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Evening star., 1940-05-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Domestic
isues rose briskly in the bond market
today, but new pressure was di-
reeted at Canadian loans, which
slipped around two points toward
the close.
German 51as of IS rose more than
a point, but the Is of 49 slipped.
Belgium 61as jumped S on transfer
of two bonds.
United States Governments gained
a point or more.
Conflicting claims of the belliger-
ents kept speculative forces in check
in the domestic corporate division
and gains were managed on slim
volume.
Higher were Illinois Central 4%s,
New York Central IS, Nickel Plate
512s, International Telephone IS,
International Hydroelectric 6s, Con-
soldated Edison 3l2s and Southern
Railway As.
Boston & Maine liens outstripped
the balance of the list as progress
was reported in the carriers efforts
to effect voluntary reorganization
plan.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, May 81 lP.-The pound
sterling slipped down only Y cent in re-
1ation to the dollar today despite the dis
turbine influence Of reports Of allied wal
reverseS.
The French franc followed sterling
downward VITA minor loss. but the Ca
madam dollar struck ahead for Acent
gain at 1874 U S. cents.
The Swiss franc advanced 03 of cent.
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars. others in cents)
Canada:
Official Canadien Control Board rates
Tor u. 8. Collars: Buying, 10 per cent Ere
miu n. selling IL per cent premium, ecLi-
valent T. discounts on Canadian dollars
IN New York Of buying, 9.91 per cent; SELL
ing. 9.0e ger cent.
Can adian dollars in New York open
market :1ss per cent discount. or 7s.37h
u. S cents
Europe.
Great Britain, demand, 3.1sh: cables,
b; lssium. unauoted.. Denmark. up unaaoted;
Finland. .2.00l; France. 1.SlA: Germany,
Hunga-y, Il 65n: italy, o5: Netherlands.
nnauo ed Norway unauoted; Portugal.
3.25: iman!a, .52n. Sweden. 1885; Swift
xerland. 22.43; Yugoslavia, 235n.
Aryentina. ofiicial 2s.77; fee. se75:
Brazil. official. sos: free, $40: Mexico
16.opn.
japan sS.4s; Hong Kong. 2o1o, shars-
S7a.es in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. Nominal: -.>
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Liverpool Cotton Market
To Reopen Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, May 27.-Directors
Of the Liverpool Cotton Association
today announced that trading in
cotton futures will be permitted be-
ginning Tuesday, May 28 The di-
rectors stipulated that trading will
only be allowed at the settlement
prices of Thursday, May 16.
On Monday, May 20, the directors
voted to close the exchange for
three days, as precautionary meas
ure against further sharp declines
and in an attempt to stabilize the
market. When the three-day Pc
riod had expired. it was announced
the market would remain closed in
definitely.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Stock Exchange Seat
Is Sold for $4,000,
B-Year Low
Latest; Price Contrasts
With SIS, 900 Peck
EurIier in 1910
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Bearing
the lowest price tag in Is years, ar
rangements were made today for the
sale Of a membership in the New
York Stock Exchange for $4,000.
No lower price has been paid for
a seat on the big trading floor since
1915, when one changed hands for
$38, 900.
Previously this year, memberships
have brought as much as $59, 600,
and in 1929 there was an instance of
a membership, sale for $625 900, the
highest ever paid.
An official of the stock exchange,
which did not make the names Of
the men concerned Immediately
available, said he understood the
member selling his seat had &C
cepted the offer without negotia-
ton and had not been particularly
interested in price.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Steel Rate 10 jump
SO Points More
To 1929 Cent
Rise to Put Output
Schedules Back to
Jonuory Levels
BY the Associated Press.

