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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
The Most.Improved Team

The most improved team in either
league, probably is part of the
Philadelphia Story. The Philadel-
phia Story in baseball has been
rather sad one for some time.
But Connie Mack revived old
dreams last season, and not only
the veteran Connie but many So
called fairly-smart people believe
his Athletics have pennant chance
this new season. Not second-not
third-not fourth-but first.
Just as big a story is the
chance the Phillies have. They
are too young to win any pen
Dant. But smart baseball people
tell me they can finish second
or third. They probably won't.
But they look like a big league
ball club on rampage.
They have a better outfield than
either the Braves. Dodgers or the
Cardinals in Del Ennis, Richie Ash
burn and Bill Nicholson They have
one of the best infields in either
league with Eddie Watkins at first,
plus Puddinhead Jones at third.
Their catching is only fair.
The Phillies represent the
story of the new National
league. They can finish second
or seventh. They can finish sew
enth and still be almost as good
as the 1949 pennant winner.
They deserve support from their
fans, for here is not only a good
ball club, but an interesting
one.
l had a long talk today with my
favorite pitcher. His name is EweI
Blackwell of the Reds.
In l947 Blackwell was far and
away the best pitcher in the game
not barring Teller, Newhouser or
anyone else. Working for the lowly
Reds, he won 16 straight games.
He pitched no-hitter and came
close to another in his next start.
Working with the Yankees or Dodg-
ers that same year, Blackwell
would have won 80 games and lost
three or four. He might have won
IS games.
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To avoid the greasy odor of
roasting meat, sprinkle cinnamon
on stove and in oven, and your
house will smell like cookies
baking.
Melted paraffin poured in the
bottom and around the sides of
garbage pals helps prevent their
rusting.
Instead Of sewing shoulder
pads into your dresses, attach
them with snaps. Sew top half
of two snaps into shoulder seams,
attaching lower portions to pads
at laundry or dry Gle aning
time, just unsnap the pads.
Clothing specialists claim that
bleaching is more likely to dis
color nylon fabric than to i'm
prove the whiteness of the ma
terial.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

anteeing one vigorous old age.
In order to learn the exact physi-
cal, mental and emotional condi-
ton of the elderly, thorough or
complete examination is given, di-
vided into three parts:
First comes the data gathering"
visit, or "pilot" examination, in a
search for any "aging" tissue or
process.
At the second visit, as the ply
sician has studied the whole sit
uation-blood pressure, strength
of heart, urine, bloOd-he now
prescribes a program Of living
and any medicine that may
give energy or slow up aging
processes.
At the third visit, two or three
weeks later, the results of the health
program are checked and a full
heolth program for six months or a
year given.
This study and examination of the
elderly man or woman TO learn what
he or she needs, and then prescrib-
ing the necessary health program,
is good common sense.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
Did war tragedies warp
children's mind?

Answer: Yes, reports Swiss psy-
chiatrist who treated child refugees
in Warsaw, Poland. Children who
had been driven from their homes
and in many cases seen their par
ents sent to the gas chamber be-
came smart in some ways, but de-
veloped the belief that nothing is
important but self-preservation and
that only fools try to be kind or
honest. This false image of real
ity' (Which for so long was true as
far as their experience went) is
hard to erase and makes it difficult
to teach them to adapt themselves
to normal living.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

Grantland Rice Billy southworth's
cousin" Some time back. Hickey
sold another Dodger star, Pete
Reiser, to the same Braves. Reiser
is jubilant. So is Southworth.
II don't think I ever felt better"
Reiser told me the other day. my
legs are fine again-and so is my
arm. I'm running into no more
walls. I'm up to full weight-180
pounds" 1t might be noted that
Reiser was only 80 years of age
on ST. Patrick's day, sharing this
date with Bobby Jones.
Reiser is in his prime. l saw
him play third in recent spring
training game and make four
Decline throws to first, even
rocking the staIwart first base
man, Earl Torgeson. Pete was
burning the ball across.
II have big plans for Reiser,"
SouthWorth told me. 81 mean if his
arm is OK. I'm not worried about
his legs or health. He is not only
a fine ballplayer, but a great hitter
and natural competitor. He can
help us more than you might think.
Pete has known more than his share
of raw luck. The tide is about due
to turn the other way. If it does,
the Braves will look even better
than l think they are-and I'm not
selling them short.
Watch that Torgeson at first. He
might be the best first baseman in
either league this season. Sain and
SPAIN are my stand-bys, but Vern
Bickford has improved sharply and
Bill Voiselle will be quite a help.
Stanky is again in top condition.
His cracked ankle is OK. I have
fine-looking young catcher in Paul
BurriS.
my club is much better than
it was last year. 1t has to be.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
Crinkly Wool Set

