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Evening star., 1954-11-07
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or $1.81 share in the same 1858
period. The interim figures are
subject to year-end audit and
adjustments.
Net sales for the nine months
amounted to 39.534.993. up $72,-
048 from a year earlier. Other
store income of $651,838 was
$l4,196 higher. raising total store
income to $AO,l86,831, an in
crease of $87,144 from a year
earlier.
In contrast, cost of sales and
store operations. plus warehouse.
general and administrative ex-
penses rose to $3S, ,640,377, an in
crease of $364,342. Operating
profit of $1,546.454 was $277,198
below year earlier.
The balance sheet listed cur
rent assets of $l4,123,15l VS..
$14,530,571 a year earlier, while
current liabilities amounted to
$4,789,146 VS.. $5,247,073. Ratio
of current assets to current liza
bilities was 2.95 to ! VS.. 2.77 to !
q year ago.
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gcbbling up an increasing share
of our markets,
In 1885 the 200 biggest manu-
facturers in America had 38 per
cent of the market. Today.
they have Al per cent of the
market and their sales have
skyrocketed Sic per cent in this
period.
The simple truth is that even
through the recent boom years
smaller businessmen were losing
part of their share of the market,
and in this phase of fierce COM
petition they're losing more.
Changes Outlined.
In 1885 100000 smaller COM
panies had 81 per cent OF the
market. Today, the share Of
$4,000 smaller ones is down to
SO per cent and the smaller COM
pany sales in this period have
climbed only 245 per cent.
So 1t comes down to this:
Is bigness in business in itself
potentially dangerous and are
the industrial giants threatening
free competition?
Or Is bigness In business In
itself potentially good and are
the giants benefiting US, the con-
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Your Moneys Worth
Bottle Over 'Bieness in Business Shaping Up
By SyIvio Porter

sumers, by providing us with
more and better goods at lower
prices?
Every segment of society is
getting ready for the battle,
Merging truly is the rage and
even the Justice Departments
censure isn't curbing the trend.
Although the Justice Department
cracked down on the proposed
Bethlehem Steel : youngstown
merger a month ago, last week
Bethlehem's chairman, Eugene
Grace, said, 1--WE are not quit
ting" Mr.. Grace insists the
merger is legal, and if it isn't. the
law should be changed TO make
it legal.
Activity Mounting.
In Washington, the activity is
mounting to a fever pitch. The
Federal Trade Commission has
just ordered full-scale probe
into the merger flood and the
causes behind it. The Justice
Department is warning it will
study each proposed merger
from now on with utmost care.
Both political parties are
eager to bring the fight to q
climax. Leading Democrats say
they want to tighten antitrust
laws and repeal the so-called
fair trade" laws--the laws
which legalize forms Of price,
fixing by permitting manufac-
turers to set retail prices in any
of the Al States which have fair
trade laws of their own. (In-
cidentally. the fair trade laws
originally were passed by "
Democratic Congress.)
Leading Republicans say they
also want to reconsider anti
trust legislation and repeal the
fair trade laws. Attorney Gem
eral Brownell's 62-man COM
mittee which has been studying
our antitrust laws is slated to
come out next month with q.
sharp attack on "fair trade"
(copyrisht. 1854. Post-zall
syndieats. lne.)
Evening star., 1954-11-07

members of the board.
Albert M. Cole, administrator,
Housing and Home Finance
Agency, will address the final
session on Friday morning, Mo-
vember 10. Thornton w. Owen,
vice president of Perpetual Build
ing Association here, will par
ticipate in one Of the six shop
talk sessions.
Hugh H. Lowery of American
Building Association will repre-
sent the District in the annual
speaking contest of the American
Savings and Loan Institute, q
feature of each convention.
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Bituminousa Prniucti

