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Evening star., 1947-11-21
New Pepco Common
Listed on New York
And D. {. Exchanges
By Edword G. Stone

The Washington Stock Exchange
and the New York Stock Exchange
today listed for trading 1851 $50
shares of Potomac Electric Power
common stock, following yesterdays
approval by the Securities and Ex-
change Commission.
Listing approval was expedited by
the SEC at the request of the New
York Stock Exchange on account of
the coming distribution by the North
American Co. of 2,073,113 shares of
Potomac Electric common to North
Americans common stockholders.
Opening sale in Potomac Power
common was made at Is, ex-divi-
dend. The stock then sold at 1875,
closing at IS, with 147s bid; offered
at 15ss. The first dividend of 22la
cents per share will be paid Decem-
Der 81. This is at yearly rate of
80 cents a share, which places the
stock on per cent yield basis at
today's price.
Bean Heads Insurance Club.
C. Nelson Bean, vice president of
Thomas j. Fisher g. Co., began his
second term today as president of
the Insurance Club Of Washington,
Evening star., 1947-11-21
New Recess Ordered
In Trial Of Dancer
By the Associated Press

HAVANA, Nov. 21.-The Audiencia
Court announced another long recess
in the trial of Patricia Schmidt yes
terday and the Toledo (Ohio) dancer
burst into tears, exclaiming why
don't they give me chance?"
She is charged with murder in
the shooting Of John Lester Nee of
Chicago aboard his yacht in Havana
harbor last April. Since the trial
opened September IT, the court has
granted seven postponements.
Yesterdays adjournment until
December 2 was granted to allow
the prosecution to summon DR..
Lester E. Nee of Wilmette, ILL.,, father
Of the slain man.
Dabbing her dark eyes after the
court adjourned. Miss Schmidt said ::
II don't mind serving time If the
court decides, but why condemn me
before I've had a chance to present
my case? You try sitting in prison
seven months waiting for something
to happen"
She was still crying when her
lawyer, Rene Castellanos, and two
soldiers took her to the car for the
long drive back to Guanabacoa
Prison. The prosecution has asked
that she be sentenced to a. 30-year
prison term.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Develop 2-Party Rule,
Stassen Urges South
ey the Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla, Nov. 21.-Har-
old Stassen, campaigner for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
was en- route to Chicago today after
sounding call for Southerners to
develop two-party government on
their own terms.
The former Minnesota Governor
was cheered last night when he
told a public meeting:
II strongly urge concentrated ef-
fort in the States of the South to
build a strong Republican Party
and to participate in a two-party
system"
A spokesman for the city of Or
lando said about 1000 were in Mu-
nicipal Auditorium to hear Mr..
Stassen.
The Stassen speech here was the
sixth of Southern campaign swing.
Urging Southerners to develop a
Republican Party which would ex-
press its own views on State and
national affairs, Mr.. Stassen said:
You need not echo the position
of Republican Parties of Northern
States. You can be-indeed you
should be-a Republican Party of
the South"
Mr.. Stassen touched on Negro
participation in Republican politics
when he said the party must pick
able and incorruptible delegates to
the national convention and that
these delegates should be selected
without discrimination, without any
unconstitutional exclusion on the
grounds of race or religion or color"
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Hoover Says Peoples
Dominated by Soviet
Will Ultimately Rebel
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-Former
President Hoover, terming commun-
ism "the great shadow which hangs
over the world" said last night he
believed the peoples Of Russian
dominated countries will sooner or
later throw of their chains
Asserting that repeated purges'
in those countries demonstrated the
discomfort Of "Communist-ridden"
populations, Mr.. Hoover added:
"A year ago there were Com
munist ministers in the cabinets Of
seven or eight governments outside
the Iron Curtain: now they remain
in only one or two such countries -
Receives Gold Medal.
Speaking defore the Holland So
ciety OF New York, which awarded
him its 1947 gold medal for dis
tinguished achievement, Mr.. Hoover
said there are brighter hopes for
the future" despite present tension
between the United States and Rus
sia.
Our task" he said, sis to avoid
war between these two worlds. Every
year we gain brings us nearer to the
day when these monstrous regimes,
like all their predecessors in history,
will fall.
1T is certain that fifth columns
are active all over the world and
that they must be increasingly COM
batted, but as time goes by they are
having less success. In our
own country their constant expo
sure is destroying the hopes they
may once have had. Above all, we
are realizing that we must aid other
countries to combat their con-
spiracies.'
West Showing World.
Mr.. Hoover said the Western
Hemisphere is demonstrating to the
rest of the world that personal
liberty and representative govern
ment are the only hope for moral
and spiritual progress.
I'VE are also demonstrating that
free enterprise Is the only road to
productivity"
Evening star., 1947-11-21

