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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
What Stocks Did
FOREIGN

NEW YORK, July 9.LR- The
tree British pound advanced l liz
cents today in the face of London
hints restrictions would be tighten
ed in a foreign exchange market
already strangled by war.inspired
rules.
The Canadian dollar struck off
on another tangent with a drop OF
"a Of a cent at IS IL U. S. cents.
The Swiss franc dipped .0l OF a
cent.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents):
Great Britain, cables 1913, Finland
3.O5n, Germany 40.01n (benevo-
lent 1870, Greece .68, Hungary
l7'65n, Italy sos, Portugal 3.75n,
Aumania .52n, Sweden 1888, Swift
zerland 22.67, Yugoslavia 2.35n.
Argentina official 29.77, free 21.3O,
Brazil official sos, free $40, Mexi-
co 2O.4On, Japan 23.48, Hongkong
z5'7O, Shanghai $50.
lRates in spot cables unless
Otherwise indicated.)
Nominal. 4
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NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, July 9-R-A lower
price trend in raw sugar dampened
buying ardor in the domestic futures
market today and prices declined 2
to 4 points.
Pressure was in the form of Cuban
selling, regarded as hedging. Sales
totaled only 1880 tons.
In the raw market a parcel of
Puerto Ricans previously held at
2.72 cents a pound was marked down
to 2.70 without attracting buyers.
Philippines were valuable at the
The world futures contract was
steadied by overnight news the
United Kingdom had purchased 2
and possibly 3 cargoes of Cuban
raws at / cent F. O. B. Cuba. Final
prices were 1 IL to 2 IL points
higher on turnover Of 5000 tons;
Sep .95b, Dec. 1.00b.
Refined remained at 4.50 cents a
pound locally.
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ENGINEERS WILL
HEAR MAFFITI
Committee To Report On
Plans For State Con-
vention August z

M'Kean Maffitt, Wilmington en-
gineer, will speak on 'Mental
Preparedness for War" at a din.
ner session of the Engineers
club to be held at the Cape Fear
hotel tonight at Z o'clock.
The meeting was described as
one of the most important ses.
sions of the year, as the commit
tee in charge of preparations for
the state convention will make its
report.
The convention will be held at
the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrights-
vile Beach, on August 2.
Members are asked to make re-
servations for tonight's meeting al
the hotel before noon today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, July 9.-GP-sales
closing price and net change of thu
fifteen most active stocks today:
Loft, 9,4o0-24A: an.
Packard, 7,500-3k; DIS.
Comwlth and Sou, 7.400-1A no.
US Steel, 6,1O0-51A; dis.
Gen Motors, 4,400-43 no.
Republic Stl. 4,400-16S DIS.
Int Nick Can, 4,3oo-2sM: aH.
Con Edison, 3,S00-2Sh; DIS.
Fl Pow and 1t 81 Pr, S,S00-31a
a2h.
NY Central. 3,So0-11S; no.
Gen Elec, 3,700-31A dA.
Am Pow and 1t, 3,500-3&: al.
Cont Motors, SCOOPS; ais.
Comwlth Eds, 3,2oO-S0A DIS.
Penn RR, 3,1O0-19B; no.
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POTATOES

CHICAGO, July 9-REU. S.
Dept. Agr.) Potatoes, arrivals 81:
on track 248; total U. S. Ship
ments 10; supplies moderate, de-
mand slow; for California long
whites market slightly stronger,
for offerings other sections mar
ket steady; California long white
U. S. No. l not available today's
truck market; Idaho bliss tri-
umphs U. S. No, l, 200 to 2.10;
Arkansas bliss triumphs U. S. No.
/, 1872 1-2 to 1.85; Missouri cobbler
generally good quality 1.35 to 1.40:
Kansas bliss triumphs fair quality
1.25.
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Range follow.
N. Y. OIL

