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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
OPINIONS DIFFER
 ON ONEXTRAVACANCE
Baldwin Street Man Draws Suspended Sentence For
 Spending Spree

A man who spent $i4 of his wages yesterday and then went home to call his wife "extrayagant" was or- dered to turn his future wages over to Probation Officer Emil Hummel when he was arraigned in city court today on charges of intoxication and breach of the peace. He also was given q suspended jail sentence of co days.
 The man is Robert Mccarthy, S5, of Baldwin street. ,t
 George Wallace, 38 Of 3i7 Bank street.. charged with non support was given q continuance of one week. He Is not working. t@ I Joseph. Herube, 46, of Bucks Hill. charged with Ion-support was given Q nolle. u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
Vegetable Growers
 .N Hear Billy B. Van
Former Vaudeville Actor Gives "Pep" Talk on Sales.
 manshp-PIans Made For National Convention

cling about the country where he has personally advertised the won- ders of New England, which during the past summer has had receipts totaling about 800 million dollars. Speaking about the people them selves the rustic executive said that they are capable of adapting them- selves to situations aS they arise In citing examples of Yankee sales inansEip he pointed out how q bankrupt corporation was sold for five million dollars, and water rights for an additional thre inil- lion. Later the enterprise paid i26 per cent in dividends.
 John Christensen, president of the Vegetable Growers of America, urged the state association to be represented largely at the national convention which opens Sunday at the Hotel New Yorker in New York city. Other speakers were Roger Corbett, director of extention at Connecticut State college; and Dee Forrest Wells, Sro of Danielson. Ol- colt F King, state commissioner of agriculture, was toaStmaster.
 Entertainment Program
 Included among the entertainment features were songs by Roy E. Nor- cross ot New Haven: ballroom danc- ing by Andy and Arlene of Water- bury. Mrs. arion Carroll Conway of New Haven. fnonoiogues, and songs by Miss Eleanor Holmes of this city.
 Donald Manchester of Bristol, newly elected president of the asso- ciation will head the delegation to represent the staet during the iia- tional convention, and the next state assembly will take place in Wiliimantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
ICE FISHING LAWS LISTED.
Beseck Lake in Middlefield to Be Closed Again
 This Winter

Hartford, Dec. 0.--With Ice fishing due to begin as lakes and ponds freeze over, the state board of fish- cries and game today announced fishing regulations for the season which runs to February 9.
 Twenty.six waters will be wholly or partially closed to ice fishing this winter under acts of the state legis- iature or special regulations, the board pointed out. These waters, most of which were closed to fishing last winter also, follow:
 Deseck Lake, Middlefield; Burr and saltwater Ponds, Torrington; Columbia Lake (closed from Janu. ary D, Columbia; Cream Hill Pond, Cornwaii: Gardner Lake, Salem; Green Falls Reservoir, Voluntown; Hatch Pond, South Kent; Hayward Lake (ojen January 1.3i only, three hooks per licensed flshermen), East Haddairi; Hoikrook Pond, Hebron.
 Long Meadow Pond and Quassa- paug Lake, Middiebury; MillerS Pond, Waterford; Mirror and Silver Lakes, Meriden; Mt. Tom Pond, Morris; North Farms Reservoir, Wallingford; old Marsh Pond, Ter- ryville; Pine Point Pond, Enfield; Trumbull and samp Mortar Reser- voirs, Trumbuil; Winnemaug lake, Watertown; Winchester lake, Win. chester; Wononscopomuc lake, Lake vile, and Wood Creek Pond, Nor- folk.
 On the hundreds of other Connec- ticut waters to bo open to ice fishing until February Q, these state fishing laws will prevail; Number Of tip. ups' permitted, six per fisherman; daily catch limits, 20 with not more than 10 pickerel; fishing hours, 600 Q, m, to 0 D, m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

