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Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
BLANCHARD'S STATION

MI. and Mrs. Horace Edgell enter
tanned at a turkey dinner Thanks
giving Day. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Edgell and daughter
Jane of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wloten and two daughters, Eleanor
ard Carolyne of Adamsville. and MIR.
and Mrs. S. F. Collision.
Leon Tucker of Milford spent
Thanksgiving Day here on a gun
ming party with his brother, Carl
Tucker.
4, Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams and
sons called on Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Harmon and son one night last week.
Miss Olive Orendorf who teaches
school in Selbyville. spent the
Thanksgiving holidays here with her
pIother. Mrs. Amelia Orendorf.
Leon Adams. senior at the Uni
Versity of Delaware, spent the
holidays with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams.
Word was received here Sunday
morning of the passing away Of Har7
~ Wilson, a farmer 'of near Wood
enhawk, and a brother-in-law of
Mrs. Z. Laird Kratz. Mr.. Wilson was
paralyzed about four weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Kratz and son,
Junior, were guests at a turkey din
ner al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gey- |
er of Harbeson on Thanksgiving |
Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz zott and family |
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Darwin Savage and childre nof Fed |
sralsburg. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Elwell called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Denton
on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Brown has
been quite i'll for the past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Marvel en-
tertained guests last Sunday at a
luck dinner. Those present were MIR.
and Mrs. Kemp Adams and son and
laughter and Mrs. Ethel Wright and
son.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Democracy is something more than
a political slogan more than an
abstract concept Of government
Democracy is something that goes
through our entire social and eco
n0nlic organism, determining It's
acts, its policies. its present and fn-
tGre
A perfect example OF democracy
in private business is life insurance.
Life Insurance is primarily geared
to serve the average eitizen--the
little man and woman. The great
majority Of its tens Of millions Of
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
REDDEN

Sunday school at 1870 D. m. Prea-
ching al 2:30 D. m. next Sunday al
Mccolley's Chapel The committee Is
preparing for the Christmas enter
Iainment Everyone is requested to
come and take part.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29

policyholders fall into that category.
Life Insurance would go ont Of bus
iness tomorrow II it had to depend
on big buyers for its existence It
works fer all America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
IIif-Run Driver Hunted
After D. {. Man Is Hurt

Police were searching today for a
hlt-run driver who knocked down
Thomas Mclaughlin, So, of 900 C
street NV, as he crossed c street
at Louisiana avenue NV. last night.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was taken to
Casualty Hospital with a fractured
left ankle. There were no witnesses
to the accident. Glass found at the
scene indicated a headlight was
broken in the impact.
George c. Langley, go. of 5709
Ninth street NV, is in Georgetown
Hospital with a possible fracture Of
the skull. suffered when the car in
which he was riding struck a light
pole in the 1900 block of Canal road
NV. last night. Physicians said he
was not in a serious condition.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
Issued certificate of accidental
death in the case of Augustus
Tompkins. 81, Colored, 933 N street
NV, who was fatally injured in a
traffic accident Saturday night. Ac-
cording to the coroner, Tompkins,
pursued by police, drove through a
red light at Eighth street and Rhode
Island avenue NV, and his car
collided with two others. No inquest
into the death was necessary, DR..
Macdonald said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
a States Keep
Records Clean in
Backing Winner
By the Associated Press.


