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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26
SNOW HILL HIGH SCHOOL
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rotary, Virginia Chopper; Treasurer,
Florence Laws. An executive COM
mittee consisting of Bobby Gordy and
Francis Sturgis was elected.
SOCIAL NEWS
Harriet Ruth Cherrix AZ spent Fri
day night in Salisbury.
Norma Lou Hall AZ visited friends
in Salisbury, Sunday.
Dorothy Tyndall AZ visited Maxine
and Virginia Parsons AZ, Sunday.
Jean Pusey AZ entertained rela-
tives from Wilmington, Sunday.
Jean Pusey AZ spent Tuesday night
with Ruth Sturgis Al.
Eleanor Jones AZ entertained her
cousin from Upper Darby, Sunday.
Betty Bradford az spent Friday
night with Eleanor Bowen.
Ann Louise Scarborough AZ visited
friends in Cambridge, Sunday.
BASEBALL NEWS
Snow Hill after journeying to
Ocean City on May 16 held them hit
less four innings. Each pitcher al
lowed only 1 hit, but again errors
robbed us of the game. Snow Hill
lost Al, but had the commanding lead
of 10 until the end of the fifth when
Ocean City pushed a run across to
tie it up. Then in the sixth combin-
ing a walk with three errors Ocean
ing a walk with three errors Ocean
sew the game up. This is the closest
Snow Hill has come to beating Ocean
City for several years. Maybe the
boys will have better luck next time.
The lineup was: Wimbrow c., Crop
per, /. f., Sidaway, 2b., A. Holloway,
IS, Laws p, Mount h., L. Hudson C..
f., H. Holloway, r. f., smith 3b.
Friday, May 10, Snow Hill defeat
ed Pocomoke 1872. Three Of Snow
Hills five hits were doubles by B.
Hudson, Chopper and Sidaway. One
a triple by Sidaway. The deciding
factors of the game were the extra
base hits and the many walks. Mil
ton Laws scattered their hits SO that
no damage was done. Chopper pitch
ed the last inning and famed three
batters. L. Hudson replaced Mount
as he was away. B. Hudson replaced
Smith and R. Riley played r. +.
These were the only changes in the
lineup.
A VISIT IN ENGLAND
Tuesday morning, May 9, the SEN
iors travelled vicariously with Miss
Mundy as she told of her interesting
visit to England last summer.
AS the seniors have studied the
literature of the famous English au-
thors this year, they were pleased to
hear Of the Mermaid Tavern, once the
favorite inn of the poets.
From the beautiful but bewilder-
ing city. Of London, the class Journey
ed in imagination to the quiet, peace
full, and picturesque Lake District,
where Wordsworth was inspired to
write "Daffodils."
It was especially interesting to hear
of the Shakespeare country as told
in such a vivid way by Miss Mundy.
The seniors are most grateful to
her for an hour of travel through his
toric England, and Wales.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26

to $3.50 and some as high as 1915
for Blakesmores, Dorsets, Fairfax,
Big Joe and other hard varieties.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26

There is a good demand and the quail
ity on Thursday was the best so far
this season, the berries having bet
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26

We have one Of the finest equipped
plants on the Shore for turning on
high class printing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-26

ter color and being ripper. The fruit
this week is expected to be of excel
lent quality.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
1882 Electrical Equipment
Sales Expected 10 Soar
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March Unmarked
sales gains will be experienced by
most divisions of the electrical
equipment industry during 1889, ac-
cording to Poor's Industry and In.
vestment Surveys. Satisfactory i'm
provement in earnings also Is a
logical expectation. despite generally
lower prices and prospects for con-
tinued high operating costs. In
ventories are IS per cent below
those OF last year, a healthy situa-
ton.
equipment manufacturers serv-
ing the electric light and power in
dustry stand to benefit from the
Federal Government national de-
fense program to add approximately
100000 kilowatts of new generating
capacity" continues the analysis.
Since the satisfactory T. v. A
Commonwealth & Southern settle
ment, many utility operating COM
panies have placed substantial orders
for generating equipment If the cur
rent trend toward a more favorable
relationship between the Govern
ment and the utilities continues. a
further expansion in demand should
be seen. This will be especially
true If consumption of electric pow
er continues to record new peaks,
as generally forecast"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Less Cottonseed Crushed
During Seven Months
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported YES
terday cottonseed crushed in the
seven-month period. August to
February %, totaled 3,446.1 tons
compared with 4,957,773 tons in the
corresponding period a year ago. and
cottonseed on hand at mills totaled
781,615 tons, compared with 1,16O,77l
tons year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
IN the seven-month period and on
hand February % were:
Crude oil produced, 1O70, ,339 900
pounds, compared with 1.512.448,711
pounds in the corresponding period
year ago, and on hand, 18O. .666 .O37
pounds, compared with 2O3 900 .988
pounds year ago.
Refined oil produced. 862.813 966
pounds, compared with 1.188. .895. .281.
and on hand, 633 .329,042 pounds,
compared with 514,7O3, ,0s1.
Cake and meal produced, 1,548-
1888 tons, compared with 2,2O7 326
and on hand, 245, ,221 tons, compared
with 251.789.
Hulls produced, 894,415 tons. COM
pared with 1,266,126, and on hand
l41 ,467 tons, compared with 146, ,646,
Linters produced. 848,292 running
bales, compared with 1,13O722, and
on hand, 562,133 running bales, COM
pared with 515,41O.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Brokers Hopeful
For Additional.
S.E.C.He|p p
Easing Of Short Sales
Rule Hailed on Eve
Of Conference
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial writer