NEW YORK, July 9-RHCotton-
seed oil futures declined l to 3
points as %recessions in Allied mar
kets opened up local pressure.
Refiners were credited with COW
ering hedges in September while
other trade interests sold deferred
positions, possibly as hedges
against new Texas cottonseed oil.
Sales totaled only 8 lots; Sep.
is: Oct. .18, Dec. 20 bid, Jan.
% bid.
Crude oil was priced nominally
at 5 3-8 to S IL cents a pound
in the southeast and valley and
s 1-8 to 5 IA in Texas.
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LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, July g. Up -
USDA) - Hogs: steady. Good and
choice 180.225 lbs. 6.55-6.75 the top
100-120 lbs. 4.75.5.25; 12O-140 lbs. 5.25-
STE; 140-160 lbs. ~5.75-6.2O; 160-18o
lbs. 6.20-5.55; 225-260 lbs. 6.05-6.55;
25O-3o0 lbs. 5~.75-6.25; over 800 lbs.
5.65-6.15; sows under $50 lbs. 500
$50; over $50 lbs. 4.50.5.00.
Cattle: no steers offered. Cows
and bulls steady. Fat yellow cows
6.0O-6. so, cutter and common 400.
$50; heavy sausage bulls 6.00-6.75,
light fleshed kinds 5.50-6.00. Vealers
strong to rs cents higher. Practical
top on good and choice 9.25..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
Nye Discloses FBI Has
Been Investigating Him

WASHINGTON, July 9lR-Sen-
tor Nye (R-ND) disclosed today
the federal bureau Of investiga-
ton had been investigating him,
because Of an alleged Pro-Nazi
tie-up.
Nye made the disclosure in con-
firming reports that the FBI has
complied a dossier about him and
said that he would 'have access
to the report" as soon as he could
visit the Justice department.
The North Dakotan declined to
60 into any discussion of the mat.
ter until he could examine the
bueau's files.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, July 9-R-U. S.
Dept. Ayr. Hogs-400. Steady with
yesterday. Good and choice ITO.
21O lbs. 7~.05-7.30; practical top
7.3O; 220-240 lbs. 6.80-7.05; 250-3OO
sbl. 6.30-85; 150-160 lbs. 6.65-9O:
14O-15O lbs. 6.40-65: 130-14o lbs. 6.15-
40; 120-130 lbs. GOODS; Packing
soWs 5.00-50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
Italian Planes Attempt
Raid On British Fleet

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 9 -
P)-Italian planes attempted a new
raid on the British fleet today, ap-
parently in ans~er 20 the British
seizure of French warships in this
area.
Heavy anti-aircraft fire from
coastal batteries and warships forced
the raiders out to sea
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MIDDLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 9-R-
The average price of middling Il
to 16 inch cotton at the 10 de-
signated southern spot markets to-
day was Z lower at 1898 cents a
pound; average for the past sc
market days was 10.48; middline
7-8 inch average was 1919 cents
a pound.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, July 9-lR-Tur'
pentine firm 20 II; offerings II;
sales $500 gallons; receipts $40:
shipments 10; stock 10, $50. Rosin
firm; offerings AZ all sold; re-
ceipts 1928; shipments 2,205; stocls
III, OF.
Quote: B, 2.75: D, $50: E, $40;
F. C, H, 1, 3.35; K, 3.45; M, 3.55;
N, 4.40; VIC, 400; WV, $50; x.
SO. a
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, July 9-lANCotton
goods prices held steady with
small sales of narrow prints and
sheetings to c%onverters and the
bag trade. Spun rayon in good de'
Inland for spot delivery. Buying
Of silk goods remains quiet despite
recent reductions in raw silk pric-
es. Trading in wooden material
continues slow with some business
reported on specialties and mems
fall wear. 4
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TREND FOLLOWS SELECTTVE PATH MART
REAL STIMULATION
LACKING, HOWEVER,
Trend Ragged At Close With
Average Of 60 Stocks I'm
changed At 41.2

