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Evening star., 1948-05-07
Business Briefs
Money in Circulation expanded tc

"uHcS III I'll CuldtlOH SApd.lutu W
$27 1852 100000 on May 5, gain of
S80,000000 from a week earlier. but
S435 900 900 below year earlier
Federal Reserve Board
United States Exports rose s54.-
100000 in March to break a four
month decline - Census Bureau
The total was sl,l4l 900 ,0OO I'M
ports scared to s666,200,OOO, a gain
Of Ss4,2OO00O from the previous
month and highest for any month
in history.
Bituminous Coal Output for the
week ended May l approximated
13,790,000 tons VS.. ll,352,00 in the
preceding week-National Coal As
sociation. For the year to date the
total was 175,7l7,O00 tons vs.. 2l2,-
e64 900 a year earlier.
Mid Continent Airlines, Inc, de-
clared its first dividend, Is cents
q share, payable June 10.
S. S. Kresge Co. sales in April
totaled S20,6l2 $50, drop OF $40
from a year earlier; in four months
s79 .957.035. gain of 7.8Tc.
McCrory Stores Corp. sales for
April amounted to $6,794,516, a de-
cline of 5.lco from a year earlier;
for four months, $27,220,674, rise
of 13cc.
Lane Bryant sales in April totaled
s4750.O28. again of % from a year
earlier: in four months, SlT578,849
gain Of $50.
Melville Shoe Corp. sales in four
weeks ended May totaled So ,5o2 $50,
a rise of l6.3co from year earlier;
In the year to date, $2l.832 .l78, an
increase Of 43ec.
Sears, Roebuck Co. sales in April
totaled $203 959 255, rise of 26.99o
from a year earlier: in three months
ended April 80, $538,427 1926, an in
crease of 26.lot.
]. ]. Newberry Co. sales for April
totaled s8,89S,O67, a drop of 49co
from a year earlier; for four
months, S34086, ,432, a gain of $50.
General Motors Corp. earned a
record S96,48l, ,412 or $212 a share
in the March quarter VS.. 60,7s3 l9l
or Sl3l a year earlier. Sales to-
tailed $l089, ISL ,693 VS.. S804, 1853, ,209.
Chrysler Corp. net income for the
March quarter was s14,921 ,644 or
Sill VS.. s21 500 407 or s247 in the
same l947 period
Celanese Corp. of America earned
$9,743930 or Sl62 in the March
quarter VS.. $6,l8o,564 or SO cents a
year earlier.
Richfield Oil Corp. profit for the
March quarter was S3,830,77l or 96
cents VS.. s2,531,4l0 or So cents.
Household Finance Corp. earned
$2,258,346 or SO cents in the March
quarter VS.. s2,433, ,1o2 or s1.O5.
Chas. Pfizer & Co. net for the
March quarter was S2,92l,l76 or
sl94 VS.. $2,247,4l2 or s1.51.
Republic Aviation Corp. earned
$l,2S2254 or s1.30 in the March
quarter VS.. a loss of s536 ,220 a year
earlier
Noranda Mines, Ltd, net for the
March quarter was Sl892,5l7 or "a
cents vs.. S709, ,795 or 80 cents.
Ashland Oil g. Refining Co. earned
1882 900 or s305 in six months
ended March 81 VS.. $4,000 OF
$l.48 year earlier.
E. r. Squibb & Sons profit for nine
months ended March 81 was So .4O4,-
302 or 1924 vs.. s4,l04 .O62 or s2.42.
Diamond Motor Car Co. earned
$357.632 or IS cents in the March
quarter VS.. s466,28 or Sill.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May Pl.-Cotton fu-
lures turned irresular in quiet dealings
today as scattered liquidation met only
scale down trade buying.
Nearby May was under pressure Of
selling, following the issuance of 81 ad-
ditional May transferable notices Un-
certainty over the export demand and
higher acreage ideas discouraged rally
ing tendencies
One private survey indicated that the
acreage increase in the Eastern cotton
belt would be around 1914 per cent COM
pared with last season. Increases of 8
to 10 per cent were forecast in the CEN
trial belt.
The latest c. C. C. figures indicated
Of cotton in the Government loan for
the week ended April 80 and withdrew
1000 bales. The increased reposses-
s1ons Of cotton were stimulated by higher
prices for the staple in the open market
Late afternoon prices were 81 .35 a
bale lower to 80 cents higher than the
previous close May, 1851; July, $685.,
and October. 80 "a.
Evening star., 1948-05-07

