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Evening star., 1940-12-02
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The stock
market rallied and relapsed with
out much vigor in either direction
today and result was a narrowly
mixed close.
Bidding for steels helped lift buy
ing spirits at the start, but this
soon faded and early advances run
ming to a point or so were pared or
replaced with declines.
Dealings were relatively sluggish
throughout, transfers for the full
proceedings approximating 100000
shares
Aircrafts usually we're underwater.
Utilities edged forward now and
then and coppers just about held
their own along with motors. rub
bers, oils and coppers. Weakness,
however, was as rare as strength.
Business prospects continued good
but seemingly insufficiently stimu-
lating marketwise Steels had their
moment in the limelight when this
weeks mill operations were officially
placed at $50 per cent of capacity.
up 3 of point at a new top.
Forenoon flrmneSs was thought to
have been inspired partly by the
theory the November fall in average
prices called for a technical right
about on the basis of the bright
industrial picture.
Lack OF any momentum in rising
intervals served to arouse fresh
skepticism. Brokers generally felt
that potential share purchasers were
intimidated by increasing Govern
ment tax doubts, inability to judge
just how much more year-end tax
selling had yet to be absorbed and
the question of the amount of Brit
ish-owned American securities await
ing liquidation in this market.
Stocks giving a fairly good ac-
count of themselves included Du
Pont, Great Northern, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Western Union, Consoli-
dated Edison. Public Service of New
Jersey. Chrysler. Sears -Roebuck.
oew's, j. I. Case and Market Street
Railway preferred.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
McGiII Staple Index
Continues to Climb
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AUBURNDALE, Mass, Dec. a.
The all commodity index compiled
by the McGill Commodity Service
continued it's upward trend during
the week ending November %. and
currently stands at TAI as against
1876 a week earlier, and 735 at the
beginning of the year.
The upswing in the index was
fairly general during the week and
included higher prices for indus
trial and agricultural commodities,
while the livestock group remained
unchanged from week earlier.
OF the IA commodity groups COM
prising the index six advanced,
five remained unchanged, and only
three were lower than at the end
of the previous week.
The gain in the industrial index
reflected higher prices for fuels,
hides and leather, coarse textiles
and vegetable oils. These gains
were sufficient to Offset slightly
lower prices for non-ferrous metals,
paint materials and fine textiles.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Chicago Grain

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2-Wheat prices
rose more than a cent early today,
December contracts reaching 90&
cents a bushel, highest since last
May, but the market lost virtually
all of its gains before the close.
The comparatively high level Of
prices attracted profit taking while
a fading rally in the stock market
also unsettled the pit. Most Of the
early buying apparently was asso-
ciated with demand for December
contracts in view of absence of de-
liveries and comparatively small
commercial supplies. Deferred con-
tracts, particularly July. l941, de-
hveries, Jagged behind due to favor
able crop prospects. July wheat
closed at a discount of about 617
cents under December.
Wheat closed % lower to "a higher
compared with Saturdays finish,
December, 8912-5s; May, 87H-9s;
corn, 1s-12 down; December, 623s;
May. 61l2-as; oats, AS lower.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Eorning Assets Drop
At New York Banks
b the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Earning
assets Of weekly reporting member
banks in New York City declined
$4,000, 900 during the week ended
Wednesday and brought to halt
a six-week advance which had
amounted to $253, ,000, 900. In the last
three weeks earning assets had set
successive record highs.
Principal responsibility for the de-
cline was drop Of $4,000, 900 in
"other securities" This was trace
able to the maturity on November Is
of $75 200, 900 New York State notes.
Total loans rose $23. .000, 900 during
the week and Government security
holdings increased $3S, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Virginia Home Loans
In Shurp Advance

Home financing in urban areas of
Virginia by all types of mortgage
lenders in October amounted to
s1o,110, 900, with 1888 mortgages on
homes being recorded, it was re-
ported by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board. These figures COM
pared with 2.6o4 mortgages amount
ing to s6,527, 900 in the same month
last year.
Virginia building and loan associ-
ations granted 1871 loans, for So
$4,000; insurance companies 142,
for 1896, 900: banks and trust COM
panies 724. for total of $2,168, 900;
individuals 1,073, for $2,315, 900, and
others 528, amounting to 81 ,304, 600
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Food Exports Decline
Far Below Year Ago
by the Associated Press.

