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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15

Or. end Mrs. Edward A. Herr
entertained at o luncheon at their
honae In Cheshire yesterday Tor
their son. Edward A. Herr, Jr., and
MAJ Jean Engeike, daughter OF Or.
Charles Engelke OF Buckingham
street, whose wedding was IN event
Of IL O'Clock this morning 81 the
Church OF o. John Of the Gross IN
Middiebury. Their guests, members
OF the bridal party, included Mr. ana
Mrs., Badger Perrin Of winchester,
Mass, Christian y, 0rcsser Of Cam
bridge, Mass, Stephen Butler Of this
city ana Mrs. 0rosser. Last evening
the couple was hCnCfed OF o bufTet
supper party by Mr.. and Mrs. FOR.
rest purint0n Of Murray street ag
well Is o cocktail party by Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred 4. Hart Of Buckingham
street.
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
gchiicker OF Downes street was the
scene Of . birthday party recently
for Mr.. Dchiicker. Friends attending
were; Mr.. end Mrs. u. A. Lawrence
Of West Hartford, Or. y. O. Claffey,
Mr.. and Mrs. william D, Carney Of
Waterbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
priscoiI OF Tcrrlngton. and Mrs. and
Lieutenant n, w. Bartlett, y. o, army
retired and former chief Tcrringtcn
fiSe department :
Mr., end Mrs waiter Jarvis Of
ROseland avenue have Just returned
fFols commandment exercises Ut 81.
Eilzabeth's college at Convent sta
Non, H. j., where their daughter,
WiidyeA, receives her d. A. degrees 1t
ne graduation exercises. Miss Jarvis
siso was awarded special honors for
social seTvics,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. James Ross Of South
Main street ore spending the sum.
mer at Laurel Beach.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Buying Rush Lifts
Prices in Cotton
Textile Market
Weeks Sales Estimoted
At 200 Per Cent of
Mill Capacity
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov "a post
election buying wave In The cotton
textile market late this week re-
suited in general price advances
of Is cent a yard.
An estimated 20.000.0 900 yards of
print cloths and related items
changed hands late Thursday
Many brokers said they could not
recall so much business compressed
into half a days trade.
Buying carried through Friday
and the weeks sales we're estimat-
ed at around 200 per cent of mill
capacity.
Most orders were booked for de-
livery this year because mills ap-
peared reluctant to take contracts
for the first quarter at current
levels.
Tension in the woolen piece goods
market, resulting from mounting
orders and dwindling supplies, re-
laxed when the Government an
nounced foreign woods could be used
in defense contracts.
BUYERS for the mems wear trade
found mills sold up on orders
through February on Army busi-
ness and quoting prices on May and
June deliveries, but hoped the Gov
eminent ruling would increase the
supply of fine grade woods.
Wooden cloths for the spring trade
moved in heavy volume and cloth
ing makers reported brisk demand
for spring and summer garments.
The rayon market reported ex-
panding sales of woven fabrics and
a pickup in combination yarns at
full asking prices.
In the silk trade crepe de chimes
had furry of activity. but total
silk goods volume remained small
and prices unchanged at the low
levels which have prevailed for
months.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Cotton Futures Hit
New Peaks Despite
Heavy Selling
Demand From Trade
And Mill Interests
Boosts Market
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Cotton
futures weathered heavy selling
today and advanced to the highest
prices for the season. Final quota
tions were up to points.
Demand from trade and mill in
terests reflected heavy turnover of
cotton textiles and a desire by short
sellers to cover.
Southern and leading spot houses
bombarded the ring with selling
orders, principally in nearby posi-
tions, regarded as hedging De-
cember and March deliveries rose
to 995 cents a pound. up 10 and IL
points respectively. but the pressure
became too heavy and the list
backed down from the peaks.
In New orleans December reached
10 cents.
Worth Street cloth brokers eSti-
mated the weeks business in print
cloths ran to more than 200 per
cent of current output. Price ad-
vances Of u cent yard carried the
general level to the highest in II
months.
Exports Friday, 16,940 bales; sea-
son so. far, 413,544 Port receipts,
1927. Port stocks, 3.050,666.
Range follows:
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Heaviest Christmas Buying
In Decade Is Predicted

in Chicago is reflected in retail
sales. This estimation, made by
the Association of Commerce. was
based on a survey of various whole
sale markets which have been stimu-
lated by better incomes of indus
trial workers.
In anticipation of this heavy
business retail merchants have add
ed about $1,000, 900 900 worth of
items to their holiday stocks, the
survey showed.
The largest increase in Santa s
load will be made up of toys A
survey of manufacturers by the
merchandise mart indicates that
their sales volume of toys had in
creased so per cent over a year ago.
Sales of American made dolls alone
rose rs per cent above a year ago,
as q result of the cutting of of
imported supplies. Sales of gift
wares showed gain of rs per cent
over 1889.
Retail merchants are expected to
add millions of dollars to their pay
rolls during the holiday season. Last
year some 250,000 found part time
employment, and this year the total
In all probability viii be larger, the
association nid.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
BY WILLIAM H. LOCHNER,

