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Evening star., 1942-08-19
Steel Centers Report
Production Quotas
Are Working Out
Iron Age Says Result
Is Better Balance
OF Distribution
BS the Associated Press.

Bs TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1o-The Iron
Age reported today United States
industry was turning out war weap-
ons in quantities which seemed i'm
possible six months ago.
Production of steel continues to
move to higher levels and the up
roar over efficiency In the way 1t is
being distributed to United States
war paints does not hide the fact
that the American war machine is
growing into the biggest the world
has yet seem the Trade Journal
said.
Few days pass in which the per-
formance of certain SegmentS of
United States industry, with rela-
ton to the war program, is not
characterized as less than ade-
quate." Iron Age said in it's review
of the week.
Quota System Working Out.
"SandWiched into the facts and
opinion about how poorly industry
is doing is the bright news which
says industry's accomplishments will
bring an early end to the war. It is
this quick shift from bad to good
news and back again that give in
dustrial and other classes of readers
the shakes and shivers.
This week, like most, had It's
share of bright news. From stee.
manufacturing centers comes wore
that the recently adopted quota
system for production Of steel is
working out. So far the quota plar
seems to be enabling the mills tt
set up a schedule for each product
and go ahead without too many
product changes within the frame
work of the priority system. Better
balance of raw steel distribution
and mill operation is said to be re.
Sulting.
Figures on Demand Confused.
Meanwhile, speculation over the
DbCSA oiiol pdSC tOll1 uoCo UCCduoS
it appears there is demand fol
100000 tons of finished stee
monthly, whereas supply stands a
5,3 million tons. 1t is pointed out
that this demand total represents
to great degree cumulative order:
and is so inflated that no exac
figure is available to show what the
true demand is.
Zone difficulty seems to be tina
the armed services have no effective
program for co-ordinating pur
chases and, consequently, some
times find ships, planes, tanks ant
guns complete except for scarc'
items. Yet here too progress i
being made"
Iron Age estimated steel produc
ton this week at 96 per cent o
capacity, down slightly from tn
966 per cent of last week.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Aviation Corp. S Net
Scars, but Dividend
Action Is Deferred
Goodrich Rubber Co.'S
Profits Drop Sharply
For Half Year

