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Evening star., 1940-05-16
U. 5. Steel Corp. Broadens
EMPLOYEES Pension Plan
BY the Associated Press.

oS tuc ASSOCl2teO FEcSo.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The United
States Steel Corp. has broadened its
employees pension system through
establishment of a new contributory
plan for employees earning more than
$1,000 year, Benjamin F. Fairless,
president. announced today.
Approximately II 900 workers are
eligible for participation in the plan
which provides for retirement pen
sions with respect to service after
1889.
Employees will contribute 3 per
cent of their earnings in excess of
$1,000, or in excess of $500 in the
case of those employed on the
corporations railroad properties.
Contribution of the steel corpora
ton and it's subsidiaries, said the
announcement, will be in varying
amounts, which it is expected will
be substantially in excess of the
contributions Of participating en-
ployes, as may be required to cover
the cost of the plan"
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Bituminous Output
OFF Slightly in Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete car loading reports
from the railroads. estimates btu
minous coal production in the
United States for the week ended
May II as approximately 7,950,000
net tons. Production for the cor
responding week: 1899, 100000
tons (strike in Appalachian field !;
1898, 5,023 900 tons. Percentage of
increase: 1899, 638.8; 1888, 58.3.
The report of the Bituminous
Coal Division of the Department of
the Interior shows production of
1888, 600 tons for the week ended
April q, and 8,035 900 for the week
ended May 4, 1910.
Production calendar year to May
IL: 1910, 165, 1863, 900 tons (subject
to revision); corresponding period
1889, 118,778,000 tons; increase. 39.2
per cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Five Months Supply
OF Crude Rubber
Held in u. s.
increased Movement
Of Staple Evident
Since Wur's Sturt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l6.-Enougt
crude rubber to supply the United
States needs for just about five
months was In domestic warehouse.
and en- route to America by shir
at the end Of April, the Rubber
Manufacturers Association reported
today. The estimate was based or
the present normal rate of consump.
ton.
Nearly one-half the worlds rub.
ber supply, mostly sold to this coun.
try, comes from the Netherlands
East Indies. The major portion OF
the remainder originates in British
possessions in the Far East. So fal
the inflow has continued with little
difaculty.
The heavier movement Of the
staple since the outbreak Of war
was evident in the associations fig
ures showing 102 ,557 long tons afloat
for United States ports, compared
with 1859 at the end of March
and only 57918 at the end OF April
1899.
Domestic stocks were estimated at
162, ,282 long tons, compared with
142,414 the previous month and with
188,074 year ago.
April consumption by United
States manufacturers was put at
50,103, against 50,192 in March and
As ,268 in April, 1899.
April imports, totaling 70,699 tons
were more than double the April
1899, imports of 32,031.
Rubber authorities said manufac-
turers during the war period have
sought to expand their inventories
as much as possible without running
the price up too high. The latest
domestic stocks included 6,106 tons
acquired by the United States Gov
ernment in the cotton rubber barter
deal with England.
The rubber trade, it was said
considered five or six months re.
serve normal" until the depres.
sion, when lack of consumption
caused reserves to pile up.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Fire Insurance Firm
Reflects Directors
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING. Md. May 49,
j. David Bale, Thomas D. Grifhth,
John A. Jones and Samuel Riggs
of Rockville were reelected direc-
tors OF the Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. of Montgomery County at the
annual meeting Of the members
here. They were chosen for three
years. There are eight holdover
directors.
The directors reelected these
officers: Frank D. Leizear, presi-
dent; Allan Farguhar, secretary
treasurer; A. D. Farquhar, assistant
secretary; Rowan F. Erb and Henry
w. Becraft, clerks; Robert E. l..
Smith, jr., inspector.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
| u. S. Revenues
Climb Above
5 Billions
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Federal revenues crossed $1,000,
600 900 today.
With a month and a half of the
fiscal year yet to go. the Treasury
has collected 5000, ,726, 1896 and ex-
pected TO surpass the budgeted
s5, ,703, ,795 900. The month ahead is
one of the heavy tax collection
periods of the year, because second
quarterly installments on income
tax will be due June is.
Since last July !, however, the
Treasury has spent $8,276,575, ITO
causing a deficit of 1921, ,848, ,274
In the similar portion of the pre-
vious fiscal year the Treasury had
taken in $4,9l9 ,394,577 and spent
s7,936, ,274,085, with a deficit OF
$3,016, ,879, SOB.
Evening star., 1940-05-16

