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Evening star., 1952-05-22

Charles w. Morton, jr., airmar
third class, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles w. Morton, 1880 Bucha-
nan street, Mt. Rainier, is attend
ing radio school at Scott Air Force
Base, III. Before joining the All
Force, Morton was a pre-medical
student at the University o1
Maryland and earlier worked ir
the composing room Of The Eve
ming Star.
kx* 4
Twenty-Five area men have
completed processing at the Fort
Meade Reception Center and will
take basic training at various
camps. The Army lists them as
follows:
Assigned to the Medical Re-
placement Training Center at
Camp Pickett, Va, are:
Pvt. Boyd Baxter, son Of Mrs
Frances Baxter, 1910 Massachu-
|setts avenue Sc.
Pvt. John HI. Hammond, son Of
|Alfer Hammond, 70 Myrtle street
NE.
Pvt. Robert L. Hester, 618 N.
street NV.
Pvt. Thomas Lee, 2032 Lincoln
road NE.
Pvt. Stephen Gerachis, son of
Mfr. and Mrs. Soterius Gerachis,
2411 Thirty-ninth place NV.
Assigned to the 3rd Armored
Division. Fort Knox, KY, are:
Pvt. Anthony J. Vlahakis, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Vlahakis.
329 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Pvt. Birchard B. Allen, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Birchard Allen, 945
s street NV.
Pvt. Thomas E. Turner, son Of
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Dratha
WHALLEY, EDWARD p.

WHALLEY, EDWARD p. On Wednesday
May 21. 1862. EDWARD c. WHALLEY
beloved son of the late Catherine and
av Edward s;r. y, Whslley dsS., Orcthsr Of Mrs "
the Taltavull Funeral Home, 3619 18th
st. n.w:, on Saturday. May "a, at $3.50
am. REQUIEM mass at st. Martins
terry. ' ~ Ss
WILLIAMS, LOLA D.. On May II. 1852
at Arlington HOSPITAL, LOLA D. VIII.
cAM cak M sv0sss ssa seS ss,sF .na Gt Mrs Mrs es ns
Marshall. Also surviving are one aunt
one brother-in-law, q host Of nieces and
nephews and many other relatives and
friends; Remains resting at the Chinr
Arlington. Va. where funeral service.
will be held BY Rev: N. r. Richardson
Thursday, May %. at 2 pm. Interment
at Woodlawn Cemetery. %"
Nay -. 1862, sA a Mount ~ AT Alto fRa0ESaay ROsDssl
ROXANA B. WILLARD of 1436 r st
NV. She is survived by one nephew
BENJAMIN H. Willard, and two nieces
Ms Nj Of saso ans seass.. M5s q q WsTi a
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 290i 18th St
inserment 1Hs %riinston AS National Al Cemetery Gem @
WILSON. MARY WATKINS. On Wed.
Mount Pleasant st. NV. MARY WATKINS
WILSON, beloved wife Of the late James
Herbert Wilson and mother Of Robert M
Wilson. Remains resting at the Be.
thesda-Chevy Chase Funeral Home OF
Robert 4: Pumphrey. Bethesda, Nd
Catholic Church. Rockville, Md. where
requiem mass will be offered at am
Interment Rockville Union Cemetery 90
WINSTON, CLARENCE E. On Tuesday
May 20, 1859. at Erssdmen's Hospital,
Leroy. A. and Beatrice E.. Winston. He
also leaves four aunts, nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many friends
Friends may call at the w. Ernest Jarvis
Funeral Church, 1892 You st. NV, Fri
day. May 90, after 12 noon. Funeral
services will be held Saturday, May "a,
at / p.m... at the above funeral church
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. %
MRS. MARION JOHN. On We'd
nesday. May 2l. 1852. at her residence
5SO3 Kirkside dr.. Chevy Chase, Nd. Mrs.
MARION JOHN zAvTTz, widow Of Edwin
Cornell zavitz: She is survived BY her
nell zavitz. Memorial services will be
announced later. Interment private. 23'
Evening star., 1952-05-22

heroiSm" from
April % to IS,
1851, as a bat
| talon c o m -
mander W it h
the 7th Regi-
ment, 1St Ma
Irine Division.
Col. Sawyer
e d three
Silver S t a r
medals and the
Purple H e ar t
in Korea and
It W o Bron Il e
Star medals in
IWOr1d War IT
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Libyu Fights Typhus