NEW YORK, March 11.-Cheered
by the easing of the Securities and
Exchange Commissions rule against
short-selling in the stock exchange,
Wall Street brokers wrapped up
today bundle of suggestions for
changes in Federal market regula-
tions to take to Washington in hope
OF finding sympathetic ears under
the administrations declared busi-
ness recovery policy.
Relaxation of the short selling
curb, announced yesterday, encour-
aged the brokerage community to
believe Washington would enter
tain other suggestions for improving
market mechanics on basis of ex-
perience with the sweeping Wall
Street reforms the New Deal
launched six years ago.
Brokers, who have found the trad
ing pickings extremely thin during
the dull speculative markets of re-
cent months, have blamed Federal
regulations in part for the shrinkage
in commission business.
Martin Heads Group.
William McChesney Martin, jr..
the young president of the New York
Stock Exchange who has symbolized
the administrative overhauling of
the eXhange to adapt it to Federal
rule, heads Wall Street group
which has assembled the suggestions
for presentation in a Nation wide
conference of security exchanges to
be held in the Capital Monday and
Tuesday.
Martin, one of the liberals in the
revolt" against the exchanges old
guard, became its reform" president
last year but he has been outspoken
IN belief that the speculative urge to
venture money in the market place
is essential to healthy capitalism and
that exchanges, even under Govern
ment control. should have more lati-
tude in self-rule.
Some brokers who have been
studying the Federal laws say Wall
Street wants specifically:
Clariflcation of the laws to define
just what is manipulation of Sc
curity values, which the 1884 act
banned.
Simplification of the data re-
quired for registration of securities
with the S. E. C.
Modification of the so-called
goldfish bowl provisions of the
S. E. G. acts aimed at disclosure of
the market operations of corporate
insiders"
Tax Revisions Sought.
Revision of both individual and
corporate taxes to increase the in
centive to take speculative risks,
rated by some authorities the main
shackle on Wall Street activity.
Numerous technical changes in
S. E. c. laws and rules in light of
experience with them the last few
years.
Advocates of these changes say
they are not attacking the spirit
OF the laws, only seeking modiflca-
ton based on pioneering expert
ence with Federal control.
The Washington conference. it
was said, will seek to draft a gen.
eral program for submission to the
S. E. c. in an effort to get it's ap-
proval for legislative proposals at
this session of Congress.
Among cities expected to be rep
resented are Boston, Chicago
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Detroit. Los
Angeles, New Orleans. Philadelphia
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Richmond
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seat
tie, Washington and Wheeling.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Leading Nations Boost
Wheat Exports Sharply
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department. for
eign service reported Yesterday that
exports of wheat. including flour.
from the four principal exporting
countries of the world totaled 1885,
100000 bushels from last July
through January.
This represented an increase of
50,000,000 bushels over the corre-
spending period year ago, the serv-
ice said.
Canada accounted for the largest
part. or ~ per cent.
Exports for the four countries,
this season and last, respectively
were reported as follows:
United States, 62015.O 900 and 55,-
389 900 bushels; Canada, 108, ,154 900
and 69.856. 900; Australia, 47.643 900
and 47,644.000, and Argentina, st.
5l2 900 and 81 $3.50
Wheat exports from the United
States went largely to European
countries. with the British Isles TAX
ing more than third of the total.
Slightly more than 18 per cent went
to the Netherlands and 10 per cent
to Belgium.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
II. B. M. Proposes
lNeW Contract
For Watson
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClateQ EfeSS.
NEW YORK, March 11.-A pro-
posal for f1ve-year renewal of the
employment contract of Thomas j.
Watson, president of the Interna-
tional Business Machines Corp, was
contained today in a proxy state
ment sent to stockholders for the
annual meeting April 4. In the last
fiscal year, shareholders were in
formed, Watson got s431,744 COM
pensation.
The new contract. it was proposed,
would continue the principle of
100000 fixed annual salary plus S
per cent of the net earnings after
deducting dividends at the rate of
Sc a year share on the capital
stock
Watson, 1t was said, owned $3.50
capital shares on, February IS last.
The company's main plants are at
Endicott and Rochester, N. Y, and
Washington.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
McGiII Staple Index
Recedes Slightly
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch to The Star.
AUBURNDALE, Mass, March II
Commodity prices as measured by
the weekly price index of 4he Nc
Gill Commodity Service Seclined
slightly during the past wedk.
The latest index figure o. 68e
compares with 691 a week eak1ier
68.5 at the first of the year. Apd
72.7 for March II, 1888. OF TN
ID group classifications which COM
prise this index. six were lower
three higher and five remain un-
changed for the week.
In the industrial index, which re-
NAMED unchanged, advances in hides
and leather. non-ferrous metals and
paint materials were offset by weak
ness in fuels, fine and coarse textiles,
and vegetable oils.
The weakness in the agricultural
group was attributable to decline in
wheat. oats, rye, potatoes and but
ter, which more than offset strength
in barley, cotton and eggs.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Crude Oil Production
Is About UNCHANGED
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported yes
terday that the average daily pro-
duction of crude oil changed but
slightly in January, increasing from
100000 barrels in December to g.
BOG, 900 the following month.
Principal changes reported by in
dividual States included a decrease
of $4,000 barrels in California and
an increase Of $4,000 barrels in Illi-
nois.
Crude petroleum exports con-
tinued below normal. the bureaus S
monthly statement indicated, but
crude runs to still increased ma
terially with a resultant decline of
stocks in January. Stocks of all
oils showed little change. declining
only 3O7 900 barrels to 554 1853 900 on
January 81. The gasoline yield in
January was 448 per cent as COM
pared with 444 per cent in Decem-
ber and AL per cent in January,
1898.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Stock Rise Safeguards Influence
Of Robert Young in G. 80.

