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New York Cotton

NEW YORK. July 8, OP.-cotton flu.
lures turned quiet in forenoon trading
today. but the market showed little rally.
Ing power in the face Of large acreage
ideas. generally favorable crop news. and
tax OF mill curtailment after the annual
plant shutdowns are over There was
some hedging in October and December
which was believed to be against the
early crop in Texas.
Private crop surveys issued today noted
only few trouble spots over the main
cotton belt Hard rains over the bulk OF
Memphis territory this week have def
nitely put that area in a very critical
condition. Memphis advices said In the
Abilene territory Of Texas, cotton acreage
VIII be about 200. acres less than
area about 500, 900 acres less than anti
damage
About 200 bales of cotton were re-
ported ginned during June in the Rio
Grande Valley. with about $500 bales
expected to be ginned this week.
Noon prices were 20 to As cents a bale
lower than the previous close July 43 SO,
OCTOBER $500 and December 1857.
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Business Briefs

\ Money in Circulation totaled
$27 ,948 ,000. 900 in the week ended
June ~. an increase of $347 mil
lion from the week before and
$3.50 million over the similar week
. last year.-Federal Reserve Board.
Bituminous Production in the
week ended June 80 was estimated
lat 10,560. 900 tons. compared with
$4,000 the week before and
) 10, 1872 900 in the corresponding
week last year.-National Coal
;! Association.
1 Westinghouse Air Brake Co. to-
day absorbed two subsidiaries,
Union Switch g. Signal Co. of
Swissvale, Pa, and Westinghouse
Pacific Coast Brake Co.. Emery
vile, Calf. Stockholders approved
the merger June 81.
/ Atchison, Topeka G. Santa Fe
Railway Co. received authority
from the Interstate Commerce
Commission for two-for lone
lsplitup of both its common and S
'Iper cent non-cumulative preferred
stock.
Slab Zinc was placed under
complete ALLEGATION control by the
National Production authority. ef-
fective August J.. It is used to
galvanize iron and steel.
/ Rail Freight Volume last week
Iamounted to 821,6 cars, IA per
cent below the previous week but
40 per cent above the comparable
1850 week.-Association of Amer
lean Railroads.
/ Major Railroads Net Income
was estimated at $50 million in
May. up $40 million from the
same month last year.-Associa-
ton of American Railroads.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended yes
terday totaled $404 million. an in
crease of 80 per cent over the like
week last year. - Engineering
News-Record.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. has
purchased all the common stock
of Plywoods Plastic Corp. Hamp-
ton, s. c. The purchase includes
mortgages held by the Reconstruc-
ltion Finance Corp.
Dan River Mills is arranging toI
buy the Aberfoyle, Inc, rayonl
weaving mill at Norfolk, Va.
| Eastman Kodak Co. elected
Frederick c. Crawford, president
of Thompson Products. Inc.
Cleveland. as a director. Mr..
Crawford will fill the vacancy
caused by the death in May of
James S. Watson of Rochester.
Chase National Bank, New York,
reported total resources of SIS, 227,-
895. 684 as of June 80, compared
with $4.697,749.012 on the same
date last year.
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
reported June 80 resources of 3d.
I095. 1903, 082. compared with ST.
764, 1873, 625 a year before.
National Airlines, Inc, flew
373. 1892, 900 passenger miles in the
fiscal year ended June 30, a 81
lper cent increase over the previ-
Gus year.
Grand Union Co. reported net
income Of $446,574 or IS cents a
share for the three months ended
June 2, VS.. $483 1894 or 70 cents in
the like period last year.
Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia
earned $1,578,178 or $2.73 in the
Ia weeks ended June II. VS.,
81 .405,313 or $2.43 in the similar
1850 period.
Pittsburgh g. West Virginia
Railway earned $359.865 or $1.18I
in the five months ended May 81,
vs.. $31S, 438 or $1.14.
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Produce quotations from Baltimore. fur
nished BY the Agriculture peparimeni:
and bushel crates, y. & No: !: trans ans
inch up; mostly $50; Eastern Ga Shore IRE
Mosoyipo s.xa4e e s Hg s1 marx
up. 80; 2-inch up. few sales / 50; Nev
up. s.5o-75; Maryland, la-bushel baskets
trsnspare mt no grade mark small
mG Pota,oe ,so weaker: Eastern
Shore. Maryland, size B. 1oo-pound sacks
type 8. s. No. i. bushel hampers. 500
so: N-bushel baskets. 1.5o-a 90.
h. snsp .ss sacks. p.r e sse Mysns
Valentines. mostly 1851. so; fair quality
LOO; round. stringless. mostly 1.50; New
Jersey. bushel hampers, Valentines. 200
nat bountifuls. $50.
Poultry Quotations.
:. Poultry-,:Market about steady receipts
and up. 1884. best mostly 81, few SIS
hs shs t 1ssv' ssyB ss sH ~ light s7-4o
Livestock Market.
Cattle-200; not enough any one elias
cattle sold to establish trading basis
quotations norminally unchanged; small
lot good 6s5.pound stoeker steers. 1915
high; good to prime vealers selling II
36. 0O-41 90 price range; string sales
HossW3oo; barrows and gifts scalin,
10000 pounds. steady to % cents lower
other weights and sows steady; choice 40
23G pound barrows and gifts. q, 1924 90
100000 pounds. 21.5O-22;75:. over 800
20 .50-21 90; 140-160 pounds. 20. 0O-22. 3
sows under 400 pounds 10000. 90: 400
$50 pounds, 1S.50-19. 90: over $50 pounds
1900 down according to weight and con
dition.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 12.2O6 loo-poune
W1heat-Receipts. 371.s $3.50 bushels; ship.
ments, 291.531 bushels; stocks, 2.3l2.6Os
s SSmsasic No red J Hg.sr f7 No s0C
Corn-Receipts. 1854 bushels; ship:
ments, 521. 900 bushels: stocks 2'los'S 2t
oats-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ship
ments; none; stocks, s.Is0 ousns sh;nsnt,
no Bs!l Stocks soos7 busHes
stocks, ISL .O44 bushels.
soybeans-Receipts., none; shipments
none; stocks, 1924 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. us tons.
Eggs and Butter.
Esss.Msrket steady; dem demand vh mSasr
p a.f 0sr iass. t sess as mediums s.
S.; large. 54-55; current receipts
offerings light. ungraded. 1851, accord
ing to quality and wsigh a.. ..,,s.. .a,.
1874 cases.
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Stock Market Climbs
Swiftly al Opening,
Then Slides Back
BY the Assoeicfed Press

