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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
SMALL ADVANCES
NOTED AT CLOSE
Huge Defense Program Draws
Attention To Many War
Affected Stocks
BY GARDNER

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-The
stock market babe farewell to 1910
with few regrets today although it
managed to maintain its year.end
rally on a ~selective basis after a. fore.
noon stumble.
While there were scattered weak
spots throughout the list at the fin.
ish and numerous issues were unable
to shake off small minus marks.
Gains of fractions to a point or so
predominated. There were a few
wider bulges.
Many traders inclined to cash in
on the advance which got under way
last Friday in view of the fact finan-
cial exchanges will recess tomorrow
for the New Years celebration.
Others were hesitant because of
growing apprehension over the pos
sible entry of this country into the
European a
At the same time business news
remained of a stimulating nature.
with the huge defense spending pro-
-ram drawing attention to stocks of
companies which stand to benefit
materially. In addition, belated ad-
iustments of accounts for tax pur-
noses were hardly depressing and
reinvestment d m a d proved a
strong bolstering influence.
The Associated Press average of
so stocks was up L of a point at
43.e. making it four successive ad-
vances for this composite. The ba-
1ometer ended 1889 at 51.2 and the
years net loss was 7.3 points. The
1870 top of 52.2 was established Jan.
s and the low of 81 was reached
June 10.
The days turnover of 1,073, 070
shares compared with 1,179,277 Mon
day. For the full year volume of
o07, $685. shares was the lowest
since 1921 and was about Sc, 900, 900
under 1889.
Among today's stocks Universal
Pictures preferred, a 10-share trad
ing unit, jumped II points to 12S
and Savage Arms held a gain of 1
SIS at 40, both new tops for the year.
Others emerging On the upside in
Guided Bethlehem Steel, Montgomery
Ward, Woolworth, Eastman Kodak,
General Electric, American Can,
Loew's, U. S. Gypsum, American
Telephone, Union Pacific, Standard
Oil of N. j., Du Pont and Johns
Manville.
On the losing side yer Chrysler,
General Motors, U. S. Steel, Ameri-
can Smelling. Douglas Aircraft, Al
lied Chemical, Westinghouse, Great
Northern, Sears Roebuck and Good
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
Cooper Plans Special
Protection For Homes

Mayor Thomas E. Cooper yester-
day instructed the police department
to furnish him with a list of all
widows and other women in the city
who live alone as he took steps to
see they are given special police pro-
lection.
Such women, he said, will be in.
structed in the fastest means of Sc
curing police protection in the event
they or their homes should be mo-
Tested.
In taking steps to see that such
women are given special protection
Mayor Cooper said he will see that
such calls for aid Are given priority
by the police radio cars which have
proved their effectiveness as a
speedy means of bringing aid when
needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
ITALIAN VESSELS
SUNK BY BRITISH
Sub Reported To Have De-
stroyed One, Others Are
Sunk By A Warship

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Dec.
31-LP-A British submarine at
tackled four Italian merchantmen
conveyed by two destroyers in the
sight of passengers on a Yugoslav
coastal steamer today and was said
to have sunk one of the Italian
commercial vessels.
Earlier, an Italian transport was
repoted sunk off the Yugoslav Port
of Bar, farther south in the Adria.
tic.
Reuters, British news agency,
quoted Belgrade reports that a
British warship had sunk four Ital.
ian transports, loaded with guns
and m%otorcars, in the Adriatic to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-(P)-Cot
ton futures rode out of 1910 today
on the crest of a buying boomlet
that put final quotations at the
highs of the season. Closing prices
were up 4 to Z points.
Encouraged by recent firmness, a
steady flow of buying came through
from trade and mill interests, ba"k'
ed up by commission houses.
Modest inquiry developed in Worth
Street for selected cotton prints. Mil
asking prices held unchanged.
Exports Monday 4.719 bales; sea.
son SO far 6O2,2 Port receipts
1882. Port stocks 3,396,397.
Ranoe fo11ouS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-R-Cash
wheat no sales.
Corn No. 4 mixed 60 IA; No.
yellow go - to 81 IL; No. 5,
10 IA; No. 4 white 81 IA; No. .,
81 IA.
Oats No. 3 white 40; No. 4, SO;
sample grade white 81; No. 2 white
h"avy 40; No. / m i d heavy
80 ga.
Barley mailing IS to "a IL NOM
inal; feed AZ to So nominal; No. z
mailing g.; No. 3, So.
Soybeans No. 2 yellow 96 ~ to
81 Ia; No. 3, So; No. 4, 81 IL.
Field seeds per hundredweight
nominal.
Timothy 400; alsike $50 to 1900;
fancy red top, 7.50 to 800; red
clover 800 to 1000; sweet clover
$50 to 4.0n j
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
RICHMOND HOGS

