davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-07-04
MRS. IDA WIhBISH
PASSES

Funeral services for Mrs Ida
Wimbish of 38 Mortified st,
who died June 30 will be held
Friday, July 8 at noon from
Peoples Baptist church j. B.
johnson, undertaken.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Wage Averages, PayroI|s
Al New Peaks in May
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July l8-Hourly and
weekly earnings and payrolls
reached new peak levels in May, ac-
cording to the regular monthly sur
vey of twenty-five manufacturing
industries by the Division of Indus
trial Economics of The Conference
Board.
Manufacturers met the largest
payroll as yet attained in the
boards surveys, as the 03 per cent
increase in May brought 1t to new
peak, 31.l per cent higher than the
level of May, 1941, and 778 higher
than the level of 1929
Workers In the industries covered
received weekly return of S38 93, a
new record, by working AIT hours at
S905 per hour. This was an increase
of 0.6 per cent over the average Of
S3868 reached in April. Hourly
earnings advanced l o per cent above
the April level, 1873 per cent over
May, 1941 and 53.4 per cent above
1929.
Since May, 194l increased hours
worked coupled with increased
hourly earnings have caused a rise
of IT'S per cent in weekly earnings.
Since 1929. weekly earnings have
risen 1854 per cent.
Real" weekly earnings, or dollar
earnings adjusted for changes in the
cost of living, were also at the high
est level ever recorded in these sur
veys. The 0.5 per cent advance in
May was due to rise Of 0.6 per cent
in weekly earnings while living costs
rose only OF per cent. The May
level was 5.6 per cent above that Of
May. 1941, and 40.3 above that In
1929.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Sales Down Less Than Expected
At Chicago F Furniture Shows

Percy Wilson, managing director
of the merchandise mart. estimated
that dollar volume of sales was Is
to so per cent lower than a year ago
In various lines shown. This corre-
sponded with business reductions re-
ported by manufacturers exhibiting
at the American furniture mart. but
they pointed out that the comparison
was made with abnormally high
sales of last summer.
Lawrence H. Whiting. president OF
the American Furniture Mart, said
an increasing portion of the home
furnishing industry's facilities was
being converted to war work, but
there was no shortage Of home
furnishings foreseeable except In
home appliances and lamps. Stocks
of these, however, are adequate for
some time to come, he added.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Chain Store Volumes
Resume Expansion
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, July l8.-Tile monthly
compilation OF chain store sales re-
leased today by Childs, Jefries d
Thorndike, Inc, indicates that In
June the sales of retail stores OF this
type resumed an Upward trend In
comparison with business OF a year
previously.
This trend had shown definite
signs of slowing down during the
Immediately preceding months, the
gain in volume for the month Of May
having been only 80 per cent COM
pared with ia per cent in April, "a
per cent in March and 35.4 per cent
In January.
In June, however, the trend in
dollar sales gain was. apparently.
reversed, with an increase Of 90 per
cent being recorded over sales VOL
ume in June, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Big Egg Drying Plant
Opened in Alabama
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 18.-
Opening Of one of the largest egg
drying plants in the nation was an
nounced here yesterday by A. A.
Clymer, district manager of the
Denison Egg & Poultry Co., Denison,
Tex.
Clymer said the plant has daily
capacity of 1900 cases of eggs,
equivalent to ia freight car loads
Full production will be reached in
about two weeks" the manager said,
"and 100 per cent of it will go into
the war effort-either in lend-lease
shipments or to the army"
Eggs processed at the plant are
purchased in Alabama. Georgia,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Missouri, Kentucky. Illinois and
Ohio,
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Stocks Narrow,
Traders Stay
On SideIines
Leaders Tend Lower;
Pcce SIowest Since
August, 1o40
" BERNARD S. O'HARA.

