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Evening star., 1950-12-05
Emu Protection Uroed

Bird lovers in Australia are
urging protection of the emu
generally regarded as the nation
al bird-lest it be wiped out by
emu drives In which thousands
OF the birds are slaughtered to
save crops.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept; 12 a, (usDA).-
2I0 pounds, $3.50 cents lower; lighter
Weights, 6O-76 cents lower; these closed
auH at full decline. Sows mostly steady;
some lghtweights. 20 cents lower: top,
23.5O for few choice 24O-25O pounds;
most good and choice 2I0-30O pounds,
sesree most 1sogh eghts pognd Sys5 80 pognd
Is0-1so pounds. l9.5O-2i.75; good and
23;0O; 360-400 pounds, 2o.00-21 90: 100
59V POUNDS, 19.O0-20.25; 100000 pounds.
osalabis cattle. 1000; salable calves.
500; all steers and heifers, except
medium and good mature steers, LOO
pounds up; moderately active, steady to
LOO pounds up, slow, steady to weak;
cents lower; vealers steady; load choice
and prime l,464-pound fed steers, 1926;
loao choice and prime long yearlings held
above $3.50: few loads choice 1,140-1 400
pounds steers, 32.75-33.25; bulk good
and choice grades. %. .50-32.50; medium
TO low-good; 26.00-29 %; choice $50
PFoupSs 1Sxcboss. 9ss ysssTIiInss $S75 0st 5000
good cows, 22.50-24 90; common and
medium beef cows, 9.50-22 90; Gamers
and cutters, 15.50-19.50; medium and
good sausage bulls, 23.75-26.0O medium
to choice vealers 28.00-34. 90; Gull and
common 20.00-27 90.
salabls sheep, 1000; SLAUGHTER lambs,
quality better than Monday; % bulk Ad eooe
and choice native lambs, 27.5O-2S. SO;
Westerns, absent; good to choice yearlings
steady to strong; two loads, 1925; ewes
steady; bulk, 11.50-13.00.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Crude Oil Production Sets
Record for Second Week
BY the Associated Press

