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Utilities Lead Selective Upturn On New York Stock Exchange leading ISSUES RISEJTWO POINTS Buying Is Heavier; Indus trials And Rails Close Shade Under jjEW YORK, May 1.—(*—Utili . , and an assortment of blue chips today led the stock market another selective upturn. Senior issues advtnced as much s 3 points or so on small turn overs after an irregular opening in which fractional minus Signs predominated High marks were reduced in many instances at the c.ose and many industrials and rails ended a shade under water. Transfers totaled 300,680 shares compared with 278.620 Thursday. The Associated Press average was lip 4 0f a point at 33.1, its third successive day’s recovery. The long-lagging utilities, as well as some other lines, seeming ly were bought on tax recommen dations voted by the House Ways and Means committee which were interpreted as beneficial to com panies with heavy invested capital structures. The power and light corporations generally are in this class. It was questionable, though, jf a number of industrial concerns would profit under the proposed tax alterations and shares of these inclined to hang back. The war news from Burma still was a bearish factor and there ere enough doubters of the work ability of the price-freezing pro gram to restrain buying in several departments. Anlvsts. at the same time, thought the market had a chance to get a little farther on the rallying route after its retreat to 9-year lows. Preferreds in demand included issues of West Penn Electric, American Power & Light, Engi neers Public Service, United Corp. and Public Service of N. J. American Telephone Common finished up 1 7-8 after posting a loss at the opening. Among others in front were Western Union. Con solidated Edison. North American, American Tobacco “B”. Liggett & Myers "B". U. S. Rubber. Wes tinshouse. Air Reduction, DuPont. Union Carbide. Allied Chemical and Dow Chemical. Numerous earnings statements revealed the impact of mounting costs on first ouarter net and, while regular and extra dividends were the rule there was an evi dent lightening of commitments in stocks of some reporting compa nies. On the offside were U. S. Steel. Bethlehem. N. Y. Central, South ern Pacific. Great Northern. Texas Co.. General Motors, Sears Roe buck. Douglas Aircraft, United Aircraft. Johns-Manville, Cerro de Pasco, U. S. Gypsum and J. C. Penney. Loans of the utilities topped oth er issues in the bond division. Grain futures were aided by the Agricultural Department’s boost in the loan average for this year’s wheat crop. At Chicago wheat was up 7-8 to 1 1-2 cents a bushel, corn ahead 1 3-8 to 1 3-4 and hogs 10 cents higher. Cotton gained 35 to 50 cents a bale at the last. Bid up in the curb were Ameri can Gas, American Light & Trac tion. Columbia Oil & Gas, Gulf Oil. Northern States Power “A” and N. J. Zinc. Turnover here ag gregated 48,608 shares versus 51, 373 yesterday. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 60 lndust Rails Util Stks Ref change _ a.4 Unch a.6 a.4 Friday _ 47.3 15,4 22.3 33.1 ■Previous day. 46.9 15.4 21.7 32.7 Month ago .. 49.6 15.9 23.2 34.6 Tear ago ... 55.0 16.S 30.8 39.3 1942 high ... 56.0 17.6 27.3 38.7 1942 low - 46.0 14.7 21.1 32.0 19941 high ... 63.9 19.0 35.5 45.0 1941 low_ 51.7 13.4 24.5 35.4 60-Stock Range Since 1927: 1930-40 1932-37 1927-29 high - 54.7 75.3 157.7 Bow - 23.7 16.9 61.8 -V WHAT STOCKS DTD: Fri. Thu. Advances _ 271 292 Beelines -185 145 unchanged _ 174 163 Total issues _ 630 602 -.-nr__ NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, May 1.