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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20

DR.. Clendening VIII answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
sonal liberty threatened. But with
a record of over 10000 people
killed and over 100000 injured
in North America, $50 Of which
is due either to incompetent driv-
ers or WORKOUT equipment in the
machinery Of a car, it is high time
that the personal liberty plea be
suppressed with a stern hand and
drivers who are liable to kill other
people ruled off the roads.
A case in point was that Of a
63-year-old man who was sent to
the medical examining board of
the Recorders Court Of state
Traffic Division. He had hard ar
teries everywhere, his judgment
Of speed and distance was poor, as
were his reaction times and his
depth perception. Mentally, he
had an intelligence quotient of 20,
which is that of n nine-year-old
child. He had received over $50
tickets for motor traffic offenses.
When his license was revoked,
he protested sufficiently vigorously
to take the case to the Circuit
Court. Here a surgeon testified
that his arteries were all right,
but he had not examined the eyes,
and when asked what the mental
condition of the patient was, re-
piled he was not psychiatrist.
Drivers Medical Inquiry
The conditions into which a
medical examining board inquire
particularly are:
/. Vision; 2. Systemic disease;
3. Habitual drunkenness (Which
in most cases. is merely camou-
hage for mental or character de-
'ficiency); 4. Insanity; 5. Feeble
mindedness (this is usually so
masked that the drivers relatives
don't realize it, 6. Nervous in
stability, causing lack of reason
able driving control.
Mental defects and lack Of judg-
ment are considered more impor-
tant than physical defects. This
is the result of experience. A per-
son with a physical defect, but
Of good judgment, learns to COM
pensate for his disabilities and
makes a safe driver. One would
think that color-blindness would
be an insuperable barrier, but ex-
perience has taught that it plays
a very insignificant part in motor
accidents. Minor visual acuity
also, in actual experience, is not
a serious menace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20

Redistribution of
Population Cause
of Concern
BY Charles P. Stewart

NATIONAL population distribu-
ton would seem to be a subject
particularly OF interest to the
census bureau, but Assistant State
Secretary Adolf A. Berle has been
specializing on it Of late, both writ
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20
one-Mlnute Test Answers

l. william Saroyan for his play.
The Time Of Your Life"
2 italy took British Somali-
land.
3 Mickey Mouse and Donald
Duck.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20

matters will make phenomenal
progress. You should make hay
while the sun shines The child
who has the good fortune to he
born on this date will be remark
ably lucky and have a long.
happy. useful life. He or she will
possess splendid capabilities. and
a particularly strong, yet kind and
tolerant character. II is portended.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20
Your Health
Correction Of
Mental Detects
Held Important

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Atlantic States Shippers
To Meet at Baltimore

More than 300 shippers are ex-
pecting to attend the 55th meeting
of the Atlantic States Shippers Ad-
visory Board at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Baltimore, which convenes for
a two-day session on Wednesday,
April g. The congress brings to-
gether the largest and most inf1u-
ential shipping and carrier interests
from New York, New Jersey. Della
ware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
from Washington.
w. c. Kendall. chairman. car
service division, Association of Amer
lean Railroads, Washington, will
discuss transportation conditions
throughout the United States. R. S.
Henry, connected with the same
Office, will also appear on the pro-
gram.
Present and future car require
ments in view of the national de-
fense program will furnish the most
important program topic, officers
said yesterday. Shipping depart
ment heads in Washington stores
are taking special interest in the
meeting,
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Buying Rush Sweeps
Grains 10 Peaks
Since Last May
Wheat and Corn Move
z to 3 Cents Higher
With Soybeons
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN.

