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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Detroit Produce

>, APPLEs-Bu. baskets Delaware VIII
So 1saa Rs ss =; No, T. 2h-in. min
az In. min. s7a2 IS. 2-2A in, ylai. as
U. g, Utility. ~ in. min, sIGI2o
AUTHORIZATION and Arizon,
rs; Jumbo 5ss. mostly ssa5. few IS
jumbo crates ass, $3.50
CELERY - Michigan Golden Hearts
pundlss Of one dor. stalks. CSC.
LETTUCE California Los Anselet
H.7565; 4 dox., s5.75ns25
GRAPES - California display Iusi
Thompson seedlen. nne quality, N75d
HONEY DEws-csiifornia Jumbo anc
standard crates. s2.35N25o
oNIoNs-oo-lb. sacks Y. 8. No. 1 Teyai
i s.,S~ ser rnS., g. medium size. $50
s3aa1o; Bsbosa, 3-in. min. yi.ts
Michigan Fellows. medium size. $40
California FELLOWS, medium 20 large size
asSs Isw: .,1 Y clio medium STE
medium 70 large size. 81. 25n1.5o
PEAcHEs-Georgis bu. baskets u. q
No. Elbertas. ~ I'm. min. s7.s5a2. 90
III l,,r in 3, nn ,ss ,a@a.o mostly s,,s I'm
Ravens, x IN. min. 81 sOes; ain. min.
S3.i5: South Carolina bu baskets u. q.
No. Hileys. In-in. min. 81 io92.ssi
j " In. min., tz.65M2.76; 2-tn. min, 81 Is
~. some s7.s5a7.75 Hale Ravens, 1 a in.
min, s2.65 2-in. min. So rs.
PEAs--Idaho bu baskets. $40
2 POTATOEs-Receipts, 100-ib sacks. un-
washed, Virginia cobblers, u. s. No. l
81. 75d2s5: Missouri and Kansas Cobblers
fair 20 generally good quality. many dirty.
81. zoo 2.<0: Michigan Cobbiers, u. q. No.
1. some immature. s7.T5: washed. Cali
fornis. Long Whites. u. 3. No. I, $500
SIS: showing spots. -; U. 3. commercial.
-. IS; showing spots, s4.75: Missouri Cob
blers. fair TO generally good quality. 81. so
st.75.
ToMAToEs-fo-ib cartons. repacks, me-
diums, 81; 25-Ib Tugs. repacks. 81. i5tf
2 rs: dollhouse, s-lb baskets, Ohio. medi.
ums, $50; originals, Tugs. green. ripe and
turning. wrapped, Tennessee, u. r. No. I.
SKIS and larger 81: u. .. No. 2. SIT and
larger. 81. 70ef 1. as: Missouri, i7-qt Climax
baskets. mostly ripeA si.25; Michigan, IL
a Climax baskets. mostly rpes. $1,000
wATERMELoNs-Geor and South
per melon, Csnnonbsils. 26-lb
average, $50 soc. 2s-ib average. mostly
500 Toe. few 55c: Cuban Queens. 1s-Ib
average and 2s-ib average. IS deSc; Thur
mond Grsys, s2-ib average. t5d soc. few
zoe and 55c zs-lb average, soc: Tom Wat.
sons, 2s-30-lb average. sS1 SOC Missis-
sipps. per melon. Cuban Queens. 3i-lb sv-
erage. IS e0c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Market Moves
.|rregu|dr|y in
Quiet Opening
Minor Gains Rule
in Stocks; Hogs Up I5e
TO 22-Yr. Top Of $I5.i5

