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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

the county seats would pro"
more effective as a deterren'
than the "pr~ate" executions
at Raleigh. Perhaps thu qoes
ton could be answered only N
a lot of research necessary ~
determine if more or fewer cap
ital crimes have been COM
mitted, in proportion TO poPp
lation, since executions ha''
been confined 10 the penltentls.
ry than when they were pu0A'
In the several counties.
However, there is little OF no
validity in Warden Wilson 5 az
sumption that when q mar lIo".
the far western section oil 'n'
state is taken to Raleigh TOR z.
ecution the people in his nom.
county "hardly know what .
going on" News reports Of e.
ecutions are always published j..
the daily papers Throughout "'
state and usually featured IA
the local papers in the nonn
counties of the condemnea' d.
are the crimes, the trials Gun
victions and sentences. .ot
Public executions at the wv
county seats long have been TX
garded as out of date and oo'
of harmony with ~whoIesoln'
public sentiment IN North S@se
Ina
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
By JOSEPH S

political extremes which are al
Ways II e resort of men losing
hope.
One extreme is of course the
Communist party. The Commu,
rists are still enviably dynamic
and effective leaders. Although
they nave by now spent a good
part OF the hundreds of millions
of dollars they stored in the con-
fusion OF the German collapse,
they are still formidably well fl
nancea.
Their extraordinary peasant
propaganda paper, LA Terre."
advocating private property,
the home, the family, high
prices and long life for all
kulaks, is extensively delivered
to the smallest farm communi-
ties in France. Their effort in
the labor unions is equally cost
ly and efficient. For example,
the unions in the small depart
ment of Loiret happen to be
none Communist. All the unions
in the department can afford to
maintain only one paid organ
izer. Yet in this single depart
ment, the Communists have no
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

less than fifteen known fAll-tine
organizers.
The. Communists e d, of
course, upon despair and inse-
curity. None the less, the
French workers., who have a
long tradition Of highly demo-
cratic unionization, have had
nearly four years of the ia
miliar Communist party tactics
in their unions - fixed union
elections, intimidation and die
tatorship of the party appa-
ratus. An increasing number OF
them are thoroughly fed up.
The official non = Communist
leaders, like the trembling old
Jouhaux, are prisoners Of their
"allies." But new, younger men
have taken the lead of an anti
Communist minority which has
already made impressive show
ings within the miners, the
postal workers, the railroad
workers and several other vital
unions. Take away the insecure
ty and despair which are the
chief Communist assets, and
they may we'll end by losing
their main base in thu labor
movement.
Here in France, in fact, per-
haps because tn Communists
made their bid too soon, the
drift to the political extremes
is currently chiefly manifesting
itself in the Gaullist movement.
An outsider must of course
speak very carefully of this new
political organization, which IS
now a true party and invites
the adherence of members OF all
non = Communist parties. Yet
certain points m apparent.
General de Gaulle, founder
and leader of the movement,
which he calls the rally of the
French People," is still without
doubt among Frances few
great e n. Equally without
doubt, he has no totalitarian
ambitions and is detested by the
sort of men who would most
naturally banker for French
Fascism - the rich French
whom he bitterly offended by
Matchmaking basic industries
and by insisting upon failing
their friends and relatives as
collaborators. None the less, he
has virtually no labor support.
His appeal is to the little men
of the center and the right.
Among these he has made ex-
traordinary progress. Starting
not very long ago, his move
ment is already organized in
some fashion in tens of thou
sands of cities and communities
and has between a million and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

ses for vehicles. While this job is carried
out by others than drivers license ex-
aminers, "A and B" motorists will have two
tasks procurement of the new drivers
permits and purchase of vehicle licenses.
So, if YOU are one scheduled to get his or
her new operators license before January
1, it would be advisable to do 50 at the
earliest opportunity. Unless there is a
marked pickup in the number reporting,
there's going to be a mighty big rush, which
will PROBABLY overtax the time and facilities
of the regular examiners, in December.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Too Swell Swill
BY PETER EDISON

