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kron Ccdccn Joidfidi Jr. erything is up. 1 Investors' i I By SAM pT SHULSKY fx v. However, I think a few opinions can be offered without going too far out on a climb. Inflation will continue whether at the annual rate of 3-6 pet.

or more I don't know. But there is no reason to believe that long-term trend will be reversed. Severe depression, of course, could stop inflation dead in its tracks as it did in the Thirties. But there have been some economic, political and philosophical changes since then. Neither government no public today is in the mood to swallow such drastic What would you forecast for the market in the '70s, in view of inflation and the current let-down i business? What stocks are going to do best? I recently began investing with extreme caution when the Dow Jones averages hit 800.

Now my broker thinks the index will go below 700. AFTER repeating the shopworn forecast "The market will fluctuate," I've got to J6 guessing. The Dow Jones is above 700, but there's no law against it going below. It could be back to 800 soon. hit 1.000, an advance of about 48 pet.

Recently that gain has hrvn trimmed to a net rise of cm. about 10 pet which is pretty feeble for a decade which saw such amazing expansion in industry, sciences, living standards and all-around affluence. If the decade of the '70s doesn't do any better, Wall Street's problem of keeping up with the rush of business may fade away along with the wood-burning kitchen stove. However, I do tnink the long-term trend of prices of ev 1 A Stock Hesumes Tvadimj Parvin-Dohrmann Seeks New Look stockholders meeting today are (from left) Warren H. Hackett, Gillum H.

Doolittle and George C. Fretz. THREE VETERAN DIRECTORS of Akron National Bank Trust Co. are retiring. Saying their goodbys at the firm's annual At Akron Service Ends Directors Retire iiuiuiiiii Mocks II YOl' a.k "what stocks" you are, of course, putting me on the spot.

Even though I know you mean no harm, I'm getting off it, just as quickly as I can. As a witness for my defense, (and also to take the heat off me) I call upon a symposium printed in the current edition of "The Institutional Investor." The magazine quotes the opinions of 15 men who handle billions of dollars in open-and closed-end investment companies, banks, personal investment accounts. Some preferred distinguish between their predici-tions for the next year or two and for the entire decade in most cases being more defensive on the near term. SOME were outspoken in their endorsement of anti-pollution stocks for both the short and long term. Others hedged, expecting lower markets in the year ahead ande x-pressing frank concern about such stocks which are selling at high price-earning ratios.

Bald Boss Booming Hair Aids Beacon Journal-Chicago Daily Newi CHICAGO Louis Zahn, with nary a strand of hair on top of his a must get some kind of special kick out of being a major Midwest supplier of hair-care products to drug and department stores. "The past couple of years have been tremendous," the president of Luis Zahn Drug Co. in Chicago said and much of the credit must go to the recent boom in popular-priced wigs and electric hair setters. This type of product innovation, he noted, will boost industry sales of hair gear and goo to an estimated $1.6 billion this year. "The electric hair setters were first introduced in 1967 and have had a sales volume of $175 million since then," he said.

ZAHN started distributing $29 variety wigs to his customers last year, "and we've done better than we ever dreamed." He also expects heavy sales action for the new gadgets that have a combination of functirns: drying, combing, brushing and setting. But the big money is still in the three basic areas: shampoos ($290,000 a hair sprays ($290 million) and hair coloring ($268 million). About 65 pet. of hair colorings and only 30 pet. of shampoos and sprays are scld in drugstores.

"I think a woman trusts the druggists to keep her confidence," he said. ltd 58 Years' As Three Three veteran members of the board of directors of Akron National Bank Trust Co. with a total of 58 years of service retired today at the firm's annual meeting of down were Atty. Gillum H. Doolittle, 86, a director for 25 years George C.

Fretz, 84, a director 21 years, and Warren H. Hackett, 76, a director 12 years. A former official of B. F. Goodrich, Hackett retired as vice president of Akron National in 1967 after nine years of service.

