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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-06
City Farmers
Prepare TO Fight
Insects, Thieves

program growing TO unheard of
proportions. Detroit city farmers
today began TO arm themselves
with weapons TO combat the
enemies of gardens and garden
produce
Chief foes OF anybody's garden
are the worms and insects which
attack plants. plus human worms
in the form of thieves and vandals.
AS far as the latter are con-
cerned, Detroit's public Victory
Gardens will be under the watch
full eye of police cruisers which
will add them to their regular list
OF calls. The department of parks
and recreation will, in addition,
provide civilian guards where van
dalism or thievery is reported.
DON'T LET IT WORRY You
According to Lucia Savage, the
'citys garden expert. however. you
don't have to worry nearly as
much about the human race as
you do about the race of insidious
little bugs that can almost over
night make your garden look like
il was struck by an artillery
barrage.
To the alert and willing, how
ever, there is little cause for fear.
Through regular garden advice
published in the Times and advice
10 be given freely by the forestry
division of the parks and recrea-
ton department, the situation can
be handled nicely.
In addition. the recreation de-
partment is arranging a series of
classes to be conducted by agri-
cultural experts from Michigan
State College. The schedule for
these classes will be announced
shortly.
THE recreation department II
anxious to have IL understood
that IL has neither the man.
power nor the equipment to 20
about spraying Detroit's grow
ing thousands of anticipated
Victory Gardens. We will tell
you what to do. but you must
spray IL yourself" Miss Savage
said.
Only IN cases where a serious
plant epidemic is threatened will
the department act. Then, Uncle
Sam insists that authorities take
over. The worst that could happen
in this category would be an in
vasion of japanese beetles from
the land OF the rising sun.
GLUTTONOUS BUGS
If you think their half-human
counterparts have ravaged China.
you should see what an army of
these gluttonous little Jap bugs
can do to your. rhubarb or any
thing else that grows.
Called the worlds creates
hitch-hikers, the beetle gets about
by hanging to the underparts of
trains, automobiles and even air
planes.
AS proof OF this. Arthur B.
Forest. maintenance supervisor for
the recreation department, says
the only place they are found in
Detroit is in the neighborhood of
Sixteenth and Bagley near the
Michigan Central depot.
So feel free TO ask advice as
often as necessary and always be
prepared to fight the Japs in more
places than Guadalcanal and New
Guinea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-06
DICK Ely
COLA RS
WITH YOUR
NAME
q ST

Notched rever collar sets
in washable rayon-shark-
skin, One white other
two in pink. blue, yellow,
green, beige, red or brown.
Name 6 of same name)
included. Simply press on
with hot iron.
Crowley's-Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-06

ADVERTIeFMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Waee-Hours Forum

Russell w. Stehfest, president
Of the controllers group of the
Retail Merchants Association.
tells this column that controllers
of all businesses in Detroit, re-
gardless of whether they are
members of his group, are in
vited 10 attend the wage and
salary sterilization meeting at
Cass Theater on Tuesday, April
Is, at 1:30 p. m.
Problems affecting the work
OF every controller will be
worked out at the meeting, with
an open forum scheduled TO
deal with individual questions.
Charles f. Boyd, secretary OF
the Merchants Association, Will
preside at the meeting. Sched-
uled speakers include Edwin +.
Wittee, regional director Of
WLB Philip Arrow wage
sterilization director OF WLB
Charles Letter, salary Stabillza-
ton director OF the treasury
department, and Grace 6. GlaS-
colt. regional director Of the
wage and hour division Of The
labor department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Lift Sugar Beet
Workers WdQes

w A SHINGT O ;, April 10
Representing increases of from
$500 TO $8.4S per acre, wage rates
for 1913 sugar beet crop TO be
paid by producers who apply for
payments under the sugar act Of
1887 were announced by the de-
partment of agriculture.
show an average increase
OF $3.50 per acre for the con-
tinental sugar beet area as a
whole, according TO department
officials, who said they are en-
deavoring to give labor a share in
higher income from sugar beetS
due TO the price support program
announced February 10. They also
hope to reflect in wages increased
cost of living and generally higher
level of all agricultural wages.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Rails Financial
Position Strong
Assets Top Liabilities
by W. Billion in January

