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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

BOUT month ago, the people of Roches- TA ter, N. Y., awoke to find themselves with cut newspaper for the first time in 26 years Anxious citizens, scanning the street from their front doors, found only equally anxious neighbors asking: Did you get your paper this morning?"
 NewS-standS were bare trains, trucks and buses left without their usual shipments of papers for more than hundred surround ing cities and towns. People as far away as sxty-five miles questioned friends: T won der what could have happened to the RocheS- ter Democrat today?"
 And 90 it was in the evening and the next day on through Sunday until the follow ing Tuesday evening, when the Rochester Times-Unon and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle were able to resume publica- ton because conciliators had persuaded 160 typographers to submit their difficulties to arbitration.
 How did Rochester people fare without their newspapers? Could modern science, through newer and different means of com- munication, provide a substitute? Would Rochester people really miss their news papers?
 WELL here's what happened
 At 5:30 A M., Thursday. the Rochester newspapers began announcing over the -city's three radio stations that there would be no newspapers continued to do so at ire quent intervals throughout the day Fortu- nately these Rochester newspapers operate one of the three stations, which enhanced the facilities, but the other two stations ccoper-f ated splendidly
 However early m the day the load On the phone lines had become great the local tel ephone company made special arrangements to facilitate the traffic By noon more than 30,000 inquirers had phoned requesting information aS to the whereabouts of their paper, by that night, more than 50,O0O (That equals about 50% of all the families in Rochester's City Zone)
 As frequently SIX or seven times every day the Rochester newspapers. over their station and through all the tune they could
 Here, in this story prepared
 and the Rochester Democrat
 and eloquent illustration of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
It Happened M Rochester ...

purchase on the other stations, tried to serve the people with summaries of the news RUT newsdealers found people clamoring
 for the complete, documented Illustrated news they had so long been accustomed to. Wartime paper restrictions made it impos- sible for outside newspapers to ship into Rochester. So some enterprising souls went to Buffalo-70 miles away-bought up all the copies of the local papers they could gather from the stands and dealers sold their supplies in twinl1ling at 20 Gnd 25 cents per copy in downtown Rochester and could have sold many times more
 One news commentator read the death notices over the air It took nearly fifteen minutes to go through the list and the listeners who tuned in at "Jones" never did learn whether Aunt Molly Brown had passed away in the night-that item of news was gone beyond recall.
 Hundreds who wanted to tell Rochester about their lost dog, their need for home, a helper or Job. found themselves completely mute. Parents and friends, accustomed to scanning the wars daily casualty lists, mul- tiplied their anxiety day by day without Solace.
 On Sunday, ministers gave bits of signih- cant and relevant news-announced deaths, births, church and community events.
 Throughout the five and half days. the hottest rumor on Rochester's streets. across fences most avidly sought and passed along was the latest tip: Tt looks like we'll get newspapers again tomorrow. or maybe the day after
 &l~
 A RE newspapers important to Americans? Are they mere amusement and escape or are they a vital and necessary service? Has the wizardry of modern science deVel- Oped any substitute for newspapers as 8 means of informing the public? Has any. thing else won away the interest and cOnfi-' dence and trust of those to whom advertiserS refer as "cOnSumerS"?
 Have any of these things happened7
 We'll. just ask the folks of Rochester, They'll be glad to tell you because theJne} till talking about it. y the Rochester Times-Union and Chronicle, is a dramatic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

Rochester Democrat Chronicle, is dramatic and eloquent illustration of the vital position newspaper occupies in its community.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Steel Plants Face
Worst Rush So Far
As Needs Increase
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 16.-The steel
industry this week finds itself close
to a period Of tightness never before
reached, with requirements for the
third quarter that will tax the COM
plete facilities of the industry, the
Iron Age said today.
The method by which important
war material must be turned out in
the third quarter will probably be
such as to push back many less i'm
portant item much further than
has beer the case up to now the
trade magazine reported. For the
third quarter, 1t now appears that
the WPB will have to find a home
for about 5000 tons of shell steel,
about 100000 tons of sheets. prin-
clpally for the shell container pro-
gram; an additional $4,000 tons of
tin mill products and an increase of
more than 100000 tons of plates for
the Maritime Commission.
The mechanics of placing this
substantial tonnage which is over
and above a demand which is al
really taxing the steel industry will
probably be found in directives soon
to reach mills ordering them to ac-
cept more than 110 per cent of their
product quota on the affected items" !"
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Stock Leaders Edqe
Moderately Higher;
Volume Improves
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Write,


