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Buying Of Aviation And Industrial Issues Boosts Stock Prices CLOSING trends SLIGHTLY UNEVEN Selected Buying Attributed To Announcement Of U.S. Mission To London NEW YORK, May 26—(iW— Buy . ' cf Aviation and Blue Chip In '“"trial stocks gave the market a d 'very tinge today although 1leaders faltered after a fore 5 upswing. prices were best in the first hour when improvement ranged from fractions to more than 2 noints Activity picked up for a vhile but tapered later along with prices. Closing trends were a bit uneven. Selective buying was attributed mainly to the disclosure that an important United States war mis sion had arrived in London. Wall Street, consequently, did a little short covering or bought for spec ulative and investment accounts on the idea a new smash at the Axis powers was in the offing. Bullish ness chilled here and there before the session was concluded as bul letins from Chinese and Russian fronts were far from cheerful. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks managed to hold a net "ain of .1 of a point at 34.2. Trans fers of 284,930 shares compared ,vith 233.270 the day before. Douglas Aircraii was up z i-z on restricted volume as this com pany indicated new peaks for em ployment. payrolls and production were being established. Lesser ad vances were retained by Boeing, Glenn Martin. Sperry, Eastern Air Lines. American Airlines. American Telephone. Standard Oil (NJ). Woolworth. Westinghouse, Eastman Kodak and J. C. Penney. Commonwealth & Southern Pre ferred dropped 3 5-8 points to a new year's bottom just before the final gong when directors announc ed they had taken no action on the dividend. Todd Shipyards, on the curb, also lost 31-2 points Rails. Steels. Motors and Cop when the dividend was cut from S1.5r paid in March to 50 cents, pers did little cr nothing. In ar rears were Du Pont, Youngstown Sheet. Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck. General Electric, Inter national Harvester and Union Car bide. N. Y. Central slipped 1-8 to 6 7-8. a new record low. Carriers failed fn respond to a batch of good four-months’ earn ings statements. Bonds were narrow. Among com modities cotton, down most of the time, revived at the last and fin ished up 50 to 80 cents a bale. At Chicago wheat and corn were unchanged to up 1-4 and off 1-4 of a cent a bushel respectively. Hogs were 5 to 10 cents lower. A shade higher in the curb were American Cyanamid, McWilliams Dredging. Sunray Oil, Pantepec, Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Repub lic Aviation. Fractional declines were posted for Gulf Oil, Humble Oil, American Gas and Glen Al den Coal. Turnover here amounted to 51,060 shares versus 46,345 Mon day. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 .60 Indust Rails Util Stks Net change __ a.l d.l a.l a.l Tuesday_ 50.0 14.7 23.3 34.2 Prev. day ... 49.2 14.8 23.2 34.1 Month ago .. 46.0 14.9 21.1 32.0 Year ago_ 55.8 16.7 30.5 39.6 1942 high ... 56.0 17.6 27.3 38.7 1942 low _ 46.0 14.7 21.1 32.0 1941 high ... 63.9 19.0 35.5 45.0 1941 low .... 51.7 13.4 24.5 35.4 60-Stoek Range Since 1927: 1930-40 1932-37 1927-29 High .. 54.7 75.3 157.7 Lou __ 33.7 16.9 61.8 NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS. May 26.—(/P)— After early declines cotton futures advanced here today on trade buy ing and short covering. Closing prices were very steady 9 to 10 points net higher. The range follows: Open High Low Close July . 18.93 19.12 18.95 19.12 Up 9 Oct. _ 19.45 19.59 1 9.39 1 9.58 Up 10 Dec. . 19.60 19.73 19.55 19.73 Up 9 Jan. . 19.26b.. . . 19.75b Mch. _ 19.75 1 9.91 19.70 1 9.90b May 19.99 19.99 19.99 20.00b b—Bid. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, May 26.