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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
Worker Falls As Feet, Lives

PITTSBURGH. April . CUP)-
a. A. Neff, 5S-year-old sheet-metal
worker. lost his balance atop a
building and plunged As feet 10 the
ground PasSerSby rushed to his
aid but Neff had picked himself up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
Propose Sd Term Ban
In Minnesota House

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April , tINS)
A resolution asking for a COZ
Sttutional amendment prohibiting
a President from serving more
than two terms was before the
lower House Of the Minnesota
Legislature today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

by their first names during dc
bate and putting their feet on the
seat in front of them.
AS his address progressed half
a dozen newspapers vanished,
practically the entire membership
sat quietly erect and one member
apparently burned himself in his
haste TO eXtinguiSh his cigar
DANCE PARTNERS FURNISHED
Hollywood Woodward al Willis.
ADV.
Elect Griffith Judge. Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATIRI>

The sun VIII set ~ SIS D. m today.
snd rise tomorrow a. I'll m
Tho moon sets ~ h.3i p. m today,
and rises tomorrow Al 6.fs m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. April 2 QNS)
Pounding OF retreating Axis
lines by nearly 100 Allied bombers
was officially announced today as
indications pointed to an carly
junction of British and American
troops IN Central Tunisia.
Throughout yesterday. Ger.
+ ! Q n h o wer'S commuRique re-
vealed, scores OF Allied planes
attacked enemy concentrations
and airfields in the largest mass
daylight onslaught against Axis
troops since the Battle Of FL
Alamein.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
Brands
Wholesalers
As Cheaters
Sold Above CEILINGS,
Kept Faulty Records.
Government Charges

Violation OF OPA price ceiling
regulations was charged today 10
four Detroit wholesale poultry, fish
and produce dealers as OPA en-
forcement attorneys obtained a
temporary injunction restraining
them from further Illegal dealings.
Names in the injunction issued
by Federal Judge Picard, were:
MEYER CORCHAK and MORES
COHEN. co-owners Of the NJ e. NJ
Produce Co, 2501 Russell
JULIUS KOZLOFF. wholesale
fish dealer at 1855 Napoleon.
HARRY SALZTMAN. poultry
dealer of 2S35 Humboldt
CONTROL . COMPANIES
Korchak and Cohen are alleged
TO have boosted the price on Maine
potatoes by transferring them
from the Produce Distributors
Co. in the produce terminal TO the
Russell street company.
Both companies are controlled
by the two men. A. d. RuegSegger,
OPA enforcement attorney said,
and through the manipulation.
without any actual sale, they were
able 10 obtain a double markup.
OVERPRICE SALES CITED
Ruegsegger charged that they
sold $4,000 pounds of potatoes TO
the Kroger Grocery and Baking
Co. during the week of March Is
at SAILS a hundred. The ceiling
price was $3.50
They were also accused Of sell
ing seed potatoes at s. a hundred,
IS cents in excess of the ceiling
price.
Kozlof is charged with selling
fish 10 the Slarke-Morrison Fish
Co. Gal ST. antoine. for amounts
ranging from J to 3 cents above
ceiling.
SaltZman was said TO have kept
improper records and 10 have sold
poultry al excess prices on March
i6 and Il.
a hearing on the injunction was
set for April -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
OTHER OFFICERS THERE

The conference between Eisen-
hover and Montgomery was held
Wednesday. according to a dis
patch from Eighth Army head.
quarters in south Tunisia. Other
ranking officers of the Eighth
Army attended.
In the north. 1t. Gen. Ander-
sons First Army advanced six
miles eastward from Sedjenane to
within 30 miles of the big Bizerte
naval base.
The advance against negligible
German opposition carried the
British beyond Ell Aouana station
on the Mateur road and within
four miles of the range of hills
from which Col Gen. Jurgen Won
Arnlms troops struck westward
a month ago. h
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY

II was the second day in sue
ceSsion that a force aggregating
100 planes had been sent against
the enemy. On Wednesday. nearly
100 Flying Fortresses. the largest
squadron Of these four-motorei
ever assembled for
single attack. devastated the great
port OF Cagliari.
The FL Maou airfieId al Sfax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
81 Attempt
To Break Out
Of Allied Trap
Yank, British Chiefs
Confer on How to
Rush Tunisia Mopup

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, NORTH AFRICA,
April 2 (UP)-Marshal ROM
mels Afrika korps, making a
desperate bid to break an ALI
lied trap, struck American
lines east of FL Guettar today
with 80 tanks, while front dis.
patches revealed that Gen.
Eisenhower and Gen. Mont.
gomery had held a council Of
war in the field to perfect
plans for smashing the last
Axis bridgehead in Africa.
In the same sector the Ameri-
cans reoccupied hill used as an
observation post, and were she'll
ing Axis positions heavily.
The Algiers radio reported a
junction of American forces in
south Tunisia and the British
Eighth Army, but dispatches
from the battle theater gave no
Substantiation and indicated the
gap of 40 miles between them
had not been narrowed.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

Continue Reid state Highway
commissioner. Vote Monday.--Adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

Continued on Next Page. Col. ~
DIR. }. G. TOOLE. DENTIST, no
w Lafayette. AZ Mich. opp. City
Hall Hours 90. Tel CA. $685.
4 d.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

Continue Reid Present Highway
Commissioner. Vote Monday ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

Continued on Next Page, Col. 3,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03
LACK OF AIRCRAFT

Continued on Next Page. Col. I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-03

in this sector.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
New Critical
Areas by VINO

WASHINGTON. March 30 -
Paul V. McNutt. chairman of Wal
Manpowcr Commission, announced
that six of the seven industrial
communities recently placed ir
list of labor shortage areas have
been added by WINGS rcGiona
directors TO The - where the
Presidents order calling for As
hour week il IN effect
The newly designated commune
ties are Burlington and Whining
ton, \ G.; Evansville, Ind; Tampa
Fla. Savannah. Ga. and that part
OF the area south of Chicago in.
Guiding Calumet district, Lake anC
Porter Counties and the southern
part Of Cook County
In the latest listing OF areas
according TO labor a d o qu y
Akron. O.: Bath, Me, and Ports
mouth. y. H.. were transferred
from shortage list TO a group o.
areas in which there is a present
balance of labor supply and de
mand The 4S-hour order. how
ever, McNutt said, will continue
IN effect in these areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Buick Gift
To US. Fighters:
Tons Of Copper

FLINT March 20 Buick dti-
SJ0D ~ 6cncral Motors Corp. is
producing large calibor steel shell
cases by the hundreds OF thousand,
without. IN effect dipping mfo the
nations steel supply
Company officials today disclosed
r-at more than cuoueh-Steel IS
being saved In the forging process 81
ON aircraft engine and tank parts
'onccf tho stool shell case require
me0t> Ed Top production
Each sAclI case produced Of
S'lcl saves abou, three pounds of
copper. an annual conservation Of
THIS critical metal running into
thousands Of tons.
Conservation OF steel IN the ,orG-
ln- methods amounting lo mil
lions If pounds annually more
t-tttt balances Shcii case produC-
uon needs, company officials said
The net result rs production
gJft' 10 Uncle sam OF literally
millions OF pounds ol copper and
Wrh0u~ ~ Steel Shcll cases 10
boot without drawing upon metal
resources
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Farmers Market

