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| Virginia Peaches
| Sell as High as
| 50 q BusheI
BY the Associated Press.


WAYNESBORO, Va. Aug. l2.-
Elberta peaches sold today at prices
ranging as high as SO bushel at
Nelson County packing sheds,
County Agent John B. Whitehead
reported as orchardists of the
county began harvesting their light
est crop in decade.
Only four peach growers IN Nell
son County have any crop at all,
Mr. Whitehead said. Estimating the
total county yield for 1943 at less
than $500 bushels Average annual
peach production in Nelson County
is from $4,000 to $4,000 bushels, he
said.
Augusta County Agent James NJ
Gorsline said at Staunton the total
peach crop in Augusta would be less
than 400 bushels and that many
growers who normally pick thou
sands of bushels we're unable to
find even a single peach due to
repeated freezes last May which
wiped out the bloom. Normal Au-
gusta County peach yield is $4,000
bushels
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our scope and we are not inquiring
into the French committee
Chandler Praises Strategy

CnanuIer PTalSeS StfaLeSym
Senator Chandler, the only Sena-
tor in Army issue khaki, with
shoulder badge similar to those worn
by civilian employees of the psyche
logical warfare branch at Allied
headquarters, said he was impressed
by American warfare efforts against
Germany, adding. AS long as it is
arranged for us to fight both Japan
and Germany in the way they de-
serve as No. l enemies, I'm in agree
ment with Allied strategy"
Senator Chandler said that the
United States 9Th Air Force of Maj.
Gen. Ira C. Eaker operating from
British bases had cut their losses
to 9-10 per cent, while delivering
blows heavier than ever before
against Germany.
He said he was satisfied with
Prime Minister Churchill and For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden's as
surances that Britain. would fight
to the finish alongside of America
against Japan.
All of the Senators expressed an
intention of supporting legislation
for getting demobilized soldiers jobs
and caring for any jobless army
that might exist some time after
hostilities cease.
From talking to soldiers, they said
the men overseas were violently op-
posed to strikes on the home front,
but appreciated the American in
duStrial skill that was turning out
100000 war planes and 1900 ships
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug Il lP, CWFA) -SaIable
hogs. 10000; total 1929: fairly active,
l5-25 higher: most advance on weights
over 240 pounds and on sows: top. 1890;
good and choice 17O-25O pounds, IA $500;
250-2SO pounds. IA 1910: 2SO-S30
pounds. "A 1890: few loads weiehts up
10 pounds. IA 4o0-65: good and choice
under 800 pounds on butcher hog order
salable cattle, 1000: salable calves
lower mostly weak to 25 of with all
followed same trend as steers; medium
strictly choice steers here: bulk l:;.75-
1900: top, 1880. on 300 pound aver
aees; best yearling. 1910; strictly choice
S11-pound Ted heifcrs made 1915, most
heifers, I3.50-I5 so; cows very uneven,
mostly steady with Gamers and cutters
fstrly active; bulls steady to strong. best
weighty sausage offerings, l425: vealers
steady at l5.00-l 500; but common and
medium heavy calves dull at 1909 90;
most Southwest common calves, G.50-S.0O
Salable sheep, LOCO: total. 1000; fat
spring lambs slow, early bids and sales
fully steady damp heeces considered: bios
and sales medium to choice native spring
lambs. l3.0u-l4.o5; best held higher. few
common to medium native throwoutS. : 30
down; short three deck choice around 1907
pound dry-fed clipped lambs with No |
skins, 1880; others downward TO 1"50;
sheep about steady. talking 6 so 90 on
atiVe SlauehteT ewes,
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Anthracite Dealers
To Be Cut 10 90 Pct.
OF Last Years Stocks

Coal dealers will be limited to
90 per cent of last years re-
quirementS" of anthracite be-
cause of production losses due to
the recent miner strikes, Fuel
Administrator Ickes said today.
1t will be difficult TO obtain hard
coal for home heating in some Sec
tions of the country, Mr.. Ickes told
his press conference, but added that
there ought to be plenty of btu
minous coal of suitable types to
meet the needs of the coming WIN
ter. No rationing of either type of
coal is planned, he indicated.
The administrator said the work
stoppages had resulted in a. loss
thus far this year of 3,500,000 tons
of anthracite and that we arc going
to have trouble to supply the de-
mand
He told reporters tnat members of
the Anthracite Distribution Com
mittee, composed of representatives
of national and six regional dealer
elotpG. dlC oLSSuSSlllS Vic Pl OblClIl
now in New York.
Announcing that the Solid Fuels
Administration and other Govern
ment agencies are beginning an in
tensive fuel conservation campaign
for anthracite" Mr. Ickes said
regional Offices to study and control
the situation will be established in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Wilkes-Ba and Syracuse.
The administrator said 10 per
cent of the available hard coal sup
ply will be set aside to take care
of persons converting furnaces from
oil to coal and for war workers who
have been transferred to congested
areas where they might find diff
Guilty in obtaining fuel.
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Commodity Credit Lifts
Curb on Corn Sales
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Elevators in the Midwestern corn
belt no longer need set aside 80 per
cent of the corn coming to them,
for the use of industrial professors,
the Commodity Credit Corp. an
nounced.
Between July ! and August 10
such elevators were required to act
as agents of the CCC and to turn
over 80 per cent of their corn ac-
questions to plants making corn
products essential to the war. This
priority on corn was set up after
some processing plants closed be-
cause of inability to obtain corn.
Officials said sufficient corn has
been obtained to meet needs of in
dustrial professors for several weeks,
following Government promise to
reimburse owners for any increases
in ceiling prices up to October !
The CCC said that elevators would
be required to ship 80 per cent of
any corn still held by them in the
name of the CCC TO buyers in deficit
feed areas in the East and West.
However, corn bought by the eleva-
tors after August 10 may be sold
to any one.
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S45,OOO, Bonds
OF Indiana Utility
Put on Market
BY the Associated Press

6s ine Associated PreSs.
NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-Halsey,
Stuart e. Co. today headed group
of SO underwriting firms offering a
new issue of S45.oO0,000 Northern
Indiana Public Service Co. first
mortgage 3B per cent bonds due in
1878. The securities we're priced at
l02ts and interest.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used by the company to retire all of
its outstanding 334 per cent bonds.
Halsey, Stuart & Co. also headed
another group offering a new issue
Of Sl.200000 city of Frankfort, XIV,
water bonds at l0l .35 for the issus
as l34s.
First public offering OF shares of
the Hoover Co. was made by an in
vestment banking group headed by
Smith, Barney g. Co., Hornblower
d. Weeks and Field. Richards g. Co.
The offering was made up of 1O8,-
634 common shares and was part of
4l6,3l8 y shares now outstanding.
Priced at s225 0s share. they were
purchased from several large share
holders,
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Vine Growing in Walk
Produces WotermeIons

Ry the Associated Press
ATLANTA.-Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Johnson of Atlanta are beating the
high watermelon market by raising
their own-but unintentionally.
The Johnsons rented a house
from a Federal public housing ex-
ecutive who was transferred to
Florida. Several weeks after moving
in they noticed vine growing out
of spacing in tiagstone walk.
The vine now covers an area of
about so by 6 feet and has II large
watermelons and many smaller ones
on it.
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ing was effected by United State
forces east of Cape Orlando. OF
the north coast of Sicily, on tn,
night of August 10-ll under tn,
cover Of United States Navy guns
This landing took place near tn,
mouth of the Naso River. Heav,
enemy counterattacks were sue,
cessfully beaten back with the sic
OF naval gunfire.
Units of the United States Nav,
then proceeded to shell enemy posi-
tions in direct support of the opera
ton, which is continuing"
(The Italian communioue as
recorded by the Associated Press
from a Rome broadcast said num-
erous buildings had been hit dur
ing the Allied raid on Terni and
that losses among the population
were heavy.
ut also said an Allied cruiser OF
10000 tons. another of 5000 tons
and three merchant ships were
hit by Axis torpedo planes.
violent Allied attacks contin-
ued in the center Of the Sicilian
front, the Italian announcement
said.
CReggio Calabria on the italian
mainland opposite Messina was
raided further by Allied planes.
the communique said, claiming
that three had been shot down.
tBroadcasting a supplement to
the communique, the Rome radio
said 70 persons were killed and
493 injured in the Terni raid and
King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Elena hao toured the
damaged area. 1t added that
100000 lire had been put at the
disposal OF victims of the raid.")
Increased indications that tn,
Axis is gathering an evacuation
fleet emphasized the Importance o
the enemy's bitter END defense O
Randazzo as a holding operation
until the coastal columns can fal
back on MeSsina.
. Randazzo is the last importan
highway junction southwest O
Messina and its fall, in addition t,
bringing the inland Allied force
into position to threaten the north
eastern tip of the island, would re
suit in almost insuperable com
munication difficulties between tn,
enemy's northern and eastern
coastal forces.
Ross Munro, Canadian Press cor
respondent with the 9Th Army. ca
bled last night that contact hat
been established between the Amer
leans and British about midway be
tween Bronte and Randazzo.
Resistance Weakening.
The Allied inland advance facet
mountain rivers raked by heavy ar
tillery fire, dynamited bridges an,
roads choked by thousands of ton
dynamite -loosed debris. Fleets O
Allied bombers strafed and bombe,
the narrow, winding roads an,
Randazzo itself for the fourt]
straight day yesterday.
Allied air fleets in greater an,
greater numbers also were strikin
al the northern coast by day an,
night to make any Sicilian escap
move costly undertaking.
British Warships also demon
strated tremendous obstacle fac
ing any Axis withdrawal attemp
when they extended the ANiet
domination of Italy's coastline from
toe to shin Tuesday with heav,
bombardment as far north as tn,
Bay OF Naples.
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Bituminous Output
Smaller During Week

BituminouS coal production in the
United States approximated 1850
900 ret tons in the week ended
August 7, compared with i2,l00.00o
in the preceding week and was
per cent above l1,O9O,OOO in the cor-
responding 1912 week, the National
Coal Association reported on the
basis of incomplete car-loading re-
ports.
For the year through August 7,
production was estimated at a49,-
$4,000 tons, compared with 345.-
$4,000 in the same 1912 period.
Evening star., 1943-08-12

Germans, Expecting
Attack, Strengthen
Grip on YugosIavia
Ry BLAIR BOLLES,

Ante Pavelich, QuiSling Premier
of the puppet state of Croatia
carved by Italy from Yugoslavia,
lost his power with the fall of Mus
solini and is now simply the mes
senser boy for the Germans, who
have assumed full authority in
Zagreb. the Croatian capital. re-
liable reports reaching here today
said.
The State Department received
a dispatch reporting that Pavelich
had dismissed pro-Italian Foreign
Minister Lorkovich from his cabi-
net. 1t is understood that this was
done at, German insistence and that
the pro-Italian chief of police will
follow. Pavelich, long an agent for
Italy, is trying to make himself
agreeable enough to the Germans
to keep his title if not his powers
as Premier.
Political Control Spreading.
Signs reach here that Germany is
spreading its political control over
the whole of the former Yugoslav
vi ieoi iCo, VI dCOly W
the Allied invasion the Nazis expect
will be launched on that quarter of
the world. The German plan is said
to be to wipe out the last vestige of
Italian influence in the Balkans.
The Ustashi secret society of
fighters organized by Pavelich, is
said to have been incorporated by
the Nazis into the SIS Corps and
there put beyond Pavelichs control.
The principal German representa-
tive in Croatia is the SIS Gen. Hans
KaSche, who is German Minister TO
the puppet government. He is ad-
Vlsed by a quisling against the
quisling-by Mile Budak. former
Yugoslav foreign minister and Min
lister to Berlin, who is An enemy OF
Pavelich.
Gen. Kasche is said to be
strengthening the fortified line in
Northern Yugoslavia from Triglav
to Fiume to block the progress of
any Allied army which might try to
move eastward from the plains of
Northern Italy into Yugoslavia
These German political and mill
tary moves are watched from Tag
reb by Giacomo Casafano, the
Italian minister to Croatia, whose
influence has disappeared.
Tug of War Over Groups Ended.
The question whether there will
be an Allied invasion of Yugoslavia
is said to be on the agenda of the
new Roosevelt Churchill conversa-
tions. The Allies have improved
their own strength in the Yugoslav
region by their recent move in
bringing about an understanding
between the two principal anti
Axis Guerrilla groups in Yugo-
slavia-Gen. Draja Mihaidovich's
Chetniks and the Partisan fighters.
This understanding has ended the
tug g-of-war between America and
Britain on the one hand and Soviet
Russia on the other about the mer-
it's of the two groups. The Soviets
were supporting the partisans and
criticizing Mihailovich, the criti-
cism now has ceased, authoritative
reports here state
Political complexities of the
gravest sort confront the planners
of Allied strategy when they con-
template the possibilities of action
in Yugoslavia. The State Depart
ment expects that in the event OF
invasion, Gen Milan Neditch, the
German puppet premier of Serbia,
will try to attach himself to the
Allies with an explanation that Sc
cretly he has been working for Allied
interests throughout his term as
premier.
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. Il lP-Rye dropped
to new seasonal lows in late trading today
carrying wheat and oats below the previous
sessions close on renewed selling by
houses with Eastern connections Losses
In rye ran to about cents at one time
Action of the War Food Administration
in removing corn marketing restrictions
created nervous undertone in all pits
The Commodity Credit Corp. announced it
was making corn available for livestock
feeding purposes. This. traders said, would
curtaii the immediate feed demand for
other grains.
Rye rallied slightly at the close and f1n-
lshed on losses of l-lSs: September. 96ss:
wheat was unchanged to "a lower: Sep
tember, 43, and oats were l2-a. down;
September. 8Sh
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For. Bonds
FURNISHED By the Associated Press,

T. I&I LOG 1o2ts 5uSb i2Sl 9mat AA
Rates OF divldencs IN the fOregolng table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration TN
isss Otherwise noted; special or extra div
extras, d Cash OF stock e Paid last year
I Payable in stock Declared or paid so
far this year h Payable IN Canadian funds
( Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year Wv With warrants rw Without
warrants
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New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press
hedge selling % Coupled with scatteFcd
liquidation brought about reactonary
trend in the cotton market. Offerings
we're absorbed principally through trade
price fixing against textile contracts.
Late afternoon prices were 10 -
cents a bale lower. October, 1895 De-
cember. 1884; March, 1870.
closing furry of hedge selling de
pressed the cotton futures closing into
nLw lows for the day
Futures closed told contracts) 45 to 80
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Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Aug. IL lP-PoulLry, live
- trucks; steady: Leghorn chickens 25
other prices unchanged.
Butter. receipts, 56l 422; frm prices as
quoted bv the Chicago Price Current are
UNCHANGED. -a
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OutIives Kin at los

Charles Cole of Watford, England
who has celebrated his 105th BIRTH
day. says his only near relative is a
nephew aged 9l
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Chitaso Cash Market
Cash wheat. no sales. Oats No . mixed.
- a; No. 3, 6S24: No. >, white, 72A;
No B. GAIL: No. 4, 6Sss ,69l.; sample
Grade white, 66l2-s4 Barley, maltins
-l:l, nominal; feed, l.o5-l1?: nom
lnal. No. & 90
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RUSSIANS ENCIRCLING GERMANS AT KHARKOV-Russan
troops tbottom reported hammerng the
of German held Kharkov and the fall the
mnent today In encrcng the Russians
of the last German railways at Vodyanaya and also
captured Akhtyrka Norhwad along the battle front sod
ne) the AeXeyevka arrow) miles
from Bryansk Shaded German held "A Wrephoto
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Spot cotton closed quiet, so cents a bale
lower: sales, 5.22; low middling 3 ~.
middlins. 20"H: good mddlina. 2O.6; re-
ceipts. s1S; stock l56.Sl3
Bid. n Nominal
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Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA. Aus. /" P.-The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for August IL: 2,s63
purchases involving S0,15l shares: 2.412
sales involving 59,552 shares. including "a
short sales involving 1,050 shares.
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New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS Aug. J." ,P,-Cotto
futures declined here today under hedg
selling and small July consumption est
mates. The market closed barely steady
45 TO 55 cents bale lower,
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Rail Yards Among Targets.

Railway yards and industrial
buildings were the targets of the
Flying Fortresses at Terni and the
attack was carried out despite at
tempts at interception by Axis
fighters.
Allied fighter -bombers. continu-
ing their sweeps against Axis ship
ping, sank four enemy vessels off
the Sicilian coasts
The communique said one Allied
plane was missing from the opera
tions.
A description of the American
coastal operation was contained in
a naval communique, which said:
In the face of stiff enemy re-
sistance, second amphibious land
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N. Y. Bond Market
(Fnrnished. nv iha

TODAY'S SALES.
tReportcd in Doilars.ll
Domestic s 257 300
Foreign 533 600
ftC Gnvt 20 Y1E
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fDS
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clouds and, because l was too lazy
to 90 around it, I dew straight
through the middle.
Immediately a swarm of infuriat-
ed Spandules swooped down upon
my aircraft. They were covered with
long black hair to protect themselves
against the intense cold. Their bod
les were fat as poker chips. Their
faces looked rather like oxygen
masks, and I suppose this allowed
them to breathe and live in the rare
fed atmosphere of those great
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long ago, before l
had ever heard of
them, l was flying
along in a Hurricane
at about 80, 900 feet,
looking for a Dornier
which was supposed
to be in the vicinity.
I came to one of
those billowy white
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thing l noticed at first. He sat quite
still, looking me in the eye. After a
while he said again, YOU'RE in for
it," Then, with an elegant sweep.
he removed his hat, said, Good
evening"" and disappeared outside.
I didn't know where he'd gone.
and soon forgot about him because
we were arriving at our target. We
had a good strafe and set number
of trucks ablaze, but the machine
gun fire and the ack-ack were fairly
heavy. Then just as we were coming
away l noticed him again. He was
standing on the engine-oowling of
nv machine, holding on by his sue
ton boots, busily engaged in boring
a hole into the engine with drill.
For a moment he looked up. and
once again he said, YOU'RE in for it."
NJ warned You"
Soon my engine started to splut-
ter, and halfway home it packed up
altogether. Then there was forced
landing in very rocky piece of des-
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Those are the two food factors you especially
need for main Dishes Velveeta has these, plus
other important milk nutrients. And this
famous cheese food melts smooth to glorious
sauce that adds goodness as well as nutrition
Evening star., 1943-04-11

so he melted. until finally there was
only a small wet patch on the wing
where a few long black hairs hoated
about. Luckily the ice on my wings
melted, too; and was able to pull
out Just above the ground.
Dangerous and difficult creatures,
the Spandules. Dangerous, because
men are sometimes killed when their
machines ice up. Difficult. because
we don't know how to get hold OF
them and put them through the
training which makes bad Cremlins
good.
They lGoh
EsyEN if we could catch them,
they would melt as soon as we
brought them down to the compara-
lively sweltering heat of the lower
regions. and of course it would be
tremendous waste of time to train a
lot of melted Spandules.
The point of all this is that there
are Cremlins - Fifnellas, Widgets
and Spandules.
But know them for what they
really are.
Treat them with the respect to
which they are entitled.
And don't, for heavens sake.
blame them for all the silly things
that happen everywherein in the world!
Evening star., 1943-04-11

snow on the sidewalks or ice ON
the roads. But he doesn't.
The Spandules are a peculiar type
of Gremlin, encountered only by
pilots flying above 1000 feet. They
live in the rolling valleys of great
white cumulus clouds, and all day
they eat hailstones. They hate being
disturbed, so whenever possible we
avoid flying through the clouds in
which they live. One day, not very