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Evening star., 1940-08-13
FOREIGN Exchunoe

free pound and Swiss franc continued
their rise, today in relation to the United
States dollar.
The pound gained u cent and the Swiss
franc rose O.01 of cent.
The Capadian dollar held unchanged al
Sc - United States cents.
The Shanghai dollar was unchanged.
but the Hong Kong dollar gained 005 OF a
The Mexican peso slipped Oo5 of 1.
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars. others in cents:
Canada.
Oflcal Canadian control board rates
cent premium, selling L per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York Of buying 991 per cent,
selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 1914 per cent discount or So
United States cents.
Great Britain, official Bankers For
eign Exchange Committee rates., buying
80, selling 4.04; open market. cables,
1S9 99 r6isnq GsTmany 1920 GG.sco benevqent
gary, l9.50n; Italy. sos; Portugal, 1856;
land, $3.50; Yugoslavia. 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentine official, 2a77: free. % 90:
Brazil official sos; free, sos; Mexico,
20.35n.
Far East.
Japan 234S; Hong Kong. % %:
Shanghai, $50. Rates in spot cables un-
less otherwise indicated) Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Allied Kid Co. Sales
Decline for july
Spec!al Dispatch to The Star.

Spec!a' Dlspatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Allied Kid
Co. reports sales of s73l,287 for
July, 1910, a decrease of about 4
per cent from sales of s762. .937 in
the same month a year ago. Physi-
cal volume last month was 3.239, TOT
feet, compared with 1889 4S6 feet in
July, 1889. a decline of about Is
per cent.
For the first seven months of
1910 sales of the company totaled
S4695 ,922, compared with 81 e57. .796
in the same period OF 1889. Physi-
cal volume for the seven months
aggregated 2l170,082 feet, against
24.298,570 feet for the same period
last year. This constitutes a de-
crease of about II per cent. or ap-
proximately the same proportion as
the decline in production of wom-
ems shoes thus far this year as COM
pared with 1889
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Gold Imports al Lowest
Ebb Since February

Gold imports last week fell to
S25,6l6,655, the lowest for any week
since February %.
officials said they had no way of
knowing why the shipments we're SC
small. However, since deliveries
from Europe were exceptionally
small, intenSiflcation of the German
aerial attack on England may have
been factor. they explained.
In the preceding week shipments
totaled S78,684 ,22l, which also was
far below the average since the war
began. Not many weeks ago record
shipments of more than S4OO,0 900 900
were reported.
Virtually the only gold which
came from Europe in the week end
ed August 7 was S2,506,715 from
Portugal. Usually sizable shipments
have come from England. Other
large shipments were sl1.556. .593
from Canada, s1,9O8, 1866 from Mex
leo, Sl,245,04l from the Philippine
Islands and s6,748,764 from South
Africa.
Instead of shipping more gold,
the British apparently drew on gold
already on deposit in the Federal
Reserve banks here The total of
such earmarked gold belonging to
all foreign governments and central
banks was reduced by s1O2. TIA, 73e
to S1,658 ,47674
Silver imports. also somewhat
smaller than usual, amounted to
s8lO,947, including S112,125 from
Canada, Sl62, ,793 from Mexico and
S47l ,6l2 from Japan.
Silver exports amounted to $2,63I.
No gold was shipped out.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Baltimore Tobacco
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.-Both re-
ceipts and sales of Maryland leaf
tobacco increased at Baltimore dur
ing The last week. The market was
quite active and prices on all grades
held firm. Most sections of the to-
bacco belt had a good rain during
the week
The weeks receipts totaled 1885
hogsheads, an increase of 226 hogs
heads over the total for the previous
week. Sales reached l,466 hogs
heads. This was gain of 104 hogs
heads over a week earlier.
Maryland tobacco now in ware
houses totals 1884 hogsheads. The
stock of the Ohio product remains
at "a hogsheads. there having been
no receipts or sales during the week.
The quotations on Maryland to-
bacco are as follows:
Maryland firm leaf-NondeScript,
pound, sac; dull and greenish, GALS
sound to good common, 6a25; short
to medium bright, 26a36; good to
fine red or bright, 36a42
Seconds-Common, 7a12; medium,
12a23; good to fine, 23a36.
Badly mixed hogsheads from ZOO
to $500 per 100 pounds lower.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Buick Will Increase
Production for 1941
To 100000 Cars
More Than S200, ,000, 900
Will Be Spent for
Materials and Supplies
BY DAVID J. WILKIE,
Associated Press AutomntiYe Editnr