FRUITS Apples Bsldwtns. fancy, 81 "a
hu 80 2, Si@l.2h ma Delicious fancy
s. 50G hu No /. ~ 55D22b Mcintosh
fancy. NH.l1 p 3 hI Nn. l. 81 fa1 $50. -
81 30 GIeuirgs fancy. 81 81 IN 40
a0r ~ 81 ~. Northern Spys fancy s. 5n H
- bu No ! Si.5Ou2. ~. ? 81 -.
fcrsfhsus fAnr, ~ g57ig so nv NJ
81 AnH2, No >. 81. stes.es Red, fancy
NJ 80 - n1., SO. J. 81 So ~. $50.
II %
LETTUCE kNp SALAD GRFNs Frer,r
Fr0Jve. fancy, s. 21 BIB box 81. l. >l.7'
80 . 81
VEGETABLES. MISC Reefs topped
N0. J. >. 30 ba No. ., 81 % Gao.
Rage No /, 81 5oa2T3 hu.. No > ~
Red cabbage No. 2 S2n 30 hu. Carrots,
'apFed. SO. ! 81 75T<2 ou. No. ?, 81 30
celery root, fancy. - hu No - IN
lsh fancy 81 bu No ! 81 SOH4 $50.
,. 10 ieeks. no. 81 30 doz. bobs
onions. DIV. fancy 81 5O-Ib sack. So
.S3lg25t No ? 81 75u2 Parsnps SO
.S3s8 lo hu.. No. 2 81 Parsley root Sic
SIPS SEQ nI Potatoes lou-'r sack
$50 ST 25a450 KadIshgs rrd boot
house. 80 Sloi 20 doy. t,bs Rarh
radsnes 80 81 bu Rhuharb. dollhouse
fancy, so n Tuc Glib box. choice Doe
.ms Sl.li-, dul b,h- Euttna-ae sd"
- 3ou1 hu Turnus tnppe" >
a9 80 IN No q ~ Vegetable uysirts
n a., % 81 d0g hcNs
BOOZE iars, tl31l3 30 :o.da1. cas-,
w,# sW So 'Uull,
POULTRY 1--we hers hcavv rr',Hs g..
70 Soc Ih Icghorus 7sH soc Pa p,r.tis
.H' no 'e-rrr0s t2.. tar Boz
HOGS Dressed medium 500 o., Zoo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Reserve Banks Show
Decline in Earnings

NEW YORK, March 30-Fed.
Cral Reserve member banks in the
New York district had average net
profits in 1912 equal TO "A PEI
cent Of total capital accounts, a
decline Of IL per cent from 1871
the Federal Reserve Bank of Now
York reported. Decrease was al
tributed 10 higher operating cost
and taxes and lower average
rate OF return on the banks assets
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
More Women Workers

There has been consider
able number Of women employ Ell
in the plants. Twice a. many
women wage esrners we're on
the pay rolls AT the end Of 1912
as at the end 81 the previous
year. Women have been en-
plnyed In large numbers in cer-
tain aircraft operations and in
some Of the parts divisions
where lighter type Of work es-
peclalIy suitable for women IN
being done,
Special arrangements were
>et ND Ia facilitate the transfer
Of workers between plants, as
well rs TO assist many other en-
ployes, temporarily displaced
from sales and other Curtailed
activities. 10 find work within
the corporation or, when such
work was not available, to get
Jobs elsewhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
10000 Get Training

"The urgent necessity for
adapting the skilIs of thousands
of old and new employees TO new
jobs brought a great expansion
OF General Motors training pro-
grams which embraced the ac-
tiyities of the General Motors
Institute and Of the various
divisions Of the corporation.
During 1912 more than 10000
hourly-rate and sslaried workers
who had never been with the
corporation efore received
specialized training. To date
more than 10000 General Motors
employees have Joined the armed
forces"
Sloan reported expenditures
Of approximately So 500 900 IN
1912 for safety and health pro-
lection. The time lost last year
through accidents IN relation 10
hours worked was the lowest IN
the company'S history. despite
many new problems resulting
from new machines and opera
tionS and many new workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Income Up Is Pet.