NEW YORK. July Fl (UP).-
Stocks and bonds moved irregu-
larly higher in quiet opening
dealings today. Cotton futures
firmed 3 to points. while hogs
rose Is cents to a 22-year top at
S15.15 per hundredweight.
Opening changes in the stock
list generally were fractional, with
gains predominating.
United States Steel opened at
49H, up u; Youngstown Sheet,
30hs, off u, and Bethlehem 81. up
n. Gotham Hosiery common sold
at 2h, up u, and the preferred
jumped 81 to a new high at TAN.
Rails were somewhat better,
Santa Fee opening at 40h. up u,
and then setting a new high at
401a. Atlantic Coast line appeared
in a grouped block of 1,400 shares
at 25, up ". Sears-Roebuck
firmed \ to ssh and American
Telephone sold at lie, up Y. Ana
conda was down u to 26h and
Phelps Dodge had similar loss
to 25A
Oils were slightly firner, Stand
ard Of California opening at 221t
up Y, Standard of Indiana 25&
up Y, and Texas Company 36h
unchanged. American Airline SOLD
at 36h, up Y. Cuban-Americar
Sugar preferred spurted ~ points
to new high at 92h and South
Porto Rico Sugar preferred opened
at 1874, up 3h. United Aircraft,
lost u to 26%. General Motors
held at its previous close of 39%
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
All States
Show Gain
In Income

WASHINGTON, July 81 (UP).
The department of commerce
reported today that all 48 states
shared in the record gain of 20
per cent in national income for
1941 over 1910. The relative in
creases ranged from IS per cent in
Vermont and New York to 33 per
cent in North Dakota.
In contrast to 1910. when lag
in agricultural income limited the
rise in income payments in many
states, farm states made as
equally impressive gains" as the
highly industrialized states show
ing the marked participation by
agriculture in the 1941 increase, "
according to the report.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Family Living Standards Not Adjusted

Up to now family living standards have not fully adjusted
themselves to the prvatons families
hand an inventory Of such comfort goods previously
standards will be apd temporarily rrepacabe
comfort goods
Even and funds to
stte universal purchasing and have become only limited
purchasing That
buy restricted Of goods and services which conditions
The fundamentals spell pulling in the civilian belt
and temporary reogreon living
families
In the circumstances the reassurng agaors
by public officials that they will living
Misleading . -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Indexes Don't Reflect SHORTAGES in QUALITY

may be true That volsle and last moving board can
indexes But such concepts deal with
cost Of living indexes do reflect the decline
quality and variety goods OF
officials they wish chase statistical wisps
attempt workers fixed income
But the national income currently computed itself vitated
by Implications and of
statistical etup spending rises
income corrspondingy baooned But this
The should
national rather than
the people
Thus if the objective is merely to keep labor at parity of
income respect to other there
onary of reaching that If for example earnings
too hgh-which do not concedethen
would lie reducing selling prices big namely
nc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Ward Expands
Fall Cdtd|og

CHICAGO. July 21.-By ex-
psnding its offerings of furniture,
women's apparel. jewelry and tex
tile lines. Montgomery Ward &
Co, Inc, has increased rather
than decreased size of its 1912 fall
and winter catalog now being
mailed.
Added TO the furniture section
are AZ pages Of fall marked pieces
previously shown only in a special
.cataloog. A total of II pages are
devoted to watches priced up to a
$3.50 top. Also in jewelry section
is an expanded Offering Of dia-
mond rings running up 10 a
81. 200 top.
These additions, together with
those in the apparel and textile
sections have more than Offset the
omission of such lines as electric
refrigerators, steel roofing. fence
posts. filing cabinets. beds. kitchen
cabinets, etc. washing machines,
vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers,
lightning rods. caves troughs,
aluminium, tin, rubber and tin
goods. and so forth.
A two-page spread showing an
electric refrigerator, cooking
range. a washing machine, ar
ironer. a sewing machine and a
vacuum cleaner explains why
these articles are no longer avail.
able. On another page Is a more
complete list Of merchandise not
available on account OF the war.
A number 81 novelties such a,
live canaries have been added tc
make up for the loss of war,
restricted lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Call Upon All TO Foreqo Normal Claims

