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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21

poration may buy some of the crop
produced in North Carolina.
H. W. Taylor, marketing special
list at N. C. State college, said to-
day George ingalls,, field represen-
tative of the FSCC would make a
survey of the cabbage situation in
the vicinity of New Bern.
Cabbage prices already have fall
len to $40 a ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21

who died in a Lumberton hospital
at 1915 o'clock yesterday of head
chest injuries sustained in an au-
tomobile accident nine days ago
were held at 1 o'clock this after
noon from the Bladenboro Baptist
church.
The accident occurred neal
Bladenboro as Mr.. Wabberson was
driving alone.
He is survived by his wife; two
sons, A. C. Wabberson, of Ham.
let, and j.. F. Wabberson, O.
Newark; four daughters: Mrs. S
B. Yates, of Hamlet; Mrs. J.. A.
Holmes, of Erwin; Mrs. D. D
O'Neil, of Richmond; and Mrs.
]. H. Porter, of Emerson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21
MRS. ELIZABETH O'NEIL

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth O'Neill, who died Friday, were
held at II o'clock Sunday morn
ing from the Church of God. The
Revs. w. H. Harmon and H. T.
burden officiated.
Active pallbearers were: R. j..
Kelly, S. r. Teachey, R. C. Pierce,
Francis Roberts, D. F. Murray and
Thomas Barefoot.
Honorary: D. C. Gore, J. Parker,
George Bowen, Aaron Goldberg, DR..
r. B. Rodma9 and DR.. J. M. Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21

Tacoma" is an Indian word
meaning highest" or near
heaVen.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21
UTAH CAVE RFOpF>r.

SALT LAKE CITY tn
netonka Cave, near s., ~, NM
Utah, will be reopened - )S"a'.ss.
lie this fall, with new ,r, 101'
nghtlng installed by the ns,,t ''t
park service. Discovered a. .aS
ago, the great cavern years
about 1880 when vandalism , g.@,
ened to destroy it's heap+, N1>sat'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21
IRA BALDWIN

WHITEVILLE, May 20-Funeral
services for Ira Baldwin, Sc, who
died at his home near Whiteville
this morning after a long illness. will
be held from the home tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, with the Rev.
C. A. Jones, of Hallsboro, conduct
ing the rites.
Burial will follow at Ray GENE
terry.
He is survived by his wife, the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21
my Skin Was Full of
Pimples and Blemishes'

says Verna S.: Since using Adlerika
the pimples are gone. MY skin is
smooth and glows with health" Ad-
|Ierika helps wash BOTH bowels, and
relieves temporary constipation that
often a~geravates bad complexion.
Saunders Drug Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
1000 Strike in Harlan
As II Are Arraigned
In Labor Dispute
U. M. W. Official Says
He Will Order Return
To Work at Once
By the Associated Press.

