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Fairly Brisk Rally Recorded Near Closing Of Stock Exchange raids ON NAZIS HAVING EFFECT §teels And Motors, Slug gish Earlier In Day, Lead Upturn In Mart Bv BERNARD S. O’HARA V£1V YORK, ,June 3.—CP)—The ' jj market came out of a state Sf suspended animation to record •^fairly brisk rise in the last few minutes of trading today. The abrupt turn from apathy ,h„t ruied during the last few ses was accompanied by no en hUtening developments in the Brokerage opinion was that ,'eady diminution in offerings finally prodded potential buyers into action. . . 1'he same sources suggested that ,, )ieaV\ British bombing raids 1 , Germany since the week-end ,.ad So\vn bullish seed which ger minated suddenly today. Steels and Motors, sluggist most of the session, led the late upturn which marked the establishment (if a sizable number of new highs tor the vear. Advances ranged from fractions to a point or more. Registering its first change since May ^27 the Associated Press 60 dock composite was up .4 of a point at 35.0. Transactions totaled 34.020 shares agaist yesterday’s 316.050. Special happenings accounted for me wide moves in certain stocks. Cuban American sugar issues climbed on the clearing up of $50 dividend arrears on the preferred and the declaration of a 25 cent payment on the common, the first for the junior shares since 1929. United Fruit dipped sharply on ,he placing of restrictions on im port shipments, including bananas, of which the company is normally a large shipper. Among shares posting new 1942 highs were General Motors, Chrys ler Montgomery* Ward and Pan American Airways. Other gainers were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward Case. American Airlines, Westing house. U. S. Gypsum, Liggett & Myers 'B" and Santa Fe. Amer ican Can and Du Pont each picked up more than 2. Bonds steadied after the recent run of selling in rails. Commodi ties rallied after early heaviness. Chicago wheat closed up 5-8 to 1 cent a bushel. Corn was unchang ed to 1-2 cent lower. Hogs were off 15 to 20 cents. Cotton futures finished 50 to 70 cents a bale low er. Higher in the curb were Amer ican' Cyanamid, American Gas. Gulf Oil, Lake Shore Mines and N. J. Zinc. Transfers here were about 46.015 shares against 60, 530 Tuesday. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 60 Indust Rails Util Stks Net change, a.5 a.l a.l a.4 Wednesday . 51.0 14.6 23.3 35.0 Prev. day _ 50.5 14.5 23.2 34.6 Month ago.. 47.8 15.4 22.7 33.4 Year ago .. 56.6 16.8 31.3 40.2 1942 high_ 56.0 17.6 27.3 38.7 1942 low ... 46.0 14.5 '21.1 32.0 1941 high ... 63.9 19.0 35.5 45.0 1941 low ... 51.7 13.4 24.5 35.4 60-Stock Range Since 1927: 1930-40 1932-37 1927-29 High . . 54.7 75.3 157.7 Low .... 33.7 16.9 61.8 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. June 3.—(TP)—Buyers displaced a restrained interest in hogs today and prices sank about 10 to 15 cents under the preceding session's average. The market was weakest at the close, how ever. when commission men were letting offerings go at 15 to 20 cent-: under yesterday. Sows shared the hog downturn. C. S. Dept. Agr.)—Salable hogs 12,000. total 22,000; general market 10-15 lower than Tuesday’s aver age but closed dull at 15-20 off, sows 15-20 lower; bulk good and choice 180-330 lb. late 14.05-20: tnese early 14.10-25; practical top U.25: lot or so 14.30 and 14.35 early; good 400-550 lb. sows 13.50 •yi: mostly 13.60-75; shippers took -100: holdovers 2.000. Salable cattle 12,000,. calves 800; good to inoice medium weight and '‘■eighty steers mostly 10-15 otf; Carlings and medium grades orady: top 16.40 for choice to' Uimc 1310 lb. steers; bulk 12.50 ;U>0: heifers 10-15 lower; choice ;n-'0 lbs 14.35; cows steady; cat ers 9.25 down; strictly good beef " ' 'o 11.50: sausage bulls closed '’cady with practical top 