Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, November 5, 1994                   TAG: 9411070025
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

IN BUSINESS

Four bankruptcies with business affiliations have been filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Western Virginia at Roanoke. All of them are personal bankruptcies listed by the court as businesses because they have commercial connections and could be of interest to business creditors and customers.

David G. St.Clair of Roanoke, doing business as Dave's Automotive, filed for liquidation, listing assets of $31,670 and liabilities of $47,446.

Paul Ball and Anna Ruth Ball of Jonesville filed for a wage-earner plan for repayment of debts, listing assets of $60,280 and liabilities of $56,257. Paul Ball operates L&A Trucking.

K. Robin Laing of Roanoke, who operates International Development Facilitation and Data Coordination of Blacksburg, filed for liquidation, with assets of $6,035 and liabilities of $32,135.

Brenda W. Orcutt of Roanoke, who said she was self-employed, listed assets of $13,096 and liabilities of $29,040. She is seeking liquidation.

-Staff report

Earnings ...

Crown American Realty Trust, Johnstown, Pa., operator of New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, reported third-quarter net income of $2.2 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenues of $28.7 million, compared with a year-earlier net loss of $1.9 million, equal to 7 cents per share, on revenues of $26.5 million. For the nine months, net income was $6.9 million, or 26 cents, on revenues of $86 million, against $4.3 million, or 16 cents, on revenues of $82.1 million.