In meeting the challenge Of Goerings
butter doing
upon workers. farmers civil servants professional
and business executives forego their claims
goods and services order release critical
skilled manpower and limited transportation facilities
mental wartime needs.
In addition to the inevitable resultant physical
heap goods remaining civilian
qualitative changes Substitutes replaced
lals best suited for the intended Likewise
essentials have been stripped from products In addition
some rauoned such and gasoline the East
are available to civilians only greatly restricted quantities.
furthermore other products including automobiles
mechanical efrgerators bicycles typerters
of mechanical comfort goods been withdrawn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
.0PA Aides Che(kino
Battle Creek Prices

BATTLE CREEK, July 21.-In-
vestigators for the OPA will COM
plete their survey of Battle Creek
retailers to determine whether
price ceilings are being adhered to
by the end of the week, regional
officials announced.
A group of six representatives
from the regional office at Cleve-
land began yesterday a routine
check-up on local merchants. AS
part of the program OPA rep
resentatives will meet tomorrow
night with merchants to explain
supplemental regulations and an
swer questions arising from the
regulations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
M. S. Rukeyser
W. ,. NUkeyser
Little Steel Wage
Settlement Flayed

The decision OF the War Labor Board affecting readsment
Of little steel my opinion Intellectual
attempt TO establish living standards usual abnormal
period
The reasoning by the members shot through with unreaes
and with statistical confusion.
The major falacy from viewpoint lies assumption
Of the board expressed the George
w Taylor vice Chairman that the established
ards OF workers be preserved
If that be the objective OF
economic shangri-a
For under the program government
taking increasing output industry
purposes of and leaseend Soon
wi" be thus diverted from civilians government peak
OF this transition has not yet been reached.
This means that the pie of goods and services remaining for
a CIVILIANS Will be smaller and formula which Labor
Board devise will living
during the emergency 1t is inevitable in living
standards cannot be Frozen definitely
the nature of the wartime sacrifice part
the circumstance II far candid Winston Churchl
phrase to promise the people blood
rather than preservation of living standards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
On the Business Front
With WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Times Financial Editor

Tho Leon Fraser, giant Pitts
burgh Steamship Company ore
carrier recently launched here
In Detroit, has already chalked
up q record for orc cargo.
A load Of 1885 tons was
brought down from Duluth on
its maiden trip.
The Fraser's four sister ships,
two Of which were also Detroit
built, will also be In operation
before the end Of the season.
Detroit automotive technician,
are still chuckling over the subter.
fuge used by public relation,
special list recently to get space fol
his innsbruck client. ..
Precision tool machines were
quickly moved out under an un'
covered portion Of the firms plan,
addition which was under con.
struction during slight rain
Some girl workers were then sup
piled with raincoats and told &c
operate the machines.
Result was picture ~ war work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
u. Companies.
Building Steel
Mills in Mexico
important Future Role
in Production Seen
for Neiehborine Nation
BY WALTER HERMAN
Init Now. Service stan Correspondent


NEW YORK, July planners
can capital inspired by steadily
improving relations with Mexico IS
moving over the border today In
build a Pittsburgh OF the future in
the ore-producing centers OF the
nation below the Rio Grande.
With Americas shortage OF steel
scrap a pressing problem while her
ore fields are being mined at Ca
pacity. performance rate, two
American firms have moved into
the Mexican fields recently, 1t was
learned today.
Shields & CO., New York brok-
ers, have purchased control OF La
Consolidate. the second largest
steel producer in Mexico and
American Rolling Mills will build
complete steel producing plant
from blast furnace to rolling mill
at Monoclava not far west OF ths
Texas border.
NO STEEL PLATE
Currently. Mexico produces no
steel plate and her total produc-
ton of steel is not more than
/ lbs 900 tons annually.
Her biggest producer Is the
Monterey Steel Company which
turns out heavy steel rails, 1
beams and items of that nature
but no plate. Another blast fur
mace is in the course OF construc-
ton at the Monterey plant.
Albert Rudd. speak ing fo7l
Shields e. Co. said La Consolidate
is currently producing reinforcing
materials. thin steel bars and
shapes but that heavy goods pro-
duction is contemplated.
FIRST MAJOR MOVE
He described the Shields & Co.
investment as "the first major
movement OF American capital
into Mexico since the Mexican
governments foreign policy-its
policy toward the United States
took such a cordial turn"
He said that the Monterey COM
pany produces the most ore and
that his company has been using
mostly scrap but that Monterey
was willing TO supply ore.
Materials for steel production in
Mexico are satisfactory and plenti-
full. Rudd said. and il is quite
possible that Mexico will some
day become a big producer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
SAGINAW Markets

