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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02

Six Contests
Are Scheduled
Georgia Is to 5
Over Uclon Squad

College football monopolizes the
national sports scene today with
high-scoring contests promising 10
be the order Of the program on a
six-game New Years day card.
Daily odds have fluctuated con-
stanuy on the six post-season
games AZ Pasadena. San Francisco.
Dallas, Fl Paso. Miami and New
Orleans with Georgias Bulldogs
rated the widest choice AZ 1875
over UCLA in the Rose Bowl con-
test.
The possibility that Geor-
gas Frankie sinkwich may
have trouble making his in
tured ankles perform up 70 par
provides the Uelans with a de-
cided mental edge and q VIC
tory for the Pacific Coast
squad will not be too much Of
an upset.
Tulsa was 5 TO underdog
against Tennessee in the Sugar
bowl at New Orleans despite hav-
ing wound up the season as the
unbeaten and united. Glenn Dobbs
only major college team 10 20
one-man team, carries Tulsas
hopes.
Rated one Of the days most even
games, the Cotton bowl clash be-
tween Georgia Tech and Texas at
Dallas has all the makings Of
spectacular game.
The Longhorns are steady club
that does not run to the sensa-
tional like the "Ramblin' Wreck"
with it's individual ace-Clint Cas-
tleberry. Tech rates an IL 10 10
choice.
The Orange bowl game at Miami
between Alabama and once-beaten
Boston college is humdinger
stung by the Holy Cross defeat,
the Eagles are on the rebound and
may make the even money figures
look sick.
Only contests played entire
~ for relief IL the sun bowl
game at ri Paso. Hardin
simmons will contribute Its
shares 10 the UsO and the
Ind Air Force Bombers will
give their piece to army relief.
The Bombers, studded with
former college starr, rate IA
vorites at 3 to l.
The Eastern squad placed at }
10 over the Western team in the
annual Shrine benefit game at San
Francisco. Joltin' Jim Jurkovich
of California carried the chief
threat Of the Westerners while
Paul Governah of Columbia, Bill
Daley of Minnesota and steve Fill
powicz Of Fordham were the East
ern stars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
McChord Basketeers Active

McCHORD FELD-Three out
standing teams have emerged
from the field during the first
three weeks of play in the basket
hall leagues at McChord field. The
Base league has developed into q
fight between the Demons and the
Nedics for the top spot. Both
teams are undefeated to date al
though one of them will skid from
the ranks Of the untarnished when
they meet on Jan. 7.
Led by Pfc. Sava and First
Sergeant Ramsay, the Demons
have made use Of a power
house offense. that has smoth-
cred most of their opponents.
While not showing quite so
much power. the NEEDLES have
developed fast well balanced
quintet which has coupled
good defense with IN sde-
Quate offense to maintain .
perfect loop record.
staff Sergeant Satire and Pr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
lao Tits Nav
Be Scheduled
Major Ball Loops
To Consider Plon

CHICAGO-Major league base
halls first l40 game schedule since
1919 may be adopted here Tues
day when the American and Ma
tional leagues meet IN a special
ONT session called by Commis-
sioner Kenessw II. Lands.
lands summoned the club own
ers 10 meet here upon his return
from Washington whert he con-
ferred with Defense Trsnsports-
ton Administrator Joseph B. East
man. The commissioner submitted
plan for curtailing baseball
travel and Eastman gave his
hearty approval TO the sugges-
tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02

IFd-UF INCUBUS
High single gsme-Alvin Feller 25e.
Hish three games-Lyle Smith 500.
High single gsne ttesml Boots
lo24
High three games team
2s2o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
Basket Game
First on Bill
For Young '43

Basketball is the first sport in
Tacoma TO greet young Mr.. 1913.
The Harlem Globetrotters and
the Fort Lewis Warriors meet to-
night at Sis o'clock in the state
armory.
Part Of the proceeds goes into
the Fort athletic fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
BOWLING

Al Teller and Lyle Smith hold
the individual scoring records for
first half play in the Broadway
B" league, according TO official
data released today by Harris
Miller, league figure expert.
Teller rolled 256 for the high
single game of the semester and
Smithie blasted out an even 600
tally for the high total.
The Boots, composed of Curley
Wilson. Lyle Smith and Fred
Becker. won the first half cham
pionship with IS points won and II
lost.
Curley Wilson. well-known local
trundler is the leading pinman
for the half. winding up with an
average Of 173.
Official averages follow:
BROADWAY h LEAGUE
Broadway Alleys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
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Trick Shots Limited
To Exhibition Work
Last of II Instructive Articles
BY FRED FITZSIMMONs
A Big League Bowler, Too

