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Evening star., 1949-12-15
Break-Eyen Points
For Retailers Seen
AZ Critical Levels
By J. B. WoIIoch
ho,,h American N.w.pep.r Alliance

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Declin-
ing profit margins and increased
operating expenses are said by
the Controllers Congress OF the
National Retail Dry Goods Asso-
|ciation to have raised the break
even points Of retail stores across
|the country to a critical extent.
In consequence, it warns. difficult
problems lie ahead in the coming
|year.
Substantiating evidence is pre-
sented In the form of a survey
which shows that SO per cent Of
the reporting stores suffered losses
of OF per cent to 10.9 per cent
from merchandising operations
for the nine month period ended
October 81. A year ago, 1t is
noted, only 10 per cent of the
stores doing 100000 or more
per year, were in the red.
Sharp Declines Reported.
Department stores still operat-
ing in the black, a bulletin of the
congress points out. experienced
declines Of a radical nature. Net
profit for merchandising opera
tions were on the average down
56.2 per cent from 1948. net gain
before Federal income taxes was
off ,49.1 per cent and net gain
after taxes declined by 48.6 per
cent. Specially stores closely
approximated these figures.
Seeking the causes Of these un-
satisfactory results, the bulletin
cites the fact that operating ex-
penses for the nine-month period
advanced from 81 per cent in l948
to 1871 per cent in 1949. This in
crease compared closely with the
decrease in net profit for mer-
chandising operations from 4.8 pei
cent In 1948 to 81 per cent In
the corresponding three-quarters
| Of 1949.
At the same time the trade
wide gross margin declined from
SO per cent Of net sales last year
to 135.2 per cent this year. and
markdowns rose from 6.3 per cent
of net sales to rs per cent at the
close Of the third quarter Of 1949
Economics to Help.
Dollar sales for the first nine
months Of the current year showed
a trade-wide decline Of Z per cent
from 1948 while volume OF trans
actions decreased l per cent. The
latter figure indicates that a ma
jority Of stores were unsuccessful
III their efforts to cope with lower
average units of sales by increas-
ing merchandise turnover. Aver
age gross sales in department
stores declined from $3.50 to $4.34
and in speciality stores from $8.35
to $40.
This rather somber state Of af-
fairs may be relieved somewhat
by making allowances for the fact
that the sharpest inroads into
profits were made during the first
six months when sales decreases
were more severe and markdowns
were deeper. It also is probable
that economies effected. through
the year are just beginning to By
reflected in operating efhciencies
Evening star., 1949-12-15
New York cotton

NxWyoRK, Dec. alB R,.--Cotton fu-
surs9 Asyelpped steady tone DURING fore
imDsovsmsnt n Mill buyinE sgains!
~ seese coninission house buying Of
rrV-csSo deliveries a leading spot nrn
~ 8 ssiier 81 nearby December against
;nfera ;nerenee q dvs points.
Nom prices were 10 TO 90 cents q
Seis hisher than the previous close. De
0Snsbs1S 1o.2B, March 5000 ana May
Evening star., 1949-12-15

General Motors Corp. an
nounced its Oldsmobile Division,
which has produced around 2S8,.
900 of 1949 model cars, Is aim.
ing at around $4,000 vehicles for
1850. A new assembly plant will
speed up output.
Kellogg Co. declared a year.
end dividend of $2.35 share, pay
able December %, and a regular
quarterly of 35 cents, payable
January IA.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Two Vice Presidents
Added 10 Staff Of
Metropolitan Bank
By Edword G. Stone

Two new vice presidents have
been elected to the staff Of the
National Metropolitan Bank In
advance Of the annual meeting in
January, President c. F. Jacob
Evening star., 1949-12-15

son announced
today.
H erb ert d.
Lawson, IT,, as
sistant cashier
Of the Subur-
ban N q t ional,
and for years
with the Wash
ington Loan &
Trust Co., was
selected by the
M e tro politan
directors We S.
terday as one
of the new off,
nia1e Ha ie S1oSt
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Foreiqn Exchange

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 P:-Ferefyn ee.
change rates follow Great Britain n doey
New York open market, 11s4 per cent
discount or ss.25 U. 8. cents. up /. It
a cent.
Europe-Great Britain (pounD. $2:s SON.
unchanged; Great Britain, 30-dsy futuraA
2 s0,.; Of /. Of cent; Great Britain; COY
Britain, 90-day futures. 2.7eH: on /. Of !
cent; France ffranc). .2SA Of q cent
unchanged; Italy uira). 1874 Of z cent?
unchanged; Sweden krona). 1887, up~
changed; Switzerland uranc) (free). 23.31,
unchanged.
Latin America-Arsentina 0ree). 11.2G
unchanged; Brazil tfree). $50, unchAngeds
Mexico. IL .57. unchsnged.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Odd-Lot Declines
BY The Assoeiossd Press