Representatives of Young said it
was their understanding this would
give him voting control of about
630,00 shares of c. & o. common
stock and about 100000 shares of
Chesapeake Corp. stock in time to
vote at the annual C. N o. meeting
next month.
The regular quarterly appraisal
comes after May l, a spokesman for
Young said, and Allegheny Corp. has
an additional 80 days thereafter in
which to cure a future decrease, so
he did not see how Young's control
over these votes could be altered by
that time.
The 10000 shares of Chesapeake
Corp. stock is part Of ,278 900 shares
pledged under the three indentures,
which block in turn represents own
ership Of 1,279, 1888 shares of G. & o.
common.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
MoreEederuI Cereal
Purchases Ordered
By the Associated Press.

oS IHe ASSOCldteu fTSsS.
The Agriculture Department au-
thorized the Federal SLxplus Com
modities Corp. yesterday to make
additional purchases of whole wheat
graham flour and breakfast cerea,
for distribution to relief families.
The purchases were limited to
315,000 barrels of flour and 100000
barrels Of the cereal. This would
represent, officials said, about L.
100000 bushels of wheat.
Relief purchases since June, 1898,
include 2,7O0,00O barrels of white
flour, 268 900 barrels of whole wheat
graham flour and 203 900 barrels of
cereal, representing the equivalent
of about $4,000, 900 bushels of wheat.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Large Pullman Deficit
Reflects Adjustment
By the Associated Press.

