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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
WHIGVILLE

WHIGVILLE - Guests Sum
day of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. West
were Mrs. Hazel Murrey and
sons, Arthur and Carlos, and
granddaughter, Betty, Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Danford, of
Caldwell, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Danford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spinks.
of GAINESVILLE, spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Mrs. John Gulick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodsell Carter,
of Cuyahoga Falls, spent the
past week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Carter and sis
ter, Mrs. M. B. Johnson and
family, of Caldwell.
Mrs. Karl Knight, of Quaker
City, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ton Franklin.
Guests at the home of Mrs. H.
D. Carter the oast week were
Mrs. Andrew Bates, Mrs. Donald
Bates, Mrs. William Spence,
Helen Spence, Mrs. Helen Wat
son and Emma West.
Several from here attended
the basketball games at Caldwell
the past week.
Mrs. Andrew Bates and Mrs.
Donald Bates spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. J. w. Gu
lick.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berry
spent Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Vanfossen, of
East Union.
Kermit Cutler and children
and Wilford Cutler of GAINESVILLE,
spent Sunday afternon with Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Cutler.
Nellie Graham spent Saturday
evening with Florence Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Danford, of
LeWiSVille route, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. John Mar
tin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Watson
spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Helen Watson.
Mrs. Craig Cleary and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hesson, of Elba
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berry and
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Roe, of Batesville
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Sunshine Sunday
School Class
Holds Meeting

@ SUMMERFIELD - The Sun
shine Sunday school class met
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Ruth McGinnis with Mrs.
Beulah Day as the cohostess.
Mrs. Thelma Wharton had
charge of the devotionals, with a
prayer by Rev. Marie Tschappat
and group singing, Members of
group No. 2 presented a very in
teresting program with short
skit about each of the members.
Mrs. Emily King conducted the
business meeting. Refreshments
were served to the above men
toned and Bernice Batten, Iada
Burris, Dana Reed, Gladys Phil
pot, Florence Wharton, Grace
Taylor, Marie Bircher, Oletha
Dodds, Genevieve Philpot, Flo
renee Smith, Helen Meek, Marie
Patterson and Hattie Oliver,
Next meeting will be held at
the home of Genevieve PhilpOt
with Florence Smith as the CO.
hostess.
In Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weaver are
in Columbus this week on bust
ness and will visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dwight Boyd.
Glass Meeting
The w. S. G. S. met in the
church parlors, Tuesday night
for their regular meeting Mrs
Emily Kings group served re.
freshments.
Hold Dance
Sponsored by the American
Legion auxiliary, a mixed dance
Waseheld in the legion hall, Wed,
nesday evening, March 2.
Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bode enter
tanned with a dinner Sunday fol
the following guests: Mr. anc
Mrs, Leo Kullman, Columbus
Mrs. Paul Kelby, HarriettsVille
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sic. Square dancing and tap dane
ing will be featured. Ladies are
requested to bring two pies each.
The public is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Miley of
Mt. Ephraim were Sunday Wis
itors at Hobart Bonds.
c. A. Graham is spending the
winter in Cambridge with his
wife. and daughter. Just another
500 acre farm in Noble county
lying idle.
Mrs. j. A. Hively entertained
Sunday in honor Of her daugh-
ter, Karen's seventh birthday,
and Mrs. Merritt Groves birth
day.
Rev. Flath will conduct Lenten
services at Mt. Zion each Friday
evening beginning March 4 and
continuing until Easter Sunday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
FREDERICKSDALE
FREDERICKSDALF

