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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Toxic Admits
.248 Planes Lost,
ST Wdrships Hit

TOXIC, May 26 (By official
Japanese wireless) (INS. - The
imperial high command admitted
in a special communique today
that at least 81 Japanese naval
and auxiliary vessels had been
lost or damaged up to May 20.
A total of 24S japanese planes
are missing. it was said.
Among the naval losses were in
cluded a small aircraft carrier a
seapIane carrier, six destroyers
and special vessels" six subma-
raines, five special submarines,
mine layer, six minesweepers, two
small naval craft and two con-
verted vessels.
Heavily damaged, 1t was said,
were a minesweeper, four con-
verted vessels, a light cruiser,
three destroyers and a special
vessel.
Loss of II vessels totaling g.
900 tons which had been chartered
by the navy was acknowledged.
(The period over which these
losses were suffered was not
specified in the communique.
The figures in no way compare
with the total of Japanese ships
and planes known to have been
destroyed or damaged since the
beginning of the war;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
VIII Launch Sub June !

NEW YORK, May 26 QNS).-
The u. s. S. Gurnard, a new navy
submarine. will be launched June
/ at the Electric Boat Company
yards at Groton. Conn.,. the navy
announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26

ing demand for raw materials,
the most vital need of Americas
war effort" George Weymouth,
chief of the war production board
industrial section, declared today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
u. S. Chart

Detroit and vicinity: Continued mild TO-
night and tomorrow morning, with showers
and thunderstorms tonight. Gentle to mod
crate winds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
WEYMOUTH Pleads for Scrap

NEW YORK. May IS GNS).-
Industry must salvage critical
scrap materials 10 meet the grow
Evening star., 1942-07-19

A king in O jeep. King Peter
OF Yueoslovio is ehouffeured
over the Ford Motor Co. proving
grounds ot Detroit in on Army
jeep by Billy Ford, l7-yeor-oId
son of EdseI Ford ond youngest
erondson Of Henry Ford. The
young king wos touring Detroit's
wor plonts. Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

And here's the woy TO climb back
into tine emptied conoe-without
copsizine it ogoin. You throw the
right arm entirely across the conoe
to the opposite eunwoIe, then kick
your legs with q forward thrust as
you pull yourself into it. l.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

These girls announced their engagements
some time ago They get together at an
announcement party and compare notes.
telling each other how rushed they are, get
ting this and that done before the wedding
Getting their teeth fixed buying pots. pans
and mops and looking at dotted swiss for
the windows
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Maverick Heads Bureau
OF Production Board

By the Associated Press.
Establishment of q Bureau OF
Governmental Requirements In the
War Production Board, headed by
Maury Maverick, former Mayor of
San Antonio, Tex, was announced
yesterday.
Maverick will have direct charge
Of all requests for materials filed by
State and local governments and
Will report directly to James s.
Knowlson, director Of the w. P. B.
Industry Operations Division.
Under the old o. P. M. setup,
Maverick headed a governmental
requirements branch during similar
work in the Civilian Supply Division
Announcement that his office would
be elevated to bureau status followed
by one day a formal request from
'he United States Conference of
Mayors that such action be taken.
A committee of mayors headed
by Mayor La Guardia of New York
conferred with Chairman Donald M.
Nelson of the w. P. B. yesterday.
They told Nelson that necessity for
speed in clearing requests for mate
rails made the change imperative.
Other mayors on the committee
were Edward J. Kelly of Chicago,
Maurice J. Tobin of Boston, Cornell
ius D. Scully of Pittsburgh and w.
Cooper Green of Birmingham, Ala.
Evening star., 1942-02-08

Continued From Page C-8.)

