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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Pioneer Engineering
Names ! Executives

A. NJ. Sargent. president Of the
Pioneer Engineering and Manufac-
turing Company, announces the
appointment OF two new sexecu-
tives. w. c. Campbell joins the
company as assistant TO the presi-
dent. and Charles A. Bonamy be-
comes assistant office manager TO
assist r. c. Query. secretary and
treasurer. Campbell comes to Pio-
neer from Peet, Warwick. Mitchell
pany, public accountants,
while Bonamy was for II years
the manager OF the general comp
tometer and tabulating department
of the United States Rubber Com
pany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Early Birds!
Send Out Ia Ore Boats TO
Open Great Lakes Season

CT V F L A n d. March 21.--
Marking the earliest opening OF
the ore shipping season on the
Great Lakes. the Cleveland Cliffs
Iron Company has sent ID OF its
feet of % vessels that were win
tering at lower lake ports out on
the first upbound trip Of the year
TO load iron ore.
The company sent out nine YES
sells from Cleveland, two from To-
ledo and one each from South
Chicago, AShtabula and Huron.
Cleveland Cliffs was also first 10
send its ore boats out last year.
AS soon as possible, the company
plans TO send out the remainder of
its fleet from winter berthS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Lease Broken
For Firm Hit
By Priorities
Judge Rules Auto
Dealer Can Escape
Long Term Agreement

NEW YORK. March n (UP).-
Municipal Court Justice Harold J.
Crawford. in a decision which may
set a precedent, ruled today that
where a firm is forced out OF bust
ness by government priority or
ders it may be freed from the
terms of all property leases
affected.
The decision was made in con-
nection with a suit brought by the
Colonial Operating Agency. Inc.
against Hannah Sales and Service.
Inc, an automobile agency of
Long Island City, n. Y.
The effect of the ruling was
that automobile. tire. refrigerator,
radio dealers and others affected
by recent OPM emergency freez-
ing orders may be enabled 10
cancel costly long-term leases
entered into when those businesses
were not vital 10 war needs.
At the conclusion of his deci-
sion. Justice Crawford said:
THE rule may be stated thus
that II n statute Is adopted
after the making Of the lease
and II deprives the tenant Of
the beneficial use Of the prop
erty-that IL, prevents him from
using II for the primary and
principal purpose for which ID
was rendered-the lease IL ter
minated. although other Incl
dental uses might still he made
of II. Ito SAY that the lease
continued for some other use
of the premises would be To
make n new contract"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Market Mixed
In Continued
Dull. Trading
AIT, Homestake Hit
New Lows; Leading
Motors Close Firm

NEW YORK. March 81 QNS)
Pressure continued on some
high-priced iSSucS on the stock
exchange today. resulting in an
performance d rim z
which some new lows for the year
were set.
Most price changes, however
were small and trading was light
Among the new lows We're
Union Carbide, American Tele-
phone. Coca-Cola and South Porto
Rico Sugar IIomestake-was- an
other 10 break its 1912 bottom
losing nearly , points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
PURCHASING EXECUTIVE

HiEh Frads man for pure sinr
department with large producer 81
aircraft and defense sutomotivs parts
located in Detroit. Executive suton,o-
bile purchasing and procurement ss-
perienee desirable but not absolutely
essential. Good background and un.
usual energy OF prime Importance.
Any one interested will give detailed
qualifications. salary expected, also
state when available In first lettev.
All commune stions will be held
strictly onfidentisl. Address Bos
No. 5s73, Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Price Initiation TO Cost
Consumer 8.8 Billion

WASHINGTON. March 21.-
Price initiation will cost American
consumers about $500, 900. 900
this year. according 10 the depart
ment of commerce estimates.
They will be able TO buy about 80
per cent as much as in 194l. de-
spite war conversions. but they
Will have 10 pay - per cent more
on the average for what they get
than the same goods would have
cost last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Hits Serious Snag