NEW YORK, May 17-Stocks ad-
vanced moderately today on an in
creased turnover.
While the progress WAS relatively
slow after an irregular start leaders
generally neared the close at frac-
tionally improved levels and some
specialties were up l to around
2 points.
Transactions of approximately
100000 we're about the best for a
week, and we'll above yesterdays.
Acceleration of buying interest
was based on recent signs OF a
strengthened technical position.
A rise of more than two points in
Market Street Railway preferred
followed news that San Francisco
voters had approved yesterday the
proposed municipal purchase of the
property.
Sinclair Oil came up a bit on the
statement of President H. F. Sim
clair that he would recommend an
increase in the dividend. The lat
est payment was Is cents.
Ahead in the final hour were
United States Steel General Motors,
Goodrich, United States Rubber,
Goodyear, International Telephone,
Southern Pacific, Gulf, Mobile &
Ohio, Standard Oil IN. j., Masonite
and South Puerto Rico Sugar.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO, May II 0p, WFA)-salable
~ Ssisht. and sows: good and ehoie..
1S0-270 pounds comprising big bulk of
supply at 1873, the top good and choice
2s0-330 pounds, 11.75-1?.15: few good
and choice 150-f70 pounds, 12.00-1S.7s:
medium-srade 160-220 pounds. IL so
1900; good and choice 35O-550-pound
sows. 10.60-S5: approximately 10000 un-
sold, largely support hogs.
Salable cattle, 10000: salable calves.
500: fed steers and yearlings strong to
% higher; mostly 1928 Ip on good to
average-choice offerings: early top, 1890
with 100 bid; very liberal supply, 1919
1873: general bulk steers, 145O-16.75:
heifers shared steer advance, best, 1925;
cows strong very scarce: bulls strong to 5
higher. weiehty fat bulls mostly 1918
strictly good 1,400-pound beef cows, IA 90:
active market on heavy fat bulls at u So
1850: weiRhty sausage offerings to 1915;
vealers. i 800 down.
Salable sheep 1000: total. 1000; no
early sales wooled lambs, bidding steady OF
1923 down; no uniformly good and choice
Wooled lambs on sale: Colorado spring
limbs held above 5.25 load common Cali
fornia old stock shorn lambs, No. / pelt,
sold about steady at IL 90: ewes scarce
fully steady, small lots choice shorn ewes
No pelt, $50; few lots good shorn ewes
90: very thin light Gull eligible down to
300.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Lambert Co. Head Received
S95,000 in Fiscal Year
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-John
L. johnson, president of the Lam
bert Co. and three subsidiaries, was
paid $95.000 during the last fiscal
year, the company's annual report
to the Securities and Exchange
Commission disclosed.
Other companies and remunera-
tions:
Chicago Flexible Shaft Co.-Hor-
ace c. Wright, Oak Park, Ill, presi-
dent, $74,060; Bernard A. Graham,
River Forest, ILL.,, first vice presi-
dent, $50,O45.
Curtis Publishing Cow. D. Full
Ter, Penn Valley, Pa, president,
$70,982; F. A. Healy, Wynnewood,
Pa, first vice president, $59, ,999.68.
Coty, Inc.-Herman l.. Brooks,
Westport, New York, president,
$60,454; Grover A. Whelan, New
York, board chairman, $51 200.
Kendall Co.-H. P. Kendall, Bos-
ton, president and treasurer, s58, ,473.
Stone 81 Webster-George o.
Muhlfeld, president, $57,930.
Novadel-Agene Corp.-Wallace Il
Tiernan Co., Inc, selling agents,
s290,321.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Washington Exchunoe