| lust right for spring weather is
- this smart knitted set made of
crinkly wool and easy stitches.
Good looking cable trimmed gloves
really fit and the trim ascot scarf
"stays put" Only three ounces of
wool needed for the entire set.
To obtain complete knitting tnstruc-
lions. stitch illustrations and finishing di-
recttons for scarf and gloves Isles medi-
UNI and large) Pattern No. SIP send 20
cents in coin. your name. address and
pattern number.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
American Indian

Origin of the American Indian
has long been a major chronological
problem. Most authorities agree
that they were Mongolians, COM
ing here from Asia by way of the
Boring Strait. Other anthropolo-
gisty, however, claim that the
American Indian originated in Ma
laya. In 1924, when a law was
passed providing that all non-citi-
zen Indians born within the terri
torial limits of the United States
were thereby declared citizens of
the United States, they were given
the right to vote.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
HEALTH NOTES

In New Jersey at the present time
there are now in progress five diff
ferent studies on vision in various in
dustries. BY these studies much valu-
able material is being collected for
the purpose of improving our present
knowledge of vision Of industrial
workers. This will mean more and
better production and at the same
time conserving the vision Of the in
dustrial worker.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

Twenty-Five out Of every hundred
people who have blood in their urine
have been found to have cancer
somewhere in the kidney, bladder or
other part of the urinary tract. Do
not think that when such bleeding
stops, the progress Of the underly-
ing cause also stops, for we know
now that once cancer starts, it pro-
crosses till death occurs unless treat
ment is begun Immediately.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
Large Plans for PETE Reiser
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

Every team in our league is
stronger. At least most of them
are. For example, the Cardinals
and Pirates will be better, and
the Dodgers, with all their fast
kids. is no club you can ever
loaf against.
"But still honestly believe we
have enough to win for Boston
again. If 1 didn't think so, I GER
tainly wouldn't say so. But this is
going to be a scramble"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

Answer: Literally, no. As I have
said before, such treatments must
be given by a physician. But a
correspondent notes the interesting
fact that now and then, when she
is deeply depressed, she will uncon-
sciously get herself into trouble or
danger (she once accidentally"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

natural ballplayer
into pennant form
before Eddie was
hurt. T h e Braves
left the Stankyless
Dodgers far in the
rut.
There is now a
chance that Branch
Hickey is pulling a
repeater. He is on
his way to being
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
.SPORTLIGHT.

X YEAR AGO a hustling second
~ baseman by the name of Eddie
Stanlly asked the Brooklyn manage
ment for an increased stipend or
paycheck. Brother Hickey promptly
traded him to the Braves and there
by helped move the same Braves
into first place.
Stanky did more than his share in
whipping AL Dark, fast, intelligent,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

set her house on fire, for instance)
and be jolted back to more nor
NAL frame of mind. Like "insan-
ity," depression often represents 9
wish to punish yourself for some
real or imagined offense, and al.
most any kind of shock may serva
this purpose for the moment.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Maryland Tobacco