11.75 ai "10uHh 11.90 paid early; veaiers s cadv to weak at 15.50 down. -V POSTINGS BARRED r CHICAGO, June 3,- (£>) —The ^-“Cago Mercantile Exchange to ! annc .mced that no private re 01 ,ng rgency would be permitted w,,P°St :pot butter and eSf quota i|°'ns 01 ;he exchange during reg .'dr l|,ading hours after Saturday, June ]•: A/ Present, a private agency Prices shortly after 10 a. m '■e-0 quotations are sent by radio. ;:,Cis associations, telegraph and ePnone to all sections of the ." They are followed close - °.v dairy farmers and dealers. -V CHICAGO BUTTER -CAGO, June 3.— OP' —Butter ,'f; “'regular today: 93) score 37 ' f2- 1-2; 91, 35 1-2; 90, 35 1-2; 0 ' 34 1-4; 88, 33 14; centralized earlots: 90 score 36 14; 89, 35 out Side. -V-— MIDDLING NEW ORLEANS, June 3.—OB— JJlaSe Price of middling 1516th ■ n cotton today at ten designate ( southern spot markets was 19.09 Closing Bond Quotations BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOVERNMENT Treasury: 9^S la'43 .- 103-12 2^s 48 - 107.1 3*/4S„ 3f51 —-.108.28 Home Owner’s Loan 3s 52'44 .-. 103.30 DOMESTIC A T and Sf 4s 95_109% B and O 60 St.. ig% Can Pac 4s Perp_ 69% C and O 4%s 92 _ 128 C B and Q 4%s 77_ 66 Chi and E 111 Inc 97. 21% Chi Gt West 4s 88_ 65 Cri and P Rfg 4s 34 _ 12% Clev Un Term 5%s 72 ... 78 Clev Un Term 4%s 77c _ 60 D and R G West 5s 55_ 3% I Fla East Cst 5s 74 _ 11% Hud Coal 5s 62a _ 39% Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57 . 44% 111 Cent 4%s 66 __. 42 M K and T Aj 5s 67 .. 16% Mo Pac Gen 4s 75 _ 3 N Y C Rf 5s 2013.. 48% Norf and W 4s 96..125% Nor Pac 6s 2047 .. 61% Penn R R Gen 4%s 65 _■_101% Phil Rd C and I Cv 6s 49 .. 9 Seab A1 Cn 6s 45 .. 8% So Pac Rfg 4s 55 . 63 So Ry Cn 5s 94 . 89% So Ry Gen 4s 56 _ 63 Third Ave 4s 60 . 52 West Md 4s 52 .... 84% Foreign: Australia 5s 55 _ 63 Brazil 6%s 26-57 . 30 Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 68 _ 14% Closing Stock Quotations BI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Adams Exp _ 6 Adams Mills _ 19 Air Reduction _ 31% Alaska Jun _ 2% A1 Chem and Dye _130 Alleghany _ 9-32 Allis Chal Mfg _ 23% Am Can _ 67% Am Car Fdy _ 21% Am Coml Alco _ 9 Am Pow and Lt ...._. 9-16 Am Rad and St S _ 4% Am Roll Mill . 9% Am Smelt and Ref_ 35% Am Sug and Ref _ 167/a A T and T ..__ 115% Am Tob B _ 43% Anaconda _ 2% Arm 111 _ 27/a A T and Sf.. 33% ACL . 20% Atl Ref .. 16% Atlas Pow _ 45 Aviat Corp _ 2% Baldwin _ 10% B and O _ 2% Barnsdall _ 8% Bendix Aviat _ 29% Beth Stl . 51% Boeing Airpl _ 14 Borden _ 19% Borg Warner .. 23% Briggs Mfg _ 17% Budd Mfg _ 2% Budd Wheel .. 6% RECOVERY STAGED BY GRAIN MARKET All Trading Pits Except Corn Feel Helpful Influence CHICAGO, June 3.— OP)—Halting the recent decline which carried cereal prices to lows for the year, the grain futures market today staged a general recovery in every trading pit except corn. Buying attracted by the low level of prices was the principal support. It came from profes sionals and consuming interests, although wheat dealers were disap pointed in failure of mill and flour trade interest to expand after some buying from this source yesterday. Wheat at one time was off about % cent, prices equaling yester day’s lows, bottom figures since last October, but the close was at the day’s highs, which were %-l cent higher than yesterday, with July $1.16% and September $1.19%-1.19. Corn tumbled more than a cent at one stage to lows since December, and closed un changed to % off compared with yesterday, July 84%-85, September 87%. Oats finished % up; soy beans % lower to % higher and rye V4-I higher. Open High Low Close WHEAT— Jly .. 116y4 116% 115? 116% Sep ..- 118% 119% 117% 119 Dec ..121% 1255? 121% 122? CORN— Jly _ 85% 85% 84 85 Sep . 88 88 y4 86% 87% Dec _ 90% 90% 88% 39% OATS— Jly . 87% 48% 47% 48% Sep ..- 48% 483/4 48% 483/4 Dec _ 50 503/g 49% 50y» SOYBEANS— Jly old ... 