—(fP)—The cotton futures market today came out of an early decline to score nnai net gains of 50 to 80 cents a bale. Buying broadened in the late Hading on the disclosure that the Commodity Credit Corp. had ac cepted bids for the purchase of Closing Bond Quotations BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UUVEBNMENT Treasury T%s 51%48 - 107 19 2s 51-49 Sept. 10o!l8 2%s ---.108'30 * tbS SS-55_ HO 17 2%s 72-67..10U7 DOMESTIC A T and S F 4s 95 .. 109% B and u Cv 60 St.. 19% C B and Q 4%s 77 ... 69% Ch Gt West 4s 88_ ' _ 67% Cri and P Rfg 4s 34_I 12% Clev Un Term 5%s 72_ 78 Clev Un Term 4%s 77c_ 60 Fla East Cst 5s 74... 10% Hud Coal 5s 62a 41V* Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57_ 45% 111 Cent 4%s 66.. , 43 Lou and N 4%s 2003 _. 93% M K and T Adj 5s 57- 16% Mo Pac Gen 4s 75_ 3 N Y C Rf 5s 2013 .. 40% Nor Pac 6s 2047 .. 63 Penn R R Gen 4%s 65_102% Phil Rd C and I Cv 6s 49_ 8% Seab A L Cn 6s 45_..... 9 So Pac Rfg 4s 55_ 67 So Ry Cn 5s 94_ 90% So Ry Gen 4s 56_ 65% Third Ave 4s 60 ..._v 53 FOREIGN Australia 5s 55_ 59 Brazil 6%s 26-57 _ 29 Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 68_ 13% Closing Stock Quotations JBX TUG ASSOCIATED PRESS Air Reduction._ 31% Alaska Jun_ 2% A1 Chem and Dye_123% Allis Chal Mfg _ 23% Am Can _ 74% Am Car Fdy... 21% Am Coml Alco._._ 9 Am Pow and Lt_' 9-16 Am Rand and StS_ 4% Am Roll Mill_ 9% Am Smelt and Ref. 36% Am Sug Ref_ 16 A T and T_ 116% Am Tob B _ 41% Anaconda _ 23% Arm 111 _ 2% A T and S F. 34% ACL.. 20% Atl Ref____ 16 Budd Mfg.. 2% Budd Wheel .A 6% Bur Add Mach_ 7 Calumet and Hec_ 6% Can Dry - 10% Can Pac ___ 4 Cannon Mills_ 30 Case J I_ 61% Caterpil Trac ..._ 32 Ches and O __ 29 Atlas Pow_ 44 Aviat Corp _ 2% RYE AND SOYBEANS DISPLAY STRENGTH Wheat Futures Trading Stumbles Through Dull, Featureless Session CHICAGO, May 26.— (TP)—'Wheat futures trading stumbled through a dull, featureless session today, seldom moving far above or below the previous closing levels, while rye and soybeans showed indepen dent firmness to close with net gains for the day. Closing prices were mixed. Wheat finished unchanged to % cent lower than Monday, July $1.20%-%, Sep tember Si.22%-%; corn unchanged to % higher, July 88%-%, Septem ber 90%, oats off rye up % to %; soybeans % to % higher and lard unchanged to 2% cents higher at the ceiling limits. The range follows: WHEAT— Open High Low Close July ..120% 120% 120 120% Sep. _122% 123% 122% 122% Dec. _122% 126 125% 125% CORN— July . 87% 88% 87% 88% Sep. .. 90 90% 89% 90% Dec. _ 92% 92% 92% 92% OATS— July _ 51% 52 51% 51% Sep. _ 52% 52% 51% 52 SOYBEANS— July old 177% 178% 177 178% July old_ 180 Oct. _171% 173% 171% 172% RYE— July _ 70% 71% 70 70% Sep.__ 73% 74% 73 73% Dec. _ 76% 77% 76% 77% LARD— July _ _-__ 12.65 Sep. _ _ 12.82 _v_ SPOT COTTON CHARLOTTE. N. C . May 26-'* —Spot cotton 19.70. only 125,241 bales of cotton under the May allotment. The trade had looked for much heavier allot ments. Another factor on the bullish side was the report from Washington that government owned stock of cotton would be withdrawn from the market unless the 1938 agri cultural adjustment act w a s changed. Short covering and New Orleans buying helped to lift prices on the late move. The range: Open High Low Close July _ 18.96 19.10 18.93 19.08 Up 10 Oct. _ 19.26 19.38 19.16 19.37 Up 12 Dec. . 19.39 19.53 19.32 19.51 Up 12 Mar. . 19.54 19.72 19.48 19.70 Up .15 May . 