oy Inc ASSoclEteo FreSS.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Ma
tions steel mills will boost operating
rates to 76.9 per cent Of capacity
this week, a Jump of 39 points from
the preceding week and the fifth
consecutive advance, the American
Iron and Steel Institute said today. 2
The advance will put production
schedules back to the level prevail
ing in late January. e
A month ago output was at 618,
per cent of capacity and year ago
52.2 per cent. =
Steel circles said larger produc-=
tion was due in good part to foreign
demand, both from belligerent and
neutral nations. One trade source
recently estimated Allied orders
alone would run to around 100000
tons month for the duration of the
war.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Foreign Liquidation
Increases Sharply
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Wall Street
circles say that net sales of Ameri-
can securities by foreigners have
increased sharply in the past two
weeks. The gain, however, has been
roughly in proportion to the in
crease in activity Of the market as
whole.
Informed quarters say that for
eign liquidation of American stocks
has been averaging between $780,
600 and $4,000, 900 a day. This is
three or four times the rate pre-
vailing previous to the invasion Of
the Lowlands.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Hearings on Utility
Changes Postponed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission has
postponed until June 10 hearings
scheduled for today on methods of
integrating the utility systems of
the Engineers Public Service Co. and
the Commonwealth & Southern
Corp.
Before the Commonwealth &
Southern hearing was postponed,
however, attorneys for the corpora
ton filed a request that the COM
missiondraft a tentative plan for
integration for the system. The
request was taken under advisement.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
G. & N. W. Authorized
To Pay Off Loans
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 27.-Federal
Judge John P. Barnes today
authorized the Chicago g. North
Western Railroad to pay to the Re-
construction Finance Corp. $3.50, 900,
representing the last four notes on
a Public Works Administration loan
made prior to receivership.
Through the repayment the
trustee for the road regained con-
troll of 81 ,350, 900 worth of bonds and
$4,000 worth of par value stock of
the Escanaba, Iron Mountain &
Western Railroad, which had been
pledged as collateral.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Miseellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets, ss com.
piled by the Associated Press:
COFFEE-Spot quiet. Santos No. 4,
easrlnss ias!ussd g santos ss ssur5on 5a s. ai ana
5s at 6.40-7 90 Santos No. 4 "D'' fu.
lures closed 3 lower. Sales 1880 bags.
July. 5.65b: September, 577b; December.
5.s9b Rio No. "A" futures, 2 higher.
LEAD-rutures closed g hisher. Sales,
1000 pounds. June, 4.son; October.
STRAITS T1N-Futures closed so lower
70 25 higher. Sales. 22,400 pounds. July.
AZ. 75h. No sales in zinc futures.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed 1929
higher. Sales. No, ] standard $50 con-
20: December, 1900 Smoked ribbed spot,
WOOL Tops.Futures reacted from
early highs in late afternoon and closed
UNCHANGED to 3 points lower. July. $50:
October, S6.2b; December. 85.7b. Spot,
standard tops. $40, unchaneed.
RAW SILK-Futures No. closed "a to
3 lower. Sales $50 bales. June. 2.64;
July. ESQ; August, 2.54.
COCOA-Futures closed 10 to IL higter.
Sales. 93S tons. July, Arm; September,
RAW HIDESLFutures closed 11-19 lower.
Sales. 1880. 900 pounds. June. 9.s1b:
September, 1O.06-1O; December, 1O.Hr,.
SPOT No. Western native cows, 0Asr
Bid. u-Nomiual
Evening star., 1940-05-27
| Sharp Increase
| In Tin Quotas
Ordered
BY the Associated Press.

~ Vic noooCidbCo lICcS.
LONDON, May 27.-A sharp in
crease in shipments of tin was
authorized today by the Interna-
tional Tin Committee, which fixed
the export quota of producing
nations at 100 per cent of standard
tonnages for the third quarter of
1910. The quota in the current
three months is 80 per cent; in the
first three months of the year it was
l20 per cent.
The committee recommended the
signatory governments permit ex-
ports on the basis before July /, sub
ject to subsequent adjustment.
Quotas in the four quarters of
last year were respectively As, 40,
120 and 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Join K. 6. S. Board

NEW YORK, May q P.-Two
new directors, Elbert G. Bennett of
Ogden, Utah, and Paul H. Saunders
of New Orleans, were added to the
board of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Co.. at a meeting today.
Bennett is president of First Sc
curity Corp. of Utah. Saunders is
chairman of the board of the KAN
sas City Public Service Co.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May 27.-Cotton
futures registered sizable gains to-
day. Trade shorts covered freely
and active price fixing by mill ac-
counts reflected tight spot situa-
ton in the South.
Local and Wall Street buying ap-
peared in distant months and met
limited offerings. The steady stock
market, higher Bombay prices and
the reopening of the Liverpool cot
ton market were favorable factors.
Late afternoon prices were IL to
18 points higher, with July (old)
at 966 and March 1853.
Futures closed 11-16 higher.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Failures Total Up

NEW YORK, May 27 P.-Busi-
ness failures in the United States
increased to 297 during the week
ended May %, checking a three
week decline, Dun g. Bradstreet re-
ported today. In the preceding
week failures totaled 266 and a year
ago 303.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Milk Sales Exceed
Year Ago in April
BY the Associated Press.