SAGINAW. July 81 tUP) .--Today's pay
ing prices TO growers for beans:
Pea beans, $3.50; light red Kidneys, 81
dark red kidneys. 81; ere yellow eyes. IS
ere. light eranberries. s.; ere. dar,
cranberrtes. 81. so
wheat, eee n 81. OF; oats. al I2c: rye
SO q sic. six -rowed barley. ti.3TI1. 80
sz776775; corn. 50 u s5c
soybeans, Si.51 d1.S3.
Prices furnished by Michigan Bean Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Expect Pdrke Davis
Offering After Close

NEW YORK. July 2l.-It is
understood that First Boston Cor
poration and associates will mar
ket a block Of $4,000 shares of
Parke-Dsvis stock after the close
Of biz board trading today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Livestock Markets
DETROIT

cATTLE-Receipts. 1850: market. all
classes moderately active, slaughter steers,
warnings and heifers strong to IS cents
higher. cows and bulls steady. Package
s2o-lb. yesrlings. sI4. rs; strictly good s25-
sIo.lb. yssriings, s14; same price for two
70 good fed steers and yesrlings. SITS
dI3.1o; package 7T5-tb. grass yearlings,
sl2 so; load common light Southwest grass
steers. tio.75; two loads fed mixed steers
dairy type heifsrs, $40; common to good
grass cows. 80. 251 10; Gamers and cutters,
ts60Gs; odd head strictly good weighty
s ssa..gs bull: up to 81; common and me-
CALvEs-Recsipts, 1000: market. veal
ers opening around steady. Most early sales
good and choice. $3.50; fair sprtnkling &.
to SIS; common and medium vealers, Sf2
Hoos-Reeeipts, 1000; market mostly
Is cents higher than last weeks close
except sows. selling steady TO strong. and
10. butchers. $3.50 ais: practical top to
small killers. $3.50. mostly 70o-2i0-lo.
averages; bulk 7%o- 3oo-lb. butchers, si4. IS
q 1850: 3o0-to0-ib.. Si4.25m1t.45: bulk
.ows, si3.7o6i3oo; few light weights.
sHEEP-Receipts. 500. Not enough
spring lsmbs on sale TO make q market
UNDERGONE about steady. Few medium 10
@ Scwm oss s..s ehoes so
10 sprngsrs up to si4.5o: sheep un-
changed; shorn slaughter ewes. s3Ge.
PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH. July 20 (INs.-cAT.
TLE-Receipts. 47s; market steady and
medium TO good. sl2 500 1880: common.
$40 y IL: heifers. medium 20 good. $40 so a
IL; common, Ss.2odi0: Gamers and cut
tsrs. s5.7sHs; bulls, good to choice. s1i.26
g. q n
HoGs--Receipts. $50: market steady and
400 lbs. SIS p is: as; ioo.aao lbs. SIS $50
10, nS7'; la.asC lbs ,lsais.a'; 2so;aso
1855: ioo-i5o lbs. si3.7Sdi4.75; roughs.
sHEEP-Ree.ip,.. 400; m.rs., steady
and UNCHANGED; choice lambs. $40 so a
common lambs, 80 soGii; ewes. S5aS.5o
vethers, k575ds.25.
cALvEs-R.csipts. $50: market steady
and unchanged; good 20 choice. SIS. 5O0fl6:
medium, si2.5oGitSoi ouils ana common.
SO IL.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. July 20 (rHs) .-HoGs-Re
Iesipis, y 200 market steady 10 strong
TOP 1850: bulk, sil5ogit.eo; heavy.
Sit t0aIS: light lights si3T5aii75:
packing so~', h9Tsait.7s; pigs. 81. 50
u 3.S0. IT.
| CATTLE Receipts. II. 800: market IL
10 IS cents higher. calves, 900: steady.
Beef steers: Choice, si3. 50 n IS 90 medium
1900 1870; yesriings. tiod15 Butchers
Heif-rs. SEQ IL IS: cows. tsI 10. so: bulls
/ 80. u: calves. tsTi5; feeders, te1
II. rs. stoeksrs: steers, 500 IL; cows and
lhsifers. ts1i2
SHEEP Receipts. 1000: msrse, steady
Choice lambs. tit9i4.30; common. sl7d
Us: yesriings 81 500 IA So choice ewes
Sc Soqs.oo. feeder lambs. si7di il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
MAY BE LENGTHY

