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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10

and fruit punch by the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. w. c. Prouse and
Mrs. Cliff Davis. Special guests
were his grandmother and aunt,
Mrs. L. C. Roberts and Mrs,
George Clark, and his teachers
from the Vancleave school.
Supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Lyons on Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Graham of
Pascagoula. Mrs. Walter Stew
art also visited in this home on
Thursday.
Among those visiting in the J.
j. Ware and Mrs. Ruth l.. Rob-
erts' and son tent were: Mrs. A.
c. Soloman of Jackson; Miss Su-
sic Vaughan of Biloxi; DR.. Moses
Vineyard of Salem, Oregon; the
Rev. and Mrs. Ray Rust and Miss
Lizzie Ware of Vancleave; State
Senator c. E. Dees of Perkinston;
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Everett and
children of Moss Point; and other
friends and relatives.
]. c. Harris, known to his
friends as Buddy, suffered a
broken arm Saturday afternoon
while at play.
Mrs. Corrine and Miss Thelma
Roberts of Gulfport and Mrs. Ote-
liza Roberts of Tampa are continu-
ing their visit in the home of
Fred and Miss Maude Roberts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10

Cotton yarn is twisted into the
shape of a coil spring in a new
fabric which is elastic without
the use of rubber.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10

All cities and communities served by the
in 80 years, which struck South Mississippi 81
insofar as it affected electric service.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Stock Market Drifts
Moderately Lower
In Quiet Session
By T. {. Apologize ,
Asseciuted Rress financial Wrifar

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-stocks
drifted generally lower in today's
market, although a few issues af-
fected by special situations were
resistant.
Volume Of trading was at a low
ebb as many in the financial district
remained away in an extension Of
the Thanksgiving Day holiday. As
a result, many stocks suffered from
neglect. Price changes were narrow
in most. cases, with fractional de-
clines predominating near the fourth
hour.
Heightening the apathy of GUS
toners, brokers said, were uncer-
tainties over the course of congress
sional moves to combat imitation
and over impending international
developments. A moderate amount
of tax selling continued. Belief thai
after five losing sessions the market
might be ready for modest recovery
was reported to have prompted some
bidding.
New 1947 lows were touched BY
Ovens Illinois, American Can anc
Air Reduction. Follansbee Stee
dipped more than 2 points at one
time despite dividend declaration
Paraffine climbed on a split pro.
posal and Richfield Oil advanced ir
response to an extra dividend.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, ,Noy; 2s 1H tUssDDdA,.-sal-
and generally $3.50 hisher than wednes-
oy; oy ss to % Sgd blk H M GOOD s0sf snd on hdss
Iso-2so pound butchers. s5.5o-25. IS. with
1901 SO pounds, a4.75e25.50: most good
and choice sows under 500 pounds. 1915
saiabie cattle. 900; total 1900; sal
able Calves, 500; total. 500: largely steer
and coy run; salable supplies included
sorted off show herds: general market
about STEADY: less active than .Wednes;s
day, however; most medium to good
resular market steers; p .0o-3l 90; com
confined to show offerings mostly $500.
$3.50: outside, IS 90, With some he'd i,
good beef cows to Il 90: bulls very scarce
at 1900 down: vealers alsc scarce. steady
saisble sheep-5.soo; total. $500; thigh-
er asking prices retarding trade: early
on GOOD and choice wooled lambs held
around $500 and better. early slaughter
eve sales around a5 hisher; few mixed
choice ewes held higher.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO. Nov. % tP,.-Rolling stedily
upward in a quite trade. grains set = new
variety Of records on the Board of Trade
today. Once again a lack of offerings
rather than any aggressive buying fea-
Wheat set new o-yearssop and, met
to Z cents from its all time high when
the December contract sold at S3.1S. All
deferred wheat deliveries made new sea-
sonal highs. as did all corn contracts
December oats hit a record high for any
oats delivery at 1864.
At times there were Temporary halts in
the upward push, but grains showed nc
sisns Of any sustained slump UP Through
the noon hour.
Wheat at noon was 4 to 5M higher. De-
cember 3.1734: corn was 4N-5A higher
December 2.59K; oats were IA-2h higher
December .26A and soybeans were to 6
hisher. March 3.g5
Commodity Credit Corp. statistics showed
no heavy buying of cash grain by that
agency on Wednesday. :, The only pur-
bushels of spring wheat and $4,000 BUSH
els Of Duran wheat were bought.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
D. {. Bank CIearinqs
Al New High Mark
During November
By Edword c. Stone