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Santa Claus
gift pack this season is expected to
be heaped with the heaviest load
he's had to carry in a decade.
This was the consensus today of
ChicagCs wholesale row." center
of gift and luxury trade for retail
merchants throughout the country
Americans will have approximate
ly three billions more in their pock-
cts to buy Christmas gifts, the Chi
cago Association of Commerce esti-
mated.
"Pay rolls in the manufacturing
industries have gone up IA per cent
Farm cash income, with the crops
all in, will reach the staggering
total of nine and one-half billion
dollars, up one-half billion dollars
over 1899, and in the terms Of pur-
chasing power, the equal of 1929,
the association reported.
The American Christmas. in sharp
contrast to gloomy holiday sea-
son in warning Europe, should APP
proach 4 sales volume Of $2,000,-
600 900, or approximately 10 per
cent more than Z year ago. Il the
measure of buying cf holiday goodl
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Wheat Prices Climb
To Highest Levels
Since Last May
Buying Not us Heavy
As on Thursday
And Friday
By FRANKLIN MULLIN,

hSSoIids scu Z Ne uAcANlhl hA4ut4'
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Board mark
ers chalked the highest prices since
last May above the Chicago wheat
pit today, with December quoted
up to 8834 cents, as the market con-
tinued its advance which began
Thursday.
Although buying was not on as
broad scale as on Thursday and
Friday, the market showed good
underlying strength, with some OF
the support coming from milling and
baking interests. Strength in Sc
curities, the domestic industrial pic
ture and carryover talk about in
fiation added to bullishness, offset
by profit taking, evening up for the
double holiday and selling based on
reports that free" wheat sales had
increased.
At the high point after midsession
wheat gains were So to l cent. At
one time prices dipped 1s-ss below
the previous close but final figures
were I4-7s higher than yesterday.
December. 885s-12: May, 8712-as.
Corn was I. lower to y higher, De-
cember, 62h IS; May, 635s- q: Oats.
4-as up; Soybeans. 134-24t higher:
Rye, 5s-7a up and lard unchanged
to higher.
Minneapolis reports indicated that
milling interests were covering flour
sales there and messages from the
Southwest of better flour demand
the past two days but business was
by no means on a large scale. Deal
ers were said to be hesitating because
the price rise has carried values sew
eral cents above basic loan rates at
most terminals, a fact which some
thought would check the amount of
grain being stored for loans and
might even encourage some redemp-
tions.
Grain range at principal markets:
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Troger Opens Branch
OF Bel! & Howell

Earl Trager, former chief natural
ist of the National Park Service, yes
terday opened his Washington
branch of Bell & Howell Company
with a housewarming at the COM
pany's new wholesale branch at 1921
G street. Mr.. Trager is manager of
the branch.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Retail Food Costs
Lower in October
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An average decrease of l per cent
in retail costs of food during the
80 days ended October IS, was re-
ported yesterday. by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Retail prices of meat dropped 8
per cent, the bureau said. Bread
prices were down in some cities,
although flour prices rose slightly.
Dairy products showed the usual
fall increase.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
S4,49O,19O Net Shown
By Philip Morris
In Six Months
Result Contrasts With
S3,85l ,742 in Same
Period Lost Yeur
~ tho Associatsd prose