NEW YORK, July GA swiftly
rising stock market ran into diff
culties today and quickly turned
back.
A mixed price pattern spread
out over a range of around a dol
lar a share either way among
leaders after an early start that
pushed prices rapidly ahead.
Neither swing brought any out
standing movements among major
divisions. Utilities did better than
the rest, and there were some good
Iplus signs in copper mining issues
and chemicals. On the lower side
were rails. aircrafts and some oils
American & Foreign Power sc
and 81 preferreds shot up around
points in early trading and then
dropped about half their gains
The lower priced common ant
second preferred were up fraction.
ally. Buying was concentrated al
the opening.
For the past three days the
stock market has snapped back ir
a strong recovery from last weel
when prices broke under uncer.
tainties surrounding preliminary
negotiations for a Korean cease.
fire.
Stocks moving up today included
Gulf Oil, Consolidated Natura
Gas. Anaconda Copper, American
Smelling. Du Pont, American
Wooden, Studebaker. Sears Roe
buck and j. I. Case.
Lower were Illinois Central
Standard Oil New Jersey Ameri.
can Can, Westinghouse Electric
American Tobacco Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft and United Air
craft,
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Capital BanksIncrease
Treasury Bill Total,
Sell Federal Bonds
Bv Donald B. HodIey

Treasury bill holdings of IA
Washington reserve member banks
increased $7.428.000 in the week
ended June q, while holdings of
Federal bonds were reduced 3d.
$4,000. the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond disclosed today.
Bill holdings on June 81 totaled
$63. $4,000. a gain of $14.819. 900
from a year ago, while Fedora.
bonds totaling $40, 100000 were
$40,964.000 below a year earlier.
There was a $280.000 increase in
holdings of Treasury certificates
in the week. but Treasury notes
remained unchanged.
Total investments of S499, 489,-
900 were S4,523 900 above a week
earlier. but $18,78l 900 below the
like 1850 date.
An improvement in earnings
compared with a year ago was in
Dictated by $70,2l5 900 of capital
accounts on June q, a gain of
$l83,000 from a week earlier and
$5,425 900 above the like 1850 date.
Outstanding loans Of $48,277 900
were $l.365,000 below week
earlier, but $48,277 900 above a
year ago. Commercial loans rose
$4,000 in the wefs, but real
estate loans decreased $l.2l5.O 900.
and other loans. mostly consumer
loans, were down 5000, 900.
Demand deposits of $845, 1872 900
were down $5,381 900 in the week
while time deposits of $183 ,603,-
600 were off $314,00C.
Lansburgh Holders Approve.
Under the agreement by which
City Stores Co. will acquire con-
troll of Lansburgh & Bro, Wash
ington department store. at least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Trade Union Congress
Drafts Plan 10 Aid
Backward Area Labor
BY the Assoeiated Press

MILAN, Italy, July 6.-The
International Confederation Of
Free Trade Unions today began
drafting a program for teaching
workers in backward areas how
to organize unions.
The main problem will be how
to pay for such program.
A committee of the ICFTU al
ready has recommended that some
$500, 900 a year be spent on the
program. which will be carried
out by regional offices to be es-
tablished in Africa, Asia and the
Middle East.
Similar regional offices already
are functioning in Europe and
South America.
Randolph Leads Debate.
A. Phillip Randolph, president
of the International Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters, led off
the debate in the ICFTU congress
here today with an address on
behalf of the North American
block" of CLIO, AFL, United Nine
workers and Canadian delegates.
He sharply assailed the speeches
of some delegates yesterday for
"impunging the motives" Of
United States and Canadian trade
unionists.
Mr.. Randolph said the trade
unions of North America are con-
cerned with one thing only: The
solidarity of the masses of working
people to stop and contain the
march of communism across the
world"
Urges Regional Offices.
He urged the establishment of
regional Offices to help recruit new
members for existing unions, TO
establish new unions, and ito pre-
pare for the leadership or workers
effectively to grapple with the
sharpening and deepening condi-
tons of chaos and economic con-
fusion IN the world"
I'VE must guard against inn
ipeentration, infiltration and SUBJ
version of free unions by agents
under the control of Russian Com
munist Imperialism" said RAN
dolph. He pointed to France and
Italy as examples of countries in
which trade unions have been
shattered by inf1ltration of agents
of the monolithic Russian Com
munist Party"
The American Negro was given
the greatest ovation accorded any
speaker since the Congress opened
Wednesday.
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CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. July 9 Up, tUsDAl;11salabls
butchers. s3oo-a3. IS; few loads No.
and No. kinds. %. 25:23;5o; choice
24O-270 pounds. 22.O0-23 ;00;. 270-32S
pounds, 2lOO-22. 90; most sows 45C
pounds and less. 1s.75-19.75; 100000
saiable cattle, 500; salable calves, goo;
several loads and lots high-good to low
choice l,O25-1 ,225 pound weights, 1915
$500; few commercial to low-good steers
3O:00-32.0O; utility and commercial
ns,fsrs sis6at ss and
ner to utility cows, 19.00-25.25; utility
to good bulls, 81, O0-30.5 so: good to prime
vealers 81. 00-39 90; few under rs pounds
srIabIe sheen. 900: top springers,
$3.50; bulk good to prime offerings. 81. 90
80 80; odd lets No. and No. 2 old-crop
1900; slaughter ewes. 15.00-17.00.
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New Radio Signals
Detected From Stars
By the Associated Press

