Stock Mart Ambles Through One Of Slowest Sessions In Past 25 Years
FAILS TO DEVELOP
ANY REAL TRENDS
Associated Press Average Of
60 Stocks Is Unchanged
At 39.6 Points
By BERNARD S. O’HARA
NEW YORK, May 19.—(A*)—The
l0Ck market today ambled
trough one of the slowest sessions
Ln‘ the past 25 years without de
veloping any real strength or
weakness in any department.
The Asociated Press average of
gu stocks was unchanged at 39.6.
Of the 350 individual issues trad
„(] no were up, 179 down and
181 unchanged. Transfers of 223,
nio shares actually were the small
est for a full stretch since August
26 last, and there have not been
many under this figure since 1916.
The total compared with 287,060
Friday.
Lack of inspiration in the war
ne,,vs and a slight chill resulting
from the treasury’s excess profits
tax program presented to congress
tended to restrain the speculative
vrge. brokers said. While pros
pects for peace in coal mining
controversies brightened, the de
mand of the Railway brotherhoods
for a 30 per cent wage increase
involving some $168,000,000 annu
ally was an offset here. Rail stocks
and bonds, however, generally
kept declines to relatively minor
amounts.
On the credit side of the market
ledger was an estimated jump in
this week’s steel mill operations
to a new record peak so far as
tonnage production was concern
ed, another lift in crude oil prices
and expanding demand for cop
per. Steels, coppers and oils were
slightly in front most of the day.
Shares on the upside at the close
included U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
Youngstown Sheet, Standard Oil
(NJ). Texas Corp., Phillips Pe
troleum, Anaconda, American
Smelting, General Motors, West
ern Union. Consolidated Edison,
Phelps Dodge, U. S. Gypspum, Du
Pont, Pullman and Chesapeake &
Ohio.
Public Service of N. J. edged
into new low ground for the year
or longer. In arrears also were
Santa Fe. N. Y. Central. Eastman
Kodak, Sperry, Glenn Martin,
American Telephone and Chrys
ler.
Sale of a stock exchange seat
for S28.000. up $1,000 from two
transfers May 10, was a moder
ately cheerful item, in view of the
fact memberships previously had
dropped to $20;000. lowest since
1898.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, May 19.—(IP)—Hogs ad
vanced 5 to 15 cents today to a top
a; $9.25. highest since the outbreak
•1 hostilities in Europe pushed the
top to $9.40 on September 6, 1940.
Tlie full 15 cents gain was recorded
an weights over 300 lbs.
Good and choice 180 to 330 lb.
offerings brought $9.05 to $9.20,
with $9.25 the top. Choice 400 lb.
weights sold at $9.10 and 300 lb.
swine went at $9.0. Weight was
not a factor in determining price.
Yearlings and lower grade light
steers were weak on the cattle
market. Medium weight and
weighty steers were steady to 25
cents lower. A sizable supply of
weighty steers sold between $10.50
and S11.25. Best yearlings brought
$11.85.
Lambs were unevenly steady to
25 cents lower. Ewes were weak.
(U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Salable hogs
13.000: total 20,000; fairly active
5 to 15 higher, mostly 10 to 15;
full advance on big weights over
300 lbs.; good and choice 180 to 330
lbs. 9.05 to 20; top 9.22; weight no
factor in determining price; choice
440 lbs. weights 9.10; choice 300
lbs. 9.20: sows mostly 15 to 25
higher; good 400 to 500 lbs. 8.60
to 85; shippers took 2,000; hold
overs 1,000.
BALTIMORE HOGS
BALTIMORE, May 19.—UR— (U.
