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Evening star., 1941-06-16
Scott Paper to Expand

CHESTER. Pa, June Is Especially
"A plant expansion program to cost
S192 900 was announced by Thomas
B. McCabe, president of the Scott
Paper Co. The program which will
add $1,000 square feet of floor space
to the company's manufacturing IA
cilities will be finished by Novem-
Der !.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Equipment Issue Approved
For Southern Railway
By the Associated Press.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has authorized the South
ern Railway to issue and sell
s1l,l5O,OOO of 2 per cent equipment
trust certificates in connection with
the purchase Of new equipment. The
certificates will be sold at l00.l779
per cent of par and accrued divi-
dendS
The Nashville. Chattanooga &
st. Louis Railway applied for au-
thority to issue S4,290000 of equip
ment trust certificates.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON June Is Up UNITED States
Department of Agriculture) Fine Aus
occa asionaI request in the Boston market
today but the volume Of sales was small
A few types of course, cross-bred South
American woods we're selling occasionally
Most types of domestic woods were very
quiet. Quotations generally on domestic
and foreign wools were unchanged COM
pared with last weeks.
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Failures Total Up

NEW YORK, June 16.-Dun &
Bradstreet reported today Industrial
and commercial failures for the
week ended June II totalled 23o
compared with 218 the previous
week and 245 year ago.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
New York SUGAR

NEW YORK. June l6 LP-World suear
futures were irregular today as July liquida
tion met active trade and replacement
demand Late prices we're L point lower
10 l L points higher: July, .S5l2: Septem-
Der, %
Domestic futures held firm in company
with and refined. moving up ! to =
points in late trade July and September
each we're quoted 25S
Raws were offered in lieht volume at
3 So cents for July shipment One parcel
of overquota sugars was available at 3 40
Large ref1ners today adopted a new list
price of sos cents, making the range
5.05-1O cents.
Futures No. 3 closed unchanged TO
Evening star., 1941-06-16
A. nHnn nrsnn-

CottonSeed oil closed strong. Bleachable
prime summer yellow ll.50a prime crude,
October. II 42b. December. II 40; Janu-
ary, IL ABB. a Asked. Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
RuiIroud Earnings

CHICAGO, June Is dP).-Railroad earn
ings for April after fixed charges reported
today included:
April 1e41 April 1910.
c, & Q ----- 'S72,466 1885,, ,se6
sDoSrit
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press.


The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock. Exchange for June IA: ,065
purchases, involving - ,9qS shares; ,O33
sales. involving 25 sos shares Including
10 short sales. involving 19I shares.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK June l6.-Dividends de-
clared, prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.:
Regular.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Federal Farm Mortgage.
Inme Owners, LOar
London Tin Prices

LONDON, June Is lP-Tin steadier;
sro- c261 - b1A; s2e2 asked; future,
- s I'd. -oEt afl.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
New York Cotton

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 16.-Cotton
reached new four-year tops today
after a hesitant start.
A steady demand from the trade,
Wall Street and professional opera
tors overcame July liquidation and
scale up hedging through spot
houses and Memphis interests.
Late prices held 6 to 10 points
higher. July sold at 14.0o; Decem-
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Government Bonds
Over the Counter

NEW YORK, June Is LPn-Over the
counter United States Government bonds:
Quotations as of , o'clock
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. June 16 ,P1.-National As
socistion Securities Dealers, Inc:
(CIoSlnE quotations.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

In bankruptcy or receivershp. or being
reore anized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the FOREGOING able
are annual disbursements based the
last quarterly or seni-annual declaration
Unless otherwise noted, special or extra
dividends are not included Also extra or
extras. d Cash stock Paid last year
PAYABLE in stock gDeclared or paid so
far this year hPayable in Canadian funds
Z Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With warrants. XIV With
out warrants war Warrants. Unit Of
trading less than 100 shares; sales ars
given in full.
Evening star., 1941-06-16
II, 14.31, and May, 1438.
CniInnSeed Oil

CottonSeed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
2S TO 81 higher. Sales. $40 contracts
July IL 72b; September llI2-14 Octo-
Der 1896; December, 11.6l and
January. II 90. Bid.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, June lf Cotton
futures climbed to new high levels again
for the season here today on buying
stimulated by heavy textile sales and fur
ther complaints OF weevil DAMAGE in the
West. The market closed steady, TO IL
Evening star., 1941-06-16
London Bar Silver

NNDON. June Is UP-Bsr si1vsr
unchen7ed. 'ETu.valent 4";9
Evening star., 1941-06-16
New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK. June 16 (P-Bar
ri--pr 80 unc -----~~,
Evening star., 1941-06-16

T R { A S U r Y.
BY private wire direct to The Star.

