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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
'S0L0NS TO HANDLE
FUND SLASH ISSUE
R. Will Put 1t Up To Con-
gress Whether SPEND
ing Shall Be Cut

WASHINGTON, Jan. H. ZIP -
President Roosevelt will put it up
to congress this week to decide
whether federal expenditures for
relief and similar purposes should
be reduced, an Influential admins
tration supporter predicted today.
The administration adherent, a
senator who declined to be quoted
bv name, said he had not discussed
the question directly with Mr..
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Three Are Arrested Here
On Auto License Charges

ly as long as 1889 automobile tags
appear on the streets and highways.
They have been on sale since the
first day of December, the sergeant
said, and all motorists have had
ample time to secure their tags.
In some former years, several
days grace have been allowed
motorists in purchasing new tags,
but arrests here started yesterday
afternoon at about 3 o'clock.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
WEATHER IS COLD.
DRY IN DECEMBER
Only l.55 Inches OF Rain
fall Recorded At Wealth
er Bureau In Month

Dry, cold weather predominated
N Wilmington and vicinity during
December, with only 1855 inches of
rainfall being recorded here, the
Weather bureau reported last night.
The normal amount of precipita.
ion for the month is 2.78 inches.
Inc mercury lowered below
normal for a mean temperature of
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
WEATHER

FORECAST
"uath Carolina, South Carolina and
WaydIgs!a; Fair and colder Tuesday;
"'uneSday fair and continued cold.
end genealogical data for the "a hours
's ';9o p. m Yesterday.
Ion Temperature
m 30 %, a; m. fl; 1870 a. m "a; 1:3O D.
nin;n,n 80 p. m. 80; maximum 81;
um g.; mean 80; normal AZ.
1.9n Humidity
m. o.. d M u; 7:30 a m. 80: 1:3O D.
roto, Precipitation
NJ, Dis ina a hours ending 7:30 p.
di' o INCHES; total since first ct the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, JAN
l. up - The black-clad naZl
freighter Tacoma rolled dismal
ly at anchor in MontevideO har-
Dor tonight, prisoner of Uru-
guayan neutrality for the rest
of the European war.
Her master, Captain Hans
Know submitted to internment
this morning at expiration OF a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02

