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Evening star., 1946-04-02

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Evening star., 1946-04-02
Rubbers and SeIecte(
Indusfria|s Gain
In Uneven Market
By Victor Eubonk
Associated Press Finoneiol Writer

NEW YORK, April 2.-Rubbers
and selected industrials attracted
worthwhile bids in today's stock
market, although many leaders con-
tinued to suffer from light offerings
SlowdoWns were frequent after a
fairly active opening. There we're
a few wide jumps by thin" issues,
but gains and losses generally were
in fractions. Trends were we'll jum-
bled, but comebacks were plentiful
near the close. Transfers were in
the neighborhood of 100000 shares.
Dividends earnings. actual and
potential Splitups, combined with
the persistent urge to get idle funds
working, again served to bring out
specialized purchasing, brokers said.
Trimming OF accounts here and
there was blamed partly on appre-
henslon concerning the coal strike
and the desire to await develop
ments when the UNO Council re-
conveneS. The rubber group was
stimulated by predictions of record
peacetime output this year Profits
enlivened some of the amendments.
Eastman Kodak was up 4 points
on l00-share transaction. Wyan-
dotte Worsted added about 6. Ahead
the greater part of the time were
Goodrich, United States Rubber,
GOODYEAR. Spieeel American Dis
tilling, Dow Chemical, American
international Telephone,
Republic Pictures, R-K-O and Elec-
trio Boat.
United Aircraft wiped out an early
decline on word the company had
made favorable settlement of it's
terminated Army Navy contracts.
Bonds were narrow.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, April , oP cUsDA) .-salable
hogs, 1000: tota 800; active. steady;
good and choice barrowS and gifts. 1875.
ceiling sows, l4lO, ceiling; complete early
clearance
saTabIe cattle. 1000 total. 1000. saIabIe
calves, 20; total 700 fed steers and
yearllngS, including yearIing heifers. firm
active, cows closed strong, beef bulls fully
steady but sausage offerings weak. yealers
firm at 1850 down. most fed steers, - %
! %, nothing strictly choice here, top
10; next higher price l1.655 best
helferS 1873 strictly good cows to - -,
most beef cows, 80 down. heavy beet
bulls TO 90: choice Indiana 80 pound
stockers, 1913; choice G2j-pound South
west bred stockers on PENNSYLVANIA account
late Monday, i 90
salable sheep. 5000; total. 600; early
sales and blds SIang hter lambs strong
western, -: TWO decks GOOD to choice
mostly good grades fed wooled Western
lambs. 1900: load 90 pound weight. 1875
several decks medium to good woolskinS
IA 00-l 90: slaughter ewes firm. scatter
ing wooled native ewes. s 80 down, and
tTeSh-Shorn kinds also 50 down
Evening star., 1946-04-02
CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO, Apri! . lP-Llberal sa.es CT
December and September deliveries Of
wheat by commission houses with cash
connections at ceiling prices depressed
active deliveries IN rye ana oats IN to-
days lete trading.
Pit observers said more than 100000
bushels OF deferred vheat chanEed hands,
and believed the reason for the sale WaS
the prospect the Government would an
nounce soon plan TO increase deliveries
from producers.
Sales of rye sd oats followed wheat,
carrying prices well below yesterdays close
Deferred deliveries OF barley, however, held
firm and advanced about Il cent.
During the last quarter hour enough
September wheat was offered to satisfy de-
mand at ceiling and prices dipped as much
a IS from the ceiling.
At the close wheat was unchanged to "A
lower than Yesterdays close; July, .s3i2
Corn was UNCHANGED at the ! c1l2 ceiling
Oats we're UNCHANGED TO ! cent lower, May.
81. Rive unchanged to l24 lower
MAY. "Iaas Barley was unchansed TO
y higher: NAV. l.26'2.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Good Weather Cuts
Net Of Washington
Gas Light Co.
By Edword c. Stone


