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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
N. Y. Stocks
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, July 81. The
stock market went through a series
CT wide swings in the three-hour
session today, with slightly in
creased trading
In early trading the list moved
up fairly well under the lead of
rails, steels and shipbuilding is
sues. Farm equipments were strong.
So we're many special issues.
Inspiration for the early rise was
provided by strong grain market
where wheat gained cents a
bushel; corn more than cents;
rye 6 cents and oats 3 cents.
After scoring net gains of l to
5 points, the list ran into a sharp
reaction downward in the last hour,
The selling developed suddenly and
may have been a bear test of
values. Prices broke several points
and many issues sold under the
previous close. However, the lead
ers resisted selling, the attack sub
sided and a substantial recovery
took place.
All groups came back from their
lows and several issues wiped out
their losses.
Impetus for the early rise in rail
shares was provided by June re-
ports and by indications car load
ings for the July % week would
show another increase.
New York Central was the fea-
ture of the carrier group in the
first hour rally. 1t was bid up
more than 2 points and other rail
issues followed.
Steels were whirled up on an
alyses showing U. S. steel would
show a substantial profit in July
with U. S. Steel crossing SIS.
Sales were 2,46O,O0O shares, against
2.O40,000 yesterday. Curb sales were
431 900 against 100000.
Dow-Jones preliminary averages;
industrial, $3.50 up 0.94; railroad
1880 up LOS; utility 32.1S off O.o7.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
Senators Seek
Federal Funds

Information received from Wash.
ington today IS to the effect that
conferences are being held by Sec
retary Ickes with western senators
regarding reclamation projects Of
the west which hackers are desir-
Gus of having included under the
public works program.
On the interior department list
of IL projects, the All-American
canal is included for S33 100000.
Judging from the advices re-
ceived here, local leaders say west
ern senators are making deter
mined drive on the President. the
cabinet and secretary of interior
to have the reclamation projects
receive allotments from the public
works fund.
These conferences are believed
to be a part of the comprehensive
plan to bring the western projects,
including the All-American canal
before the powers in order that
this section of the nation may re-
ceive benefit from the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
L. A. Butter & Eggs
BUTTER
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.PJ-
Issues remained unchanged or
slightly lower in a majority of
groups on the Los Angeles stock
exchange tocay. The market was
dull.
The mornings activity was fea-
tured by the sale of 2700 Claude
Neon at los, up Is, and with a
Transamerica turnover of only 600
at 7l9, unchanged.
Most of the trading was confined
to blocs of less than 100 shares.
Edison common sold 400 at 23%
down Il, while Edison 6's traded
100 at 22A, unchanged.
Republic Petroleum sold 400 at
P7k, unchanged; Pacific Western
Oil traded 200 at 614, up Is; while
Hancock Oils turnover of 200 was
at 9ia, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
Travelling College
Visits In Valley

"Omnibus College" passe d
through here last night on its way
to San Diego and a tour of Cali
fornia, according to police who told
of inquiries made at headquarters
by several undergraduates.
The college consisted of lat stu
cents 020 of whom were girls)
from Alabama colleges and schools,
who were making a tour of the
country in several large busses.
The group stopped here only
long enough for a meal to be
served and then proceeded on
their way to the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
GOLFER BESTS BURGLAR

LOS ANGELES, July 81. up
The determined stance of Ralph
w. Bramble must have indicated
he had a good "follow through {"
tor when he cornered a suspected
burglar at his home early today and
threatened him with a golf club
the intruder patiently awaited the
arrival of police officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
L. a. livestock

LOS ANGELES, July 81. (U.H-
Hogs none; quotable top around
$5.35.
Cattle $50; holdovers 246; fed
heifers weak to slightly lower; other
classes steady; common to medium
steers $3.50 to So; medium to good
fed heifers $5J65 to $6.35; few COWS
1885 to 4; common to medium COWS
SO to S3.75; cutter grades $1.50 to
$2.75.
Calves 200, steady; few vealers
$6.25; calves $5 to $3.50.
Sheep 1900; lambs around .25
lower; medium to good wooleo
lambs $6.75 to 81 quoted; shorn
island ewes 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
LOUD NOISE EXPLAINED

