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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-17
RAIL LIENS
MANAGE ADVANCES
Gain. Held To Fractions
With Minus Signs Pre-
dominating At Close

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-P9eSe-
lective demand for rails in light
bond dealings Monday resulted in
gains of fractions to more than a
noint although minus signs yer
literally sprinkled through the rest
of the list.
Among the firmer spots were
Central of Georgia Consolidated
S.. up / IL at IS, Chicago and Al
ton IS. up - at 43 IL, Rio Grande
assented SIS, ahead IL at Z, Gull
States Utilities 2 5-8s ahead IL at
go and International Hydro Elec-
iris IS up IA at SO "a. Katy ad-
justment IS raced ahead 5 at 60.
Slanting lower among others.
were obligations of the Baltimore
g. Ohio, Central Railroad Of New
Jersey, Rock Island, International
Great Northern, Missouri Pacific
and Frisco.
The new American Telephone 2
3-4 c%onve-tibles, traded on a when
issued basis, ended IL lower at
lis ~, after rejecting demand
at around 116 in early dealings.
Today was the final date fer ex-
ercising subscription rights for
these debentures.
Total bond sales Monday were
3d. 74. 900, compared with S., $3.50, 600
on last Friday.
U. S. government bonds dipped
1-32 to- 2-32 in quiet over the count
er trade. On the Stock Exchange
the Victory Loan Dec. 2 lbs 81
l'72 traded at 102 22-32, off 1872.
In the foreign list Australian dol
liar bonds lost ground while Greek
IS and Perk LIST IS were in de-
mand.
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
Dec. IS t.
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FEAST OF LIGHTS
TO BE OBSERVED
Eight-Da Celebration
m Biblical
Victory

Members Of the Jewish faltn
throughout Wilmington will join in
the annual Feast of Lights which
begins Tuesday evening and last
for eight days in commoratlon OF
the military victory of Maccabees
over Syrian forces in Palestine IN
the ear 1865 B. C. E.
Included in the plans for this
years observance will be a Feast
of Lights and Sabbath services
at B'nai Israel synagogue Friday
evening a teight o'clock.
TleB'nai Israel ~Sisterhood Will
sponsor the yearly children's
Chanukah .olay and party Sunday
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POTATOES

CHICAGO, Dec. 16-P-(USDA)
Potatoes: arrivals 239; on track
312; total U. S. shipments Friday
SAB, Saturday 500, and Sunday %;
supplies moderate; demand slow;
market dull and slightly weaker;
Idaho Russet Burbanks $3.00-3. Is;
Colorado Red McClues $2.75-2.9 90;
Wisconsin Chippewas $2.25; Ne
braska Bliss Triumphs 81. 90-3. 90;
Michigan Pontiacs $1.95 Gall U. S.
No. l quality.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-tPEClos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
mreat Britain in dollars, others IN
cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 4 Ills percent dis
count or 1881 IA U. S. cents, un-
changed.
Europe: Great Britain $4.03, I'M
changed; France Franc) "a ID
off IS Of a cent; Sweden (Krona}
q. s6, up .o1 of a cent: Switzer-
land (Franc) Comb 23.4o, I'm
changed.
Latin American: Argentina Free
"a. 48, unchanged; Brazil Free 5.4o,
unchanged; Mexico 20.63, unchang-
ed.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 16-tP-Wheat:
None. Corn: No. 2 yellow $1.41 IL;
No. 3 yellow $l.38-1.29 IA; No. 4
yellow $1.30 IA 1.37 IA; No. 5
yellow $1.23 IL 100 "a. Oats: No.
l heavy mixed 80 "a; No. l mixed
5000 IA; No. / heavy white 91-92
IA; No. l white 1892 IA; No. 2
white 80 IL.
Barley: Mailing 81. 45-1.82 nomi-
nal; feed $1.20-1.32 nominal. Field
seed per hundred pounds nominal;
red clover $38. OO-42.0 90; sweet clo-
yer $11.50-13.0 90; timothy $7.00-7.50.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec. 16~- up =
Sales and closing price and net
change Of the fifteen most active
stocks Monday.
Comwlth and Sou %, 900 3A AIS.
Int Tel and Tel 1000 SIS 1b
United Rexall is, 300 11B A ".
N Y Central u, 700 10 d ".
Armour and Co 1890 14& no.
Gen Pub Util 1880 16 A.
Gen Motors 10. 400 50 y D "A.
Am Airlines $500 ga no.
Am Rad Std San 9,400 is A
Std G and E Pr 5000 80 IS A Is
Westing Elec $500 Is no.
Graham Paige 8,100 SIS D M.
Colum G and Ell 5000 II " no.
Pan Am Airw 1900 IL D
Penn R R $500 u D ".
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at 3 p. m.,. with Sunda school pc
ing excused for the morning.
The eight day festival commend
rates the redication Of the temple
after the successful revolt OF tne
Maccabees against Antlocnus
Epiphans, king of Syriae. It Ii a
fast of ideals symbolizing the I'll
umph of Judaism over paganlsm
and each evening at sunset canoies
are lighted in celebration.
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Seven Suits Filed

