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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Push Expansion
AtWestinghouse

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. A.
The electrical industry undertook
the largest national defense pro-
duction program in its history
during 1910 and at the same time
put electricity to work on more
peace time jobs than ever before,
il was revealed today in a sum-
mary of the years engineering
developments by the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany.
More than 40 per cent Of the
new business received by the
company during the year was con-
nected. directly or indirectly, with
national defense. The years new
business is estimated TO exceed
1890. 0O0.0 900. The total backlog IS
estimated to exceed S215, 900. 600
of which more than $4,000, 600 Is
fer defense work.
american Industry" sa d
George II. Butcher, president OF
Westinghouse, "haS modified its
resources to make 1871 the out
standing production year in our
history. 4 great deal of this
production will be for national
defense, but the normal peace
time requirements of our people
will not he Neglected"
To speed up production of both
regular and defense equipment
Westinghouse authorized approx
mately S23.0O0000 for plant eX'
panSion and new manufacturing
equipment during the year, anc
another 100000 has been au'
thorizcd for 1911. During the year
employment rose from 1858 tc
more than $4,000.
The largest Westinghouse plant
construction and equipment in
stallation Undertaken to meet de.
Tense production requirements
during the year was at the West.
inghouse steam division. South
Philadelphia, Pa. involving APP
proxinlately S9.500,0O0. This pro.
gram, 1t is estimated. will increase
the rate of production as much az
four times for some types oil
equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
A Peaceful People

Such continuing efforts haN o
not only enabled the automobile
industry in this country to place
in the hands of the American
motoring public almost three
fourths Of all the automobiles in
the world but have contributed
greatly to the recognized per-
Torrance records Of American
made automobiles. The same effort
and ingenuity is being put into
the defense effort, for the auto
mobile industry believes that CO.
operation in national defense is
an important part Of its program.
The industry for years has demcr-
strated its civilian usefulness. II
is now demonstrating its military
usefulness.
We Americans are a peaceful
people but we want an army aud
"a navy that can beat any one We
may be called upon 10 meet. To
help develop such a force the pro-
ductive ability Of the automobile
industry Is whole.heartedly en-
listed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
BY JOHN A. HARTFORD

President, Great Atlantic racine Tea Co.
The national defense program
and the unusual strain imposed on
our economy by a changing world
have created a greater need for
efficient distribution today than in
any previous era of our history.
AS we approach 1871 all distrib-
utors are faced with two-fold
responsibility TO do everything in
their power to prevent repetition
of the inflationary price trend of
the World War and to redouble
their efforts to move merchandise
from producer to consumer with a
minimum of intermediate costs.
We know that new battleships,
airplanes and guns must be paid
for somehow by all of US. Every
economy that distributors can eff
feet in their own operations will
be contributing to the national
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Lists Other Products

In addition, submarine motors
machine guns and other items If
defense equipment Mlll he made
by units Of the industry. The pro-
ductNe ability Of the automobile
Industry has gone TO work for de-
tense.
Naturally. It IS not possible for
automobile plants 10 start produc-
ing many Of these items Of de-
tense equipment overnight. No one
familiar with automobile manu-
tacture would expect us 10 run a
Plymouth down q production linz
one CAV and a tank down II the
next Machines that are designed
10 do specific Jobs on production
knes cannot be made 10 do work
a wholly different type So new
plants have 10 be built and new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05

