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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
On The New Oregon Trail

BY JOHN GROVER

Wide World Features Writer
EN- ROUTE TO OREGON, Dec.
21.-Supervised mass migration
of workers from New York to the
man-hunrgy shipyards in Oregon
has created a new Oregon trail
hundred years after the covered
wagon pioneers trekked, slowly
across the plains. Z. VIZ
What manner of men are the
pioneers of AZ? Before starting on
the trip, I asked Todd tWoodell,
in charge of the Kaiser Company
recruiting in the New York area,
and he picked three cards at ram
dom from the files of men about
to entrain for the Far West-Ray-
mond Weller, John r. Hinklein,
and Benjamin Brown.
Weller, IS, was working as a
window trimmer in a chain drug
store when the chance for more
money and wider opportunity in
the shipyards attracted him.
He is married, has a l4-year-old
boy and lives in the Queens fed
eral housing project erected as a
slum-clearance measure for low
income families.
Weller was born in Rochester,
served three-year enlistment in
the U. S. army during the depres-
sion, and has worked as carpen-
ter and general handy man, grad
uating from building window sets
to window trimming. His hobby,
which contributed to his decision
to go with the Kaiser Company,
is building ship models.
Mrs, Weller works one day a
week as an extra clerk in a de-
partmept, store, but plans to work
in a parachute sewing plant until
their son is graduated from grade
school in January. She has never
been west, and is dubious about
leaving New York, but Weller is
anxious to have them 60 to Port
land after graduation.
Jack Hinklein is % years old,
married. With his wife he has
lived with his parents in the sub
urban Bronx. His last job was as
a lifeguard. Jack also boxed
professionally as a WelterWeight,
and was interscholastic swimming
champion of New York. He did
hot finish high school.
Jacks father urged him to join
the shipbuilding migration. OPP
portunities for young men in the
larger eastern centers are less
than in the west, the elder Hink-
lein believes.
Jack is a native New Yorker.
He is the first TO his family ever
to travel west of the Hudson river.
BY a coincidence, Brown, a
Negro, was also a lifeguard. He
was Heinklein's supervisor at the
public beach. Brown is a 1879
graduate of Howard university.
Washington, D. c., and worked
for a considerable time in federal
WPA projects. He is married, and
also lives in the upper Bronx. He
was in the real estate business
with his father for a time, and was
also a social service investigator.
He was a college football tackle
and also played professionally.
He doubled for Paul Robson In
the water scenes in 'The Emperor
Jones'" as the great singer-actor
could not risk a cold through ex-
posture.
None of the three men had any
experience in shipbuilding or
heavy construction. This is no
barrier under the Kaiser miracle
system" that makes shipworkers
out of unframed labor, and sets
production records, too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
HERE ON LEAVE

Jack Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Baker of Fleming street, who
is connected with the military po-
lice unit of the United States Ar
my at one of the camps near Will
N. c., was an arrival in
the city on Saturday for a visit
with his wife, and other relatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
HAS HOUSE GUESTS

Mrs. Richard B. Ranger, of l103
Catherine street, has as her house
guests for the holiday season, her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Quincy Hatcher, and grand
son, Louis Ritch of Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity:
Mild temperature tonight; some
likelihood of drizzle or light rain
beginning tonight or early Tues
day.
Florida: Continued rather cold
in north, with mild temperatures
over south and central portions;
some likelihood of driZzle or
light rain beginning tonight or
early Tuesday.
Hatteras, N. c., to Apalachi-
cola, Fla: No small craft or
storm warnings have been is
sued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
DISCOVERED IN 1851

NEW YORK = In Alaska as
early as 1861 gold discoveries
were mdae on the Stikine river.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
GO ON HUNTING TRIP

Jonathan Gates and w. c. Jar
man left today over the highway
enroute to Ashburn, Ga, where
they will engage in the sport of
hunting quail in that section.
They will stop at several points
en- route, and expect to be away
on the trip for about ten days.
Age limit cut to Is for girl
workers in war plants. >
will be accorded the
committee at the other theaters
here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21

Tomorrow's Tides
Naval Base)
High Tide Low Tide
11:23 am. 4:39 am.
10:4l pm. 400 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-21
Relative Humidity

Tomorrow's Almanac
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Washington Produce

