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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
REMEMBER

Ten years ago last week every
bank in the country was ordered
closed in an executive order from
the newly inaugurated President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to stave off
complete financial collapse.
This week, the country's $4,000
banks were all open and booming.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19

DETROIT - Pro-fascist Gerald
L. X. Smith proposed Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker for President on the
America First party ticket at a
mass rally here. Smith had pre-
viously suggested Chas. Lindbergh.
NEW YORK - The Austin
WadswOrth labor cOnscription
bill will be amended to contain
a clause to break down closed
shop or other forms of union
security in war plants, the Citi-
vzens Committee for a Nationally
War Service Act revealed here. :.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
Extra Attractions
70 Feature Political
Groups Show
PopuIarActs to Supplement-
Regular Program
Regular Program

George O'Henry, chairman of the entertainment COM
mttee the Local II Political Activities Committee which
is sponsoring for Local II members and their friends
has announced that in addition to the regular attractions
featured at the Capitol Theatre several outstanding acts of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
Your Dollar
BY Consumers Union
WHITE AND KHAKI SHIRTS

WHITE AND KHAKI SHIRTS
Prices Of almost all mems shirts
have gone up, Consumers Union
found in purchasing 33 brands for
test. There are so many hidden
plice increases, in the form of
skimpy measurements, poor work
manship and seconds sold at the
price of firsts. It's best to unfold
and examine every shirt for de-
fects in workmanship and weaving
to be sure it is not a second.
Best buys of white broadcloth
shirts are Hale Bros. (Hale Bros.
Stores, Los Angeles, S1.85); Leeds
De Luxe (Schulte Cigar Stores,
S1.s8); Van Heusen (s2.25).
Gu found no khaki shirts Of out
standing quality. Penney's Town
craft at s2.49 and Van Heusen at
$3.50 were about the best. But if
the shirts are for a soldier, Gu
advises letting him do the buying
through regular army sources.
Soybeans are a best buy in high
grade nutrition. They contain a
high percentage Of protein, fat, A
and B-complex vitamins, iron, cal
cium and phosphorus. Most other
foods which are good sources of
proteins, fats and vitamins are be-
coming more expensive. You can
get soybeans in the form of dried,
toasted or fresh beans and soybean
flour.
You can get leaflet, Soybeans
for the Table, from the Supt. of
Documents, Washington, D. c., for
5 cents.
HAND CLEANERS
Hand cleaners come in paste,
powder and cake form. They all
ccntain soap and abrasives, which
clean the hands in the same way
that securing powder cleans a tiled
floor. There are also protective
creams such as duPont's Pro-Tek,
which make the cleaning job easier
by preventing dirt from becoming
imbedded. You can probably find
less expensive creams in your local
stores.
Gu has tested and recommends
the following hand cleaners, in or
der Of increasing size Of the abras-
i've used: Boraxo, Colgate's Me-
chanics Soap Paste, Gre-Solvent
Powdered, White Sail, Mobo Pow
dered, Gre-Solvent, Mione, Spic m
Span, DIFF, Tops, Mobo. All should
be used with caution in order not
to tear and scratch the skin.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
TOLL

U. S. war correspondents: Dead
II. Missing, 8. Wounded, more
than 80 since the beginning of the
war in 1889.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
RESERVE FOR TAXES

RESERVE FOR TAXES
Warner Bros. obliged with
enough figures so we car get a
better picture of their situation
for the Thanksgiving quarter year.
They cleared that S1,723, 1888 net
out of gross income of S30,111,-
163, which makes it seem a rea-
sonable profit. Especially when you
consider they're setting aside S4,-
100000 to. pay the tax collector.
But of course they are not
counting as profit an additional
1,001 900 that got into the cash
reserve on top of that since the
year before. Or the $3,197,000 set
aside during 13 weeks to retire
debentures Ia couple of years ago
they were doing good to retire
100000 worth in a whole year,.
Which leaves about S19, 9,740,000 for
the regular run of reserves, depre-
citation funds, office rent, sales
mems salaries, shipping costs-oh,
yes, and the production of pic
lures. And we'll have to admit
Warmers make some darn good
pictures.
In Hollywood the extra players
are agitating for SIS a day in
place Of S11, which is not unrea-
sonable seeing that few of them
average two days a week work.
Looks like it will take lot of
arguing.
SAROYAN: The reviewers are
doing raves, nip-ups and hoorahs
for The Human Comedy, full
length picture that William Sa-
royan wrote for MGM after turn
ing out the sample short that this
reporter belittled recently. Some
call his big picture the American
Mrs. Miniver. Others intimate it's
the best picture of all time.
Saroyan himself is now drawing
S5C a month in the army, hopping
out at 5 a. m. like any other EN-.
Story drifts in from camp that his
superiors called him in and asked
if he could write a training film
script about AWOL. "Sure," Sa--
royan said, "it'll take couple of
weeks, though" They told him to
go to it.
So the great American play
wright disappeared from camp
AWOL for two weeks. When he
turned up and the script in, he
then took a turn at KIP.
COMPETITION: Coca-Cola isn't
squandering sympathy for folks on
coffee rations, it appears from
report in Daily Variety. This states
that thumbs went down when
band leader wanted to play on the
&C program a tune whose lyrics
say Il love coffee, l love tea, but
not as much as liberty" The air
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
Hollywood
Lot
BY Ted Taylor