AMSTERDAM. The Netherlands
July 6.-New radio signals from
the Milky Way, the great band of
stars that circles the heavens
were reported today by Dutch
astronomers.
The new signals come from
clouds of hydrogen, which are
invisible to the eye. They do not
emit light of their own. They
shine in some places by reflected
starlight, which is detected in
spectroscopes.
The hydrogen radio signals,
however. said Prof. jain H. Oort
of Leyden University, give in
formation that was not previously
known. The radio signals indi-
cate the size and density of the
hydrogen gas clouds. They also
indicate rotation of the Milky
Way.
These hydrogen signals are
picked up on a wave length OF
21.1 centimeters. The Dutch radio
receiver Is a basket-like net 80
feet in diameter. A new receiver
30 feet in diamenter is planned.
The Dutch announcement is
! part of the new science of radio
stronomy. which was started by
the British as result of radio
interference during the war. The
interference was found to come
from the sun, stars and Milky
Way itself. in the form of radio
waves of varying lengths.
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, July P.-Grains drifted
lower in moderately active dealings on
the Board of Trade today.
oats showed some resistance early.
but trade talk that more Canadian
an end to its advance. Soybeans weak
ened most early, as had been the case
toward the close yesterday.
Moves to end the Korean war, pros
pect OF expansion in the Soutbwes+
winter wheat harvest and improved
weather for growth OF the corn crop in
Inc Midwest combined to weigh the mar
Wheat at noon was l to las lower.
July S2.31 u; corn 34-1A lower. July
Si,1O' oats b-ha lower, July 73hs; soy
and lard is cents lower to 20 cents a
hundred pounds higher. July $3.50.
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LdllSUuISu ) h' uoiushtn'
president of the store and will
become a director of City Stores.
All leading Lansburgh stock
holders have approved the ex.
change of stock, and Mr.. Gold
smith expressed belief that 100
per cent of the total would be
exchanged
Terms of the exchange. which
is scheduled around August /,
were not disclosed, but Mr.. Gold
smith said they were very salts
factory"
Liquidating Dividend Voted.
Directors of Real Estate Mort
cages & Guaranty Corp. have
declared second liquidating divi-
dend of $40 a share, payable,
President Hubert r. Quinter an
nounced today.
At the start of liquidation in
August, 1850, an initial liquidation
payment of $45 a share was de-
clared. A small third and final
payment probably will be made in
about two years. A lapse of three
years is required before compile
ton of the liquidation.
Oriental Marks 90th Year.
Oriental Building Association,
Washington's oldest savings and
loan institution, today reported
assets of S12,684,220 on June 20,
gain Of $1,628,559 from a year
earlier.
Celebrating its ninetieth year.
the association revealed that the
bulk of its assets consisted of SILL
792,803 in loans secured by first
deeds OF trust on real estate in
the Washington area. This was
an increase of $1,247,58 from a
year earlier.
Share accounts on June 30
totaled S10,078,326. a rise of
$559.650 from June, 1850. Hold
ings Of Treasury bonds amounted
to $455,000; an increase of $780,
600, while Federal Home Loan
Bank stock totaled 5000, 900. a
rise of 100000. Reserves stood
