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Evening star., 1948-08-20

others used crutches or wore braces.
The federation president said that
while some advantages had been
won for the handicapped In recent
months, efforts to help these persons
have labored under heavier disad-
vantages.
The advantages gained, Mr..
Strachan said, are that the whole
country 'is becoming health-mind-
ed" and that there is dim but
still all too small understanding of
the value OF the handicapped as
workers beginning to dawn upon
industry"
He complained. however, that cur
rent appropriations for the Agricul-
ture Department amount to $733.-
300,508 exclusive of $400, ,800, 900
loan appropriation for rural electri-
flcation, whereas appropriation for
rehabilitation of humans amounts
to only $19,00O,000.
This afternoon, the delegates were
to 60 for sightseeing trip of the
city or watch motion pictures at the
hotel. The convention will 60 into
executive session at 7 o'clock to-
night. reopening tomorrow at $50
am. with a panel discussion,
Evening star., 1948-08-20
NewYork Produce

NEW YORK: Aug, Aug, ,r, 20 1mrloSn5 fSd
pounds, spring patents. 5.75-6.00; East
ern soft winter straights, 5.40>15; hard
winter straights, 5.70-e6.
Rye -four stesdy-Fancy patents 100
pounds. 495-b.O5.
cornmeai irregular 200 pounds. white
sranulated, 6.75-7.20, nominal yellow,
5.S5-6.10.
Butter, 4I41s0; frm. Wholesale prices
on bulk cartons: Creamery. higher than
a2 score and premium marks cAA. 7.S;
q2 score (Al. 74La: 80 score fBt. 20: SO
score fC), 67h. tNew tubs usually COM
mand " cent q pound over the bulk car
Cheese, s7,5es; steady; prices un-
changed.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
z Boys Admit Starting Fire
That Killed 5, Injured 1877
BY the Assosie,sd Press

RENO, New. Aug. 20.-Two "aw.
full sorry boys were held by juye.
nile authorities today for starting q
downtown fire Sunday which killed
five persons and injured 1877.
Police Chief L. r. Greeson said
the 9-year -old' boys. both colored
told him they started a paper fire
In the basement of vacant build
ing. then tried vainly to put 1t out
as it spread to stored Junk.
Il won't play with matches no
more" one told him. Both were
placed under Juvenile Court juris-
diction but are being housed tempo
rarily in the county Jail.
Fire Chief Earl Evans announced
last night an investigation showed
"an accumulation Of gas, generated
by burning materials" caused an
explosion which killed the i've VIC
Tins. Spectators had crowded near
the burning buildings when the
blast occurred, hurting debris
among them.
The investigation was made by
representatives of the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters, the
Fire Prevention Bureau. the district
attorneys ONCE and the police de-
partment.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Group Studies Plans
For Employment of
500 Disabled Here

The citizens committee for
Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week" to be observed
October 3-9 is studying posi-
bilities of useful employment
for about 500 disabled persons
here.
Several topics we're discussed
by the Executive Committee at
a meeting yesterday in the
Board of Trade offices.
The committee discussed the
types Of work which could be
performed by home-bound
handicapped, including light
assembly work and setting up
a downtown booth for employ
ers to register for handicapped
workers.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Attitude Of Congress
Toward Handicapped
Held Wishy Washy'

Paul A. Strachan, president Of.
the American Federation Of the
Physically Handicapped, today ac-
cused Congress and the Govern
ment Of "wishy-washy attitude"
toward the bold development and
application of a real program for
handicapped persons.
Mr.. Strachan opened the fourth
biennial convention Of the fedora
tion at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Slightly more than 100 delegates
had registered this morning for the
three-day session. Many Of the
delegates were in wheel chairs, while
Evening star., 1948-08-20
3 Vice Presidents Named
In ReaIignment Of Curb
By the A,socio,sd Prs,s