RICHMON, Va. Dec. 31.-C)-(U.
S.D.A.)-Hogs steady with Monday,
Top ITO. Good and choice 1870 to 225
lbs. $50 to TO. 100 to 12O lbs. $40
to $50; 100 to 140 lbs. $50 to Go;
40 to 100 lbs. 6.1O to 6.55; 100 to 1SO
lbs. 6.55 to $50; 1870 to 225 lbs. $50
to 10; 225 to $50 lbs. $40 to $50:
$50 to 300 lbs. 60 to $50; over 900
lbs. 60 OTTO $50. Sows under $50 lbs.
5.35 to 5.S5; over $50 lbs. 4.85 to 5.35.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.-R-Mod
crate business done in spot cotton
price IA points higher. Quotations in
pence: American, strict good middlins
9.37; good middling 9.o7; strict mid
ding S.92; middling S.72; strict low
middling $50; low middling 81
strict good ordinary 1862; good ordi
nary Up.
Futures closed Is to Is points
higher. March 1872; May S.27; July
S.22; Oct. SOC.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
BALTIMORE POTATOES

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3I.-E1-Po-
tatoes unchanged. Sweet potatoes
weak. Eastern shore Maryland
bu. bias. goldens U. S. Is $50 to
IS, few higher; white yams and
Nancy Halls U. S. Is 100 to Is.
Eastern shore Virginia bu. bas.
goldens U. S. Is 1.25 to 40, ungrd.
IS to 100; Jerseys U. S. Is 100 to
Is. North Carolina bu. bas. Nancy
Halls U. s.. Is 100 to Is. Nearby
bu. hampers goldens U. S. Is, 1.25
to so, Jerseys LOO to Is; bu. bas.
goldens U. S. Is 1.35 to so, few
higher; IL bu. hampers goldens
mostly around rs, Jerseys IS to IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
FARMERS CLUB WILL
MEET ON JANUARY 2

The monthly supper session Of
the Farmers club will be held at
7:30 o'clock Thursday evening, Jan.
uary 2, in the lodge hall at Seagate,
the office of r. W. Galphin, county
farm agent, announced yesterday.
Farmers Of New Hanover and ad.
jacent counties in Southeastern
North Carolina who plan to attend
are urged to make their reservations
in advance not later than Thursday
morning. A discussion of the 1941
ness session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
NEW YORK METALS

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-LR-Cop-
pc rsteady; %electrolytic spot Conn.
Valley 1900; export, FAS N. Y. 1887
1-2 to 1900; tin steady; spot and
nearmy SOTO; forward 50.05; lead
steady; spot, New York $50 to SIS;
East St. Louis 5.35. Zinc steady; East
st. Louis spot and forward 1925. Pig
iron, aluminium, anthony, quick
silver, platinum, Chinese Wolframite
and domestic Scheelite unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
Kiwanians Will Hold
Oyster Roast Jan. 3

The Wilmington Kiwanis club
will hold an oyster roast Friday
evening, January 8, at higgins Place
on the sound, it was announced yes
terday..
All Kiwanians and their guests
who plan to attend are asked to meet
at 6 o'clock at Macmillan and Cam
eron garage and transportation fa-
%cilities will be provided. The week.
ly luncheon session of the club will
not be held today at the Sape Fear
hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
$40 More Forwarded
For China War Relief

Another check, this time for $40,
has been forwarded to Madame
Chang Kai-Shek's war orphans
from the CHI rles Soong Fund OF
Wilmington, it was announced yes
terday by Miss Susan E. Hall.
This brings the total forwarded
by the Chinese war relief society
here to $212.
Contributions, Miss Hall said,
may be made through H. Lacy
Hunt, treasurer, at the Peoples
Savings Bank and Trust company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
RITTER