~ -ks5SN'ItdVCU E1cSS
NEW YORK, May 27.-Daily aver
age sales of fluid milk in April
totaled 6,634,983 quarts, an increase
OF 2.l9 per cent from 6,492 1896 in
April last year. the Milk Industry
Foundation said today. The figures
were based on reports from leading
distributors in 1876 markets.
Milk company employment de-
clined 1873 per cent, compared with
year ago, while pay rolls increased
1.39 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
General Motors
To Make Plane
PropeNers
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 27-General Mo-
tors Corp. announced that it would
enter the airplane propeller business
on June l, through the acquisition
of the assets of the Engineering
Projects, Inc, Dayton, Ohio.
The new division will be known
as Aeroproducts Division Of General
Motors Corp, with Werner J. Blan-,
chard as general manager and.
Charles S. ]. MacNeil as chief en-
gineer.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

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 and
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
by the sponsors or issuers
'Asterisk indicates, Not quoted by
sponsors or iSSuerS.''
Evening star., 1940-05-27

Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow sos nominal: prime
crude nominal. July, 562b; September.
5.7Ob; October. 5.71b; December, 5.7Sb.
Bid n Nominal
Evening star., 1940-05-27

ID BANKRUPTCY or rece1vership or peina
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act OF
securities assumed BY such companies
Rates Of dividends tn the foreEotus tabi,
are annual disbursements based on thu
last quarterly or semi-annua| declara.
ton Unless otherwise noted special Of
extra dividends are not Included a Alsc
extra or extras Accumulated dividend:
paid last year Declared OF paid Sc
far this year fPayable IN stock Paid
last year Cash or stock Accumu.
lated dividends paid or declared this lear
" Under rule WV With warrants ~
W1nout warrants var Warrants
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Panama ConuI Tolls
Far Behind Year Aoo
By the Associated Press.

os tue hSSUCldEeu PreSS.
Panama Canal tolls were only
81 ,236, 1913 during the first % days
OF May compared with s1,727 1863
during similar period last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, May 27.-The Associated
35 commodities today advanced to 7N97.
Previous day 40 SO; week age; 1929:
1910. 1889. 1898. 1e33-37.
Hish----- 1929 1922 74.37 es.1i
Low 71.46 63.78 63S6 Ala
U926 average equals 100)
Evening star., 1940-05-27

New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS. May 27 P,.-Cotton
futures advanced today on war news and
steadiness in other markets. Closing
prices were steady at net gains of 10 to
ipfe
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Washington Stock Exchange

TRANSACTIONS
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Fire plants to continue its en-
ployment projects.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Chicuoo Stock Marker

CHICAGO. May 81 LP-Followins is
the complete list of transactions on the
Chicago Stock Exchange today:
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. May 27 LP.-National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc:
(Closlng ouotationS.(
Evening star., 1940-05-27
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
By private wire direct t. The Star.
toek and Sales