—(AO—Cotton futures managed to close at today’s wt levels of 33 to 50 cents a bale higher after charting an erratic '°urse which depressed prices as m!i(:h as 30 cents a bale at one time. Principal demand came from trade * . mHl orders while strength in , lns partly influenced the ad vance. Hedge selling against loan repos 'ssions or recent Commodity Credit •Wp. purchases appeared in heavier rime but the offerings were well Absorbed. Th*- range follows: >, Open High Low Close },*y - 19.18 19.18 19.08 19.22nUp 07 y - 19.39 19.45 19.29 19.45 Up 07 - 19.59 19.66 19.47 19.66 Up 10 nT - 19.59 19.66 19.47 19.66 Up 10' T, - 19.69 19.76 19.57 19.75 Up 08 ‘if" - 19.72bl9.62 19.62 19.78nUp 08 oh •• 19.82 19.88 19.69 19.89nUp 10 pppt middling 20.95n. N—Nominal; b—Bid. -V ORLEANS COTTON jJ\EW ORLEANS. May 1.—<59— tnrt- <Iecl!nes in cotton futures here ,, ay ,'vere replaced by advances and - , market closed steady 8 to 10 • ‘jits net higher. The gains were ^signed to trade buying and cover , Open High Low Close t,ay - 19.19 19.19 19.19 19.15b_ VK — 19-39 19.45 19.31 19.45 Up 09 t - 19.76 19.85 19.68 19.85 Up 10 t c - 19.78 19.93 19.77 19.93 Up 08 'i!" 19.68b- -19.95b. ,/:h - 20.03 20.08 20.02 20.08b_ Ma y **«- 26.14 26.15 26.14 JO.lTb_ Closing Bond Quotations BI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOVERNMENT Treasuryi 4a 54-44 - 107.80 2%s 47-45 - 125.26 3s 55-51 -110.16 2%s 60-55 - 109.26 2%s 65-60 _110.5 2%s 72-67 - 100.20 Home Owner’s Loan 2%s 44-42 _ 100.18 3s 62-44 _ 104.6 DOMESTIC A T and S F 4s 95 _109% B and O Cv 60 St_ 23% Can Pac 4s Perp_ 70% Chi and E 111 Inc 97_ 26% Chi Gt West 4s 88_ 68 Crl and P ftfg: 4s 34_ 14% Clev Un Term 4%s 77c_ 63% D and R G West 6s 55_ 3% Fla East Cst 5s 74_ 11 Hud Coal 5s 62a__ 44% Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57_ 46% 111 Ceht 4%s 66 _ 46% M K and T Adj 5s 67_ 22 Mo Pac Gen is 75___ 3% NYCHf 6S 2015_ 54% Norf and W 4s 96_125% Nor Pac 6s 2047 _ 67% Penn R R (AOen 4%s 65_102% Phil Rd C and I Cv 6s 4«_ 8% Seab A1 Cn 6s 45_ 10% So Pac Rfg 4s 65 _ 70% So Ry Cn 5s 94 _ 90% So Ry Ge n4s 56_ 67% Third Ave 4s 600 _ 52% West Md 4s 52 _ 90 Coreign Australia 5s 55 _ 64% Australia 4%s 56_ 58% Brazil «%s 26-57 _ 27% Rio Gr Do Sul 6S 68 —_ 14% Closing Stock Quotations BX THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Adams Exp - 5% Air Reduction _ 10 % Alaska Jun _-_ 1% A1 Chem and Dye-123 Allis Chal Mfs - 24 Am Can - 59 % Am Car Fdy..— 25% Am For Pow- % Am Pow and Lt _ % Am Rad and St S _ 4% Am Roll Mill - 10% Am Smelt and Ref_ 37% Am Su? Ref_ 17 A T and T . 109% Am Tob B - 88% Anaconda - 24% Arm III _ 2% A T and S F_ 35% A C D __— 22% Atl Ref —*- 14% Aviat Corp_ 3% Baldwin _ 10% B and O _ 3 Barnsdall _ 8% Bendix Aviat _ 23% Beth Stl _ 55 PRICE OF WHEAT RISES TWO CENTS Other Grains Also Share In The Revival Of Buying On Market CHICAGO, May 1.— UP) —Wheat prices jumped as much as 2 cents a bushel today following announce ment of the loan rate for the new crop but profit taking reduced the gain. Other grains shared in the revival of buying, corn advancing more than 2 cents, oats a cent, rye 2 cents and soybeans almost 4 cents at one stage. Wheat closed %-l% higher than yesterday, May $1.20%-%, July l $1.23%-%; corn 1%-1% higher, May 85, July 87%-%; oats %-% up; rye ■s-1% higher and soybeans % higher. Lard held at ceilings. The 1942 loan rate, which will average $1.14 a bushel on the farm, was in line with expectations but the announcement came earlier than many traders had expected. This average wrill be 16 cents higher than the loan for 1941 wheat while the Chicago basis for No. 2 grades of hard and red winter at $1.32 will be 17 cents higher, tfo spot wheat sales were made today but quota tions posted yesterday were about 13 cerjjs 'under the 1942 loan rate. July wheat closed more than 8 cents under. Open High Low Close MayHE--- 121% U*% l2®)4 IK 123% 124% 121% 123% Sep "I"”.. 124% 126% 124 125% MaCy°RN-~ *3% 85% 83% 85 KV — 86% 88% 86% 87% Sep _L_ 88% 90% 88% 89% MayATS _ 55% 56 55% 65% jiy _ 65% 56% 55% 55% sep bs% 66% 55% b«% SOYBEANS— May old - 175% 178% 17B 176% Jiy Old- 180 182% 179% 181^ ocyt m% m% 178% May^5 - 73 751/4 72 % 74’'t “yy 76% 78% 76% 77% sep ::::::: t»% n 79% so% 12 82 S’ -.;;;;::::: !