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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-14
THE MARINES PRAYER

in the Southwest Pacific:
We were strolling along
AS the birds sang a song
Of the jungles, with South Sea
air.
Not a care came our way
AS we loitered, that day
Through the palms, meath the
Heavens to share.
Meath the coconut trees
In this tropical breeze
Stripped lizards would scamper
and hide;
While the cockatoos fled
From our sight, overhead
And gazed back as we walked,
side by side.
From this warm Southern glen
We had drifted; and then
To jungle, so acrid and dense;
And the shrek of the white
CocRatoos in their flight
Told us we had committed of
Tense.
In the swamps, and the mush,
Of the dense under-brush
Where the land-crabs would run
from our sight,
There, a fox hole, we found
Shallow hole in the ground
We could see, there had been a
grim fight.
In the jungle, SO still,
4 NTt~xzro ttnxyfI fnfrobt with IL
To gain foot, on the enemy S
shore:
Other fox-holes. we found
Shallow holes in the ground
Where brave men had met trou-
BILE galore.
In cool sheltered, spot
That had grown much too hot:
| Where their shelters had failed tc
secure,
Where the enemy slept
Our boys CALAMITY crept,
And played tricks, for an enemy
lure.
AS the still became din
They had Wormed, slowly in,
To the camouflaged fortresses
there
And the vicious intent
All their hand-grenades went
But to shatter the enemy's snare
And his skull, on the sod
Of the earth, where we trod
Lay there, grinning, IN still ane
grim death.
!. In his helmet, a dent
Of our shrapnel, Hell-bent,
Showed his reason, for losing hi
breath.
A Marines clothing, there
In the warm, salt-sea air,
The mid-section torn to threads
And we thought of his prayer
AS he died, laying there.
In respect, we lowered our heads
] ooh, our Father, above,
! Give to Mother my love,
, Sustaining her till that way
when
The angels come down
To that little old town,
t To return her to my heart agar
Help my buddies on earth
{ To show just what they're worth.
. Give them strength and endur
! ance, no end.
, Give them wit with a will
Till their mission they fill:
! And make all of these qualitie
! blend
J Help our brothers at home
y All resources to comb:
r That the striges can be smothere'
q and killed.
Help them all, to have strength
To survive, till at length
They have peace, and their G
forts are filled.
Help the workers, each day
To collect their full pay.
IS That's as much as we got once
week
Help the financiers, too,
To get get cocktails and brew;
To build their reserve to pea
Help them all to agree
Till at length, they can see
: Greater dividends, coming the
way.
r Help them all to rest
AS I humbly suggest,
They feel fresh at the end Of tt
g day
! Help my friends, and my pal,
And that sweet little gal,
e That they find greater reasons
live.
il Help each kind friend to know,
! AS from this earth 60,
= That you can't always take VIII
T. you give
From the scattered debris
= And with sights, such as these,
le We know that his prayer had Wo
l. With our efforts, SO Willed,
1t will all be fulfilled.
The set of the once rising sun!
A 10 per cent reduction in d
-. on4;r ,rJ cpr,, M prri al ucp 0f ole
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Record
Output
I'm Steel

NEW YORK. Dec 16-Subsidi
aries Of L, s. steel Corporation
IN the week ended Dec. ID estab-
llShed a new high record OF ingot
production, with an average rate
.of slightly over l04 per cent of
capacity.
This resulted in an output of
approximately 624935 net tons
for the week, or at a rate of
81 $4,000 net tons per year. The
annual rated capacity of the cor
poration is l,330.7OO net tons, or
an average OF 600,s96 net tons
per week
The previous high rate was l03
per cent, made IN the weeks ended
oct II and Dec. Is last In those
weeks production was about 6lS,-
OPS net tons. or at an annual rate
OF 32,270,75 net tons. Two weeks
ago L. S. Steel operated at lOl
per cent.
For the industry AS a whole the
complication of Dow, Jones e. Co.
Inc, shows a rate of 80 per cent
for the week ended Dec. 13. This
compares with 100 per cent in the
previous week and 90 per cent
two weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Carroll Gets
New SWPC Post

Appointment of John G.. Carroll.
former WPB engineer. as regional
chief of sub-contracting for the
Smaller War Plants Corp. was
announced by Ray II. Haun, acting
regional director. Carroll will
direct an expanded program Of
service 10 smaller manufacturers
on subcontracting.
Haun said that Sub-contracts
for small manufacturers were be-
coming increasingly important
owing TO changing war demands
and change in products, plus the
need for qualified facilities for the
invasion craft production program.
plus the need for subcontracting
in certain essential civilian prod
uctS, such as farm equipment.
Basic in form a ton is being
sought by WPC on facilities Of
small plants with open capacity.
as many Jobs are available for
them. Haun said, requesting that
contact the regional
SWPC office, 1910 Woodward,
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Farmers Market