While The average number ~
the hourly-rate employees IN the
United States alone was about
the same for the two years,
22l, 709 in 1871 and 2l,40l in
1912, the number Of these
workers IN the United States in
creased rapidly IN the last half
of the year and i'm December
averaged 2S7 .824, compared with
peacetlme peak OF 240, 046.
Wages paid 10 these workers in
creased from S500.422. 1853 in
194l TO $500, 1876 403 in 1912. and
IN December last year the wages
paid 10 these hourly-rate en-
ployeS were at an annual rate
of approximately $500 900 900.
These pay rolls were equiya-
lent to S2,855 per hourly-rate
employee, based on the average
monthly employment in 1912, as
compared 10 S9.257 per employe
in 1871, an increase OF c6 per
cent" Sloan stated. During
1912 the average number Of
hours worked per week ny the
hourly-rate employees In the cor
poration's plants In the United
States was ass compared with
i0.f In 1871, an increase Of II
per cent.
Weekly earnings Of hourly
paid workers in the corpora
tion's plants in the United
states averaged S5i.9l during
1872. For 1912 the average
hourly earned rate of the cor
poration's employees In the
United States was about 80 per
cent higher than that prevailing
in all manufacturing plants and
approximately - per cent
higher than the rate i'm % ma ior
manufacturing industries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
$343.433
Net Profit
by Evans

Evans Products Co. today had
reported n net profit for the year
1912 of S343, 433 after all charges,
income taxes. This COM
parcS with a net of Sass 1888 in the
previous year
All taxes for 1912, including
federal, state, local, payroll, etc,
totaled Sl,l2S,474 As compared
with S654l22 in the same period
of l94l. Excess profits taxes alone
amounted to $4,000 in 1912 as
compared with only SS5 900 for
the previous year.
The backlog of orders on hand
as of Jan. !, 1913, was the largest
in the company's history, exceed
ing that of the corresponding date
Of the previous year by a large
percentage, President +. S. Evans
reports.
All of the facilities of the com
pany'S plants located in Detroit
MarShfield. Ore. Lebanon Ore
and Vancouver. 3. c. are now
totally engaged in war production
Evans said
"Of the many products we are
now producing. all hut three
readily lend themselves To use
In the postwar period" Evans
said. we recognize that the
production Of war essentials is n
temporary thing and can be
depended upon only so long as
the war continues. On that
premise, and without detracting
from the war effort. we are de-
veloping n co-ordinated postwar
program designed to he placed
in operation in a minimum OF
time, without lost motion or
severe dislocations."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Market Firm;
Rail Shares
AT New Highs

NFW YORK, March 50 up
Stocks opened steady 10 firm m
moderate trading today Bonds
were firm Cotton futures opened
unchanged 10 IS points higher.
Small gains in many leading
ISSUES lifted the general average
10 new high since November
1910. Dozens Of individual lSSdeS
made new highs on fractional
gains, Rails made new highs since
1889.
INITIAL blocks ranging upward
from 900 shares studded the tape
as m recent sessions. The higher
priced issues were better repre-
scented IN this group. Union Car
blde Pennsylvania Railroad and
Standard Oll N. j. made new
highs.
United States Steel cqualed lis
high at % 5, up : and Bethlehem
AT 81, up p was within a small
trTrtr0n Of ITS top. chrySler rose
To 70 and Packard held at its
hiGh Tor The year Alaska Juneau
made new high in the gold sec
ton.
4 long list of issues opened NJ
the previous close. including Amer
lean Telephone, South Pacific, Cen
cral Electric. Radio Corporation
con = 600 shares, Southern Rail
way Republic Steel and American
Radiator.
A block of 5000 shares Of United
Gas improvement opened at 3. up
/ = and a new high for the year
International Telephone had an
S.OOO-Sharc block DIT So, up ~ and
a now high.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Livestock Markets

CATTLE Receipts : 300 EAr'v salrs All
classes steady 'o strong cows only STEADY
1850 loads good fed steers held above sin
medium ard good red steers and NesrlIrEs
sold at Nifu - - with fed heifefS up -
Stf 90. few medium grade hefers Si3,
medium and good beef COWS. Sl 80 ~
Lnnd cows or Kinds Of value 10 sell above
SI3 very stHrre, cutter ana common COWS.
Sarrli IS few Gamers down 10 S and
Hulov, odd head beef bulls and good
WcIghty sausage offerings S1fd14 % me-
dunn grade bulls. Sl2 30 n - 50. iun in
Guides two loads Texas stock steers aud
heifers nothing done As Yet on these.
CALVES 900 steady. Top and bulk
good and choice veaers, SIS so. medium 70
low good. SIS 500 IS: lower grades. SIS
down
HOGS 600. Market not established
early
SHEEP 2 600: steady Trueked In good
to choice fed wooded lambs SIG. 80 y rs ~
some medium grade wooded lambs sold
down 20 Sl5.. good 10 choice sg-9s-lb. fed
snorn lambs with pelts from No 20 fan
shorn, SO 75Wi6, package medium 20 good
lib. weights SIS. with common outs at
St3. vooled slaughter ewes ~ 50 down
and shotn kinds, as down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Women's Reaction

