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Evening star., 1941-08-29
Bsfs"'s ssas Quiz

O. How long have Defense savings
stamps been on sale at retail storesp
A. Sale of stamps at retail stores
originated in the State of Michigan
on July 10. TIE idea met with such
success that it is spreading rapidly
throughout numerous other States.
Soon stamps will be sold in most
retail stores on a Nationwide basis.
@. Do the retail stores receive
any fee or percentage for the sale
of stamps?
A. No. The retail stores are Offer
ing their facilities as a patriotic
service. just as banks, savings ard
loan associations and others are
giving their services to aid the sale
of Defense bonds.
Note-To buy Defense bonds and
stamps. go to the nearest post
office. bank or savings and loan as
sociation, or write to the Treasurer
of the United States, Washington,
for a mail-order form.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
High-Cost Copper Mines
Get Federal Subsidy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. %. Daily
Metal Reporter. q trade paper, said
today three copper mines whose cost
of production was above normal
had been granted a Government
subsidy of l cent a pound above the
12-cent ceiling price for refined
copper.
The arrangement was said to in
clude a provision for miners to re-
ceive 81 day in addition to their
base pay.
The companies mentioned were
Copper Range Co., Isle Royal Cop
per Co. and the Quincy Mining Co.,
all of Houghton County. Mich.
When the 12-cent ceiling was set
Aug. IL, the price administrator s
office said 1t would recommend pur-
chase of high-cost copper by Metals
Reserve Co., subsidiary Of r. F. c.
1t was assumed, therefore. that the
subsidized copper would be added to
Federal stock piles.
Evening star., 1941-08-29

civilian industries and users. To
illustrate, If the commodity involved
Is steel, this board will determine
upon policies and regulations under
which steel will be allocated first
for materials required by the Army
and Navy Of the United States, and
then for the defense-aid needs, eco
nomic warfare needs and civilian
needs. When the total amount de-
termined for civilian needs is ar
rived ut, this board will determine
the policies and make regulations
for the amount to be allocated to
automobiles. railroad cars, refriger-
ators, building, typewriters, ETC."
To Use o. P. M. Machinery.
Actual administration of this pri-
ority task and the issuance of pri-
ority certificates will be done through
the priority machinery of o. p M,
it was explained further.
The initial planning for civilian
ALLEGATIONS will be done by the new
Division of Civilian Supply, to be
headed by Mr. Henderson, within
o. P. NJ Addition of this new di-
vision, incidentally, to existing Di-
visions of Purchasing, Production,
Priorities and Labor, within o. P.
M. will result, the White House
said, in bringing together around
one table the agencies which have
a major responsibility in distribu-
ting the available supply of materials
in the United States.
"At the same time the work of
the new BOARD will be closely tied
in with production in o. P. M;
for priorities and allocations are
an essential part of the entire pro-
duction process and cannot be regu-
lated or administered independent
ly of production"
1t was made clear in the White
House declaration that the new
agency will usurp no authority now
held by the President to determine
the distribution of finished ma
teriel-that is whether certain pro-
duction should go to Britain, or to
China, or to American consumers.
Industry Committees Merged.
Regarding price-control efforts,
it was explained that this problem
is being left outside the scope of
the new agency, to be handled by
the Office of Price Administration
with Mr.. Henderson continuing as
the director.
1t was specified further that the
various industry committees now
existing within o. p M. and o. P.
A. C. S. will be consolidated so that
on questions of priorities, alloca-
ton and production, the various
industries of the country will have
one unified contact with the Gov
ernment rather than a divided point
of contact"
One particularly ominous para
graph appeared in the White House
statement, as follows:
The necessities of granting prior
| tiles in materials of which there
are present shortages will result in
coihO dAoiOSdIiOi SOiic SlluI-
downs or curtailment of work in
some factories which manufacture
non defense materials. The o. P
M. is seeking to alleviate the re-
sulting hardships in two ways; first,
by promoting subcontracting and
farming out of defense orders
among smaller industries; and Sec
ond, by helping non-defense plants
place themselves in a position to
take defense orders by minor
changes in equipment and ma
chine tools
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Plane Concern Plans
Stock Dividend Of
100 Per Cent
Consolidated Aircraft
Holders Will Be Asked
To Double Shares
By the Associat ted Press.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 90
The possibility of a 100 per cent
stock dividend was announced today
by the Consolidated Aircraft Corp,
directors in a notice to stockholders.
The firm, working on backlog
of more than s75O,0OO,OO0 in defense
orders, manufactures heavy land
bombers and flying boats for the
United States Army and Navy and
Great Britain. 1t has $4,000 en-
ployes.
The directors said a special meet
ing of stockholders will be held
September Is, at which time action
will be taken on proposed amend
ment to the company charter to
increase the authorized common
stock from 100000 shares to g.
100000 shares.
The directors said if the amend
ment is adopted by stockholders,
a 100 per cent dividend would be
declared on the 645,787 shares Of
common stock now outstanding
This action would be taken at a
board meeting September l6.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Packard President
Louds New Setup