19.64bl9.81 19.71 l9.78nUp 1G (n—Nominal). Spot cotton nominal; middling 20.63, up 11. tuuow ^CtOD/ES / looking for a whiskey That really is a gem? It's mild! It's smooth! It costs lessl Of course! It's M&M! Get a bottle of M & M from your favorite package dealer tonight. You, too, will agree that M & M is milder, mellower, lighter than more expensive whiskies! Mattingly & Moore Tnt BLENDED WHISKEY-86 proof— 60% grain neutral spirits. Frank fort Distilleries, Inc., Louisville & Baltimore. ' Baldwin _ 10% B and O_ 2% Barnsdall _ 8% Bendix Aviat ___ 29% Beth Stl. 50% Boeing Airpl.. 14% Borden . 18% Borg Warner ___ 23 Briggs Mfg . 16% Chrysler -_ 57% Coca Cola _ 70 Colum G and E_ l1/* Coml Credit_ 20 Coml Solv _ 7% Comwlth and Sou_ 3-16 Consol Edis_ 12% Con Oil _ 4% Cont Can _ 24 Corn Prod _ 46% Curtiss Wright_^_ 6% Curtiss Wright A_20% Del Lack and W_ 3 Doug Aire _ 55 Dow Chem_ 100 Du Pont_ 105% Eastman Kod _121% Elec Auto Lt_ 25% Elec Pow and Lt_ 1 Firestone _, 15% Freeport Sul_ 31% Gen Elec ... 24 Gen Foods _ 28% Gen Mot _-_ 35 Glidden ..— 14% Goodrich _ 17% Goodyear _ 15% Graham Paige _ % Gt Nor Ry Pf.-. 21 Hupp Mot_ % 111 Cent.. 5% Int Harvest _ 43% Int Nick Can- 26% Int Tel and Tel_ 2% Johns Man _ oj^i Kennecott _— 26% Kroger Groc _ 24% Libby OFG1. 25% Ligg and Myers B_ 59 Loews —. 39% Lorillard - 13% McCrory Stores_ 9% Mont Ward _ 28% Murray Corp -,- 5 Nash Kelv - 5% Nat Biscuit_ 14 Nat Cash Reg- 15 Nat Dairy Prod--— 13% Nat Dist .-..— 20% Nat Lead _....-- 13% Nat Pow and Lt- 1% N Y Cent .. 6% No Am Aviat _- 10% North Am ..._....... 8 Nor Pac _ 5% Ohio Oil..-. 6% Otis Elev --- 12% Pac G and E _ 18 Pac Mills .. 16% Packard _.....-- 2 Param Pix _ 13% Penny J C. 64% Penn Dix_ 1% Penn R R... 20 Pepsi Cola _- 19% Phillips Pet.. 34% Pitt Scr and B- 4% Pub Svc N J ....- 9% Pullman _ .... 22% Pure Oil___............ 7% Radio_...._ 2% Rad K O. 2% Rem Rand- 7% Rep Stl . 13% Reynolds B___ 23% Seab Oil___...-- 11 Sears _ 49% Shell Un... 10% Soconv Vac __ — 6% Sou Pac __ 10% Sou Ry _ 13 Sperry . - 24 Std Brands --- 3 Std Oil Cal ..—. 19% Std Oil Ind ..-. 21% Std Oil N J —. 34% Studebaker _ 4% Swift _ 22% Tex Corp _ 32% Tex Gulf Sul.. 29 Timken Det Ax-- 24% Trans and West Air- 9% Un Carb _ 61% Un Jac_ 69 Unit Aire _25 Unit Corp _ 9-32 Unit Drug_ 5% Unit Fruit_ 52% Unit Gas Imp .....- 3% U S Ind Alco_ 26% U S Pipe .. 23% U S Rub . 17% U S Steel... 44% Vanadium __ 14% Vick Chem_ 30% Warner Pic _ _ 4% Western Union-— 25% West Elec and Mfg - 68% Wilson ___ 3% Woolworth ....- 24% Yell T and C ..— 107/8 Youngs S and IT .- 29% Final stock sales i 284,930. CURBS Asso G and El A--- 1-16 Can Marconi-- % Cities Service-- 2V4 El Bond and Sh-- ! Gulf Oil.. 27 -V STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, May 26.—(IP)— Sales, closing price and net change of the fifteen most active stocks today: • Gen Elec 5,500—24; d %. Pepsi Cola 5,100—19%; d %. South Am G and P 4,900—2%; no. Lockheed Aire 4,100-:-16%; a %. Pan Am Airways 4,000 — 16%; a %. Kennecott 3,900—26ys; d ... Libby McN and L 3,800—4..; no. Gen Motors 3,400—35; no. Erie R R Ct 3,200—4%; d ... U S Rubber 3,100—17—; no. U S Steel 3,100—44%; no. Cons Oil 2,900—4%; no. Cons Aire 2,800—16%; a %. Nat Dairy Prod 2,800—13%; d %. N Y Central 2,700—6%i d .%. RAa, UTILITY BONDS ADVANCE Main Corporate List, How ever, Remains In Nar row Range NEW YORK, May 26. — UPl — A fair number of rails and utilities posted modest gains in today”s bond market as th? main corpo rate list stayed in a narrow range with the general trend indefinite. Trading continued -light, total sales amounting to $5,147,800, par value, against $4,638,700 on Mon day. The Associated Press average of industrials, foreigns and low yields held unchanged, the utilities gained .1 of a point and the rails surrendered .1 of a point. Ending with gains of small frac tions to around a point were Co lumbia Gas & Electric 5s of May at 87 1-4, Goodrich 4 l-4s at 103 1-2, Baltimore and Ohio stamped convertibles of ’60 at 19 1-2, Ann Arbor 4s at 59 