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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Yarger Rites In
BeaUerdan, Sunday

Mrs. Esther Yarger, 81, wife Of
William O. Yarger, of Beaverdam,
died last Thursday afternoon at her
home following an illness OF 2s
months from carcinoma.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon in the Beaverdam Metho-
dist church, with Rev, Don L. Eau
yer officiating. Burial was IN
Woodland cemetery, BeaVerdam.
Survivors include the husband and
the following children: Elizabeth
Yarger, Lima; Mrs. Ruth Wilcox
and Ralph w. Yarger, Beaverdam;
Ralph Z. and Robert G. 4arger,
Lima, and Gerald Yarger, at home.
The body was at the Paul Diiler
funeral home here until Saturday
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Many Present Day Easter Customs
Had Their Origin In Old Pagan Rites

tbat Easter should henceforth come
on the Sunday following the first
full moon after the vernal equinox
on March 81.
This was believed to be the time
when the Easter lilies, symbolic of
Christ's resurrection, boomed in
Egypt.
Today's Easter morning sunrise
services are curiously similar to
solemn pagan religious rites held
long before the time of Christ. Every
year on March Il, primitive tribes
gathered on mountain peaks at dawn,
to celebrate the Festival of the Sun,
hailing the lengthening days and
the arrival of spring.
Persian sun-worshippers began
their New Year on this day, and
gave each other colored eggs, dyed
with herbs. Early Christians con-
secrated eggs, and continued to ex-
change them at Easter, staining
them a deep red to symbolic the
blood of Christ.
An Easter gift of colored eggs in
time came to denote affection, and
during the Middle Ages deliberately
gilded eggs, often adorned with
jewels, were exchanged between
royal families.
CoIored eggs proved rather inn
practical to send any distance as
Easter greetings, and in the middle
of the Nineteenth century, the East
er card had its origin in Northern
Germany.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14

Many of our present-day Easter
traditions, such as the exchange of
colored eggs and gay greeting
cards, have their origin in ancient
customs that reach back to the dawn
of civilization.
The word Easter" itself comes
formed her pet bird into a rabbit,
dess of spring, and again symbol Of
fertility. The SHOWS melted and
flowers bloomed when Eostra touched
the earth, the ancient Teutonie
tribes believed.
According to legend, Eostra trans
formed her pet bird into rabbit,
which later developed into our ia
miliar Easter bunny. That's why
the elusive, generous hare still
builds nests like a bird and fills
them with colored eggs for children.
ANCIENT EASTER PARADEs
Our custom of donning new cloth
ing for Easter springs from the age
old desire to "spruce up" at time
when all nature is glistening with
the sheen of spring-awakened life,
The Chinese and North American
Indians always cast off their old ap-
parel in the spring, and the Roman
Emperor Constantine introduced this
custom to his royal court in the
Fourth century.
Easter, celebrated this year on
April II, can fall anywhere on the
calendar between March % and
April 25. This is due to the Coun-
ell of Nice decision in 325 A. D
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Easter Sunrise At
Mt. Cory Church

An Easter sunrise service will be
held Sunday morning at $50 in the
Mt. Cory Evangelical U. B. church.
The following program will be given: !:
Trumpeters, Chloette Wagner and
Lynn Cuppies; solo, "Were You
There?", Dean Cupples; scripture,
Robert Bowersox.
Pagent, Keepers of the Cross
Angel, Myrtle Steinman; Mary,
Gladys Cupples; Mary Magdalene,
Bernadine McVey; Reader, Pauline
Bernhard; Conservation, Donna Hart
man; Mary of Bethany, Dorothy
Bowersox; Martha of Bethany, Gem
evieve Beagle; Mother, Hope Reiter;
Dorcas, Virginia Herman; Lydia,
Patricia Bahner.
Young Peoples Choir.
Holy Communion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Father Of RiuftOn
Man Dies In Ada

Raymond Thompson, 63, retired
farmer and father of Joseph Thomp-
son, of near Bluffton, died last
Thursday night at the home of an
other son, Rev. Leroy Thompson, of
Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
BeHHer Services
Held In Mt. Corr

