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Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03

We USED to have men on the
switchboardS, but they kept getting
into so much trouble that we had
to replace them
Manufactured Product
Clough SideStepped the comment
that perhaps a woman's voice was
more soothing to irate customers
but did disclose that those dulcet
tones mixed with crisp efficiency
of I'm ringing them!" or I'm sor-
ry. the phone has been discon-
nected!" are as manufactured as
an Oxford accent in Hollywood.
Mrs Freda Fleming. chief oper-
ator whose own tones are a model
OF how the we'll modulated operator
will say Number Please?" declared
that applicants voices are among
the first points studied.
The practice now is to get away
from the exaggerated ny-een and
thrrrrreeeee and fy-eeeve and cul-
tivate natural speaking voice that
IS clear she said.
During the four to five weeks
special tanning an operator must
undergo. she is taught the series
of trick phrases that you hear over
the phone every day. There is a
serious purpose behind each, for
they are designed to save time, on
the theory that these sentences
are the shortest way of stating
the problem.
Saving Time
Not long ago We abandoned the
method of having operators repeat
TO subscribers and the
saving in time was almost so per
cent" Mrs. Fleming said. Now.
when the operator is sure she has
heard correctly she merely plugs
in on the number wanted and goes
on to the next call"
Clough looked at Mrs. Fleming
and Mrs. Fleming looked at Clough
and they both smiled when asked
point blank:
do operators listen in on phone
Clough answered:
.Yes and no. Particularly on long
distance calls operators cut in
from time to time TO see that the
connection is good. but seldom do
they actually pay attention to the
itself. SO many con-
versations are going on at once that
an operator has neither the time
nor the inclination"
Mrs Fleming added:
If all an operator had to do was
we wouldn't need the
The remark. mixed with
a pale Swiss stare. terminated that
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Rebel Offensive
In Final Phase

HENDAYE. FRENCH SPANISH
FRONTIER, Nov. 3. CUP)-Span-
ish Insurgent armies reported
smashing advances today an d
claimed that the four month cam
paign on the Ebro front had enter
ed its final phase
The Nationalist headquarters ad-
vices said a steady forward drive
by their troops, led by airplaneS
which the Loyalists described as
German and Italian craft, had pen
etrated the government defenses
to within mile CT the river Ebro.
Almost 1000 prisoners we're taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
New White Tomato
Strain DeveIoped

SAN JOSE, Calf, Nov23. CUP)-
DR.. Jonas Clark. 85 year old Gilroy
physician and farmer. today dis
closed he had developed white
tomato after eight years of expert
mentation.
DR.. Clark described the tomato
as absolutely white. about the
same shape as the ordinary tomato,
but much sWeeter."
He predicted commercial use
of the tomato, which he produced
by saving and replanting seeds
from one particular vine of yellow
tomatoes that were unusually light
In color.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03

line OF questioning.
AS a general rule the FL Centre
offices rush comes between 9 and
II in the morning and between 4
and in the afternoon. The morn
ing rush probably is because Of
business calls and the afternoon
hour is when John Businessman
calls the little wife and reveals II
can't be home for dinner"
Schedules Change
To meet the varying demand, the
phone girls schedule is constantly
fluctuating. Careful account is kept
on the time of greatest business,
so that the size of the force is in
proportion.
1t is amazing how matter of fact
and impersonal the phone girls
appear as they nimbly flip the
cords that connect subscribers with
their numbers. An emergency call
comes in! A womans shrill voice
pleads for a doctor! Does the oper-
ator change expression, snap out
the who, what. when, where"
questions? Does her voice tremble
with excitement? Not a bit of it.
AS coolly as though she said Pass
the sugar" she connects the call to
the police department and picks
up the next call.
In the girls locker and lounge
room back of the exchange, an
eavesdropper probably would hear
a conversation something like this:
Say, Mary, why don't you CA
your date with that bum. Tell him
you're BY, LK someone else and
join us?'
20. K, but I don't know AY else.
If you locate a date for me I'll
be VIII, but don't get that last
guy again, he's always trying to
get Cd. If you get him I'll be CT
for sure"
(TranSlation: CA, cancel; BY,
busy; LK, look for; AY, anyone;
VIII, available; Cd, out of order;
CT, can't be found0 The abbrevia-
tions, all designed to speed service,
become so second nature to the
girls that they even use them in
everyday speech.
Information
Remember that soft voice than
answers Information" with the
slight infection of Interrogation
at the end? That is Mrs. Ben Keller
man. The information she gives is
everything from phone numbers to
how much it costs to call that little
blonde you met in Timbuctoo. If
you asked her how much three
minute call would be to London
she would say:
PITS or $3.50 at night and on
It's the same for Paris"
In case you have $5l.75 simply
burning hole in your pocket you
might try calling Australia. That's
the most expensive three minute
call you can make.
Ever had to price call to
Greenland, Mrs. Kellerman?"
"No, the best we ever had was
switzerland. but if you want to
ak to an Eskimo, We could prob
3bly arrange it" The reporter didn't.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Campaign Fund Committee Uncovers
Illegal Registration in NJ
County: Democrats Face Charge

