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Evening star., 1943-08-05
HOO AM 900 1900 Noon 257 $50
100 PM. 4l6.670 e. 2;o0P.M. 532.470
Total 541 GAO

+Unit OF trading 10 shares; sales printe
In fuD In bankruptcy or recevership or
being reorsanized under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
or securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra diVi-
dendS are not included. xEx dividend.
xr Ex rights Also extra or extras. d Cash
or stock. Paid last year. Payable in
stock. Declared or paid so far this yeal
b Payable in Canadian funds. Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
War Life Insurance Urged

war Lie 1USuTdHCt IEScu
Julien S. Myrick, vice president OF
the Mutual Life ms. Co. of New
York, today urged fathers who face
induction into the armed forces
in October or later, not to give up
their life insurance.
Fathers should remember" he
said, that life insurance is a long
term arrangement for the protection
of their wives and children, and that
war is only temporary Interrupt
tiQn. Insurance may prove one of
their most valuable assetsp
He urged those entering the
armed forces to apply for the maxi
mum $4,000 of Government life in
surance which is free of all war re-
strictions.
Preferred Dividends Voted.
In addition to the North American
Co. common dividend, to be paid
October l to stockholders of record
September 3, the directors have
voted the regular quarterly divi-
dends of rs cents and 7l7s cents
a share on the per cent and 5&
per cent $50 par value preferred
stocks, respectively, payable Oct. :
to stock of record Sept. 10.
The common dividend will be paid
at the rate of one share of Pacific
Gas & Electric for every 100 shares
of North American common held.
Woodward Stock Goes Higher.
Woodward a. Lothrop common
stock continued the advance on the
Washington Stock Exchange today
The stock opened at 38, making the
recent gain four full points.
The largest sale was a s0-share
lot, the days turnover reaching l2C
shares, all at 38. against yesterday
sales at 81. The final bid for The
common was 37a with 381a asked.
The sudden interest III the stock
was created by the heavy oversub-
scription for the 27,500 shares OF
Woodward g. Lothrop common sold
to the public earlier this week. To-
days bid for Woodward q Lothrop
preferred stood at l1S with none
offered.
Washington Gas Light IS. 1860,
sold at 129 on the exchange today,
off one point.
Installment Accounts Decline.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today that department stores
outstanding at the end of June de-
clined by somewhat more than the
usual seasonal amount, and were
As per cent below the year-ago level.
Collections on installment accounts
decreased 9 per cent, resulting in a
collection ratio of 20 per cent. The
average period that installment &C
counts are outstanding is now about
months as compared with about
months in June. 1912.
Charge accounts receivable rose 2
per cent in June, when a decline is
usual but at the end Of the month
were 8 per cent below those on the
corresponding date of l942.
Collections on charge accounts de-
creased per cent. Charge accounts
were outstanding approximately 43
days in June, about days less than
in the same month last year.
Financial District Comment.
Edson B. Olds, president of the
Washington Stock Exchange and
member of the investment firm of
Brown, Goodwin 81 Olds, has re-
turned from his vacation con the
Eastern Shore.
William w. Keck, assistant vice
president of the American Security
IL Trust Co., has been enjoying a
vacation on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
N. z. Waldman. formerly with the
War Production Board, has become
associated with Byheld & Co. as
investment counsel.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
IRREGULAR.
Regular
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA. Aug LP)-The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
transactions by customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for August 4 3.737 pur-
chases involving l03,0Os shares 1855
sales involving II 55S shares including so
short sales involving R.917 shares.
Evening star., 1943-08-05

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aus 3 tP-Cotton
futures declined here today under hedge
selling and favorable war news Closing
prices we're barely steady, 40 10 so cents
bale lower
Evening star., 1943-08-05
Stock Scot Cheaper

NEW YORK, Aug. S (P,.-A mem
bership on the New York Stock
Exchange sold today for $4,000. a
decline of $4,000 from the last
transaction.
Evening star., 1943-08-05

'Ex dividend. tPlus extras. sPaid so
far this year. e 2Go extra. h So extra.
k 20c extra m S1.50 extra. pPaid in
1912 yS1O extra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Railroad Men
In Strike Coll
q ESD ruoII panurluoal

