PAGL TWELVE tHE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927 Sterling Products and United Drug Company Are to Amalgamate New York, No¥. 7 --0Omne of the biggest drug mergers in recent years is now in progress. The United Drug Company and Sterling Prod. | ucts, Ine., are making arrangements |i which would bring about a $145.- | 000,000 combination. The new com-~ pany, if the deal is completed, will | be known as the United Sterling Company. The merger plan is said to in. volve the issuance of three new common shares for cach share of United Drug common and two shares of new stock for each Ster- ling Products share. The 'market price of the two stocks indicated these terms today. United Drug clo- sed at 197% or off 2% points, while Sterling Products finished at 138%, or off 3% points Under present plans Louis K, Lig gett, president of the United Drug Ce., would become chairman of the board; A. H Diebold, treasurer of Sterling Products, probably would be president. The combined company would retain most of its principal executives. The merger would be effected through a holding comp- any, which would thereby leave vui ted Drug free to devote all its en- ergies to sales and merchandising and Sterling Products would 'wuav over all manufacturing activities The United Drug Company, with a capitalization of $110,000,000 has 33 subsidiaries making a diversified list of products which range from candy, cigars and drugs to perfume and rubber products. It operates 448 retail drug stores in this country, 26 ih Canada and controls about £00 stores in Great Britain. Sterling Products, Inc.,, with a capital of $35,000,000, is a holding company for eleven companies which make a variety of tablets dyes hair tonics and medical prepartions Some of its subsidiaries operate in England and Canada. CHEAPER MOTORING DEARER WALKING London, Nov. 7.--Cheaper motor- ing means dearer walking, says the British Home Secretary's Office, in a monthly review of prices in the British Isles. The change from met- al to leather bodies for automobiles ' has a tremendous effect on retail leather prices, In many cases the bo- dies are entirely constructed out of hard leather. This has sent the price of shoes and footwear in general up by 20 per cent. in recent months, : | TIME TABLES Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville BUS LINE WEEK DAY SCHEDULE Going West Leave Arrive Oshawa Arrive Whitby Hospital 7.05 a.m, 7.25 am, 1 8.10 a.m, 8.25 a.m, | 10.15 a.m, 11.00 a.m, 11.20 a.m, "1.30 am. "210pm. 1230pm, 1240p | 1.20 p.m, 2.00 p.m, 2,20 p.m, 2.25 p.m. 3.00 p.m, *4.10 p.m, 5.10 p.m. *6.15 p.m, 7.40 p.m. *9,10 p.m. 10.10 p.m, 11.30 p.m, Going East Leave Leave Le Hospital Whitby 6.30 a.m, 7.30 a.m, 8.30 a.m, Leave Bowman, 6.15 a.m, 7.20 a.m, 3.20 p.m, 4.35 p.m, 6.45 p.m, 9.40 p.m. 4.20 p.m, 5,40 p.m. 7.00 p.m, *8.35 p.m. 10.50 p.m, 1.00 p.m, 4.35 p.m, 6.45 p.m, 9.40 p.m, 9.50 p.m. 10.10 p.m, 11.00 p.m. 11.30 p.m, Time marked * are through busses to Whitby Hospital SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ing West Leave Leave Bowmanville Oshawa 10.00 a.m. 10.40 a.m, 12,25 p.m, 1,00 p.m. 2.25 p.m, 3.00 p.m, 4.20 p.m, 6.20 p.m, 8.20 p.m. 10.20 p.m. Going East Leave Leave 'Whitby Oshawa 11.00 a.m. 11.20 am, 1,30 p.m, 1.45 p.m. 3.30 p.m, Arr. 3.45 p.m, 4.45 p.m, 5.00 p.m. 6.45 p.m, 7.00 p.m, 8.45 p.m. 9.00 p.m. 10.45 p.m. 11.10 p.m. J] Special Busses For All Occasions Reasonable. Rates and Careful Drivers T. A. GARTON, PROPRIETOR Bowmany| Phone 412 Oshawa Waiting Room--10° Prince Street Phone 2283 5.45 p.m, 07.45 p.m. 9.45 p.m. 8.40 p.m, 10.40 p.m, : ily. 13 gd 4 except Sunday, .32 p.m.--Daily except Sunday. .54 p.m,--Daily except Sunday. .42 p.m.--Daily. 09 p.m.--Daily. 12.09 p.m.--Daily, 12.25 a.m,--Daily. Westbound Traine .44 a.m, --Daily, .45 a.m.--Daily, .28 a.m.--Daily, . am~Dafly, .58 a.m.--Daily except Susday. n.m.--Daily Sunday. 14 p.m.--Sunday i 27 p.m.--Daily except Sunday. p.m.--Daily. 8.45 p.m. --Daily except Sunday. C.. P. R. TIME TABLE Eastbound 12.09 a.m.- -Daily. ¢ Westbound Traine anh a.m, 0 840 am. --Daily except Sunday. AISA TEE ®/\ BAVA 54 v= SELECTION of BEST STRIPS for TIMES READERS ELLA CINDERS -- Here's the Explanatio ST Sly RE Ge Sp Na Spo © MOEN UIE ats WHEN 1 FOUND "ou IN THE PARIC. Oh THE BENCH, 1 ASKED HERE TO JUDGE FOR. FOR 1 THIN, ARE TO BE THE HEROINE DERFUL. STOR: YOURSELF OF A, WON By Bill Conselman and Charlie Plumb 20 4 fl ill U.S. Pat. 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