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Evening star., 1944-12-21
WASHINGTON Produce

From the War Food Administration
Prices paid net fob. Washington
EGGS-Market firm. The moderate in
crease n receipts of fresh eggs continues
light and short of demand, Storage sup
IN ns ss oSer pPS cens
regulations effective today. Prices paid
for Federal-State graded eggs received
from grading stations December 81:
Whites, brown. mixed colors: u s.
grade A, large, 56-57, average 5sH;
y S grade A. medium. 46-49, average
An: U. grade C, SO. Current receipts
nearby ungraded eggs. mostly AS. few
A and 4f.
LIVE PoULTRY-No poultry received
today and no trading
TURKEYS-Two small truckloads were
reported on market this morning Scat
tered supplies reported by-passing the
wholesale market Situation generally
quite similar to that existing prior to
Thanksgiving Prices paid net TO B.
Washington permitted transporta tion
charges included, 36.45
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Bituminous Output
At New High Mark
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-For the
third consecutive year the btu
minous year the bituminous coal in
dustry surpassed in 1914 it's previous
record high production established
in the first World War, the Bitumin-
GUS Coal Institute announced today.
Output this year will be between
$40, 900 900 and 625 900, 900 tons, or
from 100000 to 100000 ahead
of l943, the second year in which
production exceeded the World War
l record
The 1914 record was established
with about 100000 fewer workers
than the industry had in 1918 and
the average age of the working
forces was As years against 80 in
the earlier period. Extensive mech
anization of mines and installation
OF safety devices was given most of
the credit for the record by the in
stitute.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Trust Company Votes Extra.

Trust Company Votes Extra.
Directors of the American Security
& Trust Co. have declared a divi-
dend of 2 per cent and an extra
dividend of per cent on the capital
stock. payable January 10 to stock
holders of record December 80, Pres
ident Corcoran Thorn announced to-
day. Due to the holding of the an
fer books will be closed from Janu.
ary to January 16, both dates In
elusive.
On the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday, Washington Gas
SIS preferred stock sold at 10912, g
new high for the year. Washington
Loan & Trust stock moved at 286 or
a 31-share sale, also 1914 peak
while Garfinckel preferred came out
at %, the highest price this year.
Hines Urges Postwar Caution.
Speaking on "Reconversion ano
unemployment" Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, head of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. told Washington cost
accountants at the Mayflower last
night that pitfalls following the
First World War must be avoided
this time.
Difficulties will be far greater as
the country has been in the war
twice as long and has three times as
many men under arms. National
production has increased 100 per
cent; 100000 men have entered
the armed forces and manufacturing
employment has risen to the un-
precedented level of 61.500000.
He discussed the work of the Re-
training and Unemployment Ad-
ministration and pointed to the we'll
considered benefits provided for vet
Grams.
More Dividends Declared.
The National Bank of Washington
has declared the regular semi
annual dividend of SO per share,
payable January 2 to stock of rec
ord December 20. The directors also
voted the usual Christmas bonus for
all employees of the bank
Directors of the National Capital
Bank have declared a semiannual
dividend OF 40 cents per share on
the new $40 par stock. payable De-
cember 80 to stock Of record Decem-
Der % The bank paid a 81 per
cent dividend on June 80, making
the years total dividend 7i2 per
cent
Washington Properties directors
have voted interest for the fiscal
period ended October 81 at the rate
of 3.5 per cent on the s8,678,500
bonds. checks to be mailed February
/. A sinking fund payment of s205,-
637. equal to so per cent of available
surplus, was also voted.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
London Bunk Reports
Goin IN Circulation
By ths Associated !. Press.

~ tHe eA1soSI1teQ Ffebt.
LONDON, Dec. 21.--The weekly
condition statement Of the Bank OF
England for week ended December
90 reported an increase Of f16 ,337, 600
in note circulation to the record
total OF f1.242 ,037, 600.
Public deposits were f4,334, 900
lower while private deposits in
creased f19,285. 900 and government
securities were up f31 ,245 900.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 R.-cotton fu-
levels Of the day as light mill buying met
limited hedge offerings Steadiness was
partly influenced by announcement that
the c. c. c. is seekint $4,000 bales Of
cotton in the open market for lease lend
disposal
Late afternoon values were 10 to Is
cents 4 bale higher, March. 21.94: May.
21.S7, and July, cI4T,
Evening star., 1944-12-21
FOREIGN Exchunoe

