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Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02
BETHEL


Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Whedbee ana
family returned home Saturday. AT,
ter spending week with relative.
in Elizabeth City, N. c.
Mrs. Carl Phillips was a mid-weel
guests of relatives in PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Rhoda Insley of Seaford is
spending a few days at her home
here.
Mrs. Nolia Phillips and grand
daughter. Miss Mary Ann Phillips,
Of Bridgeville, spent a part of last
week at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Nettie Hearn, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Emorey and family OF Milford.
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Bessie
Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrett of
Wilmington, are guests Of his mo-
Their, Mrs. Rhoda Garrett.
Mrs. Mary Hearn, of Sharptown,
Nd, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips of
Georgetown, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Z. Wheatley.
Mrs. Eley J. COrdrey and sons re-
turned home from Norfolk, Va, Mon
day, after spending the summer with
her husband. Capt. E. J. Cordrey.
Mrs. Marian Cubbage returned
home Sunday after spending several
weeks at Smyrna, Del.
Mr.. Arba T. Hudson, Jr., of Pleas
N. j., spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Milbourne.
Mr.. Hoyt Morris, ST., of Philadel-
phia, spent lasst week with his mo-
Their, Mrs. Ella Morris.
Capt. Reuben P. Quillin left Sun
day for Marcus Hook, Pa, after
spending a months vacation at his
home here.
Mrs. Cecil Wright and daughter,
Sharlene, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Ben
nett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Mobrey and
ION of Clayton, were weekend guests |
If the la;ter's mother, Mrs. Florence |
!. Furniss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley G. Hastings !
entertained the following guests at |
Inner Wednesday, DIR. and Mrs. /. A. |
;. Allen, DR.. and Mrs. Benson Allen,
4 SeafOrd; Rev. and Mrs. Cranston
liggin and son of Annapolis, Nd.
MI. OOAdlu OlILidu Vi OpTluBuelus
iass., was a mid-week guest of his
unit, Mrs. Anna Smith.
Mrs. Alice Riggin is spending a
ew days in Laurel, with her brother,
Watson Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson and
aughter. of Dover, were dinner
uests of Mrs. ]. E. Smith Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Warner, of Laurel, spent
unday with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Iabrey.
Mrs. Carroll Smiley. of Baltimore,
ID, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Iarvey Spence.
The one hundredth anniversary of
be Bethel NJ. P. Church on the
brentwood Cannon charge, will be
celebrated on September 8, 3 and II.
'Ormer pastors and laymen will as
list in the services. The meetings
Dr. Thursday and Friday. September
and 9, will begin at p. m. Those
n Sunday will begin at 10 a. m. and
p. m. All former pastors. members
nd friends are cordially invited to
ny of these services.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

North Milford folks promise to
give the "Peeping Tom" who has
been making life miserable in that
section a hot reception, or SHOULD
we say a boiler full of hot water.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

IN REHOBOTH during July and
August-Mondays Wednesdays and
Fridays, II Lake avenue. DR.. Anna
X. Gregorius, Chiropractor. j15-tf
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

Mrs. Mary West and daughter spent
Wednesday of last week at Reho-
both.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

Mrs. Kelly Layheld is III at this
time suffering with a gall bladder
attack.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

Lewes Presbyterian Church. There
will be special music.
Milford chronicle., 1938-09-02

CHnDREN'S SLIPS
Well made; good val
uesi OF broadcloth.
They will fit IT,
and wash Welt \ ~
Evening star., 1938-06-04
Stock Averages
Compiled BY the Associated Press.)
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

