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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
.L0F in Sharp
Comeback; Zee
'43 Net 4 Million

Libby-Owen-Ford Glass Co. this
wear has staged a sharp comeback
from the depressed level of busi-
ness that prevailed during the
early months Of the war. Al
though present volume and profits
still are far below normal, they
nevertheless are greatly ahead of
last year.
ON an earnings basis the COM
pany is in a position to hold its
own for the duration and is
strongly entrenched, from a trade
standpoint, TO benefit from large
scale activity in automotive and
construction industries after the
war.
DOUBLE 40 SALES
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Detroit Stocks

Nash Kelv 37i7 lOA tOH 10Y =
Sales. including odd lots q3b shares.
Dividends in the foregoing table are the
amounts declared or paid 81 far this year,
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15-tent Payment
By Ind. Wire Cloth

Industrial WTe Cloth Products
Corp has declared NE quarterly
dividend O. 15 cents per share.
PAYABLE Dec l0 % holders OF rec
ord DEC. j.
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EXPECTED BENEFITS

In telling me about the eX-
pected benefits from the panel,
EhrliChman said:
Through this means, the
facts will become available con-
corning hundreds of business
organizations. as well as indus
tries as a whole. The hope ~
that these individual business
concerns will he directly and
concretely benefited. One of
the most important benefits.
however, will he that in the
process of advising with the
individual business concerns,
there will be revealed certain
ma jor problems which cover To-
cal industry as whole. These
problems may then he tackled
by the executive committee.
There will be great changes
after this global war, which will
affect virtually every individual
In the United States. For those
who are prepared, these changes
will create opportunities beyond
our dreams and imagination
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Republication
Completed
By Michigan Gas

William G. Voolfolk, president
of the United Light and Power
Co. and Michigan Consolidated
Gas Co, Saturday announced
plan for the recapitalization OF
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.
and the refunding of its outstand-
ing securities.
Applications for approval OF the
plan are being made 10 the Mich
igan Public Service Commission
and the Federal Securities and
Exchange Commission. following
its adoption Friday by the COM
pany's board of directors.
Michigan Consolidated will sell
through competitive bidding a
new issue of $3S.000000 first
mortgage bonds. 81 per cent
series due in 1868 and new
issue of 10000 shares Az cumu-
lativc preferred stock, par value
500 per share.
REDEEM MORTGAGE BONDS
Proceeds of these sales will he
used 10 redeem the entire issue OF
its first mortgage bonds, 4 per cent
series due 1868, outstanding in the
principal amount Of S36 600 900 at
the redemption price OF 104 per
cent and of its 4 per cent serial
notes, due in series from)1944 10
1913. outstanding in the principal
amount of N150.000 AZ redemp-
ton prices varying from 1907
per cent 10 l02 per cent on or
before Jan. 20. 1914.
II will also redeem on March ],
1874. the entire issue of its s per
cent preferred stock Of 1927. Of
which % 600 shares are outstand-
inc, at the redemption price OF
-$ttt- per share,
The plan also provides for the
change of the authorized COM.
mon stock from 40000 shares Of
a par value Of 500 per share.
into 5000. 600 shares. par value Of
SD per share: issuance of 2.54S,-
642S6 shares Of the new common
stock in. exchange for the 356 $40
shares now outstanding. and sale
Of $50 62l AZ additional shares 10
American LIGHT and Traction Co.
FOR 81, l0S 700 in cash plus the
issuance Of S963.000 par value
( common stock for tho business
and properties OF American Mich
igan Pipe Line Co. and American
Production Co. wholly owned
subsidiaries Of American Light
and Traction Co.
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RAILS MINED

Rails were somewhat mixed.
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio preferred and
Louisville 81 Nashville had gains
of point or more, but other car
riers did little on balance,
The Public Service of New Jer-
Sey preferred issues had losses
running to 3l2 points but other
firmed with Common
wealth e. Southern preferred up
almost a point and the electric
power prefcrreds up more than a
point.
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II cSpcNlully lCchSh iNiN "itN'N
up TO extraordinary proportions
through rapid ballooning of the
war industries.
The panel consists of 32o men
business executives, account
ants, lawyers, publicity advisors,
sales managers, and production
experts. When John Doe, local
businessman, is moved to con-
slider his own problem OF re-
conversion from war to peace
ne is at liberty to call on the
panel for up to nine consultants,
who will meet with him up 10
five times TO study his problem
and give him the benefit OF
their advice.
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NEW CONTRACT

