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Evening star., 1943-04-24
Business Briefs

Earnings of 652 Firms whose stocks
are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange declined 28To below
the previous year during 1912,
the Exchange announced Only six
of the % groups covered showed
gains but these were large enough
to reduce the decline in the total
Lendable Reserves of Federal Re-
serve member banks increased $780,
100000 in the last week and stood
at $2,340,oo0,0OO on Wednesday.
Banks reduced holdings of Govern
ment securities $376,000,000 in the
week.
Wholesale Prices were unchanged
last week, according to the index
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
which remained at the peak of 1035.
The index was 1920 above the
corresponding 1887 week and $40
above levels of April, 1929.
Increasing Manpower Shortages
are faced by shipyards and unless
the situation improves, it may be-
come impossible to meet production
potentials, declared H. Gerrish
Smith, president of the Shipbuilders
Council of America.
New Process Ball Powder, smoke
less and In the shape of minute
spherical pellets, can be produced
five times faster than ordinary
smokeless powder by Western Cart
ridge Corp, John M. Olin, first vice
president of the company, an
nounced. Ample stocks now are on
hand, he added
Creole Petroleum Corp. stock
holders approved conversion of the
company's oil concessions in Vene-
zuela under terms of new law to
new type of concession that will
have 40 years to run.
Cooperation of Free Industry
should be sought and encouraged by
the Government in solving a major
share of postwar problems, Presi-
dent Lewis H. Brown of Johns
Manville Corp. told stockholders.
Hercules Powder Co. earned
81 ,378, ,410 or 95 cents share in the
first quarter, compared with $1,201,-
80 or 81 cents share year ago.
Union Pacific Railroad earned
$12,609,155 or 1922 a share in the
first quarter. against $5,824,739 or
SIT a share a year ago. Federal
income and excess profits taxes
totaled $17,0O0oOO, against $4,O74,15S
in the 1912 quarter.
National Cash Register Co. earned
$862, PAL or SO cents a share in the
March quarter, against $3.50, ,29l or
81 cents share year ago. Federal
income taxes amounted to $5957, ,708,
against $2,139,004 year ago.
Marion Steam Shovel Co. earned
$91 ,245 in the first quarter, against
$206,683 year ago.
Nash Corp. earned
s590,204 in the first quarter, COM
pared with s672 800 year ago. For
six months ended March 81, net
after all charges was $1,245,135,
compared with s1,557,514 a year ago.
United States Playing Card Co.
earned S353,245 or 90 cents share
in the first quarter, against s291, ,357
or rs cents a share year ago. Tax
provision rose from $233,835 a year
ago to S743,245 in the latest period.
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway Co.
reported March net income OF
$2,817,551 on SIT ,946, ,233 gross, against
$2,946,448 on $13, 100, ,594 in the same
1912 month. For the first quarter,
net income was $7,727,130 on SAB
875,982 gross, compared with $685.
1853 and s35 5,832,7 ,797 a year ago.
National Distillers Products Corn.
earned $2,235 ,007 or $109 a share in
the first quarter, against $1,O73,453
or So cents share year ago.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
UFW Urges Members
To Stay on Job May |

