A % FEDERAL REGISTER VOLUME 3 ^ NUMBER 94 ^ Ü A 1934i i t î D ^

Washington, Friday, Ma# 15, 1558

PRESIDENT OF THE UNJTED STATES. Same—Sergeant.—Three chevrons, navy blue, V-shaped, arms 2 y2 inches in length, five-sixteenths inch in width, E xecutive O rder worn on outer half of right sleeve, center point up midway PLACING CERTAIN LAND UNDER THE CONTROL AND JURISDICTION OP between elbow and top of sleeve, stitched to sleeve with white THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY silk thread. Same—Corporal.—Two chevrons, navy blue, V-shaped, Alaska arms 21A inches in length, five-sixteenths inch in width, By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the worn on outer half of right sleeve, center point up midway United States it is ordered that Block 27, in the Townsite of between elbow and top of sleeve, stitched to sleeve with white Anchorage, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, placed under the con­ silk thread. trol and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury for use All ranks of Customs Patrol Officers are authorized to wear as a site for Federal buildings. embroidered silver stars approximately % inch in diameter F ranklin D R oosevelt on the left cuff of blouses and one inch above the cuff on T he W h ite H ouse, shirts, one of such stars to be worn for each three years May 11, 1938. of service completed in the Customs Service. For each nine [No. 78851 years of service completed in the Customs Service, one em­ broidered gold star of the same diameter and in the same lo­ [F. R. Doc. 38-1358; Filed, May 12,1938; 11:06 a. m.] cation on the left sleeve as the silver stars, may be worn in lieu of three silver stars. [seal] J. H. M oyle, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Commissioner of Customs. Approved May 7, 1938. Bureau of Customs. S tephen B. G ibbons, [T.D. 49559] Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Customs R egulations Amended—Marks of R ank of Customs [F. R. Doc. 38-1362; Filed, May 12,1938; 12:36 p. m.] P atrol I nspectors To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: 1. The following changes of designation have been made in the Customs Patrol Service: Bureau of Internal Revenue. Captain, U. S. Customs Patrol—in lieu of Chief Customs [T. D. 48031 Patrol Inspector. Manufacturers of T obacco Lieutenant, U. S. Customs Patrol—in lieu of Assistant to Chief Customs Patrol Inspector. PENALTY AND FORFEITURE FOR REMOVING OR CONCEALING ARTICLES Sergeant, U. S. Customs Patrol—in lieu of Zone Sergeant. W ITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD Corporal, U. S. Customs Patrol—in lieu of Patrol Unit Regulations No. 8, relating to the taxes on tobacco, snuff, Leader. cigars, and cigarettes, also on cigarette papers and tubes 2. In view of the foregoing changes and of the transfer and purchase and sale of leaf tobacco, amended of the Customs Patrol Service to the Customs Agency To Collectors of Internal Revenue and Others Concerned: Service (T. D. 48481), Article 1326 (g) of the Customs Regulations No. 8, as revised and approved November 12, Regulations of 19371 is hereby amended by deleting those 1934, are amended, as follows: portions thereof entitled “Marks of Rank—Patrol unit leader”, “Same—Assistant to chief customs patrol inspec­ Chapter V, entitled “Manufacturers of Tobacco”, is tor”, “Same—Chief customs patrol inspector”, and substi­ amended by striking out the citation “Sec. 3244 (R. S., Sub­ tuting therefor the following language: sec. 9, as amended) ” for the first sentence of the laws printed Marks of Rank—Captain.—Two gold bars, metal pin-on immediately preceding article 33, and substituting in lieu type, approximately l l/z inches in length and % inch in thereof the citation “Sec. 69 (Act of August 27,1894) ”. Chap­ width with % inch space between, worn across shoulder strap ter V is amended further by striking out the citation “Sec. 1 inch above seam. 69 (Act of August 27, 1894) ” appearing in the first line of the Same—Lieutenant.—One silver bar, metal pin-on type, ap­ second sentence of the laws printed immediatley preceding proximately l y2 inches in length and % inch in width, worn article 33. across shoulder strap 1 inch above seam. Article 169 is amended by striking out the words “fine or penalty of not more than $500” appearing at the end of the 12 F. R. 2026 (D I). second sentence thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the 1099 1100 FEDERAL REGISTER, Friday, May 13, 1938 This Treasury Decision is promulgated under the authority contained in section 3447, Revised Statutes, [seal] G uy T. H elvering, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. FEDERALMREGISTER Approved May 10, 1938. * > x u n ?

