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Evening star., 1951-07-26
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO: July 90 R.-Grain prices
fssEsd goaTd d m ary 4sG. aetye tadgy deanss on
the cHrh weather ana and foreign news &C.,. -,
start but quickly ran into selling the pr pre- e.
which forced quotations under the pre-
viouS close within the first few minutes
Of trading, The bread, cereal was un-
was ss-ss cent lower, September, . c3ss
corn was 7s-1A lower, September. l.7154,
76ls Soybeans we're i-Ias lower, sep,
to 10 cents hundred pounds lower, Sep
Cash grain handlers said they thought
the big movement of new-crop wheat in
the territory around Chicago was nearly
over. Only 204 cars were received here
today. From all reports producers in this
territory: as well as the Southwest. we're
r holding back for higher prices.
The Midwestern corn belt experienced
another day Of warm, sunny weather.
which should be a big help in enabling
corn to catch up on its late start. A
survey by Lamson Brothers & Co.. COM
corn in that State as being one to two
weeks behind last year.
While the weather also was mildly
oearlSh on oats. traders felt the main rea-
son for the early Selloff in that grain was
the Agriculture Departments report that
stocks OF oats in all positions on July l
totaled nearly 800 million bushels. That
was an all-time record for the date
Rye slumped early on proft-taking and
..ews that some Canadian rye had arrived
here and was about to be unloaded into a
loca' elevator.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities in the week ended July Is
totaled $14,977.833,000 VS.. $15,-
518, ,984 900 in the previous week
and $14.222,135,000 in the like
week year ago.-Dun g. Brad
street.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended July
18 totaled $19,035, 100000, down
$85 million from the previous
week, but up $5,244, 100000 from
the like period a year ago.-Fed-
eral Reserve Board.
World Crude Oil production in
May rose to IL million barrels
daily, a record. and was 2l2%
above May.-Oil and Gas Journal
New York Stock Exchange
brokers handling odd lots Qess
than 100 shares) raised their fees
for the first time in 10 years
The new rates take effect Au.
gust /.
Nickel Plate Railroad received
ICC permission to split it's COM
mon stock on five-for-o -one basis
to gain wider distribution.
Pennsylvania Water & Power
Co. stockholders amended the
charter to carry out a $25 million
expansion program.
British Overseas Airways Corn
announced June passenger anc
freight volumes on it's New York
London route eclipsed all one
month records. A total of 3,81C
passengers were carried.
I Aluminium Co. of America in {
months ended June 80 earned
$25,4l1,848 or $4.94 a share. Fig.
ures for 1850 period unavailable
I Food Fair Stores, Inc, il
year ended April 28 earned $4,.
709,889 or $2.14 a share VS.. $4,.
022,77S or $l.84 in 1850 period.
Long Island Lighting Co. il
year ended June 80 earned S4,.
282, ,46l or SLIT a share VS.. So.
676.416 or SLIT in 1850.
! United Gas Improvement Co. il
year ended June 80 earned SO,
l59,727 or $2.02 a share VS.. S3,.
l63,073 or $2.02 in 1850.
OutbOard Marine & Mfg. in
months ended June 80 earned S2,.
04,318 or 1854 a share VS.. So,
435.117 or $4.10 in 1850 period.
New York Central RI. in
months ended June 80 had a los
Iof $3,483, ,949 VS.. a loss of $2,877.,
$40 in 1850 period.
| Other earnings included:
Evening star., 1951-07-26
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 5be
Stock Prices Mixed;
Gains by Few Issues
Prevent General Dip
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July ga few
strong issues today kept the stock
market from slipping completely
to the doWnside.
There wasn't much vigor any
place in the list in which losses
predominated in a range of a few
cents to around a dollar a share.
Gains, on the other hand, scared
to as much as So a share with So
and SO gains relatively frequent.
Nickel Plates rise hit So at times
and gave high side coloration to
the railroad division that other
wise moved narrowly.
Amerada Oil also was up as
much as So while other leading
oils spread out over dollar range
either way. .
Merck 81 Co., which proposed a
three-for-one split, passed the SO
level. Texas Pacific Land Trust
and American Cyanamid, both the
subject of split rumors, were up
nearly So at times.
Reynolds Metals, with a highly
favorable earnings report. traded
up in the $3.50 level for long
Iperiods.
: Zenith alss passed the So mark
on the upside with a report that
gave flrst-half earnings equal to
$4.83 a share. Because of a
change in the company's fiscal
year there is no comparative
figure. 4-
Lower today were Union Pacific,
Texas Co., United Air Lines,
u. S. Gypsum. Du Popt, Ameri-
can Woolen, Chrysler, GOODYEAR,
Sears Roebuck. McIntyre-Porcu-
pine and Northern Pacific.
Higher were Standard Oil New
Jersey, Montana-Dakota Utili-
Itles. American Smelling, National
Can. Jacob Rupert (on a good
earnings showing, Bethlehem
Steel. United Aircraft, Admiral
Corp, and Emerson Radio.
Corporate bonds were narrowly
mixed. Governments remained
steady in the over-the-counter
market.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
'Pakistan Asks India
10 Withdraw Troops,
I0ffers Kashmir Plan
By the Assoeiaied Press