From the War Food Administration
PRICES paid net fob. Washington.
EGGS-Market steady. Prices paid for
Feceral-State Graded eggs received from
grading stations Whites, browns. mixed
colors; q g, grade 4. large. 36-37: aver
age. 36Ha; U. 8. grade A, medium, 81 81:
averase, 321a; U. S. grade B, large, 1885:
average, 34h: q. s. grade 3, medium. az .
o. 3. grade c, 1928: average, ~. Current
27, Receipts, Government graded eggs
LIVE PCULTRY-Market steady. Re-
ceipts moderate. Prices paid net fob
WASHINGTON tpermitted transportation
charges included according to mileagej.
Broilers and fryers, 31.7-33.2 fowl, 2S-
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Regional Bank Pools
To Supply Credit
For Postwar Era
By EDWARD STONE

vast amounts OF credit to meet
conversion and postwar expansion
needs, especially of small business,
are to be provided through banking
pools so complete that the remotest
community in the country will have
available funds, A. l.. M. Virgins
president of the ABA, has just an
nounced. These regional pools are
TO supply reservoir of supple
mental credit to every one of the
$4,000 banks throughout the coun-
try.
Details of the new plan were out
lined by Mr. Virgins to Missouri
bankers yesterday at Kansas City.
The credit commission, Robert M
Hanes of North Carolina, chairman,
will be composed of "a members,
two from each Federal Reserve
district, one from a big bank and
one from a smaller institution.
Both large and small banks will
place surplus funds in the pool to
be handled by this special staff, the
program being intended to meet
all private enterprise requirements
above those supplied by individual
banks.
Bankers Laud Frank Hogan.
The death of Frank j. Hogan
brought sorrow to every member of
the District Bankers Association, Of
which he had been general counsel
for many years. At the time of the
bank holiday he did a great deal of
work for the organization and indi-
vidual banks.
He rendered many legal opinions
of wide Importance to banking, while
his wit and humor were outstanding
at bankers dinners. His friends all
knew of his legal successes, but most
of them never knew what a great
amount of charity work he did.
Three Speakers Announced.
Austin Kelly III, manager Fidelity
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, will address the District Life
Underwriters Association at the
June meeting at the Willard Hotel
He is Million Dollar Round
Table" member
John A. Reilly, president of the
Second National Bank and chair
man District War Finance Commit
tee, will speak on the Fifth War
Loan drive, while Bill Rumple,
chairman of the associations Bond
Committee, also will speak. The
new officers will be installed.
Bond and Stamp Sales Drop.
During April 14,152 War Bonds
were bought at the City Post Office,
with value of $532, ,143.75. This was
not up to the 14,934, with value of
1854 4,381.25, purchased in March.
War Savings Stamps bought in
April amounted to $214,000, against
S261 800 in March. The reason for
the drop in bond sales is believed
due to the steady expansion of the
payroll deduction bond-buying plan.
Lincoln Dividends Voted.
Directors of the Lincoln Service
Corp. today declared regular quar-
terly dividends on all classes of
stock. payable June IL to stockhold-
ers of record May 81. With these
dividends the company will have
paid S822,775 to stockholders since
commencing business in December,
1881, President Charles Delmar an
nounced.
The board elected S. G. William
son, with the firm for number of
years, assistant secretary and as
sistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May II DPp.-The favor
able weekly weather report coupled with
yeloped reactionary trend in cotton to-
day. Small early gains were erased on
drlbbllng of hedge selling and liauida-
ton which was absorbed principally
through scale-down mill price hxing and
covering.
Late values were 3 cents a hale hisher
70 cents lower. July. 2O7r; October,
5000. December, 1914.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. May II tPs-ForeiRn px.
change rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars, others in centS).
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ESet. Va per cent discount, or a0.75 United
States cents, UNCHANGED
Europe--Great Britain, ofhcial, buying
Latin America-Arsentina. free, "a %
up .ol Of cent. Brazil, free, 5.2On: Mex.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Grain