FREDERlCkSDALE Mrs.
Ann Jones and daughter, of Chic
ago, ILL.,, spent the last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Robin
son and family.
Charles Wentworth spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wentworth and
family.
Miss Velma Hannahs spent
Wednesday evening with Helen
Davidson.
Miss Callie Mae Kirk, of Sar-
ahsvllle, spent Wednesday eve
ming with Wanda Davis.
Those visiting at the Wiley
Vandyne home recently were
Mr. and Mrs, Guy Brown, Cald-
we'll, Mr.. and Mrs. Branson Van
Fleet, Rev. Clyde Still, Betty
Rossiter and Mrs. Nancy Rossit,
er.
The small son of Wava Went
worth, Terry Lee, has been re,
moved home after a few days ir
Cambridge hospital. The chile
suffered with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs Johnny Wick
ham and daughter, of Rochester
spent one day last week with he
mother, Mrs. Mary Henry. Mrs
Henry is recovering slowly.
Several from here attended tn,
basketball tournament held a
Caldwell the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Carte
and son, Lee, of Canton, spen
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Holschuh, of
Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Bode and Ida Hartshorn.
Grange Notes
Regular meeting Of the local
grange will be held Saturday eve
ming. Work in the first and sec
ond degree will be conferred.
Moving Around
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Shakes
of Glady have moved into the
Rev. Forshey home and Mr. and
Mrs. J. c. Dodds are now occupy
ing the Zern Mallett property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mallett are making
their home in Columbus.
Personals
Mrs. l. c. Patterson and daugh-
ter, Wanda, were in Cambridge
on business, Saturday.
Charles Wharton visited his
sister, Mrs. V. K. Herlan, Byes-
vile, Friday.
Mrs. Ina Bates was in Caldwell
on business the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Batten of
Rushville visited Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Batten.
L. A. Wheatley, of Cuyahoga
Falls, spent the weekend at his
home here.
George Pryor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Horton visited recently
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Pryor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G.. Whar-
ton and daughter visited one day
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Wharton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Shaw, Zanes-
Vile, visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. A. R. Fogle.
Mrs. Clarice Kost and children
Of Mt. Vernon visited with her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Batten, the
past week. Additional guests at
the Batten home were Mrs. Mary
Kincaid of Ashland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Bates and children and
Burt Bates Of Whigville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Clark were
dinner guests Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. Minnie Batten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Fowler,
Toledo, visited the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wire
Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Watson Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Watson
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hopps
of the Pleasant City community,
Sunday afternoon. Their son,
Oscar Watson, of Somerset spent
the weekend here and attended
the tournament.
Rev. w. E. Peters of Sonora
visited Mr. and Mrs Fred Bode
and Mrs. Offa Bishop Sunday
afternoon.
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IN MEMORY

In loving memory of our dear
father, Taylor Cunningham,
who left us one year ago, the
9Th day OF March, 1948.
One year has passed since that
sad day
When one we loved was called
away "-
God called him home, it was
His will
Within our hearts he liveth
still. ..
Sadly missed by the
CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN
James Hesson and son, Earl,
Max Hesson and John Hesson
were in Marietta Saturday.
]. S. Boyd and Rose Haggard
were in Marietta Thursday.
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HERE & THERE

HERE & THERE - Russell
Johnson and wife, of Canton,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Walter Johnson and wife,
Caldwell route 6.
Visitors at the home of Phillip
Polling and wife, Byesville, the
past week were Junior Wickham
and wife, Harry Vandyne and
wife, daughter, Shirley Maye,
June Rogers Hannah Melton and
daughter, Vida, Mrs. Lloyd Mel
ton and Junior, Gerald and
James Henry King.
Among the basketball fans At
Caldwell Friday night were Rob-
ert Vorhies, Ernest Davis and
wife, Raymond Polling, wife and
son, Gerald, Joseph Everly, John
Carter, Harry Sutherland and
Marjorie Hurst.
Visitors at the home of Ray
mond Polling Sunday were Wal
ter Johnson, George Mclaughlin
and Russell Kirkbride.
Mrs. Walter johnson slipped
and fell at her home Friday
breaking her left arm. She was
admitted to the Bethesda hospi-
tai, Saturday evening.
Minus Goodwill was business
caller at Caldwell SATURDAY..
Madelyn Johnson spent the
weekend with her aunt and
uncle, William Johnson and wife
Phillip Polling, of Byesville,
will celebrate his 10th birthday
March 10th.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
EAST UNION