nominal: February. $50. nominal; April
1871, nominal: June 1905. nominal.
NEW CONTRACT
Open High Low Close Chge.
oct - 1851 1910 is IS 1870.
other months closes December, 10 so,
nominal: January. 10 a. March, 1921,
nominal. May 10 %, nominal July,
10 %. nominal
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Threat of Senate
Probe TumbIes
Liquor Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov. IL tUP1-
Weakness in whisky shares on the
threat of a senatorial investiga-
ton into the liquor supply and
price situations featured an other
wise slow, irregular decline IN
stocks today.
American DiStilling, which sold
as low as 57@4 this week and then
shot up TO a new record high al
S5%, again featured the list. 1T
swung between a high of 7Sls and
a low of 72 today and was around
IS, off 6i2 points near closing
time. Hiram Walker lost 2 points
and other whisky stocks had
losses running to more than a
point in Distillers Corp. -SeagramS'
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GOOD WAR NEWS

Other sections of the list slipped
down irregularly when traders
showed reluctance 10 MAINTAIN
their current positions over the
weekend in view of the excellent
war news from the various fronts.
L. S. Steel and Bethlehem held
narrowly around their previous
finals. while Chrysler and General
Motors had narrow losses. United
Aircraft rose almost a point and
Douglas was up slightly in a bet
ter airplane section.
International Telephone, one OF
the most active stocks, was soft
at 11%, off "a. Some of the gold
mining shares-high up among the
peace stockS-were firm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
New York Cotton

Did CONTRACT
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30

average American. But as varied
as the customs, people. and gov
ernmentS Of that volcanic section
of Europe are, there is a definite
folklore - that legends that sur
round the Tatra group of the Car
apthian mountains.
K. P. Tetmajer, in Tales of the
Tatras," has added a lot to char
acter lore In this book published
by Roy $2.5o).
It's simple death, that Of Jacob
Zych. so close to God that it makes
you think; and the legend OF
1.-THE Winter Maidens" Is as old as
the mountains Of that rock-bound
section.
Sure, we in American have our
own Stephen Foster, the back
ground of Plymouth Rock and
Daniel Boone. But just how much
more ancient these Balkan peoples
history is than ours is very evident
In the few simple tales told in this
book.
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Weddings
GREUO-COX

Miss Eileen Cox, daughter OF MIR.
ard Mrs. Conner j. Cox of Cobourg,
Canada, was married to DR.. John j.
Greco, son of Gerard Greco OF this
city, and the late Mrs. Greco. The
wedding took place Sunday at St.
Augustine's church, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev. H. j. Tillie officiated.
The bride is graduate OF Co
bourg Collegiate Institute and OF
the Victoria Hospital, Cobourg, and
previous to her marriage was on the
teaching staff Of the Physicians
Hospital, jackson Heights, N. Y. DR..
Greco is a graduate Of Fordham
University and the Flower Fifth
avenue Medical School. He is as
ISOLATED with the staff Of st. Peters
and Adelphi hospitals In Brooklyn.
Following a honeymoon in the
south DR.. and Mrs. Greco will make
their home In Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30

earth shaking, all-destroying eX.
plosive from 16-inch gun.
Here's how they do 1t, in Army
parlance. A recruit asks how they
get the angle on an unseen tar.
get. Comes the answer:
You get 1t from a map. II 70,
haven't a map, you calculate II
from data sent back from the OBJ
servation post where they can SCI
the target. Usually you use botl
the may and the o. P. The dats
Is telephoned back from the o. p
to the battalian control center
where the angles and ranges arr
figured out almost as fast as dats
comes In.
1.-THE II howitzers of a good bat
talon In position can all get firing
within minute and a half of the
time the data comes all you
have to know is the general idea
that when you get detection fol-
indirect fire, what 1t is is the angle
between whatever aiming point
they've given you and the target
that you can't see."
That, and a lot more, is all you
need to know!
YOU'LL love Homer. He's a kid
your own young 'uns would like
to meet. He's an ordinary juvenile.
addicted to building radio sets, get
ting into hot water, forgetting to
clean his shoes when he comes in
the house, filling his pockets full
of junk, and picking up a skunk as
a pet.
The Homer of this narrative,
Homer Price," is the brain child
of Robert McCloskey Viking: $2).
And the girls and boys, by actual
test of the reviewers family, get
an equal kick out of his antics.
You'll read of how he frustrated
the Vaccinations of four robbers
through the use of his pet skunk,
Aroma. You'll raise sympathize
with the establishment of Homer
and his pals through the reveal
ton Of their favorite super-dooper
radio hero as a phony - even If
you're an adult reader. It's a good
one for Santa Claus to put in the
sock.
BALKAN FOLKLORE
T7HE Balkans and the division
l. points Of the various states
have always been q puzzle to the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30
SOdGHty Elects
Officers Jan. S