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 12.-The
Nations crude oil production, for
the second straight week. reached
a new all-time record during the
week ended September 8, the Oil
and Gas Journal reported today.
The Journal said the daily aver
age production for the week was
5.826.026 barrels, 144,100 barrels
over the previous week.
Eight States, with Texas show
ing the way, recorded 1850 records.
Texas, the country's No. l pro-
ducing State, scared 142,575 bar
rels to 2,663,550 barrels. Other
record breakers were:
Arkansas, up $50 barrels to
82,550 barrels: California, up
10.400 to 902,3 800; Florida, 125 to
1.750: Indiana, 1000 to 32,700;
Louisiana, $500 to $4,000; New
Mexico, 750 to 136,625, and Okla
homa, 200 to 470,350.
Other increases included:
Illinois, up 5000 barrels to $780,
800; Alabama, so barrels to 2,100:
the Eastern fields, 100 to $1,000,
and Kentucky, 500 to 28.300.
Kansas had the largest loss of
the only three States to show
declines, down 16.300 barrels to
277 200. Others which dropped
were Michigan, off 1900 barrels
to 42,800, and Mississippi, down
2,050 to los. 400.
Nebraska's production was un-
changed at $500 barrels.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Sept. IL R,.-Grains de-
yeloped . little better tone, half way
through todays Board Of Trade session.
on reports Of export business in corn
France was reported to have pur-
chased around 1.8 million bushels Of corn
for october shipment and Germany was
said TO have taken around 1.6 million
bushels Of soybeans for November ship
ment. Trade reports also had Mexico in
the market for around 0 million bushels
Of wheat, with purchases scheduled for to-
morrow,
Offerings in all pits were light, and
some grains encountered proflt-takins on
were recorded in corn on fractional ad-
vanees. Chicago traders were watching
the Winnipeg oats market, where futures
were nrm following Yesterdays upturn.
Cash dealers called the basis for oats
UNCHANGED and corn about UNCHANGED to
Broomhall. British grain authority, says
dryness in southeastern Europe Is damag-
ing corn.
At noon wheat was "a to y lower than
Yesterdays close, September. .23.. Corn
1884 Oats were z toH zn lover: sePssMeal, septem.
Der, 81 Soybeans were n to 1 cent
higher; November, PAT, and lard was un-
changed to 15 cents hundredweight
lower; September, 1905.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Stocks Surge Higher;
Rail Average Hits
Peak Since 1881
BY The Assoeioted Pres.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Rail-
road stocks surged ahead to the
highest average level since 1881 in
today's market.
Leading carriers issues pounded
ahead for gains running to around
SO a share.
Strong demand for rail shares
helped carry the entire market
forward for the sharpest rise in
around three weeks and to just
under the highest point touched
in the last four years.
Trading in rails and a couple of
steel stocks accounted for a gen.
erous portion of brisk business.
Favored issues included Santa
Fe, New York Central, Northern
Pacific. Pennsylvania, Southern
Railway. Baltimore & Ohio, Chesa-
peake e. Ohio, Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, Seaboard Air
Line, United States Steel, Bethle-
hem Steel, Standard OH of New
Jersey, General Motors and United
States Rubber.
In the curb higher prices were
paid for Argus. Inc; Aspinook,
Cities Service, Electric Bond &
Share, Mining Corp. of Canada,
Thor Corp. and United States
Foil "B." .f.5
Corporate bonds loafed along
more or less aimlessly. Long@term
United States Government issues
tended lower in over-th -the-counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept. IL lR.-Butter TIA.
459. steady. Wholesale prices on bull
esrtonss s.,c ,ccreamsry.o i hiehsr than ss scoT,
score (B), 69-69A; SO score (C), So.
Cheese 46l. $3.50, steady, prices un-
changed.
Wholesale egg prices held steady today
Receipts totaled 1880 cases. Spot quo.
'Ai1HsiS MidSestern: stern Mixed colors-Fancy heavy.
weights. 50-63; processed,. .5O-53; fancy
heavyweights proceSsed refrigerators 81
42; extra ! large, 44-46; processed, "A.
40; extra I medium. 40; processed. 40;
extra 1 .pullets, "a; current receipts, 81
3S: dirties, 1896; checks, !30H; extra ]
peeWees, 1884; standards 1 2 large, 81.
Whites-Fancy heavyweights, 56-57Ha;
fancy heavyweights processed refrigerators
3S-45; extra ! large. 81; processed So
extra ; large, 44-45; standards 10 large
$3.50; extra l medium, A.
Browns-Fancy heavyweights, IS; proc.
:. Nearby--(Extra fancy heavyweight quo
tations are based largely on exchange
Whites-Extra fancy heayyweights. 81;
processed refrigerators; 41-47; fancy
heayyweights, 64-66; others large, bS-62;
mediums. 44-46: pullets, 26-27; pee
Br;owns-Extra fancy heavyweiehts, S.
80; processed refrigerators. 40-44; fancy
heavyweights, 56-57; others large, 6O-53;
mediums. 42-44; pullets, 26-27; pee
wees, 20.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Produce Markets