United States exports of food
products during October were valued
at $3.50, 900, which was 20 per cent
higher than in September, but only
about half the value of such ship
ments in october. 1899.
October food imports amounted to
$43,8o1 900. decline of about II per
cent from September.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Sofewoy Sales Hold
SLIGHTLY Above 1899
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Sales of
Safeway Stores, Inc, for the four
weeks ended November %, 1910, were
$50, ,372 .769, compared with $30.251,- :
395 for the four weeks ended No
vember Is, 1889, a gain of o.4o per
cent.
For the 48 weeks ended November
%, 1910, sales totaled 1854 $50, ,472,
an increase of 298 per cent over
sales of $353, ,972,064 for the like
period ended November IS, 1899.
Stores in operation currently total
1853, against 1855 at this time a
year ago.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Dividends Are Voted
By Consolidated Cos
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-The usual
quarterly dividends of 80 cents q
share on the common stock, s1.12A
on the ~ per cent preferred, series
B. and 81 on the 4 per cent pre-
ferred. series c, have been declared
by the directors of the Consolidated
Gas Electric Light g. Power Co.
They are payable on January 2 to
holders of record December "a and
cover the quarter ending 'Decem-
Der 81.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
B. & O. Loodings Drop
Below 1899 Levels

b. the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-The Balri-
more & Ohio Railroad reported t.-
day a November freight handle OF
225 ,5O4 cars, 146,83l loaded on line
and 1858 received from connec-
tons.
The handle for November, 1889,
was 226,44l cars, and for october
of this year 41,762 cars.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 CP.-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago Tin bushels: Wheat decreased
2,432 900, corn increased 1881 900,
oats decreased $1,000, rye decreased
sos, 900, barley decreased $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

erS Association,
which opens in
Hollywood, Fla,
next Monday, it
was announced
here today. He
will speak at
one of t h e
forums on the
economic out
look, his subject
b e i n & '' T h e
Present and the
Future.
A n o t h e r
forum will be
devoted to the
Evening star., 1940-12-02
| A. & P. Will Give
YuIe Bonus to
Employees
an Tia Arrnciatad Or

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Great
Atlantic g. Pacific Tea Co. an.
nounced today intention to dis
tribute $1.500,000 to all its en-
ployes of six months or more SER
vice as Christmas bonus. A
similar bonus was paid last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-02


Bankruptcy Act securities
Rates dividend the are the annual dis
semsnts nased the ast euarterly semi decaa
Unless otherwise noted special
K Ex dividend Ex rights. a Also extras Ac-
cumulaed dividends paid
this Payable in last or
Accumulated dividends paid or declared this
Evening star., 1940-12-02
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

RfSSONIdNCU EODos
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Uneasiness
engendered by Washington reports
that the administration was PLAN
ming a drastic change in its farm
program restricted trading in cot
ton futures today.
Prices backed and filled hstlessly
with routine trade buying and spot
house support absorbing hedge and
Southern selling. Late quotations
were / to 2 points higher; Decem-
ber. 1905; May, 9.99, and october,
927
Evening star., 1940-12-02
MouIton 10 Address
I.B. A. ConcIave on
Economic Outlook
Other Speakers Listed
For Convention at
Florida Resort
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Harold G. Moulton, president Of
the Brookings Institution, of this
city, will take an active part in the
convention Of the Investment Bank
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Chicago Cash Market,

ChIcsg0 Cash Market
Cash wheat. No. durum, s7H. Corn.
No. > mixed 69i2 No. 4, 66: No 8. 81 "a;
No ! yellow. ,65l2-66; No. yellow. old.
Ss: No No. 4 eossf. tST N No. s. 5a-Sols No. "a 3
white, 9'4-71 "a; No. 4. $3.50; No. S,
81 "a: sample grade. 56-61. Oats. No. 1
40: No. ! white, ALAN: No. 2 white
heavy, 41-41h.; No; 3. 40l2; No. 4, 40;
so red heavy 4o sample Eraes as
so nominal; No. !, 81: No. 4. So; No. 1
maltinE, 6o,64: No. 2 mating touEh: 55.
a6-a6h. sample grade $685.. Field seed
per hundredweight, nominal: Timothy seed,
3-15; alsike a.n0-11 90: fancy red top
:, 7,50-s 90: red clover, s-0o-1o.00; sweet
cloved, 3 50-4 90.
Baltimore Quotations,
BALTIMORE. Dec. . lPl.-Whest No 2,
red winter, earlicky spot. domestic, e5la;
December, 95l2. Corn, s1-S3.
Mn. RrinaS
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed oil futures advanced 8 10 5
points in more active dealings today re-
spending to the upward movements on
lard. hogs and grain. Local and commits
sion house buying chiefly in the May and
July deliveries was supplied by renner
selling; March sold at 5.96. May. 6.03. and
July. 6.10.
Crude in the Southeast was quoted 4M
nominal Valley. asa traded and Texas,
4.50-65 bid. depending on location.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

cottonseed OIL opened steady. pscem-
May b.o3b; july. 6.5eb. Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1940-12-02
New Orleans Prices,

