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fumbled the ball Lewis scored with
the winning run.
The Mats nicked NeWhouser for
two runs in the first inning, but
the Tigers pounced on Bill Zuber
for four runs in the fifth and
clipped Chase for another run in
the seventh. Chase. incidentally,
was credited with the victory, his
fourth of the season.
1t marked Washingtons 18th
triumph in IS games with the
Tigers, who we're dropped into sixth
place as the Mats emerged from
the cellar by the grace of a few
percentage points.
Vernon Kennedy. who unleashed
creditable piece of pitching
against the Indians recently, was
to face the Browns today as the
Mats sought their fourth straight
win. Washington and St. Louis will
play a single game tomorrow, with
a double-header listed for Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Prince Georges Tennis
Entry DeodIine Today

A last call for entries In the Prince
Georges County Md net tourna-
ment opening tomorrow at 2 pm
on the Whitentide Tennis Club
courts near Capital Airport was
sounded today by Charles Koch. who
is handling arrangements for the
affair.
Entries are restricted to county
residents. They may register at the
club today or by calling Koch at
Hyattsville 5037.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
TarIefon Sets Pace
In Early Garfield
Tennis TussIing.

Second round matches were 10 be-
played today in the 10th annual
Garfield playground tennis tourna-
ment which opened yesterday in
auspicious style.
Mahlon Tarleton, st. Johns stu
dent who was runnerup to Bobbv
Bensinger in the private school
tournament last spring, lived NO to
his role of favorite by polishing of
Bill Lewis, 6-4, 8-6, 6-3, in a
torrid struggle.
In other matches, Bob L1ley
ousted Roy Fitzgerald. 90, 6-1;
Dentron Groves won from Daryll
Smithson in a marathon engage
ment, 80. 8-6. IS, and 6. c.
Chu eliminated Bob Hill 6-1, Ga.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Cleveland Kept Moving,
But Backwards

At the beginning of the season,
Cincinnati was the National League
favorite in DR.. Doyle's book, with
Brooklyn close behind. The Yankees
had the slightest Of edges over
Cleveland.
Then the Reds served positive
notice on the rest of the league that
they had no intention of winning
another pennant at this time. The
Cardinals and Dodgers began to see
saw in and out of the lead, and DR.
Doyle kept them closely bracketed
In the betting. Cleveland had a
gay. happy spell as undisputed IA
vorite in the American League until
the Yankees suddenly put on steam
and went past the. Indians as though
they were standing still-which, un-
fortunately. they were not. They
were going backwards.
DR.. DOYLE, juggling couple OF
rosines and a cube root to assist
thought, says that the National
League race still gives him consid-
erable pause.
1T may be close all the way down
TO the finish" he allows. Il think
the Cards look better because they
are younger and fresher, they have
more pitchers to bank on in the
stretch, and the law of averages is
on their side from here in.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Jorboe's Hurting Tells
For Central Division

George Jarboe's two-hit pitching
during his four inning stretch on
the mound featured the Central
Division teams 15-4 victory over the
Eastern Branch in their all-star
Boys Club League game.
Shortstop Irving Jacobson and
Catcher Chester Coakley were the
winners fielding stars, while Gino
Lazzari's double and single played
an important part in the run
making.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Noted Racers Eligible
For Saratoga Special

Greentree Stables Devil Diver,
Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Dogpatch, w.
E. Boeing's Hubbub. the Calumet
Farms Sun Again and Some
Chance, and the Belair Studs
Apache, are among the eligibles for
the Saratoga Special on August 8.
The Special, which is one of the
most sporting races in the country,
is for 2-year-olds at 6 furlongs.
Saratoga's S meeting runs from July
% to August 80.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
IS Tuna Are Caught
In Day in Maine
Competition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAILEY ISLAND, Me. July 25.-
Sports fishermen competing in
Names first annual tuna tourna-
ment reeled in l8 of the huge fish
yesterday-a national record, ac-
cording to officials.
Henry Starter, Ogunquit artist,
walked off with individual honors
for the third successive day of the
tourney, which ends today.
Starter brought three more fish to
port, making his total eight. One of
yesterdays trio weighed 700 pounds,
the largest yet caught, and the total
weight was l786 pounds, new State
record for a single day.
Col w. G. Schlauff1er of Lake
wood, N. j., also landed three fish
weighing sos pounds, ADJ and 535
pounds.
Twenty boats out yesterday re-
ported having lost more than 40
tuna.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Fans Near Riot as Roughed-Up
Boxer Scores Protested K. O.

