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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
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Washington Officials
Coming Here tuesday
By sILER FREEMAN

Top officials of the War Pro-
duction Board and the War
Manpower Commission from
Washington will be in Detroit
next Tuesday to confer with
truck and machine tool manu-
facturers on the tagging truck
and ammunition programs.
They will also visit Chicago
and Cleveland before returning
to Washington.
Both programs are behind
schedule. Since trucks and am
munition are two Of the vital
factors in the drive into Ger
many. the conference will at
tempt TO find the solution 10
the bottlenecks holding up criti-
cal production. Shortage of ma
chine tools Is blamed for the
ammunition lag and lack of
castings and other vital COM
ponent parts is blocking the
truck output.
Army and navy officials, state
VINO Director Edward l..
Cushman and Carsten Tiede-
man, regional WPB director.
will participate in the Detroit
meeting. The Washington party
will include:
Harold Boeschenstein, WPB
program vice chairman; Joseph
d. keenan,, vice chairman for
labor: Tudor Bowen, field pro-
duction operations; John II.
Middlekamp, director WPB
automotive division: John d.
Chafee, director WPB tools d.
vision: William N. Halle, dlrec-
tor general industry equipment
division; John B. Campbell,
deputy vice chairman for pro-
duction. and Vernon MCGEE,
deputy executive director, and
Leo r. Werts, assistant execu-
tive director for field services
of the VINO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Dividends

Prices fluctuated sharply in the
Detroit livestock market during
the week just drawing to a close.
Receipts of cattle and hogs de-
creased. while other classes in
creased. Late clearance was fairly
broad in all departments except
lambs. where heavy movement
proved burdenSome largely be-
cause of lightweights.
CATTLE--weekly sslsbls receipts. 5000
A Is per cent reduction In cattle numbers
enabled the market to make broad clear
ance 81 strong prices. In fact. Gamer and
cutter cows nnished a. much a. soc higher
and in-betveen rrsde steer and yesrilns'
f. sG''; sus :t' ioGPfs .s s's eo% nSa
and medium ranged from STgl4 so. accord
evenly from ssaI3 Good beef COWS brought
yI2ai3, with bulk moving slowly at sha
Ii so Gamers and cutters esshed rssdil,
50 Most bull, sold from $3.50 70 sll rs
neshy ieed,r steer, reached si!1s. but mo-,
better bred replacement cattle turned at 81
els and reds -snd roam kinds from sIell,
CALvES-week's sslsble receipts. 500
Demand appeared 10 broaden slishtiJ Co
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Slight Decline
In Trade Index

BOSTON, Nov. 10-The physi-
cal volume of business in the week
ended Nov. 4 declined TO K9.5
from 1898 in the preceding week.
according to, Barrons Index. adj
justed for long term industry and
population growth.
The current level compares
with the high of 1872 reached
in February. 1913. A year ago this
index was 140.6.
Barrons Index, without ADJUST
ment for long-term trend. was
1912 in the week ended Nov. 4.
compared with 1914 in the preced-
ing week and zoos a year ago.
This index is relative to the base
1858.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Worker Honored

Thomas II. Sanders, tech
nician at the General Motors
Truck and Coach division in
Pontiac, has been awarded an
honorable mention by the WPB
for a production suggestion
that saves more than 10000
man-hours a year, the regional
WPB revealed today.
Sanders idea does away with
the disassembling and assembly
4of glass channels 10 the tubular
frame for windshield glass, as
well as eliminating the use of
a power press in seating the
glass. The new method frees
two girls for other work. Pre-
viously II girls were used on
the windshield glass assembly.
Plant lab o management
committee previously honored
Sanders for his suggestion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Gain i'm Sale
Of Hardware

NEW YORK. Nov. 10-Sales OF
independent retail hardware deal
ers in September averaged IA per
cent more in dollar volume than
for the same month in 1943. Hard
ware Age reports. This average
is based on reports from 1.lS4
independent retail hardware stores
in all parts OF the country, II was
stated.
Sales for the first nine months
of 1914 averaged 9 per cent more
in dollar volume than those en-
loved in the first three quarters
of 1913.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Packard Lists
HIGHER Profit

For the nine months ended
Sept. 80, Packard Motor Car Co.
reports a net profit of $3,28O, 131,
equal to % cents per share, as
compared to S3,049,274 or 20
cents q share for the same period
year ago.
Renegotiation OF the 1913 war
business resulted in refund to the
u. S. government of SIS, 600, 900,
which was charged to reserves
provided for in that year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Cheap Cigars
Will Be Back

