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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
VETERAN COUNTY OFFICER
FACES MALFEASANCE COUNT

NAPA. Cal, June 3. tUP)-Iheo-
dore j. Treadway, Napa county
coroner and public administrator
for II years, was charged by the
county grand jury with malfeaS-
ance in office in report made
public Saturday after a year long
investigation.
The 23-point accusation, which
was an indictment, was filed by
District Attorney D. K. York. 1t
made no charges of misappropria-
ton of funds, but accused Tread
way CT keeping improper recorcs as
public administrator and coroner
and Of doing business with a funeral
chapel with which he is connected.
Treadway has until June 10 to
file a reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

as follows:
Monday-Sandy Beach VS.. Dessert
Seed.
Tuesday-Troys Drive-Inns VS.,
Navy Flyers.
Wednesday - Marine Group VS..
Imperial Acmes at Imperial.
Thursday-Baptists VS.. Telephone
Company.
F'riday-Marine Flyers VS.. Marine
BOG School.
The Dessert Seed team is pointing
for a win over the Salton Sea team
while Troy's figure the Navy will
be a tough hurdle but one they
can take. The Marine Group has
been improving and should give
Acmes a tough run. The Baptists
and Telephone game is a toss-up.
But the dynamite is stored up for
Friday night when the two Marines
attempt to out-TaraWa each other
in the stadium.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
PACIEIC COAST LEAGUE
Hospital Obtains
New FIuroscope

A new Horoscope will be INSTALL
ed in the tuberculosis wing at the
Imperial county hospital as the
gift of the California tuberculosis
and Health association, it was an
nounced Saturday by Keith Nets,
president of the Imperial County
tuberculosis and Health associa-
ion.
This equipment, needed in the
fight against tuberculosis, was OBJ
tained for the county hospital
through the efforts of DR.. E. w.
Hayes of Monrovia, specialist in
the treatment of tuberculosis, and
Fore Highly, secretary of the state
association.
Nets said the Horoscope was a
necessity in the county campaign
70 prevent spread of the disease
and help cure those who already
have it. 80
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
NJ AR K ET S
I. A. PRODUCE

Los Angeles June 3. CUP)=
Asparagus: Steady. Per ID local coloSSa
1S-I6c. eN fey and select l2-15c. fey Il
13c choice S-1OC. crooks and small &C.
Beans steady Per ID local and Sar
Diego Co kys and Valentines and yellow
wax 14-16C
Bunched vegetables: Carrots stronger.
others steady. Per crt: Beets 2is-3 doz
T5c-1 =. carrots 3 doz 1901 - Imperial
VIy 3.25-375. chard local 3 doz 75c-1 90,
green onions doz best >. 25-2. Is, ordi-
nary PSI so: kale 2i2 doz $50; leekS
3 doz 3 50 mustard ! doz 75c-1.25. pars-
ley doz 1.OO-l50; radiShes small red
Is doz 10O-1 50. spinach I doz .OO-1. -
turnips 2i4-3 doz 1.00-l25. turnipS 2'4-3
doz l.OO-l p ordinary 5O-75C.
Cabbage: Steady; Cannonball crtS best
l 25-l 50 fair leo, iboS and ordinary So
75c. 50-lb SKIS 75c-1.0O; Savoy CrtS 100
y. red crtS $50. per cwt 3.7O-2.90;
Imperial Wy SKIS so per cwt
CantaloupeS: Weaker; IMPERIAL Wy crts
jbo 36S-45s 7.0o-9.o0, std 45S COOS 90.
pony 45S 4 $4,000, 54S 3.5o-5.Oo, std
flats 12s-15S 250-4.00.
Celery: Steady: Pascal 2o-22 in crtS
best 55o-6.OO fair 4.00-5.00 sturdee crtS
% doz best 5.o0-5.50 No. = 3.5O-+.00
AS doz 35O-4.OO
Lettuce: Stronger: Dry pack Santa Bar
bara Co 3.75-4o0 IS 2.75-3.25 local o.
3 doz 1oO-1.5O best $50
Onions. Weaker. street sales - ID SKIS
white wax. reds fair $50, Spanish l.25-
$50.
Peas: Steady. Per ID Santa Barbara Co
bush best 9-11c fair 6-Sc pole best 1l-l2c,
fair 7-ac
PepperS. Steady. Green chill Imperial
Wy 22-25c yellow chill Imperial Wy IS
40C.
squash: Weaker: white summer I'm
perial Wy crts 50c-1.O0. lugs fair 100
i.25. local lugs 1.5O-2.0o; San Diego
Co I.o0-I75. yellow crookneck Imperial
WV flats 5O-2. 90. Local Jugs fey 2.5O-
300 fair 15O-2.00. San Diego Co lugS
best 2O0-3OO; Banana Imperial Wy Soc
H.
Tomatoes: Dull. Imperial Wy crtS 9-l2
tons PSI IS. los 75c-1.OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
SPORTS PAGE
Triini
Kayoes

