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Evening star., 1940-03-25
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, March e5 DP-The British
pound skidded to a new 1O-year low price
m terms OF the dollar today as the British
currencies of the neutral countries
however .3,' which. under the English rules
Tor payment Of enpire-p-oduced staples
moved close to the top prices for the year
.,oS SteFlins ring lost - cents despite lndica-
part the restrictions. Dealers said. thoush.
that while the English money sought a
price price Level in line with latest supply and
orders had an exaggerated effect
The Canadian dollar trailed down with
see,nns Ior loss OF y. cent at 81 IN L. S.
cent to 2.O9I4 cents
The belga and euilder each added .o1 of
a cent while the Swiss franc was un-
changed Late rates follow tGreat Britain
Cane ada-Offcial Canadian Control Board
rates for U s: dolla rs-Buying 10 per cent
premium, selling | per cent premium,
in New York of bu2ine a.Hl per cent. seiiire
209 per cent Canadian dollar in New
YORK open narktt. 10 per cent discount or
E0rope-Grcat Britain demand a.es;
hills a66., Belgium 100: Denmark.
GerT,ap1 Fiala9 nsnsyc,.pT Pfanee ~ os
I7,65r italy sos: NetherIa7ds ,''i'sar ss1i: !:
Norws; 22.7 Portugal. 352n: Ruman:a
.55n: Sweden. 1888: Switzerland. 80 is;
Yusoslavia 2.35n.
Latin America-Arsentina official. a977:
free 1850; Brazil, ofhcial. sos; free $40;
Mexico. 16.75n.
% 81: SHANGHAI. 645.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated. n-Nomtnal.
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. March 25 CP, Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) .-Salable hogs
$4,000; total. 21.00O; market closing 5-l5
higher than Fridays average; butchers
scaling 240 pounds up in fairly broad
demand; showing most gains; lighter
weights having least upturn: good to choice
1SO24O pounds, 5.35-55; top, 555; 24O-
27O pounds $4,000: 27O-33O pounds.
5.oo-25:, heavier butchers downward to
ing sows. 4.25-70: few lights UP to 4S5.
Salable cattle; 10000; salable calves.
1000; strictly choice fed steers and year.
lines steady; supply such kind small; ship
per demand narrow, however even on cat.
tie of value to sell at 100 upward: all
others weak to 25 lower with little done;
good grades predominating in crop: not
many common steers here; feeder dealers
competine with killers at s.75 down; re-
to weak cows easy. bulls .nrm; vealers
steady; few loads well-fnished yearines
and weighty steers sold at 1O.50-11 90:
early top. l0SS-pound yearlings. 1900:
l.41S-pound Colorados 1878; best heifers
early. 9:75: several loads. 9.OO-65. and
several loads choice heifers held above
1880: weighty sausage bulls to 7.15; cut
sslabie sheep 10000; total 1880; trade
practically at standstill; few early bids
around steady with Friday or around 1880;
asking 1915 and better for best fed vooled
lambs.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Bond Averages

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 25.-United
States Governments and a small
group of corporate liens recorded
moderate gains in slow bond mar
ket today
Foreign issues had little support
and most Europeans, including the
neutrals and belligerents. dropped
back on the bleak European situa-
ton. Losses ran to l or more in
Norway IS. Brisbane SIS and Canada
IS. Several of the South Amer
leans brought fractionally higher
prices.
Near the final hour United States
Treasures were up 1-32 to 1882,
but only relatively few issues were
traded.
Corporates up a little included
Walworth As, Western Union SIS of
go Youngstown Sheet As. Shell
Union 2las and Nickel Plate 41as.
Lower were Detroit Edison 41as,
Delaware & Hudson refunding Is
and Pacific Telephone "B" 3l4s
Of sc.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Safety Plane Built
For Student Flyers
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, March 25.-Produc.
ton plans for a new tandem train
ing plane offering unique safety
features of wing structure and full
control in normal flight right down
to a 39-mile -an-hour stalling speed
were announced by Aeronautical
Corp of America
The company is a pioneer in the
light plane field
James A. Weagle. designer and
chief engineer, said so of the ships
would be produced in April, in addi-
ton to 80 Of the current line fea-
turing side-by- seating.
Designed primarily as low-cost.
equipment for use by colleges par
ticipating in the Governments civil
ian air pilot training program, the
tandem-seat plane has been flown
under full control until the very
moment of stalling, Weagle said.
Cruising at around 80 miles an
hour, it lands at IS m p. h.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
New York Produce