WASHINTON, Nov. 10-The
prewar nickel cigar is coming
back. at Ia cents" BY increas-
ing the present price ceilings for
all domestic brands on the market
in March. 1912, the OPA reported,
manufacturers will be able to re-
sumo production OF lower priced
brands.
Manufacturers, under the new
regulation. must produce low
priced brands in the same ratio
with higher-priced brands that ex-
listed in the first six months of
1913. The new ceilings become ef-
fective Nov. 13
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Deserve Praise

One of the snartryt firms m
the country. from a public
relations standpoin1--is General
Mills. Inc. whose board chair
man, James Bell. was one Of the
first 10 take the annual meet
inc 10 the stockholders
Here's another General Mills
masterpiece.
When the AF'L's Minneapolis
daily Labor Review credited
General Mills with an impossible
profit on each sales dollar. due
to a typographical error, there
was no loud shrek Of protest
from the injured company.
Instead, the following issue Of
the Labor Review carried a full
page ad. replete with clever
sketch OF a jumping decimal
point" which was headed The
Case OF the Misbehaving DecI-
nal Point"
The message. which explained
that earnings amounted 10 less
than 2 cents per dollar Of sales,
signed off with Best Wishes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
WPB Furnishes Firm

The Holland Furnace Co. Of
Holland. Mich. has been pun
ished for violating War Produc-
ton Board regulations by hav-
ing its priorities assistance sus-
pended for four mon his. 1t
manufactures food lockers.
The company was found to
have placed orders and accepted
delivery of a degreaser and an
air cooled compressor for which
preference ratings had not been
assigned II also accepted de-
livery Of critical equipment nee
essary for the manufacture Of
the food lockers. thereby divert
ing critical materials.
The company will not have
priorities until March 10. 1945.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Holland Buys
u. ). Generators

NEW YORK. Nov. lo-The
Netherlands emf has
placed an order with Westing-
house Electric e. Mfg. Co. for six
semi portable generating sets,
which viii power the pumps used
10 drain Hollands flooded low
lands.
The generators. which will cost
more than $1,000, 900. will be de-
| livered between February and
April. next year.
They will be paid for out OF
Hollands cash resources In this
country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
American Brake Shoe
To Vote on Mercer

NEW YORK. Nov. 10-Ameri-
can Brake Shoe Co. in letter 10
stockholders points out that the
proposed merger OF National Bear
ing Metals Corp. and the Electro
Alloys Co. two subsidiaries, into
the parent. will complete the pro-
gram of corporate simplification
begun in 1896.
Stockholders will act on the
merger at a special meeting on
Doc &
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
ChrysIer Heads Meet

Chrysler division regional and
district managers. representing
"a of the 28 regionals. have con-
cluded two sessions with Stew
art w. Munroe. general sales
m ager, and Jose A.
O'Malley, his assistant. One
meeting was in New York, the
other in Chicago.
Munroe and O'Malley pointed
out the increasing demands for
car service and predicted that
many cars will go off the road
this winter. They warned that
even if new car production is
begun. this condition will not be
alleviated for some time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
What sNew
In Business
u. S. Public Demands
Quality for Christmos
BY WARD SCHULTZ


The American public wants
quality Christmas gifts this year
and Is sick and tired of being
bilked through the purchase of
shoddy, frail, ersatz goods with
the war used as an excuse for
the sale.
Although retailers generally
agree that the public will get
less for its money this year. the
astute ones have tried TO line up
high class merchandise regard
less Of price.
The Wall Street Journal re-
ports that a San Francisco store
is doing big business in sport
shirts at SIS; the top used to
be $3.50. II has supply of
$3.50 and $40 ties and the high
est used to be S..
One store Is offering Persian
lamb cuffed gloves al 500 a
pair.
Pocketbooks are being sold
here at $50, SIS and higher.
In Philadelphia. retailer
describes IL this way:
Customers are now buying
the top OF the line"
Furs are the single exception,
he adds.
On the shortage list are: mems
shirts, pajamas, towels. chill
dren's wear. metal toys. mechan-
ical toys. watches and silver
ware.
On the super-shortage list are:
roller skates fountain pens,
cameras. electric clocks, calf
skin pocketbooks and linen
handkerchief
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
LateDealS
Lift Grains