TRIPOLI, Libya P.-The Lib
yam health ministry is fighting a
widespread typhus fever outbreak.
More than 80 cases were reported
in four week period in Cyrenaica
in districts as far apart as Ageda-
bia and Tobruk.
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Here and Abroad:

Col. Webb ID. Sawyer. 1925
Woodley road. Falls Church. last
week was awarded the Navy Cross.
He was cited for extraordinary
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Mrs. |. R. KeIso

Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow.
deputy director of Selective Serv-
ice, and Mrs. Renfrow have gone
to Cape Girardeau, Mo. because
of the sudden death of Mrs. Rem
frow's mother, Mrs. I. r. Kelso.
Evening star., 1952-05-22

ARTHUR, ANNIE l.. In loving remem-
ANNIE L. ARTHUR. who OIL lett tu US GSsi Sixteen
years ago today, May %, 1886.
Your loving face we'll no more see,
Your tender voice not hear;
But we. know, If faithful be,
dSas SIGd5 TsR sSS S' Asp i5'es
BURDSAL1L, KATIE r. A tribute Of love
on your birthday. May 22, 1862.
Today is your birthday, Katie.
But one without candles or cake;
And with grief our hearts almost break.
Your birthday, dear, has come again.
The day we love so well,
But you are not with US today
Our love for you to tell.
No presents now. just flowers, dear,
Upon your grave today;
In tears We pray to meet you
yogE DEVOTED FRIENDS i IDA AND
BuRRs0Ws: ANITA b. Z; TO our E,p degStsd 19.,s
whom God took 50 suddenly six years ago
today, May 20, 1916.
To tell you once again. Nom. you are
always in our thoughts now, as you were
our love Tor 'o% MUp" VI, nsssr AN6 &c Soy"
COLES, BERNARD r. A tribute Of de-
votion to the memory Of my beloved son,
BERNARD r. COLES. who departed this
life two years ago today, May %. 1850.
He shall sleep, but not forever,
In the lone and silent grave;
Blessed be the Lord who taketh,
Blessed be the Lord who gave.
In the bright eternal city
Death can never. never come;
From our rest to home; sweet home.
e.
DICKSON, MARIE v. In loving memory
of our dear wife and mother, MARIE v.
DICKSON. who left US seven years ago,
May 20, 1915.
We miss each thoush.tul move you made
your fervent prayers. your kindly gaze
Remains with US through all our days.
HBsaasR AM AND Da2aHF1B H2RH
EGOLF. KARL. In loving remembrance Of
our dear husband and father, KARL
EooLE WHO passed away gsyy eighteen years
Gone, but not forgotten.
LOVING WIFE AND DAUGHTER. i.
Of our dear father, CHARLES a. e. FISHER, isIHSFs
who departed this life four years ago.
May ~, l94S.
We miss his smile. his loving ways,
Please, dear God, let him know
That we down here do not forget,
. We loved and miss him so.
HIS DEVOTED SONS. ALBERT AND
RAYMOND FISHER.
FLAMMER, LORRAINE. In loving mem
or yof my darling daughter. LORRAINE
FI.AAGMER. who left US thirteen years ago
today, May 20. 1899.
Never shall cease to love you,
Never shall your memory fade;
The sweetest love forever fingers
In my heart for you today.
YOUR LONELY MOTHER.
JACKSON. MARJORIE. In loving memory
Of our dear wife and mother. MAR
JORIE JACKSON, who departed this life
three years ago today, May %, 1949.
A mother 50 loving and gentle,
A wife 30 sweet and kind;
Some one so understanding,
Nowhere ON earth can be found.
Although We need and loved her best.
He took her with Him. for she needed
DEVOTED 5eiii HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. !.
TAYLOR, ANNIE G. In loving remem-
brance Of my dear mother, ANNIE c.
TAYLOR, who left me fiye years ago, May
20, 1047.
God knows how much loved you.
Never shall your memory fale;
Loving thouehts shall ever wander
TO the spot where you are Laid
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHTER, MARIE.
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Anuriltttn

GARFINKLE, ELLA The unveiling of q
monument to the late ELLA GARFINKLE
will be held on Sunday. May 25, 1852, at
1890 am, at the Adas Israel Cemetery.
Friends and relatives invited. 20
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Dratha

