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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-09
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-09
Dinner Sets
BelcanO Cosmetics

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Evening star., 1939-12-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The foreign
dollar group again provided major
swings in the bond market today.
In the majority of cases the trend
was toward higher levels both in
the domestic corporate and foreign
divisions.
Ahead to points in the foreign
group were Italian rs, Rome 6l2s
and Milan 6i2s. Helsingfors 6l2s
picked up over 2. But some Nor
wegian bonds lost to 8 or more.
United States Governments, trad
ed in moderate volume, were around
7-32 of point higher to 4-32 lower:
Traders said firmness of corpo-
rates stemmed from the better
prices today for stocks. Medium
priced loans, which lately had been
following share trends, were the first
to tilt upward.
The generous list of fractional
gamers included Santa Fe As of '95,
Baltimore g. Ohio convertible 412s,
St. Paul 5s, Chicago & Northwestern
434s, American & Foreign Power 5s,
American Water Works 6s Interna-
tional Paper SIS. Goodrich 4As,
American Telephone 314s of '66 and
Shell Union 2l2s.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Most Steel Concerns
We'll Sold Through
First Quarter
Prospects Reported
Enhanced by End
Of ChrysIer Strike
BY the Associated Press.

oy tklc HSooSAatSo HACeos
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Iron Age
magazine reported today that most
major producers Of steel were well
sold" through the first three months
of next year, despite a drop in Or
ders.
Accompanying the downward
trend of new ORDERS" said the mag
azine, "is drop of one point in the
industry's rate to 93h per cent for
this week, but there is no connection
between the two, the decline in oper-
ations, which has occurred in only
a few districts, being mainly ac-
counted for by equipment repairs
rather than decrease in tonnage
available for rolling.
Nearby prospects are enhanced
by the return to production of the
Chrysler automobile plants.
Railroad demand for steel is in
sistent. '''
Export business is expected in
good volume during the first quar-
ter. The removal of duties on
imported steel by Great Britain
may be the forerunner Of purchases
here. 's'
Scrap prices are weak in all dis
tricts, declines at Chicago and Phil
adelphia bringing about further
revision in the Iron Age scrap COM
posite price to $18.25. '''
Although steel production in No
vember was the highest on record,
pig iron output last month fell a
little short of the daily record Of
125.745 tons in May, 1929. Last
months daily average was 124,015
tons"
Evening star., 1939-12-06
| spending Tops
flour Billions
| In Five Months
By the Associated Press.


