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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
British Offer Authorization Tips

THE UNITED STATES is just beginning to realize what
drastic must be taken wartime imitation but
the British after 80 months of and with far vivid
memories than Americans of the desperate debace of
Germany after the last have record of experience that is
worth noting Business Week Britain
has tried initiation the magazine
Cd BY steepy boosting all kinds of 81 by mu
lang voluntary savings through waoan
and making modest forced savings (3 by imposing
nationwide controls (4)
attempting to prevent drastic wage increases. -
AS result of its wartime experience with raonng and price
officials dontS which
should be of particular interest Americans that blanket
controls about be imposed Do prcex without
raong do not ration without controlling prices of the aoned
goods do ration and pcex without controlling substitute
items do allow price ceilings bulge when declining
begins the manufacturer engaged in
essential production That's what supposed happen II will
either him wartime production force him
shop the duration thus free labor for essential jobs
HERE Is the latest dope the draft outlook:
Class ga will probably be split into ga for whose
dependents with both dependents
essential jobs And each of these will then have three
sub-groups
Subgroup will include whose dependents legal
dependents such brothers. sisters unce an Subgroup
is for with legal dependent wife parent child
Suboup will consist of with more than legal dependant
Although army officials advocating family allowances
point they with families they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
i. 5. Beet Sugar
Deliveries Sdq

NEW YORK. April 25.-United
States beet sugar deliveries in
March totaled 2.329,348 bags,
against 6,075,72 in the same
month a year ago, a decline of
3.746,376 bags or 81 per cent, ac-
cording to the United States Beet
Sugar Association.
Sharp decrease reflects restric-
tions placed on refined sugar dis
tribution by WPB, which, during
March, was fled at so per cent of
last years use.
Beet deliveries for the period,
January / through March 81, TO
tailed 5,621,319 bags. against H.
534. 558 in the similar period in
1941. a decline of 5,913,239 bags
or 81 per cent.
Following new WPB order eX-
tending marketing of beet sugar
into eastern territory along At
lantic seaboard where trade and
industrial users want to anticipate
their May quota allotments, the
United States Beet Sugar Associa-
ton announced 200,000,000 pounds,
to 100000 short tons of
beet sugar have been made avail
able to consumers in 10 eastern
and New England states TO boil
ster supplies in those areas for ra-
tioning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Detroit Aide Called
By PENNSYLVANIA Salt

A. II. Clem--for-the past three
years district sales-service repre-
sentative of the Penn Salt Cleaner
division in the Detroit area, has
been transferred to the executive
offices of the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Company in Phila-
delphia. He will coordinate the
activities of the companys indus
trial cleaner division. recently en-
larged to handle the increasing
metal cleaning problems Of war
goods manufacturers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Crack Down
Ban Non-MiIitsry Orders
for Wool Violation

WASHINGTON, April Is CUPl.
The War Production Board to-
day prohibited the Susquehanna
Wooden Company. New Cumber-
land, Pa, from putting into pro-
cess any wool, yarn or cloth for
nonmilitary orders for a period of
three months.
The action was taken because
OF violations of WPB regulations
by the company when il allegedly
put into process 10000 pounds of
wool instead of the 1892 pounds
which were permitted under terms
of the order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Men
Looking for New
Wartime Lines
Hard Hit by Prioritiss,
They're Turning TO
China and Furniture
BY JOSEPH l.. MYLER
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. April 25.-Be-
fore this war is over you may be
going to the hardware store for
your double-dip sodas just as now.
of course, you go to the druggist
when you want a thermos jug.
What happened to drug stores
in the earlier decades of the CEN
fury appears to be happening now
TO hardware stores. Changing
economic currents compelled drug
gists 10 put in stocks which were
a far cry from drugs; now. exigen-
cies of war are forcing hardware
dealers TO think in terms of some
thing besides refrigerators, wash
ing machines, electrical appli-
ances and 10-peHHy nails.
"Of course" Arthur May said
today. 1--WE don't want to mako
too radical a departure from
the lines we've been selling.
Changes In our stock will be
made as gradually as possible.
But n couple Of years from now
we may be selling things We
wouldn't dream Of stocking
now"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Arnold Reveals
How Patent Law
Holds Up Planes
Firm Making Screw
Fastener Unable
TO Fill U. S. Orders