November bank clearings in the
Capital broke all records for No
vember and in the II months also
set q new all-time high mark
George H. Bright, manager of the
Clearing House Association, an
nounced today.
Clearings for November totaled
s275,0S3, 1893 against $266, ,520,2s4 In
the same 1947 month, an increase OF
$3.50 ,404. In the II months clear.
ings climbed to s3.095 ,293,115, COM
pared with S2,841 ,811 ,065 last year, 8
jump of $253, ,482 ,050.
Very active business, present high
prices and tax payments were giver
by bankers as important factors ir
the record totals in Cancelled checks
Clearings in Washington banks
by months. so far this year COM
pare as follows with the like 194t
periodS.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Burglars Stop for Snack
While Looting House
by the Associoted Press

BILLINGS, Mont.-Burglars who
stole a rifle, two pipes and a can of
tobacco from Joe Wersals house
took time to cook themselves a snack
and coffee. 4
Mr.. Wersal was a bit less put out
when he found the men had also
stayed long enough to rinse off their
dirty dishes and sweep the floor.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Business Briefs

Retail Ira0c III Llle Wceh CAuoo
Wednesday expanded moderately
above the preceding week as
result Of Thanksgiving food pur-
chases and increased Christmas
shopping and averaged 80 to 12To
above a year ago-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
declined to s13,9O7, 10000 in the
week ended November 26, a drop OF
12.3% from the years record in the
previous week, but remained 1850
above the like 1916 week.-Dun g.
Bradstreet.
Engineering Construction Awards
totaled S116,802 900 in the four -oay
week ended November q, a gain OF
16g, from the preceding week and
259es above the like 1946 week.-En-
eineering News-Record.
Commercial, Industrial and Farm
Loans of member banks in 10l lead
ing cities totaled s14,212, 900 600 on
November 19, q gain Of $60,0O0,O0o
from a week earlier and S2,969, ,O0O,- :
900 above year earlier.-Federai
Reserve Board.
Auto Production In the United
States and Canada this week totaled
AZ 932 cars and trucks VS.. ll5,l97
last week and 1922 in the like 1946
week.-Ward's Automotive Reports.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended November % totaled 9O2,672
cars. a gain of 218eo from the pre-
vious week and 1879 year ago
Association of American Railroads.
Georgia Power Co. received SEC
permission to sell $l0,00000o OF 30
wear first mortgage bonds at COM
petive bidding to finance construc-
ton ,
Western Maryland Railway asked
ICC permission to issue $3,OO0,00o
of IL. q equipment trust certificates
to help finance purchase OF l,eo0
coal cars and two diesel switching
engines.
Abbott Laboratories declared an
extra dividend of IS cents and a
regular quarterly Of so cents, pay
able December "a.
Richfield Oil Corp declared an
extra dividend of so cents, payable
December 26, lifting 1947 payments
to s1.50 VS.. 80 cents in 1916.
Brown-Forman Distillers Corp.
declared an extra dividend OF 20
cents and regular quarterly OF 20
cents, both payable January l.
Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe
Railway net income for 10 months
ended october 81 was $37 3,515 or
s13.47 share VS.. $33, ,2l4,436 or
s11.55 in the same 1916 period.
Hiram Walker GoOderham d
worts, Ltd, earned $18,87s,570 or
s6.54 canadian dollars in IL
months ended August 81 VS.. $t5,-
7s4, ,6e9 or s5.28 year earlier. .
Anaconda Wire & Gable Co. profit
for nine months ended September
30 was s6,492 1906 or $3.50 VS.. s., 100,
SOL or s4.98 in the same l946 period
Federated Department Stores
earned $3,2l1 ,496 or $1.36 in three
months ended November VS.. 81, 764, :
1872 or $1.19 a year earlier.
Royal Typewriter Co. profit for
three months ended October 81 was
se73.158 or "a cents VS.. $409,8 or
80, cents in the same 1916 period.
Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co
earned S8,3S1 $50 or $4.30 in nine
months ended September 80 VS.
$685., $3.50 or 1888 year earlier.
Fajardo Sugar Co. profit for /:
months ended July 81 was $3,l15 ,444
or sS.62 VS.. loss of $47,433 in the
preceding fiscal period.
Truax-Traer Coal Co. earned ST.
753,934 or $l.78 In six months ended
october 81 VS.. $l,o8l,526 or $l.18 9
year earlier.
Sun Oil Co. appointed Storrs j
Case advertising manager.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
October Store Sales Gain.

