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Evening star., 1943-04-02
Scientist Is Promoted
By Carnegie-I||inois
To Watch Material
Dr.. Edgar c. Boin
Nationally Known as
MetoIureist
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Dr. Edgar
c. Balm, nationally known metal
lurgist, has been appointed a vice
president of the Carnegie Illinois
Steel Corp, subsidiary of the United
States Steel Corp, In charge of
research and technology, J. L. Perry,
president, announced today. 1t is a
new post created, Mr. Perry said, to
intensity these activities of the COM
pany.
DR.. Balm joined the research staff
of the United States Steel Corp.
in 1928 and in recent years has
been assistant to the vice president
in charge of research and tech
nology for the United States Steel
Corp. of Delaware, a subsidiary. He
is serving with various technical
groups consulting with the armed
services and the War Metallurgy
Committee, among them the Ferrous
Metallurgical Advisory Board of the
Ordnance Department of the Army.
The new vice president is best
known for his studies of stainless
steel, the hardening of steel and the
influence of the various alloys upon
the properties of modern construc-
tional steelS.
The appointment of DR.. Balm as
head of Carnegie Illinois research
and chronological staff came 10 days
after the corporation was charged
by the Senate Truman Investigating
Committee with instances of fax
ing of analyses of the quality and
strength of steel produced for Gov
ernment war work in its Irwin plant.
At the hearings President Perry as
serted the higher management of
Carnegie-Illinois, as we'll as of the
parent company knew nothing of
the faulty material and had taken
immediate steps to correct the situa-
tiN,o
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Wushinqton Produce
BUTTER-5Os. to SO.

BUTTER-503A to SO.
LIVESTOCK-calves, 1S: spring lambs.
16.
From Food Distribution Administration
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations april ~: Whites. U. S.
grade A, large. 37-4O; average. 39 U. 8.
grade A. medium, 49, U. S. grade B. large,
dium. 35; u s. grade c, 81 Browns, u. s..
grade A. large, 37-39: average. 3s: U. S.
grade A. medium &c. u S. grade B. large
35-37; average, -36h; U. s. grade B, me
dium, 35; U. S. grade c. "a. Mixed
colors. u. S. grade A, large, 3Sla: u S.
grade B. large. 36A; U. S. grade B, me-
dium. "a: U. s. grade C. "a: nearby un-
graded EGGS current receipts, whites,
34-35; mixed colors. 1894: receipts, Gov
LIVE EPOULTRY-Market firm. Receipts
OF fowl too limited to establish basis for
prices. Roosters. 5l2 pounds and over.
1920: broilers. under 3 pounds, 20: fryers,
3-4 pounds, 29L,
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Hog Top Is Boosted
To$16.10asR Receipts
Drop Sharply
22-Yeor Peak EquoIed;
Volume Third Less
Than Expected
BY the Associated Press.

by tNe ASSOCldIeQ HreSS.
CHICAGO, April Shipments Of
live hogs were a third less than ex-
pected today and prices advanced
another 10 cents a hundred pounds
The peak price paid for choice hogs
jumped dime over yesterdays best
level to $16.10, a new seasonal top
and equal to the highest price paid
in % years.
Sharply curtailed receipts in re-
cent weeks have kept prices at a
uniformly high level despite the i'm
position of ceilings on retail prices
of dressed pork. Yesterdays average
cost for live hogs was $3.50 Live
stock men said high prices were
maintained because of the greatly
increased demand for pork from the
Army and Navy. lease-lend opera
tions and from domestic consumers
Receipts of hogs today totaled
only 5000, whereas official estimates
yesterday called for 5000. Aggre-
gate receipts at principal Midwest
markets, however, we're about 1000
greater than a week earlier.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April 9 up Omitted States
Department of AgrGulture) -Sa a BILE hogs,
5000: total. 1",5O0; market opened $40
higher; later trade slow with advance lost:
good and choice 1SO-360 pounds, 1885,
1905: top. 1910; 150-l7O pounds. Is 25-
So: sows steady to 10 higher: good and
choice, 1885
Saable cattle. 500: salable calves.
800: fed steers and yearings strong: noth-
ing strictly choice here: good to choice.
lis. pound averages topped at 1910:
lew loads. 1880 and 1900 nearby short
feds scaling 909-96S pounds at 1885
1925: heifers scarce: fully steady; mostly
l3T5-l5 100; choice kinds absent: cows
steady with recent sharp decline: cutters.
bulk common to medium grades. 90
1850: bulls fully steady; with weighty
sausage offerings as high as ID rs: out
side on choice vealers. 1850; mostly l3. 90
1900: market ruling weak with recent
1.5O-3,OO downturn.
Saable sheep, 1900: total. 4, 900: late
Thursday. fat lambs very uneven; bids and
sales steady to 25 higher; top. 80 for
eight doubles choice 1901 lO5-pound lambs
to shippers most packer bids, 10 .O0-5p:
one load to shippers late, 1928: good to
choice 90-pound fed clipped lambs with
fdal,shorn, dalls pelts 15.65: sheep. steady. two
per per- cent $50; todays trade, fat lambs
lambs, is 0O-a5; choice lambs held above
1875: and few sheep about steady: scat
tered lots native slaughter ewes, . pOO-25.
odd head choice, $50: two doubles good
tn choice wooled ewes held around q25
Evening star., 1943-04-02
D. {. Postal Receipts
For March Break
Former Records
First Quarter Total
Also Sets New Peak
For Thut Period
By EDWARD C. STONE,

