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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13

had lost weight and were becoming
noticeably weaker on the diet which
allows II ounces of meat, three
ounces of butter, and is composed
principally of skinned milk and
potatoes.
Il feel terrible" said William
Laffoon, of Visalia, Cal, editor OF
the college year book, who report
ed the Loss of ten pounds since
Monday.
WED like to see Hitler eat this
way for a week" chorused Mar
iorie Poff, Fullerton, and Ernestine
and Carl Smith of Paso Robes
who made up the quartet testing
the diet. They also reported loss
of considerable weight since Mon
day, but not as much as Laffoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
CI0 Vents Anger
On Madame Perkins

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. CUP)
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins and the federal department of
labor today were angrily advised
by the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations ito get back on the
track" in behalf of labor.
CIO leaders charged the labor
department now does little more for
labor than compile reports which
nobody reads
There were inications election of
officers today might be followed by
adjournment of the national con-
vention a day earlier then expect
ed. Uncontested for reelection were
President John L. Lewis and Vice
Presidents Phil Murray, temporary
chairman of the steel workers Or
ganizing committee, and Sidney
Hillman, of the Amalgamated
Clothing workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
U.S.. Should Be Prepared to Promote
Peace in World, Mrs. F. R. States

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. CUP)-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt pre-
dicted today that Americans will
be called upon to do a great deal
to help civilian populations of war
torn Europe and urged the nation
to "be prepared to do our share"
when that time comes.
She told members of the Women's S
National Democratic club that the
future of civilization was hopeless
gas long as major wars must be
fought at regular intervals of 20 or
IS years. She expressed hope that
Americans might be able to give
aid to other countries to build
a lasting civilization"
( Cautioning against neglect of
Americas internal problem in pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Two Sailors Await
Return TO Brig at
End of Adventure

The Imperial county jail was the
home address Friday of two sailors
released from the MeXicali Jail late
Thursday.
Lorenzo Paige Gordy, %, Mary
land. and Fierce James Matthew,
10, Paris, waited in Jail in El Gen.
tro, firmly convinced their next
stop would be the brig aboard their
ship, the U. S. S. Saratoga in Long
Beach harbor
Navy patrol officers were en- route
from San Diego Friday to take
them back for punishment for being
AWOL.
They found they could not tour
Baia California on a one-day leave
in a disabled automobile, carry
guns and travel in Mexico without
permits, or threaten Mexican citi-
zens with guns. That is, without
paying fines and causing Mexican
and United States officials and of
ficers great deal of trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13

occupation with the European war
Mrs. Roosevelt said:
1--WE are united nation in our
desire to stay at peace. I hope we
shall also be a united nation in
seeing that our job at home is well
accomplished"
Mrs. Roosevelt said that Ameri-
cans had not learned to keep
force from creeping into our own
democracy and that peace and a
rule of reason should prevail in this
country 'if we expect to establish
it in the world" America must act,
she added, so that groups hostile
to each other" will not turn i'm
mediately to the use of force in
settling their controversies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Ben kobata Dies
AT San bernardino

Ben Kobata, 81, japanese resi-
dent of Ell Centro, died in San Ber-
nardino Wednesday after a linger-
ing illness, friends in Ell Centro
were informed Friday.
Funeral services were scheduled
for the japanese church in Ell Gen.
tro at an hour to be announced
later. Kobata operated cafe be-
fore his illness. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. M. Kobata. The body
was taken TO the Lemons mortu-
karv
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Bobson Believes Oriental
War is Most important

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. CUP)
The Sino-Japanese war last night
was described as vastly more i'm
portant to the people of the United
States than the European conflict
by Roger Babson, noted economist
and statistician, as he arrived here
aboard the liner President Coolidge,
after a tour of the Orient.
What warp" Babson asked skep-
tically in answer to a question con-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Rotary Club Hears
Talk on Fire

Fire prevention week was the
theme of the Thursday meeting
of the Rotary club at the Barbara
Worth hotel. Joe Bush spoke on
safeguards against fire and the
loss that fire causes annually. ]. w
Glasgow presided in the absence
of President Harry Maddux. Mu-
sic for the meeting was provided
by Phillis Justman, a pupil at Will
son school, who played a piano
selection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Olson Indicates
BILLINGS Pardon