October Store Sales Gain.
Department store sales in dollar
volume in the Capital during Octo-
ber were per cent ahead of Oc-
tober, 1916, and up per cent in the
first 10 months of the year, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today. Sales in September
were 10 per cent above last year.
Sales by sc stores in the Fifth
District showed a per cent gain Tor
October and 3 per cent in the 10
months. Richmond, sales were up
II per cent, the best gain. Baltl-
more sales were unchanged.
ID. C. Bank Loans Increase.
Commercial loans granted by
washington banks for the week
ended Wednesday, November 19
showed an aggregate gain OF $685.
900 over the preceding week and
real estate loans were up $256,O00
the Richmond Reserve Bank re-
ported today.
Assets gained sharply, revealing
an upturn of $5,178,000. Demand
deposits stepped up ss,63s,ooo but
savings deposits again disclosed a
decrease, $7s6, 900.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
reported a net income gain in Octo-
Der of s541 ,806 over the same month
a year ago. Operations for the III
months of 1947 resulted in net In
come of ss,207,0l8, compared with
last years deficit of $l4,795,534, an
Improvement of s21, ,O02,552.
Phone Expenditures Voted.
Directors of the Chesapeake d
Potomac Telephone Co. have au-
thorized expenditures of s258,SoO for
Telephone improvements in the Dis
trict, making total of $ll,146,577
voted so far this year, in $70,Ooo,-
900 program.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner d
Beane, is distributing a most inter-
estine review of Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, showing current earn
ings close to the record 1946 rate
of S5.95 per share.
Net income of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad in october amounted
to 1895, ,767 VS.. $1,836,168 in october,
1916, a decrease of $940,4 ,401. Net
income in the ten months totaled
$4.115.s45 against $1,984,093 IN the
like 1916 period, an increase OF
$2,131, ,752.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Fishermen Bring Home
Deer by Use of Lusso
By the Associoted Pres.

KALISPELL, Mont.-Three Kali
spell fishermen came home from a
fishing trip with a buck deer-and
they didn't have gun along.
De Witt O'Neill, Shirley Anderson
and Elaine Hoover were trolling for
trout on Flathead Lake when they
saw a oeer swimming. O'Neill las
seed the animal after six tries.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s R.-Cotton fu-
high ground today on broad trade and
outside t/ying Gains extended to 81 q
bale although the best levels were pared by
profit taking and hedging
The upturn was Influenced by the tight
ening cotton supply and lower crop ideas
in some quarters One private opinion was
900 bales compared with the last gov
ernment forecast Of II ,505,000 bales, due
to adverse weather In recent weeks.
A large Export-Import credit to Belgium
covering against export sales. and buying
prior to higher margins on futures trad
ing effective December i. were also sup
porting factors.
Late afternoon prices were 2.35 to 3.5O
bale hisher than the previous close
December $500; March, 36.14. and May
Evening star., 1947-11-28

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Evening star., 1947-11-28

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Evening star., 1947-11-28
sls.es7,l72 $l7.27o,le1 sls.775'
KiIowutt-Hour Sales for District
Auto Damage Suit Ends
With Nobody Winning
BY the Assoeioted Press

