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Evening star., 1940-07-30
Bedtime Stories
By THOKNTON w. BURG

| Dy oAN Oo4SoLCCs
When or Mistah Buzzard refused
to tell Old Granny Fox where Farm
er Browns Boy was, but did advise
her to get home as soon as she
could, Granny Fox felt her. heart
sink way down to her toes. She
felt sure that he had seen Farmer
Browns Boy and his gun over near
the house where Reddy Fox was
nursing the wounds he had suffered
few days before, soon after he had
stolen some OF Farmer Browns
Boys. chickens, and then had care
lessly run too near Farmer Brown S
Boy and that dreadful gun.
So Old Granny Fox just showed
her teeth at OF Mistah Buzzard, and
then she started for home as fast as
she could run, and that, you know,
is very fast indeed She was already
very tired and hot from long run
to lead Bowser the Hound away
from the Green Meadows. She had
thought to walk home along shady
paths and cool off, but now she must
run faster than ever, for she must
know If Farmer Browns Boy would
discover her house.
"It's lucky I told Reddy Fox to
60 inside and not come out till I
returned. It's very lucky did that"
thought Granny Fox as she ran.
Presently she heard voices singing
They seemed to be In the treetops
over her head.
Happily we dance and play
All the livelong sunny day!
Happily we run and race
And win or lose with smiling facet"
Granny Fox knew the voices and
she looked up. just as she expected,
she saw the Merry Little Breezes of
Old Mother West Wind playing
among the leaves. Just then one of
them looked down and saw her.
There's Old Granny Fox! Just
see how tired she looks. Let's 20
down and cool her Off" shouted the
Merry Little Breezes.
In a flash they were all down out
of the treetops and dancing around
Old Granny Fox, cooling her off
OF course Granny Fox kept right on
running. She was too worried not
to. But the Merry Little Breezes
kept right beside her, and it was
not nearly as hard running now as
it had been.
Have you seen Farmer Browns S
Boy?" painted Granny Fox.
"Oh, yes! We saw him Just a
little while ago over near your house
Granny Fox. We pulled his hat of
just to hear him scold," shouted the
Merry Little Breezes, and then they
tickled and laughed as If they had
had a good time with Farmer
Browns Boy.
But Old Granny Fox didn't laugh
oh, my, no indeed! Her heart went
lower still. and she did her best to
run faster. Pretty soon she came
out on the top of the hill. where
she could look. and then it seemed
as If her heart came right up in
her mouth and stopped beating.
Her eyes popped almost out of her
head. Ihere was Farmer Brown S
Boy standing right in front of the
door of her home. And while she
was watching what should Reddy
Fox do but stick his head out of the
door.
Old Granny Fox saw the gun of
Farmer Browns Boy pointed right
at Reddy, and she clapped both
hands over her eyes to shut out the
dreadful sight. Then she waited for
the bang of the gun. 1t didn't come
Then Granny peeped through her
fingers. Farmer Browns Boy was
still there, but Reddy Fox had dis
appeared inside the house.
Granny Fox sighed in relief. 1t
had been a terrible scare-the worst
she could remember.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Seven-Ton Tombstone
Keeps Him Contented

BY the Associated Press
ARKANSAS CITY, Kans.-John
Heard's insurance policy" weighs
Z tons.
Thirty years ago he was in Ill
health. So he purchased a cemetery
lot and 14,000-pound tombstone.
He hasn't felt bad since then
and today he says he never felt bet
ter In his WO."
Evening star., 1940-07-30
POINTS FOR PARENTS

By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
For the sake OF both the first and
the third generations. they should
not be asked to share the same
room.
Evening star., 1940-07-30

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Evening star., 1940-07-30
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on English
nv TOS ERTSCH

BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
N. T.-"Dark complexioned" is
preferred to dark complicated. The
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Not This

Mother: Grandma, you and Julia
can share this room nicely"
Grandmother Ito herself: I'll
never have a chance to be alone" :"
Daughter (to herself: She'll
want to talk when I want to read"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Big Furniture Factories
Busiest Since 1887
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. IL.
American furniture manufactur-
ers who a year ago contemplated
the potential impact Of the Euro
pean war with some misgivings
today expressed unqualified opti-
mism.
The big factories of Grand
Rapids, Mich; jamestown, N. Y;
Rockford, ILL.,, and other producing
centers are enjoying their best
activity since 1887.
There were predictions that the
1910 volume would be between Is
and 20 per cent above the $405,-
100000 business done in 1899. In
1929 the figure was $659, 900 900.
Some units of the industry, not
ably those producing metal cots and
chairs, have received contracts for
supplying the needs Of the new
Army.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Oil Shortage for Axis
Reporfed UnsoIVed
Py the Associated Press.