NEW YORK, July D.
crsenjng recoveries came into the
.tock market To-Day on a selective
Aosis but real stimulation was
,,ckins in both foreign and do.
,oestic news bulletins and trends
were slightly ragged at the close.
Dealings picked up a little mo.
,oeptum in the first hour, then
loafed through the remainder OF
tho session. Steels and motors, up
# the start, lost most of their
GAINS. Advances running to a point
or more at the best were reduced
~ cancelled in the final hour.
Transfers of 303, $50 shares com.
,ared with 232, 800 Monday. The
Associated Press average Of 50
stocks was unchanged at 41.2.
The mornings upturn was at
4ributed by brokers partly to the
belief of some traders that, with
Yesterdays activity dropping to a
9O-vear low, selling had dried up
sufficiently to permit Of a techni-
raj comeback. The moderately
bright business picture also re.
NAMED a sustaining influence.
At that, the same imponderables
that we're blamed for recent slack
markets again we're pointed to as
ba%ndicapping buyers. These in
cluded fears of a new German war
thrust. lack of specifications re-
garding proposed excess profits
tax legislation, and the inclination
of even bullish financial circles to
step lightly pending results of the
forthcoming national democratic
convention.
Today's market was a bit broad
er than the predicting one, 58S
individual issues changing hands
against 522. OF the total, 215 were
up. 2O3 down and 40 unchanged.
Emerging with modest improv-
ment we're Bethlehem Steel, Chry-
sler. Douglas Aircraft, Loft, Johns
Manville. Western Union and Ches-
apeake & Ohio. A shade in ar
rears we're U. S. Stel. Sears Roe
buck. Glenn Martin, Westinghouse,
Anaconda. Santa Fe and Ameri-
can Telephone.
Packard slipped as a hitch APP
peared to have arisen in the sign
ing of contracts with the United
States and British governments
for the manufacture of some 5000
airplane engines.
Railways liens held a favored
position in the bond department.
Commodities were uneven. Cotton
fell IS cents to $1.50 a bale. Wheat
at Chicago was off SO to / cent
a bushel and corn down l-8 to VI
SO. Free" sterling steadied, bW
Canadian dollars weakened.
Retaining plus signs Of fractions
10 d point or so in the curb were
Jones g. Laughlin, Electric Bone
Share, Cities Service, America
Gas, Van Norman Machine Tool
and Gulf oil. Tagging were Bell
Aircraft, Phoenix Securities a n d
Lake Shore. Turnover here was
around 5000 shares against ST.
900 the day before. 4
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, July 9. - LIP - Cash
wheat No. l red 70 IL; No. 2,
~ IA; No. 3 garlicky "a to n ~;
NO. l hard rs IA to 70.
Corn No. l yellow 4 10 to S;
NO. l white rs IL.
Oats No. l mixed 81 IA; No. 2,
81 Ia to 80 3-4; No. 8, 81; Sample
sfade 81: No. 2 white "a 1-2; No.
D. 90 "a; sample grade 80 Ia.
ooy beans No. 2 yellow 81 ~;
No. 3. 80 -. 4
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BUTTER MI EGGS

CHICAGO, July 9-RNButter
receipts 1,249, 535; steady; prices
unchanged. Eggs, receipts IA, FOL:
firm; fresh graded, extra firsts,
local l IL, cars l 81; firsts local
l, cars 1 IL. dirties 10 10, stor.
age packed extras 10, first z IL
Other prices unchanged. 4
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N. O. OIL

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-(R-
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachabe prime summer yellow
sos nominal. Prime crude SIP
IL to 5.37 LIB. July 5.63, Sept.
5.65b, Oct. sem, Dec. 5.7lb, Jan.
{. 73b.
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BUTTER

NEW YORK, July 9-R-Butter
A'l'4' easier. Creamery: high
nan extra q 1-4-28; extra (92
eore: tubs ~, cartons 2 10 to
hrsts (8-9D tubs & cartons
. i'4 TO Is "a; seconds GA to 81
TO Is 4
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EGGS

NEW YORK, July 9-R-
Eggs 25,72; firm. Mixed colors:
fancy to extra fancy 10 IL to %
10; extras 10. 3-4 to 10; storage
packed irsts II IA; graded frsts
is 3-4; curren receipts 16 IL to
Sd; mediums Is "a; dirties No.
l, IS IL; average checks IA IL to
3d. 4
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FOURTH TERM"

