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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

E. J.s.P0liock rose in fifteen years
from clerk in the auditing department
10 vice president and comptroller of
Sears Roebuck and Company.
Between s1920' and. 1929 Mr. Pollock
divided his time between the office OF
ations. In February 1928. he was made
general auditor.
Among the many changes brought
about in the interest of better efficiency
in Mr.. Poliock's regime as auditor was
the. thirteen period calendar. which he
put in effect beginning January ?. 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

When death removed Julius Rosen-
aid, chairman of the board OF Sears.
Boebuck and Company he was sue
ceeded in office by a man.. whose abil-
ity' had been proved by a brilliant rec
ord Of success with the company.
That man is his son, Leasing ]. Ros-
enwald.
The chairman Of the Sears board re-
sernbles his father in, versatility, in
painstaking attention to every detail OF
the business for which he is response
BILE and in thorough preparation for his
responsibility. Nor would a description
be complete without mentioning that.
like his father Eessing Rosenwald is a
lover OF arts and lover of his fellow
men.
He spends a large part Of his time
traveling between three Offices IN Phil
adelphfa, Chicago and New YORK. yet
he has found time to gather one Of the
finest. collections Of etchings in the. uni
ted States. He Is conversant with all
the operations of S107. .000. 900 carpor-
ations yet he is a bibliophiie of recog-
nized standing and an authorityson old
prints. He Is familiar with buying nc
dyitias that involve, the purchase OF
hundreds Of millions Of dollars worth
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

Mr.. Mckay is not new to Dover. He
has been the manager for Sears at 12S
West Loockerman Street for the past
five years. His experience with Sears
extends over a period of many years.
Before Mckay went to Dover, he was
Wilmington. where his success attract
ed wide attention with the result that
when the men in charge of Sears began
10 think about putting store i'm Dover.
MFR. Mckay was given the job of open
ing the store. What Mr.. Mckay has
been able TO do with Sears at l2S West
I.oockerman street store can be CLEANED
from the fact that the business has
grown--t the store prOspered to such an
extent that new and larger quarters are
now needed TO take care OF the rapidly
expanding business. Speaking with MT
Mckay. he said. Much OF my success
in Dover can be attributed TO the mag
nifcent manner in which the people OF
Dover have cOOpeTated with me. You
see." exclaimed Mckay. ''the splendid
lOyalty-the eVer-increasing goodwill
Of the shopping public OF Dover ac-
counts i'm a great measure Tor the Day
In and day-Out growth OF the store over
which | have been the manager" Ana
he went on to say. Sears has always
made il a point TO bring TO Dover the
hest possible quality OF merchandise
Sears has never knowingly offered Ior
sale nor will Sears tolerate stocking any
article that will not give complete sat
isfactiOn TO the purchaser. Upon these
prineipIes," remarked Mckay. II have
endeavored to huild and to give the
ehoDners of Dover and lower Delaware,
more for their money than was expect
ed. -...o
''Sears has outgrown its present store
the demand for more ana more Oh
Sears well-knOwn lines OF merchandlse
has Increased 90 rapidly that a new
and larger store had to be taken over
in order that all Sears friends IN boVer
could lnd wide selections OF those ar
ticles they want" Mckay continued to
saw '.The opening date Of Sears new
store is May &c, S:30 Thursday morning.
and the new address 1924 Loockerman
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27
Sears, ROebuck New Store
Was Opened Yesterday

