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The Washington times., 1937-03-20
eed Activities Spring Officially CapinI
What Clubwomen of the Capital
Are Planning To Do for
The Coming Week
TODAY

TODAY
Lambda Sigma Delta Sorority
Dance, 10 p. m, willard.
Women's City Club - Civic
luncheon, lis p. m, 7S6 Jackson
Pl. N. w.
Potomac Society, Children Of
the American Revolution-Meet-
ing, 1870 p. m, home Of Mary
Claire Ahern, 5245 Forty-second
st. N. w.
Eugenia Washington Chapter,
D. A. R.-Meeting, 2 p. m, home
Of Mrs. Augustus Kempton, The
Westchester.
Capitol Chapter, D. A. R.-Meet-
ing, 1870 p. M, 2400 Sixteenth st.
Auxiliary No. 81, Hotel Greeters
OF America-Spring card party, 8
p. M, Cairo Hotel.
Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women
Meeting. Of Applied Art Group,
1870 p. M; bridge-luncheon, ! p.
m. 1884 st. N. w.
Political Study Club-Meeting,
q 'OO ~ hl'g " dO1lulS JO14 N1uDs
Brookland Council, No. 81,
Daughters Of America-Party, 8 p.
m, home Of Mrs. Mae Nau, 2S14
Twelfth st. N. E.
TOMORROW
Washington Section, Council Of
Jewish Women-Open house at
the Juanita K. Nye Council House
Of Southwest, 3 to S p. m.
Y. w. C. A. - At home hour,
4 p. m, Cleveland Park Chapter
hostess; music hour. 5 p. m, Seven
teenth and K SITS. N. w.
Washington Alumnae Associa-
ton Of Kappa Delta Sorority
Tea and musicale, Carlton Hotel.
MONDAY
Woman's National Democratic
Club-Luncheon; Harold B. Hin.
ton, newspaper correspondent,
speaker, 1890 p. M, 1925 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Beta Chapter, zeta Beta Chi
Sorority - Meeting, 8 p. M, Will
lard.
District Of Columbia Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs-Meeting,
10:30 a. M, Roosevelt Hotel.
Washington Chapter, National
Council Of Jewish Women-Lunch.
connecting Of legislative commit
tee, noon, Y. w. C. A.
Dupont Chapter, Y. W. c. A
Meeting, 2:30 p. m, followed by
a musical tea, 3 p. m, "Y" head
quarters.
Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women
Tea and talk on current events
by Walter e. Myer. I p. m; board
Of directors dinner. $50 p. m,
clubhouse, 1884 I st. N. w.
Ladies Of st. Francis Xavier
Parish-Evening Of recollection.
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Monroe, Jackson, Taylor, Lincoln,
Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland,
Benjamin Harrison, M K in ! e y,
Theodore Roosevelt, Harding, VIII
son and Taft.
Whether or not the stamps will
be the same size as those Of the
regular 1929 issue remains to be
seen. Naturally, with a change
such as the Post Office Depart
ment expects to make, 1t Is highly.
probable that not only size, but
a complete new design, including
borders, will be made.
AS has been the custom, It Is
expected that the proposed new
regular issue will be placed on
sale at irregular intervals with
first day" formality authorized
and arranged at post offices
throughout the country, and, of
course, at the Philatelic Agency.
New Denomination
Should the Post Office observe
the custom Of issuing new
series every 10 or IL years, the
appearance of new stamps to re-
place the current 112-cent and
4-cent of 1880 are doubtful un-
less a radical change is made in
design and size, Of the planned
future regular.
In addition, the newly proposed
issue which is expected to be
announced within the next two
months may include a new de-
nomination, a .412-cent stamp.
The need for such a stamp has
been felt for some time. Small
sample cartons. similar to those
used to mail sets of weekly en-
velopes. require a Accent rate,
and for convenience, it IS ex-
pected that this adhesive will
make its debut in the regular
issue Of 1888.
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Catholic u. Stamp
Club Is Planned