ATLANTA, Dec. 16-N'-Seven
suits totaling $780, 900 were filed
Monday against former operators
of the Winecoff hotel by parents OF
civ children who lost their lives IN
the Dec. 7 fire and a relative OF
their teacher-guardian. -,
The seven suits raised the totai
to $500, 900 asked by relatives OF ~
of the fires 121 victims.
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N. C. HOG MARKETS
RALEIGH, Dec. is -,(P- NC-
DA)- Hog markets weaker to
steady, with tops of. $3.50 at Rocky
Mount, Smithfield and Richmond.
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If Your Child
Is Coughing

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat OF the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the
understanding that your child is to
be benefited and you r to like its
quick action in allaying the har-
RAISING cough without upsetting the
stomach or you are to have your
money back. No narcotics.
CIRCUMCISION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
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NEW ORLEANS MIDDL1NGs

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16 P)
= The average price Of middling
15-16ths-inch cotton Monday at ten
designated Southern spot markets
was $1.85 a bale higher at 1928
cents a pound; average for the past
80 market days Bill: middling
Bths-inch average 81. 81.
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STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 16-P-
Turpentine 1.26 IL; offerings 1922;
sales 16, 100; receipts 81; shipments
4; stocks 1907.
Rosin: Offerings and sales, none;
receipts 120; shipments, none;
stocks 1918.
Quote: B $50; D ITO; E $50; F
thru x 806.
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BOND AVERAGES

Compiled by The Associated Press
Dec. 16-
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NCSC IS STATES'S
LARGEST INDUSTRY
CONTINUED from Page One: Sec. Fl