Two. hundred or more members and friends of tho Connecticut Vegetable Growers Association cli- maxed their silver anniversay con- Vention In receptive mood during the annual association banquet which took place last night att he Elton hotel. During the progress of tho dinner, Billy B. Van, for. mer vaudeville actor, and present self.stylod mayor of Newport, N. H., and familiar figure at many coi- Ventions, told tho gathering that New England Yankees are the best Salesrnet. J.l
 "sold' New England
 Continuing in his rele as an af- ter dinner speaker for an hour or more, Van told Of his experiences as mayor Of Newport, and in .trav-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

charlie Mccarthy the famous blopkhead og radlo, screen and stage fame will be guest of honor" during the presentation of . "Varsity
 Show" which takes place tomorrow night at Chase Park Community house under the direction of Miss Eleanor Culhane. The show, feat. ures tho antics of Mccarthy, as well as singing, dancing and novelty acts. Variety k the keynote for the pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

Many a driver has fallen into trouble clear up to his neck, be- cause he failed to realize the neces- sity of reading and needing road side trafiic signs. If the sign says ~9top" you are not obeying the law If you just slow down. If tt reads Caution" you are only kidding yourself if you ignore 1t. Trafiic safety signs wouldn't fool anybody: they are gospel truth, always. They advige the wary and warn the reck- less and the thoushtless. lt's foolish lo ignore them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
HOST GIVES BUGGY RIDES

Claredon, Tex. - (UP) = Hugh Brown, 81 year old resident of this city, still likes to do his enter taining with horse and buggy rides. He owns two horse-driven vehicles and still takes his friends for rides in the old fashioned way.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
1887 BANNER YEAR
FOR OIL INDUSTRY
Some Warn Against Excess
Optimism, but A. P. |. Head
Cites New Records.
By the Associated Press.

