davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-10-21

tober is, 1943, at his mothers residence,
1858 Evarts, ST. ne, ROBERT V. KUHN,
beloved husband OF Mary S. Kuhn and
father of Robert V. Kuhn, jr. He also
is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Charles P. Kuhn, and three brothers,
Kuhn Remains rest resting at " the y zurhorSt iitI
funeral home. 30l East Capitol St. until
m. Saturday, october .!3
Services will be held in Fort Myer
Chapel Saturday, october 90. at 10 a m
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. 22
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Fuel Oil
Stocks


NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Residual
or heavy fuel oil stocks showed a
small accumulation last week, the
first rise in some time. Mean
while, the drain on light fuel oil,
used largely for home heating,
continued undated.
The East Coast finished oil
supply position was practically I'M
changed, based on the index of
the American Petroleum Institute
and reflected a continuing critical
situation.
Standing at 346 per cent of the
comparable average in the 1940-
1871 weeks, considered normal,
the index showed an Improvement
OF one-tenth point against the
previous week.
Gasoline showed a steady &C
formulation in the week ended
February s. The increase in
stocks in that period amounted to
l, $4,000 barrels and brought the
total, countrywide, at 100000,
about 100000 less than a year
earlier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Auto
Graphs
High School Boys,
Girls Do War Work
in Spare Hours
BY sILER FREEMAN

With all the agitation these
days over manpower and the as
hour week, essential occupa-
tons, ETC., it is well to take a
look at what has been done at
the NaugatucR, Conn, plant of
the u. S. Rubber Company. In
this little town in New England,
a Unique idea was tested and
has worked.
Six days a week. most Of the
students, boys and girls alike,
Of the high school do voluntary
war work in the United States
plant. They work four hours a
day after school, from 2:30 10
$50 p. m. There are ~ boys and
70 girls on the United States
pay rolls.
And the company reports they
do excellent work. They put in
all their pep. enthusiasm and
hard work into the project. And
there is little absenteeiSm among
them, They even worked
Thanksgiving Day, when foot
ball games were calling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Revere Copper
To Net ; Million

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Revere
Copper and Brass, Inc, is expected
to show close to S3,000,O00 net in
come for 1912 after all charges,
profits, taxes. allowance for 10
per cent postwar credit and set
Element of contract renegotiation.
Such earnings would be equiva-
lent 10 $l.S3 common share and
would compare with S4,066.6l6. or
$2.64 a common share for 1941.
Net for the nine months period
ended Sept. 80, 1912, aggregated
So. 129, 1924, or SIPS common
share.
1t is understood the company
purchased relatively small
amounts Of its preferred shares
during the past year and at the
.year-end there were about % ,S67
shares of per cent preferred and
81 1873 shares of 5l4 preferred
outstanding, compared with ,5S7
shares of 7 ner cent and Ais
shares of 5L per cent preferred
outstanding at the end of 1941.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