TREASURY 2:3o
21ss o0-66 100 IA
WORLD BANK
fntBR&D 3s72 - 0
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Belgium rs 55 11o
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SerbsCtsSl rs az 4ss
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Am T&T 2As6I lo7
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Am T&T 2AsS2 e4s4
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Evening star., 1948-05-07

istration. He served in the Navy
during the war as flight officer and
later as an air operations officer with
the US.S. Ticonderoga, with rank
OF lieutenant commander.
Since the war he has been public
relations representative for Pan
American World Airways in Wash
ington.
Bond Club Outing Date Set.
Harvey B. Gram, jr, of Johnston,
Lemon & Co., president of the
Washington Bond Club, announced
today that the annual outing will
be held at the Manor Club on Fri
day, May %. Millard F. West, jr.,
has been named general chairman of
arrangements. He is connected with
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath.
William B. Rumple, president of
the District Life Underwriters AS
sociation, has appointed a committee
in charge of the training council
course recently adopted. The men,
bers are w. Elwood Baker, Joseph A.
Barbeau, George A. Hates, Charles
IA Aot4d IL, w.
and Donald Sutherland Officers
and the Educational Committee will
serve eX-officio.
The American Broadcasting Co.
today filed registration with the SEC
for 100000 of common stock to be
offered to the public, the under
writers to be headed by Dillon, Reid
& Co. Proceeds from this sale and
a loan from an insurance company
will be used to pay off a S4,O00000
bank loan and for television expan-
sion.
Notes Being Paid in Full.
Notes Of the Securities Building
Corp. dated February %, 1882, are
being paid in full. plus interest in
the amount of 3l033 per cent, by
the National Savings & Trust Co.
Foreclosure having been completed
all holders are urged to present their
notes at the bank promptly and re-
ceive their funds
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Mother, Son Win Posts
In Prince Georges PTA'

A mother and son last night were
elected officers of the Prince
Georges County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations.
Carroll Palmer of Sunnybrook was
elected president, and his mother,
Mrs, Esther Palmer Of University
Hills, was elected corresponding
secretary.
Other new officers are Wesley
Darling, Greenbelt, first vice presi-
dent; Arthur Best, Bradbury Park,
second vice president; Mrs. Benja-
min Miller, Glenn Dale, third vice
president: Mrs. T. ]. Redus, Land
over Hills, recording secretary, and
Mrs. E. R. MCGOWAN, University
Park, treasurer
The council appointed a commit
tee to study the school roundup
health program, which Mrs. Wells
Harrington, retiring president, de-
clared has been curtailed this year
because of unwillingness of the
county medical society to cooperate.
DR.. George Hageage, president of
l
the county medical society, said this
morning doctors were conducting
the clinics in each community. He
said the children had been urged
through their teachers to be exam
ined and inoculated by their own
doctors, but any child who appeared
at roundup clinic for an exam
ination, would be given one with
out question. All doctors conduct
ing the roundup are doing so VOL
UNFAIRLY without compensation.
Mrs. Harrington was presented a
life membership in the Maryland
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
The council met at the Bradbury
Heights Elementary School.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
N. 7. Bond Market
snECT1D LIST o. ISSUES.

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Evening star., 1948-05-07
Market AVERAGES
STOCKS.
Foreign EXCHANGE

NEW YORK May Z 0P-Foreign ex.
change rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars. others in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, s,.% discount or e1 .9334 United
States cents. Up IL of a cent.
Europe-Great Britain, 4.03h, un-
UNCHANGED; Italy Clira), May fixed rate,
.001 139. April. .On1 742: Sweden krona).
% .s5, unchanged: Switzerland franc,
Latin America-Areentina, free IS Os.
unchanged: Brazil. free. $50. unchanged;
Mexico, 20.6l. UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1948-05-07

NldOCO Will L Ol-
ger, Nolan & Co.,
Washington in
veStment firm, it
was announced
today.
A native Of the
c a p 1t al , Mr.
Fleming W a S
educated here, at
L a W r e n ceville
School in New
Jersey and is a
gr a d u a t e of
George Wash
ington Univer-
Sity School of
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and EXCHANGE COM
mission reported today these transactions
by customers with odd-lot dealers or spe-
cfalists on the New York Stock Exchange
for May 8: 4.222~ purchases involving
131 .021 shares. 4.s46 sales involving 139-
SOC shares. including SO short sales in
volving 1,143 shares
Evening star., 1948-05-07