KARACHT. Pakistan, July 90
Pakistan today demanded i'm
mediate withdrawal of Indian
troops from the Pakistan border
and offered a peace plan to settle
the dispute over Kashmir.
Prime Minister Liaquat All
Khan invited India's Prime Min
lister Jawaharlal Nehru to come to
Karachi to discuss it.
Earlier today Pakistan charged
that Indian troops are making
hectic" military preparations in
Assam. along the border Of the
ISylhet district of East Pak!stan.
A military spokesman III New
Delhi announced India is calling
ito active duty substantial num-
ber of its territorial troopS--na-
tional guard. He said the action
had no direct connection with the
mounting tension between India
and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Explains Purpose of Gallup.
The spokesman said the pur-
pose of the Gallup was to provide
needed training over a period of
two to five months in certain key
Tclassiflcations, including railway
troops, engineers and mechanical
units.
! The number of territorials being
called to duty was not disclosed
Officially, but a usually well-in-
formed unofficial source said the
call had gone out to 10000 railway
troops, 10000 infantrymen and an
unspecifed number of engineers
and mechanics %
! The Evening News in New Delhi
reported from the AssameSe capi-
tai of Shillong that Pakistani
troops had occupied three Indian
Villages on the banks of the Brah-
maputra River which divides East
ern Pakistan from India. There
was no official confirmation.
Tension Reflected in Press.
The mounting tension between
the two countries was emphasized
in the black headlines OF, the New
Delhi English-language press.
War talk" also continued gen.
|eral among Indian officials, all of
whom insisted India was not pre-
pared to attack anybody, but was
preparing B itself for defense
against Pakistan.
The Pakistan government sent
protest to India yesterday charg-
ing that infammatory articles in
the India press and jingo speeches
by officials had caused $4,000
Moslems to flee India for Pakistan.
The story of the protest was
,, one of six on the situation car
ried on page one of the Hindustan
Times. This newspaper is gen.
orally close to Prime Minister
Nehru's government.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
organizations