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-R-Butter,
receipts 661, 688; easy; creamery,
SO score 80 3-4 to 80 Ia, 90, 80 IA;
81, 81 3-4; 80, 81 IA; SO, 30 3-4;
SO, 30; 80 centralized CARROTS 81 3-4
to 80.
Eggs, receipts 1924; easy;
fresh graded, extra firsts %, cur
rent receipts 81 ia, other prices
unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
Pennsyluanians Hurt
In Crash Al Lanuale

Arthur Martin and Myron Gencle-
man, of Pennsylvania, were slightly
injured yesterday morning in an au-
tomobile wreck near I.anvale, in
Brunswick county, while travelling
Oh U. S. Highway II.
Their car, residents of that sec.
ton said, struck a truck and went
over an embankment, striking a tree.
They were treated at James Walk
err hospital and released.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01

may do will have lettle bearing
on the outcome of the a
They believed that substantial
American help would be too late
to help Britain in any event and
that once Britain is defeated re-
lations with the United States
should clarity rapidly because Of
repeated insistence that the Reich
has no aspirations menacing to
America in the western hemis-
phere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
1910 Stock Sales Amount
To 2O7,636,O59 Shares

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-GP-sales
on the New York stock exchange
in 1910 totaled 207, 636, O59 shares,
the smallest since 1921 when turn
over aggregated 172, IT'S, 535 shares.
Sales in 1899 amounted to 263, O15,-
500 shares.
Sales of bonds on the exchange
dropped to $1,671, 5s8, IT'S, par value
from $2,O48, 237,8 75 in 1889 and
were the lowest since 81, 034, 568, SOC
changed hands in 1917.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-R-Wool-
en- piece goods jobbers reported
increased call for spot overcoat-
ings although this material is
scarce. There was a moderate in
quiry for cotton goods, with prices
firm and unc' anged. In the rayon
goods section, spring print weaves
received the major attention. Bust
ness in silk piece goods was at a
standStill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-Sales,
closing price and net change of the
16 most active stocks today:
Atlas Corp 81, OO0-7; no.
Gen Motors Is, 900-48; d r..
U S Steel Is, 5000 B d Is.
Stand Oil N J IA, 9O0-34% a q.
Comwlth and Sou IA, 300-13-16;
u.
Radio Keith o 14,2oo-sA; no.
Gen Elec 10, SOO-331s; a IS.
Cons Eds II, 4Oo-22A; no.
Am Ra and Std H. O0-6a; d n.
socony Vac 11,ooo-S%; a Il.
Columbia G and E 10,600-4h;
H..
United Corp 9,4oo-1%; a Is.
Int Nickel 9,2O0-24A; a IS.
Anaconda 8,800-26a; d n.
Chrysler S,600-72; d III.
Cons Oil 8,600-55s; no.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-Live
poultry unsettled. BY freight:
chickens, rocks %; cclored 18,
large 20. Fowls, colored %, some
81 to I'll IL; leghorn fancy 10, 9TH
ers Is. Pullets, rocks "a. Old roos-
tiers 13 to IA. Turkeys. hens Is to
6; young toms 20 to %. Ducks g..
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-RE(U.
S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs, $50. Steady
with Monday; good and choice 100
to 240 lbs. 7.40 to IS; practical top
IS; 100 to 100 lbs. 7.30 to IS; 40
to 100 lbs. 7.20 to As; $50 to 300
lbs. TO to 35; 100 to 140 lbs. $50
to 7.15; 12o to. 100 lbs. 60 to 95;
packing sows 5.85 to 6.35. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
BUTTER

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-GP-Butter
was easy in tone today. Fresh, SO
score 80 g. 4to 80; 90, 80 Ia; 81, 81
"a; 80, 81 IA; 80, 80 ga; SO, 80. Cen
tralized carlots: 80, 81 ga to 80; SO,
80 ga; SO, 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01

The present estimated known re-
serves of oil in the United States
total 8,4S3, coo, 900 barrels, sufficient
to last only until 1854 at the present
rate of consumption. Oil discoveries
of the future undoubtedly will in
| crease the reserves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
E YORK BUTTER