w
By private wire
Stock and 81.
Dividend Rate. Az
Acme Wire .55e-.
Aero Sup B .20g-.
Air Investors---.
Ala Power pf T)
Alum Co Am (2e)
Alum Ltd (3e)--.
Am Box Board
Am City P&L(B)
Am Cynam(A).60
Am Cynam 3 so
Am Export .50e--
Am Fork & H.70e
Am Gas q Ell l.60
Am Gen Of (2)
Am Hard Rubber
Am Lt&Trao l.20
Am Mfg t.25e)--.
Am Maracaibo---
Am Republics.
Am Seal-Kap lie
Am Superpower-
Am Superpwr pf-
Appal e p pf (7)-
Ark Nat Gas
ARK NAT GaS(A)-
Atlas Corp war
Atlas Plyw .625e.
| Auto Vot M t.50).
Aviation q Trans
Axton Fisher A.
Baldwin Lo war.
Baldw l. pf 2.10
Baldwin Rub.50a
Bath Iron -
Beech Aircraft
BellAnca Aircraft
Bell Aircraft
Bell T Pa pf $50
Berk & Gay Fur.
Bliss r w
| Borne Scryms 2e-
| Brazilian TrL&P
Breeze Corp .60g-
Brewster Aero.
Brill pf
Brown Co pf (r)-
Brown Rubber.
Bruce Co (E L)--
B N&EP Of l.60--
B N&EP LIST t5)-.
Bunker Hill Soc
Callits Tungsten
Can Col Airways-
| Can Mar W .04s
Cap City Pro .15e
Carib Syndicate
Carman tA)(2)--
| Caro- P&L pf t6)-
| Caro- Pol pf 10
| Carrier Corp.
| Catlin (Am)----.
Celan ptc pf (7a)
Cent NY Pw of s
| Chi Rivet (.50e)-.
Childs pf -
| Cities Service =.
Cities Service pr
Cities Svc P & L
| pf (6) 13.50k--
Cities Svc P & L
| ca pf 15.75k--
| Clev Tractor
Col Fuel & ! war
Columb Oil & Gas
Compo Shoe ID.
Conn Tel & Elec-
Consoi Biscuit
| Cons GEE Bo $50
Consol Gas&Elec
| BALTIC pf B 4.50.
| Consol M&S (1a)
Cons Steel Corp
ContlG&E pr of 2
| Cont Roll & Stl-.
| Cooper Bess -.
Copper Range --
Corroon & Reyn-.
| Creole Petr 50a
Crocker- Wheeler
| Crown Cent Petr
Crn OK Int A .50k
Cuban All Sug Co
Darby Petroleum
Det G&M pf 100
Det Gray Ir .04a
| Divco Twin T. use
Domin Stl G. Coal
Driver-Har zoe.
Duke Power .75e-
| Duro-Test
! Duval Tex 8 use
| Eagle Pitch Lead
East'n Gas&Fuel
Eastn G&F 6 Of
E G&F prpf 2.25k
Eastn SITS pf A.
Ea stn SITS Of B
Easy W (B).125s.
cleo Bond & Sh
Elec B & 8 pf (5).
Elec B & 8 Of (6).
| Emp G&F 6 % pf-
| Emp G&F Z u pr
Equity Corp -
Equity cv pf (3)-
Esquire t.60) ----
Fairchild Avia
Fairchild e & A
Fanny Farm 1.50
Fansteel Metal
| Fideiio Brew -
! FordtCan)A(1)
Ford Can (B)(1)-
Ford Ltd { l6g)
Fruehauf T ,60e-
Ga Power pf t6)-
| Glen Alden 1859
Gorham M 1.50e-.
| Grand Rap v 40
| Greenfield T & D
| Gulf Oil Of Pa(1)
Gulf st Ut pf t6)
Hall Lamp (.60e)
Hartford Rayon.
Harvd d Brew .05s
Hecla Min Poe.
Holophane Soc
Humble Oil .75e-.
Hum'l-Ross .15e-
Huyl Del of st(r)
| Upgrade SyL625s
Ill-Ia Power Of
Ill-la Pwr div Ct
Illinois Zinc -
Imp Oil Ltd .50a-
Imp Oil reg .50a
Ind'apP&Lpf $50
Ins Co N Am "a
Int lndust (.lOg)
Int Pa&Pwr war.
Int Petrolm 1.50-
Int Utilities (B)-
Int Vitamin (.30)
interst = co so
Iron Fire VITO 1.20
Irving Air Ch ~
Jacobs Co
Jer CP&L Of (6)-
Jones & Lau Stl-
Kennedy's (.65e).
Kingston Prod
Kirby Petroleum.
Lake Sh M (1e)--
Lakey Fdry & M
Lehigh Coal -
IA TNrS~n Aor f1N
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Domestic Bonds Rise,
Canadian Issues
Again Decline
Conflicting War Claims
Keep Many Traders
On SideIines
Bond Averages
10 LOw-Yield Bonds.