this was increased to 3.74 cents in
January, 1912, and the ITO per cent
OF parity legislation may force the
price above 4 cents. These prices
compare with 295 cents a year ago
and the 1941 average price of 3.37
cents.
Because of higher shipping costs
from Africa and, since October, lack
of any shipping space, cocoa prices
have risen. Ceilings have been set
at 91z cents for accra, which COM
pares with SIS cents a year ago and
an average of 1853 cents in 1941.
Somewhat less than a years supply
is on hand.
Chewing gum makers face higher
costs, in that the supply of chicle
substitute from the Far East has
been cut of, forcing greater de-
pendence on the higher cost chicle
and South American substitutes. =.
To a marked extent, these cost
increases have been passed on.
higher manufacturers and jobbers'
prices being quoted for confections
and chewing gum. In addition, all of
the candy producers have reduced
bar sizes at least once in the past
six months. In the soft drink field,
however, producers will have the
utmost difficulty adjusting prices
or altering container sizes.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO: Feb. 7 Gn cunitsd, ST. States Sdss DE.
paGtmsnt Of oool AsriEu1S Eothna here Of value to
S2nlnound butchers, 23O-60; auotable top
around 1875: shippers TOOK none: noi1 .nd
1000 apa slts veek ios4o pounds
4f,o45 higher; heavier butchers 3o-4O up
sows, 2O-35 higher. .or,-
salable cattle none: calves; i nom na cSoie. So
Warnings and choice medium weight and
Ss' Weishty steers: ss5o hEhs5 hntrr. eho,ee eom
steers showpg aEaaes %sst stsady to
higher: nigh an medium to good 1.O50;1 300 pound
short short-fed steers showed very little change
and closed soT ded bifser cutters and
common beef cows uo most bulls and veal
ers steady: largely steers and helIer run,
bulk bulk Of heifer crop: extreme top 1,o50.
l,I50- pound prime yearling steers. !4.s9;
strictly choice l,I16-pound heifeTss h1. up 70 70
close weiehty Ua Cutter cows sold actively at
and slightly above s25; only shelly can
ners under 500; weIshty sausage n9ns 10
'fIss sslaSls shsep 800; total; 1.soo ax late
sRsse sRSts 'Rd fed Ia lambs 1sTfF A soed and
xssts under 5bv sum%sT 1Posn shG1h 1oho handy
Compared Friday last week, supply most,
ly fed Western lambs fat yearlinEs and
sheep very scarce prices fuct9ated mIaiy
lambs i 2 so: closing bulk good and choice
son i2sS few Wesss ess nshed kinds snd
heavier weights. II .50-11 IS: most throw
out natives. 1915 down: summer shorn
10, ,50-I0.S5: few handyweight fat year
ilngs, 1O:25-1O:5O; most small lots fat
ewes. 675 down.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Rail Bonds Finish
Near Best Levels
OF Good Week
Small Friday Losses
Wiped Out; Other
Groups Narrow
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Rail loans
today quickly won back the minor
losses of Friday and finished around
the best levels of a good week.
Other bond market departments
moved within narrow area.
I; Activity of the carrier issues
lifted total volume for the two-hour
session to $5,314,100, face value,
from $3,833,800 the previous Satur-
day.
Z. Demand for the rails was stimu-
lated by expectations Of an early
Interstate Commerce Commission
decision in the roads application
for q 10 per cent increase in freight
rates. Wall Street quarters have
been confident a boost Of per cent
more would be granted.
Running we'll above the average
on volume were Baltimore and Ohio
stamped convertibles of go at 40l4,
up 81, and St. Paul IS at 1917, up "a.
Other improved issues included Erie
417s at 55, Lehigh Valley As at 331a,
Rock Island general 4s of '88 at
23l4, New York Central SIS at 5811
and Nickel Plate 51as at 80.
U. s. Governments were about
stationary with normal trading
somewhat reduced pending the
February Treasury financing. In the
foreign division strength was shown
by. Queensland IS and New South
Wales IS Of ST.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Comments.

m Tn e os s,o,s
depleted stocks OF some items as d wen as ne - I %
Rejecting activity report
nss tbs Week . per m '
pronounced foods
the and widened the gain over last year
spring apparel markets was II per cent hon sSoys the M s
cearnss were Is per cent above last year continued to feature
activity
ssns as saes Continued u s @
and than Is per cent larger than last year HI anaea @ e
cent. above led ls dn
At cent above year ago and the gain for
estimated at about 40 per cent cent Instamsnt
ls. and ssa me ans by
buying rather than manufacturers has lifted jo0oer
tnued below last year substantially
BY February promotions
amount purchasing retail sales increased In the week ana
were cent above last year. Wholesalers also
w Ss psf hoSh
plants operated accelerated pace and manufacturers IN
KANSAS scarcity merchandise con.
hghgh retail activity but sales were esI ed vome pa
last however aided by successful M %
wholesale activity well ahead Of last year. The
value % ser by month-end promotions
scarcity merchandise retail volume & reached @
Dry goods about Is per cent
smaller gains 80 per cent ahead OF
r..,u
trade continued ancipatoy buying In various lines
The showing than in recent weeks as depeeo
made lines Overall retail sales were es
Retailers ordering Freely 1or
prng and furnishings but material
ago Steel production about cent Of capacity
ST sales and sustained interest IN ancl
nato purchasing cent higher IN the
cent last year Favorable
interest retailers in the wholesale apparel
the American convention opened An increasing
NUMBER particularly smaller concerns nave oe
tn obtain offset the curaent III
civilian business 81 cent larger tnan l94
continued to
higher with the increase estimated at 50 70 40 per
| eet wholesalers report cent greater than
last year sales tapered of somewhat Expansion IN
local plant converted to work was age
factories from 274o to 2S4os
men compared 2l,512 in 194 .., ~.
no sign interest cetered on su
textiles as well as 1000
reported larger than last
steel increased points to 90 per cen
the supply continues much below furnace
and hnders further expansion
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Loan to China Seen BoIsterinq
HerWiN to Continue Jap War
National Morale Was Deterioroting
As Initiation Brought High Prices