Novak with a right that sent him
to his knees, then before he could
rise followed with a left hook and
another right to send the Missouri
boy to the canvas for the count.
Novak's seconds protested vigor-
ously, and after Referee Fred Getz
had announced Marshall the winner
Novak revived and charged the
Memphian.
Many of the 1000 spectators
swarmed into the ring, but order
quickly was re-established.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Dorothy Kirby Among
Linkswomen in Semis
BY tn. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.. July 25.-
Semifnals in the Bntmore Forest
women's golf tournament today sent
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta. Ga,
against Frances Owen, Florida title
holder, and Louisa Suggs of Lithia
Spring, Ga, against Virginia Vines
of Scitute. Mass.
Yesterday Miss Kirby eliminated
Eileen Stub Of Augusta, Ga, 6 and
5; Miss Suggs defeated Beverly
Bridgers of Tafboro. and 7; Miss
Owen advanced over Mrs. E. c..
Wilmer of Biltmore Forest. and 4,
and Miss Vines beat Mary Steven
son of Brunswick, Ga, in 19 holes.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press

Today a year ago - Frank
Kovacs defeated Frankie Parker,
3-6, 6-3, "a, in quarter finals
of Sea Bright invitation tennis
tourney.
Three years ago-Sam Snead
won $1,000 Chicago Open golf
tournament by one stroke from
U. S. open Champion Ralph
Guldahl.
Five years ago-Buell Patrick
Abbott, Hollywood actor, won
United States public links title.
defeating Claude B Rippy, Wash
ington ID. c. clerk. 4 and 3, at
Farmingdale, Long Island.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
800-Meter SWIMMING
Record Is Smashed
By Young Smith
BY the Associated Press.