NEW YORK. Aug. 2o.-The New
York Curb Exchange announced last
night the appointment OF Charles E.
MCGOWAN, Christopher Hengeveld.
jr.. and Martin J. Keena as vice
presidents to head the three princi-
pal divisions Of the Curb.
Mr. MCGOWAN will head the divi-
sion Of transactions and continue as
secretary. Mr.. Keena viii continue
In charge Of the securities division.
Mr. Hengeveld heads the division OF
administration and will continue as
treasurer
The curb said the realignment Of
administrative responsibilities re-
suited from the resignation effective
October Of Henry H. Bradenberger.
director OF the former department Of
outside supervision.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation increased
sl3,000,000 in the week ended
August 13 to a total of S27 ,979 000.-
900. This was s260oo0,0OO under a
year before.-Federal Reserve Board.
Loans to Brokers and dealers on
securities held by Federal Reserve
member banks in New York City
to-aled $500. 100000 this week, de-
crease of 100000 from the pre-
vious week and down 1894, ,000, 900
from the like week last year.
Bituminous Coal Production was
l2,445 900 tons in the week ended
August IA, VS.. 12,l55,000 the week
before and ll,73l000 in the like
week last year.-National Coal AS
ISOLATION.
Personal Plane Manufacturers
shipped 1868 planes representing So
$4,000 in net billings during July
Aircraft Industries Association OF
America.
Steel Ingot Production for the
week ended August is was At 96cc
of capacity. VS.. 951:"s in the like
week last year. Dow, Jones q Co.,
Inc
Westinghouse Electric Corp. reg
i,tered 100000 common shares with
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission for sale to employees at So
below the average market price in
the month when payment is COM
pleted under payroll deduction
plan. A worker will be permitted
TO buy one share for each 5000 OF
his yearly pay at the rate OF 81 per
month per share.
w. Chalmers Burns, president OF
the Richfield Oil Corp. of New York
since 1895, has retired, Directors
elected M. F. Braeckel to succeed
him.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
reported s6.894,659 net profit for the
26 weeks ended June 26, or $2.37 a
share VS.. S6.4o1.77 or s29l in the
like 1e47 period.
West Virginia Pulp e. Paper Co
earned sS,OO1, ,819 or s8.35 in the nine
months ended July 81 Us. S7,878. .734
or s8.l9 in the similar l947 period
Consumers Power Co. earned
sl3 8e2, ,4o5 or s275 share in the
wear ended July 81, VS.. sl4,790,22t
or S299 the year before.
Also for the year ended July 81:
Georgia Power Co. earned S6,o73,'
766. VS.. S6,907, OCT.
Ohio Edison Co. earned S7,274,74;
or S3.15 a share, VS.. $7,l69,56 o.
S3.1l.
Alabama Power Co. earned $5,927
ell. VS.. S7,l75,8o5.
National Malinson Fabrics Corp
earned S1,153,475 or $50 share II
the year ended May 81, VS.. s979,57
or A4.33 the year before.
Marathon Corp. earned S4,2s0 ,33'
or S3.l5 in the nine months ended
July 81. VS.. s3.59e. 800 or s262 In tht
like period last year.
Greyhound Corp. net for the sil
months ended June 80 was S4.373,
a32 or 46 cents a share. VS.. $3.50. ST.
or So cents in the le47 half.
Also for six months ended jun
80:
American Stores Co. earned 81.
se2 .227 or s222. VS.. S3,o32, ,467 o
$2.33.
Howard Stores Corp. earned S78S,
BAL or s1.S1, VS.. $685., ,097 or $2.3l.
Panhandle Producing g. Refinin
Co. earned 81 1,204 ,82l or SO cents, VS.
S21o,252 or IA cents.
Sweets Co. of America earne,
s2s3.4s5 or 81, VS.. $6l8.695 or s2.34.
North Central Texas Oil CO
earned 1886. 1888, VS.. $l94,243.
Canada Wire & Gable Co. earne,
$4,000 or $3.50 per Glass B share
VS.. sS75 900 or s5.4l.
western Electrical lnstrumeu
Corn. earned s3e2,945 or s24s, VI
s4o6,652 or s253.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Timken Announces
FOB. Mill System
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres.

