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Evening star., 1944-08-20
FIue-Cured Tobacco Prices

VALDOSTA. Ga. Aug. ~ lpl.-One
market on the Georgia Florida hue-cured
tobacco belt was closed for the season
today and several others are expected TO
wind up their 1914 activities next week
The Hahira, Ga market closed at the
end of trading yesterday.
Some warehouses reported their floors
nearly cleared for the first time as traders
ended their third week.
Average prices for practically all grades
OF the leaf yesterday were firm at Thurs
days levels. Demand continued strong
for medium 10 better quality tobacco,
said the War Food Administration. Prices
for some of the poorest types ductuated
81 or more.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

National Savings
& Trust Co.. and
the first woman
ever elected to
an official posi-
ton in the bank
is very enthusi-
astic over bank
ing and espe-
cially over her
own duties.
She does the
important work
of servicing real
estate loans to
customers, after
approval by the
loan committee
and also has
Evening star., 1944-08-20

ldnJlc . I a I e S
Conference, at
the Stafler Ho-
tel.
Da vid T
Scott of Boston,
vice president of
the national or
yanization, who
led the discus
sions, announced
that several So
called "quickie
courses h av e
b e e n designed
which can be
completed in a
few weeks by
b a n kin 6 stu
la~te
Evening star., 1944-08-20

Some courses have been extended
but others have been cut down
sharply to speed up the training
Mr.. Scott added. In stressing the
Importance of obtaining more wom-
an students, he stated that of the
100000 bank employees in the coun-
try, 10000 are women.
Washington Chapter already has
met with marked success in inter-
esting women in the courses, he
said.
Representatives at the conference
were present from the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Virginia, North and South
Carolina. B. Bruce FrantZ, presi-
dent of Washington Chapter, pre-
sided at both the afternoon and
was arranged by Walton L. Sander
son of the Hamilton National Bank,
q member of the ALB Executive
Council.
Speakers included Winifred T.
Irwin. president, Philadelphia Chap
ter: Fred G. Brittle. jr, president,
Richmond Chapter; Lillian B. Brit
wistle, Philadelphia Edward F. Gee,
Richmond. chairman, National For
UNI and Seminar Committee: DR..
Elmer Louis Keyser, George WASH
ington University. and 1t Marion
Rehfuss, w. A. c., past national
chairman of the ALB Women's Com
nnittep
Evening star., 1944-08-20

on account OF
his health, of
Richard w. Hill.
secretary of the
American Bank
erS' Association.
Now 81, he has
been connected
with the ABA
for % years. He
planned to re-
main in service
until the end of
the war but his
doctors insisted
that he give up
present respon-
SlbilitieS.
Because of his
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

~ Uaepored by w. B. Hbbs & c.
" AND INCLUDING FRIDAY. AUGUST
Evening star., 1944-08-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 LP,-Neryous
liquidation influenced by favorable war
news and confusion created by the bank
head proposal to raise prices depressed the
cotton market in quiet trading today
Official Office of price administration an
nouncemsnt Of a print cloth price increase
Futures closed 20 to 90 cents a bale
Evening star., 1944-08-20

clerical operations of the trust de-
partnlent.
With the bank II years, Miss Engel
isa graduate of Central High School,
and the American Institute of Bank
ing; is a native of Washington al
though she now lives in Chevy
Chase, and at one time was con-
nected with the Commercial Ma
tional Co. Her promotion is an
other example of the new status
accorded women in banking during
the war.
Hill Retires September I.
Washington bankers deeply re-
gret the retirement on September l,
Evening star., 1944-08-20

tUnit Of trading. 10 shares; sales printed in fun
In bankruptcy or receiyershp Or being reorganised
companies: Rates Of dividend in the foresoins table
annual disbursement based the last quarterly or
eia Or extra Dividends are not INCLUDED DIVIDEND
6 Paid last year. Payable in stock. Declared or
as e feI ns 80 esYess = ssqaaien isads
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Capital Securities
lover the Csunts,

I f0vee the Countor.)
The following nominal bid and ssksa
quotations on washinston securities TRADED
over the counter as Of Friday have bssn
assembled for The Star b. wsshinston
members Of the National Association a
Securities Dealers Inc:
Evening star., 1944-08-20
SpeedsUp
Courses 10 Aid
Bank Women
Need for Troinine New
Employees Studied at
Conference Here
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Plans for interesting more woman
employees of banks in courses of the
American Institute of Banking were
outlined yesterday at Middle At
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BONDS.

