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Evening star., 1939-07-14
Member Bank Balances
Increase at New York
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.-A sharp
increase in the reserve account of
member banks was disclosed today
in the weekly condition statement
of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Member Reserve balances rose
little more than S1OO,0OO,00O, re-
suming the advancing trend in this
item that was temporarily broken
several weeks ago
The banks gold certificate &C
count increased around $4,000, ,OOO
Federal Reserve notes in circulation
dropped off more than $lO,OOOOOO
The condensed statement follows:
Gold certificates on hand
and due from U. S.
Treasury ------- S6.4637 75s. 900
Total reserves --------- 6.563 sos 900
Bills discounted
Secured by U. 8. Govern
ment obligations --- 2S1 900
Total bills discounted 1884, 600
Bills bought in open market 2I6,00
Industrial advances - 2,S04, 600
curities --- 747.316, 600
Total bills and securities 151.62O. 900
Uncollected items ------- 1s4 52s,000
F. r. notes in actual circu-
lation ------------ 113041s, 900
Deposits
account ---------- 1891 34e. 900
Total deposits -------- 6.112 004 900
Ratio. OF total reserves to
deposit and F. R note
liabilities combined 90.6 per cent
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Metal Market

electrolytic spot. -IO25; export, IL. .35. Tin
steady; spot and nearby. 1890: forward.
4s.50. Lead steady; spot, New York 4.s5-
East st. Louis spot and forward. 1.5O.
Quicksilver. 00.00-92.00. Pig iron, alu.
njnum. Antimony. platinum and Chinese
wolframite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-07-14

Production Of tungsten ore In
Portugal broke all records last year.
Evening star., 1939-07-14
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK July Ia P,.-1nvestment
Bankers Conference Inc:
Evening star., 1939-07-14

Crocker Wheeler
Crowley Milner =
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Darby Petrolm -
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Det Gasket .50g -
Det Mich Stove
Divco Twin T 80
Draper Corp t3a)
Driver-Har .35g-.
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Equity Corp -
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Esquire t.60g)
Fairchild Avit'n
Fire AS Phila "a
Fisk Rubber
Fla P&L pf 3.93k
Ford tCan) A (1)
Ford Ltd t.16g)
Fruehauf T .50g-
Gen Share pf 6h)
Grand Rap V 40
Gray Mfg
G A & P nv 4.50g
Greenfield T e. D
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Gulf st Ut pf 60
Haloid Co (.50g)-
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Hewitt Rub .20g-
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BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
Approximate Transactions Todoy.s

Eastern DAYLIGHT Savins Time)
By private wire direct to The Star.
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WV With warrants, XIV Without warrants
n New. st tstpl Stamped.
sNegotiabilitv impaired by maturity.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
BY private wire direct to Ths star.
Eastern Dsyllsht ssvins Time,

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Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low, Close.
Air invest wa. 2 4 A A
Ala Power pf (6). 30s S6 So s6
Alum Co of AM 40Os ll6 i15 116
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Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20
OVERLOOK

7 Rev. John Whedbee, who has been
receiving treatment in the Methodist
Hospital, Philadelphia, returned
home last Thursday in a much i'm
proved condition
I Mrs. Harold German and son and
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Campbell, of
Lewes. were dinner guests Thursday
Of Mr.. and Mrs Ira Wells in Milton
John Briler, of Lewes. filled the
pulpit at Whites Chapel Sunday in
the absence of Rev. Whedbee.
Davis German has purchased a
new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warrington
4 attended the surprise birthday party
Of Miss Elva Williams at the home
of her sister. Mrs. George Marvel, in
Milton.
Rev. Richard Green, of Hockessin,
Mrs. Susan Green. Mrs. Myrtle Work
man and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Argo. all of Prime Hook
Neck. called on William A. Green
Wednesday afternoon.
Sunday school next Sunday morn
ing 1T ten o'clock, followed by class
meeting at eleven.
Capt. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mrs.
Artie Warrington and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Davidson attended the home
coming service at Ebenezer Church
Sunday.
Mrs. Leroy Simpler, who has been
visiting her son in Norfolk, Va, for
the past two weeks, has returned
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Tingle, and Mrs. An
ME Atkins, of Salisbury. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Kitchens and daughter.
Of Philadelphia. spent last Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens
and brother
Mrs. Mildred Ritter and children
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Filings
worth in Milton Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell, and
Mir. and Mrs. Elisha Campbell mo-
tored to Wilmington Sunday morning
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Camp
bell and celebrate the birthday ami
versary of Elisha Campbell.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20
SEAFORD