A stamp exhibition will be held
at Catholic University In the foyer
of the Memorial Library on the
campus, Thursday, April Is, 1t has
been announced.
Exhibitions Of stamps viii be
made by students and religious
communities Of men and women
affiliated with Catholic University.
Among those organizations ex-
pected to take part in the affair
are the Foreign Mission Seminary,
Holy Cross, MariSt Fathers and
Capuchins.
The idea Of the exhibition is
to encourage the establishment of
a stamp club on the C. q. campus.
The program, which will include
local well known philatelists. is
being arranged by Francis A. Nc
Cam
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International
Regulation

The present international postal
system is regulated and ruled by
the Universal Postal Union, or
ganized In 1873.
Every stamp-issuing country in
the world is a member Of this
group, which has its headquarters
in Berne, Switzerland. 1t is the
Postal Union that prescribes the
colors for domestic and foreign
rate stamps.
AL issues preparing the ship
ment Of a one-ounce letter to q
domestic city must be red; to q
foreign city, must be blue, regard
less Of face value.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

lar greenDaCkS!
Mr.. Hall is a quiet individual
who has done a remarkable and
highly efficient job since coming
to the Bureau in 1924.
The director was born at Hare
ligh, near Hazleton, Pa, and has
been located in Government work
since 1918. Previous to assuming
his present position, Mr.. Hall was
detailed with the now defunct
Bureau Of Efficiency, the organi-
zation which worked out business
method problems for various gov
ernmental agencies.
In regard to the art of. philately
and the problems connected with
it, all matters taken up with the
bureau are turned over to the Post
Office officials for correspondence,
with the material at hand duly
noted by the bureau.
When stamp collecting first be-
came a national hobby, the Bu.
reau Of Engraving was Swamped
with questions and requests from
stamp collectors all over the coun-
try, but with the establishment OF
such an efficient division Of the
Post Office Department as the
Philateic Agency, the mail mat
ter has dropped off to a minimum.
Following the startling an
nouncement that the Arbor Day
stamps of several years ago, con.
tanned the lifelike portraits Of
Mr.. Halls children, an avalanche
Of mail for autographs and other
requests Of q similar nature de-
scended upon Mr.. Hall. But these
requests soon died out much to
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Strike Created
EMERGENCY

