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SIMPSON, 76, DIES; SERVED CITY OVER 40 YEARS Daniel M. Simpson, 76, of Monroe former chief clerk of the Department of Plant and Structures, died yesterday in his home after a brief illness. He had been with the department more than 40 years and retired several years ago. For more than half a century Mr. Simpson had been a member of Tammany Hall and was active also in the affairs of Bedford Council, Royal Arcanum.

For many years he was a member of the Volunteer Gustav C. Emrich, Mail Chute Expert A solemn requiem mass will be offered at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Francis of Assisi Church. Lincoln Road and Nostrand for Gustav C.

Emrich, former superintendent of construction in New York for the Cutler Mail Chute Company of Rochester, N. who died Sunday in his home, 345 Hawthorne St. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Mr.

Emrich was born 77 years Ago in Rochester. Under his supervision the first mail chute was installed in New York in the Standard Oil Building. 26 Broadway. He retired six months ago. Surviving are his widow, Marcaret, and two daughters, Mrs.

Florence Whalen and Mrs. Alberta Cotton. Dr. Harold L. Hall Dr.

Harold Louis Hall of 401 Beverly Road died yesterday in Tucson, following a long illness. He was 56 and was graduated in 1910 from Cornell Medical School. Dr. Hall is survived by his wife, Aletae Ellis Hall. and a son, Harold Louis Jr.

Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, De Ruyter, N. Y. Barnes. Cora B. Junk.

John Henry Bellinger, William Lanzaro, Bonagura, Josephine Raphael Lett. Anna Boos. Helen M. Lewis. Frederick Brady, Cornelius McCully, Clement Buck, Margaret S.

McGrath. Albert I. Burke. Ellen Morton, Celia P. Carter, Robert A.

Mulholland, Caulfield, Thomas Sarah Charles, Dorothy Muller, Christensen, Wilh mine Lorena J. Nodell, Agnes Diem. Grace Ottavino. Mary Doherty, Edward Pitman. Julia A.

Dollard. Thomas Roper, Janet Lord Driscoll, John J. Rusch, Mary M. Emrich, Gustav C. Russell.

William F. Gallagher, Shea. Ellen Thomas Simpson, Daniel Gearon, Sophie H. Suhr, Carl E. Hall.

Harold Louis Swanson, Ellen S. Herbert, Tooker, Alfred H. Benjamin Wiskirchen, Hook, William Mrs. Rome W. BARNES B.

REEVE, wife of Col. Walter F. Barnes, died Monday, April 5, 1943, in Riverhead, L. I. Funeral services, 206 Roanoke Avenue, at her late residence, Thursday, April 8 at 2 o'clock p.m.

BELLINGER WILLIAM Vicar of St. Agnes Chapel, Trinity Parish, on April 6, 1943; husband of the late Catharine Carr Miles. Funeral service at St. Agnes Chapel, 120 W. 92d Street, Manhattan.

11 A.m., Friday, April 9. Please omit flowers. BONAGURA- April 5. RAPHAEL, beloved husband of Tillie; devoted father of Lt. Robert U.

S. Army; Emil and Rosemary Bonagura; also survived by his father, Raphael Bonagura; brother of Rose Lowery, Kate Ferraro, Margaret Veltri, Charles and Thomas Bonagura. Funeral from Schaefer's Funeral Parlors, 4th Avenue and 42d Street. Friday, April 9, at 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass, St.

Michael's R. C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

BOOS--April 6, 1943, HELEN beloved wife of Philip; daughter of Maria Alcock: sister of William F. and Ensign Richard A. Alcock. Reposing at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue.

Funeral, private. BRADY CORNELIUS of 45-45 48th Street, Woodside, April 6, 1943; brother of John B. Raymond 6. and Charles Brady, Time and place of funeral later. John T.

Gallagher. BUCK-On Monday, April 5, MARGARET widow of the late Charles Buck; beloved mother of Mrs. Catherine Jackson, Charles Margaret Frederick W. and Loretta L. Buck.

