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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
Carved a Tree Trunk Into q
Religious Masterpiece

reflects an artistic treatment as
unusual as its medium.
This unique statue, fashioned
from stone-like brown jacaranda
wood, breaks away from all the
conventional artistic concepts of
Our Saviour. Instead of pictur-
ing Christ as a gentle figure of
meekness and humility, the ar
fist decided TO show Him torn
with wrath, his clenched fists
above his head in a gesture OF
furious righteousness as the pic
ture at the left portrays
The inspiration for this I'M
usual wooden statue, according
to Miss Martins, came from the
Gospel of st. Matthew, a quota
ton from which she has carved
in Latin across the base-"woe
unto you scribes and Pharisees.
hypocrites!"
The statue is as heroic in its
size as IL is in its mood. Near
ly eight feet in height, it is two
feet wide, and more than a foot
and half thick. Jacaranda
wood. hard, solid, and dark
brown in color. gives the statue
an impression of tremendous
weight, that materially height
ems its theme.
Although Miss Martins also
works in bronze and terracotta,
she expresses a preference for
the various Brazilian woods
which she carves handily in spite
of their extreme hardness. These
woods have an almost granite
like lasting quality.
A native Brazilian who studied
sculpture in France and Belgium,
she works as a sculptress under
the name Of Maria. Her latest
statue-the one of Christ shown
on this page-was recently pur-
chased by Nelson A. Rockefeller
who presented it to the New York
Museum of Modern Art.
Although Miss Martins statue
might seem like a giant figure,
it is a mere pygmy when set
alongside that of the worlds
largest statue of Our Saviour, a
125-foot figure towering 1000
feet above the sea at the en-
trance to the harbor of Rio de
Janeiro.
The Brazilian statue, a land
mark for ships entering the har-
Dor, is far and away, the most
ambitious project of its kind ever
attempted. Designed and erect
ed of stone by the French sculp-
tor, Paul Landowski. this trib-
ute TO the Man of Sorrows"
was dedicated in the Fall of
1891. The arms are outstretched
SO that, from a distance, the
statue looks 20 all the world like
a hrgc cross.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

preciate just how wonderful the
pelican is.
Despite his droll antics,
solemn-look, and quaint con-
ceits, the bird is not lacking in
brains. On land, he is most
awkward but once in the air or
in the water, he can take on all
corners. He flies gracefully, and
is a strong swimmer. His body
is equipped with numerous air
sacs which make him as buoyant
as a cork.
One of Dame Natures jokes
was to give the pelican a weak
beak more than a foot long. But
after affiXing this elongated
proboscis, nature must have re-
pented for she then equipped this
bill with so many gadgets that
the comedian became the handy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
ySsa re 40 rs
PSov 0s

~LD Dame Nature must
have been in a jovial
~ mood the day she fash
toned the comic-looking Pelican.
II prizes were given for the most
awkward looking birds. the peli-
can would win hands down-or
beak down, for one of the tricks
Of nature was To give the bird a
kinked vertebra in its neck, so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

A FTER months Of painstak-
~ ing labor. the Brazilian
Y v artist Maria Martins has
carved from an ordinary log a
remarkable figure of Christ-a
towering eight-foot statue that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

The Brazilian Artist Maria
Martins Cut This Remarkable
Eight-Foot Figure of the
Saviour From a Log OF
Jacaranda Wood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

most completely around like a
swivel chair. and tuck it behind
him when he wants to take a
snooze-as one of the accom-
panying pictures shows.
With his swivel bill he can
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

also oil each feather from his
preen-gland to make it water
proof. And, as a climax to her
fun making, Nature made the
bird a silent creature. 1t can
give no sound but a rare. grunt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

After
n Careful
Preening
the Pelican
Folds Up
Like This
to Take
a Nap
I'm the Sun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

The Pelican Strikes a
Comic Pose When IL
Wants 10 Scratch
- Its Head.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Canadian Cattle Exports
10 u. ). Nearly Doubled

