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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-03
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M|DDLE-OLD BELT
Old Belt Group Sought Same
Opening Dates as This
Section Had

Old Point Comfort, Va, July
fAP)-An estimate that the brighC
leaf tobacco crop in Georgia and
the Carolinas will be 15 percent
Greater than last year was made
today by j. w. Huntington, OF
FarmvilIe, Va, vice-president OF
the Tobacco Association OF tne
United States as delegates TO the
sz+h annual convention left for
their homes.
Huntington predicted the crop
would reach a total of between
15o. OOO. 900 and SOO,OOO.OOO pounds.
Next years convention place VIII
lNAI..,ad on PaRa Three.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-03
Decision On
Spain Likely
Next Week
Britain, France, Rus
sia Opposing Italy
and Germany In
Neutrality Row

London, July SLAP Britain.
France and Russia, virtually standing
as allies against Italy and Germany
in the Spanish war crisis, sought fur
Their support today among the 81 ma
tons represented in the neutrality
system.
Firm in their rejection of Italo-
German contemporaries to the An
glo-French naval patrol, ENJOYS of the
three powers hoped to line up other
Continued on Pzga Sikh
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-03
WEEKLY WEATHER.

WEEKLY WEATHER.
South Atlantic States: Scatter
ed thundershOwers first of week
and again toward end of week.
Somewhat warmer at beginning
of week. Temperatures near nor
NAL thereafter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-03

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Evening star., 1937-05-06
HUGE GAIN SHOWN
IN CONSTRUCTION
Private Projects Jump 76
Per Cent Ahead of
1886 Mark.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 6.-For the third
consecutive month private engineer
ing construction awards in April ex-
ceeded public awards and topped pri-
vate projects In the same month last
year by rs per cent, the Engineering
News Record reported today.
The biggest gain was In commercial
building, up 1853 per cent over the
1896 figure. Industrial building In
creased 80 per cent.
Private awards accounted for $l12,-
073,000 Of the months total. Out Of
sl95,458,000 in April, 1886, private
contributed $63,7O3, 900.
The March total this year was 1885,
$4,000, including sS1, ,s27, 900 private.
Awards for the week ended last
Tuesday totaled $50, ,45l 900, the sec
ond highest this year, the trade pub
lication announced, with private con-
tracts up l34 per cent compared with
last year.
Private amounted to $26,274, 900,
against S2l ,8ll 900 the preceding week
and sll, 100000 in the 1886 week. The
total for the preceding week, including
public, was s4o,264OOO and for the
1895 period, $39 ,467,00O
Seasonal expansion in street, high
way and sewerage projects helped
boost State and municipal totals for
the week.
Among private awards were 5000, 900
for q power plant for the Phelps
Dodge Corp, Douglas, Ariz; $3,26O 900
for a paper mill for the National
Container Corp, Jacksonville, Fla,
and a $2o00,000 plant for the Kraft
Phenix Cheese Co., Chicago.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
ALLEGHANY GROUP
NAMED DIRECTORS
Young, Kobe & Kirby Given
Places on Boards of Two
Holding Companies.
BY the Associated Press,

6y the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 6.--Robert A.
Young, Frank F. Kobe and Allan P.
Kirby, who bought control of the Van
SWeringen railroad empire last week,
moved into active direction of the
affairs Of the system yesterday when
they were elected directors Of two
holding companies
All three were chosen directors OF
the Chesapeake Corp, which owns q
controlling interest in the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad and also holds other
rail properties. Young and Kolbe
were also elected directors OF the Alle-
gany Corp, which owns 10 per cent
OF the Chesapeake company.
No mention was made at either
meeting of plans for the simplifcation
of the Van Sweringen system. The
Chesapeake & Ohio is key property
in the system
Seven other directors were chosen
for the Allegany Corp They were
Frank B. Bernard, Charles L. Bradley,
Col. Leonard P Ayres, Gardner Abb
bott, George A. Martin and Herman R.
Neff.
Bradley, John Sherwin, jr., and
John P. Murphy were elected to the
Chesapeake board.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
CLEAR|NGS STAGE
SUBSTANTIAL RISE
Total for 22 Leading Cities
Remains O.9 Per Cent
Below Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