~. Baitinaors agotations furnished By the
United @ states Department Of Asricrlture;;
inches. q s. zoo S Meinsosh MifSas MsTyyisnd MMsrysnd
inches nsas' aD aB sSthss 2sS H.
FL sssss inshss up Ns5i.f ss5 2 ishsi, insss up
snssss up. 5oas eass sD; insS.s sSS,s seo sp aSo g.
Tsn;a Srssketss tii.2ah. 2h i9shes ue azS; PsnnsyI
ssnsshss i s y. 10000; W n inches @ Sp; SS 50;
s; S' wiz. wiz H.l.s Il aales ineSes iesss' SD SD
Pot Pststoes-Msrks. about steady. 100
Rss"'Fs Kbaiisani isd7s; sossisIs
es9 kstsgans ;ss1s sSs esS e1s1i'r' sosS
Sweet p0tatoes7-Market about steady;
s.sf s suslss aSdfRs Rs.h M.rysaa yss rsn s.ay: s
bushel hampers; doldens. las.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Weaker undertone; practically
Jew sales. Fryers. S-sz pounds. 1854.
ewer go oera too f.T saes to 2ss Ssss few
Livestock Market.
=. Cattle-250; hardly enough cattle sold
sRa BUNS seadg sas %h s S
common COWS, 20.oo:26 90; bulk sales can.
ners and cutters 13.0O-20.00; odd good
sausage bulls, 26.26-50.
Calves-150: good and choice clearing
at steady prices. largely 29.00-34. so, lat
ter price topped freely; other Grades SLOW
grade. is. .oO- rs. 90; range ana culls. 1900
1900; numerous Gull and common, 80-110-
pound weights. selling around 1900
Hoss-500; slow, opening sales barrows
and gifts 76 cents under yesterday; sows
90 cents OF; but some salesmen not fol-
lowing, asking "a 90 and above; early sales
good and choice 18O-220-pound barrows
and gifts. 23.5O-75; 226-24O pounds,
240-26O pounds, 22.25-75;
heavier weights scarce; 120-140 pounds,
19.00-50; 140-160 pounds, 20.OO-5O; l6O-
1S0 pounds, 22.25-75; most good and
choice sows under 400 pounds, 19O0-5O;
but, odd head choice around $50 pounds
pounds, 1s.o0-50; heavier weights. 1850
down.
sheep-25; nothing in early. quotation
nominally unchanged; good and choice dry
heeced lambs considered eligible to 90 90;
same grade slaughter ewes scaling around
125 pounds and less. 11.00.
Grain Market.
Grain market closed today In observance
Of Defenders Day.
Butter and EgEs.
Eggs-Market arm: demand moderate;
A large, $3.50 few higher; A mediums,
43-45; B large, 41-44; current receipts.
supplies insufficient to quote =
Receipts-Butter. b.176 pounds; egss,
2.991 cases.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Sept. 12 R.-Foreien ex-
change rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in centsl: Canadian dollar in
count or 90.S7a United States cents, un-
changed
Europe--Great Britain (pound), 2.S01s,
1nchanged; Great British 30-day futures,
futures, 2.S0lI, unchanged; Great Britain
90-day futures. 2.S0h. unchanged: Bel
GUM tfrancl, 1:9sss, unchansed; France
land (guilder). 26.27, UP .OI Of cent;
Italy Qira),, 1914 of a cent. unchanged;
Portugal Sescudo), .349, unchanged;
Switzerland dranc) Cfree), 22.9S, un-
changed.
Latin America-Argentina (free). 7.35,
unchanged; Brazil ifree). $50, unchanged;
Mexico. 11.57, unchanged; Venezuela
(boliyar). 30.05, UNCHANGED.
Far East-HonE Kong dollar, 1855, un-
Ahanged.
Evening star., 1950-09-12

ing loan associ-
tions to finance
construction of
homes.
Extreme cau-
ton is needed,
he told a New
ork conyen-
ton, in extend
ing such credit
in view of the
d a n g er of
S h or tageS of
materials a n d
] a b or, unpre-
dictA BILE cost
factors and the
Evening star., 1950-09-12
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Sept. IL RD.-Cotton fu-
lures made new lows for the day in fore
noon dealings under pressure Of commits
sion house and New Orleans selling with
numerous stop loss orders touched of.
Losses extended to 2.25 bale. When
the selling ran its course some deliveries
snapped back LOO o bale from the lows
The market continued to display a hesi-
tant tone, however, with traders express
ing the opinion that the market faces q
period Of heavier hedge offerings as the
new crop movement expands.
Noon prices were Las to 1.65 bale
lower than the previous close. October,
4O.57; December, 40.65. and March, 40. SO.
Evening star., 1950-09-12

