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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
because more than 80 per cent
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Wilson said that some man
power may be diverted from other
lines 10 aircraft work provided
they fit into that branch. He
animated that the work week
may be shortened 10 absorb any
unemployment that may come
through the new strategy.
Wilson foreSaw no labor short
age in the offinG Although the
corporation has hit new employ
ment peaks already, he saw ever
increasing employment unless can
cellationS become too great.
The GIN president revealed that
in the last two months, shipments
have equalied orders. The back
log has not increased, he said, but
still remains large.
Wilson expressed pride in in.
duStry'S record since Pearl Harhor
Considering the magnitude of
the country's undertaking" ne
pointed out land the tremen-
dous growth Of our services,
industry has done a pretty
good job
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Ceiling Put on Tires
OF Reclaimed Rubber

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 tINSl.
The office Of Price AdmIniStra-
tion today established ceiling
prices for new tires of reclaimed
rubber. the only kind now beng
manufactured for passenger cars.
The ceiling of SIPS for the
popular 6.00X16 tire Of reclaimed
rubber is about % per cent below
the ceiling Of Sill for a FIRST
Inn crude rubber tire of the same
SIZE Reclaimed tires known as
Grade 3, viii be rauoncd 10 a
and r gasoline ration book hold
erS who cannot get by with recaps
Write 10 YOUR soldier today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Put Rats on Menu,
Fine Meat, Paris Tip

LONDON. Nov. % tCP)- a
member of the French Academy
OF Medicine. addressing a rat ex-
termination meeting AT Paris,
recommended rats highly as an
addition 10 the meat ration, a dis
patch of the HavaS News Agency
by Radio NIchy said
today
Rats are better than pork
and rabbit" the speaker VAS
quoted "If the public were in
formed Of the extremely good
quality Of rat meat they would
find II good To increase their
meager meat ration and they
would also help the campaign to
eNteVminatP rats
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
PROGRESS SATISFACTORY

The Allied communIquc,EaNc no
details OF the fighting. II SAID the
British First Army is making
satisfactory progress nm operations
against the enemy In the eastern
forward areas
This could mean that tho Brit
ish and American, were pressing
steadily against tho narrowing
pcrimptcN.n'o which The Germans
and I'a'Tns had been pcnned az
BIIeriC and HHn~
German and Italian reinforce
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
NILES REPORTED At DAKAR

LONDON. Nov. 26 GNSl A
military commission of American
and De GaulllSt officers has ar
rived in Dakar and has taken over
control of The French West Al
riCan pnrt, the unreliable Paris
radio said today, according 10 the
Exchange Telegraph Company
French warShipS at Dakar were
said to have been surrendered 10
the Allied commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
TRIPOLI RAIDED

Heavy bomberS attacked Tripoli
the same night, dropping bombs
on targets near the Spanish mole
that extends into the spacious
harhor.
ff-f1c AXIS supply ship was raided
by Allied torpedo planes that
sought il out north Of Sicily. The
ship, taking materials 10 the Ger
mans and Italians IN Africa. was
stationary and down AZ the stern
when the Allied planes left
Allied fChtor-homberS raided
the airiield AT Celia Sicily. yeSter-
day scoring direct hits on build
ings and shelters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Altered P| dns
May Slow GIN
CONTINUED from Page One)

mentS were being asked for en-
moves unless there was a hardship
in replacing them. The corpora
ton has more than $4,000 men IN
the armed services now.
Wilson said the revision OF the
would hit Fisher Body
in Lansing and Pontiac, and the
stearing gear diyiSion.-
The GIN chief made no criticism
Of the revamping of the program
by Washington.
ut is not poor planning that
brings this about" said Wilson
but rather changing military
strategy Where we once pre-
pared for defense. we now think
of offensive warfare"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Holiday Time Table
Thanksgiving Day for Americans Somewhere
in World Today and tomorrow

in various zones around the world
$50 a. m. f. W. r New Zea-
land; 9 A. m, Solomons and New
Caledonia. 10 a. m. Australia and
New Guinea: p. m. China;
2:3O p. m, India; 4;30-6 p. m,
Middle East and Lower Africa;
Z p. m, North Africa and Great
Britain: Q p. m, Iceland; II 30
p. m. Greenland and Newfound-
land: midnight-3 a m. Thursday,
United States. Caribbean and Pan
anna. AS a m, Alaska $50 a. m,
Hawaii: 100 a. m, Samoa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Nv tinted Pres.

Somewhere in the world il will
be Thanksgiving Day for Ameri-
can men from 5 a m today until
7.30 a. m. Friday Eastern War
Time
Thanksgiving Day came first 10
the lighting men m the FIJI Islands
at $ a. m. today For those in the
Samoa zone iuSt across the inter-
national date Inc Thanksgiving
viii end at : 30 a. m Friday
Thanksgiving starts As follows
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
British Contact
Fleeing Romnne.
Army in Libyd
Air Force Attacks
Bizerfe, TripoIi, Bombs
Axis Supply Ship

CAIRO, Nov. 26 CUP) British
troops, pursuing the fleeing AXIS
armies across the Libyan desert
made contact with the enemy be-
tween Agedabia and FL Ageila
Yesterday a British communlque
said today.
British air forces racing ahead
of Gen. Sir Bernard l.. Mont
gomerys advancing Eight Amy
ImperialS delivered heavy attacks
on Bizerte and Tripoli Tuesday
night and swept out over the
Mediterranean, bombing an Africa
bound AXIS supply ship
The communiQue said that, dur
ing the raid on BiZerte, bomb
bursts were seen along the water
front and across the quays
Bizerte, still in Axis hands. is one
of the chief supply ports of the
German and Italian troops At
tempting 10 hold their narrow
beachheadS in&FMisia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Two Destroyers
Laden With Japs
Sunk by Bombs
Sd Heavily Damaged.
z Other Warships Flee
as Buna Landing Fails
BY LEE VAN Alta

SOMEW WHERE IN NEW
GUINEA. Nov. 26-TNNo troop
laden Japanese dcstroycrS were
sunk and a third was heavily
damaged when Allied homhers
smashed an enemy landing of re-
al Buna on the
coast OF New Guinea. an
Allied communiquc reported today.
a Japanese cruiser and a fourth
destroyer fled northWard follow
ing an attack by heavy and
medium Bombcrs which shattered
the enemy invasion fleet in a rain
of 500-pound bombs.
NONE GOT ASHORE
An Allied military spokesman
said az least several hundred
fully equipped japanese troops
were aboard the japanese war;
ships None got ashore.
Fierce battles continued on The
New Guinea coast rs American
and Australian Jungle fighters
closed in on the enemy forces
hcmmcd in a Buna Tho Japanese
have dug IN at Buna in strongly
fortified positions and arc contest
ing strongly for every yard Of
ground
The japanese Warships were A.
-titrrrti at dusk aS they crept
toward shore IN an effort 20 land
reinforcementS for their hard
pressed ground forces Two enemy
destroy eIAWerc sunk Ap direct t1rts
and the third destroyer was
hLaA--4 d..r--E4eA trcii J1f7Uat1tv
sunk before il could reach q haven.
No SIGN or SHIP
When last seen. The damaged
vessel was heading for shore at
tho greatly reduced speed ef six
knots Allied reconnaissance planes
patroIllnC The area later reported
no sign OF he damaged ship.
japanese planes made two fruit
less raids on Port MorcShy during
The night hat dropped their bomb
loads harmlcssly on the adjacent
brush Allied b1nbcrS blasted the
enemy base on Timor. scoring d
rect hits on tho airdroTe rInWayS
and dispersal areas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
ITALY CLAIMS sINKINGs

ROME. Nov. rs tby official Ital-
ian wireless INS) Italian air
craft have sunk 10 large CONNER
cial ships aDd two cruisers and
damaged eight merchant ships and
four war>hipS since the beginning
Of the Allied invasion Of North
Africa, the Italian radio said to-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
DIVERT MANPOWER

Wilson said the reshuffl1ng oi
orders would not cause reViSlonS
in plant expansions of the cor
poration.
Ninety per cent Of our ex-
mansions has been for aircraft
plants" he explained, "such as
Mclrose Park. Tonawanda and
Allison. The aviation program Is
unaffected by the rescheduling
OF orders.
In the same way our total
production will he unaffected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Lynn Bari Divorces AGENT

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 26 INS)
Screen actress Lynn Bari sew
cred her romantic md hH
connections with Walter Kane in
court appearance yesterday. she
won a divorce hv saying Kane was
seldom home nights, and obtained
court approval of an agreement by
which Kane ceased 10 be her
agent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Ydnks Bomb Yo(how
To Aid Chinese Drive

CHuNGKIYG, China, Nov 70
GNS) American bombcrS raidcd
Yochow. 100 miles south OF Han
kow. Southwestern China Tuesday
night in support Of Chinese land
operations. the China Central
News Agency reported today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
ANS PLANEs RUSHED

The station --iaeA thaf-tf. Cen.
kenneth \. y Anderson lranlpf
the British First Army and Amcri-
can forces. was lat Tho point of
starting a general offensive against
Bizer1e and TunlS.
French troops were fighting
alongside inc British and Amer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

mcntS including tank formations,
assault guns and motorized infan-
try were reported by ANS sources
TO be- moving rapidly IN the from
Tier area.
A dispatch from The French
frontier indicated that Hitler and
NuS>ollni were hard pressed by
the demands Of the two African
fronts and Russia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
BACK TO RUSSIA

II said German troops that had
been sent 10 the Mediterranean
coast were being rushed north
ward again. apparently Tor ship
ment 10 the Russian front where
Marshal TlmoShenko' foncS were
IhruStinG deeper into the ANaS de
lenses.
ItaIp- faced with manpowCr
shortages. rushed the second half
OF us class of 1923 l9-year-oids
to the ColOrS
Tho first half Of this class was
drafted only SIX weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Avis Lean Days

WASHINGTON NOV 26 TNS)
Another blow has been dealt 30
the economy Of AXIS Europe, the
Office OF War Information said
today. as a result of French West
Africa alignInE itself with the
United Nations
Aside from us military impor-
lance tha-Aesi- African move
VIII deprive ANS nations Of their
last direct source of all tropical
fats and oils. cocoa and coffee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
The az
TODAY
Allies likely
To Slice Italy
From Germany
~ MAJ. PAUL {. RABORG
written Lspscali, SSor International
Nea. ~fr,irs

Nes. ~er,irr
DAKAR AND an French
West Africa have Joined the
United Nations and all French
Western Hemisphere posses
sions are now on the side az
the democracies and against
the AXIS.
These tremendous and far
reaching victories are only
the start Of others, which VIII
follow as fast as the peoples
Of overrun Europe may be
given the same assurances by
the United Nations
But there still another
great possibility, and that IS
the separation from Hitler Of
al least one Of his major
Axis partners Italy.
Hitler's main theory Of in
ternsl stratesy-hfth column
has been separate and de-
stroy." His External strategy
has been the same-"diWde
and snnihilate
WE HAVE separated colo
NAL France from the sphere
Of Hitler's influence. Al this
time the United Nations have
three great pincer attacks in
actual operation against the
Axis.
In the Southwest Pacific
General MacArthur's drive
across New Guinea is one
arm, and the fighting at
Guadalcanal is the other, Of
a pincer movement aimed 10
bite off a considerable seq
ment Of the Japanese pest,
and al the same time throw
them backward.
The Red armies in Russia.
by pincer action, are cutting
off the Nazi attackers Of
Stalingrad and in the Central
Caucasus.
Great Britain and the
Umted States and units of
other free nations are squeez-
ing into their death trap,
from the east and west, the
remnants of the elite Korps
Afrika and Axis forces in
Libya and Tunisia.
ITALY MAY be the next
great center of activity and
interest. II is entirely pos
sible that the United Nations
may launch an invasion
against that Axis nation, not
for the purpose Of invading
Europe but 10 separate the
Italian nation permanently
from the Axis setup.
SINCE ITALY,S entry into
the war in June. 1910. no. a
single operation of Musso-
linis, either army or navy,
has been successful.
The Italian armed forces
have been generally mauled,
Knocked about and subjected
by Germany to much dis
agreeable policing work.
In my opinion, the failures
of the Italian army, navy and
air corps are entirely due 10
the fact that the nation did
not want war. nor did they
want partnership with their
neighbors 70 the north-the
Cevv,org
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Both Sides Step Up Air Assaults;
Axis Rushes Planes From Russia
P-38s Shoot Down 3 Enemy Transports;
New Type Naz Plane Among Victims

LONDON Nov 26 U'P).-Aied columns re
ported ADJ aucug along the TuniSan coastal road toWar
Bzee today while ar battles ragged over the French pro
lec-n.l. .ud Ert. and Amercan forces unofcaIy Mer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

leans who were advancing south
ward 30 block AXIS rclnlnrcnmentS
attempting 10 move northwest
from, Trinolltania
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
WEAKEN RED FRONT

The AXIS was reported throwing
large aerial TcIntoTcementS INTO
the TuniSlan battle al the risk Of
weakening its strength on the Rus
sian front and these were being
met by American Lockhced light
ming fighters PISS 5 which de-
stroyed Ia enemy planes Tuesday
without loss to themselves.
An Allied communique said. the
PISS victims included seven ltal-
ian transport planes. shot down Al
GabeS. l65 miles southeast Of
TInis on the Gulf OF GabeS, and
tw ohugc German JunkcrS S.
probably IN transport use de-
stroyed elsewhere in southern
TuniSla.
Four transports ono Scaplane
and 4 ttafk were DESTROYED az the
GabeS airiicld
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
ALL RETURN SAFELY

"All our planes returned
safely" the communicate said.
-Four Uf our planes were dam
aged and one pi Hot WAS
wounded"
Royal Air Force bomherS plaS-
tered Bizertc Tuesday night con-
centrating on the docks and
shipping
Numerous bomb flashes were
seen" the Allied communlquc
said land there was big sheet
OF fame which appeared To
come from exploding gasoline.
All hombcrs returned safely"
Among the air transports do
stroyed according 10 a Cairo com.
.munique. were two huge trans
ports. one Of which was capable
Of carrying so fully equippeC
troops The other was giant
German Blochn-F0sS plane be
.lieved the first OF ITS type de
stroyed 10y the RAF.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

DAkAR AND an French
West Africa have Joined the
United Nations and all French
Western Hemisphere posses
sionS are now on the side Of
the democracies and against
Evening star., 1942-08-20
305.840

unit of trading, 20 shares sales
printed in full. In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates Of dividend In the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-apnual declara-
extra d dividends are not included. xd Ex
dividend. xr Ex rights. Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock Declared or paid
50 far this year. Payable in stock Paid
last year; Payable in Canadian funds
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

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Nor Am 8 pf 3
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Ohio Oil 15s
Oliver Farms 1e-
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Otis Eevat .o5e-
Outb'd M 1.50e-
Owens-nl Gl q
Pac Am Fish 1g-
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Pan Am Airv IL
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Evening star., 1942-08-20
0kS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 5oe
Stock Market Eases
Slightly in Quiet
Profit Taking
Most Leaders Down,
But Some Specioities
Manage to Gain
By VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Aug 2o-Furthsr
profit taking failed to rufie the
stock market to any noticeable ex-
tent today and, while leaders gen.
orally dozed on a slightly lower
shelf, assorted specialties managed
to work up a moderate rising trend
implications of the big Com
mando raid on the Nazi-held French
coast still were viewed as bullish,
but many customers either stood
aside or trimmed commitments on
the theory the market was entitled
to breathing spell after its lengthy
upswing
Prices inclined to stumble at the
start. although selling never was
urgent and extreme losses of frac-
tions to a point or SO were reduced
in numerous cases near the close
Transfers dwindled to around 300 900
shares, against 503,000 in the pre-
ceding session.
On the offside most of the day
were United States Steel. Chrysler
fex-dlvidend>, American Telephone
Santa Fe. Loewis Paramount, Good
wear, Woolworth, Boeing. Dow Chem
ical, Allied Chemical, United States
Gypsum, International Harvester
Deere, Anaconda and General Elec-
trio.
Homestake Mining a weak per-
former recently on threatened labor
shortage, came back substantially
on the belief the stock may have
been cversold Amerada Petroleum
was an isolated strong mover. touch
ing new peak for the year along
with Transcontinental g. Western
Air and Otis Elevator. Resistance
was shown by Socony-Vacuum
United Air Lines, Pan American
Always, Liggett & Myers b
Reynolds Tobacco "B," American
Tobacco, Corn Products and
Youngstown Sheet.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

-Four Of every ive people In Iran
are now engaged In agricultural
pursuits.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

plan. They tried it out here, invit-
ing customers from nearby areas to
come in and see their shoes, milli-
merry and wearing apparel In three
days l5s buyers placed orders total
ing sl55,OO0
That's more than they would
have sold if working individually,
Roth said
Ins.ead of the statesmen going to
Washington with demands for gaso-
line and tres, Washington is coming
to them. The Office of Price Admin
lstration has asked additional in
formation about the arrangement
The group left for Tampa today.
From there they will 60 to Orlando,
Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
New York Cotton
,s the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2o.-Cotton
futures declined today on fears OF
new administration imitation
ary steps. suggested partly by agri-
culture Secretary Wickards pro-
posal to repeal the llo per cent of
parity ceiling for farm products in
the Emergency Price Control Act.
Nearly all the previous days
gains were wiped out under COM
mission house liquidation and
scattered sellings New Orleans
brokers were active on the selling
side but hedge pressure was COM
paratively light. The trade and
mills furnished the bulk of the de-
mand but buying interests generally
was restricted
Late afternoon values were so to
IS cents bale lower, October. 18. Is;
December, 1887, and March. 1854.
Futures closed 25 to 45 cents a bale
Evening star., 1942-08-20
C0ttonxeed Oil

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
nominally lower to l hisher. No sales.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS Aug. 20 LP-Lons
realizing. hedge selling and favorable crop
reports caused easiness in cotton futures
here today. The market closed steady
Evening star., 1942-08-20

Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow and prime crude un-
quoted. september 12a5b; October,
Spot cotton closed steady points lower
Sales, s2l.. Low middline, is 81; mid
ding. 1881: Rood middlina. 1906. Re-
ceipts. $40. Stock. 22a.14S.
Bid, Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Salesmen Band together,
Boost Sales on Tour
= the Associated PYess

p the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 20-Tire and
gasoline rationing problems were
forgotten by a group OF travelling
salesmen who left here on a selling
tour through Florida-traveling by
bus.
Twenty-Five of them banded to-
gether, pledged to travel only by
public transportation systems and
set up a Joint sample room at each
city visited.
D. B. Hays OF Miami Beach and
Nat Roth Of Miami originated the
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Midland United Plans
To Sell Indiono Line
Ey IT.. Associated Press.

Z! IIt kBSOCIdLeu FIeSS.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 20.-Trus-
tees of the Midland United Co. pro-
posed to the Securities and Ex-
change Commission today the
$3.50 900 cash sale of its subsidiary,
Indiana Railroad, after making
capital contributions aggregating
$7,093910 to the railroad which
furnishes interurban service to 10
communities in Indiana.
The prospective purchaser is the
Wesson Co. a non-afnliate The
SEC said the railroads balance
sheet of June Indicav~ ct
worth of go ,.o45.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Stock Scot Lower

NEW YORK, Aug 20 tP.-A
membership in the New York Stock
Exchange sold yesterday for $22,-
COO, a decline of 81 900 from the last
sale.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Aug: a0.-The Associated
35 commodities today declined to 90. Al.
Previous o.. 99:47: week ago, 99.ol;
1912. 1871. 1910. le33-3e
H,sh ns se52 s5dds 1874 aas.l4
1e26 average equals 100.)
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Baltimore Stocks

Special Dispatch to The Star.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-09
Happy Wife
Gets Letter
from Bataan

Mrs Doak Gcren, 81 Roosc-
vet drive, Selfridge Homes, to-
day was the happy recipient Of
a letter from her husband, a
master Scrgt. i'm the u. S. Army
Air Force, mailed at MarvellaS,
in Bataan peninsula, Philippine
Islands, Feb. IS.
II was the first direct word
Mrs. Gcren has received from
her soldicr-huSband since the
outbreak of war in the Pacific.
While Mrs. Gcrcn's happiness
was TO some extent dullcd by the
fear that her husband may have
been among the American forces
captured with the fail of Bataan
or of Corrcgidor she was, new
crtheleSs, going about trying TO
communicate with him through
the International Rcd Cross at
Geneva, Switzerland.
Master Sergt. Gercn, station
ed at Selfridge Fled for IL
years, was well known in the
community. Mrs. GerCn said
that he told her, i'm his letter, TO
assure wives and friends of 9th
or men in his unit that, at the
date OF his writing, all were
well