TULSA, Dec. 22.-Dont shout it too
loudly, but 1887 is going down as a
banner year for the petroleum industry.
There were last-quarter jtters,
brought on by the business recession,
but Christmas week finds most oil men
agreed their stockings are pretty gen.
erously filled.
Some call it the best year since 1929
Others hold up a warning finger
against too much optimism.
The business doomed along through
| unprecedented Summer consumption
and achieved sufficient momentum to
| carry it handily over the slump OF
the last three months
Axtell J. Byles. president of the
| American Petroleum Institute. called
it year Of new records. He noted
an estimated domestic all-time peak
production of crude oil of .280 900 900
barrels, as against 1903 SIG, 900 last
year; 30,000000 motorists consumed
$4,000. 100000 gallons of motor fuei.
enough to drive their cars an aggre-
gate 100000 100000 miles, or about
80 ,000,0 900 miles farther than the esti-
mated travel in 1881. the pre-depres-
| sion peak year for highway travel.
Consumption III Per Cent Higher.
The United States Bureau of Mines
estimated consumption of petroleum
products in the United States at II
per cent higher than last year, the
| previous peak.
| AS the year opened major COM
panies failed to follow Continental's
| lead OF 17-cent-a-b barrel horizontal
! increase for crude. but after some con-
| fusion. basic increase of about IL
cents resulted. Local over-supply in
the East brought crude cuts late in
the year. The Midcontinent held firm.
| Gasoline prices weakened after the
| biggest summer motoring season in
| history, and the current wholesale
| price was estimated about cent below
that of six months previous.
While use OF residual fuels in big
| industries declined as business slack
ened. the call for burning oils for
/ domestic furnaces was bigger than
! ever.
| Costs of Production Cited.
Throughout the year the big plant
| Of the Oil men, be he producer, re-
| finer, marketer, lease broker. royalty
dealer, was that prices for petroleum
| products basically had not kept pace
| with costs of operation.
| Like business men in other lines.
oil men fused about their tax burden,
| hoped Congress would do something
about it.
The A. P. I. declared reductions in
gasoline prices, totaling so per cent
since 1920, had saved United States
motorists s3,oOo,0OO,OO0 in 1887 alone.
Estimates of wells completed were
32,500, about 1000 more than the
year before. Wells productive of oil
or gas were about $4,000. Major plays
occurred in Southern Illinois, Kan
sas, the Gulf Coast and late in the
year in the K. M. A. district. of North
| Texas.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. Dee: % aF Omitted States
including. 4.500 direct; market closing
25-35 higher than, Tuesdays average:
up; top. $50: bulk good and choice. i5o-
200-pound averages S.10-30; 210-24O
pounds, Z, 7,s5s.25: 250-30O pounds. 7.50-
500: most good packing sowS 6.7O-7 90.
1925 higher: few on the butcher order
Cattle, 900: calves. 1900; shippers
and order buyers taking q few medium
weight and weighty steers at fully steady
prices using these on speciality account:
ali others: dull, with undertone weak;
down; early g, top, 1929 paid for highly
est prices, 1900. these scaling 1907
pounds; few loads 12.00.-25. but very lit
cows weak cutter grades fairly active.
about steady at IL 90 down; cutter cows,
800 down to 400; heifers steady to
strong.
sheep, 5000: none direct: fat lambs
slow; early undertone 25-50 or more lower
than uneven trade Tuesday; talking s:25.
so on good to choice lambs now held
to lower on sheep; feeding lambs scarce.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
BLACKMER QUITS POST
WITH STEEL WIRE FIRM
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22.-The Amer
ican Steel e. Wire Co. announced
yesterday c. F. Blackmer had re-
signed as president, effective January
l. c. F. Hood. executive vice presi-
dent, was elected to succeed him
The company said Blackmer had
resigned also the presidency of the
Cyclone Fence Co. and the Standard
Fence Co.. and had relinquished
directorships in these companies and
smaller afflliates, all subsidiaries of
United States Steel Corp. Hood sue
ceeds Blackmer as president of the
subsidiaries.
Blackmer has served almost 40
years with the steel company and one
OF its predecessors. the Washburn
Moen Manufacturing Co. He was
elected president in 1888.
Hood, who moved UP through the
ranks from foreman, recently was
elected director of United States
Steel Corp of Delaware. He is 43,
Blackmer So.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
NEW PRICE QUOTED
TO SILVER BUYERS
Mining Men Await Expected
Year-End Statement
on U. S. Policy.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associat tee Press
NEW YORK, Dec. ga new nrtcs
for silver was quoted TODAY to cnn-
sunneYs in the arts and industry as
mining men waited for an expecte6
year-end announcement of the United
States Governments policy on pur-
chases of newly mined metal from do
mestic mines.
For transactions with the arts and
industrial users, Handy 6z Harnan.
bullion dealers. set a price of 425a
cents an ounce for imported metals.
based on the London open market
price around 40 cents.
This made three quotations for the
metal IN this country. Supported by
Treasury peg" the New York price
for imported silver remained at Az
cents. while the Government price
for newly mined offerings was ap-
proximately TIL: cents.
Heavy selling in foreign markets
recently, attributed mainly TO uncer-
talnty over what the United States
would do at the end of this wear and
to increased offerings from the Far
East, broke the world price at Lon
don to around Al cents.
Since then there has been some
recovery In the London price. but the
remaining disparity was wide enough
to prompt Handy g. Harman TO adopt
what the firm designated as an
industrial base price" figured on the
London quotation. The firm lndi-
Gated it would continue to quote the
industrial basis as long as the dis
parity exists.
Under a four-year international
agreement, which expires at the end
OF this year, the Treasury has been
paying domestic producers large pre-
MUM, now amounting to about 35
cents over the London open-market
quotation. Treasury authorities have
indicated the policy of paying a pre-
MUM for neWly-mined metal would
be continued, but gave no indication
what the price would be-
The main support of the world mar
ket since the passage of the Silver
Purchase Act in 1884, the Treasury
has been big buyer of foreign metal
the last few years Until recently the
London price had fuctuated rather
closely around the New York price for
imported metal, based on the Treas
ury's support.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
NORFOLK & WESTERN
NET is DECREASED
Income of $29,232,701 for First
II Months Represents Drop
of 1854 .522 From 1885.
Ey the Associated Press.