bltumlnOuSe PRODUCTION IN the
week ended October 80 totaled
9 million tons compared with
8.830,000 in the previous week
and 8 million in the like week
a year ago.-National Coal AS
sociation. -
Motor Vehicle Output last
week came to 99,941 cars and
1881 trucks compared with Co.
$40 and 1890 in the previous
week and 116,789 and 12,48O in
the like week a year ago.
Wards Automotive Reports.
Christmas Clubs over the Ma
ton this month will distribute
more than 81 billion to 1872 mil
lion members. This years figure
is the largest in the history of
the movement.
Discount Houses are attracting
about 1870 of the Nations re-
tail business, but they face In
creaSing resistance from the
traditional" stores, according to
a report from the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
ChrysIer Corp. in 8 months
ended September 80 earned So
724,383 or 43 cents a share VS..
$51,952,165 or $6.40 a share in
1858 period.
Eastern Airlines in 8 months
ended September 80 earned ST.
789, 1924 or 70 cents a share VS..
$2,795,911 or $1.13 in 1858 period.
Illinois Bell Telephone in 8
months ended September 30
earned $25, 5,765,128 VS.. $685.
773 in 1853 period.
New England Tel. & Tel. in IL
months ended September 80
earned $19,571,819 or $7.66 a
share VS.. $18.697,171 or $7.48 in
1858.
American Metal Co., Ltd, in
9 months ended September 80
earned $5,603,532 or $1.79 a
share VS.. $4,484,309 or $1.41 in
1853 period.
Amerada Petroleum Corp. In 3
months ended September 30
earned $3,615,504 or $1.15 a
share VS.. $5.000,144 or $1.58 in
1853 period. ~ '@
. Rohr Aircraft in year ended
July 81 earned $3.510,811 or
$500 a share VS.. $1.533,296 or
$2.55 in 1858.
DeccazRecord, Inc., in 9 months
ended September 30, earned ST.
272, ,602 or SLAP a share VS.. SAIL
500 or IS cents in 1858 period.
Braniff Airways, Inc, in 8
months ended September 30
earned $4,000, ,661 or $l.56a a share
VS.. a loss of $1.O19 in 1853 period.
. Cleyite Corp. in 9 months
ended Septembers3O earned ST.
$50, ,501s or 90 cents q share VS..
$2,771, ,221 or $1.42 in 1853 period.
Lane Wells Co. in 9 months
ended September 80 earned ST.
971, 800 or $2.74 a share VS.. ST.
837. 100 or $2.55 in 1853 period.
Bell G. Howell Co. in 9 months
ended September 80 earned ST.
$4,000 or $2.1 "a share VS.. 1884,
900 or SITS In 1853 period.
Bigelcw-Sanford Carpet Co. in
9 months ended September Is
had a loss of $685.. 900 VS.. earn
.ings of $2,708-0e0 or $3.50 a share
in 1A5aaneriod.
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (El.-The Asso-
ciated Press index Of 35 important com
modities climbed for the third successive
The latest composite index was 172 AZ,
compared with 171.58 week ago and
III .0S year ago.
1885, up from Sn'hs last weeks esw hlsh lS5 e.
Also higher were livestock. textiles,
grains and cotton. Foods and non fer
rous metals we're lower.
Evening star., 1954-11-07

5 10 o, 5 8 0 or
$1.70 a COM
mon share in
nine months
this We ar,
p esi e MT
q gorge B.
B urrus re-
ported yester-
! day. Low er
income taxes
modified the
decrease.
The latest
ne ( income
c o mp a r e d
with C770 01d
Evening star., 1954-11-07

the new Con-
gresS. It's been
s h a pin g up
for months,
the wave Of
c o r pora t e
consultations
this past year
has arc used
is u e S that
t r a n S cend
year = to-year
politics.
The pl ain
fact is the
bigs are get
ting b j g 6 e r,
Evening star., 1954-11-07

which op e n S,
at Los Angeles
a week from
tomorrow.
Walter w.
M C Ali S ter,
C h VI rman Of
t h e H o m e
Lo a n B a n k
B 0 a r d, will
aQQr6SS I n e
frs session
and talks also
will be given
by William K.
Divers and Ira
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Agreement for Promotion

A trade agreement has been
reached between radio station
WWDC and television station
WTTG. both of Washington, for
the reciprocal promotion of pro-
grams and personalities on the
two outlets.
Evening star., 1954-11-07
soIute to 'Cineramu'

A salute to "Cinerar11a" will
be the feature of the Advertising.
Clubs weekly luncheon at Hotel
Statler Tuesday noon. with Lo-
well Thomas, news commentator,
as guest speaker.
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Savings, Loan Group
From Here 10 Attend
Los Angeles Meeting

A Washington group Of around
30 persons will attend the 62d
annual convention of the United
States Savings and Loan League,
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Peoples Drug Profits
Dip 10 S1.7O a Share
During Nine Months
By DonoId B. HodIev

With costs rising faster than
gross income, consolidated net
income of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc, and subsidiaries receded to
Evening star., 1954-11-07

The biggest battle over big
ness in business" since the turn
Of the century will explode in
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D. {. Securities7 ronsoctions1
Philadelphia BoItimore Stock Exchange