HOLLYWOOD, June 8. toF'-
Benny Goldbert, Detroit SouthpaW'
used his head instead OF MS ilsVS
to take a unanimous 1O-round de-
cision over Luis Castillo, Mexico
CITY. at Legion Stadium last night.
Goldbert used hit-anG-run tactics
to evade his opponents dangerous
right hand blows, while piling up
enough points to grab the deci-
sion.
In the feature SiX-round semi
windup, Gene Rooney, 1876, Chicago,
rallied in the final frames but fail
ed to overtake an early lead es-
tablished by Ralph Lara, 139, Gar
dena, Cal, to lose the decision.
Sammy Brown, 135, Fresno, deci-
stoned Cruz Flores, 1874, Los Angeles
in the other siX-rounder.
Trini Ortiz, 121, Ell Centre. Cal,
KOd Bobby Molina, 119, Los An
geleS "a; frankie Gellardo, 1872,
Indio, Cal, 6ecisioned Stanley JAM
ison, 1856, Los Angeles "a; and Dub
Bowen, l41, Long Beach, KOd Hen
ry zamora, 1876, Los Angeles go.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Beavers
Bu
BX United PRESS

The Portland Beavers made Seat
ties tenure as Pacific Coast league
leaders a brief one. regaining first
spot and dropping the RainierS to
third by sweeping a double header
2-l and 50, last night before 10000
Seattle fans.
The RainierS took the lead by
scoring a double win Memorial day.
with rain cancelling games the next
two nights. San Francisco held
second spot, one game behind Port
land and half game ahead Of
Seattle, by defeating Los Angeles
SIS. Hollywood tripped Oakland,
2-l, and San Diego stopped Sacra-
mento 6-2. in other night games.
Mario Pieretti and Joe Demoran
beth pitched seven-hit bal in the
seven inning opener at Seattle. won
by the Beavers when Larry Bar
toms long double scored Charley
Peterson in the seventh. Singles
by Pieretti and Peterson gave Port
land its other run in the fifth.
A home run by Willie Enos in
the SecOnQ inning set san francisco
off to an 8-5 win over Los Angeles,
giving the Seals a 3-2 series lead.
Tom Seats held the Angels to seven
hits. besting Don Osborn and scor-
ing his ninth win of the year.
Lee Scarsella, reformed Oakland
outfielder. and Earl Escalante of
Hollywood turned in another set of
seven-hit twirling performances,
with Escalante getting the nod in
a tight 2-l game Singles by
Brooks Holder and Butch Moran
in the third and by Jim Hill and
Harry Clements in the fourth net
ted the winning tallies. The Twinks
took a 81 series lead.
A four-run eighth inning rally
brought the San Diego Padres a
6-2 win over Sacramento and re-
duced the Solon series margin to
80. Rex Cecil limited Sacramento
to six bingles while the Padres were
pounding loser Gene Babbitt and
Larry Keinpe for p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

plate. In the third the Baptists
scored three runs. McChristy and
Measures came in on Green's sin
gle, and Shuck's three-bagger
brought in Green. From then on it
was gcose-eggs for the Baptists who
tigktened up to give up no more
wild errCrs and held the Marines to
one run on two hits.
Marine Flyers . 433 1C0 I'll 7 2
Baptists -..103 900 O. 4 2 6
Next week will open the fourth
week of the seasons playing with
three teams heading the league.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Joyce Snaps Win
Streok of Henry

