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Evening star., 1943-08-21
College Park Boy browns
In Fall From Wharf
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 21.-Three-
year-old George Edward Boyer, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyer, TAOS
Columbia~avenue, College Park, was
drowned late Thursday when he fell
from a wharf at Shady Side into
West Rive, DR.. ]. M. Claffy, Anne
Arundel County medical examiner
said yesterday.
The body was recovered in about
half an hour after the accident, he
said, but efforts to revive the child
were not successful.
Anne Arundel County police said
the child had been playing on the
wharf alone when the accident oc-
CURED. His body was recovered by
his father from shallow water near
the wharf. Police said the child's
parents were occupying a cottage
near the wharf, and had missed him
short time before the body was
found.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Scarcity Of Turkeys
Predicted in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.-A scarcity
Of turkeys-the favorite Thanks
giving Day birds predicted by the
head Of the poultry department of
the University Of Maryland.
DR.. M. A. JUL declared yesterday
that the Army wants 10000, 900
pounds Of turkeys, and practically
all of the gobblers slaughtered from
now until the Army's quota is
reached are to be requisitioned.
Turkeys from the 1943 stock are
particularly desired by the military,
but, If necessary, the Army may
draw on cold-storage stocks of the
1912 kill.
Approximately II per cent more
turkeys will be raised in Maryland
over last years 405,000, DR.. JUL
added, but many of these birds will
be light weight If the feed situation
Is not eased soon, because high
protein content mixes are both
scarce and high priced"
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Extra Gas Allowed
To D. {. Vacaiionists
Taking Farm Jobs
Work Volunteers Told
To Apply to LoeoI Boords
For Special Allotments

The once Of Price Administration
has approved special gasoline allot-
ments to vacationing washington
employees who volunteer to work on
farms in Maryland and Virginia,
John Jones. head Of the recruiting
campaign in the District. said today.
Mr.. Jones said applications for
special gasoline allotments will be
made by volunteers to their local
ration boards after these applica-
ttons have been checked and signed
by the recruiting ofdcer.
He said car owners must agree to
carry at least four other passengers
where that is practicable, and must
State on their applications the time
of departure for their farm job and
the date OF return.
No gasoline win be approved for
mileage In addition to that required
to take workers to and. from their
place of employment, Mr.. Jones said.
Asserting that the OPA action In
allowing extra gasoline to vacation
lists is expected to aid in recruiting
harvest hands, Mr.. Jones said lack
Of transportation facilities has been
one OF the drawbacks in the cam.
paign.
Many men and women who
might volunteer for work for short
periods near Washington have
failed to do so, he said, because Of
gasoline restrictions.
Mr.. Jones said between IL and
Is men are needed by Monday for
work on Fairfax County farms. He
said these volunteers must agree
TO work an entire week harvesting
corn, and preference will be given
those who will agree to live In the
county.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
AZ Alexandra Drivers
Cited in Drhvinq Ban

The names of AZ motorists whose
cars were tagged by State police at
the American Legion carnival in
Alexandria have been forwarded to
the Alexandria Ration Board, J. s.
Douglas, executive secretary, said
today.
The carnival was held early in
August and more than $50 cars were
reported tagged for pleasure driving
near the grounds.
Mr.. Douglas said that, in all prob
ability, the other cars belonged to
residents of other localities and have
been reported to those local boards.
The gasoline trial panel will hear
the cases of the drivers, who have
been notified to report on the next
two Wednesday nights.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Two Virginia Officers
Promoted; Four Named

The War Department today an
nounced the temporary promotions
OF two Virginia officers and appoint
ments OF four others. Promoted
from lieutenant colonel to colonel
was Percy Beach Mccoy, 1888
Queens Lane, Arlington; promoted
from first lieutenant to captain,
Herman Ralph Fries, 1908 Brad
dock road, Alexandria.
Appointed second lieutenants were
Edward Turpin Wells, jr., of Cul-
pepper; Paul Ambrose Warner, jr.,
of Hamilton; Robert Janney Nc
Cray, jr., of Leesburg, and Robert
Hope Legard, jr., OF Marshal.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Michaux 10 Hold Meetings
To Improve Race Relations

Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
Will open a series of special weekly
meetings tomorrow night at Grit
nth Stadium in a move to build bet
ter race relations. Meetings will
open at $3.50 o'clock.
Elder Michaux will speak tomor-
row night on "Is a Soldier a MUIR
derer If He Kills in Time of WARP"
Other meetings will be held August
%, September S, II, 10 and 26.
The Michaux Choir Of 1856 voices
will appear each Sunday. The final
meeting will be climaxed by a mass
baptism.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
.Quartermaster Depot
Recruits 40 Workers
From Fairfax
TeehnicoIities Completed
Medical Tests Given
At Courthouse

Forty part-time laborers for the
| Washington Quartermaster Depot
near Alexandria were recruited at
Fairfax last night by military and
civilian personnel of the depot and
| representatives of the Civil Service
Commission. The depot, which
moves war materials to battle fronts,
has been hampered by shortage of
| labor.
Arrangements for the recruitment
were made by Capt. j. c. Bennett,
Fairfax County OCD director, and
member of the Fairfax Rotary Club.
Workers were processed at the
courthouse, where all employment
details, including medical examina-
tions, were handled on the spot,
allowing workers to report to their
jobs without further technicalities.
Col. r. D. Valiant, commanding
officer of the depot, said more than
30 permanent employees already
have been hired to move supplies
at the depot. He added that many
more will be needed to provide ade-
quate personnel at the depot"
H. c. Williams, director of civilian
personnel at the depot, said at least
so additional part-time laborers
must be found before September IS
to replace the high school boys now
employed.
Mr.. Williams said processing will
continue Monday night at the depot
for both permanent and part-time
help.
Explaining that it is contrary to
civil service regulations for person
to hold more than one Federal job,
F. w. Kennedy, civil service repre-
sentative from Alexandria, said 10
recruits, including Lewis Coyner,
Fairfax County treasurer, were
turned down last night either be-
cause of Government employment
or because they held elective offices.
Recruits for part-time employ
ment will work three-hour night
shift on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 1t was said. They will be
taken from Fairfax to the depot by
bus and will receive II cents an
hour.
Medical examinations were given
by Capt. D. H. Buchanan, Army
Medical Corps, who was assisted by
DR.. T. B. McCord of Fairfax.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Acting Postmosters
Named in Nearby Towns

~, the Associated Press.
The Post ONCE Department an
nounced yesterday appointment Of
these acting postmasters in Mary
land and Virginia: ...--...
Upper Marlboro, Md, Russell M.
Buck; Lovettsville, Va, Berkley B.
Baker; Cambria, Va, Mrs. Virginia
B. Wall. --
Evening star., 1943-08-21
St. Morys Schools
To Open Sept. IS
Special Dispatch to The Star

cpecIHI DISPATCH 70 The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. u
st. Mary's County public school.
will open September IS, Miss Lettie
M. Dent, superintendent of public
schools, announced yesterday.
Leonard Hall Grammar Schoo
will open September 13, Superior
Rev. Bro. John c. F. x. said.
st. Mary's Academy grammar
and high school departments will
open September 7. Sister Mary
Ann Gelica is principal. Sister
Antonnette of Louisville (Ky)
Catholic college will be added'to the
faculty.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Woman Is Gined S.
In Air-Roid Test Case

Mrs. WHY'S G.. Lowry has been
fined IS and costs by Trial Magis-
trate Ralph G. Shure of Takoma
Park on a charge of refusing to take
shelter during the red signal in the
daytime air-raid test August IL.
The offense, which occurred on
Carroll avenue, is said to be the first
Of its kind in the county. It was
claimed that Mrs. Lowry refused to
take shelter after being notified by
both air-raid wardens and the Ia
koma Park police.
Evening star., 1943-08-21
Pimper Gets CoptuincY

The War Department today an
nounced the promotion of Charles
William Pimper, jr., Of 20 Primrose
street, Chevy Chase, from first heu-
tenant to captain Of infantry.
Evening star., 1943-08-21

Every time you lick 4 War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-09-14
Beck From the Wars
Cries of Wounded in Jungle
Recalled by Navy Surgeon
1t. Comdr. Schuster
Himself Struck by
She'll on GuuduIcunuI

