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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
L. A. LIpESTOCh

Los Angeles. Dec. 30. UP,-
Cattle-Salabe, 5Jo; generally steady;
load good fed steers $500 few common
TO medium. S12 75-14.25: load good fed
heifers. S14.5O; medium to good cows,
S11. .5O-1250 cutter 10 common. IS. 90
10 so: Gamers. Sc. 1910; common to good
bulls S90O-12 90; feeder heifers. S11.5O-
l.. so.
CalvesSalable. go: steady: medium to
choice slaughter calves. 81. SOILS. 90;
common TO medium. S11 50-13.25.
Hogs-Salable. 125: steady: few good
$50 TO 24O pounds S1575; 90 TO $50
pounds S14.25-15.O 90: medium to good
sows S13OO-13.50.
Sheep-Salable, none: good to choice
wooled lambs, SIS 00-15.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
Los Angelcs- Dec 20 n-pl-

Los Angeles, Dec 50. OUP)--
Eggs: Wholesale prices consumer grade
Large. Grade 81. Grade B 45-47 mcdi-
um. Grade A ~; small. Grade 4 43.
Retail prices TO consumers tcartonl :
large, Grade AA 67-6S. Grade 65-66
Grade 1856 medium, Grade "A 60
Grade A $3.50; small Grade A 52-54.
Candled graded eggs to retail ers
Cases: Large, Grade AA 81, Grade a
S. Grade 3 1919; medium, Grade AA so
Grade A So small. Grade A "A
Butter. poultry and game unchanged at
ceiling prices
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
POULTRY 2 EGGS

POULTRY IlIcES. tAn points Imperial
Valley Ora Maximum set Oct. II 1a43)
First price--At ranch to wholesaler or re-
taller. Second price-Delivered TO whole
saler or retailer. Third price-At ranch
10 consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, Dn6er ~ lbs, SOC,
~ TO 8 lbs, 2ec: fryers 3-4 lbs. 29c;
roasters, all weights. 29c: fowl. Leghorn,
all weights S5l4c; colored, all weights
25hc; ducks, all sizes 25c; rabbits. under
5 lbs, 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
BYRNEs STANDS PAT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. CUP) I
War Mobilization Director James
Byrnes Saturday rejected request
that he modify his call for the clos
ing of all horse and dog tracks b
January 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
l.. A. STTAS

Los Angeles, Dec 30. (UPl-
Trading was heavy on the Los Angeles
stock exchange Saturday with 20. .305
shares sold. Five issues were up. Is down
and seven unchanged.
The list:
Central Investment 30 at so unchanged:
TransAmerica 200 at Il down II Pacific
Gas 5iz pref. 100 at 36A up s Edison
6 per cent 100 at 81 = down \ Union
Oil 100 at 20ss unchanged; Cessna Air
craft 200 at SIS up y Creameries of
America 100 at 1O5s unchanged. Con-
solidated Steel common 100 at 21l. un-
changed; Electrical Products 100 at 14M
down - Menasco 100 at $50 down 5
cents.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26
BY JAMES MARROW

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-(PD
- You could knock me down
with a slightly used war plant,
s help me. But. You can't find
out whether you can buy war
plant now.
Jesse Jones is boss of the Gov
ernment's Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation (RFC). With
in RFC is the Defense Plant Cor
poration (DPC). So Jones is
boss over both.
DPC has built about 1000 war
plants and projects, costing bill
lions of dollars. Uncle Sam owns
them. Private companies oper-
ate them. The Government may
keep a few after the war. 1t
will sell most.
Two weeks ago Jones sent
out a catalogue-listing $40 of
the plants-to banks, RFC offic-
es, Chambers of Commerce and
railroads. State by state, the cat
alogue gave a pretty good des-
cription of each plant.
With the catalogue Jones sent
letter saying: eve will nego-
tiate at this time for their sale
(the plants) or lease, subject to
contingencies of present con-
tracts and length of time plants
will continue in war use"
Once the catalogue was dis
tributed, Jones says, some peo-
pie misunderstood its meaning.
They thought the $40 plants war
contracts soon were to be can
celled and the plants declared
surplus.
So Jones had to issue a state
ment explaining the catalogue
was meant TO give businessmen
advance information on DPC
plants so that when any of
them are declared surplus and
no longer necessary in the war
effort, they can be converted
with all possible speed and the
least possible loss of employ
ment."
Several things have happened
to get RFC mixed upon what it
can do.
Some months ago President
Roosevelt appointed will Clay
ton surplus war property ad-
ministrator. He designated RFC,
among others, as government
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26
School Bandmasiers
Strut Stuff as GI's