Il s5Bd uJoIJ panuEluoO)
operate them. How the walkout
could be averted without the admin
istration backing down in its OPP
position to the increases was ques-
ton which plagued officials.
VinSon was the final witness prior
to committee vote on the Truman
resolution, which was expected to
be approved. The senate passed it
by a one-sided IA to vote.
PICK 2
This legislation not only threat
ems the stability of our wartime
wage structure" Vinson told the
House committee, lit threatens as
well the stability of our rate struc-
ture and our price structure.
Every consideration of prudent
craftsmanship. of the separation
Of powers, of general legislative
policy, of constitutional propriety,
og economic wisdom, and above all,
OF equal justice under law, dictates
the rejection of this unprecedented
proposal. Only a misunderstand-
ing of the issues involved or the
political power and might of those
who demand it can dictate a con-
trary view"
The resolution proposes that Con-
greSS shall act as an Administered
tive agency and approve a wage in
crease that violates the wage stabil-
ization program, let it repeal or
amend the (stabilization) act of
October 2, 1912. The pending
resolution seeks partial treatment
for the benefit Of particular
group"
He said the mere fact that the
railroads and the is incorporating
Brotherhoods agreed to the eight
cent an hour wage increase "in no
way affects its compatibility with
the wage sterilization program" If
the contract automatically became
effective, he said, that program
"woud soon be a nudity; 1t would
exist only on paper"
The sterilization act, he said,
does not exempt railway employees
or any other group Of workers and
any proposed wage increase-ir-
respective of how 1t came to be pro-
posed-"must meet the require
ments Of the wage sterilization
program"
This. he added, was the answer
to assertions by railroad union
spokesman that railway wage adj
justments did not have to be
squared against the standards of
the wage sterilization program"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
|DeI0yAction
On Potton's
Promotion
BY JOHN L. CUTTER

United Press Stan Correspondent
Washington, Dec. l6-PublIc in
dignation over 1t. Gen. George s..
Patton's treatment Of enlisted men
may delay his promotion and that
Of 10 other Army officers for at least
three months, 1t was learned today.
A senate military affairs sub
committee considering the promo
tons voted yesterday to postpone
action Temporarily" as result Of the
Juror over the Patton episodes and
some members said they expected
the delay to continue for about 80
days.
Meanwhile. they said, they ex-
pected to follow closely the public
reaction to Patton's admitted slap
ping Of two hoSpitalized soldiers in
Sicily and verbal lashing Of another
and ascertain whether there were
other similar but llnreported Incl
dents involving the colorful Seventh
Army commander.
Subcommittee members said they
expected the delay on Pattorl's case
to serve as a warning to all Army
officers that battle successes would
not forgive mistreatment as enlisted
men, even in the heat Of battle.
They said their procedure would be
this:
II the committee finds that the
general public is willing to forgive
Patton, that there are no other such
incidents and that he has retained
continued respect of his troops at
the end Of the three months, his
promotion from the permanent rank
Of colonel to major general prob
ably will be approved.
If the committee still Is unsatis-
fed, however. 1t probably will drop
his name from q list OF promotions
that has been pending since Oct. ]
and recommend the 13 others.
Subcommittee Chairman Albert
B. Chandler, D., KY, said the delay
would not hamper the war effort
because all IA men already were
serving temporarily in rank at least
equivalent to their recommended
promotions. Senate combinations,
as far as service seniority Is con-
cerned, always can be made retro
active to the Sept. ! date which
President Roosevelt originally rec
commended, Chandler said.
Nominations sent In with Patton's
included four others recommended
for the rank Of major general.
They were 1t. Gems. Jonathan M.
Wainwright, now a Japanese pris-
oner; Joseph W. Stilwell, Brehon
T. Somervell and Joseph T. Nc
Narney, assistant chief of staff,
have been mentioned as possible
successors to Gen. George G. Mar
hall as chief Of staff II he takes
over an Allied command for the
European invasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Truk Aerial
Drive Looms
by SANDOR s. KLEIN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 16-(UP)-The
daring unchallenged foray by U. S.
Aircraft carrier force into the out
err defenses of Japan's powerful Pa
cific bastion at Truk gave new prom
Use today of an eventual aerial as
sault on that important enemy naval
base.
The graphic story how the task
force was used as a Give bait in
an unsuccessful attempt to lure the
Japanese fleet out for a showdown
was revealed by Capt. John H. Cas-
sadly, skipper of the carrier Saratoga
which took part in the bold incur
sion into the waters guarded by
what is often called Japan's Pearl
Harbor."
The long-hidden Japanese fleet
did not take the bait but the VEN
ture demonstrated that Truk was
not unapproachable and that the
U. S. naval command in the Pacific
was determined to bring the enemy
fleet to battle by every means.
A crushing air attack on Truk,
which naval analysts say is surely
in the cards, probably will not be
undertaken until Allied forces wrest
Rabaul in New Britain from the
Japanese. Rabaul, Cassidy said,
would provide an excellent advance
naval base only 300 miles from Truk.
Cassidy, tall, lean and affable
naval aviator, who was skipper of
the Saratoga for four months-his
first sea command of the war
crammed plenty of action in his
carriers 30-day sweep with the task
force. His airmen participated in
five pulverizing attacks on four
enemy bases-two of them against
Rabaul-and then provided air sup
port for the Gilbert Island invasion
He could not conceal note of
keen disappointment in his recital
of the futile attempts to lure the
Japanese fleet from the compar-
alive security of its harbor anchor
ages.
I'VE were set up on Guinea pig
runs on Truk to try to get the Japs
to poke their noses out" he said,
but the Japs stayed securely be-
hind the nets in their harbors."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Vermont Woman
Gets Five Years