meat supply, ITS million bushels
of wheat were allocated to live
stock feed.
Losses in trans p o rtation
through rough handling, bad
packaging and delay r put by
King at one per cent of the
total.
Losses from insufficient or
improper storage, such as lack
of vermin and rat control or
lad ventilation, run as high as
five per cent on potatoes and
cereals. Insects have. been esti-
mated to cause an annual $500
million loss. About three-fourths
of the vitamin value of potatoes
is lost if they are stored over
six months. Overall storage
waste is put at between one and
two per cent.
Losses in processing are put
at four per cent. Part of it is
unavoidable bruising and spoil
age of ripe fruits and vegeta-
bles between picking and can
ming. Milling Of white wheat
flour and rice, instead of using
the whole grains, is one of
Americas most wasteful and
disgraceful food habits.
Wholesale and retail market
losses add another three or four
per cent to the total. The de-
gree of loss varies with the
produce. According to a recent
study by the Department of Ag-
riculture's Bureau of Econom-
les, the loss was about seven
per cent on perishable fresh
fruits and vegetables, three per
cent for potatoes, and less than
one per cent on the hardware
items-onions and garlic.
Consumers waste a minimum
of five per cent of the food they
buy, says King. When they
over-buy, they lose through de-
t%erioration of the stock piles.
Bad buying Of too many cal
cries and not enough vitmins
makes for nutritional waste.
But the big loss comes
through bad preparation. Cook
ing and eating the beet root
while throwing away the beet top
is nutritional nonsense-if you
can eat beet tops. Ditto times
two for turnip greens. Cabbage
cooked 10 minutes has so per
cent more vitamins than cab
5sge overlooked an hour.
Too many people turn out too
swell swill. Satisfying etiquette
by leaving something on the
plate is just as bad as cooking
too much and then not hashing
OF souping the leftovers. Too
many vegetable juices 20 down
the drain.
Maybe the Luckman Commit
Zee can commence with a con-
c%sntrated course in conserva-
tive eoo1eia' for consumers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 No
body has ever gone around In
specting garbage cans to check
up, but official and unofficial
estimates on the amount of food
wasted in the United States to-
day put the figure at nearly Is
per cent of all food produced.
That makes it approximately a
S. billion annual loss.
On this basis, President Tru-
mans politically smart sugges-
ton that the American people
waste less instead of mere
ly asking them to "eat less as
Taft did-may give the new Cit
liens Committee under Charles
Luckman something to work on
in helping meet foreign food
shortages.
In various food drives during
the war, an effort was made 70
beat into public consciousness
the fact that more food was
wasted here at home than was
supplied to the armed forces
overseas and through Lend
Lease aid combined. Last year,
only eight per cent of Americas
food production was shipped
abroad, SO cutting American
food wastage by a third would
supply enough food to meet all
relief needs, if this pretty
theory could be worked out. Ac-
tually, a lot of the food wastage
and spoilage is unavoidable.
In 1943, William King of the
War Food Administration staff
made the most careful study
ever attempted on food vast
age. AS reported in the Journal
of Farm Economics, he showed
loss in every step of the food
distribution channel - on the
farm, in transit to market, in
storage, in wholesalers and re-
tailers hands, and, finally, with
the consumer.
King found waste on the
farm over nine per cent of the
total and greater than at any
other level of the distribution
system. If the price isn't high
enough to pay costs of market
ing, crops are often left to rot
in the field and plowed under,
A third of the Texas cabbage
crop was abandoned that way
in 1912.
Inadequate storage facilities
on farms cause much loss. On
sweet potatoes, it is estimated
as high as IS per cent.
Uneconomic uses of crops on
the farm account for much
waste. Three per cent o. the
Irish potato crop is fed to live
stock. Surplus oranges and po-
tatoes have been kerosened and
burned. Nutritious skim milk is
stopped to the pigs. In 1943,
when the Department of Agri-
culture got scared about the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
GOOD MORNING

