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Evening star., 1942-06-19
WPB Official Predicts
Absolute Priority
On Use Of Autos
Some Essential Workers
May Be Denied Tires, He
Tells w. & O. D. Hearing
Bv the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, June ia
high official of the War Production
Board testified before the State Cor
poration Commission yesterday that
he foresaw IAN absolute priority" on
the use of all civilian automobiles.
The rubber shortage is so critical,
Merrill c. Meigs. dollar-a-year chief
of the WPB's aircraft branch, de-
clared, that even some essential
workers may be denied the use OF
tires on which to ride to work
Mr.. Meigs was a witness for the
Committee for Emergency Trans
portation In Northern Virginia,
which seeks to compel the Washing
ton & Old Dominion Railroad to re-
store its passenger service. He did
not mention the Washington & Old
Dominion but said he could not
imagine how anybody would fail Ito
make every effort to transfer from
rubber to rail"
In reply to queries from John
H. Rust, counsel for the Northern
Virginia group seeking restoration Of
the rail service, Mr.. Meigs said he
was a personal friend of Donald M.
Nelson and Leon Henderson and
that it was his duty Ito coordinate
and expedite production Of military
and civil aircraft"
The War Production Board ofd-
cial came to Richmond by airplane.
offered his testimony and returned
Immediately to Washington.
Other witnesses for the committee
cited population increases in Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties yes
terday in support of the petition
for restoration of passenger service.
Dr.. Lorin A. Thompson, director
of the Virginia Population Study,
testified under questioning by the
committees counsel that Fairfax
County now has population Of ap-
proximately $1,000. an increase of
more than 5000 since the 1910 CEN
sus, and that Arlington County has
approximately 77,e00, an increase Of
about 10000. In Loudoun. however,
he said sugar rationing registration
indicated a population of 19,840.
compared with approximately 10000
In 1910.
DR.. thompson estimates for
Fairfax and Arlington also were
based on sugar rationing registra-
tions.
c. r. Thomas of Fairfax County,
secretary of the Emergency Trans
portation Committee, told of the
organization of the group at a mass
meeting at Vienna. as a result Of
the tire and gasoline shortages He
said population along the railroad
has greatly increased" in the last
year.
Mrs. Nellie Fletcher Of Loudoun
County and Washington, who was a
leading figure in the fight against
cessation of passenger service, was
among those present for the
hearing.
The commission took the petition
under advisement.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Most Stocks Retreat
Fractions 10 Point 2
In Slow Session
Troders Are Cheered
By Lack Of Any
ReuI Pressure
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Presn Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, June 19.-It was .
case of few special situations on
the bull side of today's stock market,
most recognized leaders drifting TO
moderately lower levels. -
The list was a bit shaky at ths
start as the war news remained un-
satisfactory and many potential pur-
chasers stood aside to await clart-
fication of Prime Minister Churchilfs
surprise visit to the United States
The comforting angle of the mar
ket was that real selling pressure
never appeared. Declines Of frac-
tions to point or 50 ruled in the
closing hour with dealings for the
full proceedings approximating u.s.
600 shares.
The ancient Wall Street dictum
that when Erie common pays a
dividend therell be icicles in he'll"
went out the window Directors
actually voted a 50-cent payment
on the junior shares and certificates,
first such disbursement for any Erie
company in 76 Sears The COM
mon, preferred and certificates
pushed up fractions. Announcement
of a dividend for Wabash preferred
also lifted this stock.
In arrears the greater part Of the
time were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
Chrysler, Dow Chemical, Allied
Chemical, j. C. Penny, Anaconda,
Santa Fe, Westinghouse, Sears Roe
buck. U. S. Rubber, Western Union,
Du Pont and Texas Co.
Bond Prices Narrow.
Bond price movements held to
their narrow range toward the close,
even declaration of q common stock
dividend by Erie Railroad failing to
jar the market,
Evening star., 1942-06-19

man, and william F. Orrisman, ac-
countant with the American Secur-
ity 81 Trust Co., was chosen secre-
tary-teasurer.
Chairman Thomas presented his
annual report, showing very busy
year. There was a fine attendance
from IS banks at every meeting, the
East Washington Savings Bank and
the Arlington Trust Co. joining the
section. Two joint meetings with
Baltimore Chapter were held. Five
members are now in military service,
Mr.. Thomas said.
The entire membership Of the
section was present at the dinner.
The District Bankers Associa ton
was represented by T. Stanley Hol-
Evening star., 1942-06-19
New York Produce