Hourly Sales ON the Exchange Today;
11;00 am. 800 600 200 noon 700 900
100 p.m.. 300 900 200 p.m.- 600 900
fUnit Of trading 10 shares "In bank
ruptcy Or recetvership or being reorganized
assumed by such companies. Rates OF OWL
dsndS IN the FOREGOING table are annual
or semiannual declaration. Unless other.
wise noted. !special or extra dividends are
not included. cid Called. Elk dividend,
stock dividend. Cash or stock. epe-
;I ;Slarsd rs. or paid 60 far this year. PAYABLE
dend date. Ssid last last year. % "a Deciared
or pad after stock dividend or spiit-up.
Declared or paid this year. an accumula-
this yea dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting
dating dividend. q Payable in stock. exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1950-09-12
M. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
Furnished by the Associated PressD

AA90clateo Pro8s.b
lfntGN 1st6s52 100
Leh v IS 20O3F 62N
Leh v As 2003A 81
Leh v As 2003D S4A
IM-K-T5s 81 A 90
MKT ad 6s67 100
MKT 1st4s90 92lh
lMo-Pac 6hs 40 46iz
lMo-Pac IS ~ r 1o6
lMo-Pac As rs 81
IMor&E3ih20O0 GOA
MAT Steel 3s 65 1oA
N o Term As 90 1o2ss
N Y C IS 20I3- eoiz
NYc41as2013A 7o9s
N Y c As 90 STA
INYCHR 3hs 97 e5iz
my Conn27ss75 9Ait
NYNHin4as'22 81
NYNHH4s2O07 69ih
N Y o w Is 90 GA
NY SW # 5s 81 A9N
NorflkSo5s2014 81
| No Pac 4Has rs 1o43A
iNo Pac Is 81 11oiA
tP @ d Il 3s 70 1o5ib
lPacT&T3HssS7 lo4M
PennRR 4Ias66 1o6
| PennRR 4AsS1 1o1M
PenRR 4AsS4E 1o1M
| Peo&E inc 1890 al
\ lPerMar3hs so 1o3M
PhilipRy 4s37ct M
PhPet cv22ss75 1924
SLSF 4hs2022 735b
SLSF As OF 99%
ISeabin4Ias2016 9lA
ShellOil 21as7l. 9eN
So Pac 41as 81 -
So Pac 4As SO o9Nb
j SOUpac cv 3sR0 1l2yk
SO Pac 2As 90 92A
Sou Ry IS "a 12o
So Rwy As Sc 94i6
StdOilNJ2As74 1o2iz
! Third Ave $3.50 25H
Third Ave 4s60 65La
Iva Rwy 3s 95 99h
w Sh As 1881 62z
Wstn Nd As So 1o4
West On IS 90 -
| WstEcv2. 2.65s73 lo7Lz
wis Cen Is 40 775h
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Washington Exchange

Potomac Elec Pwr com-10O at 1874, 100
at 13h, 700 at 13h, 100 at 13k. 100
washington Gas com-1oO at 2eA. 100
at 26N.
Potomac Eiec Pwr com-6O at 49,.
Potomac Elec Pwr 3.6O% pfd A--1O at A..
Potomac Elec Pwr com-100 at 13h, 100
at 1871, 200 at 1874.
Capital Transit-5 at SO. 5 at SO. 80 at
Potomac Elec Pwr com-10O at I3Ka.
Gas com--60 at 26h.
PUBLIC nTTY TTY pONYlS
Evening star., 1950-09-12