oy tHe nSeOClAtcu EIcSs.
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE Pull
man Co. said today it's report of
December deficit Of 81 All, ,045 reflect
ed an adjustment made in accounts
for that month as filed at Washing
ton.
The adjustment, the company
said, was to give effect to the Inter-
state Commerce Commissions per-
mission to set up in reserve, by de-
ferment of current revenue, a pro-
vision for amortization in future
years of the company's investment
in air-conditioning apparatus.
The actual operating result in De-
cember, 1898, aside from this ADJUST
ment, was $807 ,008 as compared with
$810,275 in December, 1887, the COM
pany reported. The operating in
come for the year, before this de-
ferment of revenue but after pro-
vision for Federal and other taxes,
was $3,721 ,050, compared with a..
219,117 for 1887, the company said.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
By thesAssociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE re-
cent rise of the stock market has
perpetuated at least until June
the influence of Robert r. Young in
the affairs Of Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway, it was indicated today in
an announcement from Guaranty
Trust Co., with whose associates
Young has waged a bitter fight for
more than year for c. e. o. control.
The bank announced today that
special appraisal conducted yester-
day showed collateral deposited by
Allegheny Corp, of which Young is
chairman, under indentures for
three issues of Allegheny bonds, had
in the case of one issue-the IS of ~
risen above the $50 per cent level
under which the bank % trustee ex-
ercises control.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Small Gain Reported
In Transit Revenues
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the week
ending March 4, 1885, based on tele-
graphic reports received from a rep
resentative group of transit operat-
ing companies, showed a slight in
crease from last year.
Transit Journals revenue indi-
Gator stands at 102O4. which rep
resents gain of 2.04 per cent from
the corresponding week in 1898.
For the week ending February Is,
1899, the indicator was 100.17.
The indicator figure for the latest
week shows slight increase over
the previous week due largely to
gains in the industrial cities of the
Midwest,
Evening star., 1939-03-12
February Building
Registers Sharp
Rise Over 1888
Gains sos Per Cent:
Two-Month Total
Below Year Ago
Srecial Dispatch to The S ar.

W
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE VOL
ume Of building permits during Feb
ruarv displayed substantial gain
over the amount for February year
ago, but failed to show the customary
seasonal increase from January
The aggregate for 2l5 cities of the
United States, as reported by Dun g.
Bradstreet, Inc. was S81 ,440.858 last
month, compared with s93,628.O89
during January, a drop of l3 per
cent. The usual seasonal rise for
this period is about per cent. The
gain over the comparative 1888
volume of S54010,213, however,
amounted to 508 per cent.
The estimated cost of permits is
sued in New York City during Feb
ruary. at $23,210,440, was only Slight
ly under the January level, but was
almost four times the s6,O85.75 re-
corded in the same month of last
year.
Outside Cities Report.
Value of permits for the 2l4 cities
outside of New York City fell to
S56 6,230,418 in February from S7O,-
039,3S3 in the preceding month, a
difference of 1863 per cent, but COM
parison with the February, 1888, fig
ure of $47,924.461 revealed an in
crease of 21,5 per cent.
Group totals of building permit
values for 215 cities for February
this year and last are shown in the
following table:
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Boston Wool Business
Very Slow in Week
BY the Associated Press.

eSy Cne Associated ITeSS.
BOSTON, March II Omitted States
Department of Agricultural. .-Busi-
ness was very slow today in the
Boston Wool Market. Scattered
purchases on a few grades for i'm
mediate requirements were made at
irregular prices.
Graded one-half. three-eighths
and one-quarter blood territory
wools were quiet resistant to pres
sure for lower prices but fine terri
tory woods and fleeces were inclined
to ease.
Bright fleece wools were quoted
in Boston at $3.50 cents, in the
grease, for fine delaine, 29-31 for
half blood, and 81 for three-eighths
and quarter blood.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Pepsi-Co|a Reveals
$2,700,000 Profit
For Nine Months
Net Estimoted at $10.32
A Share in Tentative
Report to Board
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March l1.-Net
earnings of Pepsi-Cola Co., for the
nine months ended September 30,
1888 were estimated at 81. 700 900, or
Sl0,32 a share of capital stock. in a
tentative report of independent adu-
tors made to the Board of Directors
today.
This figure was exclusive of tie
earnings Of a California subsidiary
Control of the company is being
sought in the courts of Delaware by
Charles G.. Guth, former president
Of Loft, Inc, and the present man
agement of Loft Guth has appealed
a decision which would give Loft
approximately 81 per cent of the
stock.
Norfolk & Western.
The Norfolk e. Western Railway
Co. reported net operating income of
s2l .722.288 during 1888, equal to 432
per cent earned upon the company S
railway property investment. COM
pared to s32,715 ,281 during 1887. A
Sl6.936, 1872 decrease in freight rev.
enues, due to smaller volume of
traffic handled" was reported. The
company said passenger revenues,
from fares only, fell off 1882 ,260, or
1851 per cent.
Philadelphia Electric.
The Philadelphia Electric Co. re-
ported net income of S21.652.7O "A
for 1888, compared to $2l,751 ,248. .16
for 1887.
Westinghouse Air Brake.
Westinghouse Air Brake CO. re-
ported today for 1888 net profit of
1898 ,816. including Sl67,063 of non-
recurring profit, equal to 80 cents a
share on the capital stock excluding
shares held in the treasury. This
compared with 1887 profit of s6.253.-
$50, including $1,504.268 profit on
sale OF securities, equal to $201 a
share.
Lehn & Fink.
Lehn e. Fink Products Corp. re-
ported for 1888 net profit of s42O.414.
equal to $105 share on the capital
stock, compared with 1887 profit of
$532,623 or $133 a share.
Bendix Aviation.
Bendix Aviation Corp. reported
consolidated net income for 1888 of
$l56,O4S after charges. equal to
cents a share on capital stock, COM.
pared with $2.255, 1873 or SLOT a capi-
tai share in 1887.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube.
youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. in
its pamphlet report shows net loss
for 1888 of s658,934. In 1887 the steel
producer had net profit of $12,-
l90.649. Net sales volume for last
year amounted to 1864, ,566, as
compared with $144,288,797.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Privote Subway Used