Close 1885 Prev. day 1885
Ninth ago 1913 Year ago 1922
1910 high 1882 1910 low 1895
1889 high 1925 1889 low 1885
*NeW 1910 low.
compiled by the Associated Press.)
Evening star., 1940-05-27

SNA A4&AAA N&N~A<h w
McWill msDredg
Majestic Radio
Master Elec 1.20e
Mead John t3a)
Mesa bi iron
Mich Steel .30e--
Mid st Pet 3 .10e
Midvale Co (1e)-
Mid W est Abras-
MID West Corp
MINI N & s .60e-
Molybdenum Use
Mont Ward A(7)
Mount City c.
Mount Prod (.60)
Nat Autot.40e)--
Nat Cont (.45e)--
Nat Fuel Gas (1)
Nat Mfg & Strs--
Nat p q l. Of t6)
Nat Rubber Mach
Nat Sugar REIN
Nat Tranp't Soc
Nebr Pwr pf 90
Nehi Corp .125e--
Nehi 1st pf SIS
NEPA 81 pf (3k)
N e p AS I'd pf TX
N J Zinc (1e) =
NY Shipb' & ia Nh
NY st Esq Of 6H
Mag Hudson Pw
Mag Hud LIST (6)
Mag Hud B war
Niles-B-P 1.25e--
Nipissing M -
Noma Electric
Nor Am LIP pf
NIPS 8 20 pf 1.60k
NIPS ~ pf 1.75k
Novadel-Ag az.
Ohio OIL pf (6)
Ohio p 8 pf A "a
Oldstyms Dist
Pao Cast 3 pf1.So
Pac Ltg pf o..
Evening star., 1940-05-27

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate Add 90. High. Low. Close.
Acme Wire .55e-- 20s 16A 16N l6N
Aero Sup B .20E-. 6 81 81 5N
Ar Investors i 2 2 2
Evening star., 1940-05-27

Middling spot (7s-inch), 10.4Sn.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Better Bonding Plan
For Criminal Cases
Asked by Dr.. Nolan
Supervision Like That
Of PoroIees Urged to
Prevent More Crimes

Improvement of the Districts
bonding system in criminal cases
and enlargement Of the police force
were urged yesterday in two ad-
dresses by DR.. James Allen Noland,
director Of the Washington Criminal
Justice Association.
The speaker cited the case Of a
youth brought into Police Court
yesterday on a grand larceny charge
while at liberty under 5000 bond
pending sentence after pleading
guilty in District Court to robbery
and three counts Of narcotics law
violation.
Economic Compulsion Cited.
DR.. Noland said that persons on
bond should be supervised by their
bondsmen as carefully as convicted
offenders are supervised by parole
officers.
"A man free on bond might be
said to be under an economic COM
pulsion to commit another crime.
He has little chance to make money
within the law, yet he often finds it
necessary to raise fees for attorneys
and bondsmen."
DR.. Nolan addressed the North
Seventh Street Businessmen's Asso-
citation at Immaculate Conception
School and the Georgetown Law
Alumni Club at the National Press
Club.
More Policemen Urged.
He urged an increase in the per-
sonnel Of the Police Department be-
cause Of the growth in the Districts
population and the resultant crime
and trafhc problems.
In the last 10 years, the speaker
said, Washingtons population has
gained 10000, and only 50 police
men have been added. He COM
mended the work Of the department..
however. despite its lack of adequate
personnel
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Navy Diver to Spsuk

Jack SuSgs, . Navy diver Who par
ticipated In the submarine squalus
salvage operations OF the New
Hampshire coast last fall, win relate
his experiences Friday night at q
meeting Of Joseph H. Milans Lodge,
=. A.. A. NJ, In Masonic Temple,
Eighth and r streets NE.
Worshipful Master A. q. Stovall
will preside at the meeting, sched-
uled to begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Hike Leaders to Meet

Hike leaders of the Wanderbirds
Hiking Club will meet at 8 pm. Sat-
urday in the Mount Pleasant Branch
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, for an exchange OF in
formation.
The Wanderbirds will leave from
in front of the National Theater at
8 an. Sunday for q 10-mile hike
along the Appalachian trail from
Ashby Gap, Paris, Va, southwark
toward Linden.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
House Asked to Require
MurbIe-Fuced BUILDINGS