DETROIT, Aug. % R.-Alvan
Macauley. president of the Automo-
bile Manufacturers Association. said
last night President Roosevelt's re-
organization of the defense -produc-
ton setup appears ito give us the
consolidation Of leadership we have
needed from the start"
He pointed out that the automo-
bile industry has been ready to
whole -hearedly Cooperate in the
Nations defense effort" but until
now has been handicapped by lack
of supreme leadership to turn to-"
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Anaconda DiscIoses
S22,S44,O60 Profit
In First Half
Result Well Above
$i7,549, SAG in Same
Period Lost Yeur
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug, 29.-Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. and subsidiaries
reported today net earnings of s22,-
844,O6 for the first half of 1941,
equal to s2.63 a capital share, COM
pared with s17,549,546, or s2.o2 a
share in the correspondent 1910
period.
In addition, the company's state
ment said, the equity in the undls-
tributed earnings of subsidiaries not
consolidated and therefore not in
cluded in the income account
amounted 20 S705 500.
For the first half of l94l the COM
pany set aside sl7,265 900 as pro-
vision for United States and foreign
income taxes. including provision
of $1,000 900 for excess profits taxes.
Electric Bond e. Share.
Electric Bond g. Share Co.. utility
holding concern, reported today net
earnings for the quarter ended June
80 amounting to S9.362 $3.50, equal
after preferred dividend require
ments to 40 cents a common share.
This compared with S2,172 1865, or l
cent a share, in the like quarter last
year.
The company said the improve
ment in latest results was largely
due to savings in taxes as a result
of disposal of 100000 shares of Com
monwealth a. Southern Corp. dur
ing the period,
National Power.
National Power & Light Co, af-
filiated with the Electric Bond e.
Share System, reported June quar-
ter net income of Sl,619,764, or 21
cents common share, compared
with S2037,725, or % cents a share,
in the like period last year.
Crown Zellerbach.
Crown Zellerbach Corp, news
print makers, reported net profit
for the quarter ended July 81 of
S2.251,726, or 10 cents a common
share, compared with adjusted net
of S2,244,3l6, or 81 cents COM
mon share, in the same period last
year.
Taxes in the latest period were es-
timated on the basis of the 1941
Federal Revenue Act, now pending.
International Hydro.
International hydro electric sys-
tenn reported today net loss of sl89,-
585 for the quarter ended June 30,
compared with net profit of s175,03
in the like period of last year.
Irwin L. Moore, president, citing
increased operating expenses and
taxes of domestic subsidiaries and
Canadian dividend taxes on its in
come from Gatineau Power Co., Ca
madam subsidiary, said:
Since October, 1888, the system
has been receiving approximately
enough cash from its subsidiaries to
cover its requirements for interest
and expenses. It is estimated that
the aforementioned decreases will
result in current income running
about Is to 90 per cent short of these
requirements. For the time being
the system is drawing on its cash
resources to make up the balance re-
quired to meet interest payments"
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Mrs. Winunt Leaves
On Air Trip to U. S.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 29.-Mrs. John G.
Winant, wife of the United States
Ambassador to the Court of st.
Jamess, left England by plane to-
day for Lisbon en- route TO the
United States. She expected to fly
the Atlantic as clipper passenger.
This is her first trip home since
she arrived here in April. She plans
to see one son enter Princeton Uni
versity and another St. Adams
School in Washington, to visit with
other relatives and then to return
to London.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
BY PAUL GEsNER and JOHN BECKLE


YORK Charlie Merrill senior partner Of
biggest brokerage house in Wall
Street.
the third floor of 10 Pine street 1t can be
reached by either elevator escalator.
the reception desk calls boy who takes you
the hall to Charlie Merrill.
something
playing, without
Evening star., 1941-08-29

makeup. the role OF Captain Henry
in Edna Ferber's play, "Showboat." :"
Charlie Merrill will greet you cor
daily, with a smile-an old-fash-
ioned Southern smile, for he was
born and raised in Florida.
Wont you sit DOWN." he will
say pleasantly. And what can do
for you?"
You will have his undivided at
tention, for he has an extraordinary
power of concentration.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
HonOred by Amherst.