When the great railroad strike
Of 1894 tied up the mails in Cali
fornia, a means Of sending letters
and messages out Of San Francisco
had to be found Immediately.
An ingenious youth living IN
Fresno, Calf, organized q provi-
sional letter-carrying company. He
hired several bicycle riders who
reIayed mail from San Francisco
to Fresno, a distance Of about 200
miles.
Special diamond shaped stamps
were printed in green, showing a
bicycle rider racing across the Cali
fornia desert. A range Of snow
capped mountains (probably the
Sierras) forms an interesting back
ground.
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Miss Janet Richards, well-known
lecturer, will follow with a talk
on events of current interest.
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, preSi-
dent, will open the meeting at
1890 a. m. Legislative matters
for consideration at the meeting
will be brought up by Mrs. E.
Morgan Pryse, chairman of legls-
lation. One of the questions upon
which the Federation is expected
to voice its views will be the Red
Rider"
Better Homes Week
All over the United States the
Women of the Moose will observe
Better Homes Week" beginning
March 26.
Next Friday night in Moose
Hall, 1414 1 st. N. W., Columbia
Chapter, the local group of the
organization, will observe the be-
ginning of the week with special
meeting. Miss Mary Mason, who
conducts a National Broadcastlng
Company program of interest to
home makers, will be the speaker.
Her topic will be Home Making
the Fine Art of Living"
Mrs. Anna Wagner, chairman
Of the Home Making Committee
of Columbia Chapter, will speak
on "Mooseheart Standards for
BETTER Homes" The girls who
graduate from Mooseheart, the
home and school maintained by
the Moose Fraternity for its Or
phaned children, have had prac.
tical training in all phases OF
homemaking.
Auxiliary No. 81, Hotel Greeters
of America, will hold its annual
spring card party tonight at 8
o'clock in the Cairo Hotel. Those
who have arranged the party are
Mrs. Harry Stewart, president;
Mrs. Hugh Neason, Mrs. Edith
Friedman, Mrs. J. P. Edwards, and
Mrs. Robert D. Mills. There will
be prizes and refreshments.
Talk on MadOnnaS
Grace Lincoln Temple, a grad
nate of the Boston Museum Of Fine
Arts, will give an illustrated talk
on "The Madonna by the Old Mas
ters," Tuesday at S p. M, at the
Book Hour meeting of the Women S
CITY Club, 736 jackson Pl. N. w.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president
of the club, will review the Auto
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It is the custom of the Post
Office Department to change the
regular issue every 10 or II years,
but because of the large number
of commemorative issued since
the advent of the 1929 series,
officials have been unable to work
out suitable plans for the new
series.
In Future Series
From all indications, it IS be-
lieved that former Presidents OF
the United States, heretofore not
honored by portraits on U. S.
postage OF any issue will be
revered on this future series.
This means that no less than
IL Presidents will be portraited.
They are John Adams, John
Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren,
william Henry Harrison, John
Tyler, James Knox Polk, Millard
Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James
Buchanan, Andrew johnson, Ches-
ter Arthur and calvin Coolidge.
Naturally, the issue will include
more than 13 denominations. so
it is the supposition that portraits
of washington, Lincoln and Theo-
dore Roosevelt will again be fea-
tured, as will the likeness Of Ben
jamin Franklin, the first Post
master General Of the United
States.
In the original issue Of 1929,
there were 81 denominations to
the set. In 1925 the 12-cent and
112-cent were added because Of
the postal service act which in
creased rates. At the end of the
year the 17-cent was added. In
1925 a 13-cent adhesive was also
placed on sale. These stamps con.
formed with the general design of
the issue Of 1929.
In 1880 the 11a-cent and the +
cent were changed. The 11a-cent
which showed a profile Of Presi-
dent Harding, was changed to a
fulliace likeness Of the late Presi.
dent, but the remainder of the
design remained the same. The
likeness Of President Taft was sub.
stituted for that of Martha Wash.
ington on the original 4-cent de,
nomination of the issue.
New Designs
The following is the list Of Chief
Executives whose ikeneSses have
graced the various issues Of United
States postage lamps:
washington, Jefferson, Madison,
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EaqIe and Shield

The original design for the 80
cent United States stamp Of 1859
showed a reproduction Of the sur
render Of Burgoyne at Saratoga.
The stamp was submitted right
after the Civil War and because
the relations between the Federal
Government and England were al.
ready strained, it was decided a pic
ture recalling the defeat might re-
suit IN bad feeling and possibly a
war. A new design picturing an
eagle and shield was substituted,
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

} Association Of University Women
Miss Florence Bingham will re-
view "Of Human Bondage" by
Somerset Vaughan, II q. m;
English landscape painters will be
studied at meeting Of Art Appre-
citation Section, 8 p. m, 1884 I
st. N. w.
National Woman's Party-Din-
ner, Alva Belmont House.
Belle Haven Women's Club
Dinner-meeting, at the Belle
Haven Country Club, Alexandria,
Va.
FRIDAY i-.
Columbia Chapter, Women Of
the Moose-Meeting, 8 p. M
Moose Hall, 1414 I st. N. w.
SATURDAY
Washington Branch, American
Association Of University Women
Square dance, 8 p. M, clubhouse
lounge. 1884 I st. N. w.
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Local Philatehc Clubs