Sales. PUBLIC UTILITIES.
sl9oo 900 Ana 4 Pot Riv RR mod 3a.s 1851.
oo,b00 Capital Traction LIST IS 1e47
5000 City d Suburban Ry mod 331s 1851
1999999 Gsorsetown Gas LiEht 1st IS 1861
13o0o9 Wshh Wssh gas Light Ist 5s leo0----
1000 Term Ref d whsns 1st 4I.s Ie4s
Evening star., 1944-08-20
w. III Tzs Szs SfKHfs'

"s0 I'M <Ase 10
MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
In the last week stocks, bonds
and commodities all advanced.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
|Musisrmg-Uuf Pay
Legislation Delayed
by Death Of Wheat
By the Associated Press

The death of Representative
Wheat, Republican, of Illinois post
poned for "a hours House considera-
ton of service mems mastering g-out
pay legislation.
The decision to adjourn out OF
respect to Mr.. Wheat, who died yes
terday following a heart attack
came as the House Hules Committee
considered procedure under which
the bill will be debated. The COM
mittee was expected to decree that
any and all amendments may be
offered to the mastering bill
when it reaches the floor.
The bill reported by the House
Military Affairs Committee provides
for maximum of $500 to men and
women discharged honorably after
60 days of service, and 500 for those
with less service. A Senate-passed
bill calls for a sliding scale of 5000
to $500, and some members of Con-
gress have demanded as much as
$7co.
Chairman May of the Military At
fairs Committee told the rules group
the amounts provided in the COM
mittee bill "are likely to be in
creased very materially" on the floor
and warned that Congress should
be extremely cautious" concerning
the bill. Some members. Mr.. May
said, felt that adjusted compensa-
ton claims should be handled in
the mustering-out bill, but the COM
inittee felt otherwise.
The Kentuckian estimated the bill
written by the committee would
cost about $500, 100000, or $2,0O0,-
000,C0 less than the Senate measure.
Representative Fish. Republican,
of New York, of the Rules Com
mittee estimated the total cost of
all veterans legislation dealing with
men serving in the present war
would exceed $4,000, 100000, COM
pared with $14,OO0,O 100000 paid to
date in benefits to World War
veterans.
"Demagoguery on this thing"
among members of Congress was as
sailed by Representative Short, Re-
publican, of Missouri, who defended
the committee bill.
1T took little CUTS" by the House
committee, Mr.. Short declared, to
Withstand the pressure" for higher
payments. Mr.. Short suggested
that adjusted compensation legis-
lation be sidetracked until the vet
Grams of this war have returned and
can express their views.
"The veterans will be more con-
servative and sane than many mem
bers of Congress-" he said, because
they and their children will have
TO foot the bill" through taxes.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Jan. II R,.-Eggs. 2
general wholesale selling prices follow:
Mixed colors, special, No. to No. 4,
81 pounds and over, 4O-41Na: special, NO
to No. 4, As pounds average, 39Ia:
special, medium. 40 pounds average. 2Sls-
20; extra, No. ! to No. 2, Al pounds and
ooen over; u 39h,4o: eytIa, No TO No. 2, IS
1ets 10 pounds aIaz anerass 29ao; extra pull
es,a4 es;nta pounds. nUi,s ash.s6a; current re-
Is raIr pounds 20 3nes .. 1924 % checks 32-3ah; re-
White, special. No / to No. 4, AZ
POUNDS and over, 43-45; special. No. 1 to
NO, 4, 46 pounds average, 42-43; special.
medium, 42-43 pounds 81 H-32; special,
meo1um. 40 pounds average, 30Ia: extra,
No. and No. 2. Al pounds and over,
42-43; extra, No. / and No. 2, As pounds
average, 40: extra. medium, 42-43 pounds,
~ 1-3l Y: extra, medium, 40 pounds aver
aage, 3o extra, pullets, 35-37 pounds,
S5ag729; ~, e, s. duck, average, 5o-53; duck,
Brown, special. No. l to No. 4. A.
pounds and over, 3SIa-39Ha special. No
| TO No. 4. 46 pounds average, 37I, -3S:
special, medium, 42-43 pounds, 3Ois-3I:
special, medium, 40 pound average. 2aH:
extra extra No I and No. . AZ pounds and
53 POUNDS average, 81; extra medium,
a2-4S pounds. 29A-30; extra, medium "a
pounds, pounds, ,liShss. 2iSShs extra, pullets. 35-37
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan. II 0, CWFA). ).-Salable
hogs, 10000; total. $4,000 steady on all
yyedights, fairly active on weights under
and choice 100000 pounds, 1875, the
top. 170-l90 pounds, 12.4O-1325; 150-
l70 pounds 1l.50-12.65; 310-350-pound
heavies, II 5000; good and choice 300
55o-pound sows, 11.75-12.0o; estimated
salable. cattle. 14,o0o; salable calves,
1000: choice fec, steers and yearlings
GRADES 25 UP, instances more; reduced re-
ceipts main stimulating factor following
last weeks sharp break; heifers mostly 25
higher, cows steady to strong, bulls steady
TO weak, .vealers steady at 1900 down;
stock cattle scarce but dull; mainly 10. 90
1925: best fed steers, 1855; choice kind
Sc scarce, ES few fey 10. loads 1e:25575 but BULK
hei1ers, 1925: bulk heifers short feds
l2.o0-14.50: cutter cows, 7.25 down; most
beef cows. 7.5O-1O.5o: practical top
weiehty sausage bulls so.
Salable sheep, 1000; total, 10000:
lamb market retarded by higher asking
prices: load lots good and choice fed
Tyoolsd western lambs held 1875 and
above scattered earlv. sales fully steady
deok good wooled lambs. 1850: few
medium native. 14.00, with Gull outs at
l0;50: sheep strong; load good 113-pound
fed Western ewes, 500 odd lots common
native ewes down to $50
Evening star., 1944-01-17
'Superfortress' Is Name Given
Mighty B-29 by Allied Officials
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States mightiest
bomber, the B-29, has been given
the official name of 'Superfortress. I"
The announcement appeared today
in statement by the Joint Aircraft
Committee, on which American and
British military and naval services
are represented, which reported that
long-range policy for naming war
planes had been agreed on.
The committee said names now
in use for planes already in pro-
duction would be retained and listed
them. In the list was the designa-
ton of the B-29.
The "Supertortress" derives its
name from the fact it is a gigantic
Flying Fortress, the Bit type
Boeing Aircraft is listed as the de-
signer of both ships
The committee has agreed that
the names of new planes must as
sure uniformity, simplicity and con-
vey a meaning The policy will
follow these lines:
Evening star., 1944-01-17
U. 5. Heavy Bombers
Reported Being Sent
To Russia for Duty
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
LONDON, Jan. ia report came
from the German n-controlled Vichy
radio today that a new strategic
bombing force is being built up in
Russia in which British and Ameri-
can heavy bombers may join Soviet
aircraft in attacking Eastern Ger
man areas.
Although the report has received
no Allied confirmation, several Lon
don sources have suggested such a
step was logical on the basis of the
three-power Teheran conferences.
The broadcast was recorded by the
Daily Express and its air reporter
commented, ''It is possible that Stir
ling four r-engined bombers, which no
longer are mentioned with any fire.
quency as being used by the bomber
command, are to join the Russian
heavy bomber force"
Meanwhile, dispatch from
Stockholm said the German air.
plane manufacturing city of Bruins
wick ceased to exist" after the RAF
hit it with 1000 tons of bombs Fri
day night. Neutral reporters esti-
mated 10000 persons were killed and
$4,000 bombed out.
Raj Spitflres and Typhoons car
ried out offensive patrols over
French territory yesterday and en-
erny raiders struck back last night
at scattered points in England,
causing an alert in London. One
raider was destroyed
In a new report of damage done
to- Leipzig, the RAF announced last
night that 80 per cent of the city
most densely built-up areas were
laid waste in the December as
satllt.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Zone MoiI Proves Successful;
System Put on Permanent Busis