Washington Gas Light Co. Of
flcials reported today that warm
weather hurt February net income
S3l3,0l5 comparing with $322,16 in
February, 1945, a decrease of S9,145
Net income in the first two
months of 1916, however. was ahead
OF the same period in 1945 total
OF S50O,971 comparing with S575, 182
a year ago, gain of $5,789.
The company reported total gas
sales for February of 2,454 29O thou
sand cubic feet, compared with g.
480,534 last year, Gas sales to Dis
trict of Columbia customers during
February. 1916, amounted to 10000
thousand cubic feet compared with
1866, $40 in February a year ago.
Meters in service in the District
of Columbia at the end of Febru-
ary numbered 166, 1913 compared with
1888 year ago.
March Realty Prices Higher.
For the 45th consecutive month
the average price of 200 real estate
bonds carried in the Amott- Baker
list advanced in March, with an
extra good gain Of 90 per cent.
Price averages rose from $687
per $1,000 bond to S707. The in
crease in the first quarter was IA
per cent. Since June, 1912, when
the present advance started the
bonds have gained 1870 per cent.
During March 118 issue advanced
and II declined. Hotel bonds had
slight lead over the others.
Forum Leaders Announced.
At the 44th annual convention of
the American Institute of Banking
IN Cincinnati, June 1913, J. Leroy
Dart, PRESIDENT Florida National
Bank, Jacksonville, will conduct a
conference on bank management, it
was announced today.
c. Edgar johnson, vice president,
First National, Chicago, will lead
the bank operations forum; George
T. Newell, vice president, Manufac-
turers Trust, New York, will guide
the credits conference; and Felix
Montana. Hartford banker, will pre-
side at the trust business forum.
Mr.. Newell and MI. Dart are past
presidents of the Institute.
Capital Transit at New Peak.
Capital Transit opened the week
on the Washington Stock Exchange
at 37'2 and moved up to 38, a new
l945 high mark.
Peoples Drug Stores stock is an
other strong issue on the exchange.
the present bid having moved up to
57l@, offered at 60 The stock has
hnplo Cn11iI1n in
Lanston Monotype has recently
advanced on the New York Curb to
l9'a 8, new high. The last sale on
the Washington Exchange was at
49,.
Ferris & Co. is distributing an IN
veStOrS Guide to the Bank Stock
Market" which includes earnings.
operating ratios and other factors
having bearing on the value of these
stocks. The booklet contains a sur
vey of 10 leading issues.
Heard in Financial District.
Samuel A. Redman, jr., assistant
cashier of the Lincoln National
Bank, has completed his service in
the Army and returned to the
branch at Seventeenth and H
streets.
Several Washington bankers will
attend the spring council meeting
of the American Bankers Associa-
ton at French Lick, Ind, April
14-16.
The Association of Reserve City
Bankers will hold the annual meet
ing at Palm Beach, April $40
Evening star., 1946-04-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK Apru . Up COTTON tu-
tures rallied today TO gains OF 50 cents
bale and new seasons hlehs on mill and
outside buying influenced by the possibility
OF a more liberia! prlCe-Control program
However, the market subsequently, en-
countered considerable commission house
and New Orleans profit-taklng which
erased good paSt of the gains Private
adT!ceS reported the weather during the
past week was generally unfayorabe for
crop prepa ration and planting
Late afternoon prices were unchsnRed
% so cents bale higher, May. - ST.
July. - IS. October - so
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. ApriI il? lP.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents:
CANADIAN dollar in New York open mar
Ket, 3,s per cent discount or 90.6S74
United States cents, UNCHANGED
Europe-Grest Britain. 4O3H. un-
changed; France Grancp. .s45 unchanged
Latin .America-ArgentIna free. 2447,
up 0l OF cent Brazil, free, 80 Mexico,
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, April Q Hp. - Dividends
declared:
Accumulated.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Man Falls With Limb
After Suwinq 1t OFF

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn-Harvey
Shirley, employe of the Electric
Power Board, climbed out on a limb
of a tree and sawed it off behind
him.
Shirley was taken to hospital,
treated for bruises and released.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
OPEN HIGH Low. Close.
Washington Exchange
SAT FS

Mergenthaler Linotype-5o al 49,.
Potomac Electric Power 5l2'c preferred
) al 11o12
Columbia Title Insurance. at l.
Capital Transit Col at 3Si2
WASHINGTON Gas common--lUO al 34as
Evening star., 1946-04-02
BALD LOCO IL

& ~ ~ 4
Bait & Ohio
Bangor&Arostk
! tBang & Ar of s
Barber Asphlt l
Barker Bros l
/ Barnsdan Oil. so
Bath Iron Wk 4
Bayuk Cigar l2e
Beck Sh pf 474
BeechAircrft 1g
Belding HIM so
Bell Aircraft lie
Bell & Howell u
Bendix Avia he
Best e. Co la
( Best Foods l
Beth Steel 6
Beth Steei of 7
Blgelow-Sanf ,
! Bla w-Knox Goa
tBloomdale 90
Boeing Arp lie
bon Ami "A
bon Ami B 2l2
Borden Co ke
Borg-Warn I.60
Boston & Me
Branin Air 60
Bridg ept Brs go
Briggs Manufg 2
| Briggs g. STRAIT Q
Bristol l-Myr.35e
BklynUGas S 90
4 Bruns sWk-Balk !
/ Bucyrus-E .15e
Budd Manfg Ag
'Budd Mfg pf 8
BuddWheel .60a
Buf Ng E pf3. 60,
Bullard Co .
Bulova Wtchlh
Burl Mills lao
Burr Ad Mchi4e
Bush Term 35e
tBushTB pf1iak
Butler Bros .55e
Butte Cp&Z i4e
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Odd-Lot DEALINGS
PHILADELPHIA. April

