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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
Briefly Noted News


cult Court will convene ct Elkton on
Monday, December Q.
While playing indoor football,
Mr.. George Atkinson, of Port De-
post, broke bone in each ankle.
The Red Men Of North East pre-
sented a threeact musical comedy
entitled "See You Later on Tuesday
evening, in that town.
Mr.. Harry Plummer has resigned
his position In the American Store
here and will represent the Grand
Union Tea Company In this section.
Rising Sun firemen were called to
the Hotel in this town, about two
o'clock Monday afternoon, to extin-
guish blaze in the furnace chimney.
The fire was quenched before any
damage was done.
Donaldson Brown, Of Mt. Ararat
Farm, near Port Deposit, vice.
president of the General Motors Cor
poration, has been elected to the
Board of Directors of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
The Sunday School Board met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Brown, near Sylmar.
There were twenty present. The
next meeting will be on December
Srd at the home Of Mrs. Clara B..
Keen.
Wadsworth Caldwell of North
Carolina, was killed last week when
struck in the head by colored man
who was soon captured and put in
Jail. The deceased was brother Of
B. F. Caldwell, former resident Of
Colora.
Union Thanksgiving worship was
held Thursday morning last at West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church.
where DR.. s. ]. Venable, pastor Of
the church, and Rev. J. B. Dickerson.
OF Rising Sun Methodist Church con-
Quoted services.
North East and Elkton high school
soccer teams, and Elkton and CAL
vert girl field ball teams played at
Calvert on Wednesday.
The Calvert girls won at field ball
by 10 to 2, while the North East
boys won at soccer, 2 to !.
A permit has been issued to the
Chain Store Development Company.
Of Cleveand, O., for the construc-
ton of new and modern store on
the site of the former LETTERS store
on Main stree, Elkton.
The store will be operated by the
Newberry Chain Store organization.
DR.. Trentwell Mason White, Head
master Of The Tome School, and Mr..
C. A. Ewing, head Of the Department
Of Mathematics, attended the annual
meeting Of the Association Of Col
lege and Preparatory Schools held
at Atlantic City on November 22nd
and 23rd.
Miss Sarah Wallis, Of Chesapeake
City, has gone to Daytona Beach.
Florida, where she and Mrs. Thorn
as Laidman, Of New York, will open
a Child Health Centre. The purpose
is to care for convalescing children
and to teach them as far as their
health will permit.
Mrs. Dodson will have fruit cakes
for sale until Xmas. Dark fruit cake
20 cents pound, light fruit cake
Is cents a pound. Early orders will
be appreciated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
Cecil-Kent Horse Associa-
ton

The Cecil--Kent Horse Association
dined at the New Central Hotel, in
Elkton, Thursday evening last, and
held their first hunt on Saturday.
Officers Of the Association are: DR..
Gilfllan, president; Harry Jarman,
secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
League To Repeat Play

The North East Epworth League
will repeat the three-act comedy,
Lucky. on Friday night, Deem
Der 9Th. in the new American Le-
gion Hall, at Perryville, 500 p. m.
The play is being sponsored by the
Perryvilie Epworth League. In addi-
ton to this there will be a number
of extra attractions between acts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors, have
sold for Robert G.. Smith, Est, the
LAG acre farm in Lower Oxford, near
Hayesville, Chester county. Pa, to
Roy T. Shifiitt Of Christiana, Pa,
who will take possession on April /.
Mr.. Ehifiitt will enlarge the dairy
barn to accommodate the large dairy
herd he brings with him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
Registered Holsteins

Woodrow and James, Rising Sun,
have sold some highly bred Holstein
bulls to head the herds Of r. G. Nc
Donald. Norman Way, Joseph Ayers.
Jr.. O. B. Wilson and Clarence Kelly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
Announcement

will take ordsrs for Home Made
Fruit Cake ct Afty-flve cents per
pound. Order early. Free samples
will be given.
MsA Vernon q, Gagyin
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-29
LAMPLICHTER

Opportunity for active
man as lamplighter for the
kerosene lamps to be in
stalled along the strsets of
Rising Sun. to help the re-
Gently improved 60 light
ing system.
Improvement
Evening star., 1940-06-09
D. c. Gasoline Consumption Scars Further,
Recovery in New Auto Sales Indicated
Rail Express Volume,
Tourists and Postul
Receipts Set Records
BY DONALD B. HADLEY.