TULSA, Okla, Oct. 1.-THE new
German-1talian-Japanese military
axis "is combination Of weakness
rather than strength" so far as oil
resources are concerned, Editor C..
o. Wilson of the Oil and Gas Journal
believes.
Wilson told tax department heads
of Kansas and Oklahoma oil COM
panies that petroleum production
within the three countries was in
significant in relation to their re-
quirements.
And the successful acquisition
Of large additional supplies through
military conquest is improbable"
"The invasion Of Rumania will not
solve the petroleum problem of Ger
many and Italy. Rumanias crude oil
production is 125 900 barrels daily,
of which $4,000 barrels daily is
needed for domestic consumption.
Japan needs at least 10000 bar
rels daily of petroleum and its own
production, including substitutes, is
less than 10 per cent of that re-
quirement. Normally she supplies
her daily deficit through purchases
in California and the Far East"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Cotton Futures Saq
II 10 y Points
During Week
Larger Crop Receipts
Bring Increase in
Hedge Pressure
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Cotton fu-
lures hesitated. then turned about
this week to finish at lower price
levels, reversing an advancing trend
Of three weeks duration.
For the week ending Friday-cot-
ton was closed for the holiday
prices were IT to % points below
last weeks final quotations.
The accelerated movement Of spot
cotton to Southern markets, &C
companied by continued favorable
crop weather, brought out increased
hedge pressure. Liquidation on the
decline replaced to a considerable
extent the trade support which had
been sufficient to absorb light hedge
selling early in the week.
Tuesdays crop report had little
effect price-wise since the October
forecast was only slightly lower
than the September report.
Moderately increased business in
cotton cloth at fully firm prices gave
some encouragement to the futures
market. At the same time, the New
York Cotton Exchange estimate of
raw cotton consumption maintained
the August figure of 655 900 bales.
Exports of the American staple,
while only a small fraction of COM
parable figures year ago. picked
up for the second consecutive week.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Men Apparel Sales
Reported Slowed by
Draft Program
Buyers Between Ages
Of21 and IS Curb
Clothing Purchases
By tie Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-The pros
pective draftee's fear that he will
be wearing a uniform instead Of
"civies' during the next year slowed
down considerably during Septem-
ber the steady advance of mems ap-
parel sales in the past few months.
the National Association of Retail
Clothiers and Furnishers reported
today.
The report showed that % per
cent of the stores maintained a
volume about equal to year ago;
"a per cent a volume averaging l3
per cent smaller, and 43 per cent
volume averaging around 13
per cent larger.
SiXty-seven per cent of the re-
ports stated that sales had fallen
off among men between the ages
of 81 and IS because of fear that
they might be included in the draft.
This was especially SO in college
communities where stores cater al
most exclusively to university men.
Throughout the country as a
whole it was estimated that the
percentage of customers that would
be affected by the first draft would
be little more than 3 per cent. In
some instances merchants predicted
that not more than one-quarter of
! per cent of their customers would
be affected.
A refund plan, which guarantees
drafted men who purchase suits just
before being conscripted that the
merchandise will be accepted in re-
turn for full credit, was put into
effect by about 40 per cent of the
merchants.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
September Building Gain
Larger Than Expected
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. ia larger
than expected gain in building &C
tivity throughout the Nation dur
ing September was reported today
by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
The mercantile agency found
building certificates issued in 215
cities during the month totaled
s118,951971, a gain of 2.3 per cent
over s116,269,07O in August and
contrasted with the usual drop OF
10 per cent between those months.
The figure was 1873 per cent higher
than the $1O3 ,2O3,666 of September,
1899.
Percentage gains over September,
1899, recorded in the various Sec
tions of the country were as fol-
lows: New England, 1872; South At
lantic, 442; East Central, III; West
Central, 96; Mountain, 48.9; Paci-
fic, 53.2. There were declines IN
only two sections, Middle Atlantic,
by ia per cent, and South Central,
by 1872 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Low wCopper Stocks
Increase Tension
Over Prices
Refined Supply Cut
Sharply as Producer
Deliveries Soar
CAMBRIDGE AsSoclATESBosToN
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Copper In
stitute statistics for September,
made public Friday, served to en-
phasize the tight supply situation
in the copper section of the metal
market this week and increased the
tension surrounding the 12-cent-a-
pound basic price in effect since
September "a.
Summarized, the Institutes figures
showed producer deliveries at new
monthly high at which comparable
totals are available-96,4 ,485 tons
and we'll over the rate of refined
production. Refined stocks were
whitfield down to 1888 tons, de-
cline of 13,417 tons from the August
total.
Supplies Rationed.
Since leading primary sources are
rationing supplies, the inability of
consumers to get all the copper they
wanted resulted in sales made in the
outside" section of the market at
1914 cents pound. delivered Con-
necticut Valley base. One small
tonnage was reported as high as
1885 cents.
Meanwhile, leading primary pro-
ducers and custom smelters main
tanned their price at II cents.
The export copper price structure
strengthened. Early in the week
the price moved up from long
established 990-cent quotation to
1925 cents, F.. A. S., New York. Later
sales were made as high at 10.40
cents.
Lead Price Advanced.
Outstanding in the non-Ferrous
group was an advance OF 4
of a cent a pound in the price
of lead to 5A cents, equalling the
years highest price established last
February. Inquiry was in good
volume throughout the week and
continued satisfactory after the
price boost.
Zinc was firm at IA cents a
pound with october consumption
holding around September levels.
The industry was attentive when
Defense Commissioner Leon Hen
derson told of plans for considerable
increase in zinc smelter capacity.
Steel demand was in excess OF
output, despite the higher rate OF
operations.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