BUTTER--93 score. tubs. 40: 1-pourc
score. tubs az npound Dflntp prn5s 5e' g
i.-DOund Iound prints 4s4; 81 score tubs, 47.
4Si.: 80 score, tubs, A.; pound prints,
An: A-pound prints As; 50 score. tubs,
~ SO score. tubs. 45E: 1-pound 1d prints.. ii.
1914; pound prints, 46A. 81
From Agricultural Marketing Adminfs.r
tration. prices paid net fob. Washineton:
r EGGSEeMarket steady. Prices paid for
sraTss Grading stations October g white e
sx.Tas, srda medium: lnrn. 1T average a.
standards, medium. 3S-4O, average 39: U.s
3 trades. 36,o7, average 36la. Browns;a
y. 8. extras. large. 1852. average so; o.
s. extras. medium, Al -43, average AZ; u. g.
Standards large, 43-44. average A; u.
s: standards, medium 37-39, averase 3S;
U. 8. trades. 35E Nearby ungraded esess7
current receipts: Whites 40; mixed colors.
36-39 Receipts. Government-graded eggs,
LIVE PoULTRY-Market about steady
Fowl: colored pounds and up, 2i-2S:s
under younds. 1920; Leghorn hens, aJaS
pounds and up. l5-16; No. 2s. 1O-II,,
BOOSTERS. 1915. Chickens: Delaware, vir.
ginia and Maryland, Rocks and crosses.
nrolers and fryers. all sizes. %: No. IS.
~; Reds II. Turkeys young toms and
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Seaman
Continued From First Page }

? murmured Thank YOU as the
President congratulated him.
/ Mr.. Cheney, quartermaster on the
Atlantic Refining Co. tanker John
D. Gill when it was sunk by an en-
emy submarine the night of last
March II. was credited with saving
several shipmates who had been
trapped On the burning vessels. He
was at the wheel when the torpedo
struck.
+ Story of Valor Given.
The Maritime Commission gave
this account of his conduct:
"A geyser of oil shot into the air
filing with oil the lifeboats on the
starboard side that we're not smashed
by the explosion. 1t was quickly
apparent that the ship was doomed
and Capt. Allen D. Tucker gave
the order to abandon ship Che
ney's boat station was in the after
part of the ship on the starboard
side, which was suddenly sur
founded by flames cutting off the
men from the rest of the ship
Realizing that 1t was impossible to
use the lifeboats, he released the
port life raft. which shot out and
drifted 200 feet from the vessel
through the burning oil.
After urging several of his ship
mates to follow him Cheney jumped
into the water and swan under
water to the raft, coming up only
to breathe. He was badly burned
about the head and arms in accom-
plishing this. He succeeded in put
ting out the fire on the raft by DASH
Ing water on the flames and then
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Spanish Ship Captain,
-Four Others Held on
Platinum Export Plot
FBI Seizes Two Men
At Baltimore, Three
More in New York
By the Associated Press.

oy lue hSSOCldteQ fTeSS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. S.-The arrest
of. a Spanish ship captain and four
other men in Baltimore and New
York on charges of conspiracy to
export platinum valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 from the United
States was announced today by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
E. A. Soucy. FBI agent in charge.
said these men were taken into
custody simultaneously:
In Baltimore, Capt. Isidro Bilbao
Ojinaga, master of the S. S. Moto-
mar, and the handyman of that
ship, 1ndalecio Sevillano.
In New York, DR.. Juan Tomas
Bareno. Juan Gallego and Manuel
Rodrigues.
All were charged in the same case,
involving exporting of platinum.
which is important for war uses
and shipment of which is now
banned without license.
Ojinaga and Sevillano pleaded in
nocent and were held under $4,000
bail after arraignment before United
States Commissioner James Cullen
In Baltimore, while the three held
in New York. Mr. Soucy said. were
to be arraigned before a commits
stoned there and their removal here
asked.
The FBI made no comment on
how the platinum was obtained but
said it was found in possession of
Sevillano.
Two of the men, Gallego and Rod
rigues, are citizens of the United
States. The others are Spanish cit
liens.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. s.-Wheat and
rye prices sagged to lows for the
past month and corn quotations
were the lowest since last December
as the grain market retreated today
following announcement that Gov.
ernment loan rates for majo cereals
would not be increased this season.
Losses amounting to almost a cent
were posted early in the session.
Thereafter, prices steadied and rail-
lied ,fractionally at times due to-
short covering.
Wheat closed unchanged to IL
lower compared with yesterday, De-
cember. 1853 -7s; May. 1885 -1.2s:
corn, 1s-as down, December, 821s:
May, 865s-a.; oats, u off; rye, 14-3s
higher; soybeans, 11a-2A lower.
Traders attributed the late rally
in rye, which wiped out early losses.
partly to belief that ceilings on flour
would have little effect on that
cereal. Indications that no ceilings
on actual grain will be announced
for the time being also stimulated
buying OF rye as we'll as other cereals.
Recently improved weather condi-
tons depressed soybeans.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
London Bunk Report