Dover and lower Delaware got its hrst
oficial look into Sears. Roebuck anu
Company's new Retail store AT 5S-S
Tooeisprn,an street $3.50 Thursday NOR
ningiiMay %. wheH the doors -ol i!ie
new store were opened TO the puphc'
Announcement Of that daie ioF 'iie ~
anin,, had been set jointly last week
from c. C. Godshall. Manager for the
Co,ooany's Zone IN which the new store
IS located and l.. NJ. Mckay. the Dover
manager .. .,-,..
10 the TASK Of closing out the merehah-
,tfs,. IN Sears old store at i9S Nrat
Troalerb1sn street. And while ilis las
been. going, on, builders ahd inferior
decorators have been getting tlnhGs
ready AT the new store for Ire gftiid
opening Truck load after trurk load ol
brand new merchandise have beeH ar
riVilrg from Sears headquarters At the
new tsore this has bsen checked. mark
ID and placed on counters ~ readli'tS5
for the first public opening. Sears
uo1icV OF hiring local people TO work IN
lis retail stores dates back TO the very
inception of the Sears system. said AIR.
Mckay. There have always been TWO
prineipal reasons for il. First. II IS III
harmony with Sears desire to do every
thing 10 help the upbuilding of com
mmities in which its stores are cstab-
lished. This desire is further reflected
in the determination Of Sears. ltoebick
and Company 20 patrOnize local indus
tries in its purchases Of supplies iof
operation of its stores. and whenever
possible in the purchase of merchan-
disc TO be sold.
"A second and less altrustic reason is
that a local person can do a much bet
ter job in Sears store in Dover than the |
,lGrlS with equal ability from outside"
The building housing the new SEARS
10 n tengfh and a. feet l
wide, giving the store total floor area !
of Il. 000 square feet /
In addition to the store itself. proVis- /
ions, have been made for an automobile !
tire and battery service department at /
the rear of the building
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

James NJ. Barker is another member
of the governing group Of Sears. Roe
buck and Company whose training and
experience prior to- coming with the
company was in engineering. He Is Il
graduate of Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology and during the war acted
as consulting engineer TO the Navy De-
partment's division Of construction and
repair, specializing on features OF fly
ing best design.
In 1919. MIR. Barker became associated
with the First National Bank OF BOs.
ton and was manager OF its Ruenos
Aires branch Immediately before he be-
came Identified with the Philadelphia.
regional office OF Sears. Roebilek and
Company When T. J. Carney. region
al general manager at Philadelphia. be-
came assistant TO Leasing ]. Rosenwald.
then vice president in. charge of oper-
ations, Mr.. Barker was made regional
manager. In January OF 1880 he Was
elected vice president In charge OF the
conpany's activities in the eastern ter
ritory and continued In that capacity
until April. 1882. at which time he was
appointed vice president In charge Of
retail administration with headquarters
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

T. J. carney has spent practically his
entire business life with one company
SEARS. ROebuck and Company. He ne
came identified with the organization
when he left school Ia 1909. He has
been a department manager. was gem
eral superintendent OF the Dallas, Texas
store during the years l9i3-i9l6. general
superintendent at Philadelphia begin
ming in 1920. and later eastern regional
manager in charge OF oil the eastern
operations OF the company.
Ia 1880 Mr.. Carney was appointed
vice president in charge OF operations
of the company. with headquarters In
Chicago. succeeding l.. J. Rosenwald.
who is now chairnan-Of the board OF
the company
Mr. Carney is native OF Chicago.
his grandparents having gone 10 Chi
cagO in the eighteen flfties. He is mar
ried. has two children. and lives in
Milmette.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27
Sears Executives

The executive stan OF Sears, Roebuch
aud Company. because OF the com
section Of American business and in
dustrial leadership.
II necessarily comprises men OF thor
ough and exact training familiar with
every detail Of buying. distributing. ad-
vertising. and selling merchandise on a
scale of unprecedented magnitude and
with every administrative detail relat-
ed To the operation of so vast an enter
prise.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

d. NJ. Nelson, vice president of Sears.
Roehuck and Company in charge Of
merchandising, came TO the company
with a degree in chemical engineering
and went to work in the testing labora-
tory.
Out Of his research In textiles. the
textile testing department. new unit in
the general testing laboratories. was de-
paTtments handling mems and boys
clothing and In 1896 became assistant
To the vice president In charge OF mer-
chandise. from which position. he was
elevated to become general merchandise
manager Mr. Nelson was made vice
president on January /. 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27

al Chicago On January 80. 1886 Mr.
Barker was appointed vice president
and treasurar of' the sopgpa1yss
Evening star., 1938-12-04
BON DS


