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Evening star., 1940-09-17
Southern Governors
Seek Larger Share
Of Defense Plants
Committee Is Named TO
Droft Resolution to
National Commission
BY the Associated Press


DAUPH1N ISLAND. Ala, Sept
17.-Members of the Southern
Governors Conference prepared to
wind up their sessions today after
expressing dissatisfaction at the
number of defense industries being
located in Dixie.
Among the chief items of busi-
ness to come before the group today
was the appointment of a new
chairman. In many quarters it
was believed that Gov. Frank
M. Dixon would be selected to sue
ceed Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia.
Following discussion yesterday, a
committee was appointed to draft
resolution to the National De-
tense Commission on the placing of
defense industries in the South.
Named to the committee were
L. w. Chip Robert, conference
executive director and secretary of
the National Democratic Executive
Committee; Lytle Brown, to re-
present Tennessee; DR.. Frank A..
Graham. president of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. to represent
North Carolina; Donald Conner of
Alabama, and C. A. Collier of
Georgia.
Attending the conference yester-
day were Governors Dixon, Jones of
Louisiana, johnson of Mississippi.
Rivers, and Cone of Florida.
Sessions, dealing with possible
acquisition of defense industries.
freight rate equalization and a 10
year program for balanced Southern
economy, went long over schedule,
forcing abandonment of an after
noon fishing trip.
Gov, Rivers. in expressing a
need for more war industries in the
South. said other sections of the
country had been favored.
I'VE are taking the position"
Gov. Rivers said, that we will
promote no specific location in the
South for defense industries. We
are insisting, however, that the
defense council put new, vital in
dustries where the national defense
will be best served and the plants
most secure from attack"
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Greek Line Reopens
Trade Channel in
Mediterranean
Departures at New York
And Piroeus Are
Announced
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-War-
throttled trade routes into the
Mediterranean got a new lease on
life today with the announcement
by Garcia e. Diaz, shipping agents,
that the steamer Anghyra sailed
yesterday from New York for
Piraeus, Greece and Istanbul
Turkey, and the steamer Patrai left
Piraeus today for New York.
The vessels, sailing under the
Greek flag. are owned by the Greek
company, Hellenic Lines, Ltd.
Cargoes are fully navicerted.
A regular schedule of sailings
will be offered, the agents for the
Greek line said.
Departure of the vessels marked
the resumption of Mediterranean
trade interrupted in mid-June
When Italy entered the war sail
ings under the United States flag
were banned by the Neutrality Act.
War hazards induced other nations
to curtail activity.
On the eastbound voyage the
Anghyra carried general cargo
which included steel. automobiles,
cereals, beans, cocoa and cotton.
Westbound the Patrai will bring
such products as olive oil, tobacco,
Smyrna figs and raisins.
The war risk insurance rate on
the eastbound voyage was said to be
around Is per cent of the cargo's
value. In view of this, the agents
said. future cargoes probably would
be in the high-grade class; that Is.
merchandise on which shipping
costs are in relatively small proper
tion.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Stock Averages
30 IS IS 40
Indust. Rails. Util. stks.
60 Stock Range Since 1927:
By VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Selective
bidding was sufficient to give stocks
another mild rallying flip in TO-
days market.
Steels, motors, aircrafts. rails and
industrial specialties managed TO
tack on fractions to point or SO
despite scattered profit selling in the
last hour.
Slowdowns were plentiful through
out the proceedings. but intermit-
tent f1urries of activity put the days
transfers to around 400 000 shares
against less than 100000 yesterday.
Sentiment seemed bit more OPP
timistic, brokers said, as bulletins
told of bad Channel weather pos
sibly stemming the long-threat-
ened Nazi invasion of England.
At the same time, lack of any real
buying momentum was attributed
to the idea of manv that the final
chapter in the war story has yet p
be written and that an unforeseel
Hitler thrust might dampen market
spirits appreciably. Nothing much
new was discovered in the Churchill
speech to the House Of Common5.
but persistent German bombing Of
London and word that long-range
guns were about to shell the capital
tended to keep commission house
customers in a wary mood.
Domestic spending for defense. It
was said. remained as the principal
argument of those who contend this
pump primer" ultimately would
put new life. in industry
Among better share performers
were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Chrv-
sler. General Motors. Douglas Air
craft, United Aircraft, Sperry. Boz
ing, Great Northern, Santa Fe,
Westinghouse. General Electric. Du
Pont, Johns -Manville. U. S. Rubber,
International Harvester. Standard
Oil of N. j., Packard, Kennecott and
Phelps Dodge.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
KiIowatt Hour Sales
OF Pepco al New
High in August
Company Announces
1889 Per Cent Gain
Over Year Ago
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Sales of electricity by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. in the Dis
trict of Columbia in August were
not only the highest of any month
SO far in 1910 but were the best
for August on record, according to
reports from company officials.
Kilowatt hour sales totaled 1921
GAS, in comparison with 7l,537,673
in August, 1889, a sharp increase
of 7,790.272, or 1899 per cent.
Kilowatt hour sales in the first
eight months of 1910 also piled up
the best record for that period since
the company was organized. In
the eight months sales reached
564 4,58395 kilowatt hours. against
5l6,38l ,234 kilowatt hours in the
first eight months of 1899, notable
gain of 48,2o2.720 kilowatt hours.
Business improvement in WASH
ington so far this year is clearly
reflected in these records. as cleo
tricity sales are considered an un-
usually good barometer of COM
munity prosperity. KiloVatt hour
sales by months compare as fol-
lows with the same months in 1899:
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Construction Boosted
ByChemicuI Concerns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Construc-
ton contracts awarded on current
projects in the chemical process
industries total s67,l93,OOO, against
sl9,923, 900 year ago, according to
the September Chemical and Met
allurgical Engineering Magazine is
sued tooay.
Among the larger contracts were
a s25,000,000 powder plant at Rad
ford, Va, for the War Department,
an ammunition loading plant near
Ravenna. Ohio, for the War Depart
ment, estimated at s14.2l5, 900. and a
chemical plant near Port Robinson,
Ontario, for North American Cyan
imid. Ltd, estimated at $4,000 900.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
New Lincoln Models
To Be Seen Friday
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 17-Lin-
coin display rooms in key cities of
the United States will open Friday
for first public showings Of ls4l
models. Additional showings are
planned at other points as produc-
ton schedules increase, it was an
nounced.
Three separate series will COM
prise the new line-the Lincoln
Zephyr, a group of four models in
the medium price field; the Lin
coin Continental, with a six -passen-
ger coupe joining the cabriolet type,
and the new Lincoln custom series
in two long -wheelbase luxury mod
els, a limousine and an eight
passenger family sedan. Cars of all
three series will be powered with
V-type. 12-cylinder engine.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
| Buick Reveals
| Sharp Increase
| In Deliveries
By the Associated Press.