I'm hit!" Doctor wanted in the
rear!" Doctor wanted up 'front.'"
Cries like these in Guadalcanal's
jungle trails are the things that
stand out In the memory of 1t.
Comdr. Lawrence E. Schuster, Navy
Medical Corps.
But he also has vivid recollections
Of being wounded himself when his
Marine raider battalion was nearly
annihilated on the island, and Of the
torpedoing Of his evacuation ship
full Of wounded men.
He served with the 1st Battalion,
7th Marine Corps Regiment, which
landed on Guadalcanal in the sec
ond assault wave September 18. At
present he is on duty here at the
Naval Bureau Of Medicine and Sur
gerry.
Shells Begin to Rain.
The first night Comdr. Schuster
was lying awake on the ground
alongside Col. Lewis B. Fuller, bat
talon commander, in a cocoanut
grove near the landing beach. About
them. the tired men tried to sleep
on the open ground after unloading
their ship in IL hours, usually a
three-day job.
At midnight shells began raining
on them from a japanese cruiser
off the beach and continued for over
an hour. That was the first time
Comdr. Schuster. another doctor
and the hospital corpsmen heard
the sharp cries Of wounded men.
In the dark, they went about ad-
ministering first aid. No lights were
permitted. When a shell whistled
overhead they dropped on their
Evening star., 1943-09-14

ROGER-United States flyers
slang meaning OK. They'll say
OK. II we keep our assembly lines
rolling and invest our surplus dol
lars in War bonds. Buy an extra
500 Invasion bond in September.
Evening star., 1943-09-14
Time Magazine Writer
Wounded at Sulerno
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. IA dis
patch from the American 5th Army,
attacking in the Salerno area, re-
ported yesterday that Jack Belden,
Time Magazine correspondent, had
been wounded twice in the leg dur
ing the troop landings.
Mr.. Belden was born in Brook
lyn. N. Y, In 1910. He is a gradu-
ate Of Colgate University.
Also injured in the initial fight
ing on Italy was a British newsreel
cameraman. All the fingers of one
hand were blown of.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-14
Nemske skrbi in
+ezove

SMYRNA, Z. aprila (NYT).
0 prvih gorkih aprilskih
dnevih, Sc je v gorskih prede-
lin J~ugoslavije, Grcije in Alba
nanovo razvnela partizan-
ska vojna; narasli potoki in re-
Ike spreminjajo slabe balkanske
ceste V mocvirje, ma katerih Sc
mucita nemska armada in or
ganizacija Todt, da bi zamasile
nevarne luknje v obzidju "ev-
ropske trdnjave".
Porocila obvescevalne sluzbe,
prihajajoca il Bolgarije, Grcije
in Jugoslavije, a tudi il Rumu-
nije in Madzarske, dajejo splos-
no sliko mrzlienih naporov S
strani osisca, da zadusi organi-
zacijo oborozenega upora V Ju-
g~oslaviji, Gr6iji in Albaniji, ter
da zatre nezadovoljnost in O.
pozicijo ma Madzarskem, v Ru-
muniji in Bolgariji.
Nacisti6ni krogi V Carigradu
zdaj odkrito priznavajo, da so
ogromne 'vrzeli V vrstah speci-
alno izurjenih nemskih Get, pa
rasutistov in drugih, O priliki
zavzetja Krete, XII je sledilo ne
pricakovanemn odporu Jugosla-
vie, ter dolga grska kampanja
pred dvema letoma preprecile
nemski napad ma Turcijo; tudi
napad ma Rusijo je bill radi tega
zakasnjen "a najmanj pet do
sest tednov.
Danes Sc Nemcija pripravlja
ma obrambo in zida utrjena o.
porisca. Ma Balkanu so Nemci
zbrali armada sestavljeno IL
Nemcev, Bolgarov, Italijanov in
Hrvatov, pod enotnim powell
stvom Feldmarsala Erich Won
Monstein ali generala Won He
ardes. Ako Sc vojna sreGa ne O.
brne, bodo tie cete jedro obram-
be osisca ma Balkanu, kadar DO
do z%aveZnili vdrli skozi vzhodni
del Sredozemskega morja ma
Balkan.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-14