175y4 175% 173% 173% •Jly new _175% Oct .171% 172% 171% 172Vi Dec ..172% 173% 172% 173% RYE— Jly .. 65% 661/4 64% 66 Sep _ 683/4 69% 67% 69 Dec _- 721/4 72% 71% 723/g LARD— Jly . ... 12.50 12.50 12.25 12.27 Sep _,- 12-37 Oct _ 12.50 Dec _ 12.70 -V NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, June 3.—(T)—Cot ton futures, reacting for the fifth consecutive session, closed today with net losses of 50 to 70 cents 3 Early selling, which led prices as much as $1.75 a bale lower, was mainly from New Orleans in terests and was attributed to favorable government weekly weather reports. Washington developments em bracing inventory limitation con trol over supplies and prices, taxa tion and reduction in the place ment of new government orders for textiles were contributing factors in the decline. The late recovery was featured by trade and replacement buying and local covering. The range follows: Open High Low Close Jly . 18.50 18.60 18.24 18.42 Off 14 Oct 18.77 18.89 18.52 18.72 OH 12 Dec 18.95 19.02 18.64 18.87 Oil 12 Jan . 19.00bl8.93 18.90 18.94nOff 10 Mch - 19.12 19.90 18.85 19.06 Off 10 May 19.23 19.23 18.94 19.71nOff 10 Spot middling 19.95n. b—Bid; n—Nominal. -V SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS, June 3.—— Spot cotton closed quiet 16 points lower. Sales 135. Low middling 15.51; middling 18.81, good mid dling 19.26, Receipts 784, stock 432, 266. 3 Burl Mills _ ic% Bur Add Mach _ 7y4 Calumet and Hec_ 5% Can Dry _ 10% Can Pac _ 414 Cannon Mills _B_ 29% Case J I.. 67% Caterpil Trac _* 32% Ches and O . 29% Chrysler _ 61 Coca Cola _ 71 Colum G and E _ iy4 Coml Credit __'I 20% Coml Solv . 3% Comwlth and Sou__ 7-32 Consol Edis _ 12% Con Oil _ II 4% Cont Can _ 26V2 Corn Prod . 483/4 Curtiss Wright .. 6y8 Curtiss Wright A _ 20% Del Lack and W _II 2% Dow Chem _ 104 Du Poht _in Eastman Kod _I""""" iigvB Elec Auto Lt _HI 26% Elec Pow and Lt_ 1 Firestone _I 1514 Gen Elec _ 25% £en Foods .IIIIIII 28% Gen Mot _ . 87V, Gillette _. 334 Glidden .111111111111 14 Goodrich _~~~ 13 Goodyear _ __H 16% Graham Paige ..% Gt Nor Ry Pf_ 20% Hud Mot _ 3% Hupp Mot . ' «. Ill Cent _ HU 5% Int Harvest _ 441,; Int Nick Can _ 27% Int Tel and Tel .H 2% Johns Man _ 56 Kennecott _ " 26% Kinney _HI 134 Kroger Groc _ 25% Libby O F G1 _ 25 y4 Ligg and Myers B .. 62 Loews - 40$;, Lorilard ... 13i/4 Louis and Nash ... 58 Mack Truck _ 29% McCror.v Stores ._.10% Mont Ward _ 30% Murray Corp _ 5% Nash Kelv _I 5' Nat Biscuit _ 14 Nat Cash Reg _ 1574 Nat Dairy Prod _ 14 Nat Dist . 20% Nat Lead _ 13 Nat Pow and Lt _ 1% N Y Cent ..II 7% No Am Aviat . 10% North Am _I_I s% Nor Pac . 514 Ohio Oil _ 6% Otis Elev .. 12% Pac G and E _ 17% Packard __ II 2 Param Pix ..HH.Ill 14% Penny J C . I 65% Penn Dix __ 1% Penn R R _ 21 Pepsi Cola _ 20% Phillips Pet _ 343,. Pub Svc N J _ 9% Pullman .. 21% Pure Oil _ 7% Radio _ 3 Rad K O . 2% Rem Rand _ 8% Rep Stl ___ 14 Reynolds B __ 24y4 Sears _ 63 % Socony Vac _ 6% Sou Pac . 10% Sou Ry . 12% Sperry . 24% Std Brands - 3% Std Oil Cal -- 19 y4 Std Oil Ind _ 22% Std Oil N J.. 35% Stewart Warner _ 6V8 Studebaker _ 4% Swift .. 22% Tex Co- 33% Tex Gulf Prod .. 2% Tex Gulf Sul . 29 y4 Timken Det Ax - 26 Trans Amer _ 4% Trans and West Air_ 9 Un Carb . 63% Un Pac . 66% Unit Aire _ 24V4 Unit Corp - V4 Unit Drug - 5]/4 Unit Fruit _ 50V2 Unit Gas Imp - 3% U S Ind Alco ... 26 U S Pipe.. 23% U S Rub . 17% U S Steel ... 45 V4 Vanadium _ 15% Warner Pic _i-- 5y8 West Mary ___ 2 Western Union _ 25% West Elec and Mfg- 71% Wilson _ 3% Woolworth _ 26 y4 Youngs S an<i T _ 29 Final stock sales - 334,020 CURBS Cities Service - 2V8 El Bond and Sh _ 1 Gulf Oil . 27% -5-V STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, June 3.