Hourly Sales on the E1chanee To-day:
IL 100 Am. $50 900 1870 noon 72o 900
100 pm / 600 600 goo ON 26o 600
tUnit Of trading, 10 shares. sIn bsnk.
ruptcy or receivership, o. being feorsanised
under the Bankruptcy Act, or securities
assumed by such companies Rates OF
dividends In the foresoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
Or semiannuai declaration. Unless other.
wise noted. special OF extra dividends ere
. Also extra or extras. b Plus stock divi-
dend. Cash or stock. Declared Or paid
50 far this wear; Payable IN stock esti-
6 Paid last year. Declared or paid after
stock dividend or stock split-up.. { Aceum-
uiated dividends paid or declared this year
te1mined On dselAfation dasa
Evening star., 1948-05-07
N. Y. Curb Market
CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE.

NA< A~oS SASc@s
ImpTobC .4Oa lo3A
lnsCoNAm 2Haa 1o3i4
Int Petrol ~ IL
Int Products l. 12A
] jeanette Glass. Ga
Kaiser-Frazer 1olA
Kirby Pet cog 17b
Koback Strs 80 $50
LakeyFd&M 1ze 6iz
Leonard Oil Dew ~
Lone Star Gas l 2lh
Long Island Ltg. rs
Louis L & e Ia 1855
Menasco Mfg IA
! MdSPAvtcl.20e 20
MidStPB vic Ae 8
Mid West Crp 6f oih
MONOGRAM Pict- 3A
Nat Bellas .20g- J
Nat Fuel G so. 11N
N Haven Clock 4iA
New Mex & Ariz ION
Niagara Hud Pr. 6b
| NileS.Hem-P 40 IL
Noma Elec1 Goa 16A
Nor Cen Tex 1g- 21
Nor Sta Pwr A 37A
NorthropAir l4g liza
Pantepec l.2S l6M
PrkSbg r 81 r l. am
Pennroad .40g s
PharisT&R .15e 81
Pitney-Bow Goa 12ss
Pitt Metallu 80 l5iA
R-K-O opt war 2ils
Raytheon Mfg ga
Richmond Rad 3I
Ryan Cons Pet 10
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SaltDomeO 17sf 1lBf
Schultz Cd AZ )
Segal Lock - 2i4
Select Indus )
lSemler r B .3Og 3sb
Solar Airc .15e- 14i6
Sonotone 40 AA
, SoPenn Oil l 20 42ih
, Std OilKy 1.4Oa 20
Sterling Inc "a. 5A
} Technicolor 14e- 13A
, Texon O&L 40 16i1
Trans Lux .15e- 5i4
, Tri-Contl " w. 2ss
, Unexelled Chem. 5iA
! Unit Airc Prod 80
, United Corp WV IA
} Ut Lt&Rys .32e 19A
} UtShoeMac 2las 50
! Venezuela Petr 8
} WentwthMfg he J
J Wilson Bro .30g 81
wright Harg .16 2lis
Evening star., 1948-05-07

Wick Chemical Co. elected Her
mon A. High vice president and
Kirby Peake general manager of
the Wick Division.
Evening star., 1948-05-07
Washington Exchunoe

at 104 A01'
Washington Gas common-40 at e5b
Hecht common-5O at 24s.
woodward g. Lothrop common-4O at az
Capital Transit Colo at l7s..
fotomac Electric Power common-4O at
Evening star., 1948-05-07

r. B. Semler, Inc, directors took
no action on the quarterly dividend
usually declared at this time,
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Comb Companies
Wdging Price War

NEW YORK (CNS)-Comb
companies which supply New
York and most of the country
with pressing combs, have be-
gun price war, according to
survey made here this week. The
two leading firms involved here
are the Press Comb Co., of Kan
sas City, which is said to be af-
filiated with the huge Gold Med.
al Products Co., and the R. F.
Products Co., the oldest in the
business. R. F. slashed' prices on
its steel combs by at least a third
in the drug stores. Meanwhile the
Press Comb Co.'s brass combs
are suffering a severe slump.
The keen interest displayed by
both public and trade over the
new Lustrasilk firm, which
to permanently straighten the
hair through new type of comb,
is being sought as the chief rea-
son for the price war between
the older firms whose wares now
seem obsolete. Moreover, it is ru-
mored that both R. F. and the
Press Comb Co. in an endeavor
to get the new trend, are anxious
to get control of the Improved
Thermostatic Electric Comb as
as invented by Solomon Harper.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
READ Mike CASEY every WEEK IN THE WORLD
COURIER T D|T0R PASSES
AN EDIT ORAL

