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Evening star., 1939-01-16
Need for Continued
Climb in Living
StandardsSeen
KRISTEN Tells Retailers
Customer Still Boss
In Merchandising
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Represent-
atives of retail merchants from all
over the United States were told
today by Louis E. KRISTEN of Boston
that continuance of the growth of
higher standards of living in Amer
lea was necessary to prosperity.
KRISTEN, who is vice president of
William Filene's Sons Co.. Boston
department store, told the National
Retail Dry Goods Association Con-
vention:
"The customer is still the boss"
He asserted the public demanded
extra services not covered solely by
cost of production and distribution
of goods, saying:
"The department store of to-
day, like the democracy
out of which it grew, is not system.
it is a process It is an ans
swer to the need of a modern So
ciety."
Continuing on the subject of re-
tail costs in the country as whole,
KRISTEN said:
IF President Roosevelt is to real
ize his ambitions of raising the ma
tional income to 100000, ,00O, 900 an
nually, which is nearly $9,OOO,0 ,0OO,-
900 larger than the highest previous
income of the country and $2O,OOO,-
100000 more than the figure for
1887, my guess is that great deal
of the increase will have to be in the
form of what many people call lux
uries and unnecessary services.
I'm other words, it would be futile
to think that we could achieve
100000, 100000 annual income on the
present price level by simply making
the elementary physical things
which people must have in order to
survive. - If we are to be salts
fled with that and 60 back to
primitive standard of living, we
could probably live on a five or ten
billion dollar income"
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Corporation
Reports

NEW YORK, Jan. 16-The fol-
lowing is a summary of corpora ton
news prepared by Standard Sta
tistics Co., Inc. New York:
Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co.,
Ltd.-November quarter common
share earnings were cents.
Barker Bros. Corp.-It was stated
that business for 1888 fourth quar-
ter was sufficient to wipe out net
loss of $87.926 shown for first nine
months and leave comfortable net
profit for the year. 1t is not be-
lived, however, that earnings were
sufficient to fully cover the an
nual dividened requirements of
around $180,O00 on 5l2 per cent
cumulative preferred stock. In
the year 1887 net profit was $156 a
common share after preferred re-
quirements.
Sun Ray Drug Co.-December
sales were up go per cent, II months
up So per cent.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Deficit, II months ended Novem-
ber 80, was S1,284,351 against net
income of $2,723,634.
United States Steel Corp.-Sub-
sidiary. Tennessee Coal, Iron e.
Railroad Co., received an order
for 12,500 tons of 122-pound rails
from ST. Louis-San Francisco
Railway.
Federal Light & Traction Co.
Common share earnings, year ended
September 30, were $198 against
$2.72 before surtax in preceding
year.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Hosiery Shipments Set
Fast November Pace
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Hosiery
shipments in November were unsea-
sonally high, the National Associ-
alton of Hosiery Manufacturers re-
ported.
Although the month usually sees
a falling off in all classes, this year
levels were maintained comparable
with those of September and Octo-
ber. Shipments of women's full
fashioned hosiery, mems silk and
rayon half hose, boys socks, and cot
ton bundle goods were unusually
high.
Total November shipments were
11,972,8 1878 dozen pairs, which was
IL per cent higher than the previous
month, and 219 per cent higher
than the November. 1898, total.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Saxon Public Works
Requests Extension
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-Saxon
Public Works, Inc, today, through
National City Bank of New York,
its agent, asked holders of its de-
faulted 6 per cent guaranteed gold
notes due July Is, 1887, to volun-
tarily agree to extend the maturity
to the same date in l942, at the
rate of 2 per cent interest.
Also, If the German Foreign Ex-
change Control Authority does not
authorize devisen to meet these
payments, the company offers to
pay notes voluntarily extended at
the rate of Az per cent as approved
by the authority.
To holders who find this offer not
acceptable, the company would offer
to pay in blocked reichmarks. Both
offers expire April IA.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Chesapeake Holders
Authorize Formal
Dissolution
Guaranty Trust Officer
Presents Resolution
At Baltimore
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 16.-Formal
dissolution of the Chesapeake Corp,
intermediate holding company of
the former Van Sweringen rail sys-
tenn, was approved today by stock
holders.
Merrill c. Galloway. vice president
OF the Guaranty Trust Co.. offered
the resolution terminating the busi-
ness of Chesapeake Corp, which was
formed in 1927 to acquire control of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
Guaranty Trust is the largest stock
holder in Chesapeake e. Allegheny
Corp, the top holding company.
John Murphy, secretary, was
ordered to file a dissolution certifi-
cate in Maryland.
Seventy-three per cent of the
stockholders were represented at
today's meeting. The Allegheny
corporation owns approximately II
per cent.
A corporation official indicated
the sale of approximately 1880
shares of common stock in Pere
Marquette Railroad owned by the
Chesapeake Corp. will be sold by
bid, but would probably be held
until the market improves.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
No cash wheat Corn, No. . mixed,
5312 mostly white) No. 3, 81: No B,
40; No. 2 yellow, 5oi4 "a; No. 3, 5iA-521a:
No, white, 55'4 No. >, 55: No. }, So
24la; No; 4, 53ls; sample grade. 40. Oats.
"a; No. , white 32la-33; No 3, 2Ss4 30:
sample grade, white, 24-3OHa Barley.
mating 50-65 nominal feed 3s:42 nomA
thy seed, 2S5-315 nominal red clover.
13,00-l6.00: red top, S.75-9.25.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press,