He retired from Goodrich in 1958 after 45 years in the rubber industry. M. S. RICHARDSON, who retired as chairman and chief executive officer today, paid tribute to the "many contributions" the three made to "the Welfare and progress of the bank over the years." Richardson, 74, will continue on the board for another year. lUnder a new policy adopted by the board in December in which the retirees participated, present members of the board who are 60 years of age or over, will be eligible for reelection until they teach 75.

ire medicine, flation. So continuing in- THE DOW JONES averages at the a of 1960 were around 675. They subsequently investing public," said Knight. Trading in the company's stock began again today. WHEN THE AMEX suspended trading Get.

10, the stock closed just under $70. The stock in 1968 sold as low as $14.25 a share and in 1969 was as high as $141.50 a share. Knight, noting that one of the reasons the company had found so much trouble was loose talk of corporate prospects, declined to be too specific about future plans. He did comment, however, that "as far as we can determine, Parvin-Dohrmann did not lose business and it goes into the 1970s with a substantial backlog in the form of orders." THE LETTER said that although the year end audit hasn't been completed, preliminary indications are that results for 1969, due to a fourth-quarter operating loss, will be slightly less than the $4.7 million or $3.56 a share, reported for the first nine months of 1969. Notes The divisions include Biggs-United in Akron.

DAD'S Root Beer is now being distributed Akron Coca-Cola. Delivery i from Canada Dry trucks to outlets in the Akron area. GOODYEAR AEROSPACE has received a Zero Defects award from the Navy. Capt. B.

B. Smith, assistant to Adm. Kenan C. Childers representative for the Naval Air Systems Command, made the presentation to President Morris B. Jobe.

OSU Speaker COLUMBUS (OPS) Columnist James Reston of the New York Times, will be the main speaker March 22 at the Ohio State University Charter Day Convocation. The fourth-quarter loss was attributed primarily to a slowdown in completion of contracts at Dohrmann a subsidiary, owing to strikes in construction industry, year-end adjustments and an increase in casino receivables of about $1 million. KMGHT SAID that in conversations with the Nevada gaming board and law officials, he learned that Parvin-Dahrmann Totels and casinos "where among the best run" in Las Vegas. "There is nothing dishonest in their operations," he said. He said the four directors would not have undertaken the job of improving Parvin-Dohrmann's operations and image of there wasn't a good potential.

Knight said Parvin-Dohrmann has no intention of merging with other companies. "Our main goal is to reestablish this company as an attractive investment and as a good place for employes and management to he said. COLEMAN RESIGNED, Knight said, at the request of the American Stock Exchange, which wanted to remove Coleman's influence from the company. Knight said that Coleman wanted to cooperate because Coleman owns 16 pet. of the company's stock.

Scott resigned as a director and as treasurer. He will continue as president and chief operating officer "at the pleasure and under the direction of the new board and its executive committee." Knight and Fry form the executive committee. KNIGHT SAID other changes have been decided upon but will not be announced immediately. "Our job is to establish policy and to initiate programs," he said. "It is up to the staff to do the job.

So far we are pleased with the situation. The fact that the stock will be trading again has given everybody a lift." THE POLICY also provides that any present or future director who has not attained the age of 60 at today's meeting, shall be eligible for reelection until he is 70. Born on a farm near Bur- mmmmmmmmmmwmm HearDavcrio On Taxation For the 32nd consecutive year, members of the Akron chapter of the National Association Accountants will hear George W. Daverio, an Akron tax authority, speak on "Federal Taxes" at their February dinner meeting Wednesday evening. Daverio, a partner in the public accounting firm of Chilton, Stump and Daverio, has long been a student of the nation's tax structure.

Because of the usual high record attendance, the dinner was moved to Gardner Student Center at the University of Akron. The technical program, open to the public, begins at 7:30 p. m. with dinner at 6:30. LUDLOW fnr year SO.

million or II. vs. million or SJ.om. MACRODTNE CHATILLON. for quarter or 1 cen.

va. or cents. martin marietta, for year I4.1 million or n.ii vs. wm.x mil- Hon or si.iiH. mi ill ma i'i i i i.awii i for year I 3 million 12.31 va.

al million or METROMEDIA for A3 weeks S4 million or i3 cents va. ll million or HI H7 for weeks. niinuuui i.i,, rnr year T.Ui!?n or SI. 70. NATIONAL INVESTORS, assets VS.

million or PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIR- WAV8, for year M.i million loaa vs. million or Sl.4'1. PETER ECU RICH SONS, for or 4 cenla va. or 41 cents. rurrermaid for year or 1 1 iinur a 1 I 1 1 i'i .1 I Ml I million I.HI million to in the complaint, Coleman's resignation a n- nouncement last week was made in a letter to stockholders.