GERMAN STEAMER

Uruguayan deadline giving him
until 8 a. M. (6 a. IN. e. S. To-
to get out.
Thus ended the bold show the
Tacoma made yesterday of TAX
ing to sea to face British
ships which have watched this
harbor since the German pocket
Continued OH Page Three; Col. ~
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Sears-Roebuck Net
Totals S7,641,000
In First Quarter
Result Contrasts With
S., ,902, 900 in Same
Period Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW, YORK, April 29.-Sears-
Roebuck e. Co. earned approximate
ly s7,641,0 900 in the three months
ended April 80, Robert E. Wood,
chairman, told stockholders at the
annual meeting today. The earn
ings equal $1.35 a share, compared
with $500 900, or $1.06 a share, in
the corresponding 1889 period.
Wood disclosed the big merchan-
dising company planned to open
about Is new stores this year. A
large unit in Washington will be
started for operation next year, he
noted.
Asserting sales and profits were
going ahead favorably, the chair
man expressed the belief business
would continue good while Europe,s
war lasts.
Business in the United States
probably would suffer setback at
the end of the war, he suggested.
Sears Roebuck sales in the first
three months this year increased
little more than 8 per cent over the
comparable 1889 period and for April
probably will show 10 per cent
gain, Wood reported.
Stockholders approved a proposal
for issuing 125,0 900 shares of capital
stock for sale to employees at $50 q
share.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, April 29-Traders
bid up a handful of specialties in
today's stock market and left many
leaders without much support. Steels
and motors did we'll for a while,
but even these slipped at the tail
end of the proceedings. Shipping
and machinery issues were popular
in the forenoon, although gains were
shaded at the last. Advances mostly
were in minor fractions at the close
and negligible declines were plen.
tiful.
1t was one of the slowest sessions
for more than month, transfers
running to around 100000 shares.
With Wall Street generally be-
lieving allied successes are bullish,
the stronger resistance put up by
the British in Norway frightened
sentiment a bit. War shifts, how
ever, continued sufficiently confus-
ing to keep potential buyers wary.
Business news was encouraging in
spots, but clouds remained in this
picture.
Among better acting stocks-sev-
eral touched new 1910 tops-were
National Acme, Dresser Manufac.
turing, American-Hawaiian Steam
ship, Pressed Steel Car, New York
Shipbuilding, Westinghouse, Glenn
Martin, Grumman Aircraft, Bethle-
hem Steel, Chrysler, White Sewing
Machine and Marshall Field.
An estimated upswing in this
weeks steel mill operations of l.8
points at 61.8 per cent of capacity
was about in line with expectations
and apparently inspired no rush for
the metal shares Handicaps were
seen in the sale of stock exchange
seat for $4,000, off $1,000, and an
expansion in business failures for
the week ended April Is, to 3l1 from
262 the week before.
In a ragged curb. Aluminium, Ltd,
Master Electric, Creole Petroleum
and Udylite Corp. leaned forward.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Union Pacific
Bond Offering
Due Tomorrow
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 29.-One of
the largest railroad financing oper-
ations of recent years may be put
upon the market tomorrow with the
offering of about $S1 100000 in
bonds Of the Union Pacific, bond
circles reported today.
Final underwriting details were
being worked out for offering of
312 per cent bonds maturing in 40
years to provide funds for repay
ment of outstanding 4 and S per
cent loans.
An offering of 100000 in 3s4
per cent debentures of the McCrory
Stores Corp. to refund an outstand-
ing per cent issue also was ex-
pected to be made tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK, April 90 R.-Rayon
sheers for May delivery were in active
demand today in Worth street. Buyers
were also interested in forward contracts
on pigment taffetas
Limited activity was reported BY cot
await q pickup in finished goods business
Improved weather is expected to stimu-
late retail trade.
sales in silk fabrics we're extremely
small
Business in woolen piece goods was
fairly active. Dealers estimated apprcxi-
mand has been filled
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Failures TotuI Rises

NEW YORK, April 20 (R,.-Busi-
ness failures in the United States
topped the 300-mark for the third
time this year in the week ended
April Is, Dun & Bradstreet reported
today. The latest total of 311 com. :.
pared with 262 in the previous week
and 1926 year ago. ~
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Production of Knit
Wool Gloves Coins
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Production of knit wool gloves and
mittens totaled 1929 dozen pairs
in March, the Commerce Depart
ment says, an increase of 7,410 dozen
pairs over February. but a de-
crease of $3.50 dozen pairs from
March, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

6S the hSSOCldteQ FIeSS.
NEW YORK, April 29.-The cot
ton market gave up early gains in
quiet dealings today.
Hedge and local selling, together
with scattered liquidation, prompted
by beneficial rains in Texas and Ok
lahoma over the week end, met less
aggressive trade demand.
Midafternoon prices were down
to points; May (old, 10.77; July
(olO, 10.49; March, 9.85.
Traders were reluctant to take
definite position pending congress
sional action tomorrow on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill.
In the final hour active selling in
July by cooperative interests en-
countered local covering and trade
support with last prices 2 points
lower to higher.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Chicago Cash Market