automobile industry for this has
been demonstrated in a multitude
Of ways. Now this industry is
becoming important 10 national
defense and is voluntarily CO.
operating in the defense program.
Chrysler Corporation. for ex-
ample, is building, equipping and
manning for the army a new
tank which is expected TO be COM
pleted for production next Octo-
Der. The company also has built
or is building for the army more
than $4,000 Dodge trucks and
407l cars, of which about $4,000
trucks and 1850 cars were shipped
in 1910. In addition, Chrysler
Corporation is already turning out
educational orders of munitions,
including IS nm. shells, cartridge
cases and bomb fuse noses.
One Of the important undertake
ings Of the industry in connection
with the defense program is going
to be the manufacture of airplane
parts. The automobile makers to-
gcther with the body makers.
parts makers and tool builders
have organized a committee who
have undertaken 10 make known
10 those with facilities and ability.
the requirements of program
Of producing units and assemblies
of sirplane parts 10 further boost
the production of this important
weapon Of defense. Z General No
tors, Chrysler. Ford. Packard
Studobaker, Nash. Hudson. the
body building companies and d.e
shops which supply the auto in.
austry-all are constructing new
plants or setting up special facili-
ties 20 make airplane engines an
ElrDlara farfS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Written in Record


The extent of that usefulness
has been written into the record,
for motor transportation is now
q necessity for the individual
family, for commerce and industry
for the national welfare.
The record shows that at the
end of last year more than 80
600,000 passenger cars and trucks
were registered in the United
States. OF these, about 26,200,000
were passenger cars. II per cent
OF all that were then owned and
operated in the entire world. while
the remaining 100000 were
trucks or commercial vehicles.
Some Al per cent Of all motor We
hicles in use in the nation are on
farms or in towns under $500
population.
The motor transport industry
including rsH- material production.
automobile manufacturing and
actual transport and service-em-
ploys approximately six and one
half million persons, which IS ap-
proxirnately one-seventh Of all
workers in the United States. Il
is an interesting and important
fact that about onc-haH q the
automobile mileage in this country
is used for business purposes.
Largest Purchaser
This industry'is the largest pur-
chaser of numerous commodities
and takes more Of some Of these
than do all other buyers com
bined. For example II buys ~
per cent o. all The strip steel
used in the country. 80 per cent
of the steel bars Il percent OF
steel sheets. = per cent Of nal
Ieable iron; 81 per cent cf ALLOW
steel: 1S per cent Of steel in all
forms: 80 per cent Of gasoline; 50
per cent Of rubber - per cent
of plate glass; . per cent Of
nickel; "a per cent OF lead, and
so on.
Motor taxes paid by motor We
hicle users, merchants and manu-
facturers. represent about one Of
every nine tax dollars collected
by all taxing agencies federal
state and local
Civilian UsefUiness
Thus, there can he no question
OF the civilian usefulness OF the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Civilian Usefuiness

Thus, there can he 10 question
OF the civilian usefulness OF the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Plastic Output at Peck

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. A.
F. I. du Pont dc Ncmours & 60.
produced moro plastics in 1910
than ever before, 1t was announced
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Nation Depends ON Auto Industry

machinery installed, machinery de-
signed to do specific defense jobs.
From the very beginning of its
defense work, the automobile in
dustry is fitted by the nature of
its experience to make a signal
contribution. Assembling men, ma
terial and machines to make de-
Tense equipment on a volume basis
is an undertaking quite similar to
that accomplished by the auto
mobile industry in producing new
passenger cars and trucks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-05
Same Steps Used

Preparation for making a good
product in both instances requires
practically the same steps. 1t Is
necessary, for example, to deter
mine methods of manufacture, to
develop and construct tools and
machinery, to lay out the plant,
to plan production.
The automobile industry has
learned to master the problems OF
plant changes, to keep its factories
up-to-date,- to meet quickly the
production demands of rs en-
glneers.
Training men TO do new jobs IS
year TO year experience IN This
industry. just as IS seeking new
and better ways to produce
greater output in smaller floor
space. to eliminate unnecessary
handling, to get smooth, efficient
prOdurfiop
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
lends Across Border