NEW YORK, Dec p oR,-Foreign ex-
change rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars. others in centsl:
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 1oI. per cent discount. or SO 81 y.
United States cents unchanged
Europe: Great Britain, oficial buying,
81 OF; selling. 81 04
Latin America: Areentina. free 24a7.
unchansed: Brazil, free, 5.25ni Mexico,
n Nominal
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Capital Store Sales
Is Per Cent Above
1q43 in November
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Department store sales in WASH
ington in November were 13 per cent
higher than In the same month a
year ago, while cumulative sales in
the first IL months of the year ran
5 per cent ahead of last year, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
reported today.
November sales in the fifth dis
trict were up IA per cent and in the
IL months were 9 per cent heavier
than a year ago. Many surprising
gains were scored in fifth district
cities as shown in the following per-
centage comparisons with 1943:
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Sales

Sales
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate. 90. High Low. $50 chre.
Wrigley tWI3 7oIs 7oih 7oHs - u
York Corp SOC l3h II l3h
YOUNG saw Ia 10h 10 1o - "
Youngst S6T2 3oh 3Sh 3e1A + IA
tYs SAT pf 51s 90 los 1o4k los + u
YOUNG Stl Dl 10h 10 loh + "
ZoniteProds.35e SO 50 81
Approxinats Sales Teaay.
11:00 am. le7 $40 1900 noon $50 SO
100 Pm. S27 600 900 pm 635 $40
tunit Of tradins 10 shares; saIes printed
IN iull In BANKRUPTCY or seceivership o.
being reorganiyed under Dankruptcy Act
are annual disbufsemsnts based Or last
quarterly OF semi.annual declaration On.
@ isss otherwise noted special or sxtra divi-
II u rights ) Also extra Or extras CaSh
or steek 4 Pse!afsd er paid 90 Tar this
b PAYABLE in Canadian funds Accumu.
lated dividends paid or declared this year
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Construction Awards
Show Decline in Week
By the Associated Press.

DF FksSUIIuttU
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Engineer-
ing construction awards this week
totaled s20.225, 900, compared with
s31 ,757 900 in the preceding week and
S34, ,655 900 in the like period of l943.
Engineering News-Record reported
today.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. u lP,.-The Sc
ported today these transactions with odd
lot dealers or specialists. on the New York
Stock Exchange for December 90: 4,459
| sales: involving 1873. .495 shares, including
81 short sales, involving 2,213 shares
Evening star., 1944-12-21

Stone & Webster Engineering
Corp. elected Russell T. Branch
president to succeed John r. Lotz,
who became board chairman.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Market AVERAGES
SELECTED LIST OF ISSUES.
FURNISHED BY the Associatei Press.)

Radio Keith Orpheum Corp. de-
clared a dividend Of $1.50 on 6se
preferred stock, payable February /.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Washington Exchange

SALES
Hecht common-@0 at 2I3.
National Capital Bank tnewI--iOO at 81
Capital Transit Co.-100 at 3O..
BONDS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
Air Gunner Tells
OF Sea Rescue

After several brushes with
death as gunner in b o m b n 6
missions over Europe, Staff Sgt
Michael L. Sullivan is back home
at 1922 Hogarth today for a brief
rest.
A former Northwestern High
School student, Michael entered
the army in January, 1912. For
Is bombing missions in three the
alters of war. including the raid on
the Ploesti oil fields, he has won
a Presidential citation. the Distin-
guished Flying Cross with an Oak
Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
ION one flight over Germany
the flax was so heavy that two
motors on one side of the plane
were knocked out and most of
the controls were shot away.
Finally we had to ditch In the
North Sea. We spent about %
hours on our raft, shouting and
clapping our hands to keep
warm, until rescuers found u.s."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
Siff Fake
Petitions

Circulators Of petitions nomi-
mating Stanley Sumeracki, "a. of
1854 E. Campbell, as Democratic
candidate for the office of county
auditor have today been sum-
moned for questioning by Samuel
Bremen, assistant prosecutor and
county cooperation counsel.
Sumeracki's own name does not
appear on the petitions.
Bremen will also decide today
on the validity of petitions filed
by Arthur Murphy, 1906 Lincoln
Democratic candidate for sheriff
These petitions contained out
county signatures on blanks de-
signed solely for signatures OF
registered voters of Detroit"
Murphy's petitions were handed
this morning 10 Bremen by County
Clerk Lingeman. to whose atten'
ton they were brought yesterday
by Sheriff Baird.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
Bus Driver 5
Case Near Jury