NEW YORK, June 1o GP1.-EgEs. l2,4a1:
fancy, 32h-35h; extra. 32A: rraded frsts,
81: current receipts. 30A: mediums. .29z;
2S34-29.
Whites: Jobbins sales Of fancy to extra
to extra fancy, 33h-37. Nearby and
Midwestern exchange specials, 50; nearby
and Midwestern standards, 32h: jobbing
diums. 34h-35K: wholesale sales of ex-
change to fancy heavy mediums, 32E "a:
nearby and Midwestern exchange me-
Browns: Nearby and Midwestern fancy
to extra fancy. 3234-36: specials. 32A:
standards, ~; mediums. 31-3I1a.
Duck eggs. 30-34.
Butter-797.261 hrm. Creamery. high
er than e2 score and Premium marks.
ss-Sf Score re- ss,s SoIe eSSn s5ls9 fxs seoT. s5ss
Cheese-147.326; steady. Prices un-
Evening star., 1942-06-19

~N1d tlOAi q q . Y
night, following
q dinner-meet-
ing at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
He succ e e d s
Lewis E. Thom-
as, of the Liberty
National.
James @. FL
GIN, partner in
the brokerage
hrm OF w. B.
HihbS d Co,
who has been
secretary treas
urer during the
past year, was
made vice chair
Evening star., 1942-06-19
ice Again Curbs
Rail Direetorships
In CoverdaIe Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, for second time, refused
today to allow William H. Coverdale,
New York consulting engineer. to
serve as a director of the Gulf,
Mobile g. Ohio Railroad because he
already is a director of several other
railroads.
The ICC originally denied Cover
dales application in April, 194l, but
reopened the proceeding for further
hearings. At that time Coverdale
withdrew his application for au-
thority to serve on the boards of
several railroads in addition to the
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio. He desired
however, to retain the directorships
he already held These included the
Seaboard Air Line as we'll as other
companies in the Seaboard system.
Generally speaking" the COM
mission said in its decision today,
"the holding of positions of officer
or director with numerous corpora
tions is not compatible with the
best interests of the corporations
served. This is especially true
where, because of the nature of the
business of such corporations, there
is possibility that the interests may
conflict"
Coverdale served as director Of
the Gulf, Mobile g. Northern Rail-
road until its consolidation with the
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio and then was
elected to the board of the Gulf,
Mobile g. Ohio. The railroads
management contended he was the
best qualified man available" for
the dictatorship.
Commissioner Charles D. Mahafie
wrote a dissenting opinion in which
two other commissioners joined.
Mahafie contended the evidence
warranted a finding that neither
public nor private interests would be
adversely affected by Coverdale's
holding a dictatorship with the Gulf,
Mobile e. Ohio while holding posi-
tions with other carriers previously
authorized by the commission.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Lower Net Reported
By Pere Marquette
,x the Assocrsted press

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 19.-The Pere
Marquette Railway reported May
net income of s256,477, compared
with s31o,984 for the corresponding
month last year. Net income for
the first five months this year was
s872,673, against $1,494,357 for the
same period in 194l.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Chicago Grain
2, TIE Associated Press.

Es tEt hScOSlhLcu FTcsss
CHICAGO, June 19.--Wheat
prices sagged almost 2 cents
bushel at times today as the mar
ket weakened under weight of In
creased selling from professional
and commercial interests.
Traders said hedging sales as
sociated with the new crop move
ment may have been responsible for
some of the weakness while adverse
news from Libya also attracted
much attention.
Wheat closed lA-lLa lower than
yesterday, July 1.18A -l.ls7s, Sep
tember l.2l12-l.21ss; corn, Nh
down, July $685. -S612, September So
89ls; oats. asss of; rye, .h-l down;
carhnapr
Evening star., 1942-06-19

lano, immediate
past president;
John A. Reilly,
pre- i'd ent; A.
scott Ohutt,
Sidney F. Talia-
ferro, Bruc e
Baird, first, sec
ond and third
vice presidents;
Albert S. Galley, F.,
treasurer: Don
aid w. Larson,
seer etary, and
George Rowzee,
jr., president OF
w sh 1 n g ton
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Willow Run Housing
Attracts No Bids
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 19.-An opening
of bids by Col. F. Charles Starr, re-
gional administrator for the Federal
Public Housing Authority, on con-
struction of 1000 permanent housing
units at Wayne, Mich, for Willow
Run bomber plant workers was
abandoned today when it was dis
closed that no bids had been sub
mitted.
Detroit builders were reported re-
luctant to bid because Of q shortage
of housing materials.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Fellowship Aids British

