlin

Ben. Int.

—

underwriting)

(No

,

Hillside Metal Products,

>

•

.

Common

Arnav

units

47,000

Happy House, Inc.
•

Inc.)

Baum &

Fuller

D.

X ;; March 28

Units
Co.)

Co,,

&

Steel Plant Equipment

r

./

$460,000

&

Co.

&

Noyes
(S.

Units

...

(Federman, Stonehill & Co.)

Common

------

(Hemphill,

Common

Realty Trust of Philadelphia

$310,000

(L. F.), Inc:

125,000

1

Lieberbaum

$1,500,000

Inc.)

Co.,

Power Industrial Products Co

-v—

Inc.)

—Common

Inc

PneumoDynamics Corp.

\

$332,500

Gateway Chemicals, Inc

——„—J——_

(Clayton Securities Corp.)

Univend Corp;

Stieglitz)

Loeb

(George K.

(A, G. Becker & Co., Inc.) $10,000,000

———Common

Inc.)

&

Lodges,

(Kuhn,

.Common

Inc

and

$300,000

Inc.)

Group,

King Louie Bowling Corp

shares

$400,000

Investors Corp.)

Co.

&

Common

Planning

International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.—Debs.

Class A

$2,250,000

'

Common

$810,000

—

Common
—

147,000

Inc.)

Halle

Corp.) $150,000

Garden State Small Business Investment Co.—Com.
(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc.) $990,000

$300,000

First Republic Cofp. of America

•

Co., Inc.) 200,000 shares

Industries, Inc,
Inc;

i

.

—

Inc.)

Co.)

Everett Parks & Co.,

(Morris Cohon

Corp.—-I—-—---——
Co.,

Co., Inc.)

——

(G.

Class A

I

Cos., Inc.j. ^..—

.

and

Co.

Common

$1,050,000

Common

(Robinson-Humphrey

shares

Class A

Industries,

Planning Corp. and E. J.

Liederman, &

(Arnold

Widmann

..Common

120,000 shares

Co.)

&

Inc.)

(Tuesday)

Motor

Atlanta

Class A

Co.,

-fc

Co.,

&

First Philadelphia

and

Inc.

March 27

..Common

Corp.

(I. R. E.

100,000 shares

100,000

Fastline Inc.

Common

Executive

&

Finance

Tel-A-Sign,

do.)

Co., Inc.)

Roberts

Finance

Delford

Common

Corp

(Professional

Conductron

shares

Industries, Inc

(Street &

(D.

&

Co.)

&

-

Plastics, Inc

(Investment

.

shares

480.000

Concors Supply Co., Inc

(McDonnell

Inc.———„————

(F. L. Rossman

Becker

G.

(A.

$220,000

110,000

Common

.—....

Co.)

&

Common

$175,000

Baby, Inc.

(Globus,

Wiggins

Citizens Life Insurance Co. of New York..Common

Co., Inc.)

.

<Globus,. Inc.)

Miss Elliette,

Allyn

$306,000

135,000 shares

(Clayton Securities Corp.)

Common

Inc.)

(McDonnell

,

—

C.

Inc.)

Co.,

&

(Globus, Inc.)

Welcome

—

Johnson)

Common

Taylor

Valley Metallurgical Processing Co

Common

$300,000

$1,590,000

Inc.)

Products, Inc

Universal Lighting

shares

60,000

Common

Co.,

&

Blauner

D.

Hamilton,

(Godfrey,

Laboratories, Inc.—Common

(Sandkuhl &

Common

&

Co.)

&

and Magnus & Co.)

shares

Packaging Co., Inc

United

$511,000

Century Brick Corp. of America.

sharees

Mfg. Corp

(Milton

shares

155,000

Inc.; M. L. Lee & Co., Inc. and
Jenks, Kirkland & Co.) $525,000

Lestrange

Common

Trans-Alaska Telephone Co.

Common

Inc.)

Engineering Co

$600,000

Design

Co.)

Common

shares

343,551

Time Controls, Inc
(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.
150.000

Chestnut Hill Industries, Inc.—...

Common

———

&

& Weeks)

(Hornblower

34

Common —

Industries, Inc

Furniture

Thomasville

page

175,000 shares

& Co.)

Tork

Co.,

&

Sulzberger,

(A.

shares

Westmore, Inc.—-J

(Brand, Grumet

Bilnor

Common

Rhoades

Blauner

(F. Eberstadt &

shares

—

Malloy,

Becton, Dickinson & Co

$300,000

200,000

C.

(S. D. Fuller

'

.;

——.Class A

Harrison

on

Tennessee Industries, Inc..

Texas

Inc.)

shares

68,000

and

Inc.

(Roman &

Common

Co.)

Co.)

D.

Bechtold

..-Common

Hayden Publishing Co., Inc
M.

Continued

...Common

...

Co.)

&

to

are

shares

250,000

(Stevens, Hickey & Co.)

..^.Common

Family Record Plan, Inc

-

Co., Inc.)

&

Bebell & Bebell Color

110,000 shares

Redpath)

Co.,

&

(Arthurs.

$200,000

—,

&

(Harrison

Co.,

&

Bacharach Industrial Instrument Co

Units

Electro-Mite Engineering Co

•

Rose

(4/23-27)
120,000 common, of which 90,000
be offered by the public and 30,000 by a stockfiled

1961

29,

Price—

—Capital

Reuben

and

International, Inc.

Hallowell,

.Common

Inc

(Stein Brothers & Boyce)

Collings

(Milton

$555,000

_

District Photo, Inc.——
(Auchincloss.

Decorel Corp.

Dec.

American Cardboard & Packaging Corp.—Common

$600,000

;

Securities

City Finance Co.,

Parker

Inc.

Co.

(B.

Common

—

&

C.

Alumatron

$2,000,000

Industries, Inc.——

Oxford

Co.,

&

(Shields

—--_.«_-_-..Commoii

(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor

Milhet, Inc.

Prigal,

warrant.

one

Corp.——,

Bruce

Alberto-Culver

Langley & Co.) 232,500 shares

(Reiner, Linburn

Motor Parts

share and

one

(Dempsey-Tegeler

< C.

Corp.

(W.

&

Decorative

A'si'rJ-;-- K
$2,000,000
Alaska Pacific Lumber Co.—.————Common
Common

Mount Corp

Medex,

debt repayment and
Office—2445 N. Miami Ave.,

Linder

Underwriters—

Interiors, Inc. (4/9)
("Reg. A") 52,000 class A common. Price—
$2.50. Business—Manufacture of draperies, furniture and
bed spreads for hotels and institutions. Proceeds—For
expansion and other corporate purposes. Office—1191
N. W. 22nd St., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Bayes, Rose
& Co., Inc., N. Y.

Proceeds—For

purposes.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Feb. 26, 1962

Davis

(Monday)

Astro-Science

Marie

•

Almo Industrial Electronics Inc

(Troster,

House of

fabrics.

Union St.,

Office—794

Inc.

Miami, Fla.
Underwriter—Stirling,
Inc., 50 Broadway, N. Y.

(Friday)

Lighting Co

March 19

(Carl

equipment.

Nov.

American Realty & Petroleum
Corp

Chez

Dash,

general corporate

(Offering to stockholders—underwritten
by Blyth & Co., Inc.,
Boston Corp., and W. C.
Langley & Co.) 421,472 shares

Carmer

electronic

Price—$5. Business
—Designing, converting, importing and distributing of

First

Burton

Hampstead Investing Corp., Aetna Securities Corp., and
Atlas Securities Corp., N. Y.

covering

California

E.
&

NEW ISSUE CALENDAR
Long Island

of technical reports

$3.25 per unit. Business—Manufactures educational toys.
Proceeds—To repay debt and increase working capital.

manuals

(H.) Toy Corp.
27, 1961 filed 100,000 capital shares (with attached
warrants to purchase an additional 100,000 shares), to be

v:

Data-Design Laboratories,
Oct.

Price—By amend¬

Business—Design, manufacture

air

Business-^Publishing

Proceeds

and

—For debt repayment

Oct. 25, 1961 filed 108,000 common.

Co.

1962 filed 135,000
(max. $8.50).

ment

amendment.

33

(1293)

Weedon

&

Co.)

108,666

.Capital

shares

Continued

on

page

34

34

The Commercial and

(1294)

Continued from

33

page

I

of

sale

amendment. Business—Production and
metal framed pictures, wood utility

and

wood

Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventory,
working capital. Office—444 Courtland St., Mundeetc.

frames,
and

Atlanta,

Office—Atlanta Airport,
Underwriter—Courts & Co., Atlanta.

Ga.
•

Proceeds—For general

property and mail by air.

sons,

corporate
holder. Price—By

purposes.

DeLuxe

-J.,

•

Homes, Inc.

60,000 common. Price — $5.
Business
Construction and financing of shell homes.
Proceeds—For working capital. Address—Allendale, S. C.
Underwriter—Alessandrini & Co., Inc., N. Y. OfferingDec.

11,

("Reg. A")

1961

Financial Chronicle

rants

to

Mass.

■■-i:

Delford

(3/26-30)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 95,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of precision rubber extrusions. Pro¬
ceeds—Plant expansion, equipment, debt repayment andworking capital. Office—82-88 Washington St., Middletown, N< Y. Underwriter—I. R. E. Investors Corp^
Levittown, N. Y.
•

Delta

Feb. 7,

ment

Industries, Inc.

(4/9-13)

Airlines, Inc.

(

Business—The transporting of per¬

Continued from page

-../C.vrW'..

Denie's

Jan.

A.)

(John

(Horizon

Business—Purchase, manufacture and sale of
building materials. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment and working capital.
Office—373 Adams Ave.,
Memphis, Tenn. Underwriter—M. A. Saunders & Co.,
Inc., Memphis.
Deuterium

held.

shares

951,799

Macco

Price—$20

$4,000,000

National

(Bids

Investing Corp.)

(John

Recco, Inc.

(Bids

Capital

Bonds

.

:

Bonds

„

received)

be

to

.

(Offering

Vassar

Corp.
(J.

&

stockholders—no

to

Manufacturing
(Albion

(S.

shares

124,900

Beane)

$3,900,780

Scope Publishers, Inc

Common

&

April 4
New

Barney

General

Lazard
$10,000,000

to

(Carl

M.

Rhoades

Loeb,

Bros.

(Thursday)

Employees

Corp

(Offering to stockholders,

Debentures

PCS

(Lenchner,

'Allied

Capital
Chica

Oil

Chica

(Offering

Oil

&

Co.)

Corp

Sea-Wide

by
$1,024,700

Bregman,

Season

Cummings

& Sons

(Van

Noel

Alstyne,

& Co.)

165,000

(Searight.

Airlines,

Dialight

203,687

367,000 shares

Foods, Inc

Common

Gulf American Fire &
(Offering

to

Casualty Co

stockholders—no

April 17

(A.

Loral

C.

underwriting)

$452,008

Electronics
Model,

&

Co.)

:

v

.(Bids 11

Inc.)

Common

(Raymond Moore

'

56.225 shares

L:

1

■

.

'

Y

(Robinson-Humphrey

■

(Street

&

Inc

May 22
'

$25;000,000

f;

.rtr

(Switzer & Co., Inc.)

(Burnham

Publishers

&

$300,000

Co.)

250,000 shares

(Roth & Co.. Inc.) 541,000 shares

Spartan

International
(M.

Tec-Torch

H.

Co.,
(Scott,

Towers

Marts
(W.

21

Brands,

(A.

C.

.—Common
Securities

Coast

■;V

..

Co.)

.

Mac-Allan
...

C.

received)

$5,925,000

•

yV

.

Harvey

&

Common

Co..

Inc.)

$325,000

--Capital

April 18
Lone

Hornblower Ac

Weeks) 800,000 shares

Moyer.

(Norman)

Fricke &

Corp.)

(White, Weld & Co, and Stone
"■

'■

$35,000,000

&

;

T-' )

Co

$300,000

-

(Troster,

Securities

April

23

Coral

Corp.)

Podesta

&

Williston

Pen

Jiffy

Steak

&

Co.)

Co.;
&

A.

C.

Beare)

Allyn

$600,000

Common

.

„

sV;

.'

^.1 ^.

_ __

.;'

•

_Common

...

Co. and Federman, Stonehill
175,000 shares

Singer &

Fashions,
.

r

"

& Co.)
'

;

(Tuesday)

System..^—_Ii—_Common

Co.

and

J. ,R.

Lestrange &

.

(Bids 11 a.m. EST)

^

November 7

.Common

&

Co.)

65,000

Redpath)

(Bids

&

Co.

166,666 shares

and

PenZell

&

Co.)

(Bids

.

:

';

November

;

-

>

;

$25,000,000

:,

^ --

to be

28

(Bids

,

.;

Bonds

to be

received)

received)

$23,000,000"

i—Preferred
$7,OPOVQOA,.,-,5

(Wednesday)

:

Southern Electric Generating Co.
V

", --

- --

(Wednesday) :

Georgia Power Co

shares

Common
Taylor

/,

Georgia Power Co

:

$616,000

Inc.

$17,000,000

<Thursday).^

"

'V

$5,000,000

Class A
Parker

■

———ii-.Bonds

Columbia Gas Systems, Inc.,———^Debentures

Common

Hamilton,
'

'

.

0'

872,876 shares

May 31' (Thursday)

June 7

Debentures
&

Co

(Arthurs,

(Godfrey,

,

Co., Inc;_^^___Common /

England Electric

$500,000

(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.) $500,000

Lee

Class A

Inc.)

-(Bids to be received)

Co., Inc.———

(Auchincloss,

$300,000

<

—I—Common

Ridge Properties, Inc.—---

(Cruttenden,

Duro

>:

$10,000,000

(Offering to stockholders—bids to be received)

(Monday)

Kay Foods Corp—

(R. F. Dowd & Co., Inc.)

May 29
New

/

.

v.;/).

Computer Concepts Inc.—

(Tuesday)^

Corporate Funding Corp

Co.j

Alabama Power Co..

Common

(Schwabacher & Co.; J. Barth & Co. and Bear, Stearns &
Co.) 135,000 shares




(Switzer &

*]' Sportsways, Inc_

-

Corp.——Bonds

Webster

$40,000,000

.

Capital
French,

;

.

..Common

(George K. Bo.um & Co.) $651,300

Debentures

;_i—

Boston

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

(Doft

-—Common
and

'

(Wednesday)

Star Gas Co

Langley & Co.) 550,000 shares

Specialties Co

April 10

_

$700,000

.

Inc

(Woodcock.

Wiatt

Common
Ino.)

International, Inc

Allvn & Co.

Vitamin

Inc

Woodhill,

Inc.—

—Bonds

$20,000,000

,

(First

Common

received)

Great Eastern Foods Corp._—i_iy_—

—Equip.. Trust Ctfs.

be

be

(Monday)

May 28

-

.

.

Class B

Co., Inc

!

to

in

•

—.Common

Capital

Presidential Realty Corp

.

(Bids

::y(Bids to be received)

100,000 shares

Pacific

RR.

(Bids

$750,000

Multronics, Inc.

(Tuesday)

Utah Power & Light Co.—^L__—

.

Missouri Pacific

Common

Co., Inc. and Irving Weis & Co.)

f

$2,000,002

(Meade & Co.) $247,500'

,

Molecular Dielectrics,

Co., Inc.)

(Tuesday)

4

«

'

_Bonds
•

and

1

-

Mercury Books,

$300,000.

■

'

Capital

■—

Inc.

Co.,

Capital

Longstreth) 100,000 shares

(Monday)

May 14

May 15

—

—

&

Common

Republic-Franklin Life Insurance Co.—Class A

Common

$444,000

(Shearson, Hammill & Co.)

Airlines

,

'y-■/:

$800,000

Utah Power & Light Co.—
EST)

am.

i

^

w

shares

(Tuesday)

1

;

Futura

Kidder, Peabody & Co. and

Roland & Co.)

>

1

<

:

$325,000

Commerce Drug Co.,: Inc...

'

$7,500,000

Corp.,

(Lehman Brothers;

»»-ri

Common

/divn

100,000

Surety Co

Appalachian Power Co
.

-.-Common

L—

349,590 shares

Bowling Corp..

.

Common

Industry Capital Corp.
S

100,000 shares

Inc.)

,

(Hay, Fales & Co. and McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co.) $325,000

>

.

Capital

Inc;-_l--_---^_^iCbnimon .Wv

(Jennings, Mandel

(Offering to stockholders—underwritten by 'Kidder,
Peabody & Co.) 187,500 shares
> '

Common
Co.)

&

(Monday)

Nationwide

-Common

Co..

&■

-

Common

;

&

•

■

(Pacific Coast Securities Co.) 550,000 shares

Units

Casualtv

''

150,022 shares

National Vended Ski Insurance Corp

$800,000

O'Connor,

(Hodgdon

Western

'V

,

*

(Switzer & Co., Inc.)

--Common

Partnership

shares

Corp.
(Burnham

Extrin

Co.)

&

'(Lehman Brothers)

May 7

West Falls Shopping Center Limited

*

..Common
<fc

;

$300,000

Leonard & Lynch)

Ahalt

v

(Thursday)

Hargrove Enterprises,

Common

Co.)

&

$276,000

$75,000,000-

Manufacturing Co.
•-

Common

—

Inc.)

(Arnold Malkan k Co., Inc.)

Common

Inc

(Courts

Franklin

$375,000

Co.)

^

Spears (L. B.), Inc

shares

—.

(Bayes, Rose & Co., Inc.) $130,000

Delta

Odzer

Harry

Industries, Inc

(Moore,

,

Common

Interiors, Inc

Co..

,

Common

Seg Electronics Co., Inc

Common

Corp

Decorative

&

'

.

'v

Electronics, Inc

All

.

(Goldman, Sachs & Co.) 210,000 shares

Cosnat

and

Common

(Wednesday)

May 3

$350,000

Inc.—

Inc.,

(Janov

Debentures

Co.)

.

shares

131,500

Inc.)

Products, Inc.

$1,000,000

stockholers—underwritten

to

(E. J.)

Co.,

(Terrio

Debentures

Cummings

&

Brach

Seashore Food

shares

213,427

Corp

(Bregman,

Bolsa

Co.)

&

Capital
125,000 shares

..Common'

(Eids to be received)

Common

—

Inc.)

$1,250,000

Control Dynamics, Inc.—
———Common
•:
»
(Brandtjen^ifc Bayliss, Inc.) $575,000

$450,000

Inc

Co.,

Debentures

Corp.)

(Tuesday)

May 2

,:

Common

&

shares

Co._____

(White, Weld & Co., Inc.)

.

Common

Co.,

Processing,

Covato

.it

Corp,

Gilhart

D.

114,500

Wiley (John) & Sons, Inc.—

..Common
Inc.)

'

.Common
Inc.)

Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.__.Debs;

(Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Dean Witter & Co.) 200.000 shares

Common

&

&

Securities

—(

'

Inc.—

O'Connor,

(Irving J. Rice & Co., Inc.)

May 1

100,000 shares

Producers Cotton Oil Co.—

~

Corp

(Allen

Bolsa

1

&

Common

$300,000

Corp.

$300,000

Corp

Industries,

Electronics
Data

Ahalt

Co., Inc.)

shares

200,000

Inc.)

Inc.)

Murphy & Co.) $400,000

Saxton

A.

(A.

underwriting) $2,675,000

no

Ten-Tex

;

,

Common

Atlantic

Orion

Dowd &

»

—

(Blair & Co., Inc.) 230,000 shares

.

Common
Co.,

(Scott, Harvey & Co.,

North

EST) 670,000 shares

a.m.

(Friday)

(Monday)

Co.,

■

Capital

Inc

(G.

April 9

&

$10,000,000

$279,000

Inc

Securities

Premium

Common

(Offering to stockholders—bids 11

Inc.)

Sperti Products, Inc

and

;£

—_—Debentures

(Lehman Brothers and J. Barth & Co.)

Inc.

Nigeria Chemical Corp.—

-Pacific Power & Light Co

F.

Instrument

Common

Inc.)

Co.,

(Kidder, Peabody & Co.)

Narrows

Smith

&

(Standard

A

*

shares

120,000

Precision

$625,000

'

Pierce,)

Morse Electro Products Corp

shares

Class

Securities

(Pearson.

Government

Inc.)

Co.,

Productions,

Industries,

Debentures

April 6

&

Lynch,

Brothers and Merrill Lynch, Pierce,

Laboratories,

(Searight,

.

Maul

(First Boston Corp. and Lehman Brothers) $90,000,000

'

$750,000

157,500

Corp.—

(Albion

$8,000,000

Inc.)

Common

Co.)

&

Malkan

(Midland

__Bonds

Ohio Oil Co

April 5

(R.

Joanell

?

Common
Merrill

and

Smith

&

Fenner

Corp

Leasing

Hannett

received)

be

Inc.)

}

.

Common

Hanna-Barbara

(Wednesday)

Brothers

(Lehman

Units

Mackie,

&

,

(Monday)

Jaap Penratt Associates, Inc

shares

160,000

Debentures
$6,359,900

Laboratories, Inc

shares

Common

Co,)

Peabody

Scientific

Co., Inc.;

Co.. Inc.)

<fc

Orleans Public Service Co
(Bids

150,000

Co., Inc.; Seymour Blauner Co.
Sprayregen. Haft & Co.) $600,000

Smith,

and

Baxter

Common

(Netherlands Securities

Harriman Ripley &

Co., Inc.;

Co.)

&

Beane

(Arnold

300,000 shares

(Tuesday)

Co.;

&

Fuller

(Kiclder,

(City of), Norway^i-—-_^.-_^_Bonds
&

$20,000,000...

stockholders—underwritten by Shearson

Fenner

$300,000

Fastpak,' Inc.
First

Freres

Debentures
EST)

a.m.

Laboratories, Inc

Common

Co... Inc.)

Computer Control Co., Inc

(Offering to stockholders—underwritten by McDonald & Co. and
Ball, Burge & Kraus) 213,734 shares

(Kuhn, Loeb

Co._

Fuller

D.

(Singer,

Common

April 3

11

(Friday)
to

(Lehman

Certified Industries, Inc

Ohio

Oslo

(Bids

April 30
Baxter

Securities

D.

(S.

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of

(Standard Securities Corp.)

—.

Common

underwriting)

Bay State Electronics Corp

Capital

.

(Laren Co.) 140,000 shares

World

.V.

V;K

'XV-iW

Hammill & Co.)

American Bolt & Screw Mfg. Corp

Common

i

———

Williston

R.

Alson

Common

Wade, Wenger ServiceMaster Co

*•./'*../•'-P/; v"v"v

:

(Tuesday)

24

(Offering

April 16 (Monday)

Inc.) $600,000

120,000 shares

Co.)

$300,000

Capital

V

•

April 27

,

$6,000,000

Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co

Class A

Tyler Pipe & Foundry Co.—
(First Southwest

•••,.-■

April

$35,000,000

(Friday)

April 13

$650,000 ;

Motti,

Class A
Inc.)

Co.;,

Livingston Oil Co

Trygon Electronics Inc.——————Common
&

&

(Kidder, Peabody & Co.) 371,750 shares

Mississippi Power Co..

—

David

$2,450,000

Pioneer- Co.—

£/:;-/-Hv:.?•"1

(Midland Securities Co., Inc.) 75,000 shares

(William,

Joshua

35

page

..Common

(Shearson, Hammill & Co.)

Appalachian Power Co

Common

on

Voron Electronics uorp—

$20,000,000

EST)

a.m.

<Continued

Livestock Financial Corp.—_—

Bonds

$525,000

Policy-Matic Affiliates, Inc.—:
(Balogh & Co., Inc.)

11:00

(Thursday)

April 12

$6,375,000

Equipment & Plastics Corp
(Cortlandt

v-

/,

•,

.

.

Devco, Inc.
7^'-'
Jan. 18, 1962 ("Reg. A") 10,000 common; Price—$12.50.'.
Business—Design and manufacture of boats, marine:
equipment and related products. Proceeds—For equip-*
ment and working capital. Office—Stark Industrial Park,
Charleston County, S. C.
Underwriter—Johnson, Cole-,
man, Manning & Smith, Inc., Charleston, S. C.
■1

Common

(Wednesday)

April 11

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Pa. Series-_Ints.
Haupt Jk Co.)

start-up expenses for a laboratory and
Office—360 Lexington Ave., New York.■'■■."V
£•

plant.

shares

320,000

Pacific Power & Light Co

(Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Mitchum, Jones &

Templeton)

unit. Business—Company plans to"

per

Underwriter—None.

Western

Debentures

Co.—

(Ira

Co.)

(Bids 11 a.m. CST)

&

bet'

to

manufacture and utilize all kinds of chemical materials.'

Common

Peabody

Realty

&

Northern Indiana Public Service Co

„

Jones

& Co. and Mitchum,
Templeton) 150,000 shares

(Kidder,

shares

Proceeds—For

with attached war¬

First Lincoln Financial Corp

Macco Realty Co.—-.

140,000

Corp.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 140,000 common

Common

Management Corp.)

an^nd-

15, 1962 filed 200,000 common.' Price—By

various

S3

Fund, Inc

'.v,

additional

an

5% preferred share held, 2 units for each 5% preferred'A stock held and one unit for each 10 class- B shares

small

:

Co.

Sons

(White, Weld

Lincoln

;v'.;V.,;:

ment.

Price—By amend¬

1962 filed 203,687 common.

(Max. $45).

Imminent.

purchase

Thursday, March 155"1962

.

.

offered for subscription by stockholders in units (of one
share and one warrant) on the basis of 3 units for each*

—

lein, 111. Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp., Boston,

.

to be

received) $6,500,000'

.—Bonds
r

.

Volume

195

Number 6142

Continued ■»from page

^

:a'■

34

.•

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Proceeds

4>V;Vf/v'\*t-y

.s

—-

For

debt: repayment

Office—2120) Green
Ca31 c

Feb.

2, 1962

■

i

Inr

t

i

("Reg. A") .100,000 common.

(1295)

working capital.
Underwriter—Mer-

and

Rd., Cleveland.

Ave., Flushing, N. Y. Underwriters—Packer*Wilbur
Co., Inc. (mgr.). and Earle Securities Co., Inc., N .Y.

,

rill, Turben & Co., Inc., Cleveland.

Educational

Price—$2.25.

^ Drever Co.
March 9, 1962 filed 122,700 common, of which 42,500 are
tronic and missile industry. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
4 to be offered by company and 80,200 by stockholders.
ment.
equipment and working capital.
Office—7235
Price—By amendment
(max. ; $12). : Business—Design
Radford St.,/North Hollywood,
Calif.1 Underwriter—
and manufacture of industrial metallurgical furnaces.
Costello, Russotto & Co., Los Angeles. :
A 4"A A- Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and general
ID extra Corp.
•V
AA'*:'/
corporate purposes. Address — Red Lion Rd., and PhilFeb.. 28, 1962 filed 300,000 common.-Price—By amend¬
mont Ave., Bethayres, Pa.
Underwriters—Janney, Batment (max. $6). Business—Manufacture and test mar¬
.'•> ties & E. W. Clark, Inc. and Stroud & Co., Philadelphia./
keting of a vitamin-enriched sugar. Proceeds—For debt
/
Drew Realty.Corp.
-■■■•
//■//:
repayment,;* expansion and general corporate purposes. 1 March
6, 1962 filed 163,000 class A. Price—$10. Business A
Address—Drawer A-Kendall, Miami, Fla, Underwriter
;; —General real? estate.
Proceeds—For debt

Business—Manufacture

of

hermetic

seals

the

for

35

elec¬

Dec. 26,

Aids

&

Co., Inc.

1961 filed 100,000

common. Price—$5. Business
supplies/toys and notions. Proceeds—
equipment, inventories and working capital. Office
—1125 Okie St., N. E., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—
Wright, Myers & Bessell, Inc., Washington, D. C. Offer¬

—Sale

of

school

For

ing—Sometime in April.

/

~

.

repayment.

be named.

—To

?/AA/;-4 Office—50 Broad St., N. Y. Underwriter—Drew Secu- •
Dialight Corp. (4/9-13) '0j
rities. Corp., (same address). * ' f /<
. 4.
Dec. 22, 1961 filed 367,000 common.
Price—By amend¬ 4
Dulany Industries, Inc.
A "' A '
,
,'A ? A
ment.
Business—rDesign and manufacture of precisiont Feb. 26, 1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend- '.!
engineered indicator lights for aircraft, missile and elec-.
ment- (max. $6.25).-Business—The canning and freezing /
tronic instruments. Proceeds—For selling..stockholders.
of foods.
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment. Office—850 1
Office—60 Stewart Ave,, Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
A Third Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Blair & Co., Inc., N. Y.A
..—Burnham & Co., N/.Y
■A Offering—Expected sometime in June.; -A
" v
Diamond Dust Co., Inc.
- 4 f
s; 5
Dunhill Food Equipment Corp..
; A ^
J
Feb. 27, 1962 filed 102,000 common. Price—$3, Business
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2.50.'Busi—Production of graded diamond powder and compound.
ness—Manufacture of food service equipment. Proceeds
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment, additional personnel, i—For
development and working capital. Office—79 Waladvertising and working i: capital. 'Office—77 Searing
■

>

•

•

Educator & Executive Co.

Nov.

30, 1961 filed 174,900 common. Price—By amend¬
holding company for insurance con¬
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—3857 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio. Underwriter—Mc¬
Donald & Co., Cleveland. Offering—Imminent. *
:
ment. Business—An
cerns.

.

Ehrenreich

Photo-Optical; Industries,4 Inc.
//•/**'
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered by the company and
50,000 by stock¬
holders.
Price—By amendment. /Business—Wholesale

?

•

•

distribution

lenses,

cameras,

accessories and

optical ;

instruments.; Proceeds—For

debt-repayment, expansion,
Office—-111 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Lee Higginson Corp., N./Y. Offering—April.

and working

.,

.

of

Transformer

Eisler

.

Feb.

capital.

28,

1962

Co.,IInc. A ..
75,000 common.

("Reg. A")

v.,

Price

$4.

—

•

Ave., Mineola/N, Y, Underwriters/Magnus & Co., N. Y.
•

Diamond

Mills

Corp.

J worth St., Brooklyn, Underwriters

—

Carroll Co. and

4 Paul Eisenberg Co., Inc., N. Y.

Business—Manufacture of transformers and inductors for
electrical

equipment. Proceeds — For debt repayment,
inventory and working capital. Office—16 N. Salem St.,
Dover, N. J/Underwritcr—Sherman & Hall, Inc., Allentown, Pa.

v
Duraiite Co., Inc.
150,000 are
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 128,000 common. Price—$4. Business
stockhold¬ A* —Design and manufacture of aluminum-frame outdoor
ers:; Price—By /amendment.
Business-Manufacture of
and porch furniture. Proceeds — For product developwomen's nylon hosiery. Proceeds—For debt repayment A
ment, equipment and working capital. Office—2 Barbour
and working capital.
Office—417 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Un¬
/ Ave., Passaic, N. J. Underwriter—Preiss, Cinder & Hoff¬
derwriter—Drexel & Co., Philadelphia:; Offerings-May.,
man Inc., N. Y.
'District Photo, Inc. (3/19-23)
Duro Pen Co., I nc. (4/23-27)
Nov. 16, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000 are
Jan. 5, 1962 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4. Business
to be offered by the company and 20,000 by a stock¬
—Manufacture of inexpensive ball point pens. Proceeds
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Processes and
—For debt repayment, equpiment and working capital.
prints
photographic
film
and
distributes
wholesale
Office—573 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter — Godfrey,
photographic equipment.; Proceeds—For repayment of
Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.
.
debt, plant expansion, and working capital. Office—3306
Dyna-Mod Electronics Corp.
Wisconsin Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter
Jan. 22, 1962 ("Reg. A")'143,000 common.
Price—$2.
—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washington, D. C.
A Business—D e s i
g n,
development and production 1 of
r

Jan. 23, 1962 filed 250,000 common, of which
to be offered by the company and 100,000 by

Eldre
Feb.

•

be

to

Components,

Inc. t/A;

1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 75,000

5,

are

offered

by the company and 25,000 by a stock¬
Price—$4.
Business—Manufacture, assembling

holder.
and

processing of metal parts and products. Proceeds—
equipment, construction of a building, and working
capital. Office—187 N. Water St., Rochester, N. Y. Un¬
For

derwriter—Charles

Plohn

&

Co., N. Y, Offering—Late

April.
•

Electro-Mec

Instrument

Corp.

-

Diversified Collateral Corp.

Dec. 28,

/.

-n

...

A "packaged"

By amend¬
ment. Business—A mortgage investment company. Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—420 Lin¬
coln Road, Miami Beach, Fla.
(Underwriter — To be
named. Offering—Expected in early April/A,
1961 filed 78,000

common.

Price

.

■

!

ceeds—For

electronic

circuits

and

sub-systems.