Associated Press Automotive Editor.
FLINT, Mich, Aug. 13.-HarloW
H. Curtice, president and general
manager of Buick Division of Cen
eral Motors Corp, said today that
his company plans to assemble at
least 100000 automobiles during the
1941 model year and spend more
than $2OO,OO0,00O for materials and
supplies alone in doing so.
Mr.. Curtice made his announce
ment in addressing group of auto
mobile editors from throughout the
country here to preview Bucks 1941
models. Formal public presentation
OF the new models will be made after
dealers have been stocked.
The company built 1888 3,2O4 cars in
the 1910 model year and through a
multi-million dollar expansion pro-
gram just completed now is equipped
to manufacture 350,000 units an
nually.
Generally speaking" Mr.. Curtice
said, 1T does not appear that the
national defense program, either in
i'o uSAloilu uPOil pIOuuCIl!e ldClu-
ties or in the possible conscription of
man power, will in any way hamper
the induStrys normal production of
passenger cars and trucks for pri-
Vate use"
Asserting that the general busi-
ness and economic outlook is en-
couraging he added:
whether the war ends abruptly
or not, this country is likely to con-
tinue its vast defense program.
which, as it develops further, should
offset any immediate loss of foreign
business and minimize any psyche
logical effect that a sudden stoppage
OF hostlllties might have on Ameri-
can sales"
Bucks 1941 models already are in
production, Mr. Curtice said, with
5000 scheduled as August produc-
tion and 100000 as the anticipated
total for the remainder of the pres
ent calendar year.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Decision Is Reserved
In Stockyords Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug. 13.-
Vice Chancellor Henry T. Kays
yesterday reserved decision on an
application by two stockholders to
enjoin distribution of the assets of
the Chicago Junction Railways e.
Union Stockyards Co., New Jersey
holding concern.
Stockholders Martin A. Taylor Of
Haverhill, Mass, and Emma Ban
croft Of Wellesley, Mass, asked the
court to appoint receiver to super
wise distribution. The corporation S
charter expired July 10.
Delay of distribution was sought
on the ground stockholders had been
defraude6 by a series of transac-
tions starting in 1911.
The two complaining stockholders
are also complainants against the
Chicago Stockyards Co. of Maine in
United States District Court in
Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Washington Produce

