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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

and q letter requesting that the
ONCE be filled was authorized.
Horace Walker, secretary Of the
District Salvage for Victory Com
mittee, spoke on the importance OF
the salvage program. He suggested
that the area be divided into three
sections, and that the chairman OF
salvage committee delegate q
member to establish In each q CEN
tralized depot for salvage accumula-
ton. Stressing the need for an
organized accumulation, Mr.. Walker
promised the aid Of Boy Scouts and
Boys Club members in house-to-
house collections.
New members accepted at the
meeting, held at Central High
School, were Percy C. Smith, Calvin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Bar Unit to Hear Vance

John T. Vance, law librarian Of
the Library of Congress, who has
just returned from a tour of Central
and South America, will address the
luncheon meeting Of the Federal
Bar Association at 1890 pm. to-
morrow at the Harrington Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04
Traffic Collateral
Cut 10 Old Scale
Asked by Citizens
Columbia Heights Unit
Requests Filling Of
Peoples Counsel Post

The Columbia Heights Citizens
Association last night urged the
Commissioners to reinstate the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

Carriages in England during the
reign of Queen Elizabeth were called
"whirlicotes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-04

3. Lucas, Rudolph Blick, william
Gannett. Lee Averill, Hallet Hill, Mrs.
Joseph Brewster, G. Z. Wolfe, g. l..
Holston and Lester Sanders.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Furniture Buyers Spurred
By Shipping Prospects
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 30.-The posi-
bility of shipping delays in the
future as the Nations war effort
makes increasing demands upon
transportation facilities has spurred
buyers at the national defense
home furnishings market, Lawrence
H. Whiting, president of the Ameri-
can Furniture Mart. said today.
The special wartime furniture
showing. featuring springless chairs
and other articles carrying out the
66 per cent reduction In use of
metals in furniture manufacturing,
brought about a favorable volume
of order writing, Whiting said.
The mart president said the fur
niture business as a whole was in
q favorable wartime condition and
able to perform adequately three
primary tasks: l, supplying its reg
ular trade; 2, providing extra fur
nishings for defense housing. and, 3.
conversion Of a part OF its facilities
for direct war manufacture.
Freedom from priority restrictions
on many of its principal materials
and advance stocking of its retail
warehouses have contributed to the
favorable situation, Whiting said.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Selected Stocks Up
Fractions 10 More
Than 7 Points
A. 7. & T. Tokes Leod
In Quiet Extension Of
Market Recovery
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-Stocks
angled for further recovery in to-
days market and. on the whole were
moderately successful.
While the extension of yesterdays
brisk rally was rather half hearted,
additional strength displayed by
American Telephone, after its fall
to new lows since 1885, attracted
light bids in other departments.
Gains, at the best. ran to or more
points for favorites. Prices fat
tened out here and there in the final
hour, but plus signs were well dis
tributed.
There was fair amount of
activity in the forenoon when quota
tions were around the top. The
ticker tape reverted to sluggishness
later and transfers for the full pro-
ceedings were around 300, 900 shares,
against 4l2,oo0 Wednesday.
Technical influences, based on
the thought the list had overdone
the decline, again we're given the
main credit for the markets gen.
orally higher inclinations. The war
news was about a stand of as
speculative and investment factor.
Some with plenty of cash for pur-
chasing purposes inclined to hold
aloof pending more assurances of
the practicability of the price fixing
program and other anti-infiation
steps.
In the rising division most of the
time were Bethlehem, Chrysler. Du
Pont, American Can. International
Harvester, United States Rubber
common and preferred, American
Tobacco "B," Liggett e. Myers B.,
Philip Morris. Paramount Pictures.
Montgomery Ward, Anaconda and
international Nickel.
Among feeble movers were Ameri-
can Smelling. Johns-Manville, Santa
Fe and Republic Steel.
Bond Market Steady.
The bond market lost quite a bit
of its forward moving urge, but a
sufilcient number of issues added
new gains of fractions to around a
point to keep the main trend steady
as the final hour neared.
Evening star., 1942-04-30

= Spot ctton closed quiet. points lower.
sales, 146 Low middlins, 1916: mid
ding. 1875.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Fertilizer Price Ceilings
Expected 10 Aid Farmers
Ey tht Associated Press.

ky the Associated Press.
New price ceilings on mixed fer
tilizers, superphosphate and potash
will stabilize costs to farmers at.
levels prevailing since February, the
Office of Price Administration said
today. 2
Declaring that high fertilizer
prices now would only hinder the
national food production program
Price Administrator Leon Hender.
son declared farmers had the right
to expect that such prices will not
be allowed to increase unreasonably-
during the period of greatest con-,
sumner activity" ~ I
Maximums under the ceiling pro-
vide that sales of amounts of $50
pounds or more are covered under.
ceilings which prevailed in March.
and April. Sales of less than $50
pounds are blanketed under the
overall price ceiling, holding prices
at the highest figure last month.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Alabama Steel Production
Boosted Sharply in Week
2, the Associated Press.