HONOLULU. July 25.-Bill Smith,
jr., i7-year- lad, bettered the
world swimming record for the 300
meter mems freestyle last night by
stroking the distance in minutes
500 seconds.
The record of minutes $50 sec
onds was established by S. Maxine
Of Japan in Toxic September IS, 1885.
The meet was sanctioned by the
Hawaiian Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Pilot Biggs Helps Lift
Augusta by Hitting
RS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga. July 25.-Arky
Biggs, the gent who started the
Augusta Tigers on a climb out of
the South Atlantic cellar shortly
after assuming the managership a
few weeks ago, singled his team
into sixth place last night.
After Pete Stein had walked in
the tieing score, Biggs blazed in the
winning run of nightcap which
gave the Tigers twin win over the
Charleston Rebels. 6 to 5 and 4 to 3.
The triumph placed Augusta a
half game ahead of Savannah's In
dians, downed by the Greenville
Spinners, to S.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Minor Results
BY the Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated PRESS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Newark. 3: Buffalo. ..
Baltimore, 4; Rochester, 2.
Montreal. IS; Syracuse. %.
tOnly samesD
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. :: Kansas City. 2.
St Paul 5-3; Indianapolis. 1t.
Second same ! l inninss)
Columbus, E. Milwaukee, :.
Louisville, 3: Minneapolis, /.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Sacramento. e: San Desc, q.
Seattle. 4: Portland. 2.
Oakland. s San Francisco, s.
Hollywood, s. Los Angeles 3.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Fort Worth. = San Antonio, 1.
Beaumont. 6: Tulsa, o.
Houston .: Dallas. l.
Oklahoma City, A. Shreveport. 8.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Chsttanoogs, 6: Knoxville, 8.
BIRMINGHAM, 2: Memphis, 2.
Atlanta, 3: Nashville. 5.
Little Rock. s: New Orleans. s.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Binghamton. 8: Elmira, 0.
Albany, :: Williamsport; T.
Wilkes-Barre. 2: Springfield. /. III in
Scranton at Hartford. two sames post
poned-wet grounds.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham, 4: Greensboro. 4 tcalled at
midnighD.
Asheville S. Norfolk. g.
Richmond. Winston-Salem, 3.
Portsmouth Charlotte tvet grounds.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Harrisonburg, 10 Newport News, II.
Salem, q; Petersburg, q.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Cedar Rapids, 10: Madison. 3-4.
Springfield "a: Moline. o..
Clinton, IA: Waterloo. /.
Decatur Evansville twet grounds.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Cheyenne. 3 Norfolk. 2.
Canton. s; Springfield, 4.
Sioux City o; Pueblo. 4.
Denver. :: Sioux Falls. 4.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Erie, =: Charleston. |.
GAINESVILLE, 6-4; YOUNGSTOWN, 5-2.
Dayton. 4 Akron, ,.
MOUNTAIN STATE LEAGUE.
Blueheld 2: williamson, l.
Logan, =; Huntington, 3.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
A. A. Pitching Is Clever.
Many Shutouts Show
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25.-
Judging from frequent shutouts,
American Association pitching is
getting much tougher.
Including games of July %, there
were 81 scoreless hurting efforts
this season compared to AZ on the
same date last year and At in the
corresponding period of 1899.
Louisville twirlers lead the league
with Is shutouts. Indianapolis
pitchers have IL; Kansas City, 10;
Columbus, 8; Minneapolis, 6; st.
Paul and Toledo, each, and Mil
Waukee q
Evening star., 1941-07-25
WokefieId's Tiger Coin
Is Shared With u. S.

By the Associated Press.
WINSTON-SALE N. c., July
25.-You can take it straight from
Dick Wakefield the Michigon Won
der boy, Uncle Sam didn't wait long
to come around for his cut of that
reported S45 900 bonus which the
Detroit Tigers paid him to sign a
professional baseball contract.
About half of it went to the Gov
ernment, says Wakefield, the other
half went into annuities. And that
leaves young Wakefield taking his
cuts with the rest of the boys in
the Piedmont League, trying for a
big-league salary.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Cards Have Survived
Many Bod Breaks

Those Cards have had enough
bad breaks already to ruin most
teams. Their ace pitcher, Cooper,
has been out most of the season,
and so has their regular catcher, the
other Cooper. Mize, Brown and
Crespi we're out of action at differ
ent times. Brooklyn has been lucky
In that respect Things may turn
the other way now.
wyatt and Higbe have done an
awful lot of work for Brooklyn. They
may be getting tired, and in Higbe's
case it may be worse, if he really
has appendix trouble. Brooklyn is a
good club, with plenty of hustle, but
the cold dope gives it to the Cards"
Your correspondent at this point
suggested timidly that the Yankees
still might be caught.
"Ah, yes" said DR., Doyle, picking
his teeth with a quadratic equation.
But I would not care to be betting
on it."
There is something in what he
says.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Member of '93 Champs
Will Be IS July 30
b the Associated Press.

N. 3. Early. United States collector
Of internal revenue for the State
and a member of the famous Vir-
ginia football team Of 1893 whose
feats are legendary, will celebrate
his 18th birthday July 30.
The team of 93 not only claimed
the football championship of the
South but was an unscored on title
holder.
Early held down the center rush"
assignment.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Chisox Protest Denied

CHICAGO, July 25 CP).-William
Harridge, president of the American
League, has denied the protest of
Jimmy Dikes, Chicago White Sox
manager, over Philadelphia's 3-to-O
victory in the second game Of
double-header at Philadelphia. June
%. Dykes had claimed interference
by Catcher Hayes of the Athletics.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Netmen in SemfinoIs