Initiation Of officers Of the Chill
dren of Mary Sodality Of st. 10
seph's Church will be conducted at
ceremonies at the church Wednes-
day, January 5, at 1880 p. m. The
regular business meeting will follow
at the cIubroom in the old st. Jo-
seph;s school.
Officers to be installed are: Presi-
dent, Nellie Lizauskas, who will
serve a third term; vice president,
Frances Shugdinis; secretary, VAL
erie Jakstas; treauSrer, Alice Cow
lis; social chairman, Nellie YAM
kuS.
This Sunday the members will
receive Communion in a body at
the o'clock Mass.
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SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS

Marjorie Weaver. wilr plays q CO.
ed IN Paramount's you Can't Ra~
ton Love-" graduated from the
University Of Michigan where her
alma mater halls her as one OF
their outstanding graduates.
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FAMILY PARTY

A family party was held recently
representing five generations in
GLIDING, Mrs. Philip Denis. Coven-
try, great-grandmother; Mrs. Al
bert Caroly, West Haven, grand
mother; Mrs. Frank Wargo, PSI
Grove St.. mother, and Frank
Wargo, Jr., eight-month-old infant.
The only member not at the meet
ing was the oldest, Mrs. Aurilie
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30
WHAT PRIC- STARDOM

While Fred MacMurray was wear
ing an ill-fitting. out-at-the elbows
buffers outfit In Paramount's
Standing Room only" in which he
Is co-starred with Paulette God
dard. mis- stand-in, Douglas Rich
ards, was wearing an expensive
white tie anG tails outfit which
MacMurray had given him as q
birthday gift.
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( Contract Bridge

ELTON CONTRACT CLUB

ELTON CONTRACT CLUB
The Wednesday evening tourna-
ment of the Elton Contract Club
conducted by Mrs. William Sherman
Smith at the Hotel Elton showed
the following high scores: north and
south, John Kurz and Gordon Ham
ilton 691a; Mr. Puth .Iurlbut and
Miss Madeline Marshall, So. East
and west, Mrs. I. B. Clark and Mrs.
Leon Jovejoy, 751s, and Mr.. and
Mrs. David Babson 70.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30