He is a director of Group Hos
pitalization, Inc; the Hamilton
National Bank, the Society of the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, the
District Division of the American
Cancer Society and the Washing
ton Board of Trade. He is a
graduate of the Indiana Univer-
Sity Law School.
Bank Loans Far Above 1850.
Commercial loans of Washing
tons 19 banks and trust COM
panies tctaled $136. 6.129, 900 on June
30, date of the recent bank call, a
gain of 81 $4,000 since April 9
and an impressive gain of $33,-
728,000 from June 80, 1850.
This was disclosed in a sum-
mary from Preston Delano, con-
troller OF the currency. Real estate
loans of $l17,345,O00 were $649,-
600 below April 9 levels, but S.
029,000 above year earlier.
Consumer loans of $98, 1856, 900 were
up $2,172 900 since April and $12,-
100000 above a year earlier. Total
loans. after deductions of valua-
ton reserves. amounted to $371,-
$40, 900, a gain of S3,417, 900 since
April 9 and $57,081, 900 above a
year earlier
DEPOSITS on June 80 totaIed ST.
145.028,O00, a drop of $2,743.O00
since April but S58.226,0 900 above
June, 1850 Assets of 1882, ,729,-
900 were $I,327, 900 below April,
but S66,529,000 above June 80,
1850.
Added to Institute Faculty.
Two Washington trade associa-
tons executives have been added
to the faculty at Yale University's
Northeastern Institute, whic h
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July 20 0P, (usADA> -
Salaple hogs, 1000; active, 25-50 cent
nnnlgher nna on butchers; full advance on 80
2OQ pound weights: sows, 25 cents higher
instances UP more on choice uniform lots
sop. % 90 sparingly; most choice lSO-53C
ppound pt, 23 ;00-23.4 40; choice 24O-260 pound
* 25-a3.O 90; @70-310 pounds. 20. .50-23' 90
lew lots up to $50 pounds. down to 1895
cnolce soWs, 400 pounds and under, lS95.
EO,20; few choice 300 pounds and unde1
70 20.75; most 400-50O pound sows1 ! : 81
clearance. ''0' Sun
salable cattle, 1000; salable calves. 200
steers. grading average-good and better
active, strong to 25 cents higher: othei
/ steers slow, steady; heifers andNcows, fuIlJ
steady; bulls, steady to weak; other classes
Steady; few loads ,hish-choice and prime
/ I,lOo- 300 pound steers, 30 80 rs. 90;
most mo: good and choice steers 32 200-36 rs
rev utility grade. down to 27.50; good and
cholce heiferS, 81 50-35.25; load choice tC
prime S40-pound weights, 1915: high
utility and commercial cows, 26. .00-30, 40;
nf9iytv NEST Gamer to utility COWS Is75a025
Eoed to prime vealegs, 35.00-3700. S'
Salable sheep, 500 all classes unevenly
steady to % cents lower; top native spring
Lambs 81 90: bulk, 80. .5O-3l so; California.
fed clipped lambs, 29.00: No. / skin-fed
lambs, ~ so; SLAUGHTER ewes. II 1O0-14 90
Evening star., 1951-07-26
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. July 20 dP.-Cotton flu.
noon trading today on New Orleans ane
commission house liquidation. Hedginf
was believed to be against early einnec
cotton in Texas. Offerings we're alb.
Sorbed through scale-down trade buying
partly against export business
A leading spot firm in its latest cror
letter said cotton progress ranged from
fair to excellent during the past week
and averaged god for the belt as whole
apart from seme deterioration in portsior
of Texas.
The survey said the prolonged period o.
extremely high temperatures and the ab
Sence OF rain was becoming distinctly un.
favorable in Central and South Contra
Texas and the Southern part OF the higf
plain. Unless a good general rain is re
ceived shortly in the dry areas Of Texas
serious deterioration can be expected, tht
survey said In fact it concluded. ont
good rain generally would add material!
! to crop prospects.
Noon prices were 40 to so a bale lowel
than the previous close October "a N
December, 34.73, and March. 1914.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
S1S Million Loans
Accepted by Acacia
During Six Months
By Donald B. HodIey

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co. invested $18 million in new
mortgage loans in the first six
months Of 1851, raising the total
outstanding on June 30 to $14C
million, President William Mont
gomery reported at the quarterly
board meeting yesterday.
Mr.. Montgomery also stated
that payments to policyholders
and benefciarieS in the period
were 16 per cent above a year
earlier and company income was
up more than 10 per cent. Assets
reached a new all-time high OF
S235 million, a gain of $8,750,0O
in the six months.
Insurance in force rose to nearly
$11 billion as the company ex-
perienced the lowest lapse rate IN
its entire history This continued
improvement in the quality of
business produced enabled 234
field representa- tatives-also a rec
ord-to qualify for honor men,
bership in the William Mont
gomery Quality Club.
Howard Kacy Is Promoted.
Howard w. Kacy, who has been
connected with Acacia for more
than Is years, was given addi-
tional duties and responsibilities
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Lody Astor's Son Divorced

LONDON, July 26 (P).-David
Astor, editor of the weekly opinion
newspaper, the Observer, and son
lof Viscount and Virginia born
Lady Astor, won a divorce from
Mrs. Melanie Astor today on
desertion charge. They were mar
ried in 1945, and have one child.
Astor said his wife, the former
Melanie Hausser, left him in 1947,
Evening star., 1951-07-26

