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Evening star., 1942-10-09
Randolph.Macon
Group

The junior group of the Washing
ton Alumnae Association of Ran
dolph- Macon Women's College will
hold a dinner meeting at pm.
Tuesday at the Women's City Club.
Mrs. A. S. Gardiner, jr., and Miss
Ethel Huffman are handling reser-
vations.
The group is composed of girls
who have graduated between 1898
and 1912. .
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Beth ShoIom Pledges
$150,0OO War Sovinos

Pledges of approximately $l50,O0O
have been secured by the War Saw
ings Committee of the Beth Sholom
Congregation and Talmud Torah, it
was announced today by David Zos-
low, chairman.
Fred Kogod and Solomon H. Field
man are the other members OF the
committee. Officers of the congre-
cation are: President, Abe M. Gold
stein; vice president. Joseph Laief-
sky; treasurer, Morris Boumel;
financial secretary, Joseph Cohen,
and recording secretary, Samuel
Rosenfeld.
Evening star., 1942-10-09
Hanke to Address
Kensin9tOn Women

Lewis Hanke, chief of the Hispanic
Foundation of the Library of Con-
gress, will discuss the "Americaniza-
ton of the Americas" before the
Woman's Community Club of Ken
sington at It's opening meeting of
the season at 1890 pm. Monday in
Evening star., 1942-10-09

the Masonic Hall. Mrs. Harry NIL.
burn, the president, will preside.
Selections from Brahms will be
presented during a musical program,
featuring a trio of instruments. Mrs.
Doris Sturgeon will play the violin.
Mrs. Barbara Hill, the horn, and
Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery, tho
piano.
Mrs. r. M. Berry Is luncheon
chairman,
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Trade Gains Sharply
After Slight Dip
In Previous Week
Favorable Weather
Boosts Demand for
Seasonal Goods
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Retail
trade once again moved strongly up
ward this week, recovering from the
mild lull of the preceding period,
Dun & Bradstreet said today in a
review.
More favorable weather brought
heavy demand for seasonal mer-
chandise which spread to include a
satisfactory volume of Christmas
goods" the agency said. Buyers in
wholesale markets placed more en-
phasis on sadvance purchasing to
counteract slowing deliveries. The
heavy turnover in soft goods was
reflected in manufacturers back
logs"
In most stores, the agency said
the seasonal expansion in retail
sales was said to be underway more
rapidly than in recent years. Early
Christmas gift buying progressed
favorably under active promotions
To aid in the "buy early" campaign
this year, some banks were reported
to be releasing Christmas club saw
ings before the end of November.
While price increases over last
year continued to account for a large
share of the increase over the 1941
week, estimated at II to II per cent
unit sales were up moderately, the
review said. In the various regions
the percentage gain over 1941 were
estimated as follows: New Eng.
land, II to IA; East, 7 to 10; Mid.
west, IS to 49,; Northwest, 7 to 10
South, 16 to 19; Southwest, 20 to 25
and Pacific Coast, 10 to %.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
NotabIes 10 Serve Troops
Al Press Club Canteen