NEW YORK, July 9-LP-"We're
Bert Stand, secretary Of Tammany
Hall, the New York city democratic
organization, said today. WED like
to put the Presidents job in the
White House on a civil service
basis" he added-with a laugh.
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BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, July 9.-Sf'0Fota-
toes-stronger. Truck and boat:
E.SH.VA., W.SH.VA. and N. c,
100 lib. sacks cobblers U. S. is,
bright 1.35 to las: dirty lis to
1.25; blu. baskets cobblers U. S. is
IS to 30; barrels cobblers U. S. is
200 to 2.25; ungraded LIS to l.90;
100 Id. sacks U. S. CONNER. IS to
100.
Sweet potatoes-dull. Fla. bu.
baskets yellow u. S. is 1925 to
$50. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10
LIVERPOOL T

LIVERPOOL, July 9-R-Cotton
quiet, prices 8 points lower. Quo.
tations in pence: American, strict
good middling 8.44; good middling
8.O4; strict middling 7.89; middling
7.79; strict low middling 1854; low
middling 7.39; strict good ordinary
6.94; good ordinary 6.59. Futures
closed 2 to 3 higher. July 7.38;
Oct. TIA; Jan 81. 4
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 9 -RN
Spot cotton closed quiet and un-
changed. Sales "a. Low middling
$40. Middling 1910. Good middl-
ing Ills. Receipts 1874. o k
587, 087, 3
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IN PORT
Steamer

.Qtalian) Villarperosa with part
cargo of scrap iron.
Barges
Harold, 100 tons, and Monocacy,
740 tons, loading cargo lumber at
the j. Herbert Bate Lumber COM
pany.
Cutter
U. S. C. G.. Modoc, 1890 tons,
at customhouse. wharf.
Yachts
Ruth King, so tons, at Maffitt'
pier at Wrightsville Beach under
command of Capt. Brooks.
Drifter, SO tons, locked al
Wrightsville Beach.
Barge
Woco-Pep, 1910 tons, discharg-
ing cargo of gasoline for the Cape
Fear Terminal company.
Steamer
(Norwegian) Sneland, 1854 tons
d~ischarging cargo of sugar, Heide
and company, agents.
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, July 9.@R-
Peanut Quotations: jumbos 800 to
4; bunch 3 IL to 80; runners 8 IA
to 3 3-8. Market remains quiet. 4
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CHICAGO LARD

CHICAGO, July g. P Lard
tierces $50: loose 500; bellies ia
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CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE, July 9-Rp-Spot
cotton 1910.
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NEW ORLEANS T T

NEW ORLEANS, July Up
Cotton futures were quiet today, de
Ginning under long liquidation. Clos
ing prices were steady 3 to % points
net lower.
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INWARD BOUND

Motor Vessel
(Swedish) Anita, 1,408 tons. from
Buenos Aires, Argentina, and San
tos with cargo Of fertilizer mate
rails. Heide and company, agents
Tanker
Chilbar, 5000 tons, from Houston
with cargo, Of gasoline for the
Shell Oil company. Cape Fear Ship
ping company, agents.
Tug and Barge
Tug Cadirnus and barge Derwent,
1884 tons, from Port Tampa with
cargo phosphate rock. Heide and
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-10

A Vacation Paradise
Located on highest point Of Lookout
Mountain, overlooking Chattanooga
and seven mountain ranges. Cool
nights-pleasant days. All sports,
including outdoor swimming pool,
golf, riding, tennis. Rates moderate.
Address
S, JOHN LITTLEGREEN,
Manager. Lookout Mountain HOfd
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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A N SAILED

CLEARED AND SaILED
Tankers
81
ESQ Houston, 1854 tons, light for
Baytown after discharging cargo
of gasoline for the Standard Oil
company.
Sharon, 1927 tons, light for
Atreco after ~discharging cargo of
gasoline for the Atlantic Refining
company.
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Shipping News
ARRIVED
Steamer

ARRIVED
Steamer
Agwistar, 1921 tons, from TOGO
pilla, Chine, with cargo Of nitrate
of soda, Pryde Forwarding COM
pany, agents.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24

