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Evening star., 1937-12-06
BOND AND STAPLE
GAINS STIR HOPES
Improvement in Commod-
tiles May Bring Revival
of Buying in 1888.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec GA turr for
the better in two important trading
sectors-basic commodities and bonds
has raised business hopes a firm
landing place may be found soon on
the slide from the spring recovery
peaks.
Nothing more than a slowing in the
fast drop in production has been per-
ceptible In latest industrial barometers,
notably steel. But change toward the
upside In such key staples as wheat,
rubber and hides and in the invest
ment has helped produce at least a
temporary life in feeling about the
future.
A return to stability in the maj jor
raw material and foodstuff markets,
analysts contend, may bring resump-
ton OF wholesale buying early next
year. For several months there has
been general tendency to withhold
buying and live of inventories until
the major markets got out of the
quicksands. Production and pay rolls,
consequently, have suffered from
abrupt curtailment as old orders were
filled, most obvious In the record
breaking fall in steel output.
At the same time the bond market,
one of the main roads to capital for
industrial expansion, permitted few
flotations of new securities. While
economists acknowledged there was
potential spending Of many billions
of dollars to meet accumulated depres-
sion demand for utility. railroad and
factory equipment, the condition of
the security markets the last few
months kept industry from raising
funds through new bond and stock
offerings.
Scattered indications of a return of
big buyers on a modest scale into raw
material markets were reported in
trade circles on the rallies in some of
the major staples last week The
buying was impressive, it was said, in
contrast with the general urge to stay
out of the markets during the fast
August-November fall, rather than
with the orders poured out to pro-
ducers last year and early months of
1887 Nothing like a resumption of
the scramble to buy ahead witnessed
then has been noticed.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
STEADY ADVANCE
IN WAGES HALTED
Average Hourly Earnings
for October Same as in
Previous Month.
BY The Associated Press,

BY me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-National In
dustrial Conference Board said today
its latest survey of wage conditions
indicated at least temporary cessa-
ton of the upward movement Of wage
levels.
Average hourly earnings in the Is
industries covered by its monthly re-
port were the same in October as in the
previous month. A decline In average
hours per week, it said, resulted in a
reduction in the workers pay from
S27.39 in September TO S27l3 in
October.
The survey added there was also a
04 per cent drop in employment be-
tween September and october, and a
subsequent drop Of 43 per cent between
October and November, indicated by
results of special telegraphic survey
by the conference board.
The conference board is a statistical
and research organization supported
by large corporations and industries
Evening star., 1937-12-06
CRUDE OIL PRICES,

TULSA. Okla Dec. (P,-Base crude
prices: Mid-Continent area, Oklahoma
kanSas--Gravity scale, 9S cents to 81 30.
North. North Central and West Central
TeXas-Gravity scale. 90 cents to Sl.20
East Texas-Sl .35. West Texas per
mian Basn)--Gravity scale rs cents to
Sl.0S. North ana-Arkansas-Gravity
scale. 80 cents to 81 % Rocky Mountain
area. Salt Greek, Wyo.-Gravity scale,
ST .06 to 81 30
Eastern area. PENNSYLVANIA grade Brad
ford dA!leghanyl-S2 20 Same grade in
southwest Pennsylvania lmes-Sl. .SS Same
grade in Eureka lines-S1 50. Same grade
in Buckeye lines-Sl.70. Corning-SI.21.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
CLIMB 3.53 PER CENT

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, Dec. 6-Prices of
New York City bank stocks turned
upward during the past week, accord
ing to records compiled by Holt, Rose
& TToSter
The aggregate value of 16 leading
issues on December 3 totaled sl,367.-
10000 compared with s1.34O. 1872 900
at the close of the previous week, an
increase of SAT, 348,00O or 3.53 per
cent.
The current average yield of the Is
ISSUES Of AIS per cent compares with
a yield of 492 per cent on November
Is. The current market value is now
100 per cent of the known book value.
against 81 per cent at the close of the
previous week
Evening star., 1937-12-06
INSURANCE SHARES GO
HIGHER DURING WEEK
ialD.snstch tn The Star