bY IIlt HssUoIattU FIess'
FLINT. Mich. Sept. 17-Buick
division of General Motors Corp.
announced today that its domestic
retail deliveries of new cars during
the first 10 days Of September num-
bered 1886 units, compared with
4,741 in the preceding 10 days and
with LIT in the corresponding
period year ago.
w. F. Hufstader, general sales
manager, announced that untitled
orders on hand increased to more
than $4,000 compared with 1888 on
September /, and 1870 on Septem-
Der 10, a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
New York Suoor

NEW YORK. Sept. II LR-rrad. .x-
pectations Of early action on the sugar
bill at WASHINGTON and better tone in
actuals steadied domestic futures today.
Midafternoon prices were unchanged IN .
higher January. III: March. 80
world futures were | point higher to l
March, n '-'
Operators purchased Philippines in Oc-
tober arrival position at go cents, total
ing approximately 1000 tons. Other
Philippines and Puerto Ricos were held at
go to 2.13 ~
Refined was UNCHANGED at 42O-35 and
Withdrawals were fair ~'N
Futures No. closed 1-3 higher. Sales,
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. Sept. II Brisk activity
best interest in print staples for spring
delivery. Prices were frm and UNCHANGED
The cotton goods market was strong
was considerable INQUIRY for goods for de-
livery next year. but mills declined dis
tant orders at current quotations
Government orders for defense purposes
continue to hold the spotlight in the
woolen goods trade
Silk trading was quiet and prices were
described as unsatisfactory.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
| Survey DiscIoses
Retail Gains
Over 1889
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-THE Ma
tional Credit Association said to.
day total sales of 1072S retail stores
in 81 cities of the United States
and Canada increased 7 per cent in
August over the same month of 1899.
The associations survey also
showed an average increase of 40
per cent in collections and a 7.3 per
cent advance in credit sales during
the month over year ago. These
increases were attributed to an i'm
provement in private employment
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Odd-Lot Dealings
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for September is:
l,139 purchases, involving 43 $50 shares;
l,7s0 sales, involving 40,932 shares. in
Guiding "a short sales involving $50
shares.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
London Tin Prices

