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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12
TOURNEY OPENS

CHARLOTTE, Aug. l!-ih ~
four-state regional American !, s SI
gion junior baseball tourna orros
will open in Albemarle tomo an1s5
with a similar session scneu0 an
to start in Columbia, S Y" ''
Monday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12
MRS. MARY REGAIN BARNES

LUMBERTON, Aug. 11.-Death
has claimed one of Lunberton's
oldest residents, Mrs. Mary E. Re-
gan Barnes, SO, who died at her
home here last night. She had been
in ill health for some time and
confined to her home, where she
lived alone, for several years.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at Biggs funeral home,
with the Rev. c. w. Wallace in
charge. Burial was in Meadow
brook cemetery.
Mrs. Barnes was born in Lum-
berton on June "a, 1856, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. iona
than Barnes, and had lived here
throughout her life. She was the
wife of the late Willis Barnes and
the last surviving member of her
family.
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City Briefs
FIRING NOTICE

Notice Of firing to be con-
Quoted by Headquarters Anti
aircraft Artillery school of
Camp Davis August 1920, in
elusive, daily from 8 a. M
ii p. M, at Sears Landing fir
ing point, Sector No. 2. Danger
zone: water area known as
Sector No. 2 to include a dis
lance off shore of $4,000 yards
at Sears Landing, and the air
area above the water area up
to an altitude of 10000 feet.
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Obituaries
JOHN KOSH

Funeral services for John Kosh,
IS, of Castle Hayne, who died of
a heart attack at 4 pm. Wednes-
day, will be held today at 10 am.
at McClures Memorial Chapel,
with the Rev. C. C. Myers Off
ciating. Interment will follow in
PIE Creek cemetery.
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HELD PRISONER

According to an announce
men made by the War Depart
ment, Pfc. Robert M. Mills of
Hampstead, husband of Mrs.
Pauline G. Mills of Rocky
Point, is being held by the
Germans as a prisoner of war.
Pfc. Mills is the son of Mrs.
Callie Mills of East Whining
ton.
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BEHRENs ADVANCES

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. l. -R)-
Herbert Buddy Behrens, National
Western boys champion, fought his
way to the semi-finals of the mems
division in the Wisconsin open
tennis tournament today with 81,
6-2 defeat of Jack Pinkerton, Me-
nasha, Wis.
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PROMOTIONS

Promotions announced ny the
Guard office in Whining
ton yesterday included. Ensign
Harold E. Hackett, executive
officer of the Coast Guard
beach patrol, promoted to lieu
tenant junior grade; Ensign A.
j. Beard, commissary officer
of the Captain of the Port, pro-
NOTED to lieutenant junior
grade.
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GOLD CUP, TRAvERs TODAY

NEW YORK, Aug. 1l-P)-Rac-
ing's oldest stake. for three-year-
olds in this country, the Travers,
and the turf's quaint Saratoga Gold
Cup feature for two-year-olds &C.
cupy Belmont park tomorrow but
only II thoroughbreds have ac-
cepted the challenge In the two
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CHOIR

The Camp Meeting choir will
appear at st. Stephens A. M.
E. church Sunday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock, offering a pro-
gram of spirituals, quartettes,
and solos. Wilmington resid-
ents are invited to attend the
services.
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Masonbcro Inlet
FOOD CONSUMES MOST FATS

Americans use about 1000, O00,-
600 pounds of fats and oils a year
OF this, 81 per cent is used in the
form Of food, 20 per cent as soap,
per cent in paints and varnishes,
and the rest in varied products.
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AWARDED COMBAT BADGE

WITH THE AMERICAN DIVI-
SION, Somewhere in the Southwest
Pacific, Aug. IL lR Pfc. Max
Anderson of Shooting Creek, N. c.,
has been awarded the Combat In
fantryman's Badge for v a 0 r
against the japanese at Bougain-
vile, Southwest Pacific headquar-
tiers announced today.
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WEATHER

(By U. 8. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. M. Yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
1870 am. 70; 1880 am, 10; 1870 pm 81;
1880 pm n.
Maximum SO; Minimum s.; Mean rs;
Normal rs.
HUMIDITY
$50 am, 70; 1880 am. II; 1880 pm, "A;
1880 pm, "a.
II PRECIPITATION
!. Total for the "a hours ending 1880
pm, 600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
SOL inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
from the Tide Tables published by
U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wilrain Qton d.11 ON 1i.S1 ON
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AQUATIC SCHOOL CANCELLED
The Red Cross national aqua
tic school, which was schedul-
ed to be held at Camp Carroll
ma, Brevard, August 1920, has
been cancelled due to the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis in
North Carolina.
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Candytuft, plant, gets its name
from Gambia, an old English name
for the island of Crete, from which
the seeds were carried to England
in the 18th century.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12