The United Federal Workers, CIO,
have called on their members to
stay on the job in the war agencies
on Saturday afternoon, May l, al
though legally they would be re-
quired to work but half a day be-
cause of the expiration Of the tenn
porary war pay legislation that made
Saturday full workday.
Failure of the House to pass the
permanent pay bill technically
ended the 48-hour week, but in a
letter to Chairman Nelson of the
War Production Board, UFW War
Agencies Local 203 said that
nothing must be allowed to inter-
fere with uninterrupted production" !"
Congress is expected to pass
retroactive pay bill after the present
recess.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. April 24.-Potatoes. 10o-
pound sack, 4.25; sweet potatoes. bushel,
100000; nearby, 45O-5.5O asparagus,
dozen punches. Western, 5.0O-6.75: South
ern, 2.00-4. .5O beans, bushel, 1.75-4.0O
beets, half crate. 1.25-3.75; broccoli,
crate 9.25-9.5O: cabbage, 5O-pound sack,
3.50-3.60; carrots. bushel, 2.OO-2.25; West
ern. crate; 3.25-4 so: ,50-pound sack, ZOO
ss5: caulifiower, crate. 1904 %: celery.
se6. 200; eggplant' ant bHshel 4 90; kale,
Western; Iceberg, crate 6.75-7.35; lima
beans, bushel, zoos. 90; mushrooms, A.
quart basket 5O-1.25; onions, old 50
pound sack. 1880: new 1.15-325;
nearby. bunch, 5la-4: parsnips, "a bushel,
,00-1. %: nearby, 1875: peas. bushel,
4.75-4, 30; peppers. bushel, 1907 90;
radishes. crate. 1.00-2 so; bushel $50
300; 12-cuart basket. .OO-1 10; rhubarb
sninon, earton hnIhs; nearby aa bunch; $40;
l:s5; SQUASH, bushel. 2.5o-4. 90; tomatoes,
lug. ,3.50-60o: turnips. bushel, 1902 so;
rutaoagas. 5O-pound sack, 2.On-275;
apples bushel. 1854 90: box, 1904 25:
grapefruit box, 2.5O-4.30: "a bushel,
1.00-1 .25; lemons. box 4OO-575: oranges.
box 2.T5-4.25: u bushel, LOOP 90; straw
berries pint, 1928.
Poultry and ExEs.
Live poultry-Broilers and fryers. pound,
29Ia-31; roasters, 1895.
Eggs-Nearby. ungraded, current re-
seipts. &c ts. DOZEN white: 36-40; mixed colors.
on 6atter-Prints; T M pound: 92 score, 5l;5l,:
packing stock, $3.50. Receipts, 1000
pounds
Evening star., 1943-04-24
267 Navy Enlisted Men
End Exams for ANNAPOLIS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 24.-Two
hundred and sixty-seven young
Navy enlisted men, some of whom
already have had actual battle expe-
rience, completed examinations for
the Naval Academy yesterday at the
Naval Academy Preparatory School
at the Naval Operations Base here.
The class, which is selected from
Regular Navy and Naval Reserve
enlisted men, has been at the school
since October l. One member Of
the class has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for action In
the battle OF Midway: several are
eligible for the Purple Heart award
and others have seen action In
Africa, 0uAfalcanal and on ships
which have been sunk.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
D. {. Easter Dinners
Will Lack Potatoes;;'
Meat Supply Good
Tubers to Be AvoiIqble
Within 4 or 5 Weeks,
U. 5. Official Predicts

Potatoes will be conspicuously
absent from most Easter tables to-
morrow, but every housewife who
has saved enough coupons will be
able to get meat of some kind.
There will be no potatoes avail
able probably for another four or
five weeks, according to a predic-
ton by Roy Eendrickson. head Of
the Food Distributing Administra-
ton under Chester Davis.
Mr.. Henrickson said the shortage
was due to the short yield in the
South, heavy Government buying
and a larger per capita demand
than in previous years by the
civilian population.
Shortage Confined to East.
The shortages, he said, were con-
fined chiefly to the East, which is
dependent at this season on the
Maine crop. The potatoes from that
State are under priority regulations
which permit Government buyers
to take over as many as they need.
Seed potatoes are given next pref
erence, with civilian stocks ranking
third.
Government buying, Mr. Hen
erickson said, was nearly completed, |,
but he doubted that the remainder
of the crop would help materially
to relieve the current shortage.
Some other vegetables, especially
lettuce and cabbage, were scarce
here today. Dealers said there is
no abundance of any vegetable, al
though some which have been
scarce, such as snap beans, peas
and spinach, are beginning to move
into the city in more satisfactory
quantities.
There is no real shortage of meat,
1t appeared, although every dealer
is not able to furnish all cuts asked
for. Since rationing began, dealers
have found, the housewife has con-
centrated on the more popular
steaks and roasts. with the result
that the demand for these cuts has
been out of proportion during recent
weeks.
Ploeser Hits OPA.
Representative Ploeser, Repub-
lican, of Missouri charged yesterday
that tons of meat are being thrown
into sewers each week and scores of
meat professors are closing their
doors" as a Jesuit of OPA regula-
tions.
Mr.. Ploeser said the House Small
Business Committee had turned over
to the OPA figures showing meat
losses and the names of markets
which have gone out of business. In
Pittsburgh last week, he said, 5000
pounds of sausage spoiled because it
could not be moved under OPA
regulations.
The high point value on sausage
was blamed for the failure of house
wives to buy it in the quantities they
did before it was rationed Mr..
Ploeser said the housewife would not
buy sausage when she could get a
roast at about the same point price.
Highly-perishable sausage meats
were reduced from seven to six
points pound by the OPA recently.
Roasts can be bought for seven or
eight points pound.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Closing Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, April "a P-Independent
strength in oats, based upon Arm cash
Bayina o eatuTed Tes grain trading today
active, but offerings were very limited.
Wheat showed little change and rye eased
on scattered liquidation.
In the cash market No. / white oats
sold at 70 cents bushel a new high for
the season. Small offerings apparently
were based on the fact producers wish to
use the grain for their own feed require
ments, traders said.
Wheat closed at the lows, OF sa-h,
May .4394-A. July 1.43h: corn was un-
changed at ceilings. May 1 O5: oats lost
some OF the gains at the finish. closing un-
changed to "a higher, and rye was K-A
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Capital Transit Net
In 108 Per Cent Rise
Over 1912 in March
Department Store Sales
In City Show Sharp
Easter Trade Gain
BY EDWARD c. STONE.


