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20 Richmond Timea-Dbpttch Friday Jane 16 1044 Meek Urges Early Marketing Of Cattle for Slaughtering jU to Quit Ungraded Senate Names Conferees On OPA BBl Production Plans Behind Superfortresses Reached Many Leading Manufacturers ICC Powers Oh Rail Rates Questioned He pointed out that "large number of cattle now on farms makes it inevitable that many unfinished and immature ones will be slaughtered during the next six months which would be kept and grown larger and property finished Points throughout the State Stan-lf prices were such that producers ley Munro StsJe Sutwvijorf could cet cost plus reasonable profits "This will not onlv decrease excellent food but will discourage Meek director Virginia Division of Markets asked yesterday that producers w-ho have cattle suitable for slaughter "to market them early in order to avoid glutted market conditions which may force even lower prices" The reason for this Mr Meek explained is the great number of cattle which w-iu he available for slaughter during the Summer and Fall months But Mr Meek added that "unfortunately ceiling prices do not justify normal expenses of producing high quality "Ceiling prices on beef have to produce it except at a loss therefore the usual percentage of beef produced that is high quality producers to the point that after instituted at ptk production sea-heavy marketings during the com- i to their movement at ing season there may he little in- tAMcf in Bitviurinf eitti Mp tnrOUCnOtlt III Meek warned adequate to handle the tremendous grading job This condition was The market director said that particularly true in the Valley and WASHINGTON The Boeing B-29 Super Fortress is a global warplane backed by global authority and the greatest production program in history The War Department yesterday released much of the hitherto restricted information about the four-engined war machine WASHINGTON Railroads I which has had more advance no-contended yesterday the Interstate! tice than any other military air-Commerce Commission lacked au-1 plane thority to order freight rate reduc-l Disclosed along with details of tions threatening their I the plane was the formation of in attempts to solve an the Twentieth Air Force an of raw I ganization headed by General and underdeveloped economy In 111 Arnold commanding general the South and West I of the Army Air Forces and Arguing against proposed rate I operating around the world with reduction in these areas to Eastern authority stemming directly from levels counsel for the carriers de- the Joint chiefs of staff elared that rates must be set ac- The Twentieth was get up to cording to traffic conditions rather employ the B-29 a particular ca than to achieve social or Pcilie It has no other air-economic" results and no other air force has They said furthermore that the Fortress will be directed EJtSEI 5:5 1 S3 iri ha been reduced materialy and to producers that support prices will be still further reduced underw-hich will mean something should present policies Mr Meek said I be placed on rattle round nose reaching well forward of the narrow wirg it is a midwing design compared with the B-li's low wing and the high or shoulder wing of the B-24 Liberator The power previously an nounced comprises four Wright Cyclone engines of 2200 horsepower each these being the same as the engines which pulled the Lockheed Constellation across the country in record transport plane time The B-29 has a tricycle landing gear with double wheels The Super Fortress wing is an entirely new one described by Boeing engineers as the "most efficient wing ever It carries the greatest load per square foot of any airfoil The flaps controllable extensions of the wings to provide extra lift for landings and takeoffs are the largest ever put on a production airplane They equal one-fifth of the wing area The four-bladed propellers spanning 16i feet are the largest in use Through gear connections to the engines they turn only one-third as fast as the engines revolving slower than the propellers of any other plane 150 Electric Motors With the exception of hydraulic boosters on the brakes the plane is entirely electric using 150 motors of 49 types Auxiliary engines supply the electric power Despite its size and speed the rudder and ailerons are operated without the benefit of boosters Boeing engineers say this was accomplished by a delicate balance and serves not only to simplify construction bnd maintenance but also gives the pilot the of direct control Armament comprises 50 caliber machine guns in multiple turrets and a 20 nun cannon the first American heavy bomber for which a cannon has been announced The B-29 is the most streamlined bomber in the world so much so that the wind resistance is doubled w'hen the landing wheels are down Its silhouette is a combination of the Boeing Stratoliner and the Flying Fortress It was first flown in an hour and 20 minute flight at Seattle Wash on Sept 21 1942 More than 8000 hours of wind tunnel tests have gone into