CHICAGO, June 8. CUP)-Willie
Joyce of Gary, Ind, shifted from
power to strategy Friday night to
snap Hammerin' Henry Armstrong
string of comeback victories at IL.
Joyce was getting the worst of
the bout until the eighth round,
when his handlers noticed that Arm
strong's defense against a right hand
was weak. Joyce came out of his
corner in the eighth with instruc-
tions to concentrate on hitting Arm
strong with his right.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
~. I. STOCKS

New York. June ? UP1-StockS moved
irregularly with the average changes very
small Friday while volume contracted
sharply from the recent millon-share
pace. -,
Traders moved cautiously following the
rise in the general list early yesterday
10 new highs since 1870 They antiel-
pated considerable resistance 10 the ad-
vanve at this level and did only routine
business.
American Power & Light preferred is
sues had losses ranging TO more than =
points following statement by the com
panys president that federal power com
mission regulations might restrict dlv-
dends Other utilities were steady 10
firm with the American and Foreign Power
preferreds rising to new highs for the
year.
Preliminary closing Dow-JoneS aver
ages. Industrial 142 on. off O.07, rail 40.19
off O.l6; utility 23.12 off 0.o3; and 65
stocks 50.S6 off 0.O7.
Sales dropped to $4,000 shares from
/. la3, ,02O Thursday. Curb turnover was
1925 shares against 247,7s0 Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
GUNNER BLASTS ARCHER

NEW YORK, June 3. (UP)-Tipp
Larkin, rangy Garfield Gunner
leaped in one night from the wei
terweight division to headline height
in the welterweight class by virtu
of his eighth-romd technic a
knockout over heavier Freddie Arcr
er at Madison Square Garden.
Larkin's stunning straight rigl
blasted Archer into such comatos
condition that Referee Billy Cav
anagh stopped the bout at 1924 4
the eighth, and commission phys
cans sent Archer to st. Glare
hospital for observation for a sligl
brain conclusion.
1t was Tippy's third victory ov,
Archer, whom he had stopped !
one round in 1941 and decisiont
in 10 in 1912. The gate was 1888
Larkin's victory earned a shot ::
the winner of the Armstrong Bun
my Davis bout, slated for the Ga
den June Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
l.. A. STOCKS

Los Angeles June 3 up
session tradiae Of the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange SATURDAY found seven issues
making gains. four losing and two re
maininf unchanged. Volume totaled 93ss
shares.
The list: Edison com 100 at 22N down;
Edison So per cent al 3ola up \;
Southern California gas A 100 at 36iz up
clair Oil 200 at 13A down Il Union
a Bandini 100 at So unchanged; Sin
OH 100 al 1sx unchanged; Aircraft ac-
cessories 100 at 3% up I Hupp Motors
100 at IL up y Ryan 200 at 3is -
changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los AngeIeS, june ). IIFI-
Cattle salable 200. very slow, weak; few
common to medium steers 1.5O-13.2o;
cutter to common heiferS S.50-11.
Calves salable 50. unevenly lower for
past two days: medium to good range
calves and vealerS 12.50-14.25. Gull and
common 7-lO. 50.
Hogs salable SOC. holdovers 1.54S, very
slow few sales barely steady and lib
eral carryover IN sight, few good TO
choice pIO-lb tops at 14.75.
Sheep Salable leo: few Culls and COM
rnnn V 3 nelf owes steadN at $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
WILL BE TRIED IN
SUPERIOR COURT

Mervyn Baker, 30-year-old man
of many aliases, will be tried in
Imperial county superior court on
a charge of failing to return a car
after taking it from dealer for
demonstration. He was arrested in
San Diego with a car he was ac-
cused of taking from an Ell Centro
dealer because he had an idea of
buying it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
GIANTS STRETCH STREAK