HOME OWNERS LOAN.
3s 1944-52 1862 LOG. .2S 1062S
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
3s 1880 1914 l04ls l04I
Evening star., 1941-06-16
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO, June Is lP.-FouoWing is the
complete list of transactions on the Chi
cagO Stock EXCHANGE today:
Sales STOCKS. High. Low. Close.
Evening star., 1941-12-28

box and line it with metal If
YOU wish an added precaution.
Fill the box with sand. Then,
if a fire bomb falls inside your
house, you can use a long
handled scoop shovel to scoop
the bomb into the box and re-
move it. To protect yourself
from the spluttering bomb, hold a
wet blanket in front of you. This
method requires some Skill and,
of course, cannot be used if the
bomb already has caused an ex-
tensive fire which prevents close
approach.
If you are using spray Oh the
fire, to approach it without be-
ing overcome by smoke. fumes
and heat, you should lie down
and keep your face near the
floor, where it Will be found easier
to breathe ard see An AK should
also be handy to deal with OBJ
stacles in the approach to the
bomb.
AS there is danger Of the fire
creeping into unseen places
where it may remain unnoticed
in a smoldering condition, a thor
ough search should be made after
the fire has been extinguished.
even if it is necessary to lift
floor boards.
Tomorrow: Advance precdu-
tions against incendiary bomb
fires
Evening star., 1941-12-28

programs 1t. Benter was personal
friend of President Harding and
took "a bandsmen on the fateful
visit to Alaska, after which the
President died suddenly.
Was Bandmaster at 10.
1t. Benter enlisted as an appren-
tice musician in the Navy on March
20. 1905, and was made bandmas-
ter at 10. He was commissioned a
lieutenant by act of Congress in 1885
the first musician to attain officer S
rank in the music branch of the
Navy.
1t. Benter also is founder and Of
ficer in charge of the Navy School
of Music here at the Navy Yard,
which was instituted in the summer
of 1885. Several years ago. when
asked about the purpose Of the
school, Lit. Benter said:
My purpose was to improve the
caliber of music in the Navy. II
has always been my idea to make
Navy bands more self-respecting
and efficient" He added that after
35 years of service Il find my
dream of good music for the Navy
is coming true.
School bands have accompanied
President Roosevelt on number
of his trips on naval vessels, in
cluding his goodwill voyage to
South America and his cruise to
Hawaii.
Native of New York.
1t. Benter was born in New York
City in 1887 and was educated there
in the public schools. He was
awarded an honorary degree OF
doctor of music by Columbus
University in 1929.
He is the composer of number
of pieces, including Major DENLY,
Light Cruisers" Our Navy al
Hands," The Submarine Force,
Navy Blue" and Here Comes 6
Sailor He compiled LIT. Charles
Benter's Book of National Airs
1t. Benter is the holder of various
decorations for service in Cuba
Vera Cruz, and the first Worlt
War and holds the Decorated
Order of st. Sava, 4th class o
Yugoslavia. He makes his hom'
here at 1921 Runnymede place NV
Evening star., 1941-12-28
mo. ID of a Scries.)

Unlike fighting ordinary fires,
not all fire eXtinguishers can be
used in fighting fire bombs, and
the one that can be used, the
-and-acid eXtinguisher. must
be handled in special way.
If you have fire extingulsher,
the type of material IN it will be
labeled on the outside. Do not
use one labeled carbon tetra-
chloride. 1t will create poisonous
gases if applied to bomb. Do
not use any foam" derivatives.
The foam is supposed to EXCLUDE
oxygen from a fire. Since the
bombs have their own supply OF
oxygen, this type of extingulsner
will be of no use at all.
In using the soda -and- acid ex-
tinSu;sher follow the same rule
as with a garden hose. Keep your
finger over the nozzle 10 create a
spray rather than a steady
stream on the bomb. Switch to q
steady stream to extinguish any
fires caused by the comb, and,
of course, you can use any fire
extinguisher for fighting such
fires.
Since the main difficulty with
using sand is the fact that the
molten metal eats through the
floor, there is another use for
sand which eliminates this OBJ
lection. Build . large wooden
Evening star., 1941-12-28