mu je bio re dolgcas samemu
v sobi. Kmalu DO vecer, a njih
Sc nj cd nikoder.
JStoji tako pred vrati, pa pri-
de krcmar boil nick, povaljan
clovecek S siroko odpetim oprs-
nikom, XII mu je sluzil "a suk-
MO.
"A ii, mas kaj ma pro-
daj, - pop?" ga vprasa krc-
mar navidez zelo nemarno in Sc
della kakor da gleda nebo, a z
enim ocesom mezika in gleda
popa, da hi mu bral kaj z lea.
"Kaj, brate?" vprasa pop.
"A tisto -"
"Kaj tisto?"
II, tisto, kaj Sc delas neum-
mega - tisto, kar 81 prinesel
pod mantijo, kar innate zmeraj
zaprto v sobi - rece krcmar
in Sc zagleda popu naravnost v
oci.
"a, ne -. zagodrnja pop,
"tisto je tako =. kako bi de,
jail nasa privatna stvar ali
!. bolje receno obcinska
stvar," Sc zacne pop zvijati.
"Pa da, to DO menda res" do
da krcmar in toliko, da mu ne
namigne in ne nadaljuje:
"To mora biti vazna stvar
ker vidim, da Sc vsak trenutek
zaklepate in Sc dosti pogovar.
jate."
"Pa da -" doda pop navi,
dez malomarno, d V TT NAH il
zatrepetal in napel usesa. Nj Sc
zmotil, IL sobe zaslisi Militel
pisk in zbezi tia kot besen, "a.
klene vrata "a seboj in zacne
pitati Milica z mlekom.
krcmar Sc je cudil Re popo,
vim odgovorom, ali zdaj ga tt
popovo obnasanje tako iznena.
di, da pogleda "a MIN in pomi
sli pri sebi:
"Aja, to pa MISC postene re.
ciw
Da ,je tudi on slisal otroko1
pisk, hi mu bio mogoce vse jas
no, ali on nj slisal - cato grs
"a popom in pride pred vrats
njegove sobe, da hi poslusal, al
nicesar nj slisal. Poskusal ie tn
di pogledati skozi klju6avnico
ali nicesar nj mogel videti. Pc
tenn Sc je vrnil krcmo, in Ike,
je bill Re mrak, je rekel deeku
maj prizge svetilko, a sam gre
pred vrata, majaje glavo, S &c.
mer je izrazal neko sumnio ir
strah.
(Dalje prihodniic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-14
dete
M DOJENCKA
- t. spisal
Branislav Music

povedala svoj uspeh, 81 lahko
mislimo. Zaklenili so zopet vra'
ia cd znotraj, sedli vsak ma svo-
jo posteljo in Sc zaceli tho po-
govarjati. ...
"Jaz ga nazaj v vas ne smem
nesti," veil zupan.
"Pa zakaj 81 potem obljubiI
predstojniku? vprasa pop.
"Jaz, Ell - kako brate, mu ne
hi obljubil? Da mi je rekel, maj
odnesem vse otroke il mesta,
pa BIZ jih odnesel. Ne cato, ker
je strog, ampak INA nekako -"
pravi zupan.
"Da, seveda INA, kako bi ne
znal." - doda pop z resignaci-
jo.
"Razen - ako tt zupan, wa
mes otroka "a svojega" - veil
polglasno in cisto skoz zobe
pop.
"Jaz, ali jazz" poskoci zupan.
"Vzemi ga ii, pop, "a svoje-
ga, ne pa JAZZ! Mar mislis, da
sem jih malo preslisal donna "a
voljo tega otroka, .zdaj maj ga
pa Sc vzamem "a svojega?"
&c, potem ga pa vzemimo s
seboj V vas in ga bono Sc ma
pref vzdrzavali kot obcinskega
rejencka -" rece pop.
"Poslusajts moza," pravi ma
to s~tacunar vazno, kot da hoce
zdaj prvikrat v zivljenju nasve-
tovati nekaj pametnega - ska
ko hi pa bio, &c hi poiskali tu-
kaj v mestu kako siromasno
zensko in jej placali nekaj ma
mesec, pa hi ona skrbela "a O.
troka, in hi ga nam ne bio ire
ba nositi nazaj v vas"
Oba dvigneta veselo CLAW in
pogledata Jovo visa v cudu, kot
da vidita cloveka, XII je iznase.
zeleznico. Jovo Sc ohrabri in
vstane s postelje:
"Tako mislim JAZZ, vidva pa
- kakor hoceta."
"E, Jovo, Bog III maj da sre.
co." pravi pop.
"Ta je pametna, Jovo," rece
zupan.
In zdaj ,nastane zopet sepeta-
ME. Dogovorili SO Sc, da Ia We,
Ger ne gredo V vas, temvec da
ostanejo tukaj, da pop sedi ir
varuje otroka, zupan in Jovo pa
ola gresta pc mestu in polscete
kako siromasno zensko in Sc
MO pogodita.
Predno sta odsla zupan in 10
vo v mesto, odide Jovo Sc pc
loncek mleka, da DO incl pop
CHM nasititi otroka, ako hi "a
eel plakati. Nato pa sta odsla ir
pop Sc je cd znotraj zaklenil.
Pop sedi uro, dive uri, pa Ike
je otrok zaspal, Sc tho splazi il
sobe in zaklene "a seboj vrata
Vstopi Sc pred vrata krcme il
pogleda ma levo in desno, ali 81
ne gresta zupan in Jovo, kel
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-14
ENAJSTO POGLAVJE,