The Securities and ExchanEe Cemmis-
81" - customer Sish VIZ odd:let eie asaiers q
specialists On the New York Stock =.
Ssnanss Tor RessTbsE -: 6si pnrsns;ses
207.64E shares involving 1927 orders,
including 1890 shares sold short On 30
Evening star., 1949-12-15

Las i OANl
FURNISHED bv tn
FOREIGN l:lj
Australia Is 81 1o1N
Canada A. so 1o1N
Colombia 3S 20 AN
Denmark IS ~ -
ItalcCns 1-3s77 30
UruR aj 4Ms 70 10y
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Am&FP $4,000 9H
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AmT&T 2Hs87 1oJ
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Am Tob IS SO 105
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Bos Me 4Kas 10 -
Can So IS 81 S9S
Cen Ca 4s 96 62L
CCCSL 4Ks n 5TH
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Con Ed cv3s63 III
Det Ed cv IS 81 IbL
Hud&M in 1857 32
&c 4As 66 934
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Evening star., 1949-12-15
N. Y. Bond Market
LIST NCLUDEs ONLY sELECTED lss.

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Evening star., 1949-12-15

Alum Co Am 3
Am Maracaibo
| Am Superpowr
| ArkNatGsA.60g
| Atlas Corp WV
BariumStl vi
Basic Refrac "
Braz TT L & p Q
Breeze Corp
Brown-FDis.S0
Burma Ltd
CalGEdmCp.10
Can Marconi
Carr Cons Bisc-,
CatalinAm .16g
Cessna Airc Ag
Cities Serv IA
Colts MfG 2g
Cont F&M1 go
Crown CPet. We
Crown Drug -
Dennison A l.
81 Bd & Oh hf-
FchildE&A.36g
Fansteel M Ag-
FordMotFr 06g-
Gen Plywood
Goldheld Con-
Humble Oil 4
Imp OIL Ltd NJ
Kaiser-PraZer
Kirk Lake .O3g
Evening star., 1949-12-15
N. Y. Curb Market


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lNl Std Pow A 1t 4
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~ Wilson Bros 4
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Washington Exchange

Washington Gas con-75 at 25.
Eot Elee PT coma5o At is. g AZ 15A;
Wash Gas com-60 at 25..
Pot Elec Pow com-20. At Is.
Capital Transit .Co-50 At 23h.
Washington Gas com-2l at rs.
Capital Transit CO. At 22h.
Woodward A. Lothrop com-50 at 33M
~ at 33h, . at 33h.
Potomac Elec Pow CONS ct 15h.
Potomac Elec 3.60% pf a. At 4S.
Evening star., 1949-12-15
Dividends Announced

NEW. YORK. Dec. IL R.-Dividends
declared:
Pc. stk. Of Pay
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
New Highway Is In Good Shape Engineer Says

The highway he planned and supervised this summer, the Pal mer-Anchorage strip, was pro- nounced completely satisfactory recently by J. E. Haapala, super vising engineer for the Public Roads Administration. MT. Haa- pala made final inspection trip before his departure for Seward some 10 days ago, and said he found the road to be holding up beautifully"
 The road is not yet complete, the engineer emphasized. Paving remains to be finished on the An chorage end, seal coat must be laid down over almost the entire strip, and general cleanup and landscaping work remain. This work will be completed next spring.
 Mir. Haapala said he expected to find spots in the roadbed which would need repair in the spring. He added that it was to be expected, when construction must be pushed under Alaskan weather conditions. However, he considers the new highway to be
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
Could Be-, Coach Says # Green Squad Gan Remember Lessons