AsSoclaLeo Fress FINANCIAL writer.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Led by in
dustrials, the stock market today ral-
lied fractions to more than 2 points.
Although dealings were relatively
quiet on the comeback, the pace was
much faster than in yesterdays
slowest session in nearly four years.
Transfers Appropriated 300, 900 shares.
Brokers ascribed the turnabout to
a variety OF factors, the principal one
being mild revival of inflationary
psychology resulting from passage of
the huge pump-priming bill by the
Senate in which the President was
given a firm hand in the spending
program.
Tending to frighten some shorts
into covering, it was said, was the
continuance of gossip in Wall Street
concerning the possibility Of further
dollar devaluation as a means of
shaking presently shy capital into
circulation. Banking quarters, how
ever, were inclined to treat the rumors
as mainly idle talk, pointing to the
fact that foreign currencies held to
a narrow range in terms OF the Ameri-
can monetary unit.
Gold mining issues, watched by
many as an initiation barometer, were
again active on the rise. Steels, mo-
tors, coppers, electric equipments, oils,
mail orders and farm implements were
well out in front. Rails and utilities
were moderately higher.
Helping to break the gloom fog was
another recovery push by major COM
modities. Corporation bonds did their
bit in the reversal of the general
trend. Inspiration from abroad was
lacking. inasmuch as most foreign
markets were closed.
Part of the speculative optimism
was attributed to expectations that
Congress would adjourn by the next
week end and that the Government S
relief plans should soon give a FLIP
to recently tagging industry. The
armistice between the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Stock
Exchange also was viewed as a good
omen for the financial sector.
While business news was still fiat,
shut-downs in many producing fields
were seen as an important bolstering
influence for the long term at least.
A little profit selling near the close
cut down top marks for conspicuous
stock climbers, but the majority of
favorites were well ahead at the
finish.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
INDUSTRIAL RATE
RESUMES SLUMP
Associated Press Index
Says to Lowest Level
in Four Years.

NEW YORK, June 4.-Industrial
activity resumed its downward course
this week, although several important
groups extended recent gains.
The Associated Press seasonally ad-
justed index, based on latest available
data, slumped to 658 per cent Of the
1929-30 average-the lowest level in
four years. This compared with Sc.
last week and 1864 a year ago.
Hardest hit was automobile output,
which was cut approximately in half
from the previous period by holiday
closings and the Ford shutdown.
Cotton manufacturing was of
sharply to within a fraction of the
years low, with plants attempting to
bring output more in line with actual
demand.
Slack inquiries for steel caused oper-
ations to be further curtailed, the lat
est rate being the lowest since the
year end.
Residential building continued to
soar counter to the declining trend Of
industry generally, rising to a new
nigh Tor the year. Electric power out
put also moved up fractionally better
than the normal seasonal trend.
Heavy movement of coal and ore
boosted railroad carloadings, although
the major industrial category-mis-
ceHaneous freight-continued to slide.
The index. with its seasonally ad-
Justed components based on latest
available statistics and with 192s-30
as 100. compared as follows:
Evening star., 1938-06-04
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO. June 4 ZAP, (U. s. Depar

CHICAGO. June tFp (U. s. Department
Of Agriculture) ALL classes of livestock
closed the week at steady price levels today
Supplies and sales were small sr but there b. =,
Hogs 5000. including $500 direct; slow,
steady, to 10 lower than Fridays average:
strictly choice Light hogs absent: quotable
UP to s.75; few good 190-260 pounds
average. S.55-65: shippers took 125 and
500 holdovers: compared week ago, good
5.15 lower: light packing sows steady to
Cattle. 200: calves, 100: compared Fri
day last week: Fed steers and yearlings
1925 higher, lightweight steers and year
cows steady to Is, higher dryfeds holding
no better than steady: bulls steady to Is
higher: weighty bulls maintaining early
weeks advance; vealers so to 100 lower;
practical late top vealers, 800; weighty
sausage bulls, $50: best fed steers, 1915:
lisht-weighs steers: 1885; yearlings. 1910:
placed values at highest levels OF season;
liberal supply choice and prime steers in
Sheep. 1000. including $500 direct;
for week ending Friday, 1880 directs.
Compared Friday last week: Spring lambs
vance: old crop clipped offerings fully so
higher; sheep strong;. weeks best native
spring lambs, 1000, but nothing strictly
choice available at close: choice Texas
lambs In load lots at midweek. ESQ: bulk
medium and good Californias. s.10-9.s5:
5:ss-7.4o mostly; load lots, plain Tsxas
kinds. at $50 and under; top shorn Cali
fornia slaughter ewes, $50: bulk native
ewes. 2.50-3.25.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

