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jenane, Sedjenane is about 40 miles
west of Bizerte and only about II
miles south of the coast.
French forces with American guns
turned back the patrols of enemy
armOr which were advancing be-
tween Gafsa ard MetlaOui, 20 miles
10 the west, where the French were
consolidating recently won positions
IN that mining region.
The Communique said five Axis
fighting planes were shot down yes
terday, four of them during the raid
on the Mezzouna airdrome. On the
other hand, the Allies lost two planes
during the day,
In successfully dispensing strong
patrols of enemy armored vehicles
IN the Gafsa area, the Allies evi-
IDENTITY were continuing their pres
sure on the middle reaches of the
Axis coastal corridor. They aban
dOned GafSa at the start of Marshal
Erwin Rommel's Central Tunisiar
/ offensive last month. but YESTERDAY
the French announced that they
we're consolidating their positions
east Of Metlaoul. only about &c
. miles west Of GafSa.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
New York Produce

M NEW YORK March I6 lP.-Eses. 10 -
u32, ~, frmn, Mixed colors, fancy to extra
iancy' -42l4 extras, 4Ola: graded
flrsts, ,39'2; current receipts 3;7s.; mediI n9fu
aEmS,, 36a4; dlrties, No. /, 37I2; average
Whites, fancy to extra fancy. 4o-4oi,.
eEtra storage packed 4ii4-ha specials
81 .;SJtanoardS. 40'4 fancy heavy mediums.
Gals. 46; Pacific Coast mediums. }gi, 'N~
Browns, fancy to extra fancy. 4l-4g:
specials 404' standards, 3924 mediums
Butter. SHf 500: firm. maximum
prices set by OPA for bulk butter in car
IONS delivered New York. Creamery
I tAA), 47l4 o. score "a. 465a 90 score
- ' -, -. 50 score tCp. 46. Tubs - cent
mound more on all grades 0''''
Cheese, SS4 sans, firm. prices UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1943-03-16
| $4,000, Deal
For Steel Mills
Is Reported
y nc Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, March l6.-Sale of
the Andrews Steel Co, and Newport
Rolling Mills Co. to interests headed
by Norman S. Schreiber of Chicago
was announced today at a confer
enCe OF officials, Cincinnati bankers
and Lehman Bros. New York in
Vestment house.
Purchase price was not disclosed,
although it was reported reliably
TO approximate S5 900 900.
Schneider becomes president of the
reorganized firms, ). S. Greenberg
of Chicago, vice president and sec
retary; Charles H. Stamm who has
been vice president in charge of
sales becomes vice president in
charge of production and sales, and
Herbert w Boal remains as vice
president treasurer.
The Andrews Co. was founded
in 1885 as the Globe Iron Roofing
d Corrugating Co.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Business Briefs