LOS ANGELES. July 81. U,R)-
The loud reverberations heard last
night along Foothill boulevard
from Altadena to Pomona were
caused by gunnery practice from
the U. S. S. Nevada, naval officials
announced today.
The noise was absent in Los An
geles. it was explained, because the
sound waves traversed a higher
stratum. struck the foothills and
rebounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27

L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, July 27. U.P)-
Following are tooay's market quo
tations
Hens, Leghorns, 2H to 81 lbs. lOc
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27

Considerable interest is being
shown in the proposal to build
flood control dam on the ella IL
yer in Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
VIII Entertain
Club Tonight

Miss Josephine Hamilton will be
hostess to members of the w. W.
and w. c. club tonight at the
home of her sisser at 361 Holt ave-
nue..
An entertaining program Of
games and contests will be follow
Cd by dancing.
At the close of the evening, re-
freShments will be served by the
hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
l.. A. Hay
L. A. Banks

Bid Asked
TranSamerica ....-........... ia 7Ib
Security First Natl. ............37 371s
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
THE LINDRERGHH PLANS

Two items about Col. and Mrs
Lindbergh have attracted wide in
terest. One was that the Lindbergh
home at Hopewell, N j., from which
their eldest son was so brutally
kidnapped, is to become center
for children's welfare work. Thus
some dark tragedy often becomes the
means OF bringing a blessing to hui
mainly. The scene of that CHASTITY
act is to be a place where unhappy
children will be saved for useful
lives.
Another item states that Col. and
Mrs. Lindbergh are to explore frigid
Greenland, planning for use of that
frozen land as a stopping place on
oceanic flights. The friends of the
famous flier might like to tie him
down to some desk chair, where he
would be absolutely safe. And yet
a man who could meet the terrors of
an ocean, fight, may be safer while
the Businesses of ice, than
he would be sitting in some office
while his physical vigor decays.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
START DRIVING NAILS

In an editorial concerning the rem
ovizing campaigns that have found
welcome in a multitude of Ameri-
can communities, the Saturday Even
ing Post says: when city or a
town makes a united effort to i'm
prove the local employment and
business situation, it also builds up
its own confidence. There is less
uncertainty and apathy when every
body pitches in to stimulate work of
such a useful kind. 1t is nothing but
good local business. But it's great
est benefit will come when it is
adopted by practically all the cities
and towns in the country. The slo-
gan of the renoyize movement is a
simple one, but for that very reason
it is capable of having a far-reach-
ng effect. The slogan is: If a man
drives a nail he helps business"
There is another good slogan, too,
and that one is: Employment and
investment are cheaper than char
ity." One of the main purposes of
renoYizing campaigns is to provide
the unemployed with productive
work-as distinct from work which
is not necessary, and is given more
or less as charity. During the past
three years millions of structures
hotels, warehouses, business build
ings and residences-have been all
lowed to run down. Their OWNERS
have taken the attitude that economy
came first-that they would spend
as little as possible until they could
see what was coming. 20 permit
them to go on longer without repairs
is the most prodigal kind of luxury.
True economy is to protect the in
Vestment they represent by making
improvements and repairs now
when they can be had at rock-bottom
prices.
It's time to start driving nails.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
TIRELESS WORKERS

Many towns in Delaware have
accomplished very remarkable re-
suits in progress during recent
years. They have active business
and improvement organizations, they
have acquired new industries, their
streets and other public places are
better kept, and the Spirit of i'm
provement has spread widely among
the home owners. ..,
In many of these places, you can
attribute such gains largely to few
leading people. Other folks of
course have done lot of work. But
these leaders just could not stand
it to see their towns remain sta
tionary. They took their coats off
and went to work. They had
meetings, organized committees,
pushed for improvement. Their en-
thusiasm fired many others, until
large results have been accomplish
ed. The most generous words of
praise should be given such people.
We have some in Milford but we
need more.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
THE INTERETS OF THE PUR-
.CHASERS |