Sept. 15, 1961 filed 168,250 common being offered for
subscription by stockholders of Waltham Precision In¬

strument.Co., Inc., parent, on the basis of one new share
for each 20 Waltham shares held of record March 8 with
rights to expire March 26. Price—$4.50. Business—Design
manufacture of potentiometers,
digitometers and
goniometers used in air-borne computing devices. Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholder, Waltham Precision In¬
strument Co. Office—47-51 33rd St., Long Island City,
and

Pro-

products and working capital.
Office—
317 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. Underwriters—Gen¬
esee
Valley Securities Co., Inc./ Rochester, and H. B.
Vesey & Co., Inc., Glens Falls, N/?Y;
^ 4rif
new

N. Y.

.

Dynascan Corp.

*

Diversif ied

Discount & Acceptance

•

1

Corp.
! Jati;
29/ ^62 filed^'/^190,000 AkimihbhvVlPric^--^
aniend13, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬ A ment.
Business—Design, manufacture, and sale of elecness—A small loan investment, company. Proceeds—For
tronic test equipment/antennas, and microwave devices.
expansion. Office—707 Northwestern Federal Bldg., Min¬
Proceeds—For
selling stockholders.
Office—1801
W.
neapolis. Underwriter—Bratter & Co., Inc., Minneapolis. A Belle
Plaine
Dec.

1

■

^.Diversified Real

Estate Trust

March- 8, 1962. filed 1*000,000 shares

Ave., Chicago. Underwriter—H. M. Byllesby
Co., Chicago. Offering—Expected in April.

&

of beneficial inter¬

-

-Eastern

Manufacturing :Co.,
("Reg; A") 100,000/common.

Oct.

salaries

Business—A

real

Proceeds—For investment.

estate

investment

F^b;

Office—500 Fifth Ave.,

N^ Y.

Underwriter—Bacon, Johnson Realty iManagemerit
Co., Inc., (same address).
*

'

Dolphin-Miller Mines Ltd.AA/AAA/':
3, 1961 filed 1,600,000 capital shares, of which 1,200,000 shares are to be offered by the company and
400,000 shares by stockholders. Price—50c. Business—
Tlie exploration - and production of ores. Proceeds—For
<

•

Nov.

17, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Design and manufacture of precision nuclear magnetic
instrumentation. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬

.

poses.

'
1962. filed - 80,000 common,; of which 35,500 are
by the company and 44,500 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment
(max. $25). Business—Design,

and

working capital. Office—147 Northeast Main St.,
Rocky Mount, N. C. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co.,

.

.

Inc.

„

(4/2-6),

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Design and manufacture of automatic electronic and
computer
controlled
drives and
systems,
helicopter
check-out, flight control and landing control systems and*
multi-contact relays and switches. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, working capital and other corporate purposse. Office—67 Southfield Ave., Stamford, ConnAUn-*

Eastern Investors,

stock, $2:50: For debentures, at par..Business—A hold¬
ing company for small loan and credit accident insurance
Proceeds—For investment in a subsidiary

to be offered

NAY.

/Electronic Controls,

4 subsidiaries.

Feb: 26,

Office—Sawyer Lane, Hudson, Mass. Underwriter

—Gianis & Co., Inc.,

Dec.

and general corporate purposes. Office; — 25
Adelaide St., W., Toronto, Canada. Underwriter—Brewis

&7White; Ltd., Toronto.
/Donaldson Co./Inc.

19^ 1962

(3/19-20)

.Electromagnetics Corp.

Inc.
27„ 1961 filed 10,000 common shares and $625,000
of 6V2% con. subord. debentures dues 1972. Price—For

Price*—$10.

trust.

Engineering Co.

Jan.r,8x, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of disposable
thermocouple lances. Proceeds—For equipment, debt re¬
payment and general corporate purposes. Office—-5619
Tulip St., Philadelphia. Underwriter—Harrison & Co.,
Philadelphia.

Aluminum

Inc.
Price—$3.
Business—Manufacture and distribution of screens, windows, doors, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment, plant
expansion, and working capital. Office—910 Line St.,
Camden, N. J. Underwriter—H. A. Riecke & Co., Inc.,
Philadelphia.

est.

Underwriter—Sterling, Grace & Co., N. Y.

Electro-Mite

derwriter

—

& DeBoff,

Seymour, Eernard

Inc., N. Y.

AEIIner & Pike, Inc.

AAA'''
Det. 27,
1961 ("Reg. A") 30,000 common. Price—$10
manufacture and sale
-Eastern Properties Improvement Corp.
of
air cleaners. Proceeds—For
Business—Operation of supermarkets. Proceeds—For ex¬
working capital/ Office—1400 WA 94th St., Minneapolis.
Aug. 22, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of subordinated debentures'/ pansion and working capital. Office—896 Old Country
due 1981 and 250,000 common shares. Price—For debenUnderwriter—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y.
Rd., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter—Meadowbrook Se¬
Offering—Expected sometime in May.
'
.
.
■/. 1 <, 4 tures, $1,000; for stock, $10. -Business—General real es¬
curities, Inc. Hempstead, N. Y. Offering—Mid-April,
tate. A Proceeds—For the acquisition ana development of
• Don
Mills, Inc.
i
Enviro-Dyne, Inc.
real properties, repayment of debt and engineering, etc.
Sept A 27, ,1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000:' conimon. Price—$5.
Feb. 13, 1962 ("Reg. A") 300,000 common. Price — $1.
Office—10 E. 40th St., New York. Underwriter—To be
Business—Financing of shipments of business machines.
Business—Research, development, manufacture and sale
Proceeds—General
/ . „
,
< ,
<.
, ;
corporate
purposes.
Office—Red / named.
of enviromental testing equipment. Proceeds—For equip¬
Rock Bldg.y Atlanta/ Ga. Underwriter—Stah'-Bee & Co.,
ment and other corporate purposes.-Off ice—24447 Haw¬
it Economic Security Corp.
Washington, D. C.
/•
;
^
March 8, 1962 ("Reg. A") $60,000 of 10% subord. de¬
thorne Blvd., Torrance, Calif. Underwriter — Garat &
/Inc., N. Y. Offering—Expected in April.

.

,

.

.

.

bentures due May ?14, 1972 and 30,000 common to be
26, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 50,000 are A offered in units, each, consisting of $100 of debentures
to be offered by the company . ahd":' i00,000 by" stock¬
and 50 common shares.
Price—$200 per unit. Business
holders. -Price—By- amendment-(max. $12). Business- C; —'An insurance agent and broker.
Proceeds—For adDesign and manufacture of boys knit shirts,\ sweaters, | vertising,. equipment/and working Vcapital.
Office—
and pajamas. Proceeds—For working capital.- Office— ; Room
614, 52 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Underwriter
1115 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Goodbody & Co., 4 —None.
A;!/';

Donmoor-Isaacson,

Inc.;

Polonitza, Los Angeles.

Feb.

f

y;

in

Economy Food Enterprises Corp.
Nov. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common.
Price—$3.
20, 1962 filed 90,000 common. Price—$9. Business— V Business—Sale and servicing of home food freezers and
Design, manufacture and; sale of misses' sportswear and
sale of bulk food to freezer owners. Proceeds—For gen¬
casual dresses. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office
eral corporate purposes. Office—180 Babylon Turnpike,
—rl407 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Brand; Grumet &
f
Roosevelt, L. I., N. Y; Underwriter—Sentinel Securities
Seigel, Inc., N. Y
1 /•
-;
\
m
*
\ •
Planning Corp., and Bassior & Co., both of 101 Cedar
Doughboy Industries, Inc.
ASt., N. Y. Offering—Imminent.
:
Feb. 23,
1962 filed $4,000,000 • of convertible subordi¬
Econ-O-Pay/ Inc.
nated debentures due 1977. Price—By amendment. Busi¬
/ Oct. 26, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common.
Price—$3. Business
Manufacture of formula feeds for livestock and

;

City, N. D.

For- debt repayment,
equipment and working capital.
Address—New Richmond, Wis. Underwriter—Kalman &

;

;Extrin Foods,

Co., Inc.,. St. Paul, Minn.

Oct.

Dover Construction

Dec;

21A 1961' filed

debentures

-

••/•

Co. "A-r'A

/•/•../;«>*./ ;• ..v.' -:>-

$750,000 ^convertible ssubordinated

due

amendment.

;

1972, and 100,000 common. Price — By
Business—Construction and sale of homes.




,

'

/
,

A-

,

/

pany

also

teaching

plans to manufacture and sell■. < electronic
machines. - Proceeds—For product develop¬
Office—136-05 35th

confectionary industries. Proceeds—For addi¬
personnel, new products and possible acquisitions.
Office—70 Barclay St., N. Y. Underwriters—Hay/Fales
& Co., and McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co., N. Y. t
ing

A
>

1961-filed

ment and other corporate purposes.

(4/9-13)

and

tional

80,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Distribution of electronic parts and equipment. Com¬
27,

Inc.

29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
bak¬

ness—Creation and manufacture of flavors for the

finance business. Proceeds
.Office—164 E. Main St.,
Underwriter—Reserve Funds, Inc.,

Edu-tronics, Inc.

1962 filed 130,000 common, of which 20,000 are
the company and 110,000 by stockhold¬

Price—By amendment. Business — Retail sale of
wearing apparel. Proceeds—For working capital. Office
S. State St., Chicago A Underwriter—Allen & Co.,
N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime in April.
Nov.

purposes.

Valley City, N. D.

owners.

—36

recourse

Valley

the making of construction

property

ers.

—

corporate

and

to be offered by

•

ness—-A dealer

'

Evans, Inc.
Jan. 23,

■

-General

.-A.

ment of debt and

Feb.

/

-f.

loans to
Proceeds—For repay¬
working capital. Office—430 First Ave.
North, Minneapolis. Underwriter—None.
mortgages and

builders

Inc.

poultry, semolina and durum flour for spaghetti making,
swimming pools and inflatable toys, and machinery for
heat sealing and labeling-plastic containers. Proceeds—

^

29, 1961 filed $3,000,000 of 8% subordinate deben¬
tures due 1965. Price—At par. Business—The investment

.

Donnkenny,

■

'.Equity Capital Co.

Nov.

.

n.

;

•

Fabco, Inc.

Jan;

1962

23,

("Reg. A")

Business—Manufacture
:

products.

Proceeds—For

«

•_

86,000 common. Price—$3.45.
glass and other plastic

of fiber

equipment/ inventories,
Continued

on

and

page

36

..

36

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(1296)

Continued from page

corporate

35

writer

Address—Stillwater, Minn.; Under¬
Donnelly & Jansen, Inc., St. Paul.

capital.

working

Pewters,

—

letter

Note—This

withdrawn.

was

Fairbanks Wire

/>///,/////.. 7/'

,

Proceeds

Dec. 6, 1961 filed 200,000 class A stock. Price—$3.

Underwriters—Netherlands Securities Co., Inc., Seymour
Blauner

Office—Walnut St., M D 23, Newburg. N. Y.
N. Y.

W.

Olympic

Blvd.,

Angeles.

Los

Fashion

Industries,

Underwriter—Bache

Inc.

Y^p^/v :/••,/

Aug. 8, 1961 filed 50,000

Co., N. Y.

Fleres

'

(A. J.)

Feb. 2, 1962 ("Reg.
ness—Manufacture

payment, equipment, inventory and working capital. Of¬
fice—Gauthier St., Tuskegee, Ala. Underwriter—Wright,
Myers & Bessel, Inc., Washington, D. C.
.

Fastline

Inc.

,

(3/26-30)

and

Sept. 28, 1961 filed $400,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1971 and 40,000 common shares to be offered

publicly in units of one $500 debenture and 50 common.
per
unit. Business—Manufacture of con¬
cealed zippers. Proceeds—Debt repayment, advertising

Oct.

and

devices

manufactured

Malkan & Co.,

others. Proceeds—For^ debt
corporate purposes. Office—8
N. Y. Underwriter — Arnold

Flower City

&

di Ave.,

Chemicals,

Inc.

Dec.

Fortune

1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $15).
Business—A small business invest¬
Proceeds—For investment. Office—955

Feb.

Main St., Bridgeport, Conn.
& Co., N. Y.

small

loan

company.

Price
Proceeds—For

common.

ness

—

erty

1961
Real

estate

investment.

Proceeds

—

Office

First Lincoln

the stock of

an

First

/• —$2.

29,

1962 filed 200,000

tapes.

Manhasset, N. Y.

'/,/:
!

First

Real

Office—1295

ment

trust.

Proceeds—For

■

Frazier-Walker Aircraft Corp.
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 140,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Cohipany plans to'produce its Gyro

jet

FW-4, a four-passenger
—To produce
prototype

amphibious aiitogiro. Proceeds
models, and finance general
overhead and operating expenses. Office—10 E. 52nd
St.,

repay¬

N.

Y.

Underwriter—None.

New

Jan.

various/

type apartment, industrial and office buildings. Proceeds
an
acquisition, construction, and working capital.

Blvd.

—For

Office—141 North Ave.,
Bridgeport, Conn.
—Van Alstyne, Noel &

Investment Trust of

,_i

Futura

1962

-

L\.:r:

First
'

Dec.

Republic Corp. of America
19, 1961 filed $9,400,000 of 6^%

(3/26-30)
convertible

sub¬

ordinated debentures due 1982 and
188,000 class A shares
be offered for subscription

'to

by class A stockholders.»■
47,000 units, each consisting , of $200 of
debentures
and 4 class A shares. One
right will be issued for -each ;
class A share held, and 40
rights will be needed to pur-

-in

•

chase

one

unit.

Price—Ey amendment. Business—Gen¬

eral real estate. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and other




Underwriter

Co., N. Y. Offering—In April.

Jersey

filed 67,750 common. Price—$10. Business
—Real estate investment trust.
Proceeds—For general
corporate purposes. Office—477 Main St., Hackensack,
N. J. Underwriter—None.
4,

7T/-V'

Frouge Corp.
Jan, 26, 1962 filed 700,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Construction and operation of

"

v>..-

General

components

and

systems

Leasing Corp.

(4/16-20)

1962

29,

Underwriter—Midland

Securities

Co., Inc., Kansas City,

Mo.
General

Mortgage Trust
8, 1962 filed 35,000 non-voting shares of beneficial
interest. Price—$10. Business—A real estate investment
Feb.

Proceeds—For

fields.

investment.

Proceeds—For

Shiloh.

Rd.,
Garland,
Brothers, N. Y.

Office—1221

Airlines

•

Harney

porate purposes. Office—8170 Beverly Rd., Los Angeles.
Underwriters—Raymond Moore & Co., Los Angeles and
Pacific Coast Securities
Co., San Francisco.
Gard

(Andy)

Corp.

(3/29)

Research, Inc.
12, 1962 filed 162,500 common, of which 12,500 are
by the company and 150,000 by stockhold- ;
Price—By amendment (max. $8.50). Business—Di¬

ers.

mail

rect

selling

—179 N.

Michigan Ave., Chicago. Underwriters—Bacon,
Whipple & Co. and Freehling, Myerhoff & Co., Chicago.
Giant

Tiger Stores, Inc. x
1962 filed 140,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—Company operates a discount department store chain.
Proceeds—For expansion and working capital/Office—
Mar. 2,

1407
cott
•

E.
&

40th St., Cleveland, Ohio. Underwriter—PresCo., Cleveland.
/V/'/' p/-'///</•:•/• //''77

Glass-Tite

Sept.

27,

1961

(3/28)'';

7/7777

filed

to be offered

chase of equipment, investment in a

subsidiary, research

-

and

development, moving expenses, and working capital. *
Office—725 Branch Ave., Providence, R. I. Underwriter

it Global Discounts, Inc..-//
Feb. 14, 1962 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Sale of objects of art in discount stores. Proceeds—For general .corporate purposes.
Office — 107
,

Ave., Manitou/Springs, Colo.
Copley & Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.
•'Global

plastic toys and 5
of other;.plastic ~

products."Proceeds—For general Corporate1 purposes. Ad¬
dress—Leetsdale, Pa. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel

Nov.

3,

Steel

1961

-

Products Corp.

filed

v

,

,

Manitou

tdilet

Co., N. Y.

Industries, Inc.

185,000 common, of which 135,000 /
by the company and 50,000 by a stock- 7
holder.
Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of glass-to-metal
hermetic seals.
Proceeds—For pur¬
are

housewares,

&

of vitamin mineral products to eld¬
Proceeds—For working capital.. Office

erly customers.

ment;

custom /molding

-

capital.
Office—3401
Underwriter—Lehman

to be offered

Dec. 15, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—
By amend¬
ment.1 Business—Manufacture of molded

and. the

Services

—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y.

(4/17)

Oct. 20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price — $5.
Business — Furnishing of scheduled air
transportation
service. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
general cor¬

•

working
Texas.

Investor's

Geriatric
Feb.

••

Underwriter—None.

Estate

freezers,

investment. Office — 1616
Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—A. G. Beck¬
er &
Co., Inc., Chicago.
■.'/// '/;/■ '• ;r;./•'V,;///
•:

sale of TV

Northern

filed

Realty Trust (3/26-30)
3, 1962 filed 800,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$12.50 per share. Business—A real estate invest¬

Capital Fund, Inc.
Oct 27, 1961 filed 2,770,000
capital shares/ Price—$1.
Business—A small business investment
company.
Proinvestment.

1961

Franklin

First New York

ceeds—For

m

Manufacturing Co.

Jan.

class A capital shares. Price

ment, working capital and other corporate purposes.
Office—505 Park Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—International Services Corp.,
Paterson, N. J.
..
t

electromechanical

("Reg. A") 62,000 common. Price—$4.50.
Business—General leasing of equipment. Proceeds—For
working capital. Office—1719 Gage Blvd., Topeka, Kan.

—

Distributing Corp.

Proceeds;—For debt

•

trust.

refrigerators, automatic
washers
and
a selling
stockholder. Office—6522nd Ave., N. E., Minneapolis. Underwriter
Lehman
Brothers, N. Y.'/•/ •' S/i

a

pictures and

capital.

(5/3)
349,590 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of house¬

22,

hold

insurance

Business—Production, distribution and

motion

?'

driers. Proceeds—For

Corp.

National Television

Franklin

Dec.

Underwriter—White, Weld & Co., N. Y.//'
Jan.

and

multiple telemetering. Proceeds—For inventory, debt
repayment, sales promotion, and working capital. Office
—Ridge Rd., Monmouth Junction, N. J.
Underwriter /
—Hess, Grant & Remington, Inc., Philadelphia.; Offer¬
ing—Expected sometime in April.
■ ~

^ Geotechnical Corp.
March'7, 1962 filed 90,000 common, of which 80,000 are
to be offered by company and 10,000 by a selling stock¬
holder.
Price—By amendment (max. $22). Business—•
Design, development and manufacture of instruments
ana
systems used in seismology and other scientific

ment.

savings and loan association, oper¬
agency, holds conditional sales con¬
tracts on real estate and acts as trustee under deeds of
trust. Procee ds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes.
Office—628 W. Sixth St., Los Angeles.
ates

Devices, Inc.

St., Omaha. Underwriter—General
Corp. (same address).

•

(4/10)
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 320,000
common, of which 13,250 are
to be offered by the company and
306,750 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment.
Business—The
company
owns

Office

for

components

coa, Ga. Underwriter—None.

prop¬

—

Financial

purposes.

nated capital notes due about 1970. Price—At
par. Busi¬
ness—A consumer finance
company. Proceeds—For debt

380-390 W. Middle Turnpike, ManUnderwriter—Putnam & Co., Hartford.

Chester, Conn.

amend¬
insurance

29, 1962 filed 140,000 common, to be offered for
subscription by common stockholders. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Development and manufacture of elec¬

Franklin Discount Co.

acquisitions, debt repayment and other corporate

purposes.

corporate

an

Feb. 9,1962 filed $500,000 of 8% subordinated debentures
due serially 1969 to 1973 and
$500,000 of 8% subordi¬

Busi¬

For

for

Bldg., Cleveland, O. Underwriter—Merrill,
Co., Inc., Cleveland.

General

repayment and expansion. Office—105 N, Sage St., Toc-

Realty Corp. (3/20)
filed 250,000 common. Price—$10.

Price—By

company

Jan.

Francisco.

Hartford

Oct.'30,

electronic

holding

Proceeds—For general

Turben &

Price—$6.50.
and
equip¬
Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventories and
working capital. Office—2280 Palou Ave., San Francisco.
Underwriter—Stewart, Eurbanks, Meyerson & Co., San
of

Business—A

—672 Hanna

Jan.

Electronics, Inc.
("Reg. A") 46,150

Corp. of America
1961 filed 266,000 common.

7,

ment.

tronic

1962

Business—Sale

working capital. Office — 751 Minnesota Ave., Kansas
City, Kan. Underwriters—Midland Securities Co., Inc.,
and Parker, Eisen, Waeckerle, Adams &
Purcell, Inc.,
Kansas City, Mo.
First

Under¬

ment.

Underwriter—P. W. Brooks

^ First Financial Corp.
March 6, 1962 ("Reg. A") 60,000 class A

6,

'AT/•-.

General

Aagaard, Salt Lake City.

March 9,

Business—A

machines and toll collection devices.
Proceeds—For selling shareholders. Office—Reading, Pa.
Underwriter — Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis.

Industries, Inc.

I

////////■

ufacture of voting

ponents. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and
general corporate purposes.
Office — 425 L&" Vegas
Blvd., S.j Las Vegas, Nev. Underwriter—Elmer K.

Lodi, N. J. Underwriter—Sutro Bros & Co., N. Y.

I;

.1;

and spark plugs; design and production of subminiature X
hermetically sealed relays and glass-to-metal seals; man- j;

Forrest Electronics Corp.

ment company.

—$5.

Proceeds—For

purposes.

21, 1961 ("Reg. A") 130,000 common. Price—$2.
Business—Research, design, manufacture, sale and distribution of precision, electronic and mechanical com¬

(4/2-6)/./
"

Dec.

First Connecticut Small Business Investment Co.
ment

v..':

General Battery & Ceramic Corp.

firm.

St., Toronto. Underwriter—G. V. Kirby

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 220,000 common, Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of vinyl plastic sheeting.
Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—199 Garibal¬

of houseware

Jan. 11 j 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price
By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of replacement batteries

Folz Vending Co., Inc.
(4/2-6)
Sept. 26, 1961 filed 55,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—The distribution of novelties, candy, etc. through vend¬
ing machines. Proceeds—To repay loans, purchase ma¬
chines, and increase working capital. Office—990 Long
Beach Rd., Oceanside, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Associates, Ltd., Toronto.
Plastics

310,000

purposes. Address—St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
writer—Seidman Williams & Cantwell, N. Y.

Fidelity Mining Investments Ltd.
30, 1961 filed 800,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Exploration and testing of mining prop¬
erties. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office

--V7-1

products and a company operating
dealing in hard goods. Pro¬
ceeds—For
debt' repayment, expansion and working
capital.
Office—134-01 Atlantic' Ave., Jamaica, N. Y.
Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane, N. Y.
«,

1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
—
Design and manufacture of plastic
artificial
foliage and flowers. Proceeds — For general corporate

Nov.

Fields

Price—By amendment. Business—Compounding
packaging of chemical products, primarily deter¬
gents. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—8136 S.
Dobson Ave., Chicago. Underwriter—Federman, Stonehill & Co., N.

ness.

Inc., N. Y.

Richmond

corporate

f

leased discount departments

Nov. 29,

Fidelity America Financial Corp. (3/28)
3, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Commercial
finance
company.
Proceeds — Gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—42 S. 15th St., Phila.
Underwriter—Netherlands Securities Co., Inc.,, N. Y.

&

activities.

.

ic Gemco-Ware. Corp. •'/
'
filed 146,000 common.: Pfice—By amend¬ a////'' r
ment (max. $8).
Business—A holding company for•* a
I
restaurant equipment manufacturer, a wholesale distrib¬

l-for-3

a

—-

March 9, 1962

debt repayment and
Office — 1790 N./Federal
Highway, Pompano Beach, Fla. Underwriter—Hardy &
/
Co., N. Y.

•

—62

on

related

Oct.

v

ladies

(3/22)

filed 463,000 common, of which
be offered for subscription by the

to

general

by

repayment and general
Benson Place, Freeport,

;/

for

stock¬
basis, and 153,000 shares will be
sold to the public. Price—$2. Business—Purchase, devel¬
opment and sale of undeveloped real property and

(4/16-20)

Inc.

1961

are

holders

working capital. Office—8 Washington Place, N. Y.
N. Y,

Fastpak,

19,

shares

Nov. 30, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—The distribution of nuts,
bolts and other fastening

s

metal frames

of

(3/26-30)

and

utor

Florida Palm-Aire Corp.

Underwriter—G. Everett Parks & Co., Inc.,

!

sale

Inc.

holder.

Co., East Orange, N. J.

Price—$575

m

Gateway Chemicals,

handbags.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment
and working capital. Office—2024 Montieth St., Brook¬
lyn, N. Y.
Underwriters—Professional & Executive
Planning Corp., Long Beach, N. Y. and E; J. Roberts &

A")

("Reg.

1962

26,

Gaslight Club, Inc.
28, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $7) Business—Company operates four "key
clubs." Proceeds—For expansion,, debt reduction, and
working capital. Office—13 E. Huron St., Chicago: Un¬
derwriter—Myron A. Lomasney & Co., N. Yr «
Nov. 22, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the company and 50,000 by a stock¬

Mfg. Corp.
A") 80,000 common. Price—$3. Busi-.

63,000 common. Price—$4.75.
Business—Manufacture of blouses. Proceeds—Debt re¬
Feb.

;

Feb.

America
common. Price—$10. BusinessDistributor of Electronics Investment Corp., Contrac¬
tual Plans and broker-dealer registered with NASD.
Proceeds—To increase net capital and for investment.
Office—44 Wall St., N, Y. Underwriter—General Securi¬
ties Co., Int.; N. Y. Offering-^Imminent.

Inc. (3/19-23)
Nov. 20, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Sale of photographic portraits and al¬
bums. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—2015

Investment Co.

ment

Fleetwood Securities Corp. of

Family Record Plan,

&

Co., and Sprayregen, Haft & Co., N.

Business

Office—1180 Raymond Blvd., Newark, N. J.
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.

ness—Company plans to acquire, invest in, and finance
patents and mew scientific technology. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes. Office—375 Park Ave., N. Y.

Underwriter—First Madison Corp.,

Small

investment.

Busi¬

Businessequipment.

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 330,000 common.. Price—$3. Business
—A small business investment company.. Proceeds—For

(V /
(4/16-20)

For debt repayment and general corporate

—

purposes.

.

First Scientific Corp.

.

(3/27-28)

Cohon

^

•

Co., Inc. "■

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 54,000 common. Price—$3.
Manufactures
specialized
machinery and
;

N. Y.

Garden State

Office—375 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Under¬
& Co. and Lieberhaum & Co.,

purposes.

writers—Morris

.

_1

x:

r

Underwriter-

■

*/

68,000 common.; ;Price—By amendof
prefabricated metal

,

Business—Manufacture

compartments. ? Proceeds—Debt . > repayment and.
general corporate purposes/; Office—10014 Avenue D, ;
Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter — Treibick, Seiden & For-

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Number 6!L42

.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial

Industries, Inc.,;
30, 1961 filed .200,000. common, of .which 100,000 are
to be offered by the company and; 100,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of miniature electric motors, powdered .metal products
and devices for the missile and aircraft industries. Proceeds-r-For debt repayment and working capital. Office
—1784 Stanley Ave., Dayton.. Ohio. Underwriter—Mc¬

—Real estate investment.

Union ; Trust Bldg., Pitts-

Office—952

\

Green Acres Fiintowri Inc.

Jan, 23, 1962 filed 225,000 common to be offered for sub¬
scription, by stockholders of Bowling Corp. of America,
parent. Price—$3. Business—Company will operate an
indoor amusement

arid recreation

area

in Green Acres

amendment/ Business

a,

porate purposes. Office—97-36 50th Ave., Corona, N. Y.
Underwriter—Williamson Securities Corp., N. *y.,
e

11,

and other corporate purposes.
Office—1707 H St.,
share for each three held of record Mar. 12 with rights
N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Rouse, Brewer,:
to expire Mar. 26, 1962. Price—$15. Business—A closedBecker & Bryant, Inc., Washington, D. C.
, ' , '
/
;
:
end investment company. Proceeds— General corporate
• Gould Paper Co.
uii-vV ?
purposes. Office—314 N. B'way, St. Louis. Underwriter
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$11. Bust-;
—Edward D. Jones & Co., St. Louis.
'
*;
ness—Manufacture of paper. Proceeds—Expansion and

Gryphon.Fund, Inc.

N. Y. Underwriter
•

.

.

Gould Properties, Inc. - s ^
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 200,000 class A shares. Price —
Business—General real estate. Proceeds—For debt

.

re¬

PriceA-By amendment. Business—Publishes "Elec¬
tronic Design," a trade magazine in the electronic field.
Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—850-3rd Ave.,
N. Y; Underwriter—Carl M.

At par.

Business

—

?

Business—Manufacture

of

dental

Feb.

cartridges

products. Proceeds—Production, advertising
and promotion of disposable needles.
Office—129-21
Merrick Blvd., Springfield Gardens, N. Y. Underwriter
—Paul Eisenberg Co. Inc., N. Y.

and related

Grand

Bahama

Development

Co.,

Office

714

—

Underwriter—None.

Boston

Bldg.,

aY;'";

A

a

Gray Drug Stores, .Inc.
Jan. 2, 1962 filed $5,230,000 of 5% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1982, to be offered for subscription
by common stockholders on the basis of $100 of deben¬
tures for each 12 shares held. Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation of a retail drug chain. Proceeds—
For expansion and working capital. Office—2400 Superior

saies
¬

28,

at

Haltone Rental

Corp. ;aarav;
aaa. a" a.a,
18, 1961 ("Reg. A") ,150,000 common. Price—$2.
Business—Rental of furs arid fur garments. Proceeds—
For inventory,
equipment, advertising and leasehold im¬
provements. Office—350 Seventh Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—B. G. Harris &
nent.

.

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Immi¬
a
-AA
■ : A
i
'' '

Hampden Fund, Inc.
1962 filed 500,000

Jan. 24,

common.
Price—$10. Busi¬
investment trust which plans to
Proceeds—For investment. Office—
2100 East Ohio Bldg., Cleveland. Underwriter—Fpiton,
Reid & Co., Inc., Cleveland.
A

ness—A

closed-end

a become

open

end.

Hanna-Barbara

a?

Dec.

Productions, Inc. A(4/16-20)
29, 1961 filed 200,000 capital shares. Price — By

amendment. Business—Production of television cartoons
and commercials.

Proceeds

For

building and
working capital. Office—3501 Cahuega Blvd., Los An¬
geles. Underwriter—Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., Inc.,

Ave.j Cleveland. Underwriter—McDonald & Co., Cleve¬
land. Offerings—In late April.

N. Y.

—

a

new

■

a;.a;aa vaaa^
Hannett Industries, Inc. (4/16-20)
Aug. 11, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business
Fabrication of components for missiles, jet
engines, aircraft landing gears and precision machines.
Proceeds— Machinery, research and development and
working capital. Office—40 Sea Cliff Ave., Glen Cove,
N. Y. Underwriter—Albion Securities Co., Inc., N. Y.

Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc.
Jan. 26, 1962 filed $10,000,000 of 5% senior subord. de¬
bentures due 1985.
Price—By amendment. BusinessRetail sale of women's and children's apparel and photo¬
graphic and audio equipment. Proceeds—For expansion,
•diversification, and working capital. Office—550 W. 59th
St., N, y. Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. y.
*'■
Great Continental Real Estate Investment Trust

—

Aug. 3, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of beneficial interest. a-Va Happy House, Inc. (3/26-30)
July 28, 1961 filed 700,000 common shares . Price—$1.
Price—$10. Business—Real estate. Proceeds—For invest¬
Business—The marketing of gifts, candies and greeting
ment. Office—530 St. Paul Place, Baltimore. Underwriter
cards through franchised dealers. Proceeds—For equip¬
—R. Baruch & Co., Washington, D. C. Note—This firm
formerly was known as Continental • Real Estate Invest¬
ment, inventory arid working capital. Office—11 Tenth
■

>

•

,

Corp. (5/28-6/1)
150,000 common. Price—$4. Business
^-Retail distributing of food freezers, frozen foods,, gro¬
ceries, etc. Prcoeeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office—3325
Keswick Rd., Baltimore. Underwriter—
Switzer & Co., Inc., Silver Spring, Md.
>(J.
Great Lakes Homes,

Inc.
26,1961 filed 93,000 common. Price—By amendment.
Business—Manufacture of custom-designed, factory built
"house
packages" consisting ; of basic carpentry for
> houses, and construction of shell homes. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and for working capital. Office—She¬
boygan Falls, Wis. Underwriter—The Milwaukee Co.,
.

Dec*

Milwaukee.
t

-'V.'\-y

\

Great Southern Real Estate Trust

Nov. 30,

1961 filed 320,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—By amendment.
Business—Real estate invest¬
ment. Proceeds—For general purposes of the Trust. Of¬
fice—200 First National Bank Bldg. Annex, Atlanta.
Underwriter—Courts & Co., Atlanta. Offering—Immi¬
nent;''
V

'

'-'A.'