Funeral services were held Tues
day morning for Andrew Benner,
Sc, retired farmer of Mt. Cory, who
died in the Findlay hospital last
Sunday night. He had been i'll for
two weeks of heart trouble.
Rev. Irwin Kaufman officiated at
the services, held in the Mt. Cory
Z. U. B. church, of which he had
been a lifelong member. Burial was
in Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
NeuU Ohio Northern
President Is Named

DR.. F. Bringle Mcintosh, Sd, sup
erintendent of the Toledo district Of
the Methodist church, has been
named new president of Ohio North
ern university, in Ada.
DR.. Mcintosh succeeds DR.. Robert
@. Mcclure, head of the university
since 1943, who resigned because of
i'll health.
Ohio Northern is operated by the
Methodist conference and has an en-
rollment of approximately 1900 stu
dents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Gail RakOtUsky Is
Teaching At Giibod

Gail Rakowsky, Bluffton college
senior, is. teaching at Gilboa High
school during the absence of Coach
Harold Carrick, who is undergoing
treatment at Grille general hospital
in Cleveland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank the members of
the p. I. A. for the lovely plant
sent to me in the Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Carl +. Smucker
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
CGntGtG At Avenue
Church On April II
Commune from ilrst paee1

and Phoebe Houston. The organist
is Mrs. E. T. Hurley and the direc-
tor, Mrs. A. C. Davidson.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this sacred Easter Sunday
concert in Avenue Church. DR.. T.
c. Mulligan, Dist. Sup't., will pre-
side at this service.
Committees from the Choir, now
working on preparations for the
Easter service include: Publicity,
Ned Salevan, Robert Layton, Will
liam Wilson, William Wells and
Harry Mayhem, Jr.; Programs,
Wilson Sockrider, James Johnson
and Nelson Camper; Decorations,
LYDIA Wells, Alma Rust, Anne Will
ley and Ethel Clements: Music
Librarians, Martha Wilson, Fran
ces Abbott, Faye Coffin, Joyce Ar
go, Dorothy Kosci, Carolyn Coffin
and Dolores Bostick.
A complete program and list of
members of the Avenue Choir will
appear in the next issue of the
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Grange To Celebrate
18th Anniversary
CONTINUED from nrst page,

years and later became the first
State Master of Delaware, also
serving eight years in this capaci-
ty. Charles Barker served as
Treasurer during this time and his
daughter, Miss Edna Barker, is
still very active member. This
Grange was organized with 80
charter members.
The very first meetings were
held in Good Templers Hall. This
hall was located on S. E. Front
Street next to Derrickson's Cloth
/ ing Store, where they met until
1873. At that time it was decided to
move to the Odd Fellows Hall
where meetings were held and the
Grange continued to grow.
Having Outgrown the Odd Fell
lows Hall by 1912, it was voted to
buy hall of their own. The build
ing decided upon is known today
as the Milford Steam Laundry
Here suppers, bakes, bazaars
meetings, both regular and special
were held until July %, 1921, when
fire destroyed the building and con-
tents. Milford Grange was without
!. home.
In February 1923, the present
Grange Hall was dedicated on S
E. End Street. Since this time the
Grange has met regularly every
Saturday night.
Milford Grange has furnished
several State Masters, State Les
ture, State Chaplin. and severa
State Floras. The Grange, all thru
the years, has taken an active par
in all Community Activities, anC
has always been ready to lend {
helping hand in time of nesd.
An another year begins i'm tn,
Grange the members will reach out
! for larger and better work, for il
this order, there is work for all.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Sussex Volunteer Fire
men Held Georgetown
Session Last Week
tcontInued trom frst parel

