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Evening star., 1941-08-01
Major Scandal Seen
In Failure 10 Set Up
War Policy Board
Magazine Coils for
Authority to Deal With
Production Management

Failure OF the President to set up
a high war policy board" with a
chairman having full authority TO
deal with the management problems
involved In the production of goods,
is characterized as the major
scandal of the war effort" in the
current issue of Fortune.
This number, devoted entirely to
the broad question of what total
war means to the United States,
includes also an article by Mariner
8. Eccles, chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board, who calls for
rigorous credit and fiscal policy to
avoid initiation.
The year through which the
United States has passed since the
fall of France cannot be said to
have been wasted. but 1t has been
fumbled." the magazine says in
emphasizing need for creation of
the war board Production has
stayed consistently below the origi-
nal schedules-and whenever one
schedule is torn up and another
adopted the quotas ultimately
planned increase, but at the same
time the quotas for the more imme-
diate months are scaled down.
Holds President Responsible.
"The various civilian agencies set
up by the President have as their
sole purpose the gearing together
of the armed forces of the United
States with the country's vast in<.
dustrial capacity and industrial po-
tential. But most of these agencies
are gearing their two engines to-
gether very badly indeed. And the
major responsibility for this state
of affairs rests squarely on the door,
step of the President of the United
States, whose failure to establish a
truly forceful high war policy board
is one of the major scandals of
the war effort"
The absolute necessity for such
a board the article continues.
resides IN the nature OF both the
United States Army and United
States industry Because the Army
has no very clear idea of what it
may be called upon to do. it can
scarcely be expected to convey a
vision to industry that will result
in perfect collaboration. But
if the United States Army doesn' t
know what it should about mass
production, it is equally true that
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Declining Prices
Halt Harvest of
Georgia Peaches
By the Associated Press.

BY tne AsSociateo Press.
ATLANTA, August 1.-Abandon-
ment of harvesting in orchards
where most of the fruit is small was
reported by some Georgia peach
growers today. Declining prices
were blamed.
The drop started last week. they
said, when the finest crop Of e.
berta's in years slumped from sl.35
a bushel for 2-inch size to 81. Mon
days quotations were IS to 10 cents.
Tuesday the price fell to 55 cents.
The peach market is more de-
moralized than it has ever been,
reported Grower T. j. Glover of
Newman. Growers must have 81 a
bushel to break even, said Claude
Barnett, foreman OF a big peach
farm at Commerce.
Declining prices were caused by
drought which delayed Georgias
crop maturity 80 days. thus hitting
the market simultaneously with
heavy crop from other sections.
State Agriculture Commissioner
Tom Linder said.
Sam H. Rumph, peach orchardist
whose father developed the Elberta
variety. said Georgia growers were
going broke as the result of an
apparent full market in the midst
of ample buying power and good
demand" He charged they were be-
ing ''victimized by scheme of poor
distribution
Evening star., 1941-08-01

the first supplemental defense bill, to
which the War Department struc-
ture fund was added by the House,
will not reach the building project
testimony until early next week. The
building fund is only one item out of
a $7,063 ,238, 900 total for continuing
the Army and Navy defense pro-
gram.
Senator Taft said he would have
to look into the details OF the meas
ure before determining whether a
point of order would lie against the
building item in the pending appuo-
priation bill Existing general stat
utes authorizing public buildings in
Washington are couched in broad
language. he said and for that rea-
son he wants to make further in
quiry to see whether they are suffi-
ciently broad to authorize the Ar
lington County. Va, project.
Without Committee Action.
The Public Buildings and Grounds
committee was prompted to appoint
the Taft subcommittee earlier in
the session when members of that
committee noted that new office
buildings for the Government were
being carried in appropriation bills
from time to time without ever going
through the Public Buildings Com
mittee. Because of the interest
Senator Taft had taken in the dis
cussion at that time. Chairman Ma
loney made him head of the SUBJ
committee.
Pressure of more urgent national
problems has prevented the subcom-
mittee from launching up to nov
its study of the general laws more
than a decade ago for new public
buildings in Washington.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Treasury Offers Notes
To Public Today for
Tax Prepayment
Planned as Convenience
To Meet Unprecedented
Levies on al Incomes
BY the Assoeiated Press.