One company whose opera
tons have been largely switched
from peacetime TO wartime out
put, and which has undertaken
the running of four big new plants
for the government, has struck
a serious obstacle 10 fnaugurating
financial provision for the thou
sands OF employees who will be
thrown idle when hostilities cease.
1t formulated a plan TO, lay
aside, regularly, sums 10 provide
severance pay when the whole
war-bred industrial boom bursts.
Under existing legislation. tax col
lectors would, it is complained
Immediately seize II per cent of
such a humane nestegg.
President Edgar M. Queeny Of
Monsanto Chemical. urging Sens-
tor emmett Champ Clark TO
remedy situation which threat
ems 10 become still more impos-
sible because of still higher taxes,
points out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Detroit Gdsket
Earns S481,029

Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing
Company report for the year ended
Dec. 81, 1941, shows a net profit
OF S481 .029 after depreciation,
federal income and excess profits
taxes, etc. equal after dividend
requirements on the s per cent
preferred stock TO S201 a share
on 215,250 shares OF common
stock.
This compares with $48S, 739 or
S2.02 a common share in 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

I'VE should like to establish
now reserve which would en-
able us to pay employees n sew
erance pay. In our own opera
lions, when a job Is discOn-
tinued we provide severance
pay which Is supposed to tide
him over the time he IL seeking
to relocate. We began this prac-
tice many years ago.
Neither present tax laws nor
Secretary MOrgenthau's recon-
mendatiOn for the new act now
being considered by your finance
committee recognize n reserve
such as we want to establish.
If we had put 500. 900 OF our
stockholders I94l earnings In n
reserve for postwar severance
pay we would have had to pay
the treasury a $4,000 tax.
Prospects indicate a still higher
penalty In 1912"
Westinghouse is setting aside !:
Of per cent of its huge pay rol
expressly TO "grubstake" those oil
is $4,000 workers who will have
10 be laid off when war work
ceases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
The Reuther Plan

The Reuther plan. for example.
which contemplated producing
airplanes in automobile plants
while continuing motor car pro-
duction. suggested turning over
the managerial direction OF the
plane production to a three-way
committee. in which manage
ment would be a minority with
a third of the votes. and govern
ment and labor a ma iority. with
two-thirds Of the vote.
At first blush. such innovations
appear 10 be attractive move
ments In the direction OF more
democracy.
But there is fallacy.
The American concept OF rep
resentative government does not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Kalamazoo Stove
Again Pays 15Cents

Kalamazoo Stove and Furnace
Company has declared a dividend
OF Is cents on the common, paya-
bic May TO stockholders Of rec
ord April IL. Same amount was
paid on February 2.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

Well in the place needed machinery woud be almost
to believe mat
industry wouldn't TO It's poor relative STATUS
alone drcourages capital
the Michigan end Of the industry lanes r. L$rIo"e
Company and OF the Farmers
Beet Sugar Association reports that the OoO
output for l94l will probably be increased IN proportion Win
national advance, - =,
the problem has been difficult but is on the
the seasonal help hrougS IN from
been increased - cent anda $40 trans
allowance mauguraed
peak season in the fall about $1,000 hed workers
will probably imported viii return
10 theso al the conclusion Of the harvest
factories Bay CITY and O"oSSo
and the Cwoo
unit has operated m 1t is doubtful If 1t could he put
this
Sugar proved profitable and desirable for
the
that the farmer doesn't have To walt for
extremely hardy and well adapted TO
chgan soil nj climate
the finest of feeds for live
basis The farmers now
per of the proceeds and the professor gets the
~ 49,.
Seeds 60 ground April Is and after that date all we
ca do s pray for bumper crop
FEW MEN have job facing more difficulties
than Fred F. McGunage newly elected president OF the Detroit
Delivery, Inc. -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Ldkey Foundry Votes
PAYMENT Of 10 Cents

Lakey Foundry and Machine
Company has declared a dividend
Of 10 cents. payable April IS, TO
holders of record March 81. In
1871 the firm paid 20 cents each
April Is and October II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
New Bond Offerings
Rise 10 S9,255,00O

NEW YORK. March 2l.-New
bond offerings this week amounted
10 S9.255.0 against S2.240000 in
the previous week. and $50. $50, 900
in the corresponding 1871 week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Trend of Sales

