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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22

There are no finer as
pirin made than Peoples
Quality Aspirin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-22
Strung Nth Quality Gut

Sturdily made beautifully proportioned
=. long handle. The finest we have ever
offered at this low price.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

good grade to 825; plain and medium
bulls, 550a675.
Calves-l75: vealers steady, but
trading again slow and weak after
opening rounds; good grade, 900a9 so;
mostly plain and medium 6.5Oa6.50;
culls, down toward 5 90
Hogs-550; steady. with local de-
n1and weak at current rates: good and
choice grades, 40 to 2lO pounds. l165
all,80; practical top, lI8O; 220 to
250 pounds and $40 to $50 pounds,
lll5all,4O: $50 to 300 pounds, quoted
0.65all.l5: weights over 300 pounds
quoted l04O down: 100 to 14O pounds,
l0.50al0.75; good packing sows. e4Oa
900; hogs from doubtful areas not
represented in above prices.
sheep-1,lOO; new crop lambs, weak
to 25 cents lower and mostly so cents
under Mondays levels; good and choice
grades ewes and Wethers, largely. 1900
al300; outlet above 1880 principally
on shipping account; bucks discounted
l.0G under comparable ewes and
Wethers; one lot closely sorted selec-
tions, 1925, no criterion of dependable
outlet; plain and medium grades.
mostly 900all00; odd head clipped
slaughter ewes, steady, from 400 down
Evening star., 1937-06-10
BRISK TRADE DUE
IN FARM AREAS
1887 Crop Outlook Tends
to Offset Strikes and
Other Troubles.
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, June l0.-The Ma
tons 1887 crop outlook is tending
to offset business worries growing
out Of labor troubles, political factors,
taxation problems and other elements.
that have been irrita ting to industry,
business analysts said.
Those who sell direct TO the farmer
are counting on an excellent trade
this year on the basis Of current
promise for good harvests. Sharing
in this optimism are wide range
Of purveyors 70 the rural regions,
ranging from the country store TO the
big Midwest manufacturers Of agri-
cultural implements and Leading mall
order concerns.
The farmer is good spender when
crops are substantial and prices salts
factory. His buying has always been
counted a prime detrlment in the
volume of the Nations trade.
Observers in the Midwest have noted
preparations in mail order circles and
among leading farm equipment COM
panleS 10 DulId up inventories IN an
tlcipation of an exceptionally large
volume of demand.
The implement makers are said to
feel confident their 1887 business, in
both dollar totals and profits, will top
the figures of 1929 Sales of mail or
der firms, as currently estimated, will
show almost equal expansion, it is pre-
dicted
In the implement industry it is SAID
the amount of goods sold so far this
year is larger than year ago, and
profits have also been better in spite
of slightly lower prices and some in
crease IN production costs.
In 1929 the industrys domestic bus
mess amounted to s458 900 900. Last
year the volume was s406 100000 In
the current year business has been
running more than l3 per cent ahead
OF 1885 according to trade estimates.
If this gain is maintained for the re-
mainder of 1887 the total should TOP
1929 by fair margin.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
DECLARES
50CENT DIVIDEND
Aluminium Co. Announces
$2.25 Per Share for Pre-.
ferred SIS.

PHILADELPHIA, June l0.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad today declared
dividend of so cents share payable
July % to stockholders Of record
June 81.
The company stated the dividend
would amount to s6,583,84 and would
be paid out of the profits of the COM
pany.
1t was announced that the matter
of dividends would again be given
consideration toward the end of the
year, when the company will be in a
better position to know the results of
the full years operation, the effects Of
excess crew laws" enacted in various
States, wage and rate problems. other
legislation and taxation and general
business conditions.
Aluminium Co.
Aluminium Co. of America declared
dividend of 1925 on account of
accumulations on the per cent pre-
ferred stock. payable July l to stock
OF record June IS. This reduced
arrears to $675 share. Company
has headquarters at Pittsburgh and
plants throughout the country.
Lehman Corp.
Directors of Lehman Corp, an in
veSting firm. declared a special divi-
dend of $3.50 and quarterly dividend
of Is cents, both payable June % to
holders OF record June IA.
On May % the shares of the COR
poration were split for /. The last
previous payment prior to the split
up was quarterly dividend of rs
cents and special dividend of s425
on April 7, 1887.
Columbia G. e. f.
Directors of Columbia Gas & Elec-
trio Corp. declared today the regular
quarterly dividends of sl50 on the
6 per cent preferred and Sl25 each
on the per cent convertible preferred
and per cent cumulative preference
stocks, all payable August Is to stock
OF record July 90. Other business
transacted by the board was routine.
American Potash
Directors of American Potash &
Chemical Corp today declared a
dividend of $3.50. payable June % to
holders of record June Is. On De-
cember l8, 1896, S125 was paid, while
year ago 81 was paid
Evening star., 1937-06-10
THE WEATHER