— (IP) — Sales, closing price and net change of the 15 most active stocks today: Pan Am Airw 8,400—17%; up %. Sou Am G and P 6,200—2%; up J/s. Comwlth and Sou 6,200 — 7-32; up 1-32. Gen Mot 5,600—37%; up %. Mont Ward 5,500—3018; up %. Dome Mines 5,200—11%; up %. Warner Piet 4,000—5%; up %. United Corp Pf 4,600—1514; no. Alaska Jun 4,500—2%; up %. Chrysler 4,000—61; up %. v Am Rad Std San 3,800—4%; up %. Balt and Oh 3,800—2%; down 14. Unit Frut 3,400—50%; down 1%. Woolworth 3,400—26%; down %. Unit Gas Imp'3,300—3%; no. Patino Mines 3,300—1814; up %. PRICES IMPROVED ON BOND MARKET Limited Bidding Re - Ap pears For Favored Utili-. ties, Industrials NEW YORK, Jun 3.—C5>'—'The Bond Market got a better footing and moved up selectively today when selling dried up in the rails and limited bidding re - appeared for favored utilities and industrials As measured by the Associated Press averages, the rails advanced .2 of a point against a combined drop of 1.7 points on Monday and Tuesday. The industrials were un changed, the utilities gained 4 of a point and negligible changes rul ed other groups. Sales of $6,781,300. par value, compared with $7,295, 700 on Tuesday. Liquidation in the carrier section became less noticeable right after the overnight accumulation of or ders had been disposed of and nu merous leaders crossed to the ad vancing side of the market with out difficulty. In most cases clos ing prices were the best of the session. In the higher .group were Katy 5s at 32 at 32 1-2, Lehigh Valley 4s at 30 1-4, Nickel Plate 5 l-2s at 72, Northern Pacific 6s at 61 1-2, New Haven 4 l-2s at 36, Atlantic Coast Line 4 l-2s at 59 1-2, Amer ican Water Works 6s at 95, St. Pauls 5s at 14 3-4 and Portland General Electric 4 l-2s at 82 7-8. Pere Marquette 5s, Illinois Cen tral 4 3-4s, Delaware Hudson 4s and Kansas City southern 4s were among those unable to progress. U. S. governments were a shade improved in most cases on the stock exchange and over the coun ter, although gains were light and there were losers among the med ium term treasuries. Foreign bonds were steady but changes generally small. Advanc ing fractionally were Sao Paulo stamped 7s, Brazil 6 l-2s, Cuba 4 l-2s and Finland 6s. BOND AVERAGES 20 10 10 10 Rails Indus Util For Net change . a.2 Unch a.4 d.l Wednesday . 60.6 103.6 94.9 48.4 Prev. day_ 60.4 103.6 94.5 48.a Month ago __ 64.8 103.6 94.4 47.5 Year ago __ 64.6 104.7 101.0 44.2 1942 high __ 65.6 103.7 100.6 48.5 1942 low ... 60.4 102.6 93.6 41.5 1941 high 66.5 105.4 102.2 51.4 1941 low ... 58.3 102.9 98.9 38.0 10-Low Yield Ronds Wednesday .. 112.1 Previous day _ 112.1 Month ago .. 111.9 Year ago _113.1 1942 high .-.113.1 1942 low .-.111.7 1941 high _ 115.1 1941 lew _ 112.1 -V FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, June 3.— (tfl—For eign Exchange, closing rates fol low (Great Britain in dollars, oth ers in cents). Canada: Official Canadian control board rates for U. S. dollars: buying 10 per cent premium, selling 11 per cent premium, equivalent to dis counts on Canadian dollars in New York of buying 9.91 per cent sel ling 9.09 per cent. Canadian dollar in New York op en market 9 15-16 per cent dis count or 90.06 1-4 U. S. cents, up 1-16 cent. Europe: Great Britain, official. (Bankers Foreign Exchange committee rates) buying $4.02, selling $4 04 open market; cables $4.04. Latin America: ' Argentina official 29.77; free 23.59, up 1100 cent: Brazil official 6.05n, free 5.20n; Mexico 20.67n. (Rates in spot cables unless oth. erwise indicated). N-Nominal. -V RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va., June 3.— UP— (U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Livestock-hogs 15 cents lower than Tuesday. Top 13.35. Good and choice 180 to 300 lbs. 13.35. 100 to 120 lbs. 11.85; 120 to 140 lbs. 12.35; 140 to 60 lbs. 2.85; 160 to 80 lbs. 13.5; over 300 lbs. 3.10. Sows under 350 lb 12.60; over 350 lbs. 12.35. Stags 9.35. Cattle: On cows less active, about steady. Fat dairy type cows mostly 8.56 to 9.25. good beef cows around 9.50 to 10.00: canners down to 7.00 and slightly below. Most, heavy sausage bulls 10.50 to 10 75, 10.00 down. Vealers barely steady. Good and choice offerings largely 14.00 to 14.25. Sheep: Spring lambs quotable mostly 13.50 downward, according to weight and quality. 