NEW YORK. April 10-The ma
tons railroads at the end OF
January had what is believed 10
be the best current financial posi-
ton in their history. On that date
the ICC report showed railroads,
combined current assets exceeded
total current liabilities by $1,249,-
1877 1856.
Record breaking total of ST 1886, :
49, in cash and securities
readily convertible into cash were
held in railroad treasures. Cur
rent assets on January 81 aggre-
gated $3,111, 321,3 14, while current
liabilities totaled only $l,S6l $685.
94S.
One year previously, on Jan. 81,
1912, current assets aggregated
only S1,899, 70S,303, while current
liabilities totaled $1,056 1894 ,431. OF
total current assets on January 81
this year. $1,S86, 286, 227, were in
cash equivalent. A year earlier
cash or cash equivalent portion of
railroad assets was S1,045, $50, 032
consisting of S719,320,754 in cash,
S135, 679, 1872 in temporary cash in
vestments and $190,58f, S96 in
special deposits.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Stocks Of Oil
Show Upturn

WASHINGTON. April 10 -
Stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum on April 3 to-
tailed 239,664, 900 barrels, accord
ing to data reported to the bureau
of mines. Compared with the to-
tai of the preceding week, this
represents an increase of $4,000
barrels, comprising increases of
$685. 900 and 10000 barrels in
stocks of domestic and foreign
crude, respectively.
Heavy crude oil stocks in Cali
fornia, not included in "refinable"
crude stocks, totaled 1922, 00C
barrels, a decrease of 4l7,000 bar
rels from March q.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Plan HeIicopter
Service 10 Garry
Air Mail in Fast

BOSTON. April 10 a helicop-
Ter service 10 carry aIrmail and
arr express 20 and from the roof
tops Of over 400 post offices and
railroad stations IN the six New
England states and New York Is
provided for in an application filed
with the Civil AeronauticS Board
by Northeast AirlineS, Inc.
The system would augment the
regular airmail operations of the
airlines. Mail and express would
bo flown not only between the
cities and towns, but also from
.r1ngeSted urban locations out 10
all principal airportS for routing
and mail-liners.
The application seeks authorize
ton for the transportation not
only Of airmail but of all first
class mail as well. Thus, North
east plan is the first specific
proposal 10 bring TO reality the
transportation of all first class
mail by air and the first plan 10
utilize the extraordinary flight adj
.Vantages Of the helicopter.
Moreover, as the heliCopter serV-
ice progresses. il is planned 10
request authority 10 carry passen-
gers to and from downtown dis
.trictS, airports and suburbs This,
III granted, would provide the first
aerial taxi service in history.
s. J. Solomon, president of the
airline, filed the application in be-
half of his company after he and
Officials had witnessed past dem
constructions Of the helicopter by
its inventor, Igor SikorSky. Ac-
cording 10 Solomon, many tests
have proved conclusively the prac-
tical and economical worth of the
helicopter for the service proposed.
These tests showed the ability of
this type of aircraft TO land, take
off or hover over rooftops or areas
no greater than the average 9Xl2-
foot living room rug.
Solomon added that the helicop-
ter cannot be compared to the
conventional airplane.
ut would be more sppropria-
ate 10 call II a flying automobile
except that II can out-perform
an automobile In many re-
SDectso
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Novel { Ceremony

A novel and praiseworthy Z
award ceremony was held by
the Holley Carburetor Co. OF
Detroit on Friday.
II can hardly be- called q ccre-
rony. however. because there
were no formal presentations
and no speeches. bands OF gold
braid.
Feeling that the large eN-
penditures could better be- dI-
verted 10 the men who had sl-
ready gone into the service, Of
ficials of the company talked d
over with the men anc 4 fund
equalling the amount that
would have been spent on 2
formal presentation was set
aside for that purpose.
Now Holley workers a. the
front will have tangible evidence
that their comrades back in the
factory are behind theR1 100 per
cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Ford Of Canada
Nets 1864,

Ford Motor Of Canada reports
1912 net profit of S3,6S415S after
S., 100000 for Canadian income
and excess profits taxes, etc,
equal to S2.22 share on COM
bined Glass A and Class B stocks.
Net profit includes $465, 900 tax
provision which is refundable TO
company two years after war ends
In 194l, net profit was S3.279,-
GOA or S197 a share on combined
A and B shares. In h a I year
there was a provision of 50, 10000
for Canadian income and excess
profits taxes.
Profits of overseas subsidiary
companies in 1912 were S2,310,7 $50
against 81 ,433 ,030 in the preceding
year. Dividends paid by thes @
last year totaled $685.
568 against S877,215. Combined
earned surplus of parent company
totaled $S,613,000, an increase Of
81, 800, POI over the previous year.
Report stated that the annual
net profit that can now be re-
tanned by a corporate taxpayer,
exclusive of refundable portion of
taxes, is restricted to a maximum
Of 70 per cent of average taxable
profits in years 1936-1939, inclu-
Sive. Effect of this is to limit the
company's annual net profit, begin
ming in 1943, 10 a maximum of
81. 404 900, before inclusion of any
portion of tax.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
On GriddIe Cakes