APPIE5-Miehigan bu. crates US. No
I 2's in; min: unless: otherwise stated:
Delicious. s2.5o@a75; Jonathans. few
81 4oa $50; New York Mcintosh bu. Gratis
Island Greetings us No. / AZ min. ST So
q so: Rome Beautys US. No. l Bin.
min. 2,25; washington. box Delicious
50 1914; Rome Beauty fancy large sizes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT fats Fuertes 1s.
Gas $3.50, fair quality $1,000 S2.25.
BEANS-Florida bu hampers: Black VAL
sntines. best mostly S3.25d $50; Plentifuls
BEETs-Texas y crates dor punches
BRoCcoLI-Ponyc crates Arizona Sc. Cal
fornia So, Texas S4n425.
CABBAGE-Texas Los Angeles crates
round type 50 rs. very few best 81. -
lcrstes S2.25H2 IS; Florida ! Y bu. hampers
round type fair 81 IS old stock 50-lb
sacks Danish New York $40. Michigan
lSiWl.15.
zona, e-doz. punches, fair to generally
good. S4m42i. California. 6-doI. punches.
jA a0h5 best S5.2S; Texas, S-doz,, $40
CAULIFLowER-P Pony crates, las and
larger: Arizona, 81 65q2.75; California,
IS2 25D2 80.
cELERY-F Florida, 1s.ln. crates, trimmed
TOPS. Golden Heart, dor So 500
|d0z.. S325W3.75; 10 dor. S3I3.5O few
lS2 IS. xK's s.. 1903: Pascal. 4 don and
iiaTgcr, best 81 asa $50. fair IN generally
good. 50; dor S3.25u3o so; So, 50;
res and smaller. 50 California cub crates.
So crates ~ Hearts, 3 don. cellophane
wrapped. so.
GRAPES California display luss En-.
perors. fancy. 81 so ,..,....
California Imperial Valley, doz.' $50
Is -: doz., $3.50.
LEAF LETTUCE-ohio-Mi Michigan, lob.
baskets HOihouse. 81 so,
| ONIONS--J0-lb sacks: Michigan Y. :.
No I Yellows. med. 81 rs q 90; straighi
2-inch and larger, 81; Sweet Spanish Y. $.
No J. 3-inch and larger: Colorado, 81 80
Idaho Utah: 81 $50 2+95 MehiEan' r " no.
White Wax L. S. No. /. 1915.
PEAs-Mexico bu. hampers. $50 3'22i
4 IN baskets 50 $50 9 50.
size 4: Idaho Russet Burhauks. mostly
s. 50 n IS: unwsshed $3.50; io-lo, cot'on
Acks 4Oc Maine various varieties 2-in
Mn S3a3io; 50 10. paper sacks. si.5o n
A. S No / washed Triumphs. few sales
so-lh 81 20. zoos 50 40: Michigan chip
rsaas. 81 sOd2.75; Russet Rursls, 81 50i
uprer Peninsula L. s. No. l. Green Noun
ls-lb paper sacks 43c. New stock; Florida
bu. crts q S. No !, washed. Triumphs
sHALiors--Louislana barrels, 2o-do7
hCns mostly, S. Is; Crt% s-doz., - 80 ~
Ia ~. 5.doz 81 SO: Texas hu bskts.
savoy type best. 81 20 fair 20 generally
good. 81 30 cartons. 1-doz, celophan'
hsRs washed Spinach, 1901, s.; y.
~ 81 IN.
+ WBTRRfEs-FloridA. 3s-pint eris.
as s0ns75
SWEET OTATOEs-Iouisians bu cris
Porto Elcan Vans e. e. No /. s. AH
30 mostly S325. North Carolina bu
Eesfs Porto Ricsn Vans. generally good
S. ba12b
TOukToEs Job. cartons repscks med
IS2n 10
I TUENlP ToPs-Georgia bu. bskts
|SL2r5 50
RrTABGAs - Canada 5O-Ib. sacks
vaRtf 81 f0
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
M. S. Rukeyser
NJ S. Rukeyser
Competent Corporate
MANAGEMENT Stressed

The revised SEC regulations affecting solicitation proxies
by the emphasis
how TO get rid of chseng otherwise undesirable managing
directors
Unless the situation wisely handled the s6caled reform
may operate as further handicap good management.
In order to create balanced understanding considerable public
education needed to make the rendered
to stockholders by brilliant and
Management is the intelligence industry and the
judgment efficiency foresight of
vital factors in the failure of enterprise
The brlance of the late Charles M Schwab early in the
century converted rusty rundown steel plant into the second
largest world the magnicence of
the managerial job heightened by the fact that Mr. Schwab
continued the job the supervising officials he there but
he infused them a nd ambition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Farmers Market