ES tne Associated freSS.
ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 22.-The
Norfolk 81 Western Railway Co. re-
ported net income of 9,232, ,70l for
the first ii months of the year, repre-
senting a decrease of s564.522. COM
pared with the same period of the
previous year
Directors, meeting in Philadelphia,
declared a quarterly dividend of 81
share on the adjustment preferred
stock, payable February l9 to stock
holders of record January 81.
A sharp decline in November in
come, the report showed, more than
accounted for the decrease in the IL
month net figure, compared with last
year. The November net income of
s2,551,345 was s1,236,659 below No
vember, 1886, and s447.o53 under
October, 1887.
The roads revenues for the II
months. however, totaled S88, ,463, ,684,
compared with s85,995,354 for the
corresponding period year ago
Freight accounted for $83,S87, 300 of
the total, and passenger, mail and
express business for $3,634,713.
During the same period operating
expenses jumped from $45,744,454 to
$49 9,328,377.
November, 1887, operating revenues
were s7,316,632, as against s9,262,155
in November last year and s8,556, ,859
in October, 1887.
Operating expenses dropped from
s4,578,259 in November. 1886. and
$4,695,8s2 in October to $4,279. .388
during the past month, the report
showed.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

6 NEW YORK, Dec. 80 LP-Eggs. 16.476.
nrm n1rrm Mixed colors: Special packs 80.
ouI2; Standards. 2aia; firsts. e5-26; sec.
ohds, 22-24; mediums. cog: dirties, No
l. 2u-2l' average. checks, 19-I9I2: re.
Ifleerator special packs. 2lA-23l2
STANDARDS. 20a4-@l: irsts oO-20H; sec.
onos' iSi2- 1872; mediums and small 1877
la; drties 1SI4-1ss4 Whites: Resale
Of premium marks. 35 "a -36la; nearby ane
MlGwestern. premium marks, 33la-34 IL
eXchanRe specials. 32-3212 Midwestern
exchange standards. 3OIa 81: nearby fanc,
MEDIUMS I6fi 3o,a,33; nearby fancy, mediums
,med;nn1s mlR,n: nearby nsa and Western; EXCHANGE
Pacific Coast Jumbo and premiums. 36.
80; 9, specials. 34a+-35; standards. 34-34 "a
Browns: Extra fancy. 1894: nearby snt
western, special packs, 3I-32; nearby
small TO mediums 26-27 Duck eggs
Fancy to extra fancy. 3O-34 ee'
~, Butter, H. l50, weaker: creamery, hiehe,
than extra. 3Sa4-39I9: extra fa2 scorer
3sha; firsts fss-9D. 32Ia-3s: seconds (S4.
Cheese, 174246. steady to nrm: prices
UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
OUTPUT CONFINES TO RISE.
Inventories Show Widest Gain on
Record for Season.


NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Crude oil
production and gasoline inventories
continued to rise in the week ended
December 18, the latter reporting the
widest gain ever made at this season
of the year.
The flow of finisht and unfinished
gasoline into storage totaled ATS, 900
barrels during the period, bringing
aggregate stocks to 1928, 900 barrels.
The big increase, oil men said,
stemmed largely from the fact fuel
demands have picked up sharply in
recent years, which automatically
boosts gasoline output.
Crude production was stepped up
unseasonably to 3,439,85O barrels. an
increase of 25,40o barrels over the
previous week.
Refineries operated at a slightly
higher rate, running 3.220,000 barrels
to stills, compared with 100000 bar
rels week ago.
Cracked gasoline output dipped to
725,000 barrels, down 10000 barrels.
Imports of crude and refined oils fell
from 1,2S2,000 barrels to $4,000 bar
rels.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
NEW RAIL PURCHASES.