a. NEW YORK. June O9.-Eggs. a4,44a.
a3M. sfandsrd mnsa Goiors: special packs. 22R-
199h.20A: mediums and dirties, NSonos' No' =
sysJtts. syJt. sSv9srase S9 checks 1sA; storags-pscked
90 oWhitesGResale Of premium marks, s7n.
marks; M. a;, 25A-27; exchange specisis. S4.
S33i Midwestsrn' EXCHANGE standards SS-
nearby nsa ~ and Western; exchange mediums.
SSR; Pacinc Coast. Jumbo and premiiii,as'
1894; specials. 29-20ha: standards. "a.
2SN2; mediums, 26-27. 90
western; spscial packs, 23h nearby. ex.
cnahge mediums, 2lh-22h.
!, Butter; 1,072,91S; weak. Creamery,
higher than extra. 257t-2sh: extra 5a3
score,; 25-25h: hrsts (SS-91), 2s-SS:
seconds $3.50, l9A-21h. ''
changed. ""
~, Dressed poultry irregular. Boxes. fresh:
chickens, roasters 22-29H Fowls ur1.
quoted Other fresh, all frozen prices
Live poultry. by freight and By ex.
press nominal. No sales.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
POSTAL RECEIPTS
| OFF MODERATELY
May Total Shows Decline
of 1.39 Per Cent From
Same 1887 Month.
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Total receipts at the City Post Office
In May were moderately lower than
In May, 1887, officials announced to-
day as they finished summing up
business in the National Capital for
that month.
Postal receipts in May, 1898,
amounted to S580,18334 in COM
parison with total of $588, ,407.43 for
May, 1887, decrease of $8,22409, or
1.39 per cent. The small decrease is
in line with other business indicators
such as bank clearings and retail
trade.
In spite of the business letdown
liere and all over the country, postal
officials had hoped for an increase
over May year ago, basing their
expectations partly on new stamps put
out during the month, there having
been very large business in first
day covers"
While the figures were not up to
May, 1887, they were above the same
months returns in other years and
also better than last June, July,
August or September. They were
above February but lower than March
or April. Comparisons by months so
far this year with the corresponding
months year ago follow:
Evening star., 1938-06-04
WAY IS OPENED
FOR U. S. COTTON
Bank Of Brazil Suspends Exports
to Germany Because Quota
Has Been Filled.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4.-The
Bank of Brazil yesterday, in effect,
suspended Brazilian raw cotton ex-
ports to Germany, opening the way
for German cotton purchases in the
United States.
Finance Minister Arthur de Souze
Costa said the suspension affected
only Brazilian exports payable in Ger
man compensation marks.
I'VE had a quota of $4,000 metric
tons of cotton we could export to Ger
many" he said. "The 1898 quota has
been filled"
The finance minister added that
Germany still could buy Brazilian cot
ton by paying other than German
currencies. Other authoritative sources,
however. predicted Germany would
prefer American to Brazilian cotton
on that basis.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
LABOR EARNINGS
GAIN SLIGHTLY
Lower Living Costs Help.
Buying Power Still Far
Below 1887.
SItLial Dispatch to The Star.


MINNEAPOLIS. June 4.-Besides
finding dollar more in the monthly
paycheck than was there in January,
the average wage-earning family is
saving almost another dollar and a
half through the drop in food and
other prices so far this year, according
to a quarterly study of wages and liv-
ing costs made by Northwestern Ma
tional Life Insurance Co.
However. the average family's buy
month greater than it was back In
1888, the study shows, and Is $6 less
than it was one year ago.
A small seasonal increase in number
Of hours worked provided the modest
gain in average monthly earnings this
spring, in spite of scattered reductions
in hourly wage rates and some addi-
tional layoffs, the report states.
Wholesale food prices hit a new
four-year low the first week in May.
And across grocery and meat market
counters in April, though retail prices
were a little flrmer than in the pre-
ceding month, the average housewife
could buy food more cheaply than
since January, 1885.
Most Lines Down.
Every department in the fanily's
living budget except sundries shows a
saving since January, according to the
study.
A months supply of food. costing
$50 at average 1888 prices. had scared
to s38.76 by last September, but
dropped to s36.27 by January, 1898,
and cost only $3.50 in April for the
same items.
Clothing for which the family
budgeted $40 per month at 1888 prices
cost $23.22 last September, but in April
the family saved a dollar in this de-
partment, for the same items came to
exactly $2222.
Living quarters of grade which
rented for $24 a month in 1888 cost
s33.33 last September, based on ma
tional rent levels. S33.17 in January
and $3.50 in April.
Fuel and light, and transportation,
both show further small reductions
in cost since January. Sundries is
the only part of the budget to stand
pat at the January, 1888, level.
Four-year Gain Cited.
Thus an average American family
earning and spending $120 month
at wage and living cost levels of 1888
had seen its earnings climb to $l4736
by April, 1887. Meanwhile. it had to
pay $140.88 to maintain the same
standard of living which cost $120
at 1888 prices Thus the family had
gained $64S in purchasing power in
the four years.
But by September the same scale Of
living cost $14304 a month, while
family earnings had dropped to
$14472. At January living cost and
wage levels, the fanily's expenses were
$139.97, against a pay check of
$138.1O, leaving a deficit Of $1.87 to be
taken out of savings, if the same living
standard was to be maintained.
BY April. however, living costs had
dropped SO that the average family
could maintain its 1888 standard of
living for $l38.63; meanwhile, small
expansion in pay rolls has boosted its
monthly earnings to $139.16, leaving a
surplus of SO cents over the 1888 ratio
Of wages to living costs.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
S. E. c. ISSUES REPORT
ON MEMBER DEALINGS
Hy the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Round-lot transactions of New York
Stock Exchange members in the week
ended May were 23.44 per cent Of
total exchange dealings. the Securities
Commission said yesterday.
Round-lot volume for that week was
3.g43,9 shares, or 8.3 per cent larger
than volume reported on the ticker
gRound-lot dealings members initiated
ofi the floor were 9.11 per cent of all
exchange volume, while those initiated
off the floor comprised 4.52 per cent
Of the total.
Round-lot trading of specialists was
e.s1 per cent Of total exchange turn
over.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
q. s. TREASURY POSITION.
py the Associated Press,

