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Evening star., 1945-01-05
Washington Produce

From the War Food Administrs ton.
Prices paid net fob. washington.
EG0s--Market firm;. receipts light and
Federal-state Graded eggs received from
grading stations lJ.nuary %. whites.
sTox1s S .1.l.x. aasa iSors sa g s1.g. sE.ds 4 a5s
45-47, ayerage 46H; o. 8. grade 3. large.
LIVE POULTRY-Two truckloads ar.
rived for authorised professor and few
scattered smah lots TOR .general distribu-
tion were also received today. Prices
shown reflect sales reported within exist.
ing price control regulations, but do not
cover poultry sold on the market for which
prices were not obtainabie. rrices paid net
included according to mileass), broilers
and fryers, 80.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Spicer Mfg. Co. President
Received S125,0O0 in Year
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Sc. A.
Dana received 100000 during the
fiscal year ended August 81, 1914, as
president Of the Spicer Manufac-
turing Co., Toledo, Ohio, the COM
pany's annual report to the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission dis
closed.
In addition, Mr.. Dana was paid
$25. 900 as president OF Parish Pressed
Steel Co., a Spicer subsidiary.
r. e. Carpenter, executive vice
president of Spicer, was paid $99, $50,
and J. v. Melick, secretary and
treasurer, received $53,600.
Royal Typewriter Co., Inc, New
York, paid its president, E. c. Faust
mann, $63,37496, and its vice presi-
dent, c. B. Cook, Hartford, Conn.,,
$57, $50.
Zenith Radio Corp, Chicago, paid
E. F. Mcdonald, jr., president and
general manager, $85, 900, and Hugh
Robertson, River Forest, Ill, execu-
tive vice president ana treasurer,
$68,500, the report said.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
D. {. Express Volume
Al New Records IN
December and 1914
BY EDWARD c. STONE,

Express shipments In and out of
the Capital in December set another
ail-time record for the month, while
the fun years business also hung up
new high mark for the Washing
ton ONCE OF Railway Express Agency,
Supt. w. o. r. Hannah announced
today.
December shipments numbered
36l, ,797 against 344,253 In the same
month year ago, an increase Of
1854 or 81 per cent. In the IL
months shipments totaled 3,109 ,953
against 2,91l,9 in 1943, an increase
in 1914 of 98,032. The shipments by
months compare as follows with last
Vaar.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Golden Anniversary
|Of NAM Planned
By the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 5.-The Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers,
founded here so years ago, will hold
a board OF directors meeting and
golden anniversary celebration here
January 24-25, it was announced.
Leaders of industry will be among
the 800 members attending from
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West
VIRGINIA
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan. S lP.-Grain markets
were dull and price changes were small
today. Most Of the futures list was about
steady. Wheat was on nearly . cent 1t
one time. but recovered when commission
house buying developed on the break.
Commission houses had resting orders
tended TO steady prices. Most Of the
offerings came from milling interests
hfsdgi,H f against purchases OF cash grain
Corn started firm and was up half .
cent at the opening, when commission
houses were the Best buyers. Local
traders sold on the advance and cash in
terests hedged against heavy purchases
Of gain on z to-aEriye basis; ,.
than yesterdays close, May. 1.66h. Corn
vss :. y unshinses g u aA Max Ss !l2 Oats neIs
e q. May 1,i7h-N Bsrley, was un-
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. 5 P,.-Foreisn ex-
snange rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
I. Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket, 10h per cent discount, or SO 9.S7h
Europs-Great Britain, ofhcial, BUYING,
4.02: selling. 4.O4.
Latin America-Argentina, free. 24Ss,
70. .65n. Nominal
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation totaled $25,-
326, 600 900 on January 8, drop OF
SO, 900 900 from a week earlier, but
1880, 900 900 above d year ago, the
Federal Reserve Board reported
Gold stock totaled SIC, 0,619 900, 900, q
decline of $40 0,000, 900 from a week
earlier and $3.50 ,000, 900 below 9
year ago.
Gasoline Stocks on December &c
totaled 86,614,0O0 barrels VS.. 49,.
1865 900 a week earlier and 73 ,327 ,00C
a year ago, the American Petroleum
Institute disclosed.
Defense Plant Corp. has made
commitments of $l0,704, ,935 900 and
actually spent $7.177, zoe, 900, Jesse
Jones disclosed. The overall figure
includes $757, ,656, 900 later Cancelled
as well as $1,985 ,000, 900 pool orders
which were paid for on delivery
Commitments now total only $685.
27l,000 and final purchases by the
Government have been held to 81
$4,000.
Construction Volume in 1914
totaled $1,729, ,753, 900, smallest since
1885 and 43h9o below the preceding
year, the Engineering News-Record
announced. Public construction was
4786 below 1943, while private VOL
ume was down 26%.
Freight Loadings in 1914 totaleo
43,441 ,266 cars, q gain of 2.4o over
1913, the Association of American
Railroads revealed. For the week
ended Decemeber 81, they totaled
5S4,757, q drop OF 1887 from the
previous. week and 91% below q
year ago.
A S114, ,000, 900 Offering of consoli-
dated ~ % bonds will be marketed
by the II Federal Land Banks next
Tuesday. Prices will be announced
on offering day.
approved a 2-for-1 split in common
stock and an increase in authorized
capitalization from soc, 900 to 2,400,-
600 shares. Stockholders will vote
March 10.
Louisville g. Nashville Railroad
CO., awarded $50 1895 900 of 3ss%
bonds to Halsey-Stuart 81 Co. and
associates on bid of 104.66. Nor
gan, Stanley g. Co. bid 104 1866.
Reoffering was planned at 105.88.
Bethlehem Steel Co. raised its
wartime shipbuilding output to 9O9
vessels in 1914 by completing 800
fighting and cargo vessels during the
year.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. produced
$3.50 military planes, mostly P-38s
and Bit bombers, during 1914
while cutting production man-hourS
38%, said President Robert E. Gross
Alabama Power Co. was ordered
by the Alabama Public Service Com
mission to refund to all residential
customers their entire December
bills to reduce excess profits tax liza
bility.
Southern Pacific System earned
$38, ATS, ,155 or 5000 a share in II
months ended November 80 VS.. $685..
353,335 or 1912 in the same 1914:
period.
American Utilities Service Co
informed the SEC it would with
draw Its liquidation plan and in
stead file amendments providing
for recapitalization of the firm ii
compliance with commission
order.
Neisner Brothers, Inc, sales TO
December totaled IS, ,933 ,050, q gain
of 0.7% over q year earlier; TO
1914, $38,215,777, an increase o
2.3To over 1913.
Acme Steel Co. directors plan t,
submit to stockholders on April 1
= proposal to exchange each 81
par value share for 3 new $40 pa
value shares.
American Home Products ca
stockholders subscribed to $3.50
shares Of 9s,535 recently offered
and the remaining 5,845 are ex
pected TO be offered privately q
s69,l21s by underwriters headed b
~ W..
Evening star., 1945-01-05