6y Inc A16OclAteo Press.
NEW YORK, May Settlements
through the banks during the latest
week reached the highest level in
month. The total for % leading cities
in the United States, as reported to
Dun l. Bradstreet, for the week ended
May S, was st, sos, 49,, 900, against So
67l 1880 year ago, a decrease of
0,s per cent.
This contrasted with rise of 8.6 per
cent in q similar comparison a week
earlier.
Heavy first the month settle
ments were included in the record both
this year and last While general SEN
tlment improved in the share markets,
quotations on some commodities con-
tlnued unstable.
Clearings at New York City Of s4,-
24I I,374 900 compared with S4,625.-
483,O0O in 1885, a percentage loss of
81. Outside centers aggregated s2,-
3ol 1853 900, which was 1874 per cent
in excess of the s2,045, 1855, 900 recorded
IN the corresponding week of 1896.
All individual cities shared In the rise,
with the exception Of Omaha, where a
loss OF 5.3 per cent occurred. The
larger gains appeared at Buffalo, Gin
clnnati, Cleveland, Atlanta New Or
leans, Detroit, Louisville, Kansas City
and Portland, Greg.
The current figure showed a rise of
$l,Ol9,016,000 over the total of the
week preceding Between the two SIM
liar weeks of 1886, there was an in
crease Of $l,519,228,o00.
Figures at leading cities, together
with percentage gains and losses, COM
pared with those of 1896, follow; also
daily average bank clearings for Feb
ruary, March and April:
Evening star., 1937-05-06
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The bond
market yielded some early gains to-
day under increased offerings of rails
and speculative industrials in the
final hour
In United States Governments gains
and losses were about equally divided,
the former ranging from 1-32s to
6-32s. Losses averaged smaller, ex-
cept in Treasury 3s, 1851, off about Is
Studebaker IS slid off more than 3
In a thin market. Declines ranged
from fractions to IA in Chesapeake
Corp. SIS, Youngstown Central SIS, ST..
Paul SIS and Southern Railway Is.
Bonds of WalWorth Co., Pure Oil,
Union Pacific, Santa Fe and Nc
Kesson & Robbins held moderate
gains.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
London Cheered.
Settlement Day =,
Brings No Trouble
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 6-The London
Stock Exchanges most exacting pay
day IN years passed without visible
trouble today.
Exchange members, cheered, con-
tinued trading with prices on fairly
steady basis and good recovery noted
from the low prices Of last weeks dis
astrous break. r.
Some speculative issues, such as gold
shares and oils. lacked the usual con-
tlnental and South African support
because OF holidays. Big professional
nrms, however, quietly picked up bar
gains IN anticipation of greater public
interest after the coronation.
The action helped the market to a
quiet and steady settlement day close.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
WOOlwOrth Sales
For April Drop
Below Year AGO
By the Associated Press.

6y inc Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May s.-with the
Easter trade stimulus felt earlier this
year than last, the first big chain store
system reporting April sales today
showed a year-to-year drop, reversing
a prolonged climb.
The F. w. Woolworth Co. recorded
sales totaling $21 1857 $50, against $23,-
O72,493 in the comparable month last
year, decline OF So per cent. For
the first four months sales increased
to 85,080,931 from $78,748,o20 In the
corresponding 1885 period, gain Of
8 per cent.
Easter fell in April last year and In
March this year. Easter trade was
held partly accountable for q year-to-
year gain of 26.1 per cent in Wool
worth sales last month.
A trend similar to Woolworths was
evident in an April drop of 81 per
cent compared with last year for the
S. S. Kresge Co.'S stores Sales to-
tailed sll,198.996 against $12,01l ,258.
For the first four months the total
was $43,025, 400 against $40,222,654
an increase Of SO per cent.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
LONDON BANK REPORT.