HOLLYWOOD (FP)-"Taxes
doubled, but profits as good as last
year" That's what the chairman
tells the board Of directors when
film company has a business
meeting these days. :
The movie business is doing all
right, up top. Loew's, Inc. Chats
MGM) had net profit of S2,627,145
for the II weeks ending Nov. "a.
Warner Bros. net was S1,723,383
for the 13 weeks ending Nov. %.
Universal, which works on a
smaller scale, was S2,S06,962 in
the clear for its fiscal year ending
Oct. 81.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-19
PROFITS GOOD

That's a profit jump of s465, $50
for Universal over the previous
year. Loew's and Warmers said
their profits were "about the same"
as for the corresponding quarter
of 1941, but all report their federal
+ayec Habo,,, 1to,,bIaJO
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb 81 P,.,salable cattle,
200; total, 200; compared Friday last
week: Choice fed steers and yearlinss
strong TO :5 higher, weighty offerings UP
most; top at 17.15 stood IS over last
week and highest for February in Is
years; long yearlings reached 1900, light
yearlings 1888: medium to good Grade
steers $3.50 higher. back to last week S
high time: general bulk. IA 1851 $50: COM
paratively more shortfed steers. and year
ngs in run than week ss f earlier supply
heifers steady to strong. common and
13.0a-l5.C0: cutters end beef cows fully
25 higher, instances 80 UP Oh heavy cut
ters and common beef cows: light Gamers
slow. weak at 500 down: heavy cutters Of
common beef COW type to 1000. strictly
good beef cows reached 1875; bulls barely
400; ,yealers fully steady with good and
Salable sheep, $500: total, 5000; COM
pared Friday last week: Fat lambs, 1928
and more lower: sheep steady to Is on
weeks top fat lambs, 1850; best sales
after midweek, 1850; bulk to packers,
lacking attractiveness, Is SOL co.. most
ly 1885 down; fed clipped lambs with No.
. skins, 15.0O-15.25: No. skins and fall
sborn offerings. 5 .5O-15 5.65 top yearlings,
1880: weeks bulk slaushter ewes s.s5-
salable hogs. 500: total, 4.5O0; supply
of strictly good and choice hogs too small
to test conditions: all weights and grades
nominally steady .auotable top. 1880;
compared with week ago barrows gifts
and sows. 5-15, mostly 10. of.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Ship Firms Exempted
From Premium Pay Ban
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Labor Perkins has
given the shipbuilding and ship re-
pair industries permanent exemp-
ton from the executive order which
abolished premium pay for week.
end and holiday work as such.
President Roosevelt abolished such
premium pay last october /, and In
subsequent executive order au-
thorized the Secretary OF Labor to
grant an exemption wherever she
finds that a wage stabilization
agreement approved by a Govern
ment department or agency is oper-
ating satisfactorily or where the
nature Of operations make such ac-
ton necessary or advisable for the
successful prosecution of the war.
The exemption was recommended
by the Army, Navy, Maritime Com
mission and the Shipbuilding Sta
bilization Committee.
The Secretary of Labor had
granted temporary stays to the in
dustries; the last of three would ex-
pire March 2.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Deaths Reported