problem.
Mr.. Fred Burker, of the Law and
Committee of the State
Association presented a compre-
hensive outline on legislation and
its present status in the Legisla-
ture. Discussion of the so called
Gambling" bills H. Bill No. rs and
s. Bill 292, compared the merits of
both bills. The resulting concensus
of opinion favored H. Bill No. IS,
although no resolution was adopt
ed, since at previous session Of
the Sussex Association, members
went on record favoring all of the
firemen's bills. The increasing
number of fires and amounts of
fire losses was pointed out as an
added important reason for need
of State and County Fire Marshalls.
Layton G. Baynard, president of
the Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association and Frank o.
Neal, past president spoke on the
Fire School, to be held at the Uni
versity of Delaware, August s to
%. inclusive and outlined the types
of courses which will be available
to firemen from all over the State
Others speaking briefly were Johr
Bamberger. president of the Del.
marva Volunteer Firemen's Asso
citation, who announced a meeting
of the executive committee of that
organization in Parksley, Va, Ap-
ril 3rd and also extended invita-.
tons to participate in the annual
convention to be held in Smyrna
Charles Jester, president of the
Kent County Association invited
Sussex to attend meeting of the
Kent Association in Cheswold OF
April goth. The Dagsboro Fir,
Company also announced it will
hold a carnival beginning May
and running through May IA.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

The Sussex Association will hold
the April meeting in the Green
wood Fire Hall, at which time Off
icers will be nominated for the en-
suing term.
Dinner was served the firemen
by members of Midland Grange. At
the close of the meeting members
went to the Georgetown Fire Hail
for inspection of the recently re-
modelled building and the new
equipment.
OF special interest was the re-
port of Granville T. White, Fire
Recorder, which revealed a coun-
ty loss of $10,650, with $S,O25 COW
cred by insurance. During the pc
riod of Jan. Is to Feb. Is, volun-
teer companies answered a total
of II alarms, As of which were ru-
raj calls. Eight hundred and ten
men spent a total of 4,2S3A man
hours in service, travelling total
of 395 miles. Chimney fires, 80, led
fire causes, with grass fires, IA, in
second place. Greenwood was list
! ed as the company answering most
calls, 8 in number, Dagsboro list
ed as having no calls and Bridge
Vile having the greatest loss, $500
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
-NOAAO
Field Foul Total

State Reada Commission o. Maryland
sss x nsssimase S.. naKimore-z. No.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Pre-SchoOl Check-Up /.
To Be Held May End

The parents of all children who
will enter school next fall are re-
q1ested to bring their children to
the Elementary School, Monday,
May 2, for pre-school check up.
At that time, DR.. Hayman, De-
putty State Health Officer, will be
here to give the examinations; :,
diptheria lamentations and sm-
allpox vaccinations. The State
Board of Health will be here be-
tween the hours 800 to 1900 a. m.
and from 100 to 200 p. m.
Parents of preschool children
are urged to bring their children
to the Elementary School on April
25, 26, %. At this time, Mrs. Paul
inc Webb, the school nurse, will
give them a minor check UP and
complete their health records.
Parents are requested to come
between the hours 800 a, IN. to
1900 a. m. and 1:00-3:oO D. m.
There will be an opportunity for
the parents to have conference
with the nurse if it is necessary
and it will be an excellent time to
show the little boy or girl around
the school so that it will not all be
entirely new to them next fall.
Another item of interest to the
parents and patrons of the school
is the fact that May 4, has been
chosen by the faculty as Visit
ing Day and all friends and par
ents are cordially invited to visit
the classrooms on that day.
The Elementary School will be
closed for the Easter Vacation
from April 18th to 18th. All child
rem will return Tuesday, April
18th.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
First BAPTIST Church
1.-THE FRIENDLY CHURCH,
Harry E. Crewe, Pastor
Sunday. AnTil 10


10000 a. m.-Bible School. We
welcome you to our Sunday School
Service.
1900 a. Morning Worship
Service.
$50 p. m.-Youth Fellowship
1880 p. m.-Evening Worship
Service.
Monday, April II
1880 p. m.-Program Committee
meeting at the parsonage.
Wednesday, April 13
1880 p, m.-Prayer and Praise.
Study of Romans.
$3.50 p. m.-Choir Practice.
Saturday, April is
700 p. Youth Center. Every
one cordially invited to join our
young people in an evening of
fellowship together. Refreshments
and entertainment for all.
For 1 am persuaded that nei-
ther death, nor life, nor angels, MOI
principalities, nor powers, mol
things present, nor things to come
nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able tC
separate us from the love of God
which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Blue Hen Girls
Clinch Cage Title
Another Championship Brought To
Milford With Laurel Defeat