By tne kSkoc1ateQ ere5s
The Treasury today began collect
ing next years record d-breaking in
come taxes in advance by selling tax
prepayment notes to the general
public.
President Roosevelt was the first
customer, buying IL 500 notes in
the official opening ceremonies at
the White House.
Neither the President nor any
other taxpayer knows what his 194l
bill will be, for Congress is still
working on the new income tax rates
and final action will not come for
weeks However. every indication
is that large proportion of taxpay-
ers will pay from three to six times
as much next year as they would
have this year on the same amount
of income.
The new notes. of a type never
marketed before by the Federal Gov
ernment, went on sale at the Treas
ury and the II Federal Reserve
banks, but with all banks authorized
to handle orders for their customers.
Convenience to Taxpayers.
Secretary Morgenthau said the
primary purpose was TO offer them
to taxpayers "for their convenience
in setting aside regularly the funds
which will be required to meet the
unprecedented taxes they VIII pay
next year on this years income"
The notes were designed so that
purchasers can turn them back to
the Treasury, with a little interest
the Treasury will pay as an induce
ment for purchases. in payment OF
any income or excess profits taxes
due after January /, 1942.
The Treasury will accept none of
the notes before that date. After
that date the notes will be redeemed
only if they have been held for three
months or more.
Every taxpayer will have to be his
own judge on whether he wants to
buy any OF the notes or how many.
However, II any one buys more than
he needs next year for taxes, he can
hold them for the following year,
or turn them in for cash. If held,
interest will be paid up to August /,
1943. II redeemed for cash. however,
the Treasury win refund only the
purchase price. without interest.
"A" and B" Series.
The notes will bear the name of
the purchaser and will not be trans
fore hlo RI or 60 Ice hIn fo . nv ~, !. hut
the Treasury Technically. they will
be treated as part of the public debt
until redeemed for either taxes or
cash They will be subject to all
Federal taxes and also State and
local estate, gift or excise taxes, but
not State or local income or property
taxes.
The new notes will be of two types.
The "a" series for small taxpayers
will be sold in units of SIS, $50 and
Sl00. and will bear Is cents interest
for every s100 for every month from
the time purchased until turned in
for taxes The limit on the sale
of these will be 81 200 per year per
customer. The interest equals 192
per cent.
Bigger taxpayers can buy "B"
notes in denominations of $100. $500,
81 900, $4,000 or 100000. The IN
terest on these will be cents per
500 per month. This is the equiva-
lent OF .48 per cent interest.
To enable uniform redemption
values on the notes. they will be
sold at face value during August.
and in following months at face
value plus the accumulated interest.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Druft
Continued From First Page.l

Montana declared during an hour
long speech yesterday that Gen.
Marshall several times had revised
upward his statement of the number
of men needed for defense.
What do they want them for If
they don't want to send them out as
an expeditionary force?" Senator
Wheeler asked.
Willkie Called Policy Maker.
The Montanan also asserted that
Wendell L. Willkie is "the man that's
making policy that's rushing
and pushing the President and tell
ing him what to do"
Stating that the 1910 Republican
presidential nominee had drawn only
small audience at q recent Los
Angeles speech, Senator Wheeler de-
clared that officials of motion picture
companies had to drive their en-
Evening star., 1941-08-01

ployes like sheep to make them hear
this great warmaker. Shame on the
motion picture industry"
Senator Wheeler referred to Will
liam Donovan. newly appointed CO.
ordinator OF defense information, as
"the head of the American gestapo." :"
In referring to Secretary Of War
Stimson and Navy Secretary Knox,
Senator Wheeler termed them 1.-The
most reactionary Republicans that
have been known, almost, to the
Republican party"
And you Democrats" he added,
his voice Scornful. You sit here
and follow them blindly. And, while
you call yourselves Democrats, you
follow Wendell Willkie."
Meanwhile, members Of joint
House-Senate Committee discussed
writing into pending selecttve serv-
ice amendment provision which
would permit selectees who are
already in the service and who are
at least % years of age to be re-
leased upon request.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Building
Continued From First Page J

