davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Schrum's Custer Is Part of Fun
At Annual Financial FoIIies

The song went on to relate that
on last inspection, the stock ex-
change could not be found, "the
grass had grown so tall" but a
farmer guy named Schram had been
hired to harvest the crop.
In an elaborate presentation in
Oriental setting, the public utilities,
as slave girls, were auctioned off
one of the slaves lamenting the loss
to the utilities of Wendell Willkie
his ways were so silky"
Price Administrator Leon Hender.
son was presented as "the famous
Hindu fakir, about to do his famous
rope trick with prices" AS he
played his flute, he made the rope
rise and gyrate, but when he askec
Little Johnnie Public to climb it. the
rope fell fat, amid a shower OF
vegetables. ending with a string OF
frankfurters.
The grand finale was a unity
scene. ending in a V-shaped forma-
ton, headed by President Roosevelt
with Government officials. indus
trialists and soldiers in their places
Guests of honor included Hender-
son, Federal Loan Administrator
Jesse H. Jones, S. E. c. Chairman
Edward c. Eicher, Mariner S
Eccles, chairman of the Board oi
Governors Of the Federal Reserve
System, and others.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
General Ani|ine Headed
By Rooseve|t's Friend

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The elec-
ton of John E. Mack of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, as president and a
member of the board of General
Aniline & Film Corp. was announced
today. He succeeds D. A. Schmltz,
who resigned in September.
Mr.. Mack is a close friend and
long time supporter of President
Roosevelt.
Because of foreign connections of
General Aniline & Film. its affairs
have been under investigation by
the Department of Justice. At a
court hearing in Delaware October
IL it was disclosed that the inves-
tigation was to determine whether
any connection existed between the
company and the I. G.. Farben In
dustries, German dye trust. No
final report has been made.
On October the United States
Treasury announced that it had re-
jected an application of the General
Dyestuffs Corp, a domestic concern.
to buy the controlling stock interest
of General Aniline & Film from the
I. G. Chemical interests.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Immediate Cut in Steel Activity
Puts Coal Strike in Spotlight
Business Week Expects Whole Problem
Of Defense-Lubor Will Reach Head

fluence on operations in armament
industries. 1t is this aspect of the
problem that so stirred legislators,
and that reopened the entire ques-
ton of whether labor-in wartime
has the right to strike.
Meanwhile industrial activity it
self has definitely flattened out For
Week index has held on a plateau
around 100. While arms output
on the one hand. has been expand
ing, the production Of durable con-
sumner goOdS-automobileS, refrieer-
ators, etc.-has been falling. And
sufficient new arms plants are not
yet coming into operation to coun-
teract this drop in durable con-
sumner goods.
The industrial underpinning,
however, continues quite strong
and no major decline is to be ex-
pected in the near future. Thus,
this week, carloadings declined less
than the seasonal amount expected
at this time of the year. They have
passed their autumnal peak, but
the movement of goods generally
has gone far beyond the seasonal
limitations.
The acute need to get things pro-
duced and distributed as fast as
possible dominates both defense and
nom defense industries; and it shows
up most clearly in such an over
all indicator as freight shipments.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Grain Prices Lower;
Weather and War
Fears Blamed
Lote Short Covering
Wipes Out Most
OF Wheat Losses
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

CHICAGO, Nov. 1-Grain prices
declined today as result Of week
end selling stimulated by traders
desire to adjust accounts for any
possible war developments over the
holiday and by forecast of clearing
and colder weather over much of
the corn and soybeans belt.
Wheat fell more than a cent at
one stage and soybeans lost more
than 2 cents but other grains eased
only fractionally. Late short cover
ing permitted wheat and rye to re-
gain much of the loss while oats
closed slightly higher, due partly
to ME strong spot market. A Wash
ington report that the House Bank
ing Committee voted to recommend
a price control bill which would
permit ceiling on farm products to
be substantially higher than ITO per
cent of parity attracted much at
tention.
Wheat closed 14-5s cent lower
than yesterday; December, Sll4i,-
Is: May, s1193s-l4. Corn. i4-5s off :,
December. 771s-77: May, 80 Oats,
unchanged to 3s higher: soybeans,
1l.-21. down, and rye, ls-i4 lower.
Lard was cents lower to 2 higher.
Grain rance at principal markets today:
Prev.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Value Of U. 5. Output Up
Sharply in IS Months