will not be In accordance with the
provisions of the law in that state
III connection with the Ohio SEN
atorial campaign. the committee alb
solved Robert A. Taft, Republican,
of charges that he spent more than
he reported. 1t said that Robert
]. Buckley Democratic incumbent,
charged with accepting contribu-
tons from about so federal en-
ployeS. was covered by its general
statement holding donations by
government workers to be illegal.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Cops Battle d by
Straw Gravestone

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. B.
up - Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson
called police to ask them to do
something about the gravestone left
on her porch Halloween night. The
police looked it over. posed for news
pictures beside it, and left it there
1t weighs IT'S pounds. 1t is en-
scribed Luiville Upton Hays, died
1894
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Fire Department
Boasts Perfect
October Record

FL Centre firemen during Octo-
Der reported almost a perfect rec
ord, with no fire loss within the
city limits and only seven fire
alarms. of which four were false.
Two residential fire runs were
made and one business, with prop
erty involved valued at $4,000.
Thirty seven inspections were made
Business for the fire department
was almost as slow during October
of 1897. At that time seven calls
were answered. for a total fire
loss of SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Frost Predicter
Back at Work

Woodrow Jacobs, meteorologist in
charge of the fruit-frost service in
Imperial Valley. returned this week
to resume his work here.
During the summer he was sta
toned at LaJolla where he did
research work at Scripps Institute.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Dentist Sued For
Extracting Bridge

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3. (UP)-
Florence M. Robinson, film extra,
sought $4,000 damages today from
DR.. Spencer Muir Crump, a dentist,
whom she charged yanked out her
bridgework. dropped her network
of molars into a drawer in his
office, and forcibly elected her be-
cause she refused to pay balance
of 500 owed on the dental work.
Because of the dentists action,
she charged, she was forced to SUBJ
sist on liquids over long period.
DR.. Crump denied her chrages.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Loathins Valued
At LARGE Amount

CLEVELAND, Nov. 3. (UP)-I. v.
Rcsenman today valued at $3.50 the
"loathing and disgust" he asserted
ly suffered when, he said, he
squeezed TO death a mouse that
ran up his pants leg while he sat
in theater. He said he also lost
sleep that night and had to throw
away a $25 suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Six Murphys GetSchoIarships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 3.
UP)-SiX Harvard students named
Murphy today received annual
scholarships, totaling $24OO, donated
in 1916 by William Stanislaus Muir
phy for the collegiate education
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03

Of men Of the name OF MURPHY.
Murphy, class of 1885, stipulated
that the awards 60 only to students
of high scholastic standing. John
c. Murphy, Benicia, Calf, was one
Of the recipients.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Intent to Kill?
No! Just to Scare

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3. tUP)-
Harriet Brown, 26, Negress, dis
agreed with police today when she
was charged with shooting with in
tent 10 kill Bud Brown, a bar
tender. Il wasn't shooting with
intent to kill she said, Il was
shooting with intent to scare"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03