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 49, CUP)
Governor Culbert Olson today
asked the California supreme court
to recommend a pardon for Warren
K. Billings, serving a life sentence
at Folsom prison in connection
with the 1916 Preparedness Day
bombing case here.
1t was indicated the court might
act on the governors request early
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Health Dept Gets
Lab. Technician

Miss Ella Capers Weston was ap-
pointed laboratory technician at the
Imperial county health department
She was appointed by the state
department and assumed duties
formerly in charge of Mrs Bernard
Schiller, resigned. Miss Weston,
formerly was connected with a lab
oratory in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Mrs. Jess Leach
Returns Home
From Hospital
-WESTMORLAND NOTES.


Mrs. Jess Leach is home from
Iona Linda hospital where she
has been undergoing medical treat
ment. Her sister, Mrs. Sophia Mon
tague from Illinois, is here visit
ing her.
Monday night, the American Le-
gion was host to the Auxiliary to
a dinner at the Legion Hail. The
dinner was cooked and served en-
tirely by the Post. After the dinner
a brief business meeting was held,
after which a social hour was en-
joyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Swink of La
Mesa were weekend visitors with
Mrs. Swink's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Raines.
Mr.. Sam Donnel, employee at
Lyall,s service station, received
quite a serious injury to his foot,
when he fell in the pit at the Lyall
garage last week. 1t will be some
time before he will be able to re-
sumo his duties.
ROLAND Ostrander is the new
Scout master for the Cub Scout
troop which is sponsored by the
American Legion Post of Westmor-
land. Mrs. Clifford Randolph and
Mrs. Raleigh Lambe are Den mo-
thers. George Cox and Billy Du
Frene are the Den chiefs. The boys
and their mothers are planning a
pot luck dinner to be held at the
Legion Hall next Monday night at
seven o'clock.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
| Donnel, former Westmorland res
idents, will be pleased to hear they
have new son, born October third.
The Donnels now are living in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Light SeapIane
Sets New Record

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13. CUP)-
Henry B. Chapman held new
worlds nonstop distance record
for light seaplanes today.
Chapman flew his 1,600-pound
Aeronca 1,186 miles from New York
in 13 hours, 36 minutes, to break
the record set by Dewitt Eldred
last January in flight from New
York to Daytona Beach, Fla.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Martha Corners
Dies Near Here

Mrs. Martha Corners, "a, widow
of the late Joe Conners, died at
2:3O a. m. Thursday at her home
four miles south of Ell Centro.
She had lived in Imperial Valley
for 10 years.
The body was scheduled to be
sent to Marble Falls, Tex, for bur-
ial. 3. E. Lemons was in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
Nozis' War Diet
Weokens Pupils

SAN JOSE, Cal, Oct. 13. CUP)-
A loss of ten pounds in weight
in four days was recorded today
by one of four San Jose State
college students who Monday began
a seven-day test of the German
wartime diet.
All of the students reported they
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13

cerning the European hostilities.
81 am not sure there is a war
in Europe" he continued. ut looks
like scenery to me. Frankly,
think America is concerning itself
too much about Europe.
Whats happening in the Orient
is of vastly more Importance to
America.
Since the dawn of history trade
has moved toward the west. That
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
WINTERHAVEN MAN
PLEADS GUILTY

Floyd Riddle, Winterhaven resi-
dent, pleaded guilty in superior
court Friday to a charge of grand
theft of hogs. He asked the court
for probation and the hearing was
set for Oct. 27.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13
ELLIOTT IN RED CROSS

Robert Elliott, former director of
the State Relief Administration in
Imperial county, now is engaged
in Red Cross work in northern Cali
fornia, friends in Ell Centro we're
informed Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13

This five-story Warsaw building
was struck by a German bomb
equipped with delayed fuse
which caused the missile to ex-
plode only after it had penetrated
deep. into the structure. The re-
suit is shown in this graphic
photograph taken by Julien Bryan,
noted American lecturer and pho
tographer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-13

Look at the greatly increased size and luxury
of this car with new longer wheelbase-with
stunning new "Royal Clipper" styling-with
bigger, roomier, usf-prooted Body by Fisher
and then you will know that Chevrolet for
1910 is the streamlined beauty leader of the
low-price field and the biggest value money
can buy!
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
Las Uniones