uI el
Two new trustees were elected,
Frederick A. Allnutt and James S.
Holmes. The dinner was attended
by 200 members, at which Strlck-
land Gillian, noted humorist, was
the entertainer. Other trustees are
C. Ralph Barker, Ralph w. Lee,
Henry Young and L. c. Crawford.
Stock Dividend Declared.
Directors of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc. a Maryland corporation, today
declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of 40 cents per share on the
outstanding stock, payable December
27 to holders of record December 3.
The board also declared a 10 per
cent stock dividend, payable De-
cember 81 to stockholders of record
December 8.
H. Cochran Fisher has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Committee
on Agents Compensation by the
National Association Of Life Under
writer's.
Heard in Financial District.
A. Scott Offutt, vice president OF
the Union Trust Co. and former
president of the District Bankers
Association, has assumed his duties
as a member of the ABA Executive
Council, succeeding Thomas j.
Groom, who has served three years.
Capital Transit officials state that
the 50-cent quarterly dividend pay
able December % to stock OF record
December /, will be made from sur
plus of prior years.
Liberty Building Association plans
to erect three-story office building
at 1407 G. street NV, E. M. En-
merich. secretary, announced. Ofices
are now at 511 Seventh street.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Selected Stocks Gain,
But Selling Restraints
Many Leaders
By Victor Eubonk
Asseeiotsd Press Finaneiol Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Individual
stocks exhibited quiet strength in
today's market while many leaders
were slightly depressed by light
selling.
Some professionals inclined to
cash in on the idea that the come
back of the past several days, after
four straight losing weeks, had
served as a technical correction and
put the list in a vulnerable posi-
ton. The heavy flow of boosted
dividends aided a few issues con-
cerned but was ignored by others.
Numerous customers stood aside
pending more light on foreign al
fairs and congressional develop
ments.
Dealings tapered after a fairly
active start. Gains of fractions to
point or so persisted near mid
day with losers plentiful.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Gas Used 10 Bleach
Flour Is Blamed for
Animal Nerve Trouble
Rx tha As,ncintad Prass

CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-The Ma
tional Research Councils Food
and Nutrition Board has recon-
mended a reduction in the use OF
gas for bleaching flour pending
Investigations to determine whether
it causes nervous disorders in
human beings.
This was disclosed yesterday by
the Journal OF the American Med
ical Association, which published
the boards recommendations to-
gether with medical studies con-
cluding that white bread bleached
by the gas can cause epilepsy, run
ming fits and other nervous dis
orders in some animals.
Harm to Humans Not Proved.
The Millers National Federation
and the American Institute Of Bak-
ing both issued statements empha-
sizing that tests so far have failed
to show "any definite scientific evil
dence" that the gas product has any
deleterious effect on humans. They
pointed out that the amount of gas
used in the tests was about 20 times
as much as was used in -four bleach
ing.
The bleaching and maturing
agent is nitrogen tricholoride, known
commercially as "agene.'
Medical investigators said that
mills expose flour to the gas to
bleach and age -four artiflicially. es-
timating the produce has been used
to bleach 80 per cent of the white
flour milled in North America and
England in the last Is years.
Industry Cooperating.
The Food Nutrition Boards rec
ommenoation was made in a letter
by Chairman Frank G. Boudreau
to DR.. Paul B. Dunbar, adminis-
traitor of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, November s.
DR.. Dunbar said in Washington
that the Government is getting full
cooperation of industry in its
efforts to determine whether the
chemical agent is harmful to human
beings.
DR.. Dunbar said his agency had
conducted experiments which veri-
fed British finding with regard
to animals, but extensive investiga-
tions and studies have failed so far
to show that the compound has toxic
effects on humans.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Chicago Livestock
SALES.