SAN1 y ON a NiAtAAlN1'
That's why when YOU raise a
telephone receiver a woman'S voice
answers with: "Operator?' The
men. somehow. were too belligerent.
Charles Cloueh. district manager
for the Southern California Tele-
phone company that serves 1mpe-
rial Valley, explained Wednesday.
This is one job that is a mans
Job in degree but a woman's job
by right of conquest" he chuckled.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Football
PLAYER Improves

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 3. up
Thomas McCandless. partially par
alyzed from football injuries re-
ceived in a game between Nc
Clatchy High of Sacramento and
Stockton High. was reported slight
ly improved today. The youths
mother made dramatic air flight
from Honolulu to reach the bedside
OF her son two weeks ago. 5r,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03

SELL farm produce through
BARGAINS by the score in
Post-Press Want Ads,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
Aliens, Fearing Death in Germany
If Deported, Freed Temporarily

Germany. They said they feared
the headman's axe If they were re-
turned. and begged that they be
deported to some other country.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-03
It's Mans JOB But ONLY
The Gals Can Qualify For
Positions on Hello Board

y on gave me the wrong number
Nuts | gave you what you asked for
Say that again and I'll fill your eye up"
I'll you at Groggins saloon in five minutes and
Evening star., 1938-09-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK: Sept. 10 LP,.-Esss, 10.sas:
iryesYlar Mixed rs e9lors special packs
onds 24-"4l2; mediums. o3i2; dirties. No.
l. 2:}; average checks. 1921; refrigerator
specials; a.s,5s S6.-sa standards 1854; nrsts
Whites. resale Of premium marks, asia
A; nearby and Midwestern, premium marks.
We western, exchange Standards. Standards ''r 30: nearly
fancy mediums. 30 2-36: nearby and West
ern. heavier 2ullets to exchange mediums.
Midwestern refriserator, specials, 2Sia 80;
standards, 21l7-3S: firsts .6-@6l2
Browns: extra fancy a6i3.41; nearby
Western standards IS; nearby. exchange
mediums, -.
Buzz Bufsst. eggs; s6s q as7; steady. Creamery,
score; s. 5sszsas!t; .tss atrssss 'ss-s), s5fs-ss;
Cheese 3o5.67I;, nrmer. State, whole
milk flats, held, 1887, 1921; fresh, fancy.
Flour steady; spring patents. 4.so-s5:
Rye flour steady: fancy patents 1855.
:, Rye spot, hrm No. Western elf. New
Barley frm1a No. 2, domestic elf. New
:, Pork steady; export, mess, 25.s71a; FAM
Lard Arm: Middle West. s6O-7O
, Talloww steady; special loose, SIS; extra
Greases steady; yellow and choice house.
Hay steadyh No. l.. 1900; No ?. 1900
1900; No. 3, 12.OO-13.OO: sample. 9.O0-
1000.
Shraw steady; No. l. rye. 1s.OO-1a,OO
Beans steady; new marrow. 4.S5-5.00:
pea. 3.15; (old). red kidney. 3.15.
, Hops 3o,- steady; Pacific Coast 1885, 25-
Evaporated apples steady: choice. 7A-h.
Prunes steady; California. t30-4Os). 5is:
Oregon l3O-4Os), ~. Apricots steady;
choice. 13: extra choice. IA; fancy. nomi-
nal, Peaches steady choice. 1s4-7s; extra
choice. S-s14; fancy. sas-94 .Raisins steady;
loose Muscatels, nominal: choice to fancy,
seeded. 6A-7; seeldess. 5-5A. Figs steady:
California, fancy, black mission 6a4 Adri-
aug SEW 1aney yoRk sept' aoo'1i 10 3%MDressed
poultry irregular. Fresh: Boxes, chickens.
1924. Fowl. 36-42 pounds. 1920; As
"a pounds. 1923: 5000 pounds, 1924.
Old ROSTERS. l4ha-I7; turkeys. North
western spring. boxes and barrels. 1888;
Frozen: Boxes. chickens, broilers; 10
2s: turkeys, Northwestern boxes and bar
live poultry, by freight slow. Broiers.
Rocks. 10: colored and Leghorn, 16. Fowl.
colored. 23; Leghorn. 15. Turkeys hen. 80.
BY express weak. Chickens. Rocks: IS
10: broilers. Rocks. 1922 crosse& 15-2O;
some. 81; colored. 16; Reds: 1s; Leghorn,
horn. hoi isi5; few few 1917. o' Old roostsrs
1914. Ducks. Is.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
NEW PICKPROOF LOCK
TOGO INTO PRODUCTION
specisl Dispatch to The Star.