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9-Philip Nor
riS & Co reported net earnings for
six months ended September 80 Of
s4 AGO 100, after Federal income and
excess profits taxes, equal to 1888
a common share, compared with
S3,851,742, or $40 on common, in
the comparable 1899 period.
Reports for both periods were un-
consolidated. The company, maker
of tobacco products, has plants in
Richmond, Va.
American G. e. f.
American Gas g. Electric Co., a
holding company, and subsidiaries
. earned net income in the IL months
ended September 80 of SIS, ,167, TIT,
after Federal income taxes and sub
sidiary preferred dividends. equal
after S6 preferred dividend require
ments to S297 common share,
compared with sl3,394897. or S25l
on common, in the preceding IL
months.
Fairchild Aviation.
Fairchild Aviation Corp. reported
for nine months ended September 30
net profit of s422,031. after excess
profits taxes, equal to s125 a share,
against 1926. SIP, or 81 cents a share,
in the comparable 1889 stretch Un-
filled orders on September 30 in
creased to $5,240,346 from 81 ,988, 1851
a year ago. The company makes
precision instruments and conducts
aerial surveys. Its plant is at ia
maica, Long Island
Standard of Kansas
Standard Oil of Kansas earned
net profit in nine months ended
September 80 of S67, ,102, after all
charges, against net loss of s29, 1888
in the first nine months of 1899.
TranscontinentaI e. Western.
Transcontinental & Western Air,
Inc, reported for nine months
ended September 80 net profit of
s237 1877, equal, after charges, depre-
citation and Federal income taxes, to
25 cents a share on the capital
stock This compared with net loss
of S.. .499 in the comparable 1899 pc
riod.
Southeastern Greyhound.
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
reported for the September quarter
net profit of $220 346 after taxes
provided for in the second Revenue
Act of 1910 and applicable to the
first six months, but before excess
profits taxes. This equaled, after 6
per cent preferred dividend require
mentS, $105 a common share, and
compared with $223.142 or s106 or
common in the comparable 1889
quarter.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. Nov. lP.-Proit- taking
cut early gains in sugar futures today. but
prices closed steady.
The domestic list, Influenced by strong
raw market, closed 2 points higher to
lower on sales OF I0,S00 tons.
World futures closed unchanged to IA
point lower on turnover of 1000 tons. De-
cember, 7S12b; March S4b. Heavy ship
factor.
In the raw market split cargo of De-
cember shipment Puerto Ricans sold at
2.S5 cents for excess quota sugar.
Refined locally stayed at 4.36-z.45.
No, 3 range follnMk.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
D. {. Insurance Firm
Joins National Group

The United Services Life Insurance
Co. of Washington has been ad-
mitted to membership in he Ameri-
can Life Convention, an association
composed of 158 companies, Presi-
dent Samuel H. Emerson announced
yesterday. The firm deals largely
with Army officers. Business shows
a gain of 41 per cent so far this
year, Mr.. Emerson says.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK Nov. 9.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
35 commodities today advanced to 1880,
new 1910 high.
Previous day; 1928: week ago. 75.4s;
1910. 1899. 1898. 1e33-S7.
EnH Hish e ss.ss ss ass.2s ss5assa aasI4. aass1I44.
(1926 average equals 10O)
MsceIlaneous Markets.
Additional markets as compiled BY the
Associated Press:
COCOA-Futures closed to Q higher:
sales, 3.430 tons. December. 4.72; March,
4.S4: May. 4.92n.
COFFFE-Spot steady: Santos No. 4.
6Ts-7hs; Rio No. z, 51s. Cost and freight
offerings j INCLUDED Santos Bogrbon IS and
closed "a higher. Sales, .I,250 bags. De
cember, 99bs March 61s: May. 625n.
Rio No. AZ futures unchanged. No sales.
LEAD-Futures closed unchanged to 9
higher. Sales 100000 pounds. March,
STRAITS TIN-Futures unchanged to
IS higher Sales, $1,000 pounds. March.
WOOL ToPs-Futures finished Q to 8
points higher. December, 113.5b; March.
RAW HIDES = Futures closed 2o-35
higher, sales.5. 500 900 pounds. December.
No ,,Ns WsstsTn eTTn liEht q native COWS l4lIn
sets pseember, sr s9 sos March o aoS5b
Nay. 20 90 Smoked ribbed spot. Al Ion.
sAsked. b Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

w. C. Armstrong. Haven Associa-
tion of Credit Men, an officer in
the. Chamber of Commerce, instruc-
tor in cost accounting in the Junior
Chamber of Commerce in that city
and graduate of Northwestern Uni
versity.
He will discuss accounting pro-
cedure used by New England manu-
facurers and handle his subject from
the viewpoint of management, as
well as the accounting technique in
YolYed.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

ahf1 1oAA VI ciS W L II :
Concern" at the
November meet
ing of Washing
ton Chapter, Ma
tional ASsocia
ton of Cost Ac-
countants, at the
Hamilton Hotel,
Wednesday eve
ming, the ad-
dress to be pre-
ceded by a din
ner.
Mr.. Armstrong
is past president
of the New
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures gained
5 TO + points in active Saturday trading
May contract was in best demand and
Duplicated its seasons high at 5.97. New
investment buying through commission
houses and scattered local covering readily
absorbed proflt taking and hedging. Vege-
table shortening was rsis,sd a cent to 3
cents pound. Prime winter cottonseed
oil also was up Il at 6i2 cents. Crude oil
was frmer on sales in the Southeast and
Valley at ASS cents and Texas. 440-55.
according TO location
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleach
able prime summer yellow. 555 nominal
Prime crude. 4.50 December. 52Ib: jan
uary, 5.27b; March, 5.39b; May. Sab:
July. SOB.
Bid Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Odd-Lot DeoIings
Nv the Associated Press,

