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Evening star., 1942-05-04

Earl w Martyr, 2l1 Thirteenth
street NE, an auxiliary fireman,
has addressed letter to the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Lincoln Park
Civilian Defense Area critizing it as
being rampant with confusion, in
competence and petty Jealousy" He
charged that the wardens have not
Evening star., 1942-05-04

The Stanton Park area AFRAID
warden meeting scheduled for to-
night at the Stuart Junior High
School has been postponed until 8
pm. Friday because OF the sugar
rationing program.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

classes will open at John Quincy
Adams May IL and IL. They will
be conducted by Miss Ann Hayes
and Miss Georgiana Lancaster.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

It's An old American custom to
spring to the aid of your country in
an hour Of peril. Buy all the War
bonds and stamps you can.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

Afraid wardens and other civil
ian defense personnel of the Dupont
Circle area will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the Covenant-First
Evening star., 1942-05-04

Asch and Mechelen on the Meuse
River, the independent Belgian
news agency reported today.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

been properly trained and their only
equipment consists of what they
have begged, borrowed or pur-
chased with their own hard-earned
cash."
Evening star., 1942-05-04

warming to those who are curious
and reveal lights as they attempt
to see what is going on by opening
windows or going out Of doors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

buying has been completed, a
lull developes. In some key
stores, this has already developed
in connection with mems cloth
ing. which has been in cXtraor-
dinarily active demand few
months earlier.
Merchants tell me that the
pattern of consumer buying has
been somewhat unpredictable.
Items which seemed logical for
peak demand, such as draperies
have been slows There has been
an acute demand for feminine
style items. which women have
always admired and which they
have recently been able to buy
more freely because of an in
crease in the breadwinner's pay
envelope. Likewise, there has
been a great run on infants
wear, which storekeepers felt
has been out of proportion to the
actual statistics of new wartime
births. The explanation is in
part that larger consumer in
comes enable mothers to splurge
somewhat on such items.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Cash Awards
U. S. Steel to Pay Employees
for Tips Furtherine Output

NEW YORK, Oct. lin In
terest of furthering the war effort
Carnegie-ulinois Steel Corpora
tion,U. S. Steel subsidiary, an
nounced a program of cash awards
for suggestions advanced by en-
ployes. which result in aiding
production.
Program will be conducted by
the various war production drive
committees established in each OF
the Carnegie-Illinois plants. Sug-
gestion boxes will be provided by
the committees throughout the
mills and offices into which all
suggestions will be deposited for
appraisal as to their worth. For
each suggestion accepted, the en-
ploye will receive an award of $40.
In addition, the program is retro
active to the time of estab-
lishment OF pro d NC { on drive
committees in Carnegie-Iiiinois
plants, which provides for pay
ment of award to each employe
whose suggestion has been &C
cepted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
lst Exception
WLB Grants ST a Day Pay
Boost TO 10000 Miners

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE
War Labor Board today made its
first exception 10 the rule that
there should be no wage increases
for the duration. 1t granted cop
per, lead and zinc miners-1O,OOC
in Idaho and Utah mines-$l a
day increase in pay.
The board used the pay boost
as weapon TO keep miners on
the job and 10 require them 10
live up to working agreements.
Employees will get only half of the
increase, or so cents each pay day,
the remaining half is withheld
until the fourth pay day when il
will be given only those workers
who have complied with rules and
regulations as TO continuity of
work and standards of produc-
ton.
The regulations will be worked
out by employers and unions, sub
ject to approval of the War Labor
Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Bond Stores Add
Women Line
Detroit Units TO Stock
Tailored Goats Now

Bond Stores, Inc, one OF the
largest mems clothing chains In
the country. will enter the
womens apparel field, probably
this week, with line of popular
priced tailored coats and suits.
Initially only % of the firms 50
stores viii take on the new line.
Herbert M. List, manager for
Bond Stores in the Detroit terri
tory, reports that the stores here
will stock only the line of women's
coats to start.
They will be shown in week or
ten days, List explained. He said
that if demand proves satisfactory,
the suit line would undoubtedly be
added here later.
A spokesman for the company
in New York said that the suits
and coats will be of the "mannish
type" because women seem TO pre-
fer them. Whether they will all be
made in the company's own plants
has not been determined yet,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Change Geography