District of umbia-Cloudy, prob
ably occasional showers tonight and
tomorrow; slightly cooler tonight; gen.
tie to moderate southwest shifting to
northwest winds.
Maryland-Cloudy, probably show
ers tonight and tomorrow; slightly
cooler in north portion tonight
Virginia-Showers tonight and to-
morrow; slightly cooler in north por-
ton tonight
West Virginia-Probably showers to-
night and tomorrow, cooler in north
portion tonight.
River Report.
Potomac River slightly muddy and
Shenandoah clear today.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
U. Steel Reports
May Shipments
Best Since 1929
Py the Associated Press.

ES lHe ASSoCIdteQ Press.
NEW YORK, June 10.-A decline OF
39,605 tons in shipments of finished
steel products last month compared
with April was reported today by the
United States Steel Corp. However
the May total. at 1904. .o3e, was the
highest for the month since 1929.
The decrease from April was ex-
planned as due to the Memorial day
holiday, with the usual falling off in
shipments for several days in advance
A spokesman for the corporation
said all subsidiaries we're operating at
virtual capacity. although new orders
were showing a seasonal decline.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
HIGHER NET REPORTED
BY SWEDISH MATCH co.
BY the Associated Press.

bN lHe SsSoCihleQ fleSS.
NEW YORK, June l0-Net profit
Of 1920 583 Swedish kroner or So
100000 for 1896 was reported by
Swedish Match Co IN its annual
pamphlet report issued today.
The statement included for the first
time the foreign match properties
acquired from the bankruptcy estate
OF International Match Corp. in
which the late Ivar kreuger had a
dominant interest.
After charge-offs for amortization
of monopolies and rights. the company
had a balance of l2.826.888 kroner,
or s327o,000 at the current rate OF
exchange. In 1885 net income was H.
l90,837 kroner or about s2,844OOO.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK June 10 0P.-Foreisn ex-
change steady: Great Britain in dollars.
others in cents:
Great Britain demand 493i.: cables.
493,.; 6O-day bills 492l's France de-
mand 4.447.: cables, 4447s. Italy de-
mand 5.26A: cables 5.26A
Demands-Belgium, 1887; Germany
free. 40.06: registered, 21.25: travel.
2525: Holland. "a 80: Norway. 24s1:
Sweden. 25.45: Denmark. % .O4 Finland,
2.19; Switzerland. 22.S5; Spain. unauoted
Portugal. 4.49: Greece. 81: Polan Is ~
Czechosloyakia, 3.4Sh: Yugoslavia. 234;
Austria. s.15n. Hungary. 1880; Ruman
rs: Argentina. 32 9On; Brazil SSOAn:
Toxic 2S.1A: Shanghai. 1885: HonskonR
30.3s: Nlxico City. 27.sO; Montreal in
New York. 10000: New York in Montreal,
10000 Nominal.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
CURB LIST TENDS
follower LEVELS
Cyanamid "B" and Dow
Chemical Able to Buck
Downward Drift.
&. the Associated Pres.

4 NEW YORK. June l0.-A few issues,
Ted by American Cyanamid B and Dow
Chemical, bucked a downward trend
IN the Curb market today.
The former was holding a gain of
about a point in the late trading,
While Dow Chemical rested around 3
points above the previous closing
Aluminium Co. yielded about d. and
Great Atlantic & Pacific dipped p
Fractionally lower were American Gas
& Electric, Gulf Oil. McWilliams
Dredging, Northern States Power A,
Fan American Always, Technicolor
and Columbia Oil e. Gasoline.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
CUBA SHIPS MORE SUGAR,