LONDON Oct. S. lP,.-The weekly con-
dition statement Of the Bank of England
issued today revealed an increase in note
circulation Of f5.213,0OO to the record
total of fS43,242,OO0.
Public deposits were lowered by f4,494,-
600 and other securities showed loss of
f5.9a2.000. These losses were Offset by in
creases of fT.570.0OO in government securi-
ties and more than 81 600. 900 in private
deposits. The banks reserve decrea sed
f5.2S2, 900
=. The proportion Of the banks reserve to
liability this week was 1917 per cent COM
pared with 25.1 the same week year ago
The detailed statement for week ended
October 7. follows Gn thousands of
pounds:
CIRCULATION. s43.242: increase, 5,213.
BBullion, l&;54a: & decrease, 6a
Public deposits. 5.77O decrease 4.4a4
Private deposits 1SS,43S: increase,
Government securities, 14s,437; in
crease. 1870
Other securities. 25.133; decrease. 1892.
Ratio of reserve to liabilities. 1877 per
cent. compared with 22.0 last week.
Bank rate, 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
MunpoWer
Continued From First Page }

ito find out how much confusion
there was over the country about
the whole situation" He explained
that q. in July the bureau reported
widespread satisfaction with the
operation of selective service and no
public awareness of manpower
problem"
"In August" he continued, "they
(the bureaW showed that there was
change in the direction of confu-
sion, which rose to sharp criticism in
the middle of September"
No comment was forthcoming
from the War Manpower Commis-
sion on the Davis statement immedi-
ately following the reporting out of
the bill, but Fowler v. Harper. dep
uty chairman of the commission.
said several hours before release of
the congressional report that Ger
tain newspapers are perfectly hys-
terical about manpower."
These newspapers" Mr.. Harper
declared, ARE giving the impression
that the manpower situation is in
state of chaos. This Is not true"
Conflict in Commission Denied.
He denied that there was conflict
going on within the War Manpower
Commission over the drafting Of a
national service bill" and added that
"as far as I know, organized labor
has taken no ofi1cial position on the
r,roroead 1ouiSlofioso -
Mr.. Harper said the manpower
program was progressing satisfac-
torily and problems were being
solved as fast as they developed.
He reported that compliance with
the directives issued by the commits
sion has been adequate.
Two days after Mr.. Davis has ap-
peared before the House committee
Paul v. McNutt. chairman of the
manpower commission, testified as to
the need for the war service bill. 'T
feel" McNutt said, that some kind
Of national service legislation Is inn
perative."
Secretary Of Agriculture Wickard,
testifying Immediately following Mr..
McNutt, said he would recommend
legislation compelling people to stay
on the farms only as a last resort.
Donald Nelson, chairman Of the
War Production Board, informed the
committee that appropriate legis-
lation is going to HAYS 70 be passed
IN the nature Of national selective
service 90 that men can be directed
into spots where they are needed"
Peints Out Size Of Program.
He said he shared with Mr.. Nc
Nuts expressed desire that COM
pulsory law should be administered
Ain q. democratic manner As pos,
sible--yoiuntaly II 1t cali b6."
! r sliouid llke 70 point out 70 YOU" I"
Evening star., 1942-10-08
This week. Last week. Year ago
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Oct 8. LP, (U S. Department
1000; active. Is to mostly 25 higher:
pounds. pounds. l55o;5o; top, 1913; 17o.1s0
15 $3.50: a few 1855.
salable sheep, 5000: total. il 900; late
Wednesday: an slaushter classes. 1925
bulk good and choice, 1915, IA. 90; throw.
dlum to good fed yearlinss, II .o0-75. with
slaughter ewes. 5:50-75. Tedays trade.
fat lambs and yessrlings only fairly active:
early sales and bids steady to 25 lower:
good to choice native lambs downward
from 1873; no early action on Westerns;
load good to choice ,yearlings; s5: no
action on feeding lambs; sheep about
salabe cattle. $500; calves. 600; fed
steers and yearlings. including yearlina
heifers steady: shipper, demand fairly
top, II 90 paid for 1,224 pounds averages;
next highest price, 1875; bulk 1880
1900: common and medium grades, 1850
1900; best heifers. 1850: bulk. 300
1900: two-way market on cows with
Gamers, cutters and common beef cows
weak to 20 lower: light kinds off most:
good grade cows strong to 25 higher; good
Western cows, 1850: cutters. S.75 down.
with light Gamers to 500; bulls steady:
weighty SAUSAGE offerings. 12.40: vealers
fully steady at $50 down; stock cattle
scarce, active. Arm.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Government Reduces
Cotton Estimate 10 4
13,818,000 Bales .
New Figure Compares
With l4,02S.00
BoIes Month Ago
b. .tIt Associated Press.

