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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20
BY GEORGES MANUEL United Press Special COrres-
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 Dakar, Fncnch West Africa, Oct. 20 -(UP)- Increases in the land garrison and arrival of heavy fleet endorsements, have swelled the white populace of this strategic West African base from 15,000 to 5O,OOO.
 The base was placed on a state of constant alert and women and children were being evacuated by air, land and sea as rapidly as transport facilities became avail ble.
 A semi -blackout is in effect each night and the city was practically overdoWing with hundreds of sol- diers, sailors and airmen.
 In another two weeks, it will be spring in Dakar and the heavy winter rains will be over.
 A serious housing shortage was caused b ythe huge population in- crease. Dakar's white residents were concentrated on curved finger of land, extending into the Atlantic and only 12 miles long,
 Gov. Pierre BoiSSon, French high commissioner, issued his orded for evacuation of women and children because of the manner in which the civilians clogged the roads during the German invasion of France.
 Evacuation of women and chil- dren began early this month by land, sea and air and continues as rapidly as transportation is avail able.
 Hard Winter Prospects
 Husbands and fathers, naturally, aren't anxious for the evacuation through the blockaded seas. They're also worried of hunger and proS- pecst of a hard winter in France.
 Here, there's at least plenty to eat. The only things restricted are textiles and automobiles. As a mat ter of fact there is mort than enough to eat - and that's one of Dakar's big problems.
 The greatest difficulty here is in transportation. There is no gasoline and only a few tires, and there is nothing to replace material that wears out.
 For a while, engineers made a gasoline substitute out of palm and peanut oil. Tons had been piled up to await shipment to France when the war ends while France goes hungry for table oils and dirty for lack of soap.
 But the rich ersatz fuel only gummed up motors and had to be abandoned.
 Trucks are now being fitted with charcial burners, but there isn't much charcoal.
 Road transportation has been al- most halted, and railroad service has been reduced drastically because of the lack of fuel and mineral oils.
 During the past year, when Bois- son returned from Vichy, he called in c olonial administrators and planters and relayed to them an ap- peal from Marshal Henri Philippe Petain to help feed France through the critical armistice period.
 Harvest Left to Rot
 The planters produced heavy harvest but it created grave pro- lem. Huge piles of cotton, hides, pea nuts, cocoanuts, dried fish and meats, coffee, cocoa and vegetable oils were left to rot. After reaching Dakar they could not get through the blockade.
 In tn meantime, the shelves of Dakar merchants have been stripped of textiles and manufactured im- ports.
 The problem involves two risks first, that the planters may lose for tunes in rotting stocks; second, that the natives who are naturally lazy will reduce their efforts because they lack the incentive of such manufacturers as bright clothes, alarm clocks, mirrors and combs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20
DONATE SAFE TO SCRAP

Steubenville, o. (UP) = A safe weighing over 4,O00 pounds was the first scrap metal donation made in Steubenville. Grocers Sam and Thomas Greenberg gave the huge strongbox, once used by the Union Deposit bank, with the request it ''be made into bullets for use on Hitler"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20
FRENCH BASE OF
 ]. DAKAR REPORTS
Complexion of Things Ale ters Axis Story; 5O,OOO
 Are on French Base

(The following dispatch from the United Press special cOrres- pOndent at Dakar is the first in many weeks to clear the strict censorship at that strategic Vichy French base on the west coast of Africa. It was passed by the Vichy censor at a time when Axis prop aganda is claiming that an Allied attack on Dakar is imminent.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20

of America, for the National De- fense Bonds. and e2i .a02.s0 has heen given to tho Red Gross bleed plaRiia, eF enough money to furnish 1000 hlo0d sFansfnaiOna. WnteFs hury's quota lo tho blood flaid Was eA0o0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20
HERO TAKES FIT

Alan Ladd as the william in "ThiS Gun For Hire" shot and mauled others. But since turning here. he's been beaten-up in both ''rhe Glass Key" and Lucky Jordan"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20

Showers of American bombs as we'll as natures fog and rain are making it tough for the Japs 70 hang on to their precariOus tOOthold on Kiska in the Aleutian islands. U. s. mObers operating from new hases in the Andreanof Islands blasted Kiska and reported no signs of the enemy on Attu ana Aagattu, the other two islands occupied by Japs last June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20

Geraldine Fitzgerald made her American stage debut with Ors0p Welles in "Heartbreak House"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-20