Special D. spa tch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Insurance
stocks in the New York City market
scored moderate gains during the last
week. according to records compiled
by Holt, Rose g. Troster.
The aggregate value of 90 leading
fire and casualty insurance issues on
December 3 totaled $510,272 900, COM
pared with s497.64 900 at the close
of the previous week, an increase of
Sl2,626,0 900, or 254 per cent.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
NEW GOLD SHIPMENT
TO FRANCE REVEALED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Additional export of $5,000,000 in
gold to France reduced the Treasury's
inactive gold fund today to Sl.237.-
555. .020.
Since october 8 total of $50 900, 900
worth of gold has been shipped to
France and S5,O00000 to England
The inactive gold fund was created
nearly year ago to offset the credit
imitation effects Of large importations
of foreign gold.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
DEPOSITORS OF 2 BANKS
PAID 10 PCT. DIVIDEND
District National and Seventh
Street Savings Money Is
Being Distributed.

Another 10 per cent dividend for
depositors of both the District Ma
tional Bank, and the Seventh Street
Savings Bank was paid out today by
Justus S. Wardell, receiver.
Depositors were notified by post card
to call for District National checks at
1406 G street NV, and for Seventh
Street Savings Bank checks at Seventh
and N streets, the location of the Sew
enth Street branch of the Hamilton
National Bank. To get his check, the
depositor must bring both his post card
oficial notice, from the receiver, and
the receivers certificate.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
|. C.. C.. Authorizes
Greyhound Issue
Of 1929 Shares
BY the Associated Press.

DIV tHe AsSocIdIeu FTesS.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authorized the Greyhound Corp.
OF Chicago today to issue 1929
shares Of no par value common stock
to be exchanged for 14,274.5 shares Of
Atlantic Greyhound Corp common.
The Greyhound Corp owns Sc per
cent of the Atlantic corporations
stock.
The commission also authorized the
company to issue $l,368.300 Of 51a
per cent preferred stock for a stock
dividend. 1t also authorized issu-
ance of 68,4l5 shares of common to
be used for the conversion OF this
preferred.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON Dec. Il fP,.-Price movements
were narrow in todays quiet but steady
stock market, with British funds slightly
higher. Rubber and oil shares were
hrmer, while silver issues weakened fol-
lowing the penny drop in the price for
held steady and the trans Atlantic section
was generally higher
PARASITIC Bourse closed with mixed
and Suez Canal declining 100 francs.
Rentes finished unchanged to 10 centimes
lower. while railroad issues were firm,
slightly up.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
ANALYSIS PREPARED
ON UTILITY PREFERREDS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The trading
department of Distributors Group,
Inc, SO Wall street, New York CITY,
has available for distribution to Sc
curity dealers upon request a pre-
ferred stock guide comprehensive and
up-to-date statistical information on
over 125 utility preferred stocks.
The study includes the approximate
1887 price range. recent quotation and
yield, per share earnings for the last
four years and other statistical data
on each issue.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
DECREASE IS REVEALED
IN TOBACCO EXPORTS
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Tobacco and tobacco products val
ued at slo4,985,sl5 we're exported in
the first 10 months this year, COM
pared with s111,s79,234 in the cor
responding 1885 period and s104,-
873,007 in the January October period
Of 1885, the Commerce Department
reports.
Cigarettes exported in the first 10
months this year had a value Of
SO, ,240,960, compared with s7085 5.178
for the same period of 1895.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 6 (Pa-Eggs, I1,322;
irregular. Mixed colors: Special packs
27la 40; standards, ~; firsts 24-24ia;
mediums and dirties. No /. 1920; average
checks. l1l2-1S. Refrigator. special packs
19l323: standards 19-l9f4; firsts. 1917
seconds, Is; mediums, small and dirties,
ia
Butter, 11,040: firm. Creamery: Higher
than extra, 40a4-41 a: extra ta2 scorel
40la; f1rsts lSS-9D, 34l2-39l2: seconds
tS4.S7) 32-33i2.
Cheese 1332sS: slow. State whole
milk fats. fresh. fancy. 1Sl2-19; held,
fancy, 1896. 22-24.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
U. S. TREASURY POSITION
aH the Associated Press