WASHINGTON, April IS INS)
Assembly lines in three OF
Americas greatest aircraft plants
have been delayed, and in some
instances completely halted, by
the refusal of a manufacturer to
grant licenses for a minute item
a screw used in the making Of q
needed for the war effort.
This charge was made today by
Assistant Attorney General Thur
man Arnold before the Senate
patents committee which is con
Sidering legislation TO free patents
need for the war effort.
"On April 81, just four days
ago." said Arnold, "a complaint
reached our office concerning
the DEUS Fastener Company,
Inc. IL was charged that there
Is q monopoly on the production
Of these screws.
"The complainant was a man.
ufacturer of metal parts for air
craft. He was afraid II he tried
to produce the screws he would
be stopped by a patent infringe
ment suit.
"Ail attempts to secure IL
cense from the fastener COM
pany have proved futile. In
desperation he came to the anti
trust division. This case Is a
perfect example of a patent on
a gadget operating to block en-
tire assembly lines"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

IMPORTANT FIRE and casualty companies as well as
regular automobile insurance firms apprehenve the
outlook for
Long important OF business
liability well fire and theft starting drop
badly will undoubtedly steadily
ing and tire wear force motorists 10 lay their
INTERESTING CONTRAST: While only about 1000 at
Gerald l. K Smith meeting The Committee of One
Million than 5000 turned for the WPA scrap for
victory rally"
And each every or them brought Of metal
sdrnittance fee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Long Experiments

May is president of one OF to
largest wholesale hardwar
houses in this part Of the country.
Already his firm is experimenting
with furniture, children's toys and
priced watches and
clocks-items it never thought or
selling before the war.
Were even going In for
chInaware In mild way, but
we're just feeling our way
there" he added. 80 far. how
ever. we haven't considered any
thing In the food or clothing
line"
Wartime priorities hit hardware
merchants harder, perhaps than
any other one group Of merchan-
dizers. automobile and tire deal
ers excepted.
May and 33 other members OF
a national hardware trade organ
ization spent two days in Chicago
month and half ago discussing
how 10 meet the threat 10 their
industry The problem of replace
rnentS was already acute then.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

Herbs appointment that is pleasure to
because his past record Here and think you'll get the
point
He was commissioned infantry during
France private and
n the States Marines.
Capt II G. seby United States Army Air Force
attached Wright Field
Lieut. Herbert V. Pusch, QMRr assistant pres
dent and officer Of Detroit Trust Company today
Headquarters Michigan Military Area
Detroit World War captain of
infantry Division and has been connected with the Officers
Reserve Corps for 25 years.
field 1920 completing the
University president
Of Company he has for many years been
the administration Of and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Loans TO Brokers
Decrease SIiuhtIy

NEW YORK. April 25.-Losns
10 brokers and dealers in the week
ended April % iotaled $500, 000.-
900. down Sl,000,000 from the
previous week and decrease OF
So, 100000 from the like week a
year ago. Other loans for the pur-
pose of purchasing or carrying
securities amounted TO Sl48, 000,-
600. down $4,000. 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Placed Big Orders

On the advice of expert consult
ants and with practically no de-
bate, the dealers placed large or
ders for furniture stocks sight
unseen. They bought multiple
piece bedroom and dining room
sets. studio touches. easy chairs
and the like without benefit OF
samples or descriptive literature.
All they knew about what they
bought was the size of the set and
the price
Eve didn't even know what
kind OF wood IL was made Of"
May said. THE way we bought
was symptomatic Of the con-
ditions we face"
1t was the same story with toy
orders.
But however far afield hardware
dealers have gone or may go, IL
not true, as was rumored r y
Gently in wholesale circles here.
that they are planning to install
stocks of perfumery.
I'VE haven't got around 20
that-yet," May said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Top Schedule
Shipbuilders Launching Two
Merchant Vessels a Day