clerk must know from the address
which substation is supposed to
get 1t.
1--WE expect to save some money,
but the primary objective Is to i'm
prove the postal service" Forest
Hall, special assistant to the Post
master General. explained. There
Is no doubt that zoned mail can
be handled faster"
Another zone experiment is being
made in few one-post office cities.
Instead of substations, the zone
number represents the city route
Mr.. Hall says he is not too hope
ful about this, since city routes
change so frequently.
Eighty per cent of the mail COM
ing from soldiers overseas contains
the zone number, the highest per-
centage for any class of mail.
The only way can explain it,"
Mr.. Hall says, "is that soldiers,
themselves anxious for mail, are
anxious to get mail home as fast
as possible. "s
Evening star., 1944-01-17

viewed as a hopeful sign toward
solution of a problem that patiently
is one of the most difficult facing
the United Nations.
Texts of Statements Published.
In Moscow, today's issue of Pravda,
official organ of the Communist
party, carried the texts of both the
Polish and Russian statements.
The Moscow radio also broadcast
the Russian reply for publication
in provincial papers tomorrow and
carried the Polish statement, which
had been ignored heretofore, in
Polish language broadcasts.
Other members of the Katyn
Investigating Commission were
listed in a Moscow broadcast re-
corded by Reuters as Vladimir p
Potemkin, commissar for education;
Chairman Melnikov of the Smo-
lensk Regional Executive Commit
tee; Col. Gen. Smirnov, chief of the
Red Army Medical Service; Chair
man Kolesnikov of the Union of
Red Cross and Red Crescent So
cieties, and 1t. Gen. Gundorov
Evening star., 1944-01-17
KIogenfurt
Continued From First Page. J