The Treasury disclosed today that
it had spent more than $4,000, 900 900
in five months and a few odd days.
Making public Treasury figures
for December 4, the Treasury said
that since the fiscal year began on
July /, expenditures amounted to
s4,006, ,334,782, and revenues $685.
045,181.
This made a deficit of s1,753 2S9,-
COL, and established the prospect
that it would be doubled before the
end of the fiscal year. On the cor
responding date last year the Treas
ury deficit was $l,508, 8,619. 900, ex-
penditures having been somewhat
smaller and revenues slightly larger
than in the corresponding period
this year.
The deficit caused the debt to rise
to a new high of s41,356,4 ,412 ,993 not
counting $500 900 900 borrowed this
week. This new financing will not
show in the debt until the bonds
actually are issued.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 LP.--A steady rate
for the British pound and French franc
contrasted with renewed pressure against
the Belgian currency in the foreign ex-
change market today.
The belga lost .O2 Of cent in relation
to the dollar while the pound added VI
cent and the franc .00K Of cent.
Foreign exchange men, however. seemed
content to let money dealings simmer as
new angles appear to the European news.
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
Britain. cables: 9; ;90a: 60day bills, 1854;
90-day bills. 3.s3Ha; Canada. Montreal in
New York. $500: Canada: Neg York III in
22lha; Germany. 4o.25n; BENEVOLENT,
1875: travel. unquoted; Greece. .72 han;
Hungary: II. 7.60n: Italy. 5;05; Netherlands,
.sn,a Rs@s NorEay sweden e f95'ssa sxtze9:
land: 22. AZ; Arsensinaa toficiaD; s9i75:
sos; Brazil Cfree), $40; Mexico. 20,60n;
Japan. 23.4a: Hong Kong: 24.43: Shang-
hal. 1856 YuRoslavia, 2.35n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated
Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Power Output Rises
Close 10 Record
q.
SET in October
Production Advances
More Than SeosonoIIy
During Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW. YORK, Dec. 6.-Electric
power output, rising more than sea-
sonally expected during the week
ended December 2, almost dupli-
Gated the record production report
ed In the final week Of October.
The latest total of 1888, TIT 900
kilowatt hours, the Edison Electric
Institute disclosed today, was 2.3 per
cent ahead of 2.481, 1882 900 in the
previous week and Ill per cent
more than 2,285 ,523 900 in the COM
parable 1888 week.
The Associated Press index Of
power output, based on 1929-30 as
100, advanced to 1888 from 1878 a
week earlier. A year ago, the index,
adjusted for seasonal and long-term
trend, was 1853.
Range for recent year:
1899. 1888. 1887. 1886. 1934-5.
High 1898 117.2 1852 1893 1855
Low 1923 1923 111.8 1920 919
Percentage changes over a year
ago in major geographic areas were:
New England. 3.5; Middle Atlantic,
10.4; Central Industrial. ISL; West
Central, 9: Southern States, 1874;
Rocky Mountain, Sc; Pacific Coast,
Sc,
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 tP.-Woolen good!
buyers placed orders for q wide variety o.
in dry goods markets today. Mems veal
was quiet snd 1t was estimated dealer.
have covered the sreatet part Of theil
spring requirements
Staple print cloths and sheetings con.
tinued neglected A few orders were re-
ported for specialties for the industrial
trade.
Rayon goods business was routine, with
plain loom staples about UNCHANGED In
price and box loom goods somewhat higher
Silk goods continued quiet.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
New York Sugar

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 LP.-World sugar
futures were steady today on commission
house and European buying in face of
limited contracts Mdafternoon prices
held u to 1 point higher; March. 1.5S:
July. 160.
futures sold of on increased producer
offerings. Lack of Washington develop
ments on the Cuban trade treaty and a
ness. Late prices ruled l point lower to
. higher; March. SO; July. 19s; o..
The raw sugar market was quiet; one
price to be determined at today's spot
oasis. Cubas were unchanged at 3.29
cents, duty paid. Refined held 4.7O cents.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Yule Savings Mailed
By Annapolis Banks
y the Associated Press

BY the ASsOCIdleu FTeSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 6.-Christmas
savings checks totaling S107,93 were
mailed to 1851 depositors yesterday
by three Annapolis banks, Robert j..
Kucera, jr., secretary of the Cham
Der CT Commerce, reported.
The sum represents an increase OF
almost $4,000 over the Christmas
savings total in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Metal Market

NEW YORK. Dec 6 LP,.-Copper steady:
electrolytic. spot, 1880: exports, f.a.s. New
York. 1897. Tin easy: spot and nearby.
5175: forward. 40 so. Lead steady: spot.
New York 5 5O-55: East st. Louis 5.35.
Zinc steady: East st. Louis. spot and for
ward 6.00-6.50. Quicksilver, 142.00-
l46.0O Pig iron aluminium, antimony.
platinum. Chinese wolframite and domes-
tic scheelite unchanged
Evening star., 1939-12-06

rim bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates OF dividends in the foregotng table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. On.
less otherwise noted special or extra divt.
dends are not included
xd Ex dividend IT Ex rights. . Also
extra or extras Paid last year. fPay-
able in stock Declared or paid so far
this year Cash or stock kAccumu-
lated dividend oaid or declared this year.
ur Under rule WV With warrants "
Without warrants. war warrants.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for December s.:
3,196 purchases involving ss,156 shares:
3,449 sales involving 1884 shares IN
Guiding "a short sales involving 919
Evening star., 1939-12-06

a Also extra or extras
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK Dec 6-Dividends de-
clared, prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.
Resumed.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK, Dec. g @-Dae
| silver, SAX, unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Londons noted Royal Albert Hall
seats about 5000.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec 6 P}.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
fouoto ttons nc of 9 o'clockl
Evening star., 1939-12-06