KEssEL, PRESTON J. On Tuesday, May
20, 1852. at his residence, 1907 Albe-
marie st. NV. PRESTON j.. KEssEL,
husband Of the late Jessie M. Kessel, IA
MARIN Kessel. brother " Of Louis J.. Ray.
may cali at the Lee Funeral Home. zth
SIdaS f. May Mass ss @ nn mass sS S g.
offered at st. AIMS Catholic Church. Wis
consin ave. and Yuma st. NV. at 10
am. Interment Rock Greek Cemetery
KING. HUE FRANCIS. Suddenly. on
LeWisdaie. Nd. HuiiE FRANCIS IS KING.
aged 81 years, son of the late Ernest and
fear T. kns of Ma
and Mrs. Winnie King Of near Lewisdaie,
M Ser nns Homs At TT mHz M
where funeral services will be held on
Saturday, May "a, at 2 pm. Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Frederick, Md. %
LEE, BERTHE. On Tuesday. May 20, 1862.
BERTHE LEE Of Rison, Md, beloved wife
OF Frederick Lee. devoted mother Of Mrs.
walter and Arthur Linkins. She also is
survived by seven nephews. seven nieces,
other rels.iyes and host Of friends Re.
after 5 pm. Friday. May %. Funeral
Alexander Chapel, Rison. Nd. Rev. John
sarne. siaTa . Ssiaiins MattRsxs % BY
MALIN. FRANK r. On wednesday, May
MAL.1N, beloved 10 M' husband Of Of Asnes % Maiin in
and and father az Of Wendell E. Maiin Of Wythe;
Fneaal Homs a54 @a' esrro ss 81
Tie Hss.tsviIis Sd SD; 4: Church ss On sas: !:
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. ~ 20 "
MAYHgGH. LOUIS DOUGLAS. On Tues;
MAYHUOH of 3sO3 North stafford ST.,
Arlington. Va, beloved husband Of Ethel
He also + survived By his
Mrs. Edythe Harouff. Friends may cali cali
Ct the Ives Funeral Home. 2s47 Wilson
Ices viii be held Saturday, May "a. at 2
fax. va. rs
MCCARTHY. MARY JANE. On Monday.
Monroe st: NV, MARY JANE MCCARTHY;
mother Of John a. Mccarthy, Mrs. Eta
carthy. Miss Hazel Mccarthy and Robert
residence on Friday. May %, at $3.50 am
Requiem mass at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart Church at am. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. 20
MEYERS, WILLIAM H. On Wednesday,
May FL. 1862, at his home, HOO Wayne
ave. Silver Spring, Md, WILLIAM H.
MEYERS, husband Of Cora F: Meyers. ia;
ther. Of Mrs. Marion @. Altemus and
brother of Richard Meyers Of Chicago. Ill
Mr.. Meyers rests at the Warner 3. Pum-
phrey Funeral Home, S434 Georgia ave,
Silver Spring, Md. where services will be
held on Saturday, May "a, at 1870 pm.
Interment Congressional Cemetery. %
MEYERS, WILLIAM H. On Wednesday.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
In Mrn1urtal1,

ARTHUR, ANNIE L. In loving remem-
brance Of our devoted wife and mother
ANNIE L. ARTHUR, who left us sixteen
years ago today. May %, 1886.
Your loving face we'll no more see,
Your tender voice not hear;
But we. know, If faithful be,
Gods glory with you we'll share.
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AND CHILL
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DrathB

