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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
HigI,wayL Leader
Killed in Crash

Oliver Dutch" Goerman Of Las
Vegas. assistant national secretary
of the International Four States
Highway association. died recently
from injuries suffered in an auto
mobile accident April 8, the e.
Centre chamber of commerce was
Informed Saturday.
He was active in the association
since its formation in 1886 and
well known to highway enthusiasts
along the $500 mile route of the
highway from Canada to Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23

Just a minute folks this is not all $500 WEEN ~
RE GIVEN AWAY BY THE POST PRESS NEWSPAPERS
In the center this page complete NUMBER Oh
six dgits Imperial Valley residents car 10 the
of the bearing number the Pos-PresS News
papers give $500 Cash. new number VIII appear "
this same space every the next five weeks OF
This mage and to the the bearing these num-
bers rs they appear will $500 Cash after proper
Identification has been made
All numbers will be selected by drawing NO ne'"o'''
of Pest Press Newspapers eligible.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23

Each advertiser this page has space set aside IN
his AID in which appears either complete number OF the
beennirg of some Imperial Valley residents license num-
her Each week on the for four more weeks an
other number or letter added to the preceding num-
her until complete of six digits appear Exampe
lL4927l, the completed number agrees WIN nu,u. W
INV ar on On thai particular advertisers place of business
iddeny YOURSELF show him bearing the eonc""s
license number and he will give YOU the mercha"se VI
cash Offered in his AID.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
Anl1l|Irlent Asked
In Yuma MARRIAGE

A suit for annulment of his mar
riage to Muriel Frances String
field Winfree. II, was filed in su-
perior court Friday by Ernest War
rem Winfree, 10. through his guard
ian. Ernest Walter Winfree.
They married at Yuma last Sun
day without the consent of their
parents. The court was asked to
grant the girl to use her maiden
name.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT

Watch this page folks Who knows, be your lucky
day Even you don't win prize IN cash merchandise
pay the advertisers this page visit and will find
they known reliable merchants more than willing
to serve you prompt courteous manner and deser
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Last but not least watch for surprise offers made by
the advertisers on page each week Again may be
the IucKv persor DON'T 10 READ THIS PAGE
EVERY WEEK
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23
WEATHER

data compiled by observers for
the official United states Weather
bureau station at El CentrO.b
BY UNITED PRESS
Southern California-Fair Satur-
day night and Sunday but morn
ing fogs in west portion; little
change in temperature; moderate
northwest wind off coast
Record for "a hours ending 5 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-23

To the owner or car bearing License No.
Up? We will give FREE-S5OO Worth
of ANY Merchandise in Our Stock!
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Power Output Sets
Record for Third
Week in Row
7.8 Per Cent Increase
Over 1889 Reported
By Institute
Bv ttt Associated Press

Bv ttt Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Electric
power production set new high
record for the third week in a row
during the seven days ended Novem-
ber 2. the Edison Electric Institute
said today.
Latest output of 2,734 ,402 900 kilo-
watt nours was 8 of per cent high
rthan 2,711 ,282 900 in the preced-
ing week and 7.8 per cent ahead of
1885, ,765 900 in the comparable 1889
week.
Because the rise was more than
seasonally anticipated, the Asso-
ciated Press power index, based on
1929-30 as 100, advanced and set
new high for the year at 1899. This
compared with 132 in the previous
week and 1898 a year ago.
1a40. 1899 1898 ] 937. 1896
High ---- 1922 129.5 11l5.2 1922 1d9.s
Percentage gains from year ago,
according to major geographic areas,
were reported as follows:
New England, 81: Middle Atlantic,
73; Central Industrial, 1913; West
Central, 6.5; Southern States, 101;
Pacific Coast, 2.7.
The Rocky Mountain area Jagged
8 Of l per cent behind last year.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
FOREIGN Exchange
CReported by Smith. Barney & Coz