Funeral services at her residence. 8526 109th Street, Richmond Hill, on Thursday, April 8. at 8:30 p.m. Funeral Friday, at 10 a.m. BURKE-On April 6, ELLEN (nee Mahoney), widow of John P.

Burke, formerly of the 4th Ward, Manhattan; mother of Daniel, John, Katherine V. Smith and Irene M. Clark. Funeral Friday morning from her residence, 316 76th Street. Requiem mass, Our Lady of Angels, at 10 o'clock.

CARTER- On April 2. 1943. at Nogales, Arizona. ROBERT A. CARTER beloved husband of Mabel B.

Carter: father of Mrs. Allan Darrow and Robert A. Carter 3d. Funeral services at Church of Ascension, 5th Avenue and 10th Street, New York, Thursday, 6 p.m. Remains can be seen at chapel of church.

Interment Green- Wood. Albert McGrath, Corporal of M. P. Dies in Boro Home While on Furlough Corp. Albert I.

McGrath, U. S. home on a furlough from Fort Custer. since March 30. where he was a member of the Military Police.

died Monday at his home, 1102 Carroll following a short illness. He was 23 and enlisted in the army a year and a half ago while a student in the School of Accounting of St. John's University. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Prep. Corporal McGrath was born in Yonkers, the son of the late Joseph and Lillian McGrath.

Since he was a year old he had made his home with his uncles, Thomas J. and John F. McGrath. Also surviving is an aunt, Maude Buckley. The funeral will take place tomorrow with a requiem mass at 10 a.m.

at the Church of St. Ignatius, Carroll St. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. William Higgins, Iron Moulder, 95 Religious and Masonic services will be held at 8:30 tonight at E. C.

Waldeck's Home for Funerals, 7614 4th for William Higgins, who died Monday at the home of his son, Henry Higgins, 1431 76th St. He was 95 and a member of Day Star Lodge, F. A. M. Mr.

Higgins was an iron molder by trade and came to this country from Manchester, England. About 18 years ago he moved from Bay Ridge, where he had spent most of his life, to New Providence. N. returning to Brooklyn about three vears ago. The burial tomorrow will be in New Providence.

Surviving is another son. William, also of Brooklyn, and three NODELL-AGNES VERONICA (nee Crawford), on Monday, April 5. 1943; wife of Henry; mother of Anastasia Sinacore and Sergeant George U. S. Army: sister of Andrew.

Raymond, Gertrude, Mrs. Sarah Miller and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryder. Funeral from her home, 268 Schaeffer Street, on Friday. Requiem mass at 9:30 o'clock at St.

Martin of Tours R. C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery, under direction of Murray Funeral Home, Knickerbocker Avenue and Covert Street.

OTTAVINO -MARY (nee Pisani), April 4. 1943, daughter of late Gennaro and Anna Pisani; beloved wife of Adamo, dear mother of John Vincent, Adam George and Gerald Anthony, and loving aunt of Josephine De Meo. Funeral Friday, April 9. from her home, 4112 Snyder Avenue. Requiem mass, 10 a.m..

at St. Catherine of Genoa, in Brooklyn. Interment St. John's Cemetery receiving vault. Arrangements by A.

Vigliante Sons. PITMAN-On April 6. 1943, at her home, 848 Hancock Street, JULIA A. (nee Brown); devoted mother of Chamor Mrs. Ralph W.

Brown, and sister of Alice J. Williams Mrs. Rosetta Ryan and Walter J. Funeral Friday from her home. Solemn requiem mass will be offered at R.

C. Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel at 10 a.m. Stephen F. Duryea. ROPER- LORD, on April 5.

Remains reposing at the Seaman's Church Institute Chapel, 25 South Street, New York City, from 11 a.m., Thursday, April 8. Services at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Interment Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island. Please omit flowers.