Continued from Page One; Sec. F.
that old, established steamship
companies have purchased vessels
outright from the company.
Clock Like Precision
Since the first vessel was launch.
ed at the yard, ships have gone
down the ways with clock-like pre-
clslon every week. And because of
number OF ships launched, the un-
informed had the idea that the
vessels being constructed in the
157.6-acre yard were small. But
the idea is awry.
Liberty Dimensions
The Liberty ship is AL IL feet
long, has breadth of Sc feet dead.
weight tonnage of 1000 tons and
a gross tonnage Of TIT tons. It's
draft is more than 81 feet and its
three-cylinder, triple expansion en-
CINE develops 1850 horsepower
Varietyfof the uses to which the
Liberty ships were put during the
war may be seen in the history Of
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warehouse and movement =. \
employment office nearer tbs r us
by altering the dormitory,s s.. .asa
floor. Installation OF a 30 NM '~la
Ion propane tank was comnls So,
and extensive ventilatins .on ssa
ment was procured 10 iron aap'
working conditions aboard ~
hulls. Reinforcement Of tho * 1s
beginning to show the sHec s.e' >,
innumerable ship movement, j.. "
also carried out through IN, va" va
OF extensive piling. e use
Today the yard has 5,s22 ~. :.
waterfront five and one-ousrts "
miles Of paved roadway, 10 T nn1 ,ss
OF standard guage railroad tr. .s'
and 81 cranes. "'eA
Employe Facilities
Other facilities provided IN ~.
lnterest and welfare of the en-.
ployees included a modern c stiI'
terra, bus terminal, an elaboras s'
lntlrmary. numerous first aid ,to Nv
tons and an industrial health "a
partment. The yard operates w. &c.
own ambulances and the fire AZ. ~
police departments are well.staffas
and operated.
The fourth Liberty ship contrsc,
was awarded in March. 1s43 ~.
So to eide" the yard over durin, IN,
the conversion to the CO shin nro'
gram. The last Of this type Of ve,.
sci was delivered to the Martin.
Commission on August %, 1O4s
after the keel Of the first c. fl.
SIS. Storm King, had been Ias
on July 20. She was launched tbs
following September 18th under tbs
sponsorship Of Mrs. P. F. Hslsev
wife Of the Vice President and
General Manager Of the ward
Thirty-five more Of this type toI.
lowed, with the time from keel
laying to delivery being reduced
progressively on each, before III.
yards change tc emphasis on ths
AKA program. After constructing
80 Of these, 1t returned to Its pres
ent CO program. Total contracts
for CTS and AKA's amount to In
ships.
"Defense Capital"
The yard, together with the sew
eral military establishments in
Southeastern North Carolina, gau
Wilmington the title Of the de,
tense Capital" of the state durin
the heighth Of the war.
The entrance of thousands d
war workers into the various
phases of community life has been
felt throughout the city and off.
Gals and employees Of the Com.
pany have readily assumed their
civic responsibilities. The com.
pany and employees contributed a
total of $306, 1859 to the Com.
munity war chest and Red Cross
roll calls in 1943, 1914 and 1915.
The city's hospitals and other in.
situations, including churches nj
the shipyard area, have also been
assisted financially by the yard
since its establishment.
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tional equipment, building and
storage space. Since then, plant
facilities have continued to grow,
including completion Of the North
yard and many additional shops.
A new mold loft and additional
storage facilities were erected and
numerous improvements in the
original layout have been effected.
The year of 1914, saw the con-
struction of a second story on the
southside superintendent build
ing, construction of a large fire
proof building for records, another
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role In the war. Built for the Navy,
many Of them participated in the
numerous Pacific strikes. AL were
named for United States counties,
including several North Carolina
ones. Also constructed for the
Navy were some ammunition ear
riers and ships designed as head
quarters of task forces.
shipyard Story
The story Of the shipyard is one
Of transformation Of barren tract
Of cypress swamp, sand hum
mocks and tidal flats along the
eastern bank of the Cape Fear
river, three miles south OF VII
mington, into a great industrial en-
terprise.
Early in 1871, the government,
acting through the United States
Maritime commission, arrang-
ed with the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company,
Of Newport News. Va. to construct
a subsidiary yard for the purpose
Of building EC2-S-C1 vessels. popu-
larly known as the Libertys. This
step marked the return Of ship
building to Wilmington after an
absence dating back to the close
of World War I, when two small
yards here built IA ships. It was
during the days of that conflict
that Homer L. Ferguson, now
president Of the Newport News
Shipbuilding a n d Dry Dock COM
pany and chairman of the board OF
the North Carolina company tour.
ed Atlantic and Gulf coasts in be.
half of the United States Shipping
Board in search of shipyard sites.
Site Chosen
After these inspection trips, he
reported to the board that lin my
judgment it is the best place on
the South Atlantic coast to build
an additional shipyard." He re-
ferred to Wilmington. Remember
ing the potentialities Of the city
and river, he and other Newport
News officials had little trouble
selecting the site for today's large
plant.
Construction of the yard began
on Feb. 3, 1941, when the ground
was broken by a merged group OF
contractors, V. P. Lofts company,
of Charlotte. and Orrell and Under
wood, of Wilmington, for a six
ship way $5,15o,o1o project. From
the time of the first conversations
with the government, when the
emergency nature Of the undertak-
ing was stressed, speed was en-
pha sized. While the contractor
built the yard, the North Carolina
company and the Maritime Com
mission began building ships.
Everyone enjoyed complete CO.
operation.
Early work Of the contractors in
cluded the filling in of the ship
ward area and the dredging Of ad'
Joining sections in the river. One
building was erected to house the
contractors and another was built
for the Plant Engineers depart
ment during the early days OF con
struction. Roads were built, rail
road tracks laid, thousands OF
blueprints drawn and redrawn and
mere buildings and cranes erected
as the barren area quickly grew
into the rudiments of shipyard.
Workers Borrowed
| Meantime, few skilled workers
were borrowed or transferred from
the parent company at Newport
News and aided in supervision OF
construction a n d training Of new
employees.
| On March 18. 1914, the Maritime
Commission announced that the
first contract had been awarded
the company for Is Liberty ships
lat an estimated cost Of $S7 500, OOO'
u to be delivered by March, 1913.
! The first keel was laid on May H.
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connecting with its main north.
south route.
These fingers of steel highways
in turn connect with upstate rail-
WAYS and trunk lines completing
network of rail facilities directly
into Wilmington.
In making comparative sturdy
Of inland freight rates, by rail,
from the area services by the port
of Wilmington, and using several
kew industrial cities and agricul-
t,1ra1 areas as examples, it was
found that substantial savings can
be realized by shipping through
Wilmington.
Advantages
Using the ports of wilmington
and Norfolk as comparative ex-
anples. it is a fact that in addl-
tion to the large territory from and