,rLos LONDON, ,Sd, @ SEPT t.. 4 R-Tn ,,in price;
weeks, regaininF all Of yesterdays losses
In trading In. the Metal Exchange Spot
TN va: quoted f243 etd, f244 asked;
Evening star., 1940-09-17

Also extra or extras
eDeclared or paid so far this year.
citation Of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or frm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-09-17

Unit Of trading. 10 shares
In BANKRUPTCY recelverhip
sankluptcy ACT or securities
Rates OF dividend
ouarterl, or
Unless
included 1870 0 - eNA N'''uen0s ale oo'
Ex dividend xr Ex right. or extras Ac-
ovoepGs paid last Declared
Accumulated dividends declared this year VI 'oN
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
National Mortgage & Investment
pfd.-300 at f.
Mergenthaler Linotype-60 at 18.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Federal Lund Banks

NEW YORK. Sept. II OP.-Pederal Land
Rank hrpds. <~
Evening star., 1940-09-17
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS

MISCELLANEOUS.
Col Country c 1st 414s 1857 103
Ter RI 4 VIII c 1st A. 194S 100
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK Sept. II LP.-National As |
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
BuiIdinQ
Activity

Optimism was the keynote of El
Centre building men Saturday as
permits totaling STOPS were issued
during the week to boost the season.
al mark to Sl60,796 less that $1,000
below the record pace set in 1889
Most building contractors ant
materialmen interpreted the sudden
revival of building as meaning that
e. Centre would experience an
other minor spring boom" during
the months Of April. May and June
Four building material houses re-
ported several deals "on the fire a.
we'll as several applications for FILA
loan already in the bank, awaiting
cnly a final approval.
Two new homes were started in
the city during the past week, one
a S4500 job for M. o. King on 1867
He'll street. A. A. Kaiser is the
contractor. The second was started
for Jack Harrison on $50 He'll. The
c,rmit was issued for $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

field manager of the new relrlSeI-
ator organlzatlon. }. F Baker bus
mess manager. and Harry G. Hos
kinS plant manager, and their bus
mess is that of storing toodStuttS
for other people.
The three young businessmen,
who have opened their refrigerator
service in the 600 block on State
street. have constructed 48 lockers
for storage of meat, fruits and veg
etables. They expect TO make it
one thousand lockers before many
months have passed
The refrigerator unit. which
maintains a temperature OF zero
degrees, is the only one of its kind
west of the Rockies II is the only
refrigeration service plant which
you can enter TO deposit or with
draw your foodstuffS without being
forced to enter a cold room.
A delicatesSen shop has been in
stalled in the front of the build
ing. The new FL Centre business
men report it is the only complete
deliCateSSen IN the valley.
The lockers which were con-
Structed and engineered by the
owners. are 30 inches deep 20 inch
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