BY The Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-Wheat prices
rallied from early small losses after
noon today, but showed no power
to extend the recovery very far.
Buying credited to mills and pre-
vious sellers taking profits on
their short positions helped to
strengthen the market in the final
hour. The decrease in United States
visible supply stocks the past week
was larger than generally expected.
Wheat closed 1s-as higher than
Saturday, May, 6834 -687s; July, 687s-
SO; corn 1s-12 up. May, 52as -521s.
July. 53l2-53ss; oats unchanged to
Il birhoy
Evening star., 1939-01-16
New York Cotton
B, the Associated Press.

bS lllt HSSOCIdleu fIbSS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16-After
moderately active opening. cot
futures trade subsidized today. Mid-
afternoon prices were to 10 poin.
lower, with nearby positions rela-
lively steady.
March sold at $40 on the open
ing, strengthened by trade and COM
mission house buying, but later de-
clined to 1856.
Uncertainty as to congressional
action on 1889 farm legislation con-
tinued to put some pressure on new
crop deliveries. Foreign buying
came into July and October, out this
was satisfied early.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
CnttnnSeed Oil.

Cottonseed oil futures opened to =
additional ) to $ points to neW season
lows IL a moderately active trade. Sa,rs
around noon totaled ll5 contracts March
sold az -. off net: May I'll. off
$: July -" off > Heavy liquidation
uncovered stop-loss orders and Supp.tt
was confined 20 scale down buying A
rise IN hoG prices more than offset de-
clineS in lard TO new lows for tho season.
Crude oil continued inactive at 57s-6
cents in the Southeast and Valley. and
Texas 53a nominal
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK. Jan. 16 R.-Visible sup
ply OF American grain showed the fol-
lowing changes. from last week lin BUSH
elsD: Wheat decreased 3.977.oo0; corn
decreased 934 900: oats decreased 265.-
OOO' Rye decreased $4,000; barley de-
creased 20S,OOO.
Evening star., 1939-01-16

11:00 An 27OOOu l2:OO Noon 900 n0n
l:oo I'm ------ 100000 200 Pm ----- $4,000
sUnit of trading
rIn bankruptcy being
o"hiupteS He'' OF securities asSuNeA by
Rates OF dividend in the
oaSeo the last
oesS noted special
&d Ex dividend. rights. extras
fayable IN STOCK Declared
clared this N''-NN-N' 'Au Vi oe-
Evening star., 1939-01-16

Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, Jan. 16 R.-Grain range
today:
Evening star., 1939-01-16
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. rs GPr.-Liauida
ton and scattered realizing resulted In
opening declines of . 10 4 points in the
cotton market here today. :
Foreign markets failed to meet the ad-
vance here Saturday, which served TO un-
settle sentiment in early dealings. but there
was little desire to trade either side
of the market pending Washington de-
velopments
Cottonseed oil opened steady January.
8. 10h; March. 6.69b; May 6.s2; July.
Cob
Bid.
Evening star., 1939-01-16

Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE. Jan. l6 dP.-Wheat No,
2. red winter. garlicky. spot, domestic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Officers OF State Fire
mems Association