Published by the Division of the Federal Register, The National Archives, pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Register Act, approved July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. L. 500), under reg­ WAR DEPARTMENT. ulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee, with the approval of the President. M odification of R egulations to G overn the U se and Navi­ The Administrative Committee consists of the Archivist or Act­ gation of T himble S hoal Channel, N orfolk H arbor, ing Archivist, an officer of the Department of Justice designated Virginia by the Attorney General, and the Public Printer or Acting Public Printer. Paragraph 1 of the rules and regulations to govern the The daily issue of the F ederal R egister will be furnished by mail use and navigation of Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk to subscribers, free of postage, for $1 per month or $10 per year; Harbor, Virginia, approved by the Secretary of War Febru­ single copies 10 cents each; payable in advance. Remit by money ary 15, 1933, is hereby modified to read as follows: order payable to Superintendent of Documents, Government Print­ ing Office, Washington, D. C. “1. The use and navigation of Thimble Shoal Channel is Correspondence concerning the publication of the F ederal hereby restricted to all vessels, tows or other watercraft R egister should be addressed to the Director, Division of the drawing 20 feet or more at the time of navigating the chan­ Federal Register, The National Archives, Washington, D. G. nel: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to passen­ ger-carrying vessels.” Approved, April 29, 1938. TABLE OF CONTENTS [seal] H arry H . W oodring, Secretary of War. Department of Agriculture: [F. R. Doc. 38-1355; Filed, May 12,1938; 9:43 a. m.] Bureau of Animal Industry: Page Florida (Polk and Osceola Counties), splenetic or tick fever quarantine release______1101 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Department of the Interior: General Land Office: General Land Office. Homesteads, cultivation requirements eliminated [ Circular No. 1368a] as to certain______1100 Farm Credit Administration: Cultivation R equirements E liminated as to Certain Federal land bank loans, approval of special inter­ H omesteads est rates on certain______:------1101 May 4, 1938. National Labor Relations Board: 1. Statutory Authority.—The act of March 31, 1938 (Pub­ Order changing territories; Iowa placed in 18th lic No. 454—75th Congress), amended the act of August 19, Region______1101 1935 (49 Stat. 659), so as to extend its provisions to applica­ President of the United States: tions made prior to February 5, 1935. As amended the act Executive Order: provides that, with certain specified exceptions, described in Alaska, placing certain land under control and paragraph 3 hereof, the provisions of the homestead laws jurisdiction of Secretary of Treasury------1099 requiring cultivation of the land entered shall not be appli­ Securities and Exchange Commission: cable to existing homestead entries made prior to February Notice of and orders for hearings: 5, 1935, or thereafter if based upon valid settlement or appli­ Edison Light and Power Co------1101 cation made prior to said date, and no patent shall be Republic Electric Power Corp------1102 withheld for failure to cultivate such lands. Treasury Department: 2. Proofs Not To Be Rejected For Failure To Show Culti­ Bureau of Customs: vation.—In all cases where said acts apply, no proof shall Customs Regulations amended—Marks of rank of be rejected solely for failure to show that the cultivation Customs Patrol Inspectors------1099 requirements of the homestead laws have been complied Bureau of Internal Revenue: with. Tobacco manufacturers, penalty and forfeiture 3. Entries To Which Law Does Not Apply.—The law does for removing or concealing articles with in­ not apply to homestead entries made subject to the provi­ tent to defraud------1099 sions of the act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and amend­ War Department: ments thereof, known as the reclamation law; or under the Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor, Va., mod­ act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat. 233), and amendments thereof, ification of regulations to govern use and navi­ known as the law providing for entry of agricultural lands gation of------1100 within national forests; or to homestead entries in the Terri­ tory of Alaska. F red W . J ohnson, Commissioner. words “fine of not more than $5,000, or be imprisoned for Approved, May 4, 1938. not more than three years, or both”. Article 169 is further O scar L. Chapman, amended by striking out the citation “(Sec. 3450, R. S.)” Assistant Secretary. at the end of the article and substituting therefor the cita­ tion “ (Sec. 3450, R. S* as amended.) [F. R. Doc. 38-1357; Filed, May 12,1938; 9 :43 a. m.] FEDERAL REGISTER, Friday, May 13, 1938 1101 d epa rtm en t o f agriculture . (A) Land that is employed primarily in the production of naval stores as defined by § 2 of the Naval Stores Act [7 Bureau of Animal Industry. U. S. C. § 92]; (B) Land used for the raising of livestock, in estimating [Amendment 1 to B. A. I. Order 363] the earning