70 int ASSOClated Press.
J BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 30.-A
substantial increase in iron pro-
duction in Alabama resulted this.
week from initial operation of a.
giant new blast furnace here, and /,
pressure for basic iron for use In
open hearth furnaces was lessened.
The new furnace is the largest in
the South, and is the first new unit
OF its type for this area since 1929,
although several others have been
rebuilt and enlarged during that
period.
Still another new blast furnace
is under. construction and is
scheduled to begin production be-
fore the end of the second quarter.
Iron production was at a new
peak, with all 20 Alabama furnaces
in blast. Steel output remained un-
changed at 95 per cent this week
but the better raw materials situa-
ton is expected to result In in
creased ingot production soon.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Bethlehem Reports
S1.51 a Share Net
In First Quarter
Result Contrasts With
$2.o5 q Share for
Same 1o41 Period
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 30.-Bethle-
hem Steel Corp. reported today net
profit of $6,140,6S8 or $l.51 a COM
mon share for the first quarter of
the year, compared with $l0,459, ,742
or 1896 a share in the preceding
quarter anad 10,436 ,028 or $2.95 a
share in the corresponding period
last year.
Directors declared a dividend of
81 so q share on the common stock,
the same as paid in recent quarters,
payable June l to stock Of record
May II. The regular quarterly
dividend of SITS share on the Z
per cent preferred was declared,
payable July l to stock of record
June S.
The estimated value of orders on
hand March 81 was 81, ,326 200, 900,
compared with $l,327 500, 900 on
December 81, 1941 and $1,323, ,200,-
600 on March 81, 194l.
Production of steel ingots and
castings averaged approximately %
per cent Of capacity during the first
quarter of 1912, compared with 103
per cent during the fourth quarter
Of 1941 and 1908 during the first
quarter Of 194l.
Current steel production, e. G..
Grace, president, said was approxi-
mately 100 per cent of capacity.
Total income Of the corporation,
reports showed, was $40, ,735 ,391 in
the first quarter of this year, COM
pared with $62,533, ,698 the last
quarter of 194l and $26,558,l28 in
the first quarter last year.
Wheeling Steel.
The report of Wheeling Steel
Corp. and subsidiaries for the quar-
ter ended March 81 showed net
profit of 81 200 ,090, equal, after pre-
ferred dividend requirements, to
$1.3l q share on the common stock.
This compared with 1881 900, or
$264 a share, in the 1941 fi7Nt
quarter.
Provision for Federal income and
excess profits taxes in the March
quarter amounted to 81 ,625, 900 and
included about $375 900 in antic' IA
ton Of increased tax rates for 1tl2.
Barnsdall Oil.
Barnsdall Oil Co. reported for the
quarter ended March 81 net profit
of SITS ,24s, equal to IS cents a share,
against $486 500, or II cents a share
in the March quarter last year.
Climax Molybdenum.
Climax Molybdenum Co. reported
today net profit for the three
months ended March 81, after a
special reserve OF 81 500 900 to pro-
vide for an increase in Federal
taxes, was $2,048,8 1872, equal to 81
cents q share, compared with ST.
844 ,925, or 73 cents a share in the
corresponding quarter of 1941.
With tax provision under the 1941
Revenue Act, per share earnings
would have been $l4l for the
quarter.
Standard Products.
The Standard Products Co. re-
ported first-Quarter net profit of
$l35, 1863, equal to As cents q share,
against $195, OBS or "a cents q share
the same period of 1941. In normal
times, the company manufactures
automobile parts.
Marshall Field.
Marshall Field & Co. reported
net profit Of $794,212, or 20 cents
common share, for the quarter
ending March 81, after 5000, 900 re-
serve for possible inventory decline.
This compared with revised net
profit Of $685., ,739, or 23 cents q
share, a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. A.
NEW YORK. April 30.-Cotton6
futures eased in late trading today.
under persistent New Orleans SELL
ing. hedging against C. C. c. pur-2
chaSes and realizing by nervous
longs. ~ ~
Earlier values were up about 75-
cents bale on an accumulation of .,
overnight buying orders and trade
price fixing.
Brokers confessed to be confused
over price uncertainties, controversy
on farm price ceilings and the o. p
A. action fixing 20.37 cents a pound
for cotton goods and yarn. =
Late afternoon prices were S cents
a bale higher to 30 lower; May,
1910; July, 1910, and December
1859.
FutureS rloaed < "a eapts k.Ia
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Canned Food Census
To Be Made May 29
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press. -7
A census of canned foods In the
United States will be made May %.
The Census Bureau will make
the survey at the request Of tho
Once of Price Administration IN
order to provide a guide for po-,
tential problems of rationing. lend.
lease supplies and other problems. a.
The census, however, will not
take in home pantries or small
stores. Its main object will be to
tabulate supplies in the hands Of
Gamers. wholesalers and food
chains. =
It will apply to 50 kinds Of veee-
tables, fruits and fish. s-y
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Warehouse Firm Gets
Bio Fine in London
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 3o.-The Hounds
ditch Warehouse Co.. two subSidi-
aries and six directors were fined a
total of f207 ,201 (more than $780,
00O today on charges of selling
goods In excess Of their legal quotas
between December, 1910, and May,
1941. The penalty was the heaviest
yet imposed in the government cam
paign against the black markets.
Evening star., 1942-04-30