NEW YORK, March % pp.-Eggs.
&5.olo; weak. Mixed colors-Fancy to
extra fancy, 1S'4-2O14; extras. 1877: stor-
age packed flrsts -; graded firsts, H.:
current receipts, 1914; mediums. 1914
14l4-34.
Whites-Resales of premium marks
S2'4-25ls., Nearby and Mldwestern, pre-
20-20l4; standards. 1914 Resales of ex.
change to fancy heavier mediums, lsla-2l
Nearby and MidWestern mediums; 49,.
20i2-o1. Nearby and Midwestern specials
20,20'.; standards. 1877: mediums
Duck eggs 3o-35.
Butter. 754o76; steady Creamery
higher than extra. 2sa4-29ia; extra (as
score). 2Si2: firsts (SS-9D, o134-2SL
seconds (s4-s7D, 26la-27h
Cheese. 305,530, irregular State whole
milk fats. held 1888. 21-22; held 1899
20-201a; fresh. 15i2-16.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Johns-MunviIIe Votes
To Pay Directors
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 25-Stoc,,;,-
holders of Johns-Manville Corp, at
their annual meeting voted to pay
directors compensation not exceed
ing $4,000 a year each.
1t was also voted to guarantee any
reasonable expenses caused by liti-
CATION. unless the director ultimately
be shown to have been derelict.
The policy was Endorsed by Lewis
H. Brown, president.
Brown said he thought the Jan
uary-February slackening of busi-
ness ''is now f1attening out-in
other words. the recession seems to
have run it's course"
January and February business of
the company exceeded that for the
corresponding time year ago. he
said, although below the late fall
level
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Steel Rate 10 Drop
10 GOT Per Cent
In Present Week
Production to Reach
Lowest Point Since
EorIy September
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 25-Steel
production schedules will be re.
duced again this week. to GOT per
cent of capacity. lowest since Labor
Day week in 1899. the American
Iron and Steel Institute said today.
This compared with 62.4 per cent
in the preceding week, $50 per cent
a month ago and 56.1 per cent q
year ago.
Steel output has declined stead
ily-with the exception Of one week
since early this year. A large
part of the current production Is
based on backlogs built up during
the active buying of late last year,
since an anticipated revival In new
spring demand has only now shown
signs of emerging.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Metal Market

NEW YORK, March o5 lF.-copper
quiet, electrelytic spot: ll.25-5O; export,
spot and forward 1878 Lead steady
spot New York 515-2O; East St. Louis.
800. Zinc steady: East St. Louis, spot
fob. Eastern Pennsylvania, 24.OO Buffalo,
$500; Alabama. 1898. Aluminium. virgin.
80 per cent, 1900 Anthony. Chinese.
spot 1925. Quicksilver 1S5 90 nominal
Platinum. pure 1000. Chinese wolframite
% .O0-24 90. Domestim scheelite. 22.OO.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Crude Oil Prices

crude oil prices: Midcontinent area. H.
scale so cents to sI.IO; North. North
Central and West Central Texas erav.
ity scale. II cents to 81 1O3
East Texas. ST. TO- West Texas, gravity
scale. SO to 95 cents: North Louisiana :
Arkansas. gravity scale. 73 cents to 81 O5:
Rocky Mountain area, Salt Creek Wyo..
gravity scale S6 cents to S11O
Eastern area. Pennsylvania grade
(Bradford-Alleghany). 1918 same grade
in Southwest Pennsylvania lines. $40:
ing, S1.l2
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, March 25 (P,.-The
visible supply of American grain
shows the following changes for a
week ago Gin bushels: Wheat de-
creased 1859 900, corn decreased
$4,000, oats increased $1,000, rye de-
creased 22l,O00. barley decreased
423, 1000.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Boston Wool Market

Department of Aericulture) "A few scat
tered carloads of early shorn bright fleece
woods were being offered today throueh
the country. Prices asked ranged mostly
35.37 cents in the grease delivered to
mills. Buyers, however, were showing
of similar descriptions offered from the
country were quoted mostly at 37-3S cents
In the grease delivered to mills
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. March 25 tP,.-Business
sales of print cloths and related items
asgregating about 100000 yards.
Some of the sales were believed to have
Feature % Of the % rayon market mark i was broad
movement in 4OHa-inch pigment tafYeta.
Spot delivery goods commanded premiums
and forward shipments as far ahead as
May and June we're booked
Aside from a few orders for silk sheers
and all-silk dye prints. turnover was small
In the silk market
Business in wooden goods was light.
Manufacturing operations were expected
to be maintained at present level for the
next few weeks. however with an increase
in sight as fall production gets under wav.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Failures Below 1899