There is no particular advant-
age in reviewing trick shots. The
better bowlers seldom leave splits
requiring uncanny manipulation of
the ball.
The average keggler couldn't
make a trick shot II he wanted
to.
On near impossible splits such
as the 7-10. or railroad. luck fig
ures TO too great an extent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
Hockey Play

SEATTLE-The Seattle Boiler
makers Of the local ice hockey
loop and the Royal Canadian Air
Force sextet from Vancouver. B.
C.. meet tonight in benefit game
for the service mems athletic fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
Basket League
Opens Monday
City Loop to Play at
Two GYmnosiums

The City a. Basketball league
VIII open its le43 Campaign Mon
dsy night in the CPS. gymnasium
with games AT :. S and . o'clock.
Play also Is scheduled for every
Thursday at the Bellsrmine gym
Seven quints are IN the race.
The squads have been through
hard preseason training. The first
round follows with Monday games
AT CPS. and Thursday games at
Bellarmine at :, 5 and . o'clock:
Jan. 4. Sixth Ave. Cream
ers ~. Coast Guard. Garage
men vs.. McChord Demons.
Highliners W. shipyard A. C.;
Jan. :, Sheetmetal ". Nc
Chord Demons. Sixth Ave.
creamcrs vs.. Shipyard A. C.,
Garagenen vs.. Highliners.
Jan. IL. Coast Guard VS. Ship
yard A. C. Sheetmetal VS.. High
liners. Sixth Ave. Creamers VS..
Garagemen: Jan. Il. McChord De
mons VS.. Highliners. Coast Guard
VS.. Garagemen. sheetmetal vs..
Sixth Ave. Creamers.
Jan. is, shipyard A. c. VS.. Ga
ragemen, Mcchord Demons vs..
Sixth Ave. Creamers. Coast Guard
VS.. Sheetmetal: Jan. 81, Highliners
vs.. Sixth Ave. Creamers, Ship
yard A. c. VS.. Sheetmetsl. Nc
Chord Demons VS.. Coast Guard
Jan. rs, Gsragemen VS. Sheet
metal Highliners VS.. Coast Guard,
Shipyard A. c. VS.. McChord De-
mons.
The second half will open on
Jan. rs.
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Times Want Ad. Call Main 1851
ask for an sd taker.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
On Ohe Can, /!

Praise the Lord and pass the aspirin H. n. y to ALL
Two Major Bowl Comes =.
The world looks the Pacific for the two major
New Year football classics
There are other games course all copied after
our Coast classics.
But when the dice down there other
New Year grid attractions that begin TO match
The Pasadena Rose Bowl the Of them all II
backed tradition
the Shrine greater game purpose
principal and only motive 10 aid suffering kiddes
Every penny profit Hospital
Crippled Children That makes warped
bodies again light young
hearts and older
What the Shrine orhopedc
hospitals for crippled children supplied the
West San Francisco 1925 established
No matter the color the creed the background Of
crippled child that child consideration There
drawn This accomplishment
And powerful sdman who contributed
hh share the fund.- always felt lifted
mind when visited
what being done with the
All other rival bowl strictly collegiate affairs
iess They held primarily for
hoo That normal times
Some games will funds into
worthy military funds The
action.
But when the games original
purpose mereenary gain.
Not, however. the Shrine game only object is help
little children crippled
background
And that I have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
Fife Defeats
Auburn, 1928

Fife defeated Auburn high
Thursday night at Auburn. 80 TO
%. in a fast basketball game. Fife
seconds did likewise 10 Auburn
understudies. "a TO 81.
Varsity lineup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02
(eSl Auburn
Red Wings Advance
By UNITED PRESS

The Detroit Red Wings moved
to within two points of second
place in the National Hockey
league by banking the Rangers.
20, at New York in the only game
played Thursday night.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-02