December air shipments were tht
heaviest Of any month since tht
District Office began handling such
business, totaling 1929 VS.. 1878 iT
December, 1943, an increase Of 90t
or 81 per cent.
Hart New Insurance Leader.
Hiram s. Hart, manager, Travel
ers Insurance Co., has been elected
president of the General Agents
and Managers Association of Wash.
ington, 1t was announced today
Edward H. Won Deck, National Life
was named vice president; F
Mckay Smith, Jefferson Standard
secretary and treasurer.
j. E. McCombs, Berkshire, and
Earl Sapp, New England Mutual,
were elected directors, the other d.
rectors being Charles w. O'Donnell,
Guardian Life, and Blake B. Har-
rison, Connecticut General. All as
sociation members are general
agents or mana gers.
Gas Stock Reaches New Peak.
Washington Gas $3.50 preferred
stock sold at 107h on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange yesterday, up a
full point from the 1914 close The
opening 1945 sale in Garfinckel
common, at 20A, was OF an eighth
from the 1914 high. Capital Trac-
ton IS opened the year with a
81 500 transfer at ITO, unchanged.
Washington Railway 6 Electric
common opened with a bid Of $605
a share and none offered. Four
stocks on the board are now ex-
dividend.
Fleming on Advisory Council.
Robert v. Fleming, president OF
the Riggs National Bank, has been
reappointed a member of the Fed
eral Advisory Council, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond has announced.
The council holds very important
conferences with the Treasury dur
ing the year on finance and bank
ing matters. Each of the II reserve
districts has a representative, the
appointment being a high honor.
Robert Lassiter has been renamed
chairman of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond and w. G.
Wysor, deputy chairman.
Banks to Close for Inauguration.
Washington banks will be closed
on Saturday, January 20, inaugura-
ton day, 1t was announced today by
Sidney F. Taliaferro, president of
the District Bankers Association.
The January luncheon of the Dis
trict Life Underwriters Association
will take place next Thursday at
the willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
New York Cotton

i NEW YORK. Jan. s 19.-Cotton futures
moved irregularly today as light mill buy
4 ing and local covering encountered . scar
city Of offerings. Trading slackened con-
centives.
Later afternoon prices we're cents 4
bale lower to is cents higher. March.
90. IL: May, 22. 2.09; July, 21.77.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. tP,-The Sc
transactions BY customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for January 4: 6.117 pur.
chases Involving 179,661 shares; 6,0S7
sales involving 172,13 shares, including
81 short sales involving I,37O shares.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Washington Exchange