Specfj p1spatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-segal Lock
& Hardware Co. will 60 on pro-
duction schedule which will enable
the company to manufacture l,O0O,-
600 pick-proof lock cylinders during
the next II months, Louis Segal,
president, announced yesterday. The
cylinder which has been approved for
its non-pickable character by Under
writer's Laboratories, Inc. will be
fooled at the company's plant at Nor
walk, Conn.
THE response to our newspaper
advertising from hardware dealers
throughout the country has been suf-
f1cient to justify production sched-
ule well in excess of 10000 Segal
plck-proof cylinders a month for the
next year." Mr.. Segal said. Dealer
inquiries indicate that the widest de-
mand for the new cylinder is from
tenants in apartments and private
dwellings as protection against sneak
thieves and burglars. The new CYL
inder is also meeting a long-felt need
for pick-proof lock in the automo-
bile field"
The device, which is the patent of
former detective in the New York
Police Department. is adaptable to
any standard cylinder lock and is also
manufactured by the company as a
complete Segan non-pickable lock.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

seipts s resulted r r. higher hog prices 70.
By indleations Of less satsfsctory tory consumer % ]
demand at meat counters.
HOGS ruled strong to 10 cents higher
than Saturday. The supply Of 10000 head
nok os ssoxed os5aS OF
san,s as,ln,ss 70 s$'s cents lowest in about
Best finished cattle continued to at
tract steady prices but medium to good
some cases The Supply Of estfe wa a
larger than expected and consisted of
large large pe1eentage re- Of western srassers being
Steer top was si5.35. A' ' D''"'
Despite rather meager supplies. sprins
amss ss me, met, with p09T demsnd I9sins
. SUnitea States Department Of Asricul.
rect; barely active. strong to 10 higher
tbace than Fiday top sa6 good 70
heavier, butchers scarce: extreme WEIGHTS
s.75,a a;oo;; good light packing sovs large.
E.goe s.@o' medium weights and heavies.
Cattle; 10000; calves, $500; strictly
granted steers and long yearllnss fully
light year rliiss including iieht at hsfers eli fsId and
mixed oferlnss; medium to good grade
1895; several loads 124o-l3.25: best
helfers. 90; about 5000 Western grass
ers in crop but stocker and feeder supply
hrm; WeStern-bred stock calves up to 9 so;
most stcckers and feeder steers 175-9 90:
sizable supply; slow at 700 down to q. 90:
gutter grade cows scarce, fully steady at
225 down to 400: bulls strong up to
to 800: few selects 11.5O
Sheep. 5000 including $500 direct;
spring lambs very slow. 1925 lower: TOP.
,7s5 on sorted natives to small killers:
bulk other offerings, including Westerns,
40 downward; sheep steady to easier;
kinds. 1.75 N
Evening star., 1938-09-19
WHEAT MARKET
REMAINS J|TTERY
Burdensome Domestic Crop
Appears Discounted in
Recent Action.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Sept. 19-Recent action
in wheat markets suggests the burden
some domestic supplies are largely dis
counted in current prices, says the
United Business Service in its latest
weekly report. However, major forces
bearing on the market are still con-
flicting.
The first official Canadian crop es-
innate confirmed expectations Of a
large exportable surplus which will
increase the difficulties Of shipping
out domestic grain. At the same time,
Russian and Danubian wheat is re-
ported moving in much heavier vol
ume than a year ago. Buyers have
been kept jittery recently by the ten
sion over the Czechoslovakian crisis.
War in Europe would bring higher
wheat prices, and while indications
are that Germany is not yet ready,
continued preparation for war will
probably stimulate speculative and
foreign purchases in this country.
As the harvest period ends, a grad
ual withdrawal of hedges against grain
moving to consumers should exert
lifting force on the market. SINH
larly, the determination OF the Gov
ernment to export 100 million bushels
should have at least temporary boil
stering effect even If it proves neces-
sary to increase subsidies somewhat
further. Thus, on balance, it would
seem that somewhat higher wheat
prices are likely this fall.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10 .DP.-Major Eu-
ropean currencies turned upward today