NEW YORK. Nov. : lP.-The Cana
dian dollar sold at S6S125 cents in for
eign exchange trading here today The
Hong KONG dollar at 2342 ceMs was up
9-1OO cent. All other foreign monies
were quoted as unchanged.
Late rates follow Great Britain in
dollars others in cents):
Canada
Oficiai Canadian Control Board rates
fci S. dollars: Buying 10 per cent
premium selling II per cent premium; In1
lars in New York of buying 9.9l per
cent, selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 13S per cent discount, or S6.S4A
U S. cents.
Europe
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.: Buying 81. OF,
selling S4.04; open market. cables. 81 %;
Germany 40.07n; (benevolent).- 1900:
Finland, -2.05n;- GREECE, ssh; Hungary,
10 Son Italy, 500; Portugal 4.01: Ru-
mania ASH: Sweden, 1887: Switzerland,
1921 Yugoslavia, 2.35n.
Latin America
Argentine, ofncial, 2977; free, $50:
Brazil, official, COS: free, sos: Mexico,
20 son
Far East
Japan, 23.4s; Hong Kong, %. 40: Shang-
hal 6.22. (Rates in spot cables unless
otherwise indicated)
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Big Traffic Gain Shown
BY Pennsylvania Central

Gains of 1886 per cent in reve-
nue. passengers carried and l06.66
per cent in revenue passenger miles
flown we're reported today by Penn
sylvania- Central Airlines for Octo-
ber over the same month of 1889.
During the past month 24,6l6
revenue passengers were carried a
total of 4,235 las revenue passenger
miles, as compared with 1908 pas
sengers flown 2073,544 miles in Oc-
tober, 1899. The new totals marked
the 18th consecutive month of traf-
fic gains for the airline.
During the first 10 months of this
year 181 1894 revenue passengers were
carried gain of 1925 per cent. as
compared with the same period last
year.
Two-thirds of the cities served by
Pc. A. reported traffic increases of
more than 100 per cent over Octo-
ber of last year, among them Wash
ington with 101 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Industrial Activity
At New High Mark
In October
Reserve Board Reports
Defense Progrom Is
Major Influence
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Industrial production reached a
new peak in October. the Federal
Reserve Board reported today, cred
iting the actual and prospective
activity due to defense orders.
The board estimated the october
production level at 127 per cent of
the 1935-1939 average, or one point
above the previous December high
and six points better than the sum-
mer rate.
Commenting that defense con-
tracts awarded since spring had
reached nearly $1,000 900, 600, with
an additional 100000 900 commit
ted for naval equipment, the board
declared in its monthly review of
business conditions:
Expenditures under many OF
these contracts will be spread over
several years, but there will be a
considerable increase during the
next few months. Actual outlays
by the Treasury for all national
defense purposes, including current
operations of the Army and Navy,
have increased from an average of
$50, 100000 a month last spring to
over $280,00O, 900 in October"
Federal orders for uniforms fab
RIGS and blankets, the board noted
will require consumption by next
spring or about one-fourth as much
apparel wool as was consumed for
all purposes in 1899.
1t said that while the prices of
basic industrial materials advanced
during the first three weeks of
October to a point midway between
the August low and last December S
high, food prices during September
and October had shown little in
crease over the slight gain Of late
August.
With the general rise in activity
the board said, railroad shipments
of most commodities gained in Octo-
ber; construction increased. and
employment and income continued
to expand.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. : 1P, Omitted States
Department OF Agriculture --Salable hogs
1000: total $4,000; opcning around 10
higher than Wednesdays average; late
trade slow, early advance lost top. $50;
bulk good and choice 23O-350-pound butch
ers, 625-45; Ig0-220-pound averages, q 15-
A.: good 30O-4O0-pound packing soWS,
6.o0-25; most 40O-5O0-pound kind. 5S5
6.1g
salable sheep. 5000: total 1000; late
Wednesdays steady, with Tuesdays high
time: bulk good and choice native and
fed Western lambs, 9.50-75; top, 9.15,
shorn and medium pelt fed lambs, S2o
g. .OO today's trade, fat lambs opened rather
slow largely on account OF strong to higher
asking prices; a few early sales fully steady
considering quality deck good 93-pound fed
wooled lambs, $50. several lots medium
TO good natives, 9 1880: good to choice
lambs held 9.75 and above: load good to
choice 9l-pound fed yearlings around 25
saiable cattle. $500; calves, 500; all
grades yearlings and strictly choice and
prime medium weights and weighty steers
strong; medium, good and average choice
fairly active; heifers firm; COWS and bulls
steady to strong. active: vealerc steady at
IL 80 down; prime approximately 1900
pound steers. 14.S0: new high on crop;
general run weighty steers. 75O-l2 so; very