Destiny is the scapegoat which we
make responsible for all our crimes
down for invincible when we have no
wish to strive against it.-Balfour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

Universal military training is one of the
prime necessities to insure security.-Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower, Array Chief Of
Staff.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Chicago Livestock

s.fa6Is tA hog: soo nefn tessinassa, ii sosst no.
given. compared week ago all weishts and
'' ssIabls cattle 800 800 t.stinated); total no.
stveni compared week ago: fed steers AND
lover h.ife2s fsea shared ar i steer n decline: rood
beef cows steady, others and Gamers and
cutters 25-40 higher bulls steady; vealers
sss.e stesds s ana moss
1925 downward; receipts larger locally but
run at twelve markets about 5000 head
eelow week earlier, @ fsd % steers and ysariinss
cows and bulls very scarce; high medium to
strictly good steers and heifers ran freely,
with sizable supply loW to ayersge-choise Is
pressure the better the cattle the more the
downturn; extreme top 29.75. paid for
noss so wefh6y s6n steers
| sVerage-choice steers 27,00; medium 70
strictly good steers closed at 20.5O.24.00,
WITH comparable p neIers ls;oog39g M ilsr ssr
kinds sold late at 24.25 and "a .50:- strictly
medium light steers at.16,0o-17 90 late as
gsa a; l.eao o2 ss sS1a os Sss
cows 13.50-16.00, with strong cutters clos
ing at 1900 down: after reaching II ,25,
eayy ssef b. to eo.ne 10
1850; outside on vealers late $500, practi-
salabie sheep, 100 testimated};. total not
and choice fed wooled SLAUGHTER lambs
around 9O-105 lbs. steady with bulk of
such kinds during week selling to eastern
order buyers. lambs lacking finish or
scaling around 10 lbs. upward about so
lower with instances showing greater de-
cline; big local killers bearish and bought
very sparingly; otherxclasses scarce. small
quota native slaughter ewes around 25
lower; weeks fat wooled lamb top % 90.
paid for approximately ten loads around
95-105 lb, averages including several cars
skins sS.75 and 1855. several loads carry
Ing medium grade end 22,25,. double
strictly good and choice but weishty. lit
lb. fed wooied lambs 220O. many loads
medium to good wooled lambs 81 .0o-21 rs
with replacement buyers taking four cars Of
93-107 lb. shearing lambs ct 5000 and
shorn lambs with No / to mostly No. Q
pelts 2025 early. with load comparable
/ $50 at low time; slaughter ewes scarce.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

YounEblood, CitizenS Bank OF Ihkoma
r. Day. Bank of Silver Spring
Capital Store Sales Rise.
Department store sales in Wash
ington in the final week before
Easter were II per cent higher than
in the corresponding week a year
ago, the Richmond Reserve Bank
reported yesterday.
Sales also were II per cent ahead
of the preceding week this year, the
report stated. In the four weeks
ending Saturday, April S, store sales
were IL per cent above the corre-
spending period a year ago, the
early Easter being a factor in the
upturns.
Acacia Sets New Record.
With business running more than
21 per cent ahead Of last year, the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.
reported a new all-time high Of
$50 500 900 in new insurance tn the
first quarter of 1947.
Business in force increased from
s712 900 900 to $3.50 900, 900, gain of
s18 900 900 in the three months, Pres
ident william Montgomery stated.
He expects insurance in force to
reach 100000, 900 this year.
Coleman Andrews to Speak.
T. Coleman Andrews, former con-
troller Of Richmond and auditor for
the Commonwealth Of Virginia, will
address Washington Chapter, Ma
tional Association of Cost Ac-
countants, at a dinner meeting at
the Hamilton Hotel Wednesday
night. He is now in the General
Accounting Office, but Is perhaps
best known because of his feud with
Jesse Jones over the condition of
the books in the RFC. His audits
sent % people to jail at the time of
Tennessees gasoline tax frauds.
DR.. Homer Hoyt, noted economist.
told the Society of Residential Ap-
praisers at the Burlington Hotel last
night that construction costs OF
houses and apartments must be
decreased at once If mass market
is to be maintained in the building
Evening star., 1947-04-13