Col. Spencer Cosby will exhibit
his collection Of Italian stamps
at the meeting Of the Washington
Philatelic Society on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Carlton
Hotel. Last week, DR.. Marc Peter,
minister Of Switzerland, exhibited
his fine collection Of Switzerland
and LichtenStetn.
An address entitled Post
markoy'' and an exhibition Of
stamps by D. H. Reichgut, will
occupy the attention Of members
Of the Collectors Club at the meet
ing scheduled for Thomson
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the relief of the director.
Although not a collector Of
stamps himself, Mr.. Hall is eager
to satisfy the wants Of collectors
and stamp clubs within reason.
legally and otherwise.
One of his cherished contribu.
tions to philately is the fine dis
play Of stamps, together with en-
cravings and other incidentalS
connected with the making OF
postage stamps, which line the
walls and are exhibited in the
main foyer of the main building
of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

School, Twelfth and L Streets
Northwest, Tuesday night.
80 The Capital Precancel Club will
meet in the Thomson School Mon
day night at 8 o'clock. A short
business session will be followed
by round table discussions and
swapping.
The Government Printing Office
Stamp Club will meet In the
Green Room, Eighth Floor, G. P. o.
Building, Thursday night at 8:15
o'clock. An interesting program
has been arranged for the occa-
sion,
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

WELL KNOWN psychia-
trist and physician, DR.. Mar
jorie Shaw Stuart, team cap
tain in the Washington Re
treat League for the Ladies
Of the Shrine Of the Most
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Church in Chevy Chase, who
arranged the evening Of rec
olleCtion for her group, held
Thursday night at the Wash
ington Retreat House. (Bach-
rach Photo.)
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

4N~SSA AA49 UAAS E<OA Va eRAu VA 4OC4NA4-
fuehrer Hitler is rumored to ap-
pear on April 20. The date marks
the chancellor's birthday.
LONDON, March 20-The Cor.
onation stamps for Great Britain,
it is learned, will be Of the normal
size and will show the heads Of the
King and Queen. Immediately the
supply Of King George VI stamps
become general. the remaining
stocks of King Edward stamps will
be withdrawn and destroyed.
They will overlap for a short
period the sale Of George V stamps
from machines and the general
sale Of King Edward VIII stamps.
On consulting the secretary's
department at the G. P. O., here,
as to the truth Of the above, the
answer given was:
THAT remains to be seen. At
present 1t is more than we know
ourselves, and no such state
ments have been authorized"
BRUSSELS, March 20.-Stamp
designers are invited by the Bel
gian government to submit designs
for seven new postage stamps. Pic
torial subjects are recommended
such as the Antwerp "Matsy's
Fountain" and Brussels Cathedral
Cash prizes are offered for ac
cepted designs. Competitors must
be Of Belgian nationality.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Federation Will Hear
Rep. Bloom Talk
On Constitution
By MARY PADGETT

ton are in the midst of myriad interesting activities which will
lead to interesting gatherings later the season
Representative Sol Bloom of New York will speak The
of the Constitution before the District Of
Columbia Federation of Womens Clubs Monday at II 80
in the Roosevelt Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Engraving Bureau Chief
Important Parsonage
In Philatelic World

One Of phlateys outstanding figures yet comparatively little
known world of stamp collectors is Alvin Hail. director
Of the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Behind topped desk office the first floor
Of the main building the bureau Mr. Hall directs the activities
in the preparation Of the engraving Of plates thousands Of
them of postage stamps of the United States
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

will talk on Some Historical Pill
grimageS."
Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter,
D. A. r., will celebrate its twenty
sixth anniversary with . lunch
con on April at 2400 Sixteenth
st. Hostesses will be Mrs. Geof-
frey Creyke, Mrs. William r. Clerk
and Mrs. Ryland Bryant.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

States postage
stamps Of the
past Is years.
In addition to
this array Of di-
v er sc oil ored
p a n els are
copies Of the
present an d
past issues Of
p a per ur-
rency, up to
and including
100000 bills.
Just imagine
using 100000
bills for wall
d e c orationS-
not to mention
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Forecasts Indicate That
Major Changes Are
To Be Made
Bv CHARLES A. KENNY

washington
By this time year the United States Post Office Depart
oen M exuected to have of the regular issue Of ad
hesves in circulation replace the current set generally re-
ferred to as the issue of 1922-23
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Animals and Scenery