possibility of a deranged market
for homes through mobilization of
3 million armed forces.
In appraisals for all loans, he
recommended that building costs
be figured no higher than the base
prevailing on July /.
Lanst0n Earnings Drop.
Net income of the LanSton
Monotype Co. in the quarter ended
May 81 amounted to $77,345 COM
pared with $209,013 in the cor
responding quarter a year ago,
equivalent to 81 cents a share
against SO cents in the same 1949
quarter,
The last sale in Lanston Mono
type on the Washington Stock Ex-
change was at 1879. The high for
the year is 21Ts and the low 18.
Philip M. Talbot, senior vice
president of Woodward & Lothrop,
was reelected chairman of the
department store division of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association at a recent meeting of
department store general man
ayers. Mr.. Talbot will represent
this group on the board of gov
ernors of the association.
Branch Office Opened.
The Quaker Rubber Corp, di-
vision of H. K. Porter Co., Inc,
has opened a branch Office in the
Dupont Building, under the direc-
ton of L. S. Mccoy. The COM
pany manufactures rubber hose,
betting, packing and other rubber
products.
L. P. McLachlen, president of
the McLachlen Banking Corp,
has returned from a months va
cation at the Bason Harbor Club,
In Vermont. He made an extra
fine record with the rod and line,
banking associates say.
National Airlines Sets Record.
National Airlines. Inc, today re-
ported a net profit of $558,269
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
compared with $38,963 for the
1949 fiscal year, equivalent to 55.8
cents per common share compared
with 3.9 cents last year.
Revenues of $15,91O,123 were
the highest in the company's his
tory. topping the 1949 record by
IS per cent. Income from all
sources, except mail, increased.
Airmail revenues declined Is per
cent. Operating expenses totaled
$15,305. .057, compared with $12,-
521 ,542 last year.
Transit Radio Expands.
Washington Transit Radio
CWWDC-FM) has combined with
leading drug concerns in the city
to put on a new advertising cam
paign covering a wide variety of |
drug products sold in Greater
Washington.
Taxing part In the program will
be the District Pharmaceutical
Association, Henry B. Gilpin g.
Co.. District Wholesale Drug Co.
and the Washington Drug Ex-
change. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
will display the products men,
toned, in go stores in this area.
Beginning Saturday, Transit rid
ers will hear the program twice
daily for half hour periods.
Bank Notes 18th Birthday.
The Second National Bank OBJ
served the 10th anniversary yes
terday. President John A. Reilly
reported the capital account as
$2.5 million and deposits of $780,
952,158.
The annual fall educational
dinner of Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking,
takes place at the Mayf1ower to-
night, starting at $50.
Interest rates on Treasury 91-
day bills were advanced yesterday
to 1919 from 1.308% last week.
Capital Transit sold at SO on
the Washington Stock Exchange
today. a new low on the present
decline. Potomac Electric Power
common was in very heavy de-
mand, 1850 shares being traded
up to noon. Gas common was
~nfiva ~ 0c1Y
Evening star., 1950-09-12

FOREIGN I'LL
Antioquia 3s7S 39
Australia33asU2 6oH
Chile 2-3s 93 5AA
Denmk 4ias 62- II
Italian 2-3s N 3oN
Netherln3s4s57 S9k
NEW YORK CITY
IS 80 ll4I
DOMESTIC I'LL
Am.&FP 5s2O3O 81
AmT&T 2KssS7 1927
AmT&T 2Ns57 112H
Am T&T 2%s6l 1o7z
AmT&T 2As75 9sA
AmT&T 23zsS2, -
Am Tob IS 62 lo5z
AtCL4 1as-4s'S0 l04k
B & o 5s 75 B 90
B q o 5s 95 g 75L
B q o IS M g6 75L
B q o 6s 200OK 75L
B&O eva Ha201O SOL
B&O NV IS so o3I
Bos Me 4hs 70 54s
Buff REP 81 st -
Can Pac 4sperp 1o2s
Cap Airl As GOA 9oL
Celanese IS 66 1o3z
cGa 4hs2020B SO
Cen Ga is 95 7o5
CRRNJ 3As 81 55l
c&O 3Ks 73 1o41
Gao 3las o6 D lo31
Chi & r ! inc 81 595
CMSP4hs2O19 eoL
CMSP4h hs2044 Sc
C&NW 4Has 80 65L
Chi US 3hs SO 1861
CCcSI 4hs n -
Col GasS 3s rs 1927
Con Ed cv3s63 lis
ConsuP gas rs 1o31
| IDel&Hud As SO 9eL
psiL&W4s2042 741
| D&RGW3-4s93 o6L
D&R tn4A20l8 e1l
Det Ed IS 10 lo45
Fla = est IS IA IS
| Or B&W deb B 10
EudNM RI 6s57 66I
&c 5h-3As7oB 1oek
IntGN IS 81 -
Evening star., 1950-09-12
.Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associoted Press

