davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-04-05
CommodityPrice
Chongesin Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The aver
age Of wholesale commodity prices
as measured by the Associated Press
index crept nearer the 1926 average
this week, hitting $3.50 per cent of
prices in that pre-depression year.
A year ago 1t stood at 8135.
Livestock and the grains and cot
ton sections were well above the
levels of 16 years ago and this week
top hog prices touched $14 hun
dredweight for the first time since
October 10, 1926,
Butter was another food product
up sharply. Cotton made a sizable
rise and industrial products set
new 1942 high mark.
Other gamers among the IS staples
on which the index is based were
linseed oil, cattle, lamb, corn, oats
and rye. OF slightly from quota
tions of week ago were turpen-
tine, eggs, -four and wheat.
The components, compared with
last week and a year ago, were:
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Pork and Lard Purchases
Heavy During Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that it had pur-
chased this week 37,406, 800 pounds
of pork meat products and 37,485,-
544 pounds of lard for shipment
abroad under the lend lease pro-
gram
1t was understood that the bulk
of the lard was bought for Russia.
The pork products included TO-
ATS 900 pounds of cured pork, $780,
900 pounds of Wiltshire sides, l,67S,-
900 pounds of frozen pork loins and
81 692, ,720 pounds Of canned pork.
The department said it had con-
tracted to sell 5,500,000 bushels of
corn and 238, 900 bushels of wheat to
professors for conversion into in
dustrial alcohol for war needs.
The department has offered to
make $4,000, 900 bushels of corn and
wheat from Government-owned sur
pluses available for alcohol.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

The other members are David Bor-
net. vice president, National Savings
& Trust Co.; Guy D. Cowl, assist
ant treasurer, McLachlen Banking
Corp; Joshua EVanSe, jr., vice pres
ident, Hamilton National; David
Hendrick, partner, w. B. Hibbs &
Co.; w. Frank D. Heron, vice pres
ident, Union Trust Co.; Hillearv G.
Hcskinson, vice president, Riggs
National, and w. L. Koontz, vice
president and cashier, Anacostia
Bank.
The committee handles important
financial matters in connection with
the convention.
Shippers to Hear ID. c. Experts.
Four Washington Government
and railroad officials will address
meetings of shipper organizations
this week.
Col. J. Monroe Johnson, member
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. and L. M. Belts, manager
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Cotton Futures Up
40 10 65Cents
A Bale More
Accumulation of Trude
And Mill Buying
Spurs Market
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Cotton fu-
lures today rounded out a week Of
rising prices with fresh gains of 40
to 65 cents ba
A heavy &C" ulation Of trade
and mill buyir ,ver the Good Fri
day holiday : S echoed in a broad
demand for futures throughout to-
days short session in the cotton eX-
change.
New crop positions rose to highs
for the season and March cotton at
tanned the best level for futures in
Is years.
Buying by mills to TX prices on
raw cotton needed for Government
contracts was coincident with re-
ports that spinner demand for the
actual in the South increased broad
ly during the week.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Central Power Plans
S., 900, 900 Issue
BY the Associated Press.

bJ sIt hbsOcIaUeu FIesb.
PHILADELPHIA, April a. - The
Central Power & Light Co of Corpus
Christi, Tex, has filed registration
statement with the Securities Ex-
change Commission covering a pro-
posed issue of $5,900,000 in unse-
cured notes to be used to retire S.
100000 of serial debentures and for
additions and extensions to COM
pany property.
The notes would range from 21a
to 3 per cent, due serially from
l942-1952.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

OF Un6 Gar S6TV-
ice Division of
the ASSocia ton
of A m eri C a n
Railroads, will
speak at a ses-
sion of the Mid
West Shippers
Advisory Board
in Chicago on
Tuesday.
J os e phi B.
Eastman, direc-
tor of the Office
of D e + e n S e
T transportation,
and Warren C..
Evening star., 1942-04-05


tee for the 1912
annual conven-
ton of the Dis
trict of Colum-
bia Bankers As
sociation, it was
announced yes
terday by T.
Stanley Holland,
president.
Ge org M,
F i S h er, vice
president and
treasurer of the
w a S h i n G t o n
Loan & Trust
Co., was named
wire chairman
Evening star., 1942-04-05