Yates Fellows. Bruno and Jerkovic
have been the mainstays of the
NEEDLES. Trailing the leaders. with
but single defeat registered
against them. are the Pencil Push
ers and the Signalers. either of
whom is ready TO step out in front,
should the leaders falter
GAS HOUSE GANG GOOD
In the Hangar league, the Gas
House Gang look 10 be the cream
OF the crop. In five starts the
Gang has yet to taste defeat,
racking up one-sided wins over
all opposition. Spanked by Pri-
waite Higginbothan and Sergeant
Wayne Smith the Gas House
Gang have averaged As points per
game while holding their oppon-
ents to an average of % points.
Four teams are punched behind
the leaders in the midst of a great
battle for the runner-up berth.
Any let up by the Gang would be
disastrous as the Operators, G
Strings. Fighting T6th and the
Green Hornets stand ready to take
up any slack.
In an inter-league exhibition
game last week. the Gas
House Gang Of the Hangar
league dropped the Demons of
the Base league by . decisive
ss-la score. stepping out TO
II 10 o lead In the opening
stanza, the Gang refused to
allow the Base leaguers TO
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Oil Supplies Of U. 5.
Show Further Declines
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Further
sizable declines in supplies of gas
oil, distillate fuel oil and residual
fuel oil in the week ended January
were reported by the American
Petroleum Institute today.
Stocks of distillates, or light fuel
oils, dropped 1,546,000 barrels to a
total of Al 1,367 900 barrels and
residual. or heavy, fuel oils decreased
322 900 barrels to 72,559 900.
Total finished and unfinished
stocks of gasoline rose during the
week 1925 900 barrels to 84.245, 900
barrels. compared with 97,010000 a
year ago.
The weeks production of heavy
fuel oils. the Bureau of Mines basis,
was 7,701 900 barrels. against 7,683,-
900 in the preceding week and
6,640 900 for the like period year
ago. Output of light fuel oils was
4,267 900 barrels. compared with
1926 900 the week before and 3,8l7,-
600 year ago.
Refineries operated at 76.4 per
cent of potential capacity and ran
to still a total of 1874, 900 barrels Of
crude oil daily, a drop of $4,000. In
the previous week operations were
TIT per cent and the run to stills
3,734 900. A year ago the total was
1885 900.
Daily average crude oil production
decreased 40 500 barrels in the week
to 1921 100 barrels, against 4,229, $50
last year.
Total estimated gasoline produc-
ton was 10,810, 900 barrels, compared
with 10,957 900 the previous week.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-(U g. D. Az
Salable hogs, 10000; total, 10000; opened
IO-15 higher: closed .5-10 lower than ear
lier; bulk good and choice l9O-33O pounds,
IA .S5- 800: few loads light and medium
weights early. 15.05-1O top. 1910; good
and choice 160-S0 pounds largely IA 5O-
so; sows around 10 higher; most good $50
22o pound sows, 14.O0-35' few choice
salable sheep, 5000: total, 10000: late
Tuesday, tat lambs around steady; bulk
good and choice fed wooled lambs, $50:
sparingly, 1913; top, 30; good and
2. skins. IA so -15.25; most food ewes firm
at 7.75; today's trade; few early sales fed
lambs; generally talking around steady
or 15.50-75 on good to choice wooled
skins; best held upward to 1900; good
to choice yearlings with No. skins, ID So
1925; several loads strictly choice 1872.
pound slaughter ewes steady at S.S5.
Salable CATTLE. 10000: calves. 800; fed
steers and yearlings steady to 25, mostly
weak to is, lower; strictly steer run with
bulk, 14OO-l 90; early top, 1873, but
steady; stead IN mostly fs.oo.i4.5 So 80 % BEST around oa
1880. with choice mixed offerings II. 90;
cows moderate supply, steady; cutters, 8 so
down: strictly good fat cows to 1900;
heifery kind to 1880; bulls weak to
shade lower: practical top weiehty sausage
offerings. 14.35; vealers nrm ct 14.00-
1900; stock cattle scarce.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Washington Produce