The position of the Treasury on De-
eember 3; Receipts S60997. 1915 So ex-
pendltureS, $50, o .0S4.16; balance S.
so. .4s5 l26: 20; customs receipts for the
month. S3.G25.422. 80.
Receipts for the fiscal year tsince July
II. ..40f. .507. .499.5l expenditures, So
c00,563, ,0"5.0l. including $3.50, ,53l ,4O6 66
of emergency expenditures; excess of ex-
penditures, S194 ,0o5, $3.50; gross debt.
S31, 81, 52l .337.12 an increase of So
"3S, ,27l.91 above the previous day gold
assets. Sl2 .7f9. 22 ,900.14 including ST.
231, 555, ,019.97 of inactive gold
Evening star., 1937-12-06
MILLED RICE BOUGHT
BY COMMODITY AGENCY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Surplus Commodities Corp. an
nounced today purchase Of about
100000 pounds of milled rice In
Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas to i'm
prove marketing conditions by remov-
ing some OF the crop surplus.
The purchases will be distributed
to needy persons through local relief
agencies.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
MORE SULPHURIC ACID
MADE FOR FERTILIZERS
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Production of sulphuric acid by
fertilizer manufacturers during Octo-
Der amounted to 212.258 tons. COM
pared with 188,252 tons in September.
For 10 months this year production
totaled 1,806,9l3 tons, compared with
1887, $40 tons in the same period last
wear.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. Dec, tP.-Silyer futures
opened weak today, with prices down
almost a cent.
There were no bids, as London, after
delayed price fixing said to be due to
uncertainty over the American Govern
meHts silver policy after the turn of the
yeaf, finally set a price nearly : cents
an iounce lower Asked prices were De-
cen1ber 43,95: all other deliveries 1890.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
LESS POWER CONSUMED.

Industrial power consumption fell
to 2l,488,000 kilowatt hours last week
compared with 29.685 900 kilowatt
hours in the preceding week and 30
$4,000 kilowatt hours in the cor
responding 1896 week.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
WOOL WORTH SALES RISE
So PER CENT OVER 1886
B, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Retail sales
OF F. w. WooiWorth Co in November
totaled s25,l43275. an increase OF So
per cent over the same period in 1885.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
RURBER FUTURES.

1 NEW YORK. Dec. q lPl.--Crude rubh1k
kutufes opened steady. UNCHANGED to II
u esser. December I5.55b: March. Is 76b!.
May 15.96-9g.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Dec 3 lP-NeW York Se-
curIty Dealers Association:
Quotations as of > o'clock
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
Home Building And Loan
Earnings Are Near Peak
GA Percent for 1885, Stoc khoders Meeting Is Told in
Reports; All Old Drecto rs and Officers Reflect
ed; Tribute Is Pa id to MIR. Hunt

in 1888 to 5000 in 1885. Full-paid
stock amounts to $4,000. In 1888 the
association owed $25,35 in borrow
ings, but since that time has owed
nothing. Total assets were. $215,327 in
1888 and $229,316 in 1896. -.
Mr.. Cheatham told the shareholders
the association had always earned in
excess of six percent, met all demands
and matured all series on time. In
1886 the association assisted in build
ing and financing 43 homes, through
the lending Of $49,105, and cancelled
30 mortgages on homes in the aggre-
gate of 1900.
The expense of operating the as
ISOLATION was given as 40 cents per
share per year, as against the average
for all North Carolina associations
of II 1-2 cents per share. The 6,136
shares of stock now outstanding are
held by SIT white and so colored
shareholders.
At the present time, the report said,
the association has no loan as much
as so days in arrears and no borrow
ed money is owed, and there are no
obligations of any kind outstanding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