NEW YORK, April 25.-The
American shipbuilding industry is
now launching about two mer-
chant vessels a day and deliveries
of vessels of all types are well
ahead of scheduled delivery dates,
II. Gerrish Smith. president of the
National Council of Anne, lean
Shipbuilders reported at the an
nual meeting of the council.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Fears Bottleneck
In Power Industry
First Priorities for U. S. Army Hit
Utility Equipment Deliveries
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYSER
Init News Service Economic Commentator

As the country into of armament produc
power capacity ultimately
a bottleneck
Utility executives foreseeng this possibility have been alert
but
prortes services deliveries
have been deferred.
the circumstances the production peak approached
hosehoders
eecircitX for the Duration The situation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Leading Stocks
Slump TO New
7-Yedr Lows 4
Few Special Issues
Show Losses Up TO
Five Full Points
nv ELMER C. WALLER

NEW York, April 25 CUP).-
Leading stocks sagged to new Z
year lows today, while few spe-
cial issues broke ] to 5 points on
IA few transactions. The general
list was quiet.
Weakest among leaders was
American Telephone, which sold
off a point at new 7-year low
at 109Is. Other communications
were strong. however, on Presi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Trend Of Sales

NEW YORK, April 2o UNs).-Total
sales today.
stock Exchange-stocks, iS6 400 shares
curb Exchange Stocks. ~ 72O shares;
bonds, 1902 600.
Big board sales throughout the day
Omen 10 II SIS 020 shares
II 10 close 81. $50 shares
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Exchange Seat Price
Off $1,000 10 $4,000

NEW YORK, April 25.-Ar-
arrangements had been made today
for the sale of a New York Stock
Exchange seat at $1,000, off
81, 900 from the previous trans
action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

dent Roosevelt's recent indication
he favored a merger of the tele-
graph companies. Postal Tele-
graph preferred equaled its high
for the year at 10, up Ia, and
Western Union gained y to 25,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

=
and other data and really went out and
got business. ,
Again al the request of WPB. Lyon
has prepared a booklet describing the
wartime business getting setup and VIII
send one to any one requesting II on
business stationery.
APPOINTMENT OF Edward r.
Wade as general sales manager of the
Altes Brewing Company has been an
nounced by Howard II. Colby. president.
Wade's an old-timer in the brewing
industry and has worked for such firms
as Schlitz, CARING and Trommer in
New York in an advertising and mer-
chandfsing capacity.
As account executive for Grace and
Holiday and United States Advertising.
he handled Owens-I Illinois Bottle Com
pany and the Glass Container Associa-
ton. And he was at one time a vice
president of Erwin, Massey and Company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
LEGAL NOTICE
BRIGGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
DETROIT. MICHIGAN

BRIGGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
DETROIT. MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS, MAY II. 1871.
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
annual meeting Of the shareholders
Briggs Manufacturing Company will -
held a. the office Of the Company. 1881
Mack Avenue, In the City 81 Detroit,
Michigan on Monday. the 18th day ~
May. 1929 al O'Clock In the afternoon
Eastern Standard War Time, for the
following purposes:
1. To receive the reports Of the Presi-
dent and the Treasurer as set forth In the
enclosed Annual Report OF the Company
for the year 1871.
2 To elect seven Directors for the en-
3. To transact such other business a.
may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment or sdJournments thereof:
Pursuant TO Section 5 OF Article III OF
the Bylaws. the Board OF Directors has
fixed Tuesday. April Z. 1912. a. the record
date for the determination OF shareholders
entitled 20 receive notice OF and 10 vote
AZ said annual meeting 81 shareholders or
any adjournment or adjournments thersof:
A. D BLACKWOOD,
Secretary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

admit that in order to build the desired
army il will be necessary.
However. statistically IL is also con-
coded that no ga men need be called
this year and that they'll never have TO
call those in 3-A-3.
PERSONNEL CHANGES are COM
ing too fast TO keep up with these days,
but here's a couple more.
w. r. Gillen. who for some time
has been city sales manager of the Chi
cago and Southern Airlnes, is leaving
He's been pretty much Of fixture
over in the offices at the Book-Cadillac,
which he shared with Dan O'Leary and
the United Airlines staff but now he's
been promoted and transferred TO New
Orleans as district traffic manager
And Herb Selby of Maxon is going
into the Army Air Force.
Officially known as II. G.. Selby.
he's been director Of media for MaXon,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Steels Little Changed