CANTON, Ohio. Aug. 20.-Timken
Roller Bearing Co. announced to-
day that effective Monday all prod
ucts OF its steel and tube division
would be sold, quoted and invoiced
f. o. b. mill.
The new pricing system is in line
with a recent Supreme Court de-
clsion and follows similar actions
by other firms in the industry.
c. H. McCollam. general sales
manager of the steel and tube divi-
sion, said transportation costs after
August 23 will be shown as a sep
arate item on all quotations and
invoices so the customer can deter
mine readily the delivered cost of
products purchased.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
New u. 5. Bond Rate
Supported in Buying
By Federal Reserve
BY Nelson M. Shepard


From operations in the oper
market it is apparent that the Fed.
eral Reserve System will continu,
to be substantial buyer of Gov.
ernment bonds, as it was the weel
ended August 18, in support of The
new 212 per cent interest rate.
During that week the Resery,
purchased on balance $194,348, 90,
of bonds and all but $4,000, 900 O.
this amount, it was reported, hae
maturities of more than years.
Sales by the Reserve of short
term securities more than offset tn,
purchases of the longer term issue.
and thereby had the Reserve a sellel
on balance. This resulted in a ne
reduction Of s15,000,000 in the Gov.
ernment security portfolio of tn.
reserve during the past week.
Wholesale Prices OFF.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported today that average whole.
sale prices dropped slightly last
week after hitting a postwar high
the previous week.
The bureaus weekly index on Au-
gust IA stood at l69.O-meanine
prices were l69 per cent of the
1926 ayerage-as compared with
1892 week earlier.
The latest index is OIL per cent
above four weeks ago and 10.7 per
cent higher than the corresponding
week of last year.
Average prices Of farm products
dropped 1T per cent during the
week, mainly because Of lower prices
for all livestock Poultry prices
went up a little and raw cotton de-
cllned 3 per cent as the official crop
forecast greatly surpassed expecta-
tions. Food prices rose OF per cent
during the week.
Store Sales Dip in Week.
Department store sales increased
IS per cent throughout the country
In the week ended August IA COM
pared with the corresponding period
year ago. but were 3 per cent be-
low sales in the week ended Al
gust Z.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported the same rate
OF increase in the 5th district. a
decrease Of 3 per cent compared
with the week ended August 7, 1948.
In Washington a l3 per cent in
crease was reported for the COM
parable period. decrease of 5 per
cent.
Hecht Sales Increase.
Hecht Co. sales for the second
quarter ending July 81 toJaled $l8,-
644,2ll, a lat per cent increase over
the Sl6,258,310 sales for a corre-
spending period in l947.
Total sales for the six months
period of the present fiscal year
ending July 81 amount to S37.O95,-
300, 1856 per cent increase in sales
over the l31.820,162 recorded in the
FIRST six months of 1947.
The Hecht Co. operates nine stores
In Washington. Maryland and New
York.
Robert H. Lacey. president of the
District of Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation, is busy drawing up the new
committee assignments for the year
and these will be released from time
to time. starting Sunday. it is un-
derstood. Mr. Lacey is vice presi-
dent of the National Metropolitan
Bank. the president of which is C.
f. Jacobsen and not the former, as
inadvertently stated Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 tP.-Mixed trends
ruled in the grain market today. Prices
moved over a narrow range without show
ing any pronounced strength or weak
ness. Most OF the activity was in corn
The September corn contract advanced
at the start, but then fell rapidly under
shown By new crop months. Cash price,
, were UNCHANGED to cent lower follow.
higher. September s.Ses: corn was !
osss aSssr w.s. e a'fs1 lower sssss%ssE
and soybeans were 2h lower, Novem.
Der 2.52h.
Chicaxs Cash Market.
Wheat, No, 9 red, 2.s0'.; sample grade
!ss s1, .ouss No sssossa ssls ssoa HS Corn; ho s.rd
yellow, .93ha-95; No; 2 .94h-96; No. 4,
heavy mi1ed, T6s; No. medium heavy
mixed. 1914: No: 4 medium heavy mixed.
white, II; No. 8 heavy white, 76h; No.
Barley nominal; mailing, 1.30-77; feed,
.O6.S0; SOybeanS, none,
Evening star., 1948-08-20
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
70 THE HOLDERS OF
VICTOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Se.iss "E" SX nehsnfu.s Nafss
Is|33ISa