~ VIZ E-oSotidtCu 100
HARLAN. KY, Aug. 26-Approx-
imately 1900 employees of the Har-
Ian Wallins Coal Corp. went out on
strike today coincident with ar
raignment of II company employees
on charges growing out of labor
dispute.
George Titler, Harlan district
secretary-treasurer of the United
Mine Workers Union, which has a
closed shop contract with the coal
mining firm, said he would order the
strikers to return to work immedi-
ately and asserted:
The shutdown today possibly is
due to bad feeling of the miners
toward their employers for failure
to carry out terms of the contract"
adding that the union had filed %
complaints against the company
since April and accused the company
of failing to set date for a hearing
on the complaints.
Mr.. Titler said arrests of the II
and warrants filed against IA other
miners, still at large, merely ag-
gravated the situation. Labor rela-
lions between the U. M w. and the
Harlan-Wallins Corp. have prac-
tically broken down"
The walkout affected five company
mines at Verda, Woods, Gano. Evarts
and Molus.
The II miners were arrested and
Jailed Saturday on warrants Charg-
ing banding and confederating sworn
by Monroe Thompson. a non-union
miner. Sheriff Herbert Cawood said.
The same charge was contained in
warrants sworn out against the
other a.
Mr.. Thompson alleged the 81 men
threatened him because he refused
to sign a union checkoff slip at the
companyS Woods mine, where all
were employed
Mr.. Titler said the defendants OBJ
jected to working with Mr.. Thomp-
son because the union had contract
with the company, but claimed ''as
far as I know" Mr.. Thompson had
not been harmed.
When arraigned today the II were
ordered held on bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Demand FOR New Housing
Continues Unabated
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeclaI Dlspatch 10 Inc Star.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-The demand
for housing facilities, especially in
highly industrialized areas, has
shown no indication of diminishing
despite usual seasonal decrease,
Byron T. Shutz, president of the
Mortgage Bankers Association of
America, said today.
Mr.. Shutz reported that the VOL
ume of new residential construction
in July reached the highest level
for any month in recent years. He
pointed out that during the past
month total of 20,499 MORTGAGES
amounting to s94 ,120, 780 we're select
ed for appraisal by the Federal
Housing Administration.
He said that while the gain was
more or less general throughout the
entire country, there was a pro-
nounced increase in industrial areas
due to the stimulus provided by the
national defense program.
THE gains in residential con-
struction during the past few months
show that there has been no sea-
sonal slackening in home building.
On the contrary, these gains indi-
cate that hame building will show
marked increase during the re-
malnder of the year." Mr.. Schultz
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug, % P.-New de-
clines in the currencies Of Hong KONG
and SHANGHAI contrssted strongly with
the somnolent position of other major
free rates in the foreign money market
The SHANGHAI dnsr7r donped nearly Is
of cent and the Hong Kong dollar AL
most no Fluctuations in both units
recently have been dictated largely BY
British Japanese relations in the Far East.
the canadian doiiaF dollar remained at 81
United States cents The Swiss franc
continued ct 70 cents
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents.
Canada.
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying. 10 per
cent premium; selling IL per cent pre-
MUM. equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York Of buying 9.91
per cent selling, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market II per cent discount. 81 United
States cents
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rate). buying, 4 %;
selling, 4.O4: open market cables O3;
Germany 4000n (benevolent, 1900; Pin
i950n; Italy. sos; Portugal, 3.ss; R1-
mania, 04sn: Sweden. 23s7; Switzer-
land. 22.79; Yugoslavia, 235n.
Latin America.
Argentine. of1cial, 29.77: free. 2275;
Brazil, official. COS; free, sos; Mexico,
Far East.
Shanghai. $50.
Rates in SPOT cables unless otherwise
n Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Richmond Terminal
Line Bonds Approved
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission authorized the Richmond
Terminal Railway Co. today to issue
S3,l50,000 of first mortgage 3Ss per
cent bonds to be sold at 104 and
accrued interest.
The proceeds are to be used to
redeem $3,233,OOO of outstanding
first mortgage 30-year S per cent
guaranteed gold bonds and for other
corporate purposes. The commits
sion also authorized the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Co. and the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad to assume liability as guar
antors of the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Business Looms Drop
At New York Banks