Steel issues were little changed.
Motors eaSed. Some rails were
slightly higher. Chemicals steadied
around their recent lows. East
man gained a point.-Aircrafts met
support after Douglas had equaled
its low for the year. Oils were
firmer with Standard Oil of New
Jersey active.
Utilities were unchanged in the
average but several preferreds had
sharp losses.
West Penn Electric issues were
hard hit. The Z per cent lost 5
points to a new low at as. West
Penn per cent preferred made a
new low at Al, off 4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26

President Colby that pleased With the
acquisition Wade sales advertising chief and the
sales gains being shown by Altes.
CONFIDENTTALLY SPEAKING: Oil men serving this
tory with Secretary Ickes that there little mmedi
ate need for gas ratoning in the Middle West
They point that the oil ppd direct from the Texas
Michigan fields and refined locally
The current problem shipping and NOT oil or
shortage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
The Business Front
Lyon Metal. Hit by War, Offers
Formula for Getting Arms Work
By WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Times Financial Editor

rom the LYON Products Inc, Of Aurora, H. comes
the story did 10 stay in business when
- faced with the than half OF its production
III q CITtailment
And the story AZ the request OF the
War Production which felt that there lesson applicable
TO many other firms.
The yor Company abricaor Of sheet metal products
10 times the sheet
observation-disclosures capacity needed for effort so the
far from bright.
LYON executives Immediately placed the firm on their own
footing
The company for the purpose OF getting
urine contracts, and second subcontracts.
Statesmen their imagination throw away their
slide rules and literally climb into the tank.
They were told 10 ask everybody who's making what? right
from, the executives anitors and street conductors
C,ra salesman asked hamburger Joint what they
were making in factory the street and as result
Lyon got sub-contract
sold their personnel we'll as the plant and
rsc6IneT They armed with advertising promotion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Harmful Racketeering

But we should not be foes only
Of specialized racketeering by
businessmen. Racketeeringf in
philanthropic organizations and
in government itself may be
equally harmful.
In philanthropic organizations,
there is not only the racketeer-
ing of dishonesty but also the
racketeering of incompetence.
Through the initiative of the
late Newton D. Baker, secretary
of war. and others, the non
profit making national informa-
ton bureau was set up in World
War / to audit the usefulness Of
philanthropic and war relief
societies. 1t is still functioning,
guiding givers who want their
philanthropic dollars TO work
effectively.
In dealing with political
racketeering, the preventive
remedy lies in better national
bookkeeping.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Bonds Irregular

Consolidated Cigar preferred
lost 5 points and A. M, Byers
preferred was down more than 3
points. Colgate /Palmolive-Peet
preferred lost nearly 3 points and
losses of a point and more were
noted in Johns-Manville and Wheel
ing Steel preferred.
Paramount first preferred gained
liz points and small gains were
noted in American Can. Interna-
tional Harvester, General Foods,
Kennecott. u. s. Gypsum and
Wheeling Steel common stock.
Bonds were narrowly irregular.
Wheat and cotton eased slightly
in the commodity markets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Postpone SideshoWs