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Indenture OF Trust Of Victor Products
Corporation Of Hagerstown, Maryland.
to the Hamilton National Bank Of
Washington. D. c., rs Trustee. dated
December II. 1910. that the under
signed as Trustee aforesaid has drawn
BY lot for redemption on September /.
194s. out Of monies in the sinking
fund, the following numbered Series
"E" SO s. r. Debenture Notes due
March 1. 1852:
Coupon Notes Of $1,000 Denomination
Observation-Disclosures
M6o-M76-M77
The notes herein designated by num-
Der win be paid at the current re-
demption price, namely 102% of the
principal amount thereof. together
with accrued interest thereon TO said
date. Said notes must
have attached thereto all coupons
on and after March /, l94s.
Said notes will be redeemed at the
Hamilton National Bank, 18th and q
Streets NV, Washington 5. d. c.
Interest on the notes herein described
shall cease to accrue on September /.
ls4s.
4smiltss Nstienss Bssk Of wa,hinstes,
Trustee.
BY 81 W. T. Forster, Vice Prssidess
,sted: July i3, le43.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
N. Y. Bond Market
6iiECTED Liar N SSSueH

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lICCStLou As g. -
IntGtNor O. 50. 3eN
Int @ N 1st6s52 6AA
IntHydroEl6s4z 65M
Itch vi 6s2003st 44ih
Itch Val 4s2OO3s .
lLorrillard IS SO lola
ILorrillard IS 81 1854
lManatiSus 1857 81
MinM&M2As67 looA
Mo Pac 6izs ~ ana
Mo Pac IS 77F 8
Mo Pac IN Is rs A7N
Nat Dairy 2A7O %
N o T M s. "a %
NYC RI IS 2013' 70
NYC 41as2O13A 6Sih
IN 7 c con IS y8 6S
my Conn21ss75 30
lNYNH&H 6s 40 e3ih
lNYNHin4las'22. 5o,h
lNYNHH 4s20O7 ~
NY Pol 22zs76. e6A
Norf West IS 96 127A
Nor p cit 4las75 lo2H
Nor Pac Is 81 lo3N
Nor Pac IS 2047 63M
PacT&T 3AssS7 1oo3A
PacT&T gas SO 95
Penn P&Lt 1915 %
Penn RR 4tas65 1o5k
PennRRg4Ass1 sSM
pennRR 3As52 o9h
Phil Co 4hs 81 Jog
Phila II 2s4s 81 ssh
SaguenapP 3s7l ~
StLSF 4Ias2O22 50
StISanFrn4so7. S3ih
SoPaciflc4ksS1 -
Sou Pae 4zs SO 9o1S
SoPac4hsOr77 lo2i4
Sou Pac 2Ns96. eoh
50 Ry IN As So S7h
Std OlNJ2hs71 %
Texas Corp 3s061o3H
Tex&NO3sssgo Solh
|Tex&Pac SNss5 1904
Third Ave 6s so 5AA
Third Ave As 80 7oA
ITol&OC 8As60. 1ol
On Pae gas 76- -
West Nd 4s 81 lola
West On s. 81 1ooss
lWstEl cv2.65s73 lol
Wise Cent A 40 67M
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Tractor Output ut Peak