at $l,656,394, gain of $159,OO9.
Chaplin B. Bauman is president;
Ralph A. Xander, secretary; John
George Kolb, treasurer, and Ernest
R. Corner, assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer.
Bligh Appointed Agent.
Pilot Life Insurance Co. of
Greensboro, N. c.. today an
nounced the appointment of
James D. Bligh, jr., as general
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95 per cent OF
La n S b u + G h S
stock must be
exchanged for
convertible pre-
ferred and COM
mon of City
Stores.
This was con-
frned today by
r a lph Gold
S mi tn. vice
president a n q
general man.
ager. who will
S u C ce e d So!
Ank.annh
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agent in charge
of its Washing
ton Office.
/. Mr.. Ii G h ,
outgoing presi-
: dent of tn e
Junior Cham
. Der of Com
merce, is well
known in in
surance circles
here and has
taken part in
many civic &C
tivities for a
nu m err of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
| Retail Trade Shows
7 TO 6 Per Cent Drop
ILUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUE,
by the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK. July 6.-Retail
trade in the week ended Wednes-
day dipped 2 to 6 per cent below
the like week last year. Dun &,
Bradstreet reported today.
The decline reflected the fact
that the comparison was being
made with the start of the scare
buying wave touched off last sum-
mer by the start of the Korean
war. Previous comparisons of this
years weekly totals have been with
pre-Korean war periods Of last
wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. July 8 U1.-Foreign ex.
lars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket. 6is per cent discount. or 93.93H4
cents up Il of cent
Europe: Great Britain fpound) 2.S0h,
up /: Of a cent: so day futures 5.s0st
up e of a cent; 90 day futures 2S1 d
up i Of cent; Belgium ffranc) 1881
up .00h of cent: France franc) 28Ss
of a cent, unchanged; Holland tguilder)
26:S2, unchanged; italy 0ira). .16K Of a
cent. unchanged; Portugal (escudol $50.
unehsnsed; Sweden lkronaJ. 1885. IN
Latin America: Argentina tfree) 7.25.
UP .01 of cent; Brazil Uree) $50. un-
changed; Mexico d1;57. UNCLAIMED; vene-
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1880.
unchanged.
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Fla T. est IS - 73A'
H&M inc IS 81 3Sh
I c 434s 66 100
iCCSL 4kas 90 lola
Int Ct No Is SO ASA
JCnP &L2Ms76 -
Leh v Is 20O3D 4oiz
1Lorri,lrd 3s So 1000
Manatl Su 4s57 81
MKT ad hs67 SoA
Mo- Pac 6Hs 80 6olz
Mo-Pac 5a n p lc6A
4 Mo. Pac 6s ING 1o7N
lMo-Pac IS SOB lo7kz
tMo-Psc d rs o3h
lMor&E3h2O00 50
NatDairy3h76 100
Nat Steel IS 65 9eA
NOTM IS 81 1ooHs
N 2 G 30 20l3 TN
lNYC4hs2013A 65h
N c Is o8 81
NYNHin4k as'22 S3iA
NYNHB4s2OO7 6oia
N 2 O W 4s 55 So
N Y q W b 40 ~
No Pac 4kas rs 1o1A
NoPac IS 2O47 50
oklG&E 2%s75 92is
Dac G&E Is 70 90
Fac GEE Is ~ 90
Penn RR 6s 68 lob
pennRR4has6 1914
PennRR4As8l sJiA
PenRR4As e2M
Peo&E inc $3.50 50
PhilPet 2As64 oess
PhPetcv2sas75 J2liA
IpCCSI IS 20 A 1o2iz
3LSF AZ "O22 76A
SLSF Is 81 -
seabina as2016 e6l4
shellUn 2as71 s3lA
soconv 2lss 70 93A
50 Pac 4ias 81 1914
So Pac 4+.s ~ e5H
SoPac4 KssOr77 100
80 Pac CIV :,s6n l16ik
SO Pac Gas 50 1914
So Ry IS ID o6se
Third Ave bs60 "a
Third Ave 1850 52M
W Sh Is 2361 6lN
w Sh As 1851 sslh
whist cv3k65 loAlz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06