There will be testimonial din- ner in honor of Joseph Francis Phelan, at McGrath's pine room Wednesday evening. Oct. 21 at 6 o'clock. Chairman of the commit tee on arrangements: Thomas Mo Grath, assisted by Thomas Walsh J. Greaney, William O'Neil, and J. P. Shea. Invited guests include Senator-elect John Tobin, and Jo- seph Mulville.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Reed Defeated by SchoeppeI
In Kansas Governor Race
Copper Wins COP
Nomination for
Fifth Senate Term

By tbs Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 5.-Senat tor
Reed, who campaigned as a foe of
the closed shop in defense plants,
lost his bid for the Republican NOM
nation for Governor to Andrew
Schoeppel, former chairman of the
Corporation Commission.
Senator Reed, former Governor
who has two years remaining OF his
senatorial term, asked that he be
returned to the governorship so he
could work out fair and reasona-
BILE labor policy" The Senator, pub
Usher of the Parsons Sun, pointed
out he had a closed-shop agreement
with the Typographical Union and
only opposed it in public works.
He criticized specially defense
plant in Parsons, which he said re-
fused to employ any construction
workers other than AFL members in
good standing Senator Reed re-
ceived slightly over majority of all
the votes in his home county
His opponents merely responded
that Mr.. Reed could achieve his goal
better by staying in the Senate.
In 2,245 precincts reporting from
yesterdays primary Of 2,743, Schoep-
pei received 54,0l6, 1t. Gov. Carl F..
Friend, 46,778, and Reed, 35,964.
State Senator Thale P. Skovgard,
running as an opponent of the Fed
eral farm program, had only 8,341
votes.
The veteran Senator Capper. pub
Usher of the Topeka Daily Capital
and several farm papcrs, seeking his
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Stored Gasoline Supply
Continues 10 Decrease
B1 the Associated Press.

Be the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Total stores
of gasoline continued to decline in
the week ended August l, while light
and heavy fuel oil supplies advanced,
the American Petroleum Institute
reported today.
Total finished and unfinished gas
oline stocks dipped $4,000 barrels
during the week to 81 ,324, 900, COM
pared with 82.281 900 week ago and
84,668.600 a year ago.
The supply of distillates 0ight fuel
OLD was up 1864 900 barrels to st.
100000 while residual (heavy fuel
oiD was up SGT 900 barrels to $685.
900.
Average crude production in the
United States decreased BOT $50 bar
rels to 3,383,050 daily compared with
1886, ,250 year ago.
Crude runs to stills advanced A.
900 barrels to daily average of g.
672,000 compared with 3,6580O0 last
week. Estimated refining operations
were a. 1874 per cent OF capacity
againso 781 per cent the previous
week.
Estlmo ted total gasoline produc-
ton advanced 274,OO0 barrels to H.
$4,000 compared with 10,S64 900 last
week.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Cargo Planes
Continued From First Page

present rounded plans for a bal
anced air fleet. He emphasized that
he would welcome facilities which
would not cut into the supply of
critical materials and at the same
time decrease the man hours nee
essary for plane construction.
Hearings on proposed methods
of transporting troops and war
supplies without exposure to sub
marine hazards were resumed after
President Roosevelt told a press
conference late yesterday he would
give almost anything to have more
huge flying boats, but that the mill
tary experts will have to decide
whether they are more important
than other things.
Also scheduled to testify were
Maj. Gen. H. L. George. head of the
Air Transport Command, and Rear
Admiral John H. Towers, chief of
the Navy Bureau OF Aeronautics.
Two Methods Proposed.
One method of meeting the U-boat
question. proposed by Henry j.
Kaiser. West Coast shipbuilder,
calls for the building of giant sea-
planes in converted shipyards. An
other, suggested by Simon Lake, rs
year-old designer and builder Of
undersea craft, would construct
feet OF cargo-carrying submarines.
Senator Lee expressed satisfac-
40 owl
which he said the War and Navy
Departments promised to give both
proposals. The Undersecretaries of
War apd Navy, Robert P. Patterson
and James v. Forrestal, told him
yesterday, he said, that a careful
study would be made.
Mr.. Roosevelt's press conference
discussion was limited to the pro-
posals for building a big feet of
cargo planes which he referred to
as flying freight cars. He said Gov
ernment experts had been studying
the problem for five or six months.
Choice Not Simple.
Providing the materials necessary
to build more cargo planes involves
the old adage OF robbing Peter to
pay Paul, the President remarked.
1t is not a simple choice between
cargo planes and bombers, or be-
tween cargo planes and tanks, he
said, but among all such things put
together, with material priorities
graded according to critical needs by
military authorities.
Asked If the Government had
looked into the possibility of using
such non-critical materials as ply
wood in cargo plane construction,
Mr.. Roosevelt said experts had been
working on this for at least the last
two years but that airplane engines
could not be made out of wood.
Mr.. Patterson, meanwhile, indi-
Gated a need for more cargo planes
to furnish the combat aircraft with
spare parts and other supplies. Some
experts have recommended to the
committee l-to-l0 ratio of cargo
planes to combat planes.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Pendergost Machine Faces
Loss of Last Stronghold