Political campaigning such as this nation has seldom
witnessed will get under way next Monday Labor Day,
and from then until election November 2nd charges and
nter-charges are expected to fly thick and fast
One Of the great blessings Of democracy the fact
that an individual or newspaper free to support and
campaign for whoever they wish Naturally in hot POI
tca campaign oftentimes friendships are strained
and even enemies made But after the campaign is over
all Of u.s. regardless Of political beliefs accept the
date of the and work together for greater and
freer America This is phase Of national life that
the European has understood and oentmes in the
heat of national campaign have to the wrong
clson that we are divided people and our form Of gov
eminent ready to crumble.
The and publishers of this newspaper believe
this is the most important election in years We believe
is today than before important to select the
right from the smallest county office right to the
Presidency Local. national and international issues OF
grave Importance be met and solved the next four
years. We do not believe exaggerae when we saw that
course Of the whole world in the future will in large
be determined by the we put in office In
November. Voters have grave responsibility and they
alone have the power to elect to public office We
newspaper also have grave responsibility. We believe
to be duty to the records and capabilities
of every asprant offering himself for public office and
select the candidates think best qualified to
the people whole and people in particular and
then present vast audience Of readers these can
dates with our. endorsement This we expect to do.
We are under obligation to no man. And the candi-
dates endorse will be the best men in our opinion for
the office
Our advertising columns always will be open to
all candidates Of all parties to present their story
..... MIKE CASEY
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Gambling Quiz
In Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wisc.-With
Negro citizens here thoroughly
aroused over the reported squaw-
king of a policy wheel operator,
this city is in the midst Of an in
vestigation into the alleged ST.
100000 year policy racket. Me-
groes also say the local daily
running a series Of articles on
policy should notice also the
white gambling concerns in the
downtown section.
The so-called John Doe Hear
ing which has been conducted
since August 16 by the district
attorneys office has not reached
the stage where the central fig
ures in the probe, Thomas C.
Harris, the alleged big time OPP
orator, and Charles Smokey"
Gooden, reputed go-between the
police and racketeers, have been
calld to testify.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Negro Police Promised For Florida
Woman Doctor
Pioneer Dies

Evanston, III. (ANP)-Dr. Isa-
belle Garnett Butler, dean Of Ne
gro medics along the North Shore
here, died in a medical institution
she established over "a years ago,
at the age of 70.
Along with her husband, the late
DR.. Arthur D. Butler, she estab-
lished what is now the Community
hospital on the upper floor of their
home. This was the first hospital
for Negroes in the North Shore
area.
A native of Evanston, DR.. Butler
studied nurse training. While a
nurse she worked with the great
DR.. Dan Williams, surgeon, who
inspired her to become doctor.
She graduated with honors from
the Physicians and Surgeons col
lege, now the University of Illinois
Medical school, in 1000.
Ever since then she has prac-
ticed medicine until her health be-
gan to fail two years ago. During
her retirement, she spent most of
her time at her home i'll Idlewild,
Mich.
Funeral services were held at
Second Baptist Church here, and
she was buried at Sunset cemetery,
Glenview, ILL., She is survived by
son, Arthur d. Butler, Jr.; a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Florence
Butler, and grandchildren, Arthur
III and Florence; a brother, John,
sc, Culver, Ind; sister, Grace,
and Others.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04

CHICAGO.-No less than half
of Mexico's population has some
trace of Negro blood, an October
Ebony photo-feature declares, and
Judged by U. S. race standards
would be classified as colored in
the United States.
"Cortes brought six Negroes
with him when he came to the
land south of the South 400 years
ago. the Ebony story states.
Thousands more came later as
slaves until they finally outnum-
bered the white settlers at one
"Since then Indian, Spanish and
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
SdYs Artist Struck
Her; Argument
Ends in Juil