CHICAGO, March 29-Buying or
ders poured into the grain pits in
swelling volume today as prices Of
wheat, corn and soybeans scared
2 to cents or more to the highest
levels since last May.
Public participation in the futures
market was on the largest scale in,
some time and purchase orders also
came from other interests, includ-
ing elevators, mills, flour users and
other commercial concerns. Trade
experts said the action of grains
appeared to be more or less in con-
cert with strength of other COM
modities, with buying inspired by
progress of farm-aid legislation,
Government. purchases of certain
products and prospects of increased
shipments of some items abroad.
War developments and the tense
Balkan situation also stimulated
support.
Wheat and corn closed at the tops
for the session. showing gains of
13 to 16 cents for wheat values and
8 to cents for corn since the lows
were reached in mid-February.
Overnight gains amounted to Is
81 cents in the wheat pit, with
May closing at 91s4-7s and July,
9012-5s. Corn was 1915 up, May,
$751;; July. 68s4; oats, ss-7s up;
rye. ss-14 up; soybeans. 3A-35s
higher, and lard, 1923 higher. Lard
futures, quoted at So per hundred
weight or better, were the highest
since September, 1889.
The Government requested bids
for 10000 barrels of -four, equiva-
lent to approximately $50 900 bushels
of wheat, to fill Red Cross require
mentS, possibly for shipment to
France. No large-scale domestic
flour business was confirmed, but
traders expressed belief this weeks
sharp wheat upturn stimulated sales.
Grain range at principal markets:
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Bernard J. Nees. has been ex-
panded to include three more men,
bers, Thomas L. Anglin of w. w.
Mackall S5 Co, Millard F. West, jr,
connected with Ferris, Exnicios &
Co, and Charles w. Hume, who is
engaged in the investment business
at GIT Fifteenth street.
The committee keeps in the closest
possible touch with the market in
securities which are sold over the
counter and not listed on any ex-
change. The quotations, which cover
about so important issues, include
real estate bonds, good many bank
stocks and miscellaneous issues
which are extensively held in the
Capital. The list has been growing
constantly, making the committees
work more and more vital.
C. &. p. to Spend S1,750,0O0.
Expenditures of S1,750O00 in the
District of Columbia have been au-
thorized by the directors of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co, Charles A. Robinson, vice presi-
dent and general manager, an
nounced yesterday.
More than $1128,000 will be spent
on day-to-day installation work and
about 1891 900 in private branch
exchanges where the national de-
fense program has caused rapid ex-
pansion in personnel.
More than S66,000 will be spent,
Mr.. Robinson stated, to place cable
IN the city to provide additional lines
from the District to central Offices
in Alexandria and Arlington and for
facilities at the National Airport
and the South Washington, Va, area.
Heard in Financial District.
Harold C. Patterson of Auchin-
Gloss, Parker & Redpath and T.
Baker Robinson of Robinson, Rohr-
baugh & Lukens have been ap-
pointed members of the Fair Prac-
tices Committee of District No II,
National Association of Securities
Dealers, Secretary Myles H. Quail
announced yesterday.
Riggs National Bank common
stock sold at $273 on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange yesterday on a
very small turnover. Other issues
were neglected.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
earned $4.16 a share on the common
stock in 1910, against 334 share
on the common in the previous year.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Shipments and New Orders
Reach Record Levels
b, the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department said
yesterday that its indices of both
manufacturers shipments and new
orders reached record levels during
February.
Meanwhile, manufacturers inven-
tories remained virtually unchanged,
the department said, indicating that
goods shipped from factories moved
into distribution and consumption
channels rather than into ware
houses.
On seasonally adjusted basis,
the index of shipments rose 10 points
over January to 158 and new orders
gained 13 points to 189, using Janu-
airy, 1899, as 100 in both cases. The
inventory, index, which had been
rising an average of two points
a month, moved up only two-tenths
of a point to 121 per cent of the
December 81, 1928, level.
Durable goods led the upswing in
all three indices. Inventories of
non-durable goods declined slightly.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
McGiII Staple Index
Sours to New Peak
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AUBURNDALE Mass, March 90
Continued strength in industrial
as we'll as imported commodities
raised the McGill price index COM
piled by the McGill Commodity
Service to a new war high for the
week ending March %.
The index now stands as TIT as
compared with a previous peak of
773 for the week ending January
IT. A year ago the index was 703.
Agricultural commodities also
strengthened during the past week,
but the livestock index was some
what lower. Of the IA groups COM
prising the index, 8 advanced. 2
were lower than the previous week
and remained unchanged.
The industrial index continued to
lead the upswing. and the latest
index of 82.5 is the highest since
August, 1887. In this group higher
prices were seen this week for
fuels, non-ferrous metals, paint ma
terialS, fine and coarse textiles, and
vegetable oils. Minor weakness de-
veloped in the hides and leather
group.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Stocks Hesitant
After Week Of
Mild Gains
Most Leaders Remain
In Narrow Groove;
Changes Mixed
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,