The average price Of middlinE is-inch
cotton today at 10 designated Southern
spot markets was points higher at &c: AZ
cents a pound new high for season.. Av-
eraee for the past 30 market days, 1889;
middlinE, 7s-inch average. 1925.
b Bid Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, April dP,.-cotton
ing and predictions BY the Department Of
Agriculture that the daily rise of con-
sumption would be at a record-breakins
pace during the months Immediately ahead.
Distant positions went to the highest levels
in II years. Closing prices were steady,
IL TO l6 points net higher
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Daily Price Average.
NEW YORK. April the Associated
35 commodities today advanced to 9s.s7,
new 1912 high.
Previous day. $3.50; week ago, ss.5S;
m0h'n $50 1s4a. fe4i. isfo. iess-ss.
e. ., .I!;!:! s;s: .!I|:. IA. 81 5:S;Ss aa
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Bond AVERAGES

(See TRADE, Page C-e0
Evening star., 1942-04-05

(See KANZLER, Page C-9D
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Stocks Retain
Balance After
Fair Week
Sturt Slightly Eosy,
But Trends Stiffen
Before Close

What Stocks pi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Loadings Decrease
M,969 Cars in Week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49,
lLoadings of revenue freight dur
ing the week ended November Z
totaled 829, AGO cars, decrease of
6O,969 cars from the previous
week, a decrease of 44,092 cars
from the like week a year ago
and an increase of SLIP over the
1910 period, according to reports
to the Association of American
Railroads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Auto
Graphs
Auto Industry Uses
Familiar Methods
To Train Mechanics
BY SILER FREEMAN

In days gone by. this would
be new model time" in the
automobile industry. Dealers
and statesmen from all over the
country would be called in to
the factories and by charts and
films would be shown what to
emphasize to their customers,
eagerly awaiting the latest won-
der of the motor world.
But this is war. Not even q
cotter pin is being manufactured
for the automobile in the fac
tories. The charts and films
carry another message. Instead
of dealers and statesmen. classes
of sailors, soldiers, marines. air
corps mechanics and coast
guardsmen are learning the new
products of the automotive
plants, how they are made and
what makes them go and how
to repair even the most intricate
part.
These are the same plants,
the same methods of training,
the same intensive system of
mass production applied to a
new field and with the same
success. 1t is pouring out trained
men to service the arms of
victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Merger Proposed
For Pipe Line Firms

NEW YORK, Nov. ia plan
for unification of Buckeye Pipe
Line Company. Indiana Pipe Line
Company. Northern Pipe Line
Company and New York Transit
Company will be presented to
stockholders of the various COM
panies for action in the near
future. If approved it is intended
TO make il effective by Jan. /,
1943. Under the plan. Buckeye
Pipe will be recapitalized with
l $4,000 new shares of capital
stock. and stockholders of con-
stituent companies will receive
new shares of Buckeye.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

Finding decreasing demand for their services, OF the
associations have called for redemption the shares owned by
of investors This Of saying: NO savings
wanted"
While in the direction of being unable to find
outlets which ping of the tried and
clients of the associations finding increasingly
the which they have committed
themselves substantial portion Of the professional
people, hopkeepers office clerks and others who
victims of the instead of economic benefcaries like the
weldes and machn Where these victims have significant
change dollar income their sendabe after
been drascay curaed With the addition of the
after January and with the rise
this situation will become more acute next year
residual of people meeting their financial
obligations only by rising also by the
higher food clothing and other Thus their capacity
scheduled
homes agreed with and loan associations be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Says Food Store!
Aid War Effort

Efficient distribution Of the ma
tons food supply is essential in
order that our armed forces, our
Allies and the home front will OBJ
tain the maximum benefits OF
American farmers record 1912
production, j. A. O'Donnell, vice
president of the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Company's Detroit
unit, declared today.
Announcing the local celebration
of the company's eighty-third an.
niversary. he said that the men
who handle the nations food must
see that not a pound of this impor-
tant weapon of war is wasted.
Emphasizing that this straight
line marketing system also short
ems transportation time and
releases vital railway and truck
equipment for movement of other
war materials, the store executive
declared. speed is a vital factor ir
winning the war"
In addition to its role in the
war effort, he said straight line
marketing also means greater re
turns TO growers and less costs t
consumers.
During the four years from
1887 tn 1871. A. and p. reduced
its buying and retailing expenses
In connection with fresh fruits
and vegetables 80 per cent, dam
age and spoilage Is per cent, and
warehouse and carriage expenses
IL per cent" he said. 1.-THE saw
ings thus achieved have been
passed on to consumers, growers
and shippers"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
No Steel Shortage!
Fairless Says U. S. Producing as Much as Other
Nations Combined Manpower Situation Tight