NEW OftLEANS. Dec. = N1.--C0ttOn fu-
lures were quiet and irregular here today
At noon prices were four points net higher
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Baltimorr ouotationx

Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. Dec. LP).-Grain ranG
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Stock Prices Follow
Irregular Course;
Changes Small
Demand for Steels
Helps Sentiment
EarIy in Session
Stock Averages

60-Stock Range Since 1927:
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Astronomers Ready
To Revise Theory
On Supernovae
Stors May Not 'ExpIode,'
But Simply Increase
Temperature, Is Belief
By the Asso ciated Press.

By the Asso ciated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, June S.
Astronomers here are ready to revise
their theories about the universe's S
most spectacular and awe-inspiring
stars, Novae and Supernovae.
Most supernovae are, at maximum,
100,ooo,ooo times as bright as the
sun. IT an as yet undetermined
force should suddenly turn a nearby
star into a Supernova, it would
appear as bright as the full moon
and easily visible by day. If the
sun became Supernova, scientists
declare, the earth would be burned
to crisp.
Heretofore astronomers have
referred to Novae and Supernovae
as exploding stars, but DR.. Rudolph
Minkowski of Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory said today some of them
may not explode.
May Remain Same Size.
Some may simply increase their
temperature suddenly to from 10000
to 10000 degrees Fahrenheit, but
remain approximately the same
size" said the astronomer.
The last two Supernovae found
with the l8-inch Schmidt telescope
at Mount Palomar and now being
observed by us with the l00-inch
Mount Wilson reflector, lead us to
this conclusion.
They behave more like ordinary
novae and so must be stars which
expand with more than explosive
rapidlty to many times their original
size, then gradually return to ap-
proximately their original state
The spectra of II supernovae
previously found at Mount Palomar
and observed with the larger Mount
Wilson telescope had us baffled. It
was like nothing we had seen before.
Believe There Are TIVE Kinds.
Nov we are ready to believe there
are two kinds of supernovae-those
which reach extreme heat and bril-
lance by explosion and others
which attain equal brightness and
apparently similar heat by another
energy-releasing process"
DR.. Fritz ZWicky. who discovered
u of the supernovae at Mount Pa
lomar, suggests that these non-ex-
ploding stars may later become the
dense, bright white dwarfs.
DR.. MinkoWski said that ordinary
novae, scme of which have been
observed in the galaxy in recent
years. are about 10000 times as
bright as the sun and range in tenn
perature from 10000 to $1,000 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Their release of
energy is small compared to that
of supernovae.
All the supernovae so far discov-
cred are in extra-galactic nebulae,
far out in space They might be
described as the newest" thing in
astronomy because so little is yet
known about them.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Talked Out Of Suicide,
Man Robs Benefuctor

Frank Wroquel of 2641 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. was strolling across
the Calvert Street Bridge Monday
night when he came upon a de-
jected young man, leaning on the
rail and gazing dow
that the young man was looking
for spot below toward when IA,
could jump.
Mr.. Wroquel assured the detected
young man that. life was worth
while and took him home to spend
the night.
When Mr.. Wroquel woke up yes
terday, he called police to report
that his guest had disappeared,
along with $40 and a watch.
Evening star., 1940-06-05

commentaries the action OF 10000
American troops who fought with the
British in France during the war.
1t is on a battlefield where the 9th
and 30th divisions fought and Is
located on a ridge above the st.
Quentin Canal.
-Four miles south of Ypres, near
Vierstraat, is small monument not
far from the base Of Mont KENNEL
IN commemoration of those men who
fought in the Ypres-Lys offensive of
August and September. 1918.
Other cemeteries IN France not in
the immediate war zone are at
Suresnes, Belleau, Thiaucourt and
Fere-en- Tardenois. Monuments not
affected thus far are at Brest, Tours,
Chateau-Thierry, Sommepy, Mont
taucon, Souilly, Mont Sec and
Chaumont.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
u. S. Cemeteries in European
War Zones Escape Damage
Report to Commission Says Bomb
Fell on Edge Of One at Romuqne

