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Evening star., 1940-05-08
Stock Averages
60-Stock Range Since 1927
By VICTOR EUBANK,

Associated Press Financial writer.
NEW YORK, May 8.-Rising ten
denotes in today's stock market
centered mainly on steels and avi-
ations, together with handful Of
specialties.
Elsewhere many leaders exhibited
considerable apathy and top gains
running to 2 points or SO for
favorites we're marked down at the
close. Minor losses were we'll dis
tributed.
Traders evinced much interest in
the House of Commons debate on
the British Norwegian reverse but
apparently the only market effect
was to bring in bidders for stocks
that stand to profit from increased
war purchases. The conclusion was
that, even if Chamberlain is even-
tually given the gate," the allies
will push their campaign against
the Germans with renewed vigor.
Business news at home continued
to be sustaining influence.
The list was lively in the FORE
noon, but activity flattened out after
midday. Transfers we're around
100000 shares.
Bethlehem Steel went into new
high ground for the year. Up at
one time or another were United
States Steel, Boeing, United Air
craft, Eastern Air Lines, American
Airlines, American Smelling, Loft,
Bendix, Lockheed and Eastman
Kodak. Some backed away at the
finish.
General Motors was resistant as
the company showed the best April
sales to consumers for any month
since April, 1887 New York Ship
building was the successful bidder
for two light naval cruisers and the
stock edged forward Newmont
Mining stepped up when directors
voted 100 per cent stock dividend.
Not so pleasing was another slump
In British Empire dollar bonds and
further drop of the free" pound
sterling to new bottom in about
eight years. The latter recovered
somewhat. Foreign markets were
ragged. Commodities did better.
Wheat at Chicago rose Y to 1ss
cents bushel and corn jumpedp
15a to rs. Cotton in late transac-
tions, was up 10 cents a bale to OF
as much.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK, May 8 P.-Esss 45,2o2;
aa9M-211; extras: IsA-Ie: storage-pafked
No: I. 16A-Ka: average checks, 15h-A.
22-24h. Nearby and Midwestern premium
MARKS 2O-21k; specials, 19h: standards.
lsN:h. Eesales Of EXCHANGE to- fancy
heavier mediums. 17A-20A. Nearby and
Midwestern mediums, 17K.
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy.
19A-21h. Nearby and Midwestern spe-
cials, l9a: standards, 1SA; mediums, 1914.
Butter. 75o.4o4: steady. Creamery:
Higher than extra. 284-29h; extra (92
score), 2Sh: frsts (SS-91, 27A-2SIs:
seconds (84-s7, 26h-27h
Cheese. 245.Ss9; irresular. Prices un-
Dressed poultry Arm; fresh boxes, ducks,
hons Long, Island r;r.. I2h,l4 Other fresh and
Live poultry weak: by freight, fowls, COL
ored, II: some 17R: Leghorn. 10. Old
toms. ID. Ducks. 10. BY express, broilers
Rocks. %; crosses. fancy. large, 24-25;
others, 20h-23; Reds. large 21-22: small,
20o-2o1a; Leshorn large, 1890: small II.
10; fowls, colored, II; Leghorn, 1917;
Southern, IS. Pullets Rocks, large: 80;
medium, 1e: small. 26-27:. crosses, large
1920: small to medium. 24-27; Reds, 81;
small. %. Old roosters, 10-12. Turkeys
hens, 17-l8: young toms. IA.
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FOREIGN Markets