BALTIMORE, July 30 LP-Grade
prices as whole were, steady, this week
ton markets the United States Depart:
ment of Agriculture and the Maryland
Department of Markets reported today.
The agencies said a large number of
grades were unchanged from the previous
out.
ton sales amounted to 1854 .23o pounds
lat an average of S53.96 per hundred
The volume was. nearly II so 900 pounds
the average price was only "a cents less.
,o The ne weeks turnoyer so brought net sales
GT tns So s5s t. sSe6ssso pounds
The tobacco was not as good as that
sold last, week. the agencies reported. The
quality has been getting gradually lower
ketings.
Receipts of the Maryland Tobacco CO.
program, amounted to seven per cent Of
the auction sales for the week. Deliveries
10 the cosoperative & o1" M for the season, total
aFound .,s32 900 pounds or 10 per cent
Net receipts of the Baltimore hogshead
market Tor the season were reported as
ssnnas r Tbs an tots 3D.
With net auction sale amounts to around
Southern Maryland markets are to close
The agencies also reported that the
Southern Maryland tobacco crop now in
the field Is progressing well-much better
than the l94s crop was at this time last
year.
Auction bid prices on representative
grades this past week as compared to
the previous week were as follows:
Heavy crop: Fine cherry red $50, un-
changed good cherry red s66, down !;
fair cherry red S62, down ]; fair red S46.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
British Textiles Pile Up
Al Home as Exports Drop
by the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, July 30.-Millions Of
dollars worth Of. British textiles
made for export are being diverted
to home markets because OF in
ability to sell them overseas
Parliament was told today.
A. G. Bottomley. secretary tol
overseas trade, told the House OF
Commons 95 per cent of the total
frustrated exports" were textiles
He said f10,000,000 ($40.000,-
O0O) worth of export woolens ano
worsteds have piled up because
buyers cannot be found. Cotton
and rayon products being divert
ed to the home market totaI
ESQ, 900, 900 ($2O0, 900, ,0OO he said
Unsold exports are diverted tc
the home market only with the
approval of a committee from
the Associated British Chamber
of Commerce.
Mr.. Bottomley said new trade
barriers by some importing coun-
tries had caused the pile-up OF
export goods. He cited India
Pakistan. Argentina and the Dutch
East Indies.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July 80 up Omitted States
DIee6partment Ie6 OF Agricultural. .-Salable hos S,
se5 Higher wesht; seWa m6siv 6sIrows and el.s
closing top 1925; bulk good and an t choiee
lso-24o pounds, 22.5o- %. 90: a50.3so
pounds pounds q 215o:2a; da 2 50: few 2So-35o
pnderx.ets r.nssS MEDIUM e ehoiee
medium around 40 50-pound kind; youns 1T
fsX FEY 1925; 35o;376 pounds is. .0o:iS 90;
Doands' o 1eSSlfs'a5!i ePSShrs' 5i7'oo-ls'2S' 4oo-46o
salable cattle. 900 (estimsted): total
not given. Compared week ago: Averase-
good and better steady to 26 higher, up
1900 pounds; Common to iow-sood dnass giass
and shortfeds uneven and sharply lower,
sisashteT steers S5.5oHs7 %: 300 most s 'eolae eom
other choice heifers. ss5-I, 100 pounds.
choice, 22 oo-26.76; common down to
ans sps ssfss sas% soss t. lsS5
1850: bulls dull, 1902 so lower; most
medium and GOOD. 1S.00-19.00: few 1880
and 20.00; vealers mostly steady. late
load Choice % a5opound ''VT ~htefsee us '!sey fesRy
feeder steers. "a 75: most common to good,
$50 pounds down. 1s0O-23 90.
salable sheep. none; Compared week
and common, is.00-21 50; medium to
choice Idahos: early, 23;00-24 90; old.
ashs; yeanss Issesa North
With bulk so.5o:si 90; choice i3o-pound
Western-type Illinois fed ewes reached
1850; bulk common TO good native ewes
Evening star., 1949-07-31
. Plus extra or extra!