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 25 R.-
Top-seeded Lou Schopfer of New
Orleans was matched against Bud
Hart Of Miami, Fla, and Harold
Mass Of Palm Beach, Fla, against
Mike McLaney of New Orleans to-
day in the semifinals of the North
Carolina Open Tennis Tournament.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Wway Daring Graveyard of Champions Arlington Classic 7omono
WhirIy's Jockey
Is Runch Owner
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July Is. 49, Jockey
Albert Shelhamer. who will have
the mount on Whirlaway in the
$4,000 Arlington classic tomor-
row. is known as the "Whittlin'
Kid" for his constant whiting,
a habit among Colorado noun
tain folk.
He owns a 1,200-acre ranch at
his home in Bayfield,, Colo, on
which he breeds blooded cattle
and sheep. 1t is operated by his
father. The 22-year-old rider
was married to his childhood
sweetheart last fall and they
spend much of their time on the
ranch during the off season.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Weakened Marine Nine
Has Two Hard Games
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, July 24.-With
only the remnants of a pitching
staff which has been riddled by fur
loughs and transfers, the Quantico
Marines face two hard games at
their base here tomorrow and
Sunday.
Washineton's Cameo Furniture
nine OF the Districts Industrial
League will be the first invader, while
the Army's 44th Division team from
Fredericksburg will come up to play
the Leathernecks on Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Mumokos Given Chance
To Earn Go With ZuIe
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

CHICAGO, July 25.-Steve Ma
makos may get another crack at
Tony Zales N. B. A. middleweight
crown if he hurdles Johnny Colan of
New York in their bout August 13
at Chicago Stadium.
Signing of the match was an
nounced by Promoter Bill Rand. who
said the winner would be in line for
shot at Zale
Rand also said he has signed Red
Burman and Booker Beckwith for a
10-rounder here August q.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Groys Capture Fourth

Gibson Grays nosed out the
Arlington Dodgers, 6-5, for their
fourth straight victory in the Wash
Virginia League last night
at Ballston. Simpson and McNab
shared mound duties for the win
nerS.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
BY the Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 25.-A
scheduled eight-round fight between
Tony Novak of st. Louis and Jack
Marshall of Memphis ended In a
near-riot last night after Marshall
knocked out his heavier opponent
early in the second round.
The fireworks started in rough
tumble first round when Novak,
who outweighed his 188-pound an
tagonist by 80 pounds. threw
Marshall to the floor three times
from clinches.
Marshall charged from his corner
as the second round opened, caught
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Eight Hit Rich Double
At ARLINGTON Track

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 25.-Eight bet
tors hit rich daily double jackpot
at Arlington Park track yesterday,
each collecting s1,9604O for 81.
Mrs. r. A. B. Widener's Pruning
started the payoff by winning the
first race. returning $26 on win
tickets. Minotira, 3-year-old maiden
filly owned by S. Y. Howell, romped
to a length half victory in
the second race. Minotira paid
S220.60 to win.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
New Lineup of Clubs
In Doyle's Book

Il would make the Yanks ! to 5
In the betting today. with Cleve-
land-the only club with chance
to catch 'em-at to l. The Cardi-
nails are about 4 to 5, Brooklyn is
to 5. The rest are nowhere"
In summary, as we stagger tc
press, DR.. Doyle's odds against the
teams in both major leagues are as
follows:
American League.
New York, to 5.
Cleveland. to l,
Boston. 10 to l.
Chicago, IS to 1.
Detroit. IS to l.
Philadelphia. so to |.
St. Louis and Washington
write your own ticket
National League.
St. Louis, 4 to 5.
Brooklyn. s to 5.
Cincinnati. 10 to |.
New York, 20 to l.
Pittsburgh. 20 to l.
Chicago. 30 TO |.
Boston and Philadelphia-wrlte
your own ticket.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
From the
Press Box
Yonks, Cards Make Seer
Revise His Books
BY JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, July 25 NA.NA0.
DR.. John Tarquin Doyle, who oc-
cupies the Broadway chair of higher
mathematics and reflects the base
ball situation, like a trick mirror,
in terms of betting odds, is begin
ming to smell world series between
St. Louis and New York-and he
doesn't mean the Browns and the
Giants.
The season has less than 10 weeks
to 60. Today DR.. Doyle. with one
eve on the table of logarithms and
one ear glued to the ground, gives
the Cardinals of st. Louis better
chance than Brooklyn to win the
National League pennant. He con-
Siders the New York Yankees to be
out of reach and free from danger,
in spite of the valorous sabotage
work of Bob Feller of Cleveland.
Il do not wish to be premature"
says the doctor, respectfully while
I am within gunShot of Brooklyn,
but I think you have to give the
Cards an edge over the Dodgers
at this point AS for the Yanks,
I'm afraid they have kissed the
rest of the field good-by,
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Champ in Net Final