DUGAN. ISAAC. On Monday. May 10,
IsAc & Z buaaN 81 Eei,esass SSsesaa SSs the
garet Swami. Jack Dugan. Anna Knott.
Rosemary Beach. Elizabeth Williams and
Eileen Beach. Funeral from the James
on o. i Friday. udi May % IS, at $50 am. % Re-: Re:
QUEEN mass at St. Peters Church at 10
am. Relatives and friends invited. In
terment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 20
DuMAINE, GABRIEL R. On Tuesday. May
2o 1882 at ,na the Arlinston a1SHital f y'I
beth Ann Graham Dumaine, SON Of MI.
and Mrs. Joseph @. Dumaine. Remains
resting at the Wheatley Funeral Home;
services viii be held on Friday, May IS.
at l pm, at Fort Myer Chapel. Inter-
ment, with full military honors, Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
EvERSFIELD, LILLE TALBOT. On We'd
nesday. May 81; 1852; At her residsncs;
EVERsFIEI.D. beloved wife Of the. late
William o. Eversfield and mother Of Lii
liam Eyersfield. She also Is survived BY
% and 6onsId' Donald EversfeId; % Ss sTanddausha
ter, Mrs. r. W. Smith, and two great
grandchildren. Toney and James Smith.
Remains resting at her late residence.
Beltsviiie, Md. on Friday, May %, at
2:3O pm. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment st. Johns Cemetery. Please
omit flowers.
FORT, FLORENCE A. ON Wednesday.
May 81. 1862. at her residence, 1903
Lawrence st; ne. FLORENCE A. FORT,
wife of the late william w. Fort. father
Of William ". jr:. and James 3. Fort;
Mrs Elisabeth s. Hetrick, Mrs. Terah N.
Sarah Jane Knight; daughter Of John A.
neral Home. 4th st. and Mass. ave. ne.
until 10 pm; Sunday. May 25. Mrs;
Methodist Church. 1850 Lawrence st. ne.
after $3.50 am. Monday. May 20. where
services will be held at 1913 am. In
terment Arlington National Cemetery. "A
FOWLER. ARCHIBALD W. On Tuesday
May 20, 1862. at his residence, 521S
Tilden I'd. Bladensburg. Md. ARCHI-
BALD w. FOWLER, beloved husband Of
Elizabeth B. Fowler, father Of Mrs. Viola
E. Poore, Mrs. Jennie Ey. Lewis e. and
Carl w. Fowler Friends may call at the
Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and Mass. ave.
me-. where services will be held on Friday,
May %, at 2 pm. Interment. in Cedar
Hill Cemetery. %
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TAYLOR, ANNIE G. In loving remem-
brance Of my dear mother, ANNIE c.
TAYLOR, who left me iiye years ago, May
20, 1947.
GOD knows how much loved you.
Never shall your memory fale;
Loving thoughts shall ever wander
To the spot where you are laid
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHTER, MARIE.
Evening star., 1952-11-21

dent; John j. Cost. second vic,
president; James B. Edmunds, sec.
|retary; Bruce Baird, treasurer. ant
Douglas r. Smith. assistant treas.
urer.
For directors: James E. Allen
w. Frank Gatewood, AL w. Lee
Paul Matthews, William H. Press
Carl o. Romborg. Elton H: Sherry
F. Reid Wallace and c. Max Far.
rington.
The Kiwanians had these Ko-
rean war veterans as guests
Corpl. John Kondelis of the 25th
Division, 35th Regiment, and
Sergt. William H. Tillery of the
Sd Infantry Division, 18th In
fantry Regiment.
Dean Francis B. Sayre, jr., of
Washington Cathedral. will be the
principal speaker at the clubs
next meeting in the Mayflower at
1915 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
long-Haired Youth Sought
In Robbery Of 7 Women

Police today were seeking a
very thin" youth with hair hang
ing around the collar Of his
sloppy tweed coat" in the robbery
of two women.
The youth held up and robbed
Gertrude Ford and Gladys Mar
tin, both of the 800 block OF
Taylor street NV. as they were
walking along Eighth street NV.
in the 4100 block last night.
The armed man got only So,
the women said. They described
him as about 81, very pale. about
5 feet IL inches tall. with long
brown hair hanging around his
collar and wearing a tweed coat
and q red baseball hat.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Austria Becomes Meccc
For Stump Collectors

VIENNA. Austria. (CDN) Aus.
tria has become a stamp collec.
tors hunting ground with dis.
covery Of two of the Oldest stamps
in the world. A one-penny Brit
ish stamp from 1840 was believed
previously to hold the record.
Austrian experts. who reported
the discovery earlier this year OF
a stamp from the post Office oi
Spittal dated 1889, now say they
have found one from 1888.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Wouldn't Accept Post
In Government, Byrnes Says
BY the Assoeioted Press