OTTAWA, April Is canadian
Press .-Canadian cattle shipments
to the United States to April 16 were
almost double those in the same
period last year, the Agriculture
Department reported today.
Because of limited marketings of
beef cattle on some markets re-
Gently and the consequent danger
Of beef shortage, the prospect has
been seen by Ottawa sources that
control Of beef cattle exports will
shortly be imposed by the Domin-
ion government.
Under quota arrangements with
the United States, Canada is able
to ship more than 10000 head of
beef cattle annually with duty pref
erences.
The Agriculture DEPARTMENTS
livestock review showed 67,756 beef
cattle have been sent to the United
States since the start of the year
compared with 28,303 in the same
period of 1941.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Sale Of U. 5. Stocks Urged
To Curb Cotton Prices
BY the Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 18.-The
president OF the Southern Cotton
! Shippers Association advocated to-
| day release of Government cotton
| stocks as the best substitute for a
ceiling on cotton prices.
In an address prepared for the
associations 9th annual meeting,
President F.. w. Lucas of Memphis
said ANY formula for ceiling prices
so far proposed presents one diff
Guilty after another and none of
them can fail to impair the move
ment of cotton from farmer to mill, "
ut is my opinion that the best
way for the Government to control
cotton prices is by the release of
Government stocks rather than
through any arbitrary price flxa-
ton" Lucas said. He explained
that the Government owns $500 900
bales and under callable loans con-
trols another l,750,00 bales.
In the postwar world, Lucas said,
American cotton must be able to
compete in world markets at world
prices"
I'VE must stop this folly of trying
to lift ourselves by our bootstraps," "
he said, by attempting TO elevate the
price of our cotton artificially above
world prices, with the result we
virtually give our markets aboard
TO our foreign competitors while pill
ing up burdensome surpluses at
home, which are financed by the
Government and subject to all the
uncertainties Of political manipula-
ton"
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Farm Labor Supply Drops
Sharply in Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va.-April 18.-Al-
though wages were approximately
25 per cent higher than year ago,
the farm labor supply in Virginia
on April l was only 81 per cent of
normal, the Virginia Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service estimated
yesterday,
This. officials said, indicated "the
greatest shortage as of April In the
% years of record" while the de-
mand, reported at 102 per cent of
normal, was the heaviest sine 1920.
THE full significance Of the pres
ent shortage is revealed when 1t is
realized that the crop season is
barely started" the statisticians, j.
A. Ewing and Arthur c. Haekendorf.
pointed out. The full impact of
the shortage will be felt when the
crop season really opens and plant
ing some crops, cultivating others
and harvesting still other crops de-
mand attention all at the same
time"
Compared with conditions on
April l year ago, when even then
Virginia farmers were contending
with a shortage of farm labor, the
situation now is much tighter and
wages much higher" the report said.
While all sections of the State
reported a declining supply, there
was considerable variation during
the past year. AS group, the
northern counties reported a drop
OF 8 per cent, west central counties
II per cent, the central district 28
per cent. eastern counties-including
Eastern Shore, II per cent, southwest
counties per cent, south central
20 per cent and southeast per cent.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Cotton Mill Activity
Reduced in March,;
Tops Year Ago
134.3 Per Cent Rute
Contrasts With 1869
In 1o4l Month
Fy tho Associated Press.