In view of the scarcity of new
electrical equipment and in light
of the need for using managerial
skill to get the greatest possible
productivity out of existing ma
terial, sideshows and diversions
which distract executive atten-
ton should be postponed.
In the circumstances, the bill
introduced by Representative
Paddock (R) of Illinois to give
the SEC discretion as to defer
ment for the duration of death
sentences" TO public utility hold
ing companies is step in the
right direction.
We Americans very properly
undertake to hold our business
corporations TO a high standard
of efficiency, competence and in
tegrity. We exercise such disci-
plinary measures in two ways.
First, as individuals, we punish
offending companies through
withholding our patronage. Sec
ondly. through government, we
impose penalties for dishonesty
and racketeering.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Good News
On the American Industrial
Production Front

pole Manufacturing Company re-
ports ever increasing orders FAR
exceed production during World
War I.
MORE WAGES - 10000 MEM
bers OF International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, AFL az
filiate, granted 10 per cent wage
increase by James j. Walker, i'm
partial chairman of women's cloak
and suit industry.
MORE WORKERS -- Secretary
of Labor Perkins grants exemp-
ton from provision in Walsh
Healey Public Contracts Act, low
eridng the age minimum for girls
from 1S 10 Is in about Is manu-
featuring lines.
MORE SUGAR - Two hundred
million pounds of beet sugar made
available to consumers in 10 east
ern and New England states to
relieve the sugar shortage and
build up reserves for rationing.
MORE PRODUCTION - Car
Inegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
and employees awarded the all
navy "E" for excellence in war
production. About 125,000 en-
ployeS entitled 10 wear the in
sigma.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
Persists in Refusal

North American, he said. finally
began TO make the fasteners by
hand, which he pointed out, was
slow and expensive"
Arnold said that William DZus,
inventor of the screw and holder
of the patent, has secured all pat
ent rights in the United States,
England. France. and Canada. He
testified that DEUS admitted re-
ceiving numerous requests for
licenses or request to make these
fasteners for him. all of which he
and IN a I "it appears
that he does intend TO follow the
same policy as in the past"
"DZus readily acknowledged
that he could not nearly APP
proach a figure of 60,O00,000 re-
duired screws" Arnold asserted,
but he still refused TO grant IL
censes for other firms, whom he
termed competitors" to manu-
facture them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
All Perfectly Legal

Pointing out that the fastener
manufacturer is operating under
the law, Arnold nevertheless told
the committee that Dzus told the
government he will not grant Ii
censes unless the government
forces him 10 do so.
ITO put IL the most direct
way, at one plant 80 airplanes
were delayed in their produc-
ton; at another plant the same
thing happened 10 20 flying
fortresses and at still another
plant the entire assembly line
was shut down for lack OF the
single item"
Arnold told the committee that
the Lockheed. Vultee and North
American aviation companies were
among the firms hampered by linn
itation on the patent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-31
|C. N. Whitaker Rites
Will Be Held Today

Funeral services for Christopher
Mathew Whitaker, A, chief of the
procurement section of the supply
division, Justice Department, who
died Tuesday at his residence, 6811
Dartmouth avenue, College Park
Md, were to be held today at the
Chambers Riverdale funeral home
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Born in Boston, Mr.. Whitaker had
lived in Prince Georges County most
of his life. He was a veteran of the
World War and came to the Justice
Department in May, 1885.
Mr.. Whitaker is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Rowena l.. Whitaker; a
son, c. M. Whitaker, jr., Of the En-
gineer Corps, and daughter, Nora
Eugenia Whitaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-31

War workers now play where
Evalyn McLeans horses used to
neigh.
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean, whose
father struck it rich" has turned
the late Thomas Walsh's old stable
into a clubhouse where Government
workers, men and women, can read,
write letters, play cards and eat a
cookie and sip cider.
Mrs. Mclean renovated the stable,
at the rear of 21l8 Massachusetts,
avenue, at her own expense. Today
everything but the Hope diamond
seems to be in the large stable room.
Her daughters chair, 10-foot Louis
QuatorZe or QuinZe sofa, boudoir
throne chair with side mirrors, into
which Mrs. Mclean, herself, may
have peered. are part of the fur
nishings in the once gloomy stable.
Mrs. James Lands, chairman of
the Committee on War Workers
Club Centers, was present at yes
terday afternoons open house with
Mrs. Izetta Jewell Miller of Federal
Works Agency to view her commit
tees results.
One burly Government worker
man-sat behind a delicate table
on an even more delicate chair,
playing patience for the third con-