Manuel Garcia, Jr., un CO.
nocido joven local, fue electo
aver presidente del Comit6
Consultivo Conjunto de la In
ternacional de Tabaqueros de
America, en- Tampa.
Garcia pertenece a la Union
500 y venia desempenando ei
puesto de s~ecretario del Con-
sultivo. Mariana Rodriguez,
que presidia ell Consultivo, pa
sa a su nuevo alto puesto de
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES de la u
MON 500.
Junto con Garcia fueron e.
lectos los compaheros Pedro
Perez Almengual, v%icepresi-
dente; Vicente Fraga Gel Gu
banito), secretario; Antonio
International: Pedro Rami-
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
Ell CONCERTO DE LA PA
NISTA MILDNER

La Association Civica de
Tampa, de la cual es secreta-
ria la Sra. L. P. Geer, anuncia
que por enfermedad de la no.
table pianista Miss Poldi Mild
ner, ell concerto anunciado pa
ra ell dfa 13 Sc efectuara ell Is,
dos dias despues, en- ell audito-
rio del Institute Hillsborough.
Lamenta ell cambio la Aso-
ciaci6n, pero lie obliga a hacer-
10 la enfermedad de la artista.
La Srta. Poldi Mildner es
una pianista de reputation ma.
cional.
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
Ell movimiento obrero local, %nacional y mundia
(POR PEPE BUENAFE)

req Moya.
Grandes exitos deseo a los
electos, por ell bien de la orga-
nizaci6n.
FuegO Veles, vicesecretario +,
Mauricio Torres, tesorero; Gu
mersindo del Vail, vicetesore-
Ero. Vocale3 o delegados en- ell
Comite Consultivo Conjunto:
por la Union 500, Manuel Gar
cia, Gumersindo del Vale, vi.
cente Fraga, Francisco Rosa
do, Domingo Robes, Servando
Lopez, Jorge Ccartero, Jose
V. Lopez, Juan Ferrera, Vicen
tie Gallo, Jimmy Castellano y
Alfredo Sanchez; por la u
MON 495, Girolamo Orestano,
Giuseppe Costa, Tony Albano,
C~alogero Cannella y Angelo
Giovenco; por la Union 1886,
Pedro Perez Almengual, An
tonic Fuego Velez, Vicente
Misuraca y Miguel Pav6n; por
la Union 474, d. Diaz Rogue,
JESUS Alberdi Y Julio Rivero;
por la Union 493, Amador Fer
nandez, Mauricio Torres y Ger
man Lopez; por la Union 462,
Fernando Garcia, Antonio
Diaz Cascante y Francisco Ro
jas; por la Union 494, Jose Ma
nuel Gonzalez.
Director del semanario "El
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
En- la EscueLd Phillip Shore

En- la EscueId Phillip Shore
Ell martes verific6 una impor
tante reunion, a las 3 de la tar
de, la Association de Padres y
Maestros de la eScuela Phillip
Shore. FE
EStUvo ell programa a cargo
de las Sras. Minnie Lopez y Mir
ME L. Smith. La Sra. E. F. Sick
habl6 sobre Ell origen del Dia d.
los Fundadores. Relate como sc
pudo organizar, hace AZ amos, la
primera sociedad de Padres y
Maestros.
AL terminar su discurso Ia
Sra. Sick Sc plant6 un roble CO.
mo simbolo de la Sociedad, orga
nizada en- su origen por las Sras.
Alice Burney y A. Hurst.
La Sra. Lorenzo Hernandez,
la presidenta, nombr6 a la Srta.
Ines Hill, presidenta del progra-
ma de verano, en- compania de
Miss Marion Lovett y Sra. ANA
dec Testasecca. Fue nombrada
presidenta del comite de nomi-
naci6n la Sra. Oslo Hamilton,
con ell concurso de las Sras. Min
ME Lopez, Lena Lazzara y ANA
dec Testasecca.
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
By BILL ERWIN

de % dias, IL horas 81 segun-
dos, periodo por ell cual no es
practicamente possible dividir ell
ano solar Que es de 3S5 dias y
cuarto. Por ESQ, aunque conser-
vando ell nombre con sus anti
guas y romanticas aSociacionas,
ell mundo occidental, senalando
ron este ell canine al resto de la
hum2nidad, Sc ha contentado du
rante muchos sigloS con un mss
Que fuese un mas facil cociente
del ano.
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
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La gaceta., 1939-02-09