v katerem bi Sc bill skoro po do
ticnem mestecu razsiril glas,
da je pop rodil dete
Predno so pop, zupan in trgo-
vec prisli v ,dotieno mesto, SO
obstali, da Sc dogovore, kaj in
kako. Najprej je bio potrebno,
da Sc odloci, KIDD DO nesel otro-
ka v mesto. Pop ga nj mogel
nesti, a, Boga mi, zupan in tr-
govec 'tudi nista marala. Pc
daljsem prepiru so Sc odloeili,
da vzame pop otroka in ga skri-
je pod mantilo.
Drugo vprasanje je bilo, kan
hi z otrokom, ko bodo sami sli
k predstojniku. Odlocili SO Sc,
da gresta pop in zupan, stacu-
mar pa ostane. v kavarni in va
rule otroka. Kupili so tudi spo-
toma loncek mleka in leseno Eli
cleo, da lahko nasitijo otroka, a.
ko hi zacel jokati.
Sklenili so tudi skrivati otro-
'ka kot kaea noge, da ne hi ma
stale govorice pc mestu, in so
Sc odlocili cato, da vzemejo ia
koj posebno soho, CHM vstopijo
v kavarno, da Jill ne bi KIDD mo-
til.
Ko so tako vse uredili, 'gredo
mirno v mesto. Edna neprijet-
most, XII Sc jim je zgodila spo-
toma, je bila ia, da SO srecali
popa Ilija, XII. je komaj izrekel
bozje ime, pa Sc je re zadrl O.
trok pod mantijo popa Pere,
kot da ga je KIDD navil. Lahko 81
mislite, kako sc je vznemiri]
pop Pero, in skoraj hi bill izpu-
still otroka, a pop lila je odsel
svojo pot in Sc neprestano OH
raj in eudil pri sebi, kaj je temu
kmeckemu popu, XII je namestc
da hi odgovoril ma pozdrav, "a,
vekal kot jarec.
"Najbrze ga je vgriznil steke]
pes!" - je sklenil pr sebi pop
lila, pa odsel dale, Sc prekri-
zal in poklical Boga ma pomoc.
da odvrne cd MEGA taksno ne
sreco.
Ko so vstopili v kavarno, sc
poiskali takoj soho, pa aid no.
ter! Zaklenili so Sc, a pop je
iztovoril svoje breme ma poste.
ljo.
Kavarnarju je pablo v oci, da
je pop nekaj skrival pod manti.
jo in da so Sc vsi trije takoj "a.
prli v soho in tam dolgo sepe-
tall, ali - zganil je z rameni
kot da hi hotel reel: maj jih
vrag vzame, kaj me briga!"
Ia tenn sta odsla pop in zu'
pan k predsto iniku, a stacuna1
Sc je zopet zaprl v soho, da OBJ
varuje otroka. Kako sta Sc POP
in zupan vrnila cd predstojnika
re vemo, a kako je bio stacu'
narju Jovi pri srcu, ko sta mt
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-14
KAKO GLOBOKO JE MORJE?