industry. Construction costs have
gone up faster than the general
wage level and food demands on the
consumers dollar have caused pur-
chasing power for housing to suffer
a sharp decline.
Insurance Dividend Voted.
Directors of the American Fire
Insurance Co. of the District OF
Columbia have declared q dividend
Of 1h%, payable May to stock
of record April 25.
Robert s. Grant, Alexandria, has
been named sales supervisor In the
Washington Office of American Air
lines to succeed A. B. w. Anderson,
resigned. Mrs. Aileen Kridler has
been appointed Office manager.
F. Paul Miscione of New York
has been appointed director of
passenger traffic of Peruvian Inter-
national Airways. He was formerly
Washington traffic manager for
Colonial Airlines.
Hechinger Manager Named.
George w: Trainum has been
appointed manager Of the Hechinger
Co.'s main store at Fifteenth and H
streets NE, Sidney L. Hechinger,
president. announced yesterday.
Mr.. Trainum succeeds Melvin p
Wolf, who will devote his full time
to the position Of purchasing agent
for the company's four building
material yards and retail stores in
the District and Virginia.
$10,265, 900 Fewer Bonds Cashed.
The Baltimore Federal Reserve
Office of the Richmond Bank re-
ports that the ONCE redeemed
$40, ,836, 900 in E Bonds in the first
quarter Of 1947. compared with
$31, ,101 900 q year ago.
Suburban National Bank employees
have organized club with Herbert
D. lawson, president; Patricia Nc
Shane, vice president; Mrs. Lucille
D. Fitz Charles, secretary; Grace v.
Barnes. treasurer; Dorothy G. Kin
ney, assistant secretary. and Mar
garet Rich, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Business Briefs