the cook can see that she doesn't
scowl while cooking a little of
this and that; especially if She
burns something)
All the cupboards and drawer
sections are steel. l vote for
them. They are perfectly sanitary
and a welcome change from the
ordinary wooden ones. The kitch-
en- is small so the cook will never
have to take unnecessary steps.
She can reach into the refrigerator
and. without taking a step. set it
on the stove or drain board. The
breakfast nook is large one Will.
the most comfortable leather up
holStered. circular bench 1 ever
Derched on. The sink. one of
those corner affairs with a window
and tile shelf above it. has a spray
gadget for laundering dishes.
The service porch, which dOu-
bleS as a Photographic darkroom
at times, has an annex. The
annex is n latticed-in place for
fixing flowers and plants. II
opens into the garden on one
side. into the service porch on
another side. and into a huge
storage closet on the other.
A regular garden enthusiasts
paradise.
Don't look now but there is set
Of open bookshelves and a reading
lamp over the you-know-what in
the bathroom
The bathroom is a tWo-room af-
fair The tub and the dressing
room occupy one room. The pull
man style lavatory with its cabinets
and enclosed drawer space matches
the general bathroom color scheme
black taupe and apricot. Diff
ferent again!!.
Their bedroom floor is covered
with the same fabric as the living
room but in dark blue. The man
of the house built the bed. It
resembles a Turkish divan. . Nc
posts. no sides, no foot. no head.
Built to rest flat on the floor
Blonde furniture is gorgeous against
the dark blue rug. For the sake
Of peace. Two closets. One
.or her and one for him.
There is a storage closet in the
hall that is big enough for once
Deep broad shelves for bedding and
extra pillows. d. . 1t is 50 big there
IS plenty of room for big cedar
chest to stand on the floor.
Toe bad we must leave. Per-
haps they will let us come back
again sometime. Let's not say
goodbye but leave something to
go back after later on. .
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
37,OOOR Residencesin 81 Years
Record of Pacific Homes System

81 were built during the past year.
Moody said.
Following his company's program
of progress. Moody has increased
his business until it has become one
of the leading concerns in home
construction in Imperial Valley.
Moody predicted an increased
building activity in Imperial Valley
during the remaining spring months
as applications for homes have in
creased tremendously during the
past two weeks. Moody is finishing
up construction of three new homes
at the present time, one for H. L..
Bush, another for H. L. Bush jr.,
both on Hamilton between Seventh
and Eighth streets and third for
James Fulton on Fifth and Hell
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
BUILDING SECTION
? Z { ? | n
Bu .H.4RGUERITE BROOKS

Be prepared for startling revelations Come with
for peek into a house individual and different
that il left gaSping QUILL gasp, too
Mr.. and Mrs J. Nichols ligginbotham worked a long
time plans their house Barbara Worth drive west
of FL Centre They studied the for four months
th.N could get the maximum amount of sunlight inside
lhe house in the winter and admit minimum amount in
the summer Their studies success That is
Why their house built at such strange angle in the
center of their 2l2 plot Unless the sun swings out
Of It's orbit they always will have much sunlight they
want in the house and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

eS wide and II inches high and will
accommodate 300 pounds of cut meat.
A pre- freezing unit is also in
cluded in the refrigerator unit, in
which a temperature of 25 degrees
below zero is maintained. The prod
uct to be stored is placed in the
pre-freezing unit until it is frozen
solid
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
One thousand homes a year

One thousand homes a year
That's the record of the Pacific
System Homes, Inc, which cele-
brated its 33rd anniversary Fri
day, according to Aubrey Moody,
Imperial Valley representative
Pacific System Homes has con-
structed $1,000 residences in its 80
year history, Moody said, and has
built itself from a one-man concern
into the largest single building con-
Germ on the Pacific coast.
Moody, who opened his offices in
FL Centre two years ago, has played
an important part in the building
boom Ell Centre has experienced in
that period.
More than 80 Pacific System
homes have been constructed in FL
Centre in the past two years and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