Well it wont be long now before
school will start. We expect an en-
rollment of 1000 students this
year. There are a lot of things that
should be done before school starts
The weeds should be cut, the
lawn moved, the football gridiron
should be graded and most of all,
a vocational building should be
erected. It is astonishing to know
that this department has been car
ried on in some of its forms for
seventeen or more years without
the use of a building. But money
is rare and Philanthropists are
dead or dying, so I guess we strug-
gle on doing without for years to
come.
I'm not one of that Il told you
SO" type, but when asked in a
church in Merigold one Sunday in
last June if boil weevils would be
rampant this year in August, I
said mo, not as bad as last year"
Some old farmers laughed. Yet
you don't see anybody tearing his
hair because of these insects.
Watch out for the old folks
concert, coming next month. It's
a riot of fun. Raising money for
school purposes again.
P.L SLAUGHTER
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24

birthday grandpa. Friends who
witnessed the joyous affair were:
Mesdames Anna Tharps, l. ellie
Wright, Erie Thompson. Mary
Swangen a d Mr. John Brown.
Rev Wallace Jones really put en-
an entertaining as we'll as insruc
tive Youths Cong at Shaw
Miss, August 1913. Mound Fay
on was we'll represented from the
beginning t. the end Friday night
the Mound Bayou choir held her
place among the three winning
choiss A B. Franklin, Harmon
B3noit, Wilma, Ch!quita, L. NJ. D
and held up the Little Mission
Groups program Sunday. We were
well received.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24
D0ddsville News

Sunday was regular pastoral day
at Walker Chapel M. B. Church,
Doddsville, Miss. pastored by Rev
A. H. Howard. Splendid service
was enjoyed by all.
At the close of revival, we had
ten converts and fourteen reclaim
ers.
We had visitors from Belzoni.
They were our pastors daughters,
his son Jim and his wife.
Pastors salary was $2o.50.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24
Roaming The Country

For the past few days we really
have been roaming the country i,
however our tour didn't take US out
Of he state. It seems as if they
had just as much rain down there
es we've had up here. Crops are
fa r. just ss they are here, old corn
is fa.lly 60 d but young corn got
eft, Nobody seems to be dispair-
ing.
Although this has been a bad
season for harvesting oats, we still
stick to the theme that more oats
should be grown as as a feed crop.
The farmer who who has to feed
family, mules, chickens and hogs,
out of his corn bin, without the
oat supplement usually starts
scratching his head about the first
of June.
1t is pathetic to note that in the
communities around our all-sepia
town that lass than 80 percent of
the people are land owners. The
situa ion becomes even more
alarming when, every few days we
see more land changing bands
and drifting across the Coioc line.
This factor is repidly undermining
our urban foundation. AS farmers,
We manage much too poorly. Let's
try living at home aid living with
n our incomes.
Yesterday I was out to Mr.. Trot-
ter's place where they are making
plenty sorghum molasses. Remids
me of the old days when I was q
boy and used to steal the scum to
make moonshine. The farmers try
to tell me that sugar cane just
won't grow here, but don't be
lieve that If we've got land light
enough to raise peanuts we've got
LAND that can propagate sugar
Gene. Let's try it, or is sorghum
molasses good enough for every
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24
NEWS ABOUT TOWN
BY 7. P. Fielder
Dear ~. A. T. Readers:

em leaving my N. A. T. for
this week with L M. D. (Lltte
Mother Dean as A. B. Franklin
and are going TO Cleveland, Boy
lie and Shaw for little special va
cation fun. If I don't get back IN
time to pick up your news for
next week hand it in to Little
Mother Dear.
guess many people were won
de!lng why certain usually quiet
and d Quilted matrons were flying
aboul town in such gay feshion
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day Of last week. We'll man ged
to get IN on the doings when tney
came TO our house and here IS the
inside dope: These marrons who
are usually froWning over the Sc i
Gus problsms of home. school,
church and town were suddenly
transplanted to care free days of
their youth by surprise visit from
MRS. Erie Thompson of Chicago,
H., who was once Miss Erie San
ders of Mound Bayou and these
dIgn fled matcons who were once
society bellies Of a gay day in
Mound Bayou's history were drawn
together by the presence of Their
mutual friend to reminisce and in
dulge in other pleasures that drove
dull cares away during Mr..
Thompson's visit. MRS. Thompson
was Wined and dined at the follow
ing homes during her visit: Mrs
Ada Pickens', Mrs Hattie PowelPs
Mrs. Hattie Morgan s, Mrs. Beula
Hills, MRS. Alice Cooper's, Mrs.
Anna Tharp's, Mrs. Sallye Prices,
Mrs. Mary Swangen's, Mrs. Pearl
Davis, Mrs. Virgie Carter's and
Miss B. 0. Folders. She was MRS
Vanveola Thompson's house guest.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24
IN BRIEF