An Increase in Fire Losses Of the
Nation to S33175,00O in February
was reported by the National Board
OF Fire Underwriters This was an
increase of 'S2,356, 900 over a wear
ago and well above January losses
Of S27733.0OO
Shortage of Nickel Has Been
Averted by conservation and sharp
expansion of production, reported
Chairman Stanley of International
Nickel Company earned S2.l5 a
share IN 1912, against S2.21 a share
IN l941. Taxes took SLIP share in
1912.
Business Failures in week ended
March II totaled 81, against 1O3 in
the previous week and 224 a wear
ago, Dun & Bradstreet reported.
Air Cargo Volume is Expanding on
, United Air Lines. February express
pound miles were 81 per cent above
year ago; mail pound miles were
up 90 per cent.
Stewart Warner Sales in 1912 IN
creased 65 per cent, but net profits
declined per cent. Company
earned SIPS share, compared with
Sl.30 a share in 1941.
Southern Railway reported op-
Grating revenues for the first week
in March totaled s6,047.225. against
S3,876 ,905 a year ago Total so far
this year to March 7 was $50, ,727. .09O
against S37 ,820814 a year ago.
Columbian Carbon Co. earned
S3,l32 $50, or $3.50 a share, in 1912
against $500 .l59, or S6.57 share,
in 1941.
Revere Copper & Brass earned 81
749,374, or IS cents a share, in 1912,
against $4066,616, or 1854 a share,
in 194l, Adjustment has been made
for renegotiation of war contracts.
Aluminium Goods Mfg. Co. earned
1894 .524, or 90 cents a share, in 1912.
against $1058,l96. or sl04 a share.
in l94l. Sales totaled $9,68o .448
against $10997,192 in 1941.
National Refining Co. earned
1888 ,266 or 1923 share in 1912
against $596.32 in 194l.
Brillo Manufacturing Co. earned
S236,3l5 or $l39 a share in 1912.
against $500, ,998 or 1928 a share in
l941.
Neisner Bros. earned S862.335 or
1888 share in 1912, against 1850 AS
or S415 a share in 1941.
Insurance Co. of North America
reported net operating profit of So
1881 for 1912, compared with S4.-
721 ,399 in l94l and So .268,621 in
1910.
Checker Cab Manufacturing earned
sll $3.50 or 10 cents a share in 1912.
against sl38089 or sl24 a share in
l941.
AnheuSer- Busch earned S6.439.818
or S7l5 share in 1912, against So
780 ,492 or S753 share in l94l.
General American Transporta ton
earned SO 405 1858 or 1927 a share in
1912, against $3,905 ,635 or s3.75
share in 1912
Pet Milk Co. earned s1,452. 2.412 or
S308 a share in 1912, against 81 ,496,-
407 or 1899 a share in 194l.
b. F. Goodrich Co. earned s9.524.-
706 or $5.72 a share in 1912, against
So SOB 284 or S5.02 share in 194l.
Compania Swift International
earned S277 a share in 1912, against
s295 a share in l941.
Return to Auto Business after the
war is pledged by Packard Motor.
regardless Of whether it continues
in special engine fields
Convention in Print" will be held
by the National Association of Retail
GrocerS in June in place of its an
nual meeting scheduled originally for
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BY the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
FREDERICK. Nd, March 16,--
He was veteran of 50 trips through
sub-infested waters. The last time
he was aboard torpedoed vessel
but he still wanted to go again
until he came back to find he was
divorced man.
He didn't want his name to be
used because he didn't want any
thing to reflect against his eX-Wife
and child.
Il landed in Frederick to learn
that my wife had divorced me he
said I'm a free man with only
18 days to spend all this money and
he displayed some Sl00 and $50 bills
on the restaurant counter.
I still love her and would marry
her again tonight if she said the
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Wed 10 Years, Maryland Sailor
Returns to Find He's Divorced

word I Just gave her $1,000 for
my boy. Here is his picture. And
that is my wife"
He'd been married more than 10
years and the sinking he survived
was his second.
He wasn't too respondent to pass
out some counsel about the mer-
chant marine though. for he said
Take my advice and look for the
United States commissioner in the
nearest port. Join the merchant
marine. The pay is much better
and no one is sure of anything,
wherever he goes. You may as well
play for the biggest stakes"
Then he turned to go. shaking
hands and announcing that he'd
be back to sea before long, But.
he added, L don't want to come
hack -
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Washington Produce

From Food Distribution Administration
Prices paid net ( ob Washington
EGGS-Market steady, prices paid for
Federal-Stste srsded eggs received from
grading stations March l6l. Whites L
s. extras, large, 3S-l0, average, 80; L S.
extras medium, z U; S. standards, large.
Browns, U S extras lafse. }S-3g. aver
average, 36'a i, S Standards large, 81
3S; aveTase. n, Z. S standards. medium,
rs y. S. trades, 24-35: sverasc. 34i =.
mixed colors, U. s extras. laree. 3S a. U
S. standards, large, 3S. L S, standards.
medium "a Z s trades -, nearby un-
sraded eggs, current receipts. whites. .f5-
80; mixed colors, "a -35 Receipts, Govern
ment Graded eGRS, 500 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-MaTket firm fowl COL
ored, 40 pounds. - rooSters. 5la pounds
and over 1920. broilers. under 3 pounds
2s; fryeTS, "a pounds. 29'z
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, March Is tP Wheat fu-
lures today advanced around a cent a
bushel IN light ared but in the last hour
hedging sales entered the pit and much
Of the gain was wiped out. The rise was
due chiefly to absence OF offerings.
When the May delivery reached 81 44I4.
the market reacted. Rye followed wheat
but on the reaction prices dropped below
The previous closing levels
Trade in corn was small but all contracts
except December were traded, Interest in
oats was light and price changes narrow.
Just before the close wheat again hrmed
and finished 81 10 | cent above Mondays
1nal levels, Nav ! 442s-'4 July 4f7s-
chansed to a higher, oats "a lower to =
higher and corn unchaneed at ceiling
Evening star., 1943-03-16