3 -V SPOT COTTON CHARLOTE, N. C., June 3.—(,'P) —Spot cotton 19.10. 3 THIS CURIOUS WORLD , eF~ 7/ie. GREAT RUBBER PLANTATIONS OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, NOW IN JAPANESE HANDS) GREW FROM SEEDS ■SMU<30>L.£0 OUT OF THE -AMA7QV IN I87G. T.M.KEG.US. PAT. OFF. TRUE BUFFALOES DON'T HAVE SACKS ~ 1 Some shotguns must be BROKEN BEFORE THEY WILL. SHOOT/' Says FRED R. GER6T> ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA. HOUSE VOTES WAR AGAINST BALKANS Resolutions Sent To Senate Where Similar Action Expected Today WASHINGTON, June 3.—(A>)—In rapid-fire order, the House passed without a dissenting vote and sent to the Senate today three resolu tions declaring war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania. The action carried out a recom mendation made yesterday by President Roosevelt in a special message to Congress. Three separate roll - calls were taken as members went on record for the sixth time since last De cember 7 for a declaration of war. Named as enemies in the earlier NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, June 3.— (£>) — Cotton futures declined here to day under favorable crop reports and the expressed belief that Brit ish operations on the continent would hasten an end to the war with Germany. The market closed steady 12 to 16 points net lower. Open High Low Close Jly .. 18.50 18.57 18.24 18.43 Off 16 Oct __ 18.99 19.08 18.72 18.93 Off 15 Dec _ 19.14 19.20 18.87 19.07 Off 14 Jan _ 19.20b_ _19.14b_ Mch . 19.32 19.37 19.09 19.26 Ofl 12 May - 19.44 19.44 19.26 19.36b _ -V CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, June 3.— (#) —Cash wheat, No. 1 northern spring heavy 1.15 3-4; No. 2 northern spring 1.14 3-4. Corn, No. 2 yellow 83 to 84; No. 3 80 3-4 to 82 1-4; No. 4, 80 1-2 to 82; No. 5, 78 to 80; sample grade yellow 75 to 78; No. 1 white 94 1-4; No. 2, 96. Oats, No. 1 mixed 50 to 50 1-4; No. 2 white 50; No. 3, 49 1-4; No. 4, 47 1-2. Barley, malting 83 to 1.05 nomin al; feed and screenings 58 to 67 nominal; No. 2 malting barley 1.05. Soybeans, No. 3 yellow 1.65 to 1.67 1-4; No. 2, 1.61. 3 -V MIDDLING NEW ORLEANS, June 3.—(A5'— The average price of middling 15-16 incn cotton today at 9 desig nated southern spot markets was 15 points lower at 19.08 cents a pound; average for the last 30 market days 19.98; middling 7-8 inch average 18.44. 3 -V COTTONSEED OIL NEW ORLEANS, June 3.—(A>)— Cottonseed oil closed barely steady Bleachable prime summer yellow unquoted. Prime crude 12.50b, Jly 13.25, Sep. 13.40b, Oct. 13.18b, Dec. 13.07b. B-Bid. -V WHAT STOCKS DID: Wed. Tues. Advances _ 265 174 Declines _:_ 167 269 Unchanged _----- 192 186 Total issues _ 624 629 resolutions were Japan, Germany and Italy. In sharp contrast to the somber atmosphere that prevailed in the House last December when war was declared against me Axis “big shots,” there was an air of levity as the three satellite nations were brought into the fold of Uncle Sam’s enemies. Members milled around, talking and laughing, as the votes were taken without previous explanation or debate. Bulgaria was the subject of the first resolution, which was passed by a vote of 357 to 0. By the time the second resolution, aimed at Hungary, was disposed of. three more members had shown up and the vote was announced as 359 to 0 and later officially changed to 360 to 0. The last resolution, nam ing Rumania, was passed 361 to 0. The action left the House with a record of only one dissenting vote on six war declarations. Rep. Jean nette Rankin (R. - Mont.) voted against the war declaration against Japan and was recorded as “present” on the German and Italian resolutions. She was absent today, and her secretary said she was out of town. The three resolutions were sent to the Senate, where their unani mous approval was expected to morrow. NASSAU BACK TO NORMALCY Return Of Duke Of Wind sor To Island Soothes Flared Tempers NASSAU, Bahamas, June 3.