NEW YORK March p Total sales
Stock exchange stocks, $50, 900 shares
bonds. 81. $40. 900,
curb exchange stocks. 81 900 shares .
bonds. $500 UOO
Big board sales throughout the DAY:
Open To II a m 20 600 shares
IL a m TO close 90 900 shares
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

the Of the federal ban sale of business aches
leaked prematrey and several big SuppeS had their
customers ali set" The freight jam is beginning to
because of burden of
sinkingS CrackdoWnS on
the ratoning Will make the next few days
bomberS have been frozen order
swift production Ban the manufacture OF oil
VIII
disappear because plain hot 800 pounds less
OF iron and steel
APPOINTMENT OF ROGER NJ. DAUGIIERTY TO the post
president chief Of the Defense Division OF
Corporation. announced.
DaugheTty Detroa from CToSey
Corrora be had LLaSc OF radlo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Hits Wartime Upset
OF Industry Direction
Proposal for Labor Representatives
on Production Commute es Has Fault:
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYsER
International News Service Economic Cenamestater

Confirming the recently in this column to the ehee
labor wondering ABOUT
implications proposal for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COM
plants speed output representatives oil the
taken cognzance OF the prevailing
mental reservations
conference the subject I'm the Engineering
York John W. Nickerson chief OF the
industry the labor division OF the War Production Board
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Postpone Reforms

1t seems 10 me unWise 10 risk
any weakening of national unity
through war time innovations
which appearo move in the
sdirec tion of fundamental
changes in the government OF
: private industry
In order TO promote harmony
and unity, il seems appropriate
10 freeze existing relationships
which have been productive. and
TO postpone long term reforms
until after the enemy has been
beaten.
In the struggle for power,
some labor leaders have long
been eager TO share response
bility with management for man.
aging industrial production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Detroit Poultry

No quotations available Saturday
EGGS Market firm current rrcsipts
27c, undergrades. rs u rs = e.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

ut (the joint committee plan)
Is not a Trojan horse for labor
to fear or an effort to Increase
trade-uniong strength that man.
agement should fear. This drive
will test the resOurcefulness and
the imagination Of every indi-
vidual In every war factory In
the nation"
Beneath the surface there has
been concern as 10 what the ulti-
mate and remote consequences
might be Of setting up joint COM
mittees. which some regard as
an entering wedge for sovietizing
industry.
Although there are some diff
ferences as TO method OF pro-
cedures, there is virtually unani-
nous approval OF Donald M.
Nelson's objective of aecelerat-
ing war production now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
Montreal Silver

MONTREAL. March - The silver mar
srf closed steady and unchanged with
Msrcn 37.T5 bud M trades.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

preclude the proper use OF the
expert and the specialist.
1t does not mean that head
count shall overrule technical
men on problems on which they
are experts.
Practical System
Our American system has been
practical and workable. for,
though it reposed ultimate SOW
ereignty in the people, it made
provision for expert services and
for intense specialization.
1t confuses the issue 10 drag
in the word, democracy" for
our system of representative
government limited even the
rule Of the majority by a writ
ten constitution. which has been
difficult TO change quickly.
Here is the nub of the issue:
In this war against the hard
boiled Axis nations, our system
is in competition with theirs. We
Americans dislike the Haunting
of human liberties and privileges
in the Axis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

sugar beet Is Identical with that taken
from cane and no known test reveals the
slightest difference.
But there's been no emperor'S stamp
Of approval on the American beet sugar
industry.
In fact quite The contrary, the IN
dustry has been held down and quotas set
So that IL VIII not cut IN too deeply on
imports from Cuba. Philippines and llaWau.
With the normal domestic sugar quota
about % per cent Of the nation conSump-
ton. this has in effect placed ceiling on
the capacity Of the industry 20 produce.
Last year 100000 tons Of beet sugar
were turned out of which anout ~ per
cent came from right here m Michigan.
The plants that produced that tonnage
could possibly supply 10000 tons, their
theoretical capacity; but this largely de-
ponds on whether the heetS are available.
In any event II is likely that beet
sugar viii account for Just about the
equal OF the poundage that goes directly
into the American home, and that's some
thing 10 be thankful for.
Why doesn't the industry rush new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
The Business Front
Past Sugar Beet Restrictions
Limiting Wartime Production
Il, WARD SCHULTI
Detroit Times Financial Editor