One Of the purposes of the
Worlds Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union is to suppress trade
in opium.
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STAN DIN GS
RESULTS
fRv The Associated Press)
NotionaI League

(By The Associ"
National League
New York 8, Pittsburgh IL.
Cincinnati IL, Boston s.
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 6.
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis II.
American League
Detroit IL, Washington 4.
Cleveland 8, Philadelphia s.
St. Louis 1, New York 6.
Chicago 9, Boston Z.
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MUNICIPAL sOFTBALL
LEAGUE RESULTS

Firemen 1, 141st ADMIT 2. p
Wilmington Coast Guard s. Lake
Forest 2.
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USO WEEKEND PROGRAMS
Third and Grace streets IJSO

Third and Grace streets USO
club. Saturday-8:30-9:30 p.
M: "Bunko," newest dice
game; 9:30-12 - dance on
porch and refreshments. Sum
day-9:30-11 a. MI coffee and
donuts; $3.50 p. M: apprecia-
ton half hour of Sibelius' COM
position by Miss Mary Knowles
$50 p. M: snack supper.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12

Petrified trees are found in the
uppermost layers Of the rock mon
ufnents In Monument Valley, Utah.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12

Before the war England i'm.
ported eels from France, northern
Italy and North Africa.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-12

fourth when a foul tip split the
first finger of his throwing hand.
Chicago - 300 100 302-9
HUMPHREYS, Ross, and fresh,
Casino; Terry, Barrett, Haus-
mann, Woods and Wagner, Partee.
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National League

Does not include last night late
games.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Steel Rate Remains
AT High Level 10
Meet War Needs
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Aug. ITO meet
demands of the Nations military
forces for ordnance items, America 8
steelmakers are operating at 81 per
cent OF capacity, better than pre-
dicted early in the season when 1t
was estimated freely that ingot out
put in third quarter would be down
z to 8 per cent or more" the maga-
zine Steel said.
with military procurement agen-
cies, particularly the Army, striving
for new peak in ordnance produc-
ton, this fall, pressure for prompt
steel tonnage appears as heavy as II
has been at any time" said Steel.
A summer production decline had
been forecast because Of a man.
power shortage, hot weather and
equipment repairs.
Now the necessity Is apparent fol
higher operating rates If the new
goals are to be achieved and thi.
means more labor and a minimum
Of work stoppages," the publication
said.
"Of major importance to the ord.
nance program also is need fol
greater manpower in some affiliatec
lines, where. severe choke point.
have developed, especially in forg.
ings and castings. However, atten.
ton OF Washington and industr,
representatives to this situation
holds some promise of relief.
Additional shellmaking equip.
ment is nearing completion ane
when this is installed shell produc.
tion should rise sharply"
The national steel production
rate gained one point to 81 per cen
last week.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
CHICAGO Livestock
FURNISHED By the Associated Press.)
AELECTER LIST QE ISSuES

CHICAGO. Aug. Z Np. twFA) .-salable
hogs, $4,000; total. 10000; active, COM
plete clearance early; all weights and
Grades fully steady; good and choice 160-
240 pounds at 1875 ceiling; weights over
24o pounds at 90 ceiling on such
weights; little here scaling under 100
pounds and relatively few big weights:
good, and choice 300-550 pound sows
mostly 400; only few big weights down
salable cattle $4,000; salable calves
900: fat steers and yearlings steady to
strong good and choice weights active:
common and medium grades comparatively
scarce at 1900 down to / i 00 and below
top long fed steers 1900; about half
dozen loads. scaling 1,100 to 1875 pounds,
bringing the price; numerous loads, 1900
II 80. with ,yearlings selling freely at
l1.25-S5: heifers strong. bulk, 1880
1850; top, 1890: other killing classes
generally steady: cows fairly active; good
beef cows to 1880; mostly S5O-1I so;
with cutters at 500 down, and Gamers.
55,75c675: very few sausage bulls above
II 90; mostly s.5O-1O 80; vealers steady at
10 90 down: stock cattle slow, scarce.
Saiable sheep, 1000; total, 5000; mod
erately active: native spring lambs along
choice shorn ewes fully steady; lower grades
strong to fully % higher: good and choice
native. spring lambs 1880 to mostly IA rs.
with bucks discounted LOO; top, l475,
but range lambs absent; few medium so
pound native springs. II 90: light culls
eligible down to 700 and below: decks good
yearlines around 11.5O: deck common
shorn yearlings sold 925: cun to good
ShOrn ewes, 2 O0-5 %
Evening star., 1944-08-07
|LoW.Priced Motors
Continue 10 Hold
Market Spotlight
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