CHICAGO, Nov. 81 lq tusDA.-salable
hogs 5000; total, 10000; fairly active and
fully 25 cents higher on butchers over $50
pounds; sows. $3.50 higher; bulk GOOD and
CHOICE 190-2so pound butchers. 25. 0,
choice 16O-1sO pound lights. 24.5O..:5.1O;
most good and choice 300-50O pound sows,
% .5O-24.50.
salable cattle 1,5O0; total, 1000: SAL
able calves, 500; total, 500; medium and
ners, cutters and common cows steady;
bulls, weak, at recent sharp decline: sizable
supply medium and good steers and heifers
taken off market, earlier in week not beins
shown; part load good fed a,f heiiers q 90;
steers and heifers. l5:0o,21; 90; medium
and snd dssrs saae PEI seS ana soo
saussge so. bulls leoo.l75o: only nj odd head
Salable sheep, 1900: total. $500; early
sales slaughter classes steady; most sood ooi
some held higher; numerous lots medium
and good lambs unsold; deck medium and
good yearlines, 100; 0;-2-year-olds out at
1900.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

SEkECTEU Lis
WORLD BANK
INBRED 3s72 - a
NEW YORK CITY
Is SO lo5As
FOREIGN s:3O
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Belgium rs b5, 114
Braz6las27 b7st 5lA
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Canada 3As 81 1o4X
Chile 81 40 asd 2lM
copenn 4Ms So eost
Norway As 63 90
pansm 3Asexst 1854
Peru lst 6s 40 1874
Rio deJ6hsS3st asa
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Am T&T 21ssS7 S5A
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Am T&T 2SsS8 ssh
Am~coacco3s6! 1o2
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Can South IS 621ol
Can Pac As perp esA
celanese IS 66 1ool1
Cent Ga 5hs SO slA
C&o 41as 90 1sS3t
C&O 31as 90 Z 1oziA
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CityInvest 4s61 30
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fla e est IS - S3N
Grt Nor gas 81 S1iA
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Dead|ines Fixed on yuIe
Gifts by Air 10 Pacific
By the Assoeioted Press

The Navy announced deadline
schedules today for the airmailing
of Christmas packages to Pacific
areas.
Mail sent at domestic air rates
must be in the fleet post office, San
Francisco, by the following dates:
For China, Japan, Philippines,
Okinawa, Wake, Truk and Peleliu-
December 5.
For Guam, Saipan. Kwatalein and
Samoa-Decembef 10.
For Hawaii Midway and Johns
ton-December Is.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Candidates Fute Rests
On Coin for Second Time
Iy the Assoeiotsd Press
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa,

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, Nov. 81.
For the second time in four years
the flip of a coin will decide today
whether Cornelius Lusardi, a con-
fectioner, is to be a member of City
Council.
-Four years ago Mr.. Lusardi-run-
ming for Council IRON the fourth
ward-tied his opponent, James
Fromiller. with 1913 votes each. Mr..
Lusardi won the coin toss and took
the job.
On November 4 Mr. Lusardi again
received 1913 votes-the same num-
Der as his opponent, Jesse Hart
ment. A coin will settle the issue
today.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Nov. q LR.-cotton ,fu-
supported BY trade and outside BUYING:
Profit taking and hedging later pared
part Of the Gains. Stren9th in other
sales, and firmness in the nearby De-
cenber delivery. prior. to first notice day
next Monday. were factors contributing
Private advices noted thai mill buy
ing OF spot cotton turned heavy as a
result OF the strong demand for cotton
textiles end the tighenina cotton supply.
The Census Bureau sinnines report to
November "A indicated about 80 per cent
Of the l947 cotton crop has been sinned
up to that time.
Laee afternoon prices were S1,10
bale higher to 20 cents lower than the
previous close December, "a 81: March,
3471, And May. 34.37.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
\. Y. Bond Market
Tusna.hss sr X ;hs .s A,sasiiasS - fssuks kss''