DEALINGS Or THE B D % ag oys R tHE YEAR 1854 Or TO
Wahngton Gas Light Een 4s 1860 III
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sumerS, by providing us VIII
more and better goods at lowel
prices?
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Business Briefs

'Plus extra Declared so tar this year
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov. [P.-National
of Securities Dealers. Inc:
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Over-the- Market

Compiled by the National Association
Of Securities Dealers. Inc)
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IDENTIFYING Statement


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The echo., 1954-04-01
Agent s Report

Mr.. J. c. Williams

On March 81. 1854 I visited sc
No. 5. Mr. 3. W. Willis, president
The program began at two o'clock
ana were plenty Of people taare.
The Silver Star Quartet opened the
program. MIR. Clarence Net.le
manager After this portion Of he
program The president presented
AGENT Williams and We SAN Nut
Jesus Bear the Cross Alone Isr.
Paul Wemlet preached a soul s.-r-
ing sermon.
Seven new members were tsfen
in.
The officers were installed as lp1-
lows: MIR. Z. w Willis, president,
Mrs. Pearlie Kelly, president,
Mrs. Catherine Johnson, secretary,
Mrs Rosa Culpepper, treasurer, and
Nre. Hattie Sardoa, Chaplain. We
gave me $3.50
had a lovely dinner The lodge
I cannot say enoueh for Brother
willis he is DOING a fine JOB With
his lodge.
There are several lodges Month of
Meridian that have installed officers
liz the past two years We must
obey the Constitution G. Tx Asso-
-5-+,I,, 7rrlo,,o,,or wan. ,,aaT coma
The echo., 1954-04-01
SET REGIONAL
COUNCIL MEETING
FOR MAY 9Th
THURGOOD MARSHALL. PRIN.
CIPAL SPEAKER

Mound BAYOU, Missia> pi May !
The Annual Melting of the Reg
ional Council Of Negro Leadership
will be held N Mound BAYOU Mis-
sissippi on May 18th. The announce
ment was made today by Dr.. 7, f.
M Howard President OF The organi-
zation.
The meeting. which has in prev
ious years drawn a single attendance
Of 1000, is expected to exceed that
number this year. due to the fact
that the organization has extended
its operations into 81 new counties
during the past year.
In 1852 the meeting had as its
t b e m Politics The principal
speaker was Congressman William
l.. Dawson of Chicago. Last year
the meet ling had al il aationaP
theme and Dr. Archibald CareJ, al
ternate delegate to the United Ma
tons was the principal speaker
( The theme for the meeting this
year viii be- Civil Rights" and Thur
good Marshall Chief Defense Coun-
sellor for the National Association
for the Advancement Of Co!ored Peo-
pie, will be Principal Speaker a
200 p. m on May z, 1884. Attorney
Thurgood Marshall is possibly t il (
best known Negro lawyer in Ameri-
ca today, and the largest group o.
Negroes ever assembled in NIissis-
sippi is expected to hear his message
on May 7th.
The echo., 1954-04-01

All cuts of presidents found in this
issue of the Echo have member
ship of one hundred or more. There
are some other presidents who have
a membership of 100 or more, how
ever, they do not have cuts. Some
of those outstanding presidents are
Mrs. D. M. Wiley, No. 33. Meridian
Mr.. Dewey Johnson, No. 270, Hat
tiesburg; Mrs. Annie BaXtrone, No
$50, Philadelphia; Mr.. Levi McCar-
ty, No. 1877, Shubuta; Mr.. Jet Mel
son, No. 3O1, State Line; Mrs Aaror
Smith, No. 355, State Line.
The echo., 1954-04-01

Dear Presidents.
TsS TTTSTTTTFT'E
k&J L 1Gsaas Z ~ loe'4> 3 =.


This article is intended to assist
you in keeping your local records
up to par in order that you will not
BIZ embarrassed at some future date
For the past fifteen years or more
it has been the policy of the office
TO write you shortly after the close
of the Quarterly Board informing
you as to the members Of your lodge
who failed to pay that particular
quarterly assessment.
We find that some of the local
secretaries fail to put all of the mem
bers names on the report blank,
thereby causing errors to be made.
It is the duty of the local presl-
dent to have the secretary of the
local lodge to put all of the mem
bers' names On the report blank as
soon as it is received from the office
.apd as the members pay. check them
up. Whom the president gets ready
to leave 70 rthe Board, if he has
members Who failed to pay before
rs report blank was mailed, he
nd nave all of those names on
-ementary report blank and
/ a..e hat report the day of the
/ his is done, it helps the
Iaerfully.
u So m +he president comes to
tie off e md has to see his report
blank r. vag mailed in to see who
did ref 7 It gives US quite a Bit
ct Presidents. VOW have
alw sen cooperative and l dc
I n4t you will help us in this
instance.
The echo., 1954-04-01
Letter Of Thanks
Dear Sir:

Dear SIR:
First, we wish to express our
sincere thanks ard appreciation to
you and your staff for the wonderful
cooperation you have given to us
through the years. Without such
genuine help and unselfish assist
ance, the results of most of our eff
forts would still be unknown to the
majority of our people. The Negro
press has indeed played an import
ant role in the affairs, life and his
tory of the NAACP
During the past few months sew
eral of our friends of the press have
complained that they have not been
receiving any releases CT that the
releases have been misdireCted. We
would like to correct this immediate
| ", but in order to do so we find it
necessary TO call on you TO help us.
We would appreciate it very much
if you would fill out the attached
fo~00 and send it back to us. This
is the only positive way we car
think of to correct whatever mistake
lie being made.
Again, we thank you for every
ill., -. -Lt~ dOl.c 10 ~.
Sincerely yours,
kr-cll I~MH'e
The echo., 1954-04-01
HB,A PRESIDENTS WITH over 100 MEMBERS

Please have the secretary to ar
range oil o1 the members names al
phabetically On your report blank.
We nave ash .d Ter his throughout
the years. however. s,4 ol e
presidents have as yet 10 have this
work done.
Some of the presidents write to
the office and inform us that they
cannot get the secretaries of the
Olocal LODGES 20 make out their re
port blanks as the office requests
Our conclusion is this if the lodge
is going to let one of its elected Of
ficers be greater than the whole
lodge. then the lodge is weak indeed.
When the office and the lodges
throughout the Association decide
that they are going to stop co-opera-
ting. then it is time to close the doors
of the Associg tion. Mistakes are
made in the office and in the local
lodges and when they are made, it
it our duty to adjust them where
ever they are.
Presidents, please see to it that
your records are kept up to par.
Secretary.
The echo., 1954-04-01
Collins News
Dear Miss Larkln:

Dear Miss Larkln:
Please rush me some application
blanks 10y return mail
Our r.4y on the third Su4aay
was a success and / did not have
enough application blanks to fiji OUT
for the applicants that were taken
in on hat date.
Agent A. J. Barnett was present
and rendered first class service TO
our lodge.
Mrs. Euia Bnkhaltlr, IS
The echo., 1954-04-01
Agent S Ha1ort

This comes rs my agent report to
the association and the many read
ers II the Echo. l installed the of
ficer8 Of II, 3. a. Lodge No IA
located at Collins, Mississippi on
March 81, 1854. The officers were
installed as follows:
CONTINUED on Page Three
The echo., 1954-04-01

; The Big Barbecue. II g h School
choruses, and eniightenjng reports
viii also be part Of the program
and the huge circus tent will again
be used to accommodate the crowd.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03

company. states That We fen
that rohct from suffering and de-
spair during the holiday period
when every American feels a
heightened sense Of GOOD viii to-
ward his fellow man IN a valuable
contribution not only to those IN
want but we also believe that the
crusade is an aid TO our foreign
policy Of stemmiug TIE spread Of
Communism IN the fires countries
Of the world
The Express Office in Famville
HAS complete Information about
the Food Crusade" and is ready
to forward contributions To CARE
headquarters in New York. The
name Of the donor viii be Oh
each package he contributes. and
those donating SIS OF more ulu-
mate!y VIII KAT am acknowledge
mcnt from the recipient Mr..
Cravlcy said
According to CARE statistics
over onF-half Of Tho worlds peo-
pic are constantly hungry more
than tAlec-fifths 0f the worlds
people are sick and III Europe over
ia million escapes refugees and
displaced persons are striving to
start new lives.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03
Business ond Industry
Business ond Industry
Farmuille's CIouer Farm Stores
Grand Opening Scheduled Friday

The Grand opening sale Of
Glover Farm Stores in this area
VIII begin today Friday and viii
continue for one week The Glow
or Farm store now operating in
Farmyillc is Green Front Store.
Barrow Grocery Co. Inc. OF
Blackstone is the wholesale spon-
sor of this division of Glover Farm
Stores, known as the Old Domin-
ion Division,
Clovsr Farm is national or
eanization. operating in 81 states.
Members of the Glover Farm or
sanitation arc independent food
merchants who enjoy the benefits
of group operation on a national
scale They participate in coop
erative merchandising plans and
joint advertising
All Clover Farm Stores have
green and white store fronts and
are identified with large overhead
signs The interior of the store
follows the color scheme of green
and white.
a portion Of tie stock Is tie
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03
Rudolph, The
Red Bear!
WHO'S RED FACED?