Fy tho Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported yes
terday that the cotton spinning in
dustry operated during March at
134.3 per cent Of capacity. on a
two-shift. S0-hour week basis, COM
pared with 1859 per cent during
February this year. and 1853 during
March last year.
Spinning spindles in place March
81 totaled 24,05S ,066. of which a.
0e6,479 were active at some time
during the month, compared with
24.o45 ,2o2 and 23,o77. .722 for Feb
ruary this year. and 24.420. .726 and
"a. .7e5, ,742 for March last year.
Active spindle hours for March
totaled 1874, ,0S5, ,305. or an average
Of 479 hours per spindle in place,
compared with 10.456 ,698,7l4 and
435 for February this year, and g.
57s273,130 and 500 for March last
year.
Spinning spindles in place March
81 included: In cotton growing
States. 1855 ,06S. of which l7,4S4,-
645 we're active at some time during
the month, compared with 1894
544 and 17,470,838 for February this
year, and l7,960,754 and 17.229,l26
for March last year; and in the New
England States, 5,405 .594, of. which
4,97l 1913 were active. compared with
5,391 ,318 and 4,s54 ,202, and 5,749, ,760
and 4,946, ,o46.
Active spindle hours for March
included: In cotton growing States,
9,114, ,290 $40, or an average Of sos
hours per spindle in place, compared
with 1892 ,869 100 and AGA for Feb
ruary this year. and 7,548 ,549, ,l03
and 420 for March last year: and in
the New England States, 2,008, $685.
992, or an average of 372, compared
with 1908 ,265.811 and 353, and L.
825 ,227 ,973 and 317.
Active spindle hours and the
average per spindle in place for
March, by States, follow:
Alabama. 97o.86O,O91 and 52s;
Connecticut, 179,9l3,78o and 345;
Georgia, 1.525 ,233, 1893 and 485;
Maine, 27o,224,552 and 418; Massa-
chusetts, 1905, ,70l lit and $50; Miss
issippi, 75,245, 500 and ATT; New
Hampshire. 139, ,3S1 ,lO6 and ATS; New
York, 117,318.285 and 1858; North
Carolina, 2,797.473009 and 481;
Rhode Island, 1856 ,648,50 and 1858;
South Carolina, 1894, ,259,0l3 and
534; Tennessee, $50, ,142, ,66S and sos;
Texas, 113, 3,961 ,794 and All; Virginia,
21,137, ,481 and sos; all other States,
236, ,584, ,129 and 406.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Bond Market Stays
In Narrow Range;
Volume Shrinks
Corriers Take Leod;
Some Utilities and
industrious Goin
Nv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 1S.--The bond
market. with the smallest volume
Of Saturday trading since last No
vember /. held steady within mar
row limits today.
Plus signs were distributed among
the rails. utilities and industrials
although the carriers got most OF
the attention.
On the upside were st. Paul SIS
International Hydroelectric IS
Southern Pacific 41ss OF 1869 and
Warren Brothers g.. the last named
pushing above par for the first time
this year
Total sales aggregated 81, ,6S7 900.
par value. against $6.0l2 900 Friday.
The Associated Press average OF 10
foreign issues went to a new high
Of 46.4, compared with 46.3 on Fri
day, the previous high for the year
The other groups were practically
unchanged.
Losing fractions were Atchison Is
Of 1895, Delaware a. Hudson refund
Ing Is and Goodrich 4las.
Republic OF Cuba bonds reflected
continued buying demand with the
4las of 1877 reaching a new high
OF 79A. The rest of the foreign
list drew small trading, while the
gains were fractional.
United States Governments were
about unchanged in quiet dealings.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Canada 10 Pay Subsidies
For Grocery Price Cuts

OTTAWA, April Is Canadian
Press .-Canada's wartime prices
and trade board today announced a
list of more than 40 grocery items on
which manufacturers will. be en-
titled to subsidy payments II neces-
sary, to reduce their prices to not
more than levels charged during
June, 1941.
BY q board ruling dated April .
manufacturers were required to re-
duce their prices on and after April
Is to the level Of the highest price
charged last June. 6 .,ss -
The board said that llanufac-
turer's prices had increased between
June and the period September to
October IL last year which was used
as the basic period for installing the
price ceiling. When the price ceiling
was applied, many wholesalers and
retailers had based their prices on
the cost of purchases made pre-
viously and were not able to pay
the highest price established by
manufacturers during the basic
period.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
U.S.. Orders Hold Attention
OF Cotton Goods Trade
By the Associated Press,

BN the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April l8.-Govern-
ment orders and expected awards
held the attention of cotton goods
traders again this wek.
Orders for around 150, ,000, 900 yards
Of cotton drills and twills went to
spinners, calling for delivery we'll on
toward the end of the year. The
awards were under the procurement
order OF March 81, which was under
subscribed, the trade reported. War
Production Board conferences with
textile makers resulted in higher
priorities and Strengthening out of
differences. The Government was
expected to get most of the goods
in the $50, ,000, ,000-yard original re-
quest.
Wool goods markets were quiet.
Mills were busy on Federal work and
on production Of various mixtures of
wool and other f1bers for civilian
trade. Manufacturers awaited fur
ther amendments to revised price
orders on raw wool and wool tops.
Additional Army and considerable
lend-lease business was expected by
wool traders.
Rayon goods activity was light.
Some members of the trade were
concerned over future supplies in
view of plans which might change
machinery to production of yarn
sutable for war purposes.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
McGill Staple Index
Lower During Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUBURNDALE. Mass, April 1s.-
The Commodity Price Index COM
piled by the McGilI Commodity
Service, Inc, declined to 97.4 on April
II as compared with OTIS week
earlier.
The decline represented the first
setback since our participation in
actual hostilities The decline in the
index was the result of lower prices
for both industrial and farm prod
ucts.
The lower industrial average was
the result of declines in paint
materials, fine textiles and vege-
table oils.
Weakness in the agricultural in
dex was noted as lower prices for
wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, cotton,
potatoes and fiaxseed more than off
set small advances in eggs, hay and
butter.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
RubberIess Tires
Not YET Practical,
Motorists Warned
More Experiments Needed
To Decide Their Volue,
Firestone Offieiol Says
B, the Associated Press.