Memo for future reference in
1874:
Four States that always picked
the presidential winner since the
turn of the century ran true to
form Tuesday. Ohio, Wyoming,
Idaho and Missouri all wound up in
the Roosevelt column.
Two formerly infallible States,
however, backed the wrong man
this time. The Kansas record, dat
ing back to 1896, was broken when
the State went for Mr.. Willkie.
North Dakota, on every ballot band
wagon since 1892, missed the 1910
ride by going Republican.
New Mexico and Arizona have
the record of being the only States
which have never given electoral
votes to any one but a victor. How
ever, they we're not admitted to
Two formerly indicative States,
the union until 1912.
New York has been found in the
wrong camp only three times since
the Civil War, in 1858, in 1876 and
in 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
Republicans Sweep Iowa.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. z OP-
Henry Agard Wallace becomes the
first resident Iowan to be elected
Vice President, but his home State
had no part in the triumph. Iowa
went to the Willkie-M cNary COM
bination by $4,000 votes.
With nine of the States 2,453 pre-
cincts still out, the Iowa count was:
Mr.. Willkie, 622,737; Mr.. Roosevelt.
572,655.
Republican Gov. George A. Wilson
won a second term, vanquishing
John K. Valentine, Democrat, by
more than $1,000 votes.
Republicans also captured at least
seven of the States nine congress
sional seats and elected the entire
State ticket
G. o. p. Wins South Dakota.
PIERRE, S. Oak, Nov. 7 (P.-
South Dakota has returned its Re-
publican administration to power
and has given Wendell L. Willkie
an overwhelming majority.
Gov. Harlan Bushfeld held a
28853 margin over Lewis w. Bick-
nell, Democrat. Mr.. Willkie polled
153.250 votes: Mr.. Roosevelt, 100 1854.
Karl Mundt and Francis Case,
Republicans, both were returned to
Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
Kansas Gives Willkie
His Largest Majority,
But Rainier Trails
Count of Absentee Votes
May Decide Race
For Governor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. kansas
gave Wendell Willkle mis- largest
State majority, but its governor
ship race was SO close today it will
take the official canvass and a
count of absentee votes next week
to determine whether Gov. Payne
Rather won reelection.
w. H. Burke, Little River stock
man and banker, the Democratic
candidate, led Gov. Rather by 1,541
votes in complete unofficial returns.
Mr.. Wilkes margin of nearly
10000 was larger than his lead in
any other State. On 1884 of 2,734
precincts Mr.. Willkie had $500;
Mr.. Roosevelt, 34S,974. In 1886 Mr..
Roosevelt carried Kansas over ALT
M. Landon 464, $50 to 397,727.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07
Suicide Certificate
Filed in Womun's Death

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
last night issued a certificate of
suicide in the death of Mrs. Virginia
Boileau 20, of 1920 Twelfth street
NE, who shot herself in the chest
with a % caliber revolver yesterday.
She had been worrying over a
throat infection, according to her
husband, Charles Boileau. She shot
herself at their home about 3 am.
when Mr.. Boileau got up to get some
medicine.
Immediately after pulling the
trigger, she cried: "I didn't mean to
Il didn't think it was loaded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-07

The Red Cross reports a 65 per
cent increase in students taking
first aid courses in the past two
years.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. July g., up, Omitted States
ap inta q snn hogs
bers; small lots good 23O-25O-pound butch
average at 6.6O-65; few 33A-pound butch
holdover, 500; Compared week ago: Good
go h higher; heavier Butchers and soWs, @
salable cattle. 200; no calves Compared
Friday last week: Fed steers and year.
lings, $3.50 higher, strictly good and
choice offerings up most; good and choice
granted heifers. 80 higher; common and
medium grades lost part of early advance,
however; very meager supply strictly grain
led t n heavy cows steady, but all grass cows,
weak largely fed steer and heifer run;
cows; green" steer and grassy heifer
SUP supply being seasonaly very small grass
common killing steers sold under 900:
very liberal supply, 1025-11 .25: numerous
ebose qad Itesrs top strictly
] 80; short load, II 65; heifer yearlings.
1888; numerous loads, 9.75-10.5O; weiehty
stock cattle strong to to o Is higher, IN meaty meat
- ssable sheep, 1000; no direct; late
Ffriday; fsd Spring lambs weak to 25 lover
native springers 1850; six doubles handy
weight Westerns. lightly sorted, 1928
Compared Friday last week: Local supply
origin; light supply yearlings and fat
sheep; spring lambs around rs lower, year
lngs and fat sheen. so lower best native
1850; bulk on close. 1O.OO-1O.50 throw
outs mostly S.25-S.75: fed yearlings 7.75-
S.25: only light fat native ewes, late, up
to $50; bulk medium and heavy weights,
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. July 6 P.-The British
pound rallied 9K cents in relation to the
dollar today after Yesterdays 14-cent drop.
The Canadian dollar advanced V to
SO United States cents and the Swiss
franc added 01 OF a cent.
Foreign money dealers said the wide
fluctuations in sterling we're meaningless
as far as an underlying trend was con-
cerned. Paucity Of interest BY buyers and
sellers was blamed for the sersitivity Of
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars. Others in cents):
ofacial Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars, buying 10 per
cent premium, selling IL per cent pre-
miunn equivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars In New York of buying 9.91 per
cent, selling 8. 90 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, IL per cent discount or $500 United
Great Britain, cables, a.77a: Finland.
;05n; Germany. 40.01n Benevolent,
lS.95); Greece, son: Hungary, 17.65n;
Italy sos: Portugal 3.S2n; Rumapia,
.52n; Sweden, 1888; Switzerland. 22.6s;
Yugoslavia. 2.35.
Latin America
Argentina, official, 29.77: free, 21.4O;
Brazil. oficial. 6.05; free, $40; Mexico.
20 0.50n.
Japan. 23.4s; Hong Kong, 1889; shang-
IRstes In spot cables unless otherwise
tndicated) Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Cos Appliance Sales
We'll Above Year AGO
= Special Dispatch to The Star.