=
NEW YORK, Aug. Large scale
buying Of low-priced motors again
dominated the stock market today
and, while scattered pivotals made
mildly successful efforts at recovery,
numerous leaders found the going q
bit rough.
Special situations brought out
bids as did the belief of some that
a quick Nazi debacle might have
been pretty well discounted as an
argument for the tightening of ac-
counts on fears of reconversion
troubles at home. Doubters were
plentiful, however, and these either
stood aside or further reduced held
ings.
Rails were handicapped by the in
timation OF an Assistant Attorney
General that antitrust actions
against some carriers were pending
A jump of liz points to 7 by Gra-
ham-Paige on a block of 5000
shares at the oper ng was followed
by other TRANSACTIONS of 1000 to
10000 for Hupp Motors ,and Pack
ard. All of these were at peaks for
the year or longer. The pace slowed
after midday, but volume for the
full proceeds was around 1000, 900
shares. Extreme gains were well cut
or cancelled in the majority of
cases near the close
In front most of the session were
U. S. Steel, Hayes Manufacturing
Westinghouse, international Har-
vester and Montgomery Ward Lag
CARDS included U. S. Rubber, Chrys-
Ter, Anaconda, Oliver Farm and
Southern Railway.
Bonds were uneven.
Berkey g. Gay Furniture, in the
curb, just about doubled its Satur-
day closing price of IL on unusually
lively transfers. Supported also were
Cities Service, Brewster Areo and
Pepperel.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
SEC 10 Hear Central States
Utilities Plan AUGUST II
BY the Associated Press,

xoS lhc ASSUCldteQ fTeSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA con-
solidated hearing will be held August
II to consider transactions to fur
ther Ogden Corps plan for the
liquidation of Central States Utin-
ties Corp. and Central States Power
& Light Corp, the Securities and
Exchange Commission said today.
Central States Power & Light pro-
poses to sell its Iowa Minnesota
properties" telectric) to Interstate
Power Co., another Ogden subsid-
iary. for base price of $2,750,OO0.
Part of the proceeds would be ap-
piled to the retirement of Central
States Power g. Light outstanding
$9l9,770 principal amount Of 5ha
per cent first mortgage and first
lien gold bonds due 1858.
The balance of the proceeds would
be distributed among holders of
securities junior to the 5la per cent
bonds.
Interstate would acquire the Iowa
Minnesota properties with proceeds
from the sale of its electric and
water properties in the "Bemidji-
Crockston district" OF Minnesota for
a base price of $1,000 900.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c: ''' Al!
", :
Retail Sales in First Six Months
Indicate Year Will Set Record

the same period last year theyi
spent $25, 1853, 900 900. .
Durable Goods Increase, Too.
On durable goods-jewelry, furni-
ture, building materials, automobiles
and auto .parts-they spent in the.
first six months of this year $4,646,-1
000, ,000 In the first six months Of.
1943 they spent $4,415 100000
Furniture was the only line OF
goods listed by the Commerce De-
partment which showed a decrease
this year.
Here are notes on some of the
items which showed increased
spending:
Food-Undoubtedly there were
more sales of finished foods, which
would boost the COST At the same.
time there probably was wide chisel-
ing on things like meat, through up
grading. This means you may have
paid for better cut than you re-
ceived, all of which would raise
the total of money spent.
I Clothing More Expensive.
Clothing in apparel stores-Mary
lines of cheap clothing had disap-
peared, so shoppers had to pay
more.
| Automotive - Used car prices
scared More auto parts were placed
on the market.
Notwithstanding suprted in
March. to beat the tax which went
into effect April /, then it slowed,
and once more picked up.
Building material-A major fac
tor in this increase was money spent
on home repairs.
Filling stations, dealing mostly in
gasoline and oil-Even these sales
were greater in dollar volume than
last year
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Business Briefs