NEW YORK, Aug. 26-The grad
ual improvement in demand for
business loans at New York City
banks in evidence during June and
July appears to have slowed in re-
cent weeks.
Commercial loans of New York
City banks dropped Sl2.O0O,OO0 last
week. The decline followed on the
heels of a decrease of $1,000 900 in
the previous week.
During the 10 weeks ended Au-
gust IA business loans of New York
City institutions had advanced
$45, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Utility Preferreds
Advance for Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Public
utility preferred stocks moved
higher during the past week, accord
ing to the public utility preferred
index of Holt, Rose & Troster.
The index of Is dividend-paying
utility preferred stocks closed on
Friday, August %, at 1858, compared
with 1856 at the close of the pre-
viouS week, an increase of LOT
points, or Ill per cent.
The average of Is dividend
paying utility preferred stocks at
the end of the week was 45.16-an
increase of 096 points, or 2.17 per
cent, compared with the previous
weeks close of 1920, according to
the Holt, Rose & Troster index.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Marriage Boom Seen
As Strong Stimulus
For Store Sales
Weddings Increase
In Ages Affected
By Draft Bill
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Young
love and the CONSUMPTION bill were
described today as a stimulant to
retail store business.
From various trade authorities
came reports that the traditional
August sales have taken on a dis
tinct flavor of May, the traditional
month when the bride-to-be selects
her trousseau and home furnish
ings.
Ladies underwear, home furnish
ing and jeWelry departments are
noting unseasonally large business.
These departments are regarded
generally as marriage barometers.
In the last three weeks" said
leading executive of one large de-
partment store, I'VE have noted I'M
usual activity in the home furnish
ingS division. August is always
busy month there, but the business
this year actually has been extraor-
binary.
The sales personnel reports a
large proportion of very young GUS
tomers-kids of % and %, you know
what I mean?"
The marriage license bureaus also
have been reporting extra large pro-
portions of applications from men
whose ages fall within the probable
Army draft limits New York City
bureaus, for example, have been
turning out licenses at double and
treble the usual rates.
Another retailer went on to ex-
plain that the new customers in his
store, which deals in lower priced
merchandise, had probably been
going together ever since high
school days, hadn't had enough
money to get married, but had de-
cided it was best to marry now and
have a few weeks at least together
before the boy went away for a year
in the Army.
Wed be doing even better in the
women's, misses coats and suits and
the women's and misses dresses
departments he continued, "if it
wasn't that most of the boys are
afraid their friends will think they
really are trying to dodge the draft.
So they keep their weddings a
secret and We don't get to sell bridal
gowns and trousseaus. It's too bad"
They don't all try for secrecy, how
ever, for one important buyer for
number of stores throughout the
country reported he has been get
ting repeat orders" on bridal
gowns, to be delivered in a hurry.
You take silk underwear, too"
he suggested. They're buying a lot
of that. This is a very good year,
this year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Wheat Prices Aided
By Light Marketings,.
Mill Demand
Growers Continue
To Take ADVANTAGE
OF Loan Program
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department said
today fairly active inquiries from
-four mills, a sharp drop in winter
wheat marketings and moderate
offerings of increased spring wheat
receipts in the open market were
responsible for the advance in wheat.
There was little change in the
general wheat situation, the de-
partment explained.
While over II 600 900 bushels of
spring wheat were received at the
principal terminals last week, the
department said current market
offerings were relatively light as
growers continued to place large
quantities under loan.
approximately 66,650,O0O bushels
had been placed under loan up to
August Is. OF this quantity, all but
little over 1000, 900 bushels were
stored in terminal markets.
The department said winter wheat
marketingS totaled less than 300
cars last week at the leading
terminal. Spring wheat offerings
increased, however, with nearly 5000
cars received at Minneapolis and
Duluth.
Better wheat crops in this country
and Canada than were expected, the
department said, had increased es-
Inmates of world supplies with trade
agencies placing the 1901 world
surplus at about 7l2000,000 bushels
above prospective world import re-
quirements of 440000,000 bushels.
as against 560,000,000 bushels last
year.
The department pointed out, how
ever, that information on which to
base an estimate of world supplies
was "scantier" because of the war.
Don't gamble with safety-the odds
are against you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
American Smelling
Reports S6,4O5,92O
Profit in Half
Net Compares With
$5,429,674 in Same
Period Year Ago

BY Ine ASSOCldJeQ treSS.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-American
Smelling & Refining Co. reported
for six months ended June 80 net
income of $6,405 800 after all charges
and excess profits taxes, equal to
S2.12 share on common stock after
preferred dividend requirements
This compared with S5,429,674, or
sl.68 a common share, in the COM
parable 1899 period.
Armstrong Cork Co.
Armstrong Cork Co. reported to-
day net income of S2,114,655 in the
first half of 1910, equal to SLAP a
common share, against 81 $40, 1853, or
81 on common, in the first six
months of 1889
H. w. Prentis, jr., president, told
stockholders in the semi-annual re-
port that shipments of raw materials
from foreign sources were coming
regularly.
Unless Portugal or Spain becomes
involved in the war" he said, 1T is
believed shipments of cork will con-
tinue with reasonable regularity"
Cork represented 155 per cent of
the total dollar value of all the raw
materials purchased by the COM
pany in 1899. Armstrong plants are
in the East, South and on the West
Coast.
Outdoor Advertising
General Outdoor Advertising Co.
reported net profit for the June
quarter of $3.50, LAB, equal after quar-
terly dividend requirements on 6
per cent cumulative preferred and
81 cumulative Glass "a" stock to So
cents common share. This COM
pared with net loss of $165 ,536 in
the preceding quarter and profit of
$605, 612, or 70 cents common share
in the June quarter last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Cotton Market Quiet
In Narrow Range
During Week
Futures at New York
Unchanged to Four
Points Higher
BY the Associated Press.