= Special Dispatch to The Star
%, NEW YORK, July Gas appli-
9ance sales throughout the United
: States increased substantially dur
Ing the first five months of this year
as compared to sales figures for the
same period of 1889 il was reported
yesterday by c. w Berghorn, man
aging director of the Association of
Gas Appliance and Equipment Man
ufacturers, from the national head
quarters in New York City.
The strongest rise was in the sale
OF gas-fired furnaces Chouse heating
equipmenD which registered an in
crease of 1873 per cent during the
period of from January through
May, inclusive, of this year, as COM
pared to sales for the same months
In 1899.
u During this five-month period gas
range sales rose 14.1 per cent and
gas water heater sales were up 1876
per cent.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Stock Leaders Hold
To Narrow Range
In Slow Trading
Advances Are Slightly
In Majority Among
Pivotal Issues
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

q
NEW YORK, July 6.-Leading
stocks held to a narrow pathway in
today's brief market as traders gen.
orally found little inspiration either
way in domestic and foreign de-
velopments.
Despite the post-holiday apathy
which continued among speculative
forces. transfers of around 10000
shares for the two hours compared
with 1890 in the like Saturday
of 1899.
Slightly irregular price changes
ruled, with plus signs a trifle in the
majority for pivotal issues.
On the upside at intervals were
United States Steel, Republic Steel,
General Motors, Montgomery Ward,
Sears-Roebuck, United Aircraft,
Glenn Martin, Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit, Chesapeake g. Ohio, Great
Northern, Loft. Consolidated Edi-
son, Omnibus Corp, Air Reduction,
Anaconda and Phelps Dodge.
Backward the greater part of the
time were Kennecott, Westinghouse,
Allied Chemical, Eastman Kodak,
Woolworth and North American.
Oils, rubbers and utilities were
virtually unchanged.
Resistant in the curb were Amer
lean Gas, Bath Iron Works, Glen
Alden Coal and Aluminium, Ltd.
Secondary railway bonds again at
tracted support. Commodities were
uneven. Free" sterling came back
substantially in terms of the dollar
after Fridays relapse.
Brokers attributed todays pur-
chasing timidity, along with that of
the entire week, mainly to thoughts
Germany might be getting ready to
launch smash at the British Isles;
to the imminence of the National
Democratic Convention when politi-
cal trends are expected to be more
definitely defined, and to business
doubts expressed here and there
Notwithstanding belief of many the
rearmament program will bring a
boost to industry.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
| Retail Volumes
| Up 5 Per Cent
From Year Aqo
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board esti-
mated yesterday that department
store sales in the week ended June
20 were S per cent larger than in
the corresponding week last year.
In the week ended June % sales
had been 10 per cent larger than
last year and in the four weeks
ended June 20 they averaged 10
per cent more than in the similar
portion of 1899.
Increases, by Federal Reserve dis
tricts, for the one week ended June
20 we're:
Boston, 1; New York, 2: Philadel-
phia, 8; Cleveland, 9; Richmond. g.:
Atlanta, s.; Chicago, 7; st. Louis,
l: Minneapolis, 2; Kansas City, Z,
and Dallas, 10 per cent.
Sales in the San Francisco dis
trict were 2 per cent below the cor
responding week last year.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Capital Store Sales
Rise 8.5 Per Cent
Above 1889 Week
Comparison Also Shows
Cain in Four Weeks
Over Lost Year
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Department store sales in the
Capital for the week ended June 29
climbed 8.5 per cent above the week
ending July l, 1899. the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond reported
today. Compared with the previous
week this year, trade was off 1876
per cent, largely because of the Gov
ernment pay day in the earlier
period.
In the four weeks ended June %
department store sales ran 1871 per
cent ahead of the same weeks year
ago In Washington, while the whole
,f1fth district recorded a gain in the
same four weeks of IA per cent. In
the single week ended June %, trade
in the fifth district was up 9 per
cent over last year, but was down 9
per cent from the previous week
this year.
Baltimore reported weekly gain of
II per cent and an increase of Is
per cent in the four weeks. A group
Of other cities noted drop of 416
per cent in the week under review
from last year and a fractional
slump from the previous 1910 week,
but gain of IL per cent in the
four weeks.
Today's report is continuation
of recent trade uptrends in the
Capital. In the week ended June
% department store sales were up
17.3 per cent and in the four weeks
ending on that date IL per cent.
9n Urban Home Mortgages Mount.
no Urban home mortgage financing
EIin the United States in May
amounted to $372,471 900, a gain of
p per cent over April and 10 per
cent better than in May, 1899, it
was reported today by the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board.
Every type of mortgage lender
shared in the rise over May of last
year, with savings and loan asso-
Citations reporting the greatest &C
tual and percentage increases, $27,-
100000, or % per cent, during this
period. Mutual savings banks
gained rs per cent over last year
and life insurance companies were
p, up % per cen1.
Home mortgage financing in May
by building and loan associations to-
tailed $l23, ,485 900, against s96,156,-
900 a year ago; insurance companies
$29, ,075, 900 VS.. $23886,000; banks and
= trust companies, SOL ,164 900, against
$79,018,000 year ago; mutual saw
ings banks. SIS, 1894 900, against s12,-
nn0 irI tyyil o1r
compared with s51,719,0OO: others,
54,981 900, compared with S49,-
$4,000.
OF the 81 532, 900 900 in home mort
cages on non-farm properties re-
corded in the first five months of
1910, building and loan associations
accounted for 81 per cent, or $4S2,-
100000, the report says
Financial District Comment.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission has unanimously re-
elected Jerome N. Frank as it's
chairman, his new term to expire
on June 80. 194l.
ra A hint of better feeling between
the S. E. c. and Wall Street may
be seen in an informal dinner given
in New York this week, when
Chairman Frank and all but one of
the commissioners were present.
The dinner was given by Case, Pom
cry & Co. in honor of the new S.
E. c. commissioner, Sumner T. Pike,
q former member of the firm.
washington members report that
the seth annual convention of the
American Institute of Banking will
be held in San Francisco June 2-6,
1941.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Copper Price Drops
To l0Ns-Cent Mark
Ry tho ASSon;oteJp proer