NEW YORK, June 10 tP.-Cuban
exports of sugar from January to
June 5 totaled l,368623 long tons,
contrasted with l.26007l tons in the
same period last year, according to
Havana advices to Lamborn g. Co.,
sugar brokers. To the United States
the shipments amounted to l.l2o46l
tons, against 1923, ,622 in the same
period in 1895.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
20 Per Cent Gain
Over 1896 Shown
BV Construction
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 10.-Engineering
construction awards for the week
ended Tuesday totaled s42,883 900. a
gain Of 20 per cent over the $685.
600 in the like 1886 week, the Engi-
neering News-Record, a trade publi-.
cation, reported today
Private contracts aggregated ST.
l55 900, compared with sll ,297,000 a
year ago, while public awards were
S25, 10000, against 24,329,000.
Of the latter. Federal awards
totaled s5052,000 and State and
municipal, s2O,676,ooo, compared with
$500 900 and s1a.630,00O respect
lively, in the same 1886 week.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
PENNEY EXECUTIVE QUITS

NEW YORK. June 10 CP,.-L Z.
Day, vice president of J. c. Penney Co. ..
has resigned that Office but will con-
tlnue as a director Of the company
He has been active in the concern for
Is years. A. W Hughes was elected as
vice president and as head Of the per-
sonnel department, succeeding him.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
MONEY MARKET.

/, NEW YORK. June 10 P.-Call money
steady; ! per cent all day: prime CONNER
eial paper. l per cent time loans steady:
5000 days. ": As months. IA per
cent bankers scceptanees uncha nsed:
rediscount rate. New York Eeserve bank.
la pss cent.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
INTER-BANK DEPOSITS
JUMP DURING WEEK
eS the Associated Press.

eS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June l0.-The move
$aent of funds between domestic banks
in the Federal Reserve system picked
up sharply in the week ended June 2.
This was due largely. financial quar-
ters explained, to the shifting of
money to New York banks in prepara-
ton to taking up some of the new
obligations recently offered by the
Federal Government.
Inter-ban deposits of members in
l0l leading cities. reported by the
Federal Reserve Board, compared as
follows:
Week ended June 2 S5,l39, 900 900
Previous week--------- 5,032,000 900
Same period last year. 1884, 900 900
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Yukon Gold (b6c

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
puartly or semi-annua payment. TAN
nual rate-not including extras +Ac-
cumulated dividends. aPaid last year
. PAID this year d Companies reported as
being in bankruptcy or in receivership or
being reorganized under the bankruptcy
panies.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Washington Exchange

SALES.
City & Suburban 5s-Sl.0 900 at II.
Riggs National Bank COMO at 800
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power 5l2os pfd.-
at 1lll2.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd.-
10 at l10L.
American Security g. Trust Co.-6
at 290
Evening star., 1937-06-10
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK, June 10 G,.-Prices quoted
4 dollars and thirty-seconds
Approx.
4 viAIA

Bangor Hydro Electric Co.-Com-
mon share earnings, IL months ended
May 81, were &l.5s, against Sl.3l.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Reported by ChaS. D. Barn

S H. Kress e. Co.-May sales we're
up So per cent, months up 3.s per
cent.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK June 10 lP,.-New York Sc
curlty Dealers Association;
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Report for Last 2t Hours.
Record for Last "a Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest s.. $50 m, yesterday Year
aso. SO
Lowest. II. 545 am. today. Year ago
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. a3. on April Is
Lowest, 1p. on February IS
Humidity for Last "a Hours
Prom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, s. per cent at $40 2 m TODAY
Lowest IS per cent. a. pm. yesterday
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geocetic Suryey)
Evening star., 1937-06-10
The Sun and Moon,
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches /,
capital current month to date.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

Value Of Diamonds imported Into s United Stats. in Each Year
Evening star., 1937-06-10

vv-With warrants. xw-Without wa
rants New. st tstp)-Stsmped
tNeeotisbility impaired by maturity.
fCompanles reported in receivership
Evening star., 1937-06-10

aAlso extra or extras.
EDeclared or paid - far this year.
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Carter Glass Says
What He Thinks