In the National league, The New
York Giants stretched their longest
winning streak of the season to
seven games in defeating the Pitts
burgh Pirates, 6-4 Manager Mel
Otis 18th and 18th homers sup
piled the edge for Rube Fischers
first victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
TENNIS PLAY STARTS

BERKELEY, Cal. June 3. up
First round play in the 44th an
nual California state tennis Champ
ionships got under way Saturday
at the Berkeley tennis club, with
Ems. Jack Kramer favored in mems
singles and Louise Brough of Los
Angeles and Margaret Osborne of
San Francisco leading the womens
division.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, June 3, UP1-Grain futures
broke sharply on the board of trade Sat
urday under the impact of a private erop
estimate that revealed marked increases
in winter wheat estimates. Heavier corn
bookings and favorable weather were ad-
ditional weakening factors.
Wheat finished the day off ! TO H.
cent sa bushel: oats off = To L.. rye
off Ia TO "a. and barley off p 10 /.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Joyce, who after taking the earl
rounds, had begun to wilt under tn
power of Armstrong; right crosse
but the new formula gave him ad
ded strength and he won the las
three rounds.
1t was the second victory Joyc
scored over Armstrong in thre
bouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
IN JAIL AGAIE

w. H. Bradley, As, laborer, has
been released from the Imperial
county Jail after serving 80 days
for being drunk, was back behind
the bars again Thursday night on
a charge Of being drunk on a high
waV
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
POULTRY e EGGS

POULTRY PRICES: (A1i points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. y, 19i3.)
First price-At Ranch TO Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered TO
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch TO consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under pa lbs, 3Oc,
2A to lbs, 2Sc; fryers 34 lbs. 29c;
roasters all weights, 29c; fowl, Leghorn,
all weights 25hc; colored, all welghts
25hc; ducks, all sizes 25c; rabbits, under
lbs 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Detroit 4. Boston l.
St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 0 might
game.
New York 5. Cleveland l might
game.
Chicago 5, Washington 2 might
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
l.. A. HAY

Los Angeles, June 3. tUPl-
II. S. No. ] extra ieaiy 90. 50-36.50: U.
6. No ] S3l. 50-33. SO; u. 6. No. ] $3l.5O-
$50; u. s. No. 2 le;fy or No. green
$50. 81. SO: u. S. No. 2 S29-31 per ton.
No. / barley hay S3o31; No. oat hay
S37-3S
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
l.. A. GRAIN

Los Angeles June 3. IJF'-
wheat. sacked, 295-3.OO; grading barley,
Grain market: No. hard or soft white
46 lbs sacked 272i4 PITY; No. oats. 35
lbs: sacked. 3.10-315; No. , yellow corn,
bulk. no offers; NJ. milo, sacked. no
offers
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Don't worry II ordinary methods disap-
pointed you Use, at home, the formula used
by DOCTORS adjunctiyely at noted Thorn
ton & Minor Clinic. BE amazed how QUICK
your pile pain, itch soreness are relieved. Get
81 90 tube Thornton 4 Minors Rectal Ont-
ment today. Or get the easy -to-upply Thorn
ton & Minor Rectal Suppositories, only few
cents more Try DOCTORS way TODAY.
Al all good drug stores everywhere in
FL Centro, at Clements Drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
LEAGUE STANDINGS

Sandy Beach and Imperial are
entered in the BraWley city league
also this year. Sandy Beach has
been winning Unfortunately and
the Imperial Acmes have proven
their prowess by stopping all
corners in hotn leagues to date.
BIG WEEK AHEAD
The schedule for next week Is
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
Men, Women! Old or
Young! Need Pep?
Want New Vim and Vitality?