FRU1Ts-Apples. Baldwins. No. I. 81 n
rs bu.; Delicious. fancy. S3d $50 blu
No. I, 75a2; Mcintosh. fancy. 81
? so bu.; No. /. 81. 5Onl.75: No. 2. 75c
81 Greeninss. fancy. 81 so bu.; No. 1, e0c
nN.25; Northern Spies. fancy, 50. 25H 2 50
SHOWS fancy Si.35 bu.; No. 1. GOO q 81 rs;
No. 2, 50n 75c Jonathans. fancy. 80 bu
No. !, 81 2jn rs: No. 2, 75c: Steele =
Red fnncy. s. bu.; No 1, Sl.25d LIS.
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS
FTe2eh sndiys' fancy, 81 5-lo. box; No. l.
MiscELLANEoUs vEGE TABLES
5'g soe, CABBAGE. No: l, soc Isl su; No,
y 2: No. 2. S1.25. Carrots. topped, No.
]. N.75d2 bu.; No. 2. S101.25 Celery
root, No. 1, Si.T5a2.25 bu. Celery CAB
bage, No. !, 1913 bu. Horseradish, fancy,
81 ou.; No. I, So 500 ;; No. 2, 81. Leeks,
No. /. slG las dor. punches. Onions, dry,
fancy. 81. 10 5o-lb. sack; No. 1. Si.60 y
]. IS No. 2, SIPS. Parsnips. No. 1, s1.75
225 sg ssa Ne q SIS Parsley ey,. root
No. I. 81 4O12sO ioo-Ib sack: No. 2.
81 500 $50. Radishes. dollhouse, No ],
81 doz. punches; black. No. /, 81 bu. Rhu-
barb dollhouse. fancy. 5OT coo 5-lb. box
choice. 4Oc; small. 75c 81 dor. punches
Rutabagss, No. 1. 75cHSt bu.; No 2.
zoe. squash. Hubbard, fancy. 81 bu. No.
/, 81 500 IS: No. 2. 75c Turnips topped.
No. l. Sln 1. so bu Vegetable oysters. No.
EGGS - Large, 5oai3so 5o-doz.
case. medium. Sii " Il.
POULTRY--l.ive hens. heavy breeds. 30
" = CSC 10: isghorns 32a35c n
HoGs-Dresssd, medium, 90 Q 35e 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Defends Rail Profits
Tremendous War Job Wearing Out Equipment
Which Must Be Rel placed. Says Expert

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Rail-
road earnings in 1912 were the
largest on record but were in no
sense excessive" r. V. Fletcher,
vice president of the Association
Of American Railroads, told the
Interstate Commerce Commission
in opening the argument of the
for the retention of rates
last year and now
under attack by the OPA and
other agencies.
THE record earnings OF 1912
were not the result of an In
crease in the railroads average
charge for performing unit
Of service" Fletcher explained.
THE size of railroad earnings IL
due to the size of the job the
railroads did. The railroads
hauled more tons of freight more
miles than ever before at an
average charge lower than at
any other time since 1918. They
carried more passengers more
miles than ever before"
"But the even more significant
fact he said, sis that the cOndi-
tons under which this 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
HOLC on Way QUIZ

Our suggestion some time
back that the Hole could we'll
be eliminated from the govern
ment's already topheavy list Of
bureaus has since been voiced
by r number of banking groups.
That Hole official who
started ranting about raids"
on Hole mortgages by private
interests may have stirred up a
hornets nest.
One banking group points out
that IL is difficult TO see what
Incentives private bankers held
out 10 individuals 10 get them 10
shift away from the Holes az
per cent rate.
Gould II he that they didn't
want 10 do bushes Swith
government agency" the or
ganization asked
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Power Output
Up "A Per Cent