'.a'-

''A-"'-

Greater New York Box Co., Inc.

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($7 max.). Business—Manufacture of corrugated
:

board and containers. Proceeds—For general

a

purposes.

corporate
Office—149 Entin Rd., Clifton, N. J. Under¬
writer—D. H. Blair & Co., N. Y.
I Greater

Pittsburgh Capital Corp.
»
14, 1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—$11. Busi¬
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
Nov.




Hardlines Distributors,
Jan.

Inc.

housewares, hardware, lighting fixtures, automotive
accessories, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expan¬
sion
and
working capital.
Office—1416 Providence
Highway, Norwood, Mass. Underwriter—McDonnell &
Co., N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime in April;
-

Dec.

(5/7-11)
8, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$5. Business
Inc.

—Company plans to own and operate an amusement
park. Proceeds—For property development, advertisirig,
and working capital. Office—3100 Tremont Ave., Cheverly, Md. Underwriter — Switzer & Co., Inc., Silver

Springs, Md.

J. B.

Proceeds—For equipment, inventory,
promotion, expansion and working capital. Office
Rd., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—
Cohurn Associates, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Indefinite.

High Temperature Materials, Inc.
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Manufacture
of products from
test
models.

Proceeds—For equipment, research and devel¬
opment, leasehold improvements, repayment of debt and
working capital. Office—130 Lincoln St., Brighton, Mass.
Underwriter—To be named. Offering—Expected in late

April.

Leasing Corp.
Jan. 29, 1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares. Price—
$3. Business—General aviation. Proceeds—For working
capital, equipment, advertising and inventory. Office—
Fulton County Airport, Atlanta, Ga. Underwriter—First
Fidelity Securities Corp., Atlanta.
Hill Street Co.
Oct.

16, 1961 filed 2,265,138 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders of Union Bank of Califor¬
nia on a share-for-share basis. Price—$3. Business—A
management investment company.
Proceeds—For in¬
vestment. Office—760 S. Hill St., Los Angeles. Under¬
writer—None.

Hillside Metal

Products, Inc. (3/26)
filed 300,000 common, of which 200,000
be offered by the company and 100,009
shares by stockholders. Price—$6. Business—Manufac¬
Dec. 15, 1961
shares are to

ture of steel office furniture. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

ment, plant expansion and working capital. Office—300
Passaic St., Newark, N. J. Underwriters — Milton D.
Blauner & Co. and M. L. Lee & Co., Inc., N. Y.
•

Hoffman House Sauce Co.,

Inc.
filed $250,000 of 6^% subordinated sink¬
ing fund convertible debentures due 1977 and 25,650
common shares to be offered in units consisting of one
$500 debenture and 50 common shares. Price—$1,000 per
unit. Business
Manufacture of liquid and semi-Solid
salad dressings and specialty sauces. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and expansion. Office—109 S. Webster St.,
Madison, Wis. Underwriter—Milwaukee Co., Milwaukee,
Wis. Offering—Sometime in May.

Feb. 28, 1962

—

if Holden-Day, Inc.
Feb. 28, 1962 ("Reg. A")
the-market.
technical

of

—
For expansion, debt repayment, and working
capital. Office—498 Seventh Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—

ceeds

Greenman Co., N. Y.

Proceeds-

Equipment, plant expansion and working capital. Office
Ave., Worcester, Mass. Underwriter—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N; Y,
^
„

and

scientific

textbooks.

Proceeds—For

Underwriter—None.

—

Phoenix. Underwriter—None.
•

Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal Co.

Feb.

27, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price — $4.
Business—Manufacture, sale and development of solder-

less terminals and other wire

terminating products. Pro¬

equipment, advertising and
working capital. Address—P. O. Box 430, Phoenixville,
Pa. Underwriter—Harrison & Co., Philadelphia. Offer¬
ing—Sometime in May.
ceeds—For debt repayment,

Builders Acceptance

Corp.

1962 refiled 800,000 common. Price—$1. Busi¬
ness—Company makes home improvement, construction
and subdivision loans and buys, sell and trades in mort¬
gages and real estate.
Proceeds—For working capital.
Feb. 9,

St., Colorado Springs, Colo.
—
J. W. Kim & Co., 11 Broadway, N. Y.
Offering—Expected in early April,

Office—409

if Harrington & Richardson, Inc.
March 7, 1962 filed 180,000 common, of which 40,000 are
to be offered by coriipany and 140,000 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment (max. $30). Business—Manufac¬

—320 Park

46,000 common. Price — AtBusiness—Publication, distribution and sale

Holiday Mobile Home Resorts, Inc.
Jan. 31, 1962 filed 3,500,000 common and 5-year war¬
rants to purchase 700,000 shares, to be offered in units
of 5 shares and one warrant. Price—$50 per unit. Busi¬
ness—Development and operation of mobile home re¬
sorts. Proceeds
For debt repayment, expansion and
working capital. Office—4344 E. Indian School Road,

Home

S. Govt.

'''L

•

Hill Aircraft &

Harper Vending, Inc.
Jan. 12, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
ness—Operation of automatic vending, machines. Pro¬

ture and sale of M-14 rifles to U.

common.
Price—$5.
barbecue machines and

-10-20 47th

cisco.

A

1962 filed 200,000 common, of which 100,000
are to.be offered by. the
company and 100,000 by a stock¬
holder, Price—By amendment. Business^—Retail sale of
26,

Hargrove Enterprises,

of

working capital. Office—728 Montgomery St., San Fran¬

Ave., S., Hopkins, Minn. Underwriter—None.

Great Eastern Foods

Jan. 29, 1962 filed

manufacture

allied equipment.

1962 filed $11,000,000 of 6%% conv. subord.
1977, to be offered for subscription by stock¬
the rate of $200 of debentures for each 60
commori shares held. Price—At par. Business1—Company
is engaged in the development of planned communities
in Florida. Proceeds—For debt repayment and general
corporate purposes. Office — 557 Northeast 81st St.,
Miami, Fla. Underwriters — Morris Cohon & Co. and
Street & CO.,.Inc., N. ya'aaa^
a 'Haa-a;/
•

Ltd.

•

■

Proceeds—

Hickory Industries, Inc.
("Reg. A") 40,000

Dec.

Ave., N. Y. Underwriters-Allen & Co., N. Y. Offering—
Expected sometime in April.

ment Trust.

Price—By

common.

Business—General real estate.

investment.

Aug. 31, 1961
Business—The

debs, due

Jan. 23, 1962 filed 250,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—Sale and development of land on Grand
Bahama Island for residential and resort purposes. Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—250 Park

.

investment.

For

Underwriter—None.--'

holders

Price—$2.25.

anesthetic

amendment.

Gulf American Land Corp,

a

Graham Chemical Corp.

1962 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common.

Appley, Inc.
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 100,000 class A

Imminent.

Ala.

writer—None.

Jan. 22,

,av-va

(4/9-13)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 226,004 common to be offered for
suoscription by stockholders on the basis of three new
shares for each 10 held. Price—$2. Business—Writing of
fire and casualty insurance. Proceeds—To increase capi
tal and surplus. Office—25 S. Perry St., Montgomery,

(4/6)

Company and its subsidiary provide automobile and mobile
home financing service on a nationwide basis to gov¬
ernment employees and military officers. Office—Govt.
Employees Insurance Bldg., Washington, D. C. Under¬
—

Loeb, Rhoades & Co., N. Y.

Herman &

Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co.

1962 filed $2,675,000 of 4&% conv. capital deben¬
tures due 1977 to be offered for subscription by common
stockholders on the basis of $100 of debentures for each
7 shares held of record Apr. 6 with rights to expire

Price

(3/19-23)

Office—16 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Underwriter—Arnold, Wilkens & Co., N. Y. Offering-

Denver.

Jan. 8,

30.

Hayden Publishing Co., Inc.

Proceeds—For

$10.

and general corporate purposes. Office—370
Lexington Ave., n. y. Underwriter—Stanley Heller &
Co., n. y. /;
".v-

about April

Price— By
encyclo¬

Jan. 11,1962 filed 1,000,000 shares of capital stock. Price
—Net asset value (for first 30 days, thereafter an addi¬
tional 8%% sales charge). Business—A mutual fund.

L-;

payment

Government Employees Corp.

common.

Publishes illustrated

ers.

•

working capital. Office—Lyons Falls,
—Van Alstyne, Noel & Co., N. Y.

,

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 150,000 common, of which 20,000 are
to be offered by the company and 130,000 by stockhold¬

1961 filed 99,288 common being offered for
'.subscription by stockholders on the , basis of one new

tal

—

.

pedic works for children and operates an advertising
agency for sale of TV and radio spot time. Proceeds^—
For working capital. Office—170 Varick St., N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel & Co., N. Y. OfferingExpected in early April.
•

Griesedieck Co.

Sept.

Proceeds—For working capi¬

Proceeds—For

n

Harwyn Publishing Corp^
Jan. 29^ 1962 filed 300,000 class A

Valley Construction Corp.

Nov. 29, 1961" filed 80,000 common. Price—$5.25. Busi¬
ness—General, contracting for landscaping and construetion work. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other cor¬

,

Marine Electronics Corp.
27, 1961 filed 100,000 common; Of which 75,000 are
to be offered by the company and 25,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—$4. Business—Manufacture of ma¬
rine and mobile communications and electronic equip¬

general corporate purposes.
Office—30-30 Northern
Blvd., Long Island * City^ N. Y. Underwriter—Charles
Plohn & Co., N. Y. Offering—In early April;
"

Valley Stream, L. I. Proceeds—For
purposes. Office—120 Broadway,' 'N. Y.
Underwriter-—R. L. Warren Co., St Louis.
Green

Hartman

ment and military transmitter-receivers.

Shopping Center,
general corporate:

37

Oct.

Scribner, Pittsburgh. Offering—Imminent.

ger, Dean &

,■"

^ Gold Leaf Pharmacal Co., Inc.
March 13, 1962 filed .8.0,000 common. Price—$4. Business—Manufacture, developmept arid sale of pharmaceu¬
tical and, veterinarian products. 'Proceeds—For, eidvertising, research, debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—36 Lawton St., New Rochelle, N. Y. Underwriter—
Droulia & Co., N. Y.
'. s'",; * - •
^
Gotham Investment Corp.
i
Nov. 21,1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. Business

(1297)

burgh. Underwriters—Moore, .Leonard & Lynch and Sin¬

Oct.

Donald. & Co., Cleveland. Offering—Indefinite.

investment.

For

Qlobe

•

Chronicle

North Nevada

Underwriter

Honig's-Parkway, Inc. (3/26-30)
1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Company owns and operates three discount
stores in the Bronx selling bicycles, electric trains, toys,
Dec.

;

Continued

on page

39

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Continued

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle.

(1298)

—Bache &

from page 37

engaged in diversified business activities. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes. Office—161 E. 42nd St., New

Co., N. Y. and Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc.,

Atlanta.

household

appliances,

general cor¬

Proceeds—For

etc.

•

York.

Telegraph Corp. ' ~
'

•

Business—Purchase

Loeb &

their

(3/26-30) f
Jan. 10, 1962 filed 53,829 common. ' Price—By amend- '
ment. Business—Sale of products through coin-operated
vending machines, and operation of industrial catering
facilities
in the New
England'.'area/-and Brass Rail
restaurants in New York City.
Proceeds—For selling
stockholders.
Office—251, East Grand Ave.,,. Chicago.
Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.

corporate purposes.

Office—42 W. 48th St., N.- Y» Under¬

writer—Sunshine Securities, Inc., Rego
House of Westmore,

Park, N. Y.

(3/19-23)

Inc.

Price—$4. Business

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 150,000 common.
Sale and distribution of cosmetics.

Proceeds—For sell¬

Y. Under¬
Kesselman

ing stockholders. Office—120 E. 16th St., N.
writers—Brand, Grumet & Seigel, Inc. and
Howard Johnson Co.

(3/26)

1962 filed 370,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment (max. $55). Business—Operation of a chain of res¬
taurants. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—89
March 5,

St., Wollaston, Mass. Underwriter—Blyth

& .Co.,

N/Y.J/^

Inc.,

Wholesale Groceries,

Hudson

Inc.

Investors

23, 1962 filed 100,000. Price—$8. Business—Pro¬
curement, storage and wholesaling of groceries and non¬
food items.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and work¬
Jan.

Feb.

R. Williston &
::

Hydra-Loc, Inc.

-r "

'

•

10,

1961

("Reg.

ties

to

22, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of 10% registered subordi¬
to

($1,000). Business—Purchase and sale?
Proceeds—For" investment. Of¬

i

fice—630 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—None.
Index & Retrieval

Systems, Inc.

29, 1962 filed 125,000 common.

ment.

Business—Publishes

other

indexes and abstracts;

Price—By amend¬
and

Index"

Financial

"The

Proceeds—For equipment,
.

promotion, office relocation, and working capital.
River

Finance

Office

Feb.

•

*

which 125,000 are
and 15,000 shares by ab

offered

>

*

r

Johnson

Sept.

8,

Electronics, Inc.: (3/26-30) v,/;
1961 filed 125,000 capital shares/ Price—By

amendment.

& Thrift

Corp.

finance firm. Proceeds—For repayment of

Office—339

bentures

1980-86 and 40,360 common shares (with
to be offered for sale in units of one $1,000
debenture and 10 common shares (with warrants). Also
registered were $2,760,000 of 6J/2% dollar debentures

debt and ex¬

due

due

.

1980.

•

par.

ic Industrial Instruments, Inc.
to

■

(max. "$10).
Business—Design,
development and manufacture of electrolytic and ther¬
mal conductivity equipment; general purpose electronic
amendment

-'

eral corporate purposes. Office — 2050 Rockrose Ave.,
Baltimore. Underwriter—Rubin, Rennert & Co.", Inc., N.Y.
Offering-—Imminent.

'

Price—For units, .$1,05.0 each; for debentures,
Business—Company was formed to construct the
luxury hotel "Tel Aviv Hilton" at Tel Aviv, Israel. Pro¬
ceeds—For general/corporate purposes.
Office-—229
South State St., Dover, Del,
Underwriter — American
Israel Basic Economy Corp., New York City,
: /

Underwriter—None.

March 9, 1962 filed 120,000 common, of which 30,000 are
be offered by company and 90,000 by stockholders.

Electronics,;'Inc.//. *"'»M E ///

Oct. 24, 1961 filed 108,000 common. Price-r-$6.50.« Busi¬
ness—Wholesaling of electronic parts and /components
and equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment and gen¬

warrants)

St., New Orleans/La.

Carondelet

.

Kann-Ellert

Oct. 30, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of 6% subordinated deben¬
due 1974. Price—At par. Business—A consumer

Price—By

;

Price—By amend¬
(max. $10). Business—Operation of a chain of re¬
tail stores selling low priced housewares, toys, etc.
Pro¬
ceeds—For redemption of all;outstanding 6% preferred
shares and working capital. Office—1200 Zerega Ave.,
Bronx, N .Y. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y.
Offering—Expected sometime in May.

Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—IFC Securi-.

.

Bargain Stores Corp. *
14,1962 filed-160,000 common.

ment

Corp., N. Y.

be

John's

/

$6,000,000

^ Israel Hotels International; Inc.
- •
V:
Feb". 28; 1962 filed $4,036,000 of 6%% sinking fund: de¬

tures

pansion.

filed

.

Underwriter—Searight,

St., Woodstock, Vt.
Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc., N. Y.
Industrial

:

t

real estate mortgages.

—19

Ev//

Business—The design and production of
by the company
Price—$6.
Business—Manufacture
of
/special electronic components for the commercial and
household electric appliances and electric motors. Pro*
military market/ Proceeds—For the repayment of debt,
ceeds—For new products and working capital. / Office :
and working capital. Address—Box 7, Casselberry, Fla.
—Regent St., Manchester, Conn; Underwriters—Richard/ : Underwriter—Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth, Phila.
Bruce & Co., Inc., and Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.
-A* Johnson Manufacturing Corp.
*
Offering—Expected-sometime in May,.
March 2,
1962 ("Reg. A") 70,000 common. Price—$4.
lnu/3
Doaf*■ Parltfkrc
Inr*
/'Business-^—Research and development for new type fish¬
Jan. 24, 1962 filed $1,500,000 of 6%% subord. s. f. de-J
ing reel, hacksaw, C-clamp, etc. Proceeds—For equip¬
bentures, series A, due 1977 (with attached warrants).
ment, royalties and working capital. Office—70 Piedmont
Price—$1,000. Business—Meat packing. Proceeds—For,;
St., Worcester, Mass. Underwriter—None/; . - / ;!debt repayment, plant construction, and equipment. OfJomar Plastics, Inc;
: ' 1
r~ '
/ 1
fice—Denispn,, Iowa. Underwriter—First Nebraska Se¬
See Ripley Industries, Inc., below/ /
curities Corp., Lincoln, Neb,,.
„
"
'

„

nated debentures to be offered in five series due 1966

jan.

.

Funding Corp.

1962

19,

Manufacturing Co.
'/
Jam 26, 1962 filed 140,000 common, of

I. F. C. Collateral Corp.

kj£

•

stockholder;

Offering—Imminent.

1970. Price—At par

•

Distributors, Inc.

lona

eral corporate purposes. Office—-101? Park Ave., Hudson,
N. Y. Underwriter—McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co., N. Y.

Dec.

Film

Office—630 Fifth
■

Proceeds—For debt repayment and gen¬

control.

braxe

•

,

and investment in real estate. Proceeds—For investment. /

/,

A") 60,000 common. Price-$2.
Business—Design, development and manufacture of a
Oct.

named.

Jiffy Steak Co. :(4/23-27) / r *
>'. - E
Feb. 5, 1962 filed 65,000 common: Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Processing/ packaging
and "sale[ of
frozen meat and meat products.*, Proceeds—For redemp¬
tion of 2,910 $50 par preferred shares, expansion,. and
working capital. Address — Route 286, Saltsburg,: Pa.
Underwriter—Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pittsburgh.; . /

of 10% registered sub¬
ordinated debentures, of which $1,000,000 will mature
1966 and $5,000,000 from 1971 through 1975 (with war¬
rants). Price-—$1,000 per unit. Business—Purchase, sale

Office—Lyndhurst, N. J, Underwriter—J.
Beane, N. Y. Offering—In April

ing capital.

*"

^

r

be

• Joanell
Laboratories, Inc. (4/30)
'•r:;-/Dec. 21, 1961 filed 114,500 common, of which 82,500 are
(4/2-6)
Sept. 29, 1961 filed 106,250 common. Price—$4. Business (to be offered by the company and 32,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price— By amendment.
Theatrical " distribution
and
co-production of foreign
Business—-/Development of
simulated weapons training devices for U. S. Armed
and domestic feature films. Proceeds—For acquisition,'
Forces and the manufacture of electronic control equip¬
co-production, dubbing, adaptation and distribution of
ment. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
films/ and working capital; Office—^1776 B'way, N; Y.
-Ll02 Dorsa Ave., Livingston, N. J. Underwriter—SeaUnderwriters—General Securities Co., Inc., and S. Has-dan & Co., Inc., N. Y.
rlght, Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc./N. Y.
/
|
*

Co., Inc., N. Y,

•

'

Vending Co.

Interworld

&

Beale

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Interstate

Underwriter—To

Jefferson

Stores, Inc.
/
Jan. 25,
1962 filed 110,000 capital shares.
Price—By
amendment. Business—Operation of discount appliance
stores.
Proceeds—For expansion.
Office—3700 N. W.
62nd St., Miami, Fla. " Underwriter •— Bregman, Cummings& Co., N. Y. Offering—In late May,:;::
-

\

debt repayment, construction, and working capi¬
tal. 'Office—320 Park Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Kuhn,

1961

29,

&

filed $50,000,000 of sinking fund deben¬
April 1, 1987. Price—By amendment/ Proceeds

tures due

("Reg. A") 76,500 common. Price—$3.75.*
of cultured pearls in Japan and
distribution in the U. S. Proceeds—For general

,Nov.

Telephone

—For

Ltd/ (3/26-30)

Honora,

International

Rd., vE/'.v (3/27)
Inc.,
March 7, 1962

porate purposes.
Office — 2717-25 White Plains
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriters—Richard Bruce & Co.,
and Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

Kay Foods Corp.

(4/23-27) *

Dec.

29, 1961" filed 88,000: elass A common shares, of
which 44,000 are to be offered by the company and 44,000
by stockholders. Price—$7. Business—Packing and/sale
of fruit juice products. Proceeds—For general corporate
purposes. Office—241 N. Franklintown Rd., Baltimore.
Underwriter
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washington, D. Cr '' ?"i'.V

Jaap Penraat Associates, Inc. (4/30) :
/
30; 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3. Business/
.'J?. E* ' Edesigning, the design of teaching machines
Keeko, Inc. >
{
*■*'*:<
and the production of teaching programs. Proceeds—/
Dec. 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3. Busi¬
.For expansion, new facilities and working capital. Office :
and general corporate purposes.
Office^—89 Commerce
ness—Company plans to establish service stations and
H —315 Central Park W., N. Y. Underwriter—R. F. Dowd
Rd., Cedar Grove, N. J. Underwriter—Hayden, Stone &
& Co., Inc., N. Y. v.
EE vending machine outlets in the Denver area. Proceeds—
Co., Inc., N. Y.
/ For debt repayment and general corporate purposes.
ic Jackson's/Byrons Enterprises Inc.
Industry Capital Corp.
(4/9-13)
March 13, 1962 filed $75,000 convertible subordinated /Office—4970 Jackson St., Denver. Underwriter—Amos
Dec. 26, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$15; Busi¬
C. Sudler & Co., Denver. Offering—Expected in April.
debentures due 1977; also 120,000 class A common, of
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
which 66,666 shares are to be offered by the company
Kiddie Rides, Inc.. (4/2-6)•• /
/'////;. EE
For general corporate purposes. Office—208 S. La Salle
and 53,334 by stockholders. Price—By amendment
Sept. 12, 1961 filed $1,000,000 of 7% convertible subordi(max.
St., Chicago. Underwriter—A. C. Allyn & Co., Chicago.
$12.50 for common). Business—Operation of a chain of
nated debentures due 1971 and 30,000 common to be of¬
Information Systems, Inc.
retail department stores/Proceeds—For debt repayment
fered in units of $1,000 debentures and 30 of commoa
Nov. 13, 1961 filed 1,266,000 common to be offered to
and working capital. Office—29 N. W. 10th St.,
Price—By amendment. Business—The operation of* coin
Miami,
preferred and common stockholders of Ling-TemcoFla. Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp.", Boston.
operated children's amusement equipment. Proceeds—
Vought, Inc. (parent) of record Nov. 30, 1961. Price—By
For repayment of loans, equipment and general corpo¬
Jamoco Air Conditioning Corp.
amendment. Business—Furnishes industrial information,
rate purposes. Office—2557 W. North Ave.,. Chicago/Un¬
Feb. 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price — $3.
handling and control systems. Proceeds — For selling
derwriter—Paul C. Kimball & Co., Chicago.
/
Business—Design, installation and maintenance of heat¬
/;
stockholders. Office—10131 National Blvd., Los Angeles.
ing, plumbing and air conditioning systems. Proceeds—
Kine Camera Co., Inc.
Underwriter—None.
(3/23)
For inventory, equipment and other corporate purposes.
Nov. 21, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5. Business
Inland Underground Facilities, Inc.
Office— 954 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Under¬ /—
Importing and distribution of cameras, binoculars, and
Dec. 7, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price — $10. Busi¬
writer—Martin-Warren Co., Ltd., N. Y.
•*''EE EE
photographic equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment
ness—Mining Of limestone and the operation of under¬
(The) Japan.Fund, Inc.
(3/26-30')
and working capital. Office—889 Btoadway, N. Y./Unground freezer and dry warehousing facilities. Proceeds
Oct. 19, 1961 filed 2,000,000 common.
Price — $12.50.
derwriter—Underhill Securities Corp., N. Y.
:
•
—For debt repayment, equipment and other corporate
Business—A diversified investment company. Office—25
purposes. Office—6500 Inland Dr., Kansas City, Kansas.
King Island Cosmetic Co.
Broad St., N. Y. Proceeds—For investment in Japanese
Underwriter—Scherck, Richter Co., St. Louis. Feb. 13, 1962
("Reg. A") TOO,500 common/ Price—$2.
securities. Underwriters—Bache & Co., and Paine, Web- • Intermountarn Gas Co.
Business—Company plans to market a therapeutic clay
ber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y., and Nikko Securities Co;,
(4/2-6)
for use in manufacturing cosmetics. Proceeds—For debt
March 6, 1962 filed $3,400,000 of subordinated deben¬
Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. //•/ ../:■/////.,/
repayment and other corporaet purposes. Office—-734tures due 1987 and 68,000 common to be offered in units,
Jayark Films Corp.
''"
17th
St., Denver.
Underwriter—Birkenmayer & Co.,
each consisting of one $50 subordinated debenture and
Aug. 24, 1961 filed 72,000 common, of which 50,000 are
Denver.' ..//
one
common
share. Price—By amendment (max. $70).
•' /'. ; ./;
;■;').///;
to be offered by the company and 22,000 by stockhold¬
Proceeds
For debt repayment and general corporate
•
ers.
Price—By amendment. Business—The distribution
King Louie Bowlinig Corp. (3/27-28)
"
purposes. Office — 905 Main St., Bbise, Idaho. Under¬
of motion picture and television films. Proceeds—For
Sept. 27, 1961 filed 330,000 common. Price—$2. Business
writer—White, Weld & Co., Inc., N. Y.,'--•
.///
production of films and working capital. Office—15 E.
—Operates a chain of bowling centers. Proceeds—Repay
48th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Pacific Coast Securities
debt and
for other. corporate, purposes/ Office—8788
Co.,
ic Intermountain Gas Co.

and

—

Jan.

electrical

testing equipment; and automated pro¬
duction and test equipment used to manufacture and test
electronic components.' Proceeds—For debt repayment

;

—Industrial

■

.

.

.

.,

—

,

■

March

6,

1962

filed

63,803

common

to

be

offered

for

subscription by common stockholders on a l-for-10 basis.
Price—By amendment (max. $20). Proceeds—For debt
repayment and construction.
Idaho.
•

Office—905 Main St., Boise,

Underwriter—White, Weld & Co., N. Y.

International Airport Hotel

offered

in

Price—By

due

1977

units

of

and

one

amendment.

Miami

debt

repayment

International




Jaylis Industries, Inc. (3/26-30)
18. 1961 filed $850,000 of 6%% suboru. debentures

due

1971
in

Metcalfe Rd., Overland Park, Kan. Underwriter—George

K. Baum & Co., Kansas City, Mo.

King Pharr Canning Operations, Inc.'1962 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 15-year 61/2% sub¬

and

Jan. 23,

units

ordinated convertible debentures.*

212,500 class A common shaies to be of¬
of one $100 debenture - and 25 class A
Price—$200. Business—Manufactures
patented

traversing screens for use as window coverings, room
dividers, folding doors, etc. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment

;

and

Price—At par.

Busi¬

ness—The canning and shipping of fruits and vegetables.
Proceeds—For acquisition of land and working capital.
Address

—

Cullman,

Ala.

Underwriter

—

Hendrix

&

and

airports. Proceeds
working capital. Address—

Jefferson Diversified Industries, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬

8, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$1. Business
—A holding company for three subsidiaries in the wall
and floor, coating business. Proceeds—For product de¬

ness—Company plans to acquire and operate

velopment,

$100

common

debenture

Business

and

v

*

general corporate purposes/Office—514 W.
Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—D. E. Liederman &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
:

170,000

operation of hotels located in
—For

'

Oct.

shares.

Systems, Inc.

1962 filed $1,700,000 of convertible subordinated

debentures

•

fered

r

(4/2-6)
Jan. 4,

San Francisco. Offering—Sometime in April.

or

—

shares

and

10

to

be

shares.

Establishment

near

Airport, Miami, Fla. Underwriters

concerns

Mayes, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.
Kogel, Inc.

.

v..;

\t.

•»

(3/26-30)

Dec.

advertising,

and

working capital.

Office—

Volume

26-32 Second

195

Number

6142

Feb. 21

1962 filed

Bedford, Mass.
Beane, N. Y.

160,000 common. Price

Business—Manufacture

of

Office—Herman

New

'

Kohnstamm & Co., Inc.

(H.)

ment.

sion.

St., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—

Globus, Inc.
.

.The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

v.

colors

Lincoln

By amend¬

—

March

for

flavors

and

(1299)

Bishins Bldg.,

L.

Underwriter

R. Williston

Eaton

&

Fund, Inc. (4/2-6)
filed 951,799 shares

of

common

stock.

Price—Net

and cosmetics; also industrial chemicals.
general; corporate purposes. Office—161.

Proceeds—For

asset

Price—By amendment
Canning and marketing of vegetables and meats. Pro¬
ceeds—For expansion and debt repayment. Address—
Seagrove, N. C. Underwriter—J. C. Wheat & Co., Rich¬
mond, Va.

,

•

tical

equipment.xProceeds—For debt repayment.;t Office
&

nam

/

•

Nov. 22,

:Vj.

Co., Hartford.

Kraft Planned Homes, Inc.

(3/26-30) ^^;Tv*v-v^

Price—$5. Business
Proceeds—;
For debt repayment and general corporate purposes. Of—Z
fice-Al28\W.:; Broadway, Birard, Ohio.v Underwriter-r-V
Best & Garey & Co;, Inc.,* Washington/ D.-C,
holding

company

in "shell homes'^ field.

'

-

Lamb

Industries, Inc.

Dec.

1977

.:-(with» attached>warrants).

Price—At'

& Co.

Litton

28,

'

Industries

*

("Reg. A")

1962

debentures Ato

be

•

^

'''

$300,000 of 6%

offered

in

■'/ *

<i"* ^,

subord.

denominatioins

Price—At par.Business—Manufacture and

of

-i

•

Lay ne & Bowler Pump Co.
-

sure

new

Dec.

Estate.

0 r ;

Lee

Dec.'27,

Fashions, Inc. (4/23-27)1961 filed 166,667 common,

electronic

r*'//.

icals.

Proceeds—For promotion, a new publication and
working capital. Office—660 Madison Ave., New York.

Underwriter—Arnold, Wilkens & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offer¬
ing—In late April.

/

year
*

—Production of educational and recreational devices and

Inc. //
("Reg. A") 85,000 common!/Price

to

repayment' of;

furniture

of

furniture

manufacturers.

hardware

Proceeds—For

—

for

debt

Magic Fingersy Inc.
Z
1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Production of a new electrically powered device for
messaging a person in bed. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—Route 17, Rochelle Park, N. J,

$3.50

Dec. 29,

sale

repay¬

steel inventories nad plant expansion." Office—
3006 Boarman Ave., • Baltimore. Underwriter—R & D
Investors Corp., Port Washington, N. Y.
/x/-/</•'
ment,

Price—By amend¬

Underwriter—Stanley R. Ketcham & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Mandrel

Lockwood Grader Corp.
Feb.- 20,^1962. filed $900,000 of

ment

to

,

named

St.; Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriter—To
(a newly-formed subsidiary). 7fx'-.:-//

be
?

Leighton Mobile Homes, Inc.,
Jan. 11, 1962 50,000 class A shares. Price — $5. Busi¬
ness— Sale of mobile homes and development of real
property for lease to owners of mobile homes. Proceeds—
For debt

repayment, expansion, and working capital. Of¬

fice—Route 25 Lake Grove.

Brookhaven, L. I. N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—George M, Curtis Co., N. Y.
/
•'

Lembo

Dec. 21.

Corp.

•

1961 filed 100,000 common.

ness—Manufactures

steel

Price—$3.50.

re-inforced

concrete

share for

each 20

held

Rd.,

Mineola, N. Y. /Underwriters—Blyth & Co., Inc.,
Corp., and W. C. Langley & Co., N. Y.

ic Lone Star Gas Co.

(4/18)
March 14, 1962 filed $35,000,000 of sinking fund deben-?
tures due April 1, 1987. Proceeds — For repayment of
bank loans, and construction/Office—301 South Harwood
St., Dallas. Underwriter—First Boston Corp., N. Y.
Loral

utilities,

Feb. 28,

Electronics

derwriters—Lehman

ceeds—For debt




expan¬

t

ic Maradel Products, Inc.
March 12, 1962 filed 335,000 common.

Price—By amend¬
Business—Manufacture of toiletries
and cosmetics.
Proceeds—For acquisitions, debt repay¬
ment and working capital. Office—510 Ave. of the Amer¬
icas, N. Y. Underwriter—Hornblower & Weeks, N. Y.
ment

(max.

$20).

common.

stockholders.

Office—825

Bronx

Brothers,

Price

River

—

Ave., N. Y. Un¬

Kidder, Peabody

&

Co.,

Model, Roland & Co., N. Y.

Lowell

•

Marie Design &

Mfg. Corp.