S. Dept. Agr.) Hogs 22.00; steady
Saturday; mostly 5 to 10
higher than Friday; practical top
1-50; good and choice 180 to 220
lbs. 9.5 to 50; 160 to 180 lbs. 9.10
to 35; 220 to 240 lbs. 9.05 to 30;
^0 to 300 lbs. 8.80to 95; 150 to 160
tbs. 9,10 to 2.i; 140 to to 150 lbs. 8.85
to 9.10; 130 to 140 lbs. 8.55 to 80;
10 to 130 lbs. 8.35 to 60; packing
«ows 7.50 to 8.00. 1
NEW YORK EGGS
new YORK, May 19.—\B—Eggs
12 days receipts) 47,560; firmer.
Mixed colors; fancy to extra fancy
26 1-4 to 23 1-4; extra 25 3-4;
storage packed firsts 25 1-4; graded
firsts 24 1-2; current receipts 23 1-4
medium 22 3-4 dirties No. 1, 23
’o 23 1-4; average checks 22 1-4
to 3-4. 1
NEW YORK SUGAR
YORK, May 19.-Increas
ed offerings of raws tended to de
press domestic sugar futures today,
roe close was unchanged to 2 points
Sales were 6,000 tons. The
j.°™. contract ended unchanged to
/-• Point higher. Sales 7,100 tons.
4bmVS ava-i1able were estimated at
at prices ranging from
• »0 to 3.50. Refined was unchanged
at a. 10 cents.
, . High Low Close
“ul-v.. 2.44 2.43 2.42b
”eP- 2.48 2.46 2.46b
•Jan.- 2.50 2.50 2.49b
-Mar - 0.53 2.52 2.52b
b—Bid.
._ u
NEW YORK POULTRY
NEW YORK, May 19.—UP)—Live
Poultry slow. By freight: fowls,
colored 22; leghorn 20. Old roosters
Jo Turkeys, hens 23; young toms
r»nnUc AO ^
Closing Bond Quotations
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GOVERNMENT
Treasury
314s 45-43 106.28
314s 46-44 - 307.30
4s 54-44 - 111.19
3%s 49-46 _110.17
3s 55-51 _ -_112
2%s 60-55 _110.4
214s 65-60 ___102.2
Federal Farm Mtg.
314s 64-44 _106.28
3s 49-44 _107
Home Owners Loan
214s 44-42 _102.9
3s 52-44 - 106!23
DOMESTIC
A T and S F 4s 95 109_ lli
B and O Cvt 4%s 60_ 26%
Can Pac 4s Perp_I_ 56%
C and O 4%s 92 _128%
C B and Q 4%s 77_ 76%
C R I and P Rfg- 4s 34_ 1114
Clev Un Term 5%s 72_ 87%
Clev Un Term 4%s 77c_ 70%
D and R G West 5s 55_ 2%
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, May 19.—(A>)—1The
Canadian dollar lost three-sixteenths
of a cent in relation to the United
States dollar in foreign exchange
trading today. The Swiss “commer
cial” franc was down .015 cent, while
the German Reichs mark and the
Argentine "free” peso each advanced
.05 cent.
Closing rates follow (Great Britain
in dollars, others in cents).
Canada: Official Canadian control
board rates for U. S. dollars; buying
10 per cent premium, selling 11 per
cent premium, equivalent to dis
counts on Canadian dollars in New
York of buying 9.91 per cent, selling
9.09 per cent.
Canadian dollar ,n New York open
market 12 7-8 per cent discount or
87.12 1-2 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official,
(bankers foreign exchange committee
rates), buying $4.02, selling $4.04;
open market, cables $4.03 1-2; Ger
many 40.05n; benevolent 21.10; Fin
land 2.05n; Hungary 19.77n; Italy
5.06; Portugal 4.01; Sweden 23.86;
Switzerland (x) 23.20 1-2; Yugoslavia
2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine official
29.77; free 23.80; Brazil official 6.05n;
free 5.00n; Mexico 20.70n:
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hongkong
24.57; Shanghai 5.50.
Rates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated).
n—Nominal.
x—Ror commercial transactions.
NEW YORK BUTTER
NEW YORK, May 19.—(A>)—But
ter (2 days receipts) 2,096,396; steady.