BuTTER-9a score: tubs, 81; 1.pounod nd
prints 3ll2: A-pound prints, 81 81
score tubs. 80; 1-pound prints, 301a; 14-
pound prints, 81; 81, score, tubs, 80; l.
pound prints 3012; A-pound prints. 81;
90 score. tubs 2Si4 1-pound prints, 2Ss4:
l4-pound prints, 29l4 50 score. tubs, IS;
l pound prints 2Sl2; H4-pound prints, 20:
SIS score, tubs, 27'4: pound prints, 2Sh;
"a pound prints. 1884.
LIVESTOCK-Calves. o; spring lambs,
s'2 pigs, 12o-l3O pounds 4.60-4.S so: l30-
l4O pounds. 41O-4 90; 140-l5O pounds,
4.9O-5.20: 4 150-l60 pounds, 5.25- $50: 10
30 pounds. 5.7O-5.90; 23O-24O pounds.
5.4O-5.7O; 240-300 pounds. 1908 40:
sowS 1904 90; calves, S.50-95 so; lambs,
5000 90
Prices paid net fob Washington:
EGGS-Market firm and higher on some
graded eggs Prices paid for Federal-State
graded eggs received from grading stations
august I3l: Whites. U. S. extras. large.
"9-33; Y S, extraS; mediums, '!3-24: U. S,
standards. large. 24-26: U. 6. standards.
mediums. 1922: U. S. trades, 1919.
Browns U. S. extras, large, !S-3": U. S.
extras, mediums 22-24; u. S standards
large. 22-26; U S standards mediums,
1872: u 6 trades. 1918. For nearby
ungraded eggs. current receipts, whites,
1918; mixed colorS. 1916.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Aug. 13 GP,.-EGes. 245O5;
firm. Mixed colors. fancy to extra fancy,
20h-o5: extras. 90; storage-packed firsts,
11-11A: graded frsts. 1612-34; mediums,
y; dirties. No. l, 14l2-'4; average checks,
13R-34.
Whites (resale of premium marks),
301333; nearby and Midwestern premium
marks 271230; specials. 1927: standards
21; tresales of exchange to fancy heavier
mediums. 23l2-27); mediums. 22i2-23
Browns, nearby and Midwestern, fancy
to extra fancy. :.5-32: specials. PAY;
standards 1912-o0: mediums, 21-21h.
Duck eggs 11-19.
Live, poultry. by freight. broilers. Rocks
10; colored 1917; Leghorns. 16. Fowls,
Sesa Pness Rocks sCmf S od roesteFs ssshGrni Sol
Turkeys, 20. Ducks. 10. BY express ir-
gegglar re- gn,I Br9ilers: crosSees, =: colored
hoTns bITn,. nearby 14.l2 southeF9s I3,I4
IL. Turkeys. hens. 20.
Dressed poultry steady to firm. Fresh
Boxes, chickens, broilers, 16h-24l2: fry
ers, 1612-2112: roasters. 1926 Other
fresh and all frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Butter, 1,159.765. steady. Creamery
score), % frsts (ss-9D, tubs and car.
tons 26H-2712; seconds tS4-s7), 24Ha.
2534.
unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. 13 (P,.-Live-
stock prices were steady to lower
today. Hogs opened steady to 10
cents lower, with later trade very
slow and uneven, the top dropping
to S6.85. Cattle were steady to 25
cents off and spring lambs were
mostly Is to Is cents off.
Although receipts were not extra
heavy. hogs failed to continue the
higher trend begun several days ago.
Some interests we're even bidding
Is to 25 cents lower. Best wholesale
pork loins steadied at yesterdays
price of 81 cents pound.
Choice and prime medium weight
steers and all grades yearlings were
steady, but mediums and strictly
fed steers were weak to 25 cents,
mostly 10 to IS cents off. All of the
latter recently sold very high COM
pared with strictly choice grades.
CUnited states Department of Agricul-
ture)-Salable hogs, $1,000: total. $4,000;
open steady to 10 lower than Monday S
ss. ateT add bde SLOW a5d 1sH tan
6.S5: early sales good and choice 200-240
pounds. 6.60-s5: some 14Q-270 pounds.
6.25-55: 270-3OO pounds, bid 5.35-6. 80;
packing sows, $50 pounds down, 5.35-s5;
some, 360-450-pound kinds, 4.75-5.40.
Salable cattle, 5000: calves, 1000;
choice and prime medium weight and al
mediums. and strictly fed steers weak to
20. mostly 1915 off; all such kinds recent
ly selling very high. compared with strictly
choice grades; common killer and stockers
steady: fed heifers full steady; cows we're
steady to strong; bulls, 1918 higher
vealers, 25 higher; largely fed steers crop
TOP, TOO; best yearlings, 11.50; he1fer
yearhngs, 11.15: grassy steers, 9.25 down
to 7,50; these going mostly on stocker ac-
counts; most grass fat cows, 6.0O1 90:
cutters UP to $50: heavy sausage bull to
7.35: vealer to 90
Salable sheep. $500 total 1000: late
Mondays early sales spring lambs steady
at zo 10 GO; closing weak TO- p lower at at
today's trade, fairly active spring lambs
mostly 1873 lower fed yearlings and fat
sheep strong: bulk good and choice Western
and native sprineers. 9.65-75 all lots fat
natives, 9.S5: throwouts natives, $50
down choice handy weights fed yearlings,
S.23; others. 7.50-15; few fat native ewes,
g. q: bulk . 5O-3 5O
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Corn Grind Decreases