~ An. go 49, IZ:ou louu 5A~ .VI
funit OF trading 10 shares. sIn bank.
iup.cy or reSelversnip or being reorgan.Ssd
unoer the Bankruptcy Act or securities
aends IN the loregoIng table are annual
dlsnu.ssments based on the lass Quarterly
OF semlannual declaration. Unless other
not included. cid Called Ex-diyidend.
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. B Plus
last year. PAYABLE In stock estimated
cash value on ex-diyidend date gDe-
clared or paid SC. far this year. De-
split-up, K Declared or paid this year. an
accumulatiye issue with dividends in ar
dend meeting. " Declared or paid In
1851. plus stock dividend. v Liquidat ting
value undetermined on declaration date
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Washington Exchange

Potomac Flee Pwr COMO at 1874. 100
at 1874, IL at 13T.
Xirginia Eleo q Pwr com-1O0 at 2Oss.
Riggs Bank com-1O at 365
Cap Transit LIST RI SIS, 900 at $685..
Garnnckel com-60 at 1871.
Wash p,s Gas Sc, com s- At 25H, 10 At 25".
Wash Gas IS l960-S5o0 at 1143s. $500
Georgetown Gas $751; 900 at ia.
Wash Gas $50 pf-5 at 103A, 5 At IO3A.
Wash Gas 425 pf-3 at o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06