WATERLOO, Ia, - U.D -
When Ralph Pronk and Herbert
Goodwin, former Waterloo, Ia,
high school band directors, en-
tered the armed forces, they fig
ured it would be at least the
duration and six months before
they met again.
But they miscalculated, for
both are marine sergeants at
Camp Pendleton, San Diego,
Cal, where they both conduct
vocal and band music training
and concerts.
What's more, they are neigh
bors. Their wives have set up
, use-keeping in San Diego.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26
How When and If Of War Plants Sales Still Obscure

factory home, as far as the evil
dence here has shown - al
though ! wish to point out that
carrying a child into a beer gar
den is far from an ideal habit
and one subject to criticism"
Noe said.
The mother has not inn
pressed me with a full motherly
interest towards this child,
neith,r does she possess ade-
quate facilities for caring for
the child. ! realize this does
not solve the problem, but it APP
pears the best solution at the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26

Haggerty arrived at the Wander
sippe home, she testified. and
was told by Adolph (Jimmie)
Vandersippe that she could stay
there no longer because of her
irregular hours and conduct.
The young mother then went 10
Cecelia's tavern, nearby, and
found Mrs. Vandersippe there
with the baby. She demanded
her child and the woman re-
fused, Mrs. Haggerty testified.
In handing down his decision,
Judge Noe specifically pointed
out that il appeared 10 be the
best solution for the present"
After calling attention TO the
lack of responsibility shown by
Mrs. Haggerty, and admitted in
her own testimony, he said he
was impressed by the Wander
sippe's parental attitude:
The child is now in a salts
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26

present time on the basis of all
facts presented in court" he
concluded. e.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26

Being on your toes will keep
other people off them.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-26
You Can't Find Out Yet
How and If Sales Planned

Agency qualified to sell surplus
war property.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Bridge
BY Frank B. Lord.


The open pair match of the sew
enth annual Northern Virginia
tournament, transferred from Alex
andria to the Wardman Park Hotel,
is being played there this afternoon
and evening. 1t is the concluding
contest of the series which began on
St. Patrick's Day with double
header event, a womens pair game
and mems pair game played
simultaneously. The mixed pair
game was played last night in one
session.
Today's game is being played in
two sessions, with eliminations.
Those who fail to qualify in the
first round will play in a special
consolation match this evening.
The program has deleted the usual
team OF four match. Winners in all
events will receive victory award
certificates rather than trophies,
and the money which is thus saved
will be contributed to the War
Orphans Scholarship Fund, an &C
tivity of the American Contract
Bridge League, under whose aus
pices the tournament is held.
Players from Baltimore, Rich
mond, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Roanoke,
Hagerstown and other Maryland
and Virginia cities took part in the
tournament.
The Parto foursome advanced to
a comfortable lead Tuesday night
in the series games Of the Federal
Bridge League, displacing the West
erners, who have been at the top Of
the list during the greater part of
the current season.
The standing at the close of the
euafainn o'c raloN uroc.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

treasurer Tom wallace reported
that the league had netted $153 at
its recent Red Cross benefit game.
William E. Mckinney, executive
secretary of the American Contract
Bridge League and president of the
War Orphans Scholarship Fund
sponsored by that organization, ad-
vised Washington bridge players at
the Federal League on Tuesday that
at the meeting of the directors in
Washington this week twenty $4,000
scholarships had been authorized.
Educational institutions in 20
States have agreed to cooperate
in the movement, by which it is
hoped to raise s20,000,000 for the
education of the fatherless children
OF war veterans.
The cumulative percentages made
by the players in the Capital City
Chess Club bridge series are re-
ported as follows:
Mrs. w. S. Athey, .5601; Isaac H.
York, .5544; M. c. Stark, .5507; Ray
Garrett. SAB; Mrs Richards, .5372;
DR.. Mcdonnell, 1894; Mrs. Elsie
Shepard, 1926; Mrs. Violet thinner,
.5291; Miss Kathleen McNutt, .5291 |;
Mrs. Annie Grimes, .5258; c. w.
Stark, .5233; Mrs. Tom Hamlin,
1926; Mrs. Boshon, .52O4; Mrs.
Schafer, .5191; R. H. Higgins, SITS;
DR.. j. V. Waits, .5152; John H. DON
nelly, .5093; Mrs. John H. Donnelly,
,50o3; Mrs. Kitty Boyle, .5081; Mrs.
Alma Byrne, 5000; Mrs. Merrell,
5000.
In the six months plaque series
the standing of the club members
is: Mr.. Beuge, one game; Mr.. DON
nelly, one; Mr.. Garrett, one; DR..
Waits, one; Mrs. Phelps, one; c. w.
Stark, one, and NJ c. Stark, one.
Among the woman guests of the
club the following winnings are ac-
credited: Mrs. Boshon, Miss Nc
Mutt, Mrs. Athey, two each; DR..
Emily Grewe, Mrs. June Hodgkins,
Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Richards, Mrs.
Shepard, Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Hamlin,
Mrs. Cotter, Mrs. Eberson, Mrs. Zim-
mer and Mrs. Belt, each one.
Ill pllC 1SdUlOlldl 1lcSS
Club duplicate game Monday night
were: Ned Brooks and j. B. Latta,
first; j. P. Snyder and Mrs. c. w.
Boyce, second, and L. c. Merrill
and Miss M. Roller, third.
The destructive disease OF seed
lings, "damping off," may be con-
trolled by Cd treating the soil be-
fore planting with formaldehyde
dust, CD busting the seed with a
seed disinfectant before planting,
CD scattering very few crystals of
paradichlorobenzine P. D. b. over
the surface of the seed fiat and %
keeping the soil surface of the seed
fat or pot dry by watering from
below.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