FRUITS Apples Badwins 80 S.
3 io bu.; Delicious. No 1, 81 hu. Nc
Jena,hans NJ. J. S325a3.5o bu No. 2
81 > 80 Greetings 40 S3n 30 ~
No. y Nofthefn Syps fancy ~ .,
nu = No. J. s3,5ont No ? S2I $50
s. SO. Steele's Red. No. 1, 50 a01f bu
No z S21g so
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS
cry Cabbage No 81 asa so hu En-
dive fancy. 81 so bu No. i.S$i.2b 81 80.
Escar1.e- -lancA- - ~ nli-- No l. a. L. 81
VEGETABLE GREENS Cabbage srccns.
40 l. soc 81 hu. Coliards No. l. 7ac .
81 sa. 81 kale 70 y goo e ou. .,
No. / S2u2 so hu No p Sl.5o. Broc-
coli. No ] s. so hu mo. 2 -. CAB.
haze. M. I, 81 50d LIS bur; No ? 81 -
Red Cabbage. No. !. Sl.75p 2Za; No ?.
bu. No 2 81 Carrots. punched. No !.
eOc OSLO doz hchs topped No. 81 n
50 bu No. 2 81 70. CauHfl0Wcr. No. 1.
81 50u3:/No 2 50 Celery Root No. /,
hchs No. SOD 75c No. 2 25 NJ Doc
Celery. Michiesn Squares No. /. 81.
Horseradish No. !. 81 % ~ ? 80 peck hski.
Kohlrabi. No. J. T5c nSl doz. bchs. Lecks.
onions DRY. fancy. SO - 5o-Ih. sack
No. 81 100 290. Parsnips, fancy 50
IN No 1. 81 h0H3. No. g. 81. Parsley
root. No. /, Slnl * duz bchs Potssoes.
Radishes red hothoase No 81 dor.
nchs. Rq,abarss n. J. $la15 50 hu.
No. e. 81 %. Hubbard no I 81 50 70
hu: No. @ Sl25. Table Queen. fancy,
81 50 hu: No J. Siui.25. Tomatoes,
dollhouse. No. I 1925 IAN basket; No
2. 1925 Turnips. topped No l. 81 25u
IS bu., No 2. 81 Vegetable oysters.
No. ! 81 80 doz hchs
EGGS-LarVe. SIG 50d 1880 30-dozen
case, medium. S15at3SO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Putting more men ON the jolt
wont solve rcconNersiOn.'
Can Soon Find Out

On the other hand. il seems
that industry has not done too
much planning on this. Have
the corporations itcmized what
machines and tools they want 10
buy from the government? Have
they a plan La -giNe-the govern
ment on clearing the plants?
DO they know what part of the
additional plant space that the
government has put on they
VIII want?
fhey ran soon Enough Iinu
out" Romney replied, IN answer
to a direct question.
Perhaps if industry ap
preached the government with a
concrete plan of reconverSion,
with definite figures and basis
on which TO treat there might
be more progress on postwar
planning. Every one we have
preached the matter 10 has
unanimously concurred that the
the vital thing is speed IN get
ting back into peaCetlmc stride
when the war ends. The expense
or costs Will not be too great an
obstacle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Nichols Appointed

The election of Palmer Mich
oils as a vice president of BendiX
Aviation Corp, and his appoint
ment as general manager OF the
newly created Pacific division of
the corporation, was announced
today by Ernest r. Breech, pres
ldcnt.
The Pacific division succeeds
the corporations wholly owned
subsidiary. BendiX Aviation,
Ltd. at North Hollywood, Cal,
of which Nichols has been pres
ident and general manager. 1t
is said to be the No. ! source
of new developments and war
production on radio communlca-
ton and hydraulic equipment
on the Pacific Coast.
Under Nichols direction the.
West Coast operations of Ben
dix have increased production
more than 300 per cent since
Pearl Harbor. During this pc
Rod employment has increased
more than 100 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
~
Experimental Work