Steel Mill Operations for the cur
rent week are scheduled at 97'o Of
capacity, indicating production of
1915 net tons. the American
Iron g. Steel Institute announced.
Figures for last week were 969co
and 1,735 800 tons; a month ago,
95.7To and 171430O and a year ago,
a7.8Ts and 1,70400
National Cylinder Gas Co. reg
istered with the SEC $4,000 shares of
s100 par value cumulative preferred
stock.
Central Soya Co, Inc, one of the
three largest soybean professors in
the country registered with the
SEC S2,25O000 of sinking fund deb
entureS, due 1859.
Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Transport Co. asked the SEC to ap-
prove reacquisition from Wisconsin
Electric Co. of 10000 shares of its
500 par value capital stock and
100000 of its 40 first mortgage
bonds.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. will eX-
tend to main line operations the
electronic train telephone system
which has been in experimental
use since June, 1912. on the Belve-
dere-Delaware branch.
New Jersey Zinc Co. earned ST.
35O,96o or SO cents share in the
June quarter. Figures for year
ago were not available.
PilIsbury Flour Mills Co. profit
for II months ended May 81 was
S1163,547, or SIP a share. VS.. ST.
17O,616, or S213 in the same l943
period.
Sullivan Machinery Co. net for
the first half of 1914 was S3o5 ,676
or S164, VS.. $346,4l7, or S165, in the
same period last year.
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio report
ed net of S2,536333 or $3.50 a share
in the first half of 1914 VS.. $685.
73O or S2.70 on fewer shares in the
same 1943 period
General Telephone Co. earned
S856,519 or 81 a share in the first
half VS.. $896,278 or SLOT a year ago
National Supply Co. net for the
first half was $2265,32 or $518 q
share on the 81 preferred, after
provision for renegotiation, COM
pared with S2,509,200 or S605 pre-
ferred share in the same l943 period
Bucyrus- Erie Co. earned 1888 57t
or 56 cents share in the first hall
before renegotiation, compared with
S864,883 or 81 cents in the same
period last year.
Century Ribbon Mills net for the
half was $l03,217 or 80 cents a share
before renegotiation, compared with
tr &C
ton in the same 1943 period.
Nehi Corp. earned S375,295 or 81
cents share in the half VS.. S42l ,984
or 80 cents a year ago.
Newport Industries, Inc, net fol
the half was $266 900 or 43 cents g
share VS.. 1859 .087 or So cents in the
same l943 period.
Pennsylvania Central Airline.
earned SCI 400 or 13 cents a share
in the half VS.. $119, 500 or % cents 6
year ago.
Federal Shipbuilding g. Dry Dock
Co. launched its 200th ship since
Pearl Harbor at Kearny, N j., wher
the giant super -troopship' Gen. w
P. Richardson slid down the ways.
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. has de-
veloped a new Diesel railroad loco
motive driven by the same engine
used to equip the latest Navy sub
marines. First of the new locomo-
tives will be presented to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul to-
morrow.
McCrory Stores Corp. sales fol
July totaled s5,472, ,429, a gain OF
$3.50 over a year ago; for seven
months, S36 6,091 ,648, an increase o1
21T.
Crown Drug Co. sales for July to-
tailed 1928, sos. a gain of 500 over
a year ago: for TO months ended
July 81, 1896 1852. an increase OF
Evening star., 1944-08-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American shoppers are breaking
their l943 spending record. which
made We 1923 boom year look like
peanuts.
Figures on retail sales for the
first six months of 1914, just COM
pleted by the Commerce Depart
ment, 60 much beyond the first six
months of 1943.
They indicate what Is likely to
happen in the last six months OF
this year.
This story deals only with retail
sales to the buying public. That
is. sales by food stores, restaurants
department stores, clothing shops
drug stores. places like that.
1t doesn't include sales by manu-
facturers or wholesale business
firms to the Government.
New Record Indicated.
In the first six months of 194a
retail sales were S29,774,000, 900. In
the first six months Of 1914 they
were S32, ,000, 900, an 8 per cent
increase. If that rate of increase
is maintained the rest Of this year
and it probably will be, retail sales
for all of 1914 will be somewhere
between IS and 68 billion dollars, a
new record.
In 1943, for the year, retail sales
totaled $63,8l8, 100000. In 1872!
they were only s48, ,459 ,0O0,0
The big increase has been in
non-durable goods: Food, meals ir
restaurants, clothing, gasoline
drugs, liquor, fuel, ice, cigars
flowers, etc.
On non-durabie goods, Ameri.
cans, between January l and Juns
80 Of 1914, spent s27. .467 900, 900. Ir
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Wushinqton Produce