Percy s. T. Reinwald, president
of the Easton Fire Department, was
elected president of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association Thurs
day evening, at the forty-seventh
annual convention, held in Ocean
City, Md. Other officers elected were:
r. Allen Baker of Hyattsville, first
vice-president; Hiram Musdrove of
Bethesda, second vice-president;
Robert Benson of Cockeysville, Sec
rotary; Elmer S. Right of Frostburg,
treasurer.
Roy Morgan of Annapolis was re-
elected as trustee for a five-year
term. The Rev. James w. Minter of
Baltimore was elected chaplain. He
has been reelected continuously for
twelve years.
Homecoming was chosen by a
voice vote as the seat of the 1910
convention. Salisbury made bid
for the 1941 AFFAIR and Frederick in
vited the association to convene
there in 1912. That year will mark
the golden anniversary of the first
fire department of Frederick.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Dean OF Education

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, recently
announced the appointment of DR..
Harold Benjamin as Dean of the
University of Maryland College of
Education.
DR.. Benjamin, now Dean of the
Education College and Director of
the Summer Session of the Univer-
sity of Colorado, will come to Mary
land in September.
He Is one of the foremost educa-
tors In the country, and has wide
experience as teacher and admin
istrator.
DR.. Benjamin's writings include
The Saber Tooth Curriculum, 1889,
and Man, The Problem Solver, 1880.
In addition, he has edited and pub
lished numerous educational works.
He served in the World War
both in France and on the Mexican
border. Previous to his work at Col
orado, he held administrative posts
at the Universities of Stanford, and
Minnesota.
DIR. willard s. Small, present
dean, will reach retirement age
during the next academic year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Operetta Naughty Mari
eta At Longwood

The Brandywines, of Wilmington,
will present their eighth annual op-
eretta Naughty Marietta" Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, July 81,
20 and 20, nine p. m, daylight saw
ing time, at Longwood open-air
theatre. Kennett Square, Pa. Rain
dates are July 81, August and 2.
In connection with the presentation
of the operetta will be beautiful
displays of the wonderful electrical
fountains at the Longwood gardens.
All seats are reserved. Tickets
$1.00 and $3.50. On sale at the
Green Lantern Studio, 22O w. eth
street, Wilmington, Del. Phone
S-44S5. Mail orders receive prompt
attention.
Tickets on sale production even
ings at Longwood, beginning at
1880. Parking without charge. In
case of doubtful weather telephones
Wilmington 1851
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Elkton CURLING Cupid

Elkton Town Council has passed
two ordinances aimed at the COM
mercialized marriage business. One
of the ordinances concerns soliciting
OF marrying couples ON the streets
OF the town, requiring a 800 license
and specifying the solicitor must be
II years of age. The penalty for
violation Is fine and imprisonment.
Under the other ordinance BUSH
ness and residential zones are laid
out. No person, partnership or cor
poration are permitted to erect or
maintain any sign or other outdoor
advertising matter In the resident
ial zones without first obtaining a
permit from the City Council so to
do. The size Of sign and the siza
Of the lettering is also stipulated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Thirty Thousand Dollars
Damages Asked

A husband and wife filed damage
suits totaling 100000 against the
driver of an automobile in which the
latter was a passenger and the op-
orator of bus as result of an
accident between the two defend
ants on the Havre de Grace road on
June 2.
The suits, growing out of an acct
dent between an automobile owned
by William A. Blackburn, and a bus
by Earl G. Blackburn, and a bus
belonging to the Pennsylvania
Greyhound, Inc, were filed in the
Hartford County Court.
One suit was filed by Mrs. Nellie
r. Hines, a passenger in the Black
burn car, accusing both drivers
with negligence in the accident and
seeking $4,000 damages from Earl
Blackburn and the bus company
named as defendants.
The other suit for $1,000 was
filed by Charles Hines, husband of
Mrs. Hines, against both Blackburn
and the bus company for alleged
loss Of his wife's services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Japanese Beetle Con-
troll Tour In Cecil
Tons Of Trapped Pests To Be
Displayed To Show Elk.
tent Of The Menace