Additional all-time records in
District Of Columbia gasoline con-
sumption and further recovery in
neW-car sales attracted attention Of
the automotive trade here at the
weeks close.
A report from the tax Office last
night showed that gasoline con-
sumption in April and the first four
months of the year were at the high
est marks for those periods in his
tory.
April consumption totaled l2,912,-
060 gallons, up seasonally from 12,-
499 1892 in the preceding month and
far ahead of 1907, 1878 in the same
1899 month 1t was nearly double
levels for the same 1890 month.
With the motor season hardly
started, April consumption nearly
equaled 1927 ,904 gallons, the 1899
peak, set in August last year, and
with that exception was the highest
for any month on record. Following
the usual seasonal trend, May, June
and July volumes should show
further expansion, with the years
peak arriving in August.
1880 Volume Doubled.
For the first four months of the
year consumption totaled 47,08O, GIT
gallons, against 43,459,716 in the
same 1889 period, and was more than
double volume for the same 1929
period
Outlining the steady increase of
consumption over long period Of
years, totals for April and the first
four months of various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Hopkins Foresees Climb
In Business Activity
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PreSS.
Secretary Of Commerce Hopkins
said yesterday the $4,000, ,O0O, 900 ma
tional defense program gave
promise of pushing business forward
regardless Of developments abroad"
He said Allied military reverses
had hindered business sentiment
during May. but added that new
Government defense expenditures
and private investment of capital
funds made inevitable by the defense
needs give every indication of being
more than sufficient to offset any
business drop caused by events
abroad"
The full effect of large defense ex-
penditures will not be felt by busi-
ness for some months" he said,
but indicated that some gains would
be immediate, especially in such
fields as steel production and con-
struction.
Hopkins said production gains in
cluded steel, railroad equipment,
paper, pulp and lumber, while high
activity was maintained by aircraft,
machine tool. electrical machinery
and shipbuilding industries. Auto
mobile assemblies declined sea-
sonally.
Some evidence that the recovery
embraced broader area than that
the production figures indicate is
presented by freight movements" he
said. "Carloadings, after some ad-
vance in April, rose appreciably in
May to the highest point of the
year."
Evening star., 1940-06-09

returned to approximately 1897
levels In the first four months Of
this year, report from Horwath g.
Horwath, New York accountants, in
dicates.
Substantial gains over the same
1889 and 1888 periods were record
ed. However, large part of the
increase was established in January,
February and March. April busi-
ness fell we'll behind 1887 marks and
was only slightly ahead of a year
ago.
The firms latest report giving per-
centage changes from a year ago
shows that the April index of total
hotel sales here stood at 755 per
cent of the same 1929 month, COM
pared with TAO in April 1899, TOO in
April 1898 and ITO in the same 1897
month.
Again using the 1929 months as
equal to 100, the average of indices
for the first four months Of this
year stood at 85.7 against 1877 in
the 1899 period, 1872 in the 1898 pc
riod and 85.7 in the 1887 period.
April indices and the average of
indices for the first four months
OF recent years, using 1929 as 100,
are given below for total sales, room
sales, restaurant sales and room
occupancy:
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Lumber Production Drops
During Holiday Week

Lumber production during the
holiday week ended June /, was 13
per cent less than in the previous
week: shipments we're 3 per cent
greater; new business, 6 per cent
less, according to reports to the
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association from regional associa-
tions covering the operations Of
representative hardwood and soft
wood mills.
Shipments were 10 per cent above
production; new orders, i per cent
above production. Compared with
the corresponding week of 1899, pro-
duction was per cent greater; ship
ments II per cent greater and new
business, 2 per cent less. The indus
try stood at 10 per cent of the
seasonal weekly average of 1929 pro-
duction and "a per cent of average
1929 shipments.
Reported production for the %
weeks of 1910 to date was per
cent above corresponding weeks of
1889; shipments were 7 per cent
above the shipments and new orders
were per cent above the orders of
the 1899 period. For the % weeks
of 1910 to date, new business was S
per cent above production, and
shipments we're per cent above
production.
The ratio of untitled orders to
gross stocks was 20 per cent on June
l. 1910, compared with 18 per cent
a year ago. Untitled orders were
II per cent heavier than a year
ago; gross stocks were 3 per cent
less.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
first five months of various years:
Nearby Offices Grow.