Here's another add on the
Dow magnesium story.
At the dinner honoring Presi-
dent Willard Dow, George A.
Bryant. president Of the Austin
Construction Co., painted a
brilliant future for Maggie as
the engineers have christened
the light miracle metal.
After listening 10 Bryant's
description of planes, cars,
buildings, canoes and virtually
everything imaginable made of
magnesium. DR.. Dow inter-
rupted and said:
Don't overlook griddle cakes
made on a magnesium griddle."
And when the laughter died
down. he added:
I'm really serious about
that. Magnesium has a peculiar
property Of diffusing heat regu-
larIy over the entire griddle, so
that there are no hot spots.
You Just can't beat griddle cakes
cooked on magnesium"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Loans 10 Brokers
Jump 80 Millions

NEW YORK. April 10-Loans to
brokers and dealers in securities
by New York City reserve men,
Der banks totaled 1886 100000 in
the week ended April Z, an in
crease of $39,000,000 over the pre-
ceding week and S204, 10000 over
the corresponding week last year.
Other loans for purchasing or car
rying securities amounted TO $751; e
100000, unchanged from the pre-
viouS week and an increase Of
SO .000. 600 over n year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Briggs Earns
4 Million in AZ

Briggs Manufacturing CO. and
its domestic subsidiaries for 1912
report a consolidated net profit Of
81, 1S1 AIS. after provision of 49,
10000 for estimated federal in
come and excess profits taxes,
reserve for estimated adjustments
due to renegotiation of prices, etc,
equal 10 $215 a share
Profit in 194l was $5,5l0,S12 or
So SO a share, when federal income
and excess profits taxes were
50. 310.066.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Nation S Store Sales
10 Below Year Ago

WASHINGTON, April 1O-Fed-
eral Reserve Board reported de-
partment store sales last week
were Z per cent lower than during
the corresponding week a year
ago. New York sales were off II
per cent, In the preceding week
sales were 3 per cent less than in
the similar period in 1912. while in
the four weeks ended April 3 they
totaled 2 per cent less than in the
same period of last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Wolfe Agency Handles
S(ripps MOTOR Ads

Scripps Motor Co., Detroit, an
nounces the appointment of Ralph
L. Wolfe e. Associates, Inc, De-
troit, as the company's advertising
counsel, effective April l. Adver-
Using will tell the story of the
war effort, which is
to the manufacture of
marine engines for installation in
various types of small naval craft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
On the
Business
Front
BV WARD SCHULZ
financial Editor

This one Is attributed 10 Nate
Shapevo. who repeatedly insists
that IL is absolutely true But
true or nor. It's a sWcl. story
Nate has farm near Pontiac
which ,un by Is Tenant farmer
The other day Nate stopped ont
10 the farm and raT into the
farmers brother. who runs an
adjoining diary farm
NoirC lat ,ho fellow was
sttred IN ms SUNDAY best
Nate remarked that De looked
Ike a retired iaCmCr
Il am" d~awlCd the man Il
quit farming and went 10 work
At Ford'S.
And with that ne went on TO
explain why he gave up The
farm.
II seems tha, there's a large
creek Turning through his prop
ertv and each night when he
brings IN the COWS. he has 70
wade through the creek HIS
rubber boots sprung several
leaks. SO he applied 10 the
OPA for a permit for new boots.
The QPA clerk checked
through the list and finally told
him tina, he was not entitled
10 an order for the boots.
But" said the clerk help
fully. why don't YOU build a
bridge ."
The farmer reckoncd that
that was O. X. but figured as
how he'd need boots 10 get out
in the creek and sink the spileS
for the bridge
Again the list was checked,
and the clerk triumphantly
pointed out a paragraph under
which "bridge-builders" get rub
Der boots. He filled out the
order and the farmer left,
satisfied.
But when ! got home" said
the farmer. II realized that
now that i had the boots, i
didn't need the darned bridge.
life as n farmers just get
ting TOO complicated. so L
Quit" he added with an en-
barrassed grin.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