On stamps issued by Rhodesia
to celebrate King Georges silver
jubilee a giraffe, elephant, lion
and antelope may be seen in addi-
ton to the Victoria Falls and q
portrait Of the late monarch.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

Lining the walls of his office
are muralS, multicolored, in which
are designed copies of United
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
New Foreign Issues
Are Eagerly Awaited

BERLIN, March 20.-A stamp
featuring the portrait of Reich
fuehrer Hitler Is rumored to ap-
pear on April 20. The date marks
the chancellor's birthday.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
Governor Appoints
Gas and Oil Board

Raleigh, Aug. 2.-U.D D-The
three members of the gasoline
and oil commission, authorized by
the 1897 General Assembly, were
appointed today by Gov. Clyde
R. Hoey.
The three members are Thomas
S. Royster, Granville county;
Robert M. Cox, Forsyth county;
and David M. Buck, Yancey coun-
ty.
Ex-officio members of the COM
mission are commissioner o +
revenue A. J. Maxwell and direc-
tor of gasoline and oil inspection
H. L. Snankle.
1t will be the duty of the COM
mission TO adopt standards for
the various grades Of gasoline,
pass on scientific tests and rat
ings and otherwise provide for
enforcement of the law relating
to transportation and inspection
Of petroleum products.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
FISH
ChiIdren's Home Is
Closed and Is
For Sale

The Pasquotank County Chill
dren's Home was closed Sunday,
in accordance with an order pass
ed by the board of county COM
missioners in June, it was an
nounced yesterday by A. H. Out
law, County Welfare Agent.
With only three children in the
home and the program Of aid for
dependent children about to be
LAUGHED, the county commission
ers voted in June to close the
Children's Home August and
attempt to either rent it or sell
l.. The last of the children were
placed in private homes last week
and Mrs. Hobbs, keeper of the
home moved out Sunday and
locked the place up.
The Children's Home wa S
established in 1925, when Mrs.
Anna Lewis was County Welfare
Agent. The property was bought
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Aug. 2. -(U.R)- Live
stock:
Hogs 1000, including 5000 di-
rectS. Market 10-15c higher; pack
ing SoWS l5-25c higher: top 1880:
highest since September l6, 1928;
18O-23O lb. 12.9O-13.30; 240-30O
12.20-i3.O0; l50-l70 lbs. 12.75-
1920; good packing sowS 1896
1855; few best lightweights It's.
Cattle $4,000, calves 1000. Grain
fed steers, yearlings Csc higher;
beef tonnage small, grass COWS Csc
lower; bulls strong and vealerS
weak to Csc lower; best fed steers
1885; next highest price 1850;
few loads 15.00-1600; mixed
yearlings 1900; choice better
yearlings 15.75; top sausage bulls
6.35; vealers l1.50 down, selects
1900.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 2.-(U.R)-
The 80 beer Of Kansas proved too
much of mystery today for a
Jury of six, so the case of John
Leifheit. charged with being
drunk on the states non-intoXi-
eating brew, was dismissed and re-
set. Leifheit said he had drunk
nothing but legal beer, which by
law is not Intoxicating. The jur-
ors. deadlocked, did not explain
whether they differed over the de-
fendant's story or over the mer-
it's of a soft drink being intoXi-
eating in fact.
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rising prices. But trading activ-
ity is restricted.
This lack Of activity in the
market IS understandable. bW
also is the chief reason for what
Skoptictam JIerc = CT whether
the w3rket is definitely headed
h!ghH". The main reasons that
speculation is small include:
Legislative activity and the
question of when congress will
adjourn.
Kissing operating cosJs of
NEST major industries.
&-Summer holidays which are
keeping many small operators out
of the market.
4-NcrvouSneSs IN some of The
major commodity markets which
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for $2,250, but additions and i'm
provements have made it worth
nearly twice that amount today.
Some members of the board OF
county commissioners are in favor
of selling the property and using
the proceeds to help establish a
county or district tuberculosis
Sanatorium.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
CHICAGO EGG MARKET