Cash wheat, No. red, 90; sampls
grade mixed. .o0lo; No; ! dark Northerr.
Corn. No. 3 mixed. 73ia: No. ] yellow,
67h-6sa4: No. .. 67-6sia; No. 9, 61s4-
white, 74I4 Oats. No. . mixed, 40; No.
3. .3ass; No. 2 white 4174-42h.: No 8.
41ls-42: No. 4. 394oia; sample grade
nominal feed, 40-53 nominal sampls
grade, 54 No 2 mailing, 63-63 Soy
beans. No. 3 yellow, 1.07A: No. 4. 1.O5f-
LOG. ~
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 29.-The wheat
market today duplicated its action
of last Saturday and rallied sharply
to close with fractional net gains
despite receipt of good rains in the
grain belt over the week end, which
caused an early slump in prices.
Most of the buying on the rally
came from previous short sellers
while there was little disposition on
the part of recent longs to accept
losses. Indications of slight con-
traction in the marketing of loan
wheat, with the deadline for paying
off maturing loans tomorrow, caused
some OF the buying.
Wheat closed M higher than
Saturday; May, 1091s-109; July,
107lz-as; corn, 12-1 cent up; May.
65hs-A; July, 66-66A; oats, ss of
to 1s up.
WHEAT Open High Low Close
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets, as com.
piled by the Associated Press: W !
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed Is
higher. Sales. No. / standard. 2O5 con-
tracts. May, 1925: July. 1ss7-SS; SEN.
tember. 1887. Smoked. ribbed spot.
COCOA-Futures closed unchanged.
Sales Liz tons May. 5.9Sn; July, 8. s.O3n;
September. 6.O6. ,-' s' :
COFFEE-Spot quiet Santos No. 4, 7n.
Rio No. z. 5h; cost and freight ofierines
included Santos Bourbon 3s and 6s Al
6.40-7 90. Santos No. "D' futures CLOSED,
! lover to z higher; sales, 1880 bsss..
Rio No. "A' futures (new. unchanged.
WOOL TorsLFutures closed 70. ,
points lower; May. 96.6: July. 95 .5b: Octo.
S6e5' sS.2. Spot standard tops. 1000. on
,,.S.y RAW HsI7Es7ra.Srss su7a. closed Is to 10
1888; September, 14l3-i5: DecembeS.
10. s,o.o; ID. spot; No. L Western light iia-
:, RAW sILK..-Futures No. 1 closed un.
cnanged to lower Sales, iSO haies
8 5o9gust. 2.35; September. 2.32b; OctSber;
90 LEAD-Futures closed g lower: ss,.S
ooy,U00 pounds May, 4.s5n: July, '9ln.
~ 61NC-Futures, IA lower Sales, ic04.
VVS pounds May. 5.36n; June, 5.3gn.
:. SIhAITS TN-Futures closed nm.
ccnlIsnged 2 lower. Sales, 67.2OO pounds,
Bid. n Nominal. seE
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Steel Quotations

NEW YORK. April % "a, stat, ,,t.S
gsr iO0 pounds for PITTSBURGH: Hot roiis3
sneetS, oaSe price. 2.10; ealysnised xheets
$50: steel bars. ais. 'A1eess'
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Railway Income

NEW YORK April 20 dP.-Net operat-
ing income, before fixed charges and other
income, Of railroads reporting today for
March included:
Central New Jersey- 81. .1ole ssooy'ssl
sDehcit.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. April 29-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of
35 commodities today advanced to 1899.
Previous day, 1889; week ago. 7425y
month ago. II 96: year ago. 65s5 7
1910! 1880, 1888 I933-87.
High -- 1929 1922 74.37 es,14
Low 71.sl 63.7s 63s 4144 ~
U926 average equals 1909 ~
Evening star., 1940-04-29

C0ttOnSeed OIL opened steady.
6.23b; July, 6.37b; September, CAB;
Der, 6.46b; December, 6.51b. Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
FREIGHT Loudinqs

NEW YORK, April % R,-Revenue
freisht carloadinE on railroads reportins
today fsr the week ended April ~ In
Apr. 81. Pv. VII. Yr. aFo
s:nt. ss1t 4 8 Ohio 54.ssss 4329222ss $ttSSs
Evening star., 1940-04-29

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
1-8 lower. Sales, 81 contracts May,
679b: July, 6.s7: September, sos; Octo-
Der. 6.95b: December, 6.9Sb.
b Bid
Evening star., 1940-04-29