three-day sessions, according to
President Karl Lung of Green's
boro, N. c.
James M. Blake, Springfield,
Mass, will open the program, fol-
lowing greetings by President Lung,
with an address on Trends in HUI
manizing the Annual Report; Ray
B. Helser, New York, will speak on
Merchandising the Annual Report
Through the Field Force" and
Ralph r. Lounsbury, president of
the Bankers National, Montclair,
N. j., will consider Reporting to
the Employees
Holgar Johnson, president, 1nsti-
tute OF Life Insurance, New York,
will discuss your Job and Mine"
while the convention will have the
great pleasure of report by Harry
Wright, newly elected president of
the National Association of Life
Underwriters, on the doings at the
recent national conclave. The af-
ternoon program will include a
conducted tour through the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation while
the evening will be devoted to social
events. Mondays program includes
q luncheon for the press.
Election Set for Tuesday.
Tuesdays first speaker will be
A. H. Thiemann, New York, on
what Management Expects of It's
Advertising Dollar" Another Tues
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Stocks Turn Up
After DECLINING
Early in Week
Price Average Shows
Partial Recovery in
Friday Session
BY PAUL ID. GESNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. Oct. 12-The stock
market, after fitting downward this
week, steadied and ended the period
on recovery note, with many shares
regaining part Of accumulated
losses.
The Associated Press average Of
go representative stocks q week ago
stood at $45. Declines pared 20
cents from the measure on Monday,
10 cents on Tuesday and 30 cents
on Wednesday. Thursday the in
dex held unchanged, and Friday
gentle gains in the general share
list lifted the measure 20 cents above
the Thursday level.
The measure stood Friday night
at S44, net decline of 81 on the week.
A month back the index was $429
and year ago $50 20. the latter fig
ure identical with the 1910 high
touched January 3. The low for
1910 was $37, recorded June 10 aft
er the market sell-od accompany
ing the German invasion of the Low
land countries and France.
Dealings throughout the period
were relatively small, transactions
on Monday and Thursday being the
smallest Of the month. Volume
Monday aggregated around $4,000
shares, Tuesday, sol 90: Wednesday,
445, 900: Thursday, 382, 900, and Fri
day, 100000. The New York Stock
Exchange was closed today in OBJ
servance of Columbus Day.
War Is Chief Factor.
The European war news continued
the dominating influence on market
sentiment. Steady German bomb
ing Of London, indications of a
growing political crisis in the ORR
ent and spread of the war closer
to the Balkans all contributed to
market weakness on declines.
Fridays partial recovery was at
tributed in some circles to growing
realization some sort of prosperity"
may arise in the United States as
factories throw themselves into the
task Of providing needs for the ma
tions $4,000, 100000 defense pro-
gram.
On the other hand. there were OBJ
servers who thought Fridays up
trend was "technical'-that some
upward reaction had been due in
view Of the fact the market in the
seven preceding sessions had closed
either unchanged or lower.
Shares recording recovery gains
yesterday after weakness earlier in
the week included United States
Steel. Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler,
Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck,
Goodyear. United Aircraft, Glenn L.
Martin. Sperry, American Airlines,
Western Union, Kennecott, Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey, Texas Corp,
U. S. Gypsum, Westinghouse. Du
Pont. Union Carbide, Allied Chemi-
cal and Eastman Kodak.
Bond Prices Improve.
In the bond market. medium
priced railway loans followed the
pattern of stocks. first selling lower
and then recovering part Of losses.
High-priced industrial bonds. how
ever, were resistant to declines, and
many ended the period at the high
est levels Of the year or longer. The
higher-priced utilities were strong
with the prime industrials. United
States Governments moved unevenly
Commodities in cash markets as
group tended upward for the
eighth consecutive week. Cash
wheat and cotton were a little
lower, but advancing were corn,
oats. rye. cattle. butter. eggs. lard.
rubber. wool, silk, tin, lead, coal and
steel scrap.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

