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Evening star., 1941-01-10
Reich Reports Gain
In Floating Debt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Ger
man radio said yesterday the
Reichs floating debt amounted to
30 300, 100000 marks on october 81,
1910, as compared with 28,30o000,000
marks on September 80. The mark
is pegged at 40 cents.
The radio, quoting the Ministry
of Finances, said the increase was
due chiefly to liabilities accruing
from an increase in the issue of
non-interest bearing treasury bonds
and Reich drafts from 26,600 900. 600
to 27.90O 100000 marks. Shortt term
loans increased from 1,500,000,000
marks to 1,700,000,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
New Issue on Market

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 CP).-A block
Of 62,342 shares of common stock of
the Van Norman Machine Tool Co.,
Springfield, Mass. was offered pub
licly today by an underwriting group
headed by Jackson & Curtis. The
offering price was s15.25 a share.
Proceeds. it was stated, would be
used to redeem s54O,0Oo 3al per cent
notes and for additional working
capital. Capitalization, after the
financing, will consist of 24O,OOO
shares of common.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Federal Reserves
LendabIe Excess
Now Near Record
Weeks Large Increase
Held Due to Seasonal
Reduction in Circulation
Ry the Associa ted Press.

Ply the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board TODAY
estimated lendable excess reserves
of banks jumped s22O 100000 to a
near-record total of s6,840, 900 900
in the week ended January 8.
The board, which has recon-
mended congressional action to
reduce these funds, said last weeks
large increase was due mostly to
a seasonal reduction in money in
circulation and Treasury spending.
The boards statement said:
During the week ended January 8
member bank reserve balances in
creased $258,000,00G Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
decreases of S105,000,000 in money
In circulation, Sl48,000,00O in
Treasury deposits with Federal Re-
serve banks. and $4,000 900 in
Treasury cash, and an increase of
S39 100000 in gold stock, offset in
part by decrease of S37,000,000 in
reserve bank credit and an increase
OF S0,000000 in non-member deposits
and other Federal Reserve accounts.
Excess reserves of member banks
on January 8 were estimated to be
approximately s6,84O, 900 900, an in
crease of s220OOO,OOO for the week.
Changes Reported.
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended Janu-
ary 8, l94l, were reported as follows:
Jan s. Dee n. Jan 20,
1871 1910 1870.
,.,,- ,.. lin millions Of dollars
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Futures No. 3 closed unchansed to 3
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Jan 10 LP.-Poultry. live,
car due: 81 trucks; heavy hens and chick
ems easier; hens over 5 pounds. 1914;
broilers 30 pounds and down, colored. II;
Plymouth Rock 1s;. White Rock, 1sl2;
springs, pounds and UP, colored, IL un-
der 4 pounds. colored, IT: Plymouth Rock,
90: White Rock. 1917; stays. IA: capons.
under pounds, 1917; other prices un-
changed.
Butter, receipts, 952 $40; easy: market
unchanged
Eggs, receipts. s613 easy; refricerators.
extras, is; refrigerator, standards, 1734;
other prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 PA firm price
basis for raw and refined sugar stimu-
lated demand for domestic futures today.
afternoon with January selling at 200
and March at 2.0l.
Discussions looking toward financing of
Cubas sugar production through an ex-
port-import bank loan brought new buy
ing - world futures, although the list
ost some ground under later hedgine oper-
ations Late prices were y point hlgher;
March, rs; MAY. rs.
A Southern refiner bought $4,000 BAGS
of Cuban raw loading January % at .. .95
cents duty paid basis. The same reflner
announced a price advance Of points to
44O cents a pound for refined. effective
at the close of business today. The East
ern market remained unchansed at 4.4O
cents.
Futures No. 3 closed UNCHANGED to 3
Evening star., 1941-01-10

In oankIuplcy or recelverShip or oelns
reorganlzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends IN the foregoing table
are annual disbursements paSed on the
.aSt quarterly OF seml-annuai declaration
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
divIdendS are not included
AISL sYtIa OF extras CaSn OF STOCK
Declared O. oaId SO far this year Pay
able IN stock Palc lasr year hPsyaoie
IN Canadian funds Accumulated DIV
dends paid OI declared this year NV With
warrants Nv Without warrants war War
rants Unit OF trading less than 100
mares: sales are siven IN full
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Two Named to Bank Board