From the War Food .Administrati ton
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
EGGS-Market Arm. Prices paid fol
Federal-State graded eggs received from
Sradns ;Ied stations no,ors AYgust Whites
1874; average, "A; U. s. grade A, me.
dium. 81; U, s. grade B, large. 81; U. s
80; average. 27h Current receipts, near.
by uneraded eggs. $3.50. Receipts, Gov.
ernment graded eggs, 341 cases g days.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady Re.
ceipts very light. Prices paid net fob
Washington tpermitted Transportation
charges included according to mileaRe)
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Iekes, Wagner, HiIImon
To Address ALP Session
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Secretary
Of the Interior Ickes, Senator Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York and
Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, will be principal speakers
at the 1914 presidential nomination
session Of the American Labor party,
Hyman Blumberg, State secretary
announced yesterday.
The session, officially launching
the party's Statewide registration
campaign, will be held August 10 -ip
New York. Candidates will be named
for presidential and vice presiden-
tial electors, Senator and associate
Judge of the Court Of Appeals of
New York State.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug lP.-Cotton fu-
lures moved lower today on commission
house liquidation and hedge selling inu-
enced by favorable war news, dullness in
spot market, and uncertainty over the
textile ceiling situation
Offerings were absorbed through mill
buying. Activity was also RESTRICTED pend
ing first Government estimate Of the new
crop tomorrow.
Late afternoon values were 35 to so
cents a bale lower. October. 81 .O5; Decem-
ber, 20.S6 and March 2O.65
Evening star., 1944-08-07
D. {. Utility Earnings
Below 1913 Levels
lncfirst Half
By EDWARD C. STONE.

by EDN AND u. SIONE.
:. Net earnings of Washington.
tour utility corporations in the frs,
half year were under the like 1874:
period, reports to the Public Utilitie.
Commission reveal. Decreases were
moderate, higher expenses being the
chief cause, although in two in
stances operating revenues fell of
Potomac Electric Power reported
q net income in the six months oil
$1,983,972 VS.. $2,028,989 a year ago
a decrease of s45.Ol6. Operating
revenues showed an excellent gair
but expenses and other income de-
ductions were much heavier.
The Chesapeake 81 Potomac Tele-
phone report showed a total net
income, before interest and divi-
dends, of $1,505 .907, a decrease ol
$96,470. In this drop an increase
of S375,437 In operating taxes was
q vital factor. Revenues were lower
and expenses higher.
Capital Transit had net income
of S715.124, off $117161 from the
first half of 1943, due to drop in
operating revenues and IN revenue
passengers, and a 1881 900 increase
in operating expenses. Taxes were
$911, 900 lower.
Washington Gas Lights net in
come of $1,000 .234 was $77.372 below
1943, mainly because expenses
showed an increase of $l82,64
against a gain in revenue OF
sl14.6O1.
Ample Bank Credit Assured.
Every competent individual, firm
or corporation in the United States
needing postwar bank credit will
get it if the money is to be used for
some constructive purpose that will
serve the private enterprise eco
nomy of the country, Robert M
Hanes, chairman of the ABA Credit
Commission, promises. The AZ Com
mission members meeting in New
York reported that unlimited credit
will be available.
Municipal Financing Slow.
State and Municipal financing
during July amounted to $31 100, 1876
compared with $55,O510 oil IN July
1943. For the first seven months of
1914 this financing totaled $685.
174 ,494, compared with 1898 ,956, ,404
in the like 1943 period, the Daily
Bond Buyer announces. These to-
tails are still far below the levels
Of any prewar year.
The Federal Reserve Board has
reported that Knoxville led all other
cities IN the United States in de-
cfN Io
first half of 1914, trade being Al
per cent ahead of last year in the
same months.
SZymczak Goes to London.
M. S. Szymczak, member of the
Federal Reserve Board of Gov
economic commission which will
hold conferences with representa-
tives of Belgium in London, accord
ing to FEA Administrator Leo T.
Crowley. He will be away eight
weeks.
Visitors to New York Stock EX-
change Offices today saw Graham
Paige Motors opened with $4,000
share sale at 7. Other low-priced
motors opened with very heavy
sales, Hupp, Packard and Con-
tinental Motors being especially ac-
tive. BoardroomS were crowded.
Ralph L. Andreas has been ap-
pointed district freight agent for
the Illinois Central R. R. in Wash
ington, succeeding Oscar L. Grisa-
more, transferred to Chicago Mr.
Andreas has been general agent
here for two years. Fred Heinz
licher, jr.. has been appointed COM
mercial agent.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Weather Report

District of Columbia Consider
able cloudiness tonight and early
tomorrow. Showers this evening.
Continued humid with temperature
in high 70s or low Dos.
Maryland and Virginia-Consid-
cradle cloudiness tonight and to-
morrow. Showers tonight and along
coast tomorrow Moderate temper
ature with high humidity.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.