loaded bombs on an airdrome at
Villaorba, IS miles to the southwest
in Italy. and Liberators joined in
with smash at the Osoppo air.
dromes in Northern Italy and the
Yugoslav Adriatic harbor of cara.
Four Fighters Shot Down.
P-38 Lightning fighters which
escorted the Fortresses to Klagen-
furt shot down two German fighters
and three Fortress gunners-Sergts.
Robert Toothaker, San Diego,
Calf; Richard w. Cooke, Astoria,
N. Y, and Bodier Robertson, Marys-
vile, Calif-were credited with de-
stroying another.
The Liberators shot down nine
German planes over Osoppo to
bring the days total to IL. Five
Allied planes were missing.
A German broadcast said damage
was caused at Klagenfurt, but
claimed that IS Allied planes were
shot down in this and other actions
in the Mediterranean theater.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
laps Admit RobouI Raids
Are Growing in Intensity
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Toxic radio said yesterday in
weekly summary that the enemy's
air attacks against Rabaul Con New
Britain) in particular are growing in
intensity and the war situation is
assuming great proportions.
In line with the usual japanese
policy of exaggerating Allied losses
and greatly minimizing Japanese
losses, Domei estimated Allied killed
and wounded in the Cape Merkus
area at $500, against 1874 japanese.
The Allies are continuing to REIN
force Cape Gloucester, the agency
continued, placing Allied losses there
at $500 to 5000 as against 1000
japanese casualties.
Bougainville Island is being
strengthened by the Allies as an air
base, the japanese said. Domei
placed Allied losses there at between
$500 and 4,500 since the campaign
began, against 1000 japanese losses.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Cl0 10 Join Unions
At World Congress
In London June 5
Bs the Associated press.

6S the ASsoclAteo Press.
The Congress of Industrial Organ
izations announced today that it will
be represented when the World
Trade Union Congress meets In
London June 5. CIO officials said
the AFL had expected to represent
all American labor at the meeting.
The CIO reported that. its presi-
dent, Philip Murray, had accepted
an invitation for CIO representa-
ton. Mr.. Murray probably will at
tend personally.
In a letter to Sir Walter Citrine
Of London, general secretary of the
Trade Union Congress, Mr.. Murray
said the CIO would be delighted ito
participate with the representatives
Of the labor movements of the
United Nations in a conference to
weld the unity of labor, the govern
ments and the peoples of the United
Nations in the war against the Axis
and to assure the establishment of
the four freedoms in the peace"
CIO Wanted Voice.
Mr.. Murray said he would trans
init to Sir Walter later any sug-
gestions he may have and the
names Of the delegates who will
represent the CIO.
I'VE wanted our own representa-
tion and did not desire to be repre-
sented by the AFL," an official of
the CIO said.
In his annual report to the CIO
convention in Philadelphia Novem-
ber /, Mr.. Murray said that while
the CIO consistently had advocated
a policy of international labor unity
among labor movements of the
United Nations, unfortunately the
leadership of the AFL and Sir
Walter Citrine and few other
leaders of the British Trade Union
Congress, while giving lip service
to this desired end, have in practice
sabotaged any earnest endeavor to
accomplish effective international
labor collaboration"
Exclusion Plan Charged.
This obstruction has been in the
form of proposals either for the ex-
clusion Of or the imposition of an
inferior status upon the CIO or
other labor organizations of the
United Nations in any contemplated
international trade union confer
ence," Mr.. Murray said in his report.
Sir Walter completely ignored the
fact, the report said, that the CIO.
AFL and railroad brotherhoods were
engaged in united action within the
United States on many war issues. Z"
He added that Sir Walter at a meet
ing of the Ahglo-Soviet Trade Union
Committee had rejected and opposed
a move to expand the committee to
include "the representatives of the
labor organizations OF all the United
Nations"
Top officials of the AFL were at
their winter meeting in Miami, Fla.
but office workers at headquarters
here said they were sure the organi-
cation had not yet accepted an in
vitation to be represented at the
London meeting. That is one of the
matters on the Miami calendar,
they said
Evening star., 1944-01-17