Transactions In Bonds on the New
York Stock Exchange on Saturday,
December 3, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

Unit OF trading 10
'1n bankruptcy receershp being
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed such companieA
I'd TX dividend. 10
Sc % preference stock
Declared paid far this Paid
last year c..b Or stock Accumulated divdsnd
Rates Of dividend the
en pased the last Quarterly deessaeos
Unless ethsrsdss noted sseia, extra ddsnas
Evening star., 1938-12-04
u R B

Transactions on the New York Curb
Exchange on Saturday, December ;,
1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07
Major Bowers Writes Of
Company C's Big Honors
Conduct in Third Army Maneuvers in Mississippi WINS
CommendatIoa for Com pany and Distinctive u
tation for CAPITA in c. B. Sturges

outstanding junior officer of the
rhirtieth Division to represent the
unior officers of the division, and to
make a five-minute talk before 5000
Ulcers commencing the blue and
rown forces, Major Bowers wrote.
The major, commanding the bat
alton in which Company c was group
ID wrote that citizens of Hender-
on. Vance county, and all North Car
lima. have Just cause to be very proud
# Company C for bringing this honor
our State"
Officers and men of the company
'eturned home Saturday by train, and
we're discharged Saturday evening
rom further service of the annual
,ummer encampment.
Following is the article by Major
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

Communication of the conduct OF
Henderson's Company G, infantry
unit of the North Carolina National
Guard in the Third Army maneuvers
in DeSoto National Forest in Mlssls
sippi during the recent two weeks, IN
which time the unit was in annual en-
campment there with the Thirtleth
Division, was contained in a COM
munication received here from Claude
T. Bowers. of Warrenton, major on
the first battalion, 12Oth Infantry
Because Of his work in holding q
position again. superior forces and
stopping every effort of the brown
forces 10 cross the creek they were
guarding, the commanding general OF
the Third Field Army selected Cap
tain Sturges, Of Company c. as the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07
HENDERSON, IN CO. DAILY DISPATCH WEDNESDAY sEPTEB Err 1888
Bowers, followed by complete roster
of the company:

1t was my pleasure and privilege
to command the LIST Battalion l2Oth
Infantry during the Third Army
Maneuvers just completed IN the De-
Soto National Park near Hattlesburg
Miss. Vance countys, Company Z, be-
ing one of the Rifle units of this
Battalion.
Company c, entrained at Hender-
son, N c., July 81, 1888 at a. M, de-
rained at Brooklyn, Miss, August J.,
1888 at 80 p. m. The company was
engaged in regular camp routine DUR
ing Monday evening and Tuesday.
Unit was ordered to march to An
drews Chapel, a distance of eight
miles Wednesday morning, camped
there for the night At 11:2O p. m l
was ordered to Regimental Headquar-
tiers and issued the following order by
Colonel John Hall Manning. The
Battalion will entruck at 2 a. m. and
proceed to Red Creek securing two
bridges crossing Red Creek and hold
the enemys forces south OF this
creek" After hasty conference with
the officers of the Battalion it was
decided to assign the south bridge to
Company C, with one platoon Com
pany D, machine guns attached and
the north bridge about four miles up
stream to Company A, with one
platoon Company D, machine guns at
tached and to hold Company B, in
reserve. The remainder of this article
deals only with the movements and
mission of Company
Vance county's Company G, COM
manded by Captain Conrad B. Stur-
ges LIST 1t. Gilbert M. O'Neil. second
in command, and End 1t. George Dur
wood Williams, Supply Officer, as
sisted by LIST 1t. S. B. Satterwhlte,
of Roxboro, N. c., and End 1t. T. T.
Swain of Raleigh, N. c., attached re-
serve officers, handled the mission as
signed them in most satisfactory
manner, holding the enemy south of
Red Creek until ordered by the Di-
vision Commander to withdraw to
position 8 miles north of Red Creek
and / mile in rear of the Divisions
main line of resistance. The bridge
was held by Company c for So hours.
Captain Sturges had his position so
we'll organized that he was able to
hold all Brown forces south of the
creek without losing a man.
Having held the position against SUI
perior forces and stopping every eff
fort of the Brown forces to cross the
creek in such an efficient manner, the
Commanding General of the Third
Field Army selected Captain Sturges
as the outstanding Junior Officer of
the Both Division to represent the
Junior Officers of the Division and
TO make a five minute talk before g.
900 Officers commanding the Blue and
Brown forces.
The other movements and missions
of Company c are listed below from
the official records of the Battalion.
August 4, 500 a. M. Company c,
reached position on Red Creek. $50
a. m. Advised Battalion Commander
of location of all combat groups.
600 a. m. Reported positions of two
Brown machine guns nests and sew
eral combat groups of riflemen. 1888
a. M. Requested artillery fire 500 yds
south of bridge where the Browns
were attempting to construct a pom
toon bridge. artillery fire was placed
on this location in IL minutes after
requesting. 11:15 a. m. Hostility for
the day was called off and the COM
pany moved to it's bivouac area 1000
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. T.
Each year, outstanding All club mem
bers in North Carolina are given re-
cognition by being elected to the State
Honor Club. Eight of the 10 new MEM
bers tapped this summer are shown
above with some of the older mem
bers, including L. r. Harrill, All club
leader at State College.
The new members are: Margaret
Wagner, of Guilford County; Doro-
thy Banks, of Jones; Lou Ella Dick
erson, of Vance; Louise Bum, of
Edgecombe; Elton Clark, of Durham,
Frank Dover, of Cleveland; Raymond
Kiker, of Arson; Roger Pollock, of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