33-8, Pere Marquette 5s at 69 and New Haven 4 l-2s at 38 7-8. Unchanged to lower were, among others, Delaware & Hudson 4s, Cleveland Union Terminal 5s, Santa Fe 4s, American & For iegn Power 5s. Missouri-Kansas Texas 5s and Nickel Plate 5 l-2s. U. S. Governments were selec tively higher on the Stock Ex change but the trend was narrow and leaned to the offside over the counter. Australia 5s, Brazil 6 l-2s, Pan ama 3 l-4s and Rio de Janeiro 6 l-2s were among foreign dollar issues improving BOND AVERAGES 20 10 10 10 Rails Indus Util For Net change __ d.l unch a.l unch Tuesday _ 62.4 103.6 94.4 47.8 Prev. day ... 62.5 103.6 94.3 47.8 Month ago „ 64.6 103.5 93.6 47.4 Year ago ... 64.7 104.4 100.7 44.3 1942 high_ 65.6 103.7 100.6 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 Tuesday.. 112.1 Previous day_ 112.1 Month ago.. 112.1 Year ago_ 113.0 1942 high . 113.1 1942 low . 111.7 1941 high. 115.1 1941 low .112.1 -_V FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, May 26—)*)— For eign exchange 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 7.91 per cent, sell ing 9.09 per cent. Canadian dollar in New York open market 70 3-4 per cent dis count or 89.25 U. S. cents, up 5-16 of a cent. Europe— Great Brtiain, official, (Bankers foreign exchange committee rates) buying $4.02, selling $4.04 open market; cables $4.04. Latin America— Argentina official 29.77; Free 23.63; Brazil official 6.05n; Free 5.20n; Mexico 20.67n. (Rates in spot cables unless oth erwise indicated. n-Nominal. . \T ___ RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va„ May 26.—— CLT. S. Dept. Agr.) — Livestock — Hogs: Steady with Monday. Top 13.50. Good and choice 180-300 lbs. 13.50; 100-120 lbs. 12.00; 120-140 lbs. 12.50: 140-160 lbs. 13.00; 160 180 lbs. 13.30; over 300 lbs. 13.25. Sows under 350 lbs. 12.75; over 350 lbs. 12.50. Stags 9.50. Cattle: Generally steady. Most offerings of fat cows bringing 8.50 9.25, few good beef tj'pe 9.50-10.00; bulk of canners and cutters 7.00 and above, only- few thin canners lower. Heavy sausage bulls 10.50 10.75, good beef bulls slightly higher; common and medium light weights 10.00 down. Vealers Steady, practical top on good and choice 14.25. few higher. Sheep: Most offerings good spring lambs selling 13.00-13.50. Choice kinds quotable around 14.00. -V NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Ga., May 26—(A)— Turpentine, 55-55 1-4; offerings, 244 sales, 12,200 gallons; receipts, 288; shipments, 97; stocks, 7,313. Rosin: offerings, 1,139; sales, 358; re ceipts, 1,203; shipments, 268; stocks, 51,846. Quote: B, 2.18; D, 2.41; E, 2.51; F, 2.63; G, 2.82; H, 2.81 tCQ); I and K, 2.90; M, 3.04 N and WG, 3.10; WW and X, 3.205 - ■ - THIS CURIOUS WORLD % LARGEST SINGLE CELL THAT EVER. existed IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE /OAXA© VO/A' FROM THE EGG OF THE EXTINCT AEPVOBiNIIS, A GIANT PREHISTORIC BIRD/ -'HAT 15 THE | | MEANING OF THE NAVY "E" I PENNANT ABOVE AN I INDUSTRIAL. PLANT/? |f T. M. REC. U. S. PAT. OFF. AVAL€ ANATOMIST SAYS RESEARCH FINDINGS INDICATE THAT &AZ.OMESS ... NOT HA//Q/A/£SS... IS A SIGN OF MASCULINITY/ S.-26 — ANSWER: It is the official recognition of excellence in accomplish ment of Production for Victory. Mixed Price Trends On Snap Bean Marts RALEIGH, N. C„ May 26— The State Department of Agricul ture reported “mixedprice trends’’ for snap beans on North Carolina auction markets today. Prices to growers per bushel hamper: Burgaw — Various varieties, 75 cents to $1.25, mostly 95 cents to $1.15. Five-peck hampers, $1 tl $1.80, mostly $1.20 to $1.40. Clinton — Green round type $1.25 to 1.60. Mount Olive — Wax type, $1.90 to $2.35; Bountifuls, $1.15; string less Black Valentines, $1.50 to $1.65 