CLEVELAND, Dec. % R.-Ches-
apeake g. Ohio Railroad directors an
nounced today they had authorized
purchase of 27,5G0 tons of new 13l-
pound steel rails.
Directors of Pere Marquette Rail-
road, c. & o. subsidiary, authorized
purchase Of $3.50 tons Of 112-pound
rails for United States lines and $3.50
tons of 105-pound rails for Canadian
lines.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
ALUMINIUM RISE
ENLNENS CURB
Hard-Hit Stock Bounds Up
More Than 5 Points in
Late Trading.
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. pa fast squirt
In Aluminium of America enlivened an
otherwise quiet share market on the
Curb Exchange today. The stock, hard
hit q few months ago by antitrust
proceedings against the company,
bounded up to show gain of more
than points in late trading.
Generally prices held in a narrow
range as traders waited for news to
break the stalemate. Down fractions
were American Cyanamid "B," Ameri-
can Light & Traction, Electric Bond g.
Share, Newmont Mining, Pan Ameri-
can Airways and Sun Ray Oil.
Offsetting losses were small gains in
American Gas & Electric, Lake Shore
Mines, Pantepecs Oil, Pittsburgh Plate
Glass and Sherwin- Williams.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
TREASURY CERTIFICATES,
NEW YORK. Dec % uP-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds:
Approx
Asked. yield
NEW YORK SUGAR.

was unchanged early today at 400 for
spots. No sales were reported There was
q good reflner interest at this level, but
holders we're asking 325
Futures were less active and price
movements I,fI1s narrow: The undertone, was
2.o5 and July at 23I. or unchanged To !
point net lower. while January No. 4 sold
at 1.1412- and March at 1161a, or net
UNCHANGED to u point lower.
Refined was UNCHANGED at 65-4. SIS for
nne granulated, with only moderate
inquiry reported
Evening star., 1937-12-22
CIGARETTE SMOKING GAINS.

The United States consumed 1929
100000 more cigarettes last month
than in November year ago.
The Internal Revenue Bureau re-
ported November consumption today
as 12,786, ,0oo,o 900, compared to H.
557,000,000 in the corresponding
1886 month.
Federal revenue derived from Gig
arettes totaled 1885,, 900 last month,
against $34, 4,673, 900 in November, 1895.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
LEAD REFINERY STOCKS
INCREASE FOR MONTH
BY the Associated Press.

IEW YORK. Dec. 22-Domestic
lead refinery stock9 at the end of No.
vember totaled 1853 tons, COM
pared with the previous month-end
total of l00,646 tons and the Novem-
ber, 1885, figure Of 176 $50, the Anneri-
can Bureau of Metal Statistics an
nounced today.
Production was lower at As, 1876 tons,
compared to 4o,197 for October but
higher than November, 1885, by 1855
tons. Domestic shipments dropped to
1888 tons, off 5,439 tons from Octo-
Der and ls.4s0 tons lower than No.
vember, 1886.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
NEW YORK COPPER.

NEW YORK. Dec. % R.-Copper
1O.12k-11 90; export. 1O.15. Tin steady:
spot and future. .42.75. Lead steady; New
YORK, spot. 4. 75-4 80; East st. Louis. 4 80.
ture; 500. Iron. aluminium. anthony,
quicksilver, platinum and wolframite un-
Evening star., 1937-12-22
JONES ON GOODRICH BOARD

NEW YORK, Dec. % PA. B.
Jones, chairman Of the New York City
Tunnel Authority, has been elected to
the Board Of Directors of the B. F.
Goodrich Co, Of which he was formerly
first vice president He will serve the
unexpired term Of c. B. Raymond,
resigned.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
employees TO GET BONUS,