J Mrs. Theodore S. Hatton anC
niece, Mrs. J. Edwin Dunn, have re
turned to their respective homes af
ter spending the past weekend il
Baltimore as the guests of the lat
ter's brother and sister-iD.law. Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Oswald McWilliams.
William T. Lank of West Seaford
is under observation at the Univer-
sity of Maryland Hospital in Balti-
more.
Raymond Bates. who resides at the
Top Hat Restaurant, spent the past
weekend in Baltimore.
A. Berkemeir and son George
spent the past weekend in Balti-
more with relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held last
Thursday for S. L. Tull, SO years
old, at his home on Arch street. The
Rev. E. E. Coleman. pastor of Mt.
Olivet Methodist Church, was in
charge of the funeral. Interment was
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Surviving are four sons and one
daughter, Charles F. Tull, of near
here; James r. Tull, of near Laurel;
Edward B. Tull. of Laurel; Norris
E. Tull and Mrs. Victor A. Moore of
Seaford. The following brothers and
sisters also survive. r. A. Tull. W.
NJ. Tull, J. NJ. Tull, George H. Tull.
and Mrs. J. NJ. O'Day. all of near
SeafOrd.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Grieves of Lans-
downe. Pa, has returned to her
home after spending the past week
with her mother. Mrs Sallie J. Rob-
inson.
Mrs. James X. Phillips Jr., re-
Gently entertained her Tuesday
Night Bridge Club at her home on
Pine street.
Paul Basket. Jr., has accepted
position in the office of the Seaford
Plumbing Supply Company on Mar
ket street.
Miss Nancy Perry has returned to
her home on Conwell street after
spending several days with friends
and relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olen Moore have re-
turned to their home i'm Philadelphia
after spending several days with the
formers mother. Mrs. VIM. NJ.
Moore on Pine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pasher Watson and
father. NJ. L. Watson. Sr, have re-
turned TO their respective homes
after motor trip through Virginia /
and Washington. ID. c.
Mi and Mrs. Mike Monaco have |
returned home after spending sew /
cral days last week in New York |
ity
Mrs. Helene Guild has leased the /
large J. A. Morgan property on Pine /
street and will shortly move there.
Miss Mildred Dukes. formerly of /
Seaford. who has been employed in /
d. c.. for the past six |
months. is spending several days
here this week with friends and rel
itiVeS
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20

2. Smoke in safe places only. That
goes for your home, your office, the
factory in which you work, for the
outdoors and everywhere else. Care
lessness with matches and smoking
materials destroys untold millions OF
dollars worth of property yearly.
3. Remember that great ffres were
small fires. Proper building con-
struction. plus good fire protection.
would make II possible to prevent al
most any fire from seriously spread
ing.
4. Fire breeds in oily waste-keep
all such waste in a closed metal con-
tainer.
3. Carelessness and ignorance are
often the cause of explosive fires.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20

now in his office in the Sussex coun-
ty branch of the State Board of Edu-
cation here. The rare objects will be
carried from school to school and in
the southwestern part of Kent cOun-
ty. also.
Homecoming services were held
at st. Johns Methodist Church. on
the Georgetown Circuit. five miles
from here, Sunday afternoon. The
sermon was delivered by the Rev
Omar f. Jones, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church. here. Revival SER
vices started at the church that
night.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20
SEVEN RULES FOR SAFETY

The outstanding fire prevention
authority of the nation has issued
a set of seven fire prevention rules
which, intelligently observed, would
go a long way toward keeping the
fire demon under control.
1. Use electricity safely. That
means that all electric wiring and
equipment should be installed in
accordance with the National Electri-
cal code. and that repairing and in
stallation should be done by an ex-
pert workman. Amateur electric work
is one of fires best friends.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-20