LONDON. May 6 tP.--The Bank of
England statement for the week ended
May 5 lin thousands of pounds:
Circulation. 475,15S; increase. 6.342.
Bullion. 314.610; decrease 30. Reserves,
3a452; decrease. 6401. Public deposits,
1881: decrease $3.50. Private deposits,
134.S .S35: increase. 1893. Government
securities 1O3. .095; increase. 1866, Other
securities 26.4O3; decrease. 1,O31.
Proportion of the banks reserve to liza
bility is 5000 per cent, compared with
1890 last week.
Rate of discount . per cent.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK May 6 CP,.-Eggs. 90 1877
hrnler. Mixed colorS. special packs 23l2-
JAY: standards. 2294-23: storage packed
frsts. 22ha; f1rsts. 20-20la: mediums and
dirties. No J.. ~; averase checks. 1S
Butter 1O.013. steady Creamery. eX-
ira la2 score), 321a; seconds (s4-s7
scores. 27-29R: other butter prices I'M
Cheese. 50731 steady to nrm and un-
CHANGED
ers-RockS. 1925; reds, 1921; crosses.
SI-24 Fowls-Colored, 2021; roosters,
IA; turkeys, 1920; other express prices
UNCHANGED.
No freight quotations account handlers
strike.
Dressed poultry steady to easy. Fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
new GAIN REPORTED
IN DEMAND DEPOSITS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 6.-Demand de-
posits Of Federal Reserve member
banks in major centers pushed up
again during the latest week.
The dip in loans to industry and
commerce led financial quarters to
believe that expenditure of Treasury
cash was the primary force behind the
move.
Demand deposits other than Fed
eral banks in 1Ol cities, reported by
the Federal Reserve Board, compared
as follows:
Week ended April 28---S15, 1888 900 900
Previous week IS 333 600 OcO
Same period last year. 14,258 ,O00, 900
Evening star., 1937-05-06
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
,y the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury May 4:
Receipts. S2l.153 S66.61; expenditures.
S3O,9O5. 1861: balance 81 6S3 762.-
436as; customs receipts for the month.
So 556,444.
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
u 81 l42 500 1872; expenditures Sc
363 .41S,536 including S".402 3d.
36S45 of emergency expenditures: excess
of expenditures 5000. S21 t63.15: gross
debt S34 9s7 9O3. .s96.42. an increase Of
Sss7 62s.19 over the. previous day; gold
assets S1l S}6,3Stj S63. A. including
S6O5 OS5 a52 81 of inactive gold.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
REVENUES FROM POWER
CONSUMERS INCREASE

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 6.-The Edison
Electric Institute reported today for
February total revenue from ultimate
consumers Of electricity in the United
States was $l83,586,30O, compared
with $17l,2l9,500 in the like 1886
month.
For the IL months ended February
IL total revenue was s2,o86, ,0s0, 300,
against 81, 1928, ,778.00o in the preceding
like period.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
A. Il. & II. T.DisclOses
Larger Increase
In Phone Total
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 6,-Principal sub
sidiaries of the American Telephone
Telegraph Co. reported an increase
during April of 100000 telephones in
use. This compared with a gain of
75.40O stations in April year ago.
The New York Telephone Co. re-
ported for April station gain of 1898,
compared with a gain of 1887 in
April. 1896. In the first four months
there was gain of 53115, compared
with an increase Of 32,87l year ago.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May LP-Copper steady;
electrolytic spot and future, IA 90: export,
IA 422Aa-3O. Tin easier: spot and nearby.
55.0Q-55 ;12ls; future; 54;s2la,75: Lead
Louis. spot 5s5. Zinc steady: East ST
Louis spot and future 675 Quicksilver
p5OO-97 90 Iron aluminium, platinum
and wolframite unchanged
Evening star., 1937-05-06
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK May 6 GP,.-Call money
steady; / per cent all day: prime CONNER
cial paper. ! per cent; time loans steady:
60-9O days. ! u; 4-6 months. "a per cent:
rate, New York Reserve Bank. u per cent.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
MONTREAL SILVER,

MONTREAL May LP,.-silver futures
opened steady UNCHANGED to higher.
May 449Ob; July. 44.s0b: September.
Bid.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
RUBBER FUTURES,

NEW YORK. May 8 (P,.-crude rubbs-
futures opened steady 90 to 80 higher
May unquoted: July. 2175-sO; September,
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Washington Produce

BUTTER-92 score, 1-pound prints. 35:
A-pound prints. 50; tub, "a 90 score.
l-pound prints "a: A-pound prints. 35:
tub SO.
MEATS-Choice beef. 1s; calves. 16:
veal. 1e; lamb. "a; pork loin. "a; frozen
sliced bacon. 80; slab bacon. %: COM
LIVE sToCK-Pies. ska9; light hogs.
9Aa9A: mediums; 9Aa10: heavies. ss4a
9A; .roughs. 5ha8; calves. Gallo.
Prices paid shippers, net fob, Washing
ton. BY the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics:
EGGS-Market about steady at un-
changed prices. Current receipts. 1SMA19;
hennery whites. 19a2O. Government graded
and dated. white eggs met prices paid
extras, large. 30; U. S. extras, mediums
10; U. s. standards. large. 20.
LIVE POULTRY--Market about steady
at unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored
heavy. 19a2o; Leghorns. d4a155: Chickens,
17a1S; old guineas 25a3O each. Turkeys:
Old hens 16a17; old TOMS IA.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
T R { 4 s U R Y

All time shown below Is daylight saving
on which the Exchange Is now oper ating.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK May 8 P)-New Yorh
Security Dealers Association
Moon quotations
Evening star., 1937-05-06
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, May 6 R.-Bar silver
steady and unchanged at 45h.