So certain are Valley folk that Saturday nights high school court opener between Palmer and Anchorage in the Palmer Gym is going to be something special, the school already has been compelled to build extra bleachers on the lower Gym floor. Nobody knows quite where it comes from, but there's a powerful rumor circulating that says 'This is the year, and Saturdays the night we're going to beat Anchorage"
 Coach Robert Critics, button holed on the subject, was cau- tious but allowed it "could be done" He's working with somewhat inexperienced team, for his first string is mostly jun iors, with sprinkling of sopho- mores and a couple of seniors.
 The greenness of his team, par tlcularly among the reserves, keeps Coach Critics from over-op- timism. We're actually not ready for the game yet" he ex- plained. We won't really be ready until Fur Rendezvous time, when I think we'll be be- ginning to play some basketball. But I do believe we might take them Saturday night. Whatever happens we know they will have a fight on their hands all the way, and we just might win. The boys think they can-they don't believe that Anchorage is team that can't be beaten"
 Continued on Page 8
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
vogues Now Displaying ACCA chrisfmos Cards

Christmas card shoppers are re- minded that the annual issue of the Alaska Crippled Children's Association is now on display at Variety Vogues. These cards are reproductions of original Alaskan scenes, which are donated annual Iy to the ACCA by Alaska's fore most artists, They portray typical Alaskan scenes in sepia, black and white or color.
 Palmer's own Rusty Dow is represented on two of this years cards. Her wistful little bear cub of last year has been repeated. It is augmented by a new design, a pert little replica of the "Tunda Kid" which she has been doing so successfully this year.
 ACCA cards sell at 10 cents each, complete with envelope. All the proceeds of these card sales are returned to ACCA.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
PaImer Firms Have Day ln Court Past Week

Palmer lawsuits were lberally sprinkled over the calendar in Third District Court at Anchor age last week. Harry Ryan of Palmer Cold Storage and the Shamrock Bakery joined in suit against Steve Cutuk and An gelo Lavanti.
 The complaint charges that Lavanti purchased the Bar-B-Q, local restaurant, from Cutuk, while the latter was in debt to the Cold Storage in the amount of $3,372.90 and to the Shamrock Bakery for S23O.17. Lavanti made payment to Cutuk for the Cafe, it is contended, although he kneW; of the existing debt.
 The complaining pair seek full payment of their bills, plus at torney's fees.
 A second suit, filed later in the week by Leon and Anna Ho1- brook, seeks to reclaim S11,30O from Arthur Holbrook, local dalryman. Leon, son of the farmer, seeks return of S3,5OO loan and Sl,640 for labor and services. Mrs. Holbrook asks re- turn of s2,000 loan and S4,16O for labor and services.
 The Holbrooks also seek $500 in attorneys fees.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01

Arrangements under discus sion now would give the Fair management percentage of concession receipts, as well as a rental on the space occupied by the concession. In return, the company asks a monopoly on amusement concessions, but is willing to have food stands handled as they have been in the past.
 Among the features to be in- cluded in the carnival are four rides for children, two for adults, including a ferris wheel, and two entertainments. There are a number of amusement devices also included in the carnival.
 MT. Snodgrass reports it is possible that the carnival will winter in the Territory, perhaps in Palmer, and will repeat the tour the following spring.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
Just 400 Persons
 Support kiwanians od-Typing Plan

A disappointingly small num- Der of Valley residents having appeared at the Gymnasium dur ing the past two Sundays to par ticipate in the blood-typing pro- gram sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, tests must be continued. pr. C. C. Bailey, Valley physi- elan, has announced that he will keep his office open on Friday evening for the next three weeks, in order to run the additional tests.
 Anyone who wishes to partici- pate in the blood typing program can appear at Dr. Bailey's office, just following Friday evenings movies. Or anyone who cares to report at the office during regu- lar daytime hours may get his test then. There is, of course, no charge for this test.
 :: In all, it is estimated that about 400 persons were typed in the two-Sunday schedule recent ly completed by pr. Bailey and his crew of volunteer workers. He calculates that there are an additional 200 persons who have been typed in conjunction with routine medical service received through the office. This leaves 400 persons still to be reached, before the master index can be compiled and cross-filed.
 Use of the final indexed infor- nation still is not entirely clear to everyone, Dr. Bailey learned
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
STATESIDE CARNIVAL MAY COME HERE FOR TENTH MATAkUSKA VALLEY FAIR

Plans are afoot to bring a full fledged carnival to next years tenth annual Matanuska Valley Fair, it was announced this week by M. D. Snodgrass, chairman of the Fairs board of directors. Mr. Snodgrass conferred last week with a representative of the Cali fornia Amusement Co.,, of Sacra- mento, Calif., who is now en route to his home office with Mr. Snodgrass' proposal.
 Details still are mostly lacking. However MT. Snodgrass says it is the plan of the California Amusement Co.,, to bring a car nival to Alaska in early spring, next year. The carnival would tour through southeastern and south central Alaska, ending it's engagement with its appearance at the Fair
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
PITS Guns For Win Over AIS Saturday
James ChiIders Dies Al Family Home