"It'Ou' VdIUHleI AHu IUu u Jump UuI OF bk9 ID
the Morning Karin 10 Go
The liver should pour out two pounds Of
liquid bile into your bowels daily. II this bile
is not flowing freely. your food doesn't digest.
1t just decays in the bowels. Gas bloats IN
your stomach. You get constipated. i Your
whole system is poisoned and you feel sour.
sunk and the world looks punk. 7.
1Axatives are only makeshi1ta. A mara
bowel movement doesn't get at the cause f
takes those good. old Carter's Little Liver
Pills to get these two pounds of bile flowing
freely and make you feel up and up. Harm
freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver PiIla by
name. Stubbornly refuse anything else. ESQ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20

earnings in 1886 close to an all-time
peak, and which in actuality were
PROBABLY close to seven percent but
Tor the diversion of funds to a surplus
account, were reported to the stock
holders of the Home Building & Loan
Association at their annual meeting
Tuesday evening The actual rate of
earning was 6.24 percent.
All old directors and old officers
were named again for 1887, and both
the stockholders and the directors.
who met after the shareholders ad-
Journed, approved a proposal to buy a
silver token to be presented to W. A.
Hunt in appreciation of his services
as president of the association con-
tinuously since it was organized in
the spring of 1912.
A committee composed of J. W..
Jenkins, M. w. Wester and Richard
Gooch, made the nominations for the
board of directors, as follows: S. b.
Burwell, Joel T. Cheatham, r. E.
Clements, r. G. S. Davis, Henry A.
Dennis, E. 0. Falkner, E. C. Elan
nagan, A. w. Gholson, Jr, Jasper B.
Hicks, w. A. Hunt, T. S. Kittrell, E..
r. Nelson, Robert L. Oakley F. B.
Robards, T. B. Rose, Jr., DR.. T. S.
Register, S B. Rogers, A. S. Watkins,
Samuel M. Watkins, M. L. Wood
Old officers reelected at the meet
ing of the directors are: President,
w. A. Hunt; vice-president, F. B.
Richards; secretary-treasurer Joel T.
Cheatham; attorney, Jasper B. Hicks.
The meetings were largely attended,
much more than a quorum of share
holders being present and all but four
of the directors.
j. H. Bridgers proposed to the
shareholders that the silver be pre-
sented to Mr. Hunt, and the vote was
unanimous. Mr.. Hunt spoke feelingly
of his deep appreciation, but said that
he could not accept it as any form of
compensation. His services through
the period of 25 years had been en-
tirely a labor of love, he said He re-
called that most of the men who were
associated with him in the organiza-
ton of the association have since
died. At the directors meeting a COM
mittee was named to purchase the
silver, the group including r. G. S.
Davis, Joel T. Cheatham and J. H.
Bridgers.
Joel T. Cheatham's report as sec
rotary was characterized as an excep-
ljonaliy fine one, and one of. the best
the association has ever had. At the
end of 1886, the association had g.
136 shares in force, compared with
1926 in 1888, with SGT shareholders
in 1886, as against 407 in 1888. Mort
gage loans at the present time are
153, rise from no in 1888, while
stock loans have dropped from SO in
1888 to 81 at the present time. Mort
gage loans have increased from $172,-
405 in 1888 to $187 1895 now. Real es-
tate owned had declined from So 3O6
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
PAGE THREE