Associated Rre1o.D -
+ or ISSUES.
IHackWatcsss76 s6
Hud&M ri IS 81 63M
Hud&M In 81 81 20
III Bell 2As 81 %
&c - So -. 93A
rntGtNor f3s So AN
Jcen P&L2hs7e 96
Kan c Sou 4s76 81
|Leh C&N 3las70 S7A
|LehVal4 H.s2003 343A
|Leh Val Is zoos 3zM
|MsPsSM 4las71 %
MKT adj 5s67 81
MKT 4Aas fS- 70
mo Pae IS ~ F 71h
Mo Pac gn Is IS 34l1
IN o T M 61as54 1o2s
IN o T M IS 81 %
ENYC RI IS 2O13 75M
NYC 4irs2OI3A SEA
NY Dock As 81 99%
'NYNHinc4la'22 ass
|NYNH&H IS 81 3
|NYNHH 4ss007. 64ts
NYoW RI Is 92- 6zS
NY Pal 2A75. ~
NYWB 4has "a .
Mag F p 3las66 1oeiA
Norflkso 5s2O14 A2i4
No Pac5s "O47C o4iA
Nor Pc 5s2047D S4iA
NorPAc4las2O47 90
Nor Pac As AZ 1o2
lNostaPwr2A75 81
Fac G&E IS - 1oli4
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'enrCtAtr3lashr 42iA
Penn P&Lt 3s751coM
pennRR en6s6s 1o5N
?ennRRs4As65 1c1
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PereMar 3sss s0loo,A
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Pitts stl 4ias 80 1o2
RckIA&I4,as34 SsiA
IstLSF 4las2O22 STA
lStLSanFrn4s97 s2hb
Shell On 2ias11 s3M
socony-V21ss76 93A
SoPacihc4lasS1 92is
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Third Ave IS 80 64M
Un Pac gas 81 = 69M
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Va Railwy IS 95 81
wabash 4l4s 81 1874
| lWalkerH 2a4s66 96
| Wise Cent As 40 II
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Business Briefs