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS April % R.-Strong
cables and unfavorable weather in the belt
advanced cotton futures today Midday
prices were l to 8 points net HIGHER
Evening star., 1940-04-29

Approximate Soes OF Stocks the NJ T. Stock Exchonos
11:00 AM.------ 100000 1890 Noon ----- 100000
100 Pm. $4,000 2:00PM 100000
Total Sales for the day $4,000
Unit trading o
nankruptcy recelversnlp being
6ankruptcy Act securities assumed
Rates Of DIVIDEND IN the foeEoine table annual
tion Unless otherwise
XIX dividend H b rights Aise extra
Accumulated dividends
far this PAYABLE in stock last
Accumulated dividends o declared year
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Wholesale Commodity
Average Is Unchanged

There was no change in the gen.
eral level of wholesale commodity
prices last week. according to the
price index compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association.
This index in the week ended
February II remained at TIA per
cent of the 1926-1928 average, the
same as IN the preceding week. The
index was 1872 a month ago, 72.7
year ago and 1853 two years ago.
The current level of the index is
the lowest reached since last Novem-
ber.
Slight increases last week in farm
products and foodstuffs were offset
by declines in other commodities.
Although declines in the food group
outnumbered advances II to 5, the
weighted group average advanced
slightly.
The rise in the farm product in
deX was due mainly to higher prices
for livestock. poultry and eggs. De-
clining quotations for raw silk and
certain cotton goods were respon-
sible for the 10th consecutive weekly
decline in the textile average.
The metal price index. which had
been following a downward trend
in recent weeks, rose slightly last
week, with further advances in cop
per and tin more than offsetting
the effect of declines in steel scrap
and brass products.
The building material index
dipped to the lowest point reached
since last November, rejecting the
drop in lumber prices.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Daily Oil Production
Shows Increase Of
8,719 Barrels
Illinois Output Up
Sharply; California
Flow Climbs
BY the Associated Press.