bv tnt ASSoclabeu freSs.
AKRON, O., April ls.-"Only time
and further tests can determine"
whether rubberless tires will provide
emergency aid to American motor
lists, Chairman John W. Thomas of
the Firestone Tire g. Rubber Co.,
declared today.
Warning against overoptimism,
Mr.. Thomas said: II want to empha-
size that while some of our develop
ments appear encouraging, this
should not be interpreted to mean
that these are as yet considered OF
practical value. Whether they will
afford any relief to car owners only
time and. further testa can deter
mine.ss 90
The rubber industry would be re-
miss In its duty to civilian car
owners If 1t failed to pursue to the
utmost every hopeful avenue that
might lead to keeping civilian cars
running, even at drastically reduced
speeds. However, we must not let
wishful thinking and premature in
formation tempt us into using our
present tires unduly in the hope
that replacement tires will be made
available when normally required"
The disclosure that major rubber
companies were experimenting with
non-rubber tires followed word from
Detroit that Ford Motor Co. engi-
neers had developed tire using only
about one-sixteenth the amount of
rubber normally employed in tires
Akron officials gave no hint of what
materials they were testing In rub
berless tires, but some civilians
speculated they might be composed
of plastics and fabric.
Mr.. Thomas added In his state
ment IF and when satisfactory
rubberless tires are developed, II
must be remembered that 1t would
doubtless take some months before
they could be made in appreciable
quantities" He also pointed out
there was little chance of synthetic
rubber being available for civilian
uses for long time, due TO war
needs.
Therefore, car owners should not
expect any timely relief from this
source" the executive added. "If
relief comes, it will be doubly well
come; but until it can be assured,
it is. the duty of every American
to act upon the assumption that his
present tires must last him for the
duration"
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Royon Prices Shifted
To Aid Production
Py the Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press,
In an effort to counteract a shift
in production away from such
garments as low priced women's
dresses, the o. P. A. has readjusteo
its maximum prices on rayon gray
goods and extended the ceiling to
cover more than so per cent OF
such fabrics.
Rayon gray" goods are woven
materials In unfinished state made
of rayon yarns and used in manu-
facture of women's dresses, under
wear. Innings. sport clothes and
mems summer suits.
o. p. A. officials said the new
ceiling was drafted so that pro-
duction- of any of 229 different
rayon constructions would be equally
attractive to weavers on the basi;
of per loom" profits.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Assets
Continued From Page CT

the group conference in Atlanta yes
terday. With nearly 500 delegates
from II Southeastern States in at
tendance, Mr.. Kefauver discussed
war policies for savings and loan
associations.
The large Washington delegation,
headed by Wilfred H. Blanz, presi-
dent Of the District of Columbia
Building and Loan League, was ac-
tive in the annual conclave and is
returning to the Capital today.
Tuesday the monthly meeting of
the league will be held at the Ra-
leigh Hotel at 1890. A report of
the convention will be given by
Chaplin B. Bauman. president of
Oriental Building Association and
an elected delegate.
Philip Gore Enters Army.
Philip Larner Gore, assistant sec
retary Of the Security Storage Co.,
is on indefinite leave of absence
having been called to active duty in
the Army with the rank Of heuten-
ant.
Mr.. Gore, a native of Washing
ton, is a graduate Of Princeton Uni
versity and George Washington Uni
versity Law School. He has been
with this company for nearly seven
years and was elected assistant sec
retary in January, 1899.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
High Priority Given
To Form MACHINERY
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board has
granted the top military priority
rating Of ALA to manufacturers of
specified types Of farm machinery
and equipment, to speed the out
put of foodstuffs for the United
Nations.
The drastic priority action was
necessary, w. P. B. said, to give
farm machinery producers 346,507
tons of critical steel, iron and other
materials needed by June 80, which
could not be obtained with sufficient
speed otherwise.
The rating may be applied only
to the manufacture of specified
equipment, attachments and repair
parts. as follows: Planting, seeding
and fertilizing machinery; plows and
listers; harrows, rollers, pulverizers
and stock cutters; cultivators and
weeders; harvesting machinery: wag-
ons and trucks; complete spraying
outfits, farm elevators, poultry farm
equipment and miscellaneous farm
machines and equipment.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Dividend Meetings