CHICAGO, May II P-Rye prices
broke more than cents at times today.
reaching new lows for the year. as selling
came into the pit from commission houses
The weakness in rye influenced other
grains and December contracts OF both
wheat and oats were down about a cent
December barley was off around Q cents
Weakness of rye at Winnipeg was fac
tor in creating liquidation in this market
Primary receipts OF rye at - principa
terminals today totaled 341 900 bushels
AGAINST ~ 600 bushels week ago and
1000 bushels wear aso Rye was sup
ported early on local short covering but
when this demand was satisfied the mar
ket reversed it strend and showed little
ability to rally.
May wheet, oats and ba riley held AZ CELL
ines. Active wheat futures closed SAL Il
lower: July, | 65l2: active oats sal "a
lower; July T7a4 active ba rlev 7s-r "a
lover July, ] %, and rye was down 2-2's
Nav
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Approximate Sales Today.

ll:00 am. tS6 200 1900 noon 2o5 43o
;OO p.m. A3o o2o zoo pm SIS O3O
tUnit OF trading, 10 shares; sales prlnteu
IN full In bankruptcy or receivership or
Rates OF dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semt-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted, special ore extra liyl-
dends are not included. xEx dividend
xr Ex rights Also extra or extras. Cash
or stock. Declared or paid so far this
year Payable in stock. & Paid last year
Payable in Canadian funds Accumu-
ated dividends paid or declared this year
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Market AVERAGES
Odd-lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA, May II G1.-The Sc
cur1ties Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
stock EXCHANGE for May IS: 1899 pur-
cnases involving 69,262 shares 2.645 sales
involving - 1856 shares, including 90 short
sales involving 997 shares,
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Washington Exchange

Washinston Gas 81 80 preferred-5 at
1884.
AFTER CALL.
woodward & Lothrop common--2O at 44a4.
30 at 44A.
Washington Gas S5 preferred-IO at
107A.
Washington Gas common-2O at o.
Gas $3.50 preferred-25 at
104.
Evening star., 1944-05-17
N. Y. Bond Market
Furnished By the Associated PFe,s.)
SELECTED LIST OF honda.

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3Hs IS 1o5ih
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3oih MKT IS 90 A. 7lM
32MlM-K-T aj IS ~ Soih
37Xl MKT lst 4saO 60lb
II MKT Is 62 B. 5olh
S4lhlMo p 6hs4 49, IL
loiAlM Mo p IS 65 A -. 61N
P zen As rs 26
- Nor q q IS So 64N
81 Nor & Z 4las EB 5Oh
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7e3<IN Z r r Is As Slh
51as 81. 1874
1o]AlNY&P 4s % 65lA
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,3lhlNYC en- Il % 74H
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- NYCLS 31as 88 81
31as 90 72h
- NYChSL s y s74 1o4
,4lzINYChSL 4Ias7S 90
5@1SlNY Dock As 81 o1h
l7lslNY Eds 3As 66 1ooss
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35NlNYNHH 1857 ~
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l5iAINor p ss 2O47 95A
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Nor P 41as 2047 1914
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50ykINor p IS 2O47 6AyA
l4lblOtis Stl 4kas SO 1o@1e
s. Penna Co 4s 90 1o6h
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81 so Pac hs 6S o1B
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SoNlWalworth As So 100
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Evening star., 1944-05-17

TREASURY. 200,
gas 1906 -. 100 /
FOREIGN. 2:OOl
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Bell Pa 5s go C 1zoNl
Bost Me 4has 70 5eAl
But Rep 81 at 5AhI
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lCan N Ans 81 11Albl
lCan Pac IS "a 1o4
Can p As perp .
Cen Ga IS 50 c. l1Nl
Cen Pac IS 90 %
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lC RR N J IS 81 3@hI
Chi d Alt IS 40 ara
CB&o IS II A. 1o7ihl
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ICCCSL sn 4s % e7H|
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lCcCSL As 9OsL -
lei ShLi 4Has 81 los
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Del q Rud 4s % o1A
lD&RG As 80 - 4oA
lD&RGW IS 78 -
lDet r T 41as 81 1o3N
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Erie 4hs 2O15- 6oh
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lGM&O inc2016. 06ih
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Int Hy Fl 6s A. 50
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Evening star., 1944-05-17

'Ex dividend tPlus extras ta) Paid 80
far this year (e) 90 extra. thi S. extra
! (kl lOc extra. tp) Paid in 1e43. W $40
| extra.
Evening star., 1944-05-17