Here is rule especially applicable
TO workmen in industry, who should
thoroughly understand the possible
fire dangers involved in their par
ticular jobs.
6. In many factories and places
of business special fire hazards ex-
ist. which require unusual precautlon
and vigilance.
z. Cleanliness is a great aid to fire
prevention. Keep your basement.
garage. attic and closets clear of
litter.
Every one of those rules is sim
ple-all can be easily observed. OBJ
serving them may save your home or
business-and. infinitely more i'm
portant, human lives.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-13
A None
q A j Z 3
0 @ 10 9 5 2
i K 10 7 3

dealer: North. Both sides vul--
nerable).
North saw fit to bid 2-Spades on
this deal, which South answered
positively with 3-Diamonds. North
rebid at 3-Spades, South showed A.
Hearts and North then went to g.
Diamonds, knowing his partner had
at least five Of them because he bid
them before the hearts. North re-
marked, after the lead, that in dup
llcate match point play he would
have bid 6-Spades instead of dia-
monds, which would have been just
Copyright. 1889. King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-13
Mondays Problem
n None
y A @ 6 3
6 8 z 6 4 2
= A @ 9 2

dealer: North. Neither side vul-
nerable.)
What bidding would you recon-
mend on this deal? e.
Features Syndicate, Inc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-13
WATCH YOUR STEP

WHEN A CONTRACT looks so
easy that you are tempted to rush
on through the play almost without
thinking, pause and look for pos
sble dangers If there is even the
most remote kind of risk in sight,
guard yourself against it if possible.
The outstanding cards may be
crazily distributed, so that you will
be glad later on for using a little
care,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-13
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
q
"Tha Authority on Authorities"
''Ths Authority on Authorities"

too bad for him, in view of the way
that the suit was distributed.
]. West led his club J and the A was
taken by East; who returned his
heart X. After, winning with the A,
South remarked: Nothing to it."
He then cashed the diamond @, K
and A, then started to run spades.
When East showed out on the Sec
ond round, he was shocked. He could
get only four discards on the spades,
so was set one trick.
How simple it would have been
to cash the diamond @ and K, ruff
a small spade, then lead to the dia-
mond A and run six spades. But no.
South calculated that seven card
suit headed by the four top honors
would be sure to set up.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Pattern No. 6242

You'll love these quaint motifs
that make hit wherever they're
used! The appropriate notices
(they come in pairs) make them
unusual as towels and equally ef-
fective as small pictures or for
pillow-tops. They're mainly in 10
to the inch cross-stitch with a bit
of other simple stitchery to lend
variety. They're fascinating to do.
Pattern 6242 contains transfer
pattern of 6 motifs averaging SIS
by 73s inches; color schemes; ma
terials needed; illustrations of
stitches.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in coins to The Sewing Cir
Gle, Household Arts Dept, 259
West 18th ST., New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, ad-
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

WASHINGTON.-It was only
few years ago that any politician,
seeking q harvest of votes, would
rather have cut off his right arm
than offend organized labor. In a
close fight, the labor vote held the
balance of power. Labor unions
forged ahead with remarkable force.
But labor started fighting within
its own ranks and there came the
c. l. O. Rather, John Lewis, the
bilious and broke away from the
old established and respected Amer
lean Federation of Labor and gave
birth to the Congress of Industrial
Organizations.
So, many politicians, including
President Roosevelt, turned to c. l.
O., because it was modern, stream
lined, aggressive. 1t appeared, for
a time, that c. l. o. was going to
be the big power among the work
ers. Having that advantage, c. l. o.
went to town, as the football players
say. It's strength was manifest in
congress and under the impetus of
c. l. o. force, Senator Wagner, the
New York Democrat, brought forth
the national labor relations act, un-
der which the national labor rela-
tions board was appointed and be-
gan functioning.
That much is history.
But now there are signs of inn
pending trouble for the national la
Dor relations board. With its main
support, the c. l. O., having its trou-
bles in collecting dues, and with
the peace efforts of President Roose-
welt who sought to get union men
of the United States back in one
organization having failed dismally,
the labor board is up against it. In
fact, to summarize the situation in
the homely expression of my boy
hood home: it looks like the swash-
buckling, defiant calf is just about
ready to choke itself because of too
much rope. 1t may not happen in
this session of congress, but it will
happen before long. Why? The an
swer is that organized labor. as rep
resented by the Lewis faction, made
the same mistake as greedy big
business frequently makes. 1t be-
came arrogant; it bit off more than
it could chew. The reaction has
now set in.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Weekly News Analysis
Foreign Policy Showdown Seen
Orer Rooseuelt's Peace appeal
by Joseph w. La Bine-