KEARNEY, Nebr.-It was a diff
cult decision a district court jury
here was called upon to make.
Math Meyers, whose truck col
lided with car driven by Mrs. Evan
Hartman, sought $711.66 damages
In cross-petition Mrs. Hartman
sued Meyers for $9195 damages.
After four hours deliberation the
jury called it "draw" with neither
defendant nor plaintiff entitled to
damages.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

hourly safes on she EaehanEe Tsaas:
II 200 ar 16o 600 1890 noon $50 ooc
100 D,m.. $40 GOO quo p.m $50 ooc
ruptcy or recelversnip. Of being reorg An iSeo
under the Bankruptcy Act. or sscuritiei
assumed BY such compapies Rates 81
disbursements based on the last quarterly
Or semianuual declaration Unless other
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
Also extra or extras Plus stock diT-
dend Cash or stock Paid last ysaf
Payable In stock. & Declared or paid G
stock dividend Or stock spfit-up. s Aceun
ulated dividends Daid or declared this rear
Evening star., 1947-11-28
District Business Burometers

barometers indicate that business in the ap at
ceptonaly high levels during October
anme monthly total telephone
stations climbed daily calls the highest in ls4 and
ahead Of the month in 1946
The department ahead of october
this again reversing the down.
exceeded the comparative month IN 1916
city reflected in the following
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. Nov % R-The Sc.
curities and Exchanae Commission reported
today these transactions by customers with
odd.lo dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for November 25
4.O30 purchases involving 1894 shares
.0A7 sales involving 101 .141 shares, in.
cluding 23 short sales involving S14 shares
Evening star., 1947-11-28

York Corp. profit for II months
ended September 80 was $2.242, 733
or $2.l8 VS.. 31,270, ,469 or $1.37 In the
preceding fiscal period.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Crosley Motors, Inc, earned 5000.

Crosley Motors, Inc, earned $780,
563 or SIS cents in three months
ended October 81 VS.. deficit of
$363,613 a year earlier.
Central Violeta Sugar Co. net for
IL months ended September 80 was
s2,046,216 or $722 VS.. $790,462 or
s2.79 in the preceding fiscal period.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Washington Gas 4 so pfd-lO at los.
Washington Gas $50 pfd-27 at 105
WASHINGTON Gas 4.25 pfd-15 at 101, 5
at 10I.
132s. 100 at 1874, 25 at 13ss, 100
at 1917.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
RoiIwoy Net Incomes

NEW YORK. Nov. % tSpeciaD. Net
incomes OF railroads reporting today for
the hrst. 10 months of 194S are COM
pared below with year carrier:
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Nov. % R.-Dividend.
declared:
Increased.
Pc. StL nf Paw.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
N. Y. Bond Market

1..n...hsS x 4: ssr 81 fssufs fse''
Evening star., 1947-04-24

of Lands In this Province. Necessity
Constrained his Lordship to Com
missionate such persons. to be Sur
veyors as was but very meanly
Skilfull In the Art Of Surveying
and for the Windings Courses and
Turnings~ of the Sew all Rivers
Riveletts SCreeks and Coves many
times by these Branches folding
one in Another were unknown to
the Surveyors not for fear of the
Indian Enemy then numerous and
Strong dar'st they freely Stay on
Shore to Examine the Windings
and Courses azores d but marking
some Trees by the side of such
Rivers Greeks &c. did without fur
ther Troubles prescribe Certein
Bounds and Courses to the Several
Tracts by them Surveyed (the act
goes on to say this caused a lot
of nasty lawsuits and resulted in a
lot of conflicting decisions on whose
pasture belonged to whom) .. /.
BE it Enacted &c. That If any
man hold Land by River or Greek
Side Yet so as there lies Marsh
betwixt the firme Land and the
River such adjacent Marsh
shall be Deemed g. adjudged Abso-
lutely to belong to the Land to
which it is adjacent.
Contends Act Did Trick.
This, according to Mr.. Partridge,
proves that if the original grant
hadn't already given Carroll and his
successors ownership to the river
channel, the act came along and did
the trick.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
House Group Invites Reds
To Help Expose Fascists

Communists, who have been get
ting rough handling from the House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties, were invited today to help the
committee expose Fascists.
Representative Mcdowell, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania told reporters
that preliminary checks by a sub
committee which he heads show
some revival of Fascist activities in
America. He said there is evidence
of it in Georgia, New York, Chicago,
Texas and Southern California.
He added that he will extend a
formal invitation to Communists to
supply any information they may
have, since they always are scream
ing" about it.
The trouble, Mr.. Mcdowell said,
"is that they consider everything
that isn't Communist. Fascist"
The Un-American Activities Com
mittee, meanwhile, is not letting up
on the Communists.
Chairman Thomas sent a letter
to President Truman late yesterday
saying it is time for him to direct
Attorney General Clark to throw
the full weight of his department
behind an effort to bring these GRIM
inals and conspirators before the
bar of Justice"
Evening star., 1947-04-24