NeWspapermen, radio commenta-
tors. members of Congress and
others will join with stage and radio
personalities in entertaining service
men at the opening at 2:30 pm,
tomorrow of the National Press Club
Saturday Matinee Canteen. The
canteen is sponsored by the Ma
tional Press Club Post of the
American Legion.
Five hundred soldiers, sailors and
marines from the military district
of Washington, Fort Belvoir, Fort
Meade, Quantico, the Potomac River
Command and members of the
armed forces of the United Nations
on active duty will be entertained
Club members and members OF
Congress will don white aprons to
serve as bartenders, walters and bus
boys.
Those taking part will include
Sammy Slept, composer of Don't
Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "This
Is Worth Fighting For: Little Jack
Little and his trio, Evelyn Knight
Lillian Ross, Judy Ellington, the
Kibitzers, and Ray Michael and
Tommy Dolan, announcers. Robert
L. Murray, public relations direc-
tor of the American Society of Com
poSers, Authors and Publishers,
together with local stage and radio
station managers will help in the
presentation.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
|SehenIey Purchases
Large Wineries in
California
Giont Romu, Central
Winery and Colonial
Grape Acquired
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Nov. 49,
Sale of the giant Roma Wine Co.,
with its branches in Sacramento
San Francisco and Los Angeles and
its wineries in Lodi, Healdsburg
and Fresno, to schenley Distilleries,
Inc, has been completed.
The sale price was not revealed.
Purchase of the Roma interests is
the third winery deal negotiated by
the Schenley company within the
last week in its place to enter the
California wine industry on a large
scale.
Shenley announced yesterday the
purchase for $4,000, 900 of all plants,
wine and equipment of Central
Winery, Inc, of Fresno. Last week
the national firm acquired the Co.
lonial Grape Products Co.'S plant
at Elk Grove.
Ernest A. Williams, Sacramento
branch manager for Roma, said the
latest transaction provides for the
transfer of all Roma property and
of certain small wineries which have
been acting as crushing plants for
Roma.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Spain Reported Trying
For Strict Neutrality

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (P).-Spanish
foreign policy, hitched to a program
of pro-AXis non-belligerency when
Adolf Hitler was winning victory
after victory, has veered suddenly
toward strict neutrality as result
of the startling developments of the
past week, advices from reliable Eu-
ropean sources said today.
Faced with the sudden rise of
Allied power in the Mediterranean,
GeneraliSsimo Francisco Franco ap-
parently has experienced an over
night change of heart and is trying
desperately to hold his nation to a
middle-o -the-road course, declared
these sources whose identity cannot
be disclosed.
Vichy France and Vichy North
Africa-the buffers which heretofore
stood between Spain and the armies
of the warning powers-have been
wiped out of the picture with
amazing suddenness.
On the north, the Spaniards now
have nothing between them and the
Nazis except thin chain of noun
tains.
On the south lies Gibraltar and,
just beyond, the powerful American
and British forces which have seized
control of French North Africa.
To complicate the situation,
Spain's Balearic Islands off the east
coast of the Iberian Peninsula have
suddenly assumed a position of vast
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Nov. 13 ZAP, Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture .-Salable hogs
5000 total. 1880: weights 100 pounds
and over and sows, 5-1O higher: weights
under 100 pounds. 1915 higher; good
and choice 10000 pounds and good and
choice 3OO-500-pourd sows. 139O-14 O5;
top, 141O, paid for both sows and weighty
h9gs: no & good Cd and choice 16o-190 pounds
,salabie cattle. 1,5oo; calves, 500: all
killing classes fairly active, steady; ia,
steers very scarce few loads and small
packages * .,,o,, 1s5o-15so: mostly; 1850
II :50;l4 90, with choice Western calve!
auotable to 1880 and better; weeks lib
eral supply stock cattle well cleaned up
no choice fat heifers here; best arounc
400, with grassy and warmed UP kinds
10.0O-13.OO: heavy cutter cows. 900
moderate supply beef cows, 95O-11 so
strictly good kinds absent; bulls scarce
active with heavy sausage offerings quot
able to 1900; few heavy fat beef bull.
bringing that price: vealers, 13.O0-15. so
mostly 14.00-15.O0.
~, salable sheep 5000; total, 10000. Lat.
Thursday: All slaughter classes full,
steady; bulk good and choice fed and ma
1i, tive lambs: 14.75-s5; load good, .14.35
14:95: around eight doubles good to choice
yearlings with five months Aeeces. 1925
few decks, 12.75-13.OO: bulk common tc
to choice. 6.35. Today's trade: Three
decks good to choice clipped lambs, No :
peits, 40, steady: bidding weak to un.
evenly lower on wooled lambs held fully
steady or around 1900: slaughter eve.
steady at 100000.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Franco
Continued From First Page }