EAST UNION - Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Tucker and family, of
Caldwell, spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Cora Tuck
er.
Mr.. and Mrs, Scott Davis, OF
Dresden, spent Saturday with
Bessie Tucker and Mrs. Cora
Tucker and attended the funeral
of his brother, Ellis Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berry
spent one day last week with
their daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Vanfossen and daugh-
ter.
Junior Tucker, Canton, spent
the weekend with his family and
mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Dennis, of
GAINESVILLE, announce the birth of
a son on Feb. 81. Grandparents
are Mrs. Bessie Tucker and o. L.
Dennis, of Belle Valley.
Miss Sarah Cant, of Pleasant
Valley, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Tucker and family on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lydia Cant called on Mrs.
Blanche Butler Sunday.
Glen Huffman spent a few
days in Canton the past week.
Callers in Caldwell last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Nissan,
Mrs. Alice Huffman and daugh-
ter, Raymond Tucker, Mrs. Dor
othy Tucker and son.
Mrs. Bessie Tucker went to
GAINESVILLE Sunday to take care
Of her daughter, Mrs. Louise
Dennis and little son,
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COAL RIDGE

COAL RIDGE - Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike La Gorda, of Cleveland,
visited her father, Andy Yarem-
ko. Mrs. La Gorda is spending
the week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry easier and
son, of Cleveland, visited her
mother, Mrs. Mary Galayda,
over the weekend.
Mildred Dorcek and Emil Lip
tax, of Cleveland, visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lip
tax, recently.
Miss Ethel Zaleha visited rel
atiVes and friends in Cleveland
last week.
Photo Observation-Disclosures
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Norvel Carter and Hayes
Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis and
daughters, Patty and Wanda,
spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Leasure and fam
i1v.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Jennie James wishes to
thank all friends and neighbors
who remembered her with
cards and gifts on her 35th
birthday anniversary.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Chicooo Livestock

CHICAGO. May 2s ar funitsS, d., state tat,
Department Of Asriculturel .@Salsnis NOES
see %eek tS ssa B.9qoxs snd s
higher; sows. 1.00-l 80 higher; most "a.
.ss sb sssss uSdss Ssh..t teG Sine.
IS, Bulk good and choice I79,2e0- pound
butchers sold late st !. 2l3oo2i Z, az go 200 31o
nsog9rns as,ns aysrssss wsishts few loads
and lots 3S0-400 pounds at ls.?6-19;7b;
good and choice sows weighing less than
sos .s R0Snd: sscs. were e isS and most
pound sows at II. .60-1 80. .
nos salssIs ssn ea'eie cempatsd are wseP ago: Tes
to $50 higher; high choice kinds d. showed owe,
N fhe Week. cows 's and Suiis fully 50 higher
s; % S.b bhtshse sn seske5s aor o.d enc
prime end; several loads choice steers
g9ades sna ediam SSa
ssssE' sSSa to 'afs ss
sss a. esas D.sf sSSsse Closed
iisssSsS sS es%@e1 esnnefs ana sar easssrs, SS
s6SS ssiu% Common amo sGo' to ehois: e v.siers
s. .oo-s e $500 %: top sa. 90; load choice $40
pound feeding yearling steers, 26 80; me
S linss under 500 pounds mainly $500
Salable sheep. 100 testimatedl: total
not given. Compared week ago: Receipts
about 45 per cent larger at 12 markets,
exceeding year earlier hrst time in weeks;
Southwest markets contributed main sup
ply expansion; meaEer supply native sprins
bulk 80 O0-A 90; old d-crop lambs. mainly
shorn. 50 lower; bulk 27.09;30 90: best
slsuehter ewes and bucks 5O-75 lower
closing at 1850 down on ewes, with heavy
kinds and bucks 900 down to 500.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Business Groups
Advertising Topic
For Dinner Meeting

The American Business Associa-
ton will discuss ''Truthfulness in
Advertising" at q dinner meeting
at $50 PHI. Wednesday in the
Sheraton Hotel.
Several non-businessmen will be
invited by the group 70 attend and
point out some Of the factors they
find most deceptive In advertising.
Other meetings this week are:
Wednesday.
Federation Of Businessmen s
Associations. Board Of Directors
American Security & Trust Co.,
$50 pm.
Thursday.
Benning Businessmen's Associa-
tion-The City Bank. 1888 Min
nesota avenue NE, $50 pm.
Northern Seventh Street Bus
inesSmen's Associatio n-No. 2
Police Precinct. Sixth street and
NewsYork avenue NV. $50 pm.
Central Business Association
Dinner meeting. Burlington Hotel,
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
|Parenf.Teacher
Activities