a Dig upSW1ng IN ore IOadingS,
combined with smaller gains in mis-
cellaneous freight, forest products
and coke, more than offset declines
In other classes of freight. Total
loadings rose contraseasonally to
the highest level of the year to date.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index Of loadings, based
on l92s-30 as 100, advanced to 72.5,
compared with 70.5 the previous
week and SIS year ago.
1910. 1889. 1888 1897, 1894 -3e.
Low e7.6 SIS 555.2 S2.5 $50
Evening star., 1940-05-16
l192e average equals 1905
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
COFFEE-Spot quiet. Santos No. 4,
g s. eiss sss s:s'ss "a
$500 bags, May, 5.52n: July. 5.62n;
September. s. .72n. Rio No. "A" futures
lnew). 1918 lower Sales, $50 bags: May,
3. ron: July. 3.72n; September, 3.72n.
ZINC-Futures closed 20 higher; sales,
&C. 900 pounds. July, 5.60b.
STRAITS T1N-Futures closed 50-95
higher: sales, 10000 pounds. June.
5O.75; July. 50.0Ob; December. 49.75n.
No sales in lead futures. :.
WOOL TOPSEFutures closed Is to 90
points higher. May, 90 .5b; July. Q55h;
October. 05.bb. Spot, standard tops. 1O2.6 3,
CRUDE RuBBER-Futures closed 1895
lower. Sales, No. / standard, 346 con-
tracts. July. 81 .65: September. 19. 90
20.10: December. 19.10-30. Smoked. ribbed
'pfs RAW II HTpEs-Futures nIas closed 5-15 lower.
Sales. 21.OS0,0OO pounds. june. 13O5h:
September, 1330-36: December. 1880.
Spot. No: light native cows. 1914 asked.
CoCOA-Futures closed unchanged to
lower. Sales, 3,015 tons. July, 5.52; Sep
temher. 5.57:. December, 6.66n.
RAW S1LK-Futures No. closed So
hfsher sales. $50 bales. june. 2.751s.
july. 2.72H August, 2.6sh.
b hid. a Nominal
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Extra Dividend Voted

CHICAGO, May Is tF.-Directors
of Flexible Shaft Co. today de-
clared an extra dividend OF Is cents
share on the capital stock in addi-
ton to the regular quarterly of 81,
both payable June 20 to stock of
record June 10. A similar extra
dividend was paid March 80 last.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Volumes Of Grocery
Manufacturers Gain
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Manufacturers sales of groceries in
March are estimated by the Com
merce Department at 81 per cent
more than sales in the similar month
last year.
Sales of wholesale grocers were
four-tenths OF l per cent less than
year ago, while sales of chain
retailers gained Ill per cent and
sales of independent retailers gained
is per cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Time Business Index
Unchanged in Week
BY the Associated Press.

6y TIC ASSOClate0 freSS.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Time Mag
azine's index Of business conditions
was unchanged last week at 93.4. A
year ago the index stood at 92.1.
The index. which is derived from
money and banking figures, reports
not on business volume, but on
changes in underlying conditions
likely to affect the volume Of busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Box Cars Ordered

NEW YORK, May IS N.-The
Great Northern Railway has or
dered 1000 box cars from Pullman
Standard Car Manufacturing Co.
and is putting out an inquiry for
1000 more, 1t was announced today.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
ATS Tons of Leud Sold

NEW YORK, May 16 R.-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported IT'S tons
OF Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at $4.85 per 100 pounds,
East. Louis; $50 tons at $5.05, New
York, and $50 tons at the New
York average.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Lumber Consumption
Slightly Above 1899
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Lumber Survey Committee of
the Commerce Department esti-
mates that lumber consumption in
the first half of 1910 will be per
cent larger than in the similar
period last year. No further in
crease in the third quarter of 1910
was anticipated, however.
Lumber stocks at mills were esti-
mated at 1865, 900 900 feet on April
l. or 570,000,0 900 feet more than on
the corresponding date last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Allegheny Corp. Nets
Profit of $67,621
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 16.-Alleghany
Corp, top holding company of the
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway sys-
tenn, reported today first-quarter
net profit of $67,621, against $780,
665 loss the same period last year
Total first-quarter income was
81 IA ,662. against $542 1868.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Rail Loss Revealed

DENVER, May Is Lp).-The Colo
RADIO IL Southern Railway Co. re-
ported today net loss after fixed
charges Of $3.50, 1891 for the year
ended December 81, 1889, compared
with net loss Of $981 ,054.15 for the
preceding year.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Metal Market