green round type, $1.25 to $1.40. Tabor City — Bountifuls and Plentifuls, 70 cents to $1.25, most 85 cents to $1.10; stringless Black Valentines, $1 to $1.55, mostly $1.35 to $1.50. Huckleberries brought from $3.50 to $5.60 a 24-quart crate, and various types of squash from 80 cents to $1.30 a bushel in Mount Olive; while dewberries brought from $3 to $3.50 a 24-quart crate, and squash from 50 cents to $1 per bushel in Clinton. -v CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, May 26--M- (U. S. Dept. Agr.lSalable cattle 8,0 0 0, calves 1,200; fed Steers and year lings, including yearling heifers, strong; all interests in market; medium grade steers and all grade yearlings active; strictly choice steers absent; best 15.00; bulk 12.50 -14.25; choice heifers 14.50; mostly 12.50-13.50; cows slow, steady; cut ters 9.50 down; most beef cows bringing 9.75-11.00; bulls strong to 15 higher, very active, with weighty sausage offerings to 11.25; vealers steady at 15.50 down; choice southwest bred Stockers and light feeders 13.00-14.00; replace ment market this week showing more strength. Salable sheep 4,000, total 5,500; fat lambs slow, 15-25 lower; spots off more; one double choice fed shorn lambs with No. 1 pelt 14.50; bulk good and choice with No. 1 rnd No. 2 pelts 13.75-14.25; medium to good around 85 lb wool skins 14.60; choice native springers 15.75 bulk medium to good Californias 14.50; choice deck 15.50; practical top shorn ewes 7.00; bulk 6.00 up. 5 -V CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, May 26— <*) — No wheat. Corn, No. 1 yellow 86-87 3-4; No. 2 86-87 1-2; No. 3 85 3-4; No. 4 84 1-4-85 1-4; sample grade yellow 81-83; No. 2 white 98 1-2. Oats No. 1 mixed 53 1-4; No. 3 53; No. 1 white 54-54 1-2; No. 2 53 3-4-54 1-4; No. 3 white 52 3-4 53; No. 4 52 3-4; sample grade white 51 3-4. Barley malting 83-1.03 nominal; feed and screenings 58-67 nominal. Soybeans No. 3 yellow 1.73 1-4. 5 -V--~ WHAT STOCKS DID Tues. Mon. Advances _ 222 140 Declines _ 168 215 Unchanged _ 194 193 Total issues_ 584 543 ARMY WILL TAKE ALL CANNED FISH Stock Left After Service Supplied Will Be Offered To The Public WASHINGTON, May 26. — (#1 — The War Production Board today gave the Army and Navy first crack at all the salmon, sardines, mackerel and Atlantic herring to be canned in the United States this year. Canners were ordered to set aside their entire pack until the armed forces can determine how much of it they will need. If any is left over, it may then be sold to the civilian public. At the same time, WPB forbade future sales or delivvery of 14 types of general industrial equip ment—such as elevators, electric motors of more than one horse power, industrial fans, compres sors and pumps. An exception was made for repair parts worth less than $1,000. In two particulars, however, the day’s orders relaxed restrictions previously imposed. Small gauge shotguns, odd cali ber rifles, some .22 caliber rifles, and other types of firearms not needed by the armed forces were released for general sale to the public. Stocks of such weapons had been frozen since Feb. 27. And the board made it possible for farmers and householders to buy wire fencing, poultry netting, fence posts, gates, staples and corrugated roofing, by rescinding previous orders which made them subject to priority ratings. \T DRYGOOD? MARKET NEW YORK, May 26.—(#)—De spite the further decline in raw cotton prices, releases of goods by cotton mills were held to routine proportions and*trading in the grey goods market was at a practical standstill today. Chief interest in wool goods cen tered on the latest O. P. A .order freezing prices for women's and children’s outer wear for 1942 fall lines. New business in rayon textiles was held to a minimum as price ceilings have curbed consumer buying interest. 