Jones; GLAND Peele, of Wayne; and
Luther Camp, of Rowan. Clark, Dover
and Miss Wagner were unable to be
present when the picture was taken.
Older members shown are: Helen
Whitlock, Of Stanly, Elizabeth Ran
dali and Tom Cornwell, of Cleveland
Edward Pollock, of Jones; Eunice
Griggs, of Arson; Esley Forbes, Bea-
trice Sheriff., Mary Lily Foard, and
Joe Pou, of Iredell; Edmund Aycock,
now assistant county agent in John
ston; Margaret Green and Mary
Frances Thompson, of Durham; Ora
ham Penny, of Johnston; and L. r
Harrill.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07
ALLEN BARBER SHOP
is POPULAR PLACE
G. ID. A len, Proprietor, Has Six Ex-
per.enced BARRIERS to Serve
Public at all Times

One of Henderson's best known bar
Der shops is Aliens Barrier Shop, To-
Gated on South Garrett street, and is
managed by Charles D. Allen, one of
the best known citizens of Henderson.
Six experienced BARRIERS serve the
public mere.
The quality of the work done by
BARRIERS at Aliens Barber Shop. the
interest which they take in their
customers desires, has won a fine
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07
Hog Supplies Io,

1n GGl.ege Station Raleigh, Sept
inalcations of more favorahp,,~' =
look Tor consumer demand for fore out
and larger market sunnHes ~ meats
are reported by the U. S. Rur ~ nogs
agriculture Economics in its svp. Of
report on the hog situation "'''iilef
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

Testing 100 samples of seed > d..
Tor termination and purity witb uay
cost to farmers the service Of ~, l,llO y.
c., Department of Agriculture De ",
laboratory have been trinIod seed
the past year. 0urlhs
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

North Carolina produces more les
pedeza than any other state in the
Union, reports the State Department
of Agriculture.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07
Poole, James c.
Rem, Shelton L.
Robson, Clarence E.
Robertson, Newman.
Ross, William T.
Smith, William r.
Stokes, Hurcey M.
Stone, Leon w.
Peanuts Damaged

:, 1C~IIUUS DdIIIdStU
College Station, Raleigh, Sept. Z
Peanut producers in North Carolina
and Virginia have reported heavy
damage to the crop as a result of
recent rains. Thus handicapped, they
may not be able to make a norma
crop of Virginia type peanuts this
year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-07

ma, name :. for this well patroni,os
me friends of the BARRIERS lNea shop.
numbered among the thouson mere are
ugh this section. ''dhds thro-
Evening star., 1938-03-10
VAULT MAY DECIDE
c. j. MEET HONORS
Team Title at Stake, Pole
Mark Doomed by Hoya
and Nittany Lion.