WV With warrants. XIV Without war
rants New. st. (stp) Stamped.
sNesotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Regular.
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Dec. 6 (P.-Nationf
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1939-12-06
", privass wire direct 20 The osAs

Stock and 0ales-
Dividend Rate. Add co. HiGhs Low. 2:5b.
Aero Sup B .2Og-- ~ ~ ~
Air Assoc (.6O) 10 10 10
Evening star., 1939-12-06
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. 2:6b
Molybdenum 3 5M 6h 6M
Mont Ward A (7) los 1924 1921 1921
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

John L. Lewis's reference to
United States Vice-President John
Garner, as "a liquor drinking old
man" recalls that the worst liquor
head among the vice-presidents
was Andrew Johnson.
There was no doubt about it,
Johnson was plainly drunk at his
Inauguration.
Efforts have been made to ex-
plain his spree as sickness. But
truthful biographies admit that he
was out to a party the night be-
fore the Inauguration, March 4,
1865, drank too much and couldn't
sober up before morning.
In No Condition
AS the Inauguration noon hour
approached and friends saw that
he was in no condition to go on,
someone suggested that the vice
president be given a little brandy.
They brought him a bottle and he
poured out two full tumblers. He
also drank some whiskey. By this
time he was in a pitiful condition.
Johnson unsteady and thick
tongued took the oath of office be-
fore a crowded Senate chamber.
During this painful ordeal Pres
ident Abraham Lincoln's head
dropped in deepest humiliation.
AS Lincoln started towards the
steps of the Capitol to deliver the
inaugural he turned to the marshal
and said: Don't let Johnson speak
outside" Nevertheless, Johnson
did speak for fifteen minutes. Re-
porters laughed, foreign diplo-
mats were shocked, the friends of
the government, with averted
faces, hung their heads while he,
in maudlin voice, said that he was
a common man and thanked God
for it.
He stumbled over words of his
oath and was, with great difficulty,
prevented from rising a second
time to address the assembly.
What a Shame"
Men and women muttered,
what a shame! Has he no
friends? Tell him to stop to save
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
e. %. II. Deserves Credit

A review of the work of the last
Congress would not be complete
unless a word were said regarding
the important part played by the
Republicans of House and Senate.
They led the fight for all the re-
forms previously enumerated. They
have been fighting for those re-
forms for the last two and one-half
years.
Not only has Congress put its
foot down on greater and greater
spending programs but it also has
injected a little sense into the ad-
ministration of the relief problem.
1t has repealed the harmful un-
distributed profits tax on business.
1t has halted the pyramiding of
payroll and pay envelope taxes for
old-age pensions. At last a step
has been taken to get a little sense
into our labor relations through
appointment of a House committee
to investigate the present situation,
so Objectionable to everyone. -
Franklin Waltman, G. o. P. Pub
lcity Director.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Begin Another Years Work

With newspaper goodbye VOL
completed year continuous publication AS the
saying under the bridge since the week
August 10, 1884, when this paper launched.
the original staff members still do their weekly stint
have been changes From which
only this city 1884 has grown
persons read each In the
his delivered the
papers yearly subscribers Today that would be completely
practical Now yearly subscribers receive their Friday
and the single purchasers served
by a n alert group of news-carriers.
these years growth circulation reader interest and
advertising newspaper has blasted the theory that publication
the local community which maintained
uncmpromisng editorial could long exist The
Negroes community given support the and
many people many also supported the
which considered community institution.
years the make Mistakes
worked
practically gratis five years have been increased nine full
time we'll paid employees and four parttime workers.
years in the life of individual but
long life in the history of local Negro journals.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