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20 P.-
Tractor production and retail sales
of farm equipment continued at
record levels during July. according
to Implement and Tractor, farm
equipment business paper. An all
time peak for the first seven months
of 1948 was reached, the publication
announced today, with tractor pro-
|duction in July totaling 50,500 units
to provide a total Of 3l2,300 for the
first seven months. This compares
with 262,1 ,130 for a similar period
during 1947.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 Np.-Cotton fu-
lures were irregular in slow dealines to-
ports Of further easing in prices for cot
ton textiles due to . slow demand for
goods. Hedge selling was light. as pro-
market for hedging purposes
Warehouseman and sinners are re-
ported predioting that . large part Of the
eminent loan At current prices. Storag sc
space for loan cotton was reported ample.
The 1949 cotton crop deliveries were
strcng on buying, influenced by reports
that the administration is considering
whether production controls should be
restored on the cotton crop next year
because Of the indicated surplus Of sup
plies this season.
Late afternoon prices were l 20 . bale
higher to IS lower than the previous
and March 81 oe
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 0P.-Foreign ex-
lars. others In cents);
Canadian dollar in New York open mar m
ket, 735 per cent discount or 92.o2h
o. 3. cents, Oh I. Of cent.
unchaneed: 30-day futures, 4.03s, un-
CHANGED: s0-dsy futures, 1924, un-
cent, UNCHANGED; Italy tlirsl: August dxed
(kronaj. 27. So. unbalanced; Switzerland
Lati, America-Argentina tfreeb, 20. SO.
nominal. UNCHANGED; Brasil free. $50.
UNCHANGED. Mexico. 1886. on .06 OF q
Evening star., 1948-08-20

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10 80 1o2h
FOREIGN go
Australia S. IS 1o2
Australia3stsb2 81
Brisbane 6y So 100
Oenmk 4hs 81 o6ih
Mex Is asd 33 n .
Riod dos 7s66st. 74H
DOMESTIC z::aOI
Am&F p 6S2O30 9AiAI
Am Tat 2As57 1llh
Am TIT 2As61 loA3A
Am T&T 2S4s75 0@ls
Am T&T 2sssS6 %
A Tobacco3s62 1o2M
AT 3 r IS 95 12ola
ATSF al As cost 1l23A
AtlRef1n 2Hs66 -
B b O 81 96J "a
Balt&Oh 5s76B Ply
Balt&Oh 5sM96 6Ah
B&O cv 41a2O10 81
Balt&Oh 4s75A 81
Bang A en- As 81 S5N
Bell Pa IS 80 c 12o
Beth Stl 2As 20 o7A|
Bost Me A. 80 ~
Can Nat 4hs5l 1o6iA|
Can Pac 4s perp Us4m|
Cent Ga As 95 65M|
Cn RR NJ IS 81 6oA|
Chi&E / inc 81 -
CMStP4 F2S2U19 zW|
Chi&NW 41ass9 64lh|
CRPin4 k7s2O1g e6N|
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Gin G&E 234s75 9oiA|
Comwl Ed IS n 1o2A|
ConsEdNY 1872 1o1
Cons I'd cv 1868 1o7h|
Cons r 27ss 76- 90k|
Day P&L 2s476. 97sA|
Deere 23As 65- 1oo,h|
Del d Hud Is 63 S6h|
Det Edison 3s701o1hI
Erie 41as 2016 70
Goodrich2As65 S0NI
Hud&M RI b 81 63h|
Hud&M in IS 81 z5iA
III Bell 2As ST. S5A
&c Is 81 LOB
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Evening star., 1948-08-20
Market AVERAGES
STOCKS.

quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
unless otherwise noted, special q extra
Z Ex dividend. n II rights. Also extra
or extras. b Plus stock dividend. q Cash
or stock. Declared or paid 30 far this
value on ex-div!dend date. Paid last
year Declared or paid. after stock
dividend or split-up. Declared or peid
dividends in arrears. Paid this year.
dividend omitted, deferred or mo- action
taken at last dividend meeting. PAYABLE
in stock. exact cash value undetermined
on declaration data.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 R.-Dividends de-
clared today: Pc Stock Of Pay
Rate. riod. record. able
Stock.
*Wamsutta Mills
'Cne share for each so shares held.
Deferred,
Evening star., 1948-08-20
N. Y. Curb Market
NCLUDES ONLY s1LECTHD ISSUES