“ & _.1!-!s CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, May l. — <» — (US Dept Agr)—Salable hogs 6,000; to tal 12,000; market strong to 10 higher than Thursday’s average; good and choice 180-220 lbs. 13.85 14.10, top 14.15 very sparingly; 160-180 lbs. 13.40-14.00; sows strong to 10 higher; good 400-550 lbs. 13.60-85; shippers took 1,000; holdovers none. Salable cattle 1,000; calvevs 300; medium grade steers fairly active, steady with week’s 25-50 downturn; no reliable outlet for strictly gjod and choice offerings usually going on shipper account; best 13.50 paid for Canadian; several loads held 12.60-13.35; fairly broad demand for common medium and good heifers selling at 9.50-12.00; best 12 75; cows however, very draggy, barely steady with week’s 25-50 downturn; cutters 8.75 down; can ners 6.00-7.25; few fat cows above 10.00; bulls and vealers active, fully steady; shippers paid up to 10.75 freely for weighty bulls; vealers 14.00-15.50; mostly 15.00; stock cattle slow, but following killer decline; replacement buyers now showing more interest. Salable sheep 7,000; total 8,000; fat lambs trade active, strong to 15 higher; mostly 10-15 up; bulk good and choice fed wooled offer ings all weights 13.00-14.00 with a load or two at 14.25 and a short deck at 14.35; most clippers 12.040 50; ewes scarce, mostly 7.50 down with odd head up to 8.25. Boeing Airpl_ ]5 Bordfen _ lg% Borg Warner _ 22% Briggs Mfg _ 1* Budd Mfg _ 2% Budd Wheel _ 6% Burl Mills _ 14% Bur Add Mach ...l_ 8% Calumet and Hec_ 8 Can Pac _ 4% Cannon Mills _ 29% Case J I _ 57% Caterpil Trac_ 81% Ches and O _ 22% Chrysler - 58% Coca Cola_ 85 Colum G and E _ 1% Coml Credit___„ 17% C6ml Solv _ 8% Comwlth and Sou_ 8-16 Consol Edis _ 12% Con Oil_ 4% Cont Can _ 22% Corn Prod _ 4S% Curtiss Wright__ 8% Curtiss Wright A_ 21% Davison Chem _ 9% Doug Aire- 58% Dow Chem_ *7 DuPont - 105% Elec Auto Lt__ 23% Elec Pow and Lt_ 1 Freeport Sul _ 27% Gen Elec _ 23 Gen Foods _ 27% Gen Mot _ 32% Gillette _ 3% Goodrich _ 16 Goodyear _ 14% Graham Paige _lt-16 Gt Nor Ry Pf _ 23% Hud Mot _ 4 Hupp Mot_ 1 % 111 Cent _ 5% Int Harvest .. 42% Int tfick Can ... 25 Int Tel and Tel _ 2% Johns Man _ 51% Kennecott _ 28% Kroger Groc_ 23% Libby O F G1_ 22 Ligg and Myers B _ 58 Loews _ 38 Lorilard _ 12 % Mack Truck_ 29% ►Mtont Ward _ 24% Murray Corp _ 5 Nash Kelr _ 5 Nat Biscuit _ 13% Nat Cash Reg _ 14% Nat Dairy Prod _ 13% Nat Dist _ 17% Nat Lead_ — 12% Nat Pow and Lt_ 1 % N Y Cent -- 7% No Am Aviat - 10% North Am_ 7% Nor Pac _ 5% Ohio Oil _ *% Otis Elev ..— 12% Pac G and E. 16% Pac Mills_ — 16% Packard _ 2 Param Pix _ 13 Param Pf_103 Penny J C_ 56% Penn R R- 20% Pepsi Cola - 16 Phillips Pet - *2% Pitt Scr and B-- 4% Pub Svc N J- 10% Pullman _ 22% Pure Oil - 7% Radio —.-. »% Rad K O - 2 Rem Rand - 7% Rep Stl - 15% Reynolds B - 22% Sears_ 44% Shell Un -.—.- 11% Socony Vac- 6% Sou Pac_.—- 11% Sou Ry - 1* Sperry - 23% Std Brands_-e 2% Std Oil Cal-.- 1» Std Oil Ind ..- *0% Std Oil N J- *1% Studebaker - 8% Swift - 21% Tex Corp -1 Tex Gulf Sul- 28% Timken Det Ax - 28% Un Carb.. 60% Un Pac. 70% Unt Aire --- 27 Unit Corp _ »-32 Unit Drug -.- 4% Unit Fruit - 6* Unit Gas Imp - 3% U £> Ind Alco - 25% U S Pipe -. 22% U 8 Rub . 15% U S Smelt and Ref- 38% U S Steel _ 4«* Vanadium - 15% Viok Chem __— SO Va Caro Chem —-- 1% Warner Pic - 4% West Mary -„- 2% Western Union —-- 25% West Elec and Mfg- «7 Wilson - 4 Woolworth - *2% Yell T and C - 11 Youngs S and T- 30 A Final stock sales - 300,680 CURBS El Bond and Sh_- 1 Gulf Oil_ *1H ■xr STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, May l.