Kate Weaver, "a, Wardman Park Hotel.
Mary Driscoll 81, 39OS Kansas ave
Lucy E. Barbee, 9l, Front Royal, Va.
Maggie Burgdorf. 80. l1Ol St NV
Annabel Crandall, 7S, 31lS 18th st. ne.
Francis Jeter, 75, 64s A St ne.
Danile j. Melchior. 10. $500 33rd st. n W.
Clara o, Shafer. ?3 .7019 Georgia ave
William Cruikshank, ~. 2126 Connecticut
Emile Pteil 70. e1o1 st. NV.
Mercurio d Tullio II. 732 10th st. Sc
Ludwig Fernheimer 66, 2375 Champlain
Gwendolyn P. Cavanaush, 80, 217 34th
Elizabeth Borgman.- "a. $40 H St ne
William B. Kline, SO. Harrisburg, Pa
Frances =. Grant 81, 52a Quincy st. NV.
Gouverneur Hoes, 80, 1410 Goth ST. NV.
Anna Petro, 40, 323 9th st. Sc
Lester Snyder, 80. Ala 9th st. NV
Charles I. Thornton, jr., infant. 1904 Wis
Laurie NJ Pearl. infant, 1908 a2nd st. Sc.
Louise Hubbard, so, 1884 Hamlin St
EdWspd isxs BHre 80 e. Ss so " Vrsna 81 ave
Annie Belle Thomas, SO, 2514 st. NV
| Elizabeth Hunter. 56. 23lO M ST. NV
| Jesse J. Meredith. so. 635 Virginia ave. sc.
| John Varilla, Al. 4O1 Oakdale pl
| Chester E. Harper, 46, 22I St NV
| Florence E. Brown, 40, 1881 22nd st. W.
| Francis Fendali, 2i 80 Dngmon pl. NV.
| Joseph r. Broadly. Is. 1341 Florida ave.
! Mary P. Walker, infant, a171a End st. sw.
Ronald Foley. infant. 6o4 NJ st. NV.
Evening star., 1943-02-27

apply for a marriage license ON
one day, 1Odit three tuH days and
7ece,ve their license on the fifth
ddy. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other daus.
Pvt, Robert L. Swift, .27. Langley Field, Va,
e.d and Sarah Camp 80, 6l9 Second st. NV. NV.
sergt; Richard A. Williams. 26. Fort Bel
st p"r va ana cecilia Lee 21' 2l16 o
Gus SotS mcWillism W Rs,fi5 a. and Emma Owens 49,
John Howard. 80. aois To Savannah p, se
- and Mildred Rheams, 80. New York * City iis;'
Charles D: Francis, jr.. "a 2o23 Vermont
axe. ax. anS w. r ana Geraldine F. Primrose.
Pvt. Robert T: Graves. 80, Fort Dix. N. j..
and Hazel Thomas, 81, 1928 California
Linwood ~; Cd" Mosley, 80. Camp Maxey. Tex.
sTs,t snS Daisy g {. MeinsSfs' 81 ai$6 Ban: BAN
n: u and Vera NJ. Heizlip, 16. 47I3
'0sa g a'EsR S5'R Of Il o ni Firth A3'sstr s NJ
Pets5 snd JAIME ysns e. Cox =! To- 'G?s s as st.
Marvin chernowsky, 20. Paris Island,
| 8. c.. and Galda Brein, 1s. 61O Sheridan
Henry F. Robinson, 81, 1857 p st. NV, and
Irene c. Mcdonald, 30, 1897 Garfield
'0iis9 May q fslns csla coo and
Norman c. Hill, 90. 2O2a o st. NV. and
Gretchen M Grotz, 81, 1919 Lamont
st.
Charles A.. Rowzee, 49,, 5o3 Bird st. Sc,
| and Doris T. Chicca. Is, Ills St. ne
John ne E Mgra, 81, dl519 N St; NV, and
Richard W, BardweL, %; Lacrosse, wis,
and Elizabeth Wells, %, 1913 Hunting
ton st. NV
Robert s. Buckley: 81, Marine Barracks,
| and Mary H. Robinson, 30, 1906 Rhode
Island ave NV
Hyman A; charny 80. and Hannah E.
| Yoffe, 20. both of Baltimore, Md
Pvt: Milton Helfstein, :5, Front ROYAL.
| Va, and Gladys J. Jacobs. 20, New York
Samuel 3. Conn, 49, and Rose Frank. 80,
| both of Baltimore. Md
Jesse c. Blair, a6, and Exile Hudspath, o.
| both OF Quantico. Va.
Merlin E. Naylor. %. 1740 st NV. and
Elena M. de Simone, "a, $500 18th st.
George w Chipman. 80, 1927 Hobart st,
and Susanita r. Palau, 90. 1879 Hobart
st.
Wayne K. Hill 81. 1917 Jonqul st. NV,
and Glenora J. Whitman, 21, 1920 Lin
mean NV.
William S. Futrel, 20, GAL st. NV, and
| Thelma Murel.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