the B-29 and thousands of engineers were employed Its preflight tests so impressed War Department officials that a billion-dollar production program was launched before the plane flew The testing program was the most extensive ever carried out for an aircraft In anticipation of its combat use the air forces and the Boeing Company arranged an inspection and flight in the B-29 for a group of aviation writers at Wichita Kans last month Immediately apparent were the design of the big bomber the comfort of crew members the smooth handling and its remarkable landing and takeoff characteristics Although the Super Fortress is half again as large as the B-17 its takeoff and landing speeds are about th same Crew comfort has been given special attention in an effort to have the men at peak efficiency in combat operations by avoiding much of the strain and discomfort resulting from long flights in older model bombers The Boeing plant at Wichita was chosen as the center of the early production program Now however the B-29 is being turned out at plants at Seattle and Renton Wash (production of B-17's has been left to the Douglas and Lockheed companies) at huge new plant built for the purpose at Marietta Ga and operated bv the Bell Aircraft Company and in the Glenn Martin Compaift plant at Omaha Neb previously had been building B-26 Marauders The largest subassembly operation is in a plant at Cleveland Ohio operated by the Fisher Body Company This company ranks as a prime contractor Subassemblies are being carried out at numerous other factories The largest integrated factory unit in the country was built near Chicago to build the Wright-designed Cyclone engines This plant is being operated by the Dodge division of Chrysler Corporation Curtiss-Wright plants are building the engine at Paterson and elsewhere Co-ordination of the production job is carried out by a committee of representatives from Boeing Bell Martin and Fisher be considered in rate-making At present different rate structures apply the East South and West territories Motive Cited Southern Governors and the Tennessee Valley Authority in in stating on rate parity throughout the country are motivated said Wallace Hughes Chicago repre venting Western railroads by a desire to use "the private funds of prime contractor and an- the railroads to accomplish a socio-1 other plant constructed to build logical experiment" I the engines is the largest single The South's Governors headed I factory unit in the world Pro- by Prentice Cooper of Tennessee I duction of other types of aircraft and TV A have argued that higher has been stopped in some plants rail rates in the South and West I hat facilities and manpower exclude industries operate to re- be used hi making B-29 sub- atrict expansion of existing manu-1 assemblies The number of sub- factunng plants and hold the areas I contractors runs into the hun- to a raw material economy The B-29 is described briefly as Hughes argued that the South aa bobe that flies farther faster prices on cattle but since price jin most risers thmichout the ceilings have kept don the prices 'State to grade eggs before the cattle materially it is onlv fair government buys them as surplus" Mr Munro quoted a message from James II Talmer of Atlanta regional director of the Office of Distribution stating that future egg deliveries to the War Food Administration should he on a graded basis unless facilities are not available and with- drawal of the current receipt purchase program will adversely affect the egg He explained that the War Food Administration has purchased 16 carloads of ungraded eggs in Yir-C1IICAGO (A3 Charles Cinia since June 1 Harrington president of the Na-j tional Association of Insurance US Is Denied Commissioners suggested yesterday the drafting of new legislation covering insurance because of last Supreme Court decision classifying insurance as commerce subject to interstate commerce and kindred regulations Legislation recommended prior to the Supreme Court decision he told the association at its opening convention session is no longer sufficiently comprehensive of us who have read and studied the decision should be here authorized to offer to cooperate with congressional he said "Consideration should be given to the effect of the decision in fire life casualty and all branches of the insurance business association Is best qualified to impartially co-operate in the drafting of such Discussing possible extension of governmental social security benefits Harrington said returning veterans should have an opportunity "to join with us in expressing to our representatives in Congress our ideas on a program the cost of which we all must necessarily He added: opportunities afforded in the field of private insurance through life insurance companies fraternal benefit socicites accident and health insurance companies and nonprofit medical and hospital plans afford unlimited facilities to enable the individual to provide for himself and his family on the basis of his own individual ideas and consistent