Net income of the Capital Transit
Co. in March totaled $14s,226.34,
against $7l,102.71 a year ago. an
increase of $77,123.63, or 1895 per
cent, according to the monthly state
ment just filed with the Public
Utilities Commission.
The gain looks better than it
really was, officials explained today,
as net income in March a year ago
was reduced from approximately
$l24,oo0 to $71,1o2 by a tax adjust
ment applying to preceding months.
Operating revenues amounted to
$2,385, ,253, gain of 1851 ,262, or 80
per cent over March a year ago.
Operating expenses of Ssh ,693
were 1851 1862 or 80 per cent higher
than last year, while taxes required
$474, 4,887, an increase of $119 ,456, or
80 per cent. Provision for deprecia-
ton was s4S,3sa more than last
year, "a per cent.
Revenue passengers revealed a
jump of 81 per cent over March,
1912, numbering 35,546,567, an in
crease of 9,729, ,346.
First Quarter Net Climbs.
Net income showed first quarter
gain of 40.2 per cent, total of
SAIL, $3.50, being $93,89l higher than
a year ago.
Operating revenues reached So
986, 1863, an upswing Of $2,0O3 .989, or
20 per cent. Operating expenses,
taxes and depreciation totaled So
1872, ,378, sharp advance of 81 ,904,-
$685., or 424 per cent.
Gross amounted to $604.317, up
$l07,2 ,296, or 81 per cent, while de-
ductions from gross for interest pay
ments were $l3,405 more than last
year.
Revenue passengers carried on the
streetcars and buses numbered 102,-
551 1925, a surprising gain of 30,964.-
376, or 43.3 per cent more than in
the like period year ago, the re-
port said.
d. C. Store Sales Up Sharply.
Department store sales in the
Capital for the week ending last
Saturday, April II, reflected heavy
Easter trade and were IA per cent
higher than in the corresponding
week a year ago, the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond reported
today. Sales were l per cent under
the preceding week this year.
Sales in the 5th district last week
were 10 per cent better than a year
ago, were up 2 per cent in Balti-
more and 43 per cent in a group of
other reporting cities. The trade
volume was practically the same
as in the preceding week.
Cumulative sales in Washington
for the four weeks ended April II
showed no change from last year.
The 5th district average was up 8
per cent, Baltimore, per cent, and
the grouped cities, II per cent, the
survey concluded.
Washington merchants said today
that trade during the final week of
the Easter season had been extreme
ly heavy. The shopping rush in the
stores during the week ending today
has been almost like Christmas,
Evening star., 1943-04-24
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, April "a MN.-closins for
eign exchange rates follow. tGreat Britain
in dollars, others in cents):
Canada-Oh1cial Canadian Control Board
ner res cent e9t ond prensiu seflnx ner cent
premium: equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York Of. buying, 9.91
per cent: selling q. 90 per cent Canadian
dollar in New York open market, 9ss per
cnte discount, or 90.37A United States
cents
Europe-Great Britain. oficial Bankers
Foreign Exchanse Committee rates), buy
ing, 4.02; selling, 4.04
29.77; free, $500: Brazil, oficial, 6.05n;
free. 5.20n: Mexico, 2066n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1943-04-24