-HE AMERICAN housewife debt Of thanks TO Napoleon
Bonaparie.
HI Back 1911 British blockade nNlnclble and
N bowls ri F'rarcr-
\ named Benjamin DelcS>art produced from a beet
which apparent! good As
sugar He Napoleon and away wearing the Legion
Of Honor.
parental blessing OF mo little beet sugar
plants sprans ZIP within there 40
Of them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

delivery firms in the Middle West ana
McGunagle has been serving as vice
president of the Cleveland Transfer
Company in addition 10 an official post
with the Detroit outfit However, he
is dropping the Cleveland connection and
will serve full time on the new job
AT the present time, Detroit Delivery
serves about $50 firms in this area, in
GLIDING 200 retail establishments and
McGunagle's chief problem will be TO
maintain service in the face OF the tire
shortage.
In spite Of his other problems he
has managed 10 organize unit OF -
volunteer ambulance drivers and Detroit
Delivery will supply trucks for use as
ambulances in any emergency.
PERSONAL NOTES: Saw of the
first of the petitions that the Michigan
Bankers Association is putting out in an
effort to ban chain banking in the state =.
Despite valiant attempt to keep II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

work and was with the government for
year and a half lie was on the
Croslev engineering STAFF for nine and
q half years.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST problems
facing the government today is the
utilization of the small business firms 10
the fullest extent l. may be Of interest
to see how England solved this same
problem.
A survey disclosed that in 1876. ont
OF total Of 1il3q4 BRUSH firms no less
than los 765 or = per cent, employed -
workers Of less
A. the start NE principal method Of
employlnE Their resources Just a. ln tti,
country was through tho medium Of >uo-
contracting However u was soon found
that this method would rot url,e NOR,
than small fraction ID. me potenua. pro-
duction.
As Butan's industrial war l0orI
began 80 get into ~tl3de f became
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
CLIMBING

The physical volume of
business in the week ended
March IA advanced TO 104.8
from 104.1 in the preceding
week, according ton Barron's
Index. This compares with
the January peak of 1910
and with 98.5 a year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
10-Cent Dividend
By Union Investment

Union Investment Company has
declared a dividend OF 10 cents on
the common, payable April 10. TO
holders of record March 81. Like
amount was paid April 1 OF last
year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22

Detrola from CroSley
in every phase of radio
Evening star., 1942-08-01

most lenient and convenient. The
FILA home-repair plan was set up
with Just one purpose In mind: to
help maintain existing properties
in good repair and In 4 habitable
condition.
There are many ways Of rejuve-
mating existing home properties
without reserting to the use Of ma
terials vital to the, war effort, and
the owner does not need ready cash
In order to make these improve
ments or even necessary repairs.
BY applying to his local FLA ONCE.
or any FHA-approved lending In
stitution, he can obtain all the de-
tails for obtaining = home-repair
loan.
These loans are made on very
lenient terms and worked out to
suit the borrowers convenience.
They are made in amounts up to
$500 for necessary maintenance
and repair work and are not re-
stricted to war industrial areas, as
is the case with new-home construc-
ton. Home-repair loans Of .thi.
type are repaid In regular monthly
installments.
In the case Of property -conver-
sion loans, the maximum amount
obtainable Is 5000, which Is also
repaid In monthly installments, but
the length Of time Is extended to I
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Households
Continued From Page B-l.)

more than one person for each
room. Eight and dve-tenths per cent
had an average Of more than one
and "a per cent had more than two
persons per room. More room
crowding occurred in. the tenant
than In the owner homes. More
than one person for each room was
reported for 25.7 per cent Of the
tenants and for IA per cent
One Of the key tables from the
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Home Owners Uroed
To Keep Up Repairs
During War Period
Virtual Ban on Using
Cars Should Allow
More Time for Tosks