in its report that if the giant edifice
requested by the Army were put
up it would have serious retard-
ing effect on the District of Colum-
bia for the next two years"
Recognizing the existence of a
national emergency and the ap-
parent practicability of unifyins all
activities of the War Department
under single roof. the report pointed
out. however, that an exhaustive
survey of problems associated with
building of such magnitude had re-
vealed that an additional expendi-
ture of nearly s9,OO00 900 would be
entailed in the project.
Cites Factors Affected.
These added expenses were set
forth in a series of conclusions"
arrived at after conferences with
representatives of the Army. District
Highway Department, Public Roads
Administration, Budget Bureau. Vir-
ginia officials and transportation ex-
ecutives.
Should the Army put up a building
for 10000 employees. the report said,
these things would have to be done:
l. Stagger work hours at the build
ings two hours and run 500 bus trips
to it from Washington in the morn
ing and as many back to the city at
quitting time.
g. Increase the capacity of Me-
mortal and Highway Bridges by
changes in traffic control.
g. Revise drastically the access
road system for the Virginia ap-
proaches to Highway, Memorial, Key
and Chain Bridges at an estimated
cost of So 900 ,0O0
4. Improve the District approaches
to the bridges by advancing priorities
on work to be done on the Four
teenth and Maine avenue S.W. grade
separation, the extension of Inde-
pendence avenue to the Lincoln Me-
mortal circle, the widening of
Twenty-third street NV. from
Washington Circle to Constitution
avenue and the construction of a
Georgetown viaduct from Rock
Greek to Key Bridge. This would
cost about IS 600, 900.
S. Extend water main from
Georgetown to the building and add
to the filter capacity of Dalecarlia
Reservoir at q cost of $235 900.
8. Construct a huge sewage dis
posal plant on the site of the old
Washington Hoover Airport at q
cost of $500 900.
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
announced today he intends to find
out whether the proposed building
is in order in an appropriation bill
without . basic enabling act.
The Ohioian is a member of the
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee and a few months ago was
named chairman of subcommittee
to make a study Of the adequacy
of existing public building laws.
Il am not familiar with the merits
of the pending War Department
proposal" Senator Taft said, but
think it ought to be considered
like any other project Of that size,
ard be submitted to the Public
E,:.ldings and Grounds Committee. .
Testimony Next Week.
Meanwhile, indications are the
cenate Appropriations Subcommit-
-se holding executive hearings or
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Safeway Stores, Inc.,
Show 6 Months Net
OF S2,752,096
Niagara Shore Corp.
Of Maryland Shows
Assets Of $8.35 Share
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Safeway
Stores. Inc, reported today for six
months ended June 80 net income
of So ,752 ,O96. equal, after preferred
dividend requirements, to $2.84 a
share on its common stock. This
compared with s2.382 ,943, or 50 35 a
share, in the like period Of 1910.
Western Auto Supply.
Western Auto Supply Co. Mis-
souri, reported net profit in the first
six months of s1.25l.538 after
charges and Federal income and ex-
cess profits taxes. This compared
with net profit of sS37 .996, in the like
months of 1910. The company's
statement showed total provision
for Federal normal income and eX-
cess profits taxes for the six
months amounted to s1252047. or
$500 more than the net profit after
the taxes. The total tax bill for the
like months of 1910 was S319,3l0.
Niagara Share Corp.
Niagara Share Corp. of MARYLAND.
an investing concern, reported net
assets as of June 30 we're equal to
$685. a share on the class B" stock
compared with $3.50 a class B"
share as of March 81, and se51 a
year ago.
Warner Bros. Pictures.
Warner Bros Pictures. Inc. re-
ported today net profit for the 80
weeks ended May 81 of s4,433.44 or
sl.l2 a common share. compared
with s2450.7l3, or So cents a share,
in the like period ended May 25,
1910. Unpaid dividends on the pre-
ferred stock amounted to $3.50 a
share as Of May 81.
Stewart-Warner Corp.
Stewart Warner Corp. reported
net profit for the first half of 194l of
s770.272 after provision of s2112 ,607
for present and contemplated Fed
eral income and excess profits taxes
The net was equal to 81 cents q
common share This compared with
net profit of s677.245. or 54 cents a
share. in the like 1910 period.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Cities Service Files
Plan for Divestinq
Utility Interests
Three Regional Holding
Companies Proposed
In Drcft Given 5. E. 6.
a, the Associated Press.