LONDON, May R).-Bntish sovern-
ment bonds scored fresh gains today but
support waned later as the security market
waited for parliamentary debate on the
war. While the gilt-edged list closed with
downward. :. Industrials were distinctly
heavy and oils tended lower despite a par
tial recovery in recently hard-pressed
Royal Dutch. Kafirs, Fenerally hisher,
were chief exceptions to the trend. Junior
rail issues weakened. Most European bonds
held steady
PARIS-A weak undertone persisted in
the bourse today. Traders cited Dutch mo-
bilization plans and general uncertainty
depressants. The dollar guaranteed rente,
assisted by the fall of the franc In New
York, rose 1S0 centimes. Ordinary rentes
AMSTERDAM-Domes issues showed
losses ranging to points in the bourse. .
shade above the days lows. Most American
stocks improved.
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Nav .3sN .37h .3S 37h
WHEAT, No. l Northern. Ss3l: No. q
s6s4: No. 3. S3la; oats. No. 2 white. IS;
No. 3, 36.
Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE, May 3 lP.-Wheat. No.
2 red winter, garlicky, SPOT. domestic.
1.14h.
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sofa and North Dakota Red River Valley
8. No. /. few sales 13O-45: new stock,
Texas Triumphs. steady. demand rather
mard moderate; supplies moderate; cariot
and less than carlots, 50-pound sacks,
Texas Bliss Triumphs, washed u s. No /,
few sales, .45; U. s. commercials. waSed,
1.35-40: U. S. No. /. size B. washed Is:
California, 100-pound sacks, long whites,
y; s. No 1, washed. under initial ice. 80
pound sacks. u s No l. washed, car,
2.9a' Louisiana, 1OO-pound sacks Bliss
Iriumphs. U. s. No. /. washed, 240: size
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Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 8.-After rapid
and erratic price movements most
Of the session. wheat values pushed
upward to net gains of more than
cent today. Corn rose almost 2
cents to the highest level since late
in 1887.
The critical European situation,
including the British government
crisis and reports of the fear Of
war spreading into Holland and
Belgium, caused much uneasiness
among grain dealers and prompted
some of the late short covering.
The pit heard unconfirmed rumors
that the United Kingdom was a
buyer of United States corn over
night or today.
Wheat closed 1a-1ss cents higher
than yesterday, May 1.O6-1.O61s,
July 1.Q5-1.047s; corn 1as-17s higher,
May 665s. July STA -as; oats S upx
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Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. May LP.-Poultry, live
AZ trucks, steady to flrm: White Rock
springs under pounds. 251a; other prices
unsnansed' sntfs1. 7s7,s1o; steady, price, nm.
changed Eggs. 41.eS5: steady: fresh
graded hrsts, local, 1914; current receipts.
15A: other prices UNCHANGED
Potatoes, 81; on track. 100; total q. 8.
shipments, 1872; old stock steady: supplies
rather light; demand fair; sacked per hum
dredveight. Idaho Russet Burbanks. q. 8.
Red MeClures, q. 3. No. /. 2.26; Ninne-
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Boston Wool Market

Department of Agriculture) Trade was
very slow in the Boston wool market to-
day. A few mills were buying small guam.
titles of wool to cover urgent needs but
they were not inclined to anticipate fu.
ture requirements. Prices were showing
s1ss e Noes Wsrs cossd saes s. q s ca
secured basis Eight-month Texas Wools
were moved at prices rangine 74.1o osnts.
secured baSis.
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London Tin Prices

LONDON, May 0p.-Tin steady; spot
926S bid. E255 81 asked; future, f262 I6s
bid. E253 asked.
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Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat. sample grade. red, 1O3A
Corn, No. ! yellow. .6s-6S1s: No. 2. 671a-
sssiis; No; & 4 Ssh; g. No ;. 81; No 2 whitee
41ss-N:- No 4, 40; sample grade. white. 80
Barley. feed 1880. nominal: mating. a.
66, nominal: No. barley, 54: No. malt
ing, 55. Soy beans. sample grade. yellow.
1.O3.
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London Bor Silver

of H. Eauivslent 7.S6 cents on the
dollar basis. S4.Q3) Bar gold. 1855, un.
changed. Equivalent S33.S6.)
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WinnipeT Prices.
WINNIPEG. May lP.-Grain range
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11:00 AN. 100000 1900 Noon $4,000
l:00P.M. 100000 2:00PM $4,000
Total Sales for the day $4,000
Unit
In bankruptcy recevershp
BANKRUPTCY securities assumed
Rates dividend toregons is.
ton Unless otherwise noted special dividends
x1x extras
diz,dsnds Dsia last ,sf DECLARED PAID
Accumulated paid declared
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Utility Issues Steady.