Potomac Electric Power 6h% pfd.-73 1t
1Qeh.
Washinsten hallway 4 Electric pfd.-1s
at 110A.
Hscht eommon-1O0 at 21h; "A at 21A.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
N. Y. Bond Market
,vs.!i.e1T1 vsxIiEcTEEp I. ld1sF Fo...!. q. .!ssgss: DEE.

20 80 :. 1131
| FOREIGN. 2:Ol
| Argint A 40 Ap Soh
| Costa Ri rs 81 33k
Cuba 4hs n LOT
Urus a 4Hss 70 75A
| DOMESTIC. 2:0t
Abit PIP IS 63xt 90A
Alleg 3As 81 1o0A
Am d FP6s2O30 ~
Am r d T IS 50 123@
ATSF ~ 95 -. 13o
ACL ans IS 100
BdO LIST n q 1o13
$40 06 c - 03L
B&O 1000 D. 7A
B&O % F----- -
BAO cv 90 6l4
D&O 8 " 80 by
B&O T c u 80 -
Bost Ne <kss 70 10y
Bos NYAL 4s IS %
Buf R&P 81 q ~4
iCen Ga IS 80 C. 15N
| Cen @ en- s. 4b- 56H
IC RR N J 81 ST. @lA
c RR N J Asst 36
! Chi d Alt IS - 35H
C q Z ! inc 81 66N
CI&L IN os &C.. 1oA
CI&L RI os A. 07N
CI&L IS A. 03A
CI&L IN Is &C.. 17N
CAsPP 6s ~ ~
cNSPP 81 1000 1SN
CNW 4hs % y. -
GRIP ana 50 4. -
GRIP zAs CO. Is
GRIP # - 81 57N
CC(,SL 4As77 0eN
CCf,SLC LCWN4s91 olA
CT Z T 81 - 196
CT q T 1HA:sT 1oAN
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Con Ry As "a 6oN
Con Ry As 55Ja 81
Del d Rud ~ 63 99%
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D&RGW IS bb 4 81
D s s d A Is 81 46A
Erie 4Ms 20l6- 91Z
Fla 3 c IS "a SSA
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Evening star., 1945-01-05
Approximats Sales To

u:OO an 4o4 o7o 1900 noon 74l 400
200 pm. o0S $50 900 pm l33e $50
tunit Of trading 10 shares; sales printed
u fun. N bankruptcy OF receiverShip Or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act
Rates Of dividends in the foregotnG table
are annual disbursements based On last
quarterly OF semi-annual declaration. Un.
less otherwise noted special or extra divi.
dends are not Included REX dividend.
xr * rights Also extra or extras Cash
q q. stock PAID last year. Payable II
p Payable in Canadian funds. { Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
Evening star., 1945-01-05

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Evening star., 1945-01-05

Rates Of DIVIDENDS n the forssotng table
are annual disburDements baged On the last
less otherwise noted special OF extra div.
idends are not included. Also extra sr
far this year h PAYABLE ir CANADIAN
! funds. Accumulated dividends paid Or
declared this year w With warrants
Nv without Verrn0tS
Evening star., 1945-01-05
United States Treasury Position

aary 3, compared with correspondins date !
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Planes Hit
NlindanaO

MANILA, March 10 (UP)-
Tokyo reported that American
invasion forces were fighting in
Zamboanga, second largest port
on Mindanao, after landing on the
southwest tip OF the island Thurs
day
An enemy broadcast said the
u. S. assault troops had been
landing since early Thursday from
big task force, including battle
ships and cruisers.
A heavy bombardment from
surface craft and approximately
140 planes covered the invasion
operations at Zamboanga, Tokyo
said.
"Grim fighting Is now raging
In that area" the broadcast
added.
The enemy reports still were
not confirmed.
Gen. MacArthur's communique
today reported only that heavy,
m dium and fighter bombers
raided Zamboanga for the second
successive day Wednesday.
Gen. MacArthur's communique
disclosed that american First
Cavalry and Sixth Infantry Diyi-
sion troops had opened new
offensive east of Manila, burning
and blasting gains up TO four
miles in the center of the jap
anese Kobayashi Line.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Palace
Set Afire