NEW YORK. July 6 R,.-spot meta
prices today: Copper. 24k cents . pound
'Connecticut, Valley; lead il cents q pound
81. Lois: tin. 90 ei Bound HSSs NEW Yorf s
Scrap steel. No. heavy, 400. Pitts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06

NEW YORK CITY
IS 80 100
FOREIGN l:l5
Australia 81 SIS looN
Chile 2h-3s 90 36N
Costa Rica 1851 35N
Denmark Is AZ %
II p Ut 3-Ss n 50
Japan 6las IS IS
Mex4s1 O-63as D IAN
IOrienDv51as58 1854
TokyoElLt6s53 -
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Yokohama6sf31 "a
DOMESTIC -
| Am&FP bs2O3O S7N
AmT&T 3sssti3 l15n
| AMT&T 3sss73 1924
AmT&T 29ls57 ll3M
| AmT&T "a s6I 1o7N
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la 7 9 ? Is 95 ll7H
A c L a. Sc 1o1
B d o IS 95 @ 6SiA
B & o 81 M 96 66H
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BOO cv4h2010 5esh
B&O SW 5s 80 TIN
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Bos Me Is 90 e3N
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cMSP4 tas2O44 s.
| C&NW 4las 20 e.
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cinUnTr2As74 e4N
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CCCSL 4has n s.
| col&So 4has 80 1914
tComlth Ed 1877 ool;
Com Eds IS 70 1914
Cons Ed 3s II 96il
Con Ed ev3s63 122Z
| Consul 2Rss rs 7oZ
Del&Hud As 63 o5N
DelL&W4lasS5 76N
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Def I'd CIV rs So lo8N
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Erie 4has 2O15 ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, July Up. - Dividends
REGULAR.
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m. Y. Bond Market

.rST fNrI TnES M y sxTEsTrn TsSin,r>
NEW YORK CITY Fla e est IS - 73A
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another by complex or fuzzy language. But
right to know at all times what question is
before the group and what its exact effect
will be- If motions are poorly stated, the
chairman has the right to rephrase them
clearly and UNDERSTANDABLE. And if the
chairman doesn't act, you can.
Simply get up and sing out: Il rise to
parliamentary inquiry" This means you
want information from the chair. You do
not have to wait to be recognized. You
do not need second. And the meeting
cannot proceed until you have gotten
your answer.
Communists have succeeded with delib-
crate distortions, ambiguous workings and
the tagging of good motions with destruc-
tive amendments simply because too many
people let confusion pass unchallenged But
you can't be hoodwinked or sidetracked II
you know what's going on.
little clarity at the right time could
have saved PTA meeting | attended re-
Gently.
A lady arose and said: Madam Chair
man, we all know that our children have to
travel considerable distances to and from
school, Several of us mothers have been dis
cussing the possibility of hot-lunch pro-
gram and
Just moment. please" the chairman
interrupted. I'm sorry, but you'll have to
put that in the form of motion or sit down.
There's no motion for discussion before the
meeting right now"
could see the lady flush. We'll. she
said her words trailing off, I'm not sure
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of turnips was voted down. New business
was introduced. another motion made. and
eventually young man called out, / move
the previous question" He was simply call
ing for an immediate vote on the point under
discussion, but it was too much for one
old fellow "Gol-dang it" he hollered, we
fused about the previous question for two
hours and now you're bringin' it up again.
I'm leavin'."
A word of warning: don't be fooled into
thinking that your organization is too small,
too informal, or too insignificant to be sub
ject to parliamentary law. The courts have
held that every deliberative group is gov
erned by the rules of order, unless specific
exemptions are provided by its constitution
or bylaws. In our nations lifetime, some
5000 cases involving points of parliament
tary law have been carried to the US. Cir
cult Court of Appeals, or beyond. Many of
them had very humble beginnings in very
small organizations.
I'm not going to try to digest the princi-
piles of parliamentary law here. But would
like to discuss three important points.
!. Keep 1t Clear:
A Chamber of Commerce executive once
reared back and delivered himself of this
motion Il move that this organization go on
record as opposed to approving the refusal
of the committee to agree that we should
not ask extra representation at the conven-
ton"
Translation: move that we oppose the
action of the committee, and that we ask
for extra representation at the convention
Every meeting is plagued at one point or