7. went back and sat down.
A few minutes later the train
pulled into the station at Fort
Belvoir. We lined up in the aisles
and then it was I discovered that
every one had a blue duffle bag,
packed with extra Army clothes.
Every one, that is, except me. I'd
left mine behind.
Even Band Insults Our Hero.
AS stepped off the train the band
began to play Roll Out the Barrel" :"
Insulting me, right off the bat.
Z The band formed in front OF us
and We started the march uphill TO
our barracks. The guy in front OF
me couldn't keep step with the
music. The sergeant kept coming
back and glaring at me because the
other man was messing up the
cadence.
All along the route through the
post the older soldiers tumbled out
of their barracks to stare at US.
Where you-all from?' asked one
bunch.
"Philly," our group yelled back.
Where youse from? Anybody
from Berklyn?" asked the nexI
crowd.
"Philly," we answered. Every new
delegation is scrutinized closely by
the old soldiers, looking for new!
from home.
We we're split into companies
then platoons, and assigned to oul
(See BELVOIR, Page Aid
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Montgomery Police,
Wardens Will Begin
Training Glasses
County to Join D. c.
In BIuckout Test
Tuesday Evening

Training schools for airJraid
wardens and civilian auxiliary police
in Montgomery County will begin
to morrow night.
Meanwhile, the County Defense
Council completed arrangements for
Montgomery's participation in the
Washington area blackout test
Tuesday night. The council an
nounced that all of Montgomery
not just the Metropolitan Area
would join in the test. 1t said
further that most of its services,
such as the motor corps and medical
units. now are so we'll organized they
can turn out for the trial.
County Police Chief Andrew w.
Newman ordered Montgomery 300
civilian auxiliary police to report at
7::30 pm. tomorrow in the Bethesda
Elementary School to begin their
training.
First Aid Course Opens.
At the same hour about 1900
county AFRAID wardens will begin a
first aid course under the direction
of Red Cross instructors.
Glasses will be held from 7:30 to
1890 pm. every Monday and Friday
for three weeks. Plans are being
made to hold special classes Tues
days and Thursdays for Seventh-day
Adventists, who are unable to at
tend on Friday.
Afraid wardens in the Silver
Spring, Takoma Park and Colesville
areas will take their training at the
new Takoma Junior High School
and the Woodside Elementary
School. Those in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area will attend the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
while wardens in the upper part OF
the county will meet at the Rock
vile Courthouse.
Alfred D. Noyes, chairman OF the
Southern Maryland Defense Council
said yesterday that additional first
aid classes probably will be held in
the various air raid precincts SC
that wardens will be available in
each precinct in case Of alarms. Mr.
Noyes emphasized that the classes
are intended for all persons con-
nected with the air raid warden
service
/ After completing their first aid
training. the wardens will receive
instruction in protection against
war gases and incendiary bombs. A
schedule for these classes is being
worked out.
FED Cross to Make Strc.cilers.
Meanwhile, the County Red Cros:
has requested the supervisors o.
elections to furnish it with tht
convas used on the old voting booths
to be made into stretchers. Mr.
Noyes, who is the clerk to the BoarC
of Election Supervisors, estimated
that there would be sufficient ma
terial to make several hundred
stretchers.
Because they were unable imme
diately to contact officials of tn,
company that manufactures sirens
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners yesterday cancelled plans t.
hold a special session to place al
order for 33 air raid alarm SIGNALS
Thomas e. Hampton. president
sad the board hopes to meet tomor
roU to pace the order.
The E-.ccutive Committee Of tn
Ccvn.v E---lcc Council recon
r-cnded 49, the sren~, costin,
acout $4,000, he ordered immedi
atcly.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
indians Joining Up
Top SeIectees by 40%

BY the Associated Press.
The Office of Indian Affairs said
yesterday that 40 per cent more In
dams had volunteered for the armed
services than had been drafted and
pointed out that Brig. Gen. Clarence
L. Tinker. commander of Army air
forces in Hawaii, is member of the
Usage Tribe.
The fact that 40 per cent more
Indians had voluntarily enlisted in
the armed forces than were drafted
is proof that the Indians are as
willing today as they were in the
past to live and die for freedom,
said John Collier, commissioner OF
Indian affairs. "As minority group,
they know what freedom means"
Figures on the number of Indians
in armed service were not disclosed.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Liquor Store RoIdups
Yield Robbers $1,000