In the same letter, the four new directors introduced themselves: Lester B. Knight, chairman of Lester B. Knight Associates Inc. George A. Fry, former principal owner 0f George Fry Associates; jonn A.

Prosser, retired vice president of Northern Trust and William R. Hamilton, president of Baron-Blakeslee Co. The four directors had no previous connection with the company, its offices, or stock- holders, KNIGHT, in an interview, explained that "one of the reasons we (the new direc-lors) accepted the responsibility and undertook to take control of Parvin-Dohrmann is a concern for the 1,774 stockholders who stood to lose possibly a substantial amount of money. "We are endeavoring to change the less-than-desirable connotation that the name Parvin-Dohrmann has in financial markets and with the Trade Goodyear Tire has combined the sheet rubber and special products department and the protective products department into a single sales organization, known as special products department. It will be the largest department in the industrial products division in terms of number of products.

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL Insurance Co. handled more Medicare claims in January than in any previous month since the program began three and a half years ago. The company, which serves as a fiscal intermediary for Medicare in Ohio and West Virginia, received 160,000 claims last month, up 11 pet. from former record in 1969. GERALD E.

SCOTT and Thomas D. Webb, both of whom recently resigned a vice presidents Microdot have formed Scott, Webb Associates a management consultant firm. Scott presently lives in Canton. UNITED McGILL Columbus, has named Norman Malone Associates Akron, as advertising, sales promotion and public relation agency for itself and operating divisions. By NICK FAINA aeon Journal-Chicago Sun Times After only a week on the job, Parvin-Dohrmann four blue ribbon directors have taken several steps to eliminate the company's stig- ma of financial double deal- n- The Los Angeles company is a diversified sup- plier and manufacturer to the restaurant, hotel and office building industry.

However, ownership of three Las Vegas hotel-casinos has helped gain the company an image synonymous with gambling. A firm has been engaged to help pick anew corporate name "to more accurately reflect the fact that Parvin-Dohrmann is in the service and leisure-time industry." THE DIRECTORS are in the process of selecting an executive recruiting firm to find a new chief executive. They have tentatively scheduled an annual meeting for May. A joint task force of consultants and Parvin-Dohrmann management is beginning a survey of operations with a view toward improving profits. And, after initial investigation, the directors are considering the separation of the a y's manufacturing business from its design business.

DELBERT W. COLEMAN, Parvin-Dohrmann's controversial chairman, last Monday, announced his resignation and agreed to transfer the voting rights of his 207,300 shares to two of the newly appointed directors in a voting trust. The resignation was part of eottior.n, oiun.iin.iu uj inc luiiinj with the American Stock Fx- change, the Securities and Ex- 1 change Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Trading in Parvin-Dohrmann stock has been suspended since last Fall when the company announced that i and Denny's Restaurants Inc. had terminated a merger agreement.

On Oct. 16, the SEC filed a complaint charg- ing that a. group of investors iicctucu uy vuiciimii, a luiuit-r Akronite, manipulated price of Parvin-Dohrmann Stock and misled the public in connectjon witJ, the merger plan. SHORTLY AFTER, Parvin-Dohrmann, William C. Scott, (then treasurer and director) and Coleman entered into a consent decree with the SEC under which the company and the two officers, without ad-m i 1 1 i any allegations, agreed they wouldn't violate federal securities laws re- ton, O.

in 1883, Doolittle came to Akron in 1908 to begin the practice of law after his graduation from Western Reserve University. Former president of the Ak-r Bar Association, he served as city law director in 1932-34 and has been a member of the law firm, now known as Buckingham, Doolittle And Broughs since 1934. A NATIVE of Doylestown, Fretz is a graduate of Akron Actual Business College and joined Quaker Oats Co. in Akron in 1905 as an office boy. He became manager of the plant in 1939, the post he held until his retirement in 1953.