Shadduck road, Middlebury, an
nounce the birth of son yesterday
at the Waterbury hospital. Mrs. Ford
is the former Hazel Beebe.
Mrs. David Parker and infant son,
Christopher have returned to the
home of her parents on North street,
Middlebury, from the Waterbury
hospital. Mrs. Parker Is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Clark.
Captain Parker Is stationed with
the U. s. forces In Louisiana.
Miss Janet Judd Of New York city
spent the holidays with her, par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur s. Judd
Of Middlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Trice Of
Rensselaer,, N. Y, spent the Christ
mas holidays with Mrs. Trice's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sherman
Smith Of Gordon street.
Mrs. Mary Parker and family OF
North Main street have returned
after spending the holidays with
Mrs. J. G. Wixted of jackson
Heights, L. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nolan Of
Randolph avenue have been enter
tanning their son and daughter-in
law, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Nolan Of
Boston, Mass.
Miss Mary E. Shea Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and Miss Sheila Shea of New
Haven have been visiting at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Shea OF Middle
bury.
Miss Therese Wolff, a student at
New Rochelle College, New Rochelle,
N. Y, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Wolff, Plank Road, was the
overnight guest IN New York City
last night of Mrs. Charles Harring-
ton. Miss Wolff attended a dance
given by the Dominican Academy
on the Starlight Roof Of the Wal
dorf-AStoria.
Miss Marion Reardon, daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. John s. Reardon,
New Rochelle, N. Y. Is the guest OF
her roommate, Miss Rosemary Kee-
nan, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Joseph keenan,, Middlebury. Both
girls are students at the college OF
New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N. Y.
The annual Christmas party CIV
en- by Wilson Post, American Legion,
will be held in the headquarters,
Saturday, January !, from 5 to 6
p. m. Young children of the COM
munity are invited. j. c. Hazel will
be in charge, with Miss Ruby Allen
and Coma Pruden acting as hostess.
A Christmas party was held re-
Gently at Patsy Browns. The guests,
who had a grab bag, included the
Misses Ruth Clarity, Catherine Bas-
sett, Della Alderman, Mary Brodeur,
Rose De Pardo, Mary Mccarthy, Lo-
retta McKenna, Helen Daniels, Mil
dred Shall, Nellie Davis, Flora Bel
liveau, Emma McGrath, Bell Dun
gain, Martha Murphy, Genevieve
Bedicurk, Julia Lynour, Thelma
Clark, Marie Brundage, Aurea Ha-
mel, May Caligan, Amelia Morrison,
Bessie Carroll, Lucy Orsino, Ger
trude Lowe, Margaret Monagan. and
Marie Hartigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hiram Up
son, Jr., entertained at their home,
Epson Downs, Tranquility road,
last night at a dance in
honor Of their daughter Miss Justine
Epson, who attends
Westover school.
Before the dance, Maj. Robert L.
Munger, A. U. S., stationed at Stew
art Field, West Point, N. Y, and
Mrs. Munger, Middlebury, entertain
ed at a dinner party at the home of
Mrs. Munger's parents, former Gov.
and Mrs. Charles A. Templeton,
Country Club Rd.. for their daughter
Miss Nancy Terry Munger.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30
SONG FOR THE sos

That would have been the wine We
drank at dusk
When all the world was lazy with
success,
When all the world was rotting to
the husk,
And no one knew-or II they did
cared SeSs ..
That would have been your voice
that haunts me now,
That would have been a sultry
wind that stirred
When lying lips conceived the List
less VOW,
And danger hid behind the whsi-
pered word 80.
That would have been the night
q sullen moon
Half-Nt the silKen ribbon Of the
And we who knew that rapture
came too soon
Were yet to learn 1t would not
come again $50.
That would have been an era gone
its way
Whose tinsel hid the mold of slow
decay!
Young Man Of Manhattan.
Raymond Paige relays it via a
pal In London. It's about the
All Corps officer assigned to a
desk job. He objected to flyers
getting extra pay for flying time.
why should you get more?" he
barked at a Texas pilot. We're
all in this war together!"
II know" drawled the Texan.
'but who ever heard of two desks
crashing head-on2"
Dick Todd says the roster of
GOPresidential possibilities is
full of dark horses with light
chances.
Variety, discussing the chilly re-
ception given actors in Pittsburgh,
recalls wnen Katharine Cornell ap-
peared there in Three Sisters
Some of the audience complained
that they couldn't hear much OF
The dialog. Told this between
acts) by the stage manager, Miss
Cornell retorted: Tell the audience
we can hear them either!"
Much the same thing happened
recently when "Blithe Spirit"
played there. Night before it
opened, some of the troupe put
on a show for wounded soldiers
at an army hospital. After the
premiere, Clifton Webb wired his
agent: Last night we played to
the wounded; tonight we played to
the dead!"
Van Bowen, one of the funnier
comics always riot at the Pal
ace on Broadway, used to warn
others about the opening matinee
audience at North Adams, Mass
They sit down 'front.'" Van used
to scream, land devour their
young!"
My favorite gag with that
thene) dealt with funny man
TAFT (Tait's motoring act) who
dreaded coming to the U. S. from
London where he was always a
riot. Martin Beck persuaded TAFT
to come here-assuring him he'd
click. To get TAFT used to Ameri-
can audiences they booked him
first at Yonkers, N. Y, where he
laid Q frightful omelet at his first
appearance.
Next afternoon (sauntering
along the main street there) TAFT
paused at a fish store window.
AS he studied a huge dead mack
erel. with eyes staring blankly
and mouth wide open, Tait ex-
claimed: Taven's above! Tibet
reminds meh! Hi ave matinee!"
Pun My Soul! Greetings to Ed
J. Noble and the staff at the Blue
Network: Happy Blue Yearl
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ACORNS SMALL BUT