Toy Manufacturing Corp.
Dec. 27, 1961 filed 120,000 common, of which. 100,000 are
to be offered by the company and 20,000 by the stock¬
holders. Price—$5. Business—Design, manufacture and
sale of toys,and games. Proceeds—For equipment, ad¬
vertising and working capital. Office—1074 Brook Ave.,

(3/19)

Nov. 14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 55,000 common. Price—$4. Busi¬
ness — Manufacture of waste water filters and filtering

systems, t Proceeds — For debt repayment and working
capital. Office—610 W. 18th StM Hialeah. Fla. Under¬
writer—Terrio

&

Co., Inc., Washington, D. C.

Marine & Animal

ment.

and

repayment, working capital and

(4/9-13)

By amend-,
Business—Research, development and oroduction
electronic military products. Proceeds—For selling

Station, L. I..

Lily Lynn, Inc.
Feb. 23,1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 86,000 are to
be offered by. the company and 64.000 bv, the stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment (max. $12)«
Business—Design,
'manufacture and sale of women's casual dresses. Pro¬

Corp.

1962 filed 56,225

of

Co., Inc., N. Y.

,

First Boston

Busi¬

Underwriter—Blank, Lieberman &

16, with rights

expire April 2. Price—By amendment (max. $55).
Proceeds—For, a new plant. Office—250 Old Country

sanitary structures, fallout shelters and play sculptures
Proceeds—For debt repayment, sales promotion and
working capital.
Office—145 W. 11th St., Huntington
N. Y.

of record March

to

be offered

—

~

71st

Industries, Inc.
27, 1962 filed 303,900 common, of which 220,000 are
by the company and 83,900 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment (max. $20). Business—De¬
sign and manufacture of specialized photo-electric color
sorting machines and geo-physical exploration devices.
Proceeds
For debt repayment, acquisition of 90,000
shares of its own stock, and working capital. Office—800
Welch Rd., Palo Alto, Calif. Underwriter—Domir^k &
Dominick, N. Y.
Z >
;
Feb.

6% sinking fund debentures series B, (with warrants). Price—$1,000 per deben¬
ture. Business—Design, manufacture, sale and repair of
machinery and equipment used in agriculture. Proceeds
—For debt repayment, equipment and general corporate
Lehigh Industries & Investing Corp.
/ purposes. Office—7th & S Sts., Gering, Neb.; Underwriter
/Dec, 29, 1961 filed 2,000,0d0 class A common. Price—By
^--First Nebraska Securities Corp.;'Lincoln, Neb.
amendment.
Business—A holding
company
for three
Long Island Lighting Co. (3/16)
/
subsidiaries which operate utilities, engage in .construc¬
Feb. 16, 1962 filed 421,472 common, to be offered for
tion, and distribute electronic parts/ Proceeds—For debt
subscription" by stockholders on the basis of one new
repayment,: construction and working capital. Office—
800

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
St., N. Y. Underwriter—Darius Inc., N, Y."*

games.

—130 E. 40th

',//> Lockfast Mfg. Co.,

11, 1962

Magellan Sounds Corp.
28, 1962 filed 60,000 common (with attached oneclass' A warrants to purchase 60,000 common shares
at $4 per share and two-year class B warrants to purchase 60,000 shares at $4.50 per share) to be offered in
units (each consisting of one share, one class A warrant
and one class B warrant). Price—$4 per unit. Business
-

Feb.

—•

Jan.

/

x Magazines For
Industry, Inc.
Aug. 2, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000 will
be offered by the company and 20,000 by stockholders.
Price—$5. Business—The publishing of business period¬

held.

i Business—Manufacture

Business—Importing of low; priced ladies' scarfs
arid 'blouses.- Proceeds-^For debt repayment1 and work-^
ing capital. ' Office—2529 Washington Blvd., /Baltimore.
Underwriters—-Godfrey,'Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.
and~Penzelt& Co., Miami Beach.!
4
J

■ //V\x:///;./

(4/23)

Corp.

'•

Ave., Wayne, Pa. Underwriter — Drexel &
Co., Philadelphia. Offering—Sometime in May.

and

-

Underwriters—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. and /

Manchester

Price—By amendment. Business—Explora¬
tion and development of oil and gas properties. Proceeds
—For debt repaybient, expansion and working capital.
Office
Mid-Continent Bldg.,Tulsa./ Underwriter—
Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y. '..J;.7
V'1//,

common. /Price—$5

Proceeds—F

of

the lives of all types of animals. Proceeds—To form
subsidiaries. Office—26 Piatt St., N. Y. Underwriter

shares

Off ice;—41 E.; 42rid;;St., N»: Y. :rUnderwriter—Nonev

debt.

of homes.

repayment and general corporate
Office—7844 E. Rosecrans Ave., Paramount,

Madway Main Line Homes, Inc.
March 6, 1962 filed 50,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment
(max. $10). Business—Production, sale, erection
*and financing of manufactured homes. Proceeds^—For
the financing of credit sales of homes. Office—315 E.

Livingston Oil Co. (4/27)
Feb. 26, 1962 filed $6,359,900 of convertible sinking fund
debentures; to be offered for subscription by stockhold-,
ers on the basis of $100 debenture for each 34 common,

Corp42^;2S%!J§C

7I,' 1961 filed 405,000 class :'A

Business—Real

into

/

turbine pumps and' the.: sale^'of domestic water systemr.
./equipment manufactured-" by a subsidiary/ Proceeds—ForT,selling stockholders.,' Office—2943 Vail Ave., Los
Angeles, x UnderwriterX—Crowell, fWeeden & Co., Los

Angeles^?:'c-xXxS'

convertible

of

—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N .Y.

(4/2-6) ■"'l rr:

and sale

debt

•

securities

and

basis

Feb 23, 1962 filed 245,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—An insurance holding company whose subsidiaries in¬

filed /108.666 capital "shares. - Price—By
Business—Manufacture and sale, of vertical

Leader-Durst

common

// •/; Livestock ■ Financial

distribution:

Business—Construction

Mitchum, Jones & Templeton, Los Angeles.

Clark, Dodge & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering
—Expected in some time in Early April.

1961

22,

amendment.

purposes.

the

on

Brothers

products used by construction industry,: appliance
makers; etc. • Proceeds—For equipment, debt repayment
and working "capital.; Office—1561 Chapin Rd., Montebello, Calif./Underwriter—None. -

Realty Co.

Proceeds—For

.

of

Dec.

Macco

amendment.

debt repayment and working capital.
Office—336 Foot¬
hill Rd., Beverly Hills, Calif.
Underwriters—Lehman

$5,000."

—

(4/2-6)
Dec. 21, 1961 filed $4,000,000 of conv. subord. debentures
due
1977;
also 1150,000 common shares.
Price—By

$100 of debentures for each
Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬
systems and componefttS,="businfess
machines, commercial electronic equipment, * nuclearpowered submarines and othen'vessels ^Proceeds^For

conv.

/

accesso¬

.

•

10 shares held.

general corporate purposes. Office—1321
St;,- Denver.' Underwriter—Bosworth, Sullivan
Co.; Inc., Denver.
•, : •
' ' 7 •
'
'

jewelry, ladies' handbags, and

Proceeds
For working capital. Office — 1650
Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Underwriter—George K.
Baum & Co., Kansas City

Calif,

facture

'■>

costume

ries.

common

Bannock

Lasco

of

outstanding

Proceeds—For

Feb.

Mac-Allan

tion

'A

Industries, Inc. /■>

29,

Jan. 8, 1962 filed $50,748,100 of conv. subord. debentures
due 1987 to be offered for subscription by holders of

March 8, 1962 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6%% convertible
subordinated sinking fund debentures due March L 1977.'
Price — $1,000 each. Business — A factoring company."

;•&

Office—48

Co., Inc. (5/28-31)
23, 1962 filed 130,260 of class A common, of which
65,130 are to be offered by the company and 65,130
by stockholders. Price—$5. Business—Sale and distribu¬

.

debt repay¬
ment, plant expansion and working capital. Office—500
Edward Lamb Bldg., Toledo/ Underwriter—Blair & Co.,
N. Y.. Offering—Expected some-time in April. -rjr(S. R.)

•

—

par.

heaters,

aluminum products. x-Proceeds—For

^ Langsam

capital.

Feb.

Littelfuse, Inc.
Jan. 26,
1962 filed 100,000 common, of which 50,000
are to be offered by the company and 50,000 by stock-/
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of various products for the electronic, automotive ; and
electrical
industries.
Proceeds—For 7 equipment,
and
working capital. Office—1865 Miner St., Des Plaines,
111. Underwriter
Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago,/
Offering—Expected in April.
■.•// ■/•x-/ ./V-"'
*iv: sv'

plumbing-fixtures/water softeners; sugar cane agricul¬
tural equipment; aluminum doors, storm windows, and
related

28,

-

■

due

working

Co., Inc.
1961 ("Reg. AM) 150,000 common. Price—$2.
Business—Design and manufacture of automatic filling .(
machines and related equipment. Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment and working capital. Office — 191 Berry St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, Underwriter—A. J. Gabriel Co., N. Y.

1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
($5 maximum). Business—Publication and sale of
paperback school books; manufacture of stuffed novel¬
ties, college pennants, etc.; and distribution of medical,
nursing and law books. Proceeds—For /debt repayment
and working capital. Office—128 Oliver St., Paterson,

28,-1961 filed $2,200,000 of s.- f.; subord. debentures

Business—Manufacture of gas and electric water

and

Nov.

Ross, Inc. and Samson, Graber & Co., Inc., N. YJ

N. J, Underwriter—Andresen & Co., N. Y.

>

repayment

MRM

ment

^

Dec.

debt

High St., Brockport, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Littlefield, Adams & Co.

indoor, "advertising displays, Vahd to'ys./r Proceeds — For
building improvements, equipment and working capital.
Office-^-3200 Snelling Ave., Minneapolis.
Underwriter
—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y,?
•
«•
*

For

Glass &

March-12; 1962 filed 150,-000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max.-SI 1).. Business—Manufacture of permanent

■

,

clothing. Proceeds —/ For debt repayment and working
capital. Office—112 W. 34th St., N. Y. Underwriters—

Lab-Line

Lakeside Industries, Inc..

/ Lustig Food Industries, Inc.
/
Dec„ 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—Processing and packaging of frozen foods and the can¬
ning and bottling of fruits and vegetables. Proceeds—

Little Ruffy Togs, Inc.

J/.''
'/•.///
7
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 165,000 common. Price—By amend-;
ment. Business ■— Manufacture and sale of children's Z

Instruments, 'Inc.
'*■-/; 2k;:
Feb. 23, 1962 filed 142,860 common, of which 122,168 are
to-be offered by the company and 20,692 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment
(max. $9). Business—Manu¬
facture of an extensive line of industrial, hospital and
clinical laboratory instruments. Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment, construction,- and working capital. Office—
3070-82 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Underwriter—R. W.;
Pressprich & Co., N. Y
t*&(X ■'}''{ :QS?]

:■■■

543 Madison

Cleveland Ave., Highland Park, N. J.
Underwriter—
Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y. <v
: '
r

Dec.-14, 1961' filed- 200,000 common.
—A

Films,- Inc.

filming and production and working capital. Office—
Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Wright, Myers &
Bessel, Inc., Washington, D. C. Note—This firm formerly
was .named
Lunar Enterprises, Inc. Offering—In Aprils

1961 Hied 120*000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Development and manufacture of equipment and sys¬
tems .for
the-" photographic
data processing industry.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Off ice-r-232 L

King St., Northampton, Mass. [Underwriter—Put- y

Lunar

Aug. 31, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$5.75. Busi¬
ness—The production of television films. Proceeds—For

.

-^347

of which 142,500
139,996 by stock¬
(max. $5). Business—

common,

holders.

Business—A

of the Americas,

Avenue

Co., ,N. Y.

be offered by the company and

to

are

value plus a 7% selling commission.
non-diversified,
open-end, managementN. Y. Underwriter — Kidder,
type investment company whose primary investment ob¬
Peabody & Co., Inc. Offering—Expected in May.
„/'/. V jective is capital appreciation and, secondary, income,
derived from the sale of put and call options. Proceeds—
• Kollmorgen
Corp. (3/26-30)
For investment. Office—300 Main St., New Britain, ConnNov. 9, I9bi filed loOjOuO common, of whicn 40,000 are«
Distributor—Horizon Management Corp., N. Y.
to be sold by the company and 60,000 by stockholders. :
!/■ ;
Price—By amendment.
Business—Manufacture of op- L
Lithoid, Inc. (3/26-30) 7
"''v

food, i'drugs

&

Lucks, Inc.
Feb. 28, 1962 filed 282,496

1961

30,

N. Y. Underwriters—H. M. Frumkes & Co. and
Batchker,

Riverside Ave.,;

J.

—

39

Jan.

By-Products Corp.
Price—$5.

26, 1962 filed 90,000 common.

—Distributes fishmeal and animal by-product
Proceeds—For

Business
proteins.

expansion, machinery, and working cap¬

ital.

Office—233 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold
Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Expected in late

April.
Marks Polarized Corp.

June

27,

1961

amendment.
new

facilities

.

.

filed

95,000

Proceeds—For
and

other

common

shares. /Price—By
acquisition of

expansion,

corporate

purposes.

Continued

on

Office—
page

40

40

Lyon & Co., Inc.

N. Y. Underwriters(mgr.), Glass & Ross, Inc., and

Globus, Inc., N. Y. C.

-■;..

/■/

:

//•;V

(3/21)
Feb. 7, 1962 filed 673,215 common, of which 225,000 will
be offered by the company and 448,215 by stockholders.
Price—By amendment. Business—Insurance brokerage.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—231
So. LaSalle St., Chicago. Underwriter — Morgan Stan¬
Marsh

ley

McLennan,

&

Inc.

Real Estate Investment Trust
("Reg. A") 30,000 shares of beneficial in¬
Business—A real estate investment
fund. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—1025 In¬
dustrial Ba^k Bldg., Providence. Underwriter—None.
• Massasoit

March 1, 1962

Price—$10.

1977

9, 1962 filed $5,000,000 of / 5%% senior notes due
170,000 common. Price—By amendment (max.

and

Notes: 105%; Stock: $12). Business—A commercial and
industrial finance company. Proceeds—For general cor¬

Fifth Ave., N. Y. Under¬

porate purposes. Office-—350

writer—F. Eberstadt & Co., N. Y.

Masury-Young Co.
Dec. 4, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. BusinessManufactures commercial and industrial floor mainte¬
products.

nance

Proceeds

For

—

debt,

of

repayment

and other corporate purposes. Office—76
St., Boston. Underwriter—Townsend, Dabney &

equipment,
Roland

McWood

Corp.
8, 1962 filed $3,100,000 of 6% subordinated con¬
vertible debentures due 1974 and 310,000 common to be
offered in 31,000 units, each consisting of $100 of deben¬
tures and 10 shares. Price—By amendment (max. $160).
Business
Company buys crude oil from producers,
transports it to own storage areas and sells it to refiners.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—Oil & Gas Building, Abilene, Tex. Underwriter—
Pempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis. Offering—May.
Feb.

—

•
Medex, Inc. (3/19-23)
Sept. 27, 1961 filed 110,000

Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business^-Development and manufacture of a
limited line of hospital and surgical supplies. Proceeds
—For construction, inventory, research and working cap¬
ital.

common.

Office—1488 Grandview

Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Un¬

derwriter—Globus, Inc., N. Y.
Medical
Oct.

Fund, Inc.

26,

1961 filed 2,000,000 capital shares. Price—$10.
Business—A closed-end diversified investment company.
Proceeds—For

investment

in

firms

serving modern
medicine. Address
New York, N. Y. Underwriter—
Fleetwood Securities Corp. of America, 44 Wall St., N. Y.
—

Medical Industries

Fund, Inc.

Oct. 23, 1961 filed 25,000 common.
—A

closed-end

become

investment

open-end.

Price—$10.

company

Proceeds—For

Business

which

plans

investment

to
the

in

medical

industry and capital growth situations. Office
—677 Lafayette St., Denver. Underwriter—Medical As¬
sociates, Inc., Denver.
Medical Video Corp.
Nov. 13, 1961 filed 250,000 common.
Price—$10. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture
of
medical
electronic
equipment.
Proceeds—For

general

corporate purposes. Office—
Studio City, Calif. Underwriter—Financial
Equity Corp.,
Los Angeles.
•

Melnor

11, 1961 ("Reg. A") 15,000 shares of beneficial in¬
Price—$20. Business—A real estate investment
trust which plans to own interests in medical office
buildings, hospitals, etc. Proceeds—For working capital.
Address—Van West, Ohio. Underwriter—J. Allen McMeen & Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. Offering — Expected in
April.

Industries, Inc.

for each two

Nov. 15, 1961 fiied 152,500
common, of which 52,500 are
to be offered by the
company and 100,000 by stock¬
holders.
Price
$11.
Business — Manufacture
of
and

garden

sprinkling

equipment.

Proceeds—

For general corporate
purposes. Office—Moonachie,
Underwriter—Francis I. duPont & Co., N. Y.

Meteor

Oct.

31,

Business

Enterprises, Inc.
("Reg. A") 100,000

1961
—

igniters, etc.
eral

Manufacture

Price—$3.

common.

electric

barbecue

motors,

Proceeds—For

corporate

North

of

N. J.

purposes.

Hollywood,

debt repayment and gen¬
Office—5356 Riverton Ave.,
Underwriter—Kolb & Law-;

Calif.
rence, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.

Metropolitan Acceptance Corp.
2, 1961 filed $300,000 of 6% subordinated convert¬
ibles due 1967 and 60,000 common
shares to be offered
in units consisting of $100 of debentures
and 20 common
shares. Price—$150 per unit.
Business—Financing of re¬
Oct.

tail

sales.

Proceeds—For

working

Western

Ave., Chevy Chase, Md.
Baruch & Co.,
Washington, D. C.
Metropolitan Realty Trust
Dec. 20, 1961 filed
1,000,000 shares
Price—$6.50.

Business—A

real

capital. Office—5422
Underwriter
R.
—

$7). Business — A closed-end management investment/
Proceeds
For general corporate purposes.
—
2615 First National Bank Bldg., Minneapolis.

Underwriter—None.

Oct. 16, 1961 filed 200,000 common.
Price—$2. Busi¬
ness—Company plans to engage in the commercial fi¬
and factoring business. Proceeds—General corpo¬
purposes. Office—1730 K
C.
Underwriter—Affiliated

Mil

of beneficial interest.

estate

investment

trust.

purposes
Office—1700
St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Eisele &
King, Libaire, Stout & Co., N. Y.

K

Michaels

(J.), Inc.

(3/26-30)

Components, Inc.
("Reg. A") 150,000 class A shares.

#

Nov.

ferred

1961

common, of which 20,600 are
by the company and 82,400 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment.
Business—Retail sale of fur¬
niture, major appliances, bedding, etc., through a chain

of four stores. Proceeds—For
construction of

a

new

store.

,

,

Missile

in

the

•

Narrows Premium Corp. (4/16-20)
Sept. 25, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Financing of casualty insurance premiums in New
York State.

fice—9805
1

Proceeds—General corporate purposes.

Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.

Pearson, Murphy & Co., Inc., N. Y. '
National
Feb.

due
to

Cash

Register Co.

Of¬
Y. Underwriter>•!

(3/28)

21, 1962 filed $50,000,000 sinking fund debentures
1987

be

to

be

offered

basis of

one

offered publicly;

for

new

also 319,090

common

subscription by stockholders

on

the

share for each 25 shares held. Price—

By amendment (max. $115

per

share for common). Busi¬

ness—Production, distribution and servicing of business

("Reg. A") 300,000
and

sale

common.

of

Price

—^

$1.

new

/

Dielectrics,

Inc.

(4/9-13)

filed

product and working
capital. Office—101 Clifton Blvd., Clifton, N. J. Under¬
writers—Street & Co., Inc. and Irving Weis & Co.- N. Y.
new

Molecular

Systems Corp.
12, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$3. Business
of
polyethylene
materials
of
varying
grades. Proceeds — For equipment, research and de¬
velopment and working capital. Office — 420 Bergen
Dec.

Blvd., Palisades Park, N. J. Underwriters—Stone, Acker& Co., Inc., (mgr.) and Heritage Equity Corp., N. Y.

man

R.)

W.

aircraft and missile industries. Pro¬
repayment, inventories and research and
development. Office—4820 Alcoa Ave., Los Angeles.
Underwriter—None.

—

Proceeds—For equipment, a

(E.

-

;'//'•!'//.,;Z

Enterprises,:-. Inc.

ceeds—For debt

150,000 common, of which 135,000
are to be offered by the company and 15,000 by Cardia
Co. Price—$5. Business—The manufacture of high-tem¬
perature electronic and electrical insulation materials.

Moore

T.

—Engaged

Price—

Securities, Inc., Denver. Offering—In April.

1,

Ill Broadway,
'

Fair-

Engineering, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 250,000 common.
Price—$8. Business

Proceeds—For

Molecular

Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co.,

,

N.

Mississippi-Red River Transport Co.
Jan. 22, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment ($2.50 estimated). Business — A motor carrier of
petroleum products. Proceeds—For purchase of tugs and
barges and construction of docking facilities. Office—
2809 N. Main St., Fort Worth, Tex. Under writer—Wil¬
liam N. Edwards & Co., Fort Worth, Tex.
Sept.

Common¬

struction, equipment, and working capital. Office—124
S. 18th St., Philadelphia.
Underwriter—Suplee, Yeat-;
man, Mosley Co., Philadelphia.
>

of

Y. Offering—Imminent.

Production

invest in tax-exempt bonds of the

Jan. 24, 1962 filed 100,000 common.
Price—$5. Business/
theatrical holding company.
Proceeds—For con¬

type butterfly
purchase of the patent and pro¬
duction and development of the valve.
Office — 5909
Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. Underwriter—Pre¬
—

shares. ;Price--/$3.r

—A

Valve Corp.

24, 1961

Business

(4/9-13)

of

Music

amend¬
Design, manufacture and distribution
of women's dresses. Proceeds—For debt repayment, in¬
ventory and expansion. Office—1919 S. Los Angeles St.,
Los Angeles. Underwriter—F. L. Rossmann & Co., N. Y.
Missile

will

investment.

Elliette, Inc. (3/19-23)
Oct. 10, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By

v

Multronics, Inc.

N. Y. C.

Co., Inc., N. Y. and I. R. E. Investors Corp.,

Business

Co., Inc.

repayment and working capital. Office—708 Bigley Ave.,

Miss

ment.

Electronics

Jan. .16, 1962 filed 140,000 common. Price—$3.50. Business
—Wholesale distribution of radios, television sets and
other electronic products and parts. Proceeds—for debt

tax-exempt bonds of states, counties,
municipalities and territories of the U. S. Proceeds—For

precision metal com¬
ponents, assemblies and sub-assemblies. Proceeds—For
debt
repayment
and
working
capital.
Office—9-11
Cleveland St., Valley Stream, N. Y.
Underwriters—T.
Levittown, N.

By

parts.

—

Nov. 17, 1961

Kirsch

—

fund will invest in

20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares. Price—
$3. Business—Manufacture of switches and other elec¬
tronic components.
Proceeds — For general corporate
purposes. Office—1400 Mill Creek Rd., Gladwyne, Pa.
Underwriter—Seymour Blauner Co., N. Y. Offering—
April.

M.

(3/19-23)

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Series B ///'i
April 28, 1961 filed $12,750,000 (12,500 units) of interests.
Price
To be supplied by amendment. Business — The

Co., Inc.
126,000 common,

Business—Manufacturer

Inc.

120,000 class A shares. Price

Pennsylvania and its political sub-divisions.
Proceeds—For investment.
Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co..
Ill
Broadway, N. Y. C.
/\//:
'

Milli-Switch Corp.

$1.

Industries,

filed

working capital.

wealth

Dec.

Milo

Parts

1961

amendment. Business—Distribution of automobile
Proceeds — For debt repayment and

fund

common.

of which 100,000
will be sold by the company and 26,000 by certain stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of men's and boy's hats. Proceeds — For purchase of a
building, plant equipment, and working capital. Address
—2700 Canton St., Dallas; Underwriter—Eppler, Guerin
& Turner, Inc., Dallas.
1961 filed

30,

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, First Pa.
Series
(4/2-6)
April 28, 1961 filed $6,375,000 (6,250 units) of interests.
Price—To be supplied by amendment.
Business—The-

Miller Brothers Hat

18,

Motor

Oct.

ment, and working capital. Office—2000 P St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C. Underwriter — Switzer & Co., Inc.,
Silver Spring, Md.

Investors

Price—$5. Business
equipment.
Proceeds—For sales promotion, inventory and working
Capital. Office—1101 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, N. Y.
Underwriters—H. M. Frumkes & Co., Abraham & Co.,
and Berman, Sterling &' Vine Co., N, Y.

Co.

Feb. 23, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which 60,000 are
to be offered by the company and 90,000 by stockhold¬
ers.

Pe£' 20L196i *iled, 103'0C0
to be offered




St., N. W., Washington,
Underwriters, Inc.

—Distribution of dry cleaning and laundry

Dec.

stockholders/ Office—1047 Com-;
Ave., Boston., Underwriters — Blyth & Co.,
Brothers, N. Y. Offering—In April.

Inc. and Lehman

Business—Production of electronic parts and components,
and the furnishing of
consulting services in the radioengineering field. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equip¬

National Corp.

1962 filed 100,000

Proceeds—For selling
monwealth

v

Feb, 26, 1962 filed 500,000 shares of beneficial interests.
Price—$10. Business — A real estate investment, com¬
pany. Proceeds—For investment and operating expenses.
Office—1630 Welton St., Denver. Underwriter—Boettcher & Co., Denver.
Feb. 28,

common.
Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Retail sale of popular-priced foot wear.

Jari|5/1962 ("Reg; A") 100,000 capital

nance

rate

Shoe, Inc.
26, 1962 filed 630,000

Charleston, W. Va. Underwriters—Maltz, Greenwald &
Co,. N. Y. and Clayton Securities Corp., Boston,

Midwestern Investment Corp.

—Production

Proceeds—For general corporate

Morse
Jan.

Mountain

(max.

company.

—

lawn

shares held. Price—By amendment

Office

valve.

(3/22)

—

Office—900-908 S. Oyster Bay Rd.,
Hicksville, N. Y. Un-r
derwriter—Street & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Development Corp.
Feb. 26, 1962 filed 561,500 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one share

Midwestern Mortgage

100,000 common, of which 60,000
are to be offered by the company and 40,000 by share¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
Of component parts and accessory equipment for ma¬
chines used in production of glass containers. Proceeds
—For
debt
repayment, construction, equipment, and
working capital; Office—111 South 15th St., Millville,
N. J. Underwriter — Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y.
filed

1962

15,

Investment Trust

Dec.

(4/16-20)

Maul Bros. Inc.

Jan.

general corporate purposes. Office—6425 Oxford St., St.
Park, Minn. Underwriter—Irving J. Rice & Co.,
Inc., St. Paul.

debentures due March, 1977. Price — At par.
Business—Operates retail stores selling sewing machines,
and vacuum cleaners. Proceeds
For expansion and
working capital. Office—122 W. 26th St.* N. Y. Under¬
writer—Standard Securities Corp., N. Y.

Louis

Medical

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

ordinated

Corp.

13, 1962 filed 200,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture, sale and operation of vending ma¬
chines. Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventories and

Midwest

,

Electro Products Corp.
(4/30)
29, 1961 filed $1,250,000 of 6V2% convertible sub¬

Dec.

Feb.

D.

Tyson, Boston.
t

Micro-Dine

.

Morse

Y. Underwriter—

Midwest Technical

Mastan Co., Inc.
Feb.

Brooklyn, N.

terests.

& Co., N. Y.

terests.

St.,

L. F. Rothschild & Co., N. Y.

Whitestone,

Ave.,

Tenth

153-16

Ross,

Smith

Office—182

from page 39

Continued

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

(1300)

Price—By amendment ($14 max.). Business—Manu¬

facture, sale

or rental of girls' gym suits, academic caps
and gowns, and choir robes. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment and general corporate purposes. Office—932 Dakin

St., Chicago. Underwriter—A. G. Becker & Co., Chicago.
Offering—Expected sometime in May.

machines. Proceeds—For expansion and
working capital.
Office—Main & K Sts., Dayton, Ohio.
Underwriter-

Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., N. Y
National

Dairy Products Corp. (3/22)
1, 1962 filed $35,000,000 sinking fund debentures
15, 1992. Price—By amendment. Business—
Purchase, manufacture, processing and distribution of
diversified dairy and other food products. Proceeds—For

March
due

March

general
N. Y.

corporate

purposes/ Office—260

Madison

Ave.,

Underwriters—Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Lehman

Brothers, N. Y.

/

-

,

:

National Equipment & Plastics Corp.
(4/2-6)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 105,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Operation of a cleaning and pressing plant and affili¬
ated

stores.

Proceeds—For

debt

store

ex¬

pansion and working capital. Address — Portage,
Underwriter—Cortlandt Investing Corp., N. Y.

repayment,

Pa.

National

Family Insurance Co.
26, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Writing of automobile insurance. Proceeds—For addi¬
tional capital and reserves. Office—2147
University Ave.,
St. Paul, Minn. Underwriter—None.
Dec.

^ National Reinforced Plastics Corp.
Feb. 28, 1962 ("Reg. A") 18,000 common.
Price—$12.50.
Business

—

Production

of

reinforced

plastic

products.

Proceeds—For

equipment, inventories and working cap¬
ital. Office—North Bedford St., Manchester, N. H. Un¬
derwriter—Eastern Investment Corp.,
Manchester, N. H.
National Semiconductor Corp.
May 11, 1961 filed 75,000 shares of capital stock. Price
—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The
design,
development, manufacture and sale of quality transistors
for military and industrial use.
Proceeds
For new
equipment, plant expansion, working capital, and other
corporate purposes. Office—Mallory Plaza Bldg., Danbury, Conn. Underwriters—Lee Higginson Corp., N. Y. C.
and
Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Minneapolis (mgr.).
Offering—Sometime in April.
—

Volume

195

Number

6142

.

.

The Commercial and

.

National

Tele-Systems, Inc.
27, J 962 filed 82,000 common, of which 65,000 are
offered by
company and 17,000 by stockholders.
Price—$3. Business—Manufacture of closed circuit TV
be

writer—G. A. Saxton &

Proceeds—For inventory, debt repayment and
working capital. Office—718 Atlantic1 Ave., Brooklyn,
N. Y. Underwriter—Ezra Kureen
Co., N. Y.
systems.

•

National

Vended

Ski

Northern

By amend¬

Business—Company rents and launders

Northern

selling stock¬
Underwriter—Horn-

Office—Elizabeth, N. J.

•

Bowling Corp.

John

Oct.

Z and

Un¬

to

Proceeds—For

New

Orleans,

Probable

construction.

v

Office—317

New

1,

and
and

appliances.

construction.

Office

Proceeds—For
—

&

159

Nov.

13, 1961

Business—Manufacture
tions.

Proceeds—For

porate

ton,

D.

purposes.

C.

expire

of

cosmetics

Office—1610

and

hair

and

$3.

cor¬

14th

J.

V

Gas '&

Electric

common

7*. 77il$

Mar.' 27, > 1962.

Office—321

of

record

$6.

Price—$38.

N.

on

the

basis

of

one

8, with rights to

Proceeds—For

con-

■

Harvey

Lynch,

Business—The manufacture of steel products.

Pro¬
selling stockholder., Office—35124 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, Calif. /Underwriters—First
California Co., Inc., and Schwabacher & Co., San Fran¬
cisco (mgr.). Offering—Indefinitely postponed. 77,7-

U
being offered for sub¬

Mar.

Electronics Corp.

.

'

St., Oklahoma City.
Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Pacific Westates Land Development Corp.
:v
Sept. 28, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of 7% convertible subord.
debentures due 1976 and 300,000 common shares to be
offered in units, each consisting of $100 of debentures
and 20 common shares. Price—$200 per unit. Business—
General.real estate. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
working capital. Office — 9412 Wilshire Blvd.. Beverly
Hills, Calif. Underwriter — Morris Cohon & Co.. N,,»Y.
Note—This company was formerly named Westates Land
Development Corp. Offering—Expected in April.

Pal-Playwell
v

Inc.

Nov.

28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design, assembly and manufacture of toys. Proceeds—
For debt repayment and working capital. Office—179-30
93rd Ave., Jamaica, N. Y. Underwriter—Tyche Securi¬
ties, Inc., N. Y. 7v ;;77sV'7' 7" 7:'
7/Z/•'/•/•:7 ■'/.
Pan

American Beryllium Corp.
28, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to mine for beryl ore in Argentina.
Feb.

Proceeds

corporate

;

—

For

debt

purposes.

writer—To

be

Nigeria

Chemical Corp. (4/16-20)
7, 1961 filed 90,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to construct a plant for production
of ethyl alcohol and derivatives and to distill and sell
Dec.

industrial and potable alcohol in Nigeria. Proceeds—For

repayment,

and

working

capital.

Of¬

fice—1060 Broad St.,

Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Scott,
Harvey & Co., Inc., Fairlawn, N. J.
Real

Estate Trust

Nov. 13, 1961 filed 2,000,000 shares of beneficial interest

Price—$10.

Business—Real
estate
investment
trust.
Proceeds—For acquisition of property and
working cap¬
ital.
Office—475 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—None
North Atlantic

Industries, Inc. (4/16-20)
26,; 1961: filed 131,500 common, of which' 120,000

will be sold by the
company and 11,500 by a stockholder.

amendment.




Business—Manufacture

of

pre¬

■

'

"

repayment, equipment, and other
Office—39 Broadway, N. Y. Under¬

named.Z:/777 7/7777//: 777 7'77:' '77/-'

Optech, Inc.
Pan-Video Productions,
Inc.
7
7
26, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$3. Business 7 Dec. 15, 1961 filed
100,000 common. Price—$3. Business—Research, development and fabrication of materials
Production of films. Proceeds — For general corporate
used
in
optical electronics. Proceeds—For equipment
purposes. Office—200 W. 57th St., N. Y. Underwriter—
and
working capital. Office—246 Main St., Chatham,
R. J. Curylo Co., 2166 Broadway, N. Y/
■
—
N. J. Underwriters—Stone, Ackerman & Co.,
Inc., and
•
Papekote, Inc.
77/' 7"•
Heritage Equity Corp., N. Y. /, ''.7;. 7'77 777/ 7#7'; 777/
Dec, 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
7
Orion
Electronics Corp,
(4/16-20)
ness—Development and sale of chemical processes used
Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
in the field of paper coating. Proceeds—For general cor¬
ness—The manufacture of precision electronic sub-sysporate purposes/ Office—443 W. 15th St.. N. Y. Under¬
terns for the generation, detection and control of fre¬
writer—Edward Lewis Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Immi¬
quencies up through the microwave region. Proceeds—
nent.
.7777777, 7; ' ' 7 777 ' 7 ; '■ /,
//>
;
:/.
For expansion, equipment and working capital. Address
• Parker Finance
Corp. (3/19-23)
—Tuckahoe, N. Y. Underwriter—A. D. Gilhart & Co.,
;Oct. 27, 1961 filed 135,000 common. Price—$6. Business
Inc., N. Y. C. ' :;/"/7'V;,/ 77
7 — Financing of commercial accounts receivable.
Pro¬
Orlando Paper Corp.
(3/19-23)
'/777/1/
ceeds—For debt repayment.
Office—8650 Cameron St.,
Oct. 11, 1961 ("Reg. A") 80,000 common.
Price—$2.50.
Silver Spring, Md.
Underwriter—D. E. Liederman &
Business—Manufacturer of miscellaneous paper products.
7 Co., Inc., N. Y./
Proceeds—For debt repayment and
general corporate
Parkway Laboratories, Inc.
purposes. Office—Oceanside, L. I., N. Y. Underwriters—
Dec. 6, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$5. BusLiesi
Professional & Executive Planning Corp., Long Beach,
1 —Manufacture of drugs and pharmaceuticals. Proceeds
N. Y., and E. J. Roberts & Co., East
Orange, N. J.
vFor an acquisition, research and other corporate pur¬
★ Oslo
(City of), Norway (4/3)
poses. Office — 2301 Pennsylvania Ave., Philadelphia.
March 9, 1962 filed $10,000,000 of s. f. external loan
Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offer¬
bonds due April 1, 1977.
Price—By amendment. Pro¬
ing—Expected sometime in April.
ceeds—For the City's Loan Fund to be advanced from
Patent Merchandising Corp.
time to time to certain municipal enterprises for
capital
Nov. 22, 1961 filed 100,000 common (with attached fiveexpenditures.
Underwriters—Kuhn,-Loeb & Co. .Inc.;
year warrants to purchase an additional 100,000 shares)
Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.; Lazard Freres &
Co., and
to be sold in units of one share and one warrant. Price
Smith, Barney & Co., Inc., N. Y.
—$3.50 per unit. Business—Company plans to market
/
Outlet Mining Co.,. Inc. •
<
r :u.t
»
patented products, or products which it considers to be
Feb. 28, 1962 filed 900,000 common. Price—$1. Business
patentable. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
—Mining. Proceeds—For equipment and working capi¬
tal. Address—Creede, Colo. Underwriter—None.
Continued on page 42
■

'

77'7

Corp.

ceeds—For the

Co.

stockholders

20 held

Steel

States

Dec.

Office—223 W. Madison St., Chicago. Underwriter
—H. M. Byllesby &
Co., Chicago.

Price—By

-

—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washington, D. C.

St., N. W., Washing¬
McDonald & Co., Inc.,

poses.,

•

.•;

Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—8605 Cameron St., Silver Spring, Md. Underwriter

prepara¬

general

Debentures: At par; Stock: By amendment. Business-^
Distribution of electronic parts and
equipment and elec¬
trical supplies. Proceeds — For
general corporate pur¬

Sept.

(4/4.)Z/v././•'7/';7 /7,\

6, 1962 filed $90,000/000' Of sinking fund deben¬
1987; Price—By amendment. Business—Pro¬

due

14, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
(max. $9). Business—Furnishes research and de¬
velopment services in the field of operations research.

Jan. 17, 1962 filed $2,000,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1982 and 110,000 class A shares. Price-

North America

7.7;

Pacific

7 June 21, 1961 filed 100,000 outstanding shares of capital
stock (par 50 cents) to be sold by stockholders. Price—

ment

Testing Laboratories, Inc.

debt

believed

Federal income taxes. Proceeds—

Olympia Mines, Inc.
Sept. 1, 1961 filed 300,000 capital shares. Price—$1.35.
Business—The exploration and development of mines.
Proceeds—For mining operations./ Office—44 Court St.,

Price—$5. Business—
Analyzing and testing of electronic, chemical and other
materials.
Proceeds—For plant relocation,
equipment,
and working capital. Office—47 West
St., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Robbins, Clark & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering-—In
ear];* June.

equipment,

are

&

-

^Office—Chicago,

Underwriter—Merrill

Jan. 29, 1962 filed 50,000 common.

Newark

which

Power

Light Co. (4/11)
$35,000,000 of first mortgage bonds
due 1992. Office—920 S. W. Sixth Ave., Portland, Ore.
Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bidders; Halsey,
Stuart & Co., Inc.; Lehman Brothers; Eastman Dillon,
Union Securities & Co.; Blyth & Co.-White, Weld &
/ Co. (jointly). Bids—Expected April 11 (11 a.m. EST).
Information Meeting—April 2 (3:30 p.m.) at 2 Rector
St., N. Y.
7
7; v 77 '77 77.

in the Fund.

thereof

1.

•

debt

—•

Underwriter—

Feb..27, 1962 filed

777

Feb.

debt repayment

Underwriter—T.

New York

Ohio Oil Co.

7 struction.

Washington, D. C.
•

Pacific

Sponsor-

Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter — Gaumont Corp., Ltd.,
Toronto. 7; ■ 777'' 7777 •; //7-7':7/ '• 77'7'y.- '7777'•'"7.Z
St.,
Securi¬ 7Z7 Operations Research,! nc.

Laboratories, Inc. (3/26-30)
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price

Cajon Blvd., San Diego.
Co., Inc., San Diego.

26 with rights to
Price—By amendment (max. $30). Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment and construction. Officii—
920 S. W. Sixth Ave., Portland, Ore. Underwriters—
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Ladenburg, Thali an
& Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Lehman Brothers-East¬
man Dillon, Union Securities & Co.-Bear, Stearns & Co.Dean Witter & Co. (jointly). Bids—Scheduled for April
5 (11 a.m. EST) in Room 2033, 2 Rector St., N. Y.

expire May

Thames

Webster

El

Roberts &

ac¬

Power & Light Co.
(4/5)
27, 1962 filed 672,299 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one ivw

111. Sponsor—John
Co., 135 So. La Salle St., Chicago.
f ■

share for each

,

World

Office—Chicago, 111,

135 So. La Salle St., Chicago.

subdivisions

investment..

scription by

Corp./ /

electric

C.

Price—By amend¬

expansion and working capital.

Pacific

Inc., N. Y.

Newport, R. I. Underwriter—Stone
ties Corp., N. Y.
'
New

political

Oklahoma

("Reg. A") 9,007 common to be offered
for subscription by stockholders on a
l-for-16 basis.
Price—At-the-markeh Business—Generation and sale of
repayment

& Co.,

Feb. 8, 1962 filed 328,912 common,

1962

electricity

N.

and gas. Proceeds—For general corporate
Office—539 S. Main St., Findley, Ohio. Under¬
writers—First Boston Corp. and Lehman Brothers, N. Y.,

Underwriter—None.

March

Office—6125

duction of oil

Price—$11.
Business—A real estate management
company. Proceeds
—For debt repayment,
working capital, and general
corporate purposes.
Office—369 Lexington Ave., N. Y.
• Newport Electric

Proceeds—For

,

^777:''

7

Business—Sale and installation of automobile

cessories.

purposes.

Corp.
150,000 class A shares.

1962 filed

1961 filed

Pacific

ment.

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Series 4
17, ,1961 filed $15,000,000 of units representing

tures

Plan. Realty

24,

investment.

Nuveen

March

—"

(Competitive).
Equitable Securities Corp.-Eastman
Dillon, Union Securities & Co.,. (jointly); First Boston
Corp.; White, Weld & Co.; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.;
Kidder, Peabody & Co. - Stone & Webster Securities
Corp. (jointly). Bids—April 4. at 2 Broadway (28th
floor), New York City.
Jan.

''7-77:

(3/26-30)

—

Nuveen &

77

Barrone

bidders:

La...Underwriters

10,

Big Wheel 7 77777 •
Oct. 26, 1961 filed 100,000 common.

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Series 3
;
17, 1961 filed $15,300,000 of units representing frac¬

be exempted from

For-

20, 1962 filed $8,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due

1992.

St.,

(4/4)

infor¬

Products

P-G

77

Price—By amendment.
Business—The Fund will invest in interest-bearing obli¬
gations of states, counties, and municipalities of the U. S.,

derwriter—Mayo & Co., Philadelphia.
Feb.

related

1962 filed 95,000 common, of which 60,000 are
by the company and 35,000 by stockhold¬
Price-TBy amendment. B u s i n e s s—Manufacture,

fractional interests

corporate pur¬

statistical

—

Nuveen

Service

of

share for each 20 held of record Mar.

Co., Toronto.

Philadelphia.

Business—Furnishing

Manufacturing Co., Inc.
110,055 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business
Manufactures appliance replacement
parts and accessories. Proceeds — For debt repayment,
expansion and working capital. Office—230 E. 162nd St.,
N. Y'. Underwriters—Kahn & Peck, Cohn & Co., N. Y.
Note—This registration was withdrawn.
://;

offered

ceeds—For

New Hope Academy of the Arts, Inc.
Jan. 17, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—Operation of a school of performing arts for children

Public

•

Oct.

lieved to be exempted from Federal income taxes. Pro-

/ Business—Exploration,
develop¬
mining. Proceeds—General corporate purposes.
Office—90 Industry St., Toronto, Canada.; Underwriter—

Orleans

-

interests in the Fund. Price
By amendment.
Business—The Fund will invest in interest bearing obli¬
gations of states, counties and municipalities of the
U. S., and political subdivisions thereof which are be¬

Price—50c.

Rd.,

(4/16-20)

training personnel, new equip¬
ment, expansion and working capital. Office—75 W. St.*,
N. Y. Underwriters—Lenchner, Covato & Co., Inc., Pitts¬
burgh, Pa., and Harry Odzer Co., N. Y.

debt

tional

ment and

and young adults. Proceeds—For
general

Inc.

Proceeds—For

mation.

Nuveen

13, 1961 filed 475,000 common, of which 400,000 are
offered by the company and 75,000 by a stock¬

New

and

Processing,

Feb.

Oct.

be

Whitemarsh

For

Data

Price—$3.75.

(Co., San Francisco and Pacific Northwest Co., Seattle.

New Campbell Island Mines Ltd.

Office—152

—

PCS

expansion, and equipment. Office—5801 East Marginal
Way South, Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—Dean Witter &

repayment. Office—235 N. 9th St., Lincoln, Nebr. Under¬
writer—First Nebraska Securities Corp., Lincoln.

poses.

j

Price—$5. Business
cabinets

ex¬

Oct. 6, 1961 filed 100,000 common of wliich 25,000 are to
be offered by the company and 75,000 by stockholders.*

warehousing and distribution of a diversified line of
glass containers. Proceeds—For debt repayment, plant

filed

A. C. MacPherson &

•

24,

to be
ers.

At par. Business—Design and manufacture of steam and
hot. waterf boilers. Proceeds—For construction and debt

holder.

Proceeds

Northwestern Glass Co.

Jan.

Co., Inc.
$400,000 of first mortgage sinking
fund bonds due 1977 (with warrants) and
15,000 shares
of 6% series A convertible preferred (par
$10). Price—

to

wooden

/•

•

Nebraska Boiler

Oct.

(4/10)

repayment, expansion,
and working capital. Office—201-221 Godwin
Ave., Paterson, N. J. Underwriter—United Planning Corp., New¬
ark, N. J.7/7/,,7

.

1961

kitchen

of

Proceeds—For

pansion and debt repayment. Office—6701 N. Broad St.,
Philadelphia. Underwriter—Blair & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Corp.

common.

appliances.

(5/7-11)
19, 1961 filed 100,000 capital shares (with attached
warrants). Price—By amendment. Business—The oper¬
ation of bowling centers/ Proceeds-~For a
realty acqui-7
sition and working capital.
Office — 11 Commerce St.,
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth, Philadelphia.,
.

29,

Products

Nov.; 29, 1961 filed 78,000

Oct.

Dec.

Wood

—Manufacture

Weeks, N. Y.

Nationwide

Public Service Co.

Finance Cos., Inc.
(3/19)
28, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬

ment. Business—A finance company.

Co., Inc., N. Y.

-

work clothes and uniforms. Proceeds—For
holders.

blower &

Indiana

41

Oxford

Nov.

6, 1962 filed $20,000,000 of first mortgage bonds
series L due 1992. Proceeds—For working
capital. Office
—5265
Holman Ave.,
Hammond, Ind. Underwriters—
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Inc.; First Boston Corp.; White, Weld & Co.; Equitable
Securities Corp.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities &
Co.-Lehman
Brothers-Bear, Stearns & Co. (jointly);
Dean Witter & Co.
Blyth & Co., Inc. - Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (jointly); Kuhn, Loeb &
'•Co.-American
Securities
Corp.
(jointly). Bids—April
10, 1962 (11 a.m. CST) at Harris Trust & Savings Bank,
.Chicago.
■■■ *
//;■',/•//"\
/

Corp. (5/7-11)
Oct. 30, 1961 filed 550,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Distribution of coin-operated insur¬
ance vending
machines to brokers at sporting centers.
Proceeds—For
inventory, advertising and working capi¬
tal.
Office—420 Lexington Ave., N. Y.
UnderwriterPacific Coast Securities
/Co., San Francisco, v

—

(1301)

March

Insurance

National Work-Clothes Rental
March 6, 1962 filed 500,000 common. Price
ment (max. $11).

Chronicle

cision electronic instruments.
Proceeds—Repayment of
debt, new product development, inventory and working
capital. Office—Terminal Dr., Plainview, N. Y. Under¬

Feb.

to

Financial

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(1302)

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

•

Office—521 5th

Ave., N. Y. C. Underwriter—Hampstead
Investing Corp., N." Y. Note—This registration will be
withdrawn.
.ZZZ-'' *
Patent Research &

Development, Inc.
15, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Design, manufacture and sale of new products in
various fields. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office—35 Third Ave., Long Branch, N. J. Underwriter
—Louis R. Dreyling & Co., Inc., New Brunswick, N. J.

tenance

Oct.

Continued from page 41

ceeds—For real estate,

ceeds—General corporate purposes.

N.

W., Washington, D. C.
Inc., Washington, D. C.

Office—1001 15th St.,
Underwriter—Balogh & Co.,

'N, Y.

Feb.

Pellegrino Aggregate Technico, Inc...:
Aug. 10, 1961 filed 130,000 class A common shares. Price
—$5. Business—The manufacture of building ^materials.
Proceeds—For payment of

income taxes and loans and
Office—Woodbridge-Carteret Road,
Port Reading, N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer B. Burnside
& Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.
for working capital.

holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Research and

engineering

devices

for

production of certain
missiles, oscilloscopes,

and

aircraft,

Penthouse

Feb.

28,

1962

Club,

Inc.
80,00(1

filed

of which 70,000
are to be offered by the' company and 10,000 by stock¬
holders. Price-^-$5.; Business-Operation of a private din¬
common,

ing and catering club and a motel. Proceeds^-For ex¬
pansion and working capital.1 0ffice05th & Locusts
Sts., Philadelphia. Underwriter—To be named.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Feb. 21, 1962 filed 500,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$10. Business—A real estate investment company.
Proceeds

For

debt

acquisition and
Saving
Fund Bldg., Philadelphia. Underwriters-^-Stroud & Co.,
Inc., Philadelphia, and Walston & Co., N. Y.
—

working

capital.

and

repayment

Address

2220 Philadelphia

—

Perfect Photo, Inc.
14, 1962 filed 154,800

Feb.

common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Photofinishing and the dis¬
photographic equipment and supplies. Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholders/ Office—4747 N. Broad
St., Philadelphia.
Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co.,

ment

(max. $20).

tribution of

N. Y.

Offering—Expected in late May.

,r'

Perpetual Investment Trust
9, 1961 filed 500,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—(For the first 10,000 shares) $10.80 per share.
(For the balance) Net asset value plus 8% commission.
Business—A real estate investment trust.

Proceeds--For

Power Co.

15, 1962 filed 536,221 common being offered for sub¬
scription by stockholders on the basis of one new share
for each 15 held'of record March 7, with rights to ert-i
pire March 21. Price—$39. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment and expansion*. Office—929 E St., N. W.y Washing¬
ton; D'. C. Underwriters—Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.; N. Y.
and Johnston, Lemon & Co., Washington, D. C.

Office—1613 Eye St., N. W., Washington,
Underwriter—Sidney Z. Mensh' Securities Co.,
Washington, D. C.
D.

C.

Pictronics Corp.
Jan.

V

18, 1962 filed 80,000

—Manufacture

:

Price—$5. Business

common.

of

professional audio visual and sound
recording equipment. Proceeds—Debt repayment, equip¬
ment and working
capital. Office—236 E. 46th St., N. Y.
Underwriter—Bayes, Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.Y"
Pierce Proctor Schultte & Taranton
Investment Co., Inc.
Dec.

20, 1961 filed $465,000 of 10-year 8%

Price—$15,000
plans to

?

debenture.

debentures.

Business—The

company

organize

and sell real estate syndicates. Pro¬
general corporate purposes. Office—1807 N.
Underwriter—None.1

ceeds—For
Central

per

Ave., Phoenix;

Pioneer

Restaurants, Inc.

Dec. 21, 1961 filed
125,000 common, of which 75,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 50,000 by a selling

stockholder.
tion

of

Price—By amendment.

six

restaurants

in

Business—Opera¬

Sacramento.

Proceeds—For

expansion, debt repayment and working capital. Office
—1626 J
St., Sacramento.
Underwriter—Stewart, Eubanks, Myerson & Co., San Francisco.
Pir-O-Wood
Nov.

Industries, Inc.

28, 1961 filed 62,000

Sale

of

prefabricated

wood

and

Price—$5. Business
plastic specialized

components.

Proceeds—For general corporate
Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter
Malkan & Co.,
Inc., N. Y.

Office

1182

—

Plasticon

and

Arnold

bentures

a

water

proofing

of

a

plastic

solution.

protective

Proceeds—For

equipment, sales promotion, and other

porate

purposes. Office—507
writer— Arden Perin &

Fifth Ave.,

N. Y.

cor¬

Under¬

Co.> N. Y.

•

in

due

'

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Y

:;v

-

$4,000,000 of 5%

subord. de¬
1971 and .200,000 class A shares to be of¬
conv,

25,000 units, each consisting of $160 of deben¬

tures and eight shares.
Price—$200 per unit.
Business
—Real estate and construction. Proceeds — For general

corporate purposes. Office—San Juan, Puerto Rico. Un¬
derwriters—Lieberbaum & Co., and Morris Cohon & Cft,

4

New York.

Products Co. (3/27)
1961 filed 160,000 class A common, of which

"

-

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Pulp Processes Corp. Y
Y/Z 'Y/Y..- YU-YvYY:
/Sept. 20, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$5. Business
Z—Development of pulping and bleaching devices. ProZceeds—General corporate purposes. Office—Hoge Bldg.,
Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—Wilson, Johnson & Higgins,
San Francisco. Note W This offering was' temporarily
postponed..■ Zyr- Z
;Y-Y • Y/.t:y\ Z"; - -;

133,333 are to be offered by the company and 26,667 by
present stockholders. Price—By amendment." Business—
Warehouse

distribution

of

corrosion

resistant

stainless

steel

pipe, tubing, valves, etc. Proceeds—For repayment
of
debt, expansion, and working capital. Office—352
Harrison St., Passaic, N. J. Underwriter—S. D. Fuller
& Co., N.
^
Precision

Dec. 28,

Automotive

1961 filed 100,000

'

Pyramid
ment.

Price—By amend¬
replacement

common.

Publications,/Inc. (3/26-30)
24, 1961 filed 115,000 common. Price—By amend¬

Nov.

Components Co.

Business—Publication

and

sale

of

man's magazine.

pocket-size

ment. Business—Manufacture of carburetor

paperback books and

parts.
Proceeds — For debt repayment, retirement of
6% pfd., and working capital.
Address — Ballwin, Mo.
Underwriter—G. H. Walker & Co., Inc., N. Y.

expansion, debt repayment, and working capital. Office
—444; Madison Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—Milton D.
Blauner & Co., Inc., N. Y.
^

•

Precision

Instrument Co.

Y'Y Quaker City

(4/30) \

manufacture

;

(

Office—94 Gazza
—Meadowbrook
RF

Oct.

<\

Realty Corp. (4/9-13) v
Jan.» 29, 1962 filed 250,000 class B common. Price—By
amendment. Business—Acquisition and development of
real estate projects. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
the purchase of stock in subsidiaries. Office186 S.
Broadway/ White Plains. N. Y. Underwriter—Burnham
& Co., N. Y.
/

;

investment.
—D.

Office—485 Fifth

Gleich

&

Ave.,

N. Y.

(3/26-30)

-

of

40,000

radio

YYYY%; Y*.V.YY
1Y;-.V Y/- .Z Z..v-,Z:ZY/.
1,250,000 common. Price—Up to $4.

N. Y.

..»"r'

16,;1961 filed
Business—Company plans to build and operate an auto¬
mobile racing center. Proceeds—General corporate pur¬
poses.

"Office—21

N. 7th

writer—None.

.

Y

Radio Electric

St., Stroudsburg, Pa;. UnderZ:Z ZY'YY-" ;/:•/'Z

Service Co, of New

Jersey, Inc.

'

Jan. 23, 1962 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common, of which 67,500
will be offered by the company and 7,500 by stockhold-

■

*

Price—$4. Business—Wholesaling of electronic parts,
supplies and equipment and the retailing of high-fidel¬
ity and stereophonic equipment and components. Pro¬

ers.

Wilmington, Del.
Primex

Equities Corp.
Nov. 27, 1961 filed 400,000 shares of 60c cumulative con¬
vertible preferred, and 400,000 of class A
common, to
be offered in units of one share each. Price—By amend¬
Business—A

ceeds—For

1961 filed

Racing Inc.

Underwriters

Co., N. Y., and Laird, Bissell & Meeds,

Blvd.y Farmingdale, N. Y, Underwriter

Oct.

•

Prestige Capital Corp.
19, 1961 filed 200,000 common.; Price—$5. Business
—A small business investment
company. Proceeds—For

.

common. Price—$5. .Business
frequency interference; filters
and capacitors. Proceeds—For equipment, working cap¬
ital and other corporate purposes. Office—15 Neil Court,
Oceanside, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co.,

Presidential

Oct.

.

Securities, Inc., Hempstead, N. Y. -K/Z

Interonics, Inc.

30,

—Manufacture

N. Y, Underwriter—
'

Proceeds—For

Quality Brake Rebuilders, Inc. ;:z-YZ/Y/Y/'Y
Jani 3,> 1962 ^(r'Reg.' A")
300,000 common.
Price^—$i;
Business-—Rebuilding and reconditioning of automotive
brake shoes. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.

75,000

^

enclosures.

equip¬
aadvertising and working capital; Office — 234
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—M. J. Merrit*
& Co., Inc., N. Y.
/.
*
.
Y'
>

are to be offered
by the company and 75,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—J3y amendment.(majt. $12); BusinessDesign and manufacture of microwave components. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Office

—33 New Broad St., Port Chester,
Van Alstyne, Noel & Co., N. Y.

radiator

Russell

Co., San >Ffancisco.
which

and

ment,
-

<

of

IncftvY^
.

boiler

-

magnetic tape re¬
cording equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment, con¬
struction and working capital. Office—1011 Commercial
St., San Carlos, Calif. Underwriters—Lehman Brothers,
Premier Microwave Corp/
Feb. 28, 1962 filed 150,000 common,

Industries,

Proceeds—For

28, 1961 filed 87,500 common;: Price—$4. Business
■'——Design and manufacture, of •. metal cabinets/ 'boxes,

of instrumentation

N. Y. and J. Barth &

a

Nov.

Dec. 28,1961 filed 125,000 capital shares of whidh 111,000
are to be offered
by the company and 14,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business:—Development

property

real

estate

investment

acquisitions

Office-MJO Hawley St.,
—None.'

and

firm.

working

ceeds—For debt repayment, expansion, moving expenses
and working capital. Office—513-15 Cooper St., Camden,
N. J.

Underwriter—D. L.

Pro¬

capital.

Binghamton, ,N. Y. Underwriter
•
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Printing Corp. of America (3/22)
28, 1961 filed 454,OuO common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Printing of t^ade and business periodi¬
cals and textbooks by lithography. Proceeds—For selling
stockholders. Office—71 W. 35th St., N. Y. Underwriter
—Goldman, Sachs & Co., N/Y£:/Ay'Y
; v;-*
Dec.

.

class A capital shares. Price

Business—Manufacture

coating

—

Chemicals, Inc. "■

Feb, 7, 1962 filed 150,000
$3.50.
inventory,

purposes.

,

Power Industrial

Nov. 22,

ment.

(3/19-23)

common.

(3/26-30)

24, 1961 filed

fered

.

investment.

Y_

Nov.

Feb.

and

Nov.

V.V-/Y

•

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.

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•

• Puerto Rico
Capital Corp.- (3/26-30)
Sept. 13, 1961 filed 300,000 common: Price—$10. Business
working capital. Office—7326 Westmore Rd., Rockville,; —A small business investment company. Proceeds—For
Md. Underwriters—Jones, Kreeger & Co., and Balogh &
-general corporate purposes. Address—San Juan, Puerto
Rico.. Underwriter—Hill, Darlington & Grimm,; N. Y.
Co., Washington, D. C. Note—This offering was post¬
Puerto Rico Land and Development CorpYYYYY
poned indefinitely.
•
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r ;

it PenAm Realty & Development Corp.

12, 1962 filed 400,000 class A stock.
Price—$10.
Business—A real estate development company.
Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office—70 N.
Main St., Freeport, L. I., N'. Y. Underwriter—Underhill
Securities Corp., N. Y.

/'

Inc.

electronic vending machines and language teaching ma¬
chines. Proceeds—For expansion, repayment of debt and

Potomac Electric

March

''

/

(4/9-13)
541,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Book publishing. Proceeds—For an ac¬
quisition and other corporate purposes. Office—-1106 Con¬
necticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter-^Roth & Co., Inc., Philadelphia; Y
Y
jY;/"ZY;

Research, Inc.
June 7, 1961 filed 193,750 common shares, of which 150,000 will be sold for the company and 43,750 for stock¬
development,

Y

Publishers Co.,
Nov. 28, 1961 filed

Polytronic

electronic

of

dry cleaning and laundry equipment. Pro¬
sales promotion, acquisitions, and
working capital/Office—2484 W. Washington Blvd., Los
Angeles, Calif. Underwriters—Crosse & Co., Inc., V. S.
Wickett & Co., Inc. and Thomas, Williams & Lee, Inc\.

Policy-IVIatic Affiliates/ Inc. (4/2-6)
16, 1961 filed 2UU,UU0 capital snares. Price—$3.25.
Business—Leasing of insurance vending machines. Pro¬

.

Greenbaum-v&

Co., Phila. Y

Raiford's, Inc.
ZYZ/:: YZ'Y'Y.zY '; ■ Z'Z^rYY;1'Y "
Feb.
6, 1962 ("Reg. A")- 75,000 common. ; Price—$4.
Business—Operation of stores- which sell' prescription
shoes.
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment and
working
capital.
Office—62 Monroe
Ave., Memphis. Yunderwriter—M. A. Saunders & Co., Inc., Memphis. Y
;
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•

Recco, Inc.

Oct.

(4/2-6)^-;',"

^

1961 filed 75,000 class A shares." Price — By
/ amendment.-Business—Operates record, card
and sta¬
tionery departments in discount.;stores. Proceeds—For
Producers Cotton Oil Co. (4/16-20)
ZY;/YY expansion. Office—1211-(Walnut St./ Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 18, 1962 filed 200,000 common, Price—By amend¬
Z Underwriter—Midland Securities Co., Inc., Kansas City,
ment. Business—Growing cotton, operating cotton gins,
Mo.':
Z -Y;
•:/.
•; :
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processing cottonseed and selling raw cotton and cotton¬
Red Wing Fiberglass Products, Inc.
seed products. Proceeds—For expansion. Office—2907 S.
July 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 260,000 common.:Price—$1.15.
Maple Ave., Fresno, Calif. Underwriters—Kidder, Pea; Proceeds
—
Debt repayment, building improvements,
body & Co., N. Y. and Dean Witter, San Francisco.
equipment, research and development, and working cap¬
Product Research of Rhode Island, Inc.
ital. Office—Industrial Park, Red Wing, Minn. Under¬
V
(3/26-30)
'
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Y.
writer—York & Mavroulis, Minneapolis: Note—This let¬
July 28, 1961 filed 330,000 common shares. Price—$2.05.
ter was temporarily postponed.
Y ;
19,

■

Plasto-O-Tron, Inc.

-

Jan.

26, 1962 ("Reg. A") 84,666 common.
Price—$3.
Business—Design and manufacture of vacuum thermoforming machinery for production of plastic
packaging
materials.
and

sion

N. J.

Proceeds—For

working capital.

inventory, equipment,

expan¬

Office—60 Park PL, Newark,
& Co., N. Y.

Underwriter—Armstrong

Plymouth Discount Corp.
Aug. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A")
100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Consumer sales
financing. Proceeds—For re¬
payment of notes and
working capital. Office — 2211
Church Ave.,
Brooklyn, N, Y. Underwriter—M. Posey
Associates, Ltd., 50 Broadway, N. Y.
Pneumo Dynamics
Corp. (3/27)
Dec. 22

1961 filed

to be offered

Price-By
cision

for

ital*

150,000 common, of which 100,000 are
by the company and 50,000 by stockholders

amendment.'Business—Manufacture

hydraulic, pneumatic

marine,

and

mechanical

aircraft, ordnance and industrial

a£Quisition of

Cifice3781

E.

77th




use.

pre¬

Pro-

a company and working cap¬
St., Cleveland. Underwriter—

Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y.
ton.

of

equipment

and Estabrook & Co., Bos¬
'

••

.

.

Business

The

manufacture

of vinyl plastic products
marine and household fields.
Proceeds—For repayment of debt, new equipment and
working capital. Office —184 Woonasquatucket Avenue,
in

used

North

—

the

automotive,

Providence, R. I. Underwriter—Investment Plan¬
East Orange, N. J.

ning Group,
Prom

Feb.

Motor Hotel, Inc.
19, 1962 filed 50,000 class A common. Price — By
(max. $10). Business — Company owns and

amendment

operates

a motor hotel. Proceeds—For expansion. Office
and Main Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Underwriter—•
Barret, Fitch, North & Co.j Inc., Kansas City.

—6th

Prosper-Way,

Inc.
7, 1962 filed 85,500 common. Price—$3. Business
—Development and promotion of "one stop dry cleaning
and laundry"
establishments, and the sale and main¬
Feb.

/

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ZYY Y.

Electronics Corp.; March 1, 1962 ("Reg. A") 80,000 common. Price—$3.75.
Business—Wholesale distribution of automobile radios,
replacement parts/ air-conditioners, etc. PrOceedSr—Fbr
inventories, reseairch and development £ind; working
capital. Office—46-25 58th St., Woodside 77, N". Y. Un¬
derwriter—General Securities Co., Inc., Nl Y. ; '
Rego

Radio &

.