SENATOR CARTER GLASS continues to think
what he pleases and also to say as much about
the way the government is being run.
His latest diatribe against the administration
has to do with it's financial policies, to which
he is, perhaps, far better versed than any other
Senator or, as matter of fact, almost anybody
connected with even the executive management
of National affairs.
Senator Glass not only delivered himself the
other day of the statement that the present Ma
tional debt is not, is generally stated, $685.,
OO,OO0OOO, but that, counting all contingent
liabilities of the Federal treasury, it is now
$780, OO 100000
And then he threw in, for good measure, an
observation which, we submit, has to do with
phase of the monetary policies of the admins
tration of far reaching Importance.
It was this:
1--WE boast of the credit of the government,
we have it announced in the newspapers that
subscriptions to treasury issues are tremendous
ly over-subscribed. AS matter of fact they are
not subscriptions at all; they are ALLEGATIONS.
The banks are compelled to take the bonds, for
they have been Unanswered into a position
where they cannot refuse to take future issues
because they protect the enormous amount of
federal securities which they already hold and
reduction of 10 per cent under the par value of
federal securities would practically bankrupt 80
per cent of the banks of this country"
1t may require the financially technical mind
to grasp the full significance of what the Sena-
tor is driving at in these statements, but even
the ordinary laity clearly and easily see that
he is cutting near the heart of a serious fiscal
fact in these revelations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08

Improvement and development of
national and state parks; two to
work under the supervision of the
Biological Survey; two under the
Tennessee Valley authority; three
camps are at work on military res
ervations, and one on state forest.
All of the So camps to be operated
in North Carolina under the CCC
three-year extension legislation ap-
proved by Congress are in operation.
More than 5000 CCC workers in the
state are engaged on the projects,
which are scattered over a wide
area.
Measures designed to help control
erosion on farmlands in the state
will be continued by large number
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08

Entered as secOnd-class matter on Oct. 1, 1925 at
the post office at West Jefferson, North Carolina
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Survey Predicts a
Good Farm Year

A MONTHLY publication put out by the Ma
tional City Bank of New York states that its
recent survey of farm condition and prospects
for crops has been most encouraging.
The magazine continues to say that this will
not only mean much larger farm income, but
it also will bring increasing tempo to the pros
perity of railroads and other industries which
are so closely related in their i'll or well-being
to the crops of the nation
Wheat, corn, cotton and tobacco growers the
country over are all in the same ha:.py position
in respect to their years crops and there is
promise now not only of abundant yields, but
of prices that will greatly enrich and enlarge
the agricultural income
This enlargement of the purchasing power of
practically half of the American population will
make it's impressive contribution to the general
increase in business this Fall
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08
OBITUARY
ABIJAH GRIFFITS

Abijah Griffits was born in Knox
county, Tennessee, Sept. 9, 1868, and
died July 4, 1887, aged 70 years, 9
months and 4 days. He was united
in marriage to Maloney Brooks May
1897 To this union was born seven
children: George, of Rugby, Va,
Mrs. Rose Pennington, of Peach
bottom, Pa, Basil, of Grassy Creek,
John, Walter, Clarence and Mrs.
Mary Jean Sturgill, of Sturgills, all
of whom survive him. Also surviv-
ing are Is grandchildren and one
sister, Nora Griffits, of Crumpler.
Although he was not member of
any church he was a firm believer
in the Christian religion and the in
stitution of the church, making lib
eral contributions to the church and
it's support. He believed in the
teachings of the Bible as best rule
of life The best manifestations of
his religious beliefs were seen in hic
kindness and treatment of his neigh
bors, for which he was well-known
and highly regarded for his honesty.
He was kind and helpful to all who
were in need, especially the poor.
He always attended church when
his health permitted, and he was in
terested in ministers and their work.
Many of them frequently visited
him, and he built up wide friend
shin among the ministers of the
country. On many occasions he has
expressed his willingness and readi-
L To Iin
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CCC to Operate
81 N. C. Camps