RUSCH -April 5. MARY M. (nee Raab), beloved wife of Charles P. Rusch. Funeral Thursday, April 8.

from George H. Kelly Funeral Home, 353 West Broadway, Cedarhurst. Requiem mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Joachim's Church. Interment St.

Catherine's Cemetery, Blauvelt, New York. RUSSELL-April 6. 1943, WILLIAM beloved husband of Anna; dear father of Mrs. Helen Canning, Mrs. Betty Atchue, Mrs.

Ann Cincotta and Florence Russell. Reposing at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, until Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Vincent Ferrer R. C.

Church, where a mass of requiem will be offered. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Vital notices accepted 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for publication the same day; as late as 10 p.m.

Saturday night for publication Sunday. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER PHONE NOVEMBER MAin 2-1155 DECEMBER I MISSING -Pvt. Fred J. Boss- hart, reported missing after battle in the North Atlantic, was drafted last September at but chose to remain in the army when soldiers over 38 were released. He was graduated from Catholic University and taught school in Cincinnati.

His sister, Mrs. Paul Flynn, lives at 1490 Jefferson Avenue. Mrs. Rome Wiskirchen Mrs. Margaret Wiskirchen.

48. of 114-60 179th St. Albans, died yesterday in Mary Immaculate Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, Mrs. Wiskirchen founded St.

Peter's Hospital Auxiliary and was widely known in Catholic welfare work. Surviving are her husband. Rome Wiskirchen, and a daughter. Kathryn, a student at New York University. daughters, Mrs.

Harriet Wragg of New Providence; Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick of N. and Mrs. Margaret Maguire of Hingham, Mass. SHEA--On April 5, 1943.

ELLEN, beloved wife of Patrick: mother of Frank, Joseph, Lawrence and May Fitzsimmons. Native of Earneen. Bonane Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. Reposing at the Galligan Funeral Home. 978 Bedford Avenue.

Requiem mass Friday, 9 a.m., Nativity Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. SIMPSON -Suddenly, on April 6. 1943, DANIEL, beloved husband of Minnie and father of Edmund. Frank and Alice Simpson.

Service at his residence. 499-A Monroe Street. on Thursday at 8 p.m. Direction of Fairchild Sons. SUHR- On Tuesday, April 6.

1943 CARL of 24 Clinton Street; beloved husband of Lulu H. Suhr and brother of David and Christian Suhr. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Thursday, 8 p.m. Interment Catskill, N. Y.

SWANSON. ELLEN April 4, 1943, beloved mother of Helen E. Everett and Walter E. Swanson; also survived by six grandchildren. Services Wednesday, 7:45 p.m., Pyle's Chapel, 1925 Church Acenue.

TOOKER -April 6, 1943, ALFRED beloved husband of Agnes; dear father of Mrs. Millwood Rogan and Dorothea Tooker; brother of Mrs. Florence Foote and Lester Tooker. Reposing at the Walter B. Cooke.

Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, until Friday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to Our Lady Help of Christians R. C. Church, where a mass of requiem will be offered. WISKIRCHEN-St. Peter's Ladies Auxiliary announces with sincere regret the death of a former dent and its present vice president, Mrs.

ROME W. WISKIRCHEN. 114-60 179th Street. St. Albans.

Members are requested to attend solemn requiem mass Friday, 10 a.m., St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Baisley Boulevard, St. Albans. Mrs. LEO GUILFOYLE, Pres.

WISKIRCHEN Our Lady of Victory League of the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor, Jamaica. announces with regret the death of Mrs. ROME W. WISKIRCHEN, belover foundress, first president and ever faithful member of the league. Members are requested to attend requiem mass, Friday, 10 a.m., at St.

Catherine of Sienna Church, St. Albans. Mrs. THOMAS NOLAN, Sec'y. Est.

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Your price range is strictly observed. Wm. Dunigan, Lie. MI DUNIGAN SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS Rogers Ave. at Montgomery St.