The case OF Walter c. Lackey,
Al, OF 23046 Carlsby, on trial be-
fore Traffic Judge George T.
Murphy on a charge OF man.
slaughter resulting from the
death of a passenger on the bus
he was driving. goes 10 the jury
today. Lackeys bus crashed into
a streetcar Dec. D.
Yesterday the motornan of the
streetcar. William Motley, testi-
fled that he stopped his streetcar
az Merrill Plaisance and Wood
ward where the crash occurred
and waited until he had the
green light.
However. 35 states witnesses
testified that Lackey had the
green light
The crash resulted in the death
of Wesley Hoffman. "a, of sol
HillSdale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
Buick Head Asks US
Strike Intervention

FLINT, May 19-Federal inter-
vention 10 end the Buick alumni
mum foundry strike, now in its
fourth day, was sought today by
Harlow H. Curtice, Buick general
manager.
Officials of Buick Local 500,
UAW-CIO. reported tina I they
were unsuccessful in persuading
the "a striking metal workers to
return. AS a consequence of their
idleness, there is no work for 1,400
other employees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
2 oBsERVANCEs SUNDAY

Also on the program were
Dearborn's Mayor Hub b d;
President George Brady of the
FordSon board OF education. and
William Kelly, educational service
officer of the U. S. department Of
justice.
Two observances will be held
Sunday: one at Belle Isle al 2
p. m. under the sponsorship Of the
department of parks and recre-
alton. the other at the Institute Of
Arts auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
$4,000 Awarded Girl
Injured by Truck

Joan Louise Dancer. II. 213s
Lenox, today was awarded q
$1,000 judgment by circuit court
jury for injuries sustained Nov 6
1912. when she was struck al
Linnhurst and Gratiot by truck
owned by Lee Polk and Frank
Houghton, cement block contrac-
tors of 10000 Devine. The COM
plant alleged defective brakes
The girl lost her right eye in the
accident.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
513 Wayne Drdftees
Discharged in April

LANSING. May Estate Sc
lective service headquarters an
nounced today that 985 Michigan
veterans were discharged from
the armed forces in April. OF this
number. 500 were discharged for
physical or mental disability.
Wayne County discharge S
totaled 513.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19

Il Am An American Day" Will
be observed in Highland Park
tomorrow night with rally al
the Highland Park High School al
7:30 p. m.
II will be the second of a Sc
RES Of obServances planned to
pay honor 10 those in the Detroit
area who during the last year
have attained the fun status Of
American citizenship, eth Q r
through coming of age or natural
iZatiOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
MIL Urges Rise
In Teachers Pay

BAY CITY, May 19-Increased
financial aid for Michigan school
teachers. particularly in Pontiac.
was advocated today by delegates
to the Michigan Federation Of
Labor convention.
At the same time the delegates
sharply criticized State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction DR..
Eugene B. Elliott for his recent
threat to withdraw state aid from
Pontiac unless a full school year
was carried out there.
Recent defeat by Pontiac voters
of a proposed tax increase made
it unlikely that full school year
can be effected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
| Am CuItisf
DedthProbed

CHICAGO, May 19-Three in
vestigations into the death of Mrs.
Mary (. Windsor, 10, retired
Detroit school teacher. continued
today after Mrs. Marjorie May
Brinkly, AZ, a member of the
Il Am" religious cult. was held
as principal witness at coroners
inquest.
SPENT WEEK IN CHICAGO
Ann Taylor, a witness TO Mrs
Windsors will. and Mrs. Brinkly
received grand jury summonses.
Mrs. Brinkly was named execu-
triX in the will, which left $4,000.
A second witness TO the will
was Mrs. Neveene DeSpelder, 5737
Grayton, Detroit, who, police said,
spent only a week in Chicago be-
fore returning to Detroit.
At the inquest, Mrs. Pearl Grif-
fifth. 5132 st. Clair, Detroit, Miss
Windsor's niece, said her aunt
came to Chicago last February
for no apparent reason.
GAVE CULT $1,000
Mrs Brinkly told police she met
Mrs. Windsor in a Chicago hotel
and that the dead woman gave
her $1,000 TO turn over to the
Il Am cult. Mrs. Brinkly adj
mitted that she withdrew 81, 100
from a joint bank account estab-
lished by Mrs. Windsor, who. she
said wanted me to watch over
her affairs"
Mrs. Windsor died in the county
hospital last Saturday. Hospital
certificates showed her death
caused by cancer.
Miss Taylor told police she met
Mrs. Windsor in Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
ASSAILS THOMAS
Reckless Driver
Gets 9O.Day Term