geand g@g ,Ssti Sssf na{. RsyS SasSsl
beans bushei 2oo-550; beets. s' Crate. '2sS: aS5::
new: "a ,bushel hamper, a6o-S.75; carrots, loS,
s;sS caaifiovsr' eTstes $685. celery, tay
eggplant ~ -busheI 2.oo-3.oo; " kaie, 4
bushel 4oel go; lettuce, Western. ICEBERG.
@ @ na 4ausfs sfsns Sssees Reshf 5o &c. 9o
h haf bushsl 75 90; nearby. 75.s5: ns'Ss: pess:
crate, 5;oo-a.o0: bushels zoos 50; '1in1- rhu-
paTe: 4b Carton, tnmatoe. 5o75 s spnaeh b1she 70
bushel. l:25-l 75: nearby. half bushe m no. So
LOO; rutabagas, 5O-pound sack, / OO-l is;
apgpes' gds bushel bel, 75-s5o; erapefrut, box,
Southern, strawberries.s spi pint, o9S -.
'o' 'ahserinfs, Pou1t2y Hox; a2ui'I5; and E..,
Live poultry. broilers and flyers, pound,
1921; Jgoasters' 33-3s; fowl, a4-ssla; Ssha;
seeipatss. epas.. dozen white 36-3s; mixed colors,
13 BatterPrnts recf'pas a1n pound dases s score
80 score, 4a49a Country y rois eiSe az Iaus BACK;
ing s'ock' $50; ;o:sfec REGENTS # - 53l tubs.
=. FURNISHED by United States Department
OF Agriculture, Food Distribution Admins
Cattle. o5 Compared with week ago,
slaughter steers and hefers steady to most,
~ lovsr % iower; s}NIr cows weak bulls, 20 to so
steers 5e5aiS 90 latter price week soaqG TOP;
good $50 to l,ls0 pounds, Is OOa s SO;
1875; good heifers l2.75al4 80; common
ter cows: .ooa9 90; common 70 me- medium. H
sransd sTsms t9P on somog UsSh{y PH baR
TO 2ond Io;oa; aso Fancy d, stock steer yearlings
So np0sS soo pound oGGd 1880 srsas and
| 400.
Hogs. 700. Steady with Friday, practical
butcher hogs and sows 10 lower BarroWs
| and gifts averaging l2O to 80 pounds sold
l4.95al $50: 1870 to 40 pounds, is O5a
240 pounds. 15.55a15 80; 24O to 260
pounds ] "a ; 45al5 70, 26o TO- 300 pounds,
based on grainted hoes
e. Sheep, none Compared with week ago,
tat lambs and slaushter ewes fully steady,
Good and. choice wooied lambs, 17a5a
1878; medium. 14.75al6.75; Gull and com
medam and Chofe sooS sanshtsT s6 ewe
and common; OOa7 90.
Wheat, No: 2 red winter. garlicky, spot.
Corn, No. . yellow domestic, -bushel. L. a.
1.15 cob corn, barrel $3.50. 80; country
prices reported, 5;l0;5;35. Oats, No. l
7o-7l. On ali sales Of oats to the local
trade, except those. on track. there is an
additional charge of IA cents per bushel
the buyer. Rye. No. .. bushel. $3.50 Bar
ley; bushel. 93-as. Hay, timothy. clover
No Md m1sa m ton ton m ,eed Wheat tnn nn
brar, 46oO-4 90; standard middlins,
46o0-47 90.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Richmond Lawyer Dies
In 15-FIoor Plunge
BY the Associated Press.