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19-The Avia-
ton Corp. yesterday reported new
peaks in war production for the sec
ond quarter with deliveries ahead
of schedules and backlogs of orders
in the aggregate at all-time high
levels"
After estimated Federal taxes of
$3,1OO,0O0, net income for the six
months ended May 81 was s2,478, ,29l,
or 43 cents a common share, COM
pared to 1862 ,234 net income, after
$273,979 deducted for taxes, or IL
cents share, in the comparable l941
period.
Victor Emanuel, president, said
dividend action was deferred by
directors pending action on new tax
rates, legislation involving renego-
tiation of contracts, proposals for
price ceilings on materials and
efforts toward wage stabilization in
the aircraft industry.
Splendid progress" in operations
was reported by Mr.. Emanuel. He
announced that new manufacture
ing unit, Northern Aircraft Products
Division, was to be built in Ohio for
the production of aircraft parts.
B. F. Goodrich Co.
The B. F. Goodrich Co., rubber
products manufacturers, reported
consolidated net profits for the six
months ended June 80 were SO, ,103,-
087, equal after preferred dividend
requirements to $159 common
share. For the corresponding period
of 1941 the company had consoli-
dated net profits of $6,646,033, or
$43l common share.
Goodrich's report for the first half
of 1912, however, was after provision
of $14,O68,000 for domestic and for
eign income and excess profits taxes
against $4,741 900 for those purposes
in the 1941 period. A contingency
reserve of s1,O0O,00o was taken from
each of the half-years.
Consolidated net sales for the
first half of this year were reported
as s1O3, ,283, ,542 against $98,005, ,O59 for
the 1941 period
Directors declared a dividend of
so cents share on common stock,
payable September Is to holders of
record September 4, and the regu-
lar quarterly dividend of $125 a
share on the IS cumulative pre-
ferred, payable September 30 to
holders of record September 18.
Chesapeake & Ohio.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway,
despite profit declines from a year
ago, maintained it's 75-cent dividend
rate by declaring that amount pay
able October l to holders of Sep
tember g. This brought 1912 pay
ments to $225.
At the same time, the road an
nounced July net profit was $2,024,-
226 against $3,298,011 the same
month of 1941, bringing seven
months net to $13,855 1855 against
$18,522,079 the same period last
year, when taxes were less.
Merck g. Co.
Merck & Co., Inc, and subsidiaries,
manufacturing chemists, reported
net earnings for the six months
ended June 80 were 81 ,086, 1878, equal
after preferred dividend require
ments to 83 cents a common share,
compared with S1,591,07 or $145 a
share in the first six months of 1941.
Hudson Motor Car Co.
Hudson Motor Car Co. reported
for the June quarter net profit of
s573,l01, equal to SO cents a share
on the capital stock, compared with
$220,714, or IA cents a share, in the
June quarter of 194l.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
New York Produce
PUBLIC UTILITY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 tP.-Eggs, 29,575
Arm. Mixed, colors; Fancy to extra fancy
s7.sa3' extra s3H Graded frsts 35
dirties, No. !. 331a; average checks; 32,la
Whites; Fancy to extra fancy, 42-471a
heavy mediums. 4Ola -43ia; mediums, 40
Browns-Fancy to extra fancy, 41-4712;
specials, 40; standards, 37i2s4 mediums
3Sf2-s4.
Duck eggs. 3T-39.
Butter. 935,772: firmer Creamery
higher than 92 score and premium marks
42A A-43h2; % score (cash market, 41a4-
AZ; ss-9l score, 40A-41s4 s5-s7 score
3S-3aIa.
Cheese. 6s2,612; firm. prices unchanged
Evening star., 1942-08-19
London
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to rise in support of the Allies until
they should be given the word, lest
there be a repetition of the tragic
st. Nazaire battle, in which French
patriots battled the Nazis for days
after British Commands had with
drawn and drew stern reprisals
from the Germans.
Reuters reported that the Paris
radio had been off the air since
BIZ am, which it said was extreme
ly unusual.
United States officers, it was an
| nounced, are serving as planners
and advisers alongside officers of
the British Navy, Army and Royal
Air Force" on the staff of Lord
Louis Mountbatten, supreme chief
of the Commands.
These American officers include:
Brig. Gen. l.. K. Truscott, jr.,
Army, of Charlottesville, Va;
Comdr. E. B. Strauss, Navy, of
Washington, D. c.; 1t. Col. H. D.
Campbell, marines, of Vermont;
1t. Col. Loren B. Hillsinger, Army
Air Forces; Maj. T. j. Conway,
Army, of San Francisco; Maj. P. M.
! Hamilton, Army Air Forces, OF New
York: Maj. J. D. Lawrence. Army, of
Los Angeles; Capt. c. w. Embury,
Army, of Milwaukee, and 1t. Doug
las Fairbanks, Navy, of Los Angeles.
Within Fighter Range.
Dieppe is regarded by British OBJ
servers as one of the points along
the TOO miles of German-occupied
coastline from Holland to Brest
where landing might be attempted
in the opening of second front.
1t is within easy range of fighter
aircraft based in Great Britain, but
it's small harbor has unloading IA
cilities only for small ships and
these facilities are not considered
adequate fo ra swift landing of vast
quantities of weapons and supplies
such as would be required for big
base for land offensive.
Dieppe was busy with Channel
passenger and freight traffic in
peacetime, cross Channel boats run
ming to Newhaven, England, 80 miles
away.
The Germans have set up long
range coastal batteries there tc
harass Channel shipping. The city
is only 33 miles from Rouen, where
United States Flying Fortresses at
tackled the railway yards Monday.
Gives Nazis Jittery Morning.
Following closely on the visit OF
Prime Minister Churchill to Mos
COW, the raid undoubtedly gave the
German forces in occupied territory
a jittery morning of invasion fears
The BIC warning to the French
could not be accepted at face value
by the Germans and, whatever the
raids outcome, observers here fell
the Nazis might consider 1t at least
prelude to the opening of SECOND
front
| Today's raid was the first an
nounced by the British since thu
landing in the Boulogne-Le Touquet
area June to test the German
defenses there. The Commando.
completed their work in an houl
on that occasion,
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. Aug. 10 Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) am.
quotations
price test: few lots Gamer cutter and com
mon cows, 1909 8; several lots steers on
hand but none so far offered
Calves so. Nominally steady; quotable
top, 800.
=. Hogs, $50 Steady with Tuesday: prac-
tical top, 1870; 120-l3O pounds. IA 35- 80;
l3o-l40 pounds. 14.45-10: 14O-l60 pounds,
14:a5-l5.10: 160-1S0 pounds. 1510-35;
1S0-22O pounds, 15.25-50; 220-24O pounds,
15.1o35: 240-260 pounds. 14S5-l5 10;
260-300 pounds, IA $500: sows, 13 o5-S5;
good and choice hogs sold virtually at out
side prices.
Sheep, 100. Nominally steady: few good
and choice lambs at 1900; package mixed
lambs including buck at IA so
Evening star., 1942-08-19
London Stocks Rise

LONDON, Aug. 10 (P).-The stock
marke. closed steady at higher levels
established earlier in today's session.
Kaff1rs, diamonds and coppers were
firm among the industrials while
home rails and oils ended steady.
British funds continued firm at the
finish and Brazilian issues were
easier among foreign bonds.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Woods
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on the grounds they already had
been given an increase of more than
Is per cent since January /, 1941.
CIO officials said members of
their union would remain away
from their jobs at the Reynolds
Metal Co. in Louisville, KY, until
granted an election by the WLB
or some other Federal agency.
Joseph D. Cannon, CIO regional
director, said the work stoppage
had shut down four of the Reynolds
plants, which make aluminium parts
for airplanes. He said the men left
their jobs when a CIO leader was
fired while soliciting members for
the union.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Aug. 10 0P1.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in centsl:
rates for United States dollars: Buying, 10
per cent premium; selling, | per cent pre-
dollars In New York Of buying. 99I per
cent: selling, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, los per cent discount or S9.4334
United States cents
Europe--Great. Britain. official Bank
buying, 4'62; Selling. 4.04. open market;, market,
cables 4 04
Latin America-Arsentina, official. 29.77;
free, 23.77, down 1-100 cent; Brazil ofA-
cial. 6.U5n: free, 5.2On; Mexico, 2O6sn.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Chicago Grain
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

Associated Press Market Writer.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-The heavy
Allied attack on the French coast
today helped to touch off one of the
strongest grain market rallies in
weeks.
Wheat led the upturn, gaining as
much as 2 cents bushel at one
stage, and other cereals pushed up
ward almost as far in some cases.
Buying to cover previous short
sales accounted for much of the
support, traders said, although some
dealers also were understood to
have reinstated lines sold out on the
recent price retreat.
Evening star., 1942-08-19

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat, No. 2 hard. 1.19A-34; No. 2
hard, weevily, tough, LIZA; No, 3 hard,
lisa No. 4, 1.161a; No; 8 hard, tough
sa,b- sl,6- M Corn, sas NO NJ yelleoyy; s5 No
white. 1.o2R. Oats, No. , mixed, asa
N; 3. 4S2-492; No. 2 white, 5O1a; No. 3,
4SH-50; No. 4, 4S-4sa4; No ] srecial
red. so. Barley, mailing. sO-9S nominal;
hard barley. 1Q-16 nominal: feed. 5s-65
nominal. Field seed per hundredweight
nominal Timothy, 1904 .S5: alsike
l6.00-19.50 fancy red top, 10000.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Russia
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surgence of Nazi effort along both
arms of a pincer cropping toward
Stalingrad and the: Volga, while the
Red Army counterattacked in the
krasnodar sector.
Already wedged into Russian
positions in one sector of the Don
Bend front, the Germans massed
large formations to strike elsewhere
southeast of Kletskaya and forced
@ Russian unit to retreat, the Soviet
Information Bureau announced.
after a sanguinary battle during
which our troops destroyed 10 Ger
Evening star., 1942-08-19

Bonds or bondage-was there ever
an easier choice? Get yours now.
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Aerial

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Evening star., 1942-08-19
Bitter Floor Fight Seen as New York Democrats Fail
10 Nominate; Bennett Bockers Spum Roosevelt Peace

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Evening star., 1942-08-19
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 LPl.-Divdends
declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
The Heavens In May Planet Mercury in Good Position - Stars of
 the Southern Sky
By DR. CLEMENT s. BRAINTN Of The Columbia Univermsity Observatory Stan

The most favorable opportunity of ehe year for observing the elusive small planet Mercury will be pre- esnted this month as 1t atains great est eastern elonga;ion from the sun on the 18th. Its altitude, as the sun sinks out of sight, will be about l9 degrees. Look for 1t in the western sky and observations can be started several days before the above date and continued for several days thereafter. Mercury will have a stellar magnitude of about 0.6 and will thus be considerably brighter than the standard first magnitude. Its color is distinctly reddish, much like the color of Mars. At this time Mercury will be about seyenty-nine million miles from the earth or somewhat nearer to us than the sun. When Mercury is closest to earth, 1t Is of course invisible be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

cause 1t is then between the earth
 and the sun and too close to the
 sun in the sky for observation. Mercury is the smallest of the nine
 satellites of the sun usually called ~planets" although there are thou
 sands of smaller bodies which have e regular orbital movement about the solar body. It is also closest to the sun at an average distance of about thirty-Six million miles or less than 40 per cent that of the earth. It moves about the sun once in about 00 terrestrial days. It is in- teresting to note that its axial roa- ton also has the same period so that it must always urn tie same face toward the sun. This is similar to the case or the moon whose
 monthly course about the earth and axial rotation have the same period, 50 that it also always presents ap- proximately the same face toward its primary, the earth. Mercury has a diameter of about three thousand
 miles as compared to earth'S eight thousand and it's mass Is only about one-nineteenth that of the earth.
 venus Is still a brilliant morning star with its stellar magnitude as high as minus 3.7". It will soon be too close to the sun for observa- tlcn and later still will reappear as an evening star. Mars is In Gem ini and can be seen In the evening sky for several hours after sunset. Jupiter, too, is an evening star fer the greater part Of the month but it is approaching the sun toward it's change to the morning sky and will not be . good subject for ob- sarVnkIon for many months after lne present. saturn is in conjuncz 1om with the run this month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
WOODLA AND FIRES. CAUSE ARRESTS
Edward Bland Fined SIS for Starting Fire With-
 out Permit

. .
 Forest Ranger ]. c. Green of Mattauck forest, watertown, re- ported the arrest of three men in . campaign to curb careiessness re- sponsIlble for destructive woodland fires.
 Because of the dry and danger ous condition Of the Connecticut woodlands, Lieut.. Gov. Odel shep- ard closed woodlands and brush- lands in the. state to all persons effective at noon today.
 Edward Bland was fined $l5 and costs by Justice Guerin B. Car- mody of Watertown last night on charge of kindling Q fire without a permit April 22. The fire spread into adjoining woods and required the services of flrefighting crews from Watertown and Mattauck for- est before 1t was quelled. Justice Carmody renHitted $f0 of the fine.
 A woodbridge man and . Sey- Tnour man are awaiting trial on similar charges, according to Mir. Green.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

more easterly one and is the third brightest star in the entire heavens exceeding even our northern favor ite, Vega in Lyra. We note that both the second and third brightest stars in the heavens are invisible from our attitudes. Alpha Centauri Is actually the nearest to us Of all the brighter stars and second in this respect only to @ small neighboring star in the same constellation known as Proxima Centauri, which is invisible to the unaided eye. The distance of Proxima is AZ light years and Alpha is one-tenth of a light-year further away. Alpha Is really a double star, the larger component being very like the sun both in color and luminosity. Beta Centauri is much more distant than Alpha and is also mVch more lun- inouS.
 Achernar or Alpha Eridani Is still another brilliant flrst-magnitude star which is invisible from the north. It lies opposite Canopus in the sky and at about the same alti-. tude. It is almost as bright as Procyon and its color is bluish- white like that of Regulus. The constella- ton Eridanus is named after the river into which the mythical Phaeton, son of Apollo, fell when he attempted to drive the golden char tot of the sun on its daily round.
 The Milky Way extends up from the horizon through Canis Major, past canopus, and on through the Cross and Centaurus. Tn the region of the Cross is the famous 'coal sack" @ spot in the Milky Way al- most entirely devoid of stars. This interesting phenomenon Is visible to the naked eye. Undoubtedly this ap- pearance is due to great mass of dark absorbing nebulous material which lies between us and the starry background of the galaxy. Near the south pole lie the two Magellanic clouds which look like small por- tions of the galaxy that have broken away. Both clouds are great aggre- gations of stars and contain much nebular material. The larger Magel- lanic cloud contains several million stars, at least, and many of these are of extraordinary great size and luminosity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
GRADUATE GROUP \
 MEETS MONDAY
Election of Officers Is Planned By Pearl Street
 House Unit

TWO Pearl Street Nelghborhood house groups met last night and made plans for the election of of- flcers.
 The Graduate groups lominat- ing committee recommended the following officers: Pres. Hugerlee Prince; vice-presldent, Alexander Graves; Secretary, Doris Fender son: assistant z secretary, June Cainer; treasurer, Alice Petty; chairman of activities f1ilda Pet teway; publicity chairman, Anna Khedbee. The group will meet next Monday at 8 P. m. to elect the of- -flcers.
 The alumni committee met with Social Director Mrs, Leila Alex ander presiding. About 90 were present. It elected a nominating committee to bring in nominees at the next meeting as follows: Con- stance Durham, Mattle Holmes, Juanito Reynolds, Anna Whedbee and James Gary. The secretary of the meeting was Doris Henderson. The nominating committee will meet Thursday at 8 p. m. to pre- pare the slate. The alumni conn- mittee will meet Thursday at 8 D.. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
Washington Wheus