3 -V CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGO, May 26.— UP) —Butter was unchanged to 1-2 cent lower today; tone easy and unsettled; 93 score 37; 92, 36 1-4; 91, 36 1-4; 90, 36 1-4; 89, 35 1-4; 88, 34 3-4; centralized carlots: 90 score 36 1-2; 89, 35 1-44. •-V SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS. May 26—(A7— Spot cotton closed steady 9 points higher. Sales 244, low middling 16.21, middling 19.51, good mid dling 19.96. Receipts 460, stock 472,926,_ 5 Chadbourn Berry Market Reports Unequalled Season CHADBOUBN, May 26 — The Chadbourn Strawberry Market of ficially came to a close today marking the end of a season un equalled in its history. Figures released by C. L. Tate, president of the Chadbourn Auction Marketing Company, showed that through Saturday, 227,700 24-quart :rates of Klondyke berries had been sold for a total of $67,969.93 —an average of $3,07 per crate. Last season the market sold only 180,000 crates for an average of almost one dollar less. 5 -v_ MIDDLING NEW ORLEANS. May 26—OB— rhe average price of middling 15 16 inch cotton today at 10 des ignated southern spot markets was 10 points higher at 19.4 cents a pound; average for the last 30 market days 20.08; middling 7-8 inch average 19.11. -V Civilian Typists Needed At Davis There is a shortage of civilian typists at Camp Davis and the camp adjutant will welcome ap plications from qualified men and women. The job openings are in camp headquarters and persons hired will be under civil service. Application may be made in per son or by writing the Camp Ad jutant, Camp Davis. TRAP : LIGHTER ON UY STREETS Gasoline Rationing Begin ning To Take Effect, Police Say The gasoline shortage in Wil mington is beginning to be notice able, say members of the city po lice traffic squad. According to police, there has been about a 50 per cent decrease in the number, of autos driven on the downtown streets during the “rush” hours—namely, the early morning and late afternoon pe riods. Parking spaces are more evident they point out, only on week days. The week-end period still keeps the force busy directing traffic and doling out overtime parking tick ets. Traffic to and from the ship, gards has not decreased, it was learned, as these persons consti tute “defense - workers” and re ceive all the gas necessary for thir needs. The lessening of auto traffic was particularly noticeable during the afternoon of last Sunday, police re marked. Usually, the Sunday after noon motorist always takes a drive along Front street, as a matter of course, before going home. Last Sunday’s traffic was extremely light and no “jams” were noticed. SIGNS AND THEIR MEANING — By DUKI Win \ lorge r°”* ot \ C\0Ud^en throoflh \ SSS^stSL \ Heavy n'a” ,a-,ns, onder infl «k#",?5de«*»*tk neath or °* douds w«**, out shape- ___-— Thousands of critical drinkers are pouring Town Tavern! For seven years now, men with a taste for good rye ot a thrifty price, have enjoyed i Town Tavern. Have you tried it lately? Today's a good day for itl RAPID PACKAGE DELIVERY Between Wilmington and Jacksonville North Carolina Only Packaged of 150 lbs or leas accepted for Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Wilmington Jacksonville Dial 3311 Dial 3226 THE GUMrS Food For Thought (ToH, ANW DARLING.' V/ THAT'S WHERE \l ' YOU'RE SUCH A 1 THATS WHAT I TOLD DR. Ifj . SOU SHOULDN’T HAVE - ^ DEAR, SWEET 1 SLEEKE-BUT HE INSISTED | DONE IT! THIS FIBBER-BUT SOU THAT I GIVE THE NECKLACE i i NECKLACE MUST CANT KID ME THAT HAWE COST LOTS JEWELRY LIKE THIS GROWS ON , [T** ss_TREES— j—' vs
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