246 DeKalb Avenue R.S. Pelletreau, 75; Former Surrogate Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Patchogue, April 7-Robert S. Pelletreau, 75, former Surrogate of Suffolk County, died here today at his home on N. Ocean Ave. He retired several years ago after serving on the bench for 17 years.

Continuing in the practice of law, he was senior member of the law firm of Pelletreau Pelletreau. The former jurist was president of the Union Savings Bank of Patchogue for the last seven years and had been a member of the Patchogue Congregational Church for half a century. For about 39 years he served as a trustee of the church. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and of the South Side Masonic Lodge of Patchogue. Judge Pelletreau started his political career as a Democrat but later joined the Republican party.

He opposed William Jennings Bryan and joined the Gold Standard Democrats in his early years in politics. Born in East Moriches, Judge Pelletreau was a descendant of a French Hugenot family which settled in Suffolk in 1687. He was graduated from Yale University in 1890 and in 1895 married Mary W. Rogers of Bridgehampton. Surviving are his widow; two sons.

John and Robert H. and a half -sister, Jessie M. Pelletreau of East Moriches. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Patchogue Congregational Church with the pastor, the Rev.

H. A. Cook. officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.

Hyman Shapiro, Jewish Leader The funeral of Hyman L. Shapiro, a jobber for 43 years until his retirement a year ago, took place at noon today from the memorial home at 1283 Coney Island Ave. Burial was in Mount Lebanon Cemetery. Mr. Shapiro, who died yesterday at his home, 526 Ocean was an officer of the Ocean Parkway Jewish Center and a director of Machzike Talmud Torah of Borough Hall.

A native of Russia, he started in business as a young man on Christie Manhattan. His firm was located at 496 Broadway. Surviving are his wife, Sadie; one daughter, Muriel Zuckerman; two sons. Philip Daniel and Edward Seymour: two sisters, Mary Fromer Ella Meld of Los Angeles, Cal. and two brothers, Joshua S.

and Zachary J. Mrs. I. H. Roberge, Of Old L.

I. Family Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Freeport, April 7-Mrs. Isabelle Hayden Roberge, a member of the family that founded Great Neck, died yesterday at the age of 81. She was the widow of Abijah M. Roberge.

Born in Great Neck, Mrs. Roberge came to Freeport 18 years ago to reside with a daughter, Mrs. Michael F. Travers. Also surviving are another daughter.

Mrs. Alma McPhail. of the Bronx; two sons. Russell, of Detroit, and David. of Sayville; a brother, James L.

Hayden, of Great Neck, and a sister, Annie Hayden, of the Bronx. Treasury Statement Washington, April: -Government expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 5 compared with a year ago: Expenses, $56.111,851.215.40 vs. 791.434.057.72; war spending. 006.770.95 VS. receipts.

$14.984.185.435.74 vS. 358.639.71; net deficit. 929.66 VS. $11.519.164.768.01: cash balance. $3,388,444,112.39 vs.

171.418.05. In Memoriam SYMES--In memory of my dear mother, JULIA CRAWLEY SYMES. Died April 7, 1930. Mass offered. Daughter, FLORENCE.

MOONEY- -In cherished memories of dearly beloved JOSEPH PATRICK MOONEY, who was so tired. So lovingly and mercifully, April 7, 1942. God's finger touched him and he slept ROSE, MICKEY and MARY ANN. BROOKLYN EAGLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL $, 1943 15 Fire Department of West Sayville, where his family had a Summer home. Mr.

Simpson is survived by his widow, Minnie; a daughter, Alice and two sons. Frank and Edmund C. Funeral services will be held in the home tomorrow night with the Rev. Robert Rogers, pastor of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, officiating. Burial on Friday will be in Green- -Wood Cemetery.

Michael Balfe Rites Tomorrow Beacon. N. April 7-Michael Balfe, father of Mrs. Margaret Ansbro, wife of Dr. F.