their hostile, jointly prepared an
swers, the Rome-Berlin axis infer
entially and involuntarily reminded
the world that Europe's two dicta-
tors are guilty Of aggression, more
over will be responsible for the war
Europe soon expects.
Best anti-Roosevelt argument of
isolationists is that Italy and Ger
many have already broken so many
agreements that the President S
dream of l0-year peace "guaran-
tee" is rather futile. Second best
argument is that the note merely
gave impetus to Britain's warlike
Stop Hitler front, drawing France,
Russia and England closer to a mu-
tual defense pact, which is probably
inspired by the unspoken hope that
the U. S. is willing to join the party
if need arises. Third argument is
that Axis chiefs may grow hostile
and seek revenge by discrediting
democracies via a new territorial
grab, such as DanZig, which Britain
and France have already agreed not
to protest Since such renewed bel
ligerence would be direct slap at
President Roosevelt, isolationists
still see hope for their cause.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Hearings Are Delayed by
Various Stalling ManeuUers

Supporters of the law in its pres
ent form and defenders of the board
as it is now made up succeeded for
example in delaying hearings on
amendments to the act for more
than month. They urged Senator
Thomas of Utah, committee chair
man, not to hold hearings while
peace negotiations were in prog
ress. They insisted that it was un-
fair to embarrasS the President in
his attempts to restore unity IN the
labor movement, and argued that
hearings would bring bitter state
ments into print. Mr.. Thomas yield
ed to the plea for delay, but eventu-
ally the pressure for action became
too strong even for the Utah senator
to resist.
And the friends of the law were
right when they anticipated bitter
words. Senator Wagner in his testi-
mony spoke rather blatantly about
critics being unacquainted with the
purposes of the law. He felt, too.
that there was no need for haste
about changes. He rather hinted
that there were some Ethiopian gen.
tlemen in the woodpile, but failed to
put his finger on them. He simply
was standing pat about the whole
thing.
A little later. however, the c. l. o.
people named the terrible "conspir-
ators' who wanted the act changed
The American Federation of Labor
had "conspired'' with the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States.
There was the fine unseen hand, the
Chamber of Commerce, big busi-
ness, personifed. 1t was the guilty
party; it was speaking for the en-
ployers who want to grind poor
workmen into the dust, destroy un-
ionism, wreck the families of the
wage earners-or so the c. l. O.
shouted. Well, as far as am con-
cerned, fail to see why the c. 1. o.
picked the Chamber of Commerce.
1t is SO thoroughly discredited that
it hasn't had any influence at the
capitol in 10 years. Why anyone
should think that the Chamber Of
Commerce could have started a
movement as strong as the present
demand for change of the labor act
is quite beyond me. But that was
what the C. 1. o. charged. 1t may
have been what Senator Wagner
meant.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