—tP)—Sales, closing price and net change of the IB most active stocks today: Gen Mot 7.000—32%: down 74. Unit Gas Imp 0,200—374; no. North Am Co 5,500—754; up 54. Am Tel and Tel 5,300—10954 ; up 174. Socony Vac 4,700—674; down 74 Cons Edis 4,300—1214; up 74. Am Rad Std San 4.300—474; up 74. Comwlth Edis 3,700—1854 ; up 14. Std Oil N J 3,6 00—3 1 74 : no. Gen Elec 3,600—23; no. Cdlum G and El 8.600—174; no. Am Wat Wks 3,400—2 74; up *i. Nat Pow and Lt 3,300—174 ; up 54. Gen Gas and El A 8,300—174: up 3-16. t U 8 Steel 3,200-"4354; down 5*. L UTILITIES LEAD UPTURN OF BONDS Industrials Are Unchanged As Transactions Show Modest Increase NEW YORK, May 1.— W> — The bond market gained today under heavy demand for a number of public utility issues. The rails, utilities, foreigns and low-yields in the Associated Press averages ended up .1 to A of a point with the foreign dollar group at a new 1942 high. The industrials held unchanged. Transactions of $8,319,700 par value, compared with $8,110,200 on Thursday. On the curb, where a large number of the power and light bonds that were especially sought are listed, sales amounted to $1,212,000, against $749,000 the day before. Brokers attributed the rise in utility securities mainly to two fac tors; the group had been severely depressed in recent months, num erous issues selling at prices less than 1-2 of par value; second, the recommendations of the House Ways and Means committee exten sively revising the present tax structure which some analysts fig ured would be beneficial to com panies with heavy capitalization. Most utilities are in this category. Issues active on the upturn in cluded Utah Light & Power 5s at 97, International Telephone 4 l-2s at 51 3-8, Columbia Gas & Electric 5s at 83 5-8, American Telephone 3s at 107, Rock Island General 4s at 26 1-2 and Southern Pacific 4 l-2s at 54 3-8. Lehigh Valley 4s, New York Central 5s and Pere Marquette 5s were among issues failing to join in the upturn. U. S. Governments were mixed, some tax exempt issues command ing buying interest while the newer taxable loans slipped back on both the stock exchange and over the counter. Additional improvement was general in the foreign department. Gainers included Australia 4 1 £s. Brisbane 5s and Copenhagen 5s. BOND AVERAGES .v 30 JO 10 10 Ralls Indus Util Foi Net change - a.l Unch a.2 a.4 Friday _ 65.1 103.4 94.2 48.2 Previous day- 65.0 103.4 94.0 47.8 Month ago — 65.5 103.4 95.2 45.5 Year ago _ 65.6 104.5 101.3 43.5 1942 high — 65,6 103.5 100.6 48.2 1942 low _ 60.8 102.6 93.6 41.5 1941 high_ 66.5 105.4 102.2 51.4 1941 low_ 58.3 102.9 98.9 38.0 10-Low Yield Bonds Friday _ 112.2 Previous day-112.1 Month ago -112.2 Year ago _112.8 1942 high -113.1 1942 low.—..HI-7 1941 high . 1151 1941 low -112.1 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, May 1.—(AT—For eign exchange closing rates follow (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents): Canada: Official Canadian Con trol Board rates for U. S. dollars: buying 10 per cent premium, sell ing 11 per cent premium, equiva lent to discounts on Canadian dol lars in New York of buying 9.91 per cent, selling 9.89 per cent. Canadian dollar in New York open market 12 per cent discount or 88.00 U. S. cents, down 1-8 cent. Europe: Great Britain, official (Bankers Foreign Exchange com mittee rates) buying $$4.02, selling $4.04 open market; cables $4.04. Latin America: Argentina 29.77; free 23.72, up .03 of a cent; Bra zil official fl.05n; free 5.20n; Mex ico 20.67n. (Rates in spot cables unless oth erwise indicated.) n-Nominal. -V MIDDLING NEW ORLEANS, May 1.—(A*)— The average price of middling 15-156ths inch cotton today at 10 designated southern spot markets was 8 points higher at 20.11 cents a pound; average for the last 30 market days 20.23; middling 7-8ths inch average 19.52. -V CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGO, May 1.—MB — Butter was steady today; creamery 93 score 39 1-4; 92, 38 3-4; 91, 38 1-2; 90, 38 1-2 ; 89, 38; centralized car lots 90 score 38 1-2; 89, 38 81-4. -V SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS, May 1.