Paul Ansbro, 544 E. 43d Brooklyn, died Monday of pneumonia. The funeral will be held tomorrow from his home. 8 Cross at 9:15 a.m.. followed by a solemn brigh mass of requiem in St.

John's R. C. Church. The burial will be in St. Joachim's Cemetery.

Surviving also Is a daughter. Mary Balfe, of this place, and four sons, James and Michael, also residents of Beacon; John, of Rye, N. head of an insurance company in Manhattan, and William. with the armed forces. Lawrence Fields, Ex-Church Trustee Funeral services will be held at 8 tonight at the African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, Stuyvesant and Jefferson for Lawrence A.

Fields, former trustee of the church and letter carrier attached to Station 1205 Atlantic -THOMAS JOSEPH. Suddenly, on April 6, 1943, beloved husband of Lulu; dear father of Thomas Carol and Justin: son of Thomas J. Reposing at the M. J. Smith Memorial, 248 Prospect Park West.

until Friday, 9:15. Requiem mass, Holy Name Church. CHARLES--April 5, 1943, DOROTHY, dear daughter of Joseph V. and Virginia Charles, of 14 Stratford Road. Funeral from John T.

Gallagher Funeral Home, 2549 Church Avenue, Thursday, 2 p.m. CHRISTENSEN On April 6, 1943, LORENA beloved wife of Christen Christensen: dear mother of Lester A. (U. S. and Floyd C.

Funeral service at her home. 1152 Dean Street, Thursday, 8 p.m. Cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory, Friday, 10 a.m. Direction of George Siebold. DIEM-On April 5, 1943, GRACE, beloved sister of John W.

Caroline, Alice Schuh and Edith. Reposing at George J. Ayen Memorial Chapel, 55 7th Avenue. Service Friday, April 9, at 2 p.m. Interment Green -Wood Cemetery.

DOHERTY-EDWARD. April 6. 1943; devoted father of Michael and William. Funeral from the home of his son, William Doherty, 740 Place, on Friday, at 9 a.m. Solemn requiem mass at St.

Teresa's R. C. Church. John H. Timms, Director.

DOLLARD -Suddenly. on April 5, at 71 3d Place, THOMAS DOLLARD, beloved uncle of Gertrude. Harold, Walter Robins and Ethel Casanova. Funeral from Park Chapel, 44 7th Avenue. on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

Requiem mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church. -On Wednesday, April 7, 1943. at Huntington, L. JOHN J.

DRISCOLL, loving husband of Ruth (nee Igoe), and devoted father of John Kevin and Ellen; son of Harriet and the late George F. Driscoll; brother of Fred, David and George. Notice of funeral later. -GUSTAV April 5, 1943, beloved husband of Margaret; father of Florence Whelan, Alberta Cotton, Gordon C. Emrich and Milton Mangam.

Funeral from Walter B. Cooke. Funeral Home, 151 Linden Boulevard, Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass St. Francis of Assisi Church, 10 a.m.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. GALLAGHER-On April 6, 1943, THOMAS, of 761 Lincoln Place; beloved husband of the late Bridget (nee Williams). Reposing William A. Martin Funeral Home, Classon Avenue, corner Sterling Place.

Funeral Friday, 9 a.m. Requiem mass St. Teresa's Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. GEARON -On April 6, 1943.

SOPHIE beloved wife of Frank A. Gearon. Funeral from her residence, 22 Herkimer Street. Thursday at 9 a.m. Requiem mass, Church of Nativity, at 9:30 a.m.

Interment Albany, N. Y. Please omit flowers. HALL--Dr. HAROLD LOUIS, of 401 Beverly Road, on April 6, 1943, suddenly, at Tuscon, Arizona.

Survived by his wife, Aletae Ellis Hall, and son, Harold Louis Jr. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery, De Ruyter, New York. (Saratoga papers please copy.) HERBERT BENJAMIN on April beloved son of Carlton P. and Martha dear brother of Mrs. A.