Regulators, Inc.
'-Z Z 'Y ';';Z 'r'
"Jan. 29, 1962 filed 75,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the company'and 25,000 by Electronic
Specialty Co., parent. Price—$5. Business-Y-Design and
manufacture of, regulating and control devices used in
the

electric

and

electronic

fields.' Proceeds-^F'orv debt

working capital. Office—455 W. Main
St., Wyckoff, N. J. Underwriter—Myron A. Lomasney &
Co., N. Y.
repayment

and

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43

International

holders.. Price — By amendment. Business
screen windows, doors, railings and handrails. Proceeds
Develops
and
prints' color, and black and white photographic
—For debt repayment and expansion. Office—Route
119/
accessories. •.
film. ProceedsFor equipment and
working capital/' Indiana, Pa. Underwriter — Moore, Leonard & Lynch,
Proceeds—For
advertising; equipment and reserves." Of¬
Office—245 7th Ave/ N. Y. Underwriter —
Federman, ' Pittsburgh.
fice—Virginia & Truckee Bldg., Carson
Stonehill & Co., N. Y.
City, Nev. Un¬
.*
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• Sea-Wide
derwriter—None.;.
Electronics, Inc. (4/16-20)
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Rubber & Fibre Chemical Corp.Sept. 26, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$4. Business^
•Republic-Franklin LifeInsurance Co. (5/14-18)
Sept. 25, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Importing of goods from Japan. Proceeds—For debt
Feb. 15,; 1962 filed
266,667 class A common;'Price-—$7.50.
—Exploitation of a new process for reclaiming .unvul-v repayment. Office—Stokely St., and Roberts Ave., Phila-Business—A legal reserve life insurance
canized rubber. Proceeds—Purchase of
company. Pro¬
equipment and
delphia, Pa. Underwriter—Janov & Co., Philadelphia.
ceeds—For debt
repayment; operating expenses and in¬ / existing plant building,
repayment of debt, and working
vestment. Office—12 N. Third
Security Acceptance Corp.
St/Columbus, Ohio. Un¬
capital. Office—300 Butler "St.; Brooklyn/N. Y. Under¬
March 7/ 1961 filed 100,000 shares of class A common /
derwriter—Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc., Atlanta.. ; ;:
writer—To be named..
;////,;;//;//■/;:
stock and $400,000 of 1Vz% 10-year debenture bonds, to 1
Research
Products, Incr/Z///// i/■ ://>■ /// 7/7/
//■' Ruby Silver: Mines, Inc.«,; ■ /./
11 be offered in units consisting of $100 of debentures and *
Dee. 28, 1961 filed 250,000 common.
Price—$9. Business * ; Jan.- 2,, 1962 C'Reg. A")
2,400,000 common./ Price—12^/ 25 shares of stock. Price—$200 per "unit. Business—The
—Manufacture of lithographic blankets used in
printing.;
/cents. Business—Exploration and development of mineral ^ purchase of conditional sales contracts on home appli¬
Proceeds—For debt ; repayment and);
working\}capital/
deposits. Proceeds—For debt repayment/ and general ? ances: Proceeds
For working capital "and expansion. *
Address—Hato Rey, Puerto - Rico.
Underwriters—Gross :
corporate purposes. Address—Box 1088, Wallace,. Idaho/• Office—724 9th St., N. W., Washington/D. C.
Under¬
& Co., and Elmaleh &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
///7/V)// < ZZ/r 7I Underwriter—Pennaluna &
writer—None. Note—This registration was withdrawn. '
Co., Spokane, Wash. <
./
Resin Research
Laboratories, Inc. 1
/. • Rucker Co.
•/ / Security Aluminum Corp.
'•
'c/:
Feb, 27/1962 filed 105,000 common/
;/
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7
Price—$3.50. Busi¬
Feb/*16, 1962 filed 129,000 common/of which 43,000 are ! Jan. 26, 1962 filed 200,000 common, Price—By amend-;
ness —; -Operation
of a laboratory for contractual
re-,
•to be offered by the
company and 86,000 by stockhold-/ ment/Business—Manufacture of alumnium sliding win¬
search, development and engineering in the chemical
dows and doors J: Proceeds—For equipment, moving ex¬
ers:i Price—By
field.- Proceeds—For expansion of
amendment/(max/;$13)/ Business—De-;
facilities/ debt repay- ■
penses and working capital.-Office—503 E. Pine Ave., s.
ment and working
capital./Office—396-406 Adams St., / sign, development, manufacture .and sale of electronic,/
Compton, -Calif. Underwriter—Vickers, MacPherson &electric,
hydraulic
and
pneumatic
control
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Keene & Co., Inc., N. Y. /
systems/
Warwick, Inc., N. Y.
/Proceeds—For repayment of bank loans/ Office—4700
Rex Craft
Associates, Inc.
7
San Pablo Ave., Oakland, Calif.
Security Equity Fund, Inc.
Underwriter—SchwaDec. 27, 1961
("Reg.-A")/100,000 common. Price
$3.
bacher & Co., San Francisco./Offering,—
Expected in ; Dec. 14, 1961 filed 400,000 capital shares. / Price—Net/
Business—Design, installing and constructing packaged
asset value plus 6%. Business—A mutual fund. Proceeds
"May./:////://;;':;/://:://:
commercial interiors and exteriors for
buildings. Pro¬
—For investment. Office
700-Harrison St., Topeka, /
7
S. M. S. Instruments, Inc.
ceeds—For general corporate
purposes. Office—Route 315
Kan. Underwriter—Security Management Co., Inc., To¬
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common.
& Vine St.,
Price—$3.25. Busi¬
Avoca, Pa. Underwriter—M. G. Davis & Co.,
.//;/ ■■/;'
:/ '
ness—Repair and maintenance of aircraft•<instruments / peka*Inc.," N. Y.4';^v
S
•
and accessories. Proceeds—For
Richmond Corp.
Seg Electronics Co., Inc. (4/16-20)
equipment, debt repay¬
Dec. 21, 1961 filed 142,858 common.
ment, and other corporate purposes/ Office — Idlewild / Sept. 28, 1961 filed 110,000 common/ Price—By amend¬
Price—$7. Business
International: Airport,
—A real estate investment
Jamaica/ N. YS Underwriter—< ment. Business—Design and manufacture of networks,
company. Proceeds—For debt
Febv

—

28/ 1962

;

("Reg./A^ 50,000-

Business—Rental

and

sale

of

•

common.. Price—$3

cameras

and

■

.

-

—

?

—

■

.

To be named.

repayment and

,

for

'

gene-al corporate purposes. Office—220
St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hirschel/ /
Saladmaster Corp.
& Co., Silver
J an. 3, • 1962 filed $700,000 of 6%- siibord. convi deben-f
Spring,. Md. Offering—Expected in April.
•
tures due 1972 and 126,030 common1'
Ridge Tool Co.
(of which 15,399
shares are to be offered by
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 284,586 class A common.
the^company'and 110,631
Price—By
shares by stockholders). Price—For
amendment.
Business—Manufacture of pipe working
debentures/at par;
for stock, by amendment.'Business—Sale'of
tools and machines. Proceeds—For
kitchenware,
selling stockholders.
..

Ridgerock of America, Inc.
29,
1961 - filed
100,000
common.
Price—$2.50.
Business—Production of stone facing for buildings. Pro¬
ceeds—For
poses.

debt: reduction

Address

—

Brothers & Co.*

;

"

.

program

transmission, filters, transceivers

equipment. Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, research and development, repayment of loans and?:
working capital. Office—12 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn. Un¬

derwriter—Searight, Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc., N. Y.
Selective

food

cutting

machine.

Feb.

Proceeds—For

are

28,

Financial

be

to

1962 filed
offered

for

.

ment

real

(max.
estate

/

*>

-j.

.

a

Sampson Enterprises, Inc.

corporate pur¬
Underwriter — Baruch "

,

and

Selective

$8).

Business—A

concern, motor

Life held. Remaining 94,822 and any unsub¬
scribed shares will be offered publicly. Price—To public,

^

Feb. 28, 1962 filed 450,000 common. Price

and' general

Sebring, O.

Inc., N. Y.

and

Corp. •
500,000 common, of which 405,000
subscription by holders of the A;
debt repayment and general corporate"
purposes. Office Z B and C stock of Selective Life Insurance Co., an affili¬
—131 Howell St., Dallas.
Underwriter—Parker, Ford & ^ ate, on the basis of 4 company shares for each class A or
B share and two-thirds share for each class C share of
Cor, Inc., Dallas, f f .
'
*
tablewear

Office—400 Clark St., Elyria, Ohio.
Underwriters—White/
Wefld & Co., N. Y; and McDonald &
Co.,, Cleveland.
Dec.

data

and related electronic

K

By amend¬
company: for a

holding

-—

inn/shopping: centers, bowl-

$6; to stockholders, $5. Business—Company plans to en¬
gage in the consumer finance, mortgage,
general fi¬
nance
and related businesses. Proceeds
For general
corporate purposes/ Office—830 N. Central Ave^, Phoe¬

*

ing establishments, etc. Proceeds—For» debt repayments
and working capital, Office—222-E. Erie
St., Milwaukee.
nix. Underwriter—None.
/(3/26-30) !^ vV;::-7
Underwriters
Straus, BJo^er
McDowell, Chicago
Oct. 27/196 P filed 100,000 comrifion shares of
and Dempsey-Tegeler &
Ripley'and
7: Shaver Food Marts, Inc.
Co., Inc.,' St. Louis. /
•/
100,000; of Jomar to' be offered in - units consisting of one
Dec. 19, 1961 filed 170,000 class A : common, of which
Save-Mor Drugs, Inc.-" -'
share of each company. Price-—By amendment. Business
/ Dec. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6%" 15-year subord. , 30,000 will be sold by the company and 140,000 by cer¬
—Manufacture of wood and plastic heels for women's
tain stockholders. Price
conv; debentures. Price—At par/ Business—Operation of v
By; amendment. Businessshoes, -metal molds and" dies, bowling pins, bowling*
a chain of1
drug stores. Proceeds—For general corporate / Operation of seven supermarkets in the Omaha-Council
shoes and related products. Proceeds—For
general cor¬
/Bluffs area." Proceeds—For expansion. Office—139 S/
purposes; Office—3310 New York Ave:, N. E., Washing¬
porate purposes. Office—4067 Folsom Ave. St. Louis and
ton, D. C. Underwriter—C. A. Taggart, Inc., Towson, Md. / 40th St., Omaha, Neb.' Underwriters—J.' Cliff Rahel 8c
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Underwriters^-Paine; Webber,
Co.; and Storz-Wachob-Bender Co., Omaha.
Schaevitz Engineering
Jackson- &-Curtis and American Securities•
Corp., N. Y.
Shelley* Manufacturing Co.
March 13, 1962 filed 150,000 common, of which'
100,000
>?>• Rising's Inc. /
;' ■. ■ f
Dec. 29/1961 filed 55,000 common. Price—$6.50. Business
are to be- offered by company and 50,000 by a -sellings'
Jan: 18/ 1962 filed
"100,000-capital shares. Price' ^-/ $3.
stockholder/'Price—By amendment (max. $10)/Business /—Manufacture* of automatic equipment for handling
Business—Distribution of electrical and electronic
parts,
—Design: and manufacture o*f measuring,., indicating,;/ packaged foods, and various food serving devices- Pro¬
components and equipment. Proceeds—For debt repay-,
recording, testing and controlling devices used in air- ? ceeds—For equipment, advertising, plant expansion and
ment and working capital. Office—451 N. Vermont
Ave.,
craft and missile systems. Proceeds *— For'
working capital. Office—3800 N. W., 32nd Ave., Miami,
expansion^
Los Angeles./Underwriterr—Garat &
Polonitza, Inc., Los
Fla. Underwriter—George; O'Neill & Co., Inc.; N. Y/ *
Address
U. S. Route 130, Pennsauken, N. J. Under-"
Angeles. Offering—Expected sometime, in April.
: /
:
• Shenk
writer—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.
V
Industries, Inc. (3/26-30) j->7;.-'7'7//'
.
-/• Rite
Electronics; Inc.////
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 150,000 common, of which 135,000
Schenuit Rubber Co* / / //* /
J an'. 29, 1962 filed 62,000* common. *Price—$6. Business
shares are to be offered by the company and 15,000 by
| Fe]b. 26, 1962 filed 240,000 rclass A common. Price
By
—Sale and' distribution of
receiving tubes/ television
amendment (max. $17). Business—Manufacture of tires/ f a stockholder. Price—$6. Business—Manufacturer of repicture > tubes, M and electroinc components, parts and
/. and tubes. Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office.— ; built automobile parts/ Proceeds—For debt repayment
equipment. Proceeds—For ari acquisition, equipment and
;
Railroad
&
Union
Aves.,
Baltimore. Underwriter—/ and working capital. Office—2101 S. High St., Colum¬
working. capital/Office—1927 New York Ave., Hunting¬
; Robert Garrett & Sons, Baltimore.
bus, Ohio. Underwriters—Rodetsky, Walker & Co., Inc.,
ton Station. N
Y. Underwriter—Robbins, Clark &
Co.,
N Y. and Boenning & Co., Philadelphia/
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v
/•/• Schlitz (Jos.) Brewing Co.
>Inc./N. Y. Offering—In early June.v ,
•;
Siconor Mines Ltd.-'
7/7
March 2, 1962 filed 347,543 common. Price*— By
./ fl•//'""
amend-/
Roadcraft Corp.'- 777/7; v. ./
ment (max. $35). Business—Brewing of/"Schlitz''
and/ Sept. 18, 1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Dec. 26/ 1961 filed 400,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
"Old Milwaukee" beers. Proceeds—For
selling stock-'/ ment. Business-—The exploratory search for silver in
ment.
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iRiptey Industries, Inc., and Jomar Plastics,

Inc.

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.

.

f

s

Business—Design, manufacture

homes

and

porate

and sale of mobile

holders. Office—235 W.

trailers.

Proceeds—For

general cor¬
Office—139 W. Walnut Ave., Gardena,
Calif. Underwriter
Vickers, MacPherson &
—

^

Rochester Capital

Oct. 30,

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Warwick,

Inc., N. Y,

m

Leasing Corp.

1961 filed $625,000 of

6%

convertible

//

-

1

nated/debentures due 1972 and-" 100,000 class A

.

(Walter J.)

-

..

5

V derwriter—None. ;

Offerings-Imminent.
Rona

Dec. 15,

/

Plastic. Corp.
1961 filed .200,000

* 7

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v

'f

v

School

Co., Cleveland.
-

-

Pictures/ Inc.;-*
////.Feb. 7, 1962 filed 60,000 common and 40,000 class A*
common/of which 41,864 common are to be offered by
the- company; the entire class A and
18,136 common -

common. sPrice—$5/ Business
/ will be offered by stockholders. Price—By amendment
plastic housewares, baby products ; and
($35 max.). Business—Company develops, prints, and*
other plastic items. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and
finishes "school pictures." Proceeds — For plant and/
other
corporate;, purposes. Office—1517 Jarrett Place,
,equipment, acquisitions, and working capital. Office—
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan &
Co., Inc.,
1610 N/ Mill St., Jackson,, Miss. Underwriters—EquiN/Y. Offering—Expected sometime in
table Securities Corp., Nashville, and
April.//.j/;/.//
Kroeze, McLarty
ic Rosenau Brothers, Inc. ' /'/-'•/
& Duddleston,
/7'ZJackson, Miss.
/
March 8/ 1962 iiled 300,000. common, of which
150,000
Seashore Food Products, Inc./ (4/16-20) : •
are to be offered
by the company and 150,000 by stock¬
./Aug. 29, 1961 /("Reg. A") 75,000 common.
Price — $4
holders.
Price—By amendment (max. $12). Business—
Business—The manufacturing and processing of assorted;
/Manufacture and. sale of girl's dresses and sportswear.
food products. Office—13480 Cairo
Lane, Opa Locka, $
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment.
Office—Fox St.
and
Fla. Underwriters—Terrio & Co.,
Washington, D. C. / .
Roberts Ave., Philadelphia.
Underwriters—Burpham & / • Season-All
Industries, Inc. (4/16-20)
/
/ ;
Co/ and Zuckerman, Smith & Co.,. N/Y. 7■/";
/Z/,//'/'//
Feb. 26, 1962 filed 100,000
common, of which 50,000 are
Royaltone Photo: Corp/i. (3/26-30) ?••'//./ /;.//..
-to be offered'by
company and .50,000 by stockholders.
Nov. 29,. 1961 filed 300,000 common, of which
100,000
Price—By amendment (max, $30). Business—Manufac¬
are to be offered by the
company and 200,000 by stock¬
ture and distribution of aluminum combination
storm."

—Manufactures

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:

Signalite Inc.

Jan. 29, 1962 filed 126,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬
purchase a like amount of class A common.
The
ness—Manufacture, sale and development of glow lamps
company plans to offer the securities in 5,500 units/each//for use as indicators and circuit components. Proceeds—
consisting of $1,000 of debentures-and warrants to pur-", For de.bt repayment,, equipment and working capital.

//to
^

Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
Richmond St., West, Toronto, Canada/

Underwriter—None,

Corp.

offered in 12.500 units each
consisting of $50 of deben¬
/ chase 20 shares) for subscription by-holders of its class/
tures and eight shares. Price—$90
per unit. Business—
A stock and 10% debentures due 1976.
Price—By amend¬
Manufacture and sale of
furniture, equipment, and sup¬
ment. Business—General real estate. Proceeds—For acplies to schools, hotels, hospitals and industrial com¬
quisition of property. Office—67 W. 44th St., N. Y. Unpanies.; Proceeds—For working/capital. Office—8 " Jay

St:, Rochester/ N/Y*. Underwriter—Saunders, Stiver &

poses,: Office—62

Feb. 28, 1962 filed $5,500,000 of 6%% subordinated con¬
vertible-debentures due 1977 and 110,000 5-year warrants-

be

to

Schneider

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subordi¬

northern Ontario.

Galena St., Milwaukee. Under*
writer—Glore, Forgan & Co., Chicago. Offering—In May//

purposes.

office

Office—1933

Heck

Ave., Neptune, N. J, UnderwriterN. Y. C//;/;;/

Milton D/ Blauner & Co.,

Site-Fab,

Inc.

Feb. 27, 1962 filed

135,000 common. Price — By amend¬
(max. $4). Business—Construction of homes. Pro¬
ceeds'— For debt repayment, acquisition of land and
working capital. Office — 1093 Frank Rd., Columbus,?
Ohio. Underwriter—H. P. Black & Co., Inc., Washington,
ment

D. C.

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Sixty Realty Trust
Feb. 28, 1962 filed 350 common. Price—$1,000. Business
—Company plans to qualify as a real estate investment
trust. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—909 Howard Bldg., Providence, R. I. Underwriters—G.
H. Walker & Co., Providence and Blair & Co., N. Y.
Ski

&

Recreation Corp.

^

Jan. 29,

1962 filed 120,000 class A common (with warrants)/Price—$4,45. Business—Development and Opera¬
tion of a ski, and year-round resort. Proceeds—For con¬
struction of the resort. Office—Sheridan Springs :Rd.,
Lake Geneva, Wis. Underwriter—To be named.
Sokol

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Brothers Furniture Co.,

Inc.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 240,000 common. Price—$2.50 Busi¬
ness—The instalment retailing of furniture, applian-es
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The Commercial and

(1304)

from

43

page

and

other household

and

Sportsways,

working
N.

capital.

—
For expansion
buildings, repayment of debt and
Office—253 Columbia St.,; Brooklyn,

goods. Proceeds

Underwriter—To

Y.

be

Price—By
ture

named.

amendment,

and distribution

cessories.

which 50,000 are
by a stockholder.
(max. $7). Business—Manufac¬

>

,

diving equipment and ac¬
working capital; Office—7701

E.

Compton Blvd., Paramount, Calif. Underwriters—
Troster, Singer & Co., and Federman, Stonehill & Co., <
N. Y. .0-";
':7;V' ,7
•7.7///' 77:7 7
J 77,'//

Solid State

Products, Inc..
1, 1962 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Development, manufacture and sale of
semiconductor devices. Proceeds—For a new plant, debt
prepayment and working capital. Office—1 Pingree St.,
Salem, Mass. Underwriter—Tucker, Anthony & R. L.
Day, N. Y.
7 7>\77/7;;■;7 7;/;VFeb.

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:

Star Tank

;

.

Boat

&

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

Corp., N. Y. Offering—Expected in mid-May.,

of skin

Proceeds—For

:

.

ceeds—For plant expansion and/working capital.. Office
—Hammondsport, N... Y.
Underwriter—First Boston.

(5/28-31)

Inc.

Feb. 20, 1962 filed 175,000 common, of
to be offered by company and 125,000

modernization of

Financial Chronicle

it Teaching Systems, Inc,
■< ■' • 'v.,'77/
^7 v\March 8, 1962
("Reg. A") 50,000 common. Price-42.
Business—Production and. v sale, of musical educational
records.
Proceeds—For equipment, sales promotion and
working capital. Office—1650 Broadway,/ N./Y. Under¬
writer—Ezra Kurean Co., N.
Y7/7/;,/•■///^7/7/"■ '77^

Co., Inc.

Technical'

Feb. 27, 1962 filed 307,000 common, of which 27,000 are to
be offered by the company and 280,000 by stockholders;
Price — By amendment (max. $18). Business — Manu¬

Animations,. Inc.--.

,,

c.

;

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/

.

Nov. 30,

1961 filed $211,400 of 7% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1972 (with warrants) to be offered for sub¬

scription by holders of class A and class B common at
boats. Pro- 7
the rate of $100 of debentures for each 280 shares held.
Office—Goshen; Ind. Un¬
Price—$100 per unit ($100 of debentures and one war¬
derwriter—A. G.. Becker & Co., Inc., Chicago. Offering
rant to purchase 14 class A shares)/ Business—Design
—In May.
and manufacture of animated transparencies- and other
Starmatic-Industries, Inc.
technical training aids and displays/Proceeds—For debt
D. C. Underwriter—None.
„
Nov. 3, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amendrepayment, expansion, research; and working; capital.:
7
Sonic Development Corp. of America
ment.
Business — Manufacture
of boxes, brochures,; /
Office—11 Sintsink Dr., East Port Washington, N, Y.
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 56,000 common, of which 30,000 are
packaging materials and packaging machines. Proceeds
Underwriters—Bull & Low; John R, Maher Associates;
—For debt repayment and general corporate purposes.
to be offered by the company and 26,000 by stockhold¬
and R. Topik & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Late March. 7
Office
252 W. 30th St., N. Y. Underwriter — To be
ers. Price—$5. Business—Design, development and man¬
it Technical Information Systems & Service, Inc.
named.
ufacture of devices using sound or fluids as a source of
;,
March 2,/1962
("Reg. A") 45,786 common. Price—$5,
• Steel Plant
energy. Proceceds—For general corporate purposes. Of¬
Equipment Corp. (3/27)
Business—Collection, storage, retrieval and dissemina¬
fice—260 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers, N. Y, Underwriter
Oct. 2, 1061 ("Reg. A") 69,660 common. Price—$3. Pro¬
tion of basic component information for design engineers^
—Meadowbrook Securities Inc., Hempstead, N. Y.
ceeds—For equipment and working capital. Address—
Proceeds—For equipment, sales promotion, and research
Southeastern Propane Gas Co. (3/26)
Norristown, Pa. Underwriter—Joseph W. Hurley & Co.,
and development. Office—1430 W. Peachtree St., N. W.,
Jan. 30, 1962 filed 75,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Norristown, Pa.
Atlanta.i Underwriter—None.
'

;7?7 Solon Industries, Inc.
; v/;*
j7/; «V7/7/7/" 7/
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—By amendment.
Business—Installation of its coin operated laundry equipment at designated 1 residential locations; Proceeds—For
selling stockholders. Office—115 L St., S. E. Washington,
,

facture of aluminum and fiberglass pleasure
ceeds—For (working

capital.

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—

,

ment.
lated

poses.

Underwriters—A.

&

,

Business—Sale of liquefiedpetroleum /ga$ and re¬
Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
Office — 617 du Pont Plaza Center, Miami, Fla.

Stelber

Cycle Corp.
Jan. 5, 1962 filed $240,000 of 8% convertible debentures
due 1972 and 60,000 common shares to be offered in
units, each consisting of one $200 debenture and 50
shares. Price—$500 per unit.
Business—Manufacture of
bicycles, tricycles and toy automobiles, Proceeds—For

products.

Co.,

C.

Co., Chicago and Bioren

Allyn &

Philadelphia.

Southeastern

Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Construction and operation of towing boats.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, conversion of a boat, and
working capital. Office—3300 N. W. North River Drive,
Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Irwin Karp. & Co., Inc., 68
William St., N. Y.
Nov.

29,

debt

Southern

Growth

ceeds—For investment.

Office—Poinsett Hotel

Insurance

tion of fish foods and

Pro¬

distribution

ventory.

rights to expire Mar. 21. Price*—$30. Business-—Genera¬
and

distribution

Panhandle

of

electric

Proceeds—For

area.

energy
debt re¬

purposes.

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Spartan International Inc. (4/9-13)
Dec. 22, 1961 filed 175,000 common.
Price—$4. Business
—Manufacture of metal shower

receptors, precast

rceptors, prefabricated

metal

showers,

radiators and rope and twine. Proceeds—For
in Canada. Office—52-55 74th

a

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baseboard
new plant

;

Spencer Gifts, Inc.

Price—By amendment. BusinessMail order, sale of general merchandise. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and working capital. Office—1601 Al¬

(4/30-5/4)

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 230,000 common of which
200,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 30,000 by stockholders.

Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of drug
and food products, electrical and electronic
devices and
precision machinery. Proceeds—For the purchase of cer¬
tain patents, repayment of
debt, and working capital.

Business—Broker and dealer

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Sportsmen, Inc. (3/22)
29, 1961 filed $100,000

Underwriter—

vertible

debentures due 1977

of

6%

and

50,000

common




16',

1961 filed 250,000 common.

Business—A small business investment company.

ment.

Proceeds—General corporate

& '//

r

Price—By amend¬

purposes...

Office—1947 W.

Gray Ave., Houston. Underwriters—F. S. Smithers- & Co.,
N. Y., and Moroney, Beissner & Co., Inc., Houston,
•

26,

shares

1961

are

to

stockholders.

■"

Industries, Inc. (3/26-30) ;
V
175,000 common, of /which 150,000
be offered by the company and 25,000 by
Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬

Texas Tennessee

Oct.

filed

..

Office—4417 Okechobe Rd.,
«

\.v

*Y

21, 1961 filed

ment. Business

—

.152,000

caster, N. H. Underwriter—Packer-Wilbur Co., Inc., N. Y.
Thunderbird

International

Hotel

Corp.

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.

1962 filed 175,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($10 max.). Business—Hotel ownership and man¬
agement. Proceeds — For construction. Office — 525 N.
Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, Calif. Underwriter—Vickers, MacPherson & Warwick, Inc.;,N. Y. /77"77'./7

West Palm Beach, Fla.
■

common.

Proceeds—For expansion

general corporate purposes. Office—Canal St., Lan¬

and

Price—By amend¬

2,

~

Production and distribution of school

("Toshiba")

Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.

year-books and commercial printing. Proceeds—For sell- 7 Dec. 8, 1961 filed 50,000,000 common shares to- be . of¬
ing stockholders. Office—6320 Denton Dr., Dallas. Unfered to stockholders on the basis of one new- share

derwriter—Dallas Rupe & Son, Inc., Dallas, Tex.
Taylor Wine Co., Inc.

.

Feb.
are

15,
to

1962

ness—Manufactures

filed

be coffered

210,312 common, of which'170,000
publicly by stockholders, and1 40,312

.

.

a

broad

Proceeds

line of electrical and
—

.7

v

777

*

7

Tomorrow's

ac-

$25)./.Business—Production of various type wines.;Pro-

tronic equipment.

Tokyo, Japan, Underwriters~-^None..

(max.

.

30./Price-^$0.125/Busielec?
For expansion. ;5 Office—

for each two held of record Dec.

shares for subscription by the stockholders for the
count of the company. -Price—By amendment

& Motti, Inc., N. Y. Offer¬
»

Oct.

Taylor Publishing Co.

glass household items. Proceeds—For general corporate
purpose.
Office—131 Saw Mill River Rd., Yonkers. N. Y.
ing—Imminent.

r. ■

Electro-Dynamic Capital/ Inc. 7 /

Jan.

Dec.

shares.

Underwriter—William, David

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Texas

construction of bowling alleys.

Underwriter—None.

to be

consisting of $20 of debentures and
Price—$60 per unit. Business—Design and
manufacture of fishing and
archery equipment and fiber
10

Paul.

Superior Bakers,. Inc.
28, 1962 filed 325,000 common, of which 294,000
are to be offered by the company and 31,000 shares by a
stockholder. Price—$3. Business—Manufacture and sale

ers.

con¬

offered in units, each

Miami, Fla. Un¬

of

parts and components. Proceeds—For selling stockhold¬

processing and

subordinated

Business—Manufacture

corporate

Underwriter—Crowell, Weedon

.

7 / ~' ~r / \ -v~;

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("Reg. A")

Szemco, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 66,666 common.
Price—-By amend¬
ment ($1.50 max.).
Business—Design and manufacture
of
ordnance, automotive, aircraft and' guided missile

Price — $2.50.
gold and silver bullion

7

1962

specialty steel castings for railroads, and mechanics hand
Thompson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Dec. 22, 1961 filed 90,000 common, of which 80,000 shares
and working capi¬
Office—Salisbury, Md. Underwriter—Paine, Webber, 7> are to be offered by the company and 10,000 by stock¬
Jackson & Curtis, N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime
holders.
Price—$4. Business—Design and manufacture
in May.
7
:.:7;/;Vy
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of special machinery for the paper industry and the

smelting. Proceeds—For a new refinery, debt repayment
and working capital. Office—E. William
St., Hopelawn
(Woodbridge), N. J. Underwriter—Flomenhaft, Seidler
& Co., N. Y. Offering—Imminent.
V
Nov.

(4/30-5/1)

Corp.

120,000 common. Price—$2.30.
a
machine for production of
tufted textile products. Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—4813 Tennessee Ave., Chat¬
tanooga. Underwriter—Irving J. Rice & Co., Inc., St.
31,

tools. Proceeds—For debt repayment

common.

in

and other non-ferrous me.tals. It also does

expan¬

tal.

Blair & Co., N. Y

Spiral Metal Co., Inc.
7, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000

Proceeds—For

—

bany Blvd., Atlantic City. Underwriter—Carter, Berlind,
& Weill, N. Y.

Dec.

circuits.

,

Potoma

J.

electronic

facture of water coolers, water cans and portable hot
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment
Aves., Atlantic City, N. J. Underwriter—Balogh & Co., .7 beverage dispensers.
and general corporate purposes. Office—6502 Rusk Ave.,
Washington, D. C.
Houston.
Underwriter
S. D. Fuller & Co., N. Y.
Symington Wayne Corp.
...
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (3 26-30)
Feb. 23, 1962 filed $5,005,700 of convertible subordinated ' Jan. 16, 1962 filed 343,551 common. Price—By amend¬
debentures due 1982, to be offered for subscription by
ment.
Business—Manufacture of household furniture.
common stockholders (and warrant
holders) at the rate
Proceeds—For the selling shareholders.
of $100 of debentures for each 38 common
Office—401 E.
(or warrants)
Main St., Thomasville, N. C. Underwriter—Hornblower
held. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of
& Weeks, N. Y.
gasoline dispensing pumps, service station equipment,

of which 15,000 are
120,000 shares by a

N.

with

Ten-Tex

Jan.

of baked goods. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and general corporate purposes. Address—New York & Drexel

selling stockholder.

Hoboken,

nection

sion, research and development, acquisition a technical
library, and working capital. Office—200 S. Jefferson
St., Orange, N. J. Underwriter—Magnus & Co., N. Y.

Feb.

—

St.,

<

29, 1962 filed 125,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Manufacture of "Tellite," a new material used in con¬

Sunset House

Blvd., Los Angeles.
Co., Los Angeles.

(L. B.), Inc. (4/16-20)
Oct. 30, 1961 filed 65,000 common.
Price—$5. Business—
Operation of retail furniture stores. Proceeds
For

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Tellite Corp.

merchandise and operation of two retail stores. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office—3485 S. La Cienega

Spears

Inc.

and

Jan.

Distributing Corp. (3/26-30)
14, 1962 filed 120,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $20). Business—Mail order sale of general

Ave., Maspeth, L. I., N. Y.

Sperti Products,

N. W. 50th St.,

,

Feb.

Underwriter—M. H. Woodhill, Inc., N. Y.

Jan. 29, 1962 filed 135,000
common,
to be offered by the
company and

Office—3601

Proceeds—General

vr*

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New Jersey

derwriter—Finkle & Co., N. Y.

con¬

working capital. Office—2212 Third Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Arnold Malkan &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

states.

