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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Stocks Uneven
In Early Trade

NEW YORK, March : CUP) 49,
Stocks opened narrowly irregular
today with trading light. Bonds
were mixed. Cotton ture :
opened 3 to 6 points higher.
Net changes generally held at
less than a half point and initial
were small.
Homcstake Mining made a new
low for the year at "a, of =, and
Union Pacific and ChrySlcr each
lost =. L. 5. Rubber preferred
broke 6 points to 50 new low
for the year. CrucibIc Steel was
down "a at 81. JohnS-MdnVllc
declined a point at 81.
Du Pont was down 4. at III .
and smaller declines were noted IN
Bethlehem Steel, American Telc-
phone, North American, Phelps
Dodge, Standard OH n. J.. l.. )
Rubber common, General Electric
United Aircraft, General Motor,
and American Smelling.
Rails were mixed with Southern
Pacific at l2l2, up l.; New York
Central 80. unchanged and Unior
Pacific 1855. of IS Small net
gains were noted in Westinghouse
Electric, Commonwealth Edison.
Reynolds Tobacco b. Eastern Ali
Lines and International Paper
Trading continued dun IN tho
early dealings with prices irregu.
larly lower u. s. Rubber eX
tended rs los, 10 7 points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Livestock Markets
III ROLF

Quotations Supplied by United states
Department 40 Agriculture
CAT T L Receipts, $50. slaughter
steers and she stock moderately active,
fully steady; cutter 20 common lght steers
and hcifrrs In broad demand bulls
steady very few good cattle offered. half
load good around ] goo lbs fed steers held
above S12 80: odd lots medium light steers,
$40 Z5-il 30. common. NgplD: very thin
Hght dairy typ heife-s, S7us25' COM
mon h,ffcrs "a 50gg2F: most beef COWS.
81 50Te. cutters. S7.35 Il &. 80. Gamers.
81 90 few good wDehty sausage bulls.
SlU1 10 %. common ana medium. s.
a.: medium o. low good steers late
Tuesday sold weak 90 25r ,ower
CALVES sHlsh.s. 600. Neal'rs opened
- adv. good 10 choice grades SIG 10 5o.
most. Sl6. common and medium 81 IS.
sHFIP SalHhls 200. Not enough lambs
ON eaIp early o. make market uudcr'unc
strong. package good. Sn lh. native sold
80 %. few common Urht lambs $40 51
.. sheep steady. short deck Gull 60 COM
mon 81 lb s'suEhter ewes So good -
choice ewes. salabic SIS one load good
'. th..rr 800 ib MIXED native and fed
western lambs late Tuesday topped al
So lr
Hugs- Receip,. Quo. butchers scaling
1-H Ia. aud up and snwr ~ cents HIGHER
r'rsr weights and classes steady. HI'k
E..1 20 choice $50 2a1tlp butchers NlJ 30
% rU, gG0-ar0-lb weights SIS in i3 ~.
hra.. ~ weights. SI2 PGa 80. ltu-lGO-Ib.
Hrt's mostly $ii 30 4 30. ba.S COWS.
IliuUHlZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Omit U.S.RubbeI
.Pfd. Dividend

Directors of United States Rub
Der Company decided at the regu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday TO
defer declaration of any dividends
on the preferred stock. In a
letter notifying preferred stock
holders of the decision. which is
being mailed today, +. B. Davis
Jr., chairman. stated:
Dividends on the preferred
stock are non-cumulative and
can be paid only from net earn
ings Of the current year. Al
though current earnings are
encouraging. the uncertainties
due to war conditions make II
advisable to defer dividend ac-
ton at this time"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Studies Designing

Helping Jim in his new work
is his brother Bernard. The
latter has been so inspired by
the work which is going on in
the new plant that nc himself
is studying craftsmanship and
designing
IL want 10 know rs much
about ID as the men who are
working for me-" said Bernard.
ITS useful work and I'm learn
ing IL from the ground up"
The brothers. who were ASSOC
ciated in the auto selling, re-
Vealed that the sales staff Of
the Pontiac agency has been
kept intact.
1--WE want them on hand when
the automobile business opens
up again." Jim said, mo matter
when that is"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Turns Out Jigs. Fixtures