BALTIMORE, Jan. 10 (SpeciaD.-
James E. Totman, president of the
Summers Fertilizer Co., and Chester
c. Jennings of the Mutual Insurance
Agency, have been elected new direc-
tors Of the Baltimore Commercial
Bank.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Wholesale Commodity
Index Goes Hiqher
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
yesterday reported a rise of O4
per cent in wholesale commodity
prices for the week ended Janu-
any 4
The rise was attributed to ad-
vancing prices for farm products.
particularly grains and livestock,
and also advances in chemicals and
allied products.
The bureaus index of wholesale
commodity prices now stands at
80.2 per cent of the 1926 average.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10-Nearly all
active deliveries of cotton futures
moved into new high ground for the
season today as continued activity in
cotton goods and improved spot de-
mand combined to lift prices.
Demand came principally from
trade and mill interests. New Or
leans, speculative and Bombay sup
port also was in evidence.
Late prices we're to 10 points
higher: March, 1860; July, 1047;
Decpmbe- oo3
Evening star., 1941-01-10
New YOrk Cash Grain

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 I4'7--Cash wheat
steady; No. | dark Northern spring. elf
New York. 1885: No Northern Mani
toba, fob New York, So
Corn steady: No > yellow, elf. New
York. SOFA No 3, 1913
Rye steady: No. . American, fob. New
York. 6ta.; No. Western. elf New
York. 66os.
Oats steady: No. white, elf. New
York, sea
Barley steady; No. . domestic. elf. New
York. era
Lard steady: Middle West 6O5.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Cash Grain

Cash wheat was UNCHANGED: basis steady;
sales, 1000 bushels: no bookings: receipts,
1s cars
Corn was unchsneed TO u lower: basis,
J.. to | cent lower; sales. 81 600 bushels.
bookings lO3 900 bushels: receipts, 2O5
cars
Oats we're y TO "a cent lower; basis, q
to % cent lower; sales, $4,000 bushels: no
bookings: receipts, 90 cars.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Odd-Lot Dealings
Ry the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
purchases involving 96,77O shares; ISIS
sales involving 92.2 247 shares, including S5
short sales involving .326 shares.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 LP).-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
(Closing quotations.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Chiccoo Stock Market

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 GP-Following is the
complete list of transactions on the Chi
cago Stock Exchange today:
sales STOCKS High. Low Close.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
spot. 10.63n, UP ..

Cottonseed Oil Futures.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
1918 higher. Sales, 81 contracts. Janu-
ary. 6.64b; March. 6.64: May, GA: July,
6S4-s5.
Bid.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
Minninfa Cash Grain

WINNIPEG. Jan 10 lP,.-cash wheat.
No. l hard, T4l9: No. ] Northern. 14la;
No. >, 72h.; No 3 69ls; No. / white oats,
33la; No. 3. 3134.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
Approximate Transaction, Totsv,

By erivase wire direct TO Tn. star
Evening star., 1941-01-10
FOPFTGN-

Cauca Vel rs As Si5 81, si7
ERGO NJ Ell 6i7s 81 A As As As
Isarco Hyd e IS - o6 26 26
Pied El 6i2S 80 A 2a54 2q14 2aX
Rio de Jan 6t7s 50
ww-Witt warrants xw-Without war
rants. New 81 (stpl-Stamped.
Evening star., 1941-01-10
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
tBy Private Wire Direct to The starJ

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate Add CO. High. Low Clos
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Fir1gerprints Establish
Identity Of Hung Soldier

of death was by strangulation,
which could have been either honl-
icide or suicide.
The body was positively identi-
fled as that Of the Montgomery
youth through fingerprints. 1t.
Col. Herbert Laux announced that
in an attempted solution all clues
are being Investigated by both the
provost marshal and the Federal
Bureau of investigation.
James Hall, father of the soldier
who enlisted as a volunteer, says
that when he heard Of his sons
death through neighbor'S son on
April 2. he went Immediately to
Fort Benning where the only per-
son whom he was able to contact
was Austin j. Doyle, special agent
of the F.B.I. Doyle showed the
father pictures Of the body roped
and wired hanging from the tree.
and told him it would be released
as soon as a report on informa-
tiOn sent to washington was re-
turned.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Meharry VIII Graduate
1st Woman Anesthetist