CHICAGO, Nov. 10 GNS)-
Grains were higher in today's late
dealings and last prices generally
were around the highs for the day,
Wheat closed &c TO sc higher
with December at S1.647s against
a low of S164h.
Corn finished &c 10 &C up,
oats hc to &c higher, rye sc to
1c up and barley nc to asc higher.
Prices were irregular but gen.
orally higher in early trading.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Small Dip in Output
OF Electrical Power

NEW YORK. Nov. 10 Elec-
trical energy distributed by the
electric light and power indus
try for the week ending Nov. 4
was 4,354. 939.0 900 kilowatt hours
against 4413, 1858, 900 kilowatt
hours in the like 1913 week, a
decrease of Is per cent, according
10 the Edison Electric Institute.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Bets on Japan

From Wall Street comes news
of an interesting wager.
\ One armchair general offers
this for a good odds bet:
Get some one TO give you
good Odds" he says, "that Japan
will quit before Germany"
He reasons that Japan Will
make a peace offer and the
United Nations won't dare turn
II down because olthe- Chinese
situation.
And I'll bet he's wrong on that
last part right now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
'CCC Reports
Cotton Prices

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-The
CCC has announced II Ia buying
the 1914 cotton at an average
price Of 2l.95 cents per pound
throughout the cotton belt. Forms
now have been received by banks,
co operative associations, and
other CCC purchasing agents.
The corporation announced the
following November prices for
middling 1916 inch cotton gross
weight:
Group B, mill area in North and
South Carolina, 22.49 cents per
pound; Atlanta, 22.35; Montgom-
cry. PIT: Jackson. Miss, 21.92:
Little Rock, 21.S8; Dallas, 21.80;
Oklahoma City. 21.S0; California.
81 %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Ad Man Speaks

And c. J. Shower vice presi-
dent. Charles NJ Gray e. Asso-
ciates. industrial advertising
agency. will be guest speaker at
the dinner meeting Of the De-
troit Commercial Photographers
Association. 10 be held at the
Harmonic Society next Monday.
His subject will be What Does
en- Advertising Agency Expect
From a Photographer"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Call Mobile Gas Bonds

NEW YORK. Nov. 10--The Mo
bile Gas Service Corp is notifying
holders OF first mortgage bonds,
81 per cent series. due 1861. that
all these bonds have been called
for redemption Dec. 9, 1874, at
104i9 and interest accrued to that
date.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Parker Rust Proof
Votes 37lt Payment

Parker Rust Proof Co has de.
clared a dividend Of 37l4 cents
on common. payable Dec. ! 10
stock of record Nov. 20 The same
amount was paid in the preceding
quarters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO Nov. 10 Tins Cash grain:
WHEAT-None
81. 3i7: No. yellow, 81 o64ioe. No. 4
yellow; si.o1e .o4i3. No. yellow. e4s.ce
81 ols sample grade yellow. 5oeaSloe
OATS-No mixed. soc. No. / red
special sec
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

NEW YORK, Nov. 10-The op.
ton market has been quieter re-
Gently. after some activity earlier
in the week. The demand Is
largely for calls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

TOLEDO. Nov. 10 (ISs Cash grain or
track:
wHEAT-No. red sI.7oaI.7oIs.
CORNING. 2 yellow. S1.i2ls No. :
yellow. si.11s.
oATs-No. q white. e7iss ssiac; No. )
white. 66iz S67ize.
SOYBEANS-So. yellow 5000
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
WINNIPEG GRAINS
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN

WINNIPEG. Nov. 10 tINs Rye closec
nc 10 nc higher today Dec. sllii. MAY
81 oei. "a i.oei.. July. s1.0eAs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Hudson Promotes -Four

George II. Pratt. general
sales manager of Hudson, has
promoted w. z. (Win) Young
10 sales manager of the Pacific
division, with headquarters in
Los Angeles. He succeeds How
ard p. Grove. who has been
moved to New York as sales
manager OF the new northeast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

Clifford c. Jones will be Los
Angeles zone manager and Fred
Blaich will be his assistant.
Boxley Cole will succeed Young
as Denver zone manager.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
MAY USE STORAGE

Where commercial warehousinz
temporarily is unavailable. farm
ers may put their cotton under
farm storage loan at IS per cent
of parity and later sell it to CCC
at parity.
Cotton exports under lend-lease
program this crop year Will ap-
proximate the 100000 bales sent
abroad last year. provided Great
Britain decides TO take all or most
of her cotton through this method.
ii is reported.
The British government. how
ever, is said TO be undecided at
present whether to accept lend
lease cotton or buy cotton for
cash, probably under the new
lCCC export subsidy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
UNABLE To SELL