The Blue Hens. v. F. w. Auxili-
ary- sponsored girls community
team, brought another champion
ship" 10 Milford Tuesday evening,
when they defeated the Laurel
Owlettes, % to q. on the neutral
Georgetown High court, in the
third and deciding game of a series
billed as being for the Girls
Championship of Lower Delaware" :"
Already pennant-winners in the
Mar-Del Girls League, by virtue of
winning fifteen out of sixteen
league starts, the Hens now have
q seasons record Of twenty-one
victories and three losses, and have
completed one of the most success
full seasons ever experienced by a
local sextette.
A foul conversion by Betty Fav-
niger, diminutive southpaw for
ward, proved the margin of victory
Tuesday evening, as the Owlettes
and Hens literally matched point
for point right down to the final
whistle. An indication of just how
closely contested the game really
was is given in the score by quar-
fers, which shows honors all even,
at 7-up, at end of the first period (;
Laurel ahead, is to IA, at half
time, and Milford leading, Is to Is,
at the three-quarter mark. Shortly
after resumption of play in the
fourth quarter, the score was tied
at 17-all, and continued to be tied
en- alternate Shots" 1918, 1920
and 21-21. With approximately six
ty seconds remaining, Laurel
forward missed two foul convers-
ion attempts, and, then, with time
running out, Miss Favinger con-
verted foul goal attempt to bring
the Hens a weli-earned win anC
titular honors.
Both teams played heads-uI
brand of basketball, featured by ex-
cellent defensive work, and the
officiating of two women officials
Miss Betty Jane Dashiell, of Sails
bury, and Miss Dorothy Breeding
of Georgetown, was the best seeI
in downstate girls cage circles
this season.
Nelson Griffith, coach of tn,
Milford team, used eleven players
with Betty Favinger, Pearl Huns
berger, Ginny Hunt and Melvi
Jane Bradford seeing action at tn
forward posts. and Jean Wilkins
Doris Hobbs, Lucy Hammond, Bar
bara Harrison, Mary Hugg, Iri
Clogg and Josephine Rogers, divid
ing up the defensive duties in back
court; every Milford player CAV
good account of herself.
The Owlettes lost little prestig
Z in defeat as they extended tn
Hens to the limit and assumed tn
lead on countless occasions. Mi
ford's superiority from the foul lin
was the deciding factor, the Hen
converting six out of ten foul al
tempts while Laurel was convert
ing but three of its sixteen fol-
goal tries; Laurel outscored tn
Hens, TO 8, from the floor.
Betty Favinger, with seventee
of Milford's twenty-five point
again topped the scorers; wit
this seventeen-point outburst, Mis-
Favinger became the states to
scorer, having 297 points for tn
season. Miss Kyttle lead the Owler
tes with ten points.
The score:
LAUREL OWLETTES
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Fires For The
Current Week