Singapore and Rangoon they would
be in a position, the strategists say,
to cut the Burma road, sole route Of
supply for the Chinese Army.
Feared Allied Diversion.
Several weeks ago some Chinese
began to fear that the American
and British strategy called for con-
centrathng most of their power
against Hitler and letting the Orient
60 for the time being. Now there
can be little question that, in the
weeks just after Pearl Harbor, some
American and British officials we're
thinking of the far Pacific as a
secondary theater of war. And,
although second thoughts have
brought new decisions, the damage,
where Chinese morale was con-
cerned, had been done.
1t is no wonder that the admins
tration, finally aware Of the si'ua-
ton in China, pressed for the speed
lest possible congressional approval
of the loan Reports are now that
Chinese sentiment has taken a turn
for the better, following these de-
velopments and announcements
that the Western Pacific will be
greatly reinforced.
Dispatches said that Chungking
was bucked up no little at the pros
pect of the American loan for two
reasons.
Good Faith Now Proved.
In the first place it was another
evidence of the good faith of the
British and Americans in prose-
cutting the war in the Orient.
In the second, it gives China a
potent weapon with which to COM
bat the worst phase of its domestic
troubles, Mountaineering infla-
ton. China expects to use a large
part Of the loan as security for a
bond issue, to be known, in Occi-
dental fashion, as victory loan
This, it is expected will remove from
the Chinese money market much of
the paper currency, presence of
which has been forcing prices
upward.
Oficials here feel much better
about the Chinese situation now
and are confident THAT China will
be in the war to the end.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Sharp Expansion Forecast
In Zinc Plant Capacity
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Sharp ex-
pansion of the Nations zinc refining
capacity by early fall was predicted
today as the probable result of Ana
conda Copper Mining Co.'S move to
enlarge its facilities.
Metal trade circles figured the
additional capacity would be around
As 900 tons annually, an increase of
about "a per cent.
The weeks developments included
lifting of the zinc emergency pool
to 40 per cent Of domestic produc-
ton. a new high. Zinc prices held
firm at 8.25 cents pound, East st.
Louis.
Copper allocations began although
February certificates had failed to
show up. Prices held unchanged at
II cents pound, Connecticut VAL
ley, for domestic metal and 11%
cents for export.
The February lead pool was set
at Is per cent of output. Releases
were understood to have cleaned
out the January pool already and
cut into February ALLEGATION. De-
mand exceeded supply at $50 cents
a pound, New York, and 6.35 cents,
st. Louis.
Steel operations continued at a
relatively high rate, despite the
scrap and labor wage situations.
Unofficial industry sources said
the production rate probably would
climb if the scrap supply could be
increased.
Virtually all steel was going into
war orders, directly or indirectly,
and for lend-lease.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
CommodityPrice
Chongesin Week
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Spot COM
modify markets closed lower this
week after sharp decline followed
by a moderate recovery.
The Associated Press wholesale
price index of 35 basic commodities
declined to 97.00 from 97y59 the
previous week, its first setback In
seven weeks.
Agricultural commodities sagged
badly during the early days of the
week. The Presidents announce
ment that Government commodity
stocks would be sold to war agencies
was sharp jolt to traders whose
confidence had already been weak
ened by Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard's firm. views on price con-
troll Of farm commodities.
Later in the week, however, the
market advanced moderately on
steady buying from consumer In
terests.
Livestock prices were strong, but
hog prices broke sharply on Friday
on rumors of possible price ceilings.
Lard and wool rose in response
to boosts in their respective price
ceilings. LinSeed oil and corn were
also higher.
Big losers on the week were eggs,
wheat and flour. Lower prices, how
ever, were chalked up for a long
list of other agricultural products.
including butter, cattle, oats, rye
and cotton. Turpentine and cocoa
quotations also declined.
Commodity groups making up the
IS staple index compared as follows:
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Dividend Meetings