S28.595, 100000 on November 10,
drop of S114,000,o00 from a week
earlier and s94 100000 below a year
earlier.-Federal Reserve Board.
Automobile Production in the
United States this week will reach
a new postwar high of 105,267 VS..
1o3.915 last week. - Automotive
News. Canadian output will total
5,404 VS.. 6,301.
Iron Ore Consumption by United
States and Canadian blast furnaces
totaled 66,667 .685 gross tons in 10
months of 1947 VS. 50,446,03o a year
earlier-Lake Superior Iron Ore AS
sociation.
New York Stock Exchange mem
bers turned down proposal to al
low corporations to become exchange
members by vote of 344 to $50.
Appalachian Electric Power Co.
plan to issue and sell 2S,00O,0O0 OF
3O-year first mortgage bonds and
Is 900 shares of 500 par cumulative
preferred stock was approved by the
SEC.
Standard Oil Co. New Jersey has
sold 10000 shares or 500 OF the
81 preferred stock and 531 ESQ
shares or 4215 ec of the common stock
of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. for
around 100000 to a group OF in
vestment houses headed by Union
Securities Corp.
Hobart Mfg. Co. stockholders ap-
proved exchange of 100000 shares OF
new common stock for 900 class
A and 100000 class B shares now
outstanding. Holders of class A
shares will receive three new shares
for each one held. International
Business Machines Corp, holder OF
class B shares will receive 4l,667
new shares and s3.0O000O cash.
Union Pacific Railroad stockhold-
ers will vote next May II on plan
to split both common and preferred
stocks for l. correction.
Koppers Co. has acquired all stock
of Manufacturers Chemical Corp.
and its subsidiary, Chemaco Corp,
both of Berkeley Heights, N. j.
Texas Co. declared regular quar-
terly dividend of rs cents common
share. payable January 2. Previous
payments were so cents.
Eaton Manufacturing Co. declared
an extra dividend of 81, payable
December 20, raising 1947 dividends
to SIS VS.. So in l946.
Kennecott Copper Co. declared a
special dividend of $1.50 and regu-
lar of Is cents, both payable Decem-
Der %. lifting 1947 payments to "a
VS.. $3.50 last year:
Creole Petroleum Corp. declared a
dividend Of 80 cents, payable Decem-
ber 10. The 1s47 total is $2.s5 VS..
$175 in 1916.
Breeze Corp. took no action on a
common dividend usually paid at
this time.
Federal Mining & Smelling Co.
declared a dividend of SIPS a COM
mon share, payable December 20,
raising l947 payments to 81 VS.. So
last year.
Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corp. profit for 80 weeks ended Sep
tember 80 was $10,608, ,098 or $3.65 a
share VS.. Sl6,219,815 or $3.50 in the
same l946 period.
Eastern Gas g. Fuel Associates net
income for IL months ended Octo-
Der 81 was s7,386,l95 VS.. $5,451 ,S0S
in the preceding fiscal period.
Pullman, Inc, earned S5,651 ,304 or
S2.ll in nine months ended Sep
tember 80 VS.. $l,362,373 or So cents
a year earlier.
Coty, Inc, net income for nine
months ended September 80 was
s35o.503, including 100000 from re-
serves, VS., $6oe, ,624 or 40 cents In the
same 1916 period.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

following re-
election ! a S t
night at the
Mayhower Hotel
Other officers
retained were j.
Hamilton Vance,
first vice presl-
d e n t; j. H.
Pumphrey, Sec
ond vice presi-
dent and State
national direc-
tor; Henry G..
Dudley, S e C r e.
tary, and George
S. Denton, treas
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Consolidated yultee Aircraft Corn.

COns0lida ted Vultee Aircraft Corp.
reported a loss of $6,264,773 in nine
months ended August 81. including
a Federal tax carryback credit of
$18,030,211 and after deducting
$14,40O,000 inventory writedown and
$4,464 900 for reserves. The firm
had loss of $1,793 1888 a year earlier
after a tax credit of $3.810,532.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Hourly Sales on the Eaebange To-day:
100 am. 200 600 1900 noon 800 600
100 pm. $50 coo 2:b0 p.m $50 900
tUntt of tradins, 10 snarsa. sIn bank.
ruptcy or reeeivership. OF being reofsaniled
under the Bankruptcy Act, OF securitiei
assumed BY such companies. Rates Of
iiyidends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semiannusl declaration Unless other.
wise noted. special Or extra dividends ere
q Also extra or extras. Plus stock divi.
dend. 4 Cash or stock. rsid last yeas.
PAYABLE IN stoek. Declared OF PAID g
stock dividend or steek spiit-up.. ( AeeuM.
ulated dividends paid or declared this yeAI.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA: Nov. 2l LP.-Tne Sc
ported today these Transactions by. GUS
toners RS with odd.lot dealers Or specialists
November 20. Aha purchases involving
120,096 shares. 1910 sales involving 49,
772 shares, includink 2S short sales in
Evening star., 1947-11-21