|arate commissioners, separate po-
lice and joint court. Of1cialy
known as condominium, its scram-
bled operation caused British set
tiers to dub it the "pandemonium. "
Center of this government is at
Villa, on Efate, island junction of the
arms of the Y. White population is
centered at Villa, chief port in the
group. Yanks based on Efate are in
position to explore a hilly island,
roughly 30-by-20 miles, abounding
in tropical fruits and vegetables.
A large airf1eld is part of the
American base on Espiritu Santo-
Santo for short-largest island of
the New Hebrides group, at the
northwest extremity of the Y.
Measuring 75-by-35 miles, its noun
tains reach to 5000 feet. Luganville
is IT'S chief town.
Near the bottom of the Y, Tana Is
a fertile island marked by a night
glowing, low volcano. Within the
condominium area, north of the Y,
are the Banks and Torres groups of
small islands, supporting small ma
tive populations.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
American Legion
1914 Convention
To Meet in CHICAGO

The National Convention Liaison
Committee and Comdr. Warren
Atherton Of the American Legion
have selected Chicago, ILL.,, for the
national convention to be held in
the week of September 10. The ex-
act days will be determined later.
Chicago has on two other occa-
|sions entertained the national con-
vention, the 18th in 1888 and the
|21St in 1899.
Department Comdr. c. Francis
Mccarthy announced he is in re-
celpt of communication from the
District of Columbia War Bond
Committee, advising that the Legion
quota of $1,000000 in the sale of
bonds has been met.
National Cathedral Post with
Comdr. H, j. jacob presiding, will
meet at the Legion clubhouse on
Wednesday. A prominent speaker
will be on the program and interest
ing war pictures will be shown.
Members and their friends are in
vited.
Agriculture Post, at Its meeting
last Tuesday evening at the Legion
clubhouse inducted so new mem
bers, including one young woman.
The ceremonies were conducted by
the ritual team of the Forty and
Eight Society, composed of Francis
Miller, David Kisliuk, Raymond
Quentin, John Canty, Martin
Dyer, Porter Busch, Thomas Milne
and Russell Rafferty,.
Representative Henderson H. Car
son, Ohio, and Department Comdr.
Mccarthy made addresses.
Sergt. Jasper Post, the first to
Irecord 1914 membership of over
| 900 members, has just completed
plans for the seventh annual ora
torlcal contest for the pupils of
Central High School, to be held at
the school auditorium March %, at
$40 am. Winners from this school
will receive certificates and prizes
in the form of War Stamps, with
chance to compete in the sectional
and departmental contests.
Central High School is being
sponsored by this post and Comdr.
| Shubert urges all members in uni
form to be present at this contest.
Meetings this week are:
MOnday-Quentin Roosevelt Post,
Potomac Boat Club; Department of
Justice and Gas Light Posts, Legion
clubhouse
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post, Press Club; Cooley -McCul-
Tough, Bunker Hill and Pepco Posts.
Legion clubhouse; United States
Maritime Post, Department of Com
merce Auditorium; Second Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Post, Legion clubhouse; Henry G.
Spengler, 1872 Massachusetts avenue
NV.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
twelfth Street YMCA.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