Thousands Of So 30, 60 30 feel weak pepless older
than their years. when body lacks iron Try Ostrex
Supplies therapeutic doses iron when needed for pep
Ssahty. younger feeling Also prOphBtaettc doses
Yltanln 81, calcium, 70 guard against deficiency
weskness worn feeling. lack Of vim Try intro oduetory
sze 70 0ntg BE Get OstrsN Tonic Tablets today
For sale AT all drug stores everywhere-in
II CentrO, at Clements Drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
E7sI3 !JSlS(1SlS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Boston 4. Cincinnati 0.
New York 6, Pittsburgh 4.
st. Louis 8, Philadelphia 3 might
game.
Chicago 2, Brooklyn l might
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

Los Angeles, June 3. CUP - Eggs
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large.
grade A IS. grade 2S-29; medium grade
a 29-31: small grade 22-23.
Retail prices TO consumer: Large, grade
AA A6-4S. grade A 43, grade 36-3I ;
medium grade AA 394l, grade 37-3s;
small, grade A 29-3l.
Candled graded eggs to reailers ceases
Large. grade AA 40-42, grade 3t-3S'
grade 1884: medium grade a "l-1''
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Poultry unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04


First Game
Portland .............. 600 010 l-2 7 !
Seattle .............. 100 600 0-1 Z 0
Pieretti and Adams, Demoran and
Sueme.
Second Game
Portland ............ OO3 200 0O3-3 9 0
Seattle ......... 900 900 20O-2 7 l
Pulford and Campbell Turpin,
Mcclure 80. Holt 80 and Buona-
rigo, Hoffman C6-.
Sacramento oil 900 000-2 6 l
San Diego 900 600 04X-6 II 3
Babbitt, Kempe 80 and Rossi;
Smith 81. Cecil and Salkeld.
San Francisco O13 O02 2O0-8 10 .
Los Angeles .....OO2 03O O00-5 7 2
Seats and Ogrodowski; Osborn,
Stein 80 and Sarni.
Hollywood ...001 100 000-2 7 3
Oakland .............O COL 900 OO0-1 7 0
Escalante and Hill: Scarsella and
B. RaimCndi.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
BROWNS CAPITALIZE

The first place st. Louis Browns,
made four singles do for 80
triumph over the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. Capitalizing on an error,
and punching all their hits into the
second inning, the Brownies count
ed more than enough to win for
Bob Muncrief. Don Black was
charged with the less OF a well
pitched game.
The Detroit Tigers currently the
hottest club in the circuit, stretched
their winning streak to seven games
with Al victory over the Boston
Red Sox. Rudy York and Pinky
Higgins homered in the first frame
to account for three runs and
give Johnny Corsica more than
enough Margin. Joe Bowman was
the mound victim.
The second place New York Yam
KEGS found their winning ways again
through the pitching Of their ace,
Hank Borowy, and beat the CleVe-
land Indians 5-l.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04
FRIDAYS STAR

Flutterball pitcher Jim Tobin of
the Boston Braves, who pitched his
second three-hitter and third shut
out as the Braves defeated Gin
cinnati, 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-04

out as the Braves defeated Gin
cinnati, 40.
NEW YORK, June 8. up -
Lefty Thornton Lee. who led the
American league pitchers in earned
run average and completed games
columns in 1941 with a record Of
% games won, and then dropped
to a lowly two games won in 1912,
had recorded his first victory of
the year Friday and hoped that it
marked a turn in his fortunes.
Until Friday he had started eight
times, won none and lost six. His
competitive spirit prevailed and he
pitched the Sox to a So win over
the Washington Senators. He al
lowed nine hits in winning, but
was thrifty in all but the sixth,
giving rise to the belief that his
arm had shaken the kinks and was
ready fer effective service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-24
LIMITS PURCHASER

Senator Aiken (R) of Vermont
st. Lawrence seaways and power
hacker. declared the ban on gov
eminent lines so long as 80 per
cent OF the power is sold will
leave just one customer for ST.
Lawrence power in the New Eng
land states"
Even with prompt disposal OF
the Bailey amendment there will
remain so many other controver-
sial issues that chances OF COM
plotting the 1eSislatioT.ai this ses-
sion are beginning 20 fade.
Senator Murray Cd OF Mont
ana, joined by Senator LANCER
(R) of North Dakota, offered. as
an amendment, his bill 10 create
a Missouri Valley Authority.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-24
Drops DOpp
Dancer Scorns Alimony
for Fifth Time