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
lists on the New York Exchange for Sep.
tembcr IL: 6.376 purchases involving 1885,
1873 shares; sales involving 196.S54 shares
shares sold short on 1O3 orders.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 LR.-Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper. .22h-
2 cents ssns pound SonnsctsIt Nee VALLEY;
17h cents pound. East st. Louis; tin,
1.00h o pound, New York, At Pittsburgh
scrap steel No. heavyAwas quoted et
Evening star., 1950-09-12
Divers Asks Building
And Loan Associations
To Curtai| Lending
Ry Edward c. Stone

William K. Divers, chairman of
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, today advocated a reduc-
ton in loans being made by build
Evening star., 1950-09-12

Phillips Petroleum Co. appoint
ed Chester w. Cleveland to the
new post Of director Of public
relations.
Evening star., 1950-09-12
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. A-21
Z,
Dividends Announced

declared:
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
Auburn S. Eastman
Dies Saturday

Auburn Smith Eastman, age IL,
died at his home on North Mad
ison road Saturday, following
four years illness.
Mr.. Eastman was q lifelong
resident of London. He was born
January IS, 1879. the son of
Leonard and Alice Finch East
man.
He was employed with the
Ohio Fuel Gas company here for
20 years. For twelve. years he ap-
Grated a taxi service in London.
For 40 years he was member OF
London Aerie Fraternal Order OF
Eagles.
Surviving are his wife, Jennie:
two daughters. Mrs, Alice Marie
Keefer. Columbus: Mrs. Charlotte
Butts, Lower Glade road and four
grandchildren.
Services at o'clock Tues
day in charge Ut the Rev. A. M.
Shenefelt. pastor of First MethO-
wood Cemetery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
County 10 Vote
Bond Issue And
Levies Nov. 9TH

Voters in Madhnn County will
vote on four tax levies and bond
issue at the November z election,
according to notices from the
Madison County Board of Elec-
tions. u
jefferson Township voters will
cast ballots on a $4,000 bond
issue for the purchase and. main
tenance OF fire fighting apparatus
and appliances.
Voters in the London Exempted
Village School District will vote
on a levy not to exceed the three
mills, in excess of the 10-mill
limitation, for general fund cur
rent expenses. The vote will be
for renewal of the existing three
mill levy.
Other levies to be voted on are:
South Solon, three mills for five
years for street lighting and cur
rent expenses; Stokes Local
School District, three mills for
three years as renewal of ex-
isting three mill levy for current
operating expenses of the school:
Village of Midway, four mills for
four years for street lighting and
operating expenses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
Glass Officers
Announced Today