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Domestia
consumers bought copper yesterday
at 1919 cents a pound, the lowest
price since war hit Europe last Sep
tember.
A few sales were made at that rate
In the custom smelter market and
some smaller producers also quoted
107s. The big primary producers
held at 1112 cents pound, to which
they have adhered since last Feb
ruary.
Export copper was available at
l01a cents a pound but demand was
almost at a full stop.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Brokers' Looms Down
.S14,000,0oo in Week
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re.
ported that last weeks loans to
brokers and dealers on securities
held by reporting member banks in
New York City totaled $262, 900 900.
For the week ended Wednesday, the
total represented a decrease of
$14 100000 when compared with the
previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $4s5 ,OOO, 900.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Holiday Demands Boost
Money in Circulation
RY the A ASsnciatedP Pres

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Holiday de-
mands for spending money were
reflected in the weekly condition
statement of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank.
Federal reserve notes in actual
circulation expanded more than
$36, 100000 to S1,406, 1885, ,000 Men,
ber bank balances rose about l,500,-
600, while the United States treas
urer's general account dropped s43,-
100000. Foreign bank deposits in
creased 100000.
The banks holdings of United
States Government securities in
creased around s9,000,0Oo, repre-
senting additions to both Treasury
bonds and notes.
The condensed statement follows:
Gold certificates on hand and ,
due from United States
treasury y.-------------9s ss5 2'0uu
Bills discounted:
Government obligations 10000
Total bills discounted - 4O2 1000
Industrial advances ----- 1898 900
Total United States Govern
ment securities 751.101, 900
Total bills and securities 753,5O1, 900
Uncollected items ------- 192.l40, 900
F. r. notes in actual cir
culation ,406 ] 95, 900
Deposits:
Member bank-reserve
Total deposits ------- S.256,201 900
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. r. note liabilities combined. 929 per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
New York and Chicago
Bank Looms Gain