with the demands of his social status government program of social security however well conceived can be flexible enough to offer such benefits1" Harrington urged authorization of the drafting of State legislation W'hich would enable all accredited insurance companies to write insurance in all States and throughout the world providing "multiple coverage Fraizer Nebraska Insurance director told the meeting that the goal of proponents of "multiple coverage was to have the State law's permit an insurer to preside in one policy WASHINGTON The Federal government yesterday lost for the second time its attempt to secure United States District Court dismissal of an injunction suit against it by Montgomery Ward A Co The government asked that the suit he dismissed in the light of a recent United States Court of Appeals ruling that orders of the War Labor Board are not subject to court review Ward the Chicago firm had sought an injunction to prevent enforcement of any penalty be cause of the possible failure to obey a WLB direetise The latter relates to union maintenance check off and arbitration of grievances with its organized employees members of the CIO at four stores in Detroit one in Denver and one in Jamaica After rehearing the issues Judge Alan Goldshorough said he stood by the position he took March 14 w-hen he first refused the motion to Ls-miss the Ward suit Florida Fishermen Vote for Walkout ST PETERSBURG FLA (33-Five thousand commercial fishermen In Florida voted to tie up their 2000 boats at midnight tonight in a protest over refusal of some dealers to negotiate a contract setting minimum prices Approximately 2000000 pounds of edible fish will be lost to tha market each week it was estimated by Secretary Biggs of the Gulf Coast District Union (AFL) Thirty of the State's major dealers hare approved the price contract but 15 others including some of the largest have declined to negotiate Biggs said A poll was taken of the 24 union branches in the State and the tieup decision resulted The issue now is up to Federal conciliators 111 would not be solved merely by adjusting rates as many more factors arc involved in industrial ex pension Healy solicitor of the New I descriptive York Central Railroad asserted leased: change of the nation's class rate The plane has a wing spread of structure applying to manufac- 1412 feet and a fuselage 98 feet tured products would constitute long Its single dorsal fin re-" grave injustice to eastern car- aembling the tail of the B-17 Fly-riers and shippers" because a ling Fortress stands 27 feet high greater portion of his sections The fuselage is cylindrical the traffic moves on class rates While the East has more favor-1 able class rates than the rest of ll If 1C1 pintle the country lower commodity UUBltlUIH rates prevail elsewhere he said contending any equalization in class rates should be carried forward proportionately to commodity rates as well land higher with a greater load than any other plane Actual performance figures are secret as with all warplanes but this much data has been re- Told to Lift Record Ban Congress Rejects McKcllar Bills In TV A Measure WASHINGTON The Independent offices appropriations I bill was sent to the White House Augiwt 1942 the board left the yesterday stripped of he contro- I principal issue in pay- I ment by the companies into amendment of Senator Me WASHINGTON (UP) War Labor Board last night ordered James American Federation of Musicians to lift its ban still in effect against three companies on the manufacture of phonograph records and radio transcriptions Acting on a dispute which began MM Purchases Government purchase of eggs on an ungraded basis will he discontinued immediately at most several of whom are now in Florida trying to mediate the dispute the union secretary said VIRGMA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY Matm la baiafcr ftm that fee JMI Ainaanl at Maraar a la aa af Aatll 1 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KL4CTBIC MB POW4S COMPhST Mr HOLTZCLAW Prealeat lEUtum Sacra iarr lLlElrii Solution Of Ycatordag Puzzlo DOWN 2 Alack 2 Ba atilt a stick 4 Indifferent ta pleaasra ar pain Small sxm Mountain: comb form Claws Boman aea- a tor's gar-man Tala IS Paseagaway 7 11 Spacks of dost 17 Dress fahris IL Trash 2L Offleehdldara 24 Mass af float- 24 boiay 21 EaJaed sap an woolen cloth: variant 2L Wingless 22 Seam af era 24 Existence Luxuriant 37 Pertaining to fall 2 Opening 42 By the eld af 44 Whirlpools 45 Lies in warmth 4L EngUeh rac course 4 Trials ii Plan of town site IL Theater box IL Sufficient: poetto IL Malt liquor SL Saawced WASHINGTON The Senate yesterday t-amed its conferees to seek agreement on the controversial price cc-ntrol extension bill after hearing a new plea for "the poor devils who have seen their living wages and living standard go down down Senator Wi'ey (R-Wis) asked the chamber to insist on retention of his amendment to permit salary increases without War Libor Board approval if the hikes dr not send weekly wages beyond $3750 He said the