Retail Grocery Sales Ii February
were estimated by the Commerce
Department at 81 1,627, 900, 900, drop
f 81 from the longer preceding
month, hut ass above q year earlier
Chains accounted for 39% OF the
total and were 42T above . year
earlier.
Average Hourly Steel Earnings, In
|clutiing hourly. piecework and ton
mage workers In that industry, de-
clined to $1.370 In February vs..
3 January record OF $1381-Ameri-
can Iron 6E Steel Institute.
Northern States Power Co. re-
ceived SEC permission to sell Sls.-=
900 900 Of first mortgage bonds at
competitive bidding.
Northern Natural Gas Co. plan to
sell $4,000, 600 Of serial debentures
at competitive bidding was approved
by the SEC. Funds will be used for
construction.
Consolidated Edison Co. registered
with the SEC $l00, ,000, 900 Of first
and refunding mortgage bonds.
series B, for public offering through
competitive bidding. Proceeds viii
be used to redeem $50, ,000, 900 Of 10
year Sis% debentures, due 1948, and
rest used to reduce short term bank
loans.
Burlington Mills Corp. declared an
extra dividend Of rs cents and reg
ular quarterly Of as cents, both pay
able June 2.
Honolulu on Corp. declared a
dividend Of rs cents Q common
share, payable June IA. Previous
payment Was so cents.
Engineers Public Service Co.
earned $8,2o1, ,14e or $3.18 q share In
IL months ended January 81 VS..
81, ,499, 100 or $2.29 In the previous
year.
Virgins Electric d Power Co. net
for IA months ended January 81
was S6,325.15 VS.. $5,72s, ,593 In the
preceding fiscal period.
Richfield OIL Corp. earned $7,062,-
27s or $1.76 In 1915 vs.. $2,SS5,699 or
"a cents In the previous year.
North American Rayon Corp.
profit for 1s46 was $2,7o7 $50 vs.
81, ,237 ,s65 In 1o45.
Famous Players Canadian Corp.
earned $2,834,9 ,956 or $1.63 in IL
months ended December - vs..
81, ,974 or 1910 on fewer shares
In the previous year.
Federal-Mogul Corp. profit for
1916 was $2,666,s40 or 1854 W.
$e0S .372 or $2.16 In 1s45.
Consolidated Chemical Industries,
Inc, earned $2,3Sf427 in 1s46 vs..
$557 ,318 In the previous year.
National Pressure Cooker Co.
profit for 1946 was $2,083, ,71S or $4.17
VS.. $24S, ,731 or 81 on half the number
Of shares in l945.
American Gable b Radio. Corp.
earned $2,207,157 IN 1916. including
$2,032, ,153 Of prior years dividends
from AL American Cables & Radio,
Inc, vs.. $37 ,057 In the previous year.
Perfect Circle Co. profit for 1946
was 81 1,S4S,177 or $11.37 VS.. $672 ,635
or $4.14 In 1915.
Ex-Cell-O Corp. earned $439 1913
or $1.10 In three months ended
February 28 VI. q deficit Of $75, ,6S3
. year earlier.
Eastern Utilities Associates and
subsidiaries reported net income Of
81, ,653,81T or 92.41 In 1915 W. 81 ,509,-
213 or $2.20 In 1945.
American Bemberg Corp. earned
81, ,737 ,23o In 1916 vs.. 81 ,050. .535 In the
previous year.
Bohn Aluminium d Brass Corp.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Bank Licensing Power
OF treasury Ended
After IA Years
By Edword c. Stone

President Truman, by formal pro-
clamation, has Just ended the
licensing authority OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury over all Federal
Reserve member banks, thus abro-
grating powers that have existed
eyer since the bank holiday" in
1888
The step has been vigorously
urged by financial leaders for years
on the ground that the emergency
has passed and the Secretary of
the Treasury should no longer have
the absolute power of determining
the licensing OF the Nations banks.
At the time Of the bank holiday
IA years ago. all banks in the
country were closed and the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury was given the
power to decide which members of
the Federal Reserve System were
strong enough to reopen. The
weaker institutions went to into re-
ceivership.
In cancelling the Secretary's au-
thority, President Truman said that
1t is no longer necessary. or, in the
Interest of Government internal
management, for the Secretary of
the Treasury to license the trans
actions of normal banking business.
Bankers everywhere are elated
over the wiping out of these emer-
gency orders. :
Conclave Committee Named,
Twenty-three bank presidents and
one brokerage firm partner have
been appointed to the general
committee arranging for the
Evening star., 1947-04-13
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April 12 H1.--cotton fu-
lures declined in active dealings today.
state Statement bs 4. 5. White, ASSISTANT Sec:
ss5ary Of nraas that drst
discontinued on July l.
Traders feared this meant elimination
Of 2-cent-a-pound cotton subsidy.
There was active liauidation Of the
May contract and switching from May
into later months, anticipating first notice
day April 25 Prices at one time showed
losses of $40 bale, but the market
recovered partially on mill buying and
short. covering.
Futures closed UNCHANGED to s125 lower
than the previous close.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. G.
SUNDAY -

profit for 1916 was 81, ,64t, ,515 or 34.66,
including 500, 900 reserve credit, vs.
s., ,462, ,713 or 1893 In 1945.
American Maixc Products Co.
earned $l.4l6,2oi or $4.72 In 1916 W.
$685., 200 or 50 .23 In the previous year.
r. r. Mallory d Co. profit for 1946
was $858,679 or $2.i3. including
$815.000 from postwar reserves, vs..
$978, 1854 or $2.42 in l945.
Continental Motors Corp. reported
. loss Of 81 SIS, ,94o In three months
ended January 81 vs.. Q deficit Of,
$754,60O 3 year aro,
Evening star., 1947-04-13