NEW YORK, May 10 H1,--Copper
.s stsadY slsst5e1ytis s.s sDSt rsnnessisus "a,
55s5: forward. 800, LEAD stssdy: @ HI spot. 81
Zine steady: Hast 81. f0uis, Ipof and for.
ward, SIS. Quicksilver, bO.OO.1 42 90.
rts iron. aluminium. anttmony. platinum.
unchanGed. 81
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Rail Loadings Show
III Per Cent Rise
From Year Ago
$50. .657-c Cor TotoI
2.3 Per Cent Above
Previous Week
~ the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Association Of American Rail-
roads reported today 680,65 cars Of
revenue freight were loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was an increase of 15,147
cars, or 2.3 per cent, compared with
the preceding week; an increase of
l26,013, or 1927 per cent, compared
with year ago, and an increase OF
1873 ,S49, or 256 per cent, compared
with 1898.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star., 1940-05-16
odd-Lot Dealings

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
purchases involving 487.O54 shares: 90
129 sales involving 600,294 shares, includ-
ing 154 short sales involving 4,63S shares.
Evening star., 1940-05-16

quot: furnished by National As
sociatiol. Securities dealers Tnc whirh
states they do not necessarily refiect act,ial
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices. and
by the sponsors or issuers.
mot quoted by sponsors or issuers
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Lanston Monotype-10 at 271a.
Capital Transit Co.'s at l3ss.
Washington Gas Light Co.-50 at
PAY.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. May 16.-The Associated
commodities today advanced to 1881.
Previous day, 1910; week ago, 1887;
month ago. 73. 80; year ago, &C. 81.
1910. 1889 1888. 1933-37.
High - 1929 1922 74.37 9s14
Low 71.S1 63.7s 1886 41.44
1Q2R average euualS 1(l00
Evening star., 1940-05-16

sEX dividend.
extra. { S14O0 extra paid december al
paid September 90. 1885 S So % paid II
81 90 extra paid January. 1910. $500
extra
Evening star., 1940-05-16

Approximate Soes OF Stocks on the ~ r. Stock Exchonos
ll:00 AN $4,000 1900 Noon -. 790OO
100 Pm. 100000 2:0OPM 4sO 600
Total Sales for the day 235OOO0
sUnt radins snares
In oankruptc, reorsanised under
BANKRUPTCY Act securities companies
Rates Of DIVIDEND IN the torescins annual dts
ourssmsns based on the last quarterly
included " " 1' ~ WV
xm dvdena 81 a flsnss Also extra or extras
Tar this year raysbe IN stock year Eash 81
Evening star., 1940-05-16
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, May 16 R.-NationaI As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
(Quotations aS Of 2 o'elock1
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, May 16 dP.-National As
ISOLATION Securities Dealers, Inc:
CLOSING quotations
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23

in the nation. He spoke Of the
roads, the schools, and the other
achievements which, he said. have
been gained under the administra-
ton of the democrats in this state.
Turning then to the national pic.
ture, the speaker asserted that
the democratic party was not flaw
less, but that what errors might
have been made. were errors Of
action and not errors Of inertia.
He pointed with pride to Presi.
dent Roosevelt's record since he
has occupied the White House. but
on the other hand said that the
republicans could not point to a
single notable achievement Of their
administrations from 1920 to 1888.
MI. Broughton said that Willkie
could not be even considered the
choice of his own party al nomi-
nee but was the nominee Of the
biggest power house Blitzkreig
which ever ran through a conven-
ton"
The governor.nominate laid at
the doors of the republican party
the present predicament in which
the country finds itself, largely
through its failure to cooperate
with President Wilson'S League Of
Nations plan. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
Motion Picture To Be
Shown At Art Museum

The technicolor movie depicting
the story Of a famous portrait
painter, Wayman Adams, will be
shown at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Wilmington Museum of Art.
The Wilmington Camera club Is
sponsoring the film, which shows
the process and technique used in
creating a portrait by a distin.
guished artist. William Patterson,
one of the members, will be in
charge.
A representative Of the Raleigh
art center will be present and will
be glad to answer any questions.
The public is invited to attend and
there will be no admission charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
GUARDS DUTY MAY
EXTEND BEYOND YEAR