Acker, Mrs. William Kirchner and Mrs. C. Wagner, Service at his home, 44 Highland Place, Wednesday, 8 p.m. FINANCIAL Stock Market Shows Losses Profit Taking Affects Industrials and Rails RITES TONIGHT- -The Rev.

Martin O. Lepley, widelyknown Methodist clergyman, who died Sunday at his home, 89-02 181st Jamaica. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 tonight in the First Meth- odist Church, 191st St. near Jamaica Hollis. The burial tomorrow will be in Waterbury, Conn.

Ave. The Rev. Roscoe Henderson. pastor, will officiate. The burial will be in Evergreens Cemetery.

Mr. Fields, who lived at 473-Monroe died there Friday after a brief illness. He was 36 years old and for a number of years had been Scoutmaster of Troop 55, attached to the A. W. M.

E. Church. He was a member of the church choir. the church relief society and the Eureka Club. He is survived by his widow.

Pauline Cartier Fields, and his mother, Mrs. Marie L. Fields. DEATHS HOOK-WILLIAM, April 6. 1943.

Reposing at Hans Funeral Home. 401 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood. until Friday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass St. Brigid's R.

C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. JUNK -On Tuesday, April 6, 1943.

JOHN HENRY, beloved husband of Elizabeth (Lillian) father of Evelyn and William Junk. Service at the residence, 203 Amity Street, on Thursday at 8. p.m. Interment Mount Olivet. LANZARO JOSEPHINE.

on April 5. at her home. 1129 40th Street, beloved wife of John: devoted mother of Elizabeth Siano, Frank. John Jr. and Frederick.

Funeral Friday. Solemn mass of requiem St. Catherine of Alexandria Church. 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, LETT-On April 5, 1943, ANNA Lett, widow of the late Charles Lett and Aunt of Carl and Harry Schaefer and Mrs.

L. Greulling. Funeral at Roemmele's Funeral Chapel, 1230 Bushwick Avenue, on Thursday, April 8, at 9 a.m.; thence to Church of Most Holy Trinity, Montrose Avenue. LEWIS FREDERICK on April 6: beloved husband of Jessie and devoted father of Mrs. Robert Schutt, Mrs.

Francis B. Rice and Harry M. Lewis. Services Thursday evening, 8 o'clock, at Quackenboss Funeral Parlor, 156 Livingston Street, New Brunswick, N. J.

McCULLY CLEMENT on April 6, 1943; uncle of Miss Ethel A. Wilbur. Service at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 117 West 72d Street, Manhattan, Friday, 8 p.m. Beverly, Mass.

(Moncton and Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, papers please copy.) McGRATH- Corporal, U. S. Army, April 5, 1943. Reposing at his home, 1102 Carroll Street. Solemn requiem mass, St.

Ignatius Church, Thursday, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MORTON-On Tuesday, April 6. 1943. CELIA P.

MORTON of 295 Washington Avenue, beloved wife of George W. Morton and devoted mother of Marion Kerbs, George P. Morton: sister of Mattie Bell and John W. Peper. Service at Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

MULHOLLAND-On April 6, 1943, at her residence, 100 81st Street, SARAH, beloved wife of George; devoted mother of Mrs. Ralph Allen, Sadie and George Mulholland Jr. Services at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, Thursday, 8 p.m. Interment Nassau Knolls Memorial Park. MULLER--April 5.

1943, WILHELMINE. of East Northport, L. beloved wife of Karl Muller. Funeral service at Lutheran Church, East Northport, at 2 p.m., April 8. Reposing at S.

Robbins and Son, 81 Scudder Avenue, Northport, SHORE ROAD 5-1600 FRED HERBST SONS MORTICIANS Careful and respectful attention gardless of cost. Inquiries invited consultation without obligation. 7501 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, New Vert 711 65th Street 83 Hanson Place HEADS BOND MEN-A. Edward Scherr Jr. has just been elected president of the Savings Banks Bond Men of the State of New York for the year 1943-44.