22s or s1.s6 in the same l94S
period.
Pittsburgh Steel Corp. earned
S2,438,442 in six months ended
June 80 VS.. $1,724,976 year ear
lier.
Talon, Inc, earned $1.298.853
or SLIP in six months ended June
80 VS.. $1,312,629 or SLIP a year
earlier.
Belding Hemingway Co. profit
for six months ended June 80 was
$60.602 or Is cents VS.. 1897 .208
or $2O5 in the same l94S period.
Yale e. Towne Mfg. Co. earned
S338,652 or 66 cents in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $l.l20,779 or
$3.50 a year earlier.
Newport Industries, Inc, earned
S48, ,402 in six months ended June
80 VS.. $834,709 a year earlier.
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Washington Stock Exchange

REPORT Compiled by Exchange ofncias)
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FOR YEAR 1s4e UP TO
AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, JULY ~.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. July 80 LFN.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc, closing
Friday quotations:
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Business Briefs

AutOmODle frOQuCtlOu Ill tllc
United States and Canada totaled
1928 units in the latest week
VS.. 16O,173 in the previous week
and 1920 in the like l948 week
Wards Automotive Reports. An
August output of 100000 vehicles
is not impossible. Wards said.
Steel Production in the Canton
llassillon area of Ohio has reached
around 40% of capacity in a re-
covery from its recent low of
$50. Timken Roller Bearing Co.
will place another electric furnace
in operation this week. Republic
Steel recently resumed production
at three electric furnaces.
Schick, Inc, will reopen it's
Stamford, Conn, plant tomorrow.
It has been closed since April q.
Texas Gas Transmission Corp.
registered with the SEC 211,225
common shares to be sold by IA
stockholders through, a group
headed by Dillon, Read & Co.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal
Co. earned $8,395,117 or 1888 a
share in six months ended June
80 VS.. $8,113,614 or 1888 a year
earlier. Net for three months
ended June 80 was $4.414,444 or
$2.04 VS.. $4,555 1863 or $2.15.
St. Joseph Lead Co. profit for
six months ended June 80 was
$4,852,390 or S2.45 VS.. $5,948, ,539
or $3.01 in the same 1948 period.
Lone Star Cement Corp. earned
$2.640,159 or $2.78 in three months
ended June 80 VS.. $2,037,785 or
$215 a year earlier.
Briggs e. Stratton Corp. net in
come for six months ended June
30 was $1,682,586 or $3.50 VS..
s1,687.701 or $2S4 in the same
1948 period.
Granite City Steel Corp. earned
1885, ,467 or SALT in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $1,634.317 or
$4.27 year earlier.
United States Playing Card Co.
net for six month ended June 80
was $1,145 ,909 or $2.97 VS.. $1,171,-
724 or $3.04 in the same 1948
period.
American Bank Note Co. earned
$1,140,808 or $1.55 in six months
ended June 80 US. $1,196,673 or
$1.63 a year earlier.
Pittsburgh Screw e. Bolt Corp.
profit for six months ended June
80 was s1.128,424 or IS cents VS..
$1,442.879 or 96 cents in the same
l948 period.
Cluett Peabody e. Co. earned
S1,085 1888 or $10S in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $3,889,979 or
$500 a year earlier.
Crown Cork e. Seal Co. net in
come for six months ended June
80 was $1,002,585 or so cents VS..
$2,841,051 or $2.12 in the same
1948 period.
Life Savers Corr. earned 1914
697 or $1.39 in six months ended
June 80 VS.. $1,245,545 or SLIT a
year earlier.
McCrory Stores had net income
of $1,712,254 or $141 in six
months ended June 80 VS.. $780,
s27 or sl.75 in the same le4s
period.
Quaker State Oil Refining Co.
net for six months ended June 80
was 81 1,363.659 or S1.47 VS.. $751;
Evening star., 1949-07-31
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Am T & T 2As 76
Am T&T 2As 80 =.
Am T g. T 2a4s So
Am T d T 2sss SO
Am Tobacco 3s 81
Am Tobacco IS 90
A T & 8 p Is 96
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TRANSACTIONS ON
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Rates Of dividends in the foregoinE
table are annual disbursements based On
fion. Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included.
"a * dividend. II Ex rtghts cld Canea
rants. Wv with warrants Nv without
warrants. . Also extrs or extras: PHs
isst year payable in stock, estimated
cash value On ex-diyidend date 8 De:
ciared Or paid 50 far this year. Declared
< Declared or paid this year. an accumu-
5 Paid this year, dividend omitted. deferred
ing. DECLARED 1913. PAYABLE In 1919.
= yIiquidating dividend. Payable In stock
exact cash value undetermined sn dec
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. A-29
81