Srednja globocina morja INA
sd 3,4OO metrov. Najvecja do
zdaj znana globocina v Velikem
morju znasa 9,43O metrov.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-17
7rojans TripP.C.
Conference Champ
ByLarge Margin

PALO ALTO, Calf, Jan. 16.-
Southern Californias sharp
shooting Trojans today prepared
to face the University of California
at Berkeley following their 4l-to-32
victory over Stanford's defending
conference champions here last
night.
Completely dominating the game
except for a few minutes in the
second half, the Trojans got off to
at 21-3 lead in the first II minutes
on the brilliant shooting of for
wards Gene Rock and Alex Oma-
lev.
The diminutive Rock hit the first
four field shots he took and wound
up with 16 points for the evenings
high honors. Omalev tanked Is
markers and played an exceptional
floor game.
Southern California led at the
half, 22-l5 Stanford pulled up to
within two points at 29-27, with six
minutes left in the final period,
then fell before three straight field
goals by Rock, Onalev and Center
Jim Seminoff.
Forward Jack Dana paced the
Stanford attack with four buckets
and four free throws.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-17
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. January is (UP) -
Bunched vegetables: Steady. Per
> doz 1.25-1.5O: small 75-1.OO; iced
800; Guadalupe-Santa Maria 2.75-3.O0;
Firebaugh 2.50-3.O0 green onions doz
4.00-4. 25. leeks doz go; mustard 4
doz s0-1.G0; parsley 6 doz 1.25-1 50 j.;
radishes small red 6 doz 1.50-2. 90:
fair 1.25 spinach 4 doZ 1902 90; or
dnary 1.O0-1.2 25; turnips 2i@-3 doz LOO
/. 25. fair 75c
Cabbage: steady. Cannonban crts
1892 25. fair 80; jumbos & ordinary
75-100, Guadalupe 200: Imperial 800
red northern best 5.00-5.50. Local $50
500; savoy 100.
Lettuce: steady. Dry pack Imperial
crts 4 doz 3.25-35O, fair & holdovers
2.5o,3;oo. IS 2.25,2 IS; fair 200; Yuma
14c fair 1Oc. Bush orange 9-i1c. fair
7-sc. Fair juaic San Diego Co 9-10c.
Oxnard s-1Oc. Imperial Wy 5O-lb crt
5.5O-6 90; bu tubs 2.5S-3.O0.
Squash: steady to firm. White sum-
mer San Diego lugs 4.00-425, ordinary
3.00-3. 25; Imperial lugs 4.OO-425, Ital-
ian & San Diego lues 375-4.25, No. 2s
low crookneck San Diego lugs 4.50;
Imperial crts 4.0O-450. banana pink &c
To- gray 1iz-12i; hubbard pink &c ID.
Gray 1l+.l : en- hubbard Lompoc Be ID.
tomatoes: firm. inland crts 9-tops
4.25-4. so. few 400; lbs 4.25-4.50; los
325-35o; orange lugs 5x5s & 5xes 800
ordinary 1.5O-2.OO; loose lugs 1.25-15O.
SKIS 235-3.50; 7xss 2.0O-2 IS; stems
San Diego 6x6S $50. on player.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-17
". I. STOCKS

NEW YORK. Jan. 16-tUPi Stocks
made an irregular advance in moder-
ntely active trading today.
group OF leading shares registered
declines ranging to more than point
In American Telephone which made a
belated response to its income report
for 1912 showing dividend payments IN
excess of net profit. Leaders in the steel
group eaSed while the motors held around
The previous close.
Railroad shares generally were steady
10 firm and utihtiessieady. Preferred
stocks in many Instances were substan-
TALLY higher and a number Of special
common stocks rose a point and more
A number of individual issues made new
highs for more than a year.
The irreguarity among the Industrial
leaders are absorbed 10 weekend profit
taking rather than TO any change in
market sentiment which repeatedly re-
mains bullish War news was construed
as favorable and business reports con-
:inued 10 reflect the record operations
on the war program and the transition
OF civilian lines to war work.
Dow Jones preliminary closing stock
averages: Industrial, 121.60, up 002:
rail. 2s 90. off OO7; utility. 1859. up
O02 and IS stocks. 40.S7. off 001
Stock sales were 504 700 shares COM
pared with AZ 79O last week. Curb stock
sales were 116,o3O shares against SO, 220
a week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-17
SCHOOLS AWAIT
LEAGUE PLANS

Developments in organization of
a basketball league to include high
school, service and town teams
were still eagerly awaited in I'm
perial Valley, especially by the
school squads.
All valley high schools but Cal
exico have been banned by their
boards of trustees from sending
athletic squads from one town to
another for competition. If ar
rangements are worked out satis-
factorily. however, it may be possi-
bic to schedule most games on the
two courts of the FL Centro gymn-
asium.
Coach Louis Birnbaum Of Ell
Centro said that he was unable to
contact service representatives Fri
day as scheduled but would attempt
TO meet the Monday TO work out
for such q league.