The position Of the Treasury on June
g Receipts. $50, 099, ,530.03; expenditures.
Customs recepts for ths month
S1.214.463.p4
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July
~. 487,718,949. 81: expenditures. S6.-
977.724.910.9S. including :. 81, ,964. .s33,-
005 80 Of emergency expenditures: excess
Ct sxpepdissgres I.a :A90 q G0os; ;02l ;l6: gross
S4. .5A2, ,397. SO over the previous day. Gold
assets. S12.920. I'll .963. 81.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 4 R.-copper
s.66. Other metals nominally unchanged
Evening star., 1938-06-04

'NeW IV3S low
I New 1898 higl
Evening star., 1938-06-04
Stock Seat Price
Drops to $4,000,
Or $3,OOOLO,Uer
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The sale of
New York Stock Exchange seat was
arranged yesterday at $1,000, a drop
Of $1,000 from the previous sale q
month ago. The low mark for mem
bership this year was $4,000 last
March, which also was a record mini
mum since 1918. The 1898 high was
SIS, 900 in January.
Evening star., 1938-06-04

pFoxote Sales OF Sfocks on the n r stock Exchange
1l:o0 0A.M---------18 900 1900 Noon-----. $4,000
Actual trading 10 shares.
bankruptcy receyersnp being reoganized under
dividend xr Ex rights Also extra lilo
stock Declared paid far this Payable
Paid last Cash stock Accumulated dividend
declared "
Rates of dividends annual dis
nursemsnts based the last quarterly
included - " - 0 '
Evening star., 1938-06-04
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK, June R.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1938-06-04
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

Also extra or extras.
eDeclared or paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. June R.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-06
FRANK[|NTON MEN
GUESTS OF ROTARY
Group Planning Club in
Neighbor Town; South
ern Singers Heard

A group of Franklinton men, pros
pective members of a new club to be
formed in the neighbor town, were
guests of the Henderson Rotary club
at the weekly dinner meeting Tues
day evening at the Vance hotel. The
Southern Singers, under direction %
Ray Won Weisenfluh, were also on the
program and given a big hand by the
aembers.
r G. Kittrell, former president, pre-
sided at the meeting in the absence Of
Rev. James A. Jones, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, who is president
but who is engaged in a revival meet
ing in Raleigh.
The Henderson club is sponsoring
the proposed new Rotary club in
Franklinton, and had the visitor
from that town here to see how {
Rotary organization is conducted.
The Southern Singers, a group Of
thirty talented Henderson young wo
men, presented a program that drew
the applause of II e club members
and their guests. They sang old-time
favorites in q new arrangement o.
harmony, and both visitors and mem
bcrs of the club were delighted VIII
their numbers. 1t was felt that MI.
Weisenfluh and the Singers are max
ine q genuine oont--iN-tion to tn,
musical life of Henderson.
It was announce hat the p C?ra4
next week would &c IN charge cf ):
3. Rose, ia.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-06
NEGRO BOUND OVER
BY MAYOR POWELL
Bed Set at $1,000 for
Emmltt Alexander for
Carnal knowledge