For the past 11 years Mr. Scherr has been assistant treasurer of the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn and in charge of their bond investments. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the Savings Banks Association of the State of New York. United-Carr Net Profit Last Year $2.46 Per Share United -Carr Fastener Corporation reported today for the year 1942 a net profit of $751.592 after provision of $675.000 for contingencies. Net is equal to $2.46 a share 011 common and compares with a net of $1,069.023 or $3.50 a share in 1941.

I. B. KLEINERT RUBBER COM- PANY- Year 1942 net profit of $315.817 after Federal income and excess profits taxes, equal to $1.94 a share. Compares with 043 or $2.52 a share in 1941. MUURRAY CORPORATION OF AMERICA- Six months ended Feb.

28. 1943, net profit of $616,022 after provision of $805.000 for Federal income and excess profits taxes, equal to 65 cents a share. For six months ended Feb. 28. 1942, company reported a net profit of $735.026 after deduction of $525,000 for Federal income taxes but before provision for Federal excess profits taxes.

PYRENE MANUFACTURING COMPANY--Year 1942 a net profit of $315.776 after provision of 000 for Federal income and excess profits taxes equal to $1.63 a share compared with $337,757 or $1.74 a share in 1941. Sees Paint Industry Freed From Imports An American paint industry independent of basic commodity imports from abroad was visualized today for the post -war era by Dr. J. S. Long.

head of the chemical research department of Devoe Raynolds, Inc. Dr. Long declared that in some respects the war is blessing in disguise" since it is forcing U. S. paint- makers to rely more and more upon domestic raw materials.

Some of the new products and processes that have resulted possess advantages over those in use before the war, he declared. Modern Facilities and Modern Service GEORGE D. CONANT FUNERAL DIRECTOR 1120 Flatbush B'klyn Tel. BUckminster 2-0247 Advent of profit-taking brought about declines in stocks of fractions to over a point today and, while some of the leaders steadied in late trading, minus signs were frequent throughout the whole list. Virtually all sections of the market reflected the selling although a few special issues and a few preferred shares of the utility group maintained strong positions and registered gains ranging to two points or more.

Trading crossed the millionshare mark but was below the previous day's average. Packard was an active feature at a new high while other motors sagged. Chrysler was off over a point at times. Steels also dropped as much as a point or so but U. S.

Steel pieced up some of the loss. Early losses in the rails reached to around two points in some and majority were down substantial fractions in late deals. Declines of point or so were noted in a long list of stocks and quite a few did 1 not show much recuperative power in the late trading. Standard Gas preferred were strong, Sloss Sheffiel deained six points early in trading and Twin City preferred over two. United Merchants was weak.

Profit Taking in Bonds Profit taking made its appearance 011 a fairly sizable scale in railroad bonds about midway through the session today. Declines ranging to a. point or 80 were chalked up in the secondary list, although most issues met with demand at the lower levels. New York Central dropped, more than a point at the Among the issues of defaulted lines undergoing reorganization. Missouri Pacific refundings were down more than a point.

St. Paul adjustment 5s were a firm spot. Commercial Mackay Income debentures eased somewhat from vesterday's levels. Industrials and high grade utilities were usually pretty steady. In the foreign list, Brazilians and Peruvians reflected demand at higher prices.

Argentines held steady. enmark 6s worked lower on the bid side. U. S. Treasurys were unchanged to nominally lower.

American Car Orders Dividend on Common American Car Foundry Company has declared a dividend of $1 a share on the common stock, the same amount as previously paid on Feb. 26. The previous dividend was originally declared in July, 1941, but was held up by court action and finally paid on Feb. 26, 1943. The board also voted the regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 a share on the preferred.

Both dividends are payable April 26 to record April 16. Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company declared dividend of 25 cents on common, payable May 1 to record April 17. Paid same amount Feb. 10. Esquire, declared dividend of 20 cents on common, payable April 22 to record Aprli 15.

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