In its six months of existence the
Fellowship of the Bellows in Hong
Kong remitted $4,000 in contribu-
tions Of members for every enemy
airpiane' shot down by British air
men.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE, June 10 LP, Omitted states
Department Of Asriculture).-11 an. QUO
tations:
Cattle-25 Nominal
Calves-50. Nominal
Hogs-2O0. 10 higher than Thursday;
practical top, 1880; good and choice 1s0-
210 pounds. 14.55-14.s0: 220-240 pounds.
go pounds, i2.s6"4b; i4o-iso pounds,
14O5-3o; 260-3OO pounds, "A .OO-25: 100
40 pounds, .13.65-90; I20-130 pounds.
Sheep-150. Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
New York Cotton
Fs tfe Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June l9.-Increasins
uncertainty over the farm Legislative
situation cut trading volume In, cot
ton futures to snail's pace today.
Traders held up commitments pend
ing developments at Washington.
+ Operations were given over to- .
pre-week-end adjustment Of posi-
tions and evening up Of July prior to
first notice day next Thursday.
Holding to 50-cents-a-bale range,
late afternoon prices were uh-
changed to 20 cents bale lower.
July, 1907; December, 1888, and
March, 1870.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Refined Lead Stocks
Show May Decline
By tbs Associated Press,

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Domestic
stocks of refined lead decreased in
May to 29,707 tons from 1874 tons
at the end of April, the first decline
recorded in seven months, the Amer
lean Bureau of Metal Statistics re-
ported today.
Refined lead production last month
was 51,213 tons. against $3.50 in
April. Domestic shipments amounted
to 52,s74 tons. compared with 54,726
in the proceeding month.
Evening star., 1942-06-19

mixed Sc: W sample mixed, rs; No. j yell
low. ssh; no. .. SS34; No. 3, s4-s7: No, 4,
s3la; No, 3, s1-s1ia; sample, 20, No.
No. l white, 52A: No. .. So: No 4. NJ
4ai4. Barley. mailing, 75-1.o7. nominal:
feed and screenings $3.50, nominal Soy
beans, No. . yellow. LISA; No. 3, 1,12i7,
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, June 19-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
35 commodities today advanced TO es.03
Previous day, 97.93; week ago, $500;
1912. 1941. 1910. 1e33-39
High -- a9.12 a5.I2 1928 es.14
Low 1854 11.03 $3.50 4l.44
1926 average EQUALS 1909
Evening star., 1942-06-19

prime summer unauoted. Prime crude.
12.50b; July, 10 sob; September. Is sob:
October; df er,ta3 ass33b c3b: peesmber 1sIoo s,
"a Low middling 1891; middling,
1881; good middlinE, 1906. Receipts
none. Stock, 307,0o4. 4
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-06-19

Whifcraff Elected
Leader Of Capital
Bank Auditors
Riggs Official Heads
Association Section
For Coming Yeor
By EDWARD C. STONE.

B D. D. Whitcraft, assistant auitor
ut the Riggs National Bank, was
elected chairman Of the Auditors
Eection of the District Bankers AS
Evening star., 1942-06-19
CAttenseed Oil.

Csttsnseed OIL.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures eiosed
Ia lower. Sales, 1e contracts. July,
14.01b; December, 13.63b.
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS, June 10 F.-Coston
futures declined here today under long
LIQUIDATION resulting from unea siness over
the Washington legislative situation.
Closing prices were steady, 4 to points
Evening star., 1942-06-19

Gentlemen prefer bIonds-patriets
prefer bonds. Buy now.
Evening star., 1942-06-19

tUnit of trading. ten shares: sales
printed in full r In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such COM
psnies Rates of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or emi-annual declara-
eItla diVidsnds ds'nsTW are net n9 nfneIlde I'd
dividend. xr Ex rights. a Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock. e Declared or paid
so far this year fPayable in stock. g Paid
last year. Payable in Canadian funds.
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year.
Evening star., 1942-06-19

Make II . pleasure TO lend your
treasure. Buy War bonds.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
Sensitive Mike

Contrary to the general impress
sion, microphone is not just q lit
tie tin gadget showed in front Of q
speaker so he'll have something TO
talk or sing to. It's very sensitive
and very temperamental piece Of
mechanism. So much so that it
shows up vocal defects that your
own mother wouldn't recognize.
Put a silver-tongued orator before
a mike and he's just as apt as not
to sound like a bronchial billy-goat; !;
and stellar soprano may give as
perfect an imitation of the Europa
backing into midstream as you ever
heard. It's all very confusing; but
still, it is a fact that a microphone
can do strange things to presumably
first class vocal cords.
Some persons are naturals for ra-
dio. Others have defects which can
be corrected with a few lessons in
microphone technique. But the
great majority of those hopefuls who
seek additions are. doomed to dis
appointment. They forget that that
little mechanical box in front Of
them picks up every sound, however
slight.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
Natives Of Guiana