is a great pas president OF WaSn-
ington Trade Executives.
Reuel w. Elton, general man
ager, American Trade Assocla-
ton Executives, will lecture on
membership problems.
ALB Advantages Outlined.
The advantages of training Of
fered by Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking
we're described last night by Lloy
S. Carey, jr., assistant treas
urer of the Suburban Trust Co.
and first vice president of the
chapter.
Speaking at a dinner of en-
ployes and officers of the Ana
costa National Bank at the
Prince Georges Golf and Country
Club, Mr.. Carey said banks are
in urgent need of trained person.
mel and are ready to promote en-
ployes who are willing to give
time and effort for this purpose.
He listed many distinguished Dis
trict bankers, who are chapter
graduates.
Mr.. Carey is chairman of the
institutes educational program
this year and by tradition will be-
come the chapters president next
year. He was introduced by A.
Scott Offutt, president of Ana
costa National.
Roland Carr Nominated.
The Nominating Committee of
Robert Morris Associates, a ma
tional organization of bank lend
ing officers, will present the name
of Roland T. Carr, vice president
of the Riggs National Bank, as a
candidate for election to the
board of the Associates for a
three-year term.
The election will take place al
the annual meeting of the organi-
cation to be held in Philadelphia
September 81, 1851.
In 1948 and 1949 Mr.. Carr
served as president of Chesapeake
Chapter of the Associates, which
includes in its membership many
of the Washington and Baltimore
banks. He is the first Washing.
ton banker to be considered fol
this important post.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad hat
net income of 81 ,367,5 in Jun,
VS.. $1,522,141 in June, 1850, tn,
road reported today. Net incom
for six months this year was Sc,
424,728 VS.. $5,324,005 a year ear
lier.
Coastal Finance Corp. had a ne
income of $25,488, after income
taxes, in the first half of 1851
compared with $16,942 in the same
1850 period, President Frank B
Bush repotred to stockholders.A
Evening star., 1951-07-26
New York Produce

NEW YORK, July 26 LPl.-Eggs. Is, ,654
irregular. New York spot quotations baSet
western, mixed colors, fancy heaVyweightS
81; extra ] large, 53; extra l medium. 80
current receipts AN: dirties 43; checks
81 I2-3Si whites. fancy heavyweightS. 5S
extra large. "a; extra / medium, So;
browns. fancy heayyWeightS. proceSsed
5Sl2; extra / large. 50.
Nearby whites extra fancy heavy.
weights, 65l2; fancy heavyweightS, 81 -63
others, large, $3.50; mediums. SIS; puletS
4 "a peeWeeS, 20; browns, extra fancS
|heavyweights. So; mediums 50; pullets
Al "a peeWees. ~
Butter, 454 ,344; easy. Wholesale prices
on bulk cartons Creamery, higher thar
81 score (AAl fresh. 6734; 92 score (A)
fresh. 6612-66s4; 80 score tBl fresh, 6512i
SO score &C. fresh, 64la-6474.
Cheese, 126,S76; steady prices un.
changed.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Market AVERAGES
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, July 20 1P,.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar In New York open
market .5ise per cent discount or "a 43a4
United States cents. up ls of cent
Europe-Great Britain (pound), 2.SO,is,
UNCHANGED; Great Britain 30-day futures.
2 .S0as. unchanged Great Britain 60-day
futures. -2.S0i5, unchanged Great Britain
90-day futures, 2.S1, unchanged: Belgium
franc, 1.99, unchanged; France (franc)
.2S5s of cent, unchanged; Holland (guii-
der), 26.32, UNCHANGED; Italy 0iral. .16A
$50, unchanged; Sweden {krona). 1885,
unchanged; Switzerland franc) tfree),
23.07, unchanged.
Latin America-Argentina dree), 7.25,
UNCHANGED; Brazil free, $50, un-
Venezuela fBoIivar). -3OO5, unchanged.
Far East-Hong Kong dollaA 1900
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and Exchange commits
lSion reported today these transactions by
lists on the New York exchange for 6,917
purchases involving 209,S56 shares; sales
involving 171,2S4 shares involving 5,S7S
orders including 4.227 shares sold short
on LII OrderA.
Evening star., 1951-07-26

at the DoarQ
meeting a n d
promoted from
first vice preSi-
dent to execu-
tive vice preSi-
dent.
Mr.. Kacy is
a member of
the board. for
merly serve
t h e company
as eral
counsel, and is
active in many
w a shin G ton
Evening star., 1951-07-26
N. Y. Bond Market
FURNISHED by the Associated Pressl
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED lSSIIES