The Securities Commission reported yes
terday these transactions by. customers
with odd-lot dealers or specialists on the
8; 1851 purchases involving 24s-S1s
shares: 6.962 sales involving l95,e91
shares, Including 153 short sales involvins
Evening star., 1940-11-10
New 0riranS Prices

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. o tP,.-Broad ac-
short covering lifted cotton futures to ad-
ditional high levels for the season here
today. Closing prices were steady. ) to &
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Washington Accountants
To Hear Cost Expert

William c. Armstrong. New Haven
secretary and treasurer of the Rock.
bestoS Products Corp, will speaE
on Cost Accounting for a Small
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Corporate Earnings

NEW YORK, Nov. LP-Corporate re-
ports issued during the week showing
profits per common share included:
Evening star., 1940-11-10
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov q. up. National Asso-
citation Securities Dealers Inc.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Grain range at principal markets:
Chicago Cash Market

Cash wheat-No sales reported.
Corn old No. yellow. 6sA. new No. Z
miSeda s4Se 59S2; No ! yellow, s6la;, No, 2,
64a4 No. 5. 5T-5994: sample. $3.50.
=, Soy beans. No. , yellow, q4-949s !;
No. 3. "a.
Oats, No. | mixed 80: sample white
heavy, 36lz; No. 2 white. 3sls; sample, 81
Barley, mailing, 50-64 nom; feed. 3s-
AZ nom.
Field seed per hundredweight nominal
timothy seed 3.65: alsike, q0O-1 90:
fancy red top, 7.50-so0: red clover. 500
1000; sweet clover, 1904 90.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Nov. o GPi.-National AS
ISOLATION Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1940-11-10

aAlso extra or extras.
e Declared or paid last year.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Stocks Advance
Fractions 10 s.
In Brisk Rally
SteeIs and Coppers
Assume Lead; New
Highs Appear

WHAT STOCKS DID.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
COttOnseed Oil.

Spot. nominal; middling. 1O.12.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Six Months Ended September 30.
Philip Morris - ass Az
Evening star., 1940-11-10
WnnipeK Cash Market

WINNIPEG, Nov. o tPl.-Cash wheat,
IS. Oats. No. 2 white. 353s; No. 8, 32ss
Evening star., 1940-11-10

With these variants of borrowing
and taxation to the fore as oppos-
ing factors, especially in the field of
corporate profits and general
prices, there was nevertheless no
question in business quarters that
the rate of industrial activity would
continue to rise as more and more
of the armament program was
transferred from the blueprint stage
to the phases of factory construc-
ton and production
Symptomatic of this movement
were figures released during the
week showing heavy construction
contracted for in october averaged
1See BUSINESS, Page ESD
Evening star., 1940-11-10

One hundred shares of National
Mortgage & Investment preferred
stock sold at on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday, un-
changed from the last previous sale.
The exchange had one of the best
trading weeks of the year, new 1910
price peaks being frequent.
The Washington Stock Exchange,
banks and all other financial insti-
tutionS in the city will be closed
Armistice Day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Changes in Police and Fire
Depts. Planned by Eastwood

Two ordinances providing for
reorganization changes in the
public safety department were in
troduced Monday by Commits
sioner Eastwood, TO be effective
Jan. l, 1941.
Eastwood said the provision was
being made now so that the 1871
budgets could be submitted on the
revised basis. He expects to save
quite sizeable sum each month
in salary expense, he said.
One ordinance concerning the
police department organization
merely takes into account person
mel changes already made. 1t
provides for only Is detectives in
stead of is at the start of this
year.
Eastwood explained three de-
tectives have dropped out of
service by retirement or otherwise
three first year patrolmen have
been added. That. he said, would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

be saving $40 month on each of
the detective positions not filled.
Provision is made for a junior
clerk, bureau of records. taking
the place of former Sergt. Fred
Scheutze. resigned. There has
been no replacement of Scheutze's
rating.
The other ordinance combines
the police and fire department
communications system personnel
as a police-fire alarm-radio COM
munication division. The position
of superintendent of fire alarm
system has been abolished follow
ing retirement of the former
superintendent, Charles L. Thomp-
son.
Instead. Eastwood said, he
would save $40 a month by set
ting up the position Of chief line
man and chief electrician. dividing
responsibility-one being in charge
of outside work. the other of inside
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Nine Seattle Boys
Under Arrest Here