The great tropical region between
the Orinoco and the Amazon is
known as Guiana. In little forest
clearings beside the rivers, or high
er up on the wide savannahs, dwell
the native Indians, leading lives as
simple and uncivilized as those of
their ancestors. They wear little
clothing; pieces of cloth, feathers
and bead ornaments suffice. The
men are the hunters. The women
cook, cultivate the cassava patch,
and gather firewood. Cassava roots,
from which we get tapioca, are
grated and crushed to extract the
poison they contain. and are then
made into fiat cakes. cooked on q
griddle and eaten as bread. It Is
their staff of life.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25

We need millions of these first aid
kits for emergency treatment. They
are also used by Red Cross work
ers, in field hospitals and wherever
needed until hospital treatment may
be obtained. Even a child could buy
one or more of these kits through
purchase of War Stamps. Buy War
Bonds and Stamps every pay day
and invest at least ten percent Of
your income in these government
securities. US. T,,asury Deso,tr<.t
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
War Adds Interest in Trees
More for the Farmer

The agriculture department re-
ports that the farmers share Of the
consumer dollar reached 50 cents Of.
the end of lS4l, a gain Of I cents
over the years average. The M
tons largest grocery chain repofte
it has effected economies in distrihiAi
ton that enable it to return a ~
eraGe Of 65 cents of the retail AehAr'
to the farmer and, in some instances
90 cents.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
Farm Scholarskips

The nations farm youths ere
learning efficient marketing melhSdS
vhiie participating in q $500 -
6ooal scholarship program sp9N-
socsd By the National Junior vee
tab3e Growers association. FAt@
youngsters throughout the couney1
afs eHsible for 40 prizes, % hk
awarded by a grocery chaia, fa4e
iAk from $500 10 500 each.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25

o'clock PM. by Councilman Burke,
supported by Councilman Schultz.
Yeas: OOuncilmen Behm, Brohl,
Burke. Mason, Schultz.
Nays: None.
LAWRENCE ]. LaCOURSE
City Clers.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
= 4
WAotHoss Buy WiM
WAR BONDS,

Essential in the equipment of ev-
cry Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Flyer
is first aid kit, consisting of band
ages and antiseptics for instantane-
Gus use. These materials are packed
into compact box and cost about
$1.50 each.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
Appalling Loss of Life

The terrible hurricane of. 1879
devastated Marie Galante, Guade-
loupe, Montserrat, st. Croix, Puerto
Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, the
Bahamas and large areas in Florida.
The. loss of life was appalling and
the damage ran into many millions
of dollars. Hurricanes seldom ar
rive without due warning, for the
United States maintains highly ef-
ficient weather bureau in the West
Indian area, which signals the move
lnents of approaching storms to the
different islands.
War Adds Interest I'm Trees
Shade trees are getting "break"
from the war. Americans now are
so deeply conscious of the protecting
camouhage value Of the nations
trees, revived interest in their prop
er care is being widely observed
People today recognize that visi-
bility from the sky means air raid
vulnerability for their homes, cities,
transportation and communication
lines. It seems to be the consensus
Of opinion that nearly everything at
present is too open to observation
from prying enemy planes.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-09-25
Benz. Grilliot,
Commander

Referred to Council.
Communications and Reports from
city and Other Officials.
Honorable Mayor and Council
wyandotte. Michigan
Gentlemen:
Kindly cancel the City Tax for 1912
on Lot Isl Assessors WyandOtte Plat
No. O I'm the amount Of $4,000. This
property was acquired by the SCHOOL
Board Of WyandOtte for an addition
to the Labadie School playground In
June. 1912.
The Tax Bill for the property Is
attached.
Respectfully.
Edward W. Kane,
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Carloads Bought Months Ago For This