NEW YORK. Feb 7 (SpeciaD Among
the important companies which will hold
dividend meetings this week are American
Marchine a. Foundry Co, Continental Can
Co, Newberry 81. ~ Co. and st. Joseph
Lead Co. A list Of the meetings OF COM
panies definitely scheduled is reported by
Fitch Investors Service as follows:
Monday, February Q.
Spencer KellosE e. Sons. Inc. tcom0
I'll a.m).
Tuesday, February 10.
Brewing Corp. Of America (com) $3.50
Columbian Carbon Co (comD 90 am
Congoleum-Nairn, Inc tcom.) t2:3O
Newberry a. Jo Co. (comD u1 AMI,
Proctor &, Gamble Co. (5fo pfd.) l:45
PM.
Spear a. Co. tpfd) I'll am.
Wednesday, February II.
American Machine a. Foundry Co. (com.)
Continental Can Co. (com) fe:3O AMI
Devoe a. Reynolds Co., Inc. (com. "a
and "B'D (a:3O AMI.
Eastman Kodak Co of N. ]. (6T pfd.
and conn., u1:30 a.mD.
Thursday. February 12.
Joy Manufacturing Co. tcom) 90 AND.
Friday. February 13.
Bayuk Cigars. Inc. (com) 90 a.m).
Copperweld Steel Co. (5ss pfd. and conn.,
g p.mD.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
BY RICHARD L. TURNER,
Wide World News

There are several reasons for the
big loan to China, but 1t has one
compelling, overall purpose. That
is to remove any possibility, near or
remote, that China might withdraw
from the war.
Imagine, If you can, how disas-
trous the consequences might be II
Japanese legions, planes and war
machines now in China were sud-
denly diverted to the battle of
Singapore and the effort to con-
quer the Dutch Indies.
And yet, that grave possibility was
in more than one officials mind in
connection with the Chinese loan.
Acting together, England and the
United States set about bolstering
Chinese morale in a very practical
way-an advance of $500, 1000, 900
from this country and 5000, ,000, 900
from Great Britain.
Chinese MettIe Proved.
The Chinese have proved their
mettle as fighting men, For nearly
five years they have been with
standing the Japanese onslaught
and, despite a necessity for giving
ground occasionally, infiicting ter
rife losses upon the enemy.
These years Of warefare have had
their effect upon a semi-developed
internal economy. 1t has been
creaking under the strain of war.
Quantities of paper money have
been issued. Prices within China
are away up. A runaway imitation
is feared.
The effect of these developments
upon the Chinese people has not
been good. The japanese have
seized what seems a favorable op-
portunity to flood the country with
peace propaganda. Information here
is that in some quarters that seed
has taken root.
In addition to these domestic diff
ficulties there has been little en-
couragement for China in the tide
of war in the far Pacific. She has
seen her foe score victory after VIC
tory, until now he is besieging
Singapore and hammering toward
Rangoon. Should the Japs take
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Bendix Aviation Reports
Net Of S1.47 a Share
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Bendix Avia-
ton Corp. and domestic subsidiaries
today reported net profit for the
quarter ended December 81 of So
lis, 1923, equal to STAT a share, COM
pared with $2,835 ,321, or $1.35, the
corresponding 1910 period.
For the calendar year 1941 net
profit was $13,545,995,. or $64l a
share, compared with $s,310074. or
$4!42, in 1910. The company's fiscal
year ends September 80.
Cushman's Sons.
Cushmans Sons, Inc, subsidiary
of Purity Bakeries Corp, reported
l941 net profit of $276,099, compared
with 1901 ,729 in 1910. This was
equal, after dividend requirements
on 7 per cent cumulative first pre-
ferred stock, to 81 a share on the
So preferred, compared with $4.6l
a share last year.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Auto Production Reduced
To 34,074U Units in Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 7.-Automotive
News reported today in its weekly
survey of the motorcar industry that
output dropped sharply to 34,074
units as manufacturers wound up
their non-defense affairs for the
duration.
This compares with 1888 cars
and trucks reported by the trade
paper for last week and 123 1886 this
week a year ago.
The survey credited Ford with
1O,350 cars and trucks, compared
with 10,834 last week; General Mo-
tors with 11,021, compared with
31,711. Ford divisions exclusive of
Lincoln, and Packard, which topped
independent producers, were, the
only companies to finish out the
week.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Torch, ChiseI Speed
Automobile Plants
War Conversion Job
Lost Car to Come Off
Assembly Lines Expected
To Be Ford Sedan
BY DAVID ]. WILKIE,
Wide World News.