6y tEe ASSOCldtcQ freS8.
RICHMOND, Feb. 27.-Joseph M.
Hurt, 81, one of Richmonds most
widely known attorneys, plunged
to his death from the 18th floor
of the Medical College Of Virginia
Hospital yesterday.
Detective Sergt. L. R. Kellam
reported to police headquarters that
Mr.. Hurt, who had been a patient
at the hospital since January %,
pulled loose from nurse who tried
to stop him and jumped from the
window of his room. He fell in the
emergency room courtyard on Broad
street.
Mr.. Hurt had been suffering with
nervous disorder, Sergt. Kellam
said, and had been attended by
nurses night and day.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Waesche Says Coast Guard
May Need Yachtsmen
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Vice Ad-
miral Russell R. Waesche. comman-
dant Of the Coast Guard, declared
last night that shortage of coast
guardsmen may require private
yachtsmen to guard Americas shores
and inland waterways.
Addressing 1,700 members of the
Coast Guard auxiliary of the Sd
Naval District in the Hotel Astor,
Admiral Waesche said "the only way
that we can carry on our duties,
therefore, is to have the auxiliary
replace enlisted men for shore duty
He said the Coast Guards author
lied strength is 10000 men but that
a total of 10000 was needed. He
doubted if I'VE will get them because
OF the manpower shortage"
The Coast Guard is being called
on for sea duty" he said and as
serted, Somebody has got to dc
patrol duty, and the best bet is the
auxiliary"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
low-Priced Carriers
And Motors Active
In Stock Advance
ieh-Grode IndustrioIs
Also Show Coins
Ranging to Point
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated PressFinar~iAJ Wr!.ef

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The stock
market today stepped out OF one
of the best and liveliest weeks and
months for more than a year with
its feet on fairly solid ground de-
spite further conversion Of paper
profits into cash.
Low-priced rails and motors ac-
counted for much of the two-hour
turnover, coming out In blocks Of as
much as $4,000 shares after spotty
opening without getting anywhere In
particular. Prime industrialists.
however. were not neglected and
advances running to a point were
we'll distributed in the closing hour.
Transfers for the full stretch were
around TOO, 900 shares.
The war news still was on the
side of bullish forces. as were per-
sistent pressure of excess invest
ment funds and imitation murmur-
ings.
Bonds were steady. The buoyant
commodities of Friday lost some Of
their swing.
Among stocks touching new tops
for 1942-43 or longer were Pennsyl-
vania, Southern Railway. Seaboard
Air Line, Grahem-Paige. Hupp
Motors, American Telephone, J. I.
Case and Pepsi-Cola. Ahead most
of the time were Santa Fe, U. S.
Steel, Chrysler and Philip Morris. In
the faltering class were Radio Corp.
rejecting modest drop in 1912 net
due to. mounting taxes: Western
Union, U. S. Rubber, Eastman Ko.
dak ard General Electric.
In today's curb plus signs were
attached to Aluminium of America,
Cult Oil and Phoenix Securities.
Intermittent hesitancy was exhib-
tied by Niles -Bement-Pound and
Lehigh Coal.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
10 YMCA Secretaries
Are Reported Safe
Group Was Trapped With
Families in Philippines

All 10 of the YMCA secretarie!
and their families who were trapped
! in the Philippines by the Japanese
invaders are safe, according tt
Leonard w. De Cast, "Y" genera
secretary here. Confirmation came
in voice message from E. S
Turner, senior representative of the
"Y" International Committee ir
Manila.
In addition to Mr.. Turner him.
self the voice message picked up by
a monitor station on the Pacific
Coast stated the following in.
dividuals are safe and we'll:
Dr.. and Mrs. Wilson Hume o1
Newburgh. N. Y: Glenn anc
Leonette Wishard of Topeka, Kans.;
B. Ward Smith of Battle Creek
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs Bert E. Merriam
of Elmore, VT; Charles and Juanita
Lewis of Berkshire, VT, and theil
three children; Mr.. and Mrs. Les
Davis OF Oakland, Calf. and theil
son; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Comings
Of Rumsen, N. j., and their small
son; George w. Crosby of Cleveland
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Pearce oi
Chicago.
Work of the War Prisoners Aid OF
the YMCA among American and
other United Nations prisoners OF
war held in Japan is increasing, Mr.
De Cast said. Permission has been
granted to the neutral "Y" COM
mittee to visit camps in Japan
Korea and Formosa and work among
the prisoners, Mr.. De Cast said
The neutral committee is headed
by w. j. K. Bagge, Swedish Minister
to Japan.
Prisoners held in Japan territory
are believed to number about 10000
according to Mr.. De Cast.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Postwar World Court
Urged by Gov. Stossen
BY the Associated