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5 (P.-The
once mighty Pendergast Demo-
cratic machine appeared in danger
today of losing its last major patron
age stronghold-the Jackson County
courthouse.
fOnly one Of the organization in
dorsed candidates for the three
judge county court-governing unit
for the county-appeared certain of
nomination on the face of virtually
complete returns from yesterdays
primary. Fred W. Klaber, with only
one precinct missing, had 1000
vote lead.
Nomination to one of the other
positions went to George S. Mont
gomery. backed by the Independent
Democratic Association, by SIS votes
with one precinct missing. and the
independent candidate, Walter l..
Yost, won the third position by l.
100 votes on complete unofficial re-
turns.
Loss Of these Offices would be
major setback to the machine which
retained control of the county gov
ernment throughout the cleanup
campaign which swept its Office
holders out of the Kansas City mu-
nicipal government two years ago
after conviction of its former leader.
T. j. Pendergast, on income tax
evasion charges. James M. Pender-
gast, nephew of the former boss,
now heads the machine.
Democratic nominations for three
OF the remaining six county Offices,
including prosecuting attorney, went
to organization candidates, as did
those for five of the eight legislative
seats. Two of the legislative posi-
tons went to independent candi-
dates on the face of complete un-
official returns and one remained
in doubt.
Republicans rarely have been
elected to county Offices.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Aug. s tP).-Late foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents):
Canada-Oficial Canadian Control Boa rd
rates for United States dollars: Buying, 10
per cent premium: selling. 4 per cent pre-
MUM; equivalent to discounts on Canadian
cent. selling 90 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 10 per cent discount or 5000 United
States cents
Europe--Great Britain. offcial Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates. buy
ing. 4 o.; selling. 4,04. open market. ca
bes. 4.04
Latin Amerlca-Arsentina oficial. %. VI:
free, %. .S3: Brazil unofncial. 6.O5n, free.
52On: Mexico, 2O.66n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dcated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
War Plant C|osinqs
Due 10 Supply Lack
Reported Increasing
Iron Age Says WPB
Is Trying FronticoIIy
To Restore Order
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The Iron
Age reported today the number of
war plants complaining that they
were on the verge of shutting down
had increased in the last few weeks
as steel and other materials became
scarcer.
Yet, the publication said, steel
inventories in plants of all types
had been found to equal sizable
percentages of total annual capacity
Much of the material, however, was
described as unusable for war.
Checking into the matter Iron
Age reported, authorities have been
amazed at the large size of the
stocks held by some small companies.
1t is a mystery how some of the
firms ever obtained the steel"
"Overshadowing all recent devel-
opments,' the trade journal said,
lis the wavering of the materials
distribution setup, which has been
out of balance ever since the war
began
In its review of the week, Iron Age
said:
"WPB (War Production BoardD
frantically is attempting to restore
order. The WPB has long appreci-
ated the need for better balance
but apparently did not realize the
thinness of supply lines to certain
plants and the length of time re-
quired before procedural changes
are understood and accomplished
The trend toward centralized
scheduling, the approval of elimina-
ton of overtime and the extending
of delivery dates on lend lease
orders are among recent moves de-
signed to bolster the production
picture.
The exact amount Of steel which
will be needed in the last half OF
this year for Army, Navy and lend
lease accounts is unknown at the
moment, but it will be less than the
astonishingly high figure which was
computed few weeks ago in WASH
ington."
Iron Age added that electric fur
mace alloy steel was growing scarcer
and that more substitute alloys
would be used.
The magazine estimated that steel
ingot production was 373 per cent
Of capacity this week, decline of
one point blamed on scrap scarcities
and the need of repairs.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
New II. S. Issues
First Day Sales
Are 283 Million
, the Associated Press.

First day sales of the Treasury s
new tap bonds, the Treasury said
today. totaled s283 ,942 400.
Representing Mondays business,
these were the first official figures
available on sales of the 2lz per
cent, 20-25 year bonds offered to
insurance companies. individuals
and other large investors, except
banks.
Unlike regular Treasury bond
sales, the offer will remain open for
an indefinite period, probably two
weeks, and subscribers will get all
the bonds they ask for.
Based on the results of the first
day, some officials estimated that
this offering may run as high as the
$3.50, ,000, 900 produced by similar
offering in May.
Large New York insurance COM
panies were believed to have &C
counted for most of the first day S
sales.
AS a result of these sales. the
total Treasury debt rose to a high
of s82, 0s3,6l2.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Nicely Leads, 7 10 |,
In West Virginia
Senate Race
Funkhouser Ahead of
Revercomb in COP
Nomination Fight
By TIE Associated Press.

