Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

etrovers in service, including the "a
old ones. Its construction schedule
calls for completion of at least lis
more by the end Of l943,
Many Foodstuffs Needed.
Food commodities expected to be
sought by the British include lard,
pork products, cheese, dried skim
milk, evaporated milk, dried beans,
dried fruits, fruit juices and eggs.
according to the Associated Press.
officials said they thought it I'M
likely the British would require, at
least at present, any of the farm
products of which this country now
has unusually large SURPRISES. such
as cotton, wheat, corn and tobacco
Brltaln'S need to conserve shipping
space could be expected to limit sup
plies from this country to concen-
trated foods. it was said.
The Surplus Marketing Admins
tration of the Agriculture Depart
ment was considered the Federal
agency most likely to be chosen by
President Roosevelt to handle lease
lend food matters. This agency
has the administrative machinery
for the pu pose, since it is now buy
ing for direct distribution among
the Nations needy the same types
of food the British are expected to
ask for.
Daily Expansion Necessary.
The products the British were ex-
pected to ask largely comprise COM
moditieS of which the United States
has no unusually big SURPRISES with
the exception of lard. To supply a
heavy demand for dairy and poultry
products, American producers would
have to expand production, but Ag-
riculture Department experts said
a considerable expansion could be
accomplished within a few months.
officials ruled out the possibility
OF sending wheat to Great Britain
because Canada has large surplus.
AS for cotton, Britain is reported to
have ample reserve stocks, including
about 100000 bales of American fiber
due them under the rubber-cott
barter deal of last season.
The ships transferred to the Brit
tsh registry yesterday with the Mari
time Commission approval were
sold from the laidup fleet on the bid
of j. H Winchester & Co., Inc, New
York City, acting as agent for British
interests. Five of the vessels are
refrigerator ships. The II are:
S. S. Artemis, Bangu, Bellhaven,
Berury, Cotati, Guimba, Higho, In
vincible, MonasseS, Nockum, OSka-
wa and Western City.
Five Seek to Transfer Yachts.
The request for yacht transfers to
the British service came from:
Walter f. Turner, Norwich, Conn,
owner of yacht Prisell, 81 feet, 81
gross tons; George Terry, Mount
Vernon, N. Y, yacht Tempter II, 81
feet, IS gross tons; Lillias M. Adams,
birmingham, Mass, yacht Senga, SO
feet, 36 gross tons; Ethelbert Ide
Low. Woodmere, N. Y, Akela III, 49
feet. 30 gross tons; Walter w. Friend.
New York City, Amici II, so feet, 81
gross tons.
H. E. Moss IL Co, London, is the
prospective buyer for the five yachts
The completed transfer of two
American yachts to British registry
was announced. The yachts Sumar,
149 feet, 469 gross tons, sold by
Susan NJ Whitney, Detroit, to G. H.
Burland e. Co., Bermuda, and the
Choctaws, ST feet, as gross tons. sold
by Frederick T, Rocks, Warwick
Neck, R. l., TO H. E. Moss e. Co.,
London.
The commission said it had
awarded charters for two vessels in
the laid-up fleet to Moore and Nc
Cormack Lines, Inc, for American
Republics Line service between At
lantic ports and South American
east coast ports. The ships are the
Pacific Oak. $50 tons, chartered
at $17,566.50 a month, and West
Modus, 8,677 tons, S17,78785. The
charter period is for a year.