Romney urged the govern
ment to permit experimental
work and tooling now. The in
ference was that there was SUI
ficient light on the horizon IN
the way of materials and tool
ing facilities to open up little.
The rumorS have II that many
of the firms have not waited
entirely for official sanction,
There is experimental work
going on now and tooling orders
have been placed, even If only
a tentative basis.
OF course. it would 90 ahead
much more quickly with gov
ernmental sanction. And per-
haps il should. The shutdown
of open hearthS throughout the
country. indicates that the mills
could use orders. No capacity
should 60 to waste when there
is need for the product.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Market Mixed;
Park & TiIford
Hits New High

NTW YORK Dec rs up)
Stock, opened narrowly irregular
m moderately active ira in e
TO-DAY BONDS held steady Cot
tar futures opened 4 points lower
90 . point, higher
Park s. Tllfori made a now
high on Che FIRST sale ar IS up
points o0 anticipation of some
sort Of liquor distribution Amorl-
com pist.Inc opened m IA up 3.
and advanced further I'M the carly
trading
Set changes in tho main list
were small with gains and losses
balancing each other Initial dCal-
uCg generally were Smatf- United
Cory had q block of 2i00 SHARES
~ t1s. up IS and a few others
appeared on 600 shares or moN0
s steel opened AZ 50'I
ana Bethlehem &as each of :
point. Chryslor lost - 10 70.
while General Motors gained that
arlount 10 sos. losses Of *
point were noted in American
Telephone, General Electric, Doug
las Aircraft. Bocing. Southern
Railway and CurtiSS-Wright
Minor gains were made by
kcnnecott, Allied Mills. Interna-
tional Nickel, Dome Mines, Lock-
heed. American Smelling United
AIR Lines. Du Pont and Pan
American Anyways
Trading Ightencd after the
opening with prices steady.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
On the
Business
front
By WARD SCHULTZ

j. r. Lincoln hard-nii'n-
president Of The Lincoln Einc'I.,
COMPANY az Cleveland, WHO IS
conducting slUoSt a one.n'an
crusade against rcneeonal.''
announced the other day t5i
he refuses "a "rtreCoiaic MS
own employees.
OF conSeQl encc lincoln SAYS
thev viii recCNc treu D>u7'
year-erd Distribution winch
VIII come 20 am aFcl7~e oi
s. 150 per worker
Tho checks range tron ~ '''
a nuvCon7r~t TO N1Httr irt an
engineer Who developed q me-"
tyne weldCr which cat The cT>l
OF production nearly oj per
cent
MY people produced az O
rate ~ more than four times
that Of snN company producing
similar equipment. Lincoln
sand II think they earned their
wages and they'll, he comEltod
on the same scale we've been
using for 10 wears.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Pere Marquette
Profit Tops AZ

NEW YORK. Dec. Present
indications are Pere Marquette
Railway viii show a gross income
of around S55000,0O0 for the cur
rent year Net income is expected
70 be around S3.60OOO0 which
would be equal 10 S3214 a share
on l12Q00 shares of prior pre-
ferred on which there are back
dividends.
This gross would he about
ST. 100000 larger than that for
1912. while net income would be
about 100000 higher. Pere Mar
quettc provided for the 4 cents an
hour wage increase TO operating
employees IN the October report.
The l. months figures would in
clude this increase and S cents an
hour raise to incorporating en-
plOyeS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
War Babies Face
Two Difficult Hurdles

A view is that in previous Of
the industrial babies will disappear from the
after victory
babies which survival qualities,
find conditions poptous for profitable operation after
the than while the battles
At least this expounded to by Robert Walker
Aircraft Corp with plants AT Burbank
CAL City Kan Walker pointed out that successful
who started shoeString face two difficult
hurdles present time namely profit taxes and
negotiation
Both the baby harder than the established
have neither an
exempt for earnings either the capital investment
Likewise renegoaon. such COM
handicapped by the smaness of their original invest
upDt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Auto
Graphs
Claims Government
Behind Schedule
on Reconversion
By SILER FREEMAN

The other day the Automo-
tive Council for War Produc-
ton gathered a group of news
papermen 10 show them a film
which it had gotten up 70 Illus
uate some Of the problems of
reconverSion. 1t was made up
mainly of shots from the con-
version era. and with all due
respect 10 the energetic council
representatives who got IL up, II
did not point the problem too
well.
% George Romney. managing di-
rector of the council, did better
in a short talk which summed
UP what the automotlve indus
try faces on ID Day. one OF
The pungent phrases used by
Romney 10 clear up one of the
publc'S misconceptions was:
Putting more men on the job
wont solve reconversiOn."
In other words. reconverSion
is net a matter of maHpower
hut of planning and on this
Romney charged that the gov
eminent was way behind Sched-
ule. especially on the physical
problem of clearing the plants
OF gOVcrnment-oWned tools, ma
chnery. stock, partally-liniShed
goods. etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Argument Sound