Some of the thoughtful leaders
of retailing, such as Haldan S.
Fisher. San Francisco depart
ment store executive. with whom
/ have discussed the subject, are
already giving serious considera-
ton to changing the geography
inside their stores for the dura-
ton to keep in tune with the
coming shortages. They may
shrink the size of departments
in order to hide gaps and empty
shelves. and use the space thus
released for storage facilities.
Then they will explore the pos
sibility of subleasing space to
war industries in more remote
storage houses.
Department stores and other
merchants, in collaboration with
the better business bureaus, have
deliberately shown forbearance
in the matter of stimulating
consumer demand based on the
expectation of shortage. This
attitude was in conformity with
the request of federal agencies.
But while the merchants have
sought to keep the public calm,
advance announcements by fed
eral officials of forthcoming re-
strictions on normal business
have themselves tended to en-
courage citizens 10 engage in
Toward buying in some direc-
fiCe1S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Oil Deliveries
To East Decline

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.--Deliv.
cries of crude oil through pipe
lines in the eastern area in Sep
TENDER declined moderately under
August, but were 11.6 per cent
higher than in September, 1871.
For the first nine months, move
ment was at record and 25 per
cent higher than in the cores
ponding period of 1871.
September deliveries in these
lines, formerly the Standard Oil
aggregated 28,700,O00
barrels against 25.700,000 in the
same month a year ago.
Nine months total this year was
255. 100000 barrels. Compared
with last August. September de-
liveries were down principally be-
cause of one days less operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Casualty Firms
Cut Auto Rates
10 TO 20 Per Cent Slash
Based on Ration Card

NEW YORK, Oct. Is GNS).
A 20 per cent discount from or
binary automobile insurance rates
for persons who hold "A" ration
cards was announced today by the
National Bureau of Casualty and
Security Underwriters.
Where ration cards have not al
ready been distributed mileage of
less than 5000 miles will be con-
sidered the equivalent.
Persons holding "B" books will
be entitled TO a 10 per cent dis
count on existing rates.
The underwriters announced
that the new rates would not i'm
mediately apply where rates are
by the state but that
the insurance authorities of those
states would be asked TO approve
them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
All Pay Victory Tax

While taxpayers will pay the
new high regular rates on income
earned since Jan. !, 1912. the VIC
tory tax will not apply until next
Jan. !. Wage and salary earners
will have il deducted from pay
checks by their employers; others
will pay the tax along with their
other levies.
Within certain limits. everyone
who spends money for government
bonds, or to pay debts or insur-
ance premiums, will get a credit
against the victory tax. The credit
limit is Is per cent of the tax paid
if the taxpayer is single. 40 per
cent if he is married. and there
is an additional two per cent
credit for each dependent.
On March Is, 1914, taxpayers
whose employers alreT dy have de-
Quoted the tax from their pay will
be able to use up the credit by
deducting il from other taxes. But
if they have no other taxes-and
about 1S,50O.000 persons will be in
this class-they will get a bond
equal 10 the amount OF the credit
CONTINUED on Page 13)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
All Leading Pittsburgh
ISieeIs Over 100 Pct.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17.-Steel
ingot production In this district is
scheduled to start Monday al
.101is per cent. a gain of u point
over last Monday. and within IL
point of the all time high record
mark of 102 made in March, 1941.
All leading companies are above
the 100 per cent mark and the
leading independent at los is at
a new high record.
The scrap situation is a factor
with Allegheny County reporting
the largest scrap collection of any
county in Pennsylvania, due TO the
intensive drive by newspapers and
government agencies. A month
ago the rate was 81 and a year
ago SO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Doing the Job Now

When the nation was divided
I'D into II federal reserve dis
tricts, there was considerable
rivalry and Missouri was the
only state TO get two district
centers-St. Louis and Kansas
City.
Detroit is only part Of the
Seventh District, of which the
head office is Chicago. yet in
recent years deposit totals In
this city alone have exceeded
the totals for three of the other
entire districts.
c. S. Young, president of the
Seventh. has long emphasized
the growing Importance OF the
Detroit branch until today,
under Harlan j. Chalfont, this
office can function as indie
pendently as any head office IN
the country.
For example. war bonds are
now issued here instead of be-
ing ordered from Chicago as in
the past.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Sense of Unreolity