By tic Associated Press
American industry delivered SO
per cent more goods. by value. in
September than in June. 1910, when
the defense program began. the
Commerce Department estimated
yesterday.
The department, however, added
that because of higher prices, the
physical volume of manufactured
goods shipped by manufacturers
may have been only 40 per cent
higher. The department said that
new orders placed with manufac-
turers turned upward in September
despite growing restrictions imposed
by defense needs"
The department s index of new Or
ders rose from 1876 to 1913 per cent
of the January, 1899. level during
the month. The index of shipments
increased from 1873 to 203 per cent
of the January, 1899. average, and
the index of inventories increased
from 1344 to 1878 per cent of the
December 81, 1888, level.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
S4,808,744 Earned
By Reynolds Metals
In Nine Months
Result Contrasts With
$3,047 ,607 in Same
Period Lost Year
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. Reynolds
Metals Co. in a report for the nine
months ended Sept q today showed
profit after charges but before
taxes of s4,8O8,744 against s3,0476O7
for the first nine months of 1910.
Federal income and excess profits
taxes for the nine months totaled
s2,5l5, 704 against S10l9 070 in the
same period of 1910
The company reported that earn
ings for the common stock for the
nine months amounted to s204 a
share against S178 a share in the
corresponding 1910 period.
Maytag Co.
Maytag Co. makers of washing
machines. reported for the Septem-
ber quarter net profit of s5l2, ,203
after provision for taxes, equal to Is
cents a share on the common stock.
This compared with S335,l83 or 5
cents a share in the preceding quar-
ter and 1852 1874 or cents a share in
the 1910 September quarter.
Scott Paper Co.
Scott Paper Co. reported for the
nine months ended october 4 net
profit of Sl,4O0,056. equal to sl.80 a
share on the common stock against
profit for the nine months ended
September %, 1910, of 81 1,287,242 or
S164 a share.
Postal Telegraph.
Postal Telegraph. Inc, reported
net loss for the nine months ended
September 80 totaled 50 ,008 625. COM
pared with net loss of So 1863 300 in
the like 1910 period.
Jones & Laughlin.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
and subsidiaries reported consoli-
dated net profit of SO ,942,l57 for the
third quarter ending September 80.
This compares with a consolidated
profit of S2,956 CAT in the CORE
spending quarter last year Consoli-
dated profit for the nine months
ending September 80 was sl2,040,-
384. against s6,232, ,9O3 for the same
period last year.
Hazel Atlas Glass.
The Hazel Atlas Glass Co. re-
ported third quarter net profit of
81 ,264 39868. equivalent to S291 per
share. compared with net of S721,- :
(See REPORTS, Page C-1O)
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Postal Receipts
AT New Highs
In Capital
Totals for October
And Ten Months
Both Set Records
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Receipts at the City Post Office
In october and the first 10 months
of this year exceeded all former
records for both periods postal Off
cials announced yesterday.
The all-time October peak even
exceeded the Christmas rush total
in December, 1885, and was nearly
equal to Christmas. 1887. 1t was
also ahead of October. 1888, when
large number of pecial stamp
issues boosted sales to very abnorma!
figures.
Postal revenues in October
amounted to s875 ,O6O56. as COM
pared with 1854 5845l in October
1910, an increase of S2O,476O5, or
2.39 per cent, the report said.
Receipts at the City Post Office
In the first 10 months of l94l totaled
s7692,7Ol86, against S6,759 SOL 8S, a
striking gain so far this year of
1898 ,009 SO. This advance is eX-
pected to cross the S1,0O00OO mark
before the year ends.
The gain in postal receipts is
ascribed by officials to the present
business boom in the Capital, due
in large measure to the national
defense efforts, and the resultant
population growth. The report fol-
lows the statement on October bank
clearlngs which revealed a gain in
the Capital of more than s32, 100000
over October, 1910.
Postal receipts in the District to
date in l94l compare by months
with 1910 as follows:
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Demand for Domestic
Woods Drops Sharply
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov. / Omitted States
Department of Agriculture). - De-
mand for domestic wools was gener-
ally much slower than last week on
the Boston market, but moderate
quantities of graded woods were
moved by some houses.
Sales included greasy Ohio delaine
at 43-45 cents and one-half blood
bright f1eeces at 45-46 cents.
Graded one-quarter blood combing
bright woods showed a fair volume
at 50-51 cents, in the grease, and
graded three -eighths blood combing
bright f1eeces moved in limited
quantities at 50-51 cents, in the
grease.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Lumber Output sogs
; Per Cent in Week
Nv vtbe asSocisted Press