hicago, Ill.-Mrs. Matte
Hopson of HilIhouse, Miss, is
visiting her two daughters, Mrs.
Oracle Percy and Mrs. Daisy
Newell.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-08-24
Celebrates 82nd Birthday

Mr.. Augusta Simmons celebrated
his 81 birthday, August Is, in the
midst of his children, grandchil-
dren and friends who gathered at
his home to honor him on this &C
casion. He is the father Of Mrs.
Ada Pickens, Mrs. Vanveola
Thompson, Mrs. Laura E. Lam
bert, MIR. Dula Guy Simmons, MIR.
Fred .. Summons and Mr.. Au
gusta Simmons. Jr. He has %
living grandchildren, The huge
birthday cake was carried in by
Miss Pauline Thompson Ca grand-
daughter) followed by procession
of grandchildren singing happy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
Committee Urged
Continue Push
For ModernizinQ

Success of the countrywide avia-
ton committee led Ell Centre Cham
Der of Commerce directors Wednes-
day night to endorse a plan for
creation of similar county wide
committees to handle dairy and
agricultural projects.
At their regular meeting at head
quarters Wednesday night directors
asked the committee for moderniZa-
ton of Main street to continue their
efforts to get the whole street mod
ernized
Louis B. McManuS was appoint
ed a director to fill the vacancy
left by resignation of E. w. Schiller.
who was transferred to San Diego
by his company.
Paul jenkins of the countrywide
aviation committee, outlined plans
for eriarging all airports in the
county and described the progress
made in setting government avia-
ton schools in the county and the
interest shown by aviation school
officials and federal officials.
Directors selected a committee
to help high school coast markets
and Imperial county dairymen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18

eral Francisco Franco Cooperated
with his Axis allies by limiting that
Spain wanted Gibraltar and for
mer North African possessions, thus
raising the threat OF a spectacular
military blow at The Rock"
Germans claimed to have bomb
arded the British military train
ing camp at Aldershot. within 35
miles of London; to have occupied
the Island of Ushant off Brittany
as a possible addition to what the
German high command described as
ten good bases for attack on the
British Isles; and to have started
many big fires by aerial attack in
southern England.
Italy claimed to be pursuing Brit
iSh forces that withdrew from Moy-
ale, on the Ethiopian frontier of
Kenya colony. and to have bombed
British African bases with "Satis-
factory results" while Rome news
papers published reports that thou
sands of armed Arabian warriors
were concentrated on the Palestine
frontier in preparation for an inva-
sion of the Holy Land.
British bombing planes battled
to wrest the initiative from the
Germans and Italians by regular
raids on vital bases and production
areas in the Reich. but for the most
Continued ON Page ., Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-18
j. s. Businessmen
Need Passports
ToCross Border

NCGALES, Ariz., July 10. tUP) -
American businessmen, spectators
or others desiring to enter Mexico
for lucrative" purposes hcrcafte!
must be able to display formal
passports issued by the U. S. State
Department., it was announced TO-
day by NJ Tomas Morlet, chief OF
the Mexican consulate here.
This new requirement, ordered
bv the Mexican state department
will not apply to local visitors ~
American tourists Morlct said. but
only to those whose visits to McXlcc
arc motivated by gain. Tho pass
ports must be viSacd by a MeXi tar
corSul
The new regulations also specify
that foreigners who arc not Am
ericans hereafter must show docu-
ments from the American govern
ment showing that they will be re.
admitted to the United States uror
completior of their Mexican visit
Morlet said.
Residents of American border ci.
ties will be allowed the same bor-
der crossing privileges as they now
enjoy. This rule was not changed
despite the fact that residents Of
Mexican border towns are required
to display formal passports before
being permitted to cross to the Am
erican' side of the boundary, MorlCt
said.