NEW YORK, Feb. II. - The
amount of electrical energy dis
tributed by the electric light and
power industry Of United States
for the week ended February 6
was 3,960,242.O 900 kilowatt hours
against 3,474,63s,0O0 kilowatt
hours in the like 1912 week. an
increase Of ID per cent, according
TO the Edison Electric Institute.
Output in the week ended Janu-
airy 80 totaled 3.976,S44,0OO kilo-
watt hours, against BAGS, 1873 900
kilowatt hours in the similar 1912
week, an increase OF 14.7 per cent
and in the week ended January %
came TO 3,971.202,0OO kilowatt
hours, against 3,440.l63,000 kilo-
watt hours a year earlier, an in
crease OF 15.5 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Parallel Performance Given by Late W.P. ChrysIe

a parallel performance given by the late Walter p.
Cer two decades when he built the great and successful
corporation which bears his the ashes of smaller
which had been seriously backsldng His Judgment
his capacity rebuild organization his for engineering
and for style and colon turned the tides brought high
for all the stockholders the retrogession which had
been under way.
Likewise in the midst Of the depression Sewe Avery was
called to the presidency Of largest mail order house
the world and through radical revision of management
philosophy and policies backward tendencies and
the the solid and develop
Not all brilliant and competent but those
pe which succeed in competition monuments to managerial
skill.
No chief executive cheap how meager his salary
his judgment and his capacity leadership mediocre On
the other hand outstanding how
ousy paid usually the cheapest thing the stockholders
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Develops New Generation of Jobholders

In the interests Of the national bold and aggressive
corporate management desirable 1t would be regrettable
the OF multiplicity should
result in timid and unmaginave of management
The trend the direction Of developing
generation OF ohodes rather than ventrsome
leaders
The variety OF regulations confues the doers and eXas the
position of lawyers who seek to unraNel red tape.
recently introduced notable
coStSa>ng policies and he fearful that lempered
stakeholder the mood bring strike might attack the
for having initiated the Improvements earlier
In this successful management will have TO augment
its activities keep stockholders informed and
tive Of what its executive leadership doing Thus its annual
and other periodical reports treamned and interesting,
will be able TO compete for stakeholder approval
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Would Use II Here

Here another variation OF the
idea may be used. Ed Cushmans
assistant manpower chief here.
believes that IL could be used
better TO keep civilian services
oper ting. He would have
women who cannot accept work
in war plants take part-time
jobs in neighborhood stores and
shops and thereby release the
full time clerks and employees
for work in war plants.
I'VE could keep our nonessen-
tial services up In this way"
said Cushman. "and at the same
time add to our manpower. il
wouldn't matter 40 much II two
or three women would split one
job, sending the person they dis
placed 10 the production front,
We can't do that with a Job ri
a machine" I
CuShman said the list Of
women available for war work.
gathered in the registration last
summer, IS being used widely
here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
On the
Business
Front
By WARD SCHULTZ
Financial Editor

Murray Corporation OF Amer
Zee output is gaining momentum
following a letdown last fall
when one Of It's large airplane
contracts was discontinued ana
tooling for a new job got under
way.
Barring further changes in
contracts. MurrayS sales of war
products-the company is no"
100 per cent on War work m
the current fiscal ycar ending
August 81. should be- SubStan-
tally ahead OF the comparable
previous l2-month period. Only
problem Is labor supply and
This apparently viii bc solved
by application OF the 4S-hour
week 10 this area thus rcleaS-
ing additional manpoWcr to war
plants.
The decline in the current
quarters profits from 81 cents a
ghdfc ldSk year W. ~ NNt''"
year is explained by the TACT
that most Of Murray'S contracts
arc on a cost-plus-fiXed-fee basis
on which the allowable profit is
narrower than the civilian pro-
duction which made up part OF
the volume A year ago.
Volume was S1230S 900 as
against S13.906. 600 in the four
preceding quarters, but tho eX-
pected progress from here IN
should help that picture.
MurrayS biggest job is outer
wings, wing tips and nacelles
for Flying FortreSses, and the
newest job is Thunderbolt pur-
suit wings. In addition, there
an inner wing section for
light attack bomber,
Non-aircraft work includes
ieep sections and frames, and
parts for huge army search
lights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