Postal revenues at the City Post
Office in March set up new all
time record for that month anc
helped establish new high mark
for the first three months of any
year on record, Postmaster Vincent
c. Burke announced today, the un-
precedented war boom in the Capt.
tai being the reason for the high
receipts.
The first quarter was especially
notable in that postal receipts
crossed the million mark in each OF
the three months. This is faster
than revenues have piled up at the
beginning of any other year. March
was the sixth consecutive month
in which postal income exceeded
$1,000,O0O.
March revenues totaled $1,154,-
O0l.5l, in comparison with $917,-
030.80 in March, 1912, striking in
crease of $236, 6,9707l, or 1884 per
cent, the report shows. This is
$4,000 more than Christmas holi-
day revenues in December, 1910.
Postal revenues IN the first three
months of this year amounted to
s3,l99,0 ,07954, against $s,741, ,106.76 in
the first quarter of 1942, a substan-
tlal gain of $457,97278. Compare
sons by months picture the snarp
advances:
l943. 1912.
January - sl,O32 976.46 1882, 7b2 .4e
February - 1,0l2,10l.57 371,313.47
March ---- 1,154,O0l51 917O3O.SO
Capital Store Sales Drop.
Department store sales IN the
Capital Tor the week ended last Sat-
urday, March 27, showed a decline
of 16 pei cent below the correspond
ing week year ago and were | per
cent under the preceding week this
year, the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today.
Sales in the fifth district were
OFF Is per cent from the same week
last year, IA per cent in Baltimore
and 5 per cent in group OF other
reporting cities, the report added.
Sales in the fifth district were l per
cent under the previous week this
year.
Cumulative Sa.eS in Washington
In the four weeks ended last Sat-
urday were 3 per cent under the
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April > tP,-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain ir
dollars. others in cents:
Canada - Official Canadian Contro
ing 10 per cent premium, selling II pei
cent premium, equivalent to discounts or
Canadian dollars in New York of buyine
9.9l per cent. selling 9.09 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket, 9it per cent discount or 90.31 v
United States cents. up Is cent
Europe-Great Britain official Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates., buy.
ing 4 02, selling 4 O4.
Latin Amerca-Argentina official, 29.77
free "a Is, off LOO cent; Brazil official
6.O5n: free 52On; Mexico, 2O.66n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
Evening star., 1943-04-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April . LP,.-Cotton broke
IS cents bale today on commission house
LIQUIDATION in anticipation Of the veto of
the Bankhead bill by President Roosevelt,
which was subsequently confirmed
The market showed little change after
the veto was announced and rallied slightly
on trade price fixing and covering
Late afternoon values were 20 to 35
cents bale lower: May, 20.4O: July, 2O.21,
and October. 20.0l.
Futures closed 10 to 20 cents bale
Evening star., 1943-04-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK, April . (P.-Eggs. 22.O45
firm. Mixed colors Fancy to extra fancy,
1910. extras, 3Sl2: graded frsts 37s4 :;
current receipts. 35l2: mediums. 35l2 ::
dirties. No. l, 35l2; average checks, "a a.
Whites: Fancy to extra fancy, 3934 4-4OI7:
specials 39l4;; standards. asia: fancy
heavy mediums, 3Si2-39: mediums, 3S
Browns Fancy to extra fancy. $3.50:
specials. 80: standards, 3124; mediums. 36
Butter, al4,922; firm. Prices UNCHANGED
at ceilings.
Cheese. 221 1879: nominal. No quota
Evening star., 1943-04-02
| Stock Seat Price
| Hits New Peak
OF $4,000
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April IA member
ship in the New York Stock Ex-
change sold TODAY for $4,000, the
highest price since May IA. 1910,
when one brought $4,000. The last
membership sold at $4,000 on
March IL.
The current price contrasted with
low of $4,000 in the spring of
1912, which was the smallest mem
bership had commanded since 1887
Evening star., 1943-04-02
London Market Firm