Two liquor stores, which police be-
lieve were held up by the same gang
of four colored men, were robbed
of 81 900 last night.
The first victim was Sam Mostow
81 Crittenden street NV, who owns
a liquor store at the corner of Har-
ward street and Sherman avenue
NV. He was held up at 9:15 o'clock
by four co'ored men, two Of whom
were armed. He said 5000 was taken
from the cash register.
Less than an hour later. four COL
ored men, believed by police to be
the same gang, held up liquor
store at 1890 North Capitol street
owned by Morris Vigderhouse and
escaped with $500.
Evening star., 1941-12-28

it and there is at least one nom
commissioned offlcer-my platoon
sergeant-who aged so years in that
single day. I left him but a she'll OF
his former self and he must be reck-
oned a battle casualty.
I came into Fort Belvoir with
fresh consignment of l67 selectees.
I had been fitted out with uniform
and slipped aboard the troop train
when it stopped to change engines
at Accotink, Va.
Accorded Gentle Difference
No one in the battalion to which
my bunch of recruits was assigned
knew that there was a ringer in the
outfit. I looked just like many an
other selectee-fat, dumb and un-
happy-and for that reason was
treated with the same gentle def
erence accorded any rookie in the
Army.
The boys I joined had come from
the reception center at Fort Meade,
Md. They had gotten few days
practice, being told when to stand up
and when to sit down. when to in
hale and when to eXhale.
hadn't been on the train so
seconds before had brought down
the wrath of a second lieutenant,
I started to walk from one coach to
the next.
Hey, where are you going" the
officer yelped.
II was going into the next car,
I said.
"You better stay where you are,
he said.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
If, Benfer 10 Retire
January | as Leader
Of Famed Navy Band
Founded Group in 1919,
Music School in 1885;
Is Prolific Composer

1t. Charles Benter, who has led
the famous United States Navy Band
since he organized it in 1919, has
applied for retirement, effective
January /, it was learned By The
Star yesterday.
Reached at his home last night,
1t. Benter confirmed that he would
retire on that date but did not fur
nish details.
Through the years 1t. Benter and
the Navy Band have become known
to countless thousands through con-
certs in Washington, tours and radio
Evening star., 1941-12-28
.Briton Gives Citizens
TIPS on Protection
During Air Raids
Arkansas Avenue Group
Told Space Under Stoirs
Is Sufest in House

Millions of Englishmen sleep un-
der their dining room tables at night
for afraid protection and keep suit
cases packed with clothing for
week against enforced evacuation,
A. H. LIE Cheminant, assistant direc-
tor of accounting for the British
Purchasing Mission. told more than
1000 persons of the Arkansas avenue
community at Roosevelt High School
last night.
Mr.. LIE Cheminant was principal
speaker at the session called by the
civilian defense unit headed by Hugh
v. Keiser. He underwent the Nazi
bombing of Manchester and has been
in this country since last March.
His tips on AFRAID protection in
cluded:
If you live in an apartment house
or hotel, the safest spots are from
the second floor up to three floors
from the top Avoid corridors be-
cause bomb blast takes, the road
| of least resistance. Avoid elevator
shafts for the same reason and the
added reason of falling debris.
Safe Under Stairs.
A safe place in house Is under
the stairs. Push the dining room
table against an inner wall and
camp under it. In his words. Don't t
be dignifeds it isn't worth 1t"
Keep a first-aid kit handy and
learn to stop arterial bleeding.
Make up your mind to deal with
ycur own fires yourself as the de-
partment probably will be occupied
elsewhere when you want it.
If gas masks are issued, keep
yours with you.
The program included flrst-ald
demonstration and gas mask Illus
tration, as we'll as a discussion OF
various types of bombs and gasses.
The chiefs of the various civilian
defense services Of the area were
introduced by Mr.. Keiser.
Urged to Volunteer.
Mary Mason, in charge OF emer-
gency feeding for the District ci-
villain defense program. outlined the
plan to set up soup and coffee es-
tablishments to serve those evacu-
ated in an emergency. She urged
volunteering for service.
Clifford H. Newell Of the area
houc,rg committee announced a
survey viii be mode shortly TO &C.
te~mine available housing in ccse
OF emergency.
Bear in mind in answering the
QUESTIONABLE" he said, that you
may be the first to need the serv-
ice"
The group indicated similar meet
ings should be called monthly by
Chairman Keiser to outline progress
in protective service organization
More than Sl40 was collected II
finance the operations of the de-
fense committee.
Evening star., 1941-12-28