tUnit of trading. ten shares: sales
printed in full. In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorxanized under Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based en-
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
extra dividends are not included. I'd X
dividend. xr Ex rights. q Also extra or
50 far this year fPayNble in stock 9 Paid
last year. h Payable in Canadian funds
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Commodity Prices

pre.E NEW ishtsS 1GEk Aprii 39:-Ihs The Associated
% commodities today declined to 9s.93
Previous day. 1924; week ago, 99.19;
month ago, $3.50; year ago. S1Se.
1912. 1871. 1910. 1e33-39
Hish - sSaa.33o gs.dS 1925 as.l4
(1926 average equals 1907
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. April so.-The Sc
transactions b.. customers with odd-lo
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock xxchange for April 90: 1890 pur-
sales. involving o1.1s1 shares, includin:
81 short sales involving 1,ss1 shares.
Evening star., 1942-04-30

New Orleans Prices ~,
NEW ORLEANS. April 80 1P.-Lonr
reallzins erased earlier gains in cotton
futures here today and the market closed
barely steady points net lower to L
Evening star., 1942-04-30
Stocks o;!... '::':; !: n. ~;:: s.,
SaI0e-
Add

SAlee-
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate 90 High Low Close Chge.
Evening star., 1942-04-30
War Bond Buying Urged.

Our chief object right now is to
help place War savings oonos IN
every household, as it should be
understood that this war must be
financed in a great part out OF the
income of the rank and file OF citi-
zens il havoc is to be avoided, Presi-
dent o. K. La Rogue of the Federal
- wfa 0a lem
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Fire Bomb Demonstration
To Be Held in Fairfax

Nearly 1000 workers in the all
raid precaution organization of Fair
fax County are expected to attend
a magnesium bomb and chemical
warfare demonstration at the Fair
fax High School at 8 pm. Thursday
The show will be staged by chem
ical warfare experts from the Navy
Yard. 1t is under the auspices OF
Clement Murphy. chief air raid war.
den for the metropolitan area
Proved methods of handling fire
bombs and other chemical weapons
will be demonstrated.
A large number of workers in the
Fairfax organization have beer
given lectures on the subject but
practical demonstrations have not
yet been offered. Lawrence w
Proctor, chief deputy warden for the
county, has the following assistants
Ralph Ennis, Herndon; Joseph A
Sawyer. Mclean: w. A. Sherman
Vienna; James r. Stone, Fairfax;
Paul Brown, Clifton; John Deepen
brook, Falls Church; Charles Tomp-
kins. Annandale; George Lamb
Franconia, and william Mead, Lor-
ton.
The headquarters staff has quar-
ters in the police station at Falls
Church. Its members are A. K
Waterfall, K. c. Perry, Morse Sails
bury. Robert Gray. Mrs. William p
Birchmire. executive secretary, and
Miss Clara M. Cherry, office man.
ager.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Vote on Brookings Report
Urqed in Chevy Chase