BY the Associated Press
The National Lumber Manufacture
ers' Association reported that lum-
ber production for the week ended
October 25 stood at 1913 per cent of
the average of the corresponding
week 1935-1939, and shipments l26
per cent.
Production totaled 263, 1888 900 feet,
which was 3 per cent less than the
previous week and 7 per cent greater
than the corresponding week a year
ago.
Shipments aggregated 264 93l 900
feet, which was 4 per cent less than
the previous week and 5 per cent
less than last years corresponding
week.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Henderson Considers
Price Ceilings for
Coarse Paper
Jobbers Are Accused
OF 'Extortion and
Profiteerine'
By the Associated Press.
L am Hon Aorcn1A

BY the Associated Press.
Leon Henderson, price adminis-
traitor, yesterday accused jobbers in
the coarse paper trade of "extortion
and profiteering" and said he was
considering the establishment of
price ceilings on several grades.
Jobbers will be called here to dis
cuss the schedule, which will af-
feet maximum prices that Jobbers
and wholesalers may charge. Hen
derson said an 'inf1ationary sit
uation' had developed recently in
the trade.
Promises Action.
He said manufacturers now were
selling kraft paper to joboers at
about Az cents pound and that
ordinarily the jobbers would resell
this paper at prices ranging from
to 514 cents iR large quantities to
somewhat higher prices for smaller
amounts.
Actually, Henderson said. jobbers
recently have increased their prices
to as high as or cents a pound
for large quantities and even higher
for small quantities.
Such increases above the usual
jobbers' markup are pure extortion
and profiteering." Henderson stated
I'VE propose to take all steps neces-
sary to correct this situation. In
the meantime we urge all buyers
from jobbers and wholesalers to
refuse to pay prices above those
which normally prevail when the
manufacturers price is at the 4l2-
cent level
Lumber Rise Approved.
A retail price increase on Doug
las fir lumber, covering sales to con-
sumers and contractors in quantities
of less than 10000 board feet. was
approved yesterday by the Office of
Price Administration.
Under amendments to present
schedules, retailers will be permitted
to add $3.50 per 1000 board feet to
existing ceiling prices, provided they
perform certain services to con-
tractors. These include delivery of
lumber to the job site or other loca-
ton specified by the purchaser, ex-
changing goods and returning un-
used material and making adjust
ments for deficiencies in shipments.
Under the original Douglas fir
ceiling no allowances were made for
such services. In several instances
the o. P. A. issued specific approval
covering out-of- pocket costs for
them.
The amendment also extends the
price ceiling to shop lumber from
which doors and windows are made
Evening star., 1941-11-02
McGiII Staple Index
Continues to Rise
Snecial Dispatch to The Star.


AUBURNDALE. Mass, Nov. l.
The price index compiled by the Nc
Gill Commodity Service, Inc. of Au
burndale, Mass, advanced for the
second consecutive week, and now
stands at 87.7 as compared with the
low of $40 in mid October.
However. the index is still some
what below the peak for the year of
1913 reached in early September.
The advance this week was pri-
marily the result of higher prices
for farm products.
The industrial index showed no
change during the week. while the
agriculture and livestock groups were
both higher.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
S. E. c. Registrations
Largest Since 1887
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission re-
ported that securities amounting to
1892 ,673, 900 were registered during
the third quarter of this year, the
largest quarterly total since the first
three months of 1887. The amount
for that period was 81 ,391 .297 900.
Issuers indicated that $l95. 1886, 600
of the expected net proceeds was in
tended for new money purposes
that is, for plant additions, expan-
sions or other corporate uses.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
New Bond Offerings
Soar to SCI $4,000

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. New bond
offerings this week increased to SOL
$4,000, compared with $4,000 the
previous week, Dow Jones, Inc, re-
ported. The total for the same week
a year ago was ST. l,778,000.
A Central Illinois Public Service
issue for s3S,OOo,OOO accounted for
more than half of the weeks VOL
ume. Also reaching the market this
week was an Asbury Park issue for
$10,230,000, the largest New Jersey
municipal financing in some time.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Stock Volume Shows
Decline in October
BY the Associated Press.