A casual inspection of some of
the nations outstanding and well
stocked department stores gives
a sense of unhealthy.
The heavy stocks hide the
basic fact that, according to an
nouncement by Donald M. Nell
son. chairman of the War Pro-
duction Board. the government
expects to divert to its own uses
go per cent of overall produc-
ton in 1913 in familiar terms.
This will slow up the flow of
ships. and shoes, and sealing
wax from manufacturers through
wholesalers to the nations re-
tail stores.
In other words, part of exist
inc inventories in the stores will
not be replenished.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
The Colonel Returns

Referring back TO our sug-
eestion of some weeks ago that
British labor interests get to-
gether with both the AFL and
the Go in this country rather
than confine their contacts TO
trade unionists, we hear that
our old friend Col. Angus Nc
Donell is coming here with some
labor friends.
The colonel, you'll recall, Is IN
his own words the front man
for Lord Halifax. British am
bassador 10 the United States.
1t wouldn't surprise me IN the
least If the colonel 49, diplomat
that he iS-would have p hand
IN bringing about an interna-
tional united labor front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
On the
Business
Front
By WARD SCHULTZ
petrrit Time. Financial EditOr

Young officers assigned 10
ordnance procurement work IN
one of Detroit's downtown Office
buildings are not creating re-
spect for the uniforms they wear
by their dispsragine remarks
about Uncle Sans FIGHTING
soldiers.
Girl clerks complain bitterly
about the way The transporting
officers call all regular soldiers
suckers
They are particularly CALLED
BY two favorlte expressions
which are used whenever the
officers leave the office 10 nCgo-
tate a new contract with some
industrial plant. Most frequently
heard is:
well. I'm of to the wars.
Ha, ha."
And other times:
We've got 10 get this war
over In n hurry. That's q
laugh"
This all may be a bis Joke 10
them. but 10 the fellows on
Cuadalcanal it's pretty serious
business. Perhaps a little sea-
soning in the SolononS would
take the supercilious sneers off
their faces and make them real
ize that army procurement is of
vital Importance and not just
pleasant method OF draft
lodging.
In all fairness il is distinctly
possible that the young officers
use these remarks in a purely
facetious vein and mean no
harm. However. the hundreds
Of civilian clerks are carrying
the stories outside and the tell
ing and retelling is harmful TO
the war effort.
Reticence and discretion are
two excellent qualities for
United States officers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Market Shows
Uneven Trend
In Light Trade
patino Mines Features
With Point Rise; Motor
List Eases FraetionalIy

NEW YORK. Oct. Il (UP).-A
half dozen low-priced issues were
active today 10 feature a narrowly
irregular. colorlesS stock market.
Trading volume in the main list
was small as market operators
held 10 the sidehnes for the week
end because Of uncertainties on
the battle fronts az Stalingrad and
the Solomon Islands.
Bonds made an irregular adj
vance. led by domestic railroad
issues. Commodities moved in a
narrow range.
Thanks 10 the sCrape drive. the
steel industry pointed TO another
record in production next week.
In that period the important Pitts
burgh area is scheduled to operate
at 101la per cent Of theoretical
capacity, up y point from the
previous week and a record high
in OllfDut
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Initiation?
Dutch Silver Coins Bring
Big Premium

LONDON. Oct. II (INS). -
Silver has become so scarce in the
Netherlands that silver rijks-
daalar, a coin nominally worth
about S1.35. now sells for from Sc
TO S13, the German-controlled
Hague newspaper, Het Vaderland,
said today.
The high premium on silver was
revealed in an article reporting
the arrest OF nine persons for deal
ing in silver coins, which were
withdrawn from circulation some
time ago by the Germans in an
effort to increase Reich metal
stocks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

NEW YORK. Oct. i. - Cont
mental Can Company. Inc, since
last April. has booked more than
$50. 200 900 OF war orders. Of
which more than $l0000OoO were
placed with the company's machine
shops.
However. during late spring and
summer months. Continental was
forced TO close down a number Of
general line operations and seek
other business. Earnings were adj
versely affected by this transition
and by heavier taxes, as indicated
by S2.25 a common share for the
u months ended June 80, against
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
House, Senate
Groups Agree on
Postwar Credit
Corporations to Receive
10 Per Cent of Excess
Profits Taxes Paid