On Tuesday. April 5th, the Car
isle Fire Company. of Milford, an
swered two calls, the first was at
seven o'clock a. M, chimney fire
at the home of George Harman in
Milford. This fire was extinguished
without loss. At 1890 in the after
noon, the firemen were called to
Lincoln, where a grass fire at the
Lincoln School was extinguished
before the arrival of the firemen.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by
United States Department Of Agriculture;
baskets and Eastern crates, y. s. No. l,
MARYLAND. Golden Delicious ga inches up,
"a inches ssw up go
dSimes, ~ nanss inches up up 4oso s somes s
J lisioqs "a inches V. :SS:so; Srimss'
ipssss $ ap iai5 ssa55S 3d. Re@ss
Rsmbos enss ss aehes nR: iaI nD fps!2S5 S'-'o'
s.ass potatSss Market aul 100 pound
unwashed. Pennsylvania, new and used
sacks, mostly 2.25, few higher; ordinary
to fair quality, 1.25-2.00; New jersey
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market weak; receipts mod
Fryers; 3-$st pounds, 35-se. best s7-ss;
fov1 (hens dnot heavy type s42a light type
to quote prices.
Livestock Market.
Cattle: Compared last week. slaughter
to to. as, as much as 30. SO lower; hei,ers un.
stoekers on hish-medium and good Grades.
sesers oee hssd oh h0Se S bt Prime ls
head good heifeIs 23,50-a5. .o0;. common
ssd 10. medium adad Is5o-9soo; odd cutters
1900 down: common and medium nsHi neotts cows
14.00-16.Oo: Gamers and cutters III 90
1880: good SAUSAGE bulls II. 7.5O-le so;
and ehose etfs ss'Eeshs D Stock ests
= ?ion oo1s5, ,ss 90 m most medium and good 1885,
qm qn ~ 1s;50o1s so; inferior and common
. Sa Calves; Ss, Generally 1 steady except top
and choice lots 32.oo-3s. 90: co common mon
and il medium ne Grades 90 0o.27. 90: cuils
j. j. 1920 90 90; choice around 25o ID, weights
400 lbs 1s.oo-s4.oo. " '''' ''0
soee mos2 enoer Ss5ES"s eng s,s Is 1884,
few a0 aesso saS.se iSs41 lbs sso-isS 20 lsee
9so5s99 Ss ss.,s 1s rs sofld 100000 *
1915 lbs. 1901 rs; 1eo-iso lbs.
11ss261s;6o s6: 30 so1e oDa under 400 lbs 1928.
Sheep: Wooled lambs fully steady to
so higher; ewes steady: bulk week S
ists ESod tan ana shoice na b Tpoed lambs
and medium 90 oo-as 90 culis oe eo@Se .oa;
good and choice ewes 1909 90; common
and medium 5.OO-7.Oo,
Grain Market.
Elour-Receipts. 4.167 lO0-pound sacks
ments, 3,e47 bushels; stocks. 4,3eS,573
bushels. No. 2 red winter garlicky, spot,
domestic, 2.11: October, .2.11.
msnts, 100000 bushels; stocks. .,7es,465
oats-Receipts, 1920 bushels: ship
ments. none; stocks, .1o2,1s3 bushels
Barley--Receipts none: shipments,
none; stocks. 123. .396 bushels.
rRye-Receipts, 63,55S bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks, 194,73O bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, 32,761 bushels:
shipments. 10000 bushels; stocks, 1867
105 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. 3So tons.
Butter and Egss.
-, Eggs - Market about steady; receipts
large. 70-71; mediums, 4S-52: A
small. 40-43: B large. 54-56; current re-
ceipts, supplies insufficient to quote
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Bond Market Quiet;
Issues
Improve Slightly
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The
bond market logged along an r-
regular price route in today's
short session, achieving nothing
worth while in the way of either
advances or declines. Volume was
'puny, too.
If the routine trade produced
anything even remotely resem-
bling a feature. it was that enough
investment money was around to
produce small upward moves in a
number of f1rst-class bonds-those
that sell at or close to par and
have interest coupons that CORE
spond closely to those attached to
Government bonds.
Dow Chemical 2.35s sold at
1OOss, up Is of point. Illinois
Bell Telephone IS traded at 1861,
up "a. Pacific Gas IS changed
hands at 105a. up 70, and Reyn-
olds Tobacco IS sold at 1852, up
"a. There were other examples
of demand for high-grade paper.
Trading mediums in the lower
priced brackets turned In no such
one-way performance. While all
the four major groups Of domestic
bonds in the Associated Press
averages held unchanged, there
were many ups and downs in all
departments. Ending a little
above water were st. Louis San
Francisco As. Baltimore & Ohio
As, st. Paul Income 412s and
Missouri Pacific SIS. On the losing
end were American Tobacco IS,
Boston g. Maine 41as. Colorado &
Southern 41as and Florida East
Coast SIS.
No business was done in Gov
ernment issues.
The few changes in the foreign
dollar list centered In Antwerp IS.
Peru IS, Brazil 3As and Uruguay
4hs, all Of which were higher.
Sales totaled $790 900. par value,
compared with $890.000 last Sat-
urday..
The full weeks performance in
bonds was no more interesting
than the final session, except for
the good reception accorded sew
eral offerings that came to market
during the period. A big chunk
Of stock of the Bank Of America
was sold without any difficulty by
a nationwide syndicate. and two
or three siZeable blocks of new
bonds and debentures found a
ready market.
There was no rush, however, in
dealings In existing obligations,
whether on the buy or sell side.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Oct 90 P.-Grains showed
an easier trend without developing any
pronounced weakness on the Board Of
Trade today. Largest losses were In soy
beans, running to more than q cent at
times. Toward the close a mild rally
reduced or Cancelled early declines.
Lard had q rather severe sinking spell
midway in the day The October contract
rallied on short covering at the end but
other deliveries could not make up much
ground. Dealings in the October ended
today and outstanding contracts must be
settled by delivery of actual lard.
1915 to 12.47. a gain OF 52 to n cents
. hundred pounds, en- last-minute burst
of short covering.
Wheat ciosed UNCHANGED to " lower.
December 2.13k: corn was unchanged to
Y lower. December /. 1.16h-s4; oats we're
rye was N-a. lower. December .46i.: soy.
beans were lower to u higher. Noven-
Per 2.29-2 22Ss4, and deferred lara flu.
pounds lower. November 1910 to 1923.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Chicago Livestock