As a matter of fact. | think
his argument against renegotla-
tion is completely sound because
the law. as administered, def
nitely places a penalty upon
efficiency. The higher your costs
and the greater your resultant
volume. the less are your
chances Of being hit by reneGo-
tiation. because most renegotl-
atorS work on a percentage
basis-for Y dollars volume we
allow Y dollars profit.
Unfortunately as / see II.
Congress is now attempting 10
emasculate the renegotiation
law without providing any ef-
fective substitute-and some
protection against profiteering
is undoubtedly necessary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Relief Expected From Peak Wartime Taxation

Transatng these hurdles practical corporate facts,
Walker thinks that those babies with
which viii provide opportunity viii be able to
vastly larger ratio of for net available
Tor dividends the
In chatting informally about his hopes and prospects he
feels that after the volume
should shrink forhs could operate the black and
fact its This from expected
relief peak hand,
rencgotaon the other.
But addition Walker believes that
asemen VIII be able 70 effect other when
is mustered out of One that be shed
maintenance of guards for plants Secondly Mr. Walker expects
That working for commercial customers instead of the
his growing inspections the buyer,
viii DOWN Thirdly thinks that commercial market
costs temporary inventories Incidental
~ udd-n chanEe specifications by The buAer VIII be oWor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Armor Denied

Apparently. Llncoln's argu-
ments have at least dented the
Senate'S armor, because l note
that one of the proposed
changes IN the renegotlauon
law calls for the specific eNemp-
ton of manufacturers unless
their products wind up as COM
ponent parts of the actual final
war materiel. That would APP
parently exempt Lincoln and
also the entire machine tool IN
duStry
Whether the proposed change
was specifically designed 10
eliminate the stubborn manu-
facturer Of welding material or
not, /, of course. am not IN a
position 10 say-but he has got
them plenty worried in Wash
inCtOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Lowered Costs

lie reports that his incentive
system has SlaShed labor costs
nearly 80 per cent on the firm
products and that piece for
piece. Lincoln equipment costs
the government less than any
other of equal quality.
LinColns reward has been an
assessment Of Sl.6000O0 by the
Treasury Department in l94l
because it claimed too much
was UaIU out III WAGES dTlu TOW
the firm is bcinE-renegouated 10
the tune Of S3.250,0O0, although
no other manufacturer OF weld
ers has been renegotlated on
that product
Lincoln contents tT7dt II SiTr1i-
lar efficient production were
achieved in all other industries.
the cost Of the war would be
cut by 50 per cent, and produc-
ton would be greater with less
manpOwcr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Power Use
Touches
New Peak

NEW YORK, Dec. is 49, The
electrical energy distributed by
the electric light and power in
dustry of the United States for
the week ended Deg. IL touched
a record high for the second week
in succession AT 1855, 905.00O kilo-
watt hours. according 10 Edison
Electric Institute.
This compares with 1897, SPA
600 kilowatt hours I'm the 1912
week. an increase of 16 per cent.
Output in the week ended Dec.
4 totaled 1850, $4,000 against
3.SS3, $4,000 in the 1912 period,
an increase of IA per cent, and
in the week ended Nov. u came
10 44O3, 342. 600 kiIowatt hours,
against 3.766 3Sl 600 a year ear
lier, an increase Of l6.9 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Business Failures Rise

NEW YORK. Dec 16-Althouch
failures fhIctuatc in number from
week 10 week, they have remained
on an average level of about 40 a
week since the middle of Scptem-
Der a little less than a third the
number in the like period a year
ago Dun & Bradstreet, Inc re-
ported 40 failures IN the week
ended Dec 9, compared with IS in
the previous week and 1872 in the
corresponding week Of 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Amer. Ice Acquires
200 Pfd. Shares

NEW YORK. Dec 16-American
Ice Co. in November acquired
1900 shares Of its Is per cent nom
cumulative preferred stock, reduc-
ing outstanding preferred 10 60
500 shares on Nov 30' against
1O6.623 shares on date Of the last
previous report. according 10 SEC.
In June this year 900 shares were
acquired I'M August. 923 shares,
and October, 500 shares
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Buys Spray Gun Firm