should be amended to permit the
training of younger men and that
all voluntary training in the ma
tional guard should be discontin-
ued. In its place, he suggested
that the guard be kept up to
strength by increments of draftees
who complete their year of service
but desire to take advantage Of
the provision permitting them to
substitute two years of service in
the national guard for nine years
Of availability in an inactive re-
serve status.
Reckord told newsmen the con-
vention's resolutions committee
probably would make recommen-
dations on the subject at tomor,
rows session.
Other members said privately
they were as much perturbed as
Reckord about the future of the
guard, adding that unusually
strict" physical examinations to
which guard officers were being
subjected before ,duction into the
federal service had aroused a
great deal of criticism.
1--WE don't object to taking the
same examinations as the regular
army officers" n guard officer
declared, but we don't think we
should have to take a more rigid
test than we had to pass for ad-
mission to the World war army 20
years ago." /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
DAMAGE FROM SALT
WATER NOTED HERE
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Continued from Page One)
orators here, r planning to either
dig wells or go far enough up the
river for their fresh water.
Lloyd Croker, superintendent
of the Wilmington district of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad, said
last night that the railroad has
been forced to haul in water from
Castle Hayne for use in the yard
locomotive boilers.
He said that hauling the water
in 10, 000-gallon tanks, several
trips r made each day. On an
average the Coast Line uses about
300, 600 gallons of water daily.
Although the extent of damage
to the boilers from salt water is
not known as yet. Croker said
that ITS bound to damage flues
and the crown sheets in the loco
motive boilers"
All road engines, he said, have
been instructed to take on enough
water at the nearest station be-
fore coming into Wilmington.
Several persons in the city re-
portede that their water pipes in
their homes have burst since the
salt water flooded the city's mains.
Action on the water situation is
to be taken at today's
meeting of the city commissioners.
Monday Mayor Thomas E. Coop
er recommended that the water
from wells in the city be piped
the homes for use until the
water ceases to be brackish or
until some other arrangements can
be made. He also recommended
that a survey be made so that a
new and permanent fresh water
can be made.
Commissioner Of Public Works
James E. L. Wade has pointed out
that aid from the WPA can be re
ceived if a project is set up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
LIGHT NIGHT

LONDON, Oct. 20 Wednesday,
R-A dead gray haze and an alert
fighter squadron which routed a big
formation Of German warplanes over
the southeast coast combined last
night to save London from all but
mere "flea-bite attacks" and gave
the city one Of its lightest nights
since the beginning of the long air
siege.
The nightly alarm came just after
dusk and by midnight the all-clear
had sounded. It was but a brief
period of quiet, however, for in the
early morning the Nazis appeared
yet again to renew the assault.
Brief Raid
But this second raid lasted only
a brief time, and no bombs were
heard.
-Four Nazi planes were unofficially
reported to have been downed in the
great evening battle yer the Kentisf
| cliffs, but the night official commu'
nique mentioned only three destroyed
against British losses Of six.
The only detonations heard in thu
London area past midnight wer'
those of the anti.aircraft guns ant
the occasional explosion Of ligh
bombs. No big bombs fell.
The southeast coast engagement
involved more than a hundred planes
according to the estimates Of grount
watchers.
The attacking force included /:
formation Of German bombers es
corted by numerous Messerschmit
fighter-bombers, and was split quick
ly into many small and struggling
units which were declared to hav'
fled.
II watched them streaking back tt
France" said a witness. "The!
weren't in formation any more -
just going any way to get home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
BAPTIST MEETING
IS OPENED HERE
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Continued from Page One)
Mrs. Pinnix at the piano at the
opening session.
A report on religious literature
was presented by the Rev. j. o.
Walton of Wilmington, and a dis.
cussion on this subject was lead
bv DR.. John C. Slemp, of Raleigh,
editor of the Biblical Recorder.
Mrs. T. H. Boney gave a report
on the orphanage work of the as
ISOLATION and 1. c. Greer, superin-
tendent of the Baptist orphanage
at Townsville. discussed the sub
iect. The Rev. j. F. Brinson, of
Currie reported on the ministers
retirement plan aid the Rev. O. r.
Miller gave a report on missions,
both home and foreign.
A feature of the opening session
was an address on the "Coopera.
tive Program in the ",uthern Bap-
tist Conference" by the Rev. j. c.
Pipes, of Asheville.
The Rev. Herbert Strickland
read a report on hospitals and
the subject was discussed by DR..
Smith Haddaman, superintendent
Of the Baptist hospital at Winston
alem.
At last nights meeting at the
church a young peoples program
was presented with Arthur Bull
lard, director of young peoples
work in the association, in charge.
Today's meeting will open this
morning at $50 o'clock, with sew
raj other committee reports to
De heard.
The election of officers for the
association will feature today's
session, which will close about $3.50
o'clock.
The Rev. Joe Allard, pastor of
the Seagate church, is clerk of
the association. and the Rev. G..
W. Billiard is host pastor. The 40
churches in the association. which
embraces the counties Of New Han
over, Fender, Onslow and adjacent
counties, have a membership of
more than 1000. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
FAR PARKING LAWS
WILL Be ENFORCED
;o,tenant Davis Calls Atten.
t;on To Regulations For
Downtown Section