them would be set by the Office of
Defense Transportation, perhaps
varying according to distances
travelled,
The plan would not require
motorists to sign up to carry any
specified number of persons, Mr.
Startling said.
The question was raised at the
meeting as to whether permitting
motorists to exchange tickets for
expense money might not place
them under jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission and re-
qulre them TO obtain carrier permits.
"Falsifying" Charged.
In discussing the proposed new
plan Mr.. Startling said the present
group riding system is failing here.
He charged that the trouble is that
SO per cent Of the people are falsify-
ing" to obtain gasoline ailotments
from their ration boards. Many car
owners are getting aCquaintances
who live near streetcar or bus lines
or within walking distance of work
to sign up as share the ride pas
Sengers, he said. Then, after the
motorist has obtained B or C
card, he .never sees his supposed
passengers.
A survey made at six different
points in the downtown section in
December, it was revealed yester-
day by the traffic directors office.
counted an average of only two per-
sons per car during the hours when
workers are going to and from their
jobs.
Other proceedings of last nights
Traffic Advisory Council meeting
included the voting of a recon-
mendation to the Commissioners
that the maximum distance auto
mobiles may be parked away from
the curb be increased from to II
inches Much tire damage is caused
now by attempts of motorists to
park close to the curb, it was said.
Traffic Proposal.
A proposal that a traffic bottle
neck at Connecticut avenue and M
street NV. be eliminated by re-
moval of streetcar loading plat
form or cutting back of the curb
around the Longfellow Statue was
referred to the Co-ordinating
Council.
Harry j. Brown suggested that
no-parking bans on Connecticut
avenue north of Nebraska avenue
be lifted to permit all-day parking
by persons who drive their cars to
the bus line. Traffic Director Van
Duzer said study of parking regu-
lations in that area is being made
and that a report will be ready in
about two weeks.
The Rev. E. c. Smith of the Met
ropolltan Baptist Church asked that
parking restrictions between S and
P and Fourteenth and Ninth streets
NV. be waived during Sunday
church hours to accommodate 5000
to 1000 persons attending churches
IN that area. He was requested to
have individual churches outline
their specific parking problems in
letters to the council
The Rev. Smith, Mr.. Brown, Bax-
ter Smith, chairmen of the Traffic
Safety Committee of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, and DR..
William T. Grady of the Fedora
ton of Civic Associations were in
troduced as new members of the
council. DR.. Grady and the Rev.
Smith are the first colored members.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Chicasn Cash Market

a2a,. No. ) miXad s6-Sai. No > yellow.
No ;, S6-l COLI, sample grade yellow, 65-
100 No 3 white. 1912. No. 4. Il924,
No. ), 40. sample grade white, l05
Oats. No mixed, b3 sample grade
mixed Gll2 No. | white G3la No. ..
- "a. No 3, G3]4-a4 Barley, mating.
ao-l .n6, nominal feed 79-SA. nominal
SOyDeanS. No. 1 yellow. SO. sample grade
yellow. ! ~ Fl-ld seed per hundred
weight. nominal. timothy. 475-5 90,
slsike. - .0u-26 90. fancy red Top, 25-
- red clover. 20 O0-@6. 90 sweet clover,
1.50-9.5O alfalfa. 3" ".5O-39 90.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Odd-lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA. March 16 UP-Ths
SecurltleS Commission reported today
these transactions by customers with odd
lot dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for March Is 4,3T4 puf-
chaSes involving 123.6f5 shares 3.f21
sales involving l0i,270 shares. incuding
81 short sales involving .0OI Shares.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Washington Exchange
SALES,

otLES.
Riggs National Bank common-2 at
260.
Washington Gas $3.50 pfd.-4 at 90.
Mergenthaler Linotype-5 at 42.
Woodward & Lothrop pfd-1 at l20,
Capital Transit Coz at 31a..
Evening star., 1943-03-16
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, March Is lP-Cotton
prices edged upward today after a hest
tant start, aided by steadiness in grains
and scarcity OF contracts Dealings
consisted chiefly of trade price fixing and
scale-up lIouidation
Late afternoon values were 35 to Is
cents bale higher, March, 2O.34; May.
20,l4, and July. %.
Futures closed cents a bale lower TO
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, March iG.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of
35 commodities today advanced to 1O6.@7
Previous day. i96 25; week ago, 106.55,
month ago, lO5.lS; wear ago, 97.27.
1913. 1912 lq41. I939-40
High 1866 lO3.@2 a512 1925
Low lO3.A3 95 .54 11.03 63.7S
u926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Stock Averages
Weather Report

Furnished q tes Weathe Bureau
District of
and Wednesday 0 eSh winds
eIeo huhoeonS IN the west
Virginia Occasional the and
feo hunderStofmS
ng continued
" ''
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Freight Loudinqs

NEW YORK, March lR ~ Revenue
freight cars handled by railroads reporting
today for the week ended March 13 in
cluded:
March l3. Prev wk. Year ago
Erie 3 g6r n 4n6 al p5I
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Weather in Various Cities.