| to which Wilmington has cheaper
freight rates, the Southern, Contra.
Freight association, Illinois freight
association and Western Trunk as
ISOLATION territories are reacheo
under the same import-expor1
rates that are generally applicable
to all other South Atlantic ports.
In addition. the water rates from
Wilmington and other South Az
1antic ports, to foreign and nortn-
ern ports are identical.
A composite picture OF repre-
sentative towns show the following
savings in rail transportation from
the listed points to Wilmington as
from the same area to Norfolk:
To Wilmington ------ Savings IN
peroeuf
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christened by Mrs. Broughton,
then the states First Lady.
Expansion
During the early period Of its
life, the Company received con-
tracts for IL additional vessels,
making 81 in all. This meant that
the original yard Of six shipways
and two piers had to be expanded
to nine shipways and three piers
When the Commission awarded its
third contract for SO more ships in
January Of 1912, it became neces-
sary to buy more land for addi-
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1941, with a small group Of Off
cials and employees watching the
giant arm Of the Tower Whirler
crane deposit the steel plate in a
perfect landing"
First Launching
On December 6, 1871 = just a
few hours before the Japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor plunged the
United States into war - the first
ship the SIS. Zebulon B. Nance,
named in honor Of North Caro-
lina's reconstruction period gov
ernor, was launched. She was
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The above figures are approx
mate first class rate percentages
with a fluctuation Of perhaps 8
fraction of a per cent either way
They were compiled from the ICC
Docket 1894 first class railroad
rates and are representative Of
rates from those cities to Whining
ton as compared with Norfolk.
Commodity Rates
F1uctuating commodity rates still
give the shipper of commodity
goods an overall saving for exam.
pie:
In the case of shipper to to.
bacco commodity rate to Norfolk,
per 100 pounds is IS cents, and into
Wilmington 10 cents.
Another specific example o.
commodity rates Is a shipper OF
textile goods by a manufacturer
from Kannapolis. This shipper
pointed out his Norfolk rate Of 81
IL cents as compared with a rate
into Wilmington of IS IL cents. On
his estimated tonnage for ship
ments, during a recent 12-montt
period to the Pacific coast, had he
been able to ship via Wilmington
his savings would have been ovel
textile manufacturer, using the
Sc, 900 Another North Caroline
Wilmington port, reported savings
Of from 10 cents to % cents pei
100 pounds, which savings aggre
gated $1O,9o6 on an estimated
5,178 tons.
Raleigh, Greensboro, and Char
lotte are excellent examples O.
cities which can take advantage
Of the savings under existing first
class rates with savings of 10. II
and 26 per cent respectively
These towns are primarily dis
tribution centers for the entir,
state Of North Carolina with re
CARDS to automobiles, radios, ant
refrigerators.
High Point, largest furnitur,
manufa curing center in the coum
try, can take direct advantage o
both rates using the first class rat
for export and the commodity rat
for raw materials, such as maho
gany, coming to their plants.
In addition, Wilmington is stu
ated with an extensive retail trad
ing zone with year around bal
anced buying power Of such com
modities as tobacco, strawberries
livestock, bulbs, flower and trucl
crops, manufacturing, shipbuild
ling, transportation, lumber, petro
leum and other products all O
which will benefit directly in tn
opening of Wilmington as an ma
ljor port city.
Working toward this end are tn
Wilmington Port commission; tn
Wilmington Port-Traffic asso
ciated and the State Port Author
ity, which, although Interested i
the latter development of port
Throughout the state, also gives al
tention to the needs of individus
ports.
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the S. S. Zebulon B. Vance, first
ship launched here. Originally a
supply ship, she is now the hospi'
tai ship John J. Meaay, based at
Charleston, S. c.
Altogether, 1850 Lfbertys were
built in American yards with the
last being delivered on June 30 by
a New England concern. The 126
built here - "a were lost as the
result of war causes - gave the
yard eighth place among the ma
tons 10 Liberty companies.
Truman Committee Report
In investigating the Liberty pro-
gram, the Truman committee re-
port had this to say regarding the
North Carolina yard:
1.-THE committee, in its report on
on shipbuilding and Shipping is
sued on April 2, 1s4S. commend
ed the yard on its Splendid ana
magnificent performance up to
that time. It has continued its ex-
cellent record and had the lowest
average cost per ship, excluding
fee, or any of the 16 yards build
ing Liberty ships in 1913. Although
North Carolina was engaged in LII
berty ship construction during only
part Of 1913, and its performance
record reflects a shift in type OF
construction. it ranked third in re-
spect to man-hours, having an
average of 415-391 mas-hours per
ship for deliveries during 1913.
North Carolina believes It's
economical quantity production OF
Liberty ships enabled it to convert
to the CO cargo ship program
quickly and efficiently. IS evidenc:
ed by its steady reduction in the
costs of these ships. It should be
noted that the CT cargo ship was
designed for construction under a
long range shipbuilding program
and is of a more complete design
and more costly to build than
either the Liberty ship or the Vic
tory Ship
That is what the North Carolina
company did on the Liberty pro-
gram and this outstanding per.
Torrance was the basic factor in
establishing reputation that
brought it additional work after
this phase Of shipbuilding neared
completion. So far the results in
building the c. and AKA, which
has a c. 2type hull and general
characteristics, have been equally
gratifying.
The CT Type
The CO is larger and consider
ably more powerful than the Ii.
berty. Her overall length is 459
The lightweight tonnage is 10,66C
feet and breadth, moulded, SO feet,
tons and the gross tonnage, $3.50
tons. OF 5000 horsepower she has
a double reduction geared, corn.
pound turbine engine. Her single
screw makes 81 revolutions pei
minute.
Company Lauded
With a Golden Eagle award or
its Maritime Commission "M'
pennant flying over the company's
5000 employees, its production
records have won the commenda
tons Of the Maritime Commission
again and again. During the
heighth Of the critical Liberty pro
gram, J. Melville Hroughton, ther
governor of North Carolina, added
his praise, asserting that YOU
Company and its officials and EN-
ployees are rendering notable pa
triotic service to the nations in this
critical hour and it is earnest
ly hoped that no malicious agita
ton or outside influence will maj
this magnificent record"
War Roles
While the earlier ships enteret
the supply routes, the 81 AKA
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mm shippers nsh@ds
Tmmp hd information dh al e Port
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The inland freight connections
picture is brighter than those found
at the present port. Wilmington is
served by the Atlantic Coast Line
with lines radiating and connect
ing with its north-south main line,
and the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way has one line from Wilmington
Evening star., 1946-07-05
Nisei Combat Team
Will. Parade Here