Tons of Japaaeses beetles, trapped
in the States war on the voracious
crop pests, will be displayed Friday
on the annual Japanese beetle con-
troll tour to illustrate graphically
the beetle menace in Maryland.
DR.. Ernset NJ Cory, State ento-
mologist, and DR.. George S. Lang
ford, in charge of insect control, will
be in charge of the tour, which will
start at Elkton, center of the worst
infestation on the Shore.
Last year forty-two tons of beetles
were trapped and tabulated. DR..
Langford estimated another forty
tons were trapped but not reported.
This year the Maryland University
authorities estimated 200 tons OF
beetles will be trapped in the 1907
900 traps now in place in the State.
The beetle control tour program
calls for demonstrations OF trap,
spray and parasite-control measures.
Two species of wasps which prey on
the beetle larvae have been import
ed into the State to aid the control
measures.
The wasps lay their eggs in the
bodies of the beetle larvae and the
wasp larvae eat their hosts
DR.. Langford said the Japanese
beetle attacks more than 200 kinds
of Maryland plants. Shade trees,
ornament shrubs and important
truck crons are on the beetle menu
The tour is open to the public.
Eastern Shore horticulturists, farm
ers and and truck gardeners num-
bering several hundred have accept
ed invitations to attend the tour
demonstration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Revolt In The G. O. p.
In Maryland

After weekend conferences among
Republican leaders in Ocean City
former State Senator o. Straughn
Lloyd, Salisbury, and George w
Norris, Baltimore, announced near
ly thirds OF the party's State
Central Committeeman have signed
a petition for special meeting OF
the Statewide committee in Balti-
more soon to effect change in
the party's State leadership.
They disclosed SO committeeman
in 10 counties and Baltimore city
out of total of 149, have Joined
the incipient revolt for a rejuvena-
ton and harmonizing of the Repub-
lican State organization by chang
ing the leadership.
A meeting of the State Commit
tee is mandatory even il bare
majority of rs request it.
The move to GUST David W..
Tilghman as State chairman was
directed at former Gov. Harry w.
Nice and ex-senator Ovington e:
Weller, the spokesman of the oppo-
nents of the present leadership
stated.
An agreement upon former Judge
John A. Robertson of Hartford coun-
ty for the party craftsmanship was
reported.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Liquor License Revoked

The Cecil county Commissioners
on Tuesday acting in the capacity
of a county Liquor Board revoked
the license at Circus Park follow
ing the testimony supporting the
charge of selling liquor on Sundays
contrary to local law.
The place was raided one Sun
day in May by Sheriff David RAN
dolph and the proprietor held on
bail for his appearance in the Sep
TENDER term of Court.
The Local Liquor Board has also
suspended the license of McGuirk at
the "You Go / Go" Inn near Char
lestown for thirty days. Mr.. Nc
Guirk testified that he was not at
the Inn and If one of his walters
sold liquor on Sunday, he was
guilty. The order of the Liquor
Board took effect at once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Fire Destroys Dwelling
And Contents

The fine old mansioA house on the
farm near Calvert, known to the
old generation as the John r. Allen
farm, later owned by G. C. Hill, and
purchased a few months ago by
Gwyn Edwards, was totally destroy
ed by fire of undetermined origin
on Wednesday night last week, to-
gether with almost its entire con-
contents of furniture and personal
effects.
The origin of the fire is not know
but is thought probably to have been
caused by defective wiring.
The family had been away all
day. Mrs. Edwards being a patient
in Union Hospital, Elkton, and Mr..
Edwards and sons having been en-
gagged in threshing on the Kincaid
farm, near town. He had visited his
wife at the hospital, and on driv-
ing up the lane on his return, MOTTO
ed light in the attic window. At
ter putting the car in the garage
and going to the house, 1t was dis
covered the interior was in flames.
The Rising Sun firemen respond
ed promptly, with equipment, but
the structure was doomed, and it
was possible to save only a few
pieces of furniture on the lower
floor.
The mansion was a fine old struc-
ture, erected in 1884.
Mr.. Edwards and family moved
to the locality November LIST of last
year, from Pylesville, Hartford coun-
ty. He places his loss at $4,000,
with an insurance of $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Personal And Social