as the foreign exchange market saw hopes
the latest Anglo-French deal would settle
the Czechoslovak crisis for the time being
The pound gained 81 Of cent in quiet
dealings and the French franc .OOl. OF
cent. The belga resisted the main trend
with loss Of .O2 Of cent. The guilder
gained .0s Of = cent and the Swiss franc
.O3 OF Q cent.
Noon rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
great Britain, 4S0A; 60-day bills .79aa;
New York in Montreal, 100 .56H; Belgium,
1888; Czechosloyakia, 3.45: Denmark.
many. io.o3; Benevolent. 1886; travel
1890: Greece. .ssHa; Hungary. 10 s5; Italy.
5:Ssa; 5Ssaa; NYusoslavis. "a; Netherlsnds:
Portuguei. 4,sSs.: Rumania. rs; spain un.
quoted; Sweden, 24.77; Switzerland. 225s;
Mexico City. 20.15n; Japan, 2s.O3; Hone
Kong, 5000: shanghei. 17.e5.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
INDEX OF COMMODITIES
ADVANCES DURING WEEK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUBURNDALE, Mass, Sept. 10
The weekly index Of IA individual
classifications, compiled by the McGill
Commodity Service of Auburndale,
Mass. registered a gain during the
second week ending in September. The
war scare holds the spotlight and
forcefully affected agricultural prod
ucts and war materials such as non
ferrous metals. and hides and leather
A check-up reveals that out OF IA
individual classifications six increased.
three declined, while five remained un-
changed.
The Industrial Index held fairly
steady, although fractionally lower
than the previous week. 1t was pri-
marily attributable to lower prices for
lumber in the building materials index.
while flne textiles also recorded weak
ness
Agricultural prices advanced on a
broad front under the leadership of
grains.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
10 Low-Yield Bonds
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Ref1ecting a
belief in Wall Street that Anglo
agreement on partition of Czechoslo-
vakia would avert a general European
war, the bond market improved on a
wide front today.
Central European issues were still
somewhat irregular and showed the
results of uncertainty. but the rest of
the list was filled with gains of to 2
points and U. S. Governments were
firm.
Berlin City Electric 612s were off
around points and Prague 7l2s lost
a similar amount. Czech government
Issues. on the contrary, were stronger.
Railroad liens shared we'll in the
advance. Around a point or more
higher were Illinois Central 43.s, New
York Central SIS. Nickel Plate A. IS.
Southern Railway As and Union Pacific
3l2s of II. Fractional gamers in
cluded Santa Fe Is of '95. Baltimore g.
Ohio convertible 4i2s and Erie SIS of
rs.
Among the industrialS. Bethlehem
Steel 4i4s and 3@4s gained fractionally.
Utilities showed numerous stable
gains, including American Telephone
BIAS of '66, International Telephane SIS,
Pacific Telephone 3i2s of '66 and West
ern Union IS of go
Evening star., 1938-09-19
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 H,.-Poutry, live
Up 1912; under = pounds: Il =; Leghorn
outh and White Rock, II: Leghorn chick
ems, ~ springs. colored II Plymouth
and White Rock. 1t; bareback chickens 10,
roosters. 1872: Leehorn roosters. l3; turkey
hens. 20: old toms. 10; young is; No :
turkeys. IA; ducks. 4i2 pounds up. white
and colored, 15i2; small. 10; OLD geese. L.;
Butter-1,1so465; steady Creamery
25ls: extra frsts t90-9D. 25-35is; frsts
(ss-s9, 23-2394 seconds ts4-s7ia). IL
21la; standards go. centralized carlots).
Bsgs-561O; steady. Fresh-eraded
extra frsts. local, ,345.; cars, 251s; iirsts.
local. "a cars, 24l2; current receipts, 23.
UNITED States Department of Agricul-
ture) Potatoes 200, on track 800, total
U. 8. shipments Saturday. 672; Sunday,
"a: Wisconsin cobblers slightly stronger:
other stock steady: supplies rather liberal.
demand good; sacked per hundredweight,
Idaho Russet Burbanks, U. s. No. /. 1.5O-
50: Bliss Triumphs,. y. S. No, l. 140-45:
Wisconsin Round Whites, U. s. No. /,
Y. s. No. /. 95-1 .0O:- SIS to 90 per cent
.: s: No. l, mostly 95; Early ohios, 80
6ssf cent Y; s. No. ! and U. S.; No. /,
sosl 90: cobblers: 80 per cent U. s. NO. l
ssno peter 95-97A: Minnesota Cobblers.
% 70 30 per cent U. S. No. /, 90-97la.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
U. S. DOLLAR DECLINES
IN TERMS OF STERLING