income was earned no longer
exists. Taxes i'm l94S Will be on
n higher basis. Prices will be
higher. Depreciation will be
greater. While the reported net
income of 1912 Ii I'm the neigh
borhood of $3.50, 900, 900, the same
business done ut the current
level of rates, but also ut the
prevailing level OF prices, taxes
and depreciation, would produce
q net income OF only about
$4,000, 900. And Ii should be
remembered that these are the
levels OF costs under which busi-
ness will be done In 1943."
Pointing out that "the railroad
plant is wearing out rapidly,
Fletcher continued:
Scarcity of materials and OF
manpower Is contributing TO the
rapid exhaustion of the equip
ment and plant now 10 busily
engaged I'm the war effort. When
the war Ii over. funds will he
needed to rehabilitate the rail-
road plant and to improve and
moderniZe IL In the interest of
cheaper and more efficient
service"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Use rs Billion
Cigdrets in 1912

WASHINGTON. Feb. II CUP)
American smokers consumed
more than 235. 900 600 600 cigarets
last year. ar increase of 10000
100000 over 1871. the bureau Of
internal revenue announced today.
Taxable LIQUOR sales, including
both domestic ana imported.
amounted 10 abou' 159 900 900 gal
Ions for the same period an
increase OF 100000 gallons over
last year. Fermented malt liquors
sales ran 20 100000 barrels moro
this year. making a total Of
$1,000 900 for 1912. u
The report also showed that
100000 packs Of playing cards
and more than. 100000 cigars
were taxed during the year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
u. 5. Steel Shipments
Decrease in January

NEW YORK. Feb. II. - Ship
ments of finished steel products by
United States Steel Corporation in
January amounted to 1,6S5, 1893 net
tons. a decrease of 1882 tons as
compared with December ship
ments OF 1,S49,635 net tons and a
decrease Of $500 tons compared
with January shipments last year
of 1,73S,S93 net tons. Shipments
in January 1871. were 1852 454
net tons and ia January 1910,
LAS J92 net tons.
January shipments were the sec
ond highest for that month in the
history Of the corporation. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
AZ Retail Sales
Hit New High

WASHINGTON, Feb. II (UP).
The commerce department to-
day estimated that total sales Of
all retail stores were S56. 1872
100000 in 1912, the highest on
record.
The total represents a 4 per
cent increase over 1871 and is the
fourth consecutive year-to-year
rise in the dollar flow of goods
through retail channels. The 1912
increase, however. is the smallest
increase since 1888.
Eating and drinking places
showed the largest increase in
dollar sales. a rise Of 81 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Farm Senators
Oppose Byrnes'
Curb on Parties
Administration 10 Face
Fights Over Manpower,
Authorization Programs

WASHINGTON. Feb. II (UP)
Farm state senators generally
expressed dissatisfaction today
with Sterilization Director James
r. ByrncS' opposition 10 changes
IN farm parity formulas and his
Injunction against further un-
authorized price increases.
They indicated that they would
press oven more vigorously "a
write into the parity formula all
farm labor costs, including that OF
The farmer himself.
The administration faces other
fights in Congress over its new
.anti-inflation and manpoWer pro-
grams. There was general approval
of ByrneS' assertion that the War
Labor Boards little steel wage
formula would remain unchanged,
but sharp criticism of overtime
payments for workers being or
dered TO a 4s-hour work week.
FEARS INITIATION
"Time and one-half payments
under the 48-hOur week cant
help but have an inflationarN re-
suit" said Senator Raymond
Willis CR) of Indiana. But
concede that Il is now too late
10 extend the basic work week
before overtime Is due without
hazarding the unity of labor"
Senator Guy M. Gillette Cd Of
Iowa, still thought the basic 40
hour week could be dropped for
the duration.
"By paying workers time and
a half for eight hours work each
week, we shall drastically In
crease purchasing power when
we are trying to curtail it," he
said.
Senator Burton x. Wheeler CD
of Montana said il means more
people sitting around doing moth
ing for longer periods and getting
more money for 1t in overstaffed
government agencies and war
nlaptSb
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Independent Audit Of Management Essential