Under terms OF lend-lease,
Britain would not be able 10 sell
in foreign trade any textiles made
from lend-lease. This limitation
does not apply to cotton bought
for cash.
II Britain decides TO take u. 5.
cotton under lend-lease. IL is re-
ported. II will seek 100000 TO
40G. 900 bales.
France and Belgium are re-
ported asking for sizesble al!et-
ments Of cotton under lend-lease,
with combined British, French
and Belgian demands expected 10
bring the total up TO 100000
bales.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-28

Mrs. H. C. Hilyard, won first prize.
Mrs. Hanna second, and Mrs. Alon-
20 Cotton third. The next meeting
will be held Thursday, May A. Mrs.
Samuel Johnson, 971 Iglehart Ave-,
will entertain.
Lionel Allen, 622 w. Central
Ave-, is at home after long stay
in Hot Springs, Ark. Before return
ming home, Mr.. Allen visited in
Bloomington and Chicago, ILL.,, and
indianapolis and Logansport, Ind.
The Social Twelve Meets: The
Social Twelve Club was entertained
by Mrs. Myrtle Ross at her home,
667 st. Anthony, Thursday, April
20. The members spent the after
noon playing games. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Katherine Petit
ford, 612 St. Anthony, will be host
ess at their next meeting.
Mrs. Bertha King, organist for
the choir at James A. M. E. Church,
was given a surprise birthday party
after services, Tuesday evening,
April %. Members of the birthday
club under the leadership of Mrs.
Della Holsumback, presented her
with roses and carnations, also a
bedspread and drapes to match.
Cpl. J. A. Barker, who arrived in
St. Paul on furlough April %, was
the dinner guest last Sunday, of Mr..
and Mrs. o. C. Drizzle, 962 st. An
thony Ave.
Mrs. Mildred Strader, radio in
structor at Scott Field, ILL.,, is in
the Twin Cities visiting friends and
her family at $40 W. Central.
The st. Paul Urban League Aux
iliary met last Thursday, April 20,
at the home of Mrs. Josie Williams,
675 Iglehart Ave. Mrs. Julia Lewis,
500 Carroll, will be hostess to the
club, Thursday, May a.
Mines. c. w. WigingtOn, 679 St.
Anthony; C. H. Roper, 982 Fuller
Ave-, and Mrs. C. P. Tyler, 1907
w. Central Ave-, returned to the
city, Monday, April "a, from Chi
cago. Mrs. Wigington and Mrs.
Tyler visited Mrs. Emerson Harris,
former st. Paulite, in Kalamazoo,
Mich, while Mrs. Roper attended
the Y. W. C. A. convention in Chi
cago.
The Self Culture Club will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Hazeldell War
ricks, TAI st. Anthony, at their
meeting Friday, April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hall, 1853 N.
Dale, had as their house guest last
week Mrs. L. A. Hall and her
daughter from Detroit, Michigan.
Mrs. Hall is a niece of Mr.. Hall.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-28

Paseo YWCA-Feeling a glow of
pride as Solomon Thompson took
you on a tour of the Kansas City,
Kansas, schools-Speaking to the
Kansas City Family and Child Serv-
ice Agency where the executive and
staff members almost refused to let
you leave-The kindly humor of
DR.. Thompson and the tasty cook
ing of his social worker daughter,
Mrs. Louise Clark-Young Mr..
Gordon, the settlement house ex-
ecutive who is planning for future
community good-The serious up
turned faces of the junior and
senior students at Lincoln High
School-The Kansas City Urban
Leagues Board interest in job
testing and placement-The cool
efficiency, yet gracious administra-
ton of a district welfare office by
Mrs. Mildred Richardson-Negro
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ceILly returned from overseas QuLy.
The guests were Messrs. and Mines.
VIM. Wilson, frankfort Lillia, J.
W. Hervons, Virgil Robinson, Ev-
erett Law, Clarence Smith, j. V.
Cunningham, E. Hollivay, Robert
Wallace; Mines. Winnifred Viii
liam, Bertha Robinson, Fort
Wayne, Ind, Anna G. Roberts, Do
ra Sandwich, Moses Young, Benz.
Bobo, Payne Calhoun; Misses Hell
ena Fleets; Constance Winston,
Edna Bacion, Sylvia Sims, Alma
Mittman; Messrs. Robert Thomas
Nelson, Albert Williams, Clyde
Heron, J. Booghery, Jr., Thomas
Kendervick, Jimmie Austin, John
NJ. johnson, Ora Parker, Elmer
Wagner, Orvill L. Drake, Charles
johnson, Pvt. Robert Bannarn, Sgt.
Ode Thompson, T. Sgt. Talmage
Carey; Seamen Matthew H. Law
son, VIM. Penn, Sam Gransberry,
C. H. White Jr., Daniel Powell, Le-
roy Burden, Floyd Carter, and
Charles Jacob.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-28
Three Days
In Kansas City
By Leo BOhannOn

A three day visit to any large
city, especially when one is there
on no particular assignment, can be
more exciting than a two week
vacation trip. So much is crowded
into a short time that one cannot
think clearly on the events that
have occurred until he has returned.
Some events, however, stand out as
highlights such as-Speaking to
five hundred social workers in the
beautiful Kansas City Auditorium
having such a gracious host and
hostess as DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Rich
ardson who made you feel as
though you had known them all
your life-seeing so many beateous
and intelligent young women at the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-28

Mrs. Theodore Allen, celebrated her
twelfth birthday at a luncheon Sat
urday, April %. Her little guests
were Martha Anderson, Dolores
Brown, Artie Lou Brown, Beverly
Jones, Constance Brown, Marchita
Allen, and Gloria Williams and her
aunt and godmother, Mrs. Dorothy
Porter.
Miss Vivian Baines, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Baines, 1904
N. Kent, was one of the students
of Washington High selected to
represent the school on the Ameri-
can School of the Air program,
Friday, April FL, over WCCO, at
which time a discussion on world
organization was held.
Annual Banquet: The Mr.. and
Mrs. Club of St. James A. M. E.
church held their third annual ban
quet Saturday, April %, in the Cen
fury room of the Lowry hotel.
The musical program was under
the direction of Mrs. Cora Moore.
Rev. B. N. Moore, Miss 1. Myrtle
Garden, and s. Vincent Owens, took
part in a panel discussion on the
present Trend of Marriage"
Guests included Messrs. and Mines.
John Patton, Charles Hargrave,
George Brooks, Frank Alsup, 1t.
and Mrs. Tully Hickman; Mines.
Vincent Owens, Rufus Boyd, Lillian
Burris, Joe Lyle, Jeralyn Doty, Of
to Hall, Hectar Vassar, Naomi
Thomas, Frances Humbert, Ollie
Gum, Ellie Hickman, Ada Smith,
Eula Clemens, Archie Anderson,
Bertha King, and Della Holsum-
back; Messrs. ]. D. Anderson and
o. C. Hall; 1t. George Rowland,
and Sgt. Foster Brown. Mr.. Alsup
is president, and Miss Evelyn Brent
secretary.
Private Frederick l.. Western,
son of Mrs. E. A. Western, 672
Aurora, arrived in the city Wednes-
day, April 26, en- route to Selfridge
Field, Mich. Pvt. Western was a
member of the first Negro grad
uating class of power turret and
gunsight specialists at Lowry Field,
Denver, Colo. He is en- route to Sell
fridge Field, Mich. Pvt. Western
is the brother of Tech. Sgt. Foster
Brown, who recently returned from
overseas duty.
The Matinee Bridge Club met
Thursday, April 20, at the home of
Mrs. VIM. A. Hanna, $40 Western
Ave. Mrs. Owen Howell, proxy for
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many AN'SAJ SAASo'
Mrs. NJ. J. Hunter, 3S49 Fourth
Ave. &c., returned recently from
Chicago, where she spent two
weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. Aggie Thomas, 514 Twelfth
Ave. &c., entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Stanton of Milwaukee, Wis, at
a dinner at her home, Friday, April
7.
Mrs. Marie Richardson, Juneau,
Alaska, in the city on a business
trip, is stopping at the home Of
Mrs. W. A. Ross, 1925 Clinton Ave.
So.
Ii. Robert S. Brown, son of Mrs.
Ester Brown, 1923 Fifth Ave. &c.,
who recently completed his primary
flying training at Tuskegee Insti-
tute, is now at the Tuskegee Army
Air Field, where he will receive
further specialized training.
Entertains Soldier: Mrs. Matte
LaGrone was hostess TO a number
of friends at a party Wednesday,
April 10, in honor of her husband,
Staff Sgt. Jack LaGrone, who re-