Receipts at Alexandria, Arling-
ton and Hyattsville Post Offices
during May and the five months
also set new all-time records for
those periods.
Receipts at the Arlington Office in
May failed to equal levels of a year
ago by small margin, but other
wise were the highest for that month
in the four-year history of the office.
The Arlington total for the five
months was at new high.
Alexandria receipts in May
climbed to $13,32269, against S12,-
583.51 in the preceding month; SILL
1872 80 in May, 1899, and only s5955
in the same 1929 month. In the
five months. receipts totaled s67,-
874.46, against $57,31828 in the 1899
period and $34,42231 in the 1929
period.
Arlington receipts for May totaled
$12 ,791 98, against s13,43018 in the
preceding month: $11, ,77345 in April,
1899. and Sc, ,728 04 in the 1887 month.
In other words, receipts were nearly
double only three years ago. Arling-
ton receipts for the five months
totaled $64984.78, against s55,157 "a
in the 1889 period, and $38 ,988 08 in
the 1887 period.
Hyattsville's receipts for May ad-
vanced to $3,199.16, against s2,732. 81
in the previous month, $2,580.61 in
May, 1899, and only $88505 in May,
1929. Five months receipts reached
$13,96705, compared with $12,O62.75
in the 1899 period and $4,835.90 in
the 1929 period.
Silver Spring Total Lags.
At the Silver Spring Office, the
May total declined to $8,313.61,
against $9.24773 in the preceding
month and $8,33323 in May, 1899,
but contrasted sharply with only
$1,212.16 in May, 1929. For the five
months, receipts advanced to $45,-
25098, against $40,O24.88 in the 1899
period and only s6,277 Al in the same
1929 period.
Receipts at the four Offices in May
and the first five months of various
years follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-09
General Motors Sales
Remain Far Ahead
OF Year Ago
May Total Of 165,S20
Shows Drop From
Preceding Month
BY the Associated Press.

oS WIG hSooSihtcu FICoo
NEW YORK, June 8.-Sales of
General Motors cars and trucks to
consumers in the United States in
May totaled 1865 ,82O. compared with
1873, ,48l in April and 1905 in May,
last year.
Sales to dealers in the United
States were 171,024 units. against
183, 300 in April and 112,868 in the
comparable 1899 month.
Total sales to dealers in the
United States and Canada plus
overseas shipments aggregated 1885,
548 units in May, against 196.747 in
the preceding month and 8,453
in May, 1889.
Consumer sales in the United
States for the first five months were
the second highest on record at 768,-
600 units, exceeded only by 774,695
In the first five months of 1896. In
the comparable 1899 period domestic
consumer sales totaled 575,843.
Sales to dealers in the United
States in the first five months were
the largest in the companys history,
aggregating 861 1873 units. This COM
pared with 614,740 in the first five
months of 1899 and with the prev
ious high of 792,128 in the first five
months of 1886.
Total sales to dealers in the
United States and Canada, plus
overseas shipments. in the first
five months totaled 931, ATT units,
against 01,512 in the comparable
1889 period. This was the second
largest volume of total sales, ex-
ceeded only by 971 ,ll4 in that period
in 1929.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Cotton Prices Jump
5 10 3 Points in
Late Trading
lust-Minute Demand
Sweeps Market Bare
Of Offerings
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June Blast min
ute demand for cotton futures swept
the market bare of offerings today
and carried final prices to gains of
S to points.
Demand was comparatively mar
row. but reluctance to sell was suf-
f1cient to attract higher bids.
In view of the uncertainty over
outcome of one Of the wars major
battles, buyers and sellers alike were
reluctant to enter on big commit
ments.
Persistent buying by mills and
covering by spot houses provided
the main support. A scattering of
local demand contributed to late
f1rmness. Short accounts placed a
number of covering orders.
Cotton goods sales for the week
were extremely disappointing,
Worth Street reported. Prices were
at the lows of the year and reports
OF mill curtailment. especially in
the South, continued to spread.
Exports Friday, none; season so
far, 6,174,204 bales. Port receipts,
3,l65; port stocks, 2,537 ,8O5.
RANGE fol1ouc.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Big Attendance Expected
AT Bond Club 0utinq

A large attendance is expected for
the annual outing of the Bond Club
of Washington at the Congressional
Country Club this coming Friday.
With tickets already oversub-
scribed and the books closed, the
stock exchange" session will get
under way at o'clock. During the
afternoon golf. putting, horseshoe
pitching and tennis contests will
command the attention of members
and their guests.
The clubs annual dinner is sched-
uled at 7:30 o'clock, with election of
officers to follow. Outgoing officers
Of the club are George M. Ferris,
president; Frank M. Hall, vice presi-
dent: j. Clifford Folger, secretary
treasurer, and Myles Quail, board
member.
G. F. Kramer is chairman of the
General Outing Committee. Other
committee heads are Ken Wales,
nominations; Frank Smith, tickets:
Mr. Quail, prizes; Harvey Gram,
stock exchange; Bill Jones, dinner;
John Hoffman. golf; Bayne Mar
bury, putting, and Monk Ellis, horse
shoes.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Labor and Production
Costs to Be Studied
BY the Associated Press.