should be designed all TO reveal
the underlying facts effectively with the motive Of selling
stockholders others policies
In order safeguard stakeholder interests independent audit
of the activities of management is essential.
Executives help 10 educate stockholders that they
will capacity distinguish between and long
be VIGOROUSLY harmful
opporunSts through their skill
through thoughes fol-
through currently distributing in cash dividends than
good for the ong-t needs Of the enterprise
The barriers and distractions render difficult the
winning retaining stakeholder loyalty but the problem
should not be deemed insoluble.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Best Kept Secret?

And despite wire stories that
shoe rationing was Washington's
best kept ration secret. the
facts would seem to indicate
that il wasn't so closely guarded
after all.
The Wall Street Journals
Washington bureau reports that
the impending order on shoes
was widely circulated in the
nations capital and that shoe
stores were swsmped Saturday
with customers seeking to beat
the ration order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Sacrifice Pleasures

Idea for this unique Victory
Corps came from r. (. Lowell.
industrial relations manager at
the plant. He preached the mat
ter TO the superintendent Of
schools and won his approval.
The first group went 10 work
last October and the corps has
been growing since.
Most of the young workers
live right in Naugatuck. Others
come in from Waterbury
nearby. They sacrifice their.
sports. pleasure and fun TO do g
job for the war effort. Their
motto is:
"You can count on us--the
youth OF America you can
count on US for production"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Steel Rate Holds
Near 100 Pei.

NEW YORK. Feb. 11.-Steel IN
got production for the week ended
February 8 is placed at 99lz per
cent, unchanged from the proceed
ing week, in the compilation by
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. Two weeks
ago the rate was SO per cent.
u. S. Steel continued at 100 per
cent, the same as the previous
week, and compared with 1914
per cent two weeks ago.
Other leading companies are
credited with 80 per cent, I'M
changed from the week before and
compared with 99l5 per cent two
weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Housewives Split Shifts.

In another form. this idea Is
being used on the West Coast
TO fill the needs of the aircraft
companies. Housewives who cam
not give full time to jobs in the
plants are being recruited on q
splitshift basis. Each works four
hours.
This Is not entirely efficient.
the plant officials admit. but IL
helps. The idea may spread 10
other parts of the country If thu
4S-hour week does not I'll in tho
empty places on the production
lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Stock Market
Continues 10
Forge Ahead
Scores Of Leaders Hit
Best Level in Over Year;
Trading at Brisk Pace

NEW YORK, Feb. II (1NS).-
The stock market continued TO
forge ahead today, with scores of
leading issues at their best levels
in year and half.
Trading was maintained at the
brisk pace Of yesterday, when
volume reached 1.495, APO shares.
Fair-sized gains were chalked
up by Chrysler, u. S. Steel,
Bethlehem, Anaconda, Kennecott,
Texas Co, Johns-Manville, Loew's,
u. S. Rubber, N. Y. Central, Lock-
heed. Boeing and National Dis
tillers.
Allied Chemical was independ-
emily weak, dropping a point to
lag.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Children Suffer

Shoe rations, as announced by
OPA, are paradoxical in that
three a year is more than ample
for a man, hardly adequate for
a woman. and clearly made
Quate for a growing child.
Experts say that the average
American male has NEVER
averaged three new pairs a
year. Shoe stores say that
women average about six pairs,
although some of these may not
be fully worn out. Children,
however. take from four 10 six
pairs in u months,
That's the reason for the
family pool
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
"NoTHING BUT REBUFF"

Farm state Senators took ex-
ception TO Byrnes' statement that
new agriculture department in
Icentive payments must not be
used as an excuse for a general
increase in prices"
Senator Elmer Thomas CD oil
IOklahoma said Byrnes' speech of;
fered farmers nothing but a re-
buff without the prospect OF
increased prices, farmers are not
going to work harder to overcome
the food shortage which already is
here and which will become more
critical"