Cast and crew of Paramount's
The Miracle Of Morgan Creek"
encountered new location hazard
when they worked beneath 40-foot
oak trees from which acornS fell on
top Of heads.
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SOCIETY =

BeauIeau, 90. great great grand
mother, who lives at valbriant.
AEatapedla County. Quebec, Can
ada.
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Der his exact rank. oh" she ohd,
you know. He's sort Of an asso-
ciate producer!"
LOwdOwn: There's a story about
the name Of one Of the contribut-
ing editors at Time mag. The man
aging editor is L. S. Matthews, no
kin to Peter Mathews LISTED" UNI
der contributing eds.
whenever an Indignant SUBJ
Scriber Cor friend of the boss)
storms into Times editorial rooms
and demands scalp for this or that
story. he Is usually placated with:
That was written by Peter Mat
hews.. Well send him a stiff emo
or Danish him to Siberia or some
where. SO Soddy." Sometimes the
indignant one gets carbon Of the
stiff memo" sent to Peter Mathews.
No such person on Time.
When The Women" premiered,
Times publisher, Henry Luce, went
to the office and tried his skill at
play reviewing. His wife Rep.
Clare Luce) was the author Of that
hit. After two attempts Mr.. Luce
threw both reviews into a waste
basket. T Time editor (now in the
army abroadD retrieved both notices
afte.. the boss left. Those papers
are now in that editors safety
vault!
Bulletin: Churchill feels better
with pneumonia than TOTO feels
with New Britain.
Autobiography: A Broadway
booking agent (noted for his rodent
like pasD was asked why he hired
an assistant noted for being even
RATHER.
"Oh." was the reply, "he's the
heel I used to be-"
The Morning Mail: Dear Mr..
W.: I just was wondering, after
reading Carl Sandburg's book, ''The
War Years." what some germ sheets
would say If President Roosevelt
did some of the things the haliowed
Lincoln did.
Lincoln suppressed some news
papers, including one in N. Y. c.,
and one in Hartford, Conn. Can
you imagine FDR doing that? Lin
coin seized the copperhead VAN
iandigan and shipped him from his
Ohio home to the Confederacy. They
didn't want him and reshipped him
to Canada.
"Supposing FDR seized some OF
our copperheads and shipped them
to Germany. Wouldn't that be
wonderful? - H. H. W., Miami
Beach,"
Form Of Criticism: Ted Lewis
has O letter from a soldier over
seas which sarcastically says:
whats doing back on the ho-hum
front?"
Hitler threatens that he has
certain secret weapons to coun-
teract the Allied bombings of
Germany. But what has he got
to counteract Senator Reynolds
threat not to run again?
I wrote to Santa Claus to wrap
You up and send you home today.
I guess he didn't get my note
But Happy New Year, anyway!
Sis wilmer.
The newspapers made violent at
tacks on Woodrow Wilson, too. One
was personal attack far more sew
ere than recent one on Mr.. Hull.
Everyone expected Wilson to lash
out murderously. Instead, he con-
trolled his fury and said: Criticism
is essential in a controversy. I trust
that 1t will always be constructive
criticism. Rather than have no
criticism at all, prefer to tolerate
destructive criticism"
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, HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATEST BOOKS
This Is India! Book Takes You
Behind Scenes Of Big Enigma
MISS LOIS FREEMAN

the surface the little
tries earthInda But potentially looms the intended
paign against the japanese the
British sl-a country
wealth. eemng with backward people, possibilities
touched various
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-30

Miss Elma Stuckman, former
director of the local Girl Scout
organization, has arrived in Aus
tralia for service with the Red
Cross, according to word received
here. Serving in Waterbury for
five years, she was appointed more
than two years ago as Girl Scout
field supervisor in Boston and
later was transferred to Chicago
where she remained until she
started Red Cross training a few
months ago.
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Walter WilacIhe1I
In Ne1V York

Mrs. Elicit Nugent. a darling
gal Of the Dulcy type. was trying
70 describe Bob Montgomerys pro-
motion In the Navy from 1t. to
Lieut.. Cmdr. She couldn't remem-
Der his exact rank. oh" she oh'd,
you know. He's sort Of an asso-
ciate producerl"