Associated Press,
Y SELECTED ISSUES
D&RGW3-4s93 96sA
D&SI 3s-4s 93 81
Det Ed 3s 20 lola
Duo 1t 2AS n 81
Erie 4hS 2015 ~
ct Nor 2hs 6I 945s
Or B&W deD B 19
Hud&M rf 5s57 67H
HIM inc 5s 81 35
lCCSL 4has 63 1924
Kan C SO As rs 1o4
Leh v As 2003D 81
Leb v Ter 5s 70 IS
LIN 3As 2003 90
L&N 3sas 2003 9las
L&NAKC As o5 1o3M
Mich CO 37sS67 1oA
MidRRNJ 5s Az ~
MKT ad ns67 81
MKT 1st4s90 90
Mo Pac 5las 40 60
MO -Pac 5s n 7 1864
Mo Pae 5s 81 / 1o6
Nor q Es 5s 5:3 1914
|Mor&E3la200o 5siA
N o Term As SO 1oosa
NYC4 Ias2013A 66lz
N Y c As 9S 62M
NYNHin4Has' IS
| NYNHH4s20O7 50
/ N Y o w As 92 8
NoPacA las2047 80
NoPac 3S 2047 7llA
IOrWsRRN 3s 6O1olh
Pac G&E 3s "a 1904
PennRR4 1as65 1914
Phil Ell 2As 81 S6ltt
PhPetcv2 3as75- 1904
SLSF 4la 2022- 70
lSLSF As 81 81
SoPac4 12sOr77 1914
So Ry Gas SO lo6il
So Ry 6s So 1o6
stdOilNJ2 2s74 97M
Tex Corp 3s 65 1o2Li
Third Ave $500 PAN
Third Ave 1850 54iE
w Sh As 1851 GIN
w Sh As 1851 50
| WstMd4 IA 1850 1904
West Un 5s go 1o1l<
Whilst cv3h65 1o5ih
wis Cen As 40 o53l
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. July &c P.-Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 24l
cents a pound, Connecticut Valley. Lead
II cents a pound. New York. Zinc. III
cents pound, East St. Louis. Tin, 81 .0
a pound, New York. At Pittsburgh scral
steel No. ] heavy was quoted at S44.
Evening star., 1951-07-26

opens August S,
for trade asso-
C i a tion and
C h a m berS of
commerce per-
Sonnel.
H aria n V.
Hadley, mana
g er of t h e
w a S h in & ton
Office of t h e
Au t m o b Il e
Manufac turers'
Associa ton, will
ropdllct, ella SSaS
in Government
rolotionC - He
Evening star., 1951-07-26

III @A AAA8ANA W eAtC
LIST INCLUDES ONI
FOREIGN lis
Australia 5s 55 1oose
Australia3k k4s56 92ss
Brazil IS A. st 62
Bra6has27-57st 81
Braz 334s / ser S3lA
Caldas IS rs 4olA
CaucaVal 3s7S 59lz
Chile 2la-3s 90 81
Colombia Is 20 46lA
Copenhgn5s 81 73Ha
Costa Rica 7s5l 81
Denmark 6s AZ 97i5
Grk 1864 pt pd 11H
1t P Ut 2-3s7T-- 1914
Italian 2-3s n 1924
Japan Gas 81 81
Mx4s04 -68asdn ga
Mex As 1903 q
sm aSd 14M
ShinyetEl6A52 80
rokyoCity 5s52 6olh
DOMESTIC
Ala Pw 3las 72 1o2
Am&FP 6S2U3U 30
AmT&T gases 1ls
AMT&T 3sasT3 1oAlNs
AmT&T 2a4sS2 o5H
AmT&T 2sas86 81
A C L Is SO 1o1Zt7
All C L 4 las "a lob
B&O 5s 200OK 7olE
B&o cv4h2010 59I1
| 3 & o As rs A 81
Bell Pa 5s so c 112
Can Sou 5S So -1c4A
IAN Pac 4sperp 1ol3z
CenNYPw 3s ~ o9iH
CRRNJ 3As 81 47lz
C&O 3Ias 80 D 9o1z
Chl&L4 ka2003 81
| CMSP As "a 96iE
C&NW 4 4I2S 90 62lI
| Chi&WI As 80 1o1
Cit Serv 3s n 96A
CCCSL 4las n 67Il
Comlth Ed 3s77 1o1
Cons Ed 3s 72 1924
Con Ed cv3s63 l24
Con Ed 2As72 o6M
Cns Ed 22s 50 9sA
ConsuP 27as rs 1914
CubaN5l542rct 53iH
Evening star., 1951-07-26
HOuFV saIes on the Exchange To-day;
4 LOO am. <oG GoG l2;uu noon 53u uoC
100 pm $50 ooo goo pm, 600 600
stock and Add