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 21.-
Gov. James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina says he would under no
circumstances accept any appoint
ment" in the Federal Government.
Gov. Byrnes made the statement
yesterday in answer to reports he
might get a cabinet post under
Republican President-elect EiSen-
hover. He was an Eisenhower
supporter during the presidential
campaign.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Baltimore Stockyards
Get Partial Quarantine
BY the Associoted Pres.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 21.-Federal
inspectors slapped a quarantine
on a portion of the Union Stock
yards here yesterday after dis
covering diseased hogs had been
shipped in from Illinois.
The infected animals were
among several carloads of hogs
consigned to two meat packing
firms. They arrived Saturday and
Monday from Peoria, H., where a
new outbreak of vascular exam
thema was found to have stricken
some livestock.
The disease is similar to hoof
and mouth disease and does not
affect human beings.
Evening star., 1952-11-21

president, serv-
ing out tn e
term of c. De-
w it t Cofman
who moved to
Philadelphia to
head the con-
yention bureau
of the Chamber
of Com m cree
there.
The election,
h e ID in tn e
Mayflower Ho-
tel, also picked !:
c. Vernon Hill,
first uica nraci-
Evening star., 1952-11-21
| Ikiwanis Picks Morris
For New President

E. K. Morris, president Of the
Federal Storage Co., yesterday
was elected president Of the XII
wants Club here.
Mr.. Morris has been the clubs
Evening star., 1952-09-14
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept. IL lH.---Futures
prices drtsed steadily ..P on tns
Ia sharp but short-lived advance.
The Governments, second oficial crop
report, which showed greater than ex-
peeted decline from & the Original r,ro forecast
steady downward drift ruled, however
thereafter and net changes over the week
RANGED from steady prices to an advance
Of 20 cents bale.
The downward drift began, with, proht
takins attracted by the Monday advance
possibility of export restrictions If do
mestic consumption requires them also
The declines were held in check by mill
and export price fixing and by reports that
heavy rains in Texas we're more damaging
than beneficial in some areas.
The Governments second crop forecast
900 from the 14,735,ooo prediction OF
August i.
With a decline in the crop in prospect
the domestic supply was estimated at l6 . &
nal expectation Of i7,45o.ooo
domestic distribution may range from 1873
million to 14.6 million bales.
The lower figure. trade circles said
would suggest q carryoyer next season Of
3.3 million bales and the larger figure 9
2 million bale carryover.
| The carryover at the end Of last season
was roughly 2.7 million bales.
| On Friday the Cotton Exchange Service
Bureau estimated consumption Of all cot.
tRe tRe ns period AUGUST so es co@ no.
pared with $4,000 In the previous five.
week period and 1900 In the four-week
Jeriod a year ago.
The average daily rate was estimated a
$4,000 bales in August 2S,S00 in July an6
37,700 in August of 1851.
The daily rate increase between July
and August this year was 81 per cent
compared with 1S per cent year ago ano
25 per cent two years ago.
| Exports improved but continued to run
smaller than a year ago. The Service Blu.
reau estimated exports for the week ended
14.000 the previous week and 81. 900 q
year ago.
| For the season through last TuesdaS
exports were estimated at 111.00O bales
compared with 222,000 . year ago.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO. Sept. 13 (P1.-Soybeans went
into deep dive on the Board OF Trade
The September contract led the plunge.
but the other months showed no reluc-
was they didn't go as far down as did
September.
Price changes in other grains, were in
significant. Corn became somewhat easier
ended with a mixture of gains and losses:
Lard dropped sharply with lower fats and
oils prices
For the week, wheat ended 2 cents lower
rye 12-124 higher. soybeans 7la-157s lower,
and lard ~ cents to SLIT q hundred
were several factors. soybean oil and
soybean meal both declined and it is these
on on setting soybean quotations. weather
was ideal in the main belt for combining
and new crop, soybeans started to show
up at Midwest terminals.
September contracts. Many had held
their positions in the hope the soybean
be many beans around for delivery. on
those. September contracts. Now. they
feared their guess had been wrong.
Speculative longs were not too happy at
start Of the harvest period. Thus. the