LAKE PLACID. N Y, July 25 (p).
Defending Champion Robert
Dixon, Syracuse. meets Frank Meh-
ner, Salt Lake City, in today's final
of the Lake Placid Club Invitation
Tennis Tournament.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Moroun ODonneII's Star

Lefty Morgan's four-hit twirling
gave ODonnell's a SO triumph over
Heurich Brewers in their Industrial
League game yesterday. Dan Dams
berger paced the attack with two
hits.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Hook Outpoints Rivers

NEW YORK, July 25 (P).-Henry
Hook, 12412, of Indianapolis out
pointed Sammy Rivers, 12e, of Mex
leo City last night.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Maryland Tops Cobmen

Maryland Sport Club backed up
Johnny Clements shit pitching
with 10-hit attack to rout Yellow
Cab, IL, in a Federal Communica
tions League game.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Baseball Streak Stopped

NORFOLK. Va, July 25 LP.-
Langley Field snapped the Naval
Training Station win streak at 80
games yesterday. eating the local
nine, 80, in II innings.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Senators ToppIe Police

Boys Club Senators scored three
runs in the sixth to clinch 7-3 VIC
tory over Police Boys Club No. 4.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Marine Nine to Be BUSY

Quantico Marines will be busy on
the diamond this week end, meeting
Cameo Furniture tomorrow and the
44th Division nine Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Veterans Down Justice

Veterans Administration nosed
out Department of Justice, 4-3, in
their Government League game. The
losers made only four hits.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Adiutunts Top Photostots

A. G o. Adlutants trimmed A. G.
l. Photostats, liza. in the War
Department. Softball League.
Evening star., 1941-07-25
Moccubees Won't Comes

Arlington Maccabees want Sunday
games with out -of-town teams. Call
Oxford 2797, or after pm, Chest
nut 8741.
Evening star., 1941-08-14