With fewer motor trips possible
because Of the gasoline, oil. and
rubber shortage, there will be more
opportunities for many people to
discover the pleasures Of owning
their own homes. And because the
American public is going to spend
so much more time within the pre-
cincts Of their homes they cannot
afford to let their homes crumble.
1t Is important. according to Fed
eral Housing Administration on
cials, that such essential repairs as
are necessary to maintain health
and sanitation be continued during
the war period. America has =
large investment in its homes
more than $50 0.00o. 900 900 in hous-
ing that must be safeguarded.
Home owners have an obligation
to keep their properties in good
condition and to make whatever re-
pairs may be necessary. It is an
obligation they owe to themselves
as well Is to the communities In
which they live. One home, II per-
mitted to become rundown and neg
lected, can adversely affect an en-
tire neighborhood and community.
The majority Of rundown prop
critics can be attributed directly to
indifference and neglect. Under
the FHA home-repair program.
funds are available for Just this
type Of work. The terms on which
these funds may be obtained are
Evening star., 1942-08-01
1000 Defense Houses
Being Completed Weekly

An average Of approximately
1000 houses = week have been COM
pleted and made available for oc-
cupAncy during the last two and
oue-half months by private builders
operating under the FILA war hous-
ing program, Federal Housing Ad-
ministrator Abner H. Ferguson an
nounced today.
Since the first Of the year, he
said. approximately 10000 new
dwellings have been completed un-
der the FLA program.
This substantial contribution to
the Nations war housing needs re-
fleets in large degree the momentum
established under the FILA program
during the late fall of le41 and the
early weeks of 1912 before material
shortages became . seriously limit
ing influence on new residential
construction in the war industry
centers," the commissioner declared.
In comparison with the number
Of houses completed under the FLA
program builders have started con-
struction, under FILA inspection, on
81 800 houses since January !. A
considerable proportion Of these
units are still In construction stage
and win become available for occu-
pancy by war workers during COM
Ing weeks.
The current volume Of privately
financed war housing construction
started under the FILA program re-
Evening star., 1942-08-01

SIZE Or & sdS "a 5s 4z e 3 A S2a 1876 81 rzHsos'
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Gordon
Continued From Page B-1.)

the painter must have 4 stippling
tool-brush, block, sponge, chamois.
rag. paper or roller stipple-and .
special stippling paint, which Is
heavier In consistency than paints
meant to be brushed on. It must be
= slower-drying paint than paint
meant for brushing, for the stippling
operation is done after the paint
has "set" Z while. Regular nat
paint dries to the touch In 8 to 10
hours; nat stippling paint requires
i've or six hours longer.
Such paint that has come to our
attention is made in white and may
be tinted with one Of 16 basic colors.
It sets" In Is or 20 minutes instead
Of 10. allowing stippling time. Stip-
pling may be done with nat. semi
gloss or gloss types Of paint, al
though nat paints usually dry more
rapidly than plain or full gloss.
Stippling paint costs the same as
regular nat semi-sloss or gloss in.
terror paints.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Novel Kitchen Decoration

For change from routine kitchen
decoration, one decorator painted
the ceiling red, the walls white and
covered the floor with black-and-
white lnoleum. A red string rug
sraced the floor before the sink and
the curtains were made Of linen
dish towehng in red-and-white
stripes.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

years. Property y-conversion loAns
are rcstriced to war industrial
areas and are intended to stimulate
the conversion Of existing home
properties into apartment and
rooming residences to provide nee
essary housing for war workers
and their families.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

fleets the Increasing severity Of the
materials situation under wartime
conditions, Mr.. Ferguson pointed
out. Because Of the imperative
need for conserving critical war
materials new projects are neces-
sarily being confined to those meet
ing only the most urgent war hous-
ing requirements and which are
designated to produce maximum
economies IN use Of scarce ma
tertAlS.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Of the owners: and o3 per cent
Of the owners, compared with 81
per cent Of the tenants, were
reported Is having more than 2
persons per room.
The figures were taken from the
second series housing bulletin which
will be issued shortly by the Bureau
Of the Census. The bulletin also
contains data relating to monthly
rent or value Of home, type Of
structure, year built, number of
rooms and housing facilities and
equipment.