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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21
Daily Market Reports

after p. m. Saturdays no unload
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21

Detroit. Mich, Oct. Ell
WHEAT-No. : REQ. in CARROTS
92c.
BARLEY-No. ! feeding. soc; new
mailing. 550 sec.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21

Police are searching for a car
belonging 10 the Silkworth Oil Co..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21
Leaves Road

A car driven by Sylvester Nelson.
Textile Rd.. left the road at 1855
Ellis Rd. Saturday afternoon
crashing through a fence. Nelson
then backed his car onto the road,
damaging the fence in another spot.
He was locked in city Jail with his
brother, Norman, over the week
end.
In municipal court this morning
Sylvested admitted reckless driving
and was fined $25 Norman admit
ted disorderly conduct, and was
assessed So
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21
Found Guilty

Arthur VaHity Columbus. o., was
found guilty of reckless driving on
Goddard Rd., Saturday evening and
was locked in Belleyille Jail until
this morning when he was given
the choice of paying $2S so or sery-
ing Is days in Wayne County jail.
He has started the sentence, and
state police are checki' & ownership
of the car Vaxity was driving, for
which he had no certificate OF reg
istration.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21
Driver Jailed

Louis Page. Ann Arbor, spent
Sunday in county Jail charged with
driving while intoxicated after his
car let the Whitmore Lake Rd. on
a curve and crashed into utilities
poles, bringing down power wires.
Loses Control
Also on the Whitmore Lake Rd,.
Sunday morning Robert Marsh.
Plat. lost control OF his car and
skidded against guard posts. He
reported the accident 10 the sher-
ifs department. offering to pay
for the damaged posts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-21

William Knightwolf. Dearborn. is
to be arraigned before Justice John
Mokersky at Inkster today on reck
less driving charges. He was arrest
ed following minor accident in
Dearborn Saturday night.
In Receiving Hospit;I
Kenneth Ball, n. Grove St, Is
at the BEDFORD branch OF Receiving
Hospital unconscious from injuries
sustained in an auto crash in Detroit
Saturday night.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

EXPOSITION EXHIBITS ONE OF
TANNERS GREATEST PAINTINGS
The Disciple at the Tomb" one OF
The most famous and valuable paint
1ngs by the late great Henry o. Tan
ner, has att acted thousands of art
lovers Of both races to the American
Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coil
scum. Shown here is Alonzo Alden of
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

a Home Paper with q Homt
1ditor: That Tells the tat.
News Weekly.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Julyl9 AND
The arrest Sunday of Alph Adams who
lives on Backyard Hill has rekindled
interest in the unsolved Staying of Mrs.
Henry Howard here the wife of the
storekeeper in Greenwood. Mrs. How
ard was repeatedly shot by marauder
attempting to rob the store, but the
murderer was never caught and the
case was finally droppe1.
According to reports, Adams became
angered Sunday while playing dice N
the Hill" and later, being upbraided
by his wife, shouted at her. y killed
one woman, and I'll kill you!" Some
pne reported the incident to police and
Adams was arrested
Later, Adams is reported to have
confessed to police that he had killed
Mss. Howard for pay-that he was
promised $500 to commit the crime, h1t
was only paid 80. It was said he ac
saxed Howard, the victims husband, az
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

are carrying pure bred hogs, chickens
and cattle, (field crops). They have
pure cotton. one variety, corn, potatoes
peanuts and sugar cane. The club has
one acre of peanuts. This land was
given by the president and worked by
the club.
The club has done quite bit of inn
provement in the community, such as
building housesi repairing houses,
building porches, screening houses
pruning and spraying orchards and !er
racing land. The club hopes to accom-
plish more in the near future.
Normal Smith, Reporter,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

To the members of the Meridian
Branch of the National Association tor
the Advancement of Colored People,
You are hereby called to meet in a
special business session, Wednesday
evening, 500 o'clock, July "a in the
H. B. A. auditorium.
We have matters of importance to
be looked after that should claim the
attention of all our members. We lack
a few members of being 100 percent
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
About Folk We
Know

