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j? v_, x RADIO fWMFD Wilmiagtoa 1400 KC FRIDAY, MARCH 2 7:30—Family Altar. 7:45—Musical Clock. 8 00—News with Martin Agronsky. 8:15—Musical Clock. 8:30—Correspondents at Home ana Abroad. 8:45—Rosa Rio. _.. p_n 9:00—The Breakfast CluB with Don McNeil. 10:00—My True Story. 10:25—Aunt Jemima Show. 10:30—Let’s Dance. , 10:45—The Listening Post. 11:00—Breakfast at Sardis—Tom Bren amen. 11:30—Gil Martyn, News. 41:45—Jack Berch and Boy*. 12:00— Glamour Manor. 12:30—Farm and Home Makers. 1-00—Baukhage Talking—Whites. 1:15—Musical Interlude. 1:25_News—Wilmington Star-New*. 1:30—Ethel and Albert. 1:45—Blue News. 2:00—John B. Kennedy—New*. 2:15—The Mystery Chef. 2:30—Ladies Be Seatea, 3:00—Songs :rom Morton Downey. 3:15—Appointment with Life. 3:45—Yours Alone. 4 • or.—1Time Views the News. 4:15—Your Gospel Light House Hour. 4:30—Report from Abroad. 4:45—Hop Harrigan. 5:00—Terry and the Pirate*. 8:15—Dick Tracy. 5:30—Lone Ranger—Merita. 6:00—Kiernan’s News Comer. 6:15—Musical Interlude. 6:25—News—Wilmington Star-New*. 6:30—Ten. Two, Four Time, 6:45—Peggy Mann Sings. 7:00—Correspondents Home and Abroad. 7:15—Raymond Gram Swing. 7:30—Let’s Dance. 8:00—Stars of the Future. 8:30— Army Nurses. 9:00—Famous Jury Trials. 9:30—Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. 9:55—Coronet Story Teller. 10:00—Tangee Varieties. 10:30—Doctor Talks it Over. 10:45—Andrini Continentales. OVER THE NETWORKS FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Eastern War. Time P.M. Changes in programs as listed due to corrections by networks made too late to incorporate. 5• 15—Portia Facing Life. Drama — nbc Service Time, First? in the Air — cbs Dick Tracy. Serial Series — blu-basic Serial Series, Superman — mbs-basic 5:."0—Just Plain Bill, Dramatic — nbc Terry Allen & the Ross Sisters — cbs The Jack Armstrong Serial — blu-east House of Mystery Series — mbs-basic 5-45—Front Page Farrell Serial — nbc Wilderness Road, Serial Drama — cbs tsptain Midnight, a Serial — blu-east op Harrigan in Repeat — other blu Tom Mix. Serial Series — mbs-basic 6;00—News Report for 15 Mins. — nbc Quincy Howe and News Time — cbs Walter Kiernan’s News Spot — blu-e. Repeat of the Terry Serial — blu-west Prayer: Comment on the War — mbs 6:15—America’s Serenade: Sports — nbc Lvn Murray Chorus. Orchestra — cbs Repeat of Dick Tracy Skit — blu-west Repeat Superman Serial — mbs-west 6:"0—Sally Moore in Songs Show — cbs Jack Armstrong in Repeat — blu-west Repeat of Superman Skit — mbs-west _ Raymond Gram Swing WORLD FAMOUS NEWS ANALYST < reports and explains the new? for Tide Water Power Co. , i MON.-WED.-FRI. I 7:15 P.M.-WMFD FINANCIAL NEWS Stock Market Quotations (BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Alleghany _ 4% A1 Chem and Dye _164 Allis Chal Mfg _ 45 Am Can_ 94% Am Car Fdy__ 45% Am Roll Mill... 19% Am Smelt and Ref_ 47% A T and T__163% Am Tob B _ 7374 Anaconda _i... 34 Arm 111 ,_ 8 ACL _ 62 Atl Ref .. 3474 Aviat Corp _ 6% Baldwin ___1_ 30% B and O__ 16 Bamsdall _ 24% Bendix Aviat _ 55 Beth Stl .. 74% Boeing Airpl_ 2014 Borden - 35% Budd Mfg - 11% Burl Mills.. 