Some quotations arc relevant
from the annual reports Of the
chief Inspector of factories.
The 1871 report gives eN-
anplcS.
In y factory i'm which women
worked for >iN fun days week
absenteeiSm become ~ acute
that the firm decided fo estah-
lish a rota system within the
siN-day week. The women are
now divided into groups Of sin,
and half-tIme woman l. al
lotted A. = relief member 10
each group. Each individual
worker within the group works
for FIVE and one-halt days with 4
weekly total of - hours instead
Of IS or 81. The casual ahsru-
teeism. much Of which was con
cerned with shopping and other
domestic problems. has practi-
,allN ceased since the change
was made"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Took z Approaches

Absence from work-has hecn
considered and dealt with IN
Brian on TWO line
The first and by lar tHe most
important step taken has neon
20 study working condition, lH
the factories and 70 ensure that
everything possible rs done 10
hrfu the worker TO keep regular
attendance at-hIs Job.
Tho second u 10 lay down
regulations under WHICH, IS a
last resort fragrant cases of ah-
SenieclSm without cause can be
punished
Punishment. however. affects
only 4 mln4te proportion a. 4h-
ScntccS
In more than three years n
war Britain has taken positive
steps 80 study abSenteeiSnf from
every angle and 10 make war
factories healthy and friendly
places 10 work in. In this con-
nccuon the main problems that
have been discussed are hours
Of work. welfare in the plant,
iran Sylart- fA,i444tt5 ~ conditions wei
fare outside the plant including
recreation and entertainment
efficiency ~ production and full
cooperation between manage
ment and labor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
yellow Truck
Nets 8 Millions

yellow Truck and Coach Manu-
featuring co. and the CONSOLIDATED
subsidiaries 1912 report. subject
10 possible rcnegotation adjust
|ucnt. shows a net profit Of S. 3i77.-
qOS. equal 10 S24l a share on the
combined Class Rdnd common
-sroCkS. against S1O,O29. $40 or S30l
n ~f1arr-un t1e Combned class e
and common in 194l.
Provision for fedora income and
'cNCesS. profits taxes WAS $40 1876,
los against 500, 1877 q29 ia 194l
Provision Of Sl7i02 600 has been
made for price reductions Ia /, s
government on that portion Of
contracts completed AT Dec 81,
1912. These price reductions have
been charged IN sales and are set
out as an accrued liability for APP
'pUCdtion TO a residual portion OF
The contracts.
The company has made pro
vision for possible further rcduC.
ton IN net profits after income
taxes IN an amount which, in Qpin.
ion of the management, is, con
Sldercd TO be adequate To take
care Of possible renegotiatlon
OF Sl3,0O0,0O0 bank loan negoti-
atcd IN June, last year, SS,00O.O00
was retired in December and bal
anCc was paid in January. 1913.
The S90000,000 u. S. government
advances had been reduced TO $50
SiI9l5 by the end OF December,
1912 and VIII be reduced further
as collections on government re-
CCiVahloS arc made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Report Experience