Of her training at Meharry, Miss
cambridge completed a four-yeal
registered nurse training cohrSe.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, she
claims Newcastle, Pennsylvania, as
her home, where she lived while
attending high school. After gradu-
ating she came to Meharry in 1896
and was graduated in nursing in
May of last year.
The pioneer Negro medical school
which next month will give to the
medical world its first Negro worn
en- anesthetiSt is at present engag-
ed in a nationwide effort to raise
81, 800 900 by July of this year.
Should it succeed in doing so it will
receive from the General Education
Board of New York, endowment
funds amounting to $3,5OO0O0- In
Continued on back page)
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19

FORT BENNING, Ga.-(ANP)-
The fully clothed body of a Fort
Benning soldier found tied to a
rope and hanging from a tree, was
identified Saturday as being that
of Private Felix Hall, 10 year old
Montgomery, Ala, member of Com
pany "E," oath infantry, who dis
appeared from camp. Feb 13.
Since his disappearance, his
family heard no more of him un-
til two weeks ago, when a neigh
bor'S son from the regiment told
them Felix's. body had been found
banging from a tree with bullet
through the temple, in the woods
outside the camp.
Soldiers of the goth Engineer
regiment engaged in a field prob
lem came across the badly decom-
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Bullet Wound Later Found
In Mans Trussed-up Body

posed body March %. Passing
along a deeply eroded gulley i'll a
wooded and little frequented area,
north of the oath infantry swim
ming pool and stables, they no.
ticed what they thought was an
other soldier on small ledge
about half way up one side of the
gully.
They notified military police
who concluded that apparently the
man had dropped himself, or had
been dropped, over the ledge of
The gully after one end of a rope
had been placed about his neck
and the other end had been tied
to a sapling which was growing
a few feet back from the top of
the gully. Medical officers stated
that he had been dead at least
four weeks, and that the manner
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19

NASHVILLE. Tenn.-(SNS)-Me-
harry Medical College for Negroes
now engaged in a nationwide drive
toward endowment, has the com
mendable habit of being first in
medical matters concerning the race
it trains That is because of its
Grade A rating and the fact that it
is operating in a virgin field.
Late next month the school will
again lead the Negro medical fielo
when it graduates the first Negro
woman anesthetist in medical his
tory, Catherine Carson cambridge
DR.. Edward l.. Turner, Meharry
president, declared this week. IF
Miss Dandringe isn't the first Ne
gro woman anesthetist in all med
ical history, she is certainly the
first we have ever heard of, or can
discover anywhere in America
The Meharry official pointed out
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
NAACP SCORES FORD FOR USING
NEGROES TO BREAK ROUGE STRIKE
Discrimination
In Defense Jobs
Hit By HiIlnlan

WASHINGTON - (SNS) - AS
serting that prejudice has prevent
ed employment of Negroes in GER
tain defense industries, Sidney
Hillman, director of the labor di-
vision of the Office of Promotional
Management, disclosed Saturday
that he has written all holders of
defense contracts urging them to
make use of available members of
the race.
DR. Will w Alexander, former
farm security administrator and
interracial relations worker, was
named by Hillman as a special
consultant on employment and
training problems relating TO all
minority groups.
Hillman also appointed Or. Rob"
ert c. Weaver head of a special
section in the OPM to deal with
the problem of getting defense
jobs for members of the Negro
race.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19