Marble would have to be used to
face the proposed new War and
Navy Department Buildings, and
any other buildings in an area
bounded by F street, Constitution
and Virginia avenues and the
Potomac River, under a resolution
introduced yesterday in the House
by Representative Hobbs of Ala
bama.
The marble would have q sand
rubbed" finish, tie resolution pro-
vides. and the area would be desig-
mated as "the marble area"
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Felix BeIoir, Jr., Heads
White House Reporters

BY the margin Of q single vote
the only one cast-the White House
Correspondents Association yester-
day elected full slate Of officers
for the forthcoming year.
Felix Belair, jr., White House
representative Of the New York
Times, was named president and
will be formally installed at the
annual dinner of the association at
the Willard Hotel Saturday night
President Roosevelt is to be guest
of honor.
Other officers named were Thomas
Evening star., 1940-03-13
-. Yvsh.ovf
elosging missriss
'-svsh-in viiulizina
hsoling oir.

sir get in: And just drops Peneuo Nose
Drops will Instantly start you on the open.
nose way out of cold-stuffed misery.
Remember, free and easy breathing
takes the kick out Of head colds-helps
cut down the time these colds hang on.
So, for extra, added freedom from colds
this winter-head off head colds misery
with genuine Penetro Nose Dsops
Evening star., 1940-03-13

r. Reynolds, United Press, vice
president: Paul Wooton, New Or
leans Times-Picayune, secretary
treasurer; John G. O'Brien, Phila-
delphia Inquirer; Douglas B. Cornell,
Associated Press: Claude A. Ma
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Books Air Reserve Bill

Support Of the Van Sandt bill
providing for the creation Of q Ci-
villain Air Reserve, for which licensed
pilots with at least IS hours solo
time would be eligible, has been
voiced in resolution adopted by the
Greater Washington Unit Of the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associ-
alton,
Evening star., 1940-03-13
GIVE GO" SIGNAL
HELP ctssssD SSsHi NOSE

To handle 4
head cold you've
got to have
enough air.
Nose must be
open to let re-
freshing, pep
aiyine healing
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13

Whereas, in the instance there were
only some siXty-five boys from which
to choose a team, there is great hope
and promise that in the future many
more will be contacted and some day.
the boys from the farms, from the
fields and from the hills will know that
they, too, have an opportunity. They'll
learn their lessons and some of them
may become facous. Then they'll go
back and teach others and encourage
the youngsters.
In the future, it won't be matter
of picking a team from a few, but
really conducting a championship
among the South's colored population
with thousands of boys taking part.
With this first chance of competing
in the A.A.U. Nationals, there is also
an added significance. 1t opens new
era in amateur sport to the bulk of
our population. It's boxing now, but
in the future it might well be track
and other such sports. Perhaps, as
we think of this achievement in the
world of sports, it might not be too
far-fetched to feel that the day when
that when all will have an equal chance
to show their several talents, is not
too far in the future. These young
sters, members of the Southern Box
ing Team have done far more than
perhaps any of US dare say at the pres
ent time? They have done far more
than could possibly be hoped for at
one sitting a the conference table. By
their knowledge of the ring, with their
aspirations to get ahead in the game
and with their two fists, they have
pounded open the door of prejudice
that has heretofore held them in abey-
ance. To that great organization, the
Piney Acres Golf Club down in Atlanta
goes the silent and solemn thanks of
colored people everywhere for their
foresight and unselfsh part. 1t
would be a grand gesture for our
people everywhere to let that group
know in some way that we are sin
cerely behind them and hope for their
continued success.
Your favorite and mine, the favorite
of all our race, triumphed in this most
recent event. Since eqality to all was
the moving spirit behind the scene, in
the planning room and in the ring
For the first time in history, the word
National meant just that. 1t gave an
opportunity to the forsaken boy of the
country. Nobody can possibly express
just what was felt by those who for
the first time were able to accept the
general invitation extended by the
A.A.U., than some member of the
group. John H. Bell, the trainer, had
to say of the championships: "Some
day they'll come from the small towns,
back off the beaten path, proud in
their knowledge that they have an
equal chance with the rest of the
country. This is something more
than just boxing tournament"