The Manufacturers National
,ank was host % trust company
representatives. of Wayne and
Essex Counties 81 the annual golf
tournament last week.
The National Bank Of Detroit
won The cup donated by Guaranty
Trust Company Of Windsor and
Ralph Whitsett Jr OF the National
was low man with an SO.
Henry Sanger. Judge Henry 6.
Hubert, SherwIn I'LL and Ross
Riddell Of Windsor gave brief
talks ana Ralph Lane OF Equitable
Trust and Willard S. Cornelius,
famous baritone who heads
Parker Rust Proof Company and
IS a director OF the Union Guar
dian Trust during business hours,
entertained with a few songs.
On yes; there were other golf
winners TOO. =. T. S. Scry1ngeour
won a prize for the most strokes
on the shortest hole and Ernest G.
Harris L y president. won the
prize for the lowest score which
would have been made by those
who didn't play had they played.
IL was based on his own estlntaie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Heads Agents
Guy Cox NeD President
of Insurance Group

GRAND RAPIDS. Sept. -
Guy NJ. Cox Of Iron River was
elected president of the Michigan
Association of Insurance Agents.
at the annual meeting here. Arno
K. Schorer of Kalamazoo was
named vice president, and Carl +.
Irager, treasurer.
The executive committee elected
includes: David T. Maranette, De-
troit; Joseph w. Mandus. Ann
Arbor; Percy D. Worgess, Battle
Greek; Lloyd II. Kruger, Miles;
c. w. Dow, Flint; A. A. Smith.
Lansing; Henry d. Wilson, Grand
Rapids; Fred L. Winter, Muske-
gon; Edward r. Moore, Port
Huron; II. w. Brady, Saginaw:
Glenn Power. Traverse City; Will
liam G. McCune, Petoskey; John
p. Old, Sault Ste. Marie; Fred
Roper, -Mennminee; Harry
King, Calumet; II. Morris
Thatcher. Pontiac. George w.
Carter Of Detroit was reelected
councillor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Hold Exerythine!

Once a customers man always
a customers man.
Charley Fox, who in civilian life
was a pretty good producer for
Bill Roney, is now a sergeant
major in Uncle Sans army. He's
right-hand man 10 the colonel, and
his regiment now is in Missouri. 49,
Jerry Petit, our defense editor
came back from a Cooks tour OF
the army with hello from
Charlie and the news that the eX-
Griswold Streeter just about runs
the regiment. Petit explained
that every time they want any
thing done or okayed, they go &c
the sergeant major.
Well, Petit chatted with Char
ley in between phone calls and
rushing orderlies and he said the
sergeant major was really up &c
his neck in detail.
Finally Fox waved every one
back and ignored the other phones
The regimental business ground C
a halt.
whats that?" he asked.
"Oh, yes; that looks pretty good.
Have you noticed N.Y.: It's
acting especially we'll"
This went on for several min.
utes, and finally Fox hung UP anC
said shecp.shly, 10 Petit
That's one Of my old GUS
toners. He calls me regular"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Detroit Leads Nation
With Trade Gain of IS Pct.

additional region-Denver. Other
areas seven of which are South
ern continuing at the best levels
in history for the season were
Cincinnati and Columbus. Indian
apoliS and Louisville, Maryland
and Virginia, the Carolinas, At
lanta and Birmingham, Florida,
Memphis, New Orleans and Texas.
A somewhat greater drop in
volume than usual between June
and July put the SeaSonally
adjusted United States trade ba-
rometcr at 1924, off ! per cent
from June. However, in II regions
located in the East Middle West,
Southwest, and South sales ex-
ceeded expectations and the in
dexes advanced in the month.
BarometerS for the New York
City. indianapolis and Louisville
St Louis, Minneapolis and st. Paul
regions all rose more than 5 per
cent. OF the eight regions where
volume declined more than the ma
tional average. the Carolinas and
Iowa and Nebraska showed the
sharpest drop of s per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Late Recovery :
Reduces Losses
In Grain List
Soy Beans Finish
Around &c Lower;
Wheat Off sc to $50