Continued from Page One)
and continued their devastating
attack for 90 minutes. dropping a
great weight of ineendiafies on
the city's densely populated in.
dustrial district. which covers
about 10 square miles.
I'VE did so times more dam
age than we did In the Feb. IS
raid, when we knocked out 240
city blocks" Gen. Power said
on his return 10 Guam. "The
areas below me were a sea of
flame"
The blazing Tokyo district
which contained many industrial
installations as well as countless
homes in which war materials
were manufactured, is in the
vicinity of the emperor's palace
grounds.
So-called fire blocks or fire
alleys criss-crossed the city, but
the weatherman apparently was
on the side of the JapS, because
returning fliers reported scarcely
any breeze over the target area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Reds Storm
Base on Oder

LONDON. March 10 (UP)-
The German high command ad-
mitted today that incessant at
tacks by massed Russian troops.
tanks and planes had narrowed
the Nazi toehold on the east bank
of the Oder River at kuestrin,
fortress city 38 miles from Berlin.
Other Red army forces were -
ported battling through the
streets Of Altdamm, across the
oder from Stettin. driving into
the defenses of Danzig. and prob
ing the German positions in
SlleSia.
Berlin's daily communique re-
ported violent fighting in the mar
rowed bridgehead at kuestrin. 1t
said that the Russian onslaught
against the keystone base of the
Oder Valley defenses before Ber-
lin was mainly unsuccessful.
Supplementary NaZi broadcasts
said Marshal Zhukov's siege army
at KueStrin was supported by
strong air formations.
To the north, powerful Soviet
tank and infantry forces were re-
ported storming the German
bridgehead on the Oder opposite
Stettih. The Nazi command said
500 Russian tanks had been de-
Stroyed in that sector.
The Germans hinted that the
Russians already had overrun sew
eral- streets in -AltdaHRni, and had
won round from which they
could pour shells directly into
Stattin
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Ski||man Frees
CurfeW Cheats

Fifty-two persons arrested after
curfew last night were released
by Recorders Judge w. Mckay
Skiiiman today when the pros
ecutor's office declined TO recon-
mend warrants.
One of the raids was made by
Garfield police at 962 Medbury
where the alleged tenants. Cecil
Carpenter, 81, and his wife.
Bonnie, "a, were arrested with II
others.
All of the others were seized in
a raid at 24S Mack.
Sen tence was suspended on
Thomas Respess. 46. of 1907
Mack, accused of illegal occupa-
ton. Police found SO and nine
decks of cards in his home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Flooded
Ohio Falls
By United Press

By United Press
Flood waters receded through
most of the Ohio Valley today,
and danger of further devasta-
tion subsidized.
The Red Cross and local
agencies were caring for thou
sands of refugees from lowland
5000 families were evacuated
in Ohio alone-and crop, plant,
home and production interruption
losses were estimated in the mil
lions.
1t was still touch-and-go at
Portsmouth, o, as the Ohio River
flowed against the sandbagged
floodwall protecting the industrial
city.
Mayor John J. -Salladay said he
was confident the makeShift bar
TIcade would hold.
To the north, evacueeS returned
other homes around Wheeling,
and industry returned 10 normal
as the river dropped below food
stage.
The Cincinnati breathed
easy again. At Louisville, the task
of cleaning up debris and re-
habilitating refugees was under
way.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
$3.50 5th Army
Vets Are.Home

CAMP KILMER, N. j.. March
10 (INSl-Home from the wars
after more than two years OF
overseas service, contingent OF
$3.50 men from the European,
Mediterranean and African the
aters relaxed at Camp Kilmer
today, preparatory TO receiving
30-day furloughs.
Most OF the doughboys were
members of the Fifth Army who
had been fighting in Italy.
Some of the veterans are back
on 30-day furloughs. Others will
be assigned 10 new duties in this
country.
Returning with the soldiers
were % army nurses.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Kaiser Denies
June | Closing

NEW YORK, March 10 (INS)-
Henry j. Kaiser, shipbuilder, last
night denied published reports
that he contemplated closing his
Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Port
land June l.
AT the yards in Vancouver,
where C-4S are being produced,
the contracts will run to Septem-
Der, 1916, Kaiser said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
PROVIDE CHECKS