6 80 o'clock in the Busy Bee cafe, at
which time officers will be elected
for the coming year and the Scout
work here recrganjzed as far as pos
sible for 1857.
Recently d steering committee of
two members was named from each
of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and
junior Chamber of Commerce clubs
to work with the council in reviving
Boy Scout work in the city. This
group is tc attend the meeting.
Claude HUMPHREYS, of Durham,
Scout executive for Occoneechee
Council, is to be present and advise
with the members in their planning.
All members of the Council and
members of all the committees were
urged today by Prof. w. d. Payne,
president of the organization, to
make their plans to attend the meet
ing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
TOTAL DEPENDENTS
378 IN THE COUNTY
222 Are Children and Sc
Aged Persons, 80 De-
pendent Delinquents
SERVEY MADE BY ERA
Fifteen Disabled Persons and One
Blind Shown for County; One
Dependent for Every
y Persons Here
SERVEY MADE BY ERA

A survey made by the North Caro-
INA Emergency Relief Association in
connection with the setting up of the
Social Security Board and it's work
reveals that there is in Vance county
one dependent person for every 70 3
persons. The figures are given in the
survey for each individual county i'm
the State, and are contained in an
exhibit in the current issue of the
University of North Carolina News
Letter.
1t is shown that the county has a
total of 378 dependent persons, of
which number So are aged persons
222 are dependent children, four are
crippled children, 80 are dependent
delinquent children, Is persons are
disabled, and one is blind. Vance
ranked high among the counties. with
respect to the higher number of popu-
lation per dependent, indicating there
are fewer dependents here than in 81
of the counties of the State.
Warren county had only 429 per-
sons for each dependent, of which
there were a total of 544, with 1888
aged persons, 324 dependent children.
two crippled children, three depend
ent delinquent children, rs disabled
persons and seven blind. Warren1s
state rank was 45th.
Granville county ranked much high
err even than Vance, being Goth, and
with 1911 persons for every depend
ent, of whom there were only 268 in
the county, A of them being aged
persons, 1856 dependent children, two
crippled children and 81 dependent
delinquent children, two disabled per-
sons and three blind.
In Franklin county, standing next
to the top, there were 1915 persons
for every dependent person, of whom
there were only 224, including Al aged
persons, 161 dependent children, one
crippled child, IA dependent delin+
quent children. tnreed isabled per-
sons and one blind.
For the State as a whole there were
1872 persons for every dependent per-
son. There were G5,2O6 dependent per-
sons in the State, including 1913
aged persons, 1886 dependent chill
dren, GIT crippled children, 5,446 de-
pendent delinquent children, 1886 dis
abled persons, and 1,046 persons who
are blind.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
GEORGE H. MURPHY
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Vicksboro Man Ill Five
Days After Suffering
Cerebral Hemorrhage

George Fl. Murphy, 63-year-old far
meF Of the Vicksboro section of the
c.lnty, died at 2:2O a. M today at
Maria Parham hospital after an i'll
ness CT five days resulting from
cerebral hemorrhage. He was a native
Of Pennsylvania but had lived in this,
county for many years.
funeral services were announced
lof p. m Thursday at Middlebure
Methodist Episcopal church at Mid,
rlepuig in charge of the pastor, Rev.
D"lght A. Petty, Interment will be
III Inc church cemetery. Until the
Houf OF the funeral, the body will be
Nepl at the Fittman & Lancaster fun
eIal nome here, it was said for the
~enefit IF friends.
mr. Murphy had for many years
"een member of the Middleburg
Me'hodist church. He was a substan-
s'al farmer in his community, where
~V nad lived alone for years. He fire.
quehtly went to Canada during the
summer tobacco-curing season to help
VIVA that work there.
,YHg are TWO sons, "A. j., anu
0onh Murphy, both of Philadelphia;
} 5N daughters, Mrs. Sam Jones, Ra-
,sisH' Mrs. w. P. Robertson, Inez;
NJ T's, vi. Y. Benninghoff and Misses
nsa and Dorothy Murphy, all Of
arenII5aoelphia; and Miss Lily Murphy,
D - oohIyn, ~ Y; one brother, WI.
a., oaH phy, and one sister, Mrs. S. r.
~ ntgI'''o'i both of Philadelphia. His
"ILo n.- 1oen dead q number of years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
Fathers NIGHT At
THE HIGH SCHOOL
R. G. Kittrell To Speak At
Meeting Thursday Night;
Refreshments