Now ne is showing The way
for small independent shops to
get into the picture TO help
speed arming the nation. His
staff is not only designing and
laying out detail for war work
but il is actually turning out
jigs and fixtures and parts.
On his list of prime con-
tractors, Powers has some of
the biggest defense plants in
the com try. Ford, Briggs,
Murray, tiac and many
others are on his customers
directory and he is getting in
queries from many manuiac-
turers in other parts OF the
country.
Powers has built his small
engineering staff from the bot
tom up. His modern shop and
equipment has drawn expert
enced and capable men-drafts-
men. designers, tool and die
makers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05

place American industry in gold
fish bowl.
Remember VIA. Sherman said :?
WHEN TIE National Industrial
Advertisers Association conveneS
in Chicago week from Friday, a
lot of DetroiterS are going to at
tend In order to hear Wayne {,
underSecretary of COM
mcrcc, the featured speaker.
Taylor will bring a special mes
sage from Washington 10 indus
trialists on the latest develop
ments affecting their production
and marketing and will outline the
planning now being done by the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Budd Mfg. Net
Sliced a Third

Edward c.. Budd Manufacturing
Company reports a 1911 net profit
OF S1,060,2l8 after $2,171.172
write-down on certain securities
and advances or Sl7,Sl a share on
z per cent preferred which was in
dividend arrears SIT a share AT the
close of the year.
In 1910, the net was 81 65S, 49O
or S27.S6 on preferred. Provision
for income and excess profits
taxes was S5.340,O00, against
S1.1177O0 in 1910. Budd is now
classified as a total defense plant
the company states.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
On the Business Front

Commerce for postwar trade He
is Just back from the Rio con-
ference.
AND AUTOMOTIVE public re-
lationiSt Frank Skinner tone OF
the few SURVIVORS of the great bliz-
card of 194l- 42) writes a note 10
correct our statement that Jesse
Jones built up a rubber Stockpile
despite" heavy demands on rubber
by the auto industry. He writes:
"That rubber accusation Is ono
I thought we long ago had
pinned in its grave with an oak
stake through Its black heart.
"The fact II. that the large
number of cars produced actu-
ally increased our rubber re-
serves. There were two streams
Of rubber flowing from the Far
East to the United States. One
was commercial purchases by
tire companies and the other was
the governments purchases for
the stockpilc. Government inn
and unaffected by automotive
purchases.
"Thcy both kept buying and
the Overbuying by the tire CON-
panies ultimately became n ma
tlOnal asset. Actually all thu
tires on the ~ cars are an
asset, too.
Signed, Skinner.
"P. =. - Let this rambling
rumble he construed as no
prejudice against Mr.. Jesse
Jones. I have been one Of his
greatest admirers for years In
the dime novels and On tie
screen 3"
Thanks for tho inf ~ -
Frank. The Caly stE'.n is-socii.-
again and both Jesse joins IN
appreciate your kind though,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Burroughs Net
Near 5 Million

Burroughs A d ding Machine
Company parent company only,
reports a 1871 net profit Of S4,771,-
sos. including S277050 dividends
received from foreign subsidiaries
and after A,i50.00O federal tax
provision and $500 900 reserve for
plant investment abroad. The net
is equal 10 % cents a share.
In 1910. net was 50. li6 24S, IN
GLIDING S654159 dividends from
foreign subsidiaries and after
$3.50 taxes or 63 cents share.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
PREVENTS DAMAGE

AS in the freight car, the utility
loader will prevent the shifting OF
jarring Of freight in transit by
locking it in position under pres
sure with vertical and horizontal
bars which taSten TO the sides OF
the body with a patented lock ar.
rangement.
Asked about the savings in dam.
age claims. Evans explained thai
90 per cent of the Longitudinal
damage comes from slack in the
load
"When we were working on
the auto loader, we put an auto
on n freight car and blocked
the wheels. We measured the
stress caused by shunting around
the car on a dynamOmeter. A
One-fOurth inch slack I'm the
blocks increased the stress 400
per cent
The first OF a fleet Of 35 new
boXcars equipped with this UTILITY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Metal Markets

New York and Wholesale nonferru
metal quotations supplied by Fedsrah
Metals Division Detroit. Spot. ~ per cent
tin. nominal New YORK, 50 future TIN. So
lake Grade copper delivered Midwest. IA.
electrolytic spot. smelter ~; casting cop
per, li.75. 81 LOUIS lesd 8 81. St LOUIS
Iinc. s25. New York antimoby, IL virgin
aluminium, IS.
Copper sales 1888 tons. strike s'ii
continues al Kennecotts big Chilean cop
per mines. Export copper, II rs. resale.
IL. Free sterling exchange. i03h 1t.ot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Detroit Poultry