BUTTER-Local supply too uncertain to
LIVEsToCK-calves. 1914; spring lambs
From Agricultural Marketing Admins
tratlon. Prices paid net fob Washington.
Exg and Live Poultry Markets.
From Food Distribution Administration
(prices paid net fob. Washington).
Eggs-Market steady; prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations tJanuary 13): Whites
u: S. extras, large, .4s-50; average, 49Ha;
extras. medium, Al -43; average. 43: U. S.
standards. large, 43-45; average, "A: u s.
standards. medium. :3S: U. s. trades, 36;
browns, U. s. extras. large. 4S-50; average,
49 Y. s. extras medium. 4l-42; average,
~: U. s. standards. large. 43-44: average
43l2; U. 8. standards. medium, 3S-3SIa;
average, 3s; U, S. trades, ;}61a; nearby un-
graded eggs current receipts whites. Al
AZ mixed colors. 4O-41: receipts. Govern
ment graded eggs. 271 cases.
:, Live poultry-Market steady; receipts
Light nsI1tds PRICES M s. nominal; fowl, colored. 4,;5
ware, Virginia and Maryland Rocks and
crosses broilers and fryers. "a pounds,
2S-291a, some higher.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Officials Reported
Studying Still Tighter
Control Over Steel
Iron Age Says WPB
Weighs Plan to Fence
Delivery Territories
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-War lead.
ers are considering an even tighte,
control over steel shipments anc
production to increase supplies O,
the metal, the Iron Age reported to.
day In its weekly industrial review.
THE mix of products made b,
individual plants would be cur.
tailed" said the survey, "and de-
livery territories would be fenced
according to the plans mulled over
at Washington.
Recently War Production Board
steel division men have been visit
dng various steel companies to see
1or themselves what kind of produc-
tlon pattern the mill is capable Of
Huge Amounts Requested.
Leading claimant agencies under
the Controls Material Plan, Iron
Age continued, ARE requesting such
large amounts of steel for second
quarter that the Requirements Com
mittee will have to make sharp cuts
IN quotas in order to balance vital
demands with available supplies.
Claims for cold finished steel
bars, for example, are far above
available production capacity. Add
Ing tension to the picture is the
scheduled increase in lend-lease
shipments of manufactured items
Regarding current operating con-
ditions in the steel industry the
survey said:
The first week of the New Year
saw the steel industry in no partic-
ularly changed position either from
an operating or supply standpoint.
New Business Expands.
"New business was still expanding
ut several of the major production
centers, but in the Chicago area the
trend of new order volume was re-
ported downward, in most cases re-
hecting adjustments to meet PRP
and GIMP situations. The alloy steel
supply situation continues acute
everywhere.
steel ingot rates in the United
States this week climbed l point to
p9.5 per cent of rated capacity from
last weeks revised figure of 98.5 per
cent. Pittsburgh ingot output
gained l point to 101 per cent from
the corrected rate of 100 per cent
last week. Operations in the Chica-
60 area have increased by IL
points to 101.5 per cent"
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Chicago Grain
By FRANKLIN MULLIN,


CHICAGO, Jan. 13-The grain
market still was depressed today by
imposition of Federal ceilings on
corn but prices showed less weak
ness than yesterday, declines being
limited to fractions to a cent a
bushel.
Corn was weakest but this was but
partly to hedging sales in connec-
ton with purchase of the largest
quantity of grain to arrive here
from country points in months. En-
larged mill buying, rejecting flour
business to some extent, helped to
lift wheat about y cent at times
early in the session.
Wheat closed 1s-1a cent lower
than yesterday, May. 13734-7s;
July, 1854; corn, 12-7a down,
May, 9614 -3s; July, e65s-a4; oats
unchanged to "a up; rye unchanged
to as lower; soybeans, Is off to as
higher.
WHEAT
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Russian
Continued From First Page.)

In the Caucasus, including Essentuki,
IL miles west of Pyatigorsk, was
announced. Essentuki's fall carried
Russian column to within 38 miles
OF the headWaters of the Kuban
River.
(The Moscow correspondent Of
Reuters, British news agency, re-
ported that Russian troops which
had speared from Stalingrad
down past Elista through the
Kalmyck Steppes had joined
hands with columns from the
North Caucasus at a point be-
tween Urozhainoe and Levokum-
sky, 25 miles east of Budennovsk,
which was listed yesterday as re-
captured)
The Soviet command also said
that four more towns were captured
by the Army that advanced along
the railway which travels south
westward from .Stalingrad through
kotelnikovski, Zimovniki, Salsk,
kuberle and TikhoretSk to Krasno-
dar. Kuberle previously had been
reported recaptured, and the taking
of Kharkovsky, Mayorsky and
kurmoyarsky in that region both
widened the front of advance guards
and protected them while other
units mopped up German detach-
mentS in the rear.
Press Toward Salsk.
The weight of these Red Army
columns lay heavy against Salsk,
110 miles southeast of Rostov at the
end of branch line between the
main railway and Rostov. The main
railway borders the North Caucasus
at this point.
Stockholm reports said the
Russians, in artillery range of
Salsk, already were battling the
Germans who had dug in North
west of the city)
The midnight communique told of
the occupation of several more un-
specified localities in the Lower Don
area, but spoke freely of long and
bitter fighting against counterat-
tacking Axis troops and reserves at
tempting, the Russians said, to stem
the Soviet advance at all costs.
But the Russians said their fight
ers wore the enemy out by defensive
tactics, followed up with strong
blow, and killed 1000 men and de-
stroyed 40 tanks.
Vicious COunterattacks.
New, vicious German counterat-
tacks northwest Of Velikie Luki
also were reported and it was as
serted that the Germans withdrew
after a day of costly battle.
The German radio, heard in Lon
don, reported the German air force
In a new burst of activity between
Lake linen and Lake Ladoga-the
Leningrad front-and around We
like Luki yesterday.
The Berlin broadcast claimed
that AZ Russian planes were downed
and that a renewed Russian attack
at Velikie Luki had been repulsed.
The Germans consistently have
asserted that they still hold Velikie
Luki which the Russians said they
captured, wiping out the German
garrison which refused to surrender
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Total -$6 1904 28O OLA. 70


Magruder Heads Credit Men.
Lewis w. Magruder was elected
president of the Washington Asso-
citation of Credit Men, succeeding
George B. Hoey.
R. M. Harper was named vice
president, while directors named for
tWo-year terms were Paul H. Collins,
A. w. Ruof, Herbert A. Davis, N. E.
Estes and Joseph Feichgut.
Mr. Magruder is credit manager
of Fries, Beall & Sharp, having
been with the firm II years.
Power Sales Up 16 Per Cent.
Kilowatt hour sales of the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. in the Dis
trict in December totaled 98,9l1, 500
kilowatt hours, against 85,202,708 In
December, 1941, an increase of 49,
708,795, or 1909 per cent, company
officials reported today.
The largest gain was in sales to
railroads and railways, 1924 per
cent. However, other sales were up
more than Is per cent and sales for
highway lighting were 918 per cent
ahead of last year, the report
showed.
Washington Gas Common Firm.
Washington Gas Light common
stock was strong on the Washington
Stock Exchange today, so shares
moving at 1884, The market closed
with 161s bid and II asked.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13 R.-
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission reported today these trans
actions by customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for January
IL: 2,622 purchases involving SO ,233
shares, 1856 sales involving 49,046
shares including AZ short sales in
volving 750 shares.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 lP.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canada: Oficial Canadian Control Board
rates for United States dollars: Buying
premium, equivalent to discounts on
Canadian dollars in New York of buying,
9.9l per cent: selling. 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 1OA per cent discount or 1915
United States cents. off is cent.
Europe: Great Britain, official (Bank-
ers Foreign Exchange Committee rates),
buying, 4 o2; selling, 404 open market:
cables, 4 04
Latin America: Argentina, official, 29.77;
free 1887: Brazil, official. 605n: free,
5.2On; Mexico, 20 66n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1943-01-13
Dividends Announced
Commodity Prices
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Press weighted wholesale price index OF 35
commodities today declined to 1O3.S7
Previous day, I03.96: week ago, 1O3 So;
1942-43. 1941. 1910. l933-39.
High 104.12 95.12 1925 9s14
Low 1854 77.03 $3.50 4144
O926 average equals 1O0O
Evening star., 1943-01-13

fUnit Of trading, 10 shares: sales print
ed In full. In bankruptcy or receivership
or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursement based on
the last quarterly or. semi-annual decla-
ess not special
dividend. xr Elk rights Exclusive Of ex-
ira or extras. d Cash or stock. e Paid
last year. Payable in stock. De-
clared or paid so far this year. h Payable
in Canadian funds. k Accumulated divi-
dens paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-01-13

Chicago Cash Market
~ NO cash wheat; Corn, No = yellow, es-
99i2: No. g. g3l2-gS34: No. s. $500;
sample grade, 7074 No 5 white, IS.
Oats, No. ! white, o59l2; No .. 50 Bar
so, nominal. Field seed. per hundred
weight, nominal. Timothy, 4.75-5 90; al
Slke, ls.oO-22 so; fancy red top. 7.OO-5O;
900. ''0
Evening star., 1943-01-13

Rates Of dividends in the
foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-an-
nual declaration. Unless
otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not in
cluded. a Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock.
e Paid last year. t Payable
in stock. Declared or paid
SO far this year. h Payable
in Canadian funds. k kAc-
cumulated dividends paid or
declared this year. WV With
warrants. XIV without war
rants.