I up .; low cherry red $50, down 5; low red
So, up 1.
Tips: Fair cherry red So. u-ch" 7ged:
fair red S31, down L; low red $3.50.
up .
Thin crop: Fine buff s72. down hns
cherry red S7}. unchanged good br $50.
unchanged; good cherry red $50. IN
bun s6 9nchansed snch ee pa fair aagS cherry rec
UNCHANGED; fair red sos. unchangeG; low
cherry red $64 down l.
Seconds: Fine cherry red S67. un-
changed good cherry red sos. uncha r ed:
fair cherry red SOL. down /; fair red $50,
up L low cherry red $40, up ..
Nondescript: Best heavy $3.50 up 2.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Railroad Bonds Stage
Impressive Recovery
In Quiet Month
By H. c. Johnson


NEW YORK, July 30.-Rail.
road bonds compiled an impressive
winning score in July.
Following a series of battering:
in April, May and June. rail is
sues started to rally right at the
turn Of the month. And during
the month they suffered only one
setback in 20 trading sessions.
The July record of the Asso.
ciated Press average of 20 raj
bonds shows they boosted then
prices in II of the 20 sessions
held steady in eight others. And
to mar an otherwise unblemishec
index, they lost a meager L of q
point July 21. The average opened
the month at 88.5 and closed Fri
day at 90.l, a net gain of 1t
points.
This achievement was accom-.
plished despite the absence of any
heavy demand for corporate
bonds. 1t occurred during one o1
the sloWest trading periods of re-
cent years.
The closing day was typical OF
the entire July rail performance;
the rail average jumped i, al
though the days sales totaled only
$2,o80,O00. a full session low mark
for a period extending back lust
Is days short of a full year.
Stock Rally Helped.
One factor in the rise of rail
prices was the recent summer
rally in the stock market. Low
and medium priced obligations
being in the speculative range
usually following the price move
mentS of stocks.
When the stock rally occasion
ally faltered and finally collapsed
this week, however, rail loans con-
tinued on their upward course.
This independent movement
was attributed to buying by some
customers who look for increased
railroad revenues and freight traf-
nc in the fall-an Improvement
they believe may exceed the usual
autumn upswing in railroad oper-
ations.
Bid quotations on long-term
United States Treasury bonds con-
tinued to fall most of the week in
over-the-countcr trading. This
was principally the work Of pro-
fessional traders, however. who
carried on transactions amonp
themselves. Government bond
houses reported there was very
little demand from investors fol
Treasury issues and
that volume was light.
Underwriting Decreases.
Although July was fairly active
as financing transactions in the
summer go. August will bring a
sharp decline in corporate debt
underwriting.
Next week, for example, only
one corporate issue is scheduled
for competitive bidding. That is
a s6,870,0o0 issue of equipment
trust certificates that Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railroad will marke'
on Tuesday.
BY contrast. there will be 9
bumper crop of State, county anc
municipal issues up for com.
petltive sale. The publication
Daily Bond Buyer" lists next
weeks total of new tax exempt
issues at $105,722,519, compared
with $73,953 900 this week.
Among the larger Issues are
$34 4,573.000 Of loan notes that "a
housing authorities will offe,
Jointly Tuesday; 23,500,000 Of
temporary loan notes by New York
City Housing Authority Thursday
and $11, 100000 of bonds by Ber.
gen County IN. j. Sewer Author
ity Wednesday.
According to the publication
Blue List" the unsold inventories
OF recent tax exempt issues or
dealers shelves rose from s11O,.
$4,000 last week to $132. O1c
at the close of business Friday.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Metal Quotations.

NEW YORK, July 80 P.-Spot non-
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 17ss
14k cents a pound, New York; zinc, 10
cents pound, East st. Louis.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

Quotations furnished by National Asso.
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
| states they do not necessarily reflect actua
transactions or hrm bids or Offers but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated, sre rs quoted
by the sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

Hammermill Paper Co. net for
six months ended June 80 was
1894 ,092 or II cents vs.. $3.50, ,901
or 5000 in the same 1948 period.