| J. Il. Brumfleld enjoyed a trip Il
New York's World Fair on Thursda!
and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings Hanna, oI
Wilmington, were weekend visitors
of Rising Sun relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hartenstine
Principle Furnace, were Sunday Wis
itor of Rising Sun relatives.
Misses Adeline and Ernestine
Hauser, of Norton, Virginia, are
visiting DIR. and Mrs. r. c. Dodson
Mrs. Charles S. Pyle, was q Wis
itor of her cousin, Mrs. Mary Ken
nedy, Kennett Square, Pa, during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Callahan, Rel
stertown, Md, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
G.. Logan.
Mrs. Gordon B. Hattersley and two
children, of Chicago, Ill, were We'd
nesday- Saturday visitors of Miss
Margaret Haines.
Mrs. Asher Robertson and two
sons Harry and Thomas, have been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ross Mar
tin near Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Belvrill Kilmer and son Ora
ham, Mrs. Arthur X. Ford, Balto.,
were visitors of Miss Louise Worth
ington the past week.
Mrs. Mary d. Strong, Miss Mar
jorie Strong and Miss Helen Besore,
of Philada, were recent guests of
Mrs. Harvey ". Ewing
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pierson, of
Richardson Park. DEL, former Elk
ton residents, celebrated their If
tieth wedding anniversary on Sun
day, July 8.
Miss Bertha Tyson, president of
State w. G. T. u, and Miss Helen
Shepherd attended the Tri-State W..
C. 7. u, convention at Ocean Grove,
New Jersey, last week.
Mrs. Clara r. Biles entertained a
number of guests at a Bridge Tea,
on Thursday afternoon last, at
beautiful Sandy Cove, on the Chesa-
peake Bay, below North East.
Miss Anna Haines, of Philada.,
who has been spending her vacation
at Falmouth, Mass, was visitor Of
her father, Edwin l.. Haines, last
week, before returning to her duties
at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.
Allie Hall returned to his home,
near town, on Thursday last, from
Coatesville, Pa, Hospital, where
he sustained an appendicitis opera
ton. Mr.. Hall was a patient in the
hospital for three weeks. He is re-
cuperating satisfactorily at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Heath,
of Mechanics Valley, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Heath, and Mr.. Howard
Earl Moore, of Cherry Hill, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil v. Moore. The
wedding will take place in the
Union M. e. Church on August IL
at z p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Two Girls Marooned On
Island All Night

Two girls, Miss Betty Calls, Il,
and her sister, Dorothy, Ia, were
marooned all night on small
island on the Susquehanna fats, be-
low Perry Point, Sunday, and were
found by searchers at 4:3O Monday
morning, huddled in their small
boat, shivering against a 455 degree
temperature.
Their brother, Paul, 20 years old,
who was with them when their boat
became disabled, swan and waded
mile and a half to get aid for his
sisters.
Bundled into blankets the girls
were taken to the home of ID. L..
Green of North East, who led the
searching party which found them.
The girls father, George r.
Calls, Jr., a Baltimore architect,
connected with the u S. Treasury
Department, was with the search
ers all night long and when noti-
fed of their rescue, motored at once
to the Green home.
The Calls family are spending
the summer at their summer home
in Aberdeen.
Their safe return ended an all
night search that pressed into SER
vice state police, attaches from the
government hospital at Perry Point,
scores of bay boatmen and summer
vacationists.
The sisters were found on a small
island below Perry Point where they
had run their small craft ashore at
GAO .. m. Sunday to repair a dam
aged center board.
A rapidly ebbing tide marooned
the sailboat high on the island and
fearing they would have to stay on
the island all night the brother
struck for shore and SWAN to the
Perry Point government hospital for
aid.
Darkness had fallen before he
had secured a boat and when he
set out to rescue his sisters the is
land on which the girls had landed
was lost in the group of similar
isles which dot the upper reaches
Oh Ou0SdR OdkC o0y 0OeWCCA sAAS 0No
quehanna and North East River.
Joining the search Green, in a
sea skiff manned by his son Robert,
William and Frank Croasdale OF
Allentown, Pa, and Fred Hoffman
of Coatesville, Pa, secured the up
per end of the bay from island to
island.
Hope for the girls had all but been
given up when Green sighted their
boat aground on one OF the small
islands midway below Perry Point.
The two sisters heard the calls Of
the searchers, and waved to the
party. Both girls were showing
signs of the 10 hours spent huddled
in the bottom of their small boat.
Betty was dressed only In a fiimsy
summer dress while her sister wore
only shorts and a thin blouse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-07-21
Fair At West Nottingham
Academy

Sponsored by the Ladies Auxili-
airy, The Third Annual West Not
tingham Academy Fair will be held
on the campus near the Old Acad-
envy on Thursday and Friday nights,
July 9th and 28th.
An attractive program of dancing.
games, and amusements Of all kinds
has been arranged for the entertain
ment of patrons.
An added feature this year will
be West Nottingham Supper In
the Chapel each night at six o'clock.
The proceeds will be used for ad-
ditional improvements to the Field
House.