House which approved the extension measure Wednesday knocked out his oro-posal because "bureaucrats dwelling in foxholes on the home front" put on the pressure His plea came after Senator Murdock (D-Uah) had expressed belief the legislation still faces the threat of a veto because of a House-inserted amendment that would open Oifice of Price Administration regulations to legal tests in Federal district courts Conferees Listed Named in tte Senate to try to compose differences between Senate and House versions of the bills were Senators Wagner (D-N Y) Barkley (D-Ky) Bank-head (D-Ala) Maloney (D-Conn) Tobev (R-N H) Dana-her (R-Conn) and Taft (R-Ohio) House conferees named Wednesday night are Representatives Spence (D-Ky) Brown (D-Ga) Barry (D-N Y) Mn-roney (D-Okla) Wolcott (R-Mich) Crawford (R-Mich) and Gamble (R-N Y) First conference session is set for today Wiley said he was espousing the cause of the white collar workers because Congress recognized their plight and because they have no organization or spokesman "They are the clerks the school teachers and the municipal he said do the work but they are not getting the Asserting his amendment might put $2500000000 into their pockets he contended that amount in the hands of this class of people wou'd not be inflationary Tico Nominated For Presidency Of 4-H Course BLACKSBURG Vernon Grizzard of Greensville County and James Tyler of Loudon County were nominated yesterday for the presidency of Virginia's annual State 4-H Short Course The short course has been in session here since Tuesday and more than 400 delegates plan to return to their homes tomorrow Laura Jean Comerford of Washington County was nominated for the first vice-presidency Nominees for second vice-president are: Charles Hughes of Nelson County Larry Giles of Pittsylvania and Frank Putney of Cumberland Ziola Wampler of Rockingham County and Elizabeth Gregory of Nottoway are nominees for secretary Meanwhile State 4-H Club lead-etrs chose officers yesterday with Mrs Elsie GersdorffT of Fairfax County heading the list as' president Other officers were Lucille Ingram of Lunenburg County first vice-president Georgia Que-sen berry of Wise second vice-president and Mrs Clyde Bywater of Rockbridge secretary Four-H Club leaders who have served for ten years or longer in their volunteer tasks were recognized in a special service yesterday afternoon They included Mrs Albert Fray of Albemarle County Mrs Mary Steele Fairfax Mrs Hula Hudson Halifax Mrs Hammersley Henrico Mrs Helen Green Trump Nottoway and Miss Elizabeth Harris Orange The women recognized were in addition to about 15 who have been recognized in previous years AU star elections gave the job of big chief for next year to Grizzard Jr of Southampton County Other officers elected were Cleta Jo LIskey of Rockingham County lesser chief: Berta Bob Sweet of King William scribe Shirley Hardacre of Henrico scout and Helen Jones Fairfax corresponding secretary WPB Plans Tests With Cotton Burrs WASHINGTON The War Production Board plans to determine whether cotton burrs can be utilized commercially in the manufacture of paper building materials and low-protein livestock feed Texas members of Congress discussed the matter with WPB Director Donald Nelson yesterday In the group were Representatives Mahon Beckworth Gossett and Poage aU Democrats Mahon said Nelson expressed keen interest in developing ways of using the burr and assured them complete tests would be made with processing facilities already available Poage estimated that at least 500000 tons of burrs annually are dumped outside gins in Texas alone and burned Department Store Sales Increase 2 Per Cent WASHINGTON (A3 Department store sales were 2 per cent ligher last week than in the corresponding wreck last year the Federal Reserve Board said yesterday In the preceding week sales were 7 per cent above the same period a year ago For the four weeks ended June 10 sales were 9 per cent more than in the corresponding period last year The Atlanta District reported a sales gain of 15 per cent The Philadelphia district reported a decrease of 3 per cent and Boston a drop of 1 per cent Richmond reported a percentage increase of 2 Determining the rate of wear of tire treads by weighing the tire and wheel at intervals and noting the loss in weight has been found feasible for passenger car tires ritv Kellar (D-Tenn) but including a provision requiring the Federal power agency to submit financial statements to Congress every four months Final House and Senate action on the bill closed the congressional chapter on pro posal to require TV A to operate entirely on congressional appropriations instead of using its own revenues and another MrKe liar I amendment to require Senate confirmation of Federal workers paid 94000 or more annually The House balked at accepting the McKcllar amendments written into the bill by the Senate and conferees finally reached agrement by substituting the pm' provision calling for submission of I rVA financial reports to the Insurance Agents Elect Wilson