Li'o0 am <eo ooo I2:UU noon 53V Uoc
100 pm. $50 ooo 2.Onp.m 600 900
ruptCy or recelVerSnip or being reorganIZea
under the Bankruptcy Act or SecurItles
assumed py SUCH companies. Rates of dlyl-
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or Semiannual declaration. Unless other
wise noted special or extra dividends a re
not included. cid Called. Ex-diVidend
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras b Plus
stock dividend d Cash or stock. PAID
tssh value on. ex-dividend date De-
eIared or paid SO far this year. De
claLed or paid after stock dividend or
accumulative. issue with dividends in ar
rearS. o Pad this year dividends omitted.
dend meeting Declared or paid in
Pal plus stock dividend. Y Liquida ting
value undetermined on declaration date
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Livestock Receipts

The Chicago hog market opened on q
fairly active note today Receipts again
were lower than expected this time of
1000 from the 5000 anticipated. Buyers
responded with payments 25. to 50 cents
hundred pounds, higher. the early TOP
price reaching S23.40 Cattle and sheep
continued mostly steady.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Washington Exchunqe

potomac Electric Power COMO at 1874.
Virginia Electric IL Power cor,roo =.
81. 100 at 2l, 10 at 2IIs, 40 at n1Ia
Fotomac Electric Power com-IO0 al 1871,
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Dividends Announced

declared. " "'-cIF4oeno
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-03

Wilmington stores and to reassure
present customers that the quail
ity of goods in Wilmington is the
tops while the prices are the low
est"
The Dollar Day prices will pre-
vail for the one day only. Similar
bargains will not be available Ell
Their before or after Dollar Dav.
For the benefit of the visitors from
nearby states city police are maxi
ing special plans to expedite the
movement of traffic and aid in the
parking problem. Also for the
benefit of the shoppers there is
available the special parking lot
maintained by Shoppers Parking,
Inc. A minimum purchase at any
of the member stores will provide
free parking in this lot located be-
tween Walnut and French and
Seventh and Eighth streets.
AS in other years, the COOPER
ating merchants will be identified
by the we'll known copyrighted
show cards bearing the emblem of
the Delaware Chamber of Com
merce and the legend: "Oficial
Dollar Day, auspices Retail Mer-
chants Section" There will also
be official window streamers, cards
for inside the stores and Dollar
Day price tags.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-03
Wilmington Dollar Day
Is Set For Wednesday,
August Eighth
CONTINUED from nrsI paqo)

ing by the merchants. and planning
by the Chamber of Commerce COM
mittees have gone into the prepa-
rations for Dollar Day.
Buyers have emphasized quality
in stocking up with seasonal mer-
chandise and all items will be Of
fered at real money-saving prices.
AS always, the Wilmington mer-
chants are emphasizing quality be-
cause, as in other Dollar Day
events, local retailers have a real
opportunity to show visitors that
economical shopping can be done
in Wilmington without sacrificing
quality.
F, Ray Phillips heads one of the
special committees completing
plans for the sales event. other
members of the group-the Coop
erative Sales Committee - are:
John R. Lambson, E. T. Allen, Da-
vid Braunstein, Manuel Cohen, A.
]. Fisher, Gilbert d. Griffenberg,
George G. Kaehn, Jr., c. Frank
LattOmus, Joseph Lazarus, George
w. Powell, William w. Storm, L. L.
DOughten and E. c. Dryer.
Another committee, the advertis-
ing and publicity group includes
Mr.. Phillips, Lewis S. Black, John
Gilbert Craig, Mr.. Kaehn, Lloyd r.
Leslie and Mr.. Dwyer.
Mr.. Phillips, emphasized that
more than $50 stores of all types
will be offering merchandise of
quality at real money saving val
ues. Any and all needs can be
filled in Wilmington on Dollar Day,
Mr.. Philips said as he reiterated
that "this is not "a get rid of some
thing sale but a conscientious
attempt to win new customers for