power and in establishing the value of which Releasing F rom Quarantine the R emainder of P olk County leases or permits for the use of other lands were taken into and a P ortion of O sceola C ounty, F lorida consideration and were a factor in determining the amount AMENDMENT 1 TO RULE 1, REVISION 3 6 , TO PREVENT THE SPREAD of the loan; and OF SPLENETIC OR TICK FEVER IN CATTLE (C) A farm property, a substantial part of the earnings from which is from orchard crops; Effective on and after May 16, 1938 Approval is hereby given to the following interest rates: The fact has been determined by the Secretary of Agri­ culture and notice is hereby given that the contagious and (1) For loans through national farm loan associations, infectious disease known as splenetic or tick fever no longer 1 and one-half per centum per annum in excess of the in­ exists in cattle in that part of Polk County now under terest rate in the last series of consolidated Federal farm quarantine, and that part of Osceola Comity lying west lean bonds, such interest rate not to exceed 6 per centum and south of State Roads 29 and 24, in the State of Florida. per annum; Now, therefore I, H. A. Wallace, Secretary of Agri­ (2) For direct loans, one-half of 1 per centum per annum culture, under authority conferred by law, do hereby revoke in excess of the interest rate approved for loans through the quarantine heretofore established in Polk County, and national farm loan associations under (1) preceding; and that part of Osceola County lying west and south of State (3) For loans under § 25 (b) of the Farm Credit Act of Roads 29 and 24, in the State of Florida, by B. A. L Order 1937 through national farm loan associations, the capital 363, issued on November 16, 1937,1 and effective December 1, stock of which is impaired, one-fourth of 1 per centum per 1937, said revocation to take effect on May 16, 1938, and annum less than the interest rate approved for direct loans said B. A. I. Order 363 is hereby amended accordingly. under (2) preceding. This amendment, for purposes of identification, is desig­ Farm Credit Administration Order No. 188 [2 F. R. 983 nated as Amendment 1 to B. A. I. Order 363. (DI)], dated May 13, 1937, is hereby revoked. Done in the City of Washington this 12th day of May In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature 1938. on this 12th day of May 1938. Witness my hand and the seal of the Department of [seal] W. I. M yers, Agriculture. Governor, Farm Credit Administration. [seal] * H. A. W allace, Secretary of Agriculture. [F. R. Doc. 38-1359; FUed, May 12,1938; 12:11 p. m.] [F. R. Doc. 38-1360; Filed, May 12, 1938; 12:25 p. m.] NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. United States of America—Before the National FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION. Labor Relations Board [FCA911 O rder Changing T erritories Approval of S pecial I nterest R ates on Certain F ederal IOWA PLACED IN 18TH REGION Land B ank L oans By virtue of the authority vested in it by the National Whereas, the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended [12 U. S. Labor Relations Act, approved July 5, 1935, and Article I, C, § 771 (Second)], provides that, except with the approval Section 3 of the National Labor Relations Board Rules and of the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, the in­ Regulations—Series 1, as amended,1 the National Labor Rela­ terest rate on first mortgage loans made by Federal land tions Board hereby transfers the State of Iowa, which by banks through national farm loan associations may not ex­ order of September 17, 1935 was placed in the 13th Region, ceed by more than 1 per centum per annum the interest from such 13th Region and places it in the 18th Region, this rate in the last series of farm loan bonds issued by the change to take effect on May 16, 1938. land bank making the loan; and Dated Washington, D. C., May 10, 1938. Whereas, the same Act [12 U. S. C. § 723 (b)] provides By direction of the Board. that the interest rate on direct loans made at any time by [seal] Nathan W itt, Secretary. any Federal land bank shall be one-half of 1 per centum [F. R. Doc. 38-1356; Filed, May 12,1938; 9 :43 a. m.] per annum in excess of the interest rate charged to bor­ rowers on mortgage loans made at such time by the bank through national farm loan associations; and SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Whereas, § 25 (b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1937 pro­ vides that the interest rate on loans made thereunder through United States of America—Before the Securities national farm loan associations, the capital stock of which and Exchange Commission is impaired, shall be one-fourth of 1 per centum per annum At a regular session of the Securities and Exchange Com­ less than the interest rate provided at such time for direct mission held at its office in the City of Washington, D. C., loans, subject to being later reduced one-fourth of 1 per on the 12th day of May, A. D. 1938. centum per annum pursuant to subsection “Second” of said [File No. 31-432] § 25 (b); and Whereas, to provide toward the extra cost to the bank dur­ I n the M atter of E dison L ight and P ower Company ing the term of Federal'land bank