—tfl— Spot cotton closed quiet 9 points higher. Sales 275. Low middling 18.55; middling 19-85; good mid dling 20.30; receipts none; stock 474,283. _; THIS CURIOUS WORLD ft*** GVRSV MOTH SPREAD OVER THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE A HOUSEKEEPER. IN THE HO/ME OP A\. TROU8ELOT, MEDFORD, -Massachusetts, SWEPT OUT INTO ' THE YARD A BATCH O /MOTH EOGS WHICH THE SCIENTIST HAD BROUGHT PROM EUROPE PORL EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES. bopei. i9*j'bV he* senviec, wo. I There is- usually an owe f 7£Af^£X THAN /tte'/VTHA. , in T^A^/°£7?A/yi£ywr^i-;* | S«ys MARY D. SwAMSON, < CULDESAC* IDAHO. ~ ~ i“"“■— i ■ _ ■■ ill—7_«- i ir~ _ii i . I .jr^wi CONTAINS EVERY PHASE OP CUIMATE EXCEPT />raAr4£/ What You’ll Have To Do To Get Sugar Ration Book WASHINGTON, May 11.— UP — The Office of Price Administration issued today the following ques tion-and-answer discussion of sug ar rationing which will follow the registration May 4, 5, 6 and 7: 1. What is a family unit? A. All persons customarily living together in a single household who are related by blood, marriage or adoption. 1. Need every member of a fam ily unit apply for his or her war ration book individually? A. Definitely not. One represen tative of a family unit should reg ister for all the members. 1. Is it necessary for a mother Third Registration Men Now Classified County Draft Board No. 2 last night began classifying the 1,226 men registered with that board on February 16, or those between the ages of 35 and 45. The board reviewed and classified 51 questionnaires. Those who will be available for service, or after the physical exami nation are placed in 1-A classifica tion, are expected to be included in the June call. The questionnaires which were classified Friday night were among the first sent out by the board. Each week the county draft board is mail ing 200 questionnaires and will be classifying the Third registration men all along. It is important, draft officials said, that men notify the board of any change of address. They should either write or appear at the office. In either case, they are required to give the former address and their present location. --Y RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va.; May 1.— <® — (U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Livestock: Hogs: Steady with Thursday. Top 13.25. Good and choice 180-300 lbs. 13.25; 100-120 lbs. 11.75; 120-140 lbs. 12.25; 140-160 lbs. 12.75. 160-180 IBs. 13.05; over 300 lbs. 13.00. Sows under 350 lbs. 12.500; over 350 lbs. 12.25. Stags 9.25. Cattle; Nominal. Steer Sales this week were about in line with a week ago. Good fat slaughter steers sold around 12.00 and slightly above, with the bulk of medium to good grades 10.50-11.50. Some plainer kinds down to 9.00. The market for cows and bulls was generally active and fully steady. Fat cows sold largely from 8.00-9.00, odd-head above; thin canners as low as 5.50. Sausage bulls mostly 10.00-10.50 on weighty kinds, common to medium light weights 7.50-9.50. There w'as very little change in vealers, closing practical top 14.00, some choice slightly higher. -V SPOT COTTON CHARLOTTE, May 1.—Spot cotton 20.40. or father to register a family unit? A. No. Registration may be made by any adult member of a family unit. This would include any person 18 years of age or over or any married person regardless of age. Q. Suppose there is no adult in the family unit? A. Registration should then by made by the oldest member of the unit or by any responsible adult. Q. Will one war ration book take care of an entire family? A. No. War ration books will be issued for each member of the family. Q. Suppose three or four persons share a single apartment but are not in any way related. Are they considered a family unit? A. No. Each must register him self or herself and receive a sep arate war ration book. Q. Should a person such as a college student who is away from home possibly eight months out of a year be registered with his fam ily unit? A. No. In most cases college students living away from home should be registered separately. Q. What is a possible exception? A. A student living with a mar ried sister or brother or some oth er relative can be registered by the person registering the mem bers of that household. 