Washington Gas Light common
stock was selling at 271a at this time
last year, same as the present price.
Washington Gas preferred moved at
105 year ago. The most recent
transfers were recorded at 107 and
1ne
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-09-21

Mr.. A. c. Simmons, whose funeral was held Sunday at
Bethel A. NJ E Church, and Rev. Mitchell whose funeral
conducted Thursday from Shiloh Baptist Church miles
of Mound Bayou typical examples of the depend
able efficient and modern service rendered by the Powell
Brothers MOrtuary.
Starting with three frame building they have
erected building 1881, and in 1888 they erected mod
story building which would be to any
city. This building contains lobby, office, chapel,
show room embaming layout two storage
rooms fraternal hail. rest and two garage.
branch of this business is located at AZ So State St.
phone DRExel $3.50, Chicago.
During the first part of the year, 1910 Pontiac am
buance was purchased for the Mound Bayou branch.
Their ambulance and hearse service and their shipping,
receiving, transferring and embamng are among the best
be had anywhere and reasonable price, They always
render service with smile.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-09-21

Rosedale News
Mr.. Shelton James of Piney
Woods visited his mother
Mrs. Annie Johnson, last
week.
Miss Aline Dixon left Tues
day for GreenvilIe where she
will attend school.
Sunday was regular pastor
al day at Gospel Temple.
Rev. Purnell preached two
wonderful Sermons. ColIec-
ton was $S5.7l.
Mrs. Alma Mason visited
relatives here, last week.
Miss Hertiesene Smiley left
Sunday for her home in New
Port, Ark. She was accom-
panied by her cousin Willie.
Miss Eula Mae Stepter has
returned to Memphis, where
she will attend school.
NGooo-o L XT1 ~ n
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-09-21
Messrs. F. w. and J. c.
Patton were in town Monday,

Mrs. B. L. Wiles of Sy-
monds attended church SER
vice at Gospel Temple Sun
day.
Rev. Wiles was in town
Monday.
Mrs. K. Thomas has re-
turned from Winterville, after
visiting relatives.
Miss Sallye w a d e of
Mound Bayou, is visiting her
Brother and Sister-in-law,
Prof. and Mrs. G. II. Wade.
A number of boys and girls
enioyed a picnic Monday.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-09-21

DIR. P. S. WILLIAMS, Dentist, will
be at the following places on the fol
lowing days each week: Mound Bayou
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. Wednesday.
Minter City-Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-03
1899 Was Marjorie
Reynold S Lucky Star

Only year ago pretty Marjorie
Reynolds, who is currently fes-
tured in Monogram's The Fatal
Hour" now at the Riviera thea
ter. was playing in western pic
lures Today she is a star with =
Monogram contract
Marjorie learned the rudiments
of screen acting in westerns. as
did so many of our big stars today.
Then she was signed TO play Betty
Lou in the "Tailspin Tommy
series, and made such a hit that
Monogram handed her a contract
and a nice part in all the James
Lee Wong pictures, which star
Boris Karloff.
The Fatal Hour" fourth Wong
film, deals with murder at police
headquarters. Outstanding in the
cast are Karloff, Grant Withers.
Lita Cheveret. Frank Puglia and
Charles Trowbridge.
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stations latest available 'chsd
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Radio Time Table

Oracle Allen has announced herself as the
Surprise Party candidate. and her efforts to
raise campaign fund for her presidential
run will be dramatized on the Burns and
Allen show Wednesday night over Chs at
z 80 o'clock Frank Parker will sing Sweet
and Lovely" and Ray Mobiles orchestra will
play so Far So Good
The popular orchestras of Everett Hoag-
land, Phil Harris, Joe Rechman, Will Os-
borne and Ozzie Nelson, will be heard from
9:15 D. m. until midnight over KM0 We'd
naedav
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Lana Turner Starring
AT Blue Mouse Theater