ROANOKE (A3 Marvin Wilson of Alexandria was elected president of the Virginia Association of Insurance Agents Inc at the closing session of the fifty-sixth annual convention at Hotel Roanoke yesterday He succeeds Jacob Haun of Woodstock Others elected to one-year terms included: John Minter Norfolk vice-president and chairman of the board of directors Warren Curtis Richmond treasurer Roger Clarke Fred' ericksburg Virginia member of the board of directors of the Na tional Association of Insurance Agents The following were named mem bers of the State board: Archie Nelms Newport News Hawks Portsmouth Theodore Kelley Richmond Lang ford Emporia: Albert Cox Danville Walter Stephenson Roanoke: Arthur winchester Lees Warrenton and Ernest Dickey Bristol Tax Problems Discussed Loring'A Schuler of Chicago general manager of the National Tax Equality Association was the featured speaker of the sessions telling the delegates that private enterprise which has al ways been the foundation of the American system of business faces eventual extermination unless existing tax inequalities are remedied to give everyone a fair chance Speaking in a similar vein Sydney Small of Roanoke vice-president and assistant to the president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad warned the insurance men that "it is at least possible that some of the Washington star-gazers who have created more than 100 Federal alphabetical agencies since 1932 have a plan to every American with blanket insurance from the cradle to the grave "I hope there is no such plan' Mr Small said "but in view of the record to date insurance men should at least be constantly on the alert for possible Co-operative Cited Emphasizing that he was not attacking co-operative organizations or mutual insurance companies Mr Schuler said such groups have a perfect right to do business he added insurance companies are burdened with unfair competition from mutual companies which as a rule pay much lower taxes than their competitions and businessmen large and small are up against an increasingly tough proposition from government-en-couarged co-operatives which are exempt from paying taxes at Quoting Chief Justice John Marshall as saying power to tax is the power to Mr Schuler whose theme was "Lost a Billion in gave many examples and quoted statistics compiled by the organization which he heads to illustrate his point that private business is treated unfairly "Because of tax exemptions granted to the co-operatives the government Is probably losing billions of dollars in taxes a Schuler said he added just what the loss is but some idea may be available after August 15 which is the deadline under a recent act of Congress for the co-operatives to file financial statements for the first time with the Bureau of Internal Revenue WFA May Extend Ban on Com Sal WASHINGTON (A The War Food Administration may extend until July 1 an order freezing sales of corn in 126 Mid-Western counties except to the government for industrial processors or to livestock feeders with government purchase permits The order now is due to expire June 24 WFA officials said yesterday only 30000000 bushels of a 65-000000-bushel goal has been delivered although farmers hare pledged an additional 25000000 bushels for making essential war materials Corn supplies are at the lowest level since the 1937 drought Bank Clearings Rise NEW YORK Bank clearings in the week ended Wednesday showed only minor variations from the preceding week and the time period of last year Dun Bradstreet reported yesterday The total at leading cities was $8734-986000 a rise of $59451000 over the preceding week and compared with $8585725000 Jn the similar week of 1943 UNIVERSAL LEAP TOBACCO CO INC Prsfam Sleek DleMaad The main auaiterl dltMtnd af 1 ai Pitfencd Stock of ITaiwnal Coataanr las has been declare parable Jule 1 144 ta Preferred Stockholder af record al af boalaaaa aa Jobs IMA Caaawa Stack Dmldaad Tha tacular auaitarlr dividend af El 44 ser hare aa tha Cf etna Stock af Cal renal leaf Tobacco Compane lac: kaa kef declared aac-aMs Aoiwt LlMl to Coianwa Swefckoldan of wear at tk dwoir 11 Production Program Also disclosed was the extent of the production program for the B-29 an industrial plan involving billions of dollars and reaching into virtually every manufacturing center in America Five great airframe factories are turning out the giant bomber on assembly lines another huge factory building subassemblies ranks union unemployment fund still unsettled but defined the procedure for reaching a final settlement through arbitration if necessary The dispute involves the National Broadcasting Company the Columbia Recording Corporation and the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America AFM members stopped work- August 1 1942 and the union later submitted demands for payments into an unemployment fund contending that its members would not manufacture products to dis place live musicians Provision Outlined The union and some companies after the first cf July adding that the