Burroughs PTA, Wednesday, IL
am. Conference with mothers of
children entering kindergarten in
September. Mrs. Charles Parks.
preschool chairman. and Miss
Marie Turner. principal. Girl
Scouts working on child care merit
badges will care for the preschool-
ers while the mothers are in class.
Brookland PTA, Thursday. 1880
am. Luncheon ct Pepco.
Fifth Division Of District Of Co.
lumbia Congress, Wednesday.
pm. Luncheon at Watergate Inn
Outgoing and incoming presidents
Of Fifth Division with Mrs. James
H. Cox. president Of District OF
Columbia Congress. and Miss A.
Grace Lind, Fifth Division super
visor Of schools. as guests.
Junior High Division. Thursday
noon. Luncheon ut Burdick voca-
tional School. Outgoing president,
will have incoming presidents and
principals Of junior high PTA's q.
guests. District of Coluubia Board
members are invited. DR.. L. j
Cantrell. superintendent Of junior
high schools, special guest. Mrs
s. j. Hogan. junior high division
representative Is in charge and
would like to know the number oi
board members who will attend
Call Franklin $3.50 by May 81 II
you plan to attend.
Wallach PTA, Thursday. 1880
a.m. Spring festival on occasion
of closing the Wallach School
Children will depict through folk
dances the children from 1863 to
ls4s who have attended Wallach
School.
Burroughs PTA. Friday, 7:45
pm. Night or dance and festival
Folk dancing under direction Of
Mrs. Wayne Sommer. assistant ia
Miss Molster. Mrs. Marie Mclean
in charge Of special dance num-
bers. Festival arrangements BY
Mrs. Elmer J. Briggs and Mrs,
Harold Curtis Of Ways and Means
COMMITTEES.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Produce Markets
tYssterasy's ouetatisns. ,