The Nisei 442d Combat Team,
whose much-decorated members
had leis added to their other adorn-
ments at Camp Kilmer, N. j., yes
terday, will come to Fort Belvoir
tomorrow to spruce up for a parade
on the Ellipse.
Of the 500 men who will parade,
the War Department said, 469 have
seen combat duty. The team boasts
eight presidential citations and its
members have been awarded $500
Purple Hearts.
A platoon of WACS hung leis OF
wild orchids, carnations and Ha-
waiian blooms around their necks
at Camp Kilmer.
| The leis had been flown from Ha-
waii for the July party. Many
of the Japanese-American heroes
about half of them from Hawaii
CALAMITY gave the flowers back tc
the WACS.
Earl A. Finch of Hattiesburg
Miss, was host at yesterdays party
and provided the Nisei fighters with
half a freight load of watermelons
He and his mother took the Japa-
nese-Americans under their wing
when the outfit was stationed ir
Mississippi.
After the parade here, the Wal
Department said, the unit will be
deactivated and the officers ane
men will scatter to separation
centers.
Evening star., 1946-07-05
Montgomery, Clear Of Rabies,
Ends Doq Vaccinations

cases are reported in the future, as
a result of infiltration of infected
animals from nearby areas, the vac
cination program will be resumed.
Before Montgomery County can
be considered permanently safe
from the disease" Mr.. Anderson
said, "the cooperation of local dog
owners must be matched by resi-
dents of the District, Prince Georges,
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria.
Approximately 10000 dogs were
vaccinated during 1914 and l945-.
the two years in which the county
program was In effect-at a cost to
the county of about $4,000. The
sum was matched by the Maryland
Livestock Sanitary Service.