NEW Work. March Is R.-
Business failures in the United
States totaled 253 in the week ended
March 81, Dun & Bradstreet re-
ported today. This compared with
254 in the preceding week and $50
in the comparable 1899 week.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Federal Lund Banks
Money Market

NEW YORK March 25 Pp.-Call money
STEADY per cent. prime commercial paper.
IA; 80 months 1h per cent, Bankers
acceptances unchanged-60-9O days. h-ls
per cent; months. is-h per cent; SO
months 's-is per cent: rediscount rate
New York Reserve Bank, l per cent.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. March 25 LP,.-Cuban pro-
ducer buying and trade covering gave do
today With Offering small, prices in mid
afternoon held unchanged to points high
er. May was unchanged at 1.91 and
January UP 2 at 2.04
World contracts held early advances Of
l point, May at 1.56k2 and September at
152h.
fairly liberal offerings Cubas were nomi-
nally quoted at 2.s5 cents duty paid.
Philippines and Puerto Ricos for prompt
shipment were available from 2.S5 to
2.8S.
Refined sugar moved in routine FASH
ion at 4.50.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

ID BANKRUPTCY or receIrershlp uI peine
Ieo!sanlze6 unoti the Bankruptcy act or
Rates OF dividends IN the foregoinR table
are ann la disbursements based on the
!ast ous TterlS Or semI-annual deciara.
non U.lless otherwise noted speciaI OF
extra dividends are not included Also
extra Or extras Accumulated dividends
palo ias' wear Declared OF oaid 90
lar this wear PAYABLE in stock Paid
,ast wear Cash OF stock K kAccunu-
iated dividends oald OF declared this wear
" Under rule wv With warrants ~
W,thouf warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Odd-Lot Dealings
BY the Associated Press

z1SCOVI0VCO IC0S
The Securities Commission reported to-
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock ExcnanRe for March %: 2.24s
sales involving 56.o66 shares. including
| AZ short sales involving 1,468 shares
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. March 25 dR.-crude rub
May; lS.4Ob; July. 1S.17b. b Bid
Der futures opened lower. March lS.4O;
Evening star., 1940-03-25

One person in every 200 In Eng
land is named Smith, according to q
new ofncial estimate.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

Also extra or eXtras.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transsctio or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Stock ana Sales
Dividend Rate Add 90. High Low. 255
Pitts & l. E 3.5Og 20s 56 55 55
Pleasant WV log 4 ~. l1s Ia
poIariS Mfp{pr
Evening star., 1940-03-25
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, March 25 UP,.--National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
tQuotations as of > oclock)
Evening star., 1940-03-25
DOMESTIC

Maranhao Br rs So 1874 1874 1914
Wv With warrants. XIV Without war
rants. n New. st (stp) Stamped
Negotiability impaired BY muturity.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK March "5 nN--Ns
Association Securities Dealers. Inc.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
United Stotes Treasury Position


BY the A3Socl9te0 PfeSS.
The position Of the Treasury March
year ago:
Evening star., 1940-03-25

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1905 1887 l03A 1881
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40s lis 114h lis
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25s 1l4A 114A 114h
1905 491s 49h 49h
6 2% 2A Pm
8 BAN "a "a
Z 81 5M 5h
9 2 2 2
27 18M 1874 1SM
sos 109 109 100
SOS I'll I'll I'll
zoos 6S 6S 6S
243 12A In 1874
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Youth Project Is Approved AT
New Germany Site

The National Youth Administration
has recently approved a project for
this county, to be located at New Ger
many and co-sponsored by the State
Department of Forestry.
The project will employ approx
mately 80 young girls in sewing,
handicraft and related activities for
public agencies. The administration
is to provide one full-time supervisor
to train and supervise youths assigned
to the project.
The project will be housed in re-
modelled CCC barracks. To pay
youths and supervisors and to pur-
chase a small amount of equipment
there has been set up $1,723. Youths
will make curtains, chair covers, cush-
ion covers, hooked and crocheted rugs,
cane chair seats, paint signs and
handicraft work for decoration and
Identification of camp cabins owned
by the Maryland State Forestry de-
partment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Rev. Fir. W. F. Sauer
Is Moved To Frederick
Changes and New Appointments
Announced BY Archbishop