James Dudley Childers of Palmer, nearly 79 years old, died at his Valley home last Monday afternoon. MT. Childers had been in poor health for some time.
 The deceased, who was born in Butler County, Kansas, is sur vived by his wife Vernie, and by two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Ross of Palmer, and Mrs. Laura Mill ton of Moriarity, New Mexico.
 MT. Childers had been a Val ley farmer during his life in Alas ka.
 Funeral services, under the di- rection of Arnold Memorial Chapel, will be held in Palmer tomorrow afternoon at 1:30. The funeral will be conducted from the Church of God. Interment will follow in the Palmer ceme- tery.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-01
BONDS PAY FOR LUNCHROO

WASILLA-Bonds bought the material that will make it possi- ble to open a school lunchroom at Wasilla next Monday. And Wasil- la residents bought the bonds that bought the materials
 At the first of the week.. 45 $5 bonds had been purchased. This figure represents about half the price of alterations, according to the estimate of Frank P. Jones, Wasilla superintendent and spon- sor of the hot lunch plan. MT. Jones expects the balance of the sum will be met by further sale of bonds.
 Bond purchasers will have their bonds redeemed by lot, according to MT. Jones plan. Each month, at least seven bonds will be drawn from box, and their pur- chaser refunded his money. MT. Jones says all funds will be re- paid by October, 1852. Bonds will be redeemed by the profits of the lunch program.
 The lunchroom is being estab- lished in the upstairs storeroom at Wasilla school. Work of re- modelling is being conducted by volunteer helpers. The list of lunchroom carpenters includes the names of:
 Carl Paulson. MT. and Mrs. Eugene Coghlan. Pat Carter. Mir. and Mrs. Wenter Harvey. Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Miss
 Mary Beth Loshbaugh. Mrs. Margaret Turner. Frank Smith and Jeff Couture.
 Mrs. Eugene Coghlan is to be lunchroom cook. Lunches will be sold on a sliding cost scale, based on the lunch-consuming capacity of the eater Teachers will pay 35 cents meal, sixth to twelfth graders will pay 30 cents, and first to fifth graders will pay 25 cents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
ArmOrsville

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein,
Mrs. Betty Hauenstein and daugh-
ter were Fremont callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing, Lynn,
Roy Gene and Ruth Ann Young
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs, II. O. Hilty.
Marion Bell spent Sunday with
Joan Montgomery.
NJ. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Of
Upper Sandusky, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
HiIty and family Of Lima called
Sunday afternoon at the H. o. Hilty
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Garau and son
Steve and Ben Daily were Sunday
callers at the Owens home.
Mrs. Eva Moser called at the c.
E. klingler home Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young called
Sunday evening at the H. o. Hilty
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. wilkins
and family called on Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wilkins, Sr., Sunday evening.
Those that helped Mr.. tand Mrs.
@. P. Hartman celebrate their 4Sth
wedding anniversary Wednesday
evening We're Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Grisnore and daughter Geneva, Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Eanderyeer,
Norman Fenstermaker and two
children and Jay Hartman. Ice
cream and cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hartman
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. o. +. Hartman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07

Mrs. Howard Gottshall and Mrs. 0s-
win CARRIER of Toledo. Also Mrs.
Elmer kanagy, Wampun, Pa.
Funeral services were held at the
Grace Mennonite church Tuesday at
$50 y. M, Rev. Z. J. Boha off
ciating. Interment was in the Pleas
ant Ridge cemetery.
Robert James was born to NJ. and
| Mrs Robert Dukes of Pandora,
March 24.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Basinger
attended an American Legion meet
| inc at Columbus over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winford Geiger and
daughter Sandra of Findlay, were
Saturday night and Sunday visitors
at the Louis Risser farm,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Eek, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyril Tilty, Mrs. Sam Bixel
and Miss Minnie Hilty attended the
funeral of relative near Chicago,
| H., last week end.
Pandora Garden club held its an
nual guest night Tuesday night,
April 5, at the high school auditor
ium. Special music and a film "Un-
der Ohio Skies" featured the even
ing's program. Miss Grace Steiner,
[ Mesdames Dorothy BURY, Eileen
BURY, Inez Haas, Mary Leichty,
LuzilIa Miller, Maril Miller and
Irene Schumacher were hostesses
for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schumacher
are the grandparents of little girl
called Linda Sue born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Weber at a hokomo,
Ind, hospital March "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennis Steiner are
grandparents to Richard Stanford
| born to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Uber
! at White Cross hospital, Columbus,
March %. Mrs. Uber was the form
er Lois Jean Steiner of Pandora.
Ladder Climbers with % present
met at the school building Saturday
afternoon and elected officers for
| the summer month. Leaders are
Mrs. Aaron Hilty and Mrs. John
| Styer. Officers elected were: Miss
Helen Reese, president; Louise Dill
Ter, vice president; treasurer, Mary
Martha Zuercher; recreation leader
Janet Styer, and leader Clara Beth
Diller, reporter, Mariyn Benton
The club project work will be finish
ed for entrance to Putnam county
fair display by fall.
Mrs. Augusta Strolen, head ot
| Occupational Therapy of the Grip
pied Children's Hospital, Toledo, was
the guest of Mrs. Magdalena Corsor
Wilson, who was home from Dayton
the past week, on Saturday ant
Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
Pandora