Pleading guilty 10 a reckless
driving charge Harold +. Zaker,
q, of 2S49 Standish today began
a 90-day term in the city Jail.
Imposing the maximum penalty.
Traffic Judge Maher said Zaker
had a bad record including a 60
day sentence in 1871 for driving
without an operators licgse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
LEWIS ADDRESSES 700

The holiday. originated several
years ago by the Hearst news
papers. has been officially pro-
claimed by President Roosevelt
upon authorization of Congress.
First OF the series was held
last night at the FordSon High
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
Fl Ann American Rites
Open Inn Detroit Area
International Sound Photo

School. where 700 residents Of
Dearborn and nearby communities
heard a program headed by Ferris
+. Lewis. director Of the social
science department of Fordson
High School. who spoke on What
II Means 10 Be an American
Today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19

and saturday. warmer SATURDAY Lowest
tonight about as Moderate winds
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Thursday Highest. 81
degrees lowest, 80. mean. 50.
Departure from normal temperature
Thursday a degrees
Departure from normal temperature since
Jan l. AIS degrees
Temperatures one year ago today High
est, 50 degrees lowest. 20 mean, 81
Temperatures this date In past II years
Highest. 81 degrees in 1894 lowest 81 IN
1894
Relative humidity Thursday 80 q N
67r $50 a m, 81 80 ?. m, 81 z
8 30 p. m. So
Precipitation in last - hours ending al
8 80 a. m TODAY. trace
Departure from normal precipitation
since Jan ]. - IS inches
Degree days for Thursday, May Is: 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
.Chrys|er Aide
Attacks JAW

In a bitter indictment of what
he called one of the worst and
most deplorable situations in its
relations with the UAW-CIO,
Robert w. Gender, director of
labor relations for the Chrysler
Corp. has appealed to r. J.
Thomas, UAW-CIO president, TO
stop the strike at the corpora
tons Highland Park plant.
Gender reviewed in detail what
he said were the facts that led
TO rioting in the plant and dis
charge of four union officials and
seven workers employed there. He
described the chaos when a plant
supervisor and assistant plant
uperinten nd n were seized,
dragged from their offices and
mauled by a mob of workers.
MOB VIOLENT
"Pandemonium existed as a
result OF theImob violence"
Conder's letter said. 1.-THE plant
was forced to cease operation.
The shop committee chairman,
plant shop committeeman and
chief steward were discharged
Ga steward and seven other
workers had been dismissed
when a truck of the Dossin
Products Co. was forced to
leave the planD.
THE plant was ready for OPP
GRAFTON as soon as quiet was
restored. Only a few employees
have returned to work on each
shift. Members OF your union
around the gates are turning
employees away.
Because of the strike at the
Highland Park plant essential
parts for army trucks made
there are no longer In produc-
ton and II has been necessary
20 lay Oft some of your men,
bers at the Dodge truck plant
where the parts are needed. A
similar situation has arisen ut
the Dodge main plant where
more OF your members are out
OF work."
AssAILs THOMAS
Gender then assailed Thomas
and members OF the executive
board OF the UAW-CIO.
II have not seen one single
published statement by you.
your executive board or the
international union representa-
tives condemning tho mob vio-
ieDce action OF your members
ut the Highland Park plant"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
DefrOiter Hero
OF ITO Missions

At "a, 1t. Col. Gilbert o.
Wymond has gone a long way and
been a lot of places with the 57th
fighter squadron of which he is
commander.
Wymond. ordered back from his
dive-bombing unit in Italy for
special engineering mission, is not
the youngest lieutenant colonel in
the service although, as he said,
I'm one of the younger men,
40 MISSIONS
But Wymond would be we'll on
in years il each decoration
bestowed on him had added a year
TO his age. Also if his l40 mis-
sions had aged him.
But the young colonel returned
to the home OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert O. Wymond, PHO
+. Jefferson, looking not much
older than he did when he enlisted
shortly before Pearl Harbor.
Curly haired, tall and tanned
Wymond suggested Let's talk
about the group not me" when
asked about his citations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
TRIPLE CITATIONS