The event in which the oldest re-
cord of Catholic University's indoor
track meet is almost certain to be
broken Saturday night may determine
the winner of the intercollegiate team
trophy.
Seven years ago Fouts of Maryland
pole vaulted IL feet inches, but
vaulters of both Georgetown and Penn
State have exceeded that mark with
plenty to spare this winter.
Tabled as foremost contenders for
the team trophy it is entirely possible
that the Hoyas' and Nittany Lions
chances thus may depend upon Jack
Ford and Bob Clark, respectively.
Thomson Named Referee.
Last Saturday night Ford qualified
for the finals in New York's l. c. 4-A
meet with q leap of IL feet 9 inches,
but Clark is reputed to be able to soar
just as high. Should either of these
two falter, Marylands Cronin and c.
US Goffredi may slip into first or
second place. Cronin has not vaulted
IN competition this winter. though he
has been hitting IL feet in practice and
Goftredi just missed IL feet in the
Maryland-5th Regiment games last
Saturday.
Coach Earle j. Thomson of the
Naval Academy today was announced
as the referee of the meet with Msgr.
Joseph Corrigan, rector of Catholic
University. the honorary referee.
Evening star., 1938-03-10

fighter, will quit the flea circus on
Forty-second street long enough to
play the role of the captured
Ethiopian chieftain in Aida" at
the Hippodrome Saturday night :.
(The Hipp guarantees Jack won't
try to sing an aria)
Highest priced major league
coach is Art Fletcher of the Yanks,
who gets $4,000 per Note to
Connie Mack, Lake Charles, La:
Take along your best bib and tucker
when You take your AS to Baton
Rouge to play the Giants Gov.
Richard w. Leche is going to
colonel you.
al WE'LL, who resigned in huff
as matchmaker for Mike Jacobs,
got a bit miffed because the Barney
Ross-Henry Armstrong match was
made without consulting him
The deal which sent Dolph Camilli
from the Phils to the Dodgers was
made . full week before Larry
MacPhau announced It.
Evening star., 1938-03-10
United States to Back Japan's Stand.

still daffy Dodgers. says he'll wear
No. 13 this season (Probably
figgers he can't be any worse off,
anyway :. Only other major
Lacquer to wear this supposedly un-
lucky. number is Eden Auker of the
Detroit Tigers :. Finnish admirers
Of Gunnar Barlund, the heavy
weight, are tossing him a victory
luncheon today-at a Swedish res
taurant.
Jack Dempsey will march with
, the grand marshall in the big st.
Patrick's Day parade at New Or
leans Terms haven't been an
nounced officially yet, but Barney
Ross will get 40 per cent and Henry
Armstrong 20 of the gate they draw
here May rs :. Ross is liable to
jab Henry silly.
cunningham doubts he can win
the 600" :. Oh! Oh! Sounds bad
for the others =. Old Jack john
SOP, still deridins Joe Louis - .
Evening star., 1938-03-10
ST. JOHNS EAGER
FOR MORE STRIFE
Cadets Seen as Finalists
at Lexington-Eastern
in Tough Spot.
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