The funeral services were held Sun
day, July Ia at 200 o'clock of Mr.. Frank
BERRY. A large number of sorrowing
friends were present to pay their last
respect to this friend
A large number Of persons left the
city Monday morning, July Is for
Leadership Training School in Holly
Springs, Miss Some of them were
reverend R. L. Young, Miss Maggie j.
Young, Rev. E. F. Young, Rev. M. ].
Jones and Rev w. D Avery of Hat.ies-
burg
Miss Lille Brown who underwent an
operation in Meridian Sanitarium is
resting nicely.
Mr. and Mrs E. H Lewis left the
city last week for Vicksburg, Mississippi
IN order to be at the bedside of Mr.
Lewis sister
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
The Newly Elected
Bishop Died Friday
AT The John Hopkins
Hospital After An Illness Of Three
Weeks
From The Pittsburgh Cousier)


BALTIMORE, July 1S-Ths newly
elected Bishop w. A. c. Hughes, died
Friday morning at the Johns Hopkins
hospital after an illness of several
weeks.
He was stricken while attending the
Methodist conference in st. Louis, last
month, being completely exhausted fol
lowed by pneumonia.
Bishop Hughes had just been elevated
to the highest post within the gift 20
his church. He was to preside owes the
New Orleans area, having the hsnor
of being the first bishop elected by any
jurisdiction since the unification of the
entire Methodist church, north d
south.
The final rites will be held Wednes
day afternoon at the Sharp Street Meth
odist church.
He is survived by a host of relatives
and friends Relatives include his wife,
Mrs. Mary Butler Hughes, Philadelphia;
a son. W. A. c. Hughes, Baltimore
lawyer; three daughters, Mrs. Bernice
Martin and Mrs Gwendolyn Higginbo
than, both of Bluefield, w Va, and
Mrs Elaine Williams of Philadelphia;
three brothers, Dr. Hugh Price Hughes
and DR.. S. Bernard Hughes, both Of
Baltimore. and the Rev. V. N. S..
Hughes, Aberdeen, Md; a sister, Mrs.
Mac Hughes johnson, New York City,
and an uncle, the Rev Clinton B
Hughes of Easton, Md, and three grand
children and large number of nieces
and nephews.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
NAACP Members Meeting July "a
n. A. A.C. p. Local
Branch Called

strong IN our local branch. We want
70 urge the members to bring some
applications for membership. We are
also asking all city pastors to make
the announcement from their pulpits
Sunday, July q with reference to this
matter, because members in and out
of the city are urged to be present.
We are to make arrangement for the
election of officers Several COMMITTEE S
are to be appointed and we need your
full support.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
Arrest Dice Player Turns
Spotlight On Unsolved Murder

the one who had hired him. but this
emaired unverikied.
%eighpors living near the store how
ever, reported that police conducted an
nvesugation at the place as result
Of Adams charges. Howard, it is said,
portests his innocence n d disclains
any knowledge of the matter.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
WON FIRST PLACE
IN CONTEST

Mr. Ernest OFT, presidet of the
Toomsuba New Farmers Of American
Club won first place IN potato judging
at the annual state judging contest held
at Alcorn A. &M. College, Alcorn, Miss.
July Is to 20. He made a score of $751;.
The highest score made over 500 boys.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19
A Six Year Old Child
Falls Five Stories, Lives

NEW YORK. July 10 (ANP) A .
year old boy, Aubrey Smickle. receive
only slightly bruise on the left leg
hast week when be fell to the ground
from the fire escape outside the window
of his parents 5th floor apartment in
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

the Bronx. The boy, playing on the
fire escape during his parents absence
from home, landed on a coal pile in
the courtyard after hurting through
the air. An ambulance surgeon treated
the abrasion on his leg
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