Humble Oil 2s4s IN
Imp Oil Ltd IT. III
Int Petrol ~ 11N
Kaiser-Frager--1 10
ILAnston NJ "a 23N
Leonard Oil Dew ~
Long Island Lts. VI
|LouiS L b Z Ia 1oiA
lMcClanahan OIL IN
lMenasco Mfg Z
lkidStPB vic Ne ~
Mid West crp 81 10
Midi Stl n-cum2 ~
lMid-West Refin. 3N
J MONOGRAM Pict ~
NatBelHess zoe ~
Nat Press OK ! " liza
, Nat Union Rad ~
J N Jersey Zinc 2e 65H
Niagars Hud Pr .
} NorthropAir Ag 1lN
} Ogden Corp IN
Okla Nat Gas Q 3G
J Pancostl Oil wd- )
Pantepec 1.2S 9A
J PantepecOil wd- 13N
} Pennroad .40s oN
J PharisTGR lisp ~
J Pitney-Bow .6Os 17d
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Sher-Wms 21aa- 6A
\ Solar Airc ,30e- II
SoPenOil .1.20a 43N
SoCEd cvpf 1.12 2Gi
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Sterling 1ng ~
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Evening star., 1948-08-20
sOOLD os... Cooperative duect

Aoope'o"Ne o"eW
mol advertising idso, 10 10 IS auolIty
msehen's might get together 10 discus,
possibility Of joint dirsd mail brochure OF
soisIos 10 Is'ss. carefully selected mo'I'ns
list. Dig. siffotiiys beck would hove long
lite in noder's hands. Mewhen's. you
con meet in my sfksl
IRWIN SHAPIRO. kdvsrtisiss
1904 EYE ST., N W. . SIEaltkS sAsa
Evening star., 1948-08-20

II 100 am. 1eo 600 1900 noon 40 600
100 pm $50 600 2.n0 ON $50 oooi
tUnit Of trading. 10 shares. sIn hank
iEed under the Bankruptcy Act. or secuf-
ittes assumed by such companies. Rates
Of nividendS In the foregoing table are
annual disbursements based on the last
Evening star., 1948-08-20

Portland General Electric Co.
earned s2.5sl ,5H or $3.50. VS.. $685.
S44 or $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished by the Associated Press)
Evening star., 1948-08-20

hSr.bhAL MO
Acme Steel IA
Adams EXP lee
Addresso-Mult 3
Admiral Cp .30e
Air Reduction l
Aiaska Juneau
Allegheny Corp
Alleghanv Cp Of
Alleg Lud 1.20e-
Allied C&Dye "a
Allied Mills Hae
Allied Strs 8
Allts Chain I 80
Amerads Pet g.
Am Agricul ga.
Am Airlines
AmBsnkN 1.60a
AmBrkShoe soc
Am Broadcast
Am Cable g. Rad
Am Can 3
fAm Can Of Y.
Am ChGcbl 40
Am Chicle Ca.
AmCyanamld Ia
AmCyamid3Hpf
Am Distillers Q
Am Encaust 2se ]
Am & Frgp Pwr
Am&FPS7pf3hk
Am-Ha waiiSS 3
Am Hide g. Lea
AmHomePr l.20
Am LOGON pf z
Am Mch&Fd 80
AmMch6MetMe
Am Power & 1t
AmP&L 6pf4Ak
AmP&L 5pf3szk
Am Radiator 94e
Am Safe Raj Ia
Am Sm&R he-
tam Smut pf g.
Am Steel Fdry Q
Am Sugar r 4e-
Am Sum Tob 2.
Am Tel q Tel Q
Am Tobacco 3a-
tam trob of g..
Am viscose "a
Am WatWks soc
Am Woolen Ca
Am Wool Or Of 4
Am Zinc zoe -.
Anaconda 2Ae-
tAnac Wire lie Z
Evening star., 1948-08-20