Ry BERNARD S. O'HARA.
Associated Press Financial WRIT.
NEW YORK, July 18.-The dol
drums were doubled and redoubled
in todays stock market as leaders
merely went through the motions of
seeking irregularly lower levels.
The few customers who showed up
in boardrooms inclined to keep COM
mitments light in either direction
pending more hopeful news from
Russia, clarifcation of the outlook
for revising corporate tax proposals
and the chances of successful
battle against threatening imitation.
Many sought the safety zone on
forecasts President Roosevelt soon
would ask Congress for authority
to link wage sterilization to overall
price controls.
List Limps at Start.
The list limped at the start, with
the ticker tape frequently halting.
The two-hour session eventually
turned out to be the slowest since
Aug "a, 1910. Transfers totalled
99,810 shares, compared with 153.650
week ago. The Associated Press
average of 60 stocks was off i of a.
point at 36.8 and on the week
showed a net decline of 4.
Acceptance by the unions of the
wage boost award to little steel"
workers failed to stir the steels.
Bethlehem was up Il on single
trade of 100 shares, the only one
made during the session. U. S. Steel
and Republic slipped a shade.
Fractions were trimmed from Gen.
eral Motors, Chrysler, N. Y. Central,
Standard Oil IN j., Sears Roebuck,
U. S. Rubber, international Har-
vester, Westinghouse, American Can
and Loews. Ending a trif1e higher
were Goodrich, Sante Fe, Texas Co.,
Eastman Kodak and Philip Morris.
Curb Market Quiet.
Indifference was the rule In the
curb. Minor advances were posted
for United Light and E. w. Bliss.
Unchanged to off small amounts
were American Cyanamid,> Brewster
Aero and Humble Oil. Volume here
aggregated 14,455 shares versus 26,-
815 last Saturday.
Somewhat more bearish war bulle-
tins from the Caucasus dented
trends on the big board Monday
although liquidation never was ur-
gent. Wishful thinking on imitation
received the main credit for come
back Tuesday.
A little additional profit taking
on the lengthy recovery of previous
weeks served to halt the move We'd
nesday.
The market kept It's equilibrium
Thursday in the face of the steel
wage hoist but suffered it's worst
recession of the week Friday on the
move to write sitter corporate tax
rates into the revenue bill and re-
ports wage-price legislation would
be pushed by the White House.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Lumber Output Boosted
10 Per Cent In Week
a, the Assoeiatsd Press

Bs the Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended July II stood at l26 per cent
of the average of the corresponding
week 1935-39, and shipments l56 per
cent.
Production totaled 245 ,247, 900 feet,
which was 10 per cent greater than
the previous week. and per cent
less than the corresponding week a
year ago.
Shipments aggregated $50 SOB 900
feet, which was 6 per cent greater
than the previous week, and per
cent greater than last years corre-
spending week.
Orders booked were for 314,802 900
feet, which was II per cent greater
than the previous week, and / per
cent greater than the corresponding
week last year.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Py the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July l8.--Richard
w. Millar, organizer and first head
of Vultee Aircraft Inc, has resigned
as president and director of the
company. At the same time he an
nounced his resignation as director
and Executive Committee member OF
Consolidated Aircraft Corp.
He said he would announce his
future plans upon his return from
a short vacation.
Millar had been executive head OF
Vultee since It's organization in No
vember, 1899. Before that he was
vice president of the Aviation Manu-
featuring Corp. and general mana
ger OF its Vultee division, For 10
years previously, from 1929 to 1888,
he was a director and member of
the Executive Committee OF Douglas
Aircraft Co.
He was named executive vice pres
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Production Increased
By Virginia Doiries
B, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 18.-The
Virginia dairy industry produced
substantially more ice cream. con-
densed and evaporated milk, and
cottage cheese in 194l than 1t did in
1910, the Department of Agricul-
lures dairy and foods division re-
ported.
There was a decrease in the pro-
duction of creamery butter, Amer
ican cheese and powdered milk.
The Virginia industry did record
business of approximately S40.000,0O0
in 194l compared with $34,378 900 in
1910, Smith said. adding that it
should do even better in 1912.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Cotton Is Depressed
By Talk Of New
Control Moves
Closing Prices Down
10 to 80 Cents in
Futures Market
Es the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July l5.-Cotton fu-
lures continued to lose ground to-
day as reports persisted that the
administration would seek broad
powers to curb rising prices. Closing
prices were 10 to 80 cents a bale
lower.
The market advanced to gains of
10 cents bale at the opening, but
commission house and New Orleans
selling soon depressed prices as
much as so cents bale.
Ability to hold comparatively
steady in later trading was attribut-
ed by some traders to the fact that
the market had been considerably
shaken during the week in the face
of unsettling farm legislative de-
velopments In Washington.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Ey the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. July 18.--BuSiness at
the Nations two principal home
furnishing markets showed decline
from that of last January and
year ago, but many manufacturers
who exhibited in the two-week
shows which closed today said the
volume of sales was greater than
they had expected.
The American Furniture Mart re-
ported attendance OF approximately
5000 buyers. About $500 registered
at the merchandise mart show. Of
ficials said these figures represented
a reduction Of more than 20 per
cent under individual buyer at
tendance at the January markets,
but added that the number Of retail
outlets represented was only 3 to 5
per cent lower.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New York Construction
Volume Cut Sharply
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1S-War has
sent New York City's construction
industry into a steep decline, a re-
port by the Commissioner of Hous-
ing and Buildings showed
Commissioner William Wilson said
the number of new building plans
filed during the first six months of
1912 slumped to 2,110 compared with
6,271 for the same period, while the
dollar volume dropped from $76,-
o59,172 in 1941 to $27,864,503 so far.
this year.
"Priorities," said Commissioner
Wilson in a terse explanation Of the
decline.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
American CoIortype
Reports SoIes Gains
Are cial Dispatch to The Star.