At SO. 2 St. Phoenix is the first
Beauty school sponsored by our
group in the State.
To all interested in the COM
munity and race pride, see Jack
sons College of Beauty. 1t has been
open three months and I made my
first visit today, April H. When ]
entered to my surprise I found
nine lovely girls busy with their
appointee and at a glance you
knew you were in a beauty shop.
For their first lesson I am sure,
was on how tC greet their Gus
toners. Every modern equipment
needed in such a school is there.
1 spent two CD hours and I was
too interested and happy seeing
what Mr.. and Mrs Jackson was
doing for the community and our
girls that I did nos miss the time
or get tired. In face I could have
spent two more hours there.
Mrs. Lula Fac Butler is instruc-
tor and in charge of the school.
She nsver lost sight on any CT the
work being done by the students
and all were doing something diff
ferent. Curling, shampooing, wav-
ing. and hair dying. Of course that
was done in a private room. SO
don't be afraid to go down and
have your hair touched up for no
one will see you while being served.
Mrs. Butler was very dignified as
she made inspection Of all work
AS the students finished each job
the stamp of approval was shown
by the customers as well as the
student. For both were all smiles
as the word "Beautiful' was heard
all over the college, which was
very encouraging.
Now let us all help, these girls
while we are taking care OF our per-
sorRl appearance, for they want to
serve the community. We are TOO
careless in exercising patronage OF
colored business enterprises. We
should blend every effort to spend
our money with our own business
enterprises. This college gives to
the colored girls of Arizona a
great opportunity, for after spend
ing time training in California and
ether states you cannot operate in
Arizona.
Girls are welcome to come from
all parts of Arizona and attend the
college. How many of us can see
the handwriting on the wall, OF
did see it, when our girls we're re-
fused at white beauty shops and
Cur BOYS in barber schools. They
realized that our girls would be-
come discouraged That line OF
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19

The Union Easter services held
Friday, April II, from u noon to
3 p. m. were wonderful This CO.
operative spirit that existed in the
minds of the ministers is to be
commended THE Forgiving
Christ" Speakers were: Rev. E.
f. Ridley; The Compassionate
Christ, Rev. Charles Favors; The
Devoted Christ. Rev. C. E. Grog~
ans; The Rejected Christ, Rev. M.
Thompson; The Suffering Christ,
Hcv. j. w. Bonds; The Victorious
Christ, Rev E. j. Jacobs; who
gave away tor Rev. j. Stewart, a
visiting minister in tie city from
FL Paso, Texas; the Triumphant
Christ, Rev. l.. Rucker. Each of
these ministers left a lasting I'M
preston on, the minds of their
hearers. The attendance was very
good
At the close of this wonderful
service all With the exception Of
two of the above mentioned min
listers had from two to three i'm
portant announcements to make
pertaining to their Easter services
which the Index would have en-
jOyed making through its columns.
L am now wondering il they for
got that they had The Phoenix In
dex at their service sor these par
tiCular occasions.
am still thinking Cf that Won
derful address Uhat WHa njade by
Rev. e. F. Ridiev during a meet
ing of the NAACP held with the
AME church Are We unlike people
in other cities? 1 am forced to be-
lieve we are J Allow me to call your
attention to the columns of the
California Eagle just = few weeks
ago telling how the ministers CO.
operate with that wonderful edi.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19

work useo TO belong to the color
ed race, but the white man has
realized that it is too much money
to be made at the trade and is
taking it from our boys and girls.
Thanks for Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Jackson. They are outstanding citi-
ems in the community, and have
always opened avenues for mem
berS of the race.
At the present time he owns and
operates four businesses with a
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Honor Goes To
Miss cambridge
Of Youngstown

that in the past Negro hospitals
and medical schools have been fore
ed to rely on the services of white
nurses as anesthetists. The most
remarkable thing about Miss Dand-
ridges forthcoming graduation, he
said, is the extent of the training
she has received.
"Top-ranking white medical
schools train their anestheticists not
more than nine mcnths." DR.. Turn
er asserted. ''Meharry's course is one
full year of study and training"
Before entering the last phase
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Strikers
Report
Will Expand
Activities Til
Fight Is Won