country "has passed the critical period of its Another $60000000 of government money will be spent in the United States this year for construction material corn wheat and lard further reducing the money in circulation here he said Permit to Build Radio Station In City Asked WASHINGTON UP) Thomas Garland Tinsley Jr of Richmond Va asked the Federal Communications Commission yesterday for authority to build a new standard broadcast station on 1240 kilocycles with 100 watts power to operate on unlimited hours except for the Sunday time assigned to Station WBBL also in Richmond At the same time the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church licensee of WBBL asked permission in case application is granted to reduce its Sunday broadcasting time to the periods 11 A to 1215 and 8 to 9 Eastern Standard Time This station also operates on 1240 kilocycles If both applications were granted the new station would be authorized to broadcast on all except those hours Reserve Bank Assets Exceed Two Billions The weekly statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond as of June 14 1944 released yesterday to the press shows for the first time assets in excess of $2000000000 Principal assets consist of SLOW 000000 gold certificates and $755000000 United States government securities Federal Reserve notes in actual circulation amounted to $1223000000 and deposits were $635000000 Employees at the Richmond Baltimore and Charlotte offices now number 1497 as compared with 674 five years ago when total assets were $581000000 Total assets for corresponding dates during the five-year period were as follows: June 14 1939 $581000000 June 14 194a $641000000 June 14 1941 $909000000: June 14 1942 $1136000000 June 14 1943 $1- 590000000 June 14 1944 $2- 008000000 Howard Smith Named Regional CED Manager Howard Smith executive secretary of the Richmond Committee for Economic Development has been named CED regional manager for the Fifth Federal Reserve District Scott Parrish chairman announced yesterday Mr Smith succeeds Felix A Grisette who has been appointed bv Governor Broughton of North Carolina to the North Carolina State Planning Board The Fifth District includes Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina West Virginia and the District of Columbia Job Benefit Claims Show Sharp Decline WASHINGTON The number of new claims for unemployment insurance benefits for the first quarter of 1944 dropped 32T per cent below the figure for a similar period of last year the Federal Security Agency reported yesterday A gross total of $18777510 was expended in benefits or 444 per cent less than during the first three months of 1943 Rail Loadings Increase WASHINGTON The Association of American Railroads reported yesterday that 874193 cars of revenue freight were loaded during the week ending last Saturday This was an increase of 63421 cars or 78 per cent compared with the preceding week War News Spurs Buying On Big Board NEW YORK Good war news acted as a buying stimulus in stock market providing another broad advance which carried the Associated Press 60-stock average to the highest level since Nov 12 1938 Standard industrial leaders with motors in the van they started briskly ahead on the disclosure of Allied gains in Europe and the bombing of Japan by American Super Fortress planes Closing advances ranged from fractions to around 3 points Market leadership in the early proceedings embraced a group of specialties and low priced motors Of the latter Wiliys-Overland was the star performer on the volume and rose 2 points Activity in this section of the market accounted for an increase in total volume to 1850614 shares compared with Wednesday's 1-442580 Johns-Manville advanced 3 Up to a point or more were Chrysler Oliver Farm Air Reduction Dow Chemical du Pont Philip Morris Eastern Air Lines Worthington Pump and Allied Chemical Rails improved in the bond market Chicago wheat closed 21 to 3 cents a bushel higher Cotton fu tures climbed 45 to 80 cents a bale In the Curb American Cyana-mid Niagara Hudson Power and Pantepec Oil were among the gainers Transfers here were 348-960 shares against 294075 the previous day Strikers Return To Shipyard NEW ORLEANS Delta Shipbuilding Company' Inc officials announced yesterday that day-shift machinists returned to their jobs at 7:30 A follow' ing a 13-day work stoppage which had threatened to tie up the entire yards Others of the 650 involved In the stoppage were expected by labor and management representatives to report for the afternoon and night shifts A joint announcement Wednesday night by the United States Labor Conciliation Service and the War Production Board's Division of Labor Relations said that an agreement had been reached between the company and local No 37 International Association of Machinists (AFL) and that the workers had agreed to resume their jobs yesterday No details of the settlement were announced The walkout involved a protest against the resignation of William Flaherty superintendent of machinists at the yard and brought