—<-T) —The swift return of the Duke of Windsor to the island he governs so soothed tempers which flared to the point of rioting that quiet returned and business was resum ed today. Soldiers still patrolled New Provi dence island and a curfew remain ed in effect after Monday's civil disorders that resulted in smashed windows and looting in Nassau’s Bay street, the capital's principal shopping center. Two rioters were killed by gun fire and casualties were reported among police and troops called into action when the situation got out of hand. The Duke and DucheSs of Wind sor were in Washington when pro tests over a pay rate of four shill ings, or 81 cents, a day brought rioting. The Duke flew back and began a round of conferences which continued today. What mea sures he will take had not been revealed. Bay street looked as though a hurricane has swept through as storm shutters covered gaping win dows and doors. —-V BRITISH BOMB TANANARIVE LONDON, June 3.— (/P) —The Paris radio reported today from Madagascar that British planes had bombed Tananarive, the island capital, and the town of Matanga. Schellenberg Warns Against Gas Waste New emphasis on the necessity for the conservation and conse quent rationingg of gasoline was brought out yesterday by IT. H. Schellenberg, state fuel rationing representative, in a visit to the New Hanover Rationing Board. Few people, he said, are realiz ing the necessity of conservation of gasoline. Nobody is being hurt by the rationing, just inconveni enced. They can walk, ride buses or just stay at home, he said. Mr. Schellenberg pointed out many reasons why gasoline must be conserved. Before Pearl Har bor, he said, tankers carrying 83, 000 gallons of fuel left one of the Gulf ports every 80 minutes of a 24 hour day, 365 days a year, carry ing gasoline to the eastern sea board states. The tankers transported 95 per cent of all the gasoline used by the 17 Eastern states, in which the fuel is now bemg rationed. The activity of submarines in these waters has reduced the number of tankers bringing oil to the East ern area. To replace a tanker, it requires 280 rail tank cars to carry the same load of one tanker. This has proved inadequate, he explained, because of the lack of locomo tives, they being used to trans port troops and other materials vital to the war effort. People are overlooking the fact that a light desiroyer on a 10,000 mile cruise, traveling at the rate of 15 knots an hour, uses 1.700 barrels of oil, he said. In combat travel the same destroyer travels at the rate of 30 knots and burns 6,800 barrels of gasoline. This is part of the reason for the gasoline shortage and hence the rationing, Mr. Schellenberg said. One big essential of the gaso line rationing, he explained, is to cut down on the use of tires. Since Pearl Harbor only two per cent of the former sources of rubber are left open. It requires! 70 pounds of rubber to make four automobile tires. A scout car uses 400 pounds of rub ber; the carriage of a 75 milime ter gun uses 175 pounds; and a soldier’s raincoat takes two pounds. One battleship requires 75 tons of rubber or the equivalent of 17.000 automobile tires. --V Kansai ed Meeting INDIANAPOLIS, June 3.