Even though Charlie Merrill never
finished his course at Amherst, he
got a degree anyhow. The college in
1885 bestowed upon him an honorary
master of arts degree. Besides being
active in alumni work-he takes two
trips year or more to Amherst-he
serves in an executive capacity for
the alumni or Chi Psi Fraternity.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Westinghouse 10 Need
S60,000,0O0 Capital
For Expansion
Holders on October 70
Will Be Asked to
f,n-oye Issues
BY tire Associated Press.

BY tire Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Stockhold-
ers of the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Co. were told yester-
day by A. w. Robertson, chairman,
that unprecedented expansion in
business, due largely to national de-
fense program. has created a need
for approximately $4,000, 900 in new
capital.
The Westinghouse expansion pro-
gram, under way for two years, in
wolves the investment of $4,000 900
in buildings and manufacturing
equipment, Robertson said. in addi-
ton to S52,0000oo worth of plants
being constructed for and at the ex-
pense of the Federal Government.
The new capital would be used to
repay existing bank loans, to pro-
vide for further plant construction
and to supply enlarged working cap
ital requirements. A special meet
ing of stockholders has been called
for Wednesday, october %, at East
Pittsburgh, Pa, to consider author
izing an increase in the company's
Indebtedness, a necessary step in the
financing program, it was explained.
A letter accompanying the special
meeting notice stated part of the
required new capital would be pro-
vided through the issue of additional
common stock, which will be offered
to stockholders for subscription.
The balance will be obtained through
an issue of medium-term, unsecured
debentures.
President G. H. Bucher reported
more than so per cent of approx
mately $250,0O0,000 in orders on
hand are for equipment required in
the national defense program. The
principal items include turbines and
other propulsion gear for more than
100 Navy vessels. radio equipment,
bomb fuses, gun mounts, meters,
generators. etc.
The company's assets exceed
$240, 900 900. 1t has outstanding g.
592 ,155 shares of common stock and
1924 shares of preferred stock and
there are no bonds.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Oil From Vegetables

The Chinese government has
financed vegetable-oil king
plants for the manufacture of gaso-
line, diesel and lubricating oils and
alcohol.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Expansion Announced.

SHARON, Pa. Aug. 20 tP.-The
Westinghouse Electric & Manufac-
turing Co. today announced plans
for a $1,800,000 expansion program
at it's Sharon works.
The expansion will provide trans
former tank and structural iron
shops, an office building and labora-
tories.
Ground will be broken next month
for the new buildings. Employment
will be given to between 500 and 900
when the units are put into produc-
tion. plant ofncials said. The Sharon
works now employs $500 workers.
Plant spokesmen said that because
of the diff1culty in obtaining steel,
new type of reinforced concrete
will be used in the construction.
Evening star., 1941-08-29

Also extra OF extras. Declared or
paid so far this year. Paid last year.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

NOTICEThis exchange will be closed
Monday next, Labor Day.
SALES-Washington Gas Light, pfd.
so at 1n6
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Excess Bank Reserves
Cut 10 Millions
During Week
Drop Below 5 Billions
For First Time in
Recent Years

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board an
nounced that lendable excess re-
serves of banks fell below S., 900 ,000,-
900 last week for the first time in
recent years.
Continuing a trend which has
whitfield idle money down from the
record $1,000 900 900 level. excess re-
serves declined $40, 900 900 to a total
of $4,99O, 900 900 in the week ended
August 27.
Last weeks decrease was due
mostly to a seasonal increase in
money in circulation. The largest
recent decreases, however, have been
due to Government borrowing and
sale of tax anticipation notes.
The boards statement said
During the week ended August
n member bank reserve balances
decreased $39, ,000, 900. Reductions in
member bank reserves arose from
increases of SIS, ,000, 900 in money in
circulation and $4,000, 900 in non
member deposits and other Federal
Reserve accounts, offset in part by
increases of 100000 in Reserve
bank credit and $4,000, 900 in gold
stock and by a decrease Of $13,000,-
900 In Treasury deposits with Fed
eral Reserve banks. Excess reserves
of member banks on August u were
estimated to be approximately S4,-
900, 900 900, decrease of $4,000, 900
for the week"
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended August
81, l94l. were reported as follows:
Aug -. Aug 90. AUG %,
1a4l. 1871. 1910.
A-n
Evening star., 1941-08-29

money for promotion which may not
bear fruit for years because there is
the feeling that the older partners
may thus be contributing needed in
come to pay the cost of benefits that
will not come in until after they
are retired.
Evening star., 1941-08-29