Boosts Profit

DIESEL Wemmer-Gil Corp
reports 1912 net profit of 1894, 558,
after reserve of $4,000 for fed
eral taxes. etc, equal to S2.07 a
common share. This compares
with $325,641 or S185 a share in
1871.
Report stated that a change in
basis of pricing the inventory of
tobacco to last in-first out" re-
duced the net income for the year
by approximately $4,000. No pro-
vision for excess profits taxes was
necessary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Mack Trucks Unit
1907 on War Work

CHICAGO, April 10-Manufac-
ture of Mack buses has been
halted owing to military demands
for heavy duty trucks, according
to c. T. Ruff, head of Mack Man.
ufacturing Corp, Mack Trucks,
Inc. unit. Ruff pointed out every
effort would be made to keep deal
ers supplied with parts, and he as
sured them Mack would be back
in bus business when the war
emergency is over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Reading Cuts Funded
Debt by 8 Millions

NEW YORK. April 10-The
pamphlet report for 1912 OF Read
inE Co shows that last year, the
company reduced funded debt and
that 81 rs leased or operated lines
by 81 96o. 10l, bringing total pub
holy held Indebtedness al the year
end down 10 SIPS. 223, 100 This
represents a decline OF SlS,4l2. 9S1
from Sl46 63673l outstanding in
hands Of the public on Jan. l. 1886
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Dow Chemical Co.
Acquires Gas Field

Mt. PLEASANT, April 10
Dow Chemical Co. announces the
purchase of the Evart gas field in
OSCeola County from Taggart
Brothers Co. of Big Rapids. Dow
will extend its present transmission
line five miles to transport the gas
over a 75-mile route TO its plant
for fuel and chemical PURPOSES.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Investment Firm
Reports Asset Gain

Investment Co. Of America re-
ports net asset value per common
share. as of March 81. 1913, with
owned adjusted 10 mar
ket prices. was S2l.76. This COM
pares with S20.27 per share on
Feb. last, and with Sl5.69 a share
on March 81. 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Store Elects Vice Presidents

CHICAGO, April 10-Hughston
NJ. McBain, president of Marshall
Field e. Company, today announced
the election of William S. Street
and Luther Ii. Hodges as vice
presidents. Street is general man.
ager of Chicago stores and Hodges
is general manager of the New
York unit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Schmidt Brewing
Earnings Drop

Schmidt Brewing Co reports for
the year ended Dec. 81, 1912. net
profit of Sl70.24l after provision
of Sl32, 599 for federal income tax.
This is equal 10 II cents a share
on 99S.732 shares 81 par value
common stock.
Net profit for 1871 was S27l $40
or u cents q share
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
u. ). Bond Holdings
Increased by Banks

NEW YORK. April 10 Open
market committee of II Federal
Reserve Banks this week increased
the banks portfolio holdings Of
government securities by 1929
S91, 900, the largest weekly in
crease in the systems history. The
additions for the week ended April
z brought total holdings 10 Sc.
$4,000 900. against S2,243, 236, 600
a wear ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
United's Night Hours

For the convenience OF its
customers. war workers and
others who have found II diff
ficult 90 come downtown dur
ing regular banking hours, the
Cnitec Savings Bank OF Detroit
Will inaugurate Monday evening
banking hours, from s p. m.
20 S ,. n, beginning April II,
according 10 William W. Slocum,
preSident.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Heads u. S. Rubber Unit

&. W Higbee has been made
manager Of the newly organized
wire and cable department Of
L. s Rubber Co, II was announced
today lie has been win the COM
.pany since 1919.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Offers Solution
To Labor Shortage
Governor Of Washington Tells How
Evening, Holiday Workers Aided
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYSER
International News Service Economic Commentator

How American ingenuity purportS meet the theai ened
the farms interestingly set forh by
Arthur b. Langle of the state of Washington IN mes
sage this column.
growth Of industries IN that state has
made the shortage especially acute was IN Yakima
Wash, day last fall and looked like deserted village
order 10 release
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Hits Industry
For Failure
To Sell Public