High. Low. Oosa
wilkes B&U 1st s. ~. 80 - %
Wilson d Co - 81. l0l lo1 i0l
Wis Cent lst gD ~ 40 2SH 2oH 2Sh
WCS&D ter ~ '36 efs- 10 10 10
YnxstnsAT 3hsV1.- lll llt iA1 81.
Y'nEgtn sgt 44's1---. 10lH i0l l0lA
Evening star., 1937-05-06
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK May dP.-Prices quoted
In dollars and thirty-seconds.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

BY private wire direct % The Star.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, May 6 LPl.-New York Sc
curity Dealers Association.
Quotations as of 2 o'clock)
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
FLOOD WATERS OF CHENA
 RIVER BEGIN RISING AGAIN
(By The Associated Press)

FAIRBANKS, May 14-Temperature dropped to 27 above last night and the flood waters of the Cinema river subsded six inches and at ten it was 29 above and chilly weather forecast for the next day two and tension was much relieved
 Much damage occurred to homes, basements, and lower floors. Refugees slept cots on floors of hotes the school house, federal buding Elks building the Empress Theatre, and American Legion hall
 The worst affected Garden Island n- cludng the Railroad depot and hospital.
 The Railroad speeder is leaving today for Anchor age. Rowboats and canoes are being used on many streets tonight.
 St. Joseph's hospital is without heat the flood wat having put the boilers out of in the basement The Fairbanks fire department is pumping water out of the hospital which has forty bed patients. Mrs Nes Jackson aged 45 wife of miner died there last night of septic sore throat
 One small new residence which was flooded, caught fire from defective wiring last night and partly de- stroyed. The fire brigade became stalled in the mud covered streets.
 A power launch crossed the Cinema river and found the marooned movie colony safe and in good condition
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
WATERS START TO RICE AGAIN
tBy The Associated Press)

FAIRBANKS, May 15-Flood waters started to rise again o'clock Friday afternoon at the rate of one inch per hour when an all time high of thirteen feet two inches was reached. Previous record twelve feet six inches above the normal stage in Sep tember 1880
 The jittery condition of the population has subsided although half or two thirds of the people driven from their homes to find refuge in hotels and public buildings in dry
 Over seveny-fve percent of the town is still cover ed with water mostly the river border with chunks of heavy ice cakes including the long residential section which sweeps First Avenue, to below CoWex street.
 No complaints have been made of any absolute des- titution the civil authorities cooperating with the federas in assisting refugees. Mayor E. B. Collins phatically asserted that if conditions did not get any wose in Fairbanks there would be request for out side assistance He further said that the spirit of the people was splendid.
 San Francisco Red Cross headquarters wired offers of assistance which at this time it is not expected to need
 The amount of damages is impossible to accurately estimate as no survey has yet been attempted Lead ing construction firms estimate the damages to private homes business houses city property and streets will range around one hundred to two hundred thousand dollars, with possibility that as much more damage resulted to highways, bridges and traffic lines radat- ing from the city.
 The moving picture colony which was marooned for three days on the Island all returned this after noon on motorbbat crossing the swollen Cinema river which is not free of ice, but continues to banksful
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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Pilots Merrill And Lambie Arrive
 At New York Coronation Pictures
(By The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Floyd Bonnet Field, May 14-Pilots Merrill and Lambie landed here from England at 3:35 P. EST or 1235 PM. PCT, in light fog and drizz- ing ran completing the round trip transatlantic flight with Coronation movie and still pictures
 Earlier in the day they had swooped down at the Naval Air Base at Squanuam Boston, to get their bearings landing there at TAO pm P hours 27 minutes after leaving Southport, England They then took off almost immediately bound for New York Merrill said we worried about our gas but the motors behaved beautifully the first time sighted land since crossing New Foundland-we had cruised over the New England and New York City area but low ceiling prevented a landing They were engaged at stupen- dous figure to make the flight to bring pictures of the coronation ceremonies in England of the king and queen
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Believe Never Find
 Plane Crashed Months Ago
(By The Associated press)