Fighters-Names indicating speed,
maneuverability, fighting character
istics or aggressiveness. (The latest
fighter plane announced, a deadly,
two-engine night fighter, is desig-
mated THE Black Widow" after the
killer spider)
Bomber-Indicating size, weight,
power, range or destructive char
acteristics.
Patrol types-Employing seafar-
ing terms.
Cargo and personnel carrying
transports-Range and load-carry-
ing ability.
DEMONSTRATION terms. educa-
tional institutions or places of train
ing other than the names of mill
tary or naval establishments.
Miscellaneous - Indicating the
primary operational functions of the
aircraft.
The list of names already ap-
proved carried no designation for
the latest secret weapon, the Jet
propulsion combat plane developed
by the RAF and AAF.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Pacific
Continued From First Page.)

bedded Japanese machine-gun posts
made the battle even more bitter
than the bloody struggle for Guadal-
canal, some of the veterans said.
Opens Way for Madang Drive.
Only so miles of sea separate
Western New Britain from New
Guinea's Huon Peninsula, where the
Australian ground forces occupied
Sio. This occupation, together with
the expanding American hold. on
Saidor, farther up the coast, opens
the way for the next drive-against
the big japanese shipping base at
Madang, 125 airline miles from Sio
Madang, in japanese hands for a
year, had the only good prewar
wharf facilities on the entire North
east New Guinea coast.
The Huon Peninsula drive began
September 16 with the capture of
Lac in the Huon Gulf.
A forked Allied push carried one
force, landed in part by parachutes,
UP the Markham and Ramu River
valleys, some distance inland, while
other groups stormed japanese
coastal points around the penin-
sula.
Bogadjim Is Goal.
The Ramu River units evidently
are making Bogadjim, straight south
of Madang, their goal. A surfaced
highway links Bogadjim with the
big Japanese base Is airline miles
away.
Saidor. on the coast midway be-
tween Sio and Madang. was invaded
by the Americans January 2, and
by January 13 the 5th Air Force
base had been shifted to the north
side of New Guinea's dividing noun
tain range. The japanese in the
Saidor-Sio area, squeezed by the
advancing Aussie and American
drives, by that time we're openly
attempting flight by sea.
Possession of Western New Brit
tain, with much of New Guineas
north shore already occupied or
controlled, "presages our growing
command of the Bismarck Sea
beaches,' Gen. Macarthur has said.
The Bismarck Sea points to the
goal he is determined ultimately to
reach-the Philippines.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
Snow Fails 10 Curtai|
Waste Paper Salvage

Undeterred by the snow, pupils in
the first district of The Evening
Star-PTA Salvage-for- Victory waste
paper campaign apparently were
bringing in paper today in a guam
tity which will considerably exceed
the average Monday collections and
bring the total close to the 100000
pound mark
The task of reaching the second
million pounds by the end Of the
month will require extra work, for
there are only IL collection days re-
manning. This will mean that more
than $4,000 pounds day will be re-
quired. .----
Schools for tomorrow's second dis
trict collection, together with the
five leaders and their poundage to
date. are.
Evening star., 1944-01-17

summary predicted release of steel
for needs most essential for main
tanning the domestic economy"
Mill backlogs, in all lines except
steel plates, were reduced somewhat
last week, the journal said, because
of changes in war needs and result
ing cancellations. Pig iron buying
was reported orderly, with supplies
ample for all needs under present
circumstances.
Steel ingot production last year
totaled 1882 ,598 tons. the magazine
reported, nearly 5000, 900 tons more
than 1912 despite coal and steel
works strikes"
A new plate production record set
in December may be surpassed this
month, steel predicted, as pressure
for plates for landing craft pro-
duction continues unabated.
National ingot production last
week advanced 2la points to SO per
cent OF estimated capacity, resum-
ing the approximate level of the
latter part of 1943.
Evening star., 1944-01-17
u. S. Red Cross Offers Aid
To Argentina Quake Victims

Despite the strained relations be-
tween the United States and Argen-
tina because of that country's pro-
Nazi attitude, this Nation was quick
to express its sympathy and offer
aid upon receipt of news of the San
Juan earthquake.
Norman Armour, American Am
oassador, presented the condolences
of this Government to the Argen-
tine government, and the American
Red Cross has sent query to the
Argentine Red Cross asking what,
if any assistance was needed. A
reply is expected today and the Red
Cross has informed President
Roosevelt that it will be prepared
to render aid upon request.
President Roosevelt asked the Red
Cross what was being done, it was
said at the White House.
1t is understood that the Ameri-
can Government is approaching the
Argentine problem in this instance
strictly on a humanitarian basis,
and without any regard for political
relationship. ~