Many Victory gardeners, remem-
bering the varieties OF vegetables
that they had enjoyed elsewhere, at
tempted growing them here without
first checking with experienced gar
deners. Some Of them did not do az
well here as they did back home.
While varieties of a few kinds Of
vegetables grow and produce good
quality food practically everywhere,
there are others whose varieties are
not so widely adapted.
The lack of adequate fertilization
was evident in many plots. In this
area feeding is essential to good
plant growth, vegetable or orna-
mental. 1t takes for the average
garden from 4 to pounds OF COM
mercial plant food per 100 square
feet OF space. Even where stable
manure is used, some commercial
plant food, If only superphosphate,
must be added to provide balanced
diet for the plants. 1t must be sup
Piled If the plants are to make
proper growth and yield tender, nu-
tritious harvests.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

(This is the 10th OF IL articles
titled "Where Are the Yanks?"
The series has been prepared by
the National Geographic Society
for The Sunday Star to inform
readers about the regions Where
American SerDicemen are sta
toned. An article appears in
The Star each Sunddy)
Sweeping southeastward from big
New Guinea, the curving land
bridge of Melanesia runs through
the Bismarck, Solomon, Santa Cruz,
New Hebrides and Loyalty Island
groups, hooks westward and an
chors at New Caledonia.
japanese plans for conquest of the
Pacific were rudely altered in mid
1910 by events on New Caledonia
France had fallen. In her far-off
colony with the Scottish name Che
governor and a few officials promptly
goose-stepped into line behind
Vichy. Almost to man, however,
New Caledonians, Franch and ma
tive, rallied to the new Free French
banner and forced Vichyites to take
ship for Indochina. ...
Had Vichy prevailed in New Gale
donia Japan might have been grant
ed permission to establish naval and
air bases there as in Indochina.
She would have continued without
check her well-started grab of the
islands nickel and iron.
Or had the Yanks not arrived in
force on March IL, 1912, the jap
Australia-bound sweep might have
reached this mineral Treasure Island
and its Loyalty and New Hebrides
neighbors, where position on supply
lines as we'll as geology would have
aided Japan's war.
Liked Americans.
Cheers greeted the Yanks at Nou-
mea, capital and chief port of the
French colony. Noumea's 10000 peo-
pie had found they liked Ameri-
cans when a handful arrived in
1910 to man the new seaplane base
on Pan Americans California New
Zealand route.
At Noumea Uncle Sans cru
saders are $500 air miles southwest
from the California coast. Bris-
bane, Australia, is 865 miles farther
southwest, New Zealands northern
tip 900 miles southeast. American
bases on Efate and Espiritu Santo
OF the New Hebrides group are
north 300 and 450 miles, respec-
lively.
Dwarfed by giant neighbors tc
the west, New Caledonia is large
among Pacific islands. It tops
Massachusetts, in area. Ridged with
irregular mountain masses, it re-
sembles a lumpy, green caterpillar
$50 miles long with an average 30
mile width. Coral reefs fringe its
sides and extend in broken parallel
Evening star., 1944-03-19

When plants tiny of space to
leaUe them far apart HoDeper, peoetube
to make healthy strong grothso too the experts
adUice and thin! u
BY ". II. Youngman,
Garden ditor
1914 the realization
drought spite
drought, learned valuable
which should stand in good stead
gardens useful and productive.
AS Of late
Evening star., 1944-03-19

planting and lack Of tools as well as
lack Of experience they learned
easier and better ways of doing
things. More important, they
learned how and what to sow, which
kinds needed thinning and the kinds
of vegetables that their families
most enjoyed. Were the radishes
from that first sowing used up be-
fore they become hot and pithy?
The lettuce tough and bitter? Could
the beans all be eaten before they
became stringy? Judging by the
overmature vegetables to be seen
on some Of the plots, apparently
not. These were valuable lessons,
which will be beneficial as they are
incorporated in plan and start of
1914 gardens.
One of the common mistakes was
in the amount of each kind planted
TWenty-f1ve-foot rows are much too
much of radish and lettuce if we are
to use them while they are tender
and Of best flower. A short row Go
to Is feet) Of chard will supply the
average family as a green from early
summer to frost. Grow the kinds Of
vegetables that you like, but do not
plant more of them than can be used
while they are at their best.
Many paintings were not thinned
sufficiently to allow good plant
growth. 1t is hoped that more gar
deners will make better use of their
seed by sowing more thinly in 1914.
Plants must have space from which
their roots may draw food and
moisture if they are to make de-
Sirable growth. Lack of air and sun
light among crowded plants encour-
age the spread Of disease. Cultiva-
ton Is more difficult II plants are
too crowded In the rows as well as
when the rows are too closely spaced.
Another lesson which we should
all note Is the proper time to make
paintings Of each kind Of vegetable.
Too many peas were planted In late
April or early May. Those late
paintings, when mature had hard,
inedible peas that lacked flavor and
food value. Similarly, endive was
planted in the spring, although it is
cool weather crop that should be
planted in August for fall maturity.
Lettuce planted after mid-May is
almost certain to be bitter and
tough. Washington climate and
soils are different from those of
the North, South or Middle West
and so we must do things different
ly here If we are to get the most
from our gardens.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Victory Garden
office Ne1Vs
Mr.. j. Morton Franklin saws.