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Is
QNS) declaring this country is
producing as much steel as all the
rest of the nations combined, Ben
jamin F. Fairless, president Of the
u. S. Steel Corporation, today said
there Is no shortage of the vital
war metal.
In San Francisco to begin tour
of the area, Fairless pointed out
his company alone is producing as
much steel as Germany.
This country's steel indus
try" he said, "will be producing
100, 1000, 900 tons Of steel by the
middle Of next year, and 10000
900 tons Of that total will go
into finished products.
Fortunately for our country
and for the world, we had the
facilities to produce far In ex--
cess of the demand when war
broke out In Europe. United
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Direct Control
Of Il Rails Asked

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. -
United States Steel Corporation
has asked ICC authorization to ac-
auire direct stock control of IL
short line railroads now owned by
its subsidiaries.
Direct acquisition. the corpora
ton told ICC, will result in tax
saving to United States Steel and
its stockholders. because dividends
from railroad companies will pass
directly TO United States Steel in
stead of through subsidiaries. Ac-
QUESTION will also simplify corpo-
rate structure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
500 Men Enrolled

At the Oldsmobile division Of
General Motors is located the
aircraft arm a m ent training
school. the largest detached
unit of the ordnance department
in the country. About 500 men
are enrolled in the course which
lasts Fl working days.
Into those 81 days are
crammed facts and training
which seem inordinately extern
sive for such q short space Of
time. All branches of the serv-
ice are represented. All Of the
men have had some technical
training before being sent to
Odds.
The school has been In oper-
alton since last February. when
auto manufacture ceased and the
armament program got under
way. There were IS men in
the first class. Now there are
so many that two shifts of stu
dents are being operated. The
tie aching staff has been
expanded so that there Is an in
structor for each group of 10
mon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Foundrymen Meet

The Detroit chapter Of the
American Foundrymen's Asso-
citation will hold its November
meeting next Thursday and the
guest speaker will be General
Motors Ralph L. Lee. who will
speak on Human Engineering"
The party will then break up
into groups to hear individual
talks on:
STEEL. by F. a. Melmoth OF
Detroit Steel Casting.
ALUMINIUM. by w. G. Mixer.
Buick Motor Division.
GRAY IRON. by Omer L. AL
len. Pontiac Motor Division.
BRASS, BRONZE, by a rep
resentative of a leading supplier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Open Arms!

J Best army story of the year
concerns a well-known Detroit
business man who felt that his
son was Grade-A officer ma
terial.
Chief stumbling block was the
fact that the pride-and-joy was
about two inches below the
minimum army requirements,
which made the parent sure.
however. that they'd never use
the lad for active service.
After he burned up the tele-
phone and telegraph wires 10
Washington for some weeks,
word finally came through TO
send the boy down and he'd be
made an officer.
Down 10 the capitol he went
and he was welcomed with open
arms.
He got his appointment and
his assignments gunner in
one OF those little 4-foot ball
turrets which are lowered from
the belly Of Flying Fortresses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Farmers Market