Subcommittee members were
hopeful of passage of the rubber
supply agency measure. Senator
Elmer Thomas CD of Oklahoma.
a member Of the group. will open
debate which some senators said
might run for the rest of this
week or longer"
II was also expected that the
debate would branch out into a
general discussion of the post
war rubber situation. Subcommit-
tee members said many senators
feel very strongly that after the
war we should 60 back to natural
rubber. in order not to antagonize
others of the United Nations"
But they also reported a wide
spread belief that the United
States should increase tariff re-
strictions on crude rubber in order
to make the country "self-suffi-
cient insofar as rubber supply is
concerned"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Detroit Poultry

Market easy: Hens, sversg. run. ale
springsrs, 4 pounds up, 75c: rock broilers.
az 70 pounds. 23c; leghorn brollers, -
pounds up. 2ie; hen turkeys, 27e: tom
turkeys. fsc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Money Sops to Labor likely TO Prove Costly

If the board could find maintain
living standards in wartime would be the first applaud
the absence of such formula
which hold the threat Of natonary danger likely prove
costly to the group whom the help
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
BUSINESS
Senate
Debates
Rubber
BY A. SHIRLEY BROWN
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. July 81. - The
Senate begins debate today on the
rubber supply agency bill to strip
the War Production Board of its
over synthetic rubber pro-
duced from grain alcohol and place
il under director appointed by
Roosevelt.
The bill was prepared by a Sem
ate agriculture subcommittee-one
of seven congressional committees
investigating rubber problems -
headed by Senator Guy M. Gillette
CD of Iowa. Gillette charged the
WPB with "endangering" the coun-
tr = through its 'inexcusable FUN
bling and muffing" of the rubber
program.
WPB Chairman Donald M. Mel
son denounced the measure as Eek
tremely dangerous" and said il
would take the right to control
priorities out of the hands of the
President"
CALLS FOR AGENCY
The measure provides for a rub
Der supply agency. headed by a
$4,000 : a year director, empow-
cred to grant priorities on critical
materials to firms wishing TO make
butadiene (the basis for synthetic
rubber) from grain or other farm
products. Most rubber production
plans are now conferred on a proc.
ess for making hutadiene from
petroleum.
Other congressional committees
concerned with phases of the rub
Der problem are:
. Senate patents committee
studying the effects of interna-
tional cartel arrangements on
development of various processes.
. Senate committee investigat-
ing the war program - investi-
g1ting trade agreements said to
have retarded production of syn
thetics.
Senate small business COM
nittee now sponsoring meas
ure. TO provide for recapping and
retreading 100000 tires on
private cars and trucks.
. Senate military affairs COM
mittee studied synthetic rubber
production in connection with
legislation authorizing Mr..
Roosevelt TO seize the tires on
private vehicles.
. House coinage. weights and
measures committee harged
that the rubber shortage is a
myth and that sufficient rub
Der for near-normal consumption
could be obtained by collecting
all the scrap in the country.
House mines and mining COM
mittee has completed an over
all investigation of various proc
esses for making rubber substi-
tutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Detroit Stocks

Sales High Low 1 100 Chgs
s Ne ssS % , s 20 Ii i: 70 o;
Wow Brew $500 90 .O2 .03 OF
DiviAea1s In the foregoing table are ths
snpcsnts declared o. paid 30 far this year,
dend. bon accsmulsttcns. ex-Ex-divfdend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
Unlisted Stocks