1. Suppose the student eats 12 or more meals a week in an estab lishment such as a fraternity, so rority, dormitory or boarding house? A. If the establishment is regis tered as an institutional user, the student’s war ration book must be turned over to the manager of the establishment. The manager should then have the stamps which expire during the school period cancelled at the local rationing beard. Q. Can the student use the war ration book when he or she is home during a vacation period? A. Yes. Q. Suppose a person is away from home for a temporary pe riod. as in the case of a traveling salesman or a person in a hospi tal? A. He should be registered with his family unit. However, a hospi tal patient should turn his war ra tion book over to the hospital if the period of hospitalization ex ceeds 10 days. Q. Is a single boarder or servant residing in a household considered a member of a family unit? A. No. Q. Must he register himself? A. Yes. Q. Can any person — with your permission—take your war ration book to a store to make a sugar purchase for you? A. Yes.3i RATTLESNAKE BOB IS PUT TO DEATH Robert S. James Hanged For Horrifying Murder Of His Sixth Wife SAN QUENTIN, Calif.. May 1.— IIP) — They hanged “Rattlesnake Bob” today for the horrifying mur der of his wife. He died just as he said he would —impassive, nerveless, with a half smile. He was Robert S. James, 48. fat and sharp-eyed, convicted in Los Angeles of slaying his sixth wife by drugging her and thrusting her foot into a box of rattlesnakes and, when that failed to bring death, drowning her in a bathtub. The body then was placed facedown in a garden pool, simulating drown ing by accident. The state said he hoped to collect $21,000 in life insurance. They had been married three months. A black draped prison coffin rested against the wall as a guard led James into the execution cham ber, a few seconds after the sched uled execution hour of 10 a. m. The guards and the hangman worked swiftly. At 10:01 1-2 o’clock the trap was sprung. James died without a struggle. He was a strange man with some peculiar fascination for women. A few weeks after his sixth wife, Mary Busch James, was found dead August 5. 1935, James was sentenced to from three to 150 years on morals charges involving his 21-year-old niece. After his sub sequent conviction of wife-murder this girl revealed “my uncle tried to get me to take out some insur ance. I feel lucky.” “I can take it,” James told re porters after his conviction. “Just say ‘Rattlesnake Bob’ is not afraid to die, boys. I’m glad to get it over with. The Bible has shown me the way home.” The last six years James spent in jail and in San Quentin prison’s condemned row. Lately he headed a group of condemned men in Bible reading classes. James’ last words were to the Rev. M. S. McKericher, prison chaplain, “I’m ready to go. for I’m going home. I have no bitter ness in my heart toward anyone.” He made no mention of his wife today. But after his conviction he declared “I loved her. I didn’t kill her. I’ll swear it on the Bible.” - y - April Recorded As 5th Driest In Local History April failed to render her usual number of showers and the Wil mington Weather bureau today re corded last month as being the fifth driest April on record. The rain recorded in this area amounted to .87 of an inch, which fell on April 9 and 10. There were traces of rain on April 