NV YORk, Dec. rs American
Brake Shoe Co S Kellogg division
an Rochester. \. Y. has acquired
Crown Spray Gun Manufacturing
Co. Of Los Angeles. Cal The Crown
plant has been IN operation since
1913 and manufactures a wide
range of spray guns and paint
spray equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Start Flint Housing Unit

FLINT. Doc. 16-Work on the
second emergency war housing
project of 220 units on Western
road is under way today with the
Detroit construction firm of Cum
bingham and Rudy doing prellm-
mary work under contract
signed with tho FILA last week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Limits Company investment in Fixed Assets

rom lht outset oil hS adventure production Walker
0 Kept n uInd that The temporary abnormal
-9 Accordingly he consciously limited company investment
iNo2 assets pretcrrng whenever feasible 10 a
o 'in lease rather than build Likewise wherever il
TO lnu SuocorfaCtor with machinery he preferred
""t through hn rather Than enlarge ompan2s
mem n fixed assets, such uaC Nucr
Tins bIr ot organization designed
win startling rapdty wartime quickly
alter war orders have been cancelled.
ready laS company as n natures finds ways and means
~ produce more with fewer m7nhouS and according 10 the
aeeen is IN The process Of cIng less efficient employees
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Stockholders More Than Workers

case OF now and Experimental companies which slrti'2
me war ~ NO that Uc earnings VIII of relation
ship 0 drastic enrichment gros, o prospect
o'tef U.s. ot more interest to The stockholders than the
WORKERS. Tho Volume Of employment moro closely tied with
nv e sI OF safes since IN Tho overall U3Eonal pc&e
Ftt> aohe EanaN occupied rccevt So Dtr cent more
of flN national ur6YuC
I.u ifcFr overall economic and social viewpoint. the
nation after Pho VIII n Interested volume
%. uN BUT the little babies fighting tor
,,a' eaN necessarily Do expected tdeay moro OF the load
Than tles capable OF. w
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
FOREIGN Exchange

LEGAL NOTICE.
rs THE SUPREME COURT or ONTARIO
Between
vFRN EMVY RFINHARnr
Plaintiff
ERNEST ~ REINHARDT and
NNRGUFRlTE a CHAMRFHS
sometimes known as Marguerite
a. Krlnharutl. 4
nFfendaVts
AN N0TiCE or SETTING DOWN
TAKE NOTfCE fhatNt hik acn1n was SET
down 1n thp 3rd d1v of peCenfrN ig43.
for tr.al at the present non JURY shNlgso Of
thIs court
Dated AZ Toronto this 3rd day ~ De.
teuber a ID 1913
joins CALt AHAN
IL Richmond 81. p. Toronto.
Solicitor Tor Plaintiff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
List Weeks Gas Sendout

The gas Sendout in the Detroit
district for the week ended Dec.
II, was 717,S62. 900 cubic feet,
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.
renOrtcd TODAY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Livestock Market
nEIRnIT


CATTLE--50O Ut~e trading in siauFh.
ter steers and yearlings. few smaH lots
about steady ~ Slf % down tu' demand
extremely narrow Tor small supplies of
fresh arrivals; early trading on cows yerr
irregular steady ~ 2bc higher IN Gamers
and cutters spots up more little done or
beef grades. early sales on Gamers and
cutters So % s. some strong weight rlf-
tiers IS 2ts few common beer COWS. 50 f0
~. bulls STEADY mostly 81 81 az $50 0r
common and medium sausage balls. usri
WeiEh' enters down 90 S. 90. replace rrfrt
cattle scarce. UNCHANGED.
CAINES-800 fully s'eadys few choice
vealcrs SIS, bulk good and choice $50 On.
medium, Sl3 2 10, common. SO - c4ia.
IS
HOGS =. 500. STEADY e1cep, weight,
under $50 lbs. 25c irVrr tuk good and
choice Z1@~27h lh hogs S17 +O- rf4c'.,a.
top few 39o-800 Pos &I.1G - So Ea18
ard choice Is0-1I0 't STG
mos ig0-1S0 lt. 81 T. I'-r 'ew Irt-
us lh So "a g., t4k rrvs under lHa
ibs. ST 25111T5.
SHEEP 3 BOO fuUv steady m sree-
and lambs few closely sorted
lambs ti5 bulk good and ctr.l ra-FE.
s1f iog 1f.-5 medium fH good -Aee .afs
tia - % common 0rs'.F $50 o. r..
81 ~ cr47 bucks - Us-a 81 fgrt
most good and chalae s.e.--'rr ewes So
81 common 8r0 medium So
cults g-1F