WASHINGTON, Oct. II (UP).
-Senate-House conferees on the
1912 war venue bill today
agreed 10 give corporations a
postwar credit amounting 10 10
per cent Of excess profits taxes
paid.
House conferes accepted a Sem
ate amendment designed TO pro-
vide postwar cushion for
corporations, which, under the
pending bill, will pay the highest
taxes in history. including 80 per
cent on their excess profits.
The House also accepted the
Senate amendment placing an
overall limit of so per cent on
corporation taxes.
The Senate, however, accepted
a change voted by the House in
the present exemption from estate
taxes, cutting SIS, 100000 (M) from
the bills total.
Previously, the conferees COM
promised dispute over the
amount of personal exemption to
be allowed for dependents by
agreeing on S35e-action which re-
duced the yield of the Senate bill
by $110,000,000. They also APP
proved the new five per cent VIC
tory tax, with minor notifications,
which is designed to raise $780,
100000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Too Many Jobs

Another headache faced by the
banks here is the practice OF
some employees in taking after
hour part time jobs in order 10
augment incomes hard hit by
wartime prices
Girl CLERKS from one institu-
tion have been walking out the
door at 5 o'clock and into a
nearby drug store 10 take over a
$ 20 9 shift.
A downtown department store.
which cashes large quantities o.
pay roll checks has been using
bank teilers after their regular
working hours.
The banks have tried 10 re-
strict this practice as much as
possible. feeling that the load IS
too heavy on the individual.
Bank salaries are at a'll-time
peak levels. but even so, they
can't compete with war plants
m this respect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

BERLIN, Oct. II German
broadcast recorded by UP at New
York; The German Transocean
News Agency reported from Tok-
20 today that the great Mitsui
organization would borrow capital
from the public for the first time
as the result of war pressure:
The action would break the
Mitsui self-financing ira diti o n
which has been maintained for 300
years. il was said. The Mitsui In
terests extend to all branches of
industry, shipping, banking and in
surance.
Transocean reported that the
Mitsui Trust needs 10000, 900
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Dramatize Appeal

Apart from the war, there Is
a long term trend in better man.
aged department stores to
dramatic their merchandising
appeal. Much progress has re-
Gently been made in the tend
ency toward sub-departmentali-
zation, according to price range,
uses for the product, and age
groups. Thus, the shopper can
get to the merchandise she wants
more quickly. and is saved the
embarrassment of being shown
products above the price range
which she can afford. ~
AS family incomes soar among
armament workers. merchants
tell me that the men continue
10 shop in the stores which they
have long been accustomed TO
patronize, but women are a little
more inclined to venture into
quality stores which they had
previously been forced to pass up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
General Foods
Cuts Bank Loan

NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-General
Foods Corporation has repaid an
additional 100000 on the S.
100000 loan borrowed from three
banks earlier this year. As OF Oc-
tober 9. only 81 100000 of the loan
was still outstanding.
The three banks are the Gen.
trail Hanover Bank and Trust
Company. Bankers Trust Company
and Chase National Bank. The
money was borrowed under a re-
volving credit plan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
ChangeOUer, Taxes Hit
COnt'I Can Earnings

1882 for the calendar year. 1941.
For the l. months ended Sep
tember 30, further adverse effects
Of can-making restrictions plus
increased tax charges probably
will cut earnings per share a little
below 81
New war orders, plus additional
similar business, which may be
added 10 backlog. have not yet
been substantially reflected in
earnings, but should show up late
this year and in 1913. Extent III
this effect cannot yet be esti-
mated. but il seems certain 10
help Offset considerably the loss OF
general line can business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Court Dismisses Suit
Against Phelps. Dodge

NEW YORK, Oct. II. - New
York upreme Court Justice
Pecora dismissed a suit brought
by Samuel Dworetzky against Off
Gals and directors of Phelps Dodge
Corporation alleging losses of more
than 81 100000 as result of
alleged anti-labor policies of the
corporation and as a result of the
alleged refusal of the company TO
mine ore of less than 3 per cent
copper content.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Waiting for Lerehen