September contract brought a premium OF
Ionly 4l4 cents over November as the week
closed. Three weeks ago the premium
was 1874 cents.
Loose lard closed the week at SA cents
a pound. down 2 cents from two weeks
ago and at the lowest price in many
years.
Holders of corn futures were somewhat
unneryed by the manner in which soy
beans have dropped Just as the harvest
starts. The Government boosted its esti-
mate on corn production. but that had
been expected.
A little buying entered oats on the
Government crop report. The oats esti-
mate was the only surprise in the report
technical recovery from recent steep de-
clines, helped along by the prospect for
small crop in this country
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. 13 P.-(USDA)-Sal-
ss asss aso sGSS sad ss mo5 @
ssniSo x lev loads q butchers '"s sod 5'0st st
pounds Bulk Of the choice zoo 26o2
ssso"5aS.Pound veisRts $ a. t iI5.5o:is7s; 3 y
M pounds 't sold down S to i4o6, ost' Most $50. so
Soee seTs andsr 5o 55obod Doan @
19.o0, Choice 35o-4oo- pound sows, brought
oecasianai eRe big %aisnt S1T
salable cattle, 800 estimated; week
Steers to around @ % Poo ponnds sctve Steady
to - lower; other grades, and weightss
late clearance poor; heifers weak to 100
lower: cows about steady: bulls LOO
80 lower; vealers and ,slaughter calves.
and. feeders unevenly SOL so lower; bulk
shofs snd rn9s slaughter steers and
sss5s SS9nd fS i5sd $Iss ss
PTe @ Ooo ponnds '3 ahh ater i9a' pce h!se
nunerous loads high Choice and prime
400 1,550-pound steers. 33.00-34 .25:
g00oddo to low CHOICE steers, mainly 27ooo1-
ity to low commercial grass steers. 1900
3g' most choice snd prime heifers and
RTimSs cas- sss Ss{sPe o.tS hsifsTs
With most utility and commercial grass
eia ese5s cows man9 eqS apd feR
mercial heifer type cows along with loac
commercial 1.00o-pound Montanas. q. 90
eanner and and cutter COWS mostly st,, ls9G
19.0o:23;0o, few $3.50: few. prime veal.
to S choice oo 90 iaPs' iGs' euIs doWr
to 1900 and below; several loads gooc
and choice stock steer calves and ligh
yearling stockers, 2S.50-32. 90; load lot'
900; comparab!e e1s-pound feeders
Stockers and feeders. % 00-27.25; some
good and choice. heshy two-way. cattle
to 1900 on feeder accounts and com
mon ,stockers and feeders down to 2o.0t
and below
saiable sheep. 1,4oo Cestimated); com
pared week ago: Choice and prime native
spring lambs, steady to 80 lower. al
average good grades of most; old. croy
sheep. SOL 90. mostly 100 lower; sheer
receipts, showed mild expansion: choic,
carly at 1900; closing top $500; yer
1900; Gull and utility kinds predominant tee
late at Is. 5.00-17.00, only low good grade!
above 1000: choice old crop No. ! skir
Texas yearlings topped early at 25.5
afiy a4Rn to snocf o. choice sH ai
ewes topped early at 800 closing tor
$50. late bulk Gull to choice grades
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Industry Maintaining
Fast Clip; Business
Appears Optimistic
By Richord Fiske
Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK. Sept. 13.-Indus-
try maintained a fast clip this
week. Businessmen we're optimistic
for the weeks ahead.
However, coal strike could
throw q monkey wrench in the
works. And mingled with the high
production and the forecasts of
even better business were some
warning notes.
Government officials were among
those who urged industry to plan
now for the time when defense
production tapers off.
Almost on the heels of President
Truman'S statement that defense
output would hit a peak around
the middle of next year came pre-
dictions that defense spending is
levelling off we'll ahead of sched-
ule.
Figures Make Good Reading.
Currently, however, the key in
dustrial and financial figures made
some good reading.
The Nations steel plants re-
turned to their highest tonnage
since the week of May 10, before
the strike. American Iron and
Steel Institute estimated the
weeks production at 100000 net
tons of ingots and steel for cast
ings.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported department store sales
about / per cent below a year ago
on a dollar basis and Dun and
Bradstreet said retail purchases
generally were a bit under 1851
figures.
Prices Still Rising.
Along with the upward move
ment of production there con-
tinued an upward spiral of prices
on many items.
John L. Lewis meets with his
mine workers police committee
in Washington Monday. The
purpose is to review contract
negotiations and prepare for a
possible strike September %.
Negotiations have been pro-
crossing and there have been some
signs of progress. But there have
been no conclusions on major
issues.