auIlUdl COuNGH-
tion of the Dis
trict Bankers
A S socia a on,
President S. VIII
liam Miller an
neunced yester-
day. The ses-
sions will be held
a t B e d ( or d
S p ri n g S, Pa,
June 4-8.
As already an
nounced, George
M. Fisher Of the
w a S h / n g t o n
Loan & Trust
Evening star., 1947-04-13
MetuIluraist TO Speuk

Dr. r. II. Harrington, research
metallurgist Of the General Electric
Co, viii speak at meeting Of ths
Washington Chapter Of the Ameri.
can Society for Metals at pm. to-
morrow In the Garden House Of tbs
Dodge Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

Co., Is general s. william Miller.
chairman and Hubert T. Bisselle,
Riggs National, vice chairman, The
other members include: -&'s
Daniel w. Bell, American Security; W..
Ledru Koontz. Anacostia National; Thomas
F. Burton. City Bank: Wilmer j. Waller.
Hamilton: David S. Herdrick. w. B. Hibbs
Davis. Lincoln: 'Lanier P. McLachlen, NC
Lachlen Bank: c. II. Pope, Munsey Trust.
j. Frank White. Bank of Washington;
c. r. jacobsen, Metropolitan: Bruce Baird.
National Savings: Robert V, Fleming.
Riggs National: John A. Reilly, Second
National; Francis G.. Addison. tr., Security
Savings; William Miller. Union Trust
Harry G. Meem, Washington Loan;
John. E. Fowler, Arlington Trust; o. w.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
CupituI Securities
Over the Counter.

The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
more dealers, members OF the National
Association Of Securities Dealers. Inc.
would trade with the general public at the
time the quotations were assembled for
The Star, as OF Friday noon.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

tFurniahea b. the Associated Prsss.D
4 aelectea list Of active Bands an TIE
New York Stock ExehanFe. SheWfng t4e
Il. sv ~ saa sssns ,s: Ss s
SATURDAYS clese.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
CURB SUMMARY

0nrnishsA b. ~ Associated Rssss.,
s1e.sss.1 1ss .,ss f sssss sssssss :: &:
hlEh. low ard slsstns lEies tsr IT, ysek
Evening star., 1947-04-13

A genuine opportunity for an
experienced, hish-eoliber man cop
able Of supervising and performing
oil soIes activities through iobbers,
distributors, and utilities in q
territory comprising this eompony's
entire Eastern district. Heod-
quarters location and salary open.
This position coils for q mature,
hord-hittine executive, oee ubout
Evening star., 1947-04-13

IS to 40, who is ubIs ond willing
TO travel. The company is O long
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tion in confidence; our own orsun-
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Evening star., 1947-04-13
Capital Store Sales Rise.

Citizens Bank of Takoma
PARK; T. Howard Duckett. Prince Georges;
Fred L. Lutes. Suburban National: George
r. Day. Bank of Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
District Sales Manager

domestic heating equipment gas, oil and solid
fuel warm-air furnaces, boilers and appurtenances
Evening star., 1947-04-13

I Rates Of dividends In the foresotng table |
qua arteriy or semiannual declaration. I'M
| less otherwise noted, Ispecial or extra divt-
dends are not included Also extra or
extras. Plus stock dividend, q Cash Or
| stock. Paid last year. I fayable tp
yesT. s.Ss. { Fssabis q q csnad dan funds:
! Accumulated dividends paid or declared
tsns. ssas year Z, vssev, ssw :ses with v's-
Evening star., 1947-04-13

Plus extra or extras. Paid in 1s4s.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Washington Stock Exchonge
1Report Complied ~ oncaisJ II

fReport co,nptLed by E1chdrce OftctdIsJ
AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, APRIL II.