TULSA, Feb. 20.-Daily oil pro-
duction in the United States in.
creased 36,719 barrels to 3,7l9633 for
the week ended February IT, the Oil
and Gas Journal said today.
Illinois moved upward 20,566 to
407, ,583, California 5000 to 626,100,
Kansas 1850 to 176,7O0 and all Texas
3,745 TO 1,361,177.
East Texas declined 2,702 to 397,-
298, Oklahoma 1000 to 429 $50, LOU
isiana 1,095 to 278,212, Eastern fields
750 to 100,150, Michigan 81 to Ga
871 and the Rocky Mountain area
2,490 to 1850.
CENTRALIA, ILL.,, Feb 20 (P.-
Illinois took another giant stride
toward third place nationally in
petroleum production last week with
a daily output of 407 ,583 barrels, the
Oil and Gas journal announced
today.
The States production showed an
increase of 20,566 barrels per day
over the previous week and now is
only $4,000 barrels per day less than
that of Oklahoma, third largest pro-
ducing State. Oklahomas output
in the previous week exceeded Illi-
nois by $4,000 barrels daily. Texas
and California are first and second.
Continued development of the
Devonian lime pool of the Lake Gen.
tralia-Salem field of Marion Coun-
ty was responsible for most Of the
increase.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Freight Boosts on Citrus
Fruits Are Blocked
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission refused today to permit
railroads to increase charges for
transportating citrus fruits from
California, Arizona, Texas and
Florida to destinations throughout
the country.
The railroads proposed to revise
estimated weights on citrus fruits
loaded in containers. The commits
sion said this would increase
substantially the transportation
charges.
For many years estimated weights
in lieu of actual weights have been
used to compute the transportation
charges While not objecting to the
proposal to revise the weights the
commission said the railroads failed
to prove the reasonableness of the
increased charges.
'The citrus fruit industry is in
depressed condition due to increased
production and lowered prices" the
commission said. "The testimony
was unanimous that the industry is
unable to assume or bear additional
burdens without disastrous results.
The increase in the transportation
charges which would result from
respondents (railroadsD proposals
and which must be assumed by the
grower would be substantial"
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Feb. 20 lp.-Butter 7ss.715:
s5s55s; 81 81, ssts: 90; ss,s; So; ,ssS.;, IS.
Eggs. IA. .494: easy. Fresh graded extra
hrsts' local. "a: cars, 21A: frsts. local,
2or4 cars, 2O74; current receipts, 1874.
Poultry, live no cars in; l due; 20
trucks. firm. Hens, ), pounds and under
II. broilers. ga pounds and down: Plym-
outh Rock, 17i2; White Rock, 1sl2; springs.
4 pounds UP. Plymouth Rock. 1914 White
Rock. 20; under pounds. Plymouth Rock.
IS: White Rock. 10: bareback chickens.
1914. Other prices UNCHANGED
Potatoes, 91; on track. 435: total o. 8.
shipments, $50. Old stock. supplies heavy:
Idaho Russets and Nebraska Tfiumphs de-
mard fair n'Nket steady: Northern stock
all varieties. demand very light. market
dull: Idaho. Russet Burbanks. u S No l.
l.sO-2.0o: U, S. No. ., car. lao: Nebr aska.
Bliss Triumphs, SIS per cent or more u S.
No. / washed, 1S0-215; unwashed. car,
55: Colorado Red McClures, no sales re-
ported: Minnesota and North Dakota. Red
River Valley. section. Cobblers, 1890 per
sent S: No: /: very few. sales, 1923;
No. J.. few sales, 1.12 lz-1. 20: car. U. s No.
l. brushed. 1.35: Early Ohios late Mon
day. S5 per cent u S. No l, car. 25:
Wisconsin. round whites U. s. commercial,
car. lis: unclassihed, few sales 95-l 90.
New stock, supplies moderate, demand very
slow, market dull: no track sales reported:
Florida. bushel crates. Bliss Triumphs u
s. NO. l, washed, generally asking O5,
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Additional Schick Patent
Claims 10 Be Settled
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 90.
Federal Judge Carroll c. Hincks
said today that his finding of fact
last week rejecting certain patent
infringement claims, brought by
Schick Dry Shaver, Inc, of Stam-
ford against Remington Rand, Inc.
of Bridgeport settled the matter"
as regards one patent at issue, but
that decisions on two other patents
were still pending.
The two companies. he said, have
been allowed month in which to
file additional briefs on the re-
naming patents covering Dry
Shaver construction which also
were at issue in the infringement
suit tried in the District Court here
over year ago.
At New York, Ralph Cordiner,
Schick president, said an "unfortu-
nate misconception throughout the
shaver industry" had been created
IN connection with the finding.
He said the belief prevailed that
all three patent claims had been
decided when in fact only one had
been settled.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Bond Averages
By .he Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. - Pro-
nounced lrregularity developed in
the bond market today. Recently
strong local traction issues gave
some ground under profit taking,
but new crop of inactive issues
came to the front for substantial
gains in contrast with the mixed
tendency of the general list.
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis certificate As and regular 4s
had added 112 to more than points
as the final hour got under way and
Colorado g. Southern Az gained
more than a point. Others up as
much included st. Louis-San Fran
cisco IS and Norway 41gs.
Unchanged to lower were large
number of active loans, including
Brooklyn-Queens City e. Suburban
IS, New York g. Queens 312s,
Youngstown Sheet g. Tube 41as and
Erie 5s.
United States Governments were
1882 of a point lower to that much
improved in light trade.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Great Western Holders
Approve |. T.. T.. Plan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission reported yesterday that an
overwhelming majority of creditors
and stockholders who had voted had
approved a commissions proposal to
reorganize the Chicago & Great
Western Railroad.
The vote, which the commission
certified to the Federal District
Court for Northern Illinois, showed
that 99.42 per cent of holders of
first mortgage bonds, who partici-
pated in the election, and 9914 per
cent of participating holders Of pre-
ferred stock had favored the plan.
The commission said holders Of
SIS, ,529, 900 of first mortgage bonds
out of a total of $35, ,544 900, had
voted, as well as holders Of 246, 1922
shares of preferred stock out Of a
total of 460,735 shares.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Cotton Mill Activity
Hits 1926 Per Cent
In January
Rute Compares With
1907 Per Cent for
Preceding Month
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
that the cotton-spinning industry
operated during January at 1926
per cent Of capacity, on two-shift,
80-hour week basis, compared with
1907 per cent in December last, and
S5.7 per cent in January last year.
Spinning spindles in place jan
uary 81 totaled 24sso,27s, of which
22,872,414 were active at some time
during the month, compared with
24943,302 and 22,777e36 for De-
cember last. and 25,910,552 and 22,-
440,278 for January last year.
Active spindle hours for Decem-
ber totaled 1928 1893, All, or an average
Of 1863 hours per spindle in place,
compared with 8,039, ,846 ,028 and 322
for December last, and 7,640,S19, ,859
and 295 for January last year.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Industrial Earnings
Up Sharply in 1889
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 20.-On
the basis OF earnings reports re-
ceived to date, Standard Statistics
Co. estimates profits of large indus
trial corporations in 1889 were ap-
proximately IS per cent greater than
in 1888.
The gain was sufficient to bring
profits back close to the 1886 level
but still measurably below the re-
covery peak of 1887.
If present expectations as to in
dustrial activity were realized, it
was predicted that 1910 earnings of
industrial corporations might be the
largest since 1929.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 R.-Egss, 22.225:
steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra
packed hrsts, 25; graded frsts, Is; current
receipts. 24h.h; seconds, 24-24N me-
diums, 23s.; dirties, No. 1, 2374; average
checks, 21a4-22A.
Whites: Resale of premium marks. 2e-
3ll3; nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. 7-2sla; specials. 26-261z; stand
ards. 25E Resale Of nearby heavier me-
diums, 25S-2sh. Nearby and Midwestern
2saa-27R. Nearby and and Midwestern liz t i'ass. spe.
gals ,26la; standards, 25-25A mediums
Duck eggs, 1895.
Butter: 1,1O4,O73: frmer. Creamery,
higher than extra, 29Ia-3OH: extra (o2
score). 29h; firsts (ss-9D. 2sh-29; Sec
onds tS4-S7), 27A-2sL
>, Cheese. 1o3363; quiet. Prices un-
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Reichsbunk Statement