0y IIIt IfoSONld Itu FItSS
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported to-
tai of 13,136,756 shares of stock were
traded there in october, compared
with 13,546,l61 in September and
IA 4,489 .085 in october, 1910.
Bond sales totaling s179.106,3 1926.
face value. in october were the larg-
est for any month since July, and
compared with sl40, 1868 900 in Sep.
tember and s15O,e81 900 in october.
1910.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Maryland Telephones
Gain 32,945 in Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The Ches-
apeake & Potomac Telephone Co. in
a monthly report to the Public Serv-
ice Commission said there were 32,-
945 more telephones in service in
Maryland last month than in Sep
tember, 1910, and that 14.4 per cent
more calls were made.
Increased operating expenses Cup
S461 ,682 over September, l940) and
increased taxes Cup S545,739 ac-
counted for a net deficit for last
month of s12.820, compared with a
net income OF slSs.oo3 year ago.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Cotton Is Depressed
40 10 80 Cents by
Light Selling
Some Mill Buying
Seen, but Outside
Support Is Small
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. Light week
end liquidation and hedge sales
pushed cotton futures 40 to 80 cents
a bale lower in light trading today.
Some mill buying appeared as
prices sagged. but outside support
was at a minimum. Price control
uncertainties were said by some
sources 10 be holding back specu-
latiye buyers.
Rain in the East. particularly in
the southern section. where the pow
er shortage was threatening to cur
tail textile mill operations, was an
other factor behind the scattered
buying orders.
Port receipts Friday, 1856 bales;
port stocks. 3.365.l67.
fal
Evening star., 1941-11-02
| SoIes of Mems Wear
IChuins Rise Further
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Commerce Department says
that, while chain mems wear stores
increased their sales by As per cent
in September, this gain was slightly
less than expected on seasonal
basis. Compared with the similar
month last year, however, sales we're
up SO per cent.
inventories of these stores in
creased about l3 per cent during
September and were 10 per cent
higher than . year ago.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
National Refining
Declares Dividend
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Nov. l. - National
Refining Co. declared $3.50 divi-
dend on prior preferred stock-the
first dividend on this stock, issued
in recapitulation nearly five years
ago. After the payment, due De-
cember / for shareholders Of record
November 20, accruals win amount
to $28 so Q share.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
By BERNARD S. O'HARA,


Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The stock
market today charted its course
for a moderate recovery and, in the
Majority of cases, achieved fair
amount of success. The mild come
back, however, left the list well
down on the week.
Nervous selling of yesterday, at
tributed mainly to the United
States destroyer sinking, seemed TO
have Waned Favorable dividends
and earnings statements prompted
enough bidding to bolster trends at
the start. Some support came in
on the idea the list may have dis
counted lot of bad news through
its recent substantial backslide.
On the other hand. many of these
ordinarily bullish held aloof be-
cause of persistent worries over
taxes. labor, Federal controls and
the desire to await repercussions
from the latest Atlantic incident
before stepping out on the buying
side.
Average Up Slightly.
The Associated Press average OF
go stocks managed to finish up i
of a point at 40.5. but on the week
recorded loss of Z net. and for
October showed net drop of 26
points. largest monthly recession
for the year to date. Transfers for
the brief proceedings aggregated
239 TAO shares. compared with 269,-
140 a week ago.
The days conflicting trends were
eXemplified by the fact that. Of 545
issues traded 1876 were up, 1854 down
ard l85 unchanged.
Bethlehem ard Chrvsler, potn
weak spots Friday. came back for
gains of p and l, respectively.
Improved at the close were Cen
eral Motors, U. S. Rubber. DOUGLAS
Aircraft. Du Pont, Western Union,
American Smelling, Southern Pa
ciflc. N. Y. Central. Chesapeake e.
Ohio, N. Y. Shipbuilding, Standard
Oil of California (Which announced
an extra dividend, International
Mercantile Marine. U. S. Rubber
and American Smelling.
Utilities Ease Further.
Utilities, not far from their g.
year lows established in 1888, slipped
a trifle further, with North Amer
ican. Public Service of N. j. and
Commonwealth Edison hitting bot
tom levels for l94l. At new years
lows also were Union Pacific and
American Tobacco "B"
Others in arrears included Sears
Roebuck. Dow Chemical, Eastman
Kodak. Allied Chemical, Montgom-
cry Ward, United Aircraft and
Cerro De Pasco.
In spotty curb modest gains
were registered for SherWin Will
. liams, American Gas. Cessnar Air
craft, Humble Oil. Phoenix Secur-
tiles and international Petroleum.
Volume here was around $1,000
shares, versus $4,000 last Saturday.
On the big board a sharp break
in tobacco stocks unsettled the mar
ket Monday after the disclosure of
President Hill of the American To-
bacco Co. that a cut in the COM
mon dividend to Is cents from Sl25
paid quarterly for nearly decade
/ would be recommended because of
heavy taxes. The reduction sub
seouently was voted
/ Offerings of the tobaccos dried
up to some extent Tuesday and
/ feeble rallies ruled Widespread la
Dor disputes, tax fears and more
war pessimism resulted in stumble
Wednesday. There was little or NO
revival Thursday. The Friday re-
| lapse on the warship torpedoing
was the sharpest for any session
since October 16, although selling
was relatively light.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
A. P. Industrial Index
Lowered by Strike