His teammates also made a splendid
record. They were as follows: Daf
Rogers, Leo Anderson and Johnnie
Hassel. This agricultural club is under
the supervision of Prof. M. E. Hannah
Agricultural teacher. 1t has made
wonderful progress the three years in
which he has been working with it.
The club has bought $3.50 worth Of
shop tools, rased $4,000 through plays,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-07-19

oicnics and minstrel shows, kept up all
tate and national dues sent part OF
ne clubs assessment to the State Ad'
visor for the Company ground which
vas bought in Holmes County for the
State New Farmers of America, ex-
hibited different items on fairs, Field
DAYS and commencement. 81 boys are
IN this club, all are carrying projects
Of some kind (under live stock) they
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Bond Averages
10 Low-Yield Bonds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Bond prices
followed an uneven course in slow
dealings today.
With fractional gains and losses
close to a balance toward the close,
a few of the rails exhibited f1rmness.
Widely distributed estimates of
improved earnings prospects for the
railroads gave something of an op-
timistic slant to the investment
outlook, although operators contin-
ued to sit back waiting for definite
word as to the progress of the battle
In Northern France.
Higher by fractions moved such
issues as Great Northern &c" As of
'46, Pennsylvania general 412s of
'65, New York Central SIS, Nickel
Plate 412s, Lehigh Valley AIS of 40,
Commonwealth Edison convertible
312s, Bethlehem Steel 3l2s and
Third Avenue adjustment SIS of go
Fractional losses were registered
for International Telephone SIS,
American & Foreign Power IS and
Puerto Rican American Tobacco
stamped IS of AZ.
United States Governments were
steady but only lightly traded.
Foreign government dollar loans
generally slipped with Italian and
Argentine issues suffering the most.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. June s U9, Omitted States,
Department Of Asriculture) .-Salable hogs
10000: total 10000; market slow
throushout; few early sales. fully 10 lower
than Wednesdays average: later trade
generally 1920 on top. 5.35 bulk. rood
$50 pounds, largely 4sO-5 10; good 400
5O0-pound packing sows, 4.0O-25; lighter
saiable sheep, 1000; total. $500: late
Wednesday. few choice native sprinsers
ll-s5; bulk. sorted, 115O; throwouts
s50-95O; fed. clipped lambs on native
order; order. 900; medium Texas kinds s.ooi
classes; two doubles handyweiehts. Cali
fornia spring lambs, lilo and 1l.25;
small lots. choice native sprineers, II so
and 11.65; throwouts, largely s 500 so:
few, native clipped lambs, 9.O0-25. with
medium Texas; 775-s0o: practical top
fat; light native ewes, 3.75. with most
medium rnf. z ,o and nd, heavy weights 275 $50;
salahie cattle 1000; salabl. calves
1900: generally steady on steers and
yearlinss; not very active: buyers picking
their way all through list; medium Grades
sold fairly well earlyb but good to choice
offerings got best action late: strictly
trads; sr.d TOP ,o4e plain soo;poand Next
while strictly good and choice weisflty
steers as much as so down compared I
week ago: heifers steady to IS lower: good
grades of most; around 9.O0-50; strictly
choice / 1.000-pound Kosher heifers, 1918
CONS. COWS strong especially heavy. fat cows
very scarce heavy 1as sausage bull. hsns 7s5
950-100O
Evening star., 1940-06-06
New York Produce