Dy lHt hSSOCldleu FTeSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The cot
ton market had another quiet week,
with price movements small. With
the advent of the new crop spot
prices have declined by close to !
cent a pound in the last two months,
but prices of new crop futures have
held within a range of about "a
cent. During the last week active
future deliveries on the New York
Cotton Exchange showed no net
change to an advance of 4 points.
The new crop is later than usual
but pickings and ginning are rap
idly expanding. That has resulted
in increased hedge selling in flu
fureS.
Crop weather during the last two
weeks was generally favorable Trade
ideas as to the size of the current
crop probably are somewhat higher
than the Government estimate is
sued August 8. However. this has
had no pronounced effect on price
levels since the trade assumes that
any excess over the Government
estimate would 60 into the new loan
stock.
On the theory that new crop cot
ton going into the Government loan
stock would not be available next
spring and summer except at prices
much above those now prevailing
for deliveries at that time, there was
some buying of the more distant fu-
ture deliveries early in the week
Such buying did not carry through
however, and the market Subse-
quently dropped
The Government announcement
of new export subsidy rates on cot
ton products effective August 26,
much higher than present rates,
probably would have had a bullish
effect in normal times. The market
did not respond, however, because
of uncertainty as to the European
situation and the very poor outlook
for cotton exports.
Exports continue to establish new
low records for several decades.
Trading on the New York Cotton
Exchange during the week ending
last Thursday totaled 211,000 bales
compared with 367,300 in the pre-
ViouS week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Brisk Retail Sales
Forecast as Buying
Power Climbs
Store Executives Point
To Factory Activity
And Farm Coins
BY PAUL d. GESNER,


NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Retail
executives today saw higher indus
trial pay rolls and bigger farm In
come setting the stage for brisk
sales in the Nations trading cen
tiers this fall
Industrial activity has been climb
ing four weeks in a row now, and at
the moment is the fastest since last
January. Employment in non-agri-
cultural industries is reported at a
new 1910 high, with around 77OOO
new jobs already attributed to the
start OF the Nations projected So
000, 000, 600 defense spending. Wash
ington forecasts a 1910 cash income
to farmers of around $500 900 900,
which would be around $3.50, 900 900
greater than year ago, and except
for 1887, the largest since 1890.
Department store sales for the
Nation as whole at the moment
are reported running about 7 per
cent above last year, substantially
above the per cent cumulative gain
for the year to date over the like
1889 period. Granted favorable
shopping weather, the improved
margin of gain over a year ago Is
expected to hold for some weeks to
come. with the possibility of even a
bigger year-to-year improvement as
the fall wears on and the Christmas
holiday shopping season opens.
Auto Output Jumps.
Production of around 4,4OO.OO0
passenger cars and trucks is cur
rently being forecast for the auto
mobile industry this year, figure
which would represent a gain of 10
per cent over 1899 Poor's says of the
outlook:
THE statistical position of the in
dustry is strong, in regard to stocks
of both new and used cars. Con-
sumner demand continues high and
should be maintained by increasing
employment resulting from national
rearmament. Price increases on
forthcoming models will be moder-
ate, causing little sales resistance.
The truck division, where volume
gains have been less impressive to
date, should record substantial sales
increases as the Governments ar
mament program progresses"
Auto sales for the year to date
are around % per cent above the
like period of 1899.
Rail Equipment Ordered.
Railway equipment orders con-
tinue to roll in, experimenting war
orders rapidly filling the books of
many builders. Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works bookings, for instance.
are expected to set a new 1910 high
as of the end of August, assuming
a S5,689,725 Government order for
heavy tanks is formally approved
by the War Department before the
end of the month.
New recent general equipment
business includes an order for 300
box cars. placed by Chicago, Rock
Island g. Pacific Railroad with
Pressed Steel Car Co. The Federal
Court has authorized Chicago, In
dianapolis & Louisville Railway Co.
to buy 100 50-ton hopper-bottom
coal cars costing s2,325 each. At
lantic Coast Line Railroad is plan
ming to buy 18 oil-electric locomo-
tives, II lightweight passenger cars
and 1880 freight cars at a total cost
of around s9,068 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Steodiness Displayed
BY Insurance Shares
Special Dispatch to The Star,


NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Insurance
stocks in the New York City market
registered small advances during
the past week, according to figures
compiled by Holt, Rose g. Troster.
The aggregate market value of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance
issues at the close on Friday, Au-
gust %, was s562, 1862 900 compared
with 1851 ,033,OOO at the close of
the previous week, an increase of
81 1923 900, or 033 per cent.
The current average yield of the
20 issues of 4.24 per cent compares
with yield of AIS per cent on Au-
gust Is. The current market value
equals SO per cent of the reported
liquidatins value, unchanged for the
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
New York Bonk Stocks
Higher During Week
Special Dispctch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-New York
City bank stocks turned upward
during the last week with fair gains
recorded at the close, according to
records compiled by Holt, Rose &
Troster.
The aggregate market value of
16 leading issues at the close on
Friday, August %, was ST, 1924, 773 900
compared with 81 ,3O7 043,O00 at the
close of the previous week, an in
crease of 1871 900, or 1876 per cent.
The current average yield of the
16 issues of 4.88 per cent compares
with a yield of 495 per cent on Au-
gust l6. The current market value
equals SO per cent of the known
book value, against go per cent a
week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Buick Sales Jump
Ahead of Year AGO

FLINT, Mich, Aug. 26.-Buick
division of General Motors Corp.
announced that its retail deliveries
for the first 20 days of August to-
tailed 9,726 units, compared with
1904 for the same period a year
ago.
The company previously reported
domestic retail deliveries during
July numbered 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
II. B. A. Head Asks
More Changes in
Financing Law
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Emmett F..
Connely, president of the Invest
ment Bankers Association Of Amer
lea, said today the new amendment
to the Securities Act "is not a
complete solution to the problem
of the waiting period on new securi-
ties"
He indicated in letter to I. B. A.
members that further changes in
the act may be proposed to the
next Congress. The amendment per-
mits a shortening of the 2O-day
waiting period for new security regis
trations, as well as setting up other
regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Norfolk & Western
Income Above 1899

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26-The
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. to-
day reported net income of S2,7l8,-
544.89 for July, equal to s1.88 per
common share, compared with ST.
$50 1884, or S186 a share in the
same month of 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Rock Island Reports
Net Above Year Aqo


CHICAGO, Aug. 26-The Rock
Island Lines today reported July
net railway operating income of
S1,651 1859. compared with 81 ,283 ,533
year ago.
First seven months net railway
operating income was $3,196,476,
compared with $2,146, 1897 the CORE
spending 1889 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
failures TotuI Down

NEW YORK, Aug. rs R.-BuSi-
ness failures in the week ended ALL
gust % were slightly fewer than in
the previous week, but about equal
in number to year ago, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today. The to-
tai was 263, compared with 279 in
the previous week and 264 in the
like 1889 week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26

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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Aug 90 tP.-Tin quiet: spot.
$3.50 bid; $3.50 SIS asked; future. f26O los
bid, $3.50 los asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26

The first rule of the road is
courtesy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. Aug. 26 LPp-Natic
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Witnesses Identify
Three HoIdup Suspects

Three holdup men who allegedly
have robbed local storekeepers Of
more than $4,000 during the past
nine months have been identified by
IA witnesses and victims in eight
of the armed robberies, police de-
clared today.
The trio was apprehended Sunday
morning after they held up the
cashier of Gordon's Cafeteria, 1411
G street NV; took Sl65 and at
tempted to escape in truck.
Police asserted that the following
persons identified at least one of the
three bandits in connection with