Rev. FIR William F. Sauer, pastor
of st. Peters Catholic church here
will be moved to Frederick, according
to an announcement of new appoint
ments and changes of Catholic pastors
made in the Catholic Review, by Arch
bishop Custer.
Rev. FIR. Sauer will go to st. Johns
church in Frederick, and his place here
will be taken by Rev. John C. Brod-
erick, from st. Thomas church, Balti
more.
Rev. FIR Sauer will leave here on
Thursday, May 30, for Frederick. He
has been pastor here since June 26
1886, and became an active worker
in his parish ever since he arrived
making many improvements.
Among the changes announced was
also the name of Rev. John S. Martin,
former Oakland resident. He is trans
ferred from the Church of the Holy
Family, at Randallstown, to pastorate
Of st. Vincent's, Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Rev. Garrett Evans Will
Be Memorial Speaker
Mt. Lake Park Pastor To Give
Address On Decoration Dav

Rev. Garrett Evans, pastor of the
Methodist church at Mt. Lake Park
will be the speaker at Memorial Day
services in the Oakland cemetery next
Thursday morning, May 80, F. R
Shaffer, post commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, announced
Mr.. Shaffer had previously an
nounced the parade would form in
front of the City Hall promptly at 10
o'clock, and would include the Legion
Knights of Pythias, two bands, scout
organizations, Oakland High and Ele-
mentary students, and possibly othe,
groups.
Both the Legion and Knights of
Pythias are cooperating in the event.
At the cemetery graves of deceased
war veterans and lodge members will
be decorated and Rev. Evans will
speak near the tomb of the unknown
soldier.
Legion Poppy Day will be observed
this Saturday, May 25.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Mattress Project To
Be Sponsored Here
Extension Service Approves
Offer of Surplus Commodities
Corporation

A project in Garrett county allow
ing farm people of low income to use
up surplus cotton in making mat
tresses for their homes has been ap-
proved by the Maryland Extension
Department and will be set up here,
it was announced yesterday by John
II. Carter, county agent, and Miss Mil
dred Barton, home demonstration
agent.
Letters have been sent to members
of the land use planning committee, to
rural homemakers and members of
the executive board explaining the de-
velopments and asking their coopera-
ton in notifying the farm people who
would be eligible to participate.
The purpose is to make surplus cot
ton available to low income farm
families, who receive cash of $500 OF
less annually, and also to help reduce
the cotton surplus. The cotton is
furnished by the Surplus Commodity
Corporation. The Extension service
will provide the supervision. All tick
ing will be furnished free. The ONLY
expense to the family making mat
tress would not be over so cents which
would include thread, needles and
other materials, it was stated.
A II
May 20, and orders placed in Washing
ton by June l. 1t is necessary that 12O
applications be approved before the
project can be set up. Any who think
they will qualify are urged by the Ex-
tension service to make application
Immediately.
Only one mattress can be made in
each family and those participating
agree not to sell the mattress after its
completion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Boys Band To Give
Concert This Evening

The Oakland Boys Band will give
an openair concert on the church lawn,
corner of Second and Liberty streets,
this evening, Thursday, May %, be-
ginning at 1880, it was announced by
Grover c. Stemple, head of the Rotary
club band committee, sponsors of the
organization.
Rain drove the initial concert last
Sunday evening under cover at the
High school auditorium where a small
crowd gathered to hear the boys play
a number of overtures, marches, etc,
Mr.. Stemple spoke briefly and stated
that concerts would be held throughout
the summer.
The band was under the direction of
Russell H. Brown. Edwin Michael, as
sistant director, had charge of one
number. John Grant announced the
various numbers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
TWO YOUNG MEN Die in
PLANE CRASH ON MONDAY
Grafton Youths Were Returning
To Their Homes After Having
Spent Day At Red House
MOTOR NOT "WARMED up