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciation of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
transactions or firm bids or offers but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted by
the sponsors or issuers
Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Aug. 90 tP.-National A.
sociation of Securities Dealers, Inc:
CLOSING Guotations1
Evening star., 1941-08-29
In the Business World
Simple Folder Plan Makes Things Easy
For Hard Working Charles E. Merrill
ocuAs
"a QA0

This concluding nstalment OF the OF Charles E.
Wall Streets biggest brokerage frr told by
John Becky The Stars special service
Evening star., 1941-08-29
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Aug. 90 lP.-Tin. steady;
spot. f257 IS bid f257 los asked; future.
f259 15s bid, $3.50 asked.
Evening star., 1941-08-29
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Aug 30 >tp,-Bar silver
23hd, UNCHANGED. Equivalent 42.6.
cents.)
Evening star., 1941-08-29

'Ex dividend tPlUs extras. (a) SOC
paid SO far this year te, 2S extra
lgl $500 extra paid December 2s, 1910.
thl $500 extra tk) zoe extra. IND S1.50
extra. (p) 81 90 paid July 25, 1941.
(0 5000 paid in 1910, (yLS10.00 extra.
wv ID when issued
Evening star., 1941-08-29
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS
PUBLIC UTILITY.

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
TheaterS
May End
HILsAOVerS
By CHARLES GENTRY

ALTHOUGH Lady BE Good"
a is good for a second week
at ne United Artists, the con-
siSrent number of n OIL d overs
which downtown theaters have
had this Summer Will not likely
continue.
There's too much good product
leilpg' UP and films Will have 10
Int the road after one week IL
AN of them are going TO be
shown before 1913.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

EDDIE LIE b RON
brings his orchestra into
the Book Casino on Friday,
October 3, to inaugurate the
new season there.
office last week but there was
Belle Starr with Gene Tierney
waiting for a chance and you
can't ask a lady TO wait.
Seriously. Fox. Michigan and
United Artists all nave excellent
fare In view and the lineup has
never looked more interesting.
When Ladies Meet 4 Star
The United Artists will next
have When Ladies Meet. liter
ally'a four-Star production, with
Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor
Greer Carson and Herbert Mar
shall .n The top spots
The Fox has Our Wife" the
new comedy hlt on its way and
Inc thrilling drama Hold Back
the Dawn, is slated for the
Michigan
Hold Back the Dawn stars
Charles Boyer. Olivia dc Havll-
land and PauIette Goddard It
BIS considered one of The most
ambitious pictures Paramount
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Gould Have Stayed

The Fox. for example, could
easily have held Here Comes
Doctor Jordan and Harmon
OF NtICHIgdT t5Utn OF THESE
stepped out in front of the box
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
w OrksbOp Group
VIII Do EOur-PJdYS

TIE WORKSHOP CIVIC
PLAYERS or Wayne University
viii present four plays during
the coming season, according to
director Richard r. Durham.
Sherlock Holmes by VIII
liam Gillette. Will be the first
offering on October II and 18.
Following this will be The
World We Make by Sidney
Kingsley, on November q and
p The Beautiful People % by
WTtfTdT1 S7rrry mr. a4i4ttii- : i-1l 4
and II. and The Tempest by
William Shakespeare, on March
20 and p.
Final tryouts for membership
In the Workshop Civic Players
Will be held on October 6 and
7 at 100 p. m. in the Wayne
University auditorium
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Hollywood
AbOundS in
Pr0digies
BY NEIL RAU