Creamery: Higher than 92 score and
premium marks 36 1-2-37 1-4; 92 score
(cash market) 36 1-4; 88-91 score 35
36 1-4; 84-87 score 33 1-2-34 1-2.
PEANUTS
SUFFOLK, Va., May 19.—W—
Peanut quotations: jumbos 3 1-4 to
3 1-2; bunch 3 1-8 to 3.30. Runners
3 to 3.15. Market very strong.
Erie Rf 5s 67 _ 23%
Pi aEast Cst 5s 74_ 9%
Hud Coat 5s 62a_ 34%
Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57_ 44
Int Mer Mar 6s 41_ 83%
Lou and N 4%s 2003 _ 97%
M K and T Adj 5s 67 __ 12%
N Y C Rf 5s 2013_ 65
Norf and W 4s 96_126%
Nor Pac 6s 2047 _ 67%
Penn R R Gen 4%s 65_100%
Phil Read C and I Cv 6s 49_ 5%
Seab A1 Cn 6s 45_ 7
So Pac Reg 4s 55_ 68%
So Ry Cn 5s 94_ 93
So Ry Gen 4s 56 _ 63%
Third Ave 4s 60_ 55
West Md 4s 52 _ 51%
FOREIGN
Australia 5s 55_ 58%
A.ustralia 4%t 56_ 50%
Brazil 6%s 26-27 _ 16%
Ger Govt 7s 49___ 10
Japan 6%s 54_ 61
Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 68-- 8%
Closing Stock Quotations
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adams Exp _ 5 3-4
Air Reduct _ 39 5-8
Alaska Jun _ 4 1-8
Alleghany _ 7-16
Allis Chal Mfg _26 1-8
American Can _ 79 5-8
Am Pow and Lt_ 1
Am Rad and St S_ 6 1-8
Am Roll Mill _13 5-8
Am Smelt and Ref_39
AT and T_149 3-4
Am Tob B _64 1-2
Anaconda -_25 1-2
Arm 111_ 4 1-8
AT and SF_ 27 3-8
ACL, _19 3-4
Atl Ref_23
Aviat Corp _ 2 7-8
B & O -. 3 7-8
Barnsdall _ 9
Bendix Aviat _ 33 3-8
Beth Steel _69
Boeing Airpl_12 7-8
Borden _19 1-8
Borg Warner _16 1-2
Briggs Mfg _19
Budd Mfg _ 3 3-4
Budd Wheel _ 6 1-4
Bur Add Mach _ 8
Calumet & Hec _ 6
Can Dry _11 1-2
Can Pac _ 3 1-2
Caterpil Trac _43
Ches & O _ 34 7-8
Chrysler _ 55 5-8
Coca Cola _89 1-2
Colum G and E___ 2 3-4
Coml Credit _22 1-8
Coml Solv . 9 5-8
Comwlth and Sou_ 3-8
Consol Edis _18
Con Oil _ 6
Cont Can _ 33 3-8
Corn Prod _45 1-2
Curtiss Wright - 7 7-8
Douglas Aircraft _ 65 1-8
Du Pont _140 8-4
Elec Pow and Lt- 1 7-8
Elec Auto Lt _ 26 5-8
Firestone _15 3-4
Freeport Sul---34 1-8
General Electric _-_ 28 5-8
Gen Foods -- 35 7-8
Gen Mot-- 37 3-8
Gillette _ 2 3-8
Goodrich _12 1-8
Goodyear _16 1-2
Graham Paige - 11-16
Gt Nor Ry Pf-25 1-8
Hud Mot .. 3
Hupp Mot _ 7-16
111 Cent -- 7 5-8
Int Harvest _ 45 3-8
Int Nick Can _24 1-4
Int Tel & Tel- 2
Johns Man- 58
Kennecott _- 35 1-2
Kroger Groc _....— 25 3-4
Libby O F G1 - 29 3-8
Ligg & Myers B --80 1-2
Loews _28 1-4
Loft -18 1-8
Lorillard _ 15 1-4
Mack Truck_25 1-2
McCrory Stores_12 7-8
Mont Ward _ 32 5-8
Nash Kelv___ 4