NEW YORK. Aug. l3 (SpeciaD -
A corn grind of 5.123,03l bushels dur
ing the month of July for products
going into domestic use was reported
today through the Corn Industries
Research Foundation in behalf of
IL refners of starches, sirups, sugars
and other products of corn. This
compares with a grind of 5.158,366
bushels in the previous month and
4.308 l89 bushels in July 1889.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Aug. 13 (P Omitted States De-
partment Of Agriculture). Fine and half
moderate demand in Boston TO-DAY Graded
French combing length fine territory woods
we're bringing S2-S7 cents, secured basis,
according to lengths. Staple combing
length half-blood territory wools brought
1885 cents. secured basis. Fine Del:ine
bright fleece woods were sold at 1896
cents, in the grease. and for $3.50 cents,
secured basis. Graded combing three
eighths and ouarter-blood bright fleece
wools, quoted at 3S-40 cents in the grease,
were receiving little demand.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Auc. u ,P,.-Poultry. live
p trucks; STEADY; hens, over ) pounds
l4l2; ! pounds and under, IA: springs
under pounds White Rock Il; geese
young, 10: other prices UNCHANGED.
Butter. receipts. 1.uOG,3lu, firm, mar
ket unchanged
Eggs, receipts, 1885; firm; fresh
graded. extra frSts local. lS cars. lS
flrsts, local, 16l2 cars, l6l2; current re-
ceipts 1872: dirties 1874 checks. l3;
storage-packed extras. 1914; frsts, Is.
Pota toes Omitted States Department OF
AgrlCulture) Arrivals, 46; on track, $50;
total United States shipments 1872; sup
plies rather light; demand very light; for
best quality Nebraska Cobblers and Oregon
Bliss Triumphs market about steady all
varieties other sections market slightly
weaker; a few sales Idaho Bliss Tri-
set Burbanks. U. s. No. l, 2l5-2 30;
Oreson Eliss .Triumphs, U. s. No. l. 100;
Nebraska Cobblers. good quality, 1.22
.35: Nebraska Bliss Triumphs. generally
good quality, .40-1 so, Wisconsin Bliss
Triumphs, L. S. No. l. 1.20.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
New York Metals

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 oP,.-Copper
steady: electrolytic. SPOT. Conn. Valley,
lOT T5-I1 .OO export fs,s New York, a90
Tin. barely steady; spot and nearby
81 37l2: forward. sos Lead steady;
spot. New York 1850; East ST Louis
4 80 Zinc. steady; East ST. Louis. SPOT
and forward 6@5. Pig iron. aluminium
antimony, quicksilver. platinum. Chinese
wolframite and domestic scheelite un-
changed.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Mortgage Looms Increase