LONDON, April 2 (P.-The stock
market maintained a firm undertone
today Home rails attracted buyers
on an increase of 24573, 900 in the
pooled net receipts for 1912. Kaffirs
and diamond shares were bought al
higher prices. Industrials were a
little spotty.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Heads City Ice & Fuel

CLEVELAND. April (P.-The
City Ice & Fuel Co. announced to-
day election of William J. Sinek of
Chicago as president, succeeding
Robert c. Suhr, who remains chair
man of the board.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA, April (P1.-The Sc
curities, Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for April !: $500 pur-
chases, involving 155S45 shares: 5,537
sales, involving 1894 shares, including
"a short sales, involving ] .557 shares.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

SUMMARY OF 1912 OPERATIONS:
THE year 1912 brought to the Nickel Plate Road
i $40 increase over 1941 in ton miles of freight
carried, and an 849o increase in passenger miles
Both figures reached an a-time peak.
Operating revenues, from this traffic and other
sources, were $SS,742,412 and represented an in
crease of 47eo over 194l.
Operating expenses also increased (some 33es),
due to increased business, higher wage scaes
record expenditures for maintenance, and in
creased amortization charges - with the result
that net income before taxes was $14,000O00
greater than in 1941.
The Nickel Plates met income before taxes"
like it's figures Of traffic and revenue, was the
highest in the history of the road. But net profit
after taxes actually much less than in 1941.
The reason, of course, is the enormous increase
in taxes. The total tax bill jumped from three-and-
a-half million dollars in 1941 to almost twenty
three millions in 1912. In other words, the tax
Evening star., 1943-04-02
o 20 cents a bale
New Orleans Prices

New Ur1eans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, April . tP-Cotton
futures declined here today under week
END long llauidation and re reports on PreSi- 81,
The market closed steady, 20 to 80 cents
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, April 2-The Associa ted
Press weighted wholesale prices index of
new 1943 high
Previous day, 1857: week ago, 1Os so;
month ago. 1O6.41: year ago. $3.50
1943. 1912. 1941. ] 1a394O
High 1O6.72 1O3.22 a5lo 1928
Low lob AZ 1854 17O3 631S
I926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Sta

BALTIMORE, April q
Sales: STOCKS. High. Low. Close.
,25 Arundel Corp -, l5s4. I7a. ~
1la BALTIC Transit -, 125 1..5 1.25
434 BALTIC Transit pfd lO3s 10 10
so ConSol Pow com 6O34 6OA 6Oa1
S5 Fidelity g. Deposit 129 129 12a
% Finance Amer A aL 9L 4L4
% New Amster Gas 25l2 25iz 25b
so Pa Water e. Pow 5612 581a 56E2
80 U s. Fidel g. Guar 80 80 81
S 800 BALTIC Tr deb As 40 40 40
1900 BALTIC Trans 5s A 5612 56l2 56ha
5000 Balto Trans 5s 1922 1922 1927
Evening star., 1943-04-02

Spot cotton closed steady. 20 cents a
bale lower. Sales. 1923; low middling,
17.l4: middling. 21.14; good middlins,
y 80: receipts, 256: stock, 23S.11S..
Evening star., 1943-04-02