By III. Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w Va. Aug. s.
Holding 81 lead with three -fourths
of the precincts reported, Demo-
cratic Gov. Matthew NJ Nicely
seemed assured today of his party S
nomination for the Senate, to which
he wants to return for a fourth time
Almost from the first the 67-year-
old Governor held a margin over
his old political enemy, former Gov.
H. G. Kump in his bid to return to
the Senate to succeed Democratic
Senator Joseph Rozin, whom he ap-
pointed as his own successor when
he became Governor.
The count in 2.l07 of 2.788 pre-
cincts stood: Neely, 1O6,444; Kump,
53,838.
Washington Justis Lee Campion,
also on the Democratic ballot, re-
ceived scattering vote.
With Nicely apparently in, his Re-
publican opponent in November re-
manned much in doubt.
Funkhouser Ahead.
Raymond j. Funkhouser, Shep-
herdstown businessman unknown in
West Virginia politics until this year,
put about 1000 votes between him.
self and Chapman Revercomb,
Charleston attorney, but the outcome
was uncertain due to scarcity of
votes from big Kanawha County,
Mr.. Revercomb's home.
The vote in 2.031 precincts:
Funkhouser, 37,645; Revercomb,
36.579.
Senator Roster polled 60.4e8 votes
in 1854 precincts, against 38. .l4O for
Philip Gibson. Huntington attorney,
in the race for the nomination for
the short term to the Senate, run
ming from November 8 to January 3.
Three Democratic House members
with opposition seemed to have won
denomination. They were Joe L.
Smith of the 9Th district. dean Of
the States House delegation: Robert
L. Ramsay of the 1st, and John Kee
of the 5th.
Three Unopposed.
The other three Democratic in
cumbents in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Jennings Randolph of
the I'd district. Andrew Edmiston
OF the Sd and George w. johnson
of the 4th. were unopposed.
Ramsay apparently was to be op-
posed by a former Representative,
Andrew c. Schiller, who held a
strong lead for the Republican
nomination in the 1st district. E. G
Rohrbough. president of Glenville
State Teachers College. was far
ahead in the Sd district, while
Hubert S. Ellis held a shorter lead
in the 4th. Other Republican
nominees were unopposed.
Sheriff N. r. Henderson of
Kanawha County. where the West
Virginia Capitol is located, reported
five men were arrested on charges
OF election law violations during
yesterdays primary voting.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
American WooIen Sales
Soar, but Profits Fall
By the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Capacity
operations and a sharp increase in
sales, but earnings of only about
one-third of last year, were reported
today by the American Woolen Co.
for the first half of 1912.
In consolidation with the Pocono
Co.. the company reported net profit
OF 81 ,659,A0l after charges and pro-
vision for $4,000 for Federal
taxes and 81 900 900 for war contin-
gencies. This was equal to S474
a share on the preferred stock, on
which there are arrears of S76.25
share.
In the comparable 194l period
net profit was $4,905,625 after
charges and tax bill amounting
to $4,648, ,635, equal to sl4.01 a share
on the preferred.
Moses Pendleton, president, said
sales increased As per cent over a
year ago to s96,501,776. Untitled
orders of June 80 amounted to $1O9,-
AIS 5,140, assuring capacity production
the remainder of the year.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Washington Produce