excellency, the United State Minis
ter. the message with which your
eXcellency honored me, conveying tc
me the motives for the military op-
Grafton undertaken in French North
Africa.
Thanks for Friendly Tenor.
In the same message it was your
excellency's wish, in view of that new
fact, again to assure me categorically
that the presence of military Amer
ican forces in the North of Africa
do not forebode any attempt against
the people and government of Port
ugal, or against continental or in
sular Portugal.
Il do not wish to lose any time
in thanking your excellency for the
friendly tenor and spirit of your
communication, and further for the
solemn assurances that my country
has nothing to fear from the inten-
tlons of the United States, which
is another proof of the unalterable
and confident friendship existing
between our two nations.
THE government and people Of
Portugal learned with sincere appre-
citation of the contents of the mes
sage and join me in conveying 70
your eXcellency the thanks and the
wishes hereby express for your
excellency's personal properties
and those of v0llr peop1e" "
Evening star., 1942-11-13

strategic Importance to the bellig-
erents.
Both Spain and Portugal hold the
assurances of the Allies that they
have no designs on the Iberian
Peninsula and the expressions of
pleasure and satisfaction which
these assurances produced in Madrid
and Lisbon were very real, it was
reported.
Franco knows very we'll, however,
that if Hitler violates Spanish neu-
trality the United Nations will be
released automatically from their
pledges.
In this connection, the Lisbon
press yesterday published under a
Madrid dateline story saying that
the German Ambassador to Spain
had assured Franco that Hitler
would respect Spanish neutrality.
The German embassy in Madrid,
however, said in response to in
quiries that it knew nothing about
such pledge and the Spanish For
eign Office authorized a denial of the
story yesterday.
Spain Barren for Invader.
While past developments have
shown that any promises Hitler
might give could scarcely be the
source of any comfort, several. rea-
sons are cited by European observers
why he might not choose to 60 into
Spain:
l. frances cupboard is bare. Ger
man invasion forces could not live
off the land.
2. Most observers believe that
Hitler does not have sufficient troops
and material in Western Europe to
occupy Spain successfully, but
would prefer a neutral Spain guard
ing his flank.
3. Should the Germans cross the
Pyrenees, it would be an even bet
whether they or the Allies would get
to Spain's vital ports first.
4. There is small reason to believe
that Franco would willingly become
party to occupation of his country
by the Nazis.
Two weeks ago, many Spaniards-
notably the blue -shirted Falangists
might have welcomed the Ger
mans with open arms, but not now
Indicative of their change in SEN
timent is the tone of editorials in
the Falange organ, Arriba, whose
policy always has been far from
neutral. During the last few days
even Arriba has had some good
words to say about neutrality.
All Spain, 1t appears, has become
an advocate of neutrality,
Evening star., 1942-11-13
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Nov. 13 lP,.--Egss, 13 $50:
sa estfss eeor 4a srsded 0 ss fsnss
me- mediums 34 pullsts S7se diTt1es
Refrigerators: Fancy to extra fancy. heavy
weights, 3Sk-40; extras. 3S: standards, 81
firsts 80: mediums, 33A; dirties, 33-33A
checks. 31h-34
Whites: Fancy to extra fancy, 5o-55b
specials 40: standards. 44a; fancy heavy
mediums; -: mediums - Pullets. fancy
heavy. wholesale sales (37-39 pounds, 80
35 pullets 1886. pounds nett, 32Ha Re
frigerator, specials. 4OA-41; standards
39-39la: flrsts. 37-37k
Browns: Fancy to extra fancy. 5O-53
specials. Al, standards. 41h; mediums
39-39h PulletS 1886 pounds net 3Oh
81
Duck eggs. 42-43
diams' eIan 5555h-5sk: specials. 54Ala: stand
35A,h., Refrigerator. specials, 46-47
standards, 45A-R
Butter, 3s6,932: Arm. Creamery higher
than 92 score and premium marks. 46s4
4S % score leash market, 46la: 1891
Cheese, s7,Ol6: nrm. Prices unchanged
Evening star., 1942-11-13
New Record Set
By Two Special
Stock Offerinos
By the Associated Press.