—(^P)— The National Executive committee of the American Legion today selected Kansas City, Mo., for the Legion s 1942 national convention. New Orleans originally had been selected as the convention city but gave up the meeting because of its coastal location and a threaten ed shortage of transportation facilities. The convention will be held Sept. 19-21 and Legion officials said it would be streamlined to fit the war emergency. POTATOES CHICAGO. June 3—Iff)— (U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Potatoes, arrivals 104 on track 229; total US shipments 1.066; new stock; supplies mod erate, demand moderate, market steady for best quality; California long white US No. 1, 2.95-3.05; Lou fsiana Bliss Triumphs US No. 1, 2.65-3.00; Alabama Bliss Triumphs US No. 1, 2.90-3.00; old stock; sup plies light; demand fair, market firm: Idaho Russet Burbanks US No. 1, 3.40. -V— Mustard gas causes incapacita tion by producing acute inflamma tion of the skin, eyes and throat. COMMANDOS CHIEF NOW IN CAPITAL Arrival Gives Hint Of Pos sible New Blows On Germans WASHINGTON, June 3.— 1*1 Talk of possible new blows against the Germans in continental Europe was prompted today by word that Lord Louis Mountbatten, top offi cer of the British Commandos, was here for consultations with Ameri can military leaders. His arrival was announced by the British information service, which said only that he had come to Washington for "a short visit during which he will consult with representatives of United States fighting forces.” Mountbatten’s Commandos, the already famous group of specially selected and trained fighting men, would presumably be assigned to the initial landing operations when an invasion is undertaken. Mountbatten has been in the British Navy for more *han twenlv years. In the First World War. he served on Admiral Beatty's flag ship and with a submarine flotilla. When the present war began he commanded the destroyer H. M. S. Kelly, and brought it safely to port after it had been damaged by mines. Later it was sunk under him in the Mediterranean. Another destroyer, the Javelin, received two torpedo hits in the English channel while under his command. He came to the United States last summer to take command of the aircraft carrier Illustrious, then undergoing repairs in an American shipyard, but was re called to assume command of com bined operations, with the acting rank of vice admiral and the hon orary ranks of Lieutenant general and air marshal. 3 By GEORGE B. ANDERSON An advertising executive In tin, IT. S. Treasury Department was tell ing me tlie oilier day of the 'contri butions business is malting to the sale of U. S. war bonds and stamps. He told me of co-operative page and double-page ads run by retail businesses in many communities, lie told me about individual ads devoted almost solely to war bonds, paid lor by individual retail firms. "Business isn’t ‘donating’ that ad vertising space,” he said, and there was a ring of sincerity in his voice. "Those ads on war bonds and stamps perform the true function of adver tising: they help the advertiser and the consumer. "They are unquestionably helping tiie sale of a product that everybody should have. They’re encouraging sales in a new kind of insurance — insurance on our country and every thing we hold worth living and working and lighting to maintain. "Those advertisements are helping to encourage investment in victory. Without victory, neither business nor individuals lias anything worth while. If Uncle Sam isn’t kept healthy, we’re all sick. “Advertising is doing for war bonds and stamps, what it has al ways done for every worthy pro duct. It’s making sales. And you and I as citizens of the United States have a right to be proud of our business institutions and the unselfish, whole-hearted advertising support they’re giving to their coun try’s bid for war bond sales.” RAPID PACKAGE DELIVERY Between Wilmington and Jacksonville North Carolina Only Packaged of 150 I be or loan accepted for Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Wilmington Jacksonville Dial 3311 Dial 3226 THE GUMPS__’__Epidemic
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