Officers Of the London High
School classes recently elected
were announced today as follows:
Senior Class-President, Tom
Bopeley; Vice President, Harold
Fell; Secretary, Ted Graves;
Treasurer, Robert Hume.
Junior Class = President, VIM.
Minner: Vice President, John
Gloyd; Secretary, Katherine
Hern; Treasurer, Jim Starbuck.
Sophomore Class - President.
John Steele: Vice President,
Dwight Simpson; Secretary, Bar
bara Bierbaugh; Treasurer, Rilla
Jenkinson.
Freshman Class - President,
Jim Smith; Vice President, Jack
Raub; Secretary, Patty An
drews; Treasurer, Roger Counts.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
Ellsworth Rites
Conducted Monday

Funeral services fcr+ Mrs. John
Ellsworth, age II. U. S. Route
40, northwest of Summerford who
died at Grant Hospital Friday
afternoon at 2::3O o'clock, fol-
lowing a. stroke suffered several
days before, were at the Lukens
Funeral Home Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. A. M. Shenefelt, past
of of First Methodist Church as
sisted by Rev. Ernest Wall, former
pastor of the church, conducted
the services. Interment was in
Kirkwood cemetery.
Mrs. Ellsworth was a lifelong
resident Of Madison county. For
many years she was prominent in
civic and club circles in. London.
She was a rnembeY of the London
Methodist Church and the Wom-
ans Society OF Christian Ser
vice of the church; London
Chapter Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and London
Chapter Order Of the Eastern
Star.
Surviving are her husband; one
daughter, Mrs. Herbert R. Black
more and granddaughter, Mrs.
Robert PlymeH, both of London;
four brothers. Leroy Cornwell,
former mayer of London; Ernest,
her twin brother of near Marion;
William Cornwell of Plumwood
and Otis Cornwell of near Me-
chanicSburg.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
I8 Churches Are
Represented In
Meeting Here

A pre-convention meeting of the
Springfield Federation of Luther
Leagues at ST. Johns Lutheran
Church in London Sunday, was
attended by Us young people and
pastors from Is Lutheran church
in Springfield and vicinity.
The state convention of the
Luther League will be in Youngs-
town October 27, %, and %.
Sundays session started with
registration at $3.50; from $3.50 to
4 Hymn Sing was led by Pastor
Lawrence Rugh of ST. Johns
Church; from a to 4::30 the busi-
ness session was in charge of Miss
Pauline Parish of Springfield,
president of the Federation.
Recreation from $50 to $50
was in the basement of the Pres
byterian Church, followed by sup
per served in the Parish Hall of
st. Johns by the Dorcas society
of the Church.
Climaxing the afternoons meet
ing was the vesper service at $50
o'clock. The Rev. David Scharf of
Zion Lutheran Church, gave the
talk on the theme, Whom Shall
We Serve?' William Andrews, of
London, president of the Luther
League of St Johns was in charge
of the candlelight vesper service.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-10-03
Ensign VIM Brown
Missing In Korea

Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Brown.
former London residents, now of
929 West Second St, Hazelton,
Penna., have been notified that
their son, Ensign William Edmund
Brown, USN, is missing following
action in Korea.
The message received from
Vice-Admiral John w. Roper.
Vice-Chief of Naval Personnel.
Washington, D. c., said that re-
ports indicated that Ensign Brown
landed his plane safely behind
North Korean lines, but rescue at
tempts were unsuccessful.
After graduation from Harding
High School, Marion, Ohio, En-
sign Brown entered the Navy's
VS. program on June 5, 1915
He received his wings at Jackson
vile, Fla, in August, 1948, and
his commission on January 9,
1949, at San Diego, Calf. He
served with Fighter Squadron No.
53 based at North Island, San
Diego. He was a Corsair pilot
on the Aircraft Carrier, Valley
Forge, the spearhead of the Sew
enth Fleet, and has been in duty
over Korea since the beginning of
the war.
A letter received by the par
ents from their son, and dated
Sept. 20, told of the pre-invasfon
and landing support given by the
Navy during the invasion of In
chon, and the battle for Seoul.
Ensign Brown is a grandson of
Edmund Taylor, Elm ST, and a
nephew of Mrs. Henry Beathard
and Joe Brown, also of London.