Placing the blame for the failure
TO sell the people on the merits
of Americas free enterprise sys-
TEN squarely at the door of in
dustry and business, T. Spencer
Shore, vice president of the Cen
eral Tire and Rubber Co. warned
of the Adcraft Club of
Detroit yesterday that they have
a sales job TO do.
The youthful rubber executive
who has served on numerous
Washington committees minced no
words in telling off" his associates
for their uncompromiSing dislike
for government controls.
CONCLUSIONS
He said that he had arrived al
four definite conclusions regarding
the future Of our system and out
lined them as follows:
1.-The American way Of life
the free enterprise System-can
only survive if men in industry
realize that government is going
w pay a AiAOl oAld lllOif I'LL ldllA
part in our national economy.
IF the system is 10 survive.
men in industry must understand
government and take an active
Interest in il. Guiding the path
of legislation in the Securities Ex-
Act and the National Labor
Relations Act instead Of fighting
the changes. would have been con-
Structive moves, he said.
3-Men in industry must realize
that we are in a peoples age and
property rights will be respected
only if human rights are respected.
A large portion Of labor trouble
has been due 10 Short-sightedneSS
by management. Personnel di-
rectorS are second only TO the
president in Importance, Shore
contends
4-If our system is 10 survive.
the American people will have 70
want II badly enough 10 fight for
il on the home front.
SLABS INDUSTRY
On this final point. Shore cited
iinduStry'S willingness 10 let the
NAM and the National Chamber
Of Commerce fight for industrys
rights
He blasted The ceiling on earn
ingS and the failure TO sell the
public on the advantages Of our
way OF life over communism,
fasciSm, socialism or bureauiSm."
"If we worked as hard selling
America as we have selling our
products, we wouldn't he In our
present precarious position"
Shore concluded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Winnipeg AboIishes
Ceilings on Rye

NEW YORK. April 10 Ceiling
prices on Winnipeg May and July
rye futures, also cash rye. were
eliminated today, according 10
private wire advice from Winni-
peg. Trading in rye for delivery in
October started today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Detroit Stocks

Sales, Including odd lots, s.0s4 shares.
Dividends In the foregoing table are the
amounts declared or paid 80 Tar this year,
unless otherwise noted. a-Faid In 1ss2,
ex- Ex dividend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

NEW ioINN, APP u ~ WI =
Stocks steadied today after a
break in the previous session on
the Presidents wage and price
freezing order.
Some sections of the list came
back small amounts. Enough of
the industrials advanced to bring
a minor gain in the average. The
other averages registered small
declines. Rails had their firm
spots as we'll as industrials while
utilities were steady to slightly
lower.
Wall Street considered that the
break yesterday. widest since May
p. 1910, when the Germans were
driving through the low countries,
was favorable for the market in
that it corrected a topheavy con-
dition. However, experts con-
tinued cautious in the belief that
some further recession may come.
SHORT COVERING
Small amounts of short covering
helped the better grade stocks,
including the steelS, motors, oils
and coppers. High-priced chemi-
Gals were absent from this list
and registered losses ranging TO
more than point in Du Pont.
Bonds were poorer performers
than stocks. The bond list regis
tered losses ranging to 2 points
with the rails the softest. South
American issues were easier, while
~. S. governments were dormant.
Steel issues were steady to firm
Iaround closing time. Among the
lcoppers, small net gains were
noted in American Smelling,
Anaconda and kennecott. Inter-
national Nickel held at the previ-
Gus close, while Phelps Dodge had
a minor loss.
Guantanamo Sugar preferred
shot up s points TO new high
at 100 on a recapitalization plan.
Great Western Sugar preferred
also made a new high on small
net gain.
SANTA FE GAINS
Fractional advances were noted
lin such issues as American Can,
Santa Fee. Consolidated Aircraft,
Consolidated Oil, Continental Mo-
tors, Crane Company, General
Motors, Goodyear, Great Northern
preferred, Illinois Central, Inter-
national Harvester, Kansas City
Southern, Glenn l.. Martin, New
York Central, Montgomery Ward,
Paramount, Pepsi-Cola. Schenley,
IS tudeb baker, Texas Company,
Western Union and Yellow Truck.
j. /. Case lost more than 2
points and declines of a point and
more were noted in American
Telephone, Continental B a k n G
preferred, Douglas Aircraft, Nor
folk and Western, Mack Trucks.
Hires and Lehman Corp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11
Steddier Tone
Developed by
Stock Market
BY ELMER c. WALLER

NEW YORK, April 10 (UP)--
Stocks steadied today after a
break in the previous session on
the Presidents wage and price
freezing order