HULL NNlAllJ, sept. -.
TIME was when il meant
something to be a youthful
Hollywood genius, but noW.4-af
you're older than 10, the fame
of a high /. @. isn't worth a
lead nickel in FINLAND. Today
movie kids are stealing all the
thunder with their mental bril-
lance.
Foremost OF these Is five
yeaf-eid Diekie Hail, who makes
his film debut in Shadow of the
Thin Man as the son of Will
liam Powell and Myrna 10y.
pickie is typical of most of the
preSent-day child performers
because practically all of them
have special artistic talent out
side of acting.
Master Hall became n concert
pianist at the age of three, and
he knows more about a Bach
fugue than Lana Turner knows
about glamor. Besides, he is a
mathematician of note and has
an astounding memory.
In an adjoining dressing room
an=the= -M-leG is Jackie
Homer, a seVen-year-old singer
and dancer who has already had
her fling on the concert stage.
Jackie is not above putting a
little live into Mozart who was
a child prodigy himSelf) be-
cause, AS the experts say, she
can take A piano apart
ON h g Twentieth Century
Fox lot. Roddy Mcdowell is
known as one of Hollywoods
leading philatelists. He is also
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

A J Cronln scored high
the story of 4 simple priest
companion 10 the author S Z
Selznick will make KEYS o
and we'd like 10 venture th
make one OF the most mf
Englishmcn give us action-t
Most significant is She
a narrowing account Of Lon
the word picture In fact
believe IL unwise 10 publish
England mind YOU where viz
~ least a part of the cond
told in toNlity Fhe otI
Innes AbMc Suspicion
STORY one of the best of ms
a heap Of territory if sou
AmorE other published
Berlin Diary by William
inside Germany and Road
Peattle were high marks ON
IN what promises to he
Joe Louis meets Lou Nova
Grounds on NIonday night
aFu yTnrF Tf7C EdTTUTCTS DIV 2
20 as high as threc-tO-0nC
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

by which figures attempted
deeds helped what we'll have been
national disaster It's long volume that Will hold till its last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

Andy Hardy The best Handy picture m
Blossoms fhe Dust Greer Carson had her
opportunity triumph Goodbye Mr. Chips and
swell i0b she TOO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
u. Of Nj. Offers
Extension Course
y

THE ANCIENT Aztec. Maya,
and Inca cultures viii be given
special attention in The Indians
of Middle and South Africa a
University of Michigan extern
sion course offered in Detroit
this Fall. The course viii in
clude a descriptive account Of
other aboriginal peoples and
cultures Of the same part of the
world as we'll
Prof NTscha Titiev of the
unlVefSIty-s department 0t JIM
thropology. is the instructor
The Is class sessions Will,meet
at Z p. m. Wednesday evenings,
beginning October l, in Room K,
40 East Ferry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Ginqer Roqers Is Delightful

arrived In this quarter Tom Dick and
Ml. jordan rhe latter hlm Is certainly
the most original picture OF the year
clever. amusing and delightfully."- diff
fcIenJ ur1T- f1rrtk amt Harry was
another triumph for director Carson
Kahn and star Ginger Rogers.
Audiences continue to love this ono
throughout the nation and IT'S cnch
no pop up on most critical lists in
December as one of the 10 best movies
Of 1911 Smart laSSio that Ginger
Rogers She makes Very Few errors IN
selecting her material
Nen close 10 Sergeant York as
one Of tire movie games best efforts
is The Little Foxes. Sam GoldWyn'
aaulese= production al Lillian He'll
mans fine play Bette Davis heads
"A superb cast here, and William Wyler
direction is brilliant The Little
Foxes masterful effort in every
direction
Best musical Of the period was
Sun Valley Serenade, in which Sonia
4efie returned 10 the screen in her
neateSt performance and Milton Berle
established himself one of Hollywood's
top comedians
: Hardy was the best HARDY picture in
1my IN f7e Dust, ~ Greer Carson had her
triumph IN GOODBYE. Mr.. Chips. and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
4 Books Are Rated Tops

Biggest u1oneY-nfakers of the YEARLY :
Albion and Cnsialln But lheAr now maklI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

an amateur map maker be-
sides. being A good enough ac-
tor to carry one OF the prin-
cipal roles in How Green Was
My Valley" Douglas Croft. at
the same studio. wins prizes
with his model boats, although
he is only u.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
Make Movie of Novel

In the book world despite the usual
Summer slump I'm publishing number
of volumes have appeared during the
last quarter that rate renewed applause.
Four books seemed outstanding 10 me
and, II NqSve missed them 50 far hurry
for your own pleasure ReVellle IN
Washington by Margaret Leech IS a
stirring and authentic portrait Of the
doings in the national capitol during the
Cvlr War Greed personal ambition,
and corruption were major motives IN
many of the dramas being played out
IN that critical stage yet the strong