BERLIN, Feb. 90 LP,.-The Reichsbank
statement as of February 10 showed lin
thousands of Reichsmarks):
Gold and foreign exchange 1852; in
crease, 70.
Bills of exchange and checks, 10951427;
decrease, 91,3S0
Securities. 20S,O73: decrease, 43961
Other assets, 2,102,925; increase. 1884,
61s
Circulation, 11,229921: decrease, 112..
Sight deposits, 1,716904; increase 172,-
4s4
Reserve ratio. O.69 per cent.
Bank rate, per cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Increase in Lumber
Demand Forecast
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Lumber Survey Committee
has advised the Commerce Depart
ment that lumber consumption, in
cluding exports, in the first quar-
ter of 1910 probably will be about
6,268, 100000 feet, or about S per
cent more than in the similar period
last year.
Lumber stocks at the mills on
January were about 7,700, 900 900
feet, or SOC. 900 900 feet less than on
the same date last year.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Commercial Orders
Booked by Lockheed
Special Dispatch t. The Star.

Special Dispatch t. The Star.
BURBANK, Calf, Feb. 20.-New
commercial orders valued at ap-
proximately $143,500 were booked
last week by the Lockheed Aircraft
Corp, according to announcement
by Carl B. Squier, vice president
and sales manager.
Lockheed's present announced un-
filled business is nearly $50 000,-
600" and the bulk of recent orders
have been from commercial custom
ers, SQuier said.