NEW YORK, April 1s CspeciaD -
Amoas the important companies which will
coTR Ga9 eo Fe9re en- Gnamsi corp
aysrs oSssso Gen. S New, gEf
Co, and White IS 81 Dental Mfg. Co, A
i IS d sS es
Service as follows:
Monday, April 70.
HARRISON Walker Refractories Co.. per
cent preferred and common; IL am.
RustlesS Iron & Steel Corp, preferred
ana common; IL am.
Tuesday. April 2I.
American Chain & Gable Co.. Inc. pre-
ferEsd TsGro sne g. conn common Snrr Pm edm,,r.
National Biscuit Co, per cent preferred
and common; 3:45 pm.
west virginia Pulp & Paper Co per
White IS. S. Dental MfS. Co.. common
1880 am.
Wednesday, April aa.
Armstrong Cork Co, per cent cumu-
q am,
colgate-Pslmol!ve-Peet Co., s4..5 pre-
FAIRBANKS. Morse Co. Inc. common
Freeport Sulphur Co. common; :, pm.
1ngersoll-Rand Co, common, Il noon.
Kinney &C. r. Co. Inc, S5 prior pre-
ferred 1880 am
LiSzett & Myers Tobacco Co, common
and common b: IL noon.
Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock
Co, SIS cumulative preferred and common;
IL am.
Otis Elevator Co, per cent preferred
and common; 11:So am.
Thursday, April 2S.
American Home Products Corp, COM
mon; $50 am.
Chile Copper Co., common; ll:4o am.
Diamond Match Co.. common; IL am.
International Rys. of Central America,
per cent preferred; IL am.
y. s. Playing Card Co., common; pm.
Friday, Aprii ~.
American News Co.. common; pm.
Eaton Mfg. Co. common: 1880 am.
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co, common; 1890
am.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
CommodityPrice
Chongesm Week
Ps tho Associated Press.

PS tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Declines
in wholesale prices of 10 staple COM
modities this week dropped the Asso-
ciated Press index of 35 important
items to 98.7s per cent of 1926 aver
age prices from 99.27 a week ago.
A year ago the index stood at 81 SO.
Hog prices slipped with revision
OF Government ceilings, corn and
wheat were large losers, and cotton
had a sizable drop. Also cheaper
than week ago were turpentine.
lumber, flour. oats, rye and wool.
Cattle quotations were up sharply,
reaching the highest since July, 1887.
Cement. bituminous coal, eggs.
butter and lamb also were among
the gamers.
Declines gave the average of 35
commodities its first setback in
seven weeks.
Components of the index. COM
pared with last week and a year ago,
were:
Evening star., 1942-04-19
PIone Crush Kills Ensign

NORFOLK. Va. April 1s (P.-
The 5th Naval District announced
today that Ensign Louis Crawford
Clarke, U. S. N. r., %, New York,
was killed Thursday afternoon when
his land plane crashed south Of
Moyock. N. c.. during routine
fight. He had been on active duty
since February 81.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
| Businessmen
| Warned Against
|Negotivism
iy the Associated Press.

bs Aut hsSOtlattu fISsss
NEW YORK, April ia predic-
ton that many American businesses
would collapse during the war II
they succumbed to negativism and
fear and neglected vigorous promo
ton methods was voiced today by
Ira A. Hirschmann, vice president
of Bloomingdale's Department Store.
The automobile industry shows
us the way-let's recognize this and
use It," he told luncheon meeting
of the National Newspaper Promo
ton Association. John C. Stafford
Of the Rockford, Ill. Morning Star
and association president, presided
at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Runqer Is IA to Army

TACOMA. April 1S (4).-John Le-
roy Spangler. 22-year-old forest
ranger in the wild Olympic Noun
tains, was notified by wireless last
Thursday to report today for his
Army physical examination. Trav-
cling % miles on foot, so miles by
truck and 155 miles by bus. he ar
rived only half an hour late. The
Army doctors rated him la.
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Winter Vocation for
Wellesley to Suve Fuel
Ev the Associated Press.

WELLESLEY, Mass. April 18.-
To conserve fuel, Wellesley College
will have a six-weeks' vacation next
winter, President Mildred II. Nc
Afee announced today.
The autumn term will start Au-
gust 81 and end December 19.
Glasses will not be resumed until
January %. Miss McAfee esti-
mated that between $4,000 and 75,-
600 gallons of oil would be saved
Evening star., 1942-04-19
Service Men Honored
By Insurance Club

The Insurance Club of Washing
ton, at the April luncheon at the
Lee Sheraton Hotel, voted that any
member of the club who enters a
branch of the armed service will be
made an honorary member without
payment of dues during his service.
Maj. William Slater, U. S. A., Bu-
reau OF Public Relations, War De-
partment, was the guest speaker,
Howard Eales presiding.