National Sugar Refining Co. de-
clared q dividend Of so cents, pay
able January 2, raising lS47 decla-
ratioas to $40 VI. $50 In 1916.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Kroger Co. appointed william E.
Carter general manager Of opera
tions with headquarters in Gin
ctrnati.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO. Nov 21 R,.-Grains moved
UP in 4 firm market on the Board of Trade
ing pressure Strength appeared in all pits
and several new seasonal peaks were es-
tablished during the session.
Main props for the upturn were as
surances no cut was contemplated in ex.
port goals, inquiries for and purchases. Of
-four for January shipment by foreign
countries and forecasts for freezing wealth
thought freezing temperatures would be
harmful to the new wheat crop.
December oats. March and May soy
beans, and all corn contracts except July
made new seasonal peaks. Also in new
high territory were December, January
Wheat closed 1A-2h higher, December
3.O5h-3. .05; corn was 2A-5 higher, De-
cember 2.514-2.52: oats we're s.-1s high
er. December 1."3-1 .23hs. and 5oyoeans
III fn hipher March SS
Evening star., 1947-11-21

wheat-None. Corn. new, No. . yellow,
281ka; No. 3. 2.53: No. 4. 246; No. 5,
2.27-2.36: sample grade. 2.221a. oats,
1ic; none FIELD seed per hundrsdweisht' ed 1t
Barley. mailing, S0-2 81: feed. .65-
g.. Soybeans No 3 yelloWs, 3 3SS-3.S7.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
N. Y. Curb Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS CLOSY

aCCld M LII i ASI2
Jim BrowE Str 2Ls
d Salser-Frazer 15A
KingSeeley .S5g Is
IMenaSco Mfg Ia
lMidSPAvtc2 Ace 22Hs
IMidStaFwB vic 5iA
lMidWestCrp Kb 15iA
Mining Cp Can ~
lMuskRing 1.30h IA
\ Nat Fuel G 80 12h
New Mex 4 Ariz ga
Niagara Hud Pr .
lNiles-Bem .45g- IL
Mona Elec Aab 10
No Am 1t 4 Pwr IA
lNovadel-A a. 21
'lOkla Nat Gas 2 33
Pan Am Air war Hs
PAntepec Oil "a 1oH
iPennroad .40s-. 6
Pepperell 3a - STA
Pioneer Gold 3lA
Pitney-Bow .6Oa 12N
J Powdrl&Alex Ia 14N
\ R-K-O opt war "a
Raytheon Mfg SH
Robt Refs & Co 3N
Richmond Pao 4ih
RioGrValG .1Cg 1D
Root Petroleum az
Ryan Cons Pet esls
|RyerSon .55g - 6ls
tSalt Dome Oil 1oN
.!Schiff Co Ia 31ih
Schultz D A 40. 3A
lSeeal Lock - )
Select Indus 2lh
Solar Aircraft 10
Soss Mfg 1ag 10
lSrd Cap g. Seal I'M
| Texon O&L 40 IL
ITextron 1g----. ISM
| ITri-Contl W W az
IUtd Lt&Rys Sag. asa
UNITED Stores 2ib
Utab-1dSuR.16g IN
/ IWaltham Watch 6ih
Wilson Bro BOG 81
'Wright Harg .16 2h
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Nov. 81 E1,-Dividends
declared:
Year End.
Pc Stk. OF Pay
Evening star., 1947-11-21

WORLD BANK
Inbred 3s72 % a
NEW YORK. CITY
n SO lo5HI
Evening star., 1947-08-31
AZ Veterans Families
Sailing for Australia

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. sc
N.AN.AD. - Forty-four United
States war veterans and their fam
lilies, the vanguard of the Australian
Government sponsored immigration
program designed to increase the
population down under" will leave
here September 2 for Melbourne on
the Matson liner Marine Phoenix.
Most of the wives leaving here
in the first group are Australian
girls who married Americans in
Australia. A second group, approx
imately 60 veterans and their fam
lilies, will sail September %.
Other sailings will depend on the
results of the recruiting drive, first
announced in the United States two
weeks ago by Arthur A. Calwell,
Australian Minister for Information
and immigration. The Australian
government. Calwell said, would
welcome" 1,000, 900 ex-GI.'s as perm
anent settlers in part Of a campaign
to increase the Australian popula-
tion from 100000 to 10000, 900.
Twelve thousand European displaced
persons will also be invited to settle
in Australia.