Fretz became a director of Dime Bank, a predecessor of Akron National in 1949, and Doolittle in 1945 Hackett was born in Akron and entered the rubber industry in 1913 with the Miller Rubber Co. as a cashier. He was assistant secretary and treasurer when Miller was acquired by Goodrich in 1930. Among his many civic activities was 21 years as a member of the City Planning Commission. He is a former president of the Akron Automobile Club.

M7.0? or 14 cents vs. SMII.WIt or 13 cents. ALLIED MAINTENANCE, for quarter or 30 cents "i or in ren a. ALLIED SUPERMARKETS, far "W1 wi I mjlllnn Br I renla va. aM.H million or 35 rente.

minion or km Vs. i. 9 minion or -1 a. (t 1 M.4I. BUTLER AN UEUCTURING, for ear S4.A million or Si.

38 vs. S.VS million mr a'' KA COLGATE-PALMOLIVE, for year mion 2 (,. million or 4" COMINCO for year S3S.S million or SI Ml va IU I million or JJ ''h million or DKNMSON ANUKUCTURING for year S4.0 million or SI. 83 vi. Stl.3 million or ELECTRONIC MEMORIES MAGNETICS, for year S4.S mil- 81 v'- 'eaikVhild hiller, for year or SJ.SS (of which SI.4S loss carryforward va.

minion loss iier special cnarxes. NUINE PARTS, for year va. .4 minion HARVEY ALUMINUM, forq.ar- Jits" HOUSTON LIGHTING A POWER, or 21 cm' i S4i.K million or ai.iHi. HUTTIG SASH DOOR, for 3 mllUon )u year mll- "on or OUISIANA LAND EXPLORA- Tmsi vear a Mi a million or for year SoO.R million or vs. SIS million or a-, hi vs.

SIS million or Si.flS. J. RAY MCDERMOTT lor in S7.S million or SI.30. NATIONAL CAN, for vear tu mllo or 3.4 SKI mll- Hon or S3. 47.

NATIONAL GYPSUM, for year minion Br ,4 mil- in aiu.n million (common share earnings not calculated aa preferred tflvHenda exceeded net Inr coma vs. S3II.S million or UM, restated. NORTHWESTERN STEEL WIRE, for quarter S4.I million or I 4 vs. S3.3 million or SI. 34.

NORTON for vear SIA.I million or Hut va. SLVS mlllloa or PHILLIPP1NE LONG DISTANCE TEL. for year million nesoa I vs. 31.7 million pesos. ROLLINS I NTERN ATIONAL, for quarter SH'Jd, I or cents va.

S7 1 1.473 nr I rents. SCHLUM BERGEK for year S4II.4 million or S4.IH) va. S41 mil- Hon or S3.M. SINGER for year S77.7 million or S4.SA va. mlllloa or Firms Report Net Earnings AMERICAN AIRLINES, for yrar :m.4 million or SI.

INI vs. 4 million or KI.7.V ANDERSON, CLAYTON CO. for elx months M. million or l.MW vs. million or l.l.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, for year or 3.H3 va. m.n mii-i lion or fti.ui. it mi. v.ip mi, mil. lion or ti.it) va.

S3.3 million or SI. 73. 1 ARDEN-MAYKAIR, for 3 weeks! I.H million or SJ cents vs. S'i million or i rents for weeks. I VZ'm V'- million or III.

I RAHCOC WILCOX, for year 0r 4,1 -V I million or (II. HAUMKITTEK for 1.1 eeks or (14 cents va. I Sill I. or rents. T'I TP million or centa va.

SH mil- AnAAAMa Luinin.iA unn. inr i "on or cents. lC. for vear SI I 3 million or Sl.li.'i vs. Sll.l million or SI.

34. i-ii if uru'K im.Ak'n A PA. I II MM In. I A IhnH boo vs. minion hub.

COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, for vi V.5V -vn year Si.HI.H billion of si'MM va. CENIr SCO "i'i 1 for uarler million or 117 "cen" vs." SK. mil- lion or 7J rents. for year SI.V4 iiii rll II I GREYHOUND COMPUTER, for inr minion or ai.u.i vs. 4iRI iiiiion nr tEYHOUM) Inr year a ill million or i.3.

va. mil- I bin nr II .31 ill HSHr I onus, for vear i million or Sl id v. 7III.S million rSI.7. fjEEKERSON STORKS, far IS rrs anii4.ii or an centa va. S.III..VIS I A 111 VIH or SH cents.

ILE M. I I tnKro.nr rnoo HIDDEN TREASURE IN OLD BOOKS VV. Ui" "it. WSKPH- LEAD, fo, year 7 mil- TECHNH OI OR INC for year S3.H million or SI IKI va. S3.fl million uTtR cnRP lor Tr.XsTAK for quarter IHHI rent vn.

113 IHHI nss. I rent va. SI3.IHMI loss. ivr for v. a.

a- mim- -1 Si. 14 va. million or Tr.XIRIP million or irt fnun minion or cenis vs. n.i mil- minion or ai.il vs. am.s mil- Hon or III.

WILaON for year SS.S million or II. va. SHI million or i.n.. wnnissis fciM imi; rusr.B, for year S.ri million or ti.vi va. CiillcTor anil lmrr of rare lunik pay ful)iilnii piin'.

anil "ill pi In hImmi-I any lfiilli! fur bunk tln' ron-idcr rair. Tliry rlainor lor old iiiiiiiiii riit li llic ykar million or t.i.ii va. minion nr i lion or SI. 37. tillllon or SMMI.

WISCONSIN POWER LIGHT NKW V0RK TIMES, for vear KAWECKI BERYI.CO INDUS- for yrar SI3.II million or SI. SI. 114 ll million or SI. 71 va. SI4.

mll-TRII 8. for year S3. A million or vs. 4 million or SI. 7.1.

lion or SI. HI. H.I1 va. Si million or cents. 1 ZURN INDUSTRIES for quarter NORTHWEST INDUSTRIES, for 'Si-- Area Bank Stocks inalt'r HiHki''iii r.

I low ninny of hi works- hit iniing is unkiio n. And tliry Mill In lo-l to I lr vtorld. mill'! you find tlirtn. A Sliiikrpi'HiT iiiiiii-li-i riil in flood rondilioii run I il lii'iii! a iiiiicli a a half-million dollar. "Give me 5 weeks alone with you and I promise you will speak IIW AI.liltK.il I l'rrili'nl A S3 103 72' a 72 ly a third of a million dollars apiece.

If you haxe an old llible in your allir, look at it closely. It may be The (iilleubtirg liible. worth approximately a third of a million dollar. There are 10 copies of thi book still in eili'iice, just xxailing to be tliro-ered. The value of your book will depend on what rondilioii it is in.

lor in-laitre. there are txxo edition of The Pickwick Paper. One i the original edition. iued in separate parts in printed wrapper. If you find a copy, it's worth between $2.1.000 and Now.

the second edition i a rebound volume of the original. It's worth only about S2.i to Hardly a fortune, but a nice find. If you haxe any old books, check the edition, title and author, our librarian will probably haxe a list of rare books which are considered valuable. Watch for lirl editions. If the author ha become famous iuce hi book was puhlMirir.

you ran be pretty sure it's worth something, Next lime von clean out your basement or atlic. give a second look at those old books Thev inav be xour fortune. Bid Ask Bid 1st Natl Bk of Mas 30 1st Natl Bk of Orrvilla 4Vi Harter Bk Tst 50 Harter Notes PAR Natl City Bk Cleva 52 Old Phocn Natl Bk 50 Peoples-Merch Tst 70 1 Portage Natl Bk 70 'jnd Natl Bk Ray Soc Corp 70Vi Twinsburg Bk Co '3 Union Com Natl Bk 70 1 Wayne Co Natl Bk 95 I can promise tnis occausc i navo done this with other Americans. This is not an advertising claim. Kdar Allan I'oe is another manu al name to hook cnllcrlor.

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