ASS VIC hcSOClAtCu fIeSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Each of
two special offerings today on the
New York Stock Exchange was made
up of a record number of shares.
Kennecott Copper Corp. common
stock in the amount of $4,000 shares
and the same number of Phelps
Dodge Corp. stock were offered by
Smith, Barney & Co. The Kenne-
colt block established another rec
ord, inasmuch as it had the great
est money value ever offered, 81 ,5o0,-
600. 1t was offered at 80 with 40
cent commission.
The Phelps Dodge Offering was
at 253s with a commission of 4C
cents.
Wall Street heard both offerings
were from domestic source which
was not an estate.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Washington Produce

BUTTER-93 score, tubs. 49 1-pound
tubs; 4!h: 1.-pound prints, .4s; H-pound
prints An; A,pound prints, 4sh; 90
pound prints, 4S: 80 score, tubs, 46: l.
pound prints 46h; A-pound prints. Al;
SO score: tubs. 45h;, 1-pound prints 4524;
A-p0und prints. 46A.
L1VESTOCK-Calves, Is; spring lambs
From Aericltral Marketing Administra-
tion. Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations (November 13) Whites,
y. s. extras. large, 5O-53 average. 81, u
S. standards. large, 44-4s; average, AS
y. 8. standards. medium. 40; U. 8. trades,
81. Browns. y. s. extras, large, 5O-51;
average. 5Oh: y. 8. extras, medium, Al IA
43: average, 42H; u s. standards large
A; U. s. standards. medium, 3SEa-3a: aver
age. 3s1a: U. s: trades, 361s: Nearby un-
mixed coiors. $3.50 Receipts, Government
graded eggs. 2s2 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady to Arm
Fowl. colored.r 5 pounds and up, 81; few
higher; under s pounds, 1920: Leghorn
hens. 3h pounds and UP, 15: No. Is, Hip.
BOOSTERS, 1915. Chickens Delaware. Vir-
ginia and Maryland, Rocks and crosses,
broilers and fryers, all sizes, 1924. Tur-
keys. young toms, 30-31; hens, 81 80; old
toms and No. 2s, 25.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Tank Car Shipments
|0f Oil for East
Gain Slightly
Ickes Also DiscIoses
Rapid Progress on
New Pipeline