Approximate prices furnished by the Ma
ional Association of Securities Dealers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-21
WINS HIGH PRAISE

One OF his colleagues, in apprais.
Ing Mr.. Bait, said:
"He has made an outsta nding
contribution In the raw materi-
ais end. He brought not only
engineering and BdustTIaI
knowledge. but was also valu-
able because he was accepted by
both groups In any differences
between New Dealers and bust
nessnen.
HE was one of the first TO
foresee the nature Of trend Of
events In wartime. He has n
fine sense Of public relations and
has o knack for getting along
with people. As a liberal bust
pessman. he also gets along with
labor and with public officials"
(The next article In this spe-
cial -sSies will deal with James
y. Knowlson, who has also been
promoted 10 the post Of vice
chairman 81 the War Production
Board.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-27
SUICIDAL FIGHTING

Why this almost suicidal fighting
by the French navy when the
French army troops and the towns
IN Morocco apparently were ready
TO welcome the American forces
with open arms?
Was all this due 10 a blind dis
like Of the American navy result
ing from jealousy?
Experts asked themselves that
question, recalling that France
was dissatisfied with the 1922
naval treaty which made their
fleet less than half as powerful as
those of the United States and
Great Britain.
The mystery continued 10 COn-
found observers and experts who
admitted that complete eXplana-
tion can be obtained only from
admirals and French naval officers
who survived the gruelling battle
If and when they choose TO tell
their story.
1t appeared, meanwhile. that
the sweeping American triumph
was scored in a battle that never
should have been fought.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-27
LAVAL ORDERS HALT

Hundreds OF officers had ac-
Cepted the offer. Madrid said
when Laval heard of 1t and tele-
phoned Pe;ain from Berlin, order
ing him to cancel the order
Pctain complied, 1t was said, and
issued a fresh order. confning all
officers to barracks in uniform
including generals.
At the same time. the advices
SAID Petain ordered the Vichy
gendarmerle TO block roads to pre-
vent the flight of officers.
-GeR, Maxine Weygand, former
commander in chief in Africa
tried 10 flee 10 Africa with three
other generals, Madrid said. and
ordered an airplane prepared for
them but arrived at the airdromc
only 10 be arrested. Wcygand
later was sent 10 Germany.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-27
Battle for CaSaIsEaRc:a
BATTLES Military Experts

BLANCA. Nov l. Cdelaycd).-
Why di1 the httlc French naval
force based at CaSablanca choose
to fight?
Officers and men aboard this
Atlantic fleet warShip az well as
military experts elsewhere today
sought an answer 10 the gallant
bUt mysterious performance of the
French men-o.-War last Sunday
November s.
There were numerous strange
factors 20 hc considered Among
them We're.
Sudden attack launched 10y
Che French.
sInicriority of their forces.
sThcr stubborn and pro-
longed resistance
Observers conjecured the posi-
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-27
SPECIAL LEAVE"

The Madrid adviceS said that on
November 10, the day after Laval
left for Berlin Petaln through Gen
Eugene BridouX. ViChy war minis
ter, issued an order granting spe-
cial leave TO all officers who
wanted it. with the provision that
when they left their barracks they
had 10 wear civilian clothes.
Petain knew that Laval had
gone 10 Berlin 10 negotiate the
occupation of Vichy territory by
the Germans. it was said and the
army knew that his leave" order
was issued because of this knowl-
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-27

10 tIee The country before the Gcr-
mans invaded unoccupied France
but was thwarted by Pierre Laval,
adyiceS from Madrid said today.
T lis report adding a further
complication 10 the Vichy-Darlan-
Fighting French political tangle,
came simultaneously with reports
that Gen. Charles de Gaulle. the
Fighting French leader planned a
direct appeal TO President RooSe-
welt for support and that Admiral
Jean Francois Darlan temporary
French leader in Africa. proposed
to send a mission to London and
Washington.