3! Cne ASSOClAteu PreSS.
President Roosevelt signed into
law yesterday legislation directing
the Bureau of Labor Statistics to
study labor and production costs
in manufacturing, mining, trans
portation, distribution and other
industries.
The bureau estimated that be-
tween 100000 and 1900, 900 men
were unemployed because of labor
saving devices put into use since
1929. Statistics on productivity and
labor costs are necessary. the House
Labor Committee said, TO prevent
technoiogical unemployment
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Holder Seeks Recovery
OF Pennroad Losses
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, June "a
woman stockholder of the Pennroad
Corp. sought in Federal Court today
to. recover losses of more than
100000 she said were suffered
by the corporation in transactions
involving the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
The suit. filed by Mrs. Grace Stein
Weigle of Chicago, was directed
against the Pennroad Corp, the
Pennsylvania and three living and
the estates of six deceased officers
and directors of the two corpora
tions.
Mrs. Stein contended in her petit
ton that officers and voting trustees
of Pennroad used upwards of $140.-
000, 900 to promote an unsuccessful
Pennsylvania Railroad plan to DOM
mate Eastern railroad operations
instead of investing in sound Sc
curities.
In seeking such domination, ex-
horbitant prices were paid for con-
trolling shares of .eight railroads.
the petition said, with a loss of
$4,O00,O00 in excess payments for
such stock in the Canton Co. Of
Baltimore and unspecified but tire
mendous" losses in the remaining
seven transactions. Another $4,0O0,-
900 was lost. Mrs. Stein contended.
in the organization of a freight
forwarding" company.
Individual defendants named in
the suit were Albert j. County, vice
president of the Pennsylvania and
a director Of Pennroad; Henry H.
Lee, president of Pennroad and a
Pennsylvania director; Joseph
Wayne. jr., director of the two
companies, and the estates of Jay
Cooke, Efflngham B. Morris, Levi L.
Rue, w. w. Atterbury, Richard B.
Mellon and Charles E. Ingersoll.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
"S oS1o11o' 11b1 II 2doU yS
February of earlier years:
Arlington Officials Busy.

In Arlington County. 1887 cars
have been registered since the start
of the season April IS. This repre-
sents only portion of the cars
actually owned in the county and is
about 5000 above a year ago. Ar
lington officials reported a rush
business in. drivers permits with
more than 5000 issued in the last
five months
In Alexandria, city registrations
are more than 700 ahead of a year
ago. If this margin is maintained
it should bring an annual total of
7,l50 tags against 6,446 in 1899 and
5,971 in 1898.
In Montgomery. Prince Georges
and Fairfax Counties, registrations
also are reported at new peaks, al
though figures are not available.
Express Records Set.
Railway express shipments, i'm
portant barometer of trade activity
in the District, set new records in
both May and the first five months
Oh IHe year, tne Railway Express
Agency reported
May shipments totaled 174,471
compared with 163,237 in the pre-
vious month and 158,793 in May,
1889, gain of SO per cent.
Shipments for the five months
reached 806,387 against 733,897 in
the same period last year, a gain of
9.8 per cent.
The new high marks were super
imposed on the record breaking
volume of last year, when shipments
were 10,1 per cent ahead of 1898,
IA per cent ahead of 1887, 81 per
cent ahead of 1888 and IS per cent
ahead of 1929.
Shipments for May and the first
-
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Population Shifting.