ItOVERrANENT survey of V scrap metal situation in New England 6 expected to show what should be done lIl other arBas. . . oThe wade paper collection campaign is pronounced 8 success, win be continued. . . . Tt's against Che law for | wife Co sew cuffs on her husbands pants. z m spite of wartime building restrictions, construction for 1942 may reach sl4 billion, against s11 billion In 194l. . e And a building labor need for 25O,OOO more men 6 anticipated. . . Tho aver age number of eggs per hen per year has risen from S4 in 1909 Co no in 1941. . And the 3SI million hens in the coun- try laid over A billion eggs last year. . Don't ask who counted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

Imarjoram, tarragen and chives, plus flowery thyme and clove-flavored basil.
 Summer savory and basil are an- nuals and must be restarted each year, but the other five are peren- nials and can be kept from year to year, even in northern climates, if well-covered by straw or leaves to protect them from winter-killing. SMALL PLOT
 IS SUFFICIENT a..
 To supply a small family, 10 by 12-foot plot is ample. A 10 by 2o- fot garden will fill even large family's needs. Window boxes or flower pots, If properly prepared can help out 8 lot, if you're an apart Ement-dweller. For example - only one or two plants of sage are need- ed for general family requirements.
 Basic requirements for herb-grow- ing are that soil be rich, well-drain-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

twelve degrees distant. Only dim fifth magnitude star is close enough to the south pole to merit the ap- pellation of pole star.
 In beauty and interest the far southern heavens do not yield to the northern constellations. High in the sky one notes at, once the billiant star Canopus In Carina, the Ships Keel, which Is the second brightest star In the heavens, exceeded in brilliancy by Sirius alone, which rides low in the sky almost exactly below CanopuS. The latter is in reality a much greater star than Sirius for Its luminosity is equal to about seventy-flve thousand suns like our joined into one. It is one of the largest stars known in our galaxy for its distance from us is about six hundred and fifty light years. A quarter of the way around the sky to the eastward Is fine grouping of bright stars belonging to the consultations of Crux, the Southern Cross, and Centaurus, the Centaur. The Cross is nearer Cano. pus and is easily recognized by its shape although only one of the four points is marked by a first-magni- tude star. The upper point is mark ed by Alpha Crucis of first rnagni- tude and the eastern end Of the cross bar Is Beta Crucis, a star of nearly the first magnitude; another second magnitude star and . third magnitude star complete the con- figuration. Within the boundaries of this constellation as 6 beautiful tele- scopic cluster containing many colcred stars.
 Centaurus. with its two brilliant flxst-niagnitude stars, Alpha and
 efa centauri, Hes just beyond the
 n1 1f these two Alpha is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29
April Shower to BeHeld
 By Women's Group
Red Cross Sewing Session Tomorrow; EpwOrth
 League in Meeting; Girl Scouts to Meet
WATERVlLLE

sistant scout leader Edward rranks. and MT. christie.
 Friday morning, e:OO Q. m. there will Dc Q Holy Communion service at 0:O0 e. m. at St. Pall's Episco- pal church, in observance os St. Philips and St. James Day.
 The women of st. Paul's Eplsco- pal church held a sewing meeting yesterday afternoon, in the Parish Hall, which was followed by a silver tea. Present were: Mrs. Edward Cookson, Mrs. Leon Totten, Mrs. Homer Senior, Mrs. Sarah Ford, Mrs. J. 0. Hoerle, Mrs. Wilfred pier- pont, Jr., Mrs. Alfred ESnmoTls, Mrs. Harry Stevens and Mrs. Ralph Grain,
 Plans ere being made to hold a luncheon bridge, some time during May.
 A large delegation of residents of Waterville will attend the C.Y.O, debate in Knights of Columbus hall tomorrow evening when representa- tiyes of St. Michaels parish meet speakers from SS., Peter and Paul Church. Originally the subject for discussion was chosen three weeks ago. The scheduled debate was post- ,poned for one week and the young orators are expected to stage D most interesting battle on the question ol the federal government placing a