Purple Heart,
awarded t h o S e
wounded in ac-
ton.
The y o u n g
navigator = bonn
bardier n e arly
lost his life while
on a mission
over the North
African from t,
according to an
Associated Press
d i S p a t c h. He
r e a c h e d hi S
home base safely
alter a crash
landing 6 miles
behind enemy
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Army Lists Men Killed
In Virginia Bomber Crash
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEAR1SBURG, Va, April "a
The heavy Army bomber which was
found crashed on Pond Mountain in
Giles County Thursday had taken
off with a crew of three from Nash
vile, Tenn, February 7, headquar-
ters of the 5th Ferrying Group at
Dallas, Tex, announced last night.
Bodies of the three. all attached
to the 5th Ferrying Group, were in
the wreceage, which was discovered
by Civil Air Patrol pilot.
The plane had disappeared after
it's take-off. Until last night Army
officials had been unable to identify
the craft.
DALLAS, Tex, April "a R.-
Headquarters of the 5th Ferrying
Group reported yesterday that
wreckage of a heavy bomber which
disappeared with its crew of three
after taking off February from
Nashville, Tenn. had been found in
the mountains about 10 miles SOUTH
east of Princeton, w. Va.
The crew was listed as 1t. James
D. Houston, the pilot, of Omaha; !;
1t. Joe Hays, the co-pilot, of Ell
Paso, and Pvt. Frank Rahozka, fight
engineer, of Chicago.
Evening star., 1943-04-24

ADproximats Sales Today.
l1:00 AM. 245.9l0 1900 Noon 6OO, 900
tUnit of trading, 10 shares; sales printed
in full. In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under bakruptcy Act,
or securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
tion. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included Rex
dividend. Ex rights. a Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock. Paid last year.
Payable in stock. Declared or paid so
far this year. Payable in Canadian
funds. Accumulated dividends paid or
declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
D. {. Flyer Awarded
Purple Heart in Africa
Second 1t. Lund Sends
Decoration to Mother

Second 1t. George Land, "a, of 2O25
I street NV, is sending his mother
a decoration he hoped he'd never
get" she said today. 1t is the
Evening star., 1943-04-24
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, April 24-Expectations
nounced over the week end to hold prices
around current levels brought in nervous
liquidation along with light hedging In
There was considefable switching from
near to distant positions. Principal sup
port came through price hxing associated
Futures closed 10 to 40 cents q bale
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Worlds Smallest Bird

The worlds smallest bird has been
found In Ecuador IN q humming
bird that, without It's feathers, Is
about the si1e Of : queen bee.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Chicaxo Cash Market.

No wheat. Corn, No. 1 yellow, 1 OF: No.
!. 1.07: sample grade yellow, .0O-1 O2ls.
No; No 2. 6sM-h; ss No. 3, 6sM-A; No: s white
Grade white, 81: No. i special red heavy,
S9A. Barley. maltins, 92;1.0!, nominal;
NAL Field seed. per hundredweisht. nom
inal: timothy, 4.75-5.OO alsike, 81 90.
$500; fancy red top. 725-75: red clover,
2O00-25 90: sweet clover 7.50-9.5O Al.
falfa, 80 5O-39 90
Evening star., 1943-04-24

Valspar pf 2.25e 7e
W Va Coal q c .50e-. 54b
Wright Hare h.40---. 3h
Rates Of dividends In the
foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the
last quarterly or se1i-An.
nual declaration. unless
otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not In.
extras. Cash OF or stock.
Paid last year. ( PAYABLE
In stock. 6 Declared OF paid
so far this year. b Payable
In Canadian funds. { Ac.
cumulated dividends paid or
declared this year. wv VIII
warrants. xw without war.
eAntA.
Evening star., 1943-04-24