Some hunter may be in for
an unnerving experience this sea-
son The purpose Of This story is
to prepare him
There are rcd-faced bear roam
ing the mountains in virginia It
didn't come naturally They had
their faces painted with red paint.
and TAGS put in their ears as part
of a study on the life and times
Of bears. The study is being con-
Quoted by The VPI Wldhfe Re
search Unit. the virginia Comis-
sion Of Game and Inland Fish
cries, and the u S Forest Serv-
ice as part of a long time in
yestigation Of the black bear in
Virginia
Bear hunting, officials explain
is rapidly increasing IN populari-
ty in Virginia. and The investiea-
ton Cof which the face painting
and ear-tagging is only part
is designed to supply mforma-
ton needed in game management
The researchers, among other
things want to know how far
bear travel and this cannot be
definitely shown until the ami
mails are TAGGED and traced So
any hunter who sees or BAGS one
Of The marked bears is asked To
report the fact to the VPI Wild
life Research Unit at Blacksburg
Several additional bear Will be
marked next spring The teen
niQue Of trapping The research
ers use huge box trap which
resembles a mammoth rabbit
trap. The bear are baited with
honey and once inside. are anes-
thetized with ether injected from
spray guns into the tigtly clos
ed trap While they sleep they
are tagged and painted.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03
Official Holiday
Season Starts
Today With Lights
Communicative
Prize Program
Finale Dec. IL

Official start of the Christmas
season in Farmville will be signal
ed today Friday when the street
holiday lights are turned on.
The Chamber Of Commerce is
sponsoring erection Of the bright
ly-hucd lights
Official start OF the holiday
season today viii be observed in
another way also part of the
Chamber OF Commerce Christmas
season plan. Stores viii begin
distributing tickets with sales.
and these tickets Will be the basis
of community wide prize pro-
gram Friday, Dec II.
on December II each Of the CO
operating Farmville stores will
conduct a prize drawing at about
? p, m, for prizes not to exceed
S25 IN value
After the tickets have been used
for in-Store prizes. all OF them
Will be rushed to the Prince Ed
ward Court House steps, where at
$50 p m. grand finale draw
ing for the community prize of
500 savings bond will be made.
Members Of the sponsoring
Chamber of Commerce and en-
ployees of the various stores are
not eligible to compete for the
prizes.
The Chambers Retail Trade
committee has planned the holl-
day events, under the chairman
ship Of G. w Plott. He said mer-
chants have been most coopera-
tive and that his committee is
anticipating an outstanding holi-
day season in Farmville.
For the holiday start today
Friday all stores are expected
TO have completed decorations.
The whole downtown area has
been transformed into a wonder
land with holiday merchandise
cololtully displayed everywhere.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03
Cumberland Negro
Couple Die In Crash

James Henry Washington,
Negro, so, and his wife, Sarah H
Washington Sc. Of Route Cum
herland, died instantly in a nom
collision highway crash Monday.
Nov. %. near Oak Grove Baptist
Church about els p. m
There were no eyeWitneSSes
but State Trooper Steve Musulin
reports that Washington who
was driving. evidently lost control
as the car was rounding a curve
1t continued for about 300 feet in
a ditch and then crashed against
two trees. The right side of the
vahicle was smashed in and both
occupants were dead when found
pinned on the ground in the
wreckage
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Dickerson Funeral Home.
The couple are survived by a son
and daughter. in North Carolina,
and a brother OF the driver, Joe
Washington, Of Washington
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03
Circuit Bar Has
Meet In Charlotte

The annual banquet meeting Of
the Fifth Judicial Circuit Bar AS
ISOLATION was held Wednesday
night, Dec. L. at the Charlotte
Country Club. approximately SO
members and guests attended
from the five county association
composed of AppomattoX. Buck
ingham. Cumberland Charlotte
and Prince Edward
r. Page Morton. president of
the association from Charlotte
Court House, presided at the BAN
Duet and introduced the diSting-
uiShed members including R K
Brock. of Hampden- Sydney. Her.
bert b Chermslde. Sr.. clerk Of
the Charlotte court. and the Hon
Joel w Flood. Judge Of the cir
cult