AKRON, March II (SpeciaD 1T
took IS tractors and 600 trailers to
distribute the 100000 tons of raw
materials used in the manufacture
of tires and $4,000 other rubber
products by the B. F.. Goodrich Co.
in 1898. company officials reveal. The
vehicles move from plant to plant
here through tunnels longer than
New York's Holland Tunnel.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Mccarthy Asks Right
To Head Monon Line
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Charles Enew Aloysius Mccarthy
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday for permis-
sion to serve as president and direc-
tor of the Chicago. indianapolis e.
Louisville (Monon) Railway.
Mccarthy. now president of the
Mobile g. Ohio Railroad and vice
president-secretary of the South
ern Railway. said he expected to
be elected president and director
OF the Monon next week.
Ernest E. Norris. president of the
Southern Railway and numerous
affiliated companies. also asked per-
mission to serve as director of the
Monon.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Autos Packed in Wood

NEW YORK, March II (SpeciaD. i.
In a typical year, 125,000, 900 board
feet of lumber, the equivalent OF
4,166 freight car loads, is used to
pack American made automobiles
for export shipment, the Automobile
Manufacturers Association esti.
mates.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Building Groups Report
Record Loan TotoI
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, March 11.-A quick
ened tempo in home construction
and purchasing was indicated today
in the United States Building and
Loan League report stating that
lending by building and loan as
sociations in January was the biggest
for the month in nine years.
Their disbursements during the
month totaled approximately $751;
$4,000, a gain of 1872 per cent over
January, 1888. More than half of
the increase was accounted for by
loans for new home building and
the rest by loans to buy existing
properties.
A total of $19,488,OOO, or IS per
cent of the months lending, went to
construction.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
TwO-MOnth Total Lays.

The cumulative total of building
permit values for the two months of
this year amounted to SITS ,068 .947, a
drop of 1873 per cent below the same
period of last year, when permits
aggregated s2OO876 1888. The decline
was due entirely to the sharp de-
crease that took place in New York
City, where special factors operating
in January year ago unduly ex-
panded the volume of permits during
that month.
The record of building permit val
ues for the first two months of 1899
and 1888, for the 215 cities, is given
herewith:
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Radio Prices Down

NEW YORK, March II (SpeciaD
The average price of radio sets in
1888 was 73 per cent below the aver
age 1929 price, and radio tubes so
per cent lower, David Sarnoff, pres
ident Of Radio Corporation of
America, estimates from reports In
the trade.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Dollar Moves Higher
In London Tradina

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1.-THE United
States dollar was 1/l6 of a cent net
higher in terms of sterling today.
Final rate of 4.691s to the pound
compared with a similar quotation
for sterling in New York late yes
terday.
French francs finished net un-
changed at 1864 to the pound.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Odd-Lot Dealings
6y the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported yes
%cdslot dealers or SPECIALISTS on the New
purcbsses Url seek nS0nns HxSnnnse for March TO- 9$
sales involving 165,40O shares.