The 1.430 Federal savings and loan
associations had sl,405, 100, 900 worth
of mortgage loans outstanding at the
end of June, compared with 1885,
1000 at the end of May and ST.
1876 289,000 at the end of June. 1899.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Granger Railroads
Expect Pickup in
Wheat Traffic
Export Picture Is Dork,
But European Relief
Move Is Under Way
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Granger
railroads-the big Western carriers
that move the grain crops to mar
ket-are feeling a little better about
the wheat situation.
For some time it has been feared
by many rail executives that there
would be a sharp drop in winter
wheat production this year
Now. however, the figures. are just
about complete, revealing that win
ter wheat harvested this season ag-
gregated around $4,000 900 bushels,
or only about 100000 under the
563 100000 threshed in 1899.
Railway grain traffic this year has
been substantially under 1899, due in
part to the fact that much wheat
was placed under Government loan
and is now stored and sealed in
private warehouses and on farms
throughout the West.
But Grain Must Move.
However traffic executives say
this grain eventually must be hauled
TO market and when that time comes
the granger roads will benefit.
Big haulers of winter wheat in
clude the Atchison. Topeka e. Santa
Fe; Union Pacific; Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific; Missouri Pacific,
Missouri ri-Kansas-TeXas, St Louis
San Francisco and the st. Louis
southwestern Cotton Belt. Also
substantial hauler of winter wheat
Is the Kansas City Southern when
grain is moving to Gulf ports for
export.
The wheat export picture at the
moment looks dark. The blockade
of sea shipping brought by the Euro
pean war has for all practical pur-
poses closed continental markets to
American grain sellers. While Great
Britain has been an increasingly
large customer for American goods
since the outbreak of the war, she
has been taking industrial materials
primarily and getting wheat and
other food supplies from her colonies
and dominions, including Canada.
Just week or so ago Britain bought
100000 900 bushels OF wheat in Can
ada.
Europe to Need Wheat.
Gram circles point out, however.
that recent reports point to famine
conditions for Europe this winter.
With France, Norway, Denmark.
Belgium and the Netherlands-all
German dominated countrieS-need-
ing around 200000,0O0 more bushels
of wheat than they will produce.
Former President Herbert Hoover,
head Of the European Food Distri-
button Commission, this week started
negotiations with both the British
and German governments to permit
him to move grain through military
blockades into the Netherlands. Bel
gium, Poland and Norway. where
$1,000 900 persons are facing starva-
ton" The negotiations still are in
the conversational stage. but if
movement to Europe's needy is ar
ranged, surplus American grain sup
plies this fall and winter may be
ferried across the Atlantic to Euro
pean civilian hands.
Shipping of grain for war refugees
abroad, railmen say, might start
moving to market winter wheat now
stored in warehouses and bins in the
Western crop belt
And the granger roads would be
intermediarY beneficiaries.
Evening star., 1940-08-13

Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation Of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices and
unless otherwise indicated quoted
by the sponsors issuers.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
London Tin Quotations

LONDON, Aug. 13 @.-Tin
easier; spot, f263 bid; f263 IS asked /;
future, f263 l5s bid; f264 asked.
Evening star., 1940-08-13

Also extra or extras
e Declared or paid so far this wear.
Quotations furnished bv National ASSo-
clatlon of Securities Dealers. Inc which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
London Money Market

LONDON Aug. 13 LP,.-Money. l per
cent Discount rates: Short bills. l 1-32
per cent; 3-month bills l -32-11s.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power Co. 6%o
pfd.-15 at ia.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power Co. 515%
pfd.-3 at ia, % at ia.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
'EX dividend.

TPlus extras coc paid June Is. 1910
e 90 extra G Sl4 90 extra paid Decem-
/ Der 23 1889 zoe extra m Sl5O ex-
| ira SOC paid September 20. 1888
( 1870; 81 90 extra paid January. 1910
y S5 90 extra.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. IL lP-DividendS de-
clared tDrepared by Fitch Publishing co..:
Initial.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate ROD record. able.
Basbate Cons Mining &c - Sis S-31
Extra.
Beech-Nut Packing SOC 910 10-l
Evening star., 1940-08-13
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (P.-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Bid Asked
AnacoStia & Pot IS 194n lUl1 lO3
Ana q Pot guar 5S 1919 1O7
Cap Traction lst IS 1947- 1927.
City & Suburban 5s t94S 1O1l2 lO3
GEORGETOWN Gas lst IS 1861 11S
Pot Elec Pow 3l4s 1856 1Q6a -
Washington Gas 5s 1860 l24
Wash Rwy & Elec As 1881 los 109I4
MISCELLANEOUS.
Col Country C LIST 4i4s 1857 lO3
Ter RI & w Cp 1st 4As 1913 100
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Aug IL lP-National
Association Securities Dealers Inc;
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Aus. 13 GP-Nationi
Association Securities Dealers Inc:
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Lehman Group Awarded
S1,S8S,000 Yonkers Issue
pec,s, Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-A banking
group headed by Lehman Bros.
today was awarded a new issue of
s1,8S8,O00 City of Yonkers. N. Y,
bonds on its bid of 100.0899 for a
combination of per cent and $50
per cent bonds. The winning bid
represented net interest cost to the
city of 3l4 per cent; the second high
BID, submitted by group headed
by Halsey, Stuart & Co, repre-
sented an interest cost of BIT per
cent
The bonds are being reoffered on
the following basis: S88S,000 per
cent bonds due l94l-1960, priced to
yield from 065 to 295 per cent for
maturities ranging from l94l to
1850. and priced from 100 to SO for
the 1851 to 1860 maturities: $1,000
900 $50 per cent bonds, priced to
yield from 065 to 3.l5 per cent for
maturities ranging from 194l to
1860. The bonds are legal invest
ments, in the opinion of the bankers.
for savings banks and trust funds
in New York State.
Associated with Lehman Bros.
in the banking group are Blair g.
Co, Inc; Estabrook g. Co.: Kean.
Taylor & Co; Otis & Co., Inc, and
Equitable Securities Corp
The assessed valuation of the City
of Yonkers, as officially reported
for 1940 totals 1902 412,477. Total
bonded and temporary debt includ-
ing this issue after giving effect to
refunding amounts to S37, $50,
and net debt to S32 1902 300.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Bank Reserves Rise
S6o,ooo,ooo for
Weekly Period
Treasury Gold Buying
Accounts for Almost
All of Increase