PHILADELPHIA. Apri! " trH-The Sc
curltleS and Exchange CommiSs ION reported
today these transactions by customers
with odd lot dealers or specialists on the
New York Stock EXchange for April l:
5.255 purchases involving As, 100 shares;
1868 sales involving I50.O49 shares in
Guiding - short sales involving $40
shares
Evening star., 1946-04-02

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2l2s 53-49 1O6
H2s 80 lo2
IS 54-52 June 1o4 Is
2Hs 62-59 Dec lO4 4
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2 las 72-67 Jun los IS
Gas 72-67 Dec los 2e
NEW YORK CITY
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FOREIGN 200
Argt As ~ Apr 80
Argt 4 las II 1919
BraZ 334s ] ser 63L2
Met Wat 5 l2s50 1o3iz
Urug cV 4 las rs 81
DOMESTIC. 300
Am TIT rs SO 1895
AmTobacco3s69 1864
ATSF IS 95 14olI4
All CL 1st As 81 1l2N
BIO 95 c 1OllA
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Cent Ga 5s SO c 26i4
Cent Ga en- 5s45 e5
Cent Pac IS so lo7
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Cons Ed 3I2s 56 1924
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Del L&W4s2042 6oi4
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! Dn&RGWs 5s7S 81
Erie 3lsS 20O0G 1o41s
GenRe&Ut 1860 6o
jGt Nor3Hss20OO 1857
| GM&O 3a4s 50 loA
Evening star., 1946-04-02
IN. Y. Bond Market
FURNISHED by the Associated PresS.)
SELECTED LIST OF ISSUES


Houshld 224s70 lo4iA
Hud&M RI 5s 81 1914
Hud&M In 5s 81 4oA
&c 4a4s Co. 95A
&c 5s 55 1924
ICCStLo 4Kas63 97A
Int CT No Is 81 4qA
Int GIN lSt 1852 6oi4
INT HydroEl6s44 90
Int TIT 4 Kas 52lo2iA
Int TIT 5s 55 JOG
KanCitySo 4s75 lO4
Leh vi 4i2s2003 so
Leh vi As 2003 5oss
.LehVlTrm 5S51 80
Lig g. Myer5s51 1914
MSPSSM 412S7I lo4M
MSPSSM 4s 81 70
MKT 6s SO A 1914
MKT lst4s9O 1924
MKT As 81 B 94l4
Mo Pac 5s n F 1914
Mo Pac 5s 81 / 1914
Mo Pac gn 4s 10 81
IMoris&E 4 12s55 70
Mor&E3R Ras2O00 7ll4
N o T M 5s "a 100
NYC RI 5s 2013 1olh
NYC 4Ias2O13A S7i4
NYC con As 90 oel4
NYCLS 312s 92 81
NY LAW As 13 e5la
INYNH&H 6s 40 81
lNYNH&H As 55 72iA
iNYNH&H 4S Sc 71A
NY P&L 234S15 5 1OoLA
NY w B 4I2s AZ d2iz
Nor Pac 4h2s rs 1855
IOg&LkCh As AZ 22M
lOrWsRRN 3s los
IPeoria&Est4s60 80
PereMar 3assS0 los
StLSnFr 4las7S A7A
StPKCSL4i2s41 ss3A
Sea Air f.4las wi s7Hs
SoBT&T2 1924
So Pacifc4KasS1 loolA
SO Pac 4Has 80 los
SO Ry gn As So 1929
Std Oil M 1851 lo3ia
Tex&Pac37asS5 1o5Hs
Third Ave 5s 60 o3iA
West Sh 4s2361 9lA
West Un IS 81 lo3sls
West Un 5s 80 lo3A
Wise Cent as 49 eo
wise Cn 4sSD36 50
Evening star., 1946-04-02

Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semiannual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra dlvl-
dends are not included. Also extra OF
extras Plus stock dividend. d Cash OF
stock. e Declared or paid so far this year
( PAYABLE in stock g Paid last year. h Pay
able in Canadian funds. Accumulat ed
dividends paid or declared this year. Il New
issue Wv With warrants. XIV Without
warrants
Evening star., 1946-04-02

sex dividend. tPlus extra. a Paid SO
far this year. e2% extra. f3fo extra.
h So. 90 extra. k10c extra. Paid in
1945. ySl0.00 extra
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
RedS' Domination Drives CIO Union Into Ranks of AFL

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Confirm- ing long-standing charges of AFL leaders that CIO unions are dom- mated by Communists, 2,5OO Grand. Rapids members of the CIO Unit ed Furniture Workers voted to join the American Federation of Labor to rid themselves of Red control.
 The action came at mass meet ing of Local AIS that followed the resignation of three officials of the United Furniture Workers who charged that the CIO union is 100 per cent" controlled by Commun- iSts The three officials who led the walkout from the CIO ranks were Morris Miller, who resigned as president of the Kent County CIO Council, and regional director of the JEW; Leon Quillin, who quit as a member of the JEWS Inter- national Executive board, and Fred Bonine, who gave up his post as president of Local 415, JEW.
 MT. Miller said the switch to AFL ranks will not impair the le- gality of the locals contracts with 10 Grand Rapids furniture firms.
 MT. Miller told reporters that there was only one dissenting vote as Local 415 voted to withdraw from the CIO and affiliate with the AFL UphOlsterers International Union.
 The resignation of Morris Mus ter as international president of the UFW and the appointment Of "a well-known Communist, Morris Pi- zer," as his successor, MT. Miller charged, provides concrete proof to me that the Communists have gained 100 per cent control of the United Furniture Workers"
 MT. Pizer, MT. Miller said, was named acting successor of Mir. Mus ter shortly after the latter resigned June 30.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
Costs of Living in 65 Leading Cities Soar to 25-Year High, Study Shows

Washington, D. C.-Costs of liv- ing in 65 leading American cities were at the highest point June 15 since January 1921, according to report by the National Industrial Conference Board.
 The survey showed sharp ln- creases in mems and women's clothing and food. Living costs climbed in all cities except Rich mond, Va, where decline of O.2 was reported.
 Nevertheless, there was one bright spot in the national econ Omic picture. Promising the larg- est harvest of food and feed grains in history, the Agriculture Depart ment reported this years crop pro- duction will exceed the 1922 har- vest by per cent.
 Prospects on August l indicated
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02

record crops of corn, wheat, tobac- co, peaches, plums and truck pro- ducts; near record crops of oats, rice, peanuts, potatoes, pears, grapes, cherries and sugar cane, and average or better yields of hay, soy beans, dry peas, prunes, april cots and sugar beets.
 Only in the case of grain sor- gbums, faxseed, buckwheat, dry beans, sweet potatoes, oceans, cot ton and rye are below average crops indicated.
 The department said If that pro- ductiOn turns up as now indicated, the aggregate output would be 27 per cent above the 1925-33 aver age and 6 per cent above last years bumper production.
 It said almost ideal growing and
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02

Answering questions about card games last year took new turn, according to the Association of American Playing Card Manufac- trers, top authority on such mat ters. There's been a marked in- crease in inquiries from women about poker and pinOchle. Can it be that the girls are invading an- other mans field-or is it the ef- feet of the returned CTS?
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02

harvesting conditions prevailed during July to give this favorable outlook.
 The department reported, how ever, that toward the end of the month a few drought areas were developing and in some sections late crops had Begun to deteriorate, particularly in the Great Lakes regions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26
Veterans to be Guests at
Lincoln Community Event

Veterans OF the Lincoln Com
munity are planning a gala affair
for the evening OF March s, to be
in the Lincoln High School. The
party will be on the night schedul-
ed for the regular community night.
/ A program is being arranged
which will include, music, speakers.
and food, followed by dancing,
games, and a floor show.
All veterans who are or former
ly were residents In the Lincoln
Community, are eligible to attend
the party.
The general committee in charge
OF the evening includes: Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hansen, Floyd Lieb, Ben
H. Vandenbelt, and Mrs. Harlow
Lang. Marinus VanAmeyde will
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26
Orators Will
Speak Friday