e, the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 19-The United
States dollar declined y cent in terms
of sterling in the foreign exchange
market today. Final quotation for
the unit was 480as to the pound COM
pared with sterling at 4.79ss in New
York over the week end.
Paris Quotations.
PARIS, Sept. 19 (P)-Final quota
ton for the United States dollar was
37.l5 francs (2.692 cents to the france
in foreign currency dealings today.
In comparison the franc was 1881
cents in New York over the week end.
Exchange on London, 1882.
Principal rente issues in the Bourse:
3 per cent, 1886 francs: 4las "a"
1885; 4l2s, 1887, 1000.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
WESTERN ELECTRIC co.
PLANS FOR OPEN HOUSE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept, le-Ths public
is to be given an opportunity to wit
ness the manufacture of telephone
cable, cords and wire from the raw
material to the finished product when
the Point Breeze Works of the West
ern Electric Co. is thrown open for
the public from October II to 81.
1t is said that it will be Baltimore S
first industrial open house" The pub
lie will be welcomed each night during
the event.
Comprehensive exhibits and displays
will be arranged. Among them will
be the Bell Telephone Laboratories
Voice Mirror" and continuous show
Ing OF the movie The Playground
That Went to Work" There will also
be special exhibits featuring safety
goggles, safety shoes and other phases
OF industrial safety.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
IMPROVEMENT is SEEN
FOR INDUSTRY IN FALL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics predicted yesterday that there
would be "a substantial improvement
in industrial activity. consumer in
comes and domestic demand for farm
products this fall."'
Developments during the past
month have removed nearly all doubts
regarding these trends, the economists
said. They called attention to a rise
in the index of industry production
and slight improvement in employ
ment and factory pay rolls"
Unfavorable developments noted
were "the weakness in commodity
prices and uncertainties in the for
eign situation"
Evening star., 1938-09-19
OUTPUT IN STEEL
WILL REACH AIS
Indicated Operating Rate Is
Highest Since Week of
November |.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19-Operations
In the steel industry for the current
week will advance points to 473 per
cent of capacity, compared with 45.3
per cent last week, the American Iron
and Steel Institute estimated today.
A month ago operations were at the
rate Of 42.8 per cent Of capacity, while
a year ago they were 76.1 per cent.
The indicated operating rate Is the
highest since the week of November l,
when 1t was 48.6 per cent. Since the
Labor Day week, marked by q usual
recession, operations have climbed
steadily.
While the steel industry is preparing
for heavy tonnage demands from the
automobile industry, the September
gains in output have been attributed
principally to the takings OF miscel-
laneous steel users.