Inauguramos hoy esta nue.
va secci6n, a cargo del compa-
nero Pope Buenafe.
RecOgera y comentara las
noticias obreras locales, naciO
males y mundiales.
Prop6sito principal ayudar
a los hombres que trabajan,
con ell mayor desinteres, y en-
terarlos de 10 que en- ell mundo
sucede.
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
Ell calendario y sus reformas
"The Contemporary Review"

vimientos de nuestra morada te-
rrestre en- relaci6n con los otros
cuerpos celestes, Sc refieren am
hos al sol. Orlando alredeior de
su eje, la terra expone al sol Ia
mitad de ST. s~uperficie por cada
vuelta y Ell cambio de la mitad
que retorna a su misma posici5n
cada veinticuatro horas, nos da
la alternancia del dia y de la no
che. Sus movimientos de trasla-
cion alrededor del sol, con cerca
lie 365 ' "a de estas revolucio-
mes diarias nos dan ell ano y las
diversas estaciones, las cuales,
como es sabido, son debidas q
que ell eje terraqueo Sc inclina
sobre ell plano de su 6rbita de
traSlaci6n, asi como parties diver
sas de la ~srperficie terrestre re-
chen en- varioS periodos del ano
cantidad diversa de rayos de sol.
Ell sol es, EN- realiiad, ell sobera-
no indiscutible de nuestra vida
%terrenal, porque vivimoS Y nos
movemos por la luz y ell calor
que nos dispense segdn la distan
ella y ell movimiento de la terra.
Pero nuestros mas antiques pre-
decesores en- ell planeta no llega-
ron a razonar de este mode tan
evidente al c%onStruir ell primer
c~alendario. Ell calendariO derive
su nombre del que los romanos
daban al primer dia de cada
mes, y ell mes es TN periodic lu-
mar. Ahora sabemos perfecta-
mente que la Influenza de la lu-
ma en- nuestra vida es insignifi-
cante, en- cOmparacion con la del
sol ,pero nuestroS antepasadoS
no tenian acerca de este una per
cepci6n tan clara. A la luna po-
dian estudiarla mas de cerca. Su
cara era mas benigna y SIS IA
ses mas interesantes. Per ESQ, en-
las religiones y en- la atrolOgia
primitiyas, la luna tiene una par
tie mas importante que ell sol, Y
probablemente e~x,rajeran la
consequence del ano en- meses
hasta la consumaci6n de ,os 81
CLOS. Pero ell mes, tai como aho-
"a 10 entendemos y fijamos en- Ell
calendario, Sc ha salido compile
tamente de sus Eases antiguas.
Los primeros confeccionadores
del calendario comenzaron en-
todas parties con un mes-signi-
ficaba ell periodic de una luna
nueva a otra-y la luna nreva
tiene todavia hoy un valor al
fijar ciertos eventos, por elem
plo la Pascua y ell Ramadan. Pc
70, en- su estructura compdexi-
va, Ell calendario fu6 modificado
primeramente por los egipcios y
despues por los romanos. FL va
lor medic de las revoluciones de
la luna alrededor de la terra es
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
Ola
EN- LA EXPOSITION HER
NANDO DE SOTO
(Viene de la Ia. pdg.)