Citizens Of section 4, Chevy Chase,
Md, voted last night to favor action
by which Montgomery County voters
would be given an opportunity to
pass on the recommendations of the
Brookings Institution for changes
in county government.
r. NJ Denham outlined the di-
visions of the county government as
they affect special taxing areas
such as section 4.
H. S. Yohe. chairman Of the asso-
ciation's Legislative Committee,
summarized the measures taken to
familiarize county residents with
the Brookings report.
Loren G. Polhamus, recently elect
ed chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee, governing unit of section 4,
told members of the citizens asso-
citation that no plans had been made
for construction or repair of side
walks or street paving this year.
DR.. Arthur w. Palmer, In charge
Of the civilian defense program for
section 4, explained the local defense
setup. Under the plan, DR.. Palmer
Said, pupils Of the Chevy. Chase
Elementary School would remain In
school In case Of an air raid.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Navy Yord Worker Ruled
Suicide at Mt. Rainier

Ernest c. Staap, As, crane op-
orator at the Washington Navy
Yard, yesterday was found dead OF
gas poisoning at his home at 1852
lockwood avenue, Mount Rainier,
according to police A certificate Of
suicide was issued by DR.. James I.
Boyd, Prince Georges County
coroner.
Police said they were told by F. C.
Englehard, who lived at the Staap
home, that he found Mr.. Staap
slumped in a chair in the gas-filled
basement of the house. The Bla-
densburg rescue squad worked for
nearly an hour in an attempt to re-
vive the man.
Mr.. Staap Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary F. Staap, an en-
ploye of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Mrs. Staap told po-
lice she could give no reason for
her husbands suicide.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Co.ordinator Acts 10 End
Confusion on Fire 0fficiaIs
Nv tbs Axeoriatsd prsxx

by tne ASSOCIATED frekS.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. d Gov.
O'Conor, explaining that the organ
ization of auxiliary fire department
units In civilian defense programs
has created some confusion" an
riounced yesterday that Chief J. w.
Just, State fire co-ordinator, has
taken steps to eliminate the irreg-
ularities-"
Thes Governor disclosed that in
some communities where both auxil-
iary and CITY, financed fire depart
ments are located, the civilian units
have awarded direction of their
forces to auxiliary chiefs and seem
to have organized themselves alto
gether independent Of regular fire
companies"
Gov. O'Conor said these auxiliary
units have conveyed the impression
to local Fire Department ofncials
that in the event of fire the "auxil-
iaries and regular firemen would
function under separate leaders.
Naturally, there would be consider
able confusion If this occurred"
Chief Just recently wrote all frs
chiefs and county co-ordinators, the
Governor said. emphasizing thu,
auxiliary fire fighting forces must
consider themselves helpers" to the
regular professional forces and
each unit of auxiliaries should be
under the command Of the regular
department"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Mount Rainier Disapproves
Rezoninq Petition

With Mayor Floyd M. Matthias
casting the deciding vote. the Mount
Rainier Mayor and Town Council
last night went on record as oppos-
ing petition for rezoning of prop
erty at Thirty sixth street and
Bunker Hill road to permit construc-
ton of an apartment house.
It was noted that the question
had arisen once before In the town
under petition by Clara Connor,
owner of the property, which was re-
jected by the county commissioners.
The new petition calling for a
change in zoning from residential
A to residential C is in the name Of
Joseph w. Sullivan, agent.
A counter petition. protesting the
proposed rezoning, signed by prop
erty owners in the area, was pre-
sented at the meeting.
Mayor Matthias announced that
first-aid classes for block wardens
and messegers will start at Mount
Rainier High School Thursday
night, under the direction of DR..
r. c. Payne.
1t was announced that IS new
members have been added to branch
of the Mount Rainier Boys Club,
bringing the total membership to
$50, and that three basket ball teams
are being organized. Councilman
Robert B. Matthias Is chairman Of
the club.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
DoIefuI Sirens Urged
Here by British Officer