Monty Woolley brings realism
along with his PROFESSIONAL whisk-
ers to the role of Professor LANCE
in Dancing Co-Ed." now at the
Blue Mouse theater. 1t is a
natural for Woolley who was a
professor of dramatics at Yale
University before entering pic
lures As a kindly college pro-
fessor, the actor aids the romance
between Lana Turner and Rich
ard Carlson, co-featured in the
picture which also marks the
motion picture debut of Artie Shaw
and his band.
"Swanee River" starring Don
Ameche, shares the screen.
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. SERIAL STORY
SIS A WEEK
By LOUISE HOLMES
Copyright. 1910. NEA Service. Inc


Dad" he said. Mine was on the
blink. Hope you don't mind" The
watch he handed over was exactly
like the one Ann held in her hand.
well, I'll be" Mr.. Temple
muttered. He held out his hand
to Ann. Forgive an old fool. will
your" he asked, smiling at her.
"Of course"
Ann was trying to reason it out.
Plunket, shopping in her room, had
seen the watch. When Mr.. Temple
came to the breakfast table with
his grievance she evidently thought
that events had played into her
hands. She was probably con-
WINGED, at that moment, that her
troubles with Ann were over. II
she only knew it, Ann thought,
they had only begun.
Mr.. Temple started for the door.
Irene caught his arm. wait a
minute" she said. Maybe AIMS
fathers real name was Temple.
Maybe you're my cousin, Ann. We
look alike-more than one person
has noticed it. Oh, isn't this ex-
citing-just like the third act of
a play"
It'd suit me to have Ann for
a cousin" Blake put in.
Mr. Temples sharp eyes went
from one girlish face to the other.
You two do look alike" he ex-
claimed. Tell me about your
father. Ann. Sit down, let's be
comfortable.
They all sat down, Irene. as
usual, perched on the arm of her
fathers chair. Go on, Ann" she
said. what did he look like ?"
HE was tall and dark. sort of
dashing looking. He had the most
charming manners in the world.
He made mother and me love him
in spite of ourselves"
That sounds like Pete" Mr..
Temple nodded.
Pete - that's what I always
called him. He was educated and
had been well reared. used to
think maybe he was the black
sheep of some nice family. Per-
haps he got into a scrape and took
another name"
I'm say Pete got into a scrape,
dozens of them" Mr.. Temple
laughed excitedly. Good old
Pete" he unused. THE most low
able rascal / ever knew. / was
the conservative type and always
stood a little in awe of him-where
is he now, child ?" he broke off
to ask.
Ann told of the fire. They got
me out with few things and the =
watch. They couldn't save Pete
and Mother" II hadn't been so
long since the tragedy and her
voice shook. 1--WE been lonely
without them" she faltered.
Irene appealed TO her father.
do you think this Pete person
was your brother ?"
1T certainly sounds like il. my
dear. Wsit-do you remember II
he had any identifying marks,
Ann? ?"
He had a scar over his right
eye. he was left-handed-p
Mr.. Temple sighed That's
Pete. remember when he gashed
his head. The doctor took six
stitches" He sighed again. 1T al
most killed me when my father
disinherited him and bought him
one-way ticket TO Seattle"
He married my mother in Sc
attic. She was kindergarten
teacher"
And ne never Strengthened up"
musingly. y thought he might
There was good stuff in Pete"
He was good TO Mother and me
We adored him"
Mr.. Temple nodded. Everyone
adored him. II was his undoing.'
Irene sang out. But look. Dad
that makes Ann my cousin"
BY Jove. il does"
Ann got quickly 10 her feet.~
Please - let's forget that. Just
because Pete got married and bad
a daughter is no reason why s-s-
thing should be different with US"
ITO Be Continued)
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The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15

An application for the eXtradi- ton of Miller left by airmail to Acting Gov. E. L. Bartlett at Ju- neau. He is expected to approve the application without delay and to send by the first south bound vessel from Juneau a for maj request to Gov. Clarence D. Martin of Washington for return of the accused to Alaska.
 An indictment charging Miller with grand larceny was returned against him at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon by the federal grand jury in Fairbanks.
 Names of Witnesses
 Names indorsed on the indict- ment as those persons who were witnesses before the grand jury are John Kelly, Juanita Boulet, clerk in the accounting office of Kelly and Byrd, Gladys s. Reed, and Doris Davie, clerks, Alaska Moody, clerk of the Pacific Al aska Airways, and Rex Parrot who roomed at the same place as Miller roomed.
 Immediately after the return of the indictment into court, Jud ge Harry E. Pratt authorized the issuance of bench warrant for Miller's arrest.
 United States Attorney Ralph J. Rivers made out the papers re questing the extradition.
 No Delay Expected
 No delay is expected to be en- eountered from Miller in Wash ington, and just as soon as extra dltion is granted by Gov. Martin, the prisoner will be brought to Fairbanks for trial.
 Miller is accused of having stol en on April 3, from a safety box in Fairbanks, $2,500, belonging to John Kelly, accountant.
 The accused flew from Fair banks April 6 to Juneau, where he boarded a vessel that took him to Vancouver, B. C. He was arrested at Vancouver. and con- sented to be taken to Belling- ham, where he is held ia the Whateom county jail
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15
MILLER, ACCUSED OF STEALING S2,5OO HAS S1,OOO WHEN ARRESTED

On the person of John Gordon Miller, who is accused of having stolen $2,500 in Fairbanks April 3, $1,000 was found when he was arrested April at Vancouver, B. C., according to information received by the Fairbanks News Miner from the Associated Press bureau in Bellingham, Wash, where the accused is held in jail
 Application for ExtraditiOn
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15
PROOF OF MARRIAGE IMPORTANT UNDER FEDERAL INS URANCE SYSTEM

Marriage certificates have talk en on added importance in con- nection with Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, accord ing to Hugh J. Wade, Director of the Social Security Boards terri torial office at Juneau. Knowing where to put her hands on her marriage papers may, he said, help a widow to begin getting her monthly insurance checks from the Federal Government quickly
 MT. Wade explained that the new system which went into ef- feet this past January provides survivors insurance for widows and children of workers who die, as well as old-age insurance for qualified wage-earners and their wives after age 65. Claims for in surance are now being received, he said, from the widows of men who have died since the first of this year when the new plan went into operation. Experience with these claims has already shown that delay in producing proof of marriage may hold up payment.
 Tt is the Social Security Boards policy" MT. Vale stated, to give assistance to the appli- cant in furnishing such proof. But the Boards representatives naturally must have proper evi- dence that the woman is entitled to these benefits as the wife or widow of the workers in ques- tion. The first question is, of course, Have you your marriage certificate Already We have had enough experience to show that some people are not able to show this document or a church rec ord. Other proofs are acceptable; but having a public record does save further effort. If no such document is available, we ask them if they can poVide us with the affidavit of the clergyman or official who performed the mar riage ceremony. If. however, they are unable to get any such record or afidavits. we take whatever evidence they may be able to submit, and in many cas- es this will be accepted as proof of their marriage.
 Monthly insurance payments are provided for widows under two different situations. First, if the worker leaves young child ren in her care, the widow re- ceives insurance payments until the youngest child is Is, or 18, if in school, and each child is also entitled to benefits. Second, the widow of a qualified worker is generally entitled to monthly pay ments for life after she reaches 65 provided she has not remar- ried. A widows benefit will amount to three-fourths of her husbands benefit rate at the time of his death and each child, with in the age limit, receives one half of that rate, so long as the total benefits of children and mo- ther do not amount to more than twice the amount that would have been paid to the father.