BuTTER-s3 score. tubs. 4as.: l,,pound
score. tubs. 4lH;. l-pound prints. Al q;
I4-pound prints, 42A 81 score, tubs, 4Oa. ;
pound prints. AN; H-pound prints
4la4.: 80 score tubs 40la: pound prints
II: h-pound prints, Al "a; 80 score. tubs
40A; pound prints. 4Os4: A4-pound
pr 1ts, "a: SS score, tubs. 3934: pound
PRINTS. 40L4: "a pound prints, 40s4
L1VESTOCK-Calves, 15 spring lambs
IA.
EEr and Live Poultry Markets.
(From the Agricultural Marketing Ad-
minlstration. Prices paid net fob. Wash =
EGGs+Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations august 81: Whites, u S.
extras large. 4012-43: average. AZ U. o
extras. medium, 341a-39; average. 36H
Y. S. standards large, 37-40: average. 3s;
.: S. standards. medium, 1895: average,
a3h; y: $: trades; 32. Browns; Y; s,
e sxtras, medium; a4a.3s: average, 36:
y, S. standards. medium, 1895; average
Nearby angraded eggs, current receipts
Whites. 81 80 mixed colors. 29-3O. Re-
ceipts Government graded eggs. 2OS cases
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Fowl:
pounds. 1920: Leghorn hens, 3ia pounds
and up, 1915: No. IS. 10-1l. BOOSTERS,
l4-16. Chickens Delaware and Maryland
Rocks and crosses, broilers and fryers. all
sizes, 81: No. IS, 90; Reds. 25-26; Leg
horns p. Turkeys: Young toms and
hens. %.
Evening star., 1942-08-05
EEE and Live Poultry Markets.
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO; Aug. 5-,United States, De-
10000; total 1880; weights s4o J pounds
weights slew. steady to strong: good and
choice 1s0240 pounds, 1475-l500: top
1900; 240-5o pounds. l4.50-sO: 27O-33O
pounds, IA 20-60; l60-S0 pounds l435-
So; soWs 10-15 higher; good and choice
$50 pounds and down. 139O-l4.OO and
above; 530-4O0 pounds l3.6O-9O; good
4Ou-550 pounds. 13.25-7O.
salable cattle. $500; calves, 700: fed
heifers, 1926 higher; active at advance
cows closed strong to Is higher: bulls
steady; yealers strong, active; largely fed
steer and heifer run; bulk fat steers, I3, So
1850: early top. choice to prime steers,
1928; some held higher; numerous loads
l5;00-l50Q with best yearlings 1875;
heifer yearlinss up to l5 0O weiehty cutter
cows to 9.25; practical top weight sausage
bulls, 50; with outside. l175; vealers,
IA 4.50-l5.5C
salabe sheep 900; total, 5000: lat.
Tuesday: Native lambs steady to 10 lower:
others little changed: good and choice ma :
tlves 4.0n-35: two loads ss-pound Wash
ingtons, 80; few yearlnes II DOL 1875 !:
tat ewes, 475-6,25: today's trade: Native
lamb ma set not fully established; few
at IA .o0-25; best offerings Held up to IA so
and above; yearlns supply negligible. few
good fat ewes. 4.7o-6.00.
Evening star., 1942-08-05

1882 for Mr.. Smith to ,408 for Mr.
Dawson. In Alexandria the in
cumbent polled 3,025 votes, against
! 1,679 for his opponent and Fairfax
County gave Mr.. Smith 2,501 votes
to 698. All of these figures are COM
plete unofficial returns.
While the voting in Arlington
and Alexandria reflected more
strength for Mr.. Dawson in the
urban areas, as was anticipated
by both sides. surprise was en-
countered in the returns from Char
lottesville, where Mr. Smith obtained
a 4-to-1 victory when he received
906 votes to 245 for Mr.. Dawson.
The Fairfax County vote was a
typical example in the nearby area
Of the strength Mr.. Smith was ex-
pected to have in the rural areas.
Mr.. Smith is dairy farmer.
Mr.. Smiths last primary contest
was in 1888 when he defeated Will
liam E. Dodd jr.. son of the former
Ambassador to Germany, 1874 to
6,555.
Smith Issues Statement.
When less than one-half of the
district had been reported and it
was apparent that he would be re-
nominated, Mr.. Smith issued the
following statement:
Il am extremely grateful to the
people of my district for the over
whelming evidence of their con-
tinued confidence and to the many
loyal friends who by their untiring
efforts contributed to the results"
Mr.. Dawson conceded defeat
shortly after 10 pm. before a gather
ing of his campaign workers at his
headquarters at LOG North Columbus
street in Alexandria. He told his
supporters not to telegraph con-
gratuiations to Mr.. Smith inasmuch
as the incumbent had referred to
him as labor racketeer" and "Mr.
Smith wouldn't want to hear from a
racketeer."
Dawson Not Discouraged.
II am not discouraged" Mr.
Dawson said, because I expected
this. 1t takes more organization
to defeat machine like the Smith
machine"
He expressed hope that "the fight
I have started" will be carried on
by some one else. He contended that
Smith opponents had spent great
deal of time seeking candidate
and that he was the Orlly one who
could stand the mud Singing"
In the 9Th district Mr.. Plunkett
made poorer showing in his home
county of Roanoke and Roanoke
City than in his campaign for
Lieutenant Governor last year
against William M. Tuck of Halifax.
The incomplete returns showed Mr..
Plunkett carried only four pre-
cincts In his district