Woodstock, VT, Dec. 16-(UP)-
Mrs. Hazel Blanchard, rs, Of North
Springfield was sentenced to four to
five years Imprisonment in the wo-
mems reformatory at Rutland to-
day by Superior Judge Walter H.
Cleary after being convicted of as
sault and battery in connection with
the death last Sept. 16 Of her To-
month-old son Lester.
After imposing sentence, Judge
Cleary said he hoped that the de-
PENDANT would stake the penalty in
the spirit in which 1t was imposed"
and that her conduct would be bet
ter in the future.
At the same time the Judge i'm
posed a two-and-a-half to three
year state prison and also four
to-five year Jail sentence on Clyde
Coburn, 30, Of North Springfield for
whom Mrs. Blanchard kept house.
They will be served concurrently.
Coburn, an ex-convict originally
suspected in the case, pleaded guilty
to two indictments involving escape
and morals charges. Two other in
dictments charging assault and au-
romobile larceny were mol pressed.
Coburn was to be transferred to
the state prison at Windsor today,
Mrs. Blanchard was to be taken to
the Rutland Institution tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Hope Stands
For Oil Users

Boston, Dec. 16.- (UP) -Petro-
leum and solid fuels admin strator
Harold L. Ickes said today New
England could face the winter as
sured of sufficient fuel oil and prob
ably of sufficient coal barring fu-
ture mine strikes.
In a speech prepared for Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce meet
ing, Ickes declared that fuel pros
poets, from the viewpoint Of both
Industrial and domestic users, were
brighter and more reassuring than
last year.
Transportation and distribution
facilities have been vastly improved,
he asserted, and more than 1,500, 600
barrels of oil are being moved into
eastern states daily, a so per cent
increase over 1912.
Referring to the coal situation,
Ickes declared flatly that "aere
will not be enough anthracite avail
able this winter for unrestricted
civilian use in homes, hotels, apart
ments, stores and other places
where 1t is burned for space heat
ing"
He attributed t. lack Of 5000, 900
tons Of this winters estimated an
thracite needs to increased military
demands and labor end manage
ment difficulties.
Ickes denied reports that "some
one Is holding out on New Eng
land" pointing to the fact that
shipments of domestic sizes Of an.
thracite into the area were only S.
per cent below normal, while The
total distribution was SO per cen
off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Planes BIost
RobouI Base
Continued from Page II

smouldering from Mondays 248-ton
raid. Dust and clouds of smoke pre-
vented accurate observation of re-
suits. No opposition was encounter
ed.
Some 1870 miles west of Gasmata,
Allied ground forces maintained
pressure against Japanese positions
on the northeastern tip Of New
Guineas Huon Peninsula.
In the Solomons, heavy night
reconnaissance bomber scored two
hits with 1,000-pound bombs on the
stern of japanese heavy cruiser,
while escorted heavy and medium
bombers dropped IS tons of bombs
on enemy bivouac and supply areas
at Bonis airdrome and portion on
Bougainville.
Minor patrol clashes were report
ed northeast of Empress Augusta
Bay on Bougainville, where the
Americans have established a fight
er airdrome to provide escorts for
bombers attacking Rabaul, $50 miles
to the northwest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Subsidies Still
Worry SoIons