NEW YORK, June CP>.-Eggs. 2l'369;
Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy,
1s-2012: extras, 11l2-a4; storage-packed
frsts, 17-l1l4, Graded frsts. l6K2-a4; cur
rent receipts, 1874: mediums, l4-14h;
dirties. No. /. 144; average checks.
13Ai2.
whites, resale of premium marks, 211a
Nearby and Midwestern. extra specials
p Ia; premium marks. ~ E-2l: specials
10; standards 1874; resales of exchange
to fancy heavier mediums. 1112-20, Near
by and Midwestern, mediums II.
Browns, nearby fancy to extra fancy,
19l.a-2lia. Nearby and Midwestern. spe-
cials, 10: standards, 17s4: mediums 1914
Butter ,s35,oal; steady. Creamery;
score) 26a4: frsts (ss-9D. 25-26A; sec
onds (S4-SD. .4-2434
Cheese. 154,742; steady to firm. Prices
Dressed poultry. easy. Fresh, boxes;
pounds, 1919; t6O-65 pounds. 1419.
Chickens. broilers, 21-23.
Frozen, boxes. fowls (36-42 pounds,
14la-lal2 t4s-54 pounds. 14-l9: t6O-65
pounds lila Other fresh and frozen
Live poultry, by freight weak. Fowls,
colored, l6la-11i2: Leehorn, 15-16
BY express. weak. Chickens. Reds. 19-
% Broilers. Rocks. 30-22l2; crosses. 2l-
22 RndH. 1920; Leghorn. 1919 medium,
11-1S Fowls, coored, l6I2-17; Leghorn,
16-lnl,; Southern. 15-15ha. Pullets, Rocks,
RI: co: S. small. %. Old roosters. 11-12.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Waste Paper Exports
Show Big Increase
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June e.-Sharply
expanded export shipments of
cheaper grades of waste paper were
reported in metropolitan markets
this week.
The export price for No. mixed
papers, dealers said, was now around
$40 a ton. compared with $3.50 for
the same grade for domestic use.
Waste paper is converted by pro-
cessors into pulp again, and pulp is
an important Ingredient in the
manufacture of explosives. Many
waste paper cargoes are reported
clearing on American vessels for
Spain, presumably for trans-ship-
ment to Great Britain. Finland
and Norway, now under German
rule. formerly were large supplers
Of paper pulp to Britain.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Scotch Whisky Stocks
Reach High Levels
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
Scotland passed along word today
that 1t had enough Scotch whisky in
warehouses to supply the world for
the next four years.
This news. relayed to the Com
merce Department, said that Scotch
whisky stocks were so large that de-
spite higher production and ship
ping costs the export price of liquor
had not been increased.
The report also stated that Scot
land was amassing whisky partic-
ularly for the American market,
because sales here provide the Brit
ish with dollar currency that can be
used to purchase airplanes and
other war materials.
The war already has reduced new
production of Scotch whisky about
a third But stocks of whisky al
ready in warehouses were estimated
at 1873 100000 imperial proof gallons.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as COM
piled BY the Associated Press:
Sales, 10000 pounds. December, 500.
No sales in zinc and tin futures.
,COFFEE-Spot steady; Santos No. 4.
7ls-h: Rio No. 7. 5A. Cost and freight
offerings included Santos Bourbon 3s and
IS at 6.40-7.10 Santos No. 4 d. fu-
bags. July, SOB September, 5.92b; De-
cember, 60Sb.
=. CRUDE RugBER-Futures closed un-
ard, 80 contracts. July. 81 90: septem-
Der 1915: December, 1s.6Ob. Smoked
RAW HIDES-Futures closed 1895
higher. Sales. 100000 pounds. June.
a;T1n: September, 9s8; December. 1905
O6 Spot No. l Western lisht native
RI, RAW sILK-Futpres No 1 closed a-3h
September. 2.47; October 2.43-435,
COCOA-Futures closed higher. Sales,
4,275 tons. July. 4.61n; September. 4.7On
December. 4.S0n.
WOOL TOPs-Futures closed 5 points
ss.sb; December, e2SS. SPOT, standard
tops, 1910. up 10
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Mergenthaler Linotype-1O at 1874,
10 at 1873.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Railway e. Electric pfd
10 at 109. 10 at 109, 80 at 109.
Capital Traction first 5s-S4,O 900 a..
98.
Washington Railway g. Electric pfd.
2 at 1882.
Riggs Bank common-2 at 255.
Washington Railway g. Electric pfd
-12 at 100.
Washington Gas Light pfd.-5 at
l0034, 10 at l0034.
Mergenthaler Linbtype-1O0 at 147s,
8 at 14l2.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
General Time Orders
Increased Dividend
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 6.-General
Time Instruments Corp. directors
have voted dividend of so cents a
share on common stock. payable
July l to holders of record June 10.
The previous payment was Is cents
a common share on April /.
Maker of clocks and other timing
devices, the company has domestic
plants in Chicago. La Salle-Peru,
ILL.,, and Thomaston, Conn.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
General Cable Vote
Is Postponed Again
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., June g.
The adjourned special meeting OF
stockholders of General Gable Corp.
to vote on apitalization plan
was further adjourned today to
July 2.
Dwight R. G.. Palmer, president,
said a hearing on a restraining Or
der issued by Chancery Court OF
Jersey City at the behest Of certain
preferred shareholders had not been
held. He said he expected a hear
ing soon.
Originally the meeting was called
for May %.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Republic Steel Calls
400 Back to Work