Market. steady; hens. 2 - ihs and up
81. under 5ia lbs, 2tc' leghHru hens :
PCS end Up zoe cucks ~ $50.
F-r---Frs o. -rr lbs. smc9fr .eEs CSC
r.gr rr. .efs o. fo f4Hs -. sag -Ne
eapaas. IHs s'a w. 2sr u1icr Poi
TGGs -sFsfsst frr. eu-rsrt fsssipt'
:f'f. -aIrrt ta1r'. -'..t.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Ceiling!
Kraft, Tissue Paper Prices
SET at Oct. I94I. Level

WASHINGTON, March 5.--Of-
flee of Price Administration has
asked about 200 producers of kraft
converting papers, coarse Sulphlte
papers and tissue papers 10 hold
their prices TO levels prevailing be-
tween oct. l and Is, 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
EFFORTS REDOUBLED

On top. however price ceilings
are being clampcd down capri
ciously As casts Of materials and
labor rise the efforts TO pre-
vent initiation are redoubled.
One result is that profits"
are being squeezed During the
year. 1871. the figures show
clearly that the peak Of corpo-
ration profits was reached and
passed. In the fourth quarter.
the trend was downward. The
tendency is still TO take away
the differential profits of supe-
rior business efficiency. and 10
squeeze down 10 zero the inter-
est rates on savings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
L. s. IN A DEADLY WAR

But as the New Deal political
machine is forced toe change.
why not reorGanize our eco
nomic machinery, too? Why
suppose that We can still 60
ahead with the same decisions
that once frightened our dreams
about every man a king" and
ham and eggs" for every one?
We are in a deadly war. Doesn't
this make any difference in bust
ness as usual, and in "sociaF
gains" ?
Briefly stated. the economic
scheme now reduces to showing
costs up and pushing prices
down. with the result that an
impossible situation arises full
Of clashes and strains which re-
duce our efficiency and threaten
the whole war program.
Underneath, two great pres
sure groups are struggling for
power, privilege and self-mostly
the latter. The farm bloc,
whether or not IL represents the
mass of the farmers. keeps up
the same old New Deal tactics
which looked so good TO the
government before the war.
In addition 10 these pres
sureS." there is the huge and
growing burden of taxation. And
again We find too little realiza-
ton by the government bureau
Gratis that the boondoggling days
are over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE

formation concerning the prod
uct he is asked 10 make. includ-
ing specifications. drawings. bills
OF material and. If possible, ac-
tual samples.
Second: lie requires a SChcd-
ule Of the number Of pieces TO
he delivered by the day. by the
week or hy the month.
Third, Then he is in position
10 analyze equipment require
mcntS. determining what IS
available in his own plants and
what needs 10 be purchased.
Then he must find out how
much Aeer- space will he needed
and how much is available.
Similar surveys must be made
Of manpow requirements.
horsepower needs. metallurgy
involved, testing needs ard other
scientific phases Of the job.
Fourth: Then he is able 10
lay out a comprehensive plan of
procedure and a budget.
SETS UP CONTRACT
Fifth: Next he can set up a
contract to define the response
bilities OF buyer and seller.
Sixth: Next competent or
canization of engineers. purchaS-
ing agents, schedule men, master
mechanics. technical experts and
supervisors must be set up.
Seventh: Finances must then
be prepared in accordance with
the scope and extent of the Job.
>Government is not expected to
lpay cash on the barrel in the
way the automobile industry
was accustomed TO receive 1t in
peacetime.
Eighth: A forecast OF the
humber and claSSifiCations Of
workers needed, together with
the foremen. inspectors, cngi-
necrs. master mechanics and
other supervisory force must be
prepared and plans must be
formulated for their training.
Ninth: Plans must be made
for setting up and trying out
equipment when il arrives.
Tenth: a small initial. eX-
perimental run of production
must be made 10 prove that the
tools and operations are in
order.
Eleventh: Employees must he
added TO bring the project to
full capacity production.
Twelfth: Shipments OF mu-
nitions must be made in volume
and payment for them must be
procured
Thus. in this irterludc at D.
troit between automobile pro-
duction and about armament
production. il is apparent that
management has much 10 do.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
Clarifies Auto
Conversion 10.
Armament Work
Lists II Steps Firms
Must Take Before
Mass Production
BY VI. 6. RUKEYSER