noon, while the kenneth X. Miller.
afternoon session will be featured
by forum in which three WASH
ington underwriters will partici-
pate, H. Cochran Fisher, Harold D.
Kraft and Russell Shelk. Another
Washingtonian on the program is
Anthony r. Gould, circulation man
ager of the United States News.
Washington men will also judge
the annual contest among the men,
bers of the best material used in
advertising. Judging the great
number of exhibits will be Troy M.
Rodlun, underwater and advertis-
ing consultant; Wilfred L. White,
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce; Lester Douglas, United
States Chamber of Commerce and
Peter Becker, president, Standard
Press, Inc.
Kenneth r. Miller of Richmond,
Va, is program chairman, and
Powell Stamper of Nashville is press
relations chairman. Many Wash
ington underwriters are planning
to attend part or all of the sessions.
Holland Is A. I. B. Chairman.
T. Stanley Holland, trust officer,
American Security & Trust Co.,
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Lumber Output Remains
Well Above Year Ago

BY the Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended October 5 stood at IA per
cent of the seasonal weekly average
of 1929 and shipments we're 81 per
cent of the average 1929 weekly
shipments.
Production for the week totaled
252 ,468,0OO feet, which was 6 per
cent less than the previous week,
and 8 per cent greater than the
corresponding week a year ago.
Shipments aggregated 285.020, 900
feet, which was 3 per cent less than
the previous week and II per cent
greater than last years correspond
ing week.
Orders booked during the week
were 272,04O,0 900 feet, which was 8
per cent less than the previous week
and per cent less than the corre-
spending week last year.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
argentina Gets
Foreign Funds
from u. S.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 12.-Finan-
cial circles report an increasingly
heavy flow of money owned by
German, Italian, Balkan and other
foreign residents of the United
States is reaching Argentina, ap-
parently a result of the owners
fears the United States is upon the
verge of entering the war.
While unable to estimate the
volumne of such transfers, they are
substantial" according to these
sources, which also credit the flow
with strengthening the position OF
the Argentine peso.
The peso today was quoted around
4.22 to the dollar, which was even
stronger than when the war began,
despite the economic reverses Argen-
tina 10 suffering - . result Of the
conflict.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Jones Sees Progress
At D. & r. G. PurIey
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Ad-
ministrator, said in statement yes
terday that some progress" had
been made toward composing the
views of security holders of the Den
yer & Rio Grande Western Railroad,
which is in trusteeship.
Jones issued his statement follow
ing a meeting attended by Recon-
struction Finance Corp. officials and
representatives of practically all
classes of the railroads securities.
The conference, Jones said, had
been asked by Judge j. Foster Symes
of the United States District Court
for Colorado, in whose jurisdiction
the Denver & Rio Grande Western
is in reorganization. Another meet
ing will be held here October 16.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Building and Loan
Groups Pay U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board reported yesterday that the
Federal Government had received
a six-months dividend of $3,936, TOO
on its investments in savings, build
ing and loan association.
The dividends were paid from 10
cally owned and operated institu-
tions which had obtained working
funds from the Government during
the depression and the recovery