By'tf Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department today
estimated this years cotton crop at
13,818,000 bales of 500 pounds gross
weight each, based on October /
conditions. l0
The estimate compares with a.
O28,000 bales forecast a month ago.
Last years production was 1O,774, 900
bales. The 1931-1940 10-year aver
age production was 1900 900 bales.
The condition of the crop on Oc-
tober l WAS 30 per cent of normal
compared with 70 month ago, 65
a year ago and the 1931-1e40 10
year October average of 65. ~
The indicated acre yield is 2S5
pounds of lint cotton to the acre,
compared with 1898 pounds indiI
Gated month ago, 2319 pounds
produced last year and 215 pounds
the lO-year average yield
The Census Bureau reported that
cotton OF this years growth ginned
to October l totaled 5000 .180 rum
ming bales. counting round as half
bales and excluding linters. com.
pared with 4,713,059 bales a year
ago and 3,923,172 bales two years
ago.
The October I condition. in per-
centage of normal, indicated yield
OF lint cotton to the acre and total
indicated production in 500 pound
gross weight bales. by States, were =,
reported as follows:
Missouri, condition, 86; yield. 522,
and production, $4,000; Virginia,
SO, 293 and $4,000: North Carolina.
81, 423 and 10000: South Carolina,
76, 302 and 775,0OO; Georgia, 70. 239
and $4,000; Florida, 70, 16l and
$4,000; Tennessee, 81, 410 and 6l4.-
600; Alabama, 70, 253 and 925 5000:
Mississippi, 81, 1896 and 100000:
Arkansas, 10, 371 and 1900. 900: .
Louisiana, 70, 292 and $50, 900: Okla
homa, II, 214 and $4,000; Texas,
n, 201 and 3403,0O0; New Mexico,
81, 478 and 13l 900; Arizona, IS, 381
and 100000; California, "a, 6l2 and
46l 900; all other States, SO, 400 and
$4,000.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
New Debentures
| Marketed for
Lukens Steel
BY the Associated Press.

6S tne Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Public Offer
ing of 2 new issue of S2,20O,0OO of
Lukens Steel Co. AZ per cent de-
bentures was made today by an un-
derwriting group headed by E. H.
Rollins &, Sons, Inc.
Proceeds will provide additional
working capital and to discharge the
balance of bank loan incurred in
April to eliminate the last of first
mortgage debt.
Wall Street sources heard that at
least three syndicates were to bid
for the $500 900 of Alabama Great
Southern Railroad 25-year 3A per
cent bonds soon to be issued.
Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc.,; the
First Boston Corp. and Solomon
Bros. g. Hutzler we're to head the
syndicates. Bids will be opened
October Is.
Evening star., 1942-10-08