"The award that really counts
though" Wymond said, sis the
triple citation given the group
by the President-for support
Ing the Eighth Army on Its way
from FL Alamein to Tunis, for
participating In the Cape Bon
Massacre where rs enemy planes
were shot down and 80 damaged
and for developing the PAT
Thunderbolt as a dive bomber
and low-cover fighter"
When he left the Mediteran
mean theater Sunday afternoon
Wymond said, lit still was rain
ing and the pilots were gettinl
meat and butter every third day.
He told how a bottle of coca
cola brought a soldier $50 in TIT
desert. The soldier sold 100 sip
at so cents apiece. A can of beer
he said, sold for SIS.
I'D be just as glad IL I never
had to open another can of
meat or see another sausage for
the rest Of my life," he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
FOrenndnRoW
Up 10 Panel

As production resumed in 13
war plants affected by the strike
OF the Foreman's Association Of
America, the War Labor Board in
Washington today set up a special
fact-finding panel TO investigate
the disputes between the union
and six corporations.
Although not all the $1,000
workers idled by the long stop
page had been recalled. full pro-
duction is expected TO be reached
Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19

Forrestal Sworn In /.
WASHINGTON, May 1s (UP)
james Forrestal was sworn in
today as secretary of the navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
CALLED IN OTHER PLANTS

All workers at the Briggs Outer
Drive plant reported on schedule
except the assembly and servicing
assembly departments, which are
to report Monday. All Hamtramck
plant employees reported today.
The Aeronautical Products Co.
today was under order by WLB
Chairman William II. Davis TO
restore 20 foremen 10 the jobs
they held before taking part in
the walkout.
Davis telegraphed Alfred Jack
son. the firms president, that the
board had been told that six of
these had not been taken back F.;
seven had been offered only pro-
duction jobs. and the remaining
seven had been ordered TO super
wise two or more departments,
although before the strike they
had been responsible only for one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
lsT CLASH WITH NAZIs

Wymond was in the attack when
the first American pilots, fighting
as a unit, clashed with the Nazis.
Those were pilots of the 57th, the
first unit TO be officially an
nounced as in action in Europe.
His campaign ribbons trace
Wymond's progress: the Egyptian
Lybian campaign, Tunisia, Sicily
and Italy. Just before leaving
Italy. Wynond received the Silver
Star for gallantry. On May 2 he
had made a particularly devas-
tating attack on communication
-centers at Rignano, Italy.
Beside the Silver Star. Wymond
wears the Distinguished Flying
Cross awarded at the completion
of so missions against the enemy
the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in Sicily. the Air MEDIA
conferred for destroying three
enemy planes in combat and seven
clusters to the Air Medal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
WAIT ON FINDINGS

In setting the panel. the
WLB said that its findings would
lay the groundwork for MLB de-
cisions involving the foremen in
Detroit plants.
1t Is expected that the panel
will hear representatives. of the
companies and conduct any sup
Elemental Investigations deemed
pertinent.
Briggs Manufacturing Co. en-
ployes in departments 81, 50 and
II of the Mack plant reported at
work on regular shifts today, with
the remainder scheduled to report
Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19
THE WEATHER
DETROIT DATA

Detroit and vicinity: Showers tonight
and Saturday. Warmer SATURDAY Lowest
tonight about as Moderate winds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-19

THE DETROIT TIMES {
Friday. May ~, 1874
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-07
WORD ON new GAS
RATl0NS AWAITED

Officials of the New Hanover
War Price and Rationing board
still were in a quandary yesterday
about how, when, and where the
new "a" gasoline ration books will
be issued.
Hundreds Of inquiries from Will
mington motorists, anxious to
learn how they are to obtain tho
new books that become valid No
vember 9, has brought the reply
from local OPA officials only that
s'we have no information yet, but
assume the books will be in your
hands by November g."
To the press, the rationing Of
ficials said "please ask the public
not to call us anymore. Well make
public announcement the very
minute we learn something our
selves"
The fact that Eastern motorists
would start using new "A" gas
books on November 9 was an
nounced by the OPA from WASH
ington on September rs, in .
double barrelled moved to achieve
nationwide uniformity and hal:
gasoline coupon counterfeiting.
AS far as is known here, the
new "A' books will become valid
November 8.