period" The board said. Current
H. o. L. @. investments Of this
kind were given - SIe3 ,e24 900 and
thooo q the TfoauV - ~, ,7lD,00o.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
New York Bank Loans
Gain During Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Business
loans of weekly reporting Federal
Reserve member banks in New York
City increased $4,000 900 during the
week ended Wednesday, their fifth
consecutive advance.
The gain in commercial, indus
trial and agricultural loans, which
has amounted to O,000 900 in the
last five weeks, is attributed partly
to defense commitments.
The advance is expected to be
accelerated during the coming week
because of the signing of the bill
permitting holders of Government
contracts to assign them for bank
loanA
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Carriers Report
Sharp Rise in
Export Traffic
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported yesterday that ex-
port traffic through Atlantic and
Gulf ports in September was about
AZ per cent greater than in Septem-
ber, 1889.
The association said 47,901 cars
Of export freight. other than grain,
were unloaded at Atlantic and Gulf
ports compared with 1854 cars in
September, 1889, cars of grain for
export dropped from 4,063 in Sep
tember, 1889. to 446 in September,
1910.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Earnings Of National
Banks Top Year Ago
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Preston Delano, controller of
the currency, reported that 5,170
national banks had net operating
earnings of $129, ,752 900 during the
first six months of this year, an in
crease of 1886, 900 over the earn
ings of 5000 banks which reported
in the first half of 1889.
Gross earnings amounted to $426,-
0O8, 900, a gain of $9,969, 900 over the
corresponding period q year ago.
while operating expenses were
92oe, ,256, 900. . decline Of -, 1000
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Studeboker Sales Set
September Record
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 12-
Factory sales of Studebaker passen-
ger cars and trucks in September
were the largest for that month
in the history of the company. Paul
G. Hoffman, president of the Stude-
baker Corp, reported. September
sales Of new passenger cars exceeded
those of any month since August,
1928.
Factory sales of both passenger
cars and trucks totaled 14,501 units
compared with lotto In the same
month last year, an increase Of IS
per cent.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Most Stocks Ignored
On Montreal Market
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Oct. 12-Traders,
faced with a long Thanksgiving
week end, almost completely ignored
the stock market in today's trade.
Utilities were the only group to
receive much attention as Bell Tele-
phone showed an increase of a
point. Brazilian Traction slipped u
while Montreal Power showed no
change.
Hollinger, sole trader in base me-
tails, was stationary while Imperial
Tobacco was unchanged at 14A.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Southern to Purchase
So, 147. 900 Equipment

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 12.-Of-
ficials of the Southern Railway Co.
disclosed plans for purchasing new
equipment costing $8,147,000.
The equipment, some of which al
ready has been ordered, includes
1,500 box cars, $50 hopper coal cars,
1,071 gondola cars and eight Diesel
electric switch engines.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

Ody opdhCl WILL
be Thomas G..
Boushall, presi-
dent, M orr | S
Plan Bank of
Virginia. Will
liam Montgom-
cry, president of
the Acacia Mu-
tual Life Insur-
ance Co. of this
city, is on We'd
nesday's pro.
gram.
T he annual
election of off,
GERS is set for
Tuesday FORE