against the Congregational Home
of the District, southeast corner OF
Thirteenth and Crittenden streets
NV, since it was found to be not
a purely public charity in that
chcraes are made on some residents,
il mole OF in part, despite the lcct
tn there is no led fee c. SUI
rca:c: of p.crert.-, I'D rcci|cnt5
c0l.Ti-J.c fcc0-dirI ID &c : ALT.
E.ro % T. X.
Tat an e..-.Sc.ncnt IL mae
e-e-,5t the Presbyterian 4-cnc at
1918 Newton street NV, since it
was found not to be a purely pubic
charity, conducted without charge
to inmates, profit or income.
Pillar of Fire, 200 Eleventh street
Sc, found to be a church, but that
taxes should be levied against all
but the front room on the first floor
as not being required for church
services, the other being regarded as
"excess."
Trustees of the Fourteenth Street
Church of Christ, Inc, 3450 FOUR
teenth street. all exempt except that
portion occupied by caretaker.
George Washington University,
7Gl-733 Twenty third street NV,
exemption denied for two lots used
fo- student parking lots.
Vestry OF the parish OF st. Steph-
ems Protestant EpiscoHal Church,
northeast corner of Center and
Newton streets NV, the church
held properly exempt but taxes Or
dered levied against the building at
1915 Newton street, exempted for
merly as rectory but said to have
been rented for the last three years,
This lot and building were assessed
at $23,270.
Trustees of the Church Of the
Pilgrims, Inc, 1924 Florida avenue
NV, held properly exempt excep,
for o garage and brick dwelling at
22O4 @ street NV.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Donald Weems Gets
Conditional Pardon

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-Donald
L. Weems, Al, former police justice
at Winchester, has been granted a
conditional pardon after serving
approximately eight months Of a
three-year sentence on conviction of
a charge Of embezzlement, Secretary
of the Commonwealth Jackson said
today.
Weems was convicted April 80,
104l.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Fire Officers Named

WAYNESBORO, Va, Dec. q
(SpeciaD B. w. Heron has been
elected president Of the Waynes-
boro Volunteer Fire Company and
will be installed January l, succeed
ing A. s. Davis. Ten other new off,
GERS also will assume their duties on
| that date.
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Star Scribe Tries Army Life;
Discovers Non-Coms Running II
Stirring Epic Of Fort BeIvoir Shows
Thinqs but Little Changed Since II

Editors With the permission OF the commanding
general Beluo The Star sent reporter to spend
the post and out of uniform, observing ana
actually going through parts OF the training guen Seectees
at the big Engineer Replacement Training Center This is
the first of of articles Wch the reporter describes
experiences Nth the United States Army and uice uerSdJ
Evening star., 1941-12-28
By ALFRED TOOMBS.

My mother didn't raise her boy to be soldier.
painfully evident both to mothers boy ana
segeants sight within IS minutes after had arrived
Fort guest buck private
1t appears likely this point that am going to recover
from the effects my day in the Army
But it doubtful whether Fort Bevor will ever quite get over
Evening star., 1941-12-28
Toll In Previous Months.

In December, Beware off
l. The hours between S and
10 pm. Ten of the 13 traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a croSswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
BETA THY HOLDS
 SPECIAL PARTY
Richard CarOlan Chairman of Halloween Social
 This Evening

The Beta lily will hold its an- nual Halloween social at the Y. M. Q. A. Camp in Watertown this eve ming, at 8:3o p. m.
 A program of Halloween games and dancing has been arranged.
 The committees are as follows: General Chairman, Richard Caro- Ian, president of the Beta lily social committee, Robert O'Connor, chairman, Harry Finley, Robert Young, Robert Boucher, James Hodgson. Refreshments committee chairman, Robert Nichols, Chris Kelley, Jack Bradley and William Webster. Entertainment committee, William Bormolini, chairman, Don- aid Bergin, Donald Wall and Lyman Webster; program committee, Fred Murphy, chairman, William Zeigler, Joseph FriSbie and Joseph Stokes: decorations committee, Thomas Donahue, chairman, Jack LASher, Jack Randall, Donald Lyons and Charles Greenlaw.