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes an
nounced today that tank car ship
ments Of petroleum to the East
gained little last week, although
some cuts in gasoline and oil con-
sumption in that area still are ex-
pected.
Ickes said shipments in the week
ended November were 768,7l9 bar
rels per day, which was 1925 bar
rels more per day than in the pre-
vious week.
Ickes has recommended, and the
War Production Board and the Of
flee of Price Administration are ex-
pected early next week to approve,
tighter rations for the 17-State area.
At the same time, Ickes disclosed
that another form of help for the
East Coast shortage is bit nearer.
saying the first leg of a pipe line
from Texas to Norris City is being
completed at rate of 5l2 miles per
day and, barring weather handicaps,
is due to be finished next month.
Ickes said contract for the first
$50 miles of pipe for the Eastbound
leg from Norris City, ILL.,, was let
October 80 to the National Tube Co.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Rye prices
slumped almost cents bushel and
wheat and corn lost nearly a cent
today before the grain market
steadied
Liquidation of December delivery
contracts broke out in the rye mar
ket and spread to other pits. This
touched off stop loss selling and
general evening up of accounts.
Belief that the Government will
act next week to relieve the wheat
flour price squeeze through release
OF grain to mills in order to preserve
flour ceilings and continuation Of
the Governments feed wheat sales
program without price change at
tracted attention.
Although rallying due to late
short covering, wheat closed 3s-ss
lower than yesterday, December,
1.25as-12; May, 1873; corn A-3s off,
December 837s; May, 1856: oats
1a-3e down; rye, 11a-1s4 lower and
soybeans 1-212 lower.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
}. S. Boche Accepts
|WlB Jurisdiction
By the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-An attor-
ney for j. S. Bache e. Co., broker
age firm, said today the company
had consented to the jurisdiction
OF the War Labor Board on the
question of a wage dispute with
Bache employees.
The Wall Street house previously
had contended the WLB lacked ju-
risdlctlon because the brokerage
business had not been recognized
as essential to the war effort.
William j. Walker, Bache attor-
ney. said that in accepting WLB
jurisdiction over wages, Bache e. Co.
reserved the right to object to the
board taking jurisdiction over any
matters other than wages.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Jersey Public Service Asks
Supreme Court Review
BY EDWARD C. STONE.
BY the Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 13.-The
Public Service Corp. of New Jersey
announced today it had carried to
the United States Supreme Court its
fight against ruling of the Secu-
rites and Exchange Commission
holding that the utility concern was
subsidiary of United Gas Improve
ment and United Corp.
The Supreme Court was asked
yesterday to grant a writ for review
of the action of the Third Circuit
Court of Appeals, Philadelphia, in
upholding the ruling handed down
by the SEC September IS, 1941.
Largest utility firm in New Jer-
sey, Public Service has disputed the
SEC finding that stock holdings of
UGI and United gave them control
over it. The Circuit Court upheld
SEC last August IL.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Heavy Consumption
Cuts Butter Stocks
To 10-Year Low
Price Curb Eliminates
Usual Brake on Use;
Rotioning Expected
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-With prices
held at ceilings, produce dealers to-
day watched the Nations butter
supply dWindle to the smallest pro-
portions for this time of year since
1882, while Government officials
took steps which market experts
said suggested some sort of ration
ing to consumers was imminent.
Normally, an advance in butter
price, trade interests said, would
provide all the necessary check on
consumption But with prices at
major markets holding at ceiling
levels in recent weeks, this natural
economic brake on butter eating is
not effective. Butter grading 90
score has been quoted at 45a cents
pound here since the 60-day emer-
gency ceiling ruling went into effect
October 3.
Although butter is not a conmod-
ity which can be boarded easily, pro-
duce dealers said consumers appar-
emily have been ignoring the fact
that the price is the highest since
1929. Large scale military and lend
lease requirements fer export to
Russia and elsewhere are taking a
big bite out of supplies coupled with
the fact that production is declining
seasonally and is smaller than year
ago.
The Nations storage stocks totaled
87,037 900 pounds on November /,
compared with 1876, 1886 900 year ago
Since this is the season when stor-
age supplies built up during the
summer are being withdrawn, deal
ers said that if only the normal rate
of withdrawal occurs, storage stocks
may be exhausted in January. They
said that at the rate of movement
from storage the past two days,
holdings would be depleated in three
weeks.
Since the peak of storage holdings
was reached September l, more than
100000 pounds have been taken
out of the Nations coolers to meet
unprecedented demand. Govern
ment agents, wanting as much as
100000 pounds monthly, have
been able to buy only part of their
requirements.
The War Production Boards food
division requested cold storage ware
houses to report an inventory of
butter stocks and disclose owner
ship. The trade also had reports
that the Office of Price Administra-
ton had granted buyers for military
and lend-lease purposes permission
to pay In excess of ceiling prices for
dairy products in order to obtain
supplies.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Fairly ac-
tive switching operations from De-
cember into later months in antici-
patton of first notice day featured
trading in cotton today. Otherwise
the market was generally quiet as
trade quarters awaited new develop
ments.
Liquidation in December and scat
tered hedge setting was readily abb
sorbed through trade price fixing
and buying by mills. The underlying
factor of strength was expectation
of further large Government textile
orders.
Late afternoon values were to 20
cents a bale lower, December, 1883;
March, 1883, and May, 1855.
:, Futures closed 10 to 20 cents a bale
Evening star., 1942-11-13