compensation and increase aid to
unemployables. Federal supervision
would continue undated, though BIZ
partisan administration would at
tempt to quiet cries of politics-in-
relief.
Many Republicans support the
Byrnes bill, but the solid congress
sional economy front may break
down under relief debate. Going
whole hog against federal supervi-
sion, Oregon's Sen. Charles l.. Nc
Nary &C. o. P. minority leader)
wants WPA eliminated entirely be-
cause of serious structural defects"
which inevitably produce periodic
scandals" His program: Cd Re-
turn relief administration to the
states; (2) create bipartisan fed
eral boards to allocate funds; 90
create bipartisan state boards to
disburse relief money.
Though Senator Byrnes scoffed
mainly at the impossibility of "bi-
partisan" boards, both proposals
had one other major defect, namely.
financing. Senator McNary would
compel states to contribute not less
than Is per cent of funds spent with
in their borders. Senator Byrnes
would have states pay one-third. The
stumbling block is that the U. S. will
not cut its tax levies, yet without
such cuts the 48 states cannot raise
their levies TO reassume relief costs
which the government began easing
from their shoulders in 1888. The
hoped-for solution, already under
discussion, calls for u. S. alloca-
tions based so per cent on popula-
ton and so per cent on unemploy-
ment, proportionately higher grants
going to "sub-marginar' states with
less than. average per capita in
come.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27

distinguished business leaders who,
like himself, will take 81 a year
each to assist the departments busi-
ness expansion efforts. His purpose:
Il want to get around me men
smarter than l am to do specific
jobs"
Departmental detectives, in the
Noble opinion: Cd Restore conf.
dence, leading to increased business
volume. leading in turn to lower
taxes without disturbing govern
ment's revenue or extraordinary ex.
penditures; 90 help industry re-
absorb the unemployed; 90 build
foreign trade, especially to combat
the Nazi-Fascist threat in South
America
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Demands for Amendment of
Labor Act GroU Noisier

Advocates of amendment of the
Wagner labor act have been knock
ing at the door long time. Re-
Gently. the knocking has resembled
sledge hammer poinding. A very
large number of senators and repre-
sentatives have heard it.
AS a matter of fact, it was Mr..
Roosevelt's efforts to get A. F. of L..
and c. l. o. back into single ma
tional union that has delayed the
moves in congress looking to amend
ment of the labor law. C.. /. o.,
having stood by the President when
he was a candidate and having
fought for his cause time after time,
was entitled to the Presidents serv-
ices as a peace negotiator. Many
persons thought there would be a
happy reunion, but there was no
chance at all from the very outset
Of the negotiations, and the affair
did nothing to lift Mr.. Roosevelt s
prestige, especially in the rural
areas where c. 1. o. and sit-down
strikes have much the same mean.
ing.
While the administrations plans
for a union reunion were slipping,
there came that sensational verdict
by federal court jury in Philadel-
phla which assessed $700,000 dam
ages against the sit-down strikers
IN a hosiery plant. The damages
were assessed directly against the
men who did the job, and thus for
the first time a responsibility, as
well as right, was given to labor.
The righ. to strike long has been es-
tablished and labor must guard it;
never before, however, had there
been court determination that liza
bility also exists if damage is done.
1t is unnecessary here to review
what the labor relations board has
been doing. Time after time, it has
been accused of dancing to the bag
pipes played by c. l. o. The Amer
ican Federation of Labor, among
other critics, has charged it with
rank c. l. o. favoritism. The board
does not consist of persons capable
of winning very much respect. True,
believe they have very alert and
fast-moving minds, but cannot help
regarding them as without any trace
of judicial temperament Without
doubt, the country would be better
off had all three members been
ousted months ago.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Say Changes Would Benefit
Neither Labor Nor Industry

Finally, the labor board itself ap-
peared before the senate commit
tee and announced it had an ''open
mind" It's mind was so open that
it submitted document of $50 type
written pages, analyzing the pro-
posals for changes and arriving gen.
orally at the conclusion that the pro-
posed changes were no good. In
substance, the board said that the
bulk of the changes being pressed
would benefit neither labor group,
nor would they be of help to indus
try" Most of all. in the labor
boards mind, the amendments
would conflict with the basic pur-
poses of the act.'
Thus, as the hearings were con-
cluded and the committee seeks to
do some deliberating on its own &C.
count, labor finds itself still fight
ing within itself, lacking direction
and one could almost say, lacking
purpose. It is too bad that there
must be the same greed, the same
thirst for power within the ranks
of workers as there is among politi-
cal leaders and heads of govern
ments. Those fellows who play the
game of politics can lose their jobs
and the country is none the worse.
But when political labor leaders
play their games and lose, the pawns
are the workers who nave no means
of protection.
g Western Newspaper Union