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that New York banks increased
their commercial, industrial and
agricultural loans in the week ended
July 3 by $24,000,000 to a total of
$1.712,000,0O0
Chicago banks increased similar
loans $4,000, 900 to $431 ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Clearing House Issues
Report at New York
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 6.-The weekly
statement of the New York Clearing
House showed
Total surplus and undivided prof.
its increased $1,287 DOC. Total net
demand deposits (average) decreased
7,035, 900. Time deposits (average)
increased $7,243,000 Clearings, week
ending today five days., So, 1872, ,493,-
100. Clearings, week ending June
%, $2,947, ,744,719.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
National Investors
Reports Assets Down
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 6-The Ma
tional Investors Corp. reported to-
day its investments at the end OF
June were valued at $1096O, $50
equal to $495 a share on the cap
ital stock, compared with $14,888,-
157, or $605 a share, at the end OF
1899.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
stock and 6ales--

Unit OF trading 10 shares
In bakruptcy or receivership or being
reorganiZed under Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed by such companies,
Rates Of dividend in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarter or semi-annual declaration Unless
otherwise noted special or extra dividends
are not included
Ex dividend xr Ex rights. Also extra
or extras Accumulated dividends paid
year. Payable in stock Paid last wear
Cash or stock k Accumulated dividends
paid or declared this wear,
Evening star., 1940-07-06

CHERRIEs-Washineto 16-pound luss.
1.S5-225. Su AusS'
AVOCADOS-Cuba. ventilated crat.,.
3.50-4 .00 e''
RHUBARB-Pennsylvan crates,
dozen punches, rs
PLUMSLWashington ton, fats. 1902
2.75. %''o-
GRAPESGCalifornia, lugs, Thompson
one New York arrived two broken and
one unbroken cars on track
OEANGES-Two California arrived; one
cars on track A
LEMoNS-Two California arrived; four
unoroken cars on track
on track. 0
Evening star., 1940-07-06
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6-July liquida-
ton in cotton futures contrasted
with firmness in new-crop positions
today.
Trade covering and local support
lifted October and December as
much as so cents a bale, but July
met fairly heavy selling from spot
houses and Southern accounts.
Final prices ranged II points low
er to 10 higher.
Evening star., 1940-07-06

r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
tlon Unless otherwise noted special or
extra dividends are not included. q Also
extra or extras d Accumulated dividends
paid last year Declared or paid so
far this year, Payable in stock Paid
last wear Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
VI Under rule. WV With warrants Nv
without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, July 6.--Dividends de-
clared, prepared by Fitch Publishing Co.:
Extra.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate. riod. Rcd. able
Sabin Robins Paper So - 7-1O 7-24
Accumulated.
Crosse &, Bl ptc 1st of 25c 6-22 II
Evening star., 1940-07-06

By private wire direct 10 The Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-06

Approximate Transaction. rodov.
Evening star., 1940-07-06
Stocks
tBy Private Wire Direct to The star.)

Stock and 4ales-
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low Close
Evening star., 1940-07-06

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
The Sky Is
CONTINUED from Page one)

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ding. The congress decided to just
let the war and navy departments
make contracts in across the table
negotiations" with contractors. II the
contractor agreed on fixed price for
an airplane, his profit was limited to 8
percent. II the contract was made on
the old and what became during the
World war, notorious profit device,
a "cost-plus profit basis" the govern
ment paid all the costs and handed
the contractor 7 percent profit.
War ship builders did not COM
plain. The government was to pay all
the costs for naval vessels and prof
it. There still was little competition
among the war ship builders. But
the airplane manufacturers refused
contracts. They frankly said they
were making profits Of IS percent on
orders from foreign countries and they
did not want business from the United
States government where their prof.
its might be restricted to 7 percent.
There was some competition still left
in the airplane business.
In times of war hysteria such as
these, when every demand is for
speed, the possibility of government
restraint on price actually controlling
or restraining greed is very remote.
Meanwhile, it is fact that congress,
which is voting billions for defense
work, knows practically nothing about
what is going on in the war and navy
and in the national coun-
Gil for defense.