Clearly indicating the outward
shift of population, automobile reg
istrations in the District of CO..
lumbia and in adjoining sections
OF the Metropolitan area continue
to follow divergent trends.
With the tag season starting in
April, one month later than in 1899
and three months later than in
previous years, District registra-
tions at the end of May were below
a year ago and substantially behind
all-time 1887 records.
In all adjoining sections of the
Metropolitan Area, registrations
continued to climb into new high
territory, we'll ahead of a year ago
and far above 1887 marks.
District registrations at the end
OF MAY this year are compared be-
low with the second month of other
tag seasons; April last year and
February of earlier wears.
Evening star., 1940-06-09

More Visitors In Capital.
After tagging behind year ago
in April, more tourists visited the
National Capital during May, regis
trations indicated at Smithsonian
Institution, Washington Monument
and the Washington Tourist Camp.
Smithsonian and Monument reg
istrations, in their May recovery,
swept ahead of a year ago and set
new records for the month and the
first five months Of the year.
While gaining over the previous
month, tourist camp cars and Wis
itors remained substantially behind
year ago In both the month and
the five months.
Totals for May and the hve
months Of various years follow:
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Auto Demand Improves.
Four

Auto Demand Improves.
Titles issued for new automobiles
in May and the first five months Of
this year indicate the best demand
since the prosperous spring of 1887.
During May, 3,213 new car titles
were issued. These were ahead of
2,912 in the preceding month and
2,765 in May, 1899.
In the first five months of this
year, new car titles totaled 1886
against 1926 in the same 1899
period.
New car titles issued in May and
the first five months of recent years
follow.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
DistiIIers-Seogroms
Reports Higher Net
nv the Associated Press.

Nv the ASEOClateu PIesS
NEW YORK, June 8-Distillers'
Corp.-Seagram's, Ltd, today report
ed net profit for the quarter ended
April 30 of $1,012,983, equal to 46
cents q common share. compared
with $950,385, or 43 cents on COM
mon, In the comparable 1899 quarter
In the quarter ended January 81,
1910, company had income of s2,4S2,-
los, including $423,654 tax refund,
equal to $l.31 on common.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
$2,739,075 Net Shown
By First National
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-First Ma
tional Stores, Inc, showed net profit
Of $2,739,075 for the year ended
March 80, equal to 1894 a common
share, compared with $2,774,366, or
$3.38 on common In the preceding
year. Company operates a chain OF
food stores in New England.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
CorpeI Corp. Declares
Dividend of 50 Cents

Directors Of Carpet Corp, whole
sale food distributors, with stock
listed on the Washington Exchange,
have declared their 45th consecutive
quarterly dividend Of SO cents q
share, payable June % TO holders Of
record June II.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Per cent of
Postal Receipts Higher.

Postal receipts in the District and
at four important post Offices in ad-
joining sections provided additional
evidence of Metropolitan Area
growth in May and the first five
months of this year.
District receipts for the month
and the five months set new records
for those periods. In May, they
totaled 1894 ,092 20, down moderately
from $705, ,744.59 In the preceding
month. but ahead of $633, 1885 in
May, 1899. Five months receipts
reached $3,397 ,282, against $3,207,-
$4,000 in the same 1899 period.
District receipts in May and the
Il
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Wi||ys Rushes Plans
For Subsidiary 10
Make Munitions
$25,ooo,ooo Contracts
Hinge on Visit Of
Allied Officials
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 8.-Willys-
Overland Motors, Inc, plans to enter
the munitions field through a new
company to be formed and partly
financed by Empire Securities, Inc,
holders of majority of WHY'S Mo-
tor common stock.
AS part of the financing required
for the new company, the New York
Stock Exchange has authorized En-
pire Securities, Inc, to transfer
100000 shares Of its holdings Of
WHY'S Overland 81 par common to
a company which has been formed
to make munitions and armament.
The new concern, believed to be
the Empire Ordance Co., Is also
said to be negotiating with Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corp. for purchase or
lease Of part of Carnegie's Penfcyd
Pa) plant. 81
AS much Of the war business as
possible, however, will be handled
by WHY'S Overland plants, Ward M.
Canaday, president of Empire Sc
curities, said in statement accom-
panying the exchange announce
ment.
TOLEDO. Ohio, June LP.-Im-
mediate award Of $25 900 900 in war
contracts to WHY'S Overland Motors,
Inc, hinges on a visit here next
week by commission representing
the United States Government and
the British and French purchasing
division, the Blade says.
The commission is expected to in
spect vacant buildings at the West
Central avenue plant, and the news
paper says it is understood already
certain definite contracts are under
way, in some of the Willys-Overland
buildings and that machinery has
been ordered for additional build
ings."
Contracts are expected to be
signed within a week for IS and 90
nm. shells, a large order of light
armored cars, 8-inch shell castings
and various parts for bombing
planes, says the Blade.
Evening star., 1940-06-09
Futures Markets Closed

NEW YORK, June 8 R.-Futures
markets for sugar, coffee and cocoa
were closed today, having suspended
Saturday trading sessions during
June, July and August.