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The Asso-
ciated Press index of industrial
activity declined this week to 1883
from 1890 the previous week.
The setback was traceable directly
to the captive mine coal strike which
forced curtailment in steel mill
operations.
Electric power production also was
a weak spot, rising slightly less than
seasonally. Total freight carload
ings. however, declined substantial
ly less than the usual seasonal
amount.
Components. adjusted for normal
seasonal variations, compared as
fo11Ouc
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Extra Dividend Voted

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. / R.-The
Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Co.
today declared an extra dividend of
Is cents share on common, pay.
able November IS to holders Of rec.
| ord November 10.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

ChicaEo Cash Market.
Cash wheat prices were stoady today:
steady: receipts. lao cars; sales. o4a 900
bushels: bookings. 1000 bushels. Oats
strong: basis firm; receipts. :5 cars; sales.
1000 bushels.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Chrome Is Eliminated,

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. l R.-
Joseph w. Frazer, president of the
WHY'S Overland Motors, Inc, an
nounced today his company had de-
veloped a new line of "chrome-less"
automobiles in compliance with the
recent o. P. M. edict prohibiting use
of bright metal trim after Decem-
ber Is.
He said his engineers had expert
mented for months on use of color
instead of shiny metals and had de-
veloped new 'colorized" treatments
of grilles, trim and other parts by
using contrasting colors and shades
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil futures declined .nl to .O5
of a cent a pound today on sales OF only :
contracts December closed u 56b, March
$50 Crude OF! was unclaimed. bids in
toe Southeast and Valley holding steady
a. l1ss cents pound, and light sales and
bids reported in Texas at 11i2 cents.
Bid.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Cottsnseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow and prime crude
unquoted December l".22b: January,
2.23h March, l2.34b: May. 12.36b.
b Bid.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
New Orleans Prices.

.NcN Oiiedu> EItes-
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. / tP LONGS
Inundated cotton futures here today in a
quiet. short session Closing prices were
steady, 9 to Is points net lower
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Stocks Register
Mild Recovery
AT Week SIND
Favorable Dividends
And Earnings Reports
Check Selling

What Stocks Did,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-02-07

Every boxing scribe in the bust
mes atteSted to it and when news
of the "Kid's" retirement at the
age of tIirty-three was cabled
across the Atlantic, many a fan
a nd reporter wagged his head.
They sighed because a good guy
and a guy who had everything it
takes to become champion just
hadn't had the breaks go his way:
they sighed because they knew
that had the "Kid" appeared on
the scene five years before or five
years after the time he did, he
would have been the undisputed
lightweight champion of tn
world.
But all this was years ago and
Berg was relegated to the limbo of
past history. That is he was until
the war broke out. Berg volun-
teered Immediately. He was sent
to ground school as a mechanic
but studied gunnery and trained
for the job of fighter-pilot -.
Berg didn't have it in his blood to
stay out of the fray: to remain
on the sidelines when the going
was thickest and all the action in
the ring. In Berg's case. the fight
ing was in the air. He champed
at the bit nd pleaded for the
chance. Suffice it to say that he
made the grade.
Today, Berg is a Wing Corporal
in His Majesty's Royal Air Force.
He is twice decorated and well on
his way towards becoming an ace.
And you = you who were privi-
legged to watch the 'Kid" leaping
out to the center of the ring just
as the bell rang to start the fight
you who sleep in safety and in
comfort behind these guarded
shores that picture of
the "Kid"-even though the "Kid''
packs machine gun in his gloves
these days and rises to the call at
the first hint of danger. Good luck
to YOU "Kid"-GOOd luck to you in
this-your greatest fight of all.