Sirens that will give an awful,
depressing sound in case of air
raids were advocated last night by
Capt. E. w. H. Hood of the British
Purchasing Commission in place of
the present air-raid warning system
throughout Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Speaking at meeting of the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce at
the Bethesda County Building, Capt
Wood said that too often people
can't hear the regular air-raid
warning and even if they did, they
might confuse it with a fire alarm.
Burrell H. Marsh was named
chairman of q committee to select
the person or persons responsible for
the outstanding achievement of 194l
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase area
to receive the Oliver Owen Kuhn
Memorial Cup. The award will be
made in May.
Other members of the committee
are Samuel Stonebraker, j. Harry
Welch, G. Wady Imirie, s. Walter
Bogley, j. Henry Hiser, John A.
Overholt, T. B. Jacocks and Wesley
I. Saut1r. n
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Montgomery High Pupils
To View Health Film
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. Feb. "a film,
Plain Facts" provided by the State
Department of Health, will be shown
at Montgomery County High Schools
tomorrow, which has been pro-
claimed social hygiene day through
out the country. according to DR.. v.
l. Elicott, health oficer.
The film will be run of at the
Sherwood, Montgomery-Blair. Rich
ard Montgomery. Gaithersburg and
Lincoln Park Schools and at three of
them DR.. William w. Welsh, clini-
clan in the Rockville and Sandy
Spring venereal disease clinics, will
give an accompanying lecture. DR..
Ellicott and his assistant, DR.. Salz-
man. will speak at the other schools
Evening star., 1942-02-03

'.1 will do anything they give me.
They can drop me on the Philip
pines or Singapore or any other
place there's a chance to get into
action" he declared.
Mr.. Weltz said he was on the
first boat to land marines at San
NaZaire, France, in June, 1917. He
had only been in the service 16 days,
he recalled, and that he felt lucky
to be among the first to sail for
'the action" He served abroad
10 of the % months he was in the
service.
A former salesman and book
dealer, Mr. Weltz came in for some
kidding at the recruiting station
here when it developed he had to
get his wife's permission to rejoin
According to the law. war veterans
may volunteer for limited shore
duty to serve as guards at various
home posts or in other capapcities
which may permit younger men to
serve elsewhere. Provisions of the
law state that the new men must
be between 80 and so years and
have serviceable feet, legs and
heart"
Evening star., 1942-02-03
-Rationing Cheekup
Is Begun in Maryland

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. "a survey
to seek violations of the rubber
freezing and tire-rationing orders
was started in Maryland today by
the Once of Price Administration.
J. Allison Ballinger and Edward
w. Ross were, assigned to the task
by L. II. Mccormick, acting regional
director of the o. p. A. They will
be assisted by investigators from the
Department Of Labor's Wage and
Hour Division.
The survey began in Baltimore
today and will be extended through
out Maryland in the next 10 days.
Mr.. Mccormick said the investi-
cation would determine whether
every tire dealer filed the required
stock inventory list December IL,
whether he sold tires or tubes in
violation of the freezing order in
effect from December II to Janu-
ary 4. and whether he violated tire
rationins regulat:fas since then.
Evening star., 1942-02-03
Defense Volunteers
In Virginia Told
To Ignore Rumors
Dorden Wants LocoI
Programs to Continue,
Mrs. Romsoy Declares

Urged by Gov. Darden to carry
on with their duties. all civilian
volunteers and defense co-ordi-
nators in the Northern Virginia
area were asked today to disregard
rumors of impending changes in
the administration of the civilian
defense program
Mrs. Alma Ramsay. executive Of
flcer in the Alexandria office. issued
the appeal on receipt of irstruc-
tions from Richmond that the Gov
ernor wishes her Office and the
respective co-ordinators to continue
their efforts.
Would Intensity Work.
A telegram to Mrs. Ramsay from
j. H. Wyse. State co-ordinator, said ::
please request all your co-ordi-
nators to continue their effort and
keep the program rolling. The
Governor wishes this done"
Mrs. Ramsay asked air raid war
dens to intensity their training
programs.
There should be no misgiving on
the part of the various co-ordi-
nators, according to Mrs. Ramsay
They were appointed by joint ac-
ton of council members and the
governing bodies of respective To-
calities, she said, and although the
council membership expired with
the outgoing Governor, the local
governing bodies remain unchanged
and co-ordinated for action under
the authority vested in them by
local governing bodies.
Army Doesn't Quit.
"An army doesn't quit because
of change in generals" she said
Il am confident that the dangerous
situation which confronts us Will
be sufficient to hold our organiza-
ton intact"
Meanwhile, legislation authoriz-
ing local government officials to
select defense directors, who in turn
will choose co-ordinators, has beer
introduced in the Virginia General
Assembly.