Cities Service Co. and its subsid-
Co. filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission Yesterday a
plan by which the parent would
divest itself of its vast utility inter-
ests, which would be brought under
three regional holding companies.
Cities Service is the top unit in a
billion dollar system, the major part
of which consists OF petroleum inter
ests. 1t announced its intention
some months ago of disposing Of the
public utility holdings and confining
its operations to its petroleum and
other non-u utility companies in order
to be exempt from the Holding COM
pany Act. The utility interests are
owned principally through Cities
Service Power &; Light.
Three Holding Companies.
The plan provides for three re-
gional holding companies, each capi-
talized with $4,000 shares of COM
mon stock. These companies would
be:
IlOIhN 1tCSiOildi WI p,
which would own the securities of
subsidiaries now operating in Colo
RADIO. Wyoming, New Mexico and
Arizona
Ohio Regional Corp, which would
own securities of companies operat-
ing in Ohio.
Continent Regional Corp,
which would own the securities of
subsidiaries in Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The common stock of these cor
porations would be offered in ex-
change to holders of Cities Service
Co preferred stocks. so that if
complete exchange were effected,
Cities Service capitalization would
be reduced to debentures and COM
mon stock.
Basis of Exchange.
The exchange basis would be one
share of common stock in each of
the new regional companies for
each share of s6 cumulative pre-
ferred stock or S6 cumulative pref
erence BIB" stock. and one share of
common in each of the three COM
panies for each 10 shares of so cents
cumulative preference B" stock.
The plan would require approval
by a majority of the common stock
holders and 80 per cent of the pre-
ferred stockholders.
The commission approved yester-
day an application by Cities Service
10 purchase up TO 1000 shares OF its
Sc cumulative preferred stock from
the British government.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
U. S. Treasury Notes
NEW YORK, Aug. ! lP.-Prices QUO
in dollars and thirtyseconds.
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Aug ilP, United States De
partment of Agriculture Scattered sales
were closed today on graded territory vools
in the fine grades The demand was for q
good French combing length al 81 o.
SlO5 secured basis CombinR three
eighths-blood territory roois were moved
in a few houses al 90-a3 cents. secured
basis. while comblng one-fourth bloods
brousht S5-S1 cents, secured basis. The
prices of these two grades were showing a
stifening tendency despite very moderate
volume of sales. Good comblnE one-half-
blood South American woods running to the
high side of the grain brought 95-96 cents,
secured basis including duty.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
United States industry doesn't
know beans about modern war.
Plant Cleared to Peace"

Plant Cleared to Peace"
The magnificent plant OF the
United States Is geared to the de-
msnds Of peace, and the possible
necessity for its conversion to the
demands of war never entered the
heads of those men of good will who
toiled to build it up
Mr.. Eccl.s outlines a seven-point
initiation curb. Higher income and
profits taxes, excise levies on dur
able consumer goods. more wide
spread and higher employment and
old-age pay roll taxes, restriction
of installment credit, ceiling on
agricultural prices and restraint
against wage increases Thich tend
to start the spiral OF wage-price-
cost-of- living advances, and selec-
tive direct price coptrob in certain
fields are included in his recon-
mendations. Increased efforts TO At
tract savings into Treasury securi-
ties and authority for the Federal
Reserve Banks TO deal with excess
bank reserves when necessary also
are proposed.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Fancy GoIoshes
Discontinued to
Save Rubber
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-Red and
white rubber galoshes and other
fancy waterproof footwear will be
discontinued to save rubber for de-
fense. the Rubber Manufacturers
Association announced today.
Colors will be confined to black
shades of brown aId olive drab, the
association decided.
The elimination of unnecessary
parts, substitution OF cloth where
possible and discontinuance of some
styles will be other results OF the
rubber conserva ton program.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Washington Exchange

SHLES-HF TIN NALL,
Washington Railway e. Electric pfd.
13 at i15S4.
Washington Gas IS l960-s500 at 1913,
Potomac Electric 512To pfd.-3 at
1854.
Capital Transit Co.-27 at l55s.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect ac-
tusI transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate Approximate prices, and
unless otherwise indicated are as quoted
by the sponsors or lssuerS
Mot quoted by sponsors or issuers."
Evening star., 1941-08-01
PUBLIC UTILITY,