Railroad Company
large amount Of earnings to retirement of de-
bentures.
Because of a commitment to the holders of
Junior refunding bonds, made at the time these
junior bonds were issued, the twenty-one millions
of first mortgage bonds cannot be extended at
maturity They must be paid in cash. and within
less than five years.
Under these circumstances prudence and COM
mon sense would dictate that the management must
first see its way clear to meet these obligations
before declaring dividends.
That is the immediate reason But from larger
view, the stockholders must all appreciate that the
Nickel Plate, though it has escaped "reorganiza-
tion," is, like so many other American railroads,
saddled with large burden of debt.
Our American railroads cannot be restored to
sound credit, and to stable dividends for the
future, until this burden of debt is reasonably
lifted.
The directors have before them the warning
that thirty-seven Class 1 railroads entered bank
ruptcy during the thirties. They have determined
to make their first objective the re-establishment
of the Nickel Plates credit. And no railroads
credit is established whose high coupon bonds are
selling below par.
The present policy of the management, there
fore, is debt reduction before dividends. This is
not to say, however, that no dividends can be paid
until these bonds have been retired in full out of
earnings. A partial reduction out of earnings, COM
bined with improvement in the railroads
credit rating, for example, might provide the basis
for dealing with the balance, and justification for
earlier consideration of dividend payments. Ap,
proximately twenty-five million dollars of unpaid
dividends have accumulated on the Preferred
Stock and must be satisfied in one way or another
before any dividends can be paid on the Common
Stock.
All in all, stockholders have good reason for
satisfaction in the accomplishments of the Nickel
Plate in the year that has just been completed.
The more than twelve thousand employees of the
railroad have given their utmost to the effort,
and have given it with remarkable efficiency.
Engines and cars and coaches have been kept
rolling night and day, bearing peak loads without
rest or let-up.
Stockholders can take pride in that accomplish
ment And they can also feel greater security in
the fact that the Nickel Plate substantially reduced
its burden of debt during 1912, and took another
long step toward financial stability and soundness.
in formation Of stockholders. Any
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas Light common-10
at 1874.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

bill Gncluding excess profits taxes) was multi
piled between six and seven times in single year.
The result is that net earnings of $8 500, ST. in
1912 were nearly four million dollars less than
in 1941.
What should be done with this amount of earn
ings? Should some portion of it be paid out in
dividends or should it be used to reduce the rail-
roads debt?
The directors have decided on the latter course.
During the year 1912 they have reduced the rail-
roads Indebtedness by 81, ,s7985s. Approximately
twoand-a-half million of this went to the payment
of bank loan maturing in 1912, and the re-
mainder was devoted to the retirement of bonds
and debentures maturing within the next few
years.
The immediate reason for the directors de-
cison is that, in addition to the bank loan which
matured in 1912, the company has outstanding
some twenty-one million dollars of first mortgage
bonds due in 1947, and is also required to apply
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. EnoIa n. Reeves

Funeral services for Mrs. Enola
Newhouser Reeves who died on Mon
day were held yesterday at Hysongs
funeral home, 1900 N street NV.
The Rev. Ralph Lowe of the
Church. OF the Reformation Off
ciated. Burial was In Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mrs. Reeves lived at GIG East Cap
ttol street, home Of her late parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newhouser.
She was the wife of the late DR..
George B. Reeves. Mrs. Reeves is
survived by two sisters, Miss Beulah
Newhouser of Capitol Heights, Md,
and Mrs. Bertha Millard of Olympia,
Wash. and an aunt, Mrs. Regina
Hughes, 232 Sixth street Sc.
Mrs Reeves was a teacher in the
public schools of the District and
was also employed in the Bureau of
Internal Revenue and the Census
Bureau. She was member of the
Women's City Club and the National
Woman's Party.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Farm Income Retires
Debts at Rapid Rate

Farmers in the corn belt are
making use of their increased in
comes resulting from war-expanded
markets and higher prices to get
themselves out of debt at a rate not
known in generation" Frank Viii
son today declared in an article in
Domestic Commerce.
A recent survey by the Commerce
Department of the farm mortgage
situation in 10 States CONSTITUTING
the Nations major food production
area, he said, disclosed a reduction
OF $3.50 100000 in farm mortgage in
debtedness held by units of the
Farm Credit Administration during
the three-year period 194o-l942
Farm mortgages held by life in
surance companies in this area
totaled 1902 $40 900 on October 81
1912, as compared with s8l8, 900 900
at the end of 1941.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Greek Works Of Ant
To Go on Display at
War Relief Center
Lectures and Sculptures
Included in Program
Opening Tomorrow