Chicago, Aug. 2.-UP)-Produce
Eggs market steady. Receipts
11.428 cases. Fresh graded firsts
20; extra firsts 2012; current re-
ceipts 1872; dirties 1874; checks
1914; storage packed firsts 20A
storage packed extras 2ll2.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

Richmond, Va, Aug. 2.-(U.R)-
Livestock:
Hogs, receipts moderate, mar
ket steady. Top for good and
choice 1925.
Cattle, treceipts moderate, mar
ket steady. Veal top 900; COWS
100000: bulls 100000; heifers
4.5O-8.5O; good steers 1000 or bet
ter.
Sheep. receipts very light.
Spring lambs 1000 and down.
ward: ewes $50 and downward.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
ITO yic.ors Belong the Spoils"

The statement They see nothing
wrong in the rule that to the victors
belong the spoils of the enemy was
made in a speech by William L.
Marcy in the United States senate
in January, 1892.
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Continued from Page One)
sociations, and is noted Tor its
beautiful sand dunes. 1t provides
some of the finest fishing on the
Atlantic coast and is patronized
as a summer resort. The gulf
stream approaches the coast at
that point and provides excellent
ocean bathing.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
NEW YORK COTTON

New York, Aug. 2.-lU.P)-Cotton
closed barely steady. Spots closed
oliet at 10 .96. off %.
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restricts operators who play
both stocks and commodities.
The legislative problem is Of
course .he chief concern. The
wage and hour legislation passed
by the senate still is indefinite
but numerous companies already
are scruCinizing their financial
SctupS 10 see how much such
new legislation will cost in in
creasing operating expenses.
In addition, many operators
continue in their refusal 20 reach
Tor stocks in the advance. This
is based on the belief that there
will be an adjustment which will
permit them to get in the market
at lower levels and benefit by the
advance they anticipate between
now and labor day.
Aside from the uncertainties of
operating costs and legislation,
however, the market background
still carries bulliSh signal. Steel
production is bearing out The
prediction in some quarters that
the summer recession has been
completed. The American Iron
& Steel Institute today announc-
ed the weeks operating schedule
at 85i2 per cent of capacity,
gain of IL points. Various pri-
vate sources have announced
that demand is beginning to i'm
prove and that this will improve
when the automobile companies
start ordering supplies for 1888
models.
The automobile companies in
themselves present a study for
the market follower, one which is
bringing slightly improved trad
ing in the shares now. The an
nouncement of higher prices for
certain Ford models plus Alfred
p. Sloan, Jr.'S hint that upward
revision might be necessary is a
favorable item since higher prices
will offseo some Of the higher
operating expenses.
There was satisfaction in the
General Motors dividend of 81
per share declared after the close.
This brought payments for the
year to S2.25 q share. The divid-
end was about in line with eX-
pGctatiCnS. Many had hoped IN
ternational Nickel would lift rs
dividend rate but the payment
remained at SO cents a share.
The Street" Today talked
about.
Coca-Cola lifting the dividend
rate from 50 30 So per share an
nually Phelps Dodge eX-
pected to earn around $3.50 a
share for the year. General
Electric expected to earn around
S2.10 a share for the year.
Some reports that Phil.ops Petro-
| leum will issue 250,OCO additional
shares of common stock at around
I $50 a share. Westinghouse
earnings for the year estimated
around 1925 share HOG
prices continuing to advance ir
| Chicago. at top since 1928 being
established at $3.50 per hun
dredweight.
The daily independent., 1937-08-03
LOCAL MARKETS

Following are the offering prices
to the producers on Elizabeth City
markets at tie close of business
hours Yesterday.