tality of the USO throughout the
country. They were: Seaman Ma
than LIE Roy Petticord, U. S. NJ;
Corpl. Irving Tuman, U. S. A., and
Sergt. Paul Banoci of the marines
Among the distinguished guests
were Mrs. George c. Marshall, wife
of the Chief of Staff of the Army;
Maj. Gen. Merritte w. Ireland, re-
tired, former surgeon general of the
Army; j. Patrick Hayes, manager of
the National Symphony Orchestra,
who reported on the recent benefit
concert; Mrs. Robert Guggenheim,
chairman of the Womens Commit
tee for the benefit, and many others.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Barefoot Pilgrim Busy

Mary Calvin, "the poor pilgrim, ,
is now engaged in barefoot pill
grimage which will take her to all
the holy places of Fire to pray for
the sick. A bent figure clad in
tatters and without shoes, the pill
grim said she already had walked
hundreds of miles when she visited
Glendalough recently. She walked
from ruin to ruin, and spent the
night in a graveyard.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
U. S. Currency Called

The Central Bank of Ecuador, To-
Gated at Quito, has called United
States currency for deposit. Simul-
taneously expectation and importa-
tion OF the currency has been for
hidden, although the government
has provided for remittance of dol
lars to Ecuadorians living abroad
and an exchange system for tourists
Depositors of United States cur
rency are required to reveal the
origin and the time it has been in
their hands.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
London Market Holds
At Sessions Peaks
BY the Associated Press.

6y tllc ASSUCIACEu TleSb.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-Stock mar
ket trading was active today and
prices generally closed at highest
levels of the session.
All except brewery shares In the
industrials closed with gains. Home
rails were sf1rm as were kaf1irs and
diamonds. Oils maintained early
advances.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas Light common-1OO
at 1875.
National Mortgage & Investment
preferred-l,000 at NJ; 1000 at
Al; 1000 at "A; 1000 at A;
1000 at A; 1000 at A; 1000 at
Az.
Washington Gas Light common
100 at 15A; 100 at 1514; 100 at
15A.
American Security & Trust Colo
at 1872.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Nov. 13 lP.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canada-Onicial Canadian Control
Board rates for u S. dollars: Buying,
premium: equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York of, buying, 991
per cent: selling, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market, III. per cent discount. or ss. .56X
United States cents, up V cent.
Europe-Great Britain. official Bank
ers Foreisn Exchange Committee rates.,
buying, 4.O2; selling, 4O4; open market
Latin America-Arsentina, oficial,
29;77: free, 23.67. up l-1OO cent Brazil,
ofhcial. soon: free, 5.20n: Mexico
Rates. in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n Nominal
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Argentine Find HoiIed

Production of the first bale OF
Turkish tobacco grown in Argentina
was nailed at Buenos Aires by DR..
Amadeo y Videla, minister Of agri-
culture. Argentina now imports
81 100000 worth of Turkish tobacco
annually to blend with other tobac-
COS in producing quality cigarettes.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Nov. 13 R.-Poultry. live so
down, 81; geese, II: turkeys, toms, young.
27L; other prices uncha4Eed.
Is quoted by the Chicago price current are
UNCHANGED.
ESsS.. receipts, e,o2s; arm; prices un-
chan9ed.
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Commodity Prices

press weishted wRoiessie price indeT 81
36 commodities today declined to 100 80.
,dp, Previous dsys Az 100. 5s: week .so. loo.ss;
1912. 1871. 1910. 1oS3,ao.
IHish---- 1915 9s.ds 1898 es,14
1926 Average EQUALS 1909
Evening star., 1942-11-13
Weather Report

leather Bureau
District of
e
a below freezing temp
ature tonight; winds.
Observation-Disclosures
below freezing temperature in the north