The way to build up successful
business, is to see to it that every
purchaser of goods gets something
which he is pleased and satisfied. If
you go into stores in a large city,
the idea usually seems to be to make
a sale at all costs. The salespeople
do not expect to see you again per-
sonally, so they think now is their
only chance to sell you something.
If they haven't got just what you
want, they try to work something
else off ON you.
When you go into the stores of
Milford you get different recep-
ton. They know that they have to
please you, or you won't come back.
If they haven't just what you want,
they are not anxious to sell some
thing else, as they fear you will not
be pleased.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
RUNAWAYS

The boys have stopped running
away from home to fight the Indians,
but girls are all the time running
away with the hope of getting into
the movies, or of finding congenial
work in some big city. They revolt
from the strict regulation of their
homes, and decide that the world
has a secret longing for their tai
ents.
Most of those who thus drop out
of their rightful place come to grief.
Thousands on thousands aspire to
movie fame, but only few become
winners. The cities are crowded
with pathetic girl waits. The world
is a cold and cruel place, and few
young people are able to contend
with its remorseless power, without
friends and influence
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
PAYLESS PAYDAYS

Too many cities and towns have
had payless paydays for faithful en-
ployees of the municipal government.
The failure of the ghost to walk is a
suggestion that the voters would
better do some walking to the polls
at future elections, and take more
interest in city affairs.
The original cause of financial
difficulties in city is usually the
failure of the voters to attend to
their duty as citizens. If the stock
holders of corporation take no in
terest in the meetings of that COM
pany, its affairs are likely to go
wrong. The voters of city are its
stockholders. If they always COM
plain of headache when asked to
consider its financial condition, they
need not be surprised if there are
payless paydays. y. r
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
THOSE VAGRANT BOYS

What are we going to do here in
delaware and elsewhere, for those
hundreds of thousands of boys who
are wandering about the country?
The Rotary clubs of the United
States are going to take up this
, question, as they have just voted
such action at the Rotary Interna-
tional convention.
Most of those boys started out
with a sincere desire to find work.
But the life of the tramp hang-outs
and "jungles". the stealing of freight
train rides and the thumbing of lifts
from motorists and truck drivers,
has deteriorating influences. A boy
who has had six months of such eX-
perience, may not have the energy
and will to line up in front of fac
tory bench, and do a days work that
will satisfy foreman.
Many of these boys who have con-
tracted the wandering habit, will
continue wanderers. The life gets
into the blood, paralyzing will
power.
But if you can get at one of these
young fellows when he is Just start
ing out on such a career, or when
he shows signs of restlessness at
home, you may be able to pound
some sense into his head. He is
better off in his home town than
he is in any wandering life. He
should not leave home until he has
a definite chance of a job somewhere
else, and money enough to buy a
ticket home.
Youth burns its heart out, If
there is no chance TO exercise its
activity. If every such boy could
be given a garden to cultivate, it
would help work off his energy and
cure his restlessness. Let us hope
that improving business and the
governments recovery activities
will soon make so many jobs that
our young fellows will be able to re-
sist the deceptive lure of the road,
and the visionary feeling that if they
could only get somewhere else, they |
could find work.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
BRING HOME GOOD IDEAS