45% Bur Add Mach - 15% Hannon Mills - 50% Hase J I - 39% Haterpil Trac..— 51% Hhes and O- 54% Hhrysler - 102% Hoca Cola_ 137 Homl Credit - 42% Homl Solv - 18 Homwlth and Sou- 74 Honsol Edis -,— 27'4 Hons Vultee- — 2274 Hont Can - 4274 Horn Prod - 63% Hurt Wright - 674 Hurt Wright A- 20% Doug Aire- 69% Dow Chem -135 Du Pont _ 163'4 Eastman Kod-179% Firestone - 69% Den Elec .-. 42% Den Foods - 42% Den Mot. 67% Doodrich . 60% flnrvrivpar _- 57 Gt Nor Ry Pf .-. *?}'8 Int Harvest .- 81 Int T and T ..- 241* Johns Manv-•..Ill Kennecott - "9,% Ligg and Myers .. Loews ..-. 8U Lockheed - 8d,s Lorillard - “2 Mont Ward . "2 Nash Kelv - 18 Nat Biscuit.-.- 80% Nat Cash Reg.. 84 A Nat Dist —. 89% Ny Cent .. No Am Aviat - -l.'8 Nor Pac Packard .-.- "_s Param Pic -- Penny J C --ill Penn R R .. 8/ Pepsi Cola -- £4% Phillips Pet Pitt Scr and B - 8 '4 6- 45—Lowell Thomas & Newscast — nbc World News and Commentary - cbs Peggy Mann and Songs — blu-basic Capt. Midnight in Repeat — blu-west Repeat of Tom Mix Serial — mbs-west 7:00—Como's Supper Club — nbc-basic Jack Kirkwood's Radio Show — cbs War Correspondents in Report! — blu Fulton Lewis, Jr., Comments — mbs 7- 15—World War via Broadcast — nbc Dance Music for 15 Minutes — cbs Raymond Gram Swing Comment — blu Sinfonietta Concert Half Hour — mbs 7:30—Carolyn Gilbert and Songs — nbc It's Friday cn Broadway — cbs-basic Dancing Music Orchestra — other cbs Lone Ranger Drama of the West — blu 7:45—H. V. Kaltenborn Comment — nbc S:00—The Paul Lavalle Concert — nbc Henry Aldrich Family Drama — cbs Stars of the Future, Musical — blu Cecil Brown News Comments — mbs 3:15—Curt Massey’s Broadcast — mbs 1:30—Duffy’s Tavern, Ed Gardner — nbc Adventures With the Thin Man — cbs Music Variations by Van Cleave — blu Freedom of Opportunity Drama — mbs 1:55—Five Minutes News Period — cbs >:00— Abe Lyman’s Waltz Time — nbc It Pays to be gnorant Quiz — cbs Famous Jury Trials, Dramatic — blu Gabriel Heatter and Comment — mbs 3:15—Dramas from Real Life — mbs 3:30—People An; Funny, a Quiz — nbc That Brewster Boy, Dramatic — cbs Spotlight Bands, Guest Orchest. — blu Double or Nothing, Quiz Show — mbs 3:55—Five Minutes Story Teller — blu 3:00—Amos-Andy Comedy Show — nbe Garry Moore & Jimmy Durante — cbs Sammy Kaye Friday Varieties — blu Boxing Bout via Broadcasting — mbs 3:30—Bill Stem’s Sports Series — nbc Stage Door Canteen & Variety — cbs The Doctor Talks It Over — blu-basic 3:45—To Be Announced (15 min.) — nbc To Be Announced (15 mins.) — blu 1:0(3— I*?ws for 15 Minutes — nbc-basic The Supper Club Repeat — other nbc News. Variety, Dance 2 h.—cbs & blu Newsreel; Dance Orch. (3 hr.) — mbs ms—Variety and News to 1 ajn. — nbc Pullman _ 51% Pure Oil _ 19% Radio - 12% Radio K O - 9% Rem Rand_ 26% Repub Stl_ 22% Reynolds B - 34% Sears -102 Socony Vac - 16% Sou Ry . 39J/ Sou Pac- 43% Std Brand . 32% Std Oil N J- 60V Stewart Warner - 18% Swift - 33% Tex Co . 54% Un Carbide _ 87% Unit Airlines - 34% Unit Aire _31 % Unit Corp. V~ Unit Drug . 18% Unit Fruit .-. 92% Unit Gas Imp --16 US Indus Chem- 46% US Rubber ..-.