An exhibit Of Greek works of art,
the first of a series of events on the
theme Greece Fights On to be
presented during March, will open
tomorrow At the United War Relief
Center, 1918 Connecticut avenue
NV.
The display will be free to the
public between 10 am. and 6 pm.
weekdays and 3 to pm. Sundays
throughout the month. 1t includes
paintings. sculptures, embroideries
and enlarged photographs of pres
ent Greeks in their struggle for
liberty. One attraction will be the
model OF a Greek island dwelling,
including a typical built-up bed
hung with embroidered bed tents of
the type used by peasant women.
Preview to Special Guests.
The exhibits will be previewed for
specially invited guests at a recep-
ton in the War Relief Center be-
tween and pm. tomorrow. Greek
Ambassador and Nine. Diamanto-
poulos and Archbishop Athenagoras
OF the Greek Church in North and
South America will be honor guests
Other events on the Greek Month
Of March" program will include pup
pet shows for young people at 2 pm.
Saturdays, in which Walt Disneyish
marionettes will perform In
s6hadow theater."
Every Sunday at $3.50 pm. q we'll
known authority will speak at the
center on some subject related to
Greece. DR.. Leslie Shear, professor
OF classical2 archaeology at Prince
ton University, and Mrs. Henry Hill,
authority on 17th and 18th century
Greek embroideries, are scheduled
to appear Sunday
Wives OF United Nations diplo-
mats will be present Sundays to
receive visitors to the center. Wis.,
countess Halifax, wife Of the British
Ambassador, and Nine. Ciechanow-
ska, wife of the Polish Ambassador,
are among those expected Sunday.
To Mark Anniversary.
The March Is anniversary of
Greek Independence will be cele-
brated at the center Sunday, March
~, with Leigh White, Columbia
Broadcasting Co. news commentator,
as speaker.
Plans for the Month of March"
program were worked out by volun-
teer committees headed by the fol-
lowing chairmen: Mrs Eugene Viii
laret, personnel; Mrs. Barnet Mover,
clubs; Mrs. Donald Blaisdell, young
peoples programs; Mrs. Hugh Bull
lock and Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap,
publicity; Stephen Xydis and Miss
Sarah Baker, display; Mrs. Peter
Dewey, radio; Mrs B. Ann Trey
fours, shadow theater; Mrs. Edward
Stimson, Girl Reserves, and Nine.
Vladimir Rybar, posters.
Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list of
patrons of the months program.
William L. Clayton, Assistant Secre-
tary Of Commerce, is chairman of
the sponsoring committee.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Worrenton Legion Post
To Honor State Officers
BY the Associated Press.

- IHN 1AoSUNIdptO TItSS.
WARRENTON, Va, March s.
Glenn Elliott of Richmond, adju-
tant of the Virginia Department of
the American Legion, and Floyd
Williams Of Galax, department com
mander, will be entertained by the
Warrenton Legion Post at q dinner
next Tuesday night.
This will be followed by ceremonies
at the Warrenton High School at
which the Dyer Cup for member
snip will be presented to r. Nelson
Mof1ett, vice commander for the
7th and 9th State districts Post
Comdr. William H. Gaines will pre-
side and introduce Mr.. Elliott and
Mr. Williams
Evening star., 1943-03-05
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Evening star., 1943-03-05

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braves to decorate their wiewons! Long,
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and blue white ground. Short -sIeeved toiIored
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-29
Wilson Is Appointed
To Allied Commission

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-R-
Edwin c. Wilson, American am
bassador to Panama, was ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt
today to be the representative of
the United States ON the Allied
Mediterranean commission.
British and Russian representa-
tives already have been appointed
TO this commission, which will
assemble and refer back to men,
Der governments all information
about the Mediterranean situa-
ton with recommendations Sec
rotary Hull has said that the COM
mission would not make decisions
of any kind but for the present
would be more of a reporting
agency.
Wilson, so years old and a ma
tive of Palatka, Fla, is a career
man in the diplomatic service.
having served in important posts
in South America and Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-29
Arn'y-Nauy Training
Test Scheduled Here

Boys between II and q years
Of age inclusive, who have COM
p-eted high school or will do Sc
before March l, 1914, may take
the second qualifying test for the
Army Specialized Training pro-
gram and the Navy College VIE
which will be given November
8 at the New Hanover High school.
A boy may specify at the time
he takes the test which branch
Of service he prefers, but the test
does not obligate him to join. All
his expenses will be paid and he
will be allowed to continue his
education following his induction.
He will be commissioned at the
completion of the prescribed
courses.
T. T. Hamilton, principal of the
school, can furnish further infor-
nation, and he should be notified
Of ones intent to take the test.