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other corporate purposes. Office—1017
Ave., S. E., Washington, D. C. Underwriter
—Turnbull, Deter & Sullivan, Inc., Charlottesville, Va.
repayment

|^innv Underwriter—Mid*

InvestmentsfXhc^'Minneapolis. *

southeastern

other advertis¬

of

Dairy Products, Inc. (3/26-20)
27, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Distribution of eggs and dairy products in Florida and
other

Manufactures illu¬

$1; for debentures, at par ($100). Business—Production
television programs, Proceeds—For equipment, debt

lighting

Sun City

working capital. Office—720 Mercantile
Dallas Bldg., Dallas, Tex.
Underwriter—Dillon, Read &
Co., N. Y.

Grand

Tele-Cine ^fnc«

Oct.

and

—

signs and

Dec. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common and $100,000
of 6% 5-year subordinated debentures, Price—For stock,

Inc.
28, 1961 filed 90,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Publishing and distributing telephone directories. Pro¬
ceeds—For repayment of bank loans, additional equip¬
ment, expansion and working capital. Office—60 N. State
St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Underwriter—G. K. Shields &
Co., N. Y.

Jan. 30, 1962 filed 442,362 common shares being offered

Office—730

;

Business

non-illuminated

and

ing material.
Proceeds — For debt repayment and
working capital.
Office — 3401 W. 47th St., Chicago.
Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp., Boston.

Suburban Directory Publishers,

for subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new
share for each 20 shares held of record Mar. 6 with

crete

fluorescent

1961 filed $900,000 of convertible subordinated
due 1974 and 180,000 common to be offered
units consisting of $100 of debentures and 20 common.

minated

Dec.

Southwestern Public Service Co.

payment

in

of various types of fish

outdoor

(3/19-23)

Tel-A-Sign, Inc.

Price—By amendment.
.

working;, capital, equipment, in¬

Address—Winsted,

west Planned

Turner, Inc., Dallas and R. J. Edwards, Inc.,

of

.

debentures

Lighting, Inc. (3/26-30)
2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 260,000 comnjoi^Erice—&U5.

Business—Manufacture

Oklahoma City.

transmission

•

Sterner

Co.

...

1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
Design and manufacture, of inert gas welding

Oct. 30,

aquarium supplies for hobbyists. Proceeds—For a
plant and working capital. Office—52 Cottage Plaza,
Allendale, N. J. Underwriter—Andresen & Co., N. Y.

devices. Proceeds—For

the Texas

product

new

Oklahoma?, and Arkansas. Proceeds-^For redemption of
surplus fund certificates and expansion. Office—5620 N.
Western Ave., Oklahoma City. Underwriters—Eppler,

tion,

new

and

Building,

Jan.

in

a

Industries, Inc.
21, 1962 filed 115,000 class A, of which 40,000 are
to be offered by the company and 75,000 by stockholders. Price—$6.
Business—Manufacture, sale and distribu¬

Dec. 26, 1961 filed 220,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Writes automobile casualty insurance in

Guerin &

and

■?

(4/9-13)

Inc.

equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expansion
working capital. Office—153 Union Ave., East Ruth¬
erford, N. J. Underwriter—Scott, Harvey & Co., Inc.,
Fairlawn, N. J.
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Berriman

expenses

—

Co.,

and

Sternco

Greenville, S. C. Underwriter-—Capital Securities Corp.,
Greenville, S. C. «
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ness

Feb.

(3/26-30)
shares. Price—$6.
company.

moving

Office—744

Nov. 28,

St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Under¬
writers—Lloyd Securities, Inc., Richard Bruce & Co.,
Inc., and Reuben Rose & Co., Inc., N. Y.
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Industries, Inc.

June 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common
Business—A small business investment

repayment,

line.

1961

Tec-Torch

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Industries, Jnc. *
Feb. 16, 1962 filed 300,000 common, .of which 100,000 are
to be offered by the company ahd .200,000 by Stockhold?
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Price—$6.

Business—Design, manufacture and sale

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of women's and children's footwears Proceeds—For debt"

repayment, * -■ equipment,-; 'leasehold
working

capital;' Office—703

improvements

and

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Bedford

Ave.,-Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Underwriter—Godfrey,; Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,
Inc., -N. Y. Offering—Expected sometime in May.
(

Torch

Twentieth Century Capital Corp/
1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A small business investment company.

merchandising

Nov. 24,

Proceeds—For
S. La

general

stations.

purposes. * Off ice—134

corporate

St., Chicago. Underwriter—Bacon, Whipple
& Co., Chicago.
/,

trolled switches. Proceeds—For debt repayment,

con¬

expan¬

sion, and working capital. Office—1 Grove St.,-Mount
Vernon, N. Y. Underwriters—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor
&

Co., and Magnus & Co., N. Y.

,ji

Towers Marts International, Inc. (4/9-13)
1, 1962 filed 550,000 capital shares. Price

Feb.

amendment.

Business

—

—

By

Company builds and operates,

retail discount department stores. Proceeds—For expan¬
sion. : Off ice—41 E. 42nd St., N. Y. Underwriter—W. C.

Langley & Co., N. Y.
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,

Corp.
12, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $9).
Business—Design and sale of special
cameras for scientific
photography. Proceeds—For gen¬
eral corporate purposes.
Office—17136 Ventura Blvd.,
Encino, Calif.
Underwriter—J. A. Hogle & Co., Salt
Lake City. Offering—Expected in mid-May.
Feb.

Trans-Alaska Telephone Co.: (3/26-30)
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 265,000 common, of which 250,000 are
to be offered by the company and 15,000 by a stock¬

holder.

Price—$6. Proceeds—For construction, and ac¬
quisition, repayment of debt, and other corporate pur¬
poses.
Office — 110 E. 6th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska.
Underwriter—Milton D. Blauner & Co., Inc., N. Y.

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* Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (4/18)
March 13, 1962 filed $40,000,000 of first mortgage pipe¬
line bonds due 1982. Business—Company owns and oper¬
ates/am interstate pipeline system/for the transportation
and sale of natural gas. Proceeds—For debt
repayment,.
Office—31 00 Travis St., > Houston, • Tex/ Underwriters— /
White, Weld & Co., and Stone & Webster Securities

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Transdata, inc.

Ultra

Plastics

Inc.

T;-;

equipment,

Dec.

14,

Business

and miscellaneous concrete
products.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and
working capital. Of¬

fice—379

U-Tell Corp.
'''-'v't;
Sept. 18, 1961 ("Reg. A")

Business

("Reg. A")
of

73,500
new

and

used

Price

$3.
coin-operated
—

Research

United Aero

Products Corp.

.

conv.

Vahlsing, Inc.
Jan. 29, 1962 filed
100,000 common.
ment. Business—Grows,

Office—Easton, Maine. Underwriter—Pistell, Inc., N. Y.
Val-U Homes Corp. of Delaware
Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—The manufacture of prefabricated
buildings and build¬
ing components. Proceeds—For working capital. Office
—765 River
St., Paterson, N. J. Underwriter
To be
named. /■ .7/>.7-7 :/V..,::77 7.:
v; /•

subord. deben¬

Business—Manufacture of
precision machined parts for the aircraft, missile, elec¬

—

industries.

Proceeds—Debt repay¬
/, '■
ment, research and development, expansion and working

Valle's Steak House
Dec. 22, 1961 filed
78,812 common, of which 55,736 are to
be offered by the
company and

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Transport Industries, Inc.
16.

1962

("Reg.

A")

75.000

Business—Design and manufacture
mobile

Price

common.

of

truck

—

and

$4.-

auto-/,

brake

systems. Proceeds—For inventories/; ad¬
vertising and working capital. Office—Pearl & Elk Sts.,
Albion, Pa. Underwriter—A. J. Davis Co., Pittsburgh.
Tremco

Manufacturing Co.
Feb. 26, 1962 filed 150,000 class A common. Price — By
amendment (max. $15). Business—Producer of protective
coatings, sealants, mastics, paints, etc. Proceeds — For
selling stockholders. Office—10701 Shaker Blvd., Cleve¬
land. Underwriter—McDonald & Co., Cleveland. Offer¬
-

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Foods, Inc.
Jan. 26, 1962 filed 100,000 common.: Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Preparation and packaging of meat
food products for other firms and the large scale breed¬
ing of pigs. Proceeds—For debt repayment, plant ex¬
pansion and working capital. Office—4733 Belleview,
Kansas City, Mo. Underwriter — Scherck, Richter Co.,
St. Louis.

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Tri-Department Stores Associates
s
9, 1962 filed $2,436,000 of limited partnership in¬
terests. Price—$6,000 per interest. Business—Company
Feb.

United Investors Life Insurance Co.

Dec.

15,

1961

filed

562,500

■

of which 472,100
shares are to be offered for subscription by stockholders
of Waddell & Reed,
Inc., parent, on the basis of one
United

share

for

each

two

common,

Waddell

shares

held.

remaining 90,400 shares will be offered to certain
sons

associated

with

derwriters—H.

and

per¬

ment.
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1480

Lake

(3/26-30)
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 102,000 common.
Price—$3. Business /
—A general
packaging business. Proceeds — For .new
machinery, debt repayment and working capital.: Office
—4511 Wayne Ave.,
Philadelphia. Underwriter—God¬
frey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y.

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passenger cars. Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
Office—80 E.
Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
Underwriter—
William Blair & Co., Chicago.

Vassar

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U. S. Controls, Inc.
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Sept. 28, 1961 filed 40,000 units (each consisting of two

Corp.

(4/2-6)

Dec. 27, 1961 filed 124,900
common, of which 55,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 69,900

by stockholders.

common

Price—By; amendment.
and

.

distribution of

duction
For

of

debt

Business—Design,

aids

for

manufacture

hair

styling, and the pro¬
eyebrow pencils, lip liners, etc. Proceeds—
repayment, equipment and working capital.

Office—585 Gerard Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane, N. Y.

Underwriter—Darius, Inc., N. Y.
Electronic

books. Proceeds—Debt repayment,
expansion and work¬

chines.

Trygon Electronics Inc.

Corp., N. Y.

(4/2-6)

Price—$6. Business—Design, manufacture and sale
of power supplies. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
working capital. Office—111 Pleasant Ave., Roosevelt,
ers.

L. I., N. Y.
N. Y.
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Underwriter—William, David & Motti, Inc.,
Steel

Co., Inc. (3/21)
("Reg. A") 12,500 units, each consisting
shares and one (par $10) 7% convert¬
ible subordinated debenture due April 1, 1972. Price—
$20 per unit. Business — Steel fabricating. Proceeds—
Plant additions, inventory and debt repayment. Office—
2000 A St., Meridian, Miss. Underwriter—McCarley &
Co., Inc., Asheville, N. C.
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Feb.

23,

of two

1962

common

.

Turbodyne Corp.

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Underwriter—Rosmar

Jan.

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Toronto.

—

Inc.

Publications, Inc. •
o
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Publishing of military and industrial hand¬

Dec. 22, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 52,000 are
to be offered by the company and 48,000 by stockhold¬

s,

Rd.,

Vapor Corp.
v:.
Feb. 2, 1962 filed 156,762 common. Price
By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of steam
generators for
diesel locomotives; temperature control
systems for rail
cars,: buses and aircraft; and door control devices for

Underwriter—Adler Securities

.

Shore

Corp., Ltd., Toronto.

Sept. 26,

the fee

:

Price—By amend¬

Business—National distributor of automotive parts
Canada. Proceeds—For
selling stockholders. Office—

in

formed for the purpose of acquiring for investment
title to three discount department stores. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment. Office—30 E. 42nd
St., N. Y.

was

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Essex,
Co., Inc., N. Y.

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Van Der Hout Associates Ltd.
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common.

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S.

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pyrotechnics industries. Proceeds—For debt
repay¬
and general corporate
purposes. Office —

Conn./Underwriter—McDonnell

Reed, Inc., Kansas City,
Mo., and Kidder, Peabody & Co.; N, Y, Offering—Ex¬
pected in late April.
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ment

parent company or its sub¬
Price—By amendment. Business—A legal re¬
serve life insurance
company. Proceeds—For the account
of Waddell & Reed. Office—20 W. 9th
St., Kansas City,
Mo. Underwriters—Waddell &

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Co., Portland, and R. W.

Valley Metallurgical Processing Co. (3/26-30)
Oct. 23, 1961 filed 70,000 common.
Price—$15. Business
/ —Production of metal powders for the rocket, munitions

The

shares and one warrant). Price—$4.50 per unit.
Business—Manufacture of automatic control systems.
Proceeds—For repayment of debt, a sales and advertis¬
ing program, research and development, equipment and
working capital. Office — 410 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn.

Payson &

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Packaging Co.,

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1961

San
•

investment. Office—20 W. 9th

Street, Kansas City, Mo.
& Reed. Inc., Kansas
City, Mo.
Offering—Expected in late April.

Underwriter—Waddell

(3/19-23)
("Reg. A") 115,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Operates coin-vending machines for food and
drink. Proceeds
For expansion and working capital.
Office—28 O'Brien
Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
—Ezra Kureen Co., N. Y.
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sometime

in

June.

as

Golfit. Proceeds

For debt repayment and
Office—1 Bala Ave., BalaCynwyd, Pa. Underwriter—D. L. Greenbaum Co., Phila¬
delphia. Offering—In late June.
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Industries, Inc.
1961 filed 95,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Design, assembly, production and sale of creative arts,
crafts, hobbies and educational toys. Proceeds—For debt
repayment. Office—68 Thirty-third St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dec. 26,

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Jan. 25, 1962 filed
104,196 common, of which 47,248 are
to be offered by the
company and 56,948

Underwriters—Globus, Inc., and Ross, Lyon & Co., N. Y.
Vitamin Specialties Co.

St., Milwaukee. Underwriter—Smith, Barney & Co., N. Y.

N. Y;

Francisco.

Victor

Visual Arts

—

Price—By

amendment.
Business—Production of
yeast and other food products. Proceeds—For possible
diversification and acquisitions. Office—221 E. Buffalo*

(4/9-13)

Nov. 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares.
Business — Sale of vitamin products and

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Universal Lighting Products, Inc. (3/26-30)
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Sept. 21, 1961 filed 175,000 common.. Price—$1. Business
—Manufacturer of lighting fixtures and
display and

$1.

ma¬

an

general corporate purposes.

Sept. 29, 1961

ment, research and development, a new plant and working capital. Office — 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Sandkuhl & Co., Inc.,

vending

Proceeds—For

known
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Univend Corp.

ers.

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Electronics, Inc.
Jan. 23, 1962 filed 150,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Manufacture, lease and sale of an amusement device

by stockhold¬

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acquisition and general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1290 Bayshore
Blvd., Burlingame, Calif. Underwriter—Pacific Coast Securities
Co.,

United Variable Annuities Fund, Inc.
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April 11, 1961 filed 2,500,000 shares of stock. Price—$10
per share. Business—A new mutual fund. Proceeds—For

March 2, 1962 filed 127,500 common. Price—$5. Business
—Research, development and production and overhaul¬
ing of gas turbine engines. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

Vendex, Inc.'>•

12, 1962 ("Reg. A") 300,000 common. Price
Business—Manufacture of coin operated

ing capital. Office—480 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Douglas Enterprises, 8856 18th Ave., Brooklyn.

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Portland, Maine. Un¬

M.

Pressprich & Co., N. Y.

sidiaries.

United

a

Price—By amendment. Business—The opera¬
tion of four restaurants in Maine and
Mass. Proceeds—
For expansion, debt
repayment and general corporate
purposes. Office—646 Forest
Ave.,

■V' United Camera Exchange, Inc.
Jan. 29, 1962 filed 105,000 common.!
Price—$3. Business
—Operation of retail camera stores. Proceeds—For ex¬

.

23,076 shares by

holder.

postponed.

—

Feb.

Price—By amend¬

packages, and ships fresh frozen
Proceeds—For inventory, and
working capital.

potatoes.

tures due 1971. Price—At par.

nuclear

Business

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Sept. 28., 1961 filed $600,000 of 6%

Price—$5.

regulators for oil, chemical
acquisition of land,
equipment and working capital. Office—1445 Lidcombe
Ave., El Monte, Calif. Underwriter
California Inves¬
tors, Los Angeles.

&

and accessories. Proceeds—For expansion^ working cap¬
ital, and possible acquisitions. Office —■ Pacific National
Bank Bldg./Bellevue^Wash. Underwriter—To be named.

store.

and missile industries. Proceeds—For

Unishops, Inc.
,1962 filed 275,000 common, of which 25,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 250,000 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment (max. $16). Business—Re¬
tailing of men's and boys' clothing. Proceeds—For work¬
ing capital. Office—15 Linden Ave., East, Jersey City,
N. J. Underwriter—Hornblower &
Weeks, N. Y.

pansion and general corporate purposes. Office—25 W.
Capital, Inc.
43rd St., N. Y. Underwriter—M. G. Davis &
Co., Inc.,
Nov; 27, 1961 filed 47,000 common.
Price—By amend-, ?;N. Y.
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Manufacture of high pressure valves
Trans-Pacific

$5.

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Vacco Valve Co.i:/.V">:./<:.'///;/• /.L/t

Feb. 12, 1962 filed
100,000 common.
—Production of valves, and

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common. Price
discount department

a

—

/. capital. Office—Columbus Rd., Burlington, N. J. Under¬
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
writer—* Hess, Grant &
Remington, Inc., Philadelphia.
^Research and development in the data arid image
Note—This offering was indefinitely

processing and .transmission field. Proceeds—For debt
repayment rind other corporate purposes/ Office—1000
N. Johnson Ave., El Cajon, Calif. Underwriter—N. C.
Roberts & Co., Inc., San Diego. '

33,097

Operation of

Offering—Imminent.

Feb. 26

and

—

Office—3629 N. Teutonia
Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Under¬
writer
Continental Securities Corp.,
Milwaukee, Wis.

vending and recreational machines. Proceeds—For gen-;
eral corporate purposes. Office—166
Clymer St., Brook¬
lyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Capital Consultants Corp., N. Y.

tronics

17th St.,
Ogden, Utah. Underwriter—SchwaCo., San Francisco. Offering—In May.

bacher &

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—

pipe,

telephone conduit

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Vending Service, Inc.

1961

capital,

Utah Concrete Pipe Co.

:'Xy

Uneeda

working

Feb. 8, 1962 filed 110,000 common. Price —
By amend¬
ment (max. $10). Business —
Manufacture and sale of
concrete pipe, masonry
products, corrugated metal

St., Philadelphia. Underwriter

:—To be named.

J.

leasehold expenses and other
corporate purposes. Office
Republic National Bank Bldg., Dallas. Under¬
writer—Rowles, Winston & Co., Houston.

Sept. 19, 1962 filed 175,000 class A common. Price—$4.
Business—Manufacture of urethane foam board and the
production of new patented plastic signs. Proceeds—For
equipment, debt repayment, inventory and working capi¬
tal. Office—875 North 28th

Westwood,' N.

—2300

Tyler Pipe & Foundry Co. (4/2-6 ):V'l;'?vJan. 25, 1962 filed 120,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Design, development and manufacture
of cast iron products.
Proceeds—For selling stockhold¬
ers.
Office—Lindale Rd., Swan, Texas. UnderwriterFirst Southwest Co.,
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Ave.,

Y.

Feb. 14, 1962 filed 250,000 class A and
250,000 common to
be offered in units of one share of
each class. Price—
$5.05 per unit.
Business—Manufacture
of
urethane
foams.
Proceeds—For

.

Business—Design and manufacture of time

Bergenline

Urethane of Texas, Inc.

■

Rubber Co.,

Inc.
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Dec. 22, 1961 filed 800,0001
common, of which 550,000
ness—Manufacture of Waterproof rubber footwear. Pro¬
are to be offered
by the company and 250,000 by stock¬
ceeds—For equipment, moving expenses, expansion and
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Distribution
working capital. Office—1302 Inwood Ave., N. Y. Un¬
of imported and American wines and Whiskies. Proceeds
derwriter—Carroll Co., N.'Y.
—For debt repayment, expansion and
working capital.
;Tork Time Controls, Inc. (3/26-30)
Office—23 W. 52nd St., N. Y. Underwriters—A. C.
Allyn
Pec. 12, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
& Co., and Hornblower & Weeks.
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Underwriter—Globus, Inc., N.

Salle

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equipment for use in gasoline service
Repayment of debt and working

Proceeds

capital.

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proprietary
drugs. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working cap¬
ital. Office—3610-14 N. 15th St., Philadelphia. Under¬
writer—Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc., Philadelphia.
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,

debt

Voi-Shan

Industries, Inc.

Co.,n.,y.

100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business
Design and manufacture of, specialty
engineered industrial components. Proceeds—For selling
^stockholders. Office—739 E. Walnut St.,; Pasadena, Calif.
^Underwriter—A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., Chicago.; Offer¬
Feb.

28, 1962 filed

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Western States Real Investment Trust

installation

,

and

servicing

Ohio
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Aurora,;Colo.

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Wade/Wenger-ServiceMASTER
(4/2-6)
28, 1961 filed 140,000 capital shares. Price^-By

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corporate purposes. Office—91

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Underwriter—Harriman Ripley

&

•

60,000 are to
stockholder.

Price—$6.25. Business—Sells Cessna Airplanes and sup¬

also repairs and services various type airplanes.
For expansion and general corporate pur¬

plies;

Proceeds

—

Memorial Airport, E.
iUnderwriter—White & Co.,5 Inc., St. Louis.
Office—Civic

poses.

•

Warlick

Press,

;

Alton,

111.

Nov.
;i

■.*'eral
'

Los

•
>

*

Washington Mining Corp.
!

28,

shares

("Reg. /A"); 150,000. common. ?Price—$2.
exploratory mining operations for
mercury.' Proceeds —: For debt repayment: and general
corporate purposes. Office —:708:JN.i Carr St., jTacoma,

filed

1961

are

—

$4.

135,000

ATTENTION
Do you have

'

common,

which

of

&

2,; 1962

\V*l» '

y

•••

i

;

UNDERWRITERS!

issue you're planning to register?
Corporation News Department would like

Our

45,000

an

to know about it

to be offered by the company and 90,000 by

that

so

can

we

prepare an item

similar to those you'll find hereunder.

Price—By

Would

corporate purposes. Office—124 E. Olympic!Blvd.,
Angeles. Underwriters—Schwabacher & Co., and J.

JNL Y.

Office—2263 Valdina St., Dallas. * Un¬
derwriter—Eppler, Guerin & Turner,, Inc., Dallas.

Price

common.

amendment. > Business—Design
:and manufacture of ladies' dresses. Proceeds—For gen-

Inc.

working capital.

75,000

(4/9-13)

(Norman);Co.

stockholders.

j

'Jan.

?March

Wiatt

Barth

25, 1962 filed 180,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Printing of legal and financial docu¬
ments.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment,, and

~

("Reg. A")

lighting fixtures.'Proceeds—For debt repayment, equip¬
ment and working: capital.
Office—5221 W. Jefferson
Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—Costello,- Russotto &
Co., Los Angeles.

Aviation, Inc.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 90,000 common, of which
be offered by the company and 30,000 by a

Lighting Co.

26, 1962

Laboratories,: Inc.

1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬
ness—Development and manufacture of ethical pharma¬
ceuticals, non-prescription drugs, vitamins, etc/ Proceeds
—For repayment of debt and working capital. Office—
150 S. Dean
St., Englewood, N. J. Underwriter—Sulco
Securities, Inc., N. Y. :
• ;
yv':

/Business—Manufacture and distribution of electrical and

\

Walston

White

Feb.

engages in the mortgage loan, correspondent; business.
Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office-^-llll Hart¬

Dallas.

Zenith

Underwriter—
:!

Nov. 22,

capitals

ton, D. C.

Investments, Inc.

Bldg.,

.

marketing, product develop¬
Office^-4903 Auburn: Ave./
Bethesda, Md.i Underwriter—Weil & Co., Inc., Washing¬
ment and-working

Feb.

Co., N. Y.

City, N. Y.
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y,

lication of technical papers,

Underwriter—Laren Co., N. Y.

ford

Proceeds — To finance increased accounts re¬
ceivable and for other corporate purposes. Office—21-09
Borden Ave., Long Island

Inc. >

Price—$3.75. * Business
—Rendering of consulting, services pertaining to elec¬
tronic system analysis. * Proceeds—For expansion, pub¬

cleaning and moth-proofing of rugs, furniture, etc. Comalso manufactures and sells cleaning ^equipment
supplies to franchise holders. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, new building and equipment and other cor¬
porate purposes. Office, — 2117-29:N. Wayne, Chicago.

12, 1962 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment (max. $22).*Business—Company makes short-term
real estate loans, acquires, develops and sells land, and

v

r

Youthcraft Creations, Inc.

(3/28)
Dec, 6, 1961 filed 130,000 class A shares, of Which 20,000
are to be offered
by the company and 110,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment.
Business—Design and
manufacture of foundation garments for
"juniors"' and

Oct. 5, 1961 filed 65,000 common.

and

:

general

women.

White Electromagnetics,

on-location

rpany

Wallace

.

Main St., Madison, N. J.

Underwriter-—Andresen & Co., N. Y.

Dec.

v

t

.

,

Wham-O

be named.

.

* >'; ,7

y'v Wynlit Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
T
Dec. 28, 1961* filed 125,000 common.
Price—By amend¬
ment.' Business—Development and manufacture of
phar¬

-

amendment. Business—Sale of franchises for

.

Wulpa Parking Systems, Inc.
Oct. 13, 1961
("Reg. A") 75,000 common, Price-r-$4.
Business—Company plans to manufacture a parking de¬
vice called the "Wulpa Lift." Proceeds—To
open loca¬
tions and increase working capital. Office—370 Seventh
Ave., N. Y.Underwriter—Ehrlich, Irwin & Co., Inc., Ijf. Y.

Cprp.j
;>>

was postponed indefinite¬
* ' ;•• "
y *

A

Mfg. Co. (3/20)
Dec. 26, 1961 filed 145,000 common, of which 72,500 are
ing of background music. Proceeds—For tooling, pro¬
to be offered by the company and 72,500 by stockholdduction, engineering, inventory and sales promotion of
its products and for working capital.
Office — 1230 E. & ers. Price—By amendment. Business—Design,; manufacture and sale, of toys and games,. sporting goods and
Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, f Pa.
Underwriter, —. John
I housewares. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—835
.1 Joshua & Co., Inc., N. Y.
E.iEl/Monte %St., San; Gabriel, ( Calif. Underwriter-»—To
commercial communications equipment and the furnish¬

of

ly.

?

St., Aurora, Colo,; Underwriter—Westco

Ursula

Ltd.

Co., N. Y. Note—This offering

13, 1961 filed 32,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$6.25. - Business—A small. business investment
company.
Proceeds—For investment./ Office—403

Corp.(4/23-27)
'
July 28, 1961 filed 100,000 class A shares. Price — $3.
Business—The manufacture of electronic test equipment,
sale,

'

•

Fund

common. Price—$100. Busi¬
plans to invest primarily in equity se¬
foreign issuers. Office—Bank of Renhuda
Bldg., Hamilton, Bermuda. Underwriter — Burnham &

curities

Nov.

Y% Underwriter—Andresen & Co.,;N. Y.

/the

,v

Thursday, March 15, 1962

.

ness—The Fund

\■.

29, 1961 filed 213,734 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of two new
shares for each 3 held.,Price—By amendment. Proceeds
—For expansion., Office—335 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
Underwriters — McDonald & Co., and Ball, Burge &
Kraus, Cleveland.
\

1962 filed 190,000 class A shares. Price—$10.25.
Business—Preparation - of technical publications.': Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholders.* Office-7-241 Church St.,
Voron Electronics

of

Co.

Assurance

'

.

Sept. 19, 1961 filed 100,000

Dec.

Jan. 29,

,N.

■

Life

Western: Reserve

(4/2-6)

ing—Expected sometime in May.
Volt Technical

—

r.-«

—

,

Worldwide

— 3243
Wilshire
Kidder, Peabody &

repayment. Office

Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter

.

write

you

us

telephone

REctor

at

us

.

2-9570

or

at 25 Park Place, New York 7, N. Y.

/

Co., San Francisco; and Bear, Stearns & Co.,
,-j^ :v

Widman

(L. F.), lnc.

(3/19-23)

Prospective Offerings

/

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 162,000 common, of which 102,000 are
to
be offered by the company and \60,000 by stockholders.; Price—$3. Business—Operates a chain of retail
drug stores. Proceeds—Expansion, equipment and work¬
ing capital. Office—738 Bellefonte Ave., Lock Haven, Pa.

Alabama

Power Co.

(5/31)

■

On Jan. 12, ,1962 it was reported that this
subsidiary of
the Southern Co. plans to offer $17,000,000 30-year first
mortgage bonds in June.- Office—600 N. 18th St., Bir-

•

•

Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.

i mingham, Ala.
Underwriters—(Competitive) Probable
Wiggins Plastics,i Inc. (3/26-30)
'
ybidders: j Blyth r>& Co. Inc.-Kidder, > Peabody ?:& 1 Co.
20, 1961 <VRpg. A") 100,000 common. Price*-$3.
(jointly); Morgan Stanley & Co.; First. Boston'Corp.;
i Business—Custom
Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.-Equitable Secu¬
compression,; transfer and injection
Wash. Underwriter—None.
rities Corp.-Drexel & Co. (jointly); Lehman
molding of plastic materials. Proceeds—For * debt reBrothers,
Waterman Steamship Corp.
>
payment and general corporate purposes.1 Office—180 ; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Bids—Expected
May 31.:
Aug. 29, 1961 filed 1,743,000 common.. Price—By amend¬
t Kingsland Rd., Clifton, N. J.
Underwriter—Investment
ment.
Business — The carrying of liner-type cargoes.
•;/•»•• Assembly Products,^ Inc.
(Planning Group, Inc., East Orange, N. J. '
Proceeds—For the purchase of vessels, and working cap¬
/ March 12, 1962 stockholders authorized company to issue
ital. Office—71 Saint Joseph St., Mobile, tAla. Under¬
Wiley (John)
Sons, InCi (5/1)
up to $1,250,000 of conveirtibleu debentures.' The proposal
writer—Shields & Co. Inc., N. Y. (mgr.). .Offering—Ex¬
fFeb. 21,> 1962 filed 150,022 shares of capital.; Price — By
to change the company's name to
API, Inc., was post¬
amendment.
Business—Publication
of text
pected sometime in late May.
books for
poned because of certain legal' problems./Business—
college, post-graduate and adult education courses, and /Manufacture
of
Weinkles Liquor Stores,; Inc.
electro-mechanical
instruments 'and
■k professional
books, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc. Proequipment. 3 Proceeds—For working capital/ Office—75
Dec. 27, 1961 filed 165,000 common, of which 80,000 are
vceeds—For selling stockholders./ Office—440 Park Ave.,
/Wilson Mills Rd.,; Chesterland, O. a Underwriter—To be
to be offered by the company and 85,000 by stockhold¬
"N/.Y. Underwriter—White, Weld & Co., Inc., N. Y. ;
named. The last public financing by the
ers. Price—$4.50. Business—Retail sale of liquor in and
company (sale

Business—Conducts

:

.

i

Oct.

.

^

,

,

.

working capital/Office
Ave., Miami, Fla. UnderwriterCharles Plohn & Co., N. Y.t Offering—In, April.

about Miami, Fla. Proceeds—For
N.

—2305

W.

Welcome

Baby, Inc. * (3/26-30)
1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Company renders direct mail publics relations, sales
promotion and advertising services to mothers on behalf

D.vE. Liederman & Co., Inc., N.

of retail stores. Proceeds—For debt repayment

was

Dec.

•

purposes.

•

and gen¬

was
T

,

Inc.

underwritten by L. B.
.

-

_

-

.

-

was reported that this company £lans
"Reg. A" eovering 135,500 Common. Price—$1.
Business—Operates a communications network for the

to

products.

indefinitely postponed.

Sept. 25, 1957)

on

"March. 14, 1962 it

Business—The printing of towels and other
Proceeds—For repayment of loans.
Office—2357 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. / Underwriter—
textile

common

Schwinn & Co., Cleveland.
Auto Machine Systems,

Price—$2.

28,

eral corporate

of

Windsor Texprint, Inc.
Aug. 25, 1961 filed 265,000 common, of which 250,000 are
to be offered by the company and 15,000 by stockholders.