Baltimore quotations furnished b, the
Unitsd stasss Department Of Agriculture:
quote.
Pessss .ss:. Tss:t H. ssrsI s:s.ss .ans,;
S-nsssh:d;c - c s;sS,1 90; T. De.,ss5; 5 sss; A ssssh q
h.aDsrs, 'ooidsa.: sss-l.oo' sssrsss..
33ss-3 3ss35 oS; % h-0ushsl saaksss' ooidsn''
bunch nsS'tasas es.ts,. asryi.nd. .nalseins Tsss.
~. Geese. s:. 1888 .sns, s1s5.
s.Is tsas, ,.IS 1s6 .ssn ,.ssy e sIs.
snap 'ts.s s.sn. s:-rs a.ses:s as:s. :sss. .s:.ay:
ss:ss, sssss saRs :sIis.s ~ ~
.s:IS stSsis sssS i.as:4 sssss:s; :E!.: Z
Lin. Bssns-Market sbou. steady;
slsIis' sss.s oS SSushsi hampers s'oo-4oo' mostly
Bsets@wir.- hound crates. New Jersey.
egpshs, oa ~; vir,,ni.s so 90 ssnss:: sns e::
cern-M.rks.s 4 Arm On best. .sous
:ss.:. s:ss, se seos sth 95s: aos:n
DOZEN. sas ausSisy sS5 .hs. .s sea ao.. s.c:
Dozen Dozen. ~.s Srshs $3.50
sasSp. snns sose so5ssse esotan. saI. se1es.hs C sss
susssf Susups:E:A;Ee sE 1efa 'lss'; s.. '.sts5
3.T5: fair auality, 10000; South Caro-
lima, mostly fair auality. 1902 20; few.
to Vo ordinary ~ quality. ISL Is; iumbos, 80.
200 pickles. l'2o-a'oo' aeeordins !"
Poultry oustatisns.
isht; receipts light; fryers. 3-3h pounds
$3.50; broileTs fLeghorns). 2-2k POUNDS
22-23; fowl (colored. s5-3s: poorer. 80;
cattles1compssea last ao week; @ siansh.s. Ss,1ts.
stock and feeder cattle stronE to so higher.
ehoe. ass ssd.y s:f npss S.
sSmmos ssaa %s''sn and 10 Medium sisS-sssS
mani. 1s gsaS9 49, e.aa.s. s'sss :ss
se'isrs isSp sns undsf sE soes sss s.sf ' sn.
sss9 ssou seGs sna msdan Pss q hs
good and choice. 427-565 ID. stocker steers
and calves q. .oO-s7 30; bulk medium and
good 34oo-2o.5o; common and medium
cslvesScomDared las. week: Mostly
steady but top so lower; weeks sno
Seaiers , sSoo-3s. sSp 600 90: CON common % and medium
2l 90: eulls 1000 down
HossGompeS last soSs Hesk een.rsIy sn.rsH, s9s
Up Bulk todays small supply good and
sits i.sp; se6-s6O lbs: g, ,S9;ai 9:3 aoG 90;
hssvs! Ss Sesnsi 5000 pS' s.
H. H. is5dissSo d4sisS lbs & e ss sSd,e; 90
snssr soes 4dS5S teas ss ss"i %anl 80
lbs. 14.76 down; odd stays 200 undsI price pcs
discounted i.b0-3.Oo from price Of same
weight grain-fed hogs.
sheep-Compared last weekoo oo h,pph.n Sptns
Good and choice, spring lambs for week
80. .00-33. so; few lots medium and low-gooa
SS y0Ssd top and auSss sSSd
p,our-Reeelpts. G5a,n M.!ast; is,4as 1oo-pound
'AiRfi iWRfhieat-Reeeipts,, 4e,sss bushels; ship p
sssss'i sss lsf S.nsss :'tst' ss ''s
corn-Reeeipts, 81 Sss oe bushels: snsh:,s ship
"eost oats@HReceipts. ioi .ss$ bushels; ship.
ments, none; stocks, 65s,sss bushels. No
quotations
RyewReceipts, SIS. ~ bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks, s7o.352 bushels:
2O3. .323 bushels; stocks, 1s0,636 bushels.
| Millfeed-Receipts. 247 tons.
! Butter and Eggs.
Esgs- Market about steady; receipts
moderate. demand moderate: wholesale
prices: A large, S6-56; A mediums, ~
So; B large. 50-52; current receipts un-
Reeeipts-Butt.r. $4,000 pounds; srss,
Evening star., 1949-05-29
.CivicCuIendur
Group to Heor
Recreation Tulk

Milo r. Christensen, Recreation
Department superintendent. will
talk on Community Recreation in
Washington" at the Arkansas
Avenue Community Association
meeting Thursday at the Burdick
School. The group will meet reg
ularly throughout the summer.
The Association of Oldest In
habitants will have a general dis
cussion son Early Washington
Hotels" Wednesday night in the
Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV.
The Connecticut Avenue group
will revise their constitution and
bylaws the same evening In the
All Souls Memorial Church. Cath
edral avenue and Woodley place
NV. -.
Wednesday.
Oldest Inhabitants-Old Union
Engine House. Nineteenth and II
streets NV. 7:30 pm.
Southeast Washington - Hine e
Junior High School. Seventh and
c streets Sc, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Arkansas Avenue Community
Observation-Disclosures A School, Thir-
teenth and Allison streets NV,
10 pm.
Connecticut Avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church Parish Hall,
Cathedral avenue and Woodley
place NV, 8 pm.
Northeast Council-No. II Police
Precinct. Rhode Island avenue and
Seventeenth street NE, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions1Board room Of the District
Building. Fourteenth and Z streets
NV. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Chicago Gruin

CHICAGO. May 2S P.-HedRe sellins
and q general lack OF speculative. demand
sent grains, soybeans and lard lower on
came quite active late in the session after
a mild rally failed to recover much OF the
sround lost early.
1t was the third STRAIGHT day Of fair
season fer wheat caused buyers to back
away from the market. Cash prices fell
q couple of cents at Kansas City followins
wheat arrived at Fort Worth this morning
The Kansas City once Of the commod-
ity Credit Corp. again did not post any
still looking at offers.
Wheat closed H-1h lower. july
1ss11a: sSIn s.1. was x.1, i2 ,sv.1 lSwsr' , JuI,
1854; soybesns we're H-sh lover. y Juis
2.16h-N. and lard was 8. To 10 cents {
hundred pounds lower, July 11.26-11.27
Evening star., 1949-05-29
|Muior Markets Stort
Saturday Closings
~ ssss Assseisfsd essss