hShOCldItQ fItSS rIDdHCldI WIlltI.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The stock
market reverted to a trendless range
today after a week in which mild
improvement had been registered.
While there were scattered spots
of strength throughout the list, par
ticularly among rails and special
ties. most leaders shifted over a
narrow route, and fractional ad-
vances and declines were about
evenly split at the close.
The generally hopeful business
picture and another upswing in ma
jor commodities. together with signs
of easing tension in the labor sit
uation, brought in bidding here and
there A handicap remained in the
confusing Balkan puzzle notWith-
standing British claims of a naval
victory over the italians in the East
ern Mediterranean.
The Associated Press average Of
60 stocks was unchanged at 4l4 but
on the week was up 2 of point.
In the brief session only 478 indi-
vidual issues were traded. OF these
176 were up, l64 down and 1873 un-
changed. Transfers of 209 900 shares
compared win 269 1910 last Satur-
day.
Touch New Peaks.
Among stocks touching new highs
for the year were Continental Bak-
ing "a" Chicago Great Western
preferred. Colorado & Southern
first preferred and Chicago e. East
ern Illinois "A"
Universal Pictures got up around
2 points, as did Union Pacific COM
mon. Lesser gains were retained by
Santa Fe, Pennsylvania. Atlantic
Coast Line, Pere Marquette pre-
ferredS, Montgomery Ward. U. S.
Steel, international Harvester, j.
c. Penney and Phelps Dodge.
On the offSide were General Mo-
tors, ChrySler, U. S. Rubber, South
ern Pacific, Southern Railway, An
aconda, Kennecott, American Tele-
phone, Du Pont, Standard Oil of
N. j., American Can, Union Car
bide and Douglas Aircraft.
Curb Trends Uneven.
In a mixed curb small improve
ment was shown for Electric Bond
e. Share. American Cyanamid b"
American Gas and Technicolor
Losers of minor amounts included
Glen Alden Coal and Pantepec. Vol
ume here was around $4,000 shares,
versus $4,000 a week ago
The big board" got off to fairly
good start Monday as steelS and rails
edged forward. There was a little
less tension over European affairs
and more optimism regarding the
home industrial scene. The list
maintained its upward inclinations
Tuesday. carriers rejecting expan-
sion in freight loadings and operat-
ing revenues. Utility common stocks
stumbled Wednesday as integration
plans of holding companies aroused
doubts as to how junior shares
would fare under revised setups.
The anti-aXis military coup in Yu-
goSlavia propped prices Thursday,
but there was a backdown Friday,
when fears arose that possible Nazi
retaliation against the new Bel
grade government might prove a
market shock.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Cotton Futures Soar
Above II Cents in
Heavy Buying
New York Quotations
At Highest Levels
Since February, le40
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Cotton
futures sprinted past the 11-cent-a-
pound mark today and established
new highs since February, 1910.
Heavy buying developed on re-
ports of large Federal purchases of
raw cotton and cotton ticking
Backing this factor was the belief
in the trade that Washington would
evolve new legislation raising basic
Government loans on important
crops, including cotton.
In the last two days the market
has shot up about 40 points, or 81
bale.
Reports from the South indicated
holders of equities in Government
loan cotton were inclined to hike
their prices still further and only
moderate amounts of the staple
were offered for sale.
Worth street textile dealers re-
ported the weeks turnover in cot
ton gray goods fell sharply below
current output for the first time
in many weeks. Prices held firm,
however, at the peaks of the cur
rent upward thrust.
Exports Friday, nil: season so far,
795, 5,773. Port receipts, 6,747. Port
stocks. 3457 200.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
New Defense Centers
Expected 10 Lead
Business Rise
Son Francisco, Chicago
And Richmond Districts
To Feel Benefits
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Business
Week released today the February
figures of its regional income in
deXes for the II Federal Reserve
Districts. together with the quarterly
summary of the regional market
outlook. In its guide to income and
sales prospects, the magazine re-
ports that for nine months-ever
since the collapse of France in June,
1940-American industry has been
expanding under the stimulus of
national defense. And now, as the
second quarter of 1941 opens, the
country's economic effort enters q
new phase-all-out production of
actual articles of war. Regionally,
this means that armament centers
will become the leaders in income
gains and retail sales potentials.
two Kansas Citys. Denver, and
Wichita, which are now busy build
ing new defense plants, will rise
head and shoulders above the es-
sentially agricultural 10th Fed
erai Reserve district.
Fifth District Included.
Because of the regional distribu-
ton of defense plants, contracts and
cantonments, it is pretty safe bet
that promotion efforts in the San
Francisco, Chicago. and Richmond
Reserve districts will be awarded
with better-than-average sales gains.
On the other hand. increases in
sales from current levels in the Min
neapolis and New York districts will
probably be somewhat below aver
age. Relative to total population,
neither the Minneapolis nor the New
York areas can be regarded as de-
fense hot spots; that goes even
though New York's shipbuilding
contracts run over $650,OO0,GO
Though retail opportunities are
still large in the Nations basic in
dusTial areas, the cream probably
is off the rise in steel, non-ferrous
metals. coal, lumber, and building
materials industries. since for the
most part they are already operating
close to capacity. Employment in
automobile and household-appliance
centers may be hit by priorities, but
| defense industries undoubtedly will
snap up available workers. Such
other consumer goods industries as
shoes, apparel, and textiles should
tend to improve slowly with national
buying power. Therefore, centers
for the production of these goods
should be regarded as secondary sales
SpotS-after the airplane, shipbuild-
ing, and ordnance communities. Ag-
riculture areas are likely to lag dur
ing the next three months.
All Indexes Advance.
In reporting February figures for
its regional income indexes "a
| monthly account of the trend Of
purchasing power in the country's S
II Federal Reserve Districts, Busi-
ness Week states that all II regional
income indexes advanced last month.
The Boston Reserve district was
up points in contrast with nominal
gains of 04 in the New York and
| Cleveland areas. Richmond, with
gain of 3 points, remained in the
national forefront. It's index num-
ber of 1349 is 225 points higher
than the low of 1924 for the Kansas
City Reserve district. Six dis
tricts have been advancing con-
sistently since last summer. They
are: Cleveland, Richmond, Chicago,
st. Louis, Dallas and San Fran
cisco
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Lumber Production
Up Slightly in Week
By the Associated Press.

BY tnt Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended March % stood at 1873 per
cent of the average of the CORES
ponding week 1858 and shipments
131 per cent.
Production totaled 246. .596 900
feet, which was l per cent greater
than the previous week. and IA per
cent greater than the corresponding
week a year ago.
Shipments aggregated 266,852,00
feet, which was per cent greater
than the previous week, and Is per
cent greater than last years cor
responding week.
Orders booked were 270003 900
feet, which was 19 per cent greater
than the previous week. and per
cent less than the corresponding
week last year.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

/.
The rest of the committee, including
some of the Capitals most active
bankers, follows:
Francis G. Addison, jr, president,
Security Savings e. Commercial;
Clarence F. Burton, president. City
Bank; Victor B. Deyber, chairman
of the board, Second National;
Charles H. Doing, first vice presi-
dent, Washington Loan S5 Trust Co.:
Robert V. Fleming, president, Riggs
National; Thomas j. Groom, presi-
dent, Bank of Commerce & Savings;
H. H. Mckee. president. National
Capital Bank; Lanier P. McLachlen.
president, McLachlen Banking Corp;
c. H. Pope, president, Munsey Trust
Co, and Frederick P H. Siddons,
vice president and secretary, Amer
lean Security & Trust Co.
Loan Leaders to Hear Wallace.
o. K. LaRoque, president of the
Federal Home Loan Bank of Win
ston-Salem, announced yesterday
that more than 500 building and
Evening star., 1941-03-30

District Bank
erS Association
to be held at
Hot Springs, Va,
in June, Presi-
dent A. M. Nc
L a C h e n an
nounCed yeSter-
day. Mr.. Preston
was president of
t h e association
last year.
Wilmer j Wal
Ter, vice presi-
dent and cashier
of the Hamilton
National Bank.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Portugal Orders Radio
Stations for Africa
By the Associated Press.

LISBON, March 29.-The Minis
try of Colonies said today construc-
ton of 81 radio stations was ex-
pected to start shortly in Angola
Portuguese West Africa) The
Standard Electric Co., subsidiary
of the International Telephone and
Telegraph Co., has a contract for
the work, an announcement said.
Trevor Clark, technician for
Standard, returned to the United
States recently after a 21-day
survey of the colony in the course
of which he covered 4,400 miles.
Other technicians are due in Lisbon
shortly.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Ten Per Cent Advance
In Shoes Predicted
b. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 90
Maxey Jarman, president of Cen
eral Shce Corporation of Nashville,
said today an approximate 10. per
cent increase in shoe prices could be
expected shortly.
His comment followed reports
from Washington that the National
Defense Advisory Council had said
there might be moderate increases"
in the prices.
THE cost of hides and leather has
advanced considerably since last
summer and they are just two items
which enter into the manufacture
Of Shoes" Jarman said.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
International Mining
Reports Lower Assets
By the Associated Press.

BY Ute hSSUCIdIcu FItSS.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Inter-
national Mining Corp. reported the
net asset value per share on the
49O,473 common shares outstanding
December 81 totaled 1888, COM
pared with $11.86 each on the 516,-
973 shares outstanding at the end
of 1889. The company is q mining
investment and development con-
cern.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Banks annual meeting in the after
noon. The meeting is being held on
Saturday because it was more con-
venient for Mr.. Wallace and for the
out-of-town guests, who will lose lit
tie time from their offices.
r. Wilson Camp, secretary of the
District Building and Loan League,
Is making reservations for members.
Nees Heads Quotation Group.
James Parker Nolan, chairman of
District No. II, National Association
of Securities Dealers, yesterday an
nounced appointment of the Quota
Evening star., 1941-03-30
| Only One Sale
| Made in u. S.
| Bond Market
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 29-Wall
Street blues: There are $32,213,000,- =
900 of obligations of the United
States Government listed on the
stock exchange. Business was done
today in that market in only one of
the As issues listed.
The transaction was $1,000. Even
telephone business, outside the ex-
change. where much of the trading
is done was charitably described by
bond men ~ relatively small"
Evening star., 1941-03-30

ton Committee
for the District
of Columbia for
the coming year.
Bernard j. Nees
of Joh n S t o n,
Lemon & Co.
was rem a m e d
chairman a n d
Edgar K. Rouse
of Robert G..
Jones & Co., who
was the only
other member
last year, was
reappointed.
The committee
Evening star., 1941-03-30

loan leaders from
w a S h n g t on,
Maryland, Vir-
ginia, the Caro-
linas and other
Southern States
are expected at
the dinner in
Winston = Salem
Saturday night,
April II. when
Vice President
Henry A. Wal
lace will be the
guest speaker.
The address
will follow the
EOm I,0aO
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Wool Futures

NEW YORK, March 90 (Pl.-Wool top
futures trading was limited to about 25
contracts today or around 125.000 pounds.
Spot house and trade buying was at
tributed to covering by trade and mill in
terests against Government contracts. Bos-
ton hedge sales supplied most contracts.
Grease woll futures did not sell.
Grease wool futures closed i to 3 OF a
cent lower on bids. Certified grease wool
spot 94.5b.
Wool top futures closed unchanged to
4 of cent higher
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Cott0Dseed Oil,

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures added
3 to 10 points today and finished the
week with sgsregate gains of "a points
pushing values up to the highest Levels
since August. 1888 Sales for today to-
tailed lS2 contracts. Nav closed, s.25 BID;
July, S.27 bid; September. S.39; October,
SAB.
The advance got under way at the out
set of the week with pr ices appreciatins
almost "a cent a pound and continued
on its upward course without a break.
General buying and covering in today's
session was partly influenced bt nrmness
in lard. grains and crude oil.
Crude oil in North Carolina points was
~ cents Did and in the Southeast gen.
orally 7ls bid. Valley and Texas oil was
cents bid.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. 1. hard. 95H: No. 2.
mixed. %; No. 3, hard. 93la. Corn, No. ,.
yellow. 1OA-711a; No. 3, 61la-7OA; No. 4,
66-67; No. 5, Ga No. .. white, 751a. Oats.
No. /, mixed. heavy, 39l2; No. 3. red 80:
sample mixed, 37A; No. l, white, heavy,
40; extra heavy, 40A-41f4: No. 2, white,
40: heavy, 40ha No. 3. 80; No. 4. heavy,
3Sa4; sample white. 36a-3734. Barley,
mailing, 1886 nom: feed, 4S-52 nom /;
screenings, $3.50 NOM; No. l. SO; No.
3, 81. Field seed UNCHANGED.
Winnipeg Cash Market.
WINNIPEG, March 90 QP.-Cash wheat.
T1is. Oats, No. 2. white, a7H: No. 5,
361s.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Preston Heads
Bank Program
Committee
Union Trust President
Appointed to Post
For 1o41 ConcIuve
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Ord Preston, president of the
Union Trust Co., has been appointed
chairman of the Program Commit
tee for the 1941 convention of the