Emmitt Alexander, Negro was or
dered held for Vance Superior Court
under $4,000 bond when probable cause
was found to charge of carnal know
ledge Of his daughter in city court to.
day before Mayor Henry T. Powell
The defendant was remanded to jail
in default of the bond
Henry Davis was charged with as
sault and using language calculate
to tring about a breach of the peace
and was given 60 days on the roads
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment of the costs, showing good be-
havior for the next two years.
Norman Gill, George Young and
Thurston Peace, Negroes, were charg-
ed with assaulting and beating eacl,
other. Peace and Gill were found not
guilty, but Young was given IL months
on the roads, commitments not to is
sue upon payment of fine of $25
and costs of court and hospital bills
Thurston Peace, Negro was convict
ed of participating in a gambling
game, skim and was fined one cent
and costs of court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-06
MRS. BRUMM|TT, So,
OF. G|LLBURG, DIES
Funeral Will Be Held Thurs
day; Interment In OK
ford Cemetery

Mrs. Blanche Ethel Fakes Brum-
mitt, 38, wife of j. r. Brummitt, of
the Gillburg community, diel at one
o'clock this morning at Maria Par
ham hospital after a critical illness
of several weeks. She was a nativa
of Granville county, the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. David w Fakes,
but had lived in the Gillburg COM
munity since her marriage to Mr..
Brummitt 16 years ago.
Surviving, in addition to, her hus-
band, are two daughters, Margaret
Fakes and Jane Burrus, and a four
year-old son, Russell Elliott.
She was of a family of seven sisters
she being the first to break the circles.
The others are: Mrs. r. M. Tunstall,
Mrs. r. L. Overton, Mrs. A. E. Lyon,
Miss Ruth Fakes, all of Oxford; Mrs
Fred Phipps, of Zebulon, and Mrs. J
A. Overton, of Pelham, Ga.
Funeral services will be held from
Plank Chapel Methodist Episcopal
church at Bobbitt, of which she had
been a member since her marriage, at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev
B. 0. Merritt, for four years pastor
of the church, hut now of Burling
ton, will be in charge, assisted by tho
present pastor, Rev. J. A. Martin. The
body will then be taken to E!mwood
cemetery in Oxford for interment.
Since coming to the Gillburg COM
munity sixteen years ago at The time
of her marriage, Mrs. Brummitt had
endeared herself to young and oil
alike. She was known as a woman of
strength and beauty of character.
loyal and true in all relations of life,
in family, in community, school anc
church, always ready and eager to DO
her full share in every capacity.
Pallbearers for the funeral services
were announced as follows: Activs-
Chandler Fakes, Glenn Overton
James Gill, Walter Finch, Jr., Lee
Coghill and James Parks; honorary,
George A. Rose, Sr John Rose, H. J.
Parks, B. P. Rose, r. E. Satterwhite,
j. W. Beck, w. O. Ellis, r. c. Young,
Alfred Mcfarland, t. G. Powell, F. H
Averettc, B. r. Fits (the last three
from Oxford, M. B. Garrett, S. P. Pat
terson, I. L. Fuller, Early T. Gill, N.
F. Harris, Durham; DR.. w. H. Fur.
man, DIR. Vance B. Rollins, DR.. T. S
Royster.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-06
HEALTH INSTITUTE
HERENEXT MONDAY
Two State Departments Co.
operating in Meeting at
High School

A health institute, under the Joint
auspices of the State Board of Health
and the State Department of Educs-
ton, will he held here in the audito
rum of the Henderson high school
on next Monday, April II, at 3
o'clock, DIR. A. D. Gregg, Vance
county health officer, said today 1t
is one of a series of similar meet
ings being held over the State.
The gathering here will be for the
four counties of Vance, Warren.
Franklin and Granville counties. The
institute is especially for teachers
and welfare workers, DR.. Gregg stat
ed, and Superintendent E. M. Rollins
has asked that all principals of
schools in the city and county close
their schools in time for the meeting
at o'clock in the afternoon. It was
made plain that all teachers and
principals of adjoining counties are
invited to attend, and that any indi-
vidual interested in public health
work will be welcome
Speakers at the melting, as an
nounced, will include Mrs. H. P.
Guffey, of the State department of
nursing, whose subject will be "Phy-
steal Inspection of Pupils by Teach
| ers;" Miss Mary E. Thomas, nutri-
| zionist at State College, on School
Lunches" DR.. Norton, of the State
Board of Health, on Sanitary Facili-
| ties of Schools; DR.. ]. Henry High
smith, of the State Department of
Education, whose subject has not
| been learned.