Don't fire till you see the whites
of their eyes. But you may buy
War bonds now.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Middling spot. 2l.s6.
New Orleans Prices,

Nag Spot cotton % Closed Steady y'H 30 cents Sm
bale higher. ales, 1888. Low midding.
1855. middlng, @0.S5. good middling,
> 30. Receipts, 3.ql4 stock, 237,5S5.
b Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1943-03-16

"a sensible way Of group riding
emo sald he believed il 70 be the
only system that Will ever work IN
Washington.
Commenting that it would be the
only way to relieve the public trans
portatlOn system here. Traffic Dl-
rector Van Duzer said he also has
heard of the study by the rubber
director S office
How Plan Would Work.
As now under consideration. the
plan would operate here in roughly
the following manner. according to
Mr Starting
Books of tickets would be placed
on sale IN places where war workers
are employed, such as Government
Offices. Persons in the Office living
in or on the route 10 Mount Rainier
Nd. for example might buy tickets
for Route !
Private automobile users IN the
Office would register their destina-
tons and usual times OF departure
Cars then would carry Suckers with
route numbers corresponding tc
numbers on the tickets.
Tlcketholders might ride in any
car marked with their route number
by giving the driver one Of the
coupons.
Prices Of the tickets and values
st which car owners might exchange
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO March rs aP. Poultry, live.
g trucks firm: market UNCHANGED
Butter. receipts. A9l 500 lrm. prices
as quoted by the Chicago Price current are
unchanged
Eggs receipts. 3ll35 steady, prices
UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Report for Last ~ Hours.

Record for Last ~ Hours
From noon Yesterday TO noon todayD
Hl2hes' 81 4u ? m. Year ago Il
Lo"esl 81. |Z."l m. Year ago a..
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest 4, on January H.
Lowest Is. on February -
Humidity for Last - Hours
From noon Yesterday to noon today4
Highest. - Ucr cent. at : 30 A m
Loves. As per cent a. 80 ? n
River Rep0rt
Potomac and Shenandoah muddy a. Far-
peTS Ferry. Potomac muddy AZ Great Falls.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Car Shuriinq

Continued From FIRST Page
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Peoples Drug at l943 Peak.

Peoples Drug Stores common was
among the 1872 issues that reached
new 1943 high marks yesterday on
the New York Stock Exchange The
stock sold at 19ts. up an eighth.
Mergenthaler Linotype sold at 4la.
o. the Boston Stock Exchange yes
terday. down fractOnally from the
last sale. The turnover was &C
sDsrpr
Evening star., 1943-03-16

Furnished hv United STATES Coast and
GeodeiC survey
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

RI & W Cp 1st 4i4s I94s 1884
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
j. Of N. Seeks
Track REVENGE
Wolverines Meet
Bucks Tomorrow

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. Is
Up Michigan will seek re-
-venge in its Big Ten track meet
with Ohio State here tomorrow
night and observers agree there
is reason to believe the Wolv-
crimes will get it.
Despite the pessimism leaking
out from Yost Field House and
the 81 2-3 TO 40 1-3 licking Mich
igan took at Columbus last
Spring, Coach Ken Doherty's
crew is the favorite this time.
One factor much to the Wolv-
crimes advantage is the intense
seriousness with which the team
members have tackled their jobs
this season. Not a man from last
years squad has forgotten the
mediocre Michigan showing in
both Conference meets while
their bitter rival, Ohio State,
took the laurels.
Most of the experts who have
tried TO dope this meet predict
it will be even until the final
relay, but the Wolverine relay
team is honey. The pessimists
point out, of course, that the
Buckeye relay quartet won the
Millrose Games championship.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
BY TED MEIER

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25 -
(4D - Stanley (Bucky) Harris,
newly appointed manager of the
Philadelphia Phils, was assured
today of free hand in all man.
agerial duties-except in Spring
training.
The Pills new owner, Will
liam D. Cox, announced Harris
appointment yesterday and later
said he had asked" the former
Washington Senator's mentor to
try my training system -
which he called "the Comman-
do type Harris commented, Il
am willing to give it a try"
The veteran Major Leaguer's
first official act after his ap-
pointment was to confer with
61-year-old Hans Lobert, his
predecessor, who late yesterday
accepted coaching job with the
Cincinnati Reds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Harry GraysOn's
ScOrebOard
Hertz Offered to Sell Count Fleet
for $4,000 but Nobody
Took Up the Bid
By HARRY GRAYSON