The Industrial Health Re.
search Board "a governmental
hodyl published n report in De-
cembcr. l94l. entitled Hours Of
Work. Lost Time, and Labor
WaStace - The report was PAL
ticuIarIy concerned to examine
the effects of the very great in
crease in hours of work IN the
period following May 1910,
when workers had heen called
on for maximum production and
were working seven days q
week. sometimes so or even 90
hours.
The report showed that abSen-
teciSm was usually reasonably
low when the hours OF work
were less than 60 per week. but
was higher and in some cases
excessive when the hours were
from 65-75 per week"
The report recommended that
"the weekly hours Of work
should generally not exceed So
s. for men and $3.50 for
women These recommendations
were accepted by the CoNe,a-
mcnt. and working hours have
hccn gradually reduced 10 this
level and even below H. Every
study made showed that though
output rose temporarily when
Very long hours wore worked IL
did not suffer in the long run
when reasonable hours were in
'rOduCCd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Phi|Co Profit
St.61 Per Share

PHILADELPHIA, March 30
Net income Of Philco Corp. for
1912. after feoeral income and ex|
cess profits taxes. and after pro-
'viding a reserve for contingencies
of S1,000,000, totaled S2.209,9S
or S1.61 per share, as compa
with $2,5l3,569 or S1.S3 per share
for the year 1871. il was announced
today by James T. Buckley. presi-
cent, in making public the annual
report for 1912.
Included in the earnings for 1942
is the postwar refund of excess
profits taxes amounting TO S5'}S, 49,
as provided for by the Revenue
Act OF 1912.
''Philco Corporations total
sales Of civilian products and war
goods before voluntary refunds
amounted tn S7S,5O5, 979 I'm 1842,
az compared with Ss7,O73.636 In
l04I," Buckley said in the an
nual report. AS manufacture Of
military equipment progressed.
and increased efficiency was
achieved, costs were lowered
and the company voluntarily re-
duced Its prices by refunds tn
the extent OF $5,0O0,OO0 Ia tho
army and navy on the work
done for them In 1912. Sales II
the company last year, giving
effect tn this adjustment, were
500, sos 19."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Auto
Graphs
Michigan Workers
Get $377,357,o95 Of
Record en- Pay Roll
BY SILER FREEMAN

Employment and pay rolls, Of
General Motors reached all
time highs last year and Mlchi-
gan shared a good part of the
millions distributed 10 workers.
OF the $S59,3l4,062 pay roll at
home and abroad. GM paid
$377 1851, 095 to employees in this
state.
Broken down lhy cities, Alfred
T. Sloan Jr.. in his second state
ment preliminary 10 the annual
report, showed that Detroit got
Sl49, 959,304. Flint was second
with an annual pay roll Of
Sll7,49l ,299. Other plant cities:
Lansing. $34,679,049; Pontiac.
S30,5l7,021 Saginaw, S26,049,-
SIS; Grand Blanc. S7ol8,572;
Grand Rapids, S6,452, 1872; Bay
City, 1885. 992; Milford, $751;
lis, and lonia, $4l0,726.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
Hudson Reports
AR2,021 Net

Hudson Motor Car Co. and its
domestic and Canadian subsidiaries
report 1912 net profit of 81, 122 OH
after STD. 705 for obSolesccnce OF
tools and dies and Shfinkage OF in
,ventory value, reserve OF S738, 1is
for postwar reconvcrsion d
other war contract contingencies
and provision Of S9l1,352 for fed
cral and state income taxes II is
believed no provision IS required
for federal cNcc-S profits tax.
Tho nct Is equal TO Sl.32 share
against net profit Of $500 IFS or
s. SO a share in 1871. "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-30
On the
Business
Front
Bv WARD SCHULZ
Financial Editor

Wltholt question the mos inc
rogfsrt problem faced log Amer
ican industry today is sosen-
teelsn'.
Amateur and professional
'sha~ relations specialists ra>f
advanced various Cure-HI.,
moss OF theW HHWcrkanie ct
fragCrt vItr danger
Vet rHfS-rattcn has a remark
able laboratory which has ale
ready worked our many Of tho
answers lIhor 4torR which. I>
working. not with q duzeu or a
hundred workers hUt with w.'-
lions Tha, laboratory is Great
Britain.
For The re\' f.w days 's
column AL. tell Brian, ,Npe-
r,nCf With ah~e1trci>U how
tho problem Was dealt WITH and
what penaltc, WCrg evolved 20
punish Icpca-e->