 SALT LAKE CITY, May l5- The possibility was discussed, that the airplane which vanished five months ago with seven. persons may never be found, air veterans said, because of the fact that the Wreckage may lie buried unde five feet of snow and in a few weeks the snow will melt and the fill with rushing streams and the debris may be swept down and scattered for miles and become buried under rock and silt. There are still hundreds of for the thousand dol lar reward, as searching plans went forward to organize new search.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Demand
 Consideration for
 Rank And File
(By The Associated Press)


 WASHINGTON, D. C., May l4 The National Union for Collec- tive Bargaining for Democratic Workers growled at the petty party chieftains' and served mo- tice that from now on patronage will have to deal with the boys who hustle the votes. Leaders of this movement de- mand more consideration be giv- en the lowly party workers when the jobs arg handed out, claiming tha. the heads of election cam paigns are getting all the gravy, to tho exclusion of the workers ir the lower rants.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Rampant Flood Waters Cinema Imperi Fairbanks
Three Early Retirements From The
 Supreme Court Are Now Assured
(Bv The Associated Press>

lBy The AsSoclated Pressl
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May l5-Opponents of the Roosevelt Court Bill said that three early retremens of the Supreme Court were assured if the president dropped the judicial reorganization program Presi- dent Roosevelt declined to compromise and directed democratic leaders to carry the battle for the meas ure.
 Hlgh-opposon senators said that the justices ready to retire were: Bradeis Vandevanter and Sutherland From other sources the hint that Vandevante, would quit regardless of continuance of the court dispute He is 78 and the oldest member except Bran deis, who is 30, and senior member Brandes has made up his mind to quit and might announce his decision when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes next Tues. day on the Court Bill.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15

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Ashes Of City Dump For
 Lost Jewelry
(By The ASsoclated PreSs)

(By The aSsoclated PreSS)
 GREAT NECK, N. Y, May l5 Three detectives directed squad of men who are sitting the ashes of the city dump for fifteen thousand dollars worth of jewel ry, which Dennis King, an actor, said his wife threw away in hat box. King said the jewels were insured.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
DEFINITELY FIXED

(By The Associated FressJ
 LONDON, May l5th-Titled friends of Duke Windsor, said, it is definitely fixed' that the former monarch's bride to be, is not to become her royal highne:;s, at least not immediately.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Ford Issues An Announcement
(By The Associated Press) )

(By The Associated Press) DETROIT, May 15-The first apparent move of the Ford Motor Company to oppose the unionzaon of its hundred and fifty thousand employees revealed in announcement cards bearing Fords view on labor ganizatons and policies, which will be circulated among the workers Monday, the union announced, it going after the closed shop
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Nations First Major Steel Strike
 Reaches Tentative Peace Agreement
(By The Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH, May l5-The nations first major steel strike In eighteen years ended with tentative peace agreement between the Jones Laughin Corpora. ton and the Lewis Steel union forces Chairman Phi lip Murray of the steel workers organizing committee ordered the plckets withdrawn and immediate resump- ton or operations by the twenty thousand work CTS The labor board will hold election next week to determine what union will represent the workers
 PITTSBURGH May l5--John L. Lewis and his steel workers organizing committee heralded the victory ii the nations first major steel strike in eighteen years then summoned leaders from among the workers of three big independent to meeting Observ- CTS termed the meeting council of war to outline strikes in the plants of producers independent of the U. S. Steel Corporation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Japanese Raise Price Of Gold
(By The Associated Press)

Tokyo, May 15-The Japanese government raised the price of gold by twenty seven yen and gram to BIT yen-gram equivalent to $3376 cents per ounce to encourage the production and to prevent gold from being smuggled out of the country.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15
Pilots Errors Are
 Held Responsible
 Air Line Crashes
(By The Associated PresS)

(By The Associated FreSS)
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13 The Commerce Department gave it's opinion that the errors of pill ots were responsible for two air plane crashes near Newhall, Cali fornia, when fourteen persons met death and eight were injured. The Department decided that the pilots descended too low an alti- tude fo. safety, and involved the U.A.L. plane on December 27th last year when nine were killed and the Western Air Express, on January 18th when five per sons were killed including Martin Johnson, explorer, and eight in- jured.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-15

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