few above 1900; best yearlings. 1875:
common grades scarce: stock cattle slow
and steady: more country buyers showing
up late in week; short load fed heifers
10 so: heifer crop mostly 9.50-11 so; cut
ter cows, 5.15 down; weighty sausage bulls
up to 7.25.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Construction Awards
AT New High Mark
During October
Public and Private
Totals Both Show
Large Increases
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7-Engineering
construction awards in october aver
aged $14O,568,O 1000 a week, the high
est for any month on record, Engi-
neering News-Record said today.
Contracts were A per cent greater
than the previous high of s97 e58 900
a week reported in March, 1880. Av-
erage weekly awards were SO per
cent larger than the previous month
and 100 per cent ahead of October.
1889.
Public construction awards set a
new record and private contracts
were the greatest for any month
since May, 1880.
In the latest week, which included
the election day holiday, awards to-
tailed S79 ,645 900, gain of 81 per
cent over the same week year ago.
Public construction topped last year
by 89 per cent and private contracts
we're II per cent greater than year
ago.
It was the tenth consecutive week
in which construction volume had
exceeded the corresponding week of
1899.
Comparison of the weeks awards
follows:
Private.
Latest Week Previous Week Year Ago
a deysD (5 daysD a days)
S22 ,645,OOO s77,107.oO0 S2o476,0o0
state and Municipal.
%. .b3e. 900 27.114.OOo 244O2 900
Federal
344s1, LOCO 53.533.OOO 5.725.Ooo
Total.
70 $4,000 l57,754,000 60,603, 900
Evening star., 1940-11-07
London Market
Advances, but
| Pace Slows
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. THE stock
market today was less active than
on Wednesday, but prices were
mostly higher in all groups except
coppers.
Substantial buying interest con-
tinued in Kaffirs, both dividend pay
ers as well as non-payers record
ing further gains.
Turnover in industrials broadened,
with shipping and insurance shares
in demand. Home rails, especially
junior stocks, pointed higher. There
was little interest in oil shares.
British funds rallied late in the
session and Japanese bonds were
we'll ahead at the end of the day.
Brazilian issues, however, were in
limited supply at minor conces-
sions.
Copper shares were weak after
a reduction in the dividend rate
on Rhokana Corp.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Nov. 7 tP).-Poultry, live. re-
ceipts, cars, one in trucks, AS; tone
steady to Arm; hens. over 5 pounds, 1512;
B pounds and under, l3la springs, 4
pounds up, Plymouth Rocks, 16: under 4
pounds Plymouth Rock, II; ducks, 412
pounds up. white. Is; geese, young, 1872;
turkeys, toms, young, l5: other prices
unchanged.
Butter receipts. 649,746: firm; creamery,
90 score, 3ll4-94;a 81; 3094; 81, 3O14:. 30,
so; 50, 29A; SO, 2SS4; 90 centralized
Eggs. receipts 5,1O1; steady; prices un-
changed
Potatoes, arrivals, rs; on track 279:
total U. S. shipments, 37S; supplies mod
crate; demand light; slightly stronger:
sacked per hundredweight. Idaho Russet
Burbanks, U. S. No. l, 1.55-6O; Nebraska
Bliss Triumphs, S5 per cent or more D, S.
No |, l.40-60; Minnesota and North Da-
a5.1 90 Fapiv obios sos 3, 1sr NO: l;
o. s. No l, COL 90; Bliss Triumphs. $500
per cent U. S. No. l. 90-1.1O.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Standard Power Files
Plan 10 Simplify
Structure
Control of STANDARD
6. & E. Would Be
Terminated
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Standard Power & Light Corp.
top unit in a billion dollar holding
company system, filed with the Sc
curities Commission yesterday pro-
posal TO divest itself of control over
its underlying unit, Standard Gas
g. Electric Co., simplify its corporate
structure and transform itself into
an investment trust.
To simplify its corporate Struc-
ture, Standard Power proposed to
create a new class of common STOCK
consisting of 800, 900 shares at SIS par
value which would be exchanged for
its outstanding preferred stock, COM
mon stock and common stock, Sc
rieS B.
The corporation offered three al
tentative plans for diveSting itself
of control over Standard Gas. One
called for an exchange of the COM
mon stock Of the company which 1t
holds for an equal number of shares
OF non-Votlng STOCK, WIN an aQded
provision that it would not vote for
directors of the company so long as
it held any notes, debentures, prior
preference stock or 81 cumulative
preferred stock.
Under another plan the corpora
ton would refrain from voting for
directors of the company so long as
it held any securities of the COM
pany. The third plan was that the
corporation surrender for cancel
lation the certificates for its l,160,-
900 shares of common stock OF
Standard Gas with the reservation
that it receive an approviate share
of the company's assets whenever
they should be distributed.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
So, ,000, 900 in Gold
For Britain Arrives

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. More
than S9,0OO0O0 in gold bullion for
the credit of Great Britain was re-
ceived here yesterday by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank from Australia,
New Zealand and Fiji.
The shipment, largest received
here in many months, came in
aboard the liner Lurline in 45S
boxes of 35 pounds each.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Britain Continues 10 Boost
Gold Currency Backing
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Nov. Great Britain
continues to add moderately to its
gold currency backing, the weekly
Bank of England statement showed
today.
Bullion rose $4,000 for the third
successive increase. after a period in
which the item had shown large de-
clines.
Notes in circulation increased
E1.9l9,000, more than cancelling a
decrease last week, which carried
the total to low for several months.
Private deposits rose f8,l43 900,
continuine the recent trend, but
public deposits again declined, this
time by f5,3130O0, about the same
as the decline in the previous week.
The detailed statement follows Gin
thousands of pounds:
Circulation 5a3,49O. increase 1919;
bullion, sol, increase 7S reserves, 31,31l,
decrease 1S4l; public deposits, IL ,931,
decrease 5,3l3; private deposits, l67 sos,
increase S.l43; government securities,
I36,4OS, increase 6.370: other securities,
"a SOS decrease l.6S1 ratio Of reserve 70
liabilities 20.6 per cent. compared with
22O last week; bank rate. per cent.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
T. w. A. Granted
Financing for
New Planes
By The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Transcon-
tinental & Western Air, Inc, an
nounced today it had obtained
financing to purchase Is new "a
passenger Douglas DC-3 transports.
A group of seven banks through
out the country will provide a re-
volving credit which will make
available to the transport company
initially S2,500,000, with decreasing
amounts annually until 1914. IN
terest will be 2s4 per cent.
Delivery of the new equipment
will be made over a three-month
period beginning in mid-December.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Higher Net Reported
By Youngstown Sheet
& Tube Co.
9-Month Sum Reaches
$5,265, ,492, Against
$1,311,259 Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. youngstown
Sheet g. Tube Co. reported today
for nine months ended September
30 indicated net profit of $5,265 ,492.
equal to $G.77 a share on the capital
stock. This compared with $l,3ll,-
259. or Al cents, in the first nine
months of 1899.
U. S. Gypsum Co.
United States Gypsum Co. re-
ported for nine months to September
30 net income of S5,250,240 after
charges and income and excess
profits taxes, equal to $405 share
on the common stock, compared with
S5,73086l, or S4.46 a common share,
in the comparable 1889 period.
Bristol-Myers Co.
Bristol-Myers Co. reported for nine
months ended September 80 net
profit of S1,974,137, equal to $289 a
share of capital stock, compared with
S1943.859, or $285 a share, in the
same period last year. The company
manufactures proprietary drugs and
toilet accessories.
Curtis Publishing.
Curtis Publishing Co. reported for
nine months ended September 80 net
profit of S2,624,08O, equal to 1888 a
share on the ST preferred stock.
This compared with $1921 ,618, or
S2.61 a preferred share, in the first
nine months of 1889.
Columbia Broadcasting.
Columbia Broadcasting System re-
ported for 80 weeks ended September
28 net profit of 1881 .786, equal to
S1.94 a share on the class "A and
B" stocks. compared with S3,432 ,955,
or 81 share, in the comparable
period last year.
American Water Works.
American Water Works & Electric
Co. reported for the year ended Sep
tember 80 net income of $4,257 .484
after provision for Federal taxes at
the new rates, equal, after $6 pre-
ferred requirements, to Sl.3O COM
mon share, as against S2,655, ,159, or
81 cents a common share, IN the
comparable 1889 period.
Mack Trucks.
Mack Trucks, Inc, reported for
the quarter ended September 80 net
profit of S353,559 after depreciation
and estimated Federal income taxes
adjusted to the new rate for the
nine months but before excess profits
taxes, equivalent to SO cents a COM
mon share. That compared with
s82,434, or "A cents a share, for the
like quarter of 1889.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Investment Service
Concerns Exempted
R> the Associated Press.

The Securities Commis SIS o n
granted yesterday the applications
of two companies for orders declar-
ing them not to be investment ad-
visers within the meaning Of the re-
Gently enacted legislation. The or
ders were the first of that kind
issued under the new law.
The applicants were Marine Mid
land Group, Inc, which serves 20
banks and trust companies in as
many cities in New York State, and
First Service Corp, which serves in
an advisory capacity for % banks
and trust companies in Minnesota,
Montana, North and South Dakota
and upper Michigan which are aff1-
lated with the First Bank Stock
Corp.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Chain Drug Volumes
Ahead of Year Ago

By the Associated Press.
Reports to the Census Bureau
covering 2,200 chain drug stores
show that September sales were
slightly below August and about l
per cent above September of last
year.
Sales of independent drug stores
showed about the same trend, al
though for the first nine months
they were per cent above the cor
responding 1889 period. compared
with per cent increase for chain
stores.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Nov. 7 Up Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) The wool
market in Boston was rather ouet todsy
Fine territory woods received an occa siona /
inquiry, but sales were slow. Medium
grades Of domestic woods were very oliet
Prices were steady on domestic wooIs
Holders of foreign apparel woods were
inclined to advance asking prices BUYERS
generally were showing a waiting at
tituda. ~
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Gain in Oil Stocks
During September
Isknnounced
Mines Bureou Cites
End TO Decline in
Crude Output
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported
yesterday that stocks of all oils in
creased 1899 900 barrels during Sep
tember to total of 576,819,000, or
a 145-day supply.
This compared with stocks of 575,-
$4,000 August 81 and with 528,559,-
900 barrels September 80, 1899.
The decline in crude oil produc-
ton, which had lasted several
months, was halted in September,
when the daily average rose to
3,644,00O barrels, or nearly 10000
barrels more than the August av-
erage.
OficialS said that Texas was
largely responsible for the gain. Its
daily average rose to 1,318,000 bar
rels for a gain of 100000 daily.
Other Totals Down.
Most of the other important pro-
ducing States decreased, but daily
production in Kansas and Louisiana
rose to about 10000 barrels above
the August average. Illinois produc-
ton continued to slump, but the
decrease in the daily average from
389 500 in August to 364, 200 in Sep
tember was much less than in the
two previous months.
The bureau said that domestic
demand for motor fuel in Septem-
Der was 52,297,000 barrels, or per
cent higher than a year ago. Ex-
ports were higher than generally
expected, but the total of 1907 900
barrels was less than one-half of
what it was in September last year
Inventories of finished and un-
finished gasoline declined from 83.-
70l 900 barrels the first of the month
to 81 GOT 900 September 30. The lat
ter was about IL 900 900 barrels more
than on the same date a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
25-Cent Extra Voted
By Sheuffer Pen
Rr the Assnciated Press

By the AsSoclated Press.
FORT MADISON, Iowa, Nov. T.
Directors of the w. A. Sheaffer Pen
Co. yesterday declared a regular
quarterly dividend of so cents
share and an extra of Is cents on
the common stock, both payable
November 25 to stock of record No
vember Is.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Gasoline Output Up.

NEW YORK, Nov. lP).-Esti-
mated gasoline production in the
United States increased last week
to 11.808000 barrels, compared with
11,243,0O barrels the previous week,
the American Petroleum Institute
reported.
Refineries reporting to the insti-
tute operated at 81.7 per cent of
capacity, compared with 824 per
cent the week before. Runs of
crude oil to still for the industry
as whole were estimated at 1885,
900 barrels day, against 1866 900
the previous week and 3,556,000 a
year ago.
Stocks of finished and unfin-
ished gasoline declined slightly to
80,774,000 barrels at the end of
the week, compared with 80,891 900
week earlier. A year ago stocks
totaled 73,550000 barrels.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
.flllnPtOn Fund

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 spon-
eors or issuers,"
Evening star., 1940-11-07
London Bur Silver

LONDON, Nov. Z LP.-Bar silver 81 I'D
up is. Equivalent 1880 cents.) Bar
gold. 1855, unchanged. Equivalent
S33.S5) Exchange, S4 03.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 .UP.-Crude rub
Der futures (old) opened to higher.
December, 20.43; March. 90 90; May.
1895 asked
Evening star., 1940-11-07
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Nov. 7 LPl.-Tin steady; spot
f25S IS bid, E25S los asked; future, $3.50
IS bid. f260 los asked.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
New York Suuur

NEW YORK. Nov. : lP-Raw sugar
futures No 3 opened unchanged to l
higher January, 100 bid; March, 1877:
May, 200.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Investing Companies

NEW YORK Nov. R,-Nationsl
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
moon uuotations)
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Federal Lund Banks

NEW YORK Nov. Z 0R.-Federal Land