CHICAGO, Nov. % INS)-
June Day former singer and
dancer. clutched a divorce decree
today. forever free, she hoped, OF
Jopps, Dopps and hops"
Her latest divorce, from Floyd
Dopp, was granted on grounds OF
cruelty. He was the one, she
said. who gave her brutal bop
on the face.
She wanted no alimony, stating
that when she divorced Kenneth
Jopp in 1880 he offered her a set
Element of $4,000, but she turned
ii down.
"I've been married five
times" she said, land I've never
asked alimOny from n single
one. I'm not going TO start
now"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-24
Held in Flint Assault

FLINT. Nov 23-Sixteen-yea
old Donald Pollock OF Pontiac is
being held on charge OF sus-
picion of assault with intent to
rob after Mrs. Marie Leonard, 9Q5
West Dewey. was struck on the
head twice in the basement OF
her home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-24
Power Policy
Splits Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. % (INS)
The Senate readied itself today
for a showdown vote on a major
question of power policy in which
senators advocating public owner
ship as against private utilities
are waging a determined fight.
A vote is almost certain TO be
reached tomorrow>under a debate
limitation agreement entered into
on an amendment by Senator
Bailey CD of North Carolina.
Bailey said the amendment was
designed to preserve private utili-
ties and 10 keep the federal gov
eminent out OF the electric power
business as much as possible.
- BANS u. s. LINES
The amendment banning the
government from erecting trans
mission lines from production
dams for three years. and there
after unless more than 10 per
cent of the power remains unsold
was opposed on the ground that
IL would reverse the New Deal
policy of having the government
build transmission lines 10 serve
municipalities and co-operatives.
Senator Maloney CD Of Connec-
ticut, who supported the Bailey
amendment but offered pro-
posal to eliminate the three-year
prohibition. outlined the split as
follows:
81 believe there are some
people who believe In rationale
ration of power and I think that
II the Issue on this amendment.
don't want naturalization
until proper payment Is made
20 the millions Of people who
own utility stock and securi-
ties"
Meanwhile, there was no sign
that Maloney's modification would
ease the fight on the Bailey
amendment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-02
First Half OF 1914 Sees Trade
Boom But Future Trend Obscure

/ quate supplies on hand and the
Fifth War Loan drive-biggest in
history-has helped rain off excess
purchasing power.
Retail sales in the first six
months of 1914 were boosted by
heavy pre-Easter buying and de-
mand preceding effectiveness on
April l of federal excise taxes.
March sales throughout the coun-
try were the highest on record for
that month.
"Beat-the-tax' buying demand
especially was high for furs, jew
elry, liquor, toiletries and hand
bags.
The National Retail Dry Goods
association described current re-
tail prices as about steady.
Federal Reserve bank figures in
dicate that store inventories are
slightly higher than the levels of
a year earlier. Lines formerly in
low supply-cotton goods, house
wares, china and durable goods
still are showing a decline.
But consumers may see the re-
turn Of some long-sought items be-
fore the end of the year. Between
Aug. l and the end of 1945 about
100000 alarm clocks and more
than a million electric irons are
scheduled to be manufactured.
Other goods which probably will
be made starting early in 1945 are
radios, refrigerators and electric
ranges. The War Production Board
already has released aluminium for
making things like pots and pans.
John Block, head of the buying
firm of Kirby, Block & Co., and
president of the Association of
Buying Offices, feels that goods
probably will remain in scant sup
ply for several months longer even
though 1--WE may be at the begin
ming of the end in the European
war.
merchants generally have been
doing a quiet but determined prun-
ing job on 'ersatz and overly
priced goods in the past six
months" was his typical com
ment. THE generally accepted
policy seems to be: Better take
losses now while we can absorb
them"
Block predicted only a moder-
ate transition from war to peace
time goods for the next six
months, unless there is a sudden
collapse of the German front"