Halt while I vote the Higgin-
botham living room the best
have seen this year. They
bring the outside inside by open
ing up the doors on the north and
south sides of the big room.
Open the doors on the north and
their lvingroom becomes a part
Of one of the most beautiful back
Yards n town. A yard surround
ea by a SiX-foot board fence painted
i heavenly blue. A perfect back
sround for roses or any other flow
erS. Open the windows on the
oath and the livingroom becomes
iart OF the front yard with its
circular driveway and beds of desert
Verben1 ana lantana. . Open doors
on both sides. . The room is II by
- feet i'll extent and when the
doors are opened. =. . The whole
world IS added to il. Imagine a
desert moon lighting the scene.
The scents from the garden. The
f.r-ofI voice of a meadow lark
making just the house different.
They had to have the furniture
and furnishings different. They
made some of the things them
selves. That makes a house
home. Because the people who
live there become part of the
things they made.
No one in the world has
davenport like theirs. And
they can't get one. The man
of the house built it.
II is 9 regulation davenport set
within the encircling arms of a
frame of wood followed out to re-
Ceiye il The wood. antiqueG
ana polished. forms a great. broad
table back Of the davenport and a
pace wide enough for books or ash
trays beside each davenport arm.
The sides and back of the wooden
frame are sheathed in bamboo.
Turn the blue upholstered daven-
nort toward the windows and the
interest centers in front Of the
windows. Turn it around to face
the fireplace and the interest CEN
ters there
Even the floor covering is diff
ferent Paste: to the concrete
floor is soft pad of tan fabric
that silences every football. 1t
covers the whole floor. No
squeaking boards". No floors to
wax and polish.., And heavenly
quiet. 1t is the perfect back
ground for scatter rugs. 1t does
Mt detract from them.
/ Open bookshelyes above with
adjustable shelves to accommodate
books of different heights)
/ Enclosed shelves below. . In the
! other end of the room is a book
case made by the man of the
! house, It can be moved from
place to place as the fancy dictates
The walls and cathedral ceilins
Gre white plaster . The low fire
place is white also with an eX.
ceptionally low mantel shelf. :. The
whole room is made still more
attractive by little antiqued table!
here and there. e.
The dining room is in an alcovt
between the living room and kitch
en. A different corner cupboard
standing on the floor and cominE
only half way up the wall.
Prepare FOR another shock
The kitchen walls and ceiling art
plaster enameled dark blue. Th'
effect is startling. yet pleasing
Theirs Is the only dark blue kitchel
ever saw. 1t is relief aftel
al these pastels.
Over the range is round
mirror put there, l suppose, so
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28

The law of averages-will find you
& buyer if you are willing to take a
fifty tnousand-to-one chance and
sell IN the Classified Section!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
Frozen Assets Put
Money in Golfers
Of New Concern

Mention frozen assets to most businessmen and you
have scored direct hit to their spot but to Ell Cen
roS newest business the CBH refrigerator ser
vice. it means cash in the drawer
CRH before we go any further stands for T. D. Cherry,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
by PHIL JONES

see the ice-cube twins.
uicehlahd and Iceland. are
iaiaihS Il lot of international
tNenroWS. These twins are th,
iIislu heirs II DtnInark,
country that Recently became
""'S color ON last years
maps. Now the two islands
nave become orphans of IN,
storm, England is "mother-
ing Iceland and The United
states is looking for refri-
gerator clause in the Monroe
Doctrine so that we can take
Greenland in out If the cold.
cold world. The only flvers
landing on the islands now
are pelicans and sea -gulls-
England and the L. =. want
to keep ii that way.
To those Interested in dra-
ma. the Drama Workshop of
the Womens Ten Thousand
Club are staging another
Language" at the High school
Auditorium. next Friday, May
3rd. | am sure you Will conSi-
der ii an evening we'll spent.
if you attend.
FDr reliable water equip
mcnt, built to meet NOur iEdi-
Vidual pumping requirements,
see Phil Jones. Let me show
. you the new WcStCo water
Pump. tell you tn" reasons
why Westco gives outstand-
ing performance with trouble
free operation. It's rconomic-
al to own. See Phil Jones To-
day. Imperial Highway near
FL Centre. Phone 21l. Easy
Budget terms.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Corrosion Studied
In COOLING Systems

Corrosion of metals exposed to
conditioned air or spray water used
for cooking and dehumidifying is
problem now actively being studied,
according to A. E. Stacey, jr., New
York, chairman Of the American
Society of Heating and Ventilating
Engineers Committee on Research.
A report Of progress showing rel
ative resistance of several alloys
to corrosion when hung in an air
stream or when submerged in an
inhibited spray water is being pre-
pared by the Technical Advisory
Committee on Corrosion composed
OF A. R. Mumford, New York, chair
man; H. E. Adams, Norwalk, Conn !;
]. F. Barkley, Washington; L. F..
Collins, Detroit; w. H. Driscoll, New
York; T. j. Finnegan, New York:
w. z. Friend, New York; R. R.
Seeber, Houghton, Mich; F.. N.
Speller, Pittsburgh, and j. H. Walk
er, Detroit.
In addition, tests are being ar
ranged to study the protective power
OF several recently developed re-
slstant coatings. These coated
specimens will be exposed both to
the air and by submergence in the
spray water Of the same system that
was used for the uncoated metals.
Also duplicates will be similarly ex-
posed to a system which has had
the greatest difficulty from attack
on metal that is available and ac-
cessible to the committee.