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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
BELGIAN issues
DROP UNDER WAR
List AS Whole Has Few Re-
slst1nt Spots And Declines
Predominant

NEW YORK, May 11.-R-Bel-
gan issues untraded yesterday be.
cause ct the virtual absence OF
olos suffered wide-shock losses in
a generally heavy bond market to-
day.
The list had a f w resistant
Spots, but declines predominated
at the close.
Belgian 6 lbs went down 80 ia
points on the transfer of small
amounts. A drop of nearly 81
points occurred in the IS. Jana.
neses government and industrial
oonds weakened and Berlin CITY
electric 6 LIS gave up 4 IL. Bet
ter action in the list was provided
by New South Wales SIS, Rome
o LIS and Australia 4 1-2s. IN I
to more than 2.
Rally In Selective
Despite a selective rally in
stocks many corporate liens sag
geo. Down l to around 2 points at
the finish were Delaware & Hud.
son refunding Is at SO, Great
Northern &C" Is of Sc, at 102 IA,
commonwealth Edison convertible
8 LIS at 1874 IL, American & Fer.
elgn Power IS at 50, Goodrich
4 las at 102, Northern Pacific Is
at ", Western Union IS or 80 at
o5 IL, and Portland General Elec.
trio 4 lbs at 70 1-8.
Santa Fe Is, Anaconda Copper
4 us, Rock Island General Is.
and International Telephone SIS
made moderate gains.
General heaviness of rails was
attributed to Washington reports
casting doubt on changes for rail.
road aid legislation at this session
of congress.
U. S. government issues were
lower on balan but losses were
SIN IL in contrast with yesterdays
deep slide by most treasures.
Transactions totaled So, 48e, 900,
the best Saturday volume since
April 6. A week ago transactions
were 1851, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
CURB
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, May 11-P-Although
the grain market remained geared
today to the tide of war in Eu-
rope, dealings Gained down and
prices developed further weakness
hat at times wiped away a small
part of the sharp gains scored yes
terday.
Wheat closed is lower to Ia
higher compared with yesterdays
finish, May $1.0S ga, July $1.08 1-2
-5-S; corn unchanged to Ia down,
May 68-6S Is, July 68 1850: oats
1-4-3-S lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

: NEW YORK, May 11.-R-The
British pound advance today nearly
as fast as it declined Friday in the
foreign exchange market.
Sterling jumped 10 cents to 1928
after slumping to the lowest price
in history yesterday.
Trade was nervous, however, and
fluctuations were often violent.
The Swiss franc finally broke I'm.
der the impact of Jews that under.
mined other leading European mon.
les long ago. The franc declined to
22.35 cents.
Closing rates follow Great Britain
in dollars, others in cents.)
Canada: Official Canadian control
board rates for U. S. dollars: buying
10 per cent premium, selling IL: per
cent premium, equivalent to dis
counts on Canadian dollars in New
York Of buying 9.91 per cent, sell.
ing 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market II So per cent discount, or
-' H
S2.37 IL cents.
Europe: Great Britain, demand
unquoted, cables 1928, go day 3.25 IL,
80 day 1922 ga.
Belgium unquoted, Denmark un-
quoted, Finland 2.O1n, France 1856,
Germany 40.1On, benevolent 1900,
Greece .65n, Hungary 17.76n, Italy
sos, Netherlands unquoted, Norway
unquoted, Portugal 3.33n, Rumania
.52n, Sweden 23.S4n, Switzerland
22.35n, Yugoslavia assn.
Latin America: Argentina official
1917, free 22.7, Brazil official sos,
free $40; Mexico 16.35n.
Far East: Japan 23.4S, Hongkong
20.17, Shanghai 500.
(Rates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated. N-nominal.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
METALS