NEW YORK - (ANP)-
Five thousand Negroes, hell
bent for jobs with the major
bus companies serving Har-
lem. crowded into the Golden
Gate casino last week and
heard their United Bus
Strike committee report that
$4,000 in daily losses of rev.
enue have brought the opera
tors to the negotiation table,
but that the strikers Intend
to picket on this side until
hell freezes" Rev. A. Clay
ton Powell, pastor of Abys-
sinia Baptist church, and one
.ofsthe three co-chahnaes4 of
the committee, told the eager
audience that the following
events had transpired and
demands made during the
past IA days of the struggle.
/. That John A. Ritchie, presi-
dent Of both the Fifth Avenue
Coach company and the New
York Omnibus Corp, after a
steadfast refusal to acknowledge
the repeated requests OF the
....-;4+oo fox n oopfarapca call
ed in the representatives and
admitted the mounting losses.
Because of this fact, he is willing
to employ 211 Negro busmen and
mechanics if the Transport
Workers union can be appeas-
ed.
2. That conferences with the
TWO officials succeeded In pair
ing a seniority list of 400 chan-
feurs awaiting jobs to 94 men
VINO have had part-time work III
the past two or three years; ana
that as soon as these men are
placed. the next 100 men would
nave TO De NeBlOcS.
g. That inasmuch as there is
no seniority or waiting list for
shop mechanics, 10 Negroes be
given immediate employment IN
this category; and that 100 oth-
ers be Immediately selected ana
placed into training as bus orlv-
err a process that requires from
four to six weeks.
q. That the agreement en-
bodying these several terms shall
be continued in a contract sign
ed by properly authorized rep
resentatives of the bus COM
panies, the union and the COM
mittee and having the full weight
of law behind it.
S. That the word, permanent
shall preface the present name
of the United Bus Strike COM
mittee indicating thereby that
the group shall not be abandon
ed with the signing of the docu-
ment but shall remain in exist
ence, as required by law, to act
in court should at some time IN
the future the contract is violat-
ed.
Recitation of these developments
by Rev Powell brought wild and
enthusiastic cheering following
each item. It was topped off by a
general outburst when, in slow,
deliberate and driving phrasing, he
served notice that "if by the mid
die of next week we dc not get this
agreement, we shall start plcketlng
42nd, 34th. 23rd and 14th Streets
downtown" areas in which there is
definite labor consciousness
owing to the presence Of huge
clcthing and other manufactures
Not only that, he said, plcketlng
will be extended to the many in
between streets neglected hereto
fore for the sake of concentration
! upon the main thoroughfares.
Enlarging upon plans to insure
Continued on back page)
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
Union Easter Services
Held Friday Successful

tor. am sure you remember Rev
Charles FavorS also made an an
nouncement for the NAACP, OF
which ] am a member and ouI
wonderful secretary which is also a
part of the Phoenix Index together
with our broad-minded president
Mr.. Brown. Forgot was the fact
that we have the Index at om
service.
Please Go not misunderstood me?
I am not attempting any fight
either am I trying to direct youl
business. I am just calling your
attention to tie thing that you
teach Cooperation
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
First Negro Beauty College In
Arizona Opens At Phoenix

good pay roll to our race. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson are members Of the
First Colored Baptist Church Mr..
Jackson is a Mason. Mrs. Jackson
a past matron of Maricopa Chap
ter OES. Thanks for a very plea
SAINT morning at Jackson's college
Of beauty. Wishing you a very
successful year and that your
school will continue to grow.
Respectfully yours, Mrs. Ben
James
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
TO PICKET PLANTS

NEW YORK-Translating words
into action, an estimated minimum
of $4,000 persons will turn out Sat-
urday morning, April %, in SO key
cities from Baltimore to san
Francisco, Des Moines to New Or
leans. to march in picket lines be-
fore the gates of industrial plants
holding government defense con-
tracts and refusing to hire Negro
workers
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
GET BALTIMORE CHAPTER

BALTIMORE-(ANP)- The ma
tional Association of Negro Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
clubs added another club to their
RAPIDLY growing organization when
a group of women in Baltimore re-
Gently organized the Negro Busl-
ness and Professional Women
club.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-19
TO DEDICATE OORMITORY

GREENSBORO. N. (ANP) -
The Carrie Barge residence hail.,
sixth in the Jew Bennett College
building program. S TO be dedicated
1T special sarvic IS nonoring' women
of Methodism. April l8.