Many of our people here in Mil
ford are going away on vacations
We all wish them a good time, and
hope they will conclude, after their
wanderings, that the old home
town is the best place yet.
One of the most useful features
of the vacation travel habit, is that
it should induce people to absorb
good ideas elsewhere, and bring
them back to use them at home.
When people 90 through many towns
that have beautiful streets, parks,
Fairgrounds, and nice home places,
it should fill them with a resolve
to accomplish the same better re-
suits at home. They should return
to new ambition, determined to do
all in their power toward making
Milford or Delaware the equal in at
Effectiveness of any community they
have visited.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Here is what the railroad prob.
lem really amounts to: How car
the transportation needs and inter
ests of the public best be served?"
1t is obvious that this can't be
done by permitting the basic trans
port industry, the railroads, to GO
into bankruptcy. Nor can it be done
by throttling newer agencies OF
transport, such as buses and trucks
and pipelines, which perform val
liable service in smaller fields. 1t
can be done by cooperation and CO.
ordination under a forward-looking
policy which will protect and aid all
concerned.
The great percentage of all inland
tonnage moved in this country is
still carried by the railroads and
there seems to be no chance of
change in the near future. The rails
are fast and economical-their art
cries touch the most remote reaches
of the country, and they have Gre
ated facilities whose worth is beyond
question. The trucks have place
because of their pliability.
The government, in its new rail-
road legislation, has taken the po-
sition that all carriers have place.
That is certainly logical. There may
be difficulties in working out
sound program. and there will un-
be necessary changes, but
the country can be thankful that, in
transport policy, we are on the right
track at last. as ~ 80 g
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07

But they would become so discon-
tented if ordered to go hither and
yon and do this or that, by some
government dictator or bureau, that
they would not do good work. They
would be SO inefficient as producers,
that the country could not create a
sufficient supply of the necessities
of life.
Freedom puts energy into peoples
muscles and ambition into their
hearts. The slave works along in a
dull routine, and produces no well
fare. The freeman leaps to his
task, and does a real days work.
When they think it over, our people
will say that American liberty is at
the foundation of American welfare.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
WOMEN AND PROSPERITY

What specific things can womeT
as a sex do for the recovery of eco
nomic welfare? The National Wom-
ans party has called a conference
at Washington for July 8, at which
time the above question will be con-
sidTed.
The nations economic difficulties
can be attributed to human errors.
For the most part these faults are
shared by both sexes. But the men
have certain special faults that Gre
ate economic trouble. and the wom-
en- have also. The conference noted
above may we'll consider what spe-
cific things women can do as a sex
to make the country more prosper
Gus
One habit which the women have
acquired does make industrial trou-
BILE, and that is the tendency to be
too much governed by the whims
and caprices of fashion.
Dealers in women's clothing,
shoes, ETC.. do not dare give orders
for goods, until it is clear what the
styles for the coming season will be.
That causes a waiting period, when
factories are shut down or running
on short time. Then when the styles
are determined, there is a wild and
frantic rush to get the goods made.
The result is costly operation. The
workers have to be paid enough so
they can live through the dull pc
RODS while they are waiting for the
styles to be determined.
This irregular operation causes
serious losses. Someone was speak
ing of seeing women's shoes which
were made to sell for SO a pair,
selling for 81. They were very at
tractive shoes, but they would not
sell because out of style. ANY such
custom causes great losses. If the
women could only persuade them
selves to depend more on standard
goods that are good in all seasons,
they would confer a wonderful boon
On a great number of business peo-
pie and workers whose trade is up
set by these constant fluctuations
iue to style changes.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
MARCH OF THE CAMPERS

From thousand cities, groups OF
happy boys and girls are travelling
to young peoples woodland camps.
The camp population of the United
States is a great army of enthusi-
astic youngsters.
MILLIONS of less favored boys and
girls in crowded towns look with en-
Wy on these brown faced kids, who
have escaped from the dull routine
of summer home life, and are living
like little Indians they would wish
to be. These camps, however, are
not created merely to amuse His and
Her Majesty Johnny and Mary. They
are organized for a purpose. to help
them learn discipline and order.
This beautifully sugar coated pill
should be thoroughly assimilated.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
THREE CENT POSTAGE