to insure a supply of labor for es-
sential war industries and for essen
tial agriculture?" Mr.. Cannon asked.
by listing those occupations as
essential; trying to keep those peo-
pie in their present jobs, going as
far as we can under the law" Mr..
McNutt explained.
The manpower chairman said
that If war service bill were enact
ed, it would not be necessary for
the Government to use .compulsion.
Such has been the British exper-
lence," he declared, because they
have had the power from the very
beginning and it was not necessary
to use it. The very existence of
those powers made it possible to
bring about proper ALLEGATIONS. That
power does not exist here today.
We have had to work by agreement
and by persuasion.
I'VE have never had such legisla-
ton in the history of the country.
We have made and are making an
honest and vigorous effort to solve
this problem by voluntary action,
and even If and when our legisla-
ton is passed, if have anything to
do with it. the administration of it
would be, insofar as possible, on
voluntary basis.
Difficulty Experienced.
In our experience, for example, in
trying to get men, we found by
using occupational questionnaires
for the transfer from non-essential
or less essential occupations, some
difficulty. In that, our experience
has been that we only get about 10
per cent of them, indicating that
the urge of patriotism, the force of
persuasion, and the matter of agree
ments, are not sufficient to cause
these men to leave their own places
and go into new ones"
He explained that did not believe
this was due to lack of awareness
OF the national situation, but the
possibility of the loss of seniority
and, perhaps, the question of phys
ical discomfort.
For the record. the marpower
chief said expanded use must be
made of women in industry and lit
may even become necessary to
place in factories women with small
children land provide day care for
those children"
That I'VE have to protect the
American home" he added. "is a
matter of common sense" and con-
sideration is being given to "the
fact that women with small children
at home have a more important
duty to their home than to the
factory
One Great Reservoir Left.
Mr.. McNutt said a training pro-
gram to provide workers for industry
will be directed largely "in the i'm
mediate future to women, because
that is the one great reservoir that
is left"
Asked if the Manpower Commits
sion was adopting a policy of bring
ing men back from the Army for
periods when they are needed in
industrial and agricultural work at
home, Mr.. McNutt admitted the
matter had been taken up with the
War Department.
THE reaction just now on the
part of the Army" he explained, sis
that it should not be done, that the
men should not be removed from
training"
He said he agreed with the Army
that it should not be done unless it
Is imperative because lit would be
very destructive of the morale with
in the Army"
Evening star., 1942-10-08

started calling to the men who had
Jumped overheard. He saw B. Per-
srona, mess boy, badly burned and
helpless in the water. Leaving the
raft, Cheney swan to Perrona and
dragged him to the raft. A few
minutes later he called to William
sPryal. but Pryal was too exhausted
Ito swim any farther Again Cheney
lleft the raft and went to Pryal's
Erescue, supporting him back to the
iraft and pulling him up onto it.
Acting with GOODNESS at all times.
{, Cheney called directions and guided
lat least six others to the raft When
the raft began to drift back towards
the burning oil and the regular row.
locks were found to be missing it
was necessary to employ some of the
survivors as row-locks. During the
10 hours spent on the raft. Cheney,
by his cheerful conduct, set a fine
example for his shipmates. keeping
up their morale until they were
rescued @
Young Cheney has been going to
sea for three years, always serving
on tankers. After his heroic exploit
on the John D. Gill he was torpe-
doed a second time. The first sink
ine hospitalized him for three weeks
with month more convaleScence.
When his second tanker was torpe-
doed he suffered a broken rib.
He was ready, the commission
said, to 60 to sea again when he re-
ceiyed word to come to Washington
and receive the award. Cheney has
been studying navigation in his
spare time and hopes soon to, be-
come a third mate. He is married
and has one child. !.
Evening star., 1942-10-08
United Stotes Treasury Position
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Cotton
prices added to recent advances to-
day, deriving impetus from the up
ward revision of ! cent a pound in
the Government loan rate and
growing belief that no drastic low
ering of the price ceiling on raw
cotton was contemplated.
The Governments crop estimate
of 13.818,000 bales as of Oct. / was
closely in line with trade expecta-
tions and had no effect Market
wise. Spot houses and mill interests
were buyers and easily digested
scale-up hedging against the new
crop movement.
Late afternoon values were go to
65 cents a bale higher, October,
1885; December, 1926; March,
18.48, and May, 1880.
Futures closed 80 cents to $1.15 bale
hi0f,Ar
Evening star., 1942-10-08
Exchange Seat Price
Equals 1912 Peak
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-The price
OF "a New York Stock Exchange
membership advanced to $25, 900 to-
day, equaling the best price of the
year, recorded in January.
Transfer of a membership at this
figure was after an earlier sale to-
day at $4,000 for a single seat.
The previous sale was at $21 900. The
years low value of $4,000 was es-'
tablished few months ago.
Wall Street circles credited the
improvement In the market for
stock exchange memberships to
recent rise In trading volume in
shares and low-priced railroad
bonds.