STOCK ana
Dividend Rate.
| Acme Steel 8 =.
| AdamsExp .45e
| Addressos'h l
Air Reduct'n 10
| Alaska Juneau
Alles S3npf wv
Alles Lud .35g-.
| Allied Mills
| Allied Strs .30g.
Allis-chal, l,25g-
| Am Cable d R..
| Am Can 8
| Am Hide q Lea.
| Am Locomotive.
| Am Pvr d 1t
Am Radiat .15g
| Am Roll M .2Og
Am Sm&Ref p
Am Stl Fy .50g-
Am Tel b Tel q.
Am Tob tB) 3a-
AmType r .50g-
Am Viscose 1g-.
Am Water Wks-
Am Woolen -.
Am Zinc L A. 8
Anaconda .50g-
Armstrong .25g
Asso Dry @ .50g
A T d s F 81.
Atl Coast L 2e-.
All Refin .15g-.
Atlas Corp .25E.
Baldwin Loc 10.
BALTIC q Ohio
Barnsdall 60
Beth stl 1.b0g-.
Blaw-Knox.35e.
Boeing Arpl 1g-
Borden .3Og
Borg-War 100
Briggs Mfg 2
Burr's Ad M go
Canadian Pac
Caterpillar TT 2
CheS d Ohio 3
Ch GWpf .62bk.
Chrysler .75R
Cluett-Pea .60g
Colg'e-P-P 80
Comcl Inv TT g.
Comcl Solv SOC
Comw Eds .70g-
Cons Cop .45e
Cons Eds 100
Cons Oh 3d.
Cons'da'n Coal
Cont Bak .5Og-
Cont Not .15g-.
Cont Oil Del l.
tCorn Ex 2.4O |
Corn Prod $50
Crane Co lie
Crown Zeller l.
Cuban 8 .75e-
Curtis Publish
Curtiss-Wr le-.
Cut-Ham .25g-.
Deere l .36e---.
Del & Hudson
Del Lack d Wn.
Det Eds Coz
Dome M h.sOg-.
Dres'r N 1.6Oe-
Du Pont (1g)--
Elec Boat 1s---
Il Pwr d Lt---
Eng Pub svc
Erie RR 1e----
Erie r r ct 1e-.
Ex-Cell-O $50
Firestone .75R-
Flintkote .25g-.
Food Mach .35g
Foster Wheeler.
GairtRbt,. .25e
tGamewell 1g-- !
tG Cab pf3.5Ok :
Gen Eec 1.4O-
Gen Motors.60g
Gillette .45e---
Goodrich .25g-.
Goodyear Sos.
Goth 8 n .26e-.
Grt Nor pf 2e--
Greyhound (1)-
fGuantan 8 pf-
Hom estake Mn.
Houston OIL
Ill entral----.
Interlake .6Oe-.
Int Harvest D.
Int Mer Marine
| Int NicktCan)2
Int Pap b PVT
Int Tel q Teleg.
Jones&Lau L..
! Kels-HtA) so
kennecott Boz
Kresge SS .2bg.
| Kroger Groc q.
lea II h p TSR
Evening star., 1943-04-24
Curb Stocks

N. 7. Curb quota tions fur
nished By the Associated
Press.
Evening star., 1943-04-24
STOCK AND BOND PRICES

Selected Issues on the New York
New. York Stock Quotations furnished by
the Associated Perss.
Evening star., 1943-04-24

MiddlinG spot, 22. OOn.
e Nominal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-25
Save Children
Group Met Sat

The Ashe county chapter of the
S. c. F. met at the community
building last Saturday for its
regular monthly meeting. B. A,
Meeks, county representative, dis
cussed the moving of the S. c. F
store to larger quarters, and how
to meet the clothing needs of
needy children.
Wallace Gentry, district rep
resentative, was present and eX-
planned the shipping of clothing
from S, c, F. headquarters in
New York.
Mr.. Meeks asked for the en-
rollment of all school Children
and their ages, who were in need
Of clothing in order to send in a
requisition to the New York Of
flee. The chapter made appli-
cation for a charter, having al
ready made the necessary re-
quirementS for one which is the
second in this district.
The next meeting will be held
the third Saturday in April.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-25
Lees = McRae Has
Bad Fire Monday