— 59= US Smelt and Ref - 64’ US Steel _ 65 Vanadium - 25s' Vick Chem _*-- 50% Va Caro Chem - / Warner Pic _ 14% West Un A.. Ar‘ West El and Mfg - 125 _ Woolworth _ 44% Final stock sales 2,090,000. __V Bond Quotations DOMESTIC ATSF 4s 95__131% ACL 4%s 64 . 108 B and O 4s 48 _ 103% Can Pac 4s Perp_102% CB and Q 4%s 77__115 C and El Inc 97 .. 68% Cri and P Rfg 4s 34_ 51% Cl Ut 4%s 77 ..104% D and RG West 5s 55. 8% Fla EC 5s 74_~_ 60% Hud C 5s 62A .. 79 Hud and Man 5s 57 _ 37 111 Cent 4%s 56 __ 86% Int G N 6s 52___ 69% MK and T Aj 5s 67 .. 87% Mo PG 4s 75 . .. 36 NYC Rfg 5s 20 3 ... 95% Nor Pac 6s .204'. _10714 Penn RR 4%s 65 ..__ 123% Sal C 6s 45 __ 59% Sou Pac Rfg 4s 55_105% Sou Ry Cn 5s 94..t- 130% Sou Ry Gen 4s 56_ 99 West Md 4s 52_106% FOREIGN BONDS Aust 5s 55 _ 102% Aust 4%s 56_ 99% •D_ Cl'c. OC W /Ml/. Final bond list $12,290,00. TREASURY 23.4s 47-45 2 11.11-.6 4V4s 52-47 5 109.24 2%s 69-64 Dec 6 101.12 101.11 101.12 .13 2%s 70-65 4 101.12 101.10-.9 2VzS 71-66 5 101.17-.18 NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Ga., March l.—iJPi —Turpentine, 81 cents a gallon: Of fering, none: sales, none; receipts, none: shipments 252 barrels; stock 20,992 barrels. Rosin: 1100-lb. drums), offerings, : none; sales, none; receipts, none; ■ shipments, 328; stocks, 5,414. ■ Quote: B, 5.05 D, 5.12; E, 5.65; . F, 5.75; G, 5.79; H. 5.81; I. 5.81; J K, 5.85; M, 5.87; N, 6.03; WG, 6.28; WW, 6.55; X, 6.55. -V NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. March 1. — (/P) — Cotton futures closed 15 to 30 cents a bale higher. Open High Low Last Mch _ 22.21 22.25 22.20 22.22 up 3 May . 22.11 22.14 22.09 22.13 up 4 Jly .. 21.80 21.84 21.80 21.84 up 6 Oct „ 21.19 21.24 21.17 21.22n up 5 Dec „ 21.11 21.15 21.10 21.13n up 4 Middling spot 22.49n up 6. n—Nominal. -y N. C. POULTRY RALEIGH. March 1.—</P)—(NC DA)—Egg and poultry markets steady. Raleigh—U. S. grade A large 35 to 37: hens, all weights, 26. Washington—U. S. grade A large 38 to 39: broilers and fryers 32.5. RAILWAY SHARES DOMINATE MARKET NEW YORK, March I.*— (IP) — Railroad shares dominated the Stock Market today as the main list swung forward to a further new high since 1937 in- the most active trading for any full ses sion since last January 11. In the carriers strength and ac tivity in' the ‘‘Alleghany Group” stood out. Alleghany Corp. com mon, the most active issue on the ‘big board” hit a high of 4 1-8 ap 3-8 and the highest price paid since 1937 when the price hit 5 3-8. Issues of other rails under Al leghany control scored gains rang, ing to 6 points in Nickel Plate preferred. A generally bullish outlook was fostered by additional good cor porate earnings reports for 1944, including higher net income for such companies as Aviation Corp., Lehigh Coal & Navigation and Union Oil of California. Apart from the rails, active is sues had gains of a point or more in such stocks as Phillips Petro leum, U. S. Steel, Best & Co., Am erican Tobacco B, and Lane Bry ant. A long list of special issues ran jp as much as 4 points in Bulova and Reis preferred with Superior Dil of California up 3, and Inter national Silver up 2. -V WLB Rules Against Tax Exemption