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Grains
and soy beans generally were
under pressure today wheat drop
ping as much as 12sc before re-
covering a greater part Of tho
loss.
At the close wheat was sc to
sc off. September selling at
Sl1SSs, against a low of Sits.
The December and May cons
tracts led the decline in soy beans.
May dropped 612c TO S1.88 and
then recovered TO close at S193,
or lac lower. Other soy bean
futures finished &c 10 2h.c off.
Corn rallied in late dealings and
finished unchanged 10 isc off after
declining cent earlier.
Oats closed unchanged TO Sc
of. White rye was unchanged to
14c up.
After an early period Of hesi-
fancy, the wheat market devel-
oped a heavy tone on fairly heavy
May dropping 1so TO
S1.26. The setback uncovered fair
support and May recovered TO
close at Sl.26%, down sc for the
day.
Soy beans were in supply most
'of the session. but offerings were
we'll taken after the early sharp
setback OF ; a 10 6 &C.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

advisory council of state society
presidents.
Members Of the Michigan State
Board of Accountancy. OF which
Laurence II. Fish of Benton Har-
Dor is chairman, will take part in
joint meeting of the Association
of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners and the Board Of Ex-
aminers of the Institute. Norman
Webster pioneer member of
the Michigan Accountants Asso-
citation and now chairman of the
Board of Certified Accountant Elk
aminers Of the State of New York,
will be in charge OF an exhibit
showing in pictures and documents
the early days of the accountancy
profession in the United States.
Prof. William A. Patton of the
University of Michigan will take
part as one of a panel of experts
in a Question Box" quiz on &C
counting and auditing questions,
and Robert p. Briggs, associate
professor of accounting at the
university, will preside tomorrow
at a discussion of the English
vocabulary needs Of the present
day certified public accountant.
Another Michigan man on the
program will be r. w. Peden OF
The BundV Tubing COmpany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Forward Buying
Declines

Some retrenchment in buying
policy in this area became notice
able last month, although inven-
tories are still increasing, accord
ing TO the Purchasing Agents
Association Of Detroit. Only 60 per
cent Of its members were buying
from six months to a year ahead
in August, compared with 70 per
cent in July.
The decrease in the number OF
firms buying far ahead is at
tributed by the association 10 in
ventory control by the Office of
Production Management and bet
ter deliveries on raw materials
for defense work. It's September
survey notes some signs Of bust
ness in this area flattening out.
This is due, it says, 10 the fact
that most plants are now working
at capacity and can accept no
more business.
Higher inventories than in July
were reported by 81 per cent of
the associations members.
Thirty-seven per cent of the re-
porting members had higher in
ventories at the end of August
than month earlier A year
earlier So per cent of the report.
ing members had higher inven-
tories.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Farmers Market

APPLE5-W River fancy, 81 70 bu
No. J. 7l4 spc. No. zoe Wsalthys.
soc. Ai-lztestt. feist-y7 - Y : y, 10. 1.
81 20 . ~ no p 75c pa. Greetings.
cRABAPPLEs- No. !. si259io s-I
BEANs-Green. fancy soai7, bur
No I. Sl8lJ5. So. :, Use wax fancy.
81 500 - bu ~. T. Slgi.3a, No p.
75c ,kentleky Wona~ y. I, sL25g 50
q l65 hu' Lima beans, so. !, s. 7sg3.25I
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CucUMBERs !. slicers OfTss
bu; an. slgl35. small ag45o; me-
DiLi,-50 7sc doz bohs
EGGPLANT ] 40 gOc bu.
FGGs.t are SO sn1ta .dog e.,st
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40. = 4uc bu h"1' 20 "n soc. No.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

the old regime the business
structure occasionally suffered
from the excuses and blunders
OF private financiers. but now
adays from the mistakes Of poll
ticians who are in the saddle.
He argued in this manner:
ut should be obvious that the
present administration Is making
the same banking mistakes that
previous administrations made.
Wilson financed his program
with bank credit issued against
commodities at inflated prices.
Coolidge financed his with bank
credit issued against common
stocks at inflated prices. ROose-
welt Is financing his with bank
credit issued against government
bonds at inflated prices"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

are A. j. Bloodsworth. partner in
Price, Waterhouse 81 Co, and
Harold w. Scott, partner in Has
kins & Sells. -.
Officers and members OF the
Michigan Association of Certified
Public Accountants, which OBJ
served its fortieth anniversary
last Tuesday night, will be active
and prominent in the American
Institute sessions. Arnold l.. Bar
rett of Detroit, president of the
association. is chairman OF the
meetings committee of Detroit ac-
countantS arranging for the lnsti-
tute meeting.
President Barrett will present
an address of welcome at the first
general session Tuesday morning,
and tomorrow will preside at a
luncheon TO be given by the aSSo-
citation in honor Of the council of
the American Institute and its
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Agency Men Guests
or La Choy Food Co.