"Why should the government
pay $92.89 to men who work only
So hours when black men, working
on common labor jobs a total of
121 hours, received the same
wage? These men are broke; all
are American citizens; all pay
taxes in support of the govern
ment. The inequality develops
when one man produces a union
card which Negroes are not per-
mitted to secure down south. Is
the WPA a special dispensation
for union labor or for all labor?
Roscoe Duniee.
AT the risk of being labelled
a social Fascist, don't you think
we spend too much money as a
group, on social good timing 4.
we have only two purposes, one,
to give an annual dance; the other,
to bury you when you de-" -. Rev.
Adam Powell, .Jr., Harlem preacher.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Afro Says Andrew Johnson
Was Drunk at Inaugural
(FrOm Che Afro-Americanl

the country from further dis
grace"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger,
March 8, said:
There have been shameful ex-
hibitions in public before by men
occupying positions and places of
honor, but in no period in our
political history can there be
found one which so degraded the
high office the people had as
sembled to honor"
But at Lincoln's assassination
Johnson actually became the Presi-
dent-one of the worst the nation
has ever had. He okeyed the Ku
Klux Khan which ran wild until
Grant became President and sup
pressed it.
He was a Tennessee Democrat,
who was put on the ticket only as
sop to the South, during the Civil
War.
He believed firmly that the
South should not have gone out of
the Union but after the seeding
States were defeated he was will
ing that the members of the Con-
federate Congress should come
back to Washington, take their
seats in the Capitol as though
nothing had happened.
He vetoed the Civil Rights Bill
granting the colored people rights
of citizenship. He opposed the or
ganization of a Freedmen's bureau.
He opposed the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Amendments giving
the former slaves emancipation
and equal rights. He opposed the
entire Reconstruction program of
Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sum-
ner and the other stalwarts who
fought to make freedom real for
colOred people.
The result was that Congress
passed all the Reconstruction
measures which we have over his
veto. 1t also passed a resolution
to impeach him. 1t was within one
or two votes of actually kicking
him out of office.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Headaches

The newspaper game fascinating" college graduate
% his father "and want to get into it."
The continuous headache and
of it, wrote the to his dad two later
It's the contributing readers the confidential advertisers and the
gracious little soul who sends in lengthy article marked front
and who becomes hysca when she reads her abbreviated
the social climber who throws fit when
she discovers that her omitted in the list of elite attend
spring formal the social club whose members can't under
why picture of their organization can't be week
There's the worker who gets h because his wasn't
mentioned member Of the committee that waited Mr. Banks
the whose church sends negbe article
subjects verbs entirely of harmony and who objects
corrections Deductions the personal advisor and gudge
unaccompand by his and wonders
published; Ambition, who wonders why he
columns of the to lift himself by his boot
straps
kept paper the coumnst who wants entire
his views which few people read the seapponed
much about running the than the editor
or the pubisher-Texas Call
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
PRO & CON
each say help citizens make minds fO - 49,
Democrats
THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE
That Southern Tradition


The third term question as at
fecting President Roosevelt has de-
veloped a well defined opposition
movement which has its origin in
Southern traditions, and the cause
for it is to be found in the liberal
ness and tolerance of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Americas out
standing Commoners, more than in
a natural aversion to a third term
for any President. The race ques-
ton is still an issue in the South
and will remain so until the Con-
stitution is given full force and
effect in all parts of our country
and every citizen equally protected
under its tenets. AS long as our
federal government winks at local
inequalities of the law in various
Southern states, fails to enforce
the Congressional representation
clause of the Constitution which
failure permits demagogues to be
elected to Congress-, just so long
will there be a Southern tradition
to mar the ideals of true democ-
racy.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have both run counter to the ethics
of that Southern tradition and that
more than anything else accounts
for Southern opposition to a third
term for F. D. R. They fear that
another term for these Commoners
might upset their cherished ideals.
Maybe there are some grounds for
their fears, or would be if the
President should decide to accept
their challenge.-Buffalo IN. "
Star.
is BUSINESS GOING TO THE
DOGS?
The U. S. Steel Corporation, that
puny victim of the New Deal, had
a net income of $1,3OO,OOO for the
second quarter of 1889 contrasted
with a loss of five million for the
second quarter of last year, accord
ing to the statement of Chairman
Stettinius, chairman of the Board
of Directors.
The Associated Press compilation
reveals that earnings of twenty
three steel makers increased to
more than twelve million dollars,
compared with deficit of nine and
half millions for the correspond
ing period of 1888.
General Motors reports selling
$4,000 more cars in June of this
year than in June last year. Nine
manufacturers of building material
and equipment announced that they
had doubled their net profits in the
same period.
Still the assailants of the New
Deal insist that our country is
going to the dogs and that nothing
can save US from a total economic
collapse but the election of a Re-
publican to the Presidency. -
Charles Michaelson, Democratic G.
o. P. Publicity Director.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Republicans
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE
Becoming Powerful