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-But-
ter 1,055,974 easier. Creamery
higher than 90 score and premium
marks 80 IA to "a; 90 score, cash
market 80; 88 to 81 score 81 3-4
to 80 "a; "a to 81 score % IA to
81 IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-Com.
paratively heavy buying by Cuban
producing interests helped lift do.
nestle sugar futures 2 to 4 points
today. Some demand was also at
tributed to year-end tax operations.
Sales totaled 20,350 tons.
The world list added u to IL
points on turnover of 12.050 tons;
Mch. .73kb, May .75kb.
NJ Q roooo fo11oWS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-LP-
Cotton futures ended 1910 in active
trading today and advanced on fav-
orable textile reports, trade buying
and covering. Closing prices were
steady 3 to a points net higher.
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Dec. 31.-R-Peanut
quotations.: jumbos, 3 3-8 to 3 IL;
bunch, 3 1-8 to 3 IA; runners, :
to 3 1-8. Market firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
N. v. orT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R-
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
contracts. March GA; May 6.23
to "a; July 6.32. i
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
CHICAGO LARD

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-R-L a r d
tierces AT; loose 5.02;; bellies 9.75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
NEW ORLEANS T

Spot nominal; middling 1858.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 31.-R-Spot
cotton 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-01
STOCK AVERAGES

60-StOck Range Sin,
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Willie Hopes Condition
Called Very Critical
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE condi-
ton of Willie Hoppe, worlds three
cushion billiard champion, was de-
scribed as Every critical" today by
attending physicians, who said his
illness had developed into pneu-
monia.
The 53-year-old New York star
was transferred from his downtown
hotel to st. Luke's Hospital late last
night when physicians feared COM
plications might develop from the
attack of influenza which forced him
to withdraw Thursday night from a
title match with Challenger Jake
Schaefer
During the early morning hours
his temperature reached LOG de-
grees, physicians said, but within
short time had droppe dto 104.
Mr.. Hopes resistance was low
one of his doctors said, because
earlier this week he refused to GO
to bed and insisted on continuing
play against Mr. Schaefer.
Mr.. Hoppe was scheduled to begin
defense of his title Monday in a
month-long tourney against a field
of II contenderS.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Building Delay Blamed
On Valve Plant Officials
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department said yester-
day that plans for a large plant at
Cleveland for the production of air
plane engine valves have been de-
layed by the failure of officials of
the Thompson Products Co. to act
on a letter of intent issued by the
department three months ago.
While reticent about details of the
project, which they said would cost
more than s1O,OO0,000 officials said
they were disturbed by the delay.
A letter of intent is a device to
speed construction of needed plants
and production of essential supplies,
while the complicated details of a
formal contract are ironed out in
negotiations.
The letter to the Thompson COM
pany was one of large number
issued to various companies several
months ago. Most of the companies
started work as soon as they received
these letters, an official said, but the
Thompson company allowed its letter
to lapse.
1--WE were not even able to get the
officials down here to Washington to
discuss the project" he asserted.
Negotiations were still going on,
however, he said, because the valves
manufactured by the Thompson
company were deemed essential for
the production of engines used in
Army planes.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
International Law,
Nozi Model, Draws
Hull Sarcasm