Appointment of William G.
Lerchen recently to the war
contract renegotiation board
brought a change in the Michi-
gan Regional Victory Fund Com
mittee, the group of bankers,
investment bankers and brokers
which is doing such grand job
of selling government securities
other than Z, F and G. war
bonds.
John w. Waiting OF Waiting,
Lerchen e. Co. has replaced his
partner as vice chairman Of the
committee.
And incidently. although II
hasn't been publicly announced.
Walter S. McLucas. chairman of
the National Bank of Detroit,
and William S. Gilbreath Jr.,
First of Michigan Corporation,
are Michigan's representatives
of the Seventh Federal Reserve
District Victory Fund Com
mittee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
School Bonds Sold

Grouse, Bennett, Smith & Co.
has announced the purchase and
resale of $4,000 in Taylor Town
ship School District No. / bonds.
which together with a federal
grant of $4,000, will be used for
the. construction of new school
building. The bid was the best of
four submitted for the issue. II
bears ~ per cent interest and
natures $1,000 each year, April
l. 1914 to 1913. inclusive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Federal Control

Merchants are trying to figure
out In their own minds the ma
ture that federal inventory con-
troll is likely TO take.
If the criterion is to be total
inventory in the store generally,
those stores, which bought far
ahead on mechanical goods no
longer in production, will find
themselves restricted as to their
capacity to buy faster moving
soft goods. Such stores no doubt
can un-freeze their position
either by stimulating turnover
Of heavy items or by trading
them with other stores which
have not similarly built up in
ventories in such items.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Cleveland Graphite
Borrows 100000

CLEVELAND, Oct. 1.-THE
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Com
pany on September 10 borrowed
81. 100000 from three hanks as
follows: 81, 100000 from Cleveland
Trust Company; $4,000 from
National City Bank of Clevland
and 100000 from the Union Bank
of Commerce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Paramount Eases

Warner Brothers was active and
at its 1912 high. Paramount had
a minor decline. American Cable
and Radio, most active issue on
the board, made a new high at pa
up a. American Hawaiian Steam
ship made a new high at 35 up /.
Newport Industries naval stores
and chemicals) was active at a
small net gain. Dome Mines
Ifirmed.
Ne~ highs were made by Flor
lence Stove, Container Corporation
and Virginia Carolina Chemical 6
per cent preferred. Crane Com
pany equaled its high and then
eased. Ingersoll Rand rose 2
points.
Steels were narrowly Irregular
Motor eased fractionally. Oils held
steady to firm while utilities were
narrowly mixed. Douglas Aircraft
lost nearly a point. American
Can had a minor gain. American
receded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
0PA Raises Egg
Futures CEILINGS

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE OPA
has authorized the Chicago Mer-
camille Exchange 10 raise until
further notice ceiling price limits
on all refrigerator egg futures
contracts to $3.50 per dozen, effec-
tive today. Prevailing temporary
limits are 1856 on October, 36.75
on November and 1886 on Deem
her refrigerator contracts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Loan Group on Honor Roll

The Wayne County Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association was
listed on tho recently published
honor roll of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Review for having sold
war bonds equal TO or more then
5 per cent OF its o-n resources, {.
A. Whistler. secretary and treas
uTer. announced Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Freight Car
.Loddings TO Hit
12-Year Peak
1912 Total Set al
20
.92o.o 900, as Against
42.2s4. 900 a Year Ago

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE
number of freight cars loaded
during the third quarter of this
year rose to 11,177, 900 from TO-
sos, 900 in the second quarter and
from 10, 161, 900 in the first quar-
ter, according to the Alexander.
Hamilton Institute.
Nevertheless. the expansion in
the third quarter was considerably
smaller than that anticipated by
the shippers advisory boards.
They expected that the increase
would be sufficiently large to re-
suit in an increase of 4.6 per cent
over the number of cars loaded in
the third quarter of last year.
The actual return showed that
loadings were 81 per cent smaller
than a year ago. This was the
first time since the last quarter Of
1888 that freight car loadings
failed 10 show an increase over a
corresponding period or year
Iapo