NEW YORK (CNS)-Harlem
residents arched their eyebrows
here this week when news got ;out
that the beautiful, throaty-voiced
singer, Marian Bruce, just re-
turned from California engage.
ments, had been chased from a
fabulous Sugar Hill apartment
Art Harris, well known artist
and bachelor. Just what provoked
the not-too-merry chase is said
to have started with heated ar
gument between Harris and an
eX-actress over the subject of
which had contributed the most
to their respective fields.
The three had just returned
from a birthday party in lower
Marlem and were relaxing in the
living room Of a popular society
matron, where Miss Bruce was a
house guest. After a few drinks,
as the story goes, Miss Bruce re-
tired and left Harris and the &C
tress in conversation. When their
argument reached obscene lang
uagc on his part, she "peeked"
into the living room, whereas
Han ris, looking up, jumped up
and started after her. Fright
ened, Miss Bruce raced down
three flights of stairs with Har-
ris directly behind her. When she
reached the. first floor she was
either pushed or she fell on her
face, badly soaring her left ear.
Getting up, she ran out the front
door and screamed for the police,
not realizing she was clad only
in q silk pajama top. Meanwhile,
he actress and the society ma
tron had run down the stairs
after Harris and when the po-
lice arrived, it seemed the four
had entirely different stories of
what had happened. Miss Bruce,
bleeding, was rushed to Mother
Cabrini Hospital nearby for
trea tment where she swore that
Harris had struck her.
Unheeding to the curious
crowds which gathered in front
/. of the building, even for. 3 am,
police arrested the noisy Harris
and hauled him off to the nearest
precinct. However, he was re
leased later when Miss Bruce de-
c:ded not to press charges. In
stead, she took the first train to
her home in Philadelphia until
! things "quieted down."
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Wilson Bros. Celebrates
Their 73rd Anniversary

The Chicago World takes this
opportunity to congratulate the
Wilson Bros. Paint & Hardware
Co., at 1868 Cottage Grove ave
nue., OH their 73rd anniversary.
Back in 1875 when Chicago was
still in its swaddling clothes and
the city limits extended only to
39th street, an enterprlslng and
forward looking young man with
faith in Chicago's future, and par
ticularly the expansion of its great
south side, established a paint and
hardware store at 1868 Cottage
Grove avenue.
William Wilson, the founder,
through business integrity and
hard work, quickly established a
reputation for fair and square deal
ing and lived to see his modest
store expanded into one of the
largest and best liked concerns OF
its kind in the entire city.
Today the store is being OPP
Grated BY the fourth generation i'll
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Negroes" Comprise Half
Mexican Population

African blood mixed freely, until
TODAY there are but few pure
blooded Negroes in all Mexico.
But millions of Mexicans have a
decided Negro caste to their fea-
tures,' the story says.
Colored immigrants to Mexico
today, the story continues, find
freedom instead of slavery below
the Rio Grande and a colony of
800 u. S. Negroes have settled
down permanently. Many even re
nounce their American citizenship
and become naturalized Mexicans
because there is no color line of
any sort in Mexico.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04

Wonder if the Cubs or Sox
scouts saw any promising colored
players at the East-West game.
$4,000 fans who pay to see base
ball observed some.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04
Heart AiIment Is Fatal to
Ira F. Lewis Of Courier
BULLETIN.

Pittsburgh-Funeral services
for Ira F. Lewis, Pittsburgh
Courier executive, who died in
New York, was held at Wes-
ley Center AME Zion Church
on Thursday, Sept. 2. He was
buried in Housewood Gene
terry.
Ira F. Lewis, president Of the
Pittsburgh Courier Publishing
Company and one of the outstand-
ing newspapermen in the country,
died in his suite at the Commodore
Hotel Of a heart ailinent he had
suffered for some time. He was
"a years old.
Born in Lexington, N. c., Lewis
came north during the great exc
dus,' which preceded the First
World War, and worked as wait
er before joining the late Robert
L. Vann in developing the Cou-
rier in 1914 After Mr.. Vann's
death, Mr.. Lewis became president
of the company, which publishes
the newspaper. His influence was
wide.
Mr.. Lewis had been i'll for many
months, but he remained partially
active. A close friend of Governor
Thomas E. Dewey, whose candi-
dacy for President he and the Cou-
rier supported in 1914, Mr.. Lewis
attended the 1913 Republican Ma
tional Convention.
He was i'll then and arrang-
ments had to be made for him to
sit on the first floor because his
physicians had forbade him to
walk up stairs.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-04

charge Of Mr.. Bert ]. Wilson, who
has large following of personal
friends throughout the south side.
Bert Wilson, and his. associates
have never lost sight Of the found
er's aims, and today the store is
enjoying an ever-increasing degree
of popularity due to their 70 years
Of giving the public a square deal
and identifying themselves with
every worthwhile project or
movement that is for the better
ment of the citizens Of the vast
community they serve.
III appreciation Of the confidence
of the community they have en-
joyed for so many years, during
the month Of September they are
holding all Anniversary Sale i'll
which many money-saving values
are offered. Details Of the sale
will be found in an advertisement
appearing elsewhere in this issue
Of the World.