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ststion Oh Secnritles Deslers' me; fl1a1 wnlen
transactions or frm 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., 1941-08-14
Financing Is Planned
By Commonwealth
& Southern Corp.
Proceeds of $l4,527 500
Issue Will Refund
5 Per Cent Bonds
nv tn, Axsocisted Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Justin r.
Whiting, president of Common
wealth & Southern Corp, announced
yesterday two subsidiaries engaged
in defense power production expan-
sion planned the issuance OF $l4,-
SGT 500 of new bonds carrying not
more than 31a per cent interest to
finance the new projects.
Proceeds of the sale of the new
bonds, redeemable in 80 years, would
be used to refund $12,866, 900 of 5
per cent bonds and to repay pro-
posed Reconstruction Finance Corp.
loans
The subsidiaries concerned are
Mississippi Power Co., which plans a
new 10000 kilowatt generating sta
ton at Hattiesburg. Miss, and Gulf
Power Co., which plans a station OF
equal power at Pensacola, Fla.
Mississippi Power would issue
ss,s27, 500 bonds and Gulf Power
$500, 900. Commonwealth & South
ern would make additional invest
ments in the outstanding common
stock of the two subsidiaries Ito i'm
prove the financial structure and
facilitate these transactions" Whit
ing said.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
International Nickel
Reports Lower Net
In First Half
S17,315,6Q7 Compares
With $4,000, ,2o3 in
Same 1910 Period
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The IN
ternational Nickel Co. of Canada,
Ltd, and subsidiaries reported net
profit of $l7,3l5, ,607, equal to Slip
a common share. for the first half
OF l94l, compared with $l8,060, ,293
or SLIT a share in the first half
of 1910.
The company's report showed
provision for income and franchise
taxes in the 194l period of $15.-
189 1926, equal to $104 a share, COM
pared with $9,246,8 or So cents a
share in the 1910 period.
Profits for the June quarter this
year were only slightly under 1910
figures. The 194l quarters net was
$8,075 1893, equal to So cents share,
compared with SO ,240,179 or SO cents
share in the 1910 period.
In a letter accompanying the
earnings report. President Robert
C. Stanley said International Nickel
had increased its output substan-
TALLY. All production facilities of
the company were operating at full
capacity, he added.
Aluminium, Ltd.
Aluminium, Ltd reported esti-
mated net profit in the first half of
this year was $4,000, ,000 compared
with $8,100,000 in the first half of
last year. Profits in the latest pc
riod, the announcement said, were
after provision of SIS, ,100, 900 of prof.
its for taxes. compared with S7,700,-
900 in the like period last year, and
also after special depreciation for
war plants.
American Hide.
American Hide e. Leather Co. re-
ported for the fiscal year ended
June 80 net profit of S567 ,922, be-
fore write-downs of idle properties
of s105 ,063, charged to earned SUR
plus. Earnings were equal, after
preferred dividend requirements, to
SO cents a common share. In the
proceeding fiscal year. net profit was
s395,244, or % cents common
share, after write-down of S91 ,799 for
idle properties.
Evening star., 1941-08-14
Defense Production
Of Canned Tomatoes
Is Behind Goal
Fair Supply Expected
For Consumers; Prices
To Be Higher
BY the Associated Press.

The Agriculture Departments
food for defense" program is fall
ing far short of its production goal
for vitamin-rich canned tomatoes,
but officials feel confident there will
be a fair supply for American con-
sumers at prices not greatly In excess
of those now prevailing.
While tomato production pros
poets might have been better, the
outlook for other types of CONNER
cially canned vegetables-nowa a vital
part of the winter and spring menu
of most homes-is unusually good.
The department estimates that the
commercial pack of II most impor-
tant truck crops-including toma-
toes, peas. beans, sweet corn. beets.
kraut. asparagus and spinach-will
total 138000,000 cases of the dozen
units each compared with 116,0O0,-
900 last year. Carryover stocks from
previous years would provide a total
supply of 145 100000 cases compared
with 128 8.O00,0 900 last year.
Increase Is Small.
Early in the spring, the depart
ment asked growers to expand pro-
duction Of tomatoes for canning by
so per cent. 1t indicated the Gov
ernment itself wanted an extra 49,
100000 cases for shipment to Great
Britain and for distribution through
school lunch and other relief pro-
grams in this country.
A production report just issued by
the department indicates an in
crease of only 4 per cent. Officials
said the reason there was no larger
increase was to be found in un-
favorable weather and in the fact
that the production-expansio pro-
gram. with its better price guaran-
tee for growers, was started late in
the planting season.
The Government no longer in
tends to buy 5000 900 cases. said
(. w. Gaumnitz, assistant director
of the Surplus Marketing Admins
tration, purchasing agent for the
British and for domestic relief pro-
grams. He said the British had
scaled down their request and that
purchases already made or con-
tracted for would about take care OF
United. States relief needs. g:
Consumers Reassured. -.-l
Consequently, he said. the con-
sumner need not fear much more
buying. competition from the Gov
ernment except for military needs.
Supplies Of fruits, both fresh and
canned. are expected to be mod
erately larger than last season. On
the basis of August conditions, the
combined production of apples,
peaches, spears, grapes, cherries,
plums and apricots was indicated to
be IL per cent above that of last
year and 10 per cent above average.