The Federal Government is be-
coming a powerful national govern
ment. 1t is expanding its author
ity and engaging in many forms
of private endeavor. It's intrusion
into many of these fields has been
most injurious to our economic, in
dustrial and political system. Capt.
talism and socialism may not go
hand in hand, and as the Federal
Government is moving into fields
which under our form of govern
ment belong exclusively to private
endeavor, our capitahstic system
is being weakened and measurably
undermined. There are evidences
of movements to undermine our
economy and to force upon the
people a socialistic system.-Sen.
William H. King 3D., Utah, Cong.
Record.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
By w. M. Smith
Editor


It's birthday time again!
You would scarcely believe how
fast these days roll around once
they get started and once you get
past the danger point. The dan
ger point, of course, is the stop
ping point.
Each year as l come to the
papers birthday I find it necessary
to emphasize something entirely
different from all the other birth
days it has had.
With the passing of each twelve
month period 1 find something
new occupying the center of atten-
ton, something that chains the in
terest, as if heretofore it had not
existed.
When a newspaper lives to reach
its fifth birthday it has overcome
most of its initial difficulties.
No longer need it worry for
readers. 1t has them. They be-
come more particular, as they
should. The paper must strive
harder to satisfy those whom it
has taught to expect something
better with each passing year. Can
we do that? Yes we can. We
knew it would be expected from
US. We have prepared for it. We
are ready for the next step.
Speaking for the editor may
say that so far as his paper goes
l know his mind at least as we'll
as he knows it himself.
know that so far as the small
er papers go he was never salts
fed with the most of them. Just
look over any one of a dozen of
them and you will see why.
And his resolve was that for the
Twin Cities he would establish
units which would correct the self
ish point of view of most of these
and give to these cities the best
representation that papers of their
size and content could possibly
merit.
Again l need only ask that you
compare these papers with others
in their class to be sure that we
have already passed them by
And now we come to our fifth
and crucial year.
And 1 should like to emphasize
again that what the editor wants
still so much to do he cannot do
alone. He needs your help and
understanding.
In the five years that have
passed we have devoted ourselves
to our own education and to that
of our public. That was the first
necessity. For ourselves we have
learned many things not the least
of which goes to show we did not
know all things that have since
developed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

You're blacker than l am,
anyway" retort of Mrs. Edna
Lewis, Akron, Ohio, delegate to
Baptist World Alliance, to dis
courteous sun-burned Atlanta (Ga. }
cop. She was fined $1,000;
jailed overnight.
IF you want US to keep out Of
the reds and continue to be valu-
able assets, then remove these OBJ
stacles you systematically compel
US to overcome" Senator VIM.
A. Wallace, Negro member of the
Illinois State Senate.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
EUGENE PRATT

Eugene Pratt, 4O45 Fourth Ave.
s., So, died August IL at the Vet
Grams Hospital after a long illness.
Surviving are Mrs. Sarah Pratt,
wife, Eugene Jr., son, and Mrs.
Betty. Smith Price of Colorado
Springs, mother.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon, August 10, at the
Neal Funeral Home chapel. Rev.
Carlyle F. Stewart Officiated.
The body was taken to Colorado
Springs for burial by Mrs. Pratt
and her son.