12th

•

file

a

purchase ,and sale of used cars.^Proceeds—General corporate purposes. Office—Westbury, L. I., N. Y. Under¬

Y.Note—This offering

,

writer—T. M. Kirseh Cor,'Inc.," N.
Y.'y/'.
Electronics,-Inc.
;1; • Baltimore 7 Gas & Electric Co.
;
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4. Business
••March 9,. 1962 it was reported that this
company plans
—Design and manufacture of precision electrical and
.: to
issue about $25,000,000 of first mortgage bonds in
electronic measuring devices and test equipment. -Pro/ the second half of 1962 or early 1963.
Office—Lexington
ceeds—For debt repayment and other corporate pur¬
and Liberty Sts., Baltimore 3, Md.
Underwriters—(Com¬
poses. Office—1005 First Ave., Asbury Park, N. J. Under¬
petitive). Probable bidders:; Halsey, Stuart 8c Co. Inc.;
writer—Amos Treat & Co., Inc., N. Y.
White, Weld & Co.-First Boston Corp. (jointly); HarriWolf Corp.
man Ripley
>
'•;•" /
& Co.,, Inc.-Alex. Brown & Sons (jointly).
Jan. 26, 1962 filed $4,500,000 of 6.5% convertible sub¬
-.;ic Boss-Linco Lines,/Inc. v.
' ./:v;
ordinated debentures due 1977 (with attached warrants)
--•March-2, 1962 an application was filed with the ICC'covto be offered for subscription by stockholders of class
ering 115,000 class A common shares/of which 15,000
A stock on the

Office—210-07 48th Ave., Bay-

Winslow

side, N. Y. Underwriters—Globus, Inc., and First Phila¬
delphia Corp., N. Y.
:
V.
.

•

West Bay

-

i

Financial Corp.
^
March 7, 1962:("Reg. A") ;60,000 common. Price — $5.
Business—A savings and loan association. Proceeds—For
expansion, investments and possible acquisition of simi¬
lar businesses.? Office — 1275 W. Redondo Beach Blvd.,
Gardena, Calif.^Underwriter—Mitchum,/Jones
pleton, Los Angeles.
•

West Falls

&

,■*

.

Tem-

,

•

Shopping Center Limited Partnership

(4/16-20)
Nov. 14, 1961
;

.

basis

filed $444,000 of limited partnership inter-

class

Development of a shopping center at Falls Church, Va.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—1411

St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hodgdon
& Co., Inc., Washington,. D. C.

Wolverine

$58).
and

each four held.

Price—By amendment

types

of

insurance. ••Proceeds—To

(max.

increase

Lincoln Park,
Detroit. ..

.,

capital funds. Office—916 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody
Co., N. Y.
1
Western Pioneer Co.

*




Corp.

.

.

Columbus

-

.

Dec.

11,: 1961

million of

.

South

Capital Corp.
it was reported

common

High

,

that

this

newly formed

St.,

.

Co., plans to sell $10 to $20
spring. Office—297
Columbus, O.
Underwriter—To
be
stock in the late

named.

.

.

Columbia

to

and other reference books." Proceeds—For repayment of

Gas

Systems,

Inc. (6/7)
reported that this company plans
debentures due 1987. Office—120

bidders:

debt,
*

and 100,000 by certain
Business—A. motor freight

company

Small Business Investment

Publishers, Inc. (4/2-6)
filed 300,000 common«. snares, i Price—By
amendment.r Business—The publishing of encyclopedias
*

by the

serving the principal cities of New York State.
Proceeds—For working. -capital./ Office—226 OhioSt.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Underwriter—Doolittle & Co., Buffalo.

.

Mich. Underwriter—F. J. Winckler & Co.,
/

sold

carrier

.World Scope

July 31,

(4/23-27)

1962 filed 371,750 capital shares of which 175,000
are to be offered by the company and. 196.750-by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment (max. $42)..Business—
The making of loans secured by first liens on real estate.
Feb, 19,

Aluminum.

*

be

;stockholders. .Price—$7.75.

St., N. Y. Underwriter

By amend¬
ment (max.,$6.50). Business—Processing and manufac¬
turing of aluminum building products. Proceeds—For a
new building
and equipments Office^—1650 Howard St.,

Business—Writing of automobile, general liability
other

would

held.

March 5, 1962 filed 100,000 common. Price

Surety Co.

(4/16-20), ~
Feb. 16, 1962 filed 187,500 capital shares to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new
share for

estate.

of $500 debentures for each 100
Price—$500 per unit. * Business—
Proceeds—For ,:debt repayment and realty

shares

acquisitions. Office—10 E.,40th
—S. E. Securities, Inc., N. Y.

K

Western Casualty &

A

Real

ests to be offered in 444 units. Price—$1,000. Business—

■

On Mar. 7,

1961

working

capital and

general

corporate

Office—290 Broadway, Lynbrook, N. Y.
Standard Securities Corp., N. Y.

1962 it

was

$25,000,000 of

E./41st St., N.-Y.t Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc -

purposes.

Underwriter—

sell

•

White, Weld & Co., (jointly); Morgan Stanley & Co •
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.: Bids — Expected June 7
(11:00 a.m. EST) at the company's office.
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Volume 195

:

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Number 6142

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

,

that this company plans to
pell about $40,000,000 of securities, probably first mort¬
gage bonds, about mid-year. Proceeds—For construction.

Jan.: 10, 1962 it was reported

,

Ventures

Corp.

.

as a Japanese Government financial insti¬
supply long-term funds to Japanese industry
for promotion of economic reconstruction and industrial
development. Office—Tokyo, > Japan. Under writers—T o
be named.'The last sale of bonds on Oct. 3, 1961 ($20,-

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
'—NewYork- City.Uriderwriter — Hampstead Investing
,Corp., N. Y.
/ ;/
'X//1/

shares and lease-of each other's jet planes during their
respective busiest seasons. The CAB later disapproved
this plan and ordered the airlines to;divest themselves
of

>•

Miss.

Underwriters

(Competitive). Probable bidders:
& Co.-Equitable .Se¬
Delaware Power A:tight Co.
;
v';
V.; curities Corp. (jointly)/Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Jderrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Bids—Expected
•March .9; 1962 it was reported that the company has post¬
April 12. Registration—Scheduled for Mar. 16.
poned until early ^Spring of 1963, its plan to issue addi¬
tional common stock., : The offering would be made to
!', Missouri I Pacific RR(4/17) ■
common Stockholders first on the basis of > one share for
Feb, 21, 1962 it was reported that this company plans to
,eaeh 1(1 shares held, Pased .on the number of shares out- 1 issue
$5,925,000 of equipment trust certificates due an¬
standing on Dec. 31, 1961, the sale would involve about
nually/Mar. 15, 1963-77, Office—Missouri Pacific Bldg.,
:418,536; shares'.' ^Proceeds—For construction. Office—600
St. Louis. Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bid¬
/Market St., Wilmington, Del. Underwriters—(Competi¬
ders: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Salomon Brothers &
tive). Probable bidders: Carl M.: Loeb; Rhoades & Co.;
Hutzler. Rids—Expected Apr. 17.
I
W. C. Langley & Co.-Union Securities Co.
(jointly);
Lehman Brothers; First Boston Corp.; White, Weld &
Monterey Gas Transmission Co.
Co.-Shields &, Co. (jointly); Kidder, -Peabody & Co.April 24,1961 it was reported that Humble Oil & Refin¬
Merrill Lynch, Pierce', Fenner & Smith Inc. (jointly).
ing Co., a subsidiary of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey^
and Lehman Brothers, had formed this new company
/ Devoe A Raynolds Co., Inc.
to transport natural gas from southwest Texas to Alex¬
Feb. 28, 1962 it was reported that 400,000 shares of this
andria, La,, for sale to United Fuel Gas Co., principal
firm's stock would be offered publicly, of which 200,000
supplier to other Columbia Gas System companies.
It
shares would be sold by the company and 200,000 by
is expected that the pipeline will be financed in part by
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp., which, now holds 96.9%
public sale of bonds/ Underwriter — Lehman Brothers,
of the total outstanding. Business—Manufacture of in¬
New York City (managing).
;
dustrial finishes and paints. Office—401 W. Main St.,
.National Airlines, Inc.
/Louisville, Ky. Underwriter—To be named.
May 8,1961, it was reported that the CAB had. approved
) Florida Power Qorp...
the company's plan to sell publicly 400,000 shares of
Feb. 28, 1962* it was .reported that the company plans to
Pan American World Airway's Inc., subject to final ap¬
sell $25,000,000" of first mortgage bonds in May, and
proval of the Board and the SEC. The stock was or¬
additional common' stock in the fall.-Stockholders have
iginally obtained under a Sept# 9, 1958 agreement under
preemptive rights. Office—101 Fifth St., South, St. Peters- * which the two carriers agreed to a share-for-share ex¬
burg, Fla. Underwriters—To be named. The last sale of
change of 400,000 shares and the lease of each others jet
bonds on Oct. .21, I960 was made through Halsey, Stuart
planes during their respective busiest seasons. The QAB
& Co., Inc. Other bidders were: Kidder, Peabody & Co.late^, disapgrc^ye^ this plan and ordered the airlines to
^ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (jointly) tf.
;divest vthepiselves of the stock. Price
About $20 per
Lehman Brothers-Blyth & Co, (jointly); Eastman Dillon,'
,share. Froceeds—To repay,a $4,500,000 demand loan, and
Union Securities & Co.-Harriman Ripley.& Co. (jointly);
other corporate purposes. Office—Miami International
First Boston Corp. The,last, rights offering of common
Airport, Miami 59,, Fla: Underwriter—Merrill Lynch,
1 on.. May 114, 1959 was underwritten by Kidder, Peabody
•>.& .Co., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, N. Y.
Nevada Northern Gas Co.
Feb. 28, 1962 it was reported that this subsidiary of
/
Florida Power & Light Co.:
>
;
Southwest Gas Corp., plans to sell $2,000,000 of common
Sept. 18,s 1961,"it was reported -that the company niay isstock publicly in May. Office—2011 Las Vegas Blvd.,
sue $25,000,000; of bonds in the second half of 1962. Office
South, Las Vegas, Nev. Underwriter—Eastman Dillon,
; —25 S. ,E. 2nd Ave.,;Miami, Fla. Underw.ritei>—To be de¬
Union Securities & Co., N. Y.
termined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders: MerNew England Electric System (5/29)
/ rill
Lynch; Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and - Kidder,
Feb. 13, 1962 it was reported that this company plans
Peabody & Co. i(jointly); Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.;
White, Weld A/Co.; First Boston CorpBlyth & Co., Inc. ; to offer stockholders in June the right to subscribe for an
..additional .872,876 common shares on a l^for-15 basis.
":ic- Ford 'Motor. Co. •;// \:-,r•v'/.• •V'
Officev-441 r Stuart- St., Boston, Mass. Underwriters—
■;
March 14; 1962, it was: reported that the Ford 'Foundation'~
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Blyth & Co.-Lehman
plans to issue 2,250,000 shares of the Foundation's holdBrothers-Bear; Stearns & Co. (jointly); Carl M. Loeb,
tings of : Ford Motor common/ stock. Office —1 American
/Rhoades & Cp.-Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.-Wertheim
Road, Peairborq,, Micb- Underwriters — To be named.
& Co. (jointly); Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Previous- offerings of Ford, Motor stock by the Founda?
: Inc.rKidder, Peabody & Co .-White, Weld
& Co/ (joint¬
/xion were "underwritten bygroups headed by Blyth &
ly),. Bids—May 29. Registration—Scheduled for April 12.
; Co., Inc. (mgr.)-First Boston Corp.-Goldman; Sachs &
Northern Illinois Gas Co.
>' r\
Co'.-Kuhn,; Lpeb .& Co: Lehman Brpthers^Merrill Lynch,;
Feb. 28, :1962 it was: reported that the company, expects
Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Inc.-White1, Weld> & Co.-(joint*
to raise $125,000,000 to finance its 1962-66 construction
*ly). Offering—Expected in late April.
;
/ ;
program. About $25,000,000 of this, in the form of a debt
\
Georgia Power C6. (11/7)
issue, will be sold in the second half of 1962. Office—
k On Jan. 12, .1962 it was reported that .this subsidiary of
615 Eastern Ave./ Bellwood, 111. Underwriters—To be
the* Southern Co. plans to off^r ,$23,000,000 30-year first
named. The last sale of bonds on July -14, 1960, was
i mortgage: bonds
in November. Office—270 Peachtree
handled by : First * Boston Corp. Other bidders were:
) Bldg;, Atlanta. vGa. Underiyriters--r(Competitive). Prob- "
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.; Blyth & Co., IncrEquitable
* able Mdders/Halsey/Stuart & Co., Inc.; Harriman RipSecurities Corp. (jointly); Glore, Forgan & Co.
1 ley & Co., Inc.; Blyth >& Co., Inc.; Kidder, Peabody A
^Northern Natural Gas Co.
(Co.-Shields & Co. (jointly); Equitable Securities Corp.Feb. 28,. 1962 it was reported that the company's 1962
I Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly) ;:First
expansion program^ will require about $40,000,000 of
% Boston. Corp.; Lfehman Brothers;; Morgan Stanley .& Co.
external financing, to be obtained > entirely from long
■i Rjds—Exp&cted Nov.; 7. •/ Registration—Scheduled ,for
or short term burrowing. Office—2223 Dodgq St., Omaha,
>4-';;/'/: 5;" V j/; ^
Neb. Underwriter—To be named. The last- sale of de¬
Georgia paWer Cd.^Cli/7)' •"'///:-V>:
/v./,-. bentures on Nov.
16, 1960 was handled on a negotiated
1 On Jan, 12,. 1962 if was reported .that this subsidiary of
basis by Blyth & Co., Inc.# N. Y.
;
i. the Southern. Cp.
plans" to /offer ..$7,000,000 of preferred ;
Norton Co. '•
^
"-'/
/ rtock^ inj; November • Office—270 Peachtree Bldg./ AtJan. 17, 1962 it was reported that this closely held com¬
i lanta, Ga. ^Underwriters—1 Competitive); - Probable bidpany had postponed until at least the second quarter
) ders: Blyth ;&/. Co., Inc.; /First Boston Corp.; Morgan
of .19.62 its original, plan to make. a public offering, of
: Stanley dc Co.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & -C.o.-'
Equitable Securities Corp/ (jointly); Lehman Brothers. tits stock, due to the inability to obtain a favorable tax
ruling from the IRS. Business—Manufacture of various
/ Bids—Expeeted -Nov. y7.
Registration—Scheduled for.
abrasives and cutting/machines. Office—New Bond St.,
Oct. 5.
t
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Worcester, Mass. Underwriter—To be named.
;
House of Koshu, Inc.
Oceania International, Inc.
Nov. 13, 1961 it was reported that this company plans
Dec. 27, 1961 it was reported that this company plans to
, to file & registration covering
65,000; common. .pricer-$5.
file a registration covering about 150,000 common shares.
i. Businessrrr-Importers of Japanese liquors and liqueurs.
Price—$5.50. Business—Manufacture of simulated pearl
Proce.eds-i-For expansion, Office—Beverly Hills, Calif.
buttons. Proceeds—For a new plant. Office—Brooklyn,
Underwriter-r-P. J. Gruber & Co., Inc., N. Yi
N. Y. Underwriterrr-Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y.
•.

Panhandle Eastern Pipe

line Co.
>
ti, - 196L it was reported, that ihis company ex¬
pects to sell about $72,000,000 of debentures sometime in
1962, subject to FPC approval of its construction program.
Office—120 Broadway, New York City. Underwriters—
Merrill Lynch; Pierce, Fenner
Smith Inc., and Kidder
Peabody & Co^ both of New York City <mgr.). Offering
—Expected in the fourth quarter of 1962.
v
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,

Eastman" Dillon, Union Securities

.

Pennsylvania Pewer &:Ugfit

..

.

Chairman, stated .that .the company will require about
$93,000,000 in debt financing in the period 1962 to 1970.
Proceeds—For construction and the retirement of $17,-

000,000 of maturing $ bonds. Office—9th and Hamilton
Sts., Allentown, Pa. Underwriters—To be named. The
last sale of bonds on Nov. 29, 1961 was won at com¬
petitive bidding by White, Weld & Co., and Kidder,
Peabody & Co. Otiier bidders were Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc.; First Boston Corp.-Drexel .& Co. (jointly).
r#

Public^Service .Co., of .Colorado

March 9,

1962 it

was reported that this company plans
$30,000,000 of common. stock to stockhold¬
through subscription rights during the fourth quar¬
ter of 1962. or the first quarter 1 of 1963: Office—>900 15th
St., Denver, Colo. Underwriters — First Boston Corp.,
Blyth & Co., Inc^ and Smith, Barney ;& Co., Inc.

to sell about
ers

San Diego Gas A Electric Co.
Sept. 12, 1961 it .was reported that this company plana
to sell about 500,000 common to stockholders in mid.1962 to raise some $17^00,000. Office—861 Sixth Ave^

•

San

Diego, Calif. Underwriter—Blyth & Co., Inc., N. Y,

Seaboard Air Line RR.

Jan. 23, 1962 it

was reported that this company plans to
sell $5,565,000.pf 1-15 year equipment trust certificates
later this year. This is the final installment of a $11,-

j

130,000 issue, which; will Jhelp finance the purchase' of
$13,929,533 of. additional rail equipment. Office—3600
W. Broad St^ Richmond, Va. .Underwriters—(Competi¬
tive).. Probable.bidders: Halsey, Stuart
mon Brothers & Hutzler.

&^ Co. Inc.; Salo¬

Southern Bell^ Telephone & Telegraph Co. (5/1)
Feb/ 27, 1962 it was reported/that this A. T. & T. sub¬

sidiary plans to sell $75,000,000 of debentures due May 1,
2001. Proceeds—For construction. Office—67 Edgewood

-

Ave.# S. E., Atlanta, Ga./Underwriters—(Competitive).
Probable bidders:! Morgan Stanley & Co., and Halsey,
Stuart & Co.- Inc. Bids—Expected May 1.
,

,

.

Coi/"''

Feb. 20, 1962 Jack K, Busby, President and C. E. Oakes,

..

•

Under-

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Marcn

mortgage bOpds in April. Office—2500 14th St;, Gulfport,

.

the stock. Office—135 East 42nd St., N. Y.

writer—Merrill

Mississippi Power Co. (4/12)
On Jan. 12, 1962 it was reported that this subsidiary of
the Southern Co.; plans to offer, $6,000,000 30-year first

pany.

company'a. plan to sell its 400,000 share holdings of

sale by July 15,1964/ 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

000,000) was underwritten by First, Boston Corp., Dillon,
Read & Co. Inc., and Smith, Barney & Co., Inc.

On Mar.1 5, 1962 this company reported that it 'plans
early registration of 150,000 units, each consisting of,
one common share and 1/5 warrant. Price—$2.25.' Busi¬
ness—A corporate guidance and interim ■ financing com¬

Airways, Inc.

National Airlines, Inc.
However, it said Pan Am must
start selling the stock, within, one year and complete the

tution to

•

.

the

ated in 1951

writers—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart
Co. Inc.; White, Weld, A Co.-Shields & Co. (jointly);
Harriman Ripley & Co. Inc.-First Boston Corp; (jointly);
Morgan Stanley & Co.

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Oct. 30,1961 it was reported that the CAB had approved

that the Japanese. Finance
Ministry had authorized the bank to issue $30,000,000
of Guaranteed External Loan Bonds, preferably in the
U. S,, in fiscal 1962. Business—The bank was incorpor¬

Office-^212 West Michigan Ave., Jackson, Mich. Under¬

Creative

Pan American. World

Japan Development Bank

Consumers Power Co;

Jan. 9, 1962 it was reported

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(1307)

Electric

Generating Co. (11/28)
On Jan. 12, 1962 it was reported that this subsidiary ol
the Southern Co. plans to offer $6,500#000 30-year first
mortgage: bonds to November. Office—600 N. 18th St.,
Birmingham,: Ala. Underwriters — (Competitive) Prob¬
able bidders: First Boston Corp.; Halsey Stuart & Co^
Inc.; White, Weld A Co.-Hiddor, Peabody & Co. (jointly);
Merrill Lynch,:;Pierce,- Fenner A Smith Inc.-Blyth A
Co., Inc. (jointly); Eastman' Dillon, Union Securities &
Co.-Equitable Securities Corp.-Drexel A Co. (jointly)J
Morgan Stanley A Co. Bids—Expected Nov. 28. Regis¬
tration—Scheduled Jor Nov. 1.
Southern

.

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,

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-

./Southern Pacific Co.

.

(3/29)

Mar. 8, 1962 it was

reported that this company plans to
sell $7,995,000 of 1-15 year equipment trust certificates.
Office—165 Broadway, N. Y., Underwriters—(Competi¬
tive). Probable bidders: Salomon Brothers & Hutzler;
Halsey, Stuart A Co.r Inc. Bids—Mar. 29 at 12 noon

'

(EST).

.

htah PowaiA Llglit JCo«

1

.

.

.

.

Illinois
'

i

Power

Feb: 284 1962 it

Co.

was

writers—To be named. The last sale of bonds

-

May 21,
1.958 was made through'First Boston Corp: Other bidders
'.were: Halsey,• Stuart & Co; Inc.;
White,-Weld. & Co.*

Merrill

Lynch,./Pierce, .Fenner

on

& Smith, Inc. (jointly);
;k Eastman Dillon# Union Securities & Co*.; Harriman'Rip3 ley & Co., Inc.-Glore, Fprgan .& Co.
(jointly).




Bids—Expected May 22.

Virginia' Eloctrtc A Powor Co.
this company plans to

Oct. 2, 1961 it, was reported that
sell $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 of
but
-

Overnite Transportation

reported that this utility expects to

sell $25,000,000 of debt securities in late 1962 or early
1963. Officer-500-South 27th St.. Decatur, 111. Under-

Co.
it was stated that Harwood Cochrane,
president, plans to offer publicly about 140.000 shares
of-his common stock holdings. It is expected that the of¬
fering would be made in late March, subject to approval
Jan.

no

securities in mid-1962

decision has been made yet as to type.

Office—•

Richmond 9, Va/Underwriters—To be named. The last
sale of bonds In June 1961 was handled, by Halsey, Stuart
& Co., Inc. and associates.

25/ 1962

of the ICC.. Business—Company is ;motor carrier
of
freight in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee,
Office—UOO Ninth- St. Rd., Richmond, Va. Underwriters
—Hornblower & Weeks; N.1 Y., and J. C; Wheat & Co.,
Richmond.
:

IS/22)
that subject to approval of
directors, the company plans to sell about $20,000,000
of mortgage bonds and $10,000,000 of common stock in
May. Office—1407^W/ Nmth Temple St.; Salt Lake City,
Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable bidders on the
bonds: First Boston Corp.-Blyth A Co., Inc. (jointly);
Kidder, Peabody ' A Co.; Halsey. Stuart A Co., Inc.;
Salomon Brodiers A Hutzler; White, Weld & Co./Stone
& Webster Securities Corp. (jointly); Eastman Dillon,
Union Securities A Co.-Smith, Barney A Co. (jointly);
Lehman Brothers-Bear, Steam :A Co. (jointly). The
last issue of .common on Sept< 17, 1957 was underwritten
by Blyth A Co., Inc.-Ridder, Peabody & Co -Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner^ A Smith, Inc. (jointly). Other
bidders were First Boston Corp., and Lehman Brothers.
Jan. 17, 1962 it was reported

Virginia Electric A Power Co. (6/5)
1962 it was reported that this company, plans
650,000 common shares. Office—Rich¬
mond 9, Va. Underwriters — (Competitive). Probable
bidders: Merrill Lynch/ Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.;
Stone & Webster Securities Co. Bids —; June 5 in New
York City.. Information Meeting—June 1, 1962 at 11:00
a.m. in New>Yark City.
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to offer publicly

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48

Thursday, March 15, 1962

tion

WASHINGTON AND YOU

decennial

loss when the next

enumeration

is

conducted.

Meantime, the total population
of the

South as designated by re¬
gions by the Bureau of the Census

BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTERPRETATIONS

remains

CAPITAL

FROM THE NATION'S

as

I960:

*,

Northeast

D. C. —Unques¬

tionably some dramatic popula¬
changes have occurred in the

decade

was

national

tion

reason

Southern States for the past sev¬

of

eral

from several

reports

indicate there
slowdown in the out-

been

a

migration of the Negro race since
last Fall. The primary reason is
the Negro families that once de¬

moved to other

try.

lihood

agriculture for a live¬

on
are

finding

work op¬

more

portunities in the urban areas of
Dixie.

Department of Agriculture
service issued a

The

market research

report

farm real estate market

on

developments

a

that

showed
reached

on

few days which
Nov.
1,
1961,

new

highs.

increases in
12 months.

value in the preceding

Most

farmland

the

of

states

All states ex¬

showed

Maine

31

in

values

farmland

the

of

South chalked up greater percent¬

gains than other sections of
country, but all sections of
our
country showed an uptrend.
The gain in the South—the rise
in Florida was 9% higher than a
the

ago—indicates that the agri¬
over

now

the

impact

sharp

growing out of the out-migration
of so many persons of the Negro
race.

income

Farm

in

South

the

was

higher the past year than at any¬
time since 1953, Perhaps that was
a

contributing

why

factor

many

Negro families are hesitating now
about
following
their
brothers
and sisters to the big cities of the

North, like Chicago, Philadelphia,
New Ybrk, Pittsburgh,
and

Washington,

Baltimore

to name

few.

a

going
not

More

and

industries

more

Growth

races.

portunities, of

rates

and

course,

state.

to

1950s

For

little

was

tional.

are

job

op¬

from

vary

instance

the

The

short

of

population

sensa¬

continues

to increase faster than any South¬

state,

or

the United States

as

whole for that matter.
When

ducted
had

the

it

a

persons.
were

the out¬

fast

or

been
years is the

many,

as

•.'.

-

has

1950

increase

an

of

16.5%.

out-migration
of
more
than 1,400,000 Negroes, the
percentage of increase in popula¬
tion in-the Southern region was,
greater than any region except
the fast-growing West.
Despite

growth has
some
other

as

region

over

Some pro¬
amateur economists

parts of the country.

the

however, that the migration
probably been a good thing
simple reason there have
not been enough jobs to go around

from the nation's Capital and
may not

feel

last

that

population of
Of the total

the "behind the scene"

sections of the South.

during the past
decade, but Louisiana and Texas
grew more rapidly than
the na¬
tional average, and so did Mary¬
land,
Virginia
and
Delaware,
which

called

are

COMING
IN INVESTMENT FIELD
"They DOUBLED their product sales over last weekthis week they sold two!"

Besides the losses in two states,

growth

rates

relatively

were

low, especially in Oklahoma, Ken¬

March

tucky, Alabama and Tennessee.

New

in

rates

Rate
country, but their loss

South

the

are

high.
Therefore,
population of a state or
a
county means that people have
gone somewhere else to live and
make a living. The 16 Southern
states have a total of 1,418 coun¬
traditionally
in

including Texas'
254 and
Georgia's 159, and more than 100
each in Kentucky, North Caro¬
lina and Virginia.
ties,

More

than

800

these

of

coun¬

ties, most of them predominantly
rural, lost population.
On the
other hand there were 249 South¬
counties of the
had

that

than 1,in-migration.

;

Most of these counties

like

counties

were

Harris

urban

County

(Houston), Tex.; Orleans Parish
(New Orleans), La.; Dade County
(Miami),
Fla.,
and
Jefferson
County (Birmingham), Ala., as
examples.
The

the

the fact

of

members

the

from

that

thousands

many

of

white

the

Northern

offset

was

race

moved

states

Studies

by

at the Bu¬

experts

of the Census show that the

migration

states

decade

is

400,000

persons.

parts of

the

estimated

now

this

number

net

migration

the

con¬

white, and 11,500,000 Negro.

Bureau

1950-60
at

of

1,the

is

are

adjust to

Many

equivalent to the
Negroes from

surroundings. That

new

Negroes

age

16.5%

during the

in

of the old

1950 had moved out

Magnolia

in

1959

By

than white opera¬
only
about one-

South

lion-white.

were

left

the

of

white

South

for

per¬

job

in

cline

number

the

soil

rich

the

largest

Delta

sustained

counties

loss

of

Negro

young

Despite

the

large

loss

groes, the percentage of
tion of the Negro race in

in Ne¬
popula¬
Missis¬

sippi, remains the largest of
of the 50

any

states.

Increase in Industrialization
A

or

one

out of seven.

Since

the

1940

of the far-

one

reaching changes of the last dec¬
ade-was

NEW-

of

reduction

)the

in

the

the
the

farms

becoming mechanized, in¬
big robot-type of cotton

cluding

during

the

amounted
1959

the

in

about

■

.

reduction

five

v
in

tion

from

been

the

half

South
the

ly

There

is

1954.

(New York City)

Traders

Security

Association

of

New York Dinner at the Waldorf-

Astoria.

4, 1962

May

(Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Pittsburgh Securities Traders As¬
sociation
Annual
Spring Outing
at the Oakmont Country Club.
May 6-9, 1962

(Seattle, Wash.)

Association

National

Mutual

of

Savings Banks 42nd annual con¬
ference at the -Olympic Hotel.
May 9-12, 1962 (White Sulphur
Springs)

tinue

during:

the

Firms Board

none

the

of

expected

grow

to

Some

Attention Brokers and Dealers

Botany Industries
Maxson

Waste

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Official

Our

New

?

Films

King

.

York

telephone number is

CAnal 6-4592

some

LERNER & CO., Inc.

substantially
average,

up

a

Investment Securities

states

10 Post Office Square, Boston

popula-

XSF

9, Mass,
Teletype

Telephone
HUbbard

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MARKETS

American Cement

than

and

Southern

roll

Exchange

Governors spring

TRADING

of

faster

national

the

of

that

indication

grow

of

In¬

%:-f-},"',"

average,

doubt

than

but
is

will

Association

meeting at the Dearborn Inn.

were

1960s.

Bankers

meeting of Board of Governors.

the growth in the South will con¬

ISSUES
-

every

no

in

Hotel.

April 27, 1962

usual¬
those
who

Southland, there
more
jobs
for

less

to

of Investment Bank¬
of America, an¬
nual meeting at the St. Anthony
Association

ers

rapidly, but the
South in losing probably gained
economically in the long run. The
people who left got more, and bet¬
ter jobs. When they left their na¬

will

fallen

Texas Group

stead it grew less

ten-

farm

number

migra¬

South, the total
population of this region would
have increased by 19.5%, which
would have been a little larger

one-third. By

had

net

no

the

national

of all

(San Antonio,

(Detroit, Mich.)

states

1959

1962

Stock

the
-

April 8-10,
Tex.)

Association

there

the

1954

at

the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

May 14-15, 1962

Had

sharecroppers

years

to nearly

number

v

■

As¬

Dinner

Population: Growth Forecast

remained'behind.

agricultural workers
in
was \' dramatic
with

Dealers

Annual

Investment

tive

ants

SOLD

age

Security

36th

er, and a more Stable income than
farming, which is a risky business.

of 'persons
engaged
in
agricultural pursuits in all sec¬
tions of this country. The decline

The

-

average

farmers in the South has increased

than the country as a whole.

study by the Bureau of the

pickers.

BOUGHT

farm

* of

operators,
the
South
still
has
nearly 250,000 commercial farms,

I960.'

number

opportunities in other parts of the

YODR PRIME SOURCE FOR

«#

>;

Many by about five years because fewer
communities in Mississippi had an and fewer
young men are
en¬
even higher rate of out-migration.
gaging in this type of work for a
The counties in the table-top flat, livelihood.
They are seeking high¬
State

South

:

farm

sixth of the farm operators in the

of

The increase of

of

number

Negro operators decreased

rapidly

more

living in Mississippi

Census shows that

thousands

also

the

in

marked

a

young

is True, regardless of the section
of the country, of course. *
More than one-half of the teen

of

South.

sons

decline

been

Many of the small farms lacked
people trying
to find better employment oppor¬ the resources to provide full em¬
tunities. They leave behind their ployment
for the persons who
parents and the older people who were dependent upon them for a
would find it more
difficult to livelihood;
Despite the great de¬
migrants

the

from

other

to

during

country

South

was

also

had

owners.

tors.

to Dixie to make their home.

reau

There

families.

net

Southern

by

more

an

30, 1962 (New York City)

York

sociation

High Birth

Traditionally

Census officials in the capital say

the

EVENTS

.

losses in

population in Arkansas and West
Virginia.

losses

or

may

coincide with the "Chronicle'*"

states

Southern

by the Bureau of the Census. Off¬

Birth

reflect

rate

setting these gains were

the

to

interpretation

views.]

own

only did Florida grow at a

Not

spectacular

55,000,000
43,500,000

census

showed

[This column is intended

has

for the

growth rate in Florida during the

a

;;.

which

Southern

the

fessional and

400

locating in the South and thus are
offering more job opportunities to
both
the
Negro and the white

ern

for

on

been

ern

More Job Opportunities

state

'

•,

,

migration

reason

cultural communities of the South
are

parts of the coun-

\

.

The records show that

age

year

■j

increase

The
tens
had

in many

pended

cept

so

was

in
G:.^

enumerated,

44,677,819, an
by 5,199,833 or
13.2%; North Central 51,619,139,
an increase over 1950 by
7,158,377
or
16.1%; West 28,053,104, an in¬
crease of 7,863,149 or 38.9%; South
54,973,113, an increase of 7,776,025

the

than

growth.
many of the
of
Negroes

thousands

ward

states

Southern
has

a

of the Ne¬

larger urban areas

gro race to the
of the Nation.

However,

been

has

There

years.

tremendous migration

little less

a

average

other

any

nation. Here is the

our

breakdown

WASHINGTON,

than

greater

region of

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