por encargados de esa labor, fue
una revelation para muchos, y
entire ellos, ell que estas lineas es-
cribe.
Todos los arriba mencionados
asistieron a una reunion con ell
Comisionado de Estados Uni
dos, en- la Exposition Herman
do DeSoto', DR.. Alexander v.
Dye. En- esa reunion Sc discutie-
ron varios asuntos relatives a la
Agriculture, industrial, Conner
.io y Education. FL DR.. Dye tu-
70 calurosas frases de elogio pa
ra los representatives de Cuba y
Puerto Rico, y todos los produc-
tos y obras de arte que podlan
apreciarse por todos los visitan-
ties a la exposition.
Ell Sr. Cosio, habl6 del desa-
rrollo de la industrial del tabaco
en- Cuba. Ell periodista Sr. Ro-
drfguez Morej6n, %pronunci6 fra
ses muy elocuentes, alabando la
cooperation de los gobiernos
de Estados Unidos y Cuba en- la
presentation de los prodrctos de
la R~ep1blica de Cuba.
Ell Sr. Jose Matienzo, hablan-
do en- nombre de la Isla de Puer-
to Rico, pronunci6 frases alta
mente elocuentes, senalando la
production agricola de la isla,
fertil como todas las del Mar Ca
ribe, y habl6 tambien de las in
dustrias, que han dado pasos. de
gigantes durante los 1ltimos a.
nos, especialmente en- los traba-
jos de aguja, cuya industrial es-
ia conquistando TN alto puesto
en- los mercedes mundiales. Ell
Sr. Rafael Martinez Ybor, fue
Ell encargado de traducir de uno
a otro idioma, los altos concep-
tOs que Sc expresaron en- esa
magma reunion Pan-Americana
Todos los dias Sc distribuyen
cerca de 5000 tazas de cafe Gu
bano, entire los concurrentes g
la Exposition y otros tantos va.
sitos de jugo de papaya, tam.
bien sendos paquetes, CONTENDER
do media libra de aromatico ca.
fe, de nuestra bendita terra Gu.
bana. La Sra. esposa del DR.. j
j. Guerra, galante y p~aciente.
mente, explic6 a los visitantes.
la mejor manera de preparar e.
exquisite cafe.
Nuestro Alcalde Mayor, el
Hon. Robt. E. l.. Chancey, hues-
ped de honor en- las secciones lie
Cuba y Puerto Rico, ostentaba
un artistico y enorme sOmbrero,
tejido en- Puerto Rico, una "Pa-
va, presente del COmisionado
Sr. Jose Matienzo. Ell Alcalde 10
mostraba muy orgulloso a todos
sus innumerables amigos, dicien
do que este sombrero, no 10 per-
deria facilmente. iAsi 10 creo!
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
La Reforma Egipcia

Los egipcios rechazaron prom
to la tentativa babil6nica de a.
daptar las revoluciones lunares
al ano solar y hacer de clio la
base de su calendario. Adopta-
ron ell ano solar y 10 dividieron
del modo cue les pareci6 mas a.
decrado. Es decir, 10 dividieron
en- doce meSes de treinta dias ca
da unO, con cinco diaS extra que
dedicaron a las cinco grandss
divinidades Osiris, Horo, Set,
Isidis y Meta, cada uno de los
cuales gan6se asi un onomasti-
CO, completando ell total de 365
dias del anO. Fue un paso i'm
portantisimo que anticip6 nues-
tro calendario, y en- cierto senti-
do era superior al n~uestro, pues
todOs los meses eran de igual du-
raci6n. PerO tenia un grave de-
fecto, porque ell ano exacto no es
de 365 dfas, sine de 365 dfas, 5
horas, 48 minutes y 46 segun-
dos. POr ESQ, cada cuatro amos
era n~ecesaria una correction.
La Reforma de Julio Cesar
A clio provey6 Julio Cesar,
que ell ano As AC. adopt6 ell ca
lendario egipcio, por consejo de
Sosigenes, un griego de Alejan-
dria. La diferencia Sc habia he
cho tan considerable, que Julio
Cesar orden6 un ano de 445 dias
para compensar Ell exceso de
dias que Sc habian acumulado.
Ell nuevo ano del sistema julia
no empez0 ell 45 A.C. Los meses
alternas de Enero, Mario, Ma
yo, Julio, Septiembre y Noviem-
bre habian de contar 81 dias;
los ~interpuestos, 80. Unicamen-
te Febrero debia tener 20 con
un dia mas cada cuatro amos, pa
"a restablecer en- la normalidad
la diferencia de horas. Augusta
modified la regularidad del ca
lendariO juliano tomandose to-
do un mes para el, ell de Agosto,
que debia tener 81 dias, es de-
cir,el maxine nImero de dias,
y para clio lie rob6 I'm dia a Sep
tiembre, e introduce algunas O.
tras pequehas variaciones.
(COntinuard).
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
F. S. Marvin