Attempting to return to their hOm2
at Grafton, w. Va, early Monday
morning, Roy L. Austin, "a, and Yer
non Ball, 20, were killed when Aus
tins two-seated cub monoplane
crashed near Red House, nine miles
south Of Oakland
Francis Hamilton, on whose field
the crash occurred, said the two mer
had been flying passengers there Sun
day afternoon but were prevented
from returning to their home airport
near Clarksburg, w. Va, Sunday night
because of threatening weather. They
spent the night with George Stuck at
'Oakland.
Hamilton reported the plane seemed
to rise easily but started to fall after
gaining an altitude Of about 100 feet.
The motor sputtered and stalled as the
plane was above route so, and the
supposition is that the motor had not
completely warmed up before taking
off. The plane had a fifty-horse power
Franklin motor.
Austin made frantic efforts to turn
the plane back to the field, but it
crashed nose first into fence and
was demolished.
Austin, the pilot, died instantly
His skull was crushed, his neck broken
and his legs fractured. Ball lived
about an hour but did not regain con-
seriousness. His skull was fractured
and he suffered internal injuries. Dr.
Miller, of Eglon, w. Va, was called
but Ball died about five minutes after
he had arrived.
Hamilton and other rescue workers
said they had to chop away parts OF
the plane to remove the pilots body
Austin had turned off the ignition,
thus preventing fire.
Robert Stanton and George Stuck,
local pilots, both spent about an hour
in the air Sunday in the plane, adding
to their flying time. NJ. R. Bingham
manager of the Clarksburg airport
said Austin was a Every capable flyer
and that recently he had obtained his
limited commercial pilots license.
Austin was a son of Mrs. Oakley
Austin, and Ball was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. V, Ball, both families of
Grafton.
Mr.. Hamilton said Austin had
rented the field from him just few
days ago for the entire summer where
he expected to take up passengers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
TRI-COUNTY SPORTSMEN
MEET DISCUSS PROBLEMS
Oppose Proposed Transfer of
Forestry to University-Send
Protest to Governor
RIGGS ONE OF SPEAKERS

Garrett, Washington, and Allegany
county members of the advisory coun-
ellis of the State Game and Inland Fish
Commission last night wired Governor
O'Conor that they are opposed to the
proposal to place the State Forestry
Department under the jurisdiction of
the University of Maryland.
This was the only official act taken
by some forty sportsmen and leading
farmers in the tri-county area who
met at the Algonquin hotel, Cumber'
land, for what was the first meeting of
its type ever held in the state.
Four Officials Present
Primary purpose of the parley was
to discuss the chief problems now be-
ing encountered by sportsmen in the
three counties, and if possible, to cor
relate these problems and work for
a mutual understanding. The discus
sions were heard by four of the lead
ing opponents of game conservation
in the state, James H. Gambrill, Jr.,
and Fulcher P. Smith, members of the
State Game Commission, State Game
Warden E. Lee LeCompte, and deputy
State warden, Richard T. Norris.
Members present agreed that d
state dog law with teeth in it should
be set up and strictly enforced if con-
servation of game is to be properly
effected.
In discussing game laws, it wa,
brought out that the present state
laws often work hardship on sports
men of the three counties since all
three are in a colder belt than the rest
of the state. Changes were proposed
in the squirrel and trout season.
Opinions differed regarding the
possibility of a statewide license to
raise more money for conservation
work and the propagation of game.
However, the matter was thoroughly
discussed and sportsmen present
agreed to discuss the possibilities pro
and con with members of their respec-
tive organizations.
The point was brought out that it
is vitality necessary that more money
be raised if the state is to adequately
handle the conservation and game
propagation problem,
Before adjourning H. C. Riggs,
president Of the Garrett County
Sportsmen's association, invited the
members to hold their next meeting at
Oakland Mr.. Riggs was one of the
speakers on the program. Others at
tending from this county included
Cecil Ramsey, Earl X. Harvey, L. W.
Cook, L. w. Warwick and John Carter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-23
Oppose Transfer Of
Forestry Department
DIR. Byrd Wants Bureau Under
Jurisdiction of State University

Both the State Advisory Board of
Forestry and the Cumberland Chamber
of Commerce have filed protests with
Governor O'Conor against the pro-
posed plan of H. C. Byrd, president of
the University of Maryland, to have
the forestry department placed under
jurisdiction of the University.
The Advisory Board stated that ere
moval of the administration of State
forests and parks to College Pa"k
would obstruct the department of a
broad conservation policy" The Cum
berland Chamber said the transfer
'was not to the best interests of the
development and proper maintenance
of our forests and it is quite con-
ceivable that by submerging it in the
broad activities of the University of
Maryland, it's identity would be lost
and its work less effective.
DR.. Byrd last October requested the
transfer of the State Forestry De-
partment's administrative functions
to his institution. Several months ago
he formally renewed that request
through the board of regents of the
university. The Board of Public
Works has the power to effect the
transfer but has announced no
decision.