orders from Rear-Admiral Harold Vickery Maritime Commission construction chief to New Orleans representatives of the commission to survey Southern shipyards to determine where Delta contracts might be transferred if the machinists continued idle Green Urges Ceilings On Leaf Be Dropped WASHINGTON (A3 A proposal that price ceilings be eliminated this year on flue-cured tobacco was presented to Price Administrator Chester Bowies yesterday Representative Green (D-Fla) said he made the suggestion contending that increased labor costs and bad weather had cut production so ceilings "would deny the growers a profit" He also argued that tobacco "is a luxury item and not a food crop so should not be subject to price all the Insurance purchaser needed Sugar Stocks Down 420000 Short Tons WASHINGTON Stocks of sugar in this country on June 1 were about 420000 short tons below a year ago the War Food Administration reported yesterday' Deliveries of sugar for civilian consumption during the first five months of the year were on the other hand about 428000 tons above consumption In the corresponding period last year Stocks on June 1 totaled 1317-594 tons compared with 1737254 on June 1 last year Deliveries for consumption during the January-May period this year totalled 2539782 tons compared with 2111367 in the corresponding period last year ACROSS 12 Audacity 1 Sunkun fenea IL Flowers i laud projac- ST Proverbs tiles 2 Sunburnt Span of horsts II Supporting 12 Cover wires 12 Ancient Irish caplul 14 Medley 15 Tree 43 Exleta 41 Jawlah month 43 TJnaapIrated 42 Exclamation of contempt 47 Paid ta 42 Whila 0 Dane atep -BLTemper 14 Toung onions 47 Electrified partlcla S3 Kind of not 12 Mild Mth (3 Self 41 Let It stand 2 Fish Make needlework 1L Ear apeelhUet IS Spatial 20 Early Ztf-lien It Football tlon: IL Srera trimming 4 Egyptian god 22 Bubble 27 Rword-abaped 22 Dawn or beginning: comb form SO Cudgela later signed a contract providing that the firms would pay amounts House and Senate Appropriations ranging from 1-1 of a cent per Commitees every four months 35-cent phonograph record to The House and Senate agreed 21 per cent of the price of records esterday to this agreement costing 92 or more and 3 per cent Senator McKcllar who tried of the revenue from transcrip-two yrars ago to get similar TVA tions into a union unemployment legislation through Congress said I fund The WLB ruled last night be was "not tyith the re- that the settlement was not a suits of his fight this year but waK within the wage would reveal no future plans stabilization program and cud not He said he still thought TVA require WLB approval was a governmental institution Ordering the ban lifted against and should come to Congress for I the three other companies the its operating funds board directed the parties to ne- gotiate on a schedule of contributions to be paid into an escrow fund If they fail to agree within 13 days the board will set the amount Thereafter the parties will at tempt to negotiate an agreement on distribution of that fund by whom to whom for what pur- AS1 II NGTON iJP In a last-1 minute change of plans the Office I hould be made If they fail to of Frice Administration has de- aRrcthe issue will be submitted cided against any increase in gaso-to line rations for the third quarter According to the WLB panel of the year commencing July 1 it which heard the AFM case the was learned last night companies had indicated willing Up until late yesterday after to make payments into an noon it was understood the agen-Mcrow fund hut had objected to cy hid Dlinnifi to boost th I into a union fund They MM ratitm in it Imhui have indicated they believed that he ranCTip- headoiTSuntas1" COnidcra Thus the WLB order left the op innounMmMi way open for the union to win its Sion is demand through arbitration or tor he companies to win through raHnn ln award sustaining their ration in the east was ruled out Drference hamU han 16000 industry and public members ne yn in voted for the decision with labor fuel allocation members dissenting iiu qiiartT Tha in The decision went beyond the said will be needed recommendations of the panel seasonal demand and which had held that the board nto line I could not order payments Into an WIU1 uie quotas unemployment fund under a pro- I vision of the War Labor Disputes IaIim (lunMu I Act limiting WLB decisions to Jonn uuntner Blljs I provisions normally contained in Hoops Estate I collective bargaining agreements madison conn pur-1 Decline in Prices chase of 23-acre lr estate of the late William FIIn 3I0X1CO Foreseen Hoops randy manufacturer bv John Gunther author and radio! MEXICO CITY UP Finance commentator was announced yes- Minister Suarez promised the terday by attorney The Mexican people yesterday that purchase price Vas given as prices would begin to come down $23000 The estate has extensive frontage on Long Island Sound In addition to an 11-room frame house there are several servant cottages stables a work shop boat house and other buildings Several boats were Included in the deaL.