NEW YORK, May 2s.-Major
security and commodity exchanges
today began their summer sched-
ules, under which most OF them
win be closed each Saturday
through September "a.
The flrst weekend closings VIII
be stretched to three days, since
all domestic markets shut down
Monday for the Memorial Day OBJ
servanca.
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Labor Strife Grows
As Business Watches
Sales, Prices Drop
Bv G. 4. Phillips
...~<i~+s1 nxsxs H..s;rsss Wr;t.S


NEW YORK, May 28.-Busines:
and industry rounds out the
month of May against a backdror
of shrinking volume and declin-
ing prices with the overall pic.
ture darkened by growing labor
disputes.
While major business indices
pointed a trifie lower throughout
the month. the steady whiting
away at the postwar boom failed
to change opinions of numerous
Government officials and private
economists that the downward di-
rection will be arrested long be-
fore 1t attains proportions resem-
bling a depression.
Secretary Of Commerce Saw
yer told a gathering at Atlantic
City that "by any normal stand.
ard Of historic comparison our
situation is good"
The following gives a birds-eye
view of the national economy In
the final week of a month when
business usually takes on an
added air of hustle and hustle:
Production Reduced.
Industrial production declined
from the previous week and IL
many instances was below a year
ago. Steel output fell below the
1948 tonnage for the first time
this year.
Prices of wide variety Of man
ufactured goods were lowered, In
some cases for the second and
third time. as merchants and
manufacturers continued to seek
a price level that would stimulate
large-scale buying.
Unemployment. normally on
the wane at this time of year
shot upward. Thousands OF
workers were idled by strikes and
more were added to the unem-
ployed ranks by factory cutbacks
and adjustments to q smaller
work week.
The forthcoming Memorial Day
holiday pushed retail trade ahead
Of the unimpressive total In the
previous week, but volume again
was under a year ago. Whole
sale business was rated favorably
with the proceeding period but
likewise was under the 1948 week
A sprinkling of reduced OF
passed dividends gave added real
ism to the downward trend in
profits noted by managements at
recent stockholders meetings
Companies involved included
Mueller Brass, Botany Mills, Ma
tional Pressure Cooker. White
Motor and Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal 81 Iron.
Investors Hold Back.
The stock market went into a
fresh decline. reaching at one
time its lowest point in the price
averages since February 26. The
overall loss for the week was In
the neighborhood of 500. .000, 900
Bonds followed a similar trend in
plodding. unimpressive per-
formance that proved nothing ex-
cept that investors had little in
terest in current affairs.
Labor disputes. meantime. grew
both in number and intensity
Before the air is cleared many
observers expect the labor scene
to become more turbulent than
at any time since the spring of
l946.
Most labor representatives were
believed ready to demand wage
increases. reduced working hours
without any reduction in pay,
pension and other benefits that
will add up to something like
an increase Of 10 to 80 per cent
in present labor costs. Manage
ment is certain to resist.
Serious Dilemma Feared.
Discussing the current business
situation and the significance OF
fourth round wage demands, the
Guaranty Trust Co. said in its
current bulletin:
Evening star., 1949-05-29

No wheat. Corn-No. / yellow, I. 80
sea-; No. O. 1.32ha-1. .32ss: No. 3, 81 :
No; 4, ,.4.l :a6M: No e. B l15;bsl. II Oats Cat
white, -6S-6a; No. extra heavy, white.
69A; sample grade, extra heavy. white,
63L Barley-Malting, .oS-1.3S nom-
inai; feed. S5-1 .06 nominal
Evening star., 1949-05-29
Mexicon Peso Drifts
To New Low Level
es ~ Assesssse1 sssss

MEXICO CITY. May 7a-Tne
peso continued its downward drift
today. reaching $50 10 fhe doliay
at in lowest point.
Danls hegan buytng dollars 81
Evening star., 1949-05-29

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