Wloe Wpfiu NcWS.
DETROIT, Feb. I've don't call
it conversion; we know it as re-
tooling."
That was the comment of an auto
motive engineer today as he watched
work now going on in the automobile
jndustfy's factories to get the most
war weapon production in the short
est possible time.
Assembly lines were being dis
mantled, overhead conveyors we're
being cut down with torch and
chisel, machines that stamped out
tenders and body panels we're being
moved aside. some to be changed
and enlisted in the war effort.
Others had been coated with grease
and covered to protect them from
the weather and stored in nearby
yards.
Inside the parts factories, big
holes were being bored or hacked
through cement flooring to prepare
foundations for different types of
machine tools.
OtHcFS 10 DC Snlppcus
Still other machine tools were
being prepared for shipment to
other factories-leased or sold under
the industry's pooling program.
Startling by contrast with last
weeks car assembly activity was the
scene in an erstwhile assembly plant
where not so much as a cotter-pin
remained on its thousands of square
feet of floor space. Machines for
manufacture of war munitions will
start moving in Monday.
Similarly impressive was the ere
tooling" job in one of the worlds
largest automobile body plants. 1t
was being cleaned out for building
of 30-ton tanks.
This was the physical aspect of
the conversion of the greatest mass
production industry the world ever
has known to the job Of producing
war implements in volume never
before even dreamed Of.
In cleaning up the former as
sembly plants, the industry made
several thousand more Iassenger au-
tomo5iles this week With the con-
version job now in full swing, it
probably would have difficulty as
sembling even 1000 such vehicles
next week if the War Production
Board suddenly authorized it.
The last passenger automobile ac-
tually to roll cff the assembly line
probably will be Ford sedan sched-
uled for completion at the River
Rouge plant Tuesday, absolute dead
line fixed by the w. P. B. for car
manufacture.
Jeep Soon to Follow.
Close behind it will come an Army
"jeep." and that line will have been
Converted
Regardless of the plant conversion,
many automotive experts still feel
the major part of their war effort
will come from the newly erected
bomber plane, aviation engine and
Army tank factories and the huge
additional plants that are to be
built in furtherance of the arms
program.
III unit volume, of course, the one
time automobile assembly plants
turned arsenals will top the newer
plant production, for they will Of
necessity have to make the lighter
items-guns, gun mounts. shells,
ordnance comoorents and the vari-
GUS secret devices.
The puilt-to- order factories al
ready are rolling out the tough
stuff" as engineers describe the
tanks. submarine engines, aircraft
motors and other heavier units. For
them the job ahead Is to more than
triple this year the. production
schedules that were laid down six
months ago.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
o. P. A. Expects Steel
To Hold Unchanged
~ the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton announced yesterday that it die
not now foresee general changes in
the prices Of steel mill products
which would affect the deliveries
during the second quarter of 1912
Offlcials said the statement was
in response to inquiries from the
Navy Department which is seeking
to obtain firm commitments on
direct purchases of steel.
O. P. A. said long range policy
as to steel product prices would be
discussed at a meeting of industry
representatives.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Four Alloy SteeIs
To Conserve Metals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0clated PrtSS.
NEW YORK, Feb. -Four new
kinds of alloy steels, designed to
make the United States limited re-
serves Of strategic metals 60 farther,
were announced by the American
Iron and Steel Institute.
The new alloys call for less virgin
chromium and nickel, getting them
instead in the form of scrap recov-
cred from previously-made steel, the
institute said.
Priority orders on nickel and
chromium, both used to make spe-
cial grade steels used in nearly all
branches of war production, made
the alternates necessary.
Evening star., 1942-02-08
Caterpillar Tractor Sales
Mostly for Defense
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
PEORIA, Ill. Feb. IL. B. Neu-
miller, president Of Caterpillar Trac-
tor Co., told stockholders in the an
nual report today that 1941 sales
were almost wholly for defense pur-
poses, but were largely made up OF
the company's regular products.
Several items for which there Is
normally a comparatively limited
demand were suspended to allow
concentration on products most urg-
emily needed, he said.
Neumiller disclosed employment
at the end of the year had reached
16.18l persons compared with H.
GOT a year ago. Earnings were the
same as those contained in the pre-
liminary report-s7.78 .784 482 compar-
ed with $7,839,l17 in 1910.