Init News service Economic Commcntatc
SkirmiSheS on the battlefront
may historically prove less de-
ciSIve than the undramatic
major operation converting au-
tomobilcS 10 Notwithstanding
place IN Detroit
This changeover Incidental %
putting the automobile industry
in khaki is so significant and 50
little understood that I shall
devote this column 10 a clarifica-
ton OF, the 12-point process.
Here arc the - steps which
an automobile manufactures
must co through in order 10
change from making civilian
products 10 producing war ma
terials:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
j. :. Economic
Machine Needs
Strednn|ining
PIayboy Leadership
Must 90 or We
Perish. Writer Warns
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economics, ~. Y. University
While we are recognizing and
streamlining various govern
ment agencies, why not do the
same with our economic organ
ization?
The chief trouble has been
that we have gone astray in
clouds of wish thinking. We
have allowed ourselves 10 be
misled by the promises of poll
ticians who have held out hopes
of more abundant life. Our gov
eminent has become increas-
ingly inefficient and costly by
being made the host for swarms
of joy-riding office holders.
Now the stern realities Of war
are smoking out the bureaucrats.
We have TO have real produc-
ton. Playboy leadership must
go. or we perish. Accordingly
we are getting tardv piecemeal
reorganization at Washington.
and may hope that in time our
war machine will be rolling more
smoothly,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05

loader. which is installed as per-
manent equipment was put into
operation this week by Missouri
Pacific Tor the shipment of war
materials and civilian necessities.
Working toward better ship
ping. the Union Pacific and Pere
Marquette are operating utility
loader cars. They have carried
more than 80 test loads in com
merCial roXenue service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-05
BIG SAVINGS DUE

The utility loader increases the
average capacity OF each freight
car by five tons. or from 20 10
200 per cent, depending upon the
product shipped, 1t Is estimated
that an increase OF even one ton
per car shipment would give this
country the equivalent of 1900
additional freight cars.
In line with the new war econ
omy. the utility loader does away
with "dunnage'-that is, lumber,
paper, band iron. nails. etc, now
being used for the bFaeing and
bulkhcading of freight in boXcarS.
In the loading of shells at army
arScnalS. the cost was reduced APP
proXimatcly one-half, and one
quarter of the loading time was
saved, StaticticS reveal.
An average of seven man-hourS
is required 10 prepare each or
binary boXcar for its next load.
due 90 the remains for waste and
dunnage This figure multiplied
by 1871 600 boXcar loadings
which used dunnaGe last year
amounts 10 l0S,157OO0 work hours
for this laundry item alone
which can he eliminated by this
new equipment. Based on only
two trips per car per year, this Is
equivalent 10 II. sos freight cars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
CROTTO PREPARES
FOR CIRCUS WEEK
Sky FolIies" Open Next
Monday at Municipal
Stadium; Many Thrills

Zindah Grotto opens its eighth
annual charity circus at the Num-
cipal Stadium on WATERFOWL avenue
one week from tonight with fan
fare of music and all the pomp and
ceremony usually associated with
the big top" Delegations of pro-
phets from other Grottos, Shriners,
Masons, representatives Of local
civic, fraternal and patriotic Or
CARNATIONS in the city and its en-
Wrons will assemble at the Num-
cipal Stadium for the gala event.
Members Of Zindah Grotto, under
the direction of Chief Justice Rich
ard D. Bensen, general chairman,
have been busy for weeks preparing
for the circus and distributing tick
cts for advanced sale. This year the
members of Sheridan Council,
Knights OF Columbus, under the d.
rection of Patrick Wallace, are CO.
operating with zindah Grotto in
the advance ticket sale In order to
help assure the success of this an.
nual charity circus.
1t Is expected that Mayor Vincent
A. Scully will officially open the cir
Gus as he has done in the past.
Ceremonies will get under way at Z
p. m. and with the blast of the ring
miSter's whistle, held by the mayor,
the circus will begin one week en-
gagement that will end on Saturday
night, June 18th.
Among the thrill acts included In
kIAic nvie nj aat.
called "Sky Follies" are such FAM
GUS presentations as Pape and Con-
chita, artists Of the high teter pole
also Gordon'S miniature aquacade,
water revue combinging skill,
beauty and daring climaxed by a
100 foot dive into a flaming tank.
The Six Gretonas, sensational
high wire act, presents daring young
men and women performing with
reckless abandon on sleder strand
of steel 100 feet In the air. Other
acts include the Cartier Sisters,
The Six Victory Skaters, the Darcy
Sisters, the -Four Schallers, the Fly
ing Lamars, the Great Francisco
Lewis and Oliver Sisters, the Four
Aerial Bombshells and many others.
There will be two complete per-
fornnances nightly at and z p. m.
and matinee for school children
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
when they win be admitted to the
circus without charge.
Parking at the field will be avail
able and the charge will be pack
age Of cigarettes or fifteen cents.
All the parking proceeds will be sent
TO Waterbury boys in the army
camps and naval training stations
at the conclusion Of the circus en-
ggaement. Circus week inaugurates |
zindah Grotto's Keep En- Smok-
ing" campaign by which the men,
bers Of the order hope to keep 3 |
steady flow Of cigarettes reaching |
Waterbury service men. teh gift Of |
their efllow townslnen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
SHORTER PLATES
NOW in VOGUE
Shortage Of Metal Causes
State to Economic on
Toll Markers