22 and 30 For the past three weeks there has not been a real ramfall in the Wilmington area, and weather of ficials this afternoon predicted there will be none within the next few days, despite the cloudy skies which were evident throughout the day. During April, 1941, 2.65 inches fell in this territory. This was only below the normal amount of rain fall in April, which is set at 2.66 inches. The driest April recorded at the Weather bureau was in 1927 when the scant precipitation was .19 of RAPID PACKAGE DELIVERY Between Wilmington and Jacksonville North Carolina Only Packaged of 130 lbs or lees accepted for Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Wilmington Jacksonville Dial 3311 Dial 3226 i New Tire Certificates Issued By Ration Body The local Rationing board issued 34 certificates for new tires and tubes, 23 for retreads and three purchase permits for new passen ger cars during the period April 20 through April 25, it was an nounced today. Certificates for new passenger automobiles were secured by Bear ford Myers, 205 North Fifteenth street, staff supe vi> . .( N C Shipbuilding corn]- w Atkinson, 1912 < us tendent of Wilmi gcon "and Arthur B. Campbeh V ville Sound, plumb* The tires and tubes permits were issued to the following: Norman Rose Smith, 724 N. 5th St., Produce Hauler, 2; Walter MacRae McEachern. Castle Hayne road. Farmer, 2; Neal Hawkins. Shipyard, 1: American Bakeries Co.. Inc., 120 S. Front St., 2; E. W. Godwin & Sons. Castle Hayne. 2: E. W. Godwin & Sons, Castle Hayne, 2: William Lee Grissom. Wilmington, Produce Hauler. 1: Howard Columbus Croom, R.F D No. 1. Lumber Mill Owner. 2: So. Bell Tel. & Tel. inn Chest] ut Si Public Utility, 2- Atlantic Tobaci Co., Nutt St.. Wholesale Distribu tor, 1; Atlantic Iobacco Co St., Whole Distributor, i. Dock Garland Grainger. 6 Clay St.. Pro duce Hauler. 1: Finley P. McMil lan, 205 Princess St., Hauling Pil ing—Shipyard, 2: Joseph Elliott Dennis. Sunset Park, Vice Pres. V. P. Loftis & Co.. 1: Town of Wrightsville Beach. Chief of Police 2; Martin Luther Brothers. 201 N. 11th St.. Floor Sanding, 2: So. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.. 1: Dr. R. H. Bel lamy, 612 Princess St., Doctor, 2: Walter Lewis Carter. 73 Pinecrcst Parkway. Steam Engineer. Ship yard, 1; Clarence Fletcher Taylor. Brunswick St.. Salesman, 1; Henry L. Taylor, 615 Murchison Bldg., Fertilizer Broker, 1; Rev. Ern est Lewis Smith, 1111 N. 5th St.. Minister, 2. Retread permits were issued to: Tide Water Power Co., 1; Atlan tic Tobacco Co.. Nutt St.. Whole sale Distributor. 1; Atlantic Tobac co Co., Nutt St., Wholesale Dis tributor, 1; Atlantic Tobacco Co., Nutt St., Wholesale Distributor, 1; Henry W. Howard, 1406 Orange St. Machinery Service man, 1; Henry L. Taylor. 615 Murchison Bldg., Fertilizer Broker, 1; Austin-Heaton Co.. 219 Water St.. Flour Mills, 1; Howard Columbus Croom, R.F.D. 1. Lumber Mill Owner, 1; Edgar F. Williams, Foot of Brunswick St., Marine Contractor, 1; Dock. Garland Grainger, 6 Clay St., Pro duce Hauler, 1; Dock Garland Grainger, 6 Clay St., Produce Haul er, 1; Alvis Cameron Winn, Lake Village, Shipyard, 1; John Calog, 10 N. 10th St., Plumber, 1; Charles Henry Cumming, Carolina Beach, Shipyard, 1; Swift & Co., 307-9-11 Nutt, Meat Packers, 1; Clarence Fletcher Taylor, Brunswick St., Salesman, 1; Roy Brinson, 815 S. 5th., Salesman N.B.C. Co., 1; Spen cer J. Wallett, Lake Village, Ship yard, 1; James J. Garris. R.F.D. 2, Shipyard, 1: Quincy B. Satchell, 1604 Ann St., Salesman, 1; James H. Borst, Piney Grove, Service Man for Int. Business Machine Co., 1: Robert Duncan, 409 Queen St., Shipyard, 1. -V A coin-operated mailbox that automatically stamps, postmarks and mails letters is in service in Chicago. an inch. 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 2, 1942, edition 1
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