But Mr.. Mcleod contends that the
act doesn't do this at all for two rea-
sons:
/. The owner at the time the act
was In effect (1699-1707) did not
take out specific title to the land the
act allowed him to control-at least
there's no record that he did.
2. The water area involved wasn't
marsh because the river swept over
against the shore at that point in
those days, putting the channel at
the waters edge. He called in a
geologist to determine the extent
of the filled land in dispute and the
evidence dug up by the geologist
proves it wasn't marsh, he says.
The marsh was on the far side OF
the river, he claims, where Boiling
Field now is. Besides, old grade
sheets for early District streets show
the solid ground ending in steep
bank at this point.
Mr.. Martin, however, has testified,
that he can remember in the late
1905 there was shallow water with
grass growing in it and that he used
to kill catfish there with a stick.
Contends Many Records Lost.
In addition, Mr.. Partridge con-
tends, great many early Maryland
records have been lost, and, there
fore, no one knows whether the
owner of land took advantage of
the Marshland Act before it ex-
pired in 1707.
But if Judge Let's decides in favor
Of the Government on both the first
and second lines of evidence, Mr.
Evening star., 1947-04-24

will be received by President Ale
man and Mexican Ambassador de
los Monteros. The Embassy would
have liked to enlarge the guest list
even more, it was reported, but had
to limit it because of space.
Meanwhile, the Mexican Embassy
announced yesterday that Miguel
Aleman, jr., the Presidents 14-year-
old son, will be member of the Of
ficial party. Others will be:
Jaime Torres Bodet, Secretary of
Foreign Affairs; Ramon Beteta,
Secretary of Finance; Jorge Viesca,
the Presidents private secretary;
Rafael Fuentes. chief of protocol;
Enrique PARA, special assistant to
the President; Maj. Misael Ramirez
Ponce and Maj. Manuel Martinez
Castro, assistant military aides to
the President.
The Embassy said Walter Thurs
ton, United States Ambassador to
Mexico, also will be member of the
party. 1t. Gen. Leonardo C.. Ruiz
and Rear Admiral Ignacio Garcia
Jurado, Embassy military and naval
attaches, have been appointed aides
to President Aleman.
Will Travel in Truman Plane.
President Aleman will travel in
President Truman's personal plane,
and the Embassy said representa-
tives of the Mexican press will travel
IN a special chartered plane.
"A Citizens Committee headed by
Edgar Morris is arranging a well
come to begin when President Tru-
man and President Aleman enter
the city via the Memorial Bridge.
Mr.. Morris has urged large turn
out OF school pupils along the mo-
torcade route.
The District Commissioners in a
proclamation have called on Dis
trict residents for whole hearted CO.
operation in according President
Aleman reception rivaling that
given President Truman in Mexico.
The visiting President will stay
Tuesday night at the White House
land Wednesday night at the Blair
Lee House. leaving for New York
with his party Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-04-24
D. {. Drops Plan
For Weight Sale
OF Ice Cream
Probing Committee
Finds Public Evenly
Divided on Change

The District today dropped its
attempts to require sale of ice cream
here by weight instead of by pints
and quarts.
The action was taken by the Com
missioners on recommendation of
j. T. Kennedy, superintendent OF
Weights, Measures and Markets,
who headed a special committee in
vestigating the proposed change.
In his report to the city heads, Mr..
Kennedy said that public hearings
indicated a $3.50 split in opinion,
adding that without strong public
support it would not be desirable or
feasible to request modification OF
the present law"
The Commissioners also followed
the committees Recommendation in
submitting to the Health Depart
ment the question of butterfat con-
tent of ice cream sold here.
"The committee feels that the
butterfat requirements under pres
ent law are too low," the report
stated. However, as this law comes
under the jurisdiction of the health
officer, the committee feels that no
recommendation should be made
thereon" 1t added that DR.. r. r.
Ashworth, the Health Department
representative on the committee,
would examine this question further
With respect to improvement of
sanitation in the dispensing of bulk
ice cream, the committee noted there
is no approved method of selling it
by weight which would be an i'm
proyeneIlt.