RALEIGH, July 8.-The Civilian
Conservation corps program for the
first quarter of the fiscal year, which
began on July l, provides for the
operation of 50 camps in North Car
Dina, it has been announced by T.
L. Grier, of Raleigh, Supervisor of
CCC selection for the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare.
Of this number, Is camps have
been assigned to soil erosion control
projects; Is to the improvement and
development of national forests; five
to private forest areas; four each to
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08

tress went out from the strawberry fields in the
south this year that strawberries were spelling
on the vine because it was impossible for hands
to be hired to pick them. Farmers all over the
land could use help. but the help they could
use in many cases is working at government
jobs that amount to nothing but pay we'll
This business of the governments making up
jobs just to give people employment is one OF
the best ways we can think OF to take the self
reliance out of the great majority OF the work
ing class of these United States. Many OF our
leaders in the political and financial world to-
day came up from the bottom. They depended
on nobody but themselves. They realized that
the world did not owe them one cent or one
promotion that they did not work Tor. And the
sooner our people get back to that idea and
away from this one of sitting down and letting
the government look after them, the sooner we
stop hearing of parades such as has not only
been staged in New York City but elsewhere in
an effort to force Uncle Sam to pay the bills
indefinitely.
We have something on our hands IN trying
to stop relief work. 1t may never be entirely
stopped, but the fact remains whether we ad-
here to it or not that we amount to the most IN
this world when we are forced to use our own
heads and depend on ourselves.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08
SLY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Sapp and chill
dren, Marion, Va, spent Sunday
night in the home of ]. S. Sapp.
Rev. S. S. GRAPHICAL preached in
teresting sermons here Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sapp and chill
dren visited at c. w. Roten'S home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Osborne are the
proud parents of baby girl, named
Mary Ruth.
Mr. Carl Roland, of Horse Creek,
visited in this section Thursday
night.
Misses Bess and Carrie Sapp and
Raymond GRAPHICAL visited at Alvin
Arnold's Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. D. V. Ham and daughter,
Mae, made a trip to Horse Creek
Thursday.
Mr.. A. L. Sapp and son, Dumas,
who have been visiting in this Sec
ton, returned to their home at Not
tingham, Pa, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Osborne and
children, and Clay Rotten made a
trip to West Jefferson Saturday.
Mrs. Vester Osborne and children,
of Maryland, are visiting relatives
in this county.
Messrs. Raymond GRAPHICAL and
Carl Elliott made trip to Horse
Creek Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Arnold and
children were dinner guest S at the
home of D. V. Ham Sunday.
Mr.. Alvin Arnold spent Saturday
night with his son, Willard Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Rotten and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08
WhOOWes Who
a Living?

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT in finding himself
in the position of the man who grabbed the bear
by the tail in regard to the relief work that he
is attempting to cut down to rock bottom with
an idea of employing only those who are in
actual need He wants to turn loose of the relief
spending and cut down governmental ex-
penses but spoiled group of people have de-
cided that the government owes them living
and they going to have it. Only drastic
measures could allow relief work to stop now
that it has started and drastic measures are just
what relief workers themselves are not going
to put up with.
Striking evidence of the situation as it has
developed are the protests that are being staged
in New York City by $4,000 workers who have
been discharged from WPA. Parades bearing
banners with coiled rattlesnakes thereon and
the motto Don't tread on me-" have marched
through the streets in New York. DemonStra-
tons have been so violent in some cases that
many have been injured and hundreds arrested.
All of this because New Yorks WPA army was
ordered reduced from 900 workers to $4,000
by Oct Is.
The feeling back of these parades and pro-
tests strictly n-American or a spirit of
cooperation would be more in evidence. The
feeling the relief workers have in so many cases
is that the government owes them living and
regardless of whether there is money in the
treasury not, they must continue to draw
money to live on. The government does not owe
any able bodied man job as long as there is
work that he can do and won't. Signals of dis
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of the camps. Work of the forest
camps includes improvement of
timber resources and their protec-
ton from fire, and extension of
physical improvement to aid in ad-
ministration and development of the
forests. The camps under the Bio
logical Survey are assigned to pro-
jects important in that Bureaus
migratory waterfowl restoration
program.
The four national park camps will
work in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, protecting that area
from fire and despoilation, improv-
ing trails and park facilities, and
cultivating native trees and shrub
berries. The state park camps will
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-07-08

COL. LUKE LEA has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Hoey after serving two years in the state
prison for participating in banking fraud. Col.
Lea had tried for pardon several times with
out receiving it. He has been newspaper man
of prominence and has served as a member of
the u S. Senate. 1t is true that had he been
man of less Importance the chances are that he
would not have been pardoned so quickly, but
it is also true that man of his background has
felt his disgrace more in two years than another
less sensitive person might have felt the entire
term for which he was sentenced