Hartford, June shortages and
prioritieS have taken their toll OF
''toll plates" used on automobiles to
show payment Of annual fees for
use Of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross
Pathways. For the first time since
these tolls were collected the state
Is unable to provide a full sized new
marker to indicate payment for the
current year.
Beginning June !, the start Of the
toll-plate year, the Motor Vehicles
Department, acting for the highway
department will provide a small
corner tab or insert OF distinctive
color The first Of those metal tabs
will signify payment Of annual tolls
for the year from June !, 1872, to
May 81, l943. and will be affixed to
the lower right hand corner Of the
toll plates.
There are three basic plates In
use to show such toll payment, one
for the Greenwich station, one for
Milford and one TO permit passage
through both stations without pay
ment of the customary ten cent
Zee. Plates good for one years pas
sage through a single station cost
ten dollars each, while the COM
bination, good for both stations,
costs fifteen dollars. The law set
ting up these fees also provides
that the plate shall be affixed to
the top of the regular motor We
hicle registration plate. This year,
only the tab or insert will be fur
nished for those renewing toll reg
istration.
The inserts now being issued by
the motor vehicle department are
red and are perforated with the
numeral "3" signifying their ex-
piration in 1943. They are approx
mately az inches by IN inches and
are punched In one corner to per-
init mounting with one of the bolts
that hold the toll plate and regis
tration plate together.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
FIDDLERS RESIN
BOWS, TUNE UP
] FOR BIC SHINDIG

Athens. Tex, june / CUP -
ilereTl be big doin's In this town
5000 persons come Friday (June
The reason? F1ddling.
That's the day Of the colorful and
eorny East Texas Fiddlers' Con-
eest, . date which about $1,000 per-
sons circle on their calendars and
make certain they keep.
It's the day when they toss the
hoes into fence corners. wrap the
reils around pillow handles and call
me and the kids for The trip to
Athens.
But the farmer folk OF the piney
woods regions are not the only
customers" who congregate on
cornmeal-strewn streets for the
day-long battle Of the "git-fiddles."
BFOadcl0th and Blue Denim
Millionaires mark the date on
their calendars, too. There's quite a
number Of men who left the piney
woods and Trinity river bottom
lands to climb the heights of A.
nance and politics.
But on June they'll be back to
listen to the plaintive strains Of the
dddleS, rubbing the elbows Of their
costly coatsleeves against the blue
denim workshirts Of the farm folk.
E. N. Robinson, one Of the orig
inators Of the gathering idea, says
1t Is always a thirsty crowd whoop-
ing 1t up for favorite bands, favor
ties known by such names as the
Coon Greek Ramblers and McGill's
One Man Ramily, for example.
Business Houses Close
I'VE put four Of the biggest bar
fels Of Ice water we can get on the
square at dawn" he said, land by
II o'clock they have to be refilled
every hour"
Candy stores, hamburger stands
and soft drink peddlerS do a land
ONCE business but other business
houses in Athens Just give up the
business ghost for the day.
No entry fee is charged but large
cash prizes are given by the mer-
chants and former citizens OF
Athens. Any attempt to CONNER
cialize the gathering brings down
the fire Of angry flddlers.
: Cotton Picking Music
A prominent Texas politician was
elected forcibly from the town
few years ago when he attempted
to speak.
I'VE like him all right" one
Athenian said, "but we don't want
our party ruined with politics."
Folks here agree the music is
corny but sweet to their ears.
1.-THE boys around here kinda go
for this contemplating music"
they say. SIT does lot Of good.
Why, folks in East Texas amt
ready to make a crop, war or no
war, until they've been to good
fiddNn' contests"