La question del calendario
ha ~atormentado al espiritu hui
mano durante muchos sigl6s.
Sc trata de un problema de
interes unico, porque junta
unc de los mas profundos pen
samientos de nuestra alma con
la necesidad de nuestra vida
cotidiana. AL medir ell tempo,
cosa que ell hombre comenz6
a hacer apenas empez6 a ra-
zonar, sc halo s1bitamente en-
contacto con las nociones de
I'm proceso continue e infinite
que 10 eluden v 10 eludiran
hasta las pOstrimerfas del item
90. No obstante, desde ell mi
10 Sc dio cuenta de una regu-
laridad de batuta en- este inf
nito proceso en- ell cual estaba
obligado a ahincar su vida.
Dormia regularmente, Y su
sueno coincidia con la regular
llternancia de la luz y de Ia
sombra, que es la mas obvia di
vision del TEMPO, impuesta a
todas las cosas vivientes. Des-
dc ell principle contamos, pues,
con aquellos dos inestricables
elementos en- la division del
tempo que constituyen ell SEN
lido subjective de la duraci6n
-por los cuales parece que ell
tempo existe-y con signos
objetivos de las cosas que a
contecen fuera de nosotros, sin
nuestro control, y por las cua-
les esta duracia, de la que te-
nemOs ~perfecta conciencia, vie
ne dictada e impuesta y Orde-
NADIA y dividida. FL calendario
es la regla, gradualmente con-
seguida, por la cual Sc tradu-
cen a signOs claros en- un esque
ma preestablecido, segGn ell
cual los hombres Organizan
su propia vida, los aludidos aeon
tecimientos exteriores. Estos
son externos; la regla es cons
ciente, deliberate, y dentro de
los limites exteriores capaces de
infinitas alteraciones e ,infini1
tos mejoramientos. Este hecho
hace observation-disclosures inte-
resante la historic del calenda-
rio, porque constitute la mejor
prueba, Ell mejor ejemplo, del
buen sentido collective de la hui
manidad en- pugna con IN pro-
blema planteado desde fuera y
com1n a todos los habitantes del
globo.
ICalendario Solar o Lunar?
Ell calendario que acab6 por
imponerse en- TODD el mundo es
solar. ST Sc reflexiOna un mo-
mento sobre clio, sc comprende
que no podia ser de otro modo,
porque los dos principles mo-
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
EMPEORA Ell PAPA

Roma, feb. 9.-Anoche empeo-
r6 ell estado de salud del Papa
Pic XII. Varios medicos Sc tur-
nan a la cabecera de su lecho. La
influenza que padecia Sc ha con-
vertido en- b%ronquitis p~ulmonar.
La gaceta., 1939-02-09
NOTAS SOCIALES
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la directiva saliente para la en-
trante.
Muchos buenos amigos Sc han
adherido va.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-11
By ELMER c. wALZER United Press Financial Editor)

New York, Feb. ii--tUP)-Prices rose fractions to more than a point in Q typical pre-holiday season on the stock market today.
 Trading was dull. Many were abe sent for Q holiday through Lincoln's birthday which is celebrated Mon. day in major markets.
 Lack of selling pressure required only meager demand to bring ad- vances in most sections. The usual leaders were quiet, though firm. greatest activity was in Colgate Palmolive-Peet which made Q new high at i5M up 4 on reports the company's earnings would make Q good showing.
 Glenn Martin, second in volume, also made Q new top. 1t touched 36M up x. Douglas Aircraft rose more than e point and small gains were noted in Bendix and 6perry.
 Building shares rallied under lead of Johns Manville, which rose near. ly 2 points.
 Continuation of favorable sales re ports helped merchandising stocks. New highs were made by W. T. Grant at % up |; II. L. Green at % leg up 3-e and s. 8. Kresge at 22 Bed up i.4.
 Pittsburg reported an increased schedule of steel operations for next wek. This helped steel shares, U. s. Steel sold ct 50 3-4 up i-8 and Bethlehem 88 5-8 up l i-e.
 Utility shares held steady. Flee. trical equipments rose, Westing- house Electric touching no i-4 up 3 i-4; General Electric q i.8 up 7.s; and Allis Chalmers 42 3-s up 5-s. Coppers registered small gains