Marking the first anniversary
of their association with LaChoy
Food Corporation. executive MEM
bers of MacManus, John q Adams,
Inc, national advertising agency
next Thursday will be luncheon
guests of LaChoy.
French Jenkins, general mana
ger of the food company, IN ar
ranging for the luncheon also has
planned a plant tour which VIII in
lclude LaChoy's indoor bean sprout
farm. only one of its kind IN the
WORLD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Burlington Mills
Net Seen 81 Share

NEW YORK Sept. 13.-With
all Of its mills operating at or
close to capacity and with new
orders coming in faster than
those on the books can be COM
pleted, Burlington Mills Corpora
ton is again going to establish
new records in both sales and
earnings. On this basis, it is esti-
mated that earnings for the cur
rent year ending September 81
will be somewhat in excess of 81
common share. Sales have
been running about 30 per cent
ahead Of last year. although some
months have shown increases con-
greater than that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Loose Talk Nowadays

The implication Is that the
prudent citizen cannot rest on
his oars and feel secure merely
because mama government is
acting. AS Kahlert looks at the
simple arithmetic of political
banking. he finds that politi-
clans, as we'll as private finan-
ciers and business men, may be
subject to errors. of judgment.
There is much loose talk
nowadays about initiation. In
flation is always relative TO
specific economic interests. The
initiation OF bond prices, for ex-
ample. is not ahead OF US, but
behind us.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Upgrade Sy|vdnia
To Increase CAPITAL

NEW YORK, Sept. 13. - Hy-
grade Sylvania Corporation will
hold a special meeting of stock
holders September 16 TO approve
a proposed increase in the author
lied common stock from 10000
10 $4,000 no-par shares. If the
action Is approved, each stock
holder will receive two new shares
for each share held. 1t is also
proposed that $4,000 additional
new common shares be authorized.
The company presently has out
standing POI, 1874 shares Of common
stock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Technical Subjects

Technical subjects of interest to
accountants will have their places
for discussion on the meeting pro-
gram, through the efforts of a
subcommittee headed by George
ID. Bailey of Detroit, a member of
the council or governing body of
the American Institute. Subjects
to be taken up include auditing
procedure, case studies in auditing,
auditors reports or certificates
and appointment of auditors.
Two other technical sessions
will be devoted TO accounting re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
.Armto Reports Sale
or S5,OOO,OO0 Bonds

NEW YORK. Sept. 13.-Amer-
lean Rolling Mill Company on Au-
gust ! sold S5,000,000 of I4-year
SIS per cent debentureS for cash
at a private sale TO two investors.
The sale increased the amount
outstanding 10 Sl0,000000 as OF
September I Proceeds have or
will be used to defray balance of
cost of construction of 1,00O-ton
blast furnace at Ashland. Ky, total
cost of which will be S6,000,000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14


alton of the American Institute.
He was recently in the news from
Washington when he recon-
mended TO the Senate finance
committee elimination of all eX-
emptions in federal income taxes
a special session on Industrial
Accounting" arranged jointly by
the American Institute of Ac-
-eountants and the National As
ISOLATION of Cost Accountants,
will be held next Thursday after
noon. The chairman of the ses-
sion VIII be Harry f. Howell of
Providence, r. l., president of the
National Association of Cost Ac-
tCountantS and an American In
lstitute member. One Detroit
accountant John w. McEachren,
partner in Ernst e. Ernst, Will be
| a speaker at this session.