FRUTTs-Apples. Baldwins. No. I. 81
nl75 bu; Delicious. No 1. si.75d2; No.
2, $50; Mcintosh, fancy. 81 bu; No. 4,
si5OdI.75: No. 2, 75c uSi: Greetings. No.
1, s1d1.25 bu; Northern spies, fancy,
$3.50 bu; No: 1. ,i9SS2; No; 2; 7ss 2
us: No. 2. sou 75c Jonathans, fancy,
ti75 bu; No. /. si.25d so; No. 2. 73c;
Wolf River. fancy. 81 so bu; No. 1, ug
AS; y No ,n 2 ~ 5Se Pssr'' Ki'n'r' No. J.
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENs-Leaf
lettuce. No. 1, siIl.25 bu; No. 2, 7oc.
Escarois, No. !, son7se bu; No. 2, SOC:
EndIve. fancy. si.75g7 bu; No. 1, si'2o
VEGETABLE observation-disclosures. No. I.
T5c u 81 bu, Spinach. No. 1, e0c n 81. rs bu.
Turnlp. No. I. 75c n 81 bu. Mustard. No. 1.
CSC n 81 bu. Kale. No. 1. so n 65c bu. Swiss
chsrd. No. /, 60a75c bu.
VEGETABLES. MISCELLANEOUS =
Beets, fancy soc don bchs; No. 1, $50
45c: beets. topped. fancy. 81 as bu; No. I,
75c n 81; No. q soc. Broccoli, No. I, 81 SO
"a bu Cabbage, No. I, 40T50e bu. Red
cabbage. No. 1. sou 75c bu. Curly cab
Sseasi dor bchs; No ?. soe: carrots.
t SsSscw sG' No !. So ,i'75@i Su No.
9 -g!.so. Celery, fancy; sse6si so %.
Celery. Michigan squares. fancy, 81. IS; No:
/. ,iai.SO. Celery root, No; l, 7se 2 81
dor Celery cabbage, No. I, 90c rs bu
No. 2, Use Fennsi No. 1, soa75c.
- Horseradish, No. 1. 7Seasi.2s peck
ms. Leeks, No. I. 500 eoc don. bchs.
hions, dry, fancy, 81 so 5o-ib. sack; No.
/, sidi 20; No. 2. -75c; green. No. 1. 40
655e don; bchs. Parsnips, No. 1. Hh
las bu.; No 2, 75e. Curly parsley. No.
l. ton soc doz. bchs. Parsley root. No. I,
30 Il soc doz bchs. Potatoes, No. I. us
m2.5o 1Oo:lb. sack; No. 2. u.3oa 1. so
Pumpkins. No. ], So 75c bu. Red radishes
dollhouse. No. J. 75c don. bchs: outdoor,
No. 1, s5cds1 dor. bchs; LONG white. No
I, IS Il s5c doE. bchs. Black radishes, No
I, 81 bu. Rutabagas, No. /, 75c0ti bu
Squash, Delicious; No !, e5c9sI bu;
No. 1, 75caSl bu. Turnips. No. /. sou
s5e dor. behs. Turnips, topped. fancy.
$50 bu. No. I. 75cdsl; No. 2. soc.
Vegetable oysters, No. 1, 60ae0c don. bchs.
EGGs-Large Si5.5odis 3o-doI. case
medium. ti3d14.
PouLTRY-IIve hens heavy breeds "a
q 26c H.; leghorns. 10 a 22c; springers, a
. zee ID; lsghorn, 23 o 2oc ID.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Detroit Produce

APPLEs-Bu. crts. U. s. No. I. az"
min. unless otherwise stated Michigan
Mcintosh: si.75 n 1.s5: Delicious. So. bu.
cartons car 8. min. s2.2sa235; Jonathsns
also: 3i4" min, s1.75; wageners. sl.15
n l.25; Winter Bananas. s1.25: Washington
boxed Delicious, S0s-125s, fancy. S2.65g
2.75: extra fancy. s2.s5m3.
e syocAD0S-F'0Fld' fats i0''a0'' 'i'7'
BEANs-Los Angeles bu. hprs. stringless
Black Valentines. 81.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS - California half
REETs-Texss half crates. s-doz. bchs.
81. so.
CARROTS - Los Angeles crts. e-doz.
bchs. California, s6.25q6.5o; Utah. few.
cAULIFLowER - Long Island double
deck crates. S21225.
CELERY Michigan bundles 1-doE.
stalks med. s5c New York 2-3 crts rough,
Heart. $40 doz. generally good cond. 1915.
CRANBERRIES-Mas quarter
hbl. boxes. Early Blacks. s3.4oa3.eo;
Florida bu. bask waxed.
fancy. si.50d475. few 81 rs; choice fair,
50. 25a3 so: slicers. s2.5og2.75.
EGGPLANT-Florida ia bu. crts., 24s-
GRAPEs-calIfornia display Tugs EN-
perors, Y. 8. Fancy. s3.i5a325; U. s.
No. /. s2.s5d3, fair 20 generally good.
g, 4oa2.So; Tokays: best. s2.e5q2 IS;
S2.75n2.s5: ordinary, sl.75a2; Thompson
seedess. generally good. S2.75m3.
LETTUcE--Los Angeles crates Iceberg
California. Salinas District some gener-
doz. SIS so Il SIS; Idaho. 4-doz., s.
LEAF LETTUCE-ohio dollhouse, lob.
oNIoNs-5o.ib. sacks: Michigan U. s.
No. Yellows, medium, si.10d1.20. best
mostly si15nI.20; i0-lb sacks. ala CSC
Colorado Sweet Spanish, U. s. No. /, 3-in.
and larger. Sl.75.
PARsLEY-Texas half crates curly. s.
PEARs-Canfornia boxed, " s. No I,
Bose SOS and sos. S3u3.25: i1Os and i20s.
SO. so: Washington boxed D'Anjous, extra
fancy, s0s-ls0s. 50. 5014.
PEAs-California bu. bsk., $i.25q4. IS,
PEPPERs-californis IL -bu. crts. Cali
fornia Wonders. few. 81; Texas crts., Cali
fornis Wonders, s3.5og4 bu. bask
Beaters, 50; Florida IA blu. World Beaters.
s3.25a35 SO; fair quail, s2.75q3; bu. bask.,
PorAToEs sacks, Idaho Ru.sst
varieties u. S. No. /. 50. 5Oa265: 5O-lb
sacks, $3.50: 15-lo. sacks, 39a41c; Ne
oraska Triumphs, U. s.. No. !. washed.
u. s. No. /. S2.15a2.30; Commercials
S2d215: Russet Rurals, U. g No. l.
S2.10 N215; Upper Peninsula Chippewas.
" 5. No. T. 40: 15,lb. sacks, Green
RADlSHES-Texas pony crates and half
crates. S2d225 mostly So
SPINACH Missouri bu., baskets. $40:
few 81 .05; cartons. l-doz. celophane pack
ages i2-ozf, 81 80; iO-oz., s1.i5
SWEET POTATOES - Louisiana Porto
Rican Vans, bu. crates, U. 8. No. 1.
81 e0d2lo; mostly 81; Maryland Golden
bu, baskets, U. s. No. l. $50.
TOMATOES Repacks i0-lb.. 81 90: hot
house s-Ib. baskets. Ohio medium. Si.75.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