The government has begun the
experiment of reducing local first
class postage to two cents. II the
experiment works out well, all first
class postage may be restored to the
two cent rate.
The three cent postage has not
worked as was expected 1t was
supposed that about everybody who
used two cent stamps, would con-
tinue to use those costing three
cents when the rate was changed.
But many of them have had their
own ideas on that.
Concerns and corporations have
many bills to distribute on the first
of the month. Naturally, they began
to experiment on other ways of do
ing this work. At time when they
were able to reduce their other costs
quite drastically, it did not seem
quite logical to them that the gov
eminent should advance its postal
charge so per cent. When the cost
of anything is raised so sharply,
people look for other ways of get
ting it done.
The most serious i'll effect of three
cent postage is its tendency to dis
courage the solicitation of business.
The government asks producers to
get busy, and return to normal op-
Grafton as soon as possible. That
means soliciting more business. But
innumerable concerns that had been
using two cent postage to drum up
new and old trade, have felt that a
so per cent increase in that expense
was too much. So they have cur
tailed such soliciting.
Also the good old fashioned postal
card has grown popular again. The
letter writer who was asked to pay
so per cent more to the government,
has concluded that instead he could
save so per cent by using the card
message. Increasing the costs of |!
loing business is never a good way
IF restoring prosperity.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
EVERY MAN on THE ROPES

1--WE need every good man on the
ropes" pulling the country out of
the hole, says Gen Johnson, admin
istrator of the industrial recovery
act.
There are always some people
who aren't willing to make sacri-
fees, but they expect to get all the
benefit that comes from the sacri-
fees other people make. That will
not prove good policy now. Those
who take hold and try their best to
start up business and give idle peo-
pie employment, will stand high in
the community. The efforts of the
government for revival of industry
may seem to suspend and contradict
standard principles of business. But
when we are trying to pull a wagon
out Of the mud, we all have to pull
on the ropes, whether we are sure
we are pulling the right way or not.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
PAYMENT OF DEBTS

No debts have to be paid? AnC
what will happen if they are no
paid? Many people and many com
munities that are seeking to avoid
the payment of just debts, would dc
well to ask themselves such ques.
tions.
We now see the results of a boom
time when people borrowed far toe
much money. We had period of in
fated values, when people bought
houses and farms at prices far be-
yond real value, and borrowed too
much money on those houses and
farms. There are many such cases
in Delaware.
Many cities borrowed SO much
money that they are practically
bankrupt today. Their credit has
become poor for the time being any
way, and they can't obtain renewals
of their loans.
In such a period of excessive debt,
many readjustments become neces-
sary. If the owners of some mort
cages and bonds don't accept set
Element, it may be years before they
get any cash at all.
Yet a time when many debts are
being scaled, is one when innumer-
able debtors are inclined to lie down.
They see some neighbor excused
from the payment of his debt in full.
"Why should have to pay my
debts?" they ask. They owe money
to the grocer and the butcher. "I'l
tell him can't pay" they remark.
What will become of business if
people don't pay their debts? The
whole fabric of modern industry and
business is built on credit. People
can't go ahead and employ labor, if
they can't borrow money. And they
can't borrow money unless banks
and other lenders have confidence !
that debts will be paid. In seeking
readjustment of debts that are really |
excessive, the community must look
Dut that it does not encourage all
debtors to lie down and refuse pay
nent.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-07-07
OUR SAILOR PRESIDENT

President Roosevelt made a pleas
ing picture as he has sailed his Am
berjack ii over the tossing Atlantic
seas on his brief vacation: The
President a very dignified parsonage
in his formal dress for state ocea-
sions, but the people love him just
as well as they have seen him on this
trip, wearing sweater and flannel
trousers, and bare headed.
They like their great men to de-
scend to the labors and pastimes of
every day life. The fishermen Presi-
dents have seemed less remote as
they baited their hooks and pulled
in their trout. President Roosevelt
is called very handy at sailing a
boat. Anyone who has tried it
against contrary winds and a rough
sea knows it is no parlor trick.
Somehow it gives us confidence that
he will navigate the ship of state
through the storms.