Secretary of State Hull today
answered, with biting sarcasm,
complaint in the German press
that reftting Of British ships
in American ports would violate
international law.
He was asked at his press
conference for comment on the
charges in the German press
arising from reports that the
bill introduced yesterday to i'm
plement the Presidents lend
lease plan for continuing aid
to Britain would authorize work
on British ships here and that
this would violate international
law.
The Secretary countered by
asking his questioner if he
meant that the German press
is upholding international law.
If that is so. he added, he
supposed all the world soon
would be upholding interna-
tional law.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Agreement Ayerts
Strike Of 200 Ranqer
Aircraft Workers
Plant Has S7,750,000
Worth Of U. S. Orders
For Plane Engines
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Jan. 11.-A threat
ened strike involving orders for
S7,750,0O0 worth of Army and Navy
aircraft engines was averted today
after weary negotiators-urged by
insistent National Defense Commits
sionerS-finally cracked a wage dis
pute deadlock at a Fairchild Air
plane & Engine Corp. plant at
Farmingdale, Long Island.
Shortly before dawn John R.
Owens, labor relations assistant of
the National Defense Commission.
emerged from conference that had
lasted almost continuously for 36
hours to announce a settlement.
The dispute centered principally
on demands of Local 661, United
Automobile Workers of America
&C. I. o., for higher starting wages
in the company's Ranger engineer
ing division. More than 200 workers
we're involved.
Compromise Accepted.
Mr.. Owens said the company VOL
unfairly agreed to basic union
demand for a general per cent
increase in wages for all employees
and agreed to compromise pro-
viding so cents an hour for be-
ginners for the first four months,
55 cents for the next four and so
cents thereafter.
The union originally demanded
so cents to start, STD after two
months and 65 after four months.
About a month ago it reduced the
65-cent figure to go cents. The
company originally offered so cents
to start, SIS cents after six months
and 60 cents within a year.
A strike had originally been called
for Thursday, but at the Govern
ment's request the deadline then
was postponed until Monday.
The settlement terms will be sub
mitted to the workers for ratifica-
ton today.
Donald B. Cox, vice president and
general manager of the plant, said:
Il am delighted that Ranger can
now go ahead with the job of turn
ing out our part of the aircraft en-
gines the Government is asking for
in such vigorous terms.
THE agreement speaks for itself
and we have been assured that it
will be ratified. I feel confident that
the negotiations have not held up
production nor impaired the pride
of the employees in their company
and in their work. The country
needs more of that spirit"
A point stressed by Mr.. Owens was
that Ranger craftsmen would be
paid for eight holidays annually.
He said this was the "only contract
yet negotiated with any company
in the automobile or aircraft fields
under which men would be paid for
legal holidays"
The contract, replacing one which
expired October 81, will be effective
for one year after signing and guar
antees against stoppage of work dur
ing it's tenure either by strike or
lockout.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Horinouchi Urges Japan
To Aid Nazis With Troops
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Domei
{Japanese) radio broadcast today a
letter to the Toxic newspaper Nichi
Nichi, quoting 1t. Gen. Horinouchi
as saying:
& Japan should come to the assist
ance of her ally. Germany, with
the same enthusiasm and to the
same extent as the United States
is going to the assistance of Eng
land"
y While the United States is helping
Britain far more than if she actu-
ally were participating in the war,
Horinouchi said, relations between
Japan and Germany appeared to be
limited to an exchange of New Year
kilograms.
He suggested the dispatch to Eu-
rope of corps of young Japanese
volunteers" to contribute to an axis
victory.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Italians Report Attack
On Island Off Greece

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE British
Broadcasting Co. announced this
record of an Italian success" in a
program heard today by the c. B. S.
short-wave station:
Last Tuesday morning 200 Ital-
ians landed from two destroyers on
the tiny Greek island of Tinaros,
which is one of group southeast
of the Greek mainland. The island
was shelled for half an hour from
the sea and then the 200 Italians
stormed up the beach. The attack
was irresistible and they put to flight
the whole population, which con-
sisted of two shepherds.
After staying few hours to pinch
the victory, the Italians withdrew
in good order"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Greek Troops Advance
Toward Berati After
Capture Of k|isura
Planes Reported Bombing
And Machine Cunning
Fleeing ItoIions
BY the Associated Press.

ATHENS. Jan. 1.-Paced by low
flying Greek and British planes re-
ported bombing and machine gun
ming retreating Italians, the Greek
captors of Klisura advanced toward
Berati. Albania, today, according to
dispatches from the front.
Important heights dominating the
road to Berati, north of fallen Xii
sula, were reported occupied and
additional prisoners and war mate
rialS taken by the Greeks.
A large number of fully loaded
supply trucks were said to have
been abandoned by the Italians
Others were knocked out of COM
mission by Greek airmen.
Italian casualties in the Klisura
sector. about 80 miles north of
Berati, were reported heavy.
The Athens radio said 400 Italian
dead were found in the abandoned
lines at one point, indicating a des-
perate resistance while the Greeks
were laying siege to the mountain
highway town.
Many of the italian wounded had
to be abandoned in the retreat, it
was said, and these we're cared for
by Greek surgeons
Position Still Strong.
The Italian position at Tepeleni
west of Klisura, and one objective
of the tWo-pronged offensive based
on that captured town. was reported
meanwhile, still strong, but becom-
ing more difficult
In the coastal sector the Italians
were making a stubborn defense.
They refrained from counterattack-
ing in the last few days, it was said.
Bad weather over most of the front
made operations difficult.
The British Royal Air Force re-
ported that enemy troops and mo-
torized conveys, including tanks,
were "in full retreat" from Klisura,
which was occupied yesterday by
Greek troops.
British airmen, co-ordinating their
attacks with those of the Greek
air force, made successful attacks
on this column yesterday despite
the weather, an r. A. F. communique
said.
One fork of the drive di-
rected northward toward the oil
fields of Berati and the port of Du-
razzo; the other pointed westward
at Tepeleni and Valona.
Greek troops were reported to
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