1.,,tenant John Davis Of the po.
traffic squad last night called
lotion of the general public to
Ling regulations in the downtown
p' '.;on and said, in view Of the many
Ssr,nlaints received, the law will be
c .'is,v enforced beginning today.
'g 1isnt. Davis cited the following
lIations, 60 minute parking on
rront. from Red Cross to Orange,
princess between Third and
rropt, Market from Third to Water,
cacond from Market to Grace, and
s.st side of Fourth from Market to
Princess.
20 minute parking east side of
Third from Princess to city hall
driveway only 10 minutes on either
eide of the %postoffice building, no
norsing in front of theatres from II
. m. until II p. m, parallel parking
n,sst side of Third between Chestnut
and Grace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
BRITISH PLANES
ATTACK HAMBURG
Continued from Page One)

it's beam end. A tramp steamer in
the outer harbor at Boulogne also
was said to have been hit.
During the day the channel theater
came alive yet again, in a violent
artillery duel between British and
German big guns loosed first by the
Nazis.
During this afternoon still another
assault on German shipping was re-
ported-this time the bombing by a
single British plane Of a Nazi cargo
vessel Of some 1000 tons off the
hook of Holland. A direct hit was
claimed.
Strong new hints came that a
great British effort-offensive rath-
er than merely counter-offensive-
was in preparation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
BROUCHTON TALKS
AT DEMOS RALLY
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B. Jones, an J.. w. Bum, Of Ra'
leigh, DR.. Ralph Mcdonald, Lieut.
Gov-Elect r. l.. Harris, State Sena.
tors J. H. Clark I'D D. M. String.
field, Of this district, Mayor Tom
Cooper, of Wilmington, Ralph
Gardner, state DC chairman
Dick Reynolds, national democra'
ic finance chairman, Mrs. P. P.
Mccain, state democratic vice
chairman and j. Bayard Clark,
representative from this congress.
sionial district.
Former State Senator w. H.
Powell, Of Whiteville presided, and
Mayor j. Lamb. Columbus county
executive committee chairman,
welcomed the guests to the city
Opening his remarks, Mr..
Broughton pointed with pride to
the record of the democratic ad'
m~instration in North Carolina ane
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-23
War interpretive
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not help her former ally, mean
just that.
More Impressive
Even more impressive, however
was Churchill's assertion that Brit
ain would achieve control of thu
air in 1941 as she now controls
the ca.
Remember what that means
he added.
And what it would mean for {
France again drawn into the wal
can not be doubted by Frenchmer
watching or hearing of the intensi
flying. British air fusilade alons
the channel coast of France. 1
would NEAR that France, alread,
crushed by Germany, would bea:
much of the brunt of the air battle
France already is destined t.
feel the hunger pinch of the British
sea BLOCKADE nor than her con
queror. French citizens alread,
pulling in their belts for a hare
winter can not believe that wha
is left Of French air or sea powe,
could avert continued British bonn
bardment of the French coast.
The people of coastal France
and, through grapevine routes, thu
people Of all France. probabl,
have a better knowle 'ge of tn,
effect of incessant and increasing
British bombing along the chan
mel front than the British or Ger
man peoples.
Know Better Today
In the first stunning shock of de
feat by Germany last June, French
citizens very likely believed tina
Britain could not hold out long
against Nazi air might. They know
better today. France fell in weeks
England not only has stood fas
for months, but is demons -ratin,
to French coastal resider ever,
night that her power to strike bacl
by air is increasing instead O
diminishing.
The Churchill address came a
a time when British cabine
spokesman were promising earl,
transition of Britain's role in the
war from the defensive to the of
fensive. Churchill echoed that pre-
diction.
Obviously, if Vichy yielded t.
Nazi pressure to re-enter the wal
as an ally of the Axis powers
French colonial theaters would b,
open to British reprisals. Dakar
Frances strategically importan
colonial base in west Africa, woult
be in real peril from British Sc;
and air power.
It is doubtful that Dakar coult
long Withstand a real combined
assault. That may be coming i
the Petain government does no
promptly disavow any intention O
joining up with the Axis. Smar':
ing of what is left # the French
fleet also probably would bt
among the first British moves. ]