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board said
lendable excess reserves of banks in
creased S60,000000 10 s6,390000 900
in the week ended August IA
The increase was due almost en-
tirely to Treasury gold purchases.
The boards statement said:
During the week ended August
IA member bank reserve balances in
creased $54 900 O00 Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
currency, offset in part by increases
Of Sl7,000,000 in Treasury deposits
with Federal Reserve banks. SIS.
600 900 in money in circulation, S.
900, 1000 in Treasury cash and $751;
000 1000 In non member deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts. Ex-
cess reserves of member banks on
August IA were estimated to be ap-
proXimately 5000 900 900. an in
crease of $50 100000 for the week"
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended August
IA, 1910, were reported as follows:
Aug. IA, Aug T. Aus. IL.
1910. 1910. 1899
un millions Of dollarsJ
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Alexandria Firm Given
Charter in Virginia

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 16.-Char-
ters and amendments issued by the
State Corporation Commission yes
terday included:
Charters.
Locharbor Gardens. Inc, Alexan-
dria: maximum capital, 100000;
Fred A. Smith, president. Washing
ton. D. c.; to deal in real estate;
Armistead L. Boothe, attorney AL
eXandria.
Accomack Northampton Electric
Co = operative, Exmore; non stock
corporation; G. B. Marean, presi-
dent, Craddockville, Va: to furnish
electric energy on the cooperative
plan; BaXley T. Tankard, attorney,
NaSSaWadoX.
Amendments.
Robson Building Supply Co., Inc,
Culpeper; c. NJ Clement, presi-
dent; changing its name to Cul-
peper Building Supply Co., Inc,
also adding to its purposes; Hiden,
Bickers g. Button, attorneys, Cul-
peper.
Williams & Wilkins, Inc, Harri-
sonburg; Charles A. Williams. pres
ldent; changing its name to VIII
hams & Fretwell, Inc; Wharton &
Aldhizer, attorneys, Harrisonburg
Evening star., 1940-08-16

said Van Der Zee Taxes will be
higher and in the long run this
may cause some change in the buy
ing of luXuries, but what we have
ahead of us is accelerated business" +"
Change in Assembly Methods.
Mr.. Eddins described a change in
the assembly plant procedure that
has eliminated the famous body
drop" In its place has been in
stalled a system whereby the body
tenders, radiator grille. hood and
panels are first built in a single,
rigid unit before reaching the as
sembly line. He claimed the entire
Superstructure of the new model
thus is more solidly mounted by the
new method, which is new in the
automobile industry.
Details of the new model design
were withheld pending the formal
public presentation.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Electrical Equipment
Sales Rise Sharply

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. l6.-Sales of
heavy electrical equipment IN
creased sharply in June to the best
levels SINCE mid-1937 the National
Association of Electrical Manufac-
turers reports.
Biggest gains were made in sales
of transmission and distribution
equipment and motors and genera
tors.
In the major electric appliance
field sales during the first half Of
1910 were 1876 per cent larger than a
year ago but 90 per cent below
1887.