NEW YORK, May IL Up DO.
nestle consumers hit the copper
market with q rush late this week
following news a new war front had
opened. The price was promptly
raised.
At the same time the price of tin
scared to around SIS cents a pound
as metal dealers pondered the broad
ened wars effect on the Neither.
lands East Indies, estimated to pro-
duce around rs per cent of the
worlds capacity. The quotation was
nominal.
The custom smelter and outside
market price of copper advanced 3-S
of a cent to II IL cents a pound,
eliminating the spread between this
quotation and the primary producer
figure. At the weekend copper could
not be bought below II IL cents in
any direction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Farm Loan Requests
May Be Filed Here

W. M. CHM, county supervisor
fe' Brunswick and New Hanover
counties, announced today that ap-
plications may be filed now in the
Farm Security Administration Of
flee in Room II, Post Office build
ing. Wilmington. Proper applica-
ton blanks may be secured on re-
quest by mail is incon-
venient to visit the office.
Congress has authorized a fund
not to exceed $50, 900, 900 from
which tenants may borrow f O r
the purchase of FARMS, although
the money ha not been actually
appropriated and made available.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Nazi Invasion OF Three
Little Nations Caused
Second Worst Week
BY FREDERICK GARDNER

NEW YORK, May 11.-R-Ths
stock market emerged from its Sec
ond worst week of the year today
with a rally in war issues and a
further decline in many peace-time
shares.
While speculative forces seemed
to have partially recovered from
the selling shock of Fridays ses-
sion, most were unwilling to sun
bidding except for steels, a%ircrafts
and coppers which, it was believed.
may benefit quickly from heavier
Allied purchasing due to intensifi-
cation Of the European conflict.
Fades a Little
With nervousness over the Ger
man blitzkrieg on the Low Coun-
tries fading to some extent, a Sc
lective comeback appeared at the
opening. Closing gains Of l to ;
points were down from the tops in
many cases, and losses of as much
were widely distributed.
The Associated Press average Of
60 stocks was unchanged at ass
from yesterday, but compared with
last Saturday, off 1.3 points, big
gest drop since the week OF Jan.
Is. when a fall Of 81 was record
ed.
Dealings were fairly lively in the
first hour. There was a showdown
and a pickup toward the last.
Transfers totalled 671,970 shares
against 316.sSo last Saturday, and
were the largest for a two-hour
proceedings since April 20.
Prominent on the upside were u.
S. Steel, Bethlehem, Douglas Air
craft, Boeing, United Aircraft.
Lockheed, Anaconda, Kennecott.
American Smelling and Phelps
Dodge.
Posting modest advances were
Southern Pacific, Great Northern.
Standard Oil Of N. j., Western
Union, Chrysler and Montgomery
Ward.
On the offside were General
Motors, Goodyear, Sears
International Harvester, American
Telephone, American Tobacco "B',
dupont, Allied Chemical, Eastman
Kodak, Westinghouse, Santa Fe
and Loft.
The e~ven-steven performance Of
the short day was exemplified by
the fact 257 individual issues were
up, 281 down and I'll unchanged.
Business news was fair, with steel
operations expected to mount next
week, freight loadings holding at a
moderately high level and depart
ment store sales maintaining their
advantage over a year ago.
Fears Of foreign selling Of Amer
lean securities remained as a
handicap, with estimated holdings
of more than $780, 900, 900 of COM
NOR stocks by The Netherlands and
Belgium added to those Of the
British.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
War Shares Rally Pulls
Stock Mart Out OF Drop
Answers To
Uranium Crackers