LEXINGTON. Va. March 10-Nib-
milton. st. Johns crack quint, Evening
Star metropolitan Washington cham
pion, zealously awaited its initial game
here tonight with Asheville IN. c.
High in the 14th annual South At
lantic scholastic tourney.
Sponsored by Washington and Lee
University, the tourney has enticed
four clubs from immediate and nearby
Washington in addition to IL outstand-
ing teams along the Atlantic Sea-
board and the vision of Capital five
returning with the major trophy ap-
peared rosy despite the fact st. Johns.
Bethesda Chevy Chase and Briarley
Military Academy have been drawn
in the same bracket.
Eastern, Star tourney runner-up, in
terhigh champion and winner of this
event in 1882 and '33, will stack up
against Monroe Aggies of Monroe. Ga,
tonight, while Bethesda Chevy Chase
clashed with Lanier High of Georgia
and Briarley, from Ammendale, Md,
squared off with Staunton Military
Academy this afternoon.
Eastern Faces Stiff Test.
The Fasteners suffered consider
ably in the draw, for the strongest
outfits of the South appeared brack-
eted in the top division, while the
lower bracket was held virtually Ger
tain to yield a Washington flnalist,
with st. Johns the choice.
st. Johns, in meeting Asheville,
faces a team which was one of two
clubs to trounce Dukes fast freshman
dribblers this season, but the Johnnies
currently are at peak form and COL
lectively are confident of annexing a
sectional crown before journeying to
Chicago late this month for the ma
tional Catholic test.
Eastern, should it hurdle the report
edly fine Monroe tossers, hardly will
relish the prospect of meeting the
winner of the Massanutten Military
Academy Greenbrier argument, for
both have compiled enviable records
against formidable opposition. The
Lincoln Parkers appear to have more
of task than st. Johns, with the
Cadets first foe looming as its tough
est until the final round.
Suburban Teams May Meet.
Should st. Johns survive the Ashe-
vile engagement, 1t will battle the
winner of the Due West Is. c. High
Danville (va) High game in the Sec
ond round, while Bethesda and Briar-
ley will tangle If both snatch first
round victories.
st. Johns, given an enthusiastic
send-off by the entire student body,
enjoyed leisurely trip here by auto
mobile, stopping of at Staunton Mill
tary Academy for brisk workout,
and the team was well rested today.
Evening star., 1938-03-10
Had Travis WOrried-Navbe.

Kuhel also disappointment I
agile he couldn't
base At that Joe proved he fellow He yelling
although
When Simmons Manager Buck yelled
left
Uhilers by
field
Toward the
DANCED
Ing out The pants incidentally,
Mr. full
batting pitchers with balls
feet With youthful
back Thanks said Bucky, you're
That I to
No" replied udely enough"
Evening star., 1938-03-10
LUCY ROSE GAINS
LEAD IN PIN RACE
Moves 81 Sticks in Front
of Lorraine GuIIi in
District League.

Lucy Rose, ace of the champion
Rosslyn team. today boasted the lead
of the Ladies District Duckpin League
with an average of 110-31.
Waging battle with Lorraine GULL,
the perennial top-average shooter,
Mrs. Rose clicked off 328 at Arcadia
last night while Miss GULL of the
Lucky Strike team collected 297 at
Lucky Strike. The Rosslyn star, al
though losing two pins on her average,
gained lead of 81 sticks by virtue of
Miss Gulli's puny total. Miss Gulli's
average is no. The two had entered
last nights matches with exactly the
same marks.
Rosslyn Cleans Up.
Rosslyn swept Arcadia with Gladys
Lynn the top bowler for the winners
with l28-360. Kay Burns, secretary
OF the washington Women's Duckpin
Association, rolling 352. her high set
of the season, prevented Lucky Strike
from shutting out Northeast Temple.
Georgia Hays, the Evening Star
Yuletide champion. supplied the win
ming wallops in Shaffers Flower Shop
2-1 win from Swanee with 343. Irene
SCOTS 134-352 led a 81 Rendezvous
win from 1Up.
District Leaguers Shoot.
The District Mems League swings
into its fourth series tonight with the
leading Occidentals clashing with the
third-place Convention Hall team, at
Convention Hall Heurich Brewers,
the runners-up, shoot at Lucky Strike
against Hugh Crawley and his charges
Georgetown Recreation entertains Max
Rosenberg and his Regal Neon Sign
howitzers at Georgetown. Tru-Blu is
host to Arcadia at Takoma Park in a
10-o'clock match.