by Inc Associated Press.
MARSHALLTOWN. Iowa, Feb. 27.
Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota
told an audience last night that the
principal war aim of the United
States should be creation Of a gov
eminent Of the United Nations Of
the world which would win the
peace.
Unless We plan now for the peace
that is to come, unless we determine
now, with other United Nations. that
We will do away with international
intrigue and with secret treaties and
formulate a world code of justice
with court and police power to
enforce that code, we will lose the
peace after this war" he said.
Gov. Stassen declared one of the
first things that such code must
call for is the punishment of the
Quislings, but added that sterr
justice must not be visited on all
the peoples of the Axis nations. - :
We must have a humanitarian peace
and We must begin now to plan tc
that end"
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Bethesda Red Cross
To Present School FIuo

The Bethesda branch Of the Mont
gomery County Red Cross chapter
will present a school flag and make
poster awards at 80 pm. Tuesday
at the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, it was announced today
Originally scheduled last Monday
the program was postponed because
OF the ration book registration.
Those who will take part in the
program include Mrs. Dorothy C
Aubinoe. branch chairman; Mrs. r
j. Powers. Junior Red Cross chair
man, and Mrs. J. Robert Cory
blood donor chairman.
A film depicting the blood plasma
activity Of the Red Gross will be
shown during the program.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
pepeo January Net
'8.11,Per Cent Ahead
OF 1912 Month
Operating Revenues Up
l2.22 Per Cent From
Levels Of Year Ago
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Getting away to a fine l943 start
net income of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. in January reached $685.
667.4l, a gain of s29.666.12, or 8.11
per cent, the monthly report flee
with the Public Utilities Commits
sion today revealed.
Operating revenues amounted tt
$l,951 ,033.1l. sharp increase o1
S212,477.48, or 1922 per cent. over
January, 1912 Operating revenue
deductions, which totaled $1,4l0,-
593.29, were also $184,13O10, or Il
per cent. more than a year ago
Net operating revenues were uL
$28, ,347.38, or 5:54 per cent.
The itemized report shows that
operating expenses continued to in
crease, amounting to $812,532.61. uI
s46.86463, or 6.12 per cent. Funds
set aside for depreciation totaled
$129, 9,37795, which was $5,668.18, or
4.56 per cent, more than last year
Taxes totaled $468,182.73, a sharp
advance of $131, ,59729, or 31.1O per
cent, over January, 1912, the state
ment showed.
ID. c. Store Sales Higher.
Department store sales in the
Capital for the week ended last
Saturday were per cent ahead OF
the corresponding week a year ago
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond announced today, while GU
mulative sales for the four weeks
ended last Saturday were l6 per cent
ahead Of the same 1912 period.
Sales in washington in the pre-
vious week we're 63 per cent above
the same week a year ago because
OF the buying spree" in clothing
and other goods following the an
nouncement that shoes were to be
placed on the ration list. BY last
week this buying rush had ap-
parently eased.
Sales in Baltimore last week were
Al per cent better than a year ago
in a group of other cities were Cd
per cent better and in the 5th dis
trict were 25 per cent higher than
a year ago. Washington sales we're
down Is per cent from the preced-
ing week and trade in the 5th
district declined 10 per cent.
In the four-week period 5th dis
trict sales were up % per cent, 29
per cent in Baltimore and As per
cent in the other reporting cities
The Federal Reserve Board an
nounces that excess reserves of
member banks declined from ST.
2O0,000,000 in the last half of Janu-
ary to s1,600,OOO,0 early this
month, but increased somewhat by
the middle of the month.
Increases in currency in circula-
ton caused the decline, the review
said. Over the five-week period
ending February II the currency
drain amounted to $52O,OOO,0O0.
Evening star., 1943-02-27
Bethesda Trade Board
To Hear Officers Wife

Mrs. j. w. Ferris, wife of Mai
Ferris, who was stationed at Pearl
Harbor at the time of the Japanese
attack, will tell of the work Of the
Red Cross during that disaster
at the luncheon meeting of the
Bethesda Board of Trade Monday
at the Columbia Dining Room.
Committee chairmen named by
the recently reelected president,
Carl Bachschmid, are: Mrs. Ethel
Taylor, attendance; Ed Stock, boost
er; John Smith, business protection;
John Plank, education; w. P. Allen,
membership; Nelson Smith, pro-
gram; Ray Leavitt, legislative, legal
and finance, and Mrs. j. Reed Brad
ley, public relations.