washington, Dc. 16 - (U.P) -
The Senate Banking Committee
moved toward its decision today on
consumer food subsidies amid signs
that this controversial phase of the
administrators price program
would be allowed to operate at least
until February because of a pre-
holiday legislative jam on the SEN
ate floor.
Both Democratic and Republican
leaders were dubious that the ques-
ton could be brought to final floor
vote before the Christmas recess,
and spokesman said the best that
could be accomplished would be to
get the issue out Of committee and
dispose Of preliminary debate.
Banking committee members, who
will choose from among three sub
sidy proposals, indicated they would
also send to the floor a resolution
extending the life Of subsidies until
February S.
The subsidy measures, all tied in
with legislation to extend the life
Of the Commodity Credit Corpora
ton for another IS months, were:
/. The house-approved Steagall
bill banning all subsidies after De-
cember 81 except those on vege-
table oils.
2. The Bankhead bill which
would give the CCC an increased
borrowing authority Of $3.50, 000,-
900 and give the administration six
months to wind up subsidy activ-
tiles following the December 81
deadline.
3. Yesterdays compromise pro-
posal by Senator Robert A. Taft, r.,
O., which abolishes the rollback
subsidies on beef and butter and the
general subsidy on fluid milk, but
which permits continuation of SUBJ
sidy payments to professors and dis
tributors to maintain retail prices
after first guaranteeing an ade-
quate support price to the producer.
Taft said he believed his pro-
posal-which would give the CCC q
total Of $718,000, 900 to use in SUBJ
sidy payments-could get committee
APPROVAL, but this was disputed by
farm bloc leaders who were unani-
nous in their opposition to Taft's
| plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
New Britain
Invasion Near
BY BRYDON c. TAVES


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, December 16. Cup -
Predictions of an early invasion Of
New Britain, seat of Japan's Rabaul
naval base, were heightened today
by a smashing aerial bobmardment
of the Arawe peninsula and nearby
possible assault points.
Waves of bombers knocked out
Japanese machine gun and anti
aircraft posts, installations, COM
munications, camp areas and trails
around Amalut plantation. The
plantation extends from IL miles
east of Cape Merkus along the
coast to about 1000 yards past the
cape.
Liberators, Mitchells and attack
bombers came In at intervals Of a
few minutes TO blast Pilelo Island,
just off shore, Kumbun Island, two
miles west of Cape Merkus and
Arawe.
The communique said the areas
were devastated by the record
bomb load Of 1865 tons, accompanied
by 174,000 rounds of bullets sprayed
by the strafing planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Accused Worker
To Change Plea

Providence, r. l., Dec. 16-(UP)
"A former electrical engineer at the
Pawtucket plant Of the Anaconda
wire g. Gable Co., one Of five de-
PENDANTS charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government, has chang
ed his plea to guilty before Federal
Judge John P. Hartigan.
At the request Of special Asst. u,
s. Atty. Gen. Pat Coon, the SEN
tence Of the defendant-Robert l..
Wright-was delayed yesterday until
the completion Of the trial. His
$1,000 bail was continued.
The five defendants and the COM
pany are charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government through the
sale Of defective wire to the army
signal corps. The other defendants
are William H. Morley of New York
former Pawtucket plant manager;
and Jacob Eagleson, Lowell K. Nor
row, and william Eagleson, Paw
tucket plant officials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Train Death
Toll 20 to SO
Continued from Page u

Bragg, N. c., for further examina-
ton. Highsmith hospital author
tiles could not reveal their names.
DR.. S. w. Fleming, of the High
smith hospital reached the scene
by ambulance soon aftervthe crash.
He described the scene as horrible
and estimated that 80 to 40 persons
we're dead.
He said that when he left at
dawn some bodies were still in the
twisted wreckage of an overturned
car lying beneath another car and
that at least three persons, ap-
parently badly injured, were alive
and conscious In the wreckage of
the lower car.
DR.. Fleming said both trains
appeared to have been loaded with
many soldiers, although neither was
a troop train. Army doctors on
the train cared for most Of the
wounded soldiers, he said. and am
balances carried them to Fort
Bragg.
He said few civilian doctors were
on the scene at first and that he
and others who were there did their
best to administer first aid on the
scene.
DR.. Fleming said he understood
the southbound train derailed and
that two cars were flung onto the
parallel tracks. Shortly thereafter,
he said, a north bound train was
unable to stop and struck the
wreckage TO the first train.
The doctor said four or five in
jured were under treatment at
Highsmith Hospital who had not
been identified. He said other vic
TINS were carried to two hospitals
in Lumberton. He believed 40 or
so persons were injured.
He said the accident occurred at
Pembroke, small community near
Red Springs, about Is or 30 miles
from Fayetteville.
Thompson Memorial Hospital in
Lumberton reported that it had
given treatment to 10 injured, both
civilians and service men, and that
the soldiers were transferred to
Army hospitals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Potton's
Promotion
Storfs Talk