Finals in the Ypsilanti High
School Junior-Senior Oratoricsl
Contest will be Friday morning in
the school auditorium, with six
contestants participating.
Fridays contest will determine
which students will represent Up
slant in the coming district COM
petition in Detroit and also the
nationwide American Legion con-
test. Parents and guests may at
tend. school authorities stated.
The six contestants. all juniors,
and their orations are;
Frances Curtis, Understanding
China; James Wolter. Friendship
Must BE Everlasting with Russia"
Patsy ''cCauley. Our Framing
Fathers; Robert McDougall. IAN
American Citizens Rights and
Privileges Under the Constitu'
ton; Phanuel Hamilton. THE
Constitution in a Changing World" ;
and Mary Dyer, Can We Keep the
Peace.
Student chairman of the contest
will be Shirley Barnes, senior
Judges will be Miss Mary Parrish
Miss Madge Iseminger. Miss Ruth
Crothers, Mrs. Jack Lockwood, and
Edward Heyman, all members OF
the high school faculty.
Fifty per cent OF the rating on
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26
Eaton Mills

Eaton Mills, Mich.-Mrs. Robert
Styers has returned home from
Chicago. where she attended the fu-
neral OF a relative.
Mrs. Mae Wright, Belleville. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Grail Raymond, Jack
son, were recent visitors OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Preston,
Adrian, were Sunday guests OF Mrs.
Eileen Preston.
Several from here attended a
dance given by the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars at the Sumpter roller
rink, Saturday evening.
Miss Leona Nudge was a Monday
overnight guest of Joan Purcell,
Tuttle Hill.
Miss Maud Day, Paint Creek.
spent Tuesday with Mr., and Mrs.
Alden Day.
Mrs. Earl Preston and daughter
Nancy and Mrs. Winifred Maloney
spent Tuesday in Detroit. Mrs
Maloney remained for visit with
friends.
Winifred, Julia and Jean Pres
ton, Alice Gay and Carol Day at
tended a All meeting at the home
OF Elizabeth Bodley, Whitaker.
Tuesday evening, The next meet
ing will be March s at the home OF
Barbara and Marie Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Collyer and
son James. Inkster. were Thurs
day visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Styers.
Miss Leona Nudge attended a
party at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Cunning. Ypsilanti. Sat
urday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Day and
children, Carol and Burton. were
Sunday supper guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Harpst. Maybee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bokon spent
Saturday evening with friends near
| Romulus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26
The Birthday Murder

could have poisoned your husband"
He paused, II told him didn't
know"
THAT was white Of you" said
Victoria dryly.
But since then rye done some
thinking. I've done some wonder
ing"
Victoria dropped her arms,
swung herself to one elbow; on her
lips words were already forming
which would tell Sawn that she had
no intention Of being questioned by
him. But his blank, almost placid
face, tipped a little forward and
looking steadily toward her, made
any such outcry seem childish, pet
fish. She swung her legs over the
edge of the long chair, stood up,
put on the white terrycloth robe
lying across Its foot.
"Is she pretty7" asked Sawn.
Victoria paused in the act OF ty-
ing the robes sash. "Who?"
The actress. MORA Hastings"
"Very."
She sat in q chair across the ia
BILE from him. The glare Of sunlight
on its white surface hurt her eyes;
the metal arms of the chair were
almost too hot to touch. Sawn's
eyes seemed impervious to the
glare, and his body to the heat.
They were on hers with q ruthless
and impersonal curiosity. I'm try
ing to pin down what you once
were and what you may be now"
he said. Il find II hard. The years
do queer things to PEOPLE. What you
have always wanted to be, and
what you have become. Is that
rather fabulous creature, a self
sufficient woman, functioning like a
man in q mans world" He rested
one arm on the edge Of the table,
leaned over II a little toward her.
You always had to be irst, Vic
toria. That's part Of II. But there's
another reason, / think. for your
becoming that person. wonder II
you know about It. People know
really so little about the lining of
their minds. They have . fantastic
ability to see Of themselves little
more than the picture they them
selves create; the self that shows,
the self the world sees. So I Won
der II you yourself know the most
important reason for your becom-
ing such a very successful woman"
They stared at each other across
the little table. "Your face" said
Sawn.
The two words brought an old
ache sharply back to Victoria. The
ache that came when she ran into
a hall Of her childhood, heard her
mother say to q woman over a tea
cup-the light voice behind the
thick green plush portiere-'Vic-
toria Is not a pretty child, but she's
wonderfully intelligent one" And
then the mirror Of the mahogany
hatrack, q family greenish oval,
holding a sharp. pointed child's
face with gray eyes. That was the
FIRST time that ache came to her.
my face" she said, has never
been my fortune"
Sswn stood up. walked TO the