One OF the best ways to conserve
seed in gardens is to use one of the
seed disinfectants. There are sew
eral kinds of these seed disinfect-
ants. They are sold under the fol-
lowing trade names: Semesan, Ara
san, Spergon and Cuprocide. These
are dusts which prevent the growth
OF most OF the plant diseases affect
ing young seedlings. One is Just
about as effective as another except
that some tests have tended to show
that Cuprocide may injure cab
bages. These materials can be pur-
chased in most seed stores in small
packages costing about 10 cents each.
An unbelievably small amount of the
dust is all that is required to dis
infect the, seed in the ordinary 10
cent packet.
AS a rule, the amount of dust
which can be picked up on the
flattened end Of toothpick will coat
all the seed in 10-cent packet Of
small seeded varieties, such as car
rots, turnips, cabbage, lettuce, etc.
For the large seeded vegetables
peas, beans or corn-somewhat more
will be needed, but care should be
used not to overdo it. In using
any Of these dusts the proper pro-
cedure is to open the top Of the
seed envelope, drop in the small
amount Of dust required, fold the
top down so as to close it tightly
and shake the packet vigorously for
half a minute or so. A look at the
contents of the envelope will show
that every seed is coated with the
dust.
For further information about
Victory gardening, write to the Vic
tory Garden Office, 472 Indiana ave-
nue. NV, or phone National 5000
and ask for the Victory Garden
Office.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
lines 100 miles beyond its north.

uIES 1UU mlleS DeyOnQ 1US uOILQ-
west tip.
On the southern edge of the trop-
les, New Caledonia Is land where
temperatures vary little from TO-
degree mean and white people live
healthily. OF $4,000 inhabitants one
third are whites, one-half native
Melanesians. Javanese and Indo-
Chinese are the islands counter
part of Fijis British East Indians,
brought in to labor in mines and on
plantations because easygoing ma
tives will work only on land they
own.
New Caledonias list of exports is
a reminder that Australia is nearby.
The large number Of cattle, sheep
and deer accounts for sizable meat
shipments. Coffee, copra, araucaria
timber pine are important. Mother
of-pearl and trochus shell for but
tons lead marine exports.
Rich in Minerals.
But the island stands out for
mineral wealth perhaps unmatched
in similar area anywhere on earth.
Nickel tonnage second only to Can
ada's has long been New Caledonia S
most valuable export. Chrome has
held second rank. War-scarce cobalt
and antimony, iron, copper, silver
and gold, lead and mercury are
found in the islands serpentine
ridges.
Island neighbors which are part
Of the New Caledonia French Colony
include the Isle of Pines, 80 miles
southeast; the barren Huon group,
ITO miles northwest, and the Loy-
alties, paralleling New Caledonia, 65
miles northeast.
Totaling three-fourths the land
area of Rhode Island, the Loyalties
consist Of three main coral islands
Mare, Lifu and Uvea-and a few
tiny islets and reefs. Highest ele-
vation is 246 feet. Women far out
number men in the groups 10000
population. Copra and some rubber
are produced for export.
Northeast of the Loyalties $50
miles is the base of the Y-shaped
New HebrldeS chain. Extending 500
miles north and northwestward it
comprises II main islands, 10 small
ones. Total land area is two-thirds
that of New Caledonia Island. Pop
ulation includes more than 10000
natives, 1000 Indo-C Chinese laborers
1000 French and English planters
and administrators. Copra, cocoa
and coffee are chief exports.
Scrambled Operation.
Although not Of great commercial
value, the New Hebrides since 1875
have been a region of joint influ-
ence" for France and Great Britain
which neither has been willing to re-
linquish to the other. Consequently
since 1906 the islands have had ar
! unusual dual government, with sep
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Open Session

The Hyattsville Horticultural So
ciety is having a special open meet
ing for all gardeners interested in
getting information for their garden
problems. The meeting will be held
at 8 o'clock Friday evening at the
Hyattsville Elementary School.
DR.. w. r. Ballard is in charge of
the program, and has arranged to
show a motion picture depicting
various garden procedures. There
will also be general talk on gar
dening, given by DR.. E. P. Walls, and
question and answer period.
The society cordially invites any
one interested to attend.