.Ex dividend tPlus extras. Ia SOC
paid so far this year tO - extra.
ia) IS 90 extra paid December 2s, 1880:
(hI S. 90 extra Ckl 20c extra tml 81 30
extra fpl 81 90 paid July 25, la4l.
(sI So 90 paid in 1910. ty) $1,000 extra
tw. IL When issued
Evening star., 1941-08-01
London Money Rutes

LONDON, Aug | LP,.--Money l per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills / !! 80
Der cent; 3-month bills. 32-l lac.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
London Tin Quotations

LONDON, Aug. l fP.-Tin irreEular;
spot, fc5s SIS bid; f256 15s asked future
1859 15s bid, fo6o asked
Evening star., 1941-08-01
New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK, Aug. l lP,-Bar sill.
yer, Ban, unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Aug. 1 lp.-National As
sociatlon Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1941-08-01
United stotes Treasury Position

By the Associated Press.
The position of the Treasury Jul,
Evening star., 1941-08-01

London Bur Silver
LONDON, Aug: ! f.aIag silver. 2a,.d,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-13

IT'S GRANDMoTTERs method but it's of the
important steps in good iely-makng cook only small
of juice time and fairly large PAN -Four cups
Of juice a choice work with
using pectin either the liquid powdered
FORM always follow directions the label package.
liquid powdered pectn the boiling
and gives greater amount OF jelly for the juice used
TO TEST Jelly for doneness dip clean Now hold
spoon well above kettle and let mixture drop back in the
flakes of jelly from heat and
Immediately into hot sterized glasses
Seal with transparent sealing papers pour thin OF
paran. When the add second and that
there bubbles air holes around the sides.
II jelly desired do squeeze jelly bag simply let
juice drip out slowly.
fruit cook juices rapidly and
all OF the flavor won't so up in steam.
JELLYS NOT the only have bread
Let's get the correct definition Of the other sweets.
Jam contains the whole fruit slightly crushed and cooked
In
the whole fruit large pieces of cooked
In heavy
usually clear
and jeyke In it suspended small pieces Of fruit
Conserve is really maTmaade 10 which nuts and rasn have
been added. II be mixture of several fruits
Buffers often made OF leftover fruit pulp made with
less than and cooked thick consistency
Remember making kind of sweet spread 10 be
10 skim the hot mixture before filling into glasses This formation
make the mixture cloudy on standing.
A VARIETY of recipes making goodies Of the
and vegetables contained eafet C134
Preserved Sweets II wish send cents TO Prudence
Penny. Detroit Times Detroit Mich
BRIDES PRIMER is designed help the
homemake Clip and them for future reference
down the alphabet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-13

THE LATEST Detroit Times
p Geekbeel[tet "a he released next
Monday. is entitled "Two-hun-
dred Fifty Refrigerator Des-
serts.
Frozen desserts are just made
for summer meals. They are so
easy TO prepare and can be made
in the morning and left in the
ice box until dinner time:
Now mother can 90 about as
much as she likes, knowing her
dessert IS ready 10 serve and
Will surely please the family
This COOkboOklet is the six
teenth in a series 10 20 10 be
released by The Detroit Times
at the rate OF one each week.
Previous releases are still
available. For information on
how they can be obtained. con-
suit The Detroit Times Women's
Department.
Also available is smart
binder which holds all 20 cook
booklets. It comes in cherry-red
and may be obtained at the
service counter in the lobby Of
The Detroit Times.
The binder is 40 COnts II called
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-13
Next Season Tip

HERE TT is practically Sum-
mer and we come up with an
item proper for blizzard weather.
Our only excuse IS that we just
heard it; but it's too good TO
keep so tuck it away for next
year.
We were in Mildred Coles
dressing room one very rainy
day last week and there was
Mildred with absolutely .spotless
white galoshes. How did she
manage it? With the aid Of the
cleanser her chauffeur uses 10
clean the cars white Sidewall
tires! Tuck the idea away for
next season, girls.