WORLD BANK
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| NEW YORK CITY
~ 0n AARL
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09
TRUMAN'S PLAN
IN BRIEF FOR COUNTRY

WAShINGION - Here are Pre- sident truman recommendations Ill brief.
 Taxes.
 Cut income taxes $3,2OU,0UO by granting reuucLon or 94U fog each individual taxpayer and for eacn oI the taxpayer dependents. Inls cost ot living tax credit would De made up by increasing corporation taxes proportlonateIy. torelgn aid:
 Congress should promptly auth orlze an outlay of So,oU0,0OU,UUJ To start the Marshall plan tor EuI Q opean recovery next April 1 and carry It on for the ensuing b months.
 AnoI-Inflation:
 We must deal effectively and at once With the high cost of liY- Ing. Immaculate enactment of the tuu lU-polnt anu-inIlation pro- gram ne proposed to the special aeaslon Is essential"
 hents and housing:
 Untll the housing shortage is licked, rent conlroI expiring on reDruary -o must De eAtenueu aud strengthened. Ultimately, we must see Unal every Anel.uan lam fly has decent nome An "lm- mediate s,ep snOuld be long range housing program, including puDnc housing for Iow-Income peo- pie and development of new ways to lower building costs.
 Military training:
 congress should provide for un- Yersal training at an early date" as the foundation for the defense program The action is of world |Importance" and vital to the na- tion's security and leadership.
 Health and Security:
 Unemployment Compensation, old age benents and survivors bene- fits should be increased and ex- tended to millions who are not now protected" A national health program keyed to a system of pre- paid medical care, is also neces- |sary.
 Civil rights:
 Effective federal action" is nec- essary to combat discrimination based on race, creed, color or land o birth. He will send to Congress special recommendations on tnls subject.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09
HIS HONOR" J. HAY
 SENTENCES HOUSE.
 GUNDERSON. RITCHIE

At last Wenday nights meeting of tha local Elks lodge, Brother Al Ritchie was plaintiff and prosecut- ing attorney in his own behalf, in a ease" heard before Judge" JIG. Hay and members of the lodge. Ritchie was charging Brothers George Gunderson and Senator Don House with withholding evil dence and testimony which would reveal the culprit, or culprits, who tied Brother Ritchie's car to tele- phone pole with a 21a inch line on December 16.
 Attorneys for the defense, Thor Hofstad and Leo Mccormack failed in clearing their clients of the charge, but they did convince the jury, that Brother Ritchie was guilty of something, especially af- ter again finding Brother Ritchie's car tied up last Wednesday, and Judge" Hay fined Brothers House and Gunderson S1.30 each and put them on the refreshment commit tee for one month. Brother Ritch1e was fined $19O, which he paid un- der protest.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-09
SHORT BUT SEVERE
 WINDST0RM HERE DOES
 DAMAGE IN BOAT HARBOR

A short, but severe wind storm here Wednesday, in which gusts up to 55 miles an hour were recorded. damaged the City Float in the small boat harbor and scattered fishing boats helter-skelter for a while. No severe damage was re- ported to any boat
 Campbell-House Shipyard suffer ed the worst loss when gust lifted the roof of their ways and practically demolished the sturc- ture. Loss is estimated at between $2,5OO and $3,OOO, not covered by insurance. The shipyard is covered by fire insurance but not against wind.
 Maximum high temperature dur ing the week was A on January 2 and minimum was 26 on Janu- ary 8.
 The Alaska Coastal plane, bound for Ketehikan, was grounded here yesterday and was still held here by weather until shortly after noon. Hunt Gruening. veteran war flier, was the pilot