sre cial Dispatch to The Star.
CLIFTON, N. j., July l8.-Sales Of
American Colortype Co. and sub
sidiaries for the second quarter
totaled s2,702109 compared with
S2395, ,6o7 for the same quarter of
l94l.
Sales for the first six months of
1912 were s5,369,o67 compared with
81 962 ,683 a year ago.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Research Chief Named
For General AniIine
.peciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 18-The ap-
pointment of DR.. Evan Clifford Will
liams, widely-known international
research chemist and chemical en-
gineer, as chemical director and vice
president of General Aniline g. Film
Corp and his election to the board
of directors was announced today.
DR.. williams appointment is ex-
pected to strengthen the company's
participation In the war effort and
speed up activities In its research
division.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Export Advertising
Agencies Organize
p tie Associated Press.

P tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July reformation
of the Association Of Export Adver-
tising Agencies was announced to-
day.
The organization said it would as
sist American exporters and trade
associations in maintaining good
will abroad and would act collec-
lively to further the good neighbor
policy.
Thomas M. Quinn, Irwin A. Vladi-
mir and Arthur A. Kron were elected
president, vice president and secre-
tary-treasurer, respectively.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Jacobs Aircraft.

Jacobs Aircraft Engine Co, Potts-
town, Pa, directors decided:
Whereas this board deems it un-
wise to declare dividends when net
earnings and cash requirements for
the year cannot be estimated with
any reasonable degree Of accuracy
because of unknown factors, such as
tax liability and increasing working
capital requirements due to rapidly
expanding business; resolved that
no action be taken upon the declara-
ton Of a further dividend on the
capital stock of the company until
the net results Of the years opera
tions can be more definitely esti-
mated"
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Miami Plant ACQUIRED.

Miami Plant Acquired.
NEW YORK, July 18 lP.-Vultee
Aircraft. Inc, has purchased the
Intercontinent Aircraft Corp. OF
Miami, Fla. one of the largest war
industries in the State, G. M. Will
liams, Vultee board vice chairman,
announced
Vultee now will have four plants
for the manufacture Of warplanes,
the other three being the main
plant at Vultee Field, Calf, and
divisional factories in Tennessee and
Michigan.
Don I. Carroll, Vultee vice presi-
dent, will have general supervision
of Intercontinent operations. All OF
the stock of the Florida company
had been owned by William D.
Pawley, chairman Of its board.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Odd-lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. July ls lpt The &C.
eurities Commission reported today these
transactions by customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New YORK
Stock Exchange for July ~: l,4b7 pur-
ehases inyolvins, 3ss2e .naFes. la 7
IL short sales involving 800 shares.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Budd Wheel Reports
Net Cut 10 S467,S6O
In Six Months
Large Reserve Created
For income, Excess
Profits Tuxes
By the Associated Press.

by lne ASSOCldtSQ fleSs,
NEW YORK, July 16.-The Budd
Wheel Co. reported for the six
months ended June 80 net profit CT
s467 800, or 48 cents a common share.
compared with s704,873, or II cents
a share. in the like 1941 period.
Reserve of $3.878,200 was provided
for income and excess profits taxes
this year against $l,493,7o0 in the
comparable 1941 first half.
Allen Industries.
Allen Industries reported net in
come of $166,173 for the first six
months of 1912, equal to So cents per
common share, after $172,000 reserve
for taxes and $4,000 for contin-
gencies. Income for the correspond
ing period year ago was $500, 1856
after reserve for normal taxes but
before provision for excess profits
tax.
Beech Nut Packing.
Beech-Nut Packing Co. for the six
months ended June 80 reported net
profit of $1,275.619 after charges
and Federal income and excess
profits taxes, or $292 a common
share. This compared with s1,56l,-
490 or 1857 a share, in the like
l941 period.
Caterpillar Tractor
The Caterpillar Tractor Co. re-
ported for the six months ended
June 80 net profit of 81, ,468,653 after
Federal income and excess profits
taxes, equal to $1.31 share, against
81 ,298,540, or $228 a share, in the
first six months of 1941.
American Brake Shoe.
The American Brake Shoe &
Foundry Co. reported today for the
six months ended June 80 indicated
net profit of s1,248,090. or $1.29 a
common share, compared with ST.
479, 9,340, or $l.66 share, in the 1941
first half.
Other Reports Listed.
Other corporate earnings reports
during the week showing profits per
common share included:
June 80 Six Months.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Fears of Depression After War
Just 'Fooey,' Says Old George
Our Friend Declares U. S. Will Have Preferred
Place in World Reconstruction
By FRANK MACMILLAN,
Wide World Business Writer

lsWhy do all these fellows keep beatng about
George with practically
always different from
other economists
old enough to be store Indian fellow George
thing that politics
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Youngstown Sheet Reduces
Dividend 10 50 Cents
Fy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 18.-1he
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube Co. has
voted a dividend of so cents a COM
mon share, payable September Is to
holders of record August 22-a Is
cent reduction from the Is cents q
share paid June Is and March IA.
A 75-cent dividend was paid in
the last three 1941 quarters and so
cents in the first quarter. A 25-cent
extra dividend was paid December
Is.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New York Produce

NEW YORK, July Is P-Dressed
poultry. steady; fresh and frozen prices
unchanged.
Live poultry; by freight and express,
nominal; no sales.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

July I3.3U 1901 1870 I9.30p
Spot cotton closed quiet points high
er Sales, 9. Low middlins, 1920: mid
ding 1920; good middlins, 1885; re-
ceipts, 109 stock. 292,554.
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1942-07-19
MiIlor Quits as VuItee Heed;
Organized Big Plane Concern

ident of Consolidated in December,
1910. when Vultee acquired controll-
ing interest in Consolidated.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, July Is LP.-Cotton
short covering. Closing prices were steady,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Surprise Winner
Dolly, Six-Month-Old Boston Terrier. Wins First
Time Entered for Her Owner
BY Don GILES

Boston, who has all the earmarkS
of a coming champion. Hickey
owned by the wcll-knoWn breeder
Harry Calbeck. was awarded best
Of opposite sex in the final Judging
Bomber. owned by Mrs. Clara
SChWlndlcr. took first in the 4 Il
6-month-old male group. while
Trlnket, owned by Mrs. William
Collett. was best in the females
Of the same age.
Miss Viola GruCelS WeStcheSteI
Sonny won top honors in the 9 tc
l2-month-old class for males. Jen-
mic. owned by Mrs. G. L. Carpen-
ter, captured the winners trophy
for females in this group.
The annual awards for the most
points weH-dHFiHef,- ti4fe-ycar vert
10 CalbeCk. whose entries rolled UP
30 points. Joe Faigel, president Of
the club, awarded him fine
trophy and complimented the
Park breeder for his sue
cesSful year Mrs. Sherrer finished
in second place with l6 points and
Mrs. Collect third with IA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
.Briskie' SIT
Is Feature

Edgar Briskie's CT from 2l3.
.Z32-232 is a feature today Of East.
Ien Division scoring in the Detroit
Travelling Bowling League. Hi,
team, Vernon, had 1865 including
I105S-1012. Henry Starbuck had %
in sac. running seven straight be
fore he stopped
In the Western Division. DUKE
Keathley OF Glanz-Killian featured
with 222-243 in 64S and his team
mate, Emil MagnuSon. counted
63S. Coca-Cola had high game oil
1924 and Jack HiglPy's 255 was
high single. Elmer Davey oil
StrathmOor posted 63S.
Walt Williams and Soltes tied
al % in the feature Williams win
ming total by 1894 10 1868. Grand
River-Livernois and Strathmoor
kept together. Grand River win
ming the first by 10 pins. losing
the second by three taking the
final by two, and winning in total
2724 10 27l5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Palmer Parks
Stop Standard

Tired OF low individual scores
and Standard threat 10 monop-
ollze first place indefinitely, the
Metropolitan Classic Leaguers dc.
cided ~ take steps At least that
is the indication today after cop
ping last nights dolngs at Park
side.
Palmer Park shutout Standard
as Rainbow was winning two 10
reduce Standards margin 10 three
games. Jack Bland Of Palmer Park
-r7ri 6 = for nigh. RObrrr Rich or
Koppitz had CSC and Sylvester
Thiel Of Chenc-Trombly $50 In all.
there were il beating 500 in con-
traSt 10 ono two weeks ago and
two last week
Chone-Trombly ended tho triple
tie for third place in winning three
from Ray Turner's ProgresSiVeS,
formerly known as Hills. 1861 10
26Sl Palmer Park led the league
with 1OO4-1O6s in 304s in trouncing
Standard C2S5i and contributed
one oi the seasons banner sur
priScS.
Joe Paulus is particularly proud
OF the Chcne- Tromhly Junior
varsity Captaincd by Marvin
Danielc>k. Thlcls 652 Mike FiSch-
crS $50 and John Botan'S So
carried enough weight 10 win the
three from Progressive by 296l 10
26Sl and took the Chcnes within
four Of first place These young
StcrS have come far since last sea-
son when they had more downs
than ups
Fred Nlillcr's SIC was p second
cup OF coffee 10 Rainbow in knock
ing over Mt Elliott. 1893 10 27Sq.
Ralph Olzark'S group winning the
second 1896 Mel Dorl had 500.
Nick Van Rihgele>teyn's George
and MurrayS nailed three from
Martin. 2993 to 267S. tho Nick
himself shooting 6ls and Carl
Radon 627
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

Dolly, n perfectly marked g.
mon'h-old Boston terrier puppy
joddled off with major honors yes
torday in the Highland Park Bos-
ton Terrier Clubs annual puppy
match AT the GranWood Hotel.
Most surprised Of the y owners
who had entered puppies IN the
special Boston terrier show opcr
only 10 dogs ranging from twc
months 10 one year, was Alice
Brcnton. Dolly'S owner.
II can't believe it," She said
As Charles S. Taylor. the Judge
Of the matches handed her the
winners trophy
II just bought her a short
time ago from MrS.-R ohertI..
Sherrer of Highland. It's the
first time ! ever entered her i'm
any kind of show and its the
first time ever won big
prize" Miss BrcntOn said.
But As good as Dolly was. she
finished only an eyelaSh ahead Of
a cute little 2-month-old
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
PLAYS NO FAvoRITEs

BrimSek stopped a half dozer
sure pop goals. lie sat down or
the puck Just in time once a
Bruneteau tried TO push it undo
him after n perfect pass from
Harry Watson He beat Sid Abel
Carveth and Don Crosse on ap
parently dead certain chances.
took a freak goal 10 beat him.
That was Detroits goal-lr
which Carl LiScombe took a pas,
from Connie Brown at center anc
raced in on left wing pursued by
Bill (FlaSh) Hollett. LlScombo
fired from Is feet an an angle and
BrimSek got his left skate 70 Tho
puck. II would have been iuSt- an.
other remarkable save for BrlmSek
II Carveth hadn't been skating
past the net. The puck hit his les
and caromcd into the open side OF
the cage.
Boston protested tho goal but
rule passed last season allow 5
such a score off a players body or
skates If he makes no move %
put IL in kicking or batting isn't
allowed. Since Carveth was the
last player TO touch the puck he
was credited with a goal.
There was no question Of how
Art jackson scored the goal which
tied up the game. some 3 minutes
later. The veteran winCer took. a
pass from center Bill CoWley
ducked Ebbie Goodfellow when
the Detroit dcfenSeman missed a
poke check at the Detroit blue
line and sailed into the clear. lie
tented Mowers 10 tho ice as he
swept across the net from left wing
and Tipped tho puck IN the right
corner.
Johnny Mowers did a little goal
keeping al the other end, too. with
Herbie Cain. Art Jackson and
Cowley, in particular, buzzing
around His masterpiece came IN
the second period when HerbIe
Cain came in on a clean break
away. Mowers came out 30 feet 10
smother tho puck. got q boot for
his pains when Eddie Wares took a
header over him The puck got
away and Johnny had 10 scramble
back IN the net 10 make three
moro hurried saves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
DemotiOns and Firings
Face Wings After Tie
Point Picked Up
By Bruins Give
Them LIST Place
BY LEWIS III. WALTER

It's on 10 Boston today for the
Detroit Red Wings to play the
league leading Boston Bruins again
tomorrow night. But If Manager
Jack Adams doesn't change his
mind. some OF the Detroit hockey
players may soon be holding one
way tickets 10 indianapolis, Mon
ircdl or Toronto instead OF round
trip tick cts with the Detroit
hockey club.
Adams team is still unbcatcn
on home ice this season after eight
games bat be IS holding his aching
head IN his hands and threatening
trades and demotionS 10 the farm
club because the Red Wings played
a to,1 tie with the Boston Bruins
last night before a crowd OF 10.635
al Olympia.
Now. thanks 10 the tic with De-
trolt and Toronto's timely defeat
by Chicago. the Bruins are alone
in first place for the first time this
season. The club that started out
with four defeats. including a 30
( h utout by Detroit, has come
Steamlng back with only one de-
feat IN y games. The tic with
Detroit put Art Ross fresh young
Sters and huStling old-timers up
there AZ last, while tho Wings are
IN fourth place three points or a
game and a half away.