hunters will be back to work
Monday. The camp will remain
closed until the following week.
end. too.
"We're supposed TO be In full
production, and we ought to be
on the Job to make sure we keep
there" Jackson told his bud
dies. IL won't ask the men to
stay on the Job and then 10
away for n week myself"
On the weekend outings with
Jackson. will be the old faith
fuls: Eden Auker, ball player
and Midwest executive; David
A. Wallace of Chrysler; Harry
Mack of Ford; Ed Shaw of
Chevrolet; Harry Coen and
Harry Anderson. both of GINS
labor relations staff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

States Steel was producing so
per cent of Its capacity I'm 1899
and Is now producing at ITO per
cent Of capacity"
Fairless admitted that the man.
power situation will pose a pro-
duction problem. declaring "it's
tight and in many locations it's
going to get tighter" He dis
closed that out of the 36S.000 en-
ployes of his company, over 25,000
have been drawn into the armed
services.
With FairlesS Is Nathan L. Mil
Ter, former governor of New York.
and now general counselor for
u. S. Steel, and w. A. Ross, presi-
dent of Columbia Steel, subsidiary
of u. S. Steel. Fairless' western
trip was made expressly for the
purpose of inspecting the new
S150, 600, 600 Geneva plate mill
which u. s. Steel is building for
the federal government
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
National Steel
To Retire Notes

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13. Ma
tional Steel Corporation today re-
ported that holders of pa per
cent serial notes due April /, 1949,
had been notified the notes will be
redeemed December II.
The notes, amounting TO SIS
100000, were issued April l, 1889,
to mature at the rate of 81 500, 900
annually to April l, 1919.
The notes now being retired
amount to 81 10000 and holders
will receive interest to Dec. II,
1912, plus a premium OF pa per
cent on the principal amount, the
company said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
How Loan Groups
Can Aid War Effort

With wartime shift from production living
civilians the making of of victory many of the
normal agencies find themselves various degrees economic
altes of
Though about production should be the first condera
ton il also extremely desirable keep intact channels for
advancing civilian living standards that they function
again after the
The shift includes only makers of physical comfort goods
such automobiles washing machines other household
appliances but also vendors of intangible such home
financing.
Obviously the far flung and loan associations which
significant instruments for popular thrift conduct
business usual when priority restrictions forbid construction Of
nondeense houses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Use 'BIindfold Test

The chart method, a holdover
from the old auto industry, Is
used In the classrooms. The
class has an armory of 1913 guns
which are used for actual train
ing. Each student takes down
and assemblies each gun Is times
before his training ends.
Then comes the supreme test,
the "blindfold test" The stu
dents, totally blindfolded, must
dismantle and then assemble his
gun by sense Of touch alone. The
party of newspapermen being
shown the GIN service schools
were treated to demonstra-
ton.
Two air corps sergeants were
brought in and blindfolded. Each
had only had six days training
on the guns. At q given signal
they started. One worked on the
20 millimeter, the other on
the so.