For Salaries Paid Over Wage Ceiling ATLANTA, March 1. — (JP)*— rhe Fourth Regional War Labor Board announced today that a to tal of $31,193.83 paid in violation oi the Wage Stabilization Act by 17 firms in the Southeast cannot be claimed as an operating ex pense in computing income tax. The findings by WLB represent Dnly a small percentage of the to tal of $408,474.37 which it was es timated the companies had paid in violation of the war-time anti-in flation act, Chairman M. T. Van Hecke said. The reduction in total liability was authorized by WLB only after the firms had voluntari ly disclosed their violations, made a showing of mitigating circum stances, and proved they are now in compliance with the law. The wage stabilization act provided that the total payroll cost paid in an illegal wage must be disregard ed is an operating expense unless WLB authorizes a reduction in the penalty, -V NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, March 1.—(JP)— Jotton closed steady 15 to 30 cents I bale higher. Open High Low Close itch _ 22.04 22.04 22.04 22.04 up 6 Hay . 22.05 22.10 22.05 22.10 up 4 riy __ 21.79 21.84 21.79 21.84 up 6 Dct .. 21.19 21.26 21.19 21.24 up 6 Dec .. 21.12 21.15 21.12 21.14b up 3 b-Bid. -V NEW ORLEANS SPOT NEW ORLEANS. March 1.—(JP)— Spot cotton closed steady 25 cents a bale higher. Sales 726, low mid dling 17.85, middling 21.80. good middling 22.00, receipts 2,584. stock 260,760. -V N. C. LIVESTOCK RALEIGH, March 1.—UP)— (NC DA)— Hog markets steady with tops of 14.55 at Clinton and Rocky Mount and 14.85 at Richmond. -V CHARLOTTE SPOT CHARLOTTE. March 1. — (JP) — Spot Cotton 21.60. -V An eight-month cruise of the ves sel, Sir James Clark Ross, netted 1444 whales, which yielded oil val ued at 1,250,000. FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRESENTS STARS w FUTURE/ P Mary Martha Brinoy— m Brilliant soprano whoso con *1 cert, choral and radio appear I antes have won wide praise. (Alfred Drake—S/ngfngjfor^B of original "Oklahoma" I cast—-now in the musical hit | "Sing Out Sweet Land." I ^ r ^ A gay, new musical • program featurings ★ LAWRENCE BROOKS ... .tor of "Scs; oi Non»nf‘\ * FRANCES OREER ... radio's no''*1* dlscovary •k RUSSELL BENNETT noltd mulled dlrottor »«>•*• M™«»« vrongomanls n « frookly radio higUi|M ir COMING MUSICAL STARS «f it ago. scfMB and radio— ■or toliet ovary wo*k Every Friday nightl Music you like—presented by gifted new personalities with the Ford Chorus and Orchestra. A full half-hour of entertainment the entire family will enjoy. Listen to “Stars of the Future” over your Blue Network station. DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS l. Male deer 5. Not firm 9. Persian fairy 19. Malayan boat 11. City (It.) 12. Tall tales 14. Entire 15. Depart 17. Self 18. Germanium (sym.) 19. Fishes 22. Erbium (sym.) 23. A confection (colloq.) 5. Enemy scout 6. Openings (anat.) 7. Expression used in golf 8. Touching 11. Half-penny (Eng.) 13. Inflamed areas 16. Grampus 19. Hardened, as in a mass 20. Exclamation 21. Country SW Europe 23. Male adult 24. 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