The annual Fathers Night program
Of the Henderson high school Parent
Teacher Association is to be held
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock in
The auditorium, and following the
uogram the meeting will adjourn to
Ne cafeteria for refreshments.
R. G. kittrell is to be the chief
g:aker, and will tell of the 1egisla7
tire of the educational workers for
the 1887 General Assembly. A demon
;tration of the work of the Red Cross
home hygiene class, under direction of
Mrs Leon Wick, will be given in the
form Of play
All parents of the high school,
whether members of the PIT A. or
rot is invited to be present for the
meeting
Prof w. D. Payne, principal, said
the building would be open for in
Spection for all who desire to look
over the new structure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
MUSICAL PROGRAM
FOR THE R0TAR|ANS
Prof. Weisenfleuh Enter
tains With Violin;
Plan Ladies Night

Prof. Raynard Won Weisenfleuh,
violinist, entertained the members of
the Rotary club last evening in their
regular weekly session at the Busy
Bee dining room, with several selec-
lions, accompanied at the piano by
A. p. Barnes.
r. G. S. Davis was in charge of the
program.
committee composed of Rev. j.
A. Jones, chairman, DR.. I. H. Hoyle,
and Rev. r. E. Brown, was appointed
to make plans for the annual Ladies'
Night to be held in February. This
will be in the form of a birthday party
for the club, since it will be Is years
old during that month.
]. r. league, r. G.. Kittrell and H.
T. Morris were. appointed as a COM
mittee to meet with representatives
of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
relative to the project for the widen
ing of U. S. No. 1 highway north to
Norlina. xN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
AverageO On
TobaccOFOr
Day $22.l6
335..}3O Pounds Sold
and About 100000
Pounds Left Over
for Today

An average price of $2216 per hun
a,ed pounds was paid for the tobacco
aid ON the Henderson market Tues
3ov III the opening of the selling sea-
,n after suspension of a month for
.ho Chlystmas-New Year holidays.
This was paid for 1885, pounds,
rhich brought $74,31023. An estimat-
a 19ocG0 pounds or more was left
! the block sale which occurred from
,ba DAVIS offerings, and this, together
rith new tobacco brought in, was
sold off today.
Tobacco sold as high as 60 cents a
round ON the Tuesday sale, it was re-
ro,ted. There were a number of piles
os high as 10 cents. But there was all
- tobacco on warehouse floors that
Wrought only one cent a pound. The
average was considered very good for
mis- late date in the season.
Tuesdays sales brought the season
total for the Henderson market to
1o9SG 1876 pounds, for which $780,
ais was paid The season average
+. almost exactly 25 cents.
TIE Henderson market reopened
along with Durham and Oxford in
tbe Middle Belt. and Winston-Salem,
Danvile South Boston and other
markets in the Old Bright Belt.
Middle Blet markets will run two
or three weeks before closing for the
season about or soon after the first
Of February.
Today's sale put the market well
over the 2O.OOO OOO-pound level with
aggregate money paid out amounting
10 more than 100000
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-20
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS2
See Page Four

1. What is the name of the living sub
stance constituting the cell of
plants anu animals?
O. How did Alexander Hamilton meet
his death?
3. Are the fingerprints of twins and
triplets ever Identical?
4. What is planetoid?
5. Who was Nicholas j. Roosevelt?
6. In which state is Luray Cavern?
7. In grammar, what is the name of
word which stands for or instead
of a noun?
8. Who is reputed to have written
the Book of Acts of the Apostles?
9. What is a kaleidoscope?
10. Name the famous mathematical
treatise in Latin by Sir Isaac New