Questions on Comic Page
1. Ronald's most successful play
was written in collaboration with
his wife.
2. lie cashiers populations
weren't noticed until after he had
fled to Europe.
3. The inventor was accused of
Infringing upon the patent rights
of a predecessor.
4. Despite the best efforts OF
police to obtain a confession, the
suspect stolidly maintained his
%reticence.
5. At the urgent instigation OF
local citizens, the grand jury final
ly inquired into the mayors affairs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, May 11.-R-Cot-
ton futures swung upward today
and recovered a substantial part
OF Fridays heavy losses. Final
prices were up 9 to IA points.
Brokers said much of the buy
ing was based on the theory yes
terday's liquidation, which chop
ped down prices nearly $3.50 a
bale, had left the market in an
oversold condition.
Possibility the spreading war
might cut sharply into our export
trade was still admitted among
cotton dealers. But at the same
time covering operations were en-
ccur2Eed by Ahe belief the techni-
cal state Of the market had been
improved by the large domestic
and foreign selling.
Range follows:
Nav.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, May 11.-R-(U.
8. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 700. Steady;
practically top $40. Good and
choice 170-21O lbs 6.15-40; 220-240
lbs 5.90-6.15; 25O-30O lbs 5.40-95;
150-160 lbs 6.0O-25; 140-150 lbs
5.85-6.05; 130-140 lbs 5.60-S5; 120-
100 lbs 5.40-7O. Packing sows 4.3O-
80. Compared with week ago rs
lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Nom German lnuasions
Unsettle u. S. Trade

NEW YORK, May 11.-lP-Just
,a,arican industry was showing
s a. of a late spring turn toward
siSl~ the German invasion
hnp Tow Countries this week toss
u fresh element of confusion into
eu worlds w~ar-harassed foreign
'f1 Whether disruption of normal
s,orce with The Netherlands and
ini,m, closely following the loss
d b': scandinavian markets, would hin:
OIL ,,siness generally in the United
ael ar be more than offset by
demands, was the question fore
"0 +rlcd to answer today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Life Guard Corps Will
Stage Benefit Program

The Carolina Beach Life Guard
corps will have a benefit bingo
party at Jimmy Walsh's place
Monday night.
The party is sponsored by the
Home Demonstration club of Caro-
lima Beach and funds derived
from the occasion tomorrow night
will be used for training purposes
and to better equip the Life Guard
unit at the beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
CLIMBING ROSES

PARIS (AP)-Red roses Chamber
up the jackets of black evening
suits when Alix designs them.
She fashions a model in black jer-
sey with a tight fitted red jersey
bodice. Up each side of the black
jacket climbs a green-stemmed
red jersey rose, the rose in full
bloom occupying the position of the
jacket revers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
METALS

NEW YORK. May Id Cop
per steady; electrolytic spot Conn.
Valley 11.50; export FAS NY, 11.37
1880. Tin firm; spot and nearby
$500 nom; forward 1925 NOM. Lead
steady, spot, New York 5.0o-5.05;
East St. Louis 4.85. Zinc steady;
East st. Louis spot and forward
SIS. Pig iron, aluminium, anthony,
quicksilver, platinum, Chinese wolf.
ramite and domestic scheelite un-
changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
AVERAGE

NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-R-
The average price of middling
1916 inch cotton at ten designated
southern spot markets today was
l" higher at 1922; average for the
past 30 market days was 1883;
middlink 7-8 inch average was
10, o..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
NEW E COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-R-
Cotton futures recovered some of
yesterdays losses on weekend short
covering and buying on reports that
the German advance was being held
by the Dutch and Belgians. Closing
prices were steady at net gains of
nine to IS points.
Omen High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, May 11.-R-Cash
wheat, no sales reported.
Corn No. / and 2 yellow SO 3d.
II -; No. 4, II; No. S, 10 80;
sample grade 69-70.
Oats sample mixed 81 -; No.
3 white Al IL; sample white 38 IA.
Barley mailing, 1886 nom; feed
1880 nom.
Soy beans No. 2 yellow 1903 Ia
IL; No. 3, 1.06 1-4-107 "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
NORFOLK Spot

NORFOLK, Va, May 11.-P-
Spot cotton 10 points higher. Mid.
ding fair, 1895, middling. 1910;
good ordinary, S.25. Sales. none, re.
ceipts, none: shipments, none, stock,
27.284,
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BUTTER

CHICAGO, May 11.-tR-Butter
1,058, 436; weaker; creamery SO
score, q IL; 81, 81; 81, 26 "a; 80,
20 "a; SO, 26 ~; 88, Is 3-4; 80,
centralized CARROTS 27; eggs a.
578; steady; dirties IA IA; other
prices unchanged.
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High Low Close
COTTONSEED. OIL

NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-R-
Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleach
able prime summer yellow 6.60b;
prime crude 6.12 IL; May 6.50b; July
Ssh; Sep 6.66b; Oct $40; Dec 6.7Sb.
b-bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
What Stocks Did
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Sales, closing price and net change
Of the fifteen most active stocks to.
day:
Curtiss.W Wright, 32,Ooo-11; AZ.
Loft, 49, SCOOPS; dA.
Beth Stl, IA, 5O0-88A; a2h.
Anaconda, 10, 700-30& a1A.
US Steel, 10, 600-61A; a1b.
Bald Loco Ct, u, 500-19B az.
Int Pap and Pow, 10000 1872:
Patino Mines, s,9Oo-9%: as.
Lockheed Airc, 8,7o0-3S%; a1A.
Gen Motors, 8,400-52%; DIS.
Chrysler, 8,300-81h; as.
Unit Airc, 7,40O-51h; a1B.
Warner Bros Pict, 7,000-3; no.
Aviation Corp, 6,700-7M: ab.
Allied Strs, 6,e00-7A; d..
Curtiss- Wright A. 6,600-28K dA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
CHICAGO BUTTER

CHICAGO, May IL Up Butter
was weak today; fresh SO score 27
IL; go, 27; 81 and 80, rs ga; SO,
26 IL, SO, rs "a; centralized CARROTS
80, 27; SO, rs 1-2; S8, 25 ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
POTATOES

BALTIMORE, May 11.-R-Po-
tatoes rose U. S. Is size B $50.
Rial: Fla. so lib sacks Katahdins
U. S. Is 95-1.15. Rest unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
BLEACHABLE

N E W YORK, May 11.-RA
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 81 lower. Sales 38 con.
tracts. Jly 7.O8B; Sep. 7.17-18; Oct.
7.18; Dec. 7.34-25.
B-bid.
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N. o. SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-(R-
Spot cotton closed quiet, IS higher.
Sales IA. Low middling $50; middl-
ing 1890; good middling 1915. Re-
ceipts 2,29S; stock 654, 931.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, May II. -(R-
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 3 70 to
4; bunch 3 1-2 to $50; 3 IA
to 3 3-S. Market firm.
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.,1r1GH, May 11.-R-NCDA)
w. nrices were steady at Kin
and Rocky Mount at tops Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
LARD

CHICAGO, May 1.-GP-Lard
tierces 6.42; loose $50; bellies 6.12.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
CAROLINA BEACH

One block from Amusement
Center, 4 cabins, with addi-
tional space for another COT
tage. Rent will pay for this
good buy. Sacrifice.
Evening star., 1940-12-01

Jelief's Jewelry Seehor bows to Santa
Claus with magnificent bounty. Fashions
big bold jewelry blazers are here, precious
cultured pearls, handmade sterling silver,
glittering rhinestones, charms and gadgets
and WITNESSES of intriguing originality and
compact collection packed with gift ideas!
Street Floor
Evening star., 1940-12-01
Lingerie Gifts

ysiieF's Grey Shops with slips and gowns
and all things feminine blosson1ing out
grandly all over the place now that Corsets
have moved to the Fifth. There's the
Barbizon Shop, the Vanity Fair Shop, cases
and counters of charm gifts, and whatever
you choose to have monogrammed wen
monogram free!
Evening star., 1940-12-01

Tips to Santa:
Gem shower LepeI Pin Of siIded metol-
Creamy Simulated Pearl Necklaces Il to strsnds) IS
Wicked Onyx and Meeesite Set Sterling
Sparkling "HeedIisht Rings for q lovely hend-------S
Question Mork Pins thot eoneeoI
Doiny Sterling Silver BensIe
Tiny Sterling Hearts for her eherm
Gold finished Sove Chon Necklaces Il to stronds),
$l.s5, s
Flexible Birthstone Bracelets hot hug her wrists
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ACCIDENT

Zion Lutheran church: Sunday
school at 9:30 Confessional service at
1910. Worship at 1920 with Holy
Communion. Childrens Christmas
service on Christmas Eve at 1880.
Special Christmas service on Christ
mas day at 1920 a. m.
Church of the Brethren: Sunday
school at $3.50. Worship at 1920. Spe-
cial Christmas service on Sunday eve
ming at 1870.
st. Pauls Lutheran church: Wor-
ship at $3.50. Sunday school at 1920.
Children's Christmas service on Mon
day evening at 1880 Candlelight ser
vice on Christmas eve at HOO D. m.
st. Johns Lutheran church (Cove)
Church school at $50. No morning
service. Christmas service on Sunday
evening at 1870.
Friendsville Lutheran church: Sun
day school at 1000. Worship at HOO.
No evening service.
The Ladies' Aid of st. Paul's Luth-
eran church held a Christmas party
at the home Of Rev. L. A. Wagner on
Thursday evening.
The ladies in the Accident commu-
nifty have organized a homemaker's
club under the leadership of Miss Bar
ton. Officers elected for the year are:
President, Mrs. B. 0. Aiken vice
president, Mrs. Orus King; secretary,
Miss Lena Miller; treasurer, Miss
Gladys Schlossnagle. The club has a
membership of about 80 members at
present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19

sons, Universal, Pa, spent a few days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Richter and Mrs.
William Miller were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Aiken.
Mrs. Joseph Seabold, McHenry, is
visiting Mrs. James McGettigan.
Miss Hazel Brenneman spent the
weekend at her home in Bittinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Deal had as
their guests on Friday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Haenftling and daughter,
Mrs. Jeff Deal and daughter Ruth,
Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs. RAMA
Fazenbaker, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Teets and son, Mrs. Tom Custer and
Mr.. Fred Bowser. The ladies spent
the day quilting.
John Clister, Of Marllleysburg, Pa,
was a weekend guest of Marvin
Schlossnagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wright, Mrs.
Frank Wright and son Ralph, Add
son, Pa, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Fratz on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Speicher and
daughter, Friendsville, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs, W. A. Speicher
Mrs. Luther Bowser visited Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Miller, Salisbury, Pa, or
Sunday.
Mr.. Francis Spoerlein, of College
Park, is spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spoerlein.
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PAGE SEVEN

Mr.. Perntiss Porter, Oakland, spent
the weekend with friends here.
Lieut.. and Mrs. c. w. Stirling and
daughter Susie, of Annapolis, arrived
Monday evening to remain over the
Christmas season with Mrs. Strings
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ.
Speicher
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Speicher
celebrated their fortieth wedding an
niversary on Monday, December 16.
Mr.. Robert Alexander and son and
Mrs. Lloyd Alexander visited Mrs R.
H. Alexander at the hospital on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. Aiken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Richter and Mrs. William
Miller visited Mrs. Charles Harmon,
Cove, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty and
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schaffer, of
Grantsville, were Sunday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Miller.
Mrs. Howard Schlossnagle and
members of her family visited John
Spoerlein, Oakland, on Saturday aft
ernoon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Deal and family
spent Sunday visiting relatives at
, Fort Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Wilburn and
son and Rev. L. A. Wagner spent
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Deal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
sweets Minus After
Effects Suggested
Etate Director of Health Calls
Attention to Use of
Dried Fruits

Speaking of Christmas sweets that
he children will like but that will not
have unpleasant after effects, DR.. R.
In Riley, director of the State De-
Nartment of Health, calls attention to
these suggestions from the nutrition
Hi of the Bureau of Child Hygiene:
"Time for Christmas Magic. 1t can
Be worked through the use of plain,
/ Everyday dried fruits. And when you
Zee and taste what can be done with
4 he easily obtainable fruits dressed UP
bit, you will see that the term fits
perfectly. For example, try the fol-
lowing:
"Penguins: A handful of dried
prunes, with the addition of some
creamy marshmallows and some raj
B sins. can be easily transformed into a
. flock Of amusing, but good to eat,
Thite-chested penguins. All you need
4 do is to seed the prunes, stuff them
\ with marshmallows, leaving out bit
/ to form the heads. Small seedless
nisins stuck on toothpicks make very
acceptable feet and bit of the prune
or raisin forms the cap.
"Ships: You can turn handful of
golden brown dates into a fleet of
.ships by stuffing them with peanut
butter and using peanuts as sails.
Fruit Logs and Footballs: Dates
raisins, dried apricots and prunes
| figs and nuts can be ground in food
chopper, moistened with orange Oh
lemon juice, if necessary, and rolled
/ in chopped peanuts or brown sugar
or coated with melted milk chocolate
or cocoanut, to form fruit logs OF
magic footballs.
Surprises; You can make various
Intriguing combinations of the above
by adding or substituting honey, mo.
lasses or dry cereals.
"These fruit candies not only sat
sfy the child's desire for sweets but
they provide energy, bone and blood
building materials and vitamins. They
have the special advantage, also, o.
not spelling the appetite for foods the
child needs for growth and activity al
the year round, holidays included.
"The mother who gives her children
these natural sweets is not only work
ing bit of magic but is using com
mon sense, for she is avoiding the
after effects that come when children
have eaten too many concentrate
sweets.
amy child who opens his box o.
Christmas goodies to find the every
day dried fruit with which he is ia
miliar transformed before his eyes
into magic candy, is lucky"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19

All science and mathematics teach
ers in the county met at the Accident
school on Monday afternoon. Mr..
James Spitznas was present at both
of these meetings.
Mr.. Aiken and Mr.. Calls attended
meeting Of the games committee for
the athletic meet next spring at Oak
land on Monday afternoon.
The turkey supper on Friday eve
ming, December 20, at the Accident
school is sponsored by the Accident
Band.
Personals
Mr. Walter Hahn, Alum Rock, Pa.
spent the weekend visiting friends
here.
Miss Betty Scrogum and Mr.. Don
aid Clague, students at Bridgewatel
college, are spending the Christmas
holidays with Rev. A. Scrogum and
family
Mr.. and Mrs Foster Glover, Cresap-
town, spent the weekend with Mrs
James McGettigan.
patient at the Memorial hospital, il
Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Yost were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ross Speicher.
Mr.. Eugene Schlossnagle is home
to spend the holidays with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Howard Schlossnagle.
Rev. and Mrs. Margold Hartman anc
Mrs. Robert Alexander has been
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BITTINGER

The oysters supper and bazaar, con-
Quoted by the women of the mis-
sionary society of the local Lutheran
church last Saturday evening, was
very generally patronized and it is
reported that the venture was a sat
isfactory success.
Miss Hazel Brenneman, of Accident,
spent last weekend at her home in
this village.
Randall Beachy, of Cresaptown, Wis
tied his parents at their home here
last Saturday.
Notwithstanding the large number
Of turkeys raised in this community
this year it is reported that there will
not be sufficient number to supply
the Christmas demand.
We extend greetings and our best
wishes for a Merry and completely
Happy Christmas to The Republican
and all who print it and all who read
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being anti-labor, or anti-Administa-
ton, or with putting property rights
above human rights" or being willing
to draft men but not dollars" or of
being guilty of some other equally
degraded thing.
$3.50
Yet if Mr.. Hillman's protest on be-
half of organized labor against the
War Department contract, cleared by
Mr.. Knudsen and awarded to the Ford
Motor Company, is not pulling back,
then words have no meaning. The con-
tention is that the Ford Company has
not fully complied with the NLRB
rulings and hence should not be given
any defense work. 1t was thought that
this question had already been settled,
but Mr.. Hillman's protest dispels that
hope. 1t makes it clear that, until
compelled by public sentiment or
Presidential insistence, or both, the
labor leaders do not propose to abate
in the least the rigidity of their posi-
ton.