NEW YORK, Dec. % (SpeciaD -
All employees of McGrav-Hill Publish
ing Co, Inc, whose annual salary is
$4,000 or less, will receive bonus OF
one weeks salary. according to an an
nouncement today by James H. Nc
GraY, lr., president.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High Low Close.
Wright Hart.40a) tn 7h Tn
Ygstwn D .75g- 20N 20 20h
Yukon Gold Zig 6 IN IN Ia
In pakruptcy OF. recetvership or being
reorganized under TIE .In bsnnkruptcy s :, Act OF
Ex dividend Also exera OF extras.
b Including extra or extras Paid last
paid so far this year no regular rate
4 Cash or stock Accumulated DIVIDEND
paid or declared. ur Under rule. Wv With
Rates Of dividends IN the forercins table
iast ouarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Uniess otherwise noted. special or extra
dividens are not included.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
MONEY RATES.

NEW YORK. Dec. 90 HN.-Call money
cial paper, j per cent time loans steady;
| 5000 days, IA As months. Ia per cent:
count rate, New York Reserve Bank. per
Evening star., 1937-12-22
PIG LEAD AT $3.50 PER CWT,

NEW YORK, Dec. % Op)-St
Joseph Lead Co. reports 25 tons of pig
lead from Southeast Missouri mines
sold yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds,
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co.-Common share earnings, II
months ended November 80, were
$7.20, against $75l.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Florida Power e. Light Co.-Pre-
ferred share earnings, II months
ended November 80. were sl1,40,
against $789.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Potomac Electric Power 512ee pfd.-
l at ll012.
American Security g. Trust Co-4O
at $50.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
MONTREAL SILVER,

MONTREAL. Dec. 90 GF1-Sllver future,
opened UNCHANGED to 30 points of Bids.
December. 4l.7O; March 4O.6O. MAY.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
Federal Water Service Corn.

Federal Water Service Corp. and
subsidiaries, operating properties in
the major geographic regions, reported
for the II months ended September 30
net income of sl,lo8,669. equal after
preferred dividends to 10 cents share
on class "A" stock. This compared
with 1895, ,730, or s525 share, on the
combined preferred stocks for the 10
months ended September 80 1886.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
INSURANCE STOCKS

. NEW YORK. Der % - BY New. York
security Dealers Association
Evening star., 1937-12-22
FOREIGN BONDS.

ww-With warrants xW-Without war
rants. New. st tstp)-Stamped
SNegotiability impaired by maturity
fComparies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
SUGAR F|RMP
DOUBLE LAST YEAR
Punta Allegro of Cuba Pays
$158, ,739 for Interest
on Notes.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Punta Allegro
Sugar Corp, with properties in Cuba
reported for the fiscal year ended
September 80 profit of s549.554. COM
pared with s279,o54 in the preceding
fiscal year. After deducting sl5a. .73G
for accrued interest on income taxes
applicable to the year there was a
net profit of s39o.8l5, against sl3l .79s
in previous fiscal year.
Central Aguirre Gains.
Central Aguirre Associates, owner
Of sugar properties in Puerto Rico
reported for the fiscal year ended
July 81 net income Of s2,947,O43. equal
to 1895 a share on common stock
This compared with s2.545,473. OF
$342 share, in the preceding hsca.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE

d-AlSo extra or extras
g-Declared or paid so far this year.
Twin-City herald., 1937-04-10

net High sehoel We're very much
inspired BY Your recent accomplish
ment. We feel that you, as men,
Der of the colored race, have helped
prove to other races that the Negro
is quite capable Of holding his own
in the Commercial world.
II look forward with pride to your
continued success and 1 wish you
the best of luck"
VILLA B. LOCKE1T; I'm our
study Of shorthand at Garnet High
School, we Use as a guide The Gregg
Writer
ut was a great Inspiration to me
and to the rest of my classmates
to read in the March issue of your
achievements in Shorthand and Typ
ing. am very interested in this
kind of work and reading of your
high averages makes me more de-
terraired than ever to succeed.
Il think that an article like this
should inspire every Negro youth,
and 1 assure you that the students
of Garnet High School join me in
wishing you every success in the fu-
ture."