Local churches held singspira-
ton at the Methodist church Sunday
evening at 9:I5 y. m. Groups from
the various churches presented spe-
cial music interspersed by gospel
songs and myms. Robert Quay was
the leader and Miss Rita Erickson of
TT. Wayne, presided at the piano,
with Miss Betsy Zuercher Of the
Methodist church at the organ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lehman of
New London. ON their way home
from Lima Sunday afternoon, called
on Mr.. and Mrs Aaron Hilty. Mrs.
Hilty is sister of Mrs. Lehman.
Bi-Centennial club members chart
cred Greyhound bus and spent last
Tuesday in Toledo seeing the famous
paintings found in Germany and on
display then at the Toledo Art Mu-
scum. Thirty-nine persons were in
the group, all from this vicinity ex-
cepting four.
We are hearing Of mumps and
| more mumps. some hardly getting
over the chicken pox until they have
the mumps. Grown ups as well as
children being afflicted with same
diseases.
Mrs. Harold Zuercher was hostess
to members of the Asi No Mas club
on Wednesday evening, April 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Diehert and
children of Convoy, were guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Burkhart Sunday and in the even
ing at the Stanley Burkhart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerber of
Wharton, were Sunday afternoon
callers at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Eisenbach.
Misses Margaret Hilty and Vel
dine Amstutz spent Saturday at an
home economies meeting held at o.
S. L., Columbus.
The funeral of George Eek, so,
who died suddenly Thursday after
noon, was held at the Lehman fun
eral home Saturday afternoon. In
terment in Clymer cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hews, local
restaurant folks, returned home the
forepart Of last week from an ex-
tended stay in Florida. They made
their headquarters at Bradenton.
Five Mennonite Missionary socie.
ties will hold an important all-day
session at the Grace Mennonite
church Friday. The churches taking
part are the local Grace Mennonite
and St. John Mennonite east of Pan.
dora, Ebenezer Mennonite near Bluff.
ton, First Mennonite of Blutfton
and Lima First Mennonite. Miss
Marie Geiger, missionary to China
win be the special speaker.
ILEwELLYN GEIGER DIES
Llewellyn Geiger, 65, local Goa
uedIef, INSURANCE lidH anu q l0iHiS
owner of the Pandora Planning Mill
passed away at his home Saturday
afternoon after being i'll for three
months and seriously i'll for twelve
hours.
Mr.. Geiger was born and reared
in Riley township and was promin
| ent business man of this communit,
for forty years. He married Mis-.
| Pauline Suter in September, 1907
who died in 1943. Two sons o.
this union survive their parents
Edgar Geiger of Pandora, and La
verne Geiger of Washington Grove
Md. Mr.. Geiger married sister oi
his first wife Miss Della Steiner il
1916, who also survives Mr.. Geiger
There are four grandchildren, -four
brothers, Hiram and Tillman of Pan
| dora; John Of Mt. Vernon, William
of Honolulu, T. H., and five sisters
Mrs. Amos Hilty, Pandora, Mrs
Ezra Steiner, missionary in Tibet
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to thank my friends for
cards, gifts and flowers received on
my birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Sam Weltv
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-07

Ohio ranks fifth among all states
in swine production, and % percent
of the states total gross agricultural
income comes from hogs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-04

Testifying were Henry See, ma
tional legislative representative
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen; Jonas A. Mcbride,
vice president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engine men and
Firemen and Houston.