-Redecoratng be done . shoe-strng aided and
abetted by our Annual Implanted Furniture sale You'll
choosing finishing pieces yourse for prac
cay room in home Sturdy bookcases chests
dressing tables desks chairs and cabinets to mention
Just fewl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Sings Praises
OF Tar Heels
Kerr Pays Ringing Tributes to
Claude Kitchin and Dough-
ton Before House

acknowledgements John
H. Kerr Saturday called attention
Of the House of Congress to the
fact that for the second time in
the history of this country, a great
war tax bill had been drafted and
presented to the Congress by a
distinguished North Carolinian.
In paying tribute to Congress
man Robert L. Doughton, chair
man of the ways and means COM
mittee, Congressman Kerr said
that his immediate predecessor,
the late Claude Kitchen, was
chairman of the ways and means
committee when the first World
war was derlared and that in May
9, 1917, reported to the House, as
chairman of the ways and means
committee, the first revenue bill
to finance World War No. I.
81 arise to pay merited tribute
to present member of this body
and to one who, some years ago,
died while serving here and his
great soul went back to its Gre
ator E" said Judge Kerr.
Robert L. Doughton was born
and reared in the shadows of the
majestic and beautiful Blue Ridge
mountains of his native state,
North Carolina. His life and char
acter are as stalWart as those sur
roundings amid which he was
born. He is one of natures noble
men, and it can be truthfully said
of him that he would not do an
unjust thing for any earthly prize
or motive Nature endowed Mr..
Doughton with agreat body and
great mind. It has been said that
weak men wait for opportunities.
He has seized common occasions
and made them great. Mr.. Dough-
ton has succeeded in everything
he has undertaken in life. This he
has accomplished by the practice
of the common virtues, diligence,
patience, thrift, self-denial, deter
mination, industry and persis-
tence. He has been honored in
his native state as but few in our
history. He has the confidence of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
HULL UNFOLDS PLAN
FOR BETTER WORLD

MISUNDERSTANDING of State
Hull unfolded a blueprint last
week of some of the measures to
be taken for a better world when
the war is won, including an in
ternational agency to keep the
peace "by force if necessary" and
"adjustment of national arma-
ments."
At the same time he warned
the remaining neutrals that their
professions of neutrality were
absurd and suicidal in the face
of the worldwide conflict and
called upon "all peoples who
prize liberty" to fight for it as
their duty.
Hull's outline of postwar pro-
jects was one of the most speclf-
ic yet made by a responsible of
fetal of the United Nations and
amplified the policies previously
advanced by Vice-President Wal
lace and Undersecretary Sumner
Welles, among others.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
LIVING COSTS NOW
SHOW BIG INCREASE

Washington-Living costs ad-
vanced o. percent in large CT
ties between June 2 and June Is,
the Labor Department said, fol-
lowing a drop Of OIL per cent in
the two weeks Immediately fol-
lowing establishment of the gen
eral price maximums.
Prices of unregulated goods and
services advanced IL per cent in
the June 2-June Is period while
prices of controlled goods de-
clined OIL per cent, the depart
ment said. Between May Is and
June Is, uncontrolled prices ad-
vanced "a per cent while con-
trolled items declined O.8 per cent.
The most important advances
listed have been in the prices of
uncontrolled food.
The recent advance brought the
Labor Departments cost of liv-
ing index to 1854 per cent of the
1935-1939 average, a net increase
of 0.3 per cent between May Is
and June Is. Costs on June Is
were shown as 11.3 per cent high
er than on June Is, 1941.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
.arrensville News

c. T. Handy has been patient
in the Wilkes hospital since last
Tuesday.
Martin Ashley is at home at
present, suffering from an injury
received while working on a
bridge last week. Mr.. Ashley
was treated at the Wilkes hoSpi-
tai, Monday.
Mrs. Fred Owens and brother,
Paul Stanley, were home from
West Virginia this week end.
Neal Stanley accompanied his
father back to West Virginia,
where he will have a tonsilecto-
my performed before returning
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. BILL" Stanley, OF
Norfolk, are guests of relatives
here for a few days.
Mrs. Gordon Whitner, Mrs.
Martin Ashley, Billie Ashley and
Doris Ann Whitner were visitors
here, Monday.
Joe Allan Warren is home from
Brevard college.
Little Miss SalIe Burkett is
home from a weeks visit to her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Pennington, at Hemlock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. /. Weaver and
family, of Smethport, visited rel
atives here, Saturday.
Julian Crissman left for Dur
ham, Saturday.
Lawrence and Walter l.. Jones,
Jr., made business trip to the
Sand Hill section of the state, Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Mac Gilly and Mrs. Ros-
coe Eller were called to Kannapo-
lis last week to see Mr.. Gilly's
daughter, who had been seriously
injured, suffering a double frac-
ture of her leg in a fall from the
porch of her home.
Mrs. Richard Ashley, and little
son, Dickie, were guests of Miss
Mary Lynn Johnson, Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Carson and Mrs. r