BY the Associated Press.
MASSILLON, Ohio, June 6.-Re-
public Steel Corp. today ordered a
blast furnace, three open hearths
and blooming mills into operation
here next week to meet increasing
demands for steel
Carl Myers, district manager, said
400 men would return to work.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, June 6-The Associated
Press weishted wholesale price index Of
81 commodities today declined to 71.15,
new 1910 low.
Previous day, 71.o7: week ago. 1852;
1910. 1889 1887 1933-37.
High 1929 1922 T4,37 as1I
Low 1927 637s 1886 4I.44
1920 average equals 1O0D
Evening star., 1940-06-06
New York Suour

NEW YORK. June [P.-World sugar
liquidation and outside selling today. Mid
afternoon prices were of / to points;
July. 1.19k; December. 11sh
Trade buying in the domestic contractf
found sellers hesitant and the market
ranged unchanged to 2 points higher; July,
1.61: March 1sS.
Raw sugar remained inactive Philip.
pines for June shipment were offered at
2.70 cents. Cubas were nominally 30
to 2.75, duty paid basis
The refined basis price was unchaneed
at 4.5O cents. although leading New York.
renners announced a 1O-point allowances
effective yesterday and today in COM
petitive Southern territory
Futures No. 3 closed lower to 2 hixher
Sales 1SO tons
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispa tch. to The Star,

BALTIMORE June g.
,ss BALTIC Transit pf-1.50. $50 80
103 Consol Pow pr 112h liz 1l2
55 East Sugar AS vt IN IN IN
80 Fidelity Deposit 1Ol 1O1 1O1
1870 Mar Tex OIL Co 2ec zoe 26c
102 New Amster Cas- 12N 12N 12H
"a Pa Water & Pow 81 81 81
400 o 3 fidel { Guar 16h 10A 16h
$500 BALTIC II deb ls 80 2oN 30
ssSSS ssSSS }:lss 3:lss F:s: f1:a: 5: ! SS" sS" sS"
Evening star., 1940-06-06
London Bur Silver

LONDON June 8 GR.-Bar silver. 2ahd
up h. Equivalent, 423e cents % ths
dollar basis - 03) Bar gold. 1855, IN
chansed. Equivalent. S33 $50
Evening star., 1940-06-06

A Leeds (England) Judge Is CIV
ing blackout pickpockets heavy SEN
tences.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate Add 90. High. Low. Close.
Woodley Pet 40 l Al AZ Az
Woolw Ltd .317s l 5 s 5
Wright Harg.40a 8 3M 3E 31a
In bankruptcy or receivershlp or being
reorganiZed under the Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed by such1 companies
Rates Of dividends In the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not included. . Also
extra or extras. Accumulated dividends
paid last year Declared or paid so
far this year. t PAYABLE in stock Paid
last year. Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
without warrants. war Warrants.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Buick Division reported its retail
sales of new cars during May totaled
26,072 units, an increase of 80 per
cent over the same period a year
ago. The company previously re-
ported April sales of 28,652 vehicles.
Unified orders on hand at the end
OF May were reported as nearly
5000.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Chevrolet Disc|oses
Sales 1913 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
May Results Favorable
Despite Drop From
Preceding Month .
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 6.-Chevrolet di-
vision of General Motors Corp. re-
ported that its retail sales of new
cars during May numbered 92,764.
The company previously reported
April sales of 108,362 cars and
trucks.
Sales during the final Today
period of May were 35,751, a gain of
1873 per cent over the figure reported
for the preceding 10 days.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Chicago Stock Market

CHICAGO. June CP,-Followins is the
eeago Stock Exchange today:
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Pontiac division announced that
its sales of new cars for the month
of May numbered 22,516 units. The
company previously reported new
car sales for April totaled 22,74l.
Sales for the final Today period
of May were reported as 8008. In
the preceding Today period the
company reported sales of 5,904
units.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK June lP,.-National As
eociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
LQuotations as Of . o'clockO
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. June s-Divldends de-
clared Prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.:
Initial.
Rate. Pc Stock Of Pay
Rod Record. able.
lexineton Tel SOC @ 6-1 6-15
Evening star., 1940-06-06

BONDS.
$40, 900 Chi Rys 5s 81 ct 40 40 40
stock sales today-10.O00 shares.
Bond sales today-S10, 600.