Nine Seattle youths, all boys be-
tween the ages of Is and II, were
in the custody of Tacoma Juvenile
authorities Monday while police
were considering what action to
take. The group fell into the hands
of Police Officers Herman Schnug-
ger and w. r. Aiken late Saturday
night, when the officers caught
them on top of the Arlington
school. So I'D st. and Clement
ave. The boys were trying to
break into skylight, it was
charged. Officers impounded two
cars they were driving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Two Couples Held
On Drunk CHARGES

Two men and two women. charg-
ed with drunkenness in an automo-
bile, had posted $25 bail each for
their freedom from the city Jail
Monday.
Fern Miller and Arthur McDon-
aid were arrested Saturday night
at So. 14th and Pacific. Officers
said Mcdonald was suspected of
driving a car that struck a parked
machine belonging to William r.
Flaherty.
Perry and Marian Blackmon,
married couple living in Dash
Point, were nabbed early Sunday
at 10th and A SITS. where both
were sitting in parked car, police
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Two Tacoma Women
Hurt in Auto Crash

Two women were injured Mon
day morning when their car struck
another machine at No. 18th and
Cakes. police reported. Mrs. Flea
nor Ware, 6S, 2606 No. 9Th St,
suffered possible fractured
pelvis. bruises and shock. The
driver of the car, Mrs. Lottie
King, 90, 607 No. Trafton St, sus-
tanned multiple bruises and shock.
Both were taken to Pierce county
hospital for first aid and were
transferred to Tacoma General
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
May
Return Here
Engineer Offered
Light Dept. Post

J. Y. Gongwer. who was
chief assistant 10 the late J.
Z. STANDARD IL e5ass.:s- ; * iies;;;
of Taeomas Cushman power
plant during the '20's, may re
turn to Tacoma TO become
chief construction engineer Of
the light department Sept. /.
Utilities Commissioner O'Neil
disclosed Monday that ne has COM
munieated a formal proposal 10
GongNxer and expects an accept
ance this week. Gongwer since he
left Tacoma has been employed by
the governments IVA and has just
completed his second big dam.
He is familiar with Tacoma's
plants and background and o'Neil
said he was satisfied Gongwer will
prove an excellent choice for de-
velopment of additional plant IA
eilities for the city's hydro-elee-
trio system.
Ordinance Prepared
O'Neil submitted to the council
Monday an ordinance providing
for employment OF a chief con-
struction engineer. light depart
ment. at salary of S70s.33 per
month, and appropriating $2.s05
for the balance Of 1910.
The utilities commissioner also
announced to the council the inten-
ton to make new survey of the
Nisqually glacier on Mount Rainier
to determine how much IL has re-
ceded since the last survey. and II
IL has thiekened higher up on the
mountain. 1t is the major source
of water for the Nisqually river
and the eity's present power plant
at IaGrande.
O'Neil disclosed that already
three potential dam sites have been
selected along the Nisqually, and
the glacier survey will be taken to
determine what dependency may be
placed upon the Nisqually as a
water source in the future.
Need Another Plant
We've got to construct an ad-
ditional plant" O'Neil said, and
the sooner we get started the bet
ter. We can't depend upon Bonnie
willie because we have to compete
with Bonneville prices. II we buy
from Bonneville, even at their low
est rate, $3.50 per kilowatt year,
we can't resell at that because of
the 10la per cent gross earnings
tax imposed upon all our business.
Il am satisfied we can manufac-
ture our own hydro power at much
less than we would have to pay
Bonneville"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

New FIRST Pull Last
Moon Quarter Noon 0usrter
sept. sept Aug. y Aus IS
data supplied by q. 5. Weather
Bureau Department OF Commercel
Washington's forecast-Gener-
ally fair Monday night and Tues
day; slightly cooler in the north
east and central portion Monday
night: moderate northwest wind
off the coast and gentle variable
over inland waters Of the state.
Rainfall In Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at s a. m Monday,
none: since August /. trace: since
January l. 20.32 inches. a short
age of III inches.
Wind at 5 a. m. Monday. south
west s m.p.h.; barometer at 30.06
and steadily rising 06.
Sun rises at 5;O4 a. m. Tuesday
and sets at 7:25 p. m.
Tacoma's weather on August IL.
1939-Partly cloudy. no rain,
maximum temperature n degrees
and minimum So. Highest wind
velocity IA m.p.h. from the west.