loans secured by mortgages NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING on certain properties, it is desired to approve an interest rate An application pursuant to section 2 (a) (8) of the one-half of 1 per centum per annum in excess of that which Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, having been would be chargeable under the foregoing provisions of law duly filed with this Commission by the above-named party; except for such approval; It is ordered, That a hearing on such matter be held on Now, therefore, for Federal land bank loans secured by May 25, 1938, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, first mortgages on the following farm property in the con­ at the Securities and Exchange Building, 1778 Pennsylvania tinental United States: Avenue NW., Washington, D. C. On such day the hearing- 1 2 F. R. 2914 (D I). 11 F. R. 277. 1102 FEDERAL REGISTER, Friday, May 13, 1938 room clerk in Room 1102 will advise as to the room where [Pile Nos. 43-103, 47-19] such hearing will be held. At such hearing, if in respect of I n the M atter of R epublic E lectric P ower Corporation any declaration, cause shall be shown why such declaration shall become effective. NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR RECONVENING OF HEARING It is further ordered, That Richard Townsend or any Republic Electric Power Corporation, a registered holding other officer or officers of the Commission designated by it company, having heretofore filed a declaration, pursuant to for that purpose shall preside at the hearings in such mat­ Section 7 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, ter. The officer so designated to preside at any such hear­ and an application, pursuant to Section 10 of the Act, with ing is hereby authorized to exercise all powers granted to respect to certain preliminary transactions involved in its the Commission under section 18 (c) of said Act and to proposed plan of simplification, whereby it and all of its continue or postpone said hearing from time to time or to subsidiaries are to be merged into a single operating com­ a date thereafter to be fixed by such presiding officer. pany: an amendment to such declaration and application Notice of such hearing is hereby given to such declarant having now been filed by said Republic Electric Power Cor­ or applicant and to any other person whose participation in poration, broadening the scope and extent of such declara­ such proceeding may be in the public interest or for the tion and application (1) by including therein certain addi­ protection of investors or consumers. It is requested that any tional transactions necessary to consummate its proposed person desiring to be heard or to be admitted as a party plan of simplification, (2) by making certain of its sub­ to such proceeding shall file a notice to that effect with the sidiaries, namely, Southern Oregon Gas Corporation, Cali­ Commission on or before May 20, 1938. fornia Utilities Company, Needles Gas and Electric Company, The matter concerned herewith is in regard to an applica­ Weaverville Electric Company and Republic Mutual Service tion by Edison Light and Power Company for an order under Company, parties to such declaration and application, as Section 2 (a) (8) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act amended, and (3) by requesting appropriate orders under of 1935 declaring the applicant and its subsidiaries not to be Sections 7, 10, 11 (e), 12 (c), 12 (d) and 12 (f) of the Act; subsidiaries of the following registered holding companies Hearings having been held1 jointly on such declaration described in the application as follows: and application, prior to the filing of the amendment de­ NY PA NJ Utilities Company, scribed above; said hearings having been continued at the 902 Market Street, request of said Republic Electric Power Corporation to per­ Wilmington, Delaware. mit the filing of said amendment; and it now appearing that said joint hearing should be reconvened; Associated Gas & Electric Corporation, It is ordered, That said hearing be reconvened on May 18, 902 Market Street, 1938 at ten o’clock in the forenoon of that day, at the Secur­ Wilmington, Delaware. ities and Exchange Building^ 1778 Pennsylvania Avenue, Associated Gas & Electric Company, N. W., Washington, D. C. On such day the hearing-room 123 South Cayuga Street, clerk in Room 1102 will advise as to the room where such Ithaca, New York. hearing will be held. At such hearing cause shall be shov/n why the declaration involved therein shall become effective. By the Commission. Notice of such hearing is hereby given to the parties in­ [seal] F rancis P. B rassor, Secretary, volved herein and to any other person whose participation in [P. R. Doc. 38-1363; Piled, May 12, 1938; 12:42 p. m.] such proceeding may be in the public interest or for the protection of investors or consumers. By the Commission. United States of America—Before the Securities and Exchange Commission [seal] F rancis P. B rassor, Secretary. At a regular session of the Securities and Exchange Com­ [P. R. Doc. 38-1364; Filed, May 12,1938; 12:42 p. m.] mission held at its office in the City of Washington, D. C., on the 11th day of May, A. D. 1938. 13 P. R. 305, 502, 931 (D I).