marker with his name. rank, organi-
zation. State and date of death.
OF the 81 067 American soldiers.
sailors and marines who died in the
European conflict there remain 4,431
unidentified. This number includes
l,643 buried In unidentified graves in
prominent American cemeteries,
1857 buried at sea and 1850 whose
bodies were never found.
Most A. E. F. Units Represented.
The cemetery where the lone bomb
fell at Romagne contains 14,240
graves. Most of these men lost their
lives during the Meuse-Argonne Of
fens1ve, the greatest battle of the
war IN which Americans partici-
pated. In addition, many of those
who died at Archangel Russia, are
buried there. Almost every unit of
the A. E. F. is represented in the
cemetery.
The cemetery at Waereghem.
Belgium, contains 1868 graves and is
located half way between Brussels
and Ypres. This is generally known
as the Flanders field cemetery. Seven
miles away is the monument at
Audenarde.
The memorial near Bellicourt
Evening star., 1940-06-05
BY FRED H. MORHART, Jr

Dy NGD H NAoN11nN
The German drive left unscathed
American cemeteries and memorials
in the battle zones, it was reported
today to the American Battle Monu-
ments Commission here.
However one small bomb fell on
the edge of cemetery at Romagne.
The caretaker reported to the Amer
ican Embassy in Paris that no
damage was done. but the explosion
skinned up several small trees"
Two large cemeteries-Bony and
Waereghem-in the region the
Germans took from the Allied forces
in Northwestern France and Bel
GUM contain the bodies of hundreds
of American soldiers who died in
the last war In addition there are
three monuments in this region. at
Audenarde and Vierstraat in Bel
gium and Bellicourt to the north of
ST. Quentin in France. They were
unharmed.
Appropriate Memorial Chapels.
There are five other American
cemeteries and seven monuments in
France. They are outside the present
battle area and have not been
harmed
There are eight permanent Amer
lean military cemeteries in Europe
developed by the United States and
operated by the commission. In each
is an appropriate memorial chapel
designed to harmonic with the ter
rain.
Each cemetery is developed in a
formal character. emphasized by
regular rows of white marble head
stones. OF two designs, the head
stones are a cross for Christians and
a six-pointed star for those of the
Jewish faith
Every soldier buried in these ceme-
teries has been Identified on the
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Civil Service Test Set
For Instrument Makers

Instrument makers at salaries
ranging from $1,000 to $500 are
wanted by the Government.
The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced an examination for
this trade, for which applications
will be received until July l and 4,
the latter date applying to those
coming from the Mountain and
Pacific Coast States.
Details are available at the COM
mission, Seventh and F streets NV.
Potchefstrom, South Africa, has
taxed merry rounds S400 a day.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Six From D. G. Area
In Graduating Class

Six residents of Washington and
vicinity were included. in a class
of l80 graduated from Mary WASH
ington College of Fredericksburg,
Va, at final exercises Sunday.
They were Laura Josephine Conlon
of Silver Spring, Md; Virginia Mae
Colley of Washington, Mabelle June
knopf Of East Falls Church, Va;
Catherine Virginia Jenkins of Wash
ington. Martha Louise Payne of
Arlington and Audrey Dean Marcy
of ArlinetOn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
Horizon Withdraws; No End
Primary In Race For Gov.

Horton eliminated the possibility
of statewide Democratic Sec
ond primary. The possibility of a
statewide Republican second pri-
mary also was eliminated Mon
day.
when George M. Pritchard, of
Asheville announced he would
not contest the gubernatorial no
mination of Robert McNeill of
Washington, D. c., and States
vile. In the first primary, Nc
Neill received 1880 votes; Prit-
chard received 11,847.
A second primary already has
been requested in the eighth con-
gressional district, where incum-
bent w. o. Burgin of Lexington
and G. B. Deane of Rockingham
finished first and second in the
race for the Democratic nomina-
ton to the U. S. house of repre-
sentatives. Burgin received 49,
948 votes and Deane 1918.
Deane and Burgin crossed paths
in the district two years ago, in
a second primary which resulted
in widespread charges of election
fraud. A board of arbitration fl
nally declared Burgin the winner.
Another Democratic primary
also will be held in the 10th state
senatorial district. c. G. Scott, of
Durham requested the run-off, af-
ter he had finished behind E. T.
Sanders, Jr., of Burlington and E.
c. Brooks, Jr., of Durham. B. P.
Jones of Burlington also can en-
ter the primary for the districts
two seats in the state senate.
w. Erskine Smith of Albemarle
has conceded the Democratic no
mination for lieutenant governor
to r. l.. Harris of Roxboro, who
led in the first primary.
The meeting of the state board
was of a routine nature. The
Democratic gubernatorial vote,
as finally certified, gave Brough-
ton 147,386 and Horton 105,916.
Then Horton sent his statement
to the newspapers, and a political
adage in North Carolina-that a
lieutenant governor never can
step via the ballot box directly
into the governors chair, was
born out again.
Both Broughton and Horton
have been staunch supporters of
Governor Hoey's administration,
and there was but slight differ
ence in their programs,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
Two Chautauquas
Now In Progress

The annual Christian Chautau-
qua at the Gillespie Presbyterian
church started yesterday morn
ing.
A large number are enrolled in
the Bible school that is held ev-
cry morning and Rev. J. A. Boyd,
of Bluff City, Tenn, is doing the
preaching.
Rev. J. w. Luke reports that
large crowds attending the Chris
tan Chautauqua which started
at Glendale Springs Tuesday
morning and will continue on
through June 10.
.
A great deal of interest is be-
ing shown in the Bible school
and Rev. Lewis J. Yelanjian is in
charge of the preaching.
The most successful Chautau-
qua at Forest Memorial church
ended last Sunday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
Rex Morton Now
Connected With
Parker Tie Co.
Resigns AS Manager OF Reins-
Sturdivant. Buys Interest
In Supply Firm.

Rex Morton, popular young
West Jefferson business man, has
resigned as manager of the Reins-
Sturdivant Funeral Home here
and accepted a position with the
Parker Tie Company, it was an
nounced this week.
In making the announcement
it was also stated that Mr.. Nor
ton has purchased an interest in
the Parker Tie Company, which
is owned by B. H. Richards and
Glenn GRAPHICAL.
This company is one of the lar
gest lumber and building supply
firms in this section and carries
a large stock on hand at all
times.
Mr.. Morton was born in Wash
ington state, but his family moved
to independence, Va, when he
was a small lad. He was educa-
ted at Lees-McRae college and for
the past six years has been con-
nected with Reins-Sturdivant.
He is a member of the Jeffer-
sons Rotary Club and the Odd
Fellows lodge. His wife is book
keeper at Parker Tie Company
and assistant secretary of the
building and loan association.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
Broughton will Head Demo
cratic Ticket and McNeill
Republican Group.

Joseph Melville Broughton, ST.
year-old Raleigh attorney who is
known by his friends as "Mel"
became the Democratic nominee
Tor governor of North Carolina,
Monday.
An otherwise listless guberna-
terial campaign came to sudden
and unexpected finish when the
Democratic nomination was laid
in Broughton's lap by the with
drawal froms the race of Lieuten-
ant Governor. w. P. Horton, of
Pittsboro. The, nomination is
equivalent to election.
Governor Hoey quickly let it
be known that he had given his
unqualified endorsement to Hor-
tons withdrawal.
1T is very fortunate circum-
stance that the people will not
have the tenseness of a second
primary :" said Hoey.
Broughton and Horton were
high man and runner-up, respec-
lively, in a seven-man field for
the gubernatorial nomination in
a first primary on May Is. AS
soon as it became apparent from
incomplete returns that Brough-
ton did not receive a clear ma
jority, Horton announced he
would call for a second primary.
But Monday, about an hour af-
ter the state board of elections
certified returns of the first pri-
mary, Horton announced his with
drawal in a statement which said:
<'1t appears that the best interests
of the Democratic party will be
served by terminating the matter
without further contest 80. l am
a party man."
In conceding the nomination,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
RED CROSS NEEDS
MORE FUNDS NOW

Continued from Page One)
w. H. Goss. J. A. Neaves, DR.. l.
L. Long, Mrs. Mary Mcmillan
Claude Eastridge, N. V. Woodie
G. A. Miller, A. c. Black, Mrs.
A. c. Black, Trout School Child
rem, Margaret Davis, Dale At
wood, Mamie Smithey, Glendale
Springs Episcopal Bible School
students.
Other recent contributions of
more than 81 include those of
Mrs. Gale Mcmillan, So; J. H:
Coward, So; Cash Wholesale Gro
Gerry Co., SIS; Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Segraves, SIS; B. H. Duncan, So;
Mrs. w. E. Miller, 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-06
Scout Program
Given At Rotary
Club Meeting

Rev. John w. Luke and four
members Of his local boy scout
troop gave an interesting program
at the Jeffersons Rotary Club
meeting last Thursday night.
DR.. L. L. Long was in charge
of the program and Ira T. John
ston introduced Mr.. Luke. Scouts
taking part on the program were
Guy T. Badger, Jr., Parks Col
ward, Hal Coward and Robert
McNeill.
A new member, Winfield
Woodie, manager of the local Of
flee of the Northwest Carolina
Utilities, was welcomed into the
club by Lester Segraves, who was