FRANK G MENKE, the Kentucky Derby recalls John
Hertz offering Count Fleet around and about for $4,000 early
In 1912. He might have accepted less.
Nobody wanted the freakish looking colt
nothing Hertz but put the Count to
work in the hope that he might possibly his and board
Fleet 10 of Is starts of the
world mile record for 2yeaods and
favorte to win the Derby, May l. That is the
winter book record this ahead OF the big
number at Churchill Downs.
On appearance $4,000 gamble. On
breeding potential wonder horse The SIRE Reign
Count Derby of 49, lustrious but
daughters most of the that gorifes their
stallion claiming Reign Count produced stakes winners
but remotely approached the old
Fleets DAM Quickly belonged the other side of the
tracks platter of ability but there nothing
the aristocrat about her background or deeds
IN WORKS as a yearling in his early r-old
certain that Count Fleet could towrope refugee
milk wagon.
exist conformation Horsemen point out that
weight power front of him. not in the where
belongs Others nothing with his
perhaps he has it in both places He that way
Another fault it pointed out is that Count Fleet runs
with his head high Experts contend horse cant DO this and
anywhere time although none IN my time held us mead
than Johnsown and he the fastest thing ever
saw usually for holding their heads
and finally popped out Johnsown in the Ar
lingon The of jamestown commenced to whistle 1T
his wind.
suspected that he should have called
ais problem Cuckoo Count Fleet first had to be
cured of rodeo tricks.
Count Fleet wasn't nearly rough boys, how
opposition last fall The competition wasn't
Occupation the ossee which will keep the
Belmont Fuury of all spring and early
stakes this exhibited well
speed running and hiding in the mile and sixteenth
Fuity He captured the Walden the route by
20 lengths.
greatly pleased that everybody agreed with
early Fleet wasn't $4,000 horse He wasn't
Nor he $4,000 horse
Count Fleet horse WORTH racer and prospective
stallion, $4500O0 - or more
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25
Ray 10 Enter
Army After
Fridays Bout
copoeity Crowd
Expected to See
Detroit Serop
BY WATSON SPOELSTRA

BY WATSON SPOELSTRA
DETROIT, Feb. 25-(P)-Pvt.
Walker Smith, his right hand
officially declared in top shape.
bids farewell to the pro ring in
definitely tomorrow in a mighty
important scrap with Jacob La
Motta.
If you haven't heard of Pvt.
Smith, you most certainly are
familiar with the name of Ray
(Sugar) Robinson, pride Of Har-
lem and generally ranked as UNI
crowned king of the welter-
weights. They're the same per-
son, although Sugar Ray hasn't
been known as Smitty since lie
left his Detroit newsboy post
several years ago to head East.
Before an expected sellout
crowd that may pay q record
$4,000 for Michigan indoor
fight shows, once-beaten Robin
son is determined to square ac-
counts in a ten-round rematch
tomorrow night at Olympia sta
dunn with LaMotta, durable
Bronx middleweight. After that
Robinson hops into the Army
and his future fistic affairs will
be dictated by military authori-
ties.
LaMotta handed Robinson his
only setback in 131 fights here
three weeks ago, but actually
this Is a rubber match. Sugar
Ray jabbed out a decision over
jolting Jacob in New York last
October.
Robinson arrived in his home
town yesterday after being in
Quoted in New York, and he
easily passed the State Athletic
Boards medical examination.
DR.. N. H. Schlafer, state physi-
clan, paid particular attention to
Robinson's right hand, which the
Sugar Boy had declared he
busted" in a victory over Cali
fornia Jackie Wilson. But the
medic said he found nothing
wrong.
The two fighters are to wind
up training today. They will re-
port tomorrow afternoon for the
weigh-in, where LaMotta is ex-
pected to register another l6
pound pull in the weights. To-
morrow's show starts at $50 p.
m. (EWT).
In a six round preliminary.
Pete Mead of Grand Rapids,
Wesley Ramey's protege, will try
to reverse an earlier defeat TO
Johnny Ryan of Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-25

Dempsey was tremendously pop
ular.
They charged his defeat to the
fact that he was harassed by his
former manager, Jack Kearns.
They said he was i'll, spoke
about the weather. anything
but Tunney's punches, clever
ness and brain.
Dempsey and Tunney played
to l2O,757 people and $685..
1873 that night, and then the old
champion reestablished himself
by knocking out Jack Sharkey
before $4,000 guests who paid
81 ,083,5
Dempsey and Tunney met for
the second time before 104,943
people at Soldier Field, Chicago,
Sept q, 1927, and doubt that
thsi gate ever will be equalled-
$2,658,66O
When Jack Dempsey again
was outscored by Gene Tunney,
there was the long count to talk
about, and the greatest drawing
card who ever lived bowed out
of the ring glorious character.