washington, Dec. 16.-(UP)--Pub-
lie indignation over 1t. Gen. George
3. Patton's treatment Of enlisted
men may delay his promotion and
that Of Is other Army officers for
at least three months, It was learned
today.
A senate military affairs subcom-
mittee considering the promotions
voted yesterday to postpone action
Temporarily" as result of the Juror
over the Patton episodes and some
members said they expected the
delay to continue for about 30 days.
Meanwhile, they said, they ex-
pected TO follow closely the public
reaction to Pattons admitted slap
ping Of two hospitalized soldiers in
Sicily and verbal flashing of another
and ascertain whether there were
other similar but unreported incl
dents involving the holorful Seventh
Army commander.
Subcommittee members said they
expected the delay on Patton's case
70 serve as a warning to all Army
officers that battle successes would
not forgive mistreatment Of enlisted
men, even in the heat of battle.
They said their procedure would
be this:
If the committee finds that the
general public is willing to forgive
Patton, that there are no other
such incidents and that he has re-
tanned continued respect of his
troops at the end of the three
months, his promotion from the
permanent rank of colonel to major
general probably will be approved.
II the committee still is unsatis-
fed, however, it probably will drop
his name from list Of promotions
that has been pending since Oct.
l and recommend the 10 others.
Subcommittee Chairman Albert B.
Chandler, D., KY, said the delay
would not hamper the war effort
because all IS men already were
serving temporarily in rank at least
equivalent to their recommended
promotions. Senate combinations,
as far as service seniority is con-
cerned, always can be made re-
troactive to the Sept. l date which
President Roosevelt originally rec
commended, Chandler said.
Nominations sent in with Patton's
included four others recommended
for the rank of major general. They
were 1t. Gems. Jonathan NJ Vain
wright, now a japanese prisoner;
Joseph w. Stilwell, Brehon B. SOM
ervell and Joseph T. McNarney, as
sistant chief of staff, have been
mentioned as possible successors to
Gen. George c. Marshall as chief
of staff If he takes over an Allied
command for the European invasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Big Invasion
Move
CONTINUED from Page u

nique said.
A small force Of Mitchell and
Marauder bombers simultaneously
dropped % tons Of bombs on the
Gasmata area, which stu was
smouldering from Mondays 248-ton
raid. Dust and clouds of smoke
prevented accurate observation Of
results. No opposition was encoun-
tered.
Some 100 miles west Of Gasmata,
Allied ground forces maintained
pressure against japanese positions
on the northeastern tip of New
Guinca's Huon peninsula.
In the Solomon's, a heavy night
reconnaissance bomber scored two
hits with 1,000-pound bombs on the
stern Of Japanese heavy cruiser,
while escorted heavy and mdeium
bombers dropped IS tons of bombs
on enemy bivouac and supply areas
at Bonis airdrome and Portion on
Bougainville.
Minor patrol clashes were report
ed northeast of Empress Augusta
Bay on Bougainville, where the
Americans have established a fighter
airdrome to provide escorts for
bomberS attacking Rabaul, $50 miles
to the northwest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-16
Chinese Pursue
Retreutino Jops

Chungking, Dec. 16 = (U.P.) -
Chinese troops pursued retreating
Japanese columns northeastward
through the Rice Bowl area of Cen
trail China today, while American
and Chinese warplanes bombed and
machine-gunned the fleeing in
vaders.
A Chinese high command COM
munique said the Japanese forces
driven out of Changteh last week
were withdrawing rapidly toward
the Yangtze river under relentless
attack by land and air.
Enemy rear-guards battled the