Nat tBiscuit _15 1-2
Nat Cash Reg_11 1-2
Nat Dairy Prod _13 1-2
Nat Dist_19 3-4
Nat Lead_14 7-8
National Pow and Lt _ 6 1-4
New York Central _112 3-8
North American Aviation_12 3-4
North American _12 1-8
Northern Pacific _ 6 3-4
Ohio Oil _ 3 5-8
Otis Elev _15
Packard _ 2 1-2
Param Pix _ 11
Penny J C _81 1-2
Penn Dix_ 2
Phillips Pet_41 1-2
Pub Svc N J_21 5-8
Pullman _25 1-4
Pure Oil _ 9 1-2
Radio - 3 3-4
Rad K O. 2 5-8
Rem Rand- 7 3-4
Rep Steel ____- *7 5-8
Reynolds B _ 29 3-4
Seab A D -- 3-lb
Sears -70 1-2
Shell Un.— 14 5-8
Socony Vac - 9 5-8
Sou Pac _11 1-8
Sou Ry _12 5-8
Sperry _33 1-4
Std Brands - 5 5-8
Std Oil Cal .-.- 22 1-8
Standard Oil Ind -.-29 1-4
Standard Oil N J_36 1-4
Studebaker- 4 3-4
Swift _ 21 3-8
Texas Corp _ 39 7-8
Texas Gulf Prod_ 3 5-8
Texas Gulf Sul _34
Timken Det Ax -30 1-4
Transamer _...— 4 1-4
Trans and West Air - 9 1-2
Union Carbide _ 66 7-8
Union Pacific _ 80 5-8
United Aircraft -36 1-2
United Corp -37 1-2
United Corp _ 5-8
United Drug _ 3 1-4
United Fruit _ 62 3-4
United Gas Imp_ 6 7-8
U S Ind Alco _21
U S Pipe _26 1-4
U S Rubber _21 1-4
U S Steel _ 52 1-4
Vanadium _ 2*
Warner Pic _ 23
Western Union _22 1-2
Wilson_ 4 1-4
Woolworth _ 27 3-4
Tell T and C .33
Total sales 223,010.
CURB
Asso G & El A _ 3-32
Can Marconi _ 7-16
Cities Service _ 4 1-4
El Bond & Share _ 2 1-8
Gulf Oil _ 33 3-4
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK, May 19.— UP) -On
the tug of opposing forces cotton
prices fluctuated erratically today,
closing 1 to 5 points lower.
Against the disposition of traders
to interpret bullishly the remarks of
Agricultural Secretary Wickard on
the parity price loan situation, there
was an offset in reports that ceiling
prices would be set on combed yarns.
Cotton exports yesterday were nil.
Season so far 926,689 bales. Port
receipts yesterday totaled 15,081
bales; port stocks 3,361,453 bales.
Range follows:
Open High Low Close
July „ 12.92 13.09 12.84 12.90 Off 02
Oct — 13.05 13.22 12.98 13.04 Off 02
Dec _ 13.10 13.30 13.06 13.12 Off 01
Jan __ 13.06 13.29 13.06 13.12nOff 02
Mch __ 13.14 13.35 13.11 13.19 Off 01
May — 13.20 13.35 13.16 19.13nOff 05
n—Nominal.
Spot nominal middling: 13.31 nom
inal.
NEW YORK METALS
NEW YORK, May ,19.—UP)—Cop
per steady; electrolytic spot 12.00;
exports, FAS N. Y. 11.00-12.00. Tin
steady; spot and nearby 52.25; for
ward 51.75. Lead steady; spot, New
York 5.85-90; East St. Louis 5.70.
Zinc steady; spot, East St. Louis and
forward 7.25. Pig iron. No. 2 FOB
Eastern Pennsylvania and Buffalo
24.00; Alabama 20.38. Aluminum,
virgin 99 per cent 17.00. Antimony,
Chinese spot 15.50. Quicksilver
182.00-184.00. Platinum, pure 36.00.
Chin- e wolframite 25.00-26.00. Do
mest;.- scheelite 24.00.
CHICAGO BUTTER
CHICAGO, May 19.—Butter,
receipts 1,357,814; easy; creamery,
93 score 35 3-4 to 36 1-4; 92, 35
1-4; 91, 35; 90, 34 3-4 89, 34 1-4
88, 33 3-4 9, centralized carlots
34 3-4. Eggs, receipts 38,411; firm;
fresh graded extra firsts, local 23,
cars 23 1-4; firsts, local 22 1-2,
cars 23; current receipts 21 3-4;
dirties 20 1-2, checks 20; storage
packed extras 5, firsts 24 3-4. 1
CHICAGO CARD
CHICAGO, May 19. — CP) — Cash
lard 8.72; loose 8.87; bellies 11.50, ,
PRICES UNEVEN
IN BOND MARKET
Recently Favored Secondary
Rail Loans Tend to Slip
In Quiet Trading
NEW YORK, May 19. — —
Prices moved unevenly in a quiet
bond market today.
Recently favored secondary rail
loans tended to slip, though these
losses, as well as others scattered
through the list, mostly were minor.
Gains were registered, were also
generally confined to fractions and
many quotations were unchanged.
Indicative of the cautious pace of
trading in the face of forthcoming
treasury financing, a demand for
higher rail wages and the general
restraint caused by the European
war picture, was the turnover of $4,
128,800 face value, smallest since
Sept. 16, last. Volume Friday, the
preceeding session, was $5,447,600.
Pipping in the rail list were Santa
Fe 4s of ’95, Baltimore &Ohio Con
vertibles, Rock Island General 4s,
Illinois Central 4 3-4s, New York Cen
tral 5s and Missouri-Kansas-Texas
5s of ’62, “A.” Texas & Pacific 5s
lost more than a point on small trad
ing'. Many of the rail issues showed
dealings of $30,000 to $100,000 or
so each.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Open High Low Close
WHEAT—
May _ 99 102% 98% 101%
July.. 97% 100:4 97 99%
Sep - 98% 102 98 1007s
CORN—
May_ 71 72% 70% 71%
July_ 72% 73% 7274 7374
Sep .. 73% 7474 73 1474
OATS—
May_ 37 37% 36 74 3774
July old_ 3574 3 6 74 3 5 74 3 6 74
July new_ 3 5 74 3 5 74 3 5 74 35%
Sep old_ 3 5 74 35 % 35 35%
Sep new_ 34% 35% 34% 35%
SOYBEANS—
Mav_134% 13774 13474 136%
Julv_ 13374 136% 133 13674
Oct’_ 12574 128% 124% 128%
RYE—
May_ 49% 51 49% 51 •
July old — - - - 3174
Julv new_ 5874 59% 57% 5974
Sep’ old_ _ _ _ 5174
Sep new_ 58 74 6 0 5 8 74 5 9%
LARD—
May -- - - 9-12
July _ 9.65 9.87 9.6a 9.8 (
Sep .. 9.80 10.07 9.80 10.07
Oct _ 9.87 10.15 9.87 10.15
Dec _ 10.25 10.30 10.25 10.27
BELLIES
Mav _ _ _
jufv _ ... H.87
olt ... .- 12.90
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK
RICHMOND, Va., May 19.—UP)—
Hogs—market steady top 8.75.
Good and choice 18-225 lbs. 8.55
8.75. 100-120 lbs. 6.75-7.25; 120-140
lbs. 7.25-7.75; 140-160 lbs. 7.75-8.20;
160-180 lbs. 8.20-8.55; 180-225 lbs.
8.55-8.75; 225-250 lbs. 8.05-8.55; 250
300 lbs. 7.75-8.25; over 300 lbs.
7.65-8.15. Sows under 350 lbs. 7.00
7.50; over 350 lbs. 6.50-7.00.
Cattle—mostly steady. Medium
to good slaughter steers mostly
9.50-10.00; common to medium
mostly 8.00-9.00. Cows fully stea
dy. Best fat dairy type cows 6.50
7.00, canners and cutters 4.50-5.50.
Practical top sausage bulls 7.50.
Vealer market not established
early. Quotable steady ,or up to
11.50 on good and choice ogerings.
Spring lambs, good offerings quo
table around 10.75
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
NEW YORK, May 19— (.P)—Sales,
closing price and net change of the
17 most active stocks today:
Anaconda 8,600—25%; up %.
South Pac 5,300—11%; down %.
Kennecott 3,400—35%; no.
TT S Steel 3,400—52%; up %.
Socony Vac 3,200—9%; no.
Radio 2,900—3%; up %.
Stand Oil N J 2,900—36%: up %.
N Y Central 2,700—12% ; down %.
Param Piet 2,600—11; down
Climax Molyb 2,500—35% ; up %.
Gen Motors 2,500—37%; up %.
Cons Edis 2,400—18; up %.
United Gas Imp 2,400—6%;
down Vs.
Atchison T and S F 2,200—27%;
down %.
Packard Motors 2,200—2%; no.
Stand Oil Ind 2,200—29% ; down %.
United Corp 2,200—%; no.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, May 19.—UP)—
Cotton futures rallied after an early
drop here today under the stimulus
of a statement by Secretary Wickard
that President Roosevelt wants the
five basic crops to reach parity
prices this year. However, profit
taking cut the gains and the market
closed steady, net unchanged to one
point higher.
Open High Low Close
July 12.97 13.09 12.90 12.94b -
Oct 13.13 13.31 13.05 13.14 Unch
Dec ’ 13.16 13.39 13.12 13.22 Unch
Jan .. 13.21 13.21 13.21 13.21 Up 01
Mch 13.21 13.43 13.19 13.28 Unch
May — 13.25 13.39 13.25 13.28b _—
b—Bid. _
DRY GOODS
NEW YORK, May 19.— (tfl—Tex
tile prices were strong and tended
upward in routine Monday trade.
Buyers of combed yarn numbers
in Worth Stret moved over to the
sidelines pending clarification of
government a c t i on concerning
price ceilings.
NAVAL STORES..
SAVANNAH, May 19.— UP)—Tur
pentine 38; offerings 53; sales 1,
650 gallons; receipts 151; ship
ments 186; stock 7,106. Rosin of
ferings and sales 483 receipts 61;
shipments 1,613;' stock 145,884.
Quote: B, 1.60; D, 1.82; E, F,
1.87; G, H, 1.86; I, 1.87 K, 1.88
M, 1.91; N, 2.00 WG, 2.23 WW,
2 55; X, 2.71.
CHARLOTTE cotton
CHARLOTTE, May 1*.—tffi—Spot
cotton 12.90.
Scrapbook Contest Is
Planned by P.-T. A. Here
All schools having scrapbooks to
be entered in the annual contest
should have them at the New Han
over High school not later than
this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock,
Mrs. W. P. Roudabush, president
of the county council, announced
yesterday.
Entries will be judged by Mrs.
C. B. Davis, Miss Peggy Hall and
Henry Jay MacMillan.
RECORDERHEARS
LENGTHY DOCKET
John Byrd Is Returned To
County Farm for Assault
ing His Wife
More than 60 cases, most of them
involving charges of drunkeness,
were tried in recorder's court yester
day.
John Byrd, white, of S07 South
Second street, who was released
from the county farm only last Fri
day after serving a term for as
saulting his wife, will go back for
six months, following conviction
yesterday morning of a similar of
fense, which Mrs. Byrd testified oc
curred Friday night.
Willie Brown, negro, was bound
over to superior court under $2,500
bond on a charge of shooting Theo
dore Pete, colored, May 4. Lloyd
Segar, negro, was bound over under
$500 for allegedly having been an
accomplice of Brown’s in the shoot
ing. It was charged that Segar fur
nished the pistol with which Pete
was shot.
Hosea Horn of Carolina Beach,
was given 60 days on the roads for
larceny and receiving, and Harry
Starrett and Cecil Lewis, white,
drew 30 days for an affray.
Willie Woodson, colored, was giv
en the choice of serving 30 days on
the roads, or leave Wilmington. Wil
lie said he’d rather wander to some
other community.
Eva Britt Tiger, white woman,
drew a total of six months at the
county farm as the aftermath of a
little affair in a local cafe in the
early hours of the morning several
weeks ago. She was charged with
being drunk and disorderly and
with assaulting a girl friend with a
water glass.
Giles Bullock, colored, was as
sessed the costs for attempting to
shoot his wife, Lottie Mae.
Williston Glee Club
To Present Operetta
On Friday night at 8 o’clock the
Williston High school Glee club will
present a three-act operetta entitled
“Betty Lou—the Dream Girl.”
The Glee club promises an eve
ning of melody, harmony and down
right enjoyment. The group is being
trained and directed by E. Hall Pal
mer, who earned valuable experience
in the theater during the time she
was associated with the Hall John
son choir. She is directing the action
and the music. The incidental dances
are being directed by James Thomp
son; and the elaborate costumes are
being made under the supervision
of S. B. Hooper; scenery and prop
erties will be under the manage
ment of F. P. White.
The cast is as follows: Edith
Chandler, Harry Carter, Sarah
Thomas; Leroy Smith, Catherine
Stokes, Artis Richardson, Lillian
Dickey, Treadwell York and William
Rooks.
Pender to Send Negro
Selectees to Camp Soon
BURGAW, May 19—The Pender
county local draft board announces
the departure on Thursday of ten
colored selectees from Its own board
and two courtesy inductees from dis
tant boards. Of the local contingent
three are volunteers as follows: Rob
ert James Hansley, of Hampstead;
Wilbert Alderman, of Watha, and
Archie Walker, of Burgaw. Others
in the group are Oscar James
Brown, Burgaw; Paul Williams and
Pender Williams, of Watha; Cleve
land Jones, Andrew Jackson Nixon
and Gilliam Lew'is, of Rocky Point
and Ottoway Kea, of Currie. The
two inductees by courtesy are James
Franklin Boyce, of Isle of Wight
countyc, Virginia, and Issaih Whit
ley, of the Smithfield board.
Ten White Selectees
To Get Call in Pender
BURGAW, May 19—Pender county
local board No. 1 has received an
official call for ten white selectees,
these to depart for Fort Bragg on
June 4. Official selection of these
young men has not yet been made,
but a tentative list of those pre
sumed to go are; Maurice Edwin
Moore, Watha; Woodrow Samuel
Beam, Wallace; Raymond Krochmal
ny, St. Helena; Troy William Kelley,
Carolina Beach; George Washington
Peay, Long Creek; Benjamin Cecil
Brinkley, Watha; Joseph Basil John
son, RFD Ivanhoe, Steve Evanovich,
St. Helena; Percy Edward Gurgani
ous, Watha; Thomas Pender Saun
ders,, Burgaw.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—tP>—A
bill authorizing the United States to
acquire French possessions and
property in the Western Hemisphere
was introduced in the house today by
Representative Case (R-SD), ' a
V
CONTROL OF FIRES
IN FORESTS ASKED
County Commissioners Re
ceive Letter From Forestry
Association Official
William L. Beasley of Carthage,
secretary - treasurer of the IJforth
Carolina Forestry association, has
directed a letter to each of New
Hanover county’s five commission
ers, calling their attention to the
need of more adequate fire control
in this area.
The letter follows:
“Realizing the urgent need for
fire control in New Hanover and at
least seven other counties, our or
ganization is contacting each of the
county commissioners in these coun
ties to ascertain their willingness to
inaugurate forest fire control on the
State-County cooperative basis.
“On Friday, May 9, I appeared
before the Board of Conservation
and Development and secured from
that esteemed body a resolution to
the Governor requesting that he
draw upon the emergency fund in
an amount sufficient to match coun
ty cooperating money on a 50-50
basis to finance fire control in those
counties desiring protection for each
of the next two fiscal years, begin
ning July 1, 1941.
“The Governor is aware of the
resolution and has indicated his de
sire to cooperate with the request
provided the county commissioners
are willing to put up their share
which in New Hanover’s case would
be $900.00 annually.
“Fifty-eight counties now have
cooperative fire control and they are
unanimous in acclaiming that
money spent for this purpose is the
county’s best investment.
“There is no doubt of New Han
over’s need for fire control — we
have but to recall the fires of this
spring to freshen our memory on
that point. According to the official
estimate, which is unusually con
servative, New Hanover suffered,
during 1940 from 36 fires, burning
over 10,000 acres and doing damage
in excess of $15,000. The least that
can be done for that three-fourths
of New Hanover county which is
forest land is to give it the benefit
of protection from fires.
“Please confer with your fellow
commissioners and advise me at
your earliest convenience of the ac
tion which you propose to take in
order that a date may be arranged
with the Governor for a joint meet
ing of representatives of the inter
ested counties, the State Forest
I Service, and this organization.”
Dr. Gooding to Move
Office to Kenansville
BURGAW, May 19 — Dr. G. V.
Gooding, highway commissioner
from the district of which Pender
is a part, has announced his inten
tion to remove the highway offices
from Burgaw to Kenansville on June
1. Quarters have been provided In
the Gooding building at Kenansville
for housing the offices. It is under
stood that the same personnel here
tofore operating the offices at Bur
gaw will be engaged to continue
operations at Kenansville.
EXPERT
Watch and Jewelry
Repairing
100 N. FRONT
Opposite Saunders Drue Store
Jfl A
215 NO. 3RD ST.
SULTANA
Fresh Prunes
Large Can
IT'S DATED! IT'S ENRICHED
MARVEL BREAD
Lg V/t lb. A
Loaf
ANN PAGE—EXCEPT STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY
PRESERVES
Lb.
Jar
SUNNYFIELD
COHN
FLAKES
8 oz.
Pkg.
A & P GRAPE
JUICE
pt.
Bottle
Qt. Bot. 19c
Tomatoes ~ 4 23c
Pillsbury Flour 12 51c
8AYI#W*lf Mild and Mellow # 1-Lb. IT*
U UOCK coffee L Ba“ LIZ
Nectar Tea 13c
Lifebuoy Soap bar 5c
A & P Peas tiny 2 23c
Raisin Bran »* fOc
l\ Pick O’ Carolina 24 Oz. \ JET A
KIvIllvJ Sweet or Sweet Mix Bottle |
A&P QUALITY MEATS
Sirloin Steak Ib. 43c
Prime
Rib Roast Ib. 33c
Ground Beef Ib. 21c
IIbhiii Swift’s Premium 11* J 7.
alalllS Armours Star I Da L\ C
CENTER CUT
Pork (hops lb. 27c
Armour’s Star
Lamb (hops lb. 39c
Franks — lb. 23c
Breakfast
Sausage “ lb. 25c
Lettuce sss 2 for 15c
Squash -2 lbs. 11c
Peas 4 lbs. 17c
Large Bunches
Asparagus ea. 17c
Carrots— 2 for 13c
Beans T= 3 lbs. 20c
Lemons doz. 17c
Bananas 4 lbs. 22c