Banner Elk - (SpeciaD-Lees-
McRae junior college, Banner
Elk, suffered the greatest prop
erty loss in it's history Monday
afternoon when fire destroyed
Tennessee dormitory for girls.
The loss was placed at between
$4,000 and $4,000, partially
covered by insurance.
Members of the faculty were at
lunch when one of the girls who
stayed in the dormitory rushed in
and said the building was on fire
The alarm was sounded and stu
dents, teachers, citizens and chill
dren of the community rushed to
the scene to aid in any manner
they could in extinguishing the
blaze
Banner Elk itself has no fire
department, but firemen were
called from Boone, NeWland, and
Elk Park and they arrived with
in 80 minutes.
Through the work of students,
teachers, and toWnspeople, who
formed a line to pass the books
from one to another, the college
library Of more than 1000 vol
umes was saved. It was housed
on the first floor of the dormitory.
Dr. Tate said that destruction
of the dormitory will not inter-
fere with completion of the work
of the current college year nor
will it interrupt plans for the
summer school.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-25
Wade Eller Speaks To Ashe
WOman's Club On History
Club Votes To Assist Red
Cross And To Serve Men
Leaving For Army

Members of the Woman's Club
followed with interest the early
history of Ashe County, North
west North Carolina and South
west Virginia, last Friday after
noon, when Professor Wade E
Eller was the guest speaker. MIR
Eller, who has made quite a stu
dy of the early history of this
section, told of its discovery and
later development in a very inter
esting manner.
He described the visits of the
first explorers as we'll as the In
dian life of the county and the
influence of topography on its
history. He was presented by the
program chairman, Mrs. E. r.
SturdiVant.
Prior to the program, business
session was held. In the absence
of the president, Mrs. B. L. Hafer,
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson presided
The club members were reminded
of tn Importance of buying
bonds and stamps regularly and
voted to work toward a bond for
the club. The club also voted to
serve refreshments to the next
group of men, who leave early
next month, to enter the armed
forces.
The Red Cross work and drive
were discussed and the club voted
to make contribution as a group
to the war fund drive.
Mrs. Anderson discussed briefly
the state meeting to be held in
High Point, April 27-29 and urged
all who could, to make plans to
attend.
Plans for the square dance held
Saturday night were announced.
Mrs. Levern Johnson acted as
chairman.
It was announced that the April
meeting would be held with Mrs.
p. C. Wright and Mrs. Ed M.
Anderson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-25
Opportunity For
High School Grads
Offered By Navy
A Special Officers Training
Program Is To Be Offered
By Navy

The new Navy college training
program, designed to produce Of
ficers for the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard through the
training of students and recent
graduates of high school and
preparatory schools enlisted
men of the Navy, Marine and
Coast Guard, and college stu
dents, will be inauguratod about
July l with the enrolment of
students to be selected after tests
to be given on or about April 2.
The new program, designated
as the Navy's VIZ program, will
also absorb most Of the college
students now enlisted in the Ma
Wy and Marine Corps Reserves,
those who enlisted in the Army
Enlisted Reserve Corps with Ma
Wy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard
preference, and those who hold
student probationary commits
sions in the U. S. Naval Reserve.
Students to be trained under
the Navy's college training pro-
gram for general duties will re-
ceive one and one-third years of
study at colleges and universities
under contract to the Navy. This
period Of training will consist Of
four terms of college work of Is
weeks duration each. The
length Of course for students who
are in training for specialized
service, including chaplain, med
cal, dental and engineering Off
Ger candidates, will vary from
six to twelve terms. At the con-
clusion Of their college work,
students will take specialized
Naval training leading to COM
missions.
All men accepted for the VIZ
program will go on active duty
in uniform under military dis
cipline They will be rated as
apprentice seamen, U. S. Naval
Reserve.
Qualifying tests to be held on
or about April 2 will take place
throughout the nation. Students
selected on the basis of officer
like qualifications including