. Allow trained union repre-
sentatives to check production
standards set by management
whenever disputes arise con-
cerning them.
0 Give national sanction TO a
program of basic wage rate
changes which wifi bring wage
levels up TO the increasing levels
of productivity to be expected
after the war. This will give
the worker the most direct
stake in peacetime increases
in productivity.
Finally, all Of these measures
are contingent upon one thing.
the abandonment of arrogant
hostility to unionism," Thomas
concluded.
although such attitudes are
not those of the bulk of the
executives In the auto industry,
those who carry over such pre-
war. pre-unlon prejudices are
some of them in positions Of the
most strategic influence within
the industry"
Thomas charged labor boarding
lin practically all industry"
BOARDING FIGURES
"T don't know what the fig
ure Is today" he said. "but in
194l there was 80 per cent
boarding In the plants. That
lasted about a year and a half
after we entered the war. II
then dropped to between 10 and
Is per cent. This figure con-
tInued until about 80 days ago
when IL dropped to between
and 10 per cent"
Thomas didn't leave government
out from his caStigation. He cited
idle foundry capacity in Detroit
when the services were begging
for foundry capacity.
Thomas said his attention had
been called to the Ford foundry,
which was running at only so per
cent capacity.
TOLD WAR DEPARTMENT
While in Washington. he dis
closed this fact TO the war de-
partment. On his return TO De-
troit, war department officials
called him and thanked him for
their attention to it,
Senator Ferguson asked Thomas
II the government was building
any new foundry capacity.
II believe they are" replied
Thomas.
II don't know why the gov
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Monty Tells French
That All Is Well

BRUSSELS, March 10 nNS)-
Field Marshal Montgomery, deliv-
ering his first speech in French.
told cheering crowds IN The Town
Square today that Prime Minister
Churchill had Just set his seal OF
approval to decisions reached by
the Allied commanders and that
the battle was going well.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Lama Of Kun Bum
Gets 5-Year Term

CHICAGO, March 10 QNS)-
Hugh Greer Carruthers. 81. Of
Brooklyn, self-styled lama of Kun
Bum, Tibet, has been sentenced to
five years in prison for violation
of the Securities and Exchange
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
State 10 ResurfaCe
Highways in Detroit
= Times star Correspondent

LANSING. March 10-Sections
of state trunkline highways in
side Detroit will be resurfaced as
soon as weather permits, the
state highway department an
nounced today.
The cost will be shared equally
by the city and the state. Work
will be done on Michigan avenue,
Plymouth road, Van Dyke ave-
nue., Gratiot avenue, Woodward
avenue and Fort street.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
Reorqanize Manila "

NEW YORK. March 10 GNS)-
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, wife of the
former high commissioner of the
Philippines, agreed today TO take
over the Craftsmanship Of a CON-
mittee to reorganize YWCA work
in Manila.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
f8 Maxi Generals Slain

PARIS, March 10 tUP1-Eight-
cen German generals have been
killed and 43 captured by the Allies
since D-Day, Allied headquarters
announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12

carruthers was found guilty by
a federal court jury of mulcting
S2S9,000 from followers of an
alleged religious sect which he
established.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
No BLAME ON FORD

The CIO chief absolved the
Ford company for any blame ir
the situation.
"Outstate ndries can
produce castings at lower cost"
he explained. "The War Labor
Board bracket system allows a
lower rate or wages there. SO
Ford loses the business. The
government ITSELF Is creating the
critical foundry labor situation"
Thomas stated that the truck
shortage was never real.
shortages In the foundry
business IN the only reason for
truck shortages" he stated.
THE capacity is there but the
wage rates In the fOundries are
to blame"
Although Thomas is a WLB
panel member. he admitted 81
don't know who controls wages
any more. -"
Romney, who preceded Thomas
cnly shortly on the stand, was
questioned by Senator Ferguson
on labor boarding by employers.
He clashed with Ferguson on the
definition of labor boarding"
Labor boarding Is term
that places responsibility with
out determining facts" he told
the committee.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one OF many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-12
MIDNIGHT SESSION

Not satisfied with hearing Rom
ney. Thomas and Edward L Cush-
man, state director of the VINO,
in the session that lasted from II
a. m. to almost 5 p. m, the COM
mittee adjourned briefly and re-
sumed by hearing secret testi-
mony of five workers in a star
chamber" session that lasted until
nearly midnight.