OHICAEO CaSh MdTkft.
Wheat. none. Barley. mating l25-
l.44lo, nom feed, Is ,221a. nom, Field
seed per 100 pounds. timothy. $3.50 90.
nom. red top. IA 0O-l5 90, nom; red
clover 81 30, nom: sweet clover, 1880,
nom
Evening star., 1944-05-17

Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Ur-
tdends re not included Also extra or
extras; Cash or stock. G Paid last year
far this year b Payable in Canadian funds.
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
th's year. Wv With warrants. xw without
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-24
Printers Call
For WLB to
0ke1 Pay Raise

CUP1-Delegates to the 87th con-
Vention of the International Typo
graphical Union passed a reSolu-
ton urging the war labor board
either to permit wage scales more
equitable with the cost of living or
to resign.
The resolution said that an aver
age printer working a five-Gay week
received $5l99 per week, which
when measured by the coSt-of living
index amounts to a real wage" of
$685.. 1t was suggested that the
WLB revert to the principle that
Is per cent increase in the cost
of living warrants a Is per cent in
crease in wages, and after reverting
to that principle, set new ceiling"
Meanwhile, proposals for speed-up
of strike authorization procedure
and a 37la hour work week are
awaiting referendum action by the
membership at large following con-
yention approval.
The proposals, indorsed by the
convention at its business sessions
were described as measures to COM
bat anti-labor campaigns and in
sure work for all members in the
postwar periods.
The strike authorization plan
would authorize the international
executive board to order or recog-
nize Walkouts and lockoutS prompt
ly, and to support strikes financially
with money transferred from death
and pension funds.
The work-week resolution pre-
santed by John j. Fahey of New
+ York was approved after opposition
Ct a Canadian delegation headed
+ by John Aitken, Toronto. to a 30
hour work week plan. The resolu-
ton recommends that contracts ne
gotiated six month safter the war
encs stipulate a 37ia hour, five
day work week and two weeks paid
vacations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-24
AFL Leader Raps
PAC in Campaign

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)-
An American Federation of Labor
spokesman charged that the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations is
"basically Insecure" and not in
position to withstand tough going"
That is why it is trying to buy
this election" Philip Pearl, eCitor
Of the AFL weekly news service, said
in an editorial on the CIO POLITICAL
action committee.
THE only hope for postwar sun
viyal of the CIO, its strategistS fig
ure, is the election of a national ad-
ministration SO committed to the
CIO that it will use the machinery
Of the government of the United
States to support and perpetuate
the CIO during period when moth
ing else could hold it together.
But partisan politics is a strange
game. John L. Lewis tried to buy
an election in 1886 for the CIO but
the bargain didn't stick and within
four years Lewis and Roosevelt were
at each others throatS.
I'VE do not believe that President
Roosevelt can be bought. We are
convinced that Sidney Hillman's
political gamble will not only prove
fearful boomerang for the CIO
but that it will do lasting harm to
the cause of the entire labor move
ment in America"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-24
Senators Hear
OF Race to
Buy War Goods

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. CUP)-
Surplus operty Administrator
William l.. Clayton told the Senate
war investigating committee that
commission brokers are swarming
all over the place" in attempts to
buy up surplus government war
goods for plants which resell the
material at high profits.
His testimony came as Senate
floor debate began on the Murray
Stewart-Taft surplus property dis
poeal bill which would create an
eight-man board to administer an
expected $4,000, 100000 to $f00,000,-
100000 worth of surplus war goods
Clayton said he was trying to
curb the activities of commission
merchants seeking to buy war goods,
Despite h cir activities, surplus
property disposal must begin now,
CLAYTON told the committee, In CT
der to protect employment ana
markets after the war.
On the Senate floor, Senator
Allen j. Ellender, Cd, louisiana,
challenged the section OF the Mur-
y-Stewart-T Taft bill which would
entitle a four-man joint committee
from the House and Senate to at
tend meetings of the proposed sur
plus property board.
Ellender contended that two SEN
ators and two representatives VINO
would be appointed would be "un-
dertaking too big a job He said
the committee work would interfere
with their duties as legislators.
Senator A. 3. Chandler, 'D),
kentucky, answered it was the duty
of Congress Ito undertake the task
of keeping the American people IN
formed"