able Rsse soS oct ;ots e sooc S
s5 oTeq on snd .ows ec.s
Wednesday; closing bulk good and choice
Choice 'H loads Ids as5oseo h. butchers W at Is.i5
October, 1916: few i7o:lso ls good and
above % @ sso lbs s'aTs. q mSst @ days seSd gS
1880; 100000 lbs. mostly 15.50-l6.50.
salable cattle 700 Estimated; total
yeanss srsdns snd
better so to. I.s0 higher. others lost
early advance and closed SLOW; high-good
ehGes sSe hssds sssas g to ssss
bulls so to LOO higher; vealers 1909 90
hFher he stoekers and feeders s,sady top
for two loads prime 1155 and .117s ID.
and yesriinss $500 SO. 90. quite : fsx
Sss; ssss avsr T. SFs ss fnss
1900 Ib: shortfeds; medium to low good
fesss st. seeIs and ses 1ad a:a s ose
good to low.ehoiee heifers 2e:5o.sl 90:
6 s1xs eoG .sTm ana Tooa sd
eSoee eSls 'seSse ves.ae a.s toe ss5e
bulk good ana cnolce 1eedln8 steers ana
yea Rings 22.00-25 so. load choice Colo
rado yearlings $50, two-year-old feeders
usually stopping around 200 althouEh
to low-good replacement steers 1900
81 so.
salable sheep 100 testimatedl: total
not given. compared week ago; slaughter
strong to so up: abridged receipts gem
orally rather than broad dressed markets
main stimulating influence in live lamb
advance; choice native lambs topped at
"a 75 practical top "A so; choice No: l
skin 100 lb, fed Western lambs 24.35;
Slaughter ewes 1880; bulk good and
choice slaughter lambs 23.50-24 so: shorn
fed Westerns 23.50-24 90; yearling weth-
and Western ewes s.25.1O.00 with Gull
and common at 7.5O-s.25; recent broad
sonal abatement. scattered sales short
term to good-mouthed kinds IL .00-12 so.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. C.. B-o
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 GP.-sparked BY
advances in textiles, grains and cottons
livestock and food, the Associated Press
index OF 35 important wholesale commod-
ity prices climbed to 1888 on Friday
The index. whose base year. 1925,
equals 100. was at 150.S9 at the end OF
the year-ago week
The textile component reached . new
1949 high at 157, compared with 1870
last week end.
The industrials and nonferrous metals
parts of the index posted minor declines.
Fridays index, with comparable figures
for week ago and a year ago. follows: