Ledger-Star from Norfolk, Virginia (2024)

April 30, 1940

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Ledger-Stari

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Norfolk, Virginia

Issue Date:

Tuesday, April 30, 1940

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17

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1 5S 55 54 0 mtch 100 1(1 75102 ton 53 4P7 10 04 04 IDL1O84 1 114 124 89U 90 48 0 n3 a a a a Rabey Trial Nearing End 55 54! of $1098157 or 15 a mon share tons tons tons 117H M12 114K 2602603001503002 70 260 SHsi Isi ISHY Monstrous as it seems this fish is merely a Moorish Idol species from Ha waii swimming straight toward the camera at the Sydney New South Wales aquarium1 Peanut Market Suffolk April 30 Peanut quota tions Jumbos 31 to 4 buntfo 3J to 360 runners 31 to 3j Market remains firm ZIEGELD ESTATE SOLD Hastings on Hudson April 30 The late lorcnz Zieg $200000 estate on which he and Billie Burke'" passed most of their married life was sold at auc tion yesterday for $36000 A Brooklyn realtor Edward Rose man was the purchaser 07110 14 4808 20 t1714 0 os ms A5HQ EXTENSION GRANTED' Washington April'30 (TP) Elec tric Bond and Share Company the largest utility holding com pany has been given a second ex tension to May 4 to file a full answer to the Securities Commis integration order issued on ebruary 29 The bond and share reply was due on April 6 It filed a partial answer at that time and got an extension to April 27 Subse quently it asked for an additional 60 days but the commission cut this to one week 4 oo 375 475 675 180 1U0 820 4 OO 180 09410 REE DELIVERIES WITHIN A RADIUS 100 MILES REE GASOLINE REUNDED TO OUT TOWN BUYERS Brifain Slops Giving" Out Shipping Losses London Lists of names and tonnages of merchant ships lost in the war will be ban ned from now on In Great Britain on the ground that such statements give the enemy valuable informa tion it Was learned today Lists giving the number of ships and tlie total tonnage sunk but without names will be Issued weekly ailure to publish a list of mer chant losses tilts' week was stated emphatically not to have been an attempt to hide any heavy British losses On the contrary said one source "our losses have been 16 J72313 47 xa'Inrm Hank of Commerce I 8100 Par 1123 an 15 51 ssBssssMSSsnssBsssnsssi I 1100 Bankruptcy Proceedings Expected This Week (Reprinted from late editions) Bankruptcy proceedings in the matter of the Air Line Railway are expected to be started in the ederal Court for the East ern District of Virginia this week It is understood that attorneys for the Underlying 1 Bondholders Protective Committee Venable Baetjer Howard of Baltimore and the firm of Cravath de Gers dorff Swain Wood of New York representing owners of the equip ment trust certificates of the rail way edmpany have just about com pleted the papers As a step toward the new turn in events of the railway which has foralmost 10 years been in the hands of receivers Judge Luther Way today signed an order al lowing JTaze well Taylor appointed special master in the reorganiza tion last October a' fee of $15000 When Judge Way consulted with Mr Taylor relative to accepting the post of special master it was with the understanding that the would devote his entire time to the reorganization problem This Judge Way said today has been done Taylor has worked day and night on the two plans submitted to him and has traveled thousands of miles and studied other reorgan ization plans alLin the Interest of better serving the Seaboard Now that the road is about to be thrown into bankruptcy Mr work is Bond Market Is Irregular Domestic Loans Ad vance OthersJower New York April While demand for domestic loans broad ened in the bond market today dollar issues were sub jected to fresh pressure ractional gains were In the ma jority In the corporate list by mid day but losses in the overseas sec tion extended to 2 points and more Boston Maine liens again took leadership with aver age advances of around 4 points in fast trade Sharing in gains were the 5s of at a new top for the year the 4Js of and the 5s of '55 Demand for bonds of the New England carrier allowed news the time limit in which a voluntary reorganization plan may be made' operative had been ex tended to June 13 The road also formally applied for permission jo issue newsecurities in furtherance of tlie plqn The market quickly subscribed the new Union Pacific $81602000 igsue of 3Js Announcement was made books had been closed soon after the opening when the bond were quoted at a premium in trie over the counter market Disquieting news from the Nor wegian war front and fresh uncer tainty over position in the conflict appeared to influence sell ing of foreign issues Losses were posted for Italy 7s Canada 3s Nor way 6s of '43 Australia 4Js and Japan 5is Several Germah bonds however inched ahead Other corporate gainers Included Portland General Electric 4Js Third Avenue adjusted 5s of '60 Commonwealth Edison convertible 3is Santa 48 of and Inter national Telephone 5s The U' Government list perked up and gains running to around point were scored Cotton Holds Narrow Path Easier Cables Influence Njew York Trading New york April Cotton futures opened unchanged to 3 tower Easier cables from abroad in fluenced lower prices at the start but the market steadied on spot house buying and hedge lifting in near months New crop deliveries encountered some local pressure Exeept a few hedge place menu selling was light through the second hour and prices held 1 point higher to 3 lower AU of the May notices were reported stopped by a leading spot interest and this month recovered to 1079 froml07p July(old) was 1053 Decem ber 1 'Operations were centered in near by deliveries 4 i hennery white ExW mixed Spring chicken colored owl (lerhomr owl (colored) Rooster Livestock real calve (best) at sheep Native cattle PACKING HOL9B PRODUCTS Reported by Armonr 4 Co resh Meats and Lard Regular plate Veal cal ves large lm: Kettle trend) tierce Cored and Salted Melt Smoked ham (beat) Best (trip bacon Rib bethel Second rrade bacon' GROCERIES Reported by Oalanldlt oreha a Duros Rice 1001b baga fancy Rice choice dugar per 100 lb lour winter wheaL 13 sacks bbl a Cornstarch i 24 Iba Syrup Karo 1 lb can per case Bean par ca hivv Bean Cornmeal 1 00 lb baga Lard Comp per lb STOKOWSKI cl glory does Sonia 18 want though her father is Conductor Leopold Stokowski and her a pianist Sonia prefers a stage career MISCELLANEOUS Am Bank Note Hi Am Br 39iAm Can 115 All Chem Dye 180 Am Co Alcohol 71 Am Chain 22 Air Reduction' '48! Allied Mills 16 Am Radiator 8J Am Tel Tel 172J Am Car 281 Am or Pow 1g Am Mach 13g Math Alkali 30J Armour (Ill) 7 Am row Kt 3J Aviation Corp 7g Am Sc El 10i Baldwin Locp Wks 17i Budd Mfg 5 Bor den Co23g Bendix Aviat 341 Bur roughs Add1 Mach' 10g Briggs Mfg 238 Natl Biscuit 23 Boeing Air 24 Borg Warner 221 Un Bag rap 17i Bridgeport Brassvl2J Brooklyn Un Gas 21 i Budd Wheel Crown Zeller 19i Corn Prod Ref 60 Col Gas Elec 6g Conti nental Can 46 Continental A 12! Continental Baking BH Consolidated Edison 31 1 Celanese Corp i Colgate Palm Beet 16 Qoty Inc 68 Caterpillar Tractor 50g Inti Mer Marine 13J Coml Solvents 15 Common Southli Curtiss Wright 10 Curtiss Wright A 28g Deere Co 22i I du de N'188i Canada Dry Ale' 20g Douglas Air 88i Eastman Kodak NJ 157Elec Pow Lt 6 Elec Boat 16J El Auto Lite 40 Eaton Mfg 35g Engineers Pub Serv Eastern Air Lines 40J Shat tuck 6i airbanks Morse 47 ree port Texas 37 oster Wheeler New 20J Greyhound Bus 15 Gen oods '48J Gen Cable 7 Gimbel Bros 77g Gillette Safety Razor 6J Gen Elec 37i Goodyear 213 Goodrich 17J Gen Refract 293 Gen Am Trans 52 Gt West Sugar 27g Houdaille Hershey 14J Hecker Prods 101 Inti Harvester 58g Lone Star Cement' 43! Inti Hydro1 Elec 4 Inti Paper Pow pf 71g Inti Tel Tel 3J Johns Manville 71g Kresge 251 Kro ger Gro 34J Kelsey Haves Wh A 16! Kelsey Hayes Wm 9J'Loft Candy 361 ilnc341 Montg Ward 50! Glenn 'Martin 441 Motor Wheel 17i Murray Corp 7J McKeesport Macy 301 Shipbuilding 258 No Am Co JLead2QIuNatLJDlSt Prod 25 No Am Aviat 23g Natl Cash Reg 131 Natl Pow Lt '81 Natl Dairy Prod 178 Owens Hl Gl G21 Oliver arm Equip 21g Otis Elevator 16g Pacific Gas Elec 323 Penney 95 Procter ble 70i Pittsburgh Screw Bolt 7 Peoples Lt 36g So Por Rico Sug 29i Purity Baking 14 Pullman Inc 24J Pub Serv of 42 Paramount Pict 7g A 63 11 Renting Rand 81 Rubber 313 Sears Roebutk 853 Safeway Stores 501 Standard Brands 71 So Calif Edison' 303: Schenley Dist 14 Simmons Co 213 Sperry Corp 433 Super Heater 22J Stewart Warner 7g Servel Inc 123 Stone Webster 10 Swift Co 243 20th' Century ox 8g Texas GulfSulp 351 Tim ken Bear Texas Land Tr 53 United Corp 2g United Air craft 493 Un Biscuit 163 Un Car bon 653 Ind Alco 273 Pipe 343 Un Gas Improv 12g United ruit 81g UnltecMAlr Lines 213 Un Carb Carb S3 5 Gypsum 813 Western Union 223 Walworth Co 53 Warner Bros Pict 33 Wesson Oil 26 Wilson Co 6J West Air Brake 233 Worth Mach 23 West Elec Mfg 114 Am Woolen pf 473 Young Spg Sc 12g Woolworth 40g RAILROADS A 223 Alleghany Corp 3 Bklyn Man Tr 233 5 Central 16 6 393: Canadian Pacific 53 Del Hud 18 Erie RR 13 Gt North 27g Ill Central 103 Lehigh 1 Valley 23 Northern Pacific 8g Chicago 3: Pennsylvania 22 A 3 Southern Railway 16 1 St pf 3 Southern Pa 1 clfic 123 OILS Atlantic Ref 243 Barns dall Corp 113: Continental Oil 233: 1 Consolidated £il 7g: Stand Oil of 42g Mid Cont Pet 15g Sea board Oil of Del 173 Ohio Oik 73 Phillips Pet 39 Plymouth Oil 21) Pure Oil 103 Stand Oil of Ind 27g Stand Oil of Calif 223 Socony Vacu um 11 Sun Oil 633 Shell Union 13 Skelly Oil 21g Tidewater A New 11g Texas Corp 463 Union Oil Calif 16 COPPERS St Joseph Lead 40 Alaska Juneau 63 Am Smelt Ref 503 Anaconda Cop per 30 Hecla Cerro de Pasco 363 Cons Copper Mines 8g Howe Sound 421 Kennecott Copper 353 3 Miami Copper 11 Inti Nickel 303 Patino Mines 73 Phelps Dodge 363 Smelt Ref 603 J1OTORS Continental Motors 3g Graham Paige 13 16 Gen Mo tors 543 Hupp Motor 9 16 Hercu les Motor 20 Chrysler 87 Mack Trucks 26 Nash Kelvinator 6 Packard 3g Reo Motor 1g Stude baker 103 Yellow Tr btew 173 TOBACCO Am Tob 88 Am Tob 90 Reynolds Tob 433 Ligg Tob 1085 Lorillard 243 Philip Morris97 United Stores A 13 STEELS Am Roll Mills 153 Bethlehem Steel 84 Am Steel 293 Alleghany Ludlum Steel 24g Mid Steel Prod 383 Natl Steel 643 Otis Steel 10J Republic Steel 213: Vanadium: Steel 38 Wheeling Steel 303 Steel' 61g Crucible Steel 40g Young Sh Til 43! CURBS Alu Corp 1893 Cities Service 53 Carrier Corp 113 El Bond Share 7 jGulf Oil 383: Humble Oil 613: Inti Pet Ltd Reg'ii4 Pantepec Oil 43: Niag Hud Power 53: St Regis Paper 43 Technicolor T4! 11 A Mc stock transactions 130 000 shares ord Will Participate lii National Auto Show Detroit 'April 30 (P) The ord Motor Company announced today that it would' participatefor the first time in the National Automo bile Show at New York October 12 20 The company is not a member of the Automobile Association which sponsors the na tional show Heretofore it has held an independent showing at about the same tune Suffolk Represented At Christian Session Suffolk' April Dr and Mrs John Truitt Col E'West MacClenny and a large group of members Suffolk Christian Church left today for Greensboro where they HL attend' the Southern Christian Convention in session there today Wednesday arid Thursday 1 Dr Truitt will speak on "Evan at' the convention Col West will give his report as chair man of the mission aboard and Mr MacClenny will give the conven tion history The convention ser mon on Thursday will be preached by Dr Truitt Church To Dedicate New Building Sunday Suffolk April The formal dedication of the educational build ing recently erected at Colosse Bap tist Church will be held Sunday My 5 with an interesting pro gram The building was two years ago and cost approximately $6000 and when dedicated will be free of debt In addition to the dedication ceremonies the' third anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev Rufus Corbitt will be cele brated Suffolk Obits Mrs Kate Riddick Suffolk April 30 uneral serv ices for Mrs Kate Riddick were held'Monday afternoon at 3 at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev Brittle and the Rev M'Joliff and burial was in the church cemetery 1 The Rev Mr Brittle and Miss Evelyn" Byrd sang the hymns "Where We Never Grow and "Going Down the with accompaniment by Miss' Mary Jones The casket was covered in a pall of Easter lilies and pink roses Active pallbearers were Luter Bell Hingertv Sr Savage aust Claude Eure Joe Howell Bradshaw Honorary pallbearers were friends and neighbors SE THE MODEL HOME ERECTED IN OUR SUOLK STORE LIBERAL TRADE4N ALIDWANCE8 EASIEST TERMI Xv Sk 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 2526 27 2930 I 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 APRIL MAY 555 DAILY SALES NY STOCK EXCHANGE iSSSSlS £9 (IN MILLIONS or SHARES) 5SSHS5 Roads Piers from midnight day to last midnight: Norfolk Sc Western 32012 Chesapeake Ohio 37641 Virginian 5449 Total ferain Market Chicago April Continu ation of favorable weather over the grain belt with furthersrains re ported In spring wheat territory kept the market under selling pres sure early today but was off set by good support from commis sion houses Wheat opened off to gcup May $109 July $1073 3 kut later declined fractionally below the pre vious close Corn started 3 lower to 3 higher May C53 3 July 66653 CURTISS WRIGHT EARNINGS New York April Guy Vaughan president of Curtlss Wright Corp announced today the first three months of 1940 resulted in the largest net profit of any quarter In the aircraft history $2414196 equal after charges to 25 cents a common share This compares with net profit in the Marcli quarter 1TO9 of $1698157 or 15 centsa com Bisho) Stresses Need or Defeat Of Nazism London April 30 Dr Cyril Garbett bishop of Winchester de clared today that "the fact of de feat must tje brought unmistak to the Germans "so that it cannot? be explained "Only an actual defeat by air or land will shatter their dreams of the 65 year old clergyman asserted Polite ind Secret Nazi Store Of Arms Ljubljana Yugoslavia April 30 (IP) Police discovered a secret store of firearms in a German oper ated cardboard factory here today a discovery which spurred authori ties to intensify their drive against suspicious foreigners The police arrested the factory manager "The seized equipment in cluded rifles pistols ammunition ahd uniforms Suffolk Weddings 1 Smith Koontz Suffolk April Miss Lillian Koontz daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett Koontz of Rocky Mount anc) William Garrett Smith son of Mr and Mrs Cleveland Smith of ranklin were married on Saturday night at tlie home of the Rev A Thompson officiat ing minister In Central avenue The ceremony was read in the presence of a few friends of the bride and groom Mr and Mrs Smith will reside in ranklin HOBBINS HEADS ANACONDA' New York April Cor nelius Kelley ended a 22 year term as president of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co today by re linquishing the office to James Hobbins who had been executive vice president Kelley was elected chairman of the board a position which had remained unfilled since the death of John Ryan in 1933 Robert Dwyer vice president and treasurer was elected executive vice president succeeding Bobbins New York Stock Market 5 Reported by Abbott Proctor Paine Simple Woy to Judge URNITURE VALUES Bld I Akrd 280 2803 25 2 003 25 200 275 Whether you are now or later shopping for new furniture these three suggestions ill be helpful 1st Consult experienced buy ers 2nd make a note of suggestions when comparing qualities 3rd now match qualities against prices We'll gladly help yoa Many' unusually beautiful new pieces at this store I JAE URNITURE GO LARGEST GROUP INDEPENDENTLY OWNED URNITURE STORES 189 191 193 193197199 WASHINGTON ST SUOLK VA Stores at Suffolk Smithfield Newport News Portsmouth ranklin and Roanoke Rapids N'C SHOP THE STORE NEAREST YOVL 99' 10044 foi'S 87 47 15 8 7 7 99 LorigrHidden Money Uncovered By Circus New Yerk April 30 The Ri gl 1 Brothers Barnum Bailey circus ends Its most success ful New York season since 1926 to day with evidence that? some long hidden money came out of hiding Six old style large dollar bills showed up in receipts said Press Chief Roland Butler He added that the big show had played to approximately 680000 people since its opening April 5 30 per cent better than last year The circus opens in Boston Thursday Japanese Troop Train Is Blown Up By Mine Hongkong April VP) The Chinese central news agency re ported today that a Japanese troop train struck a Chinese mine on the Peiping Hankow railway April 24 causing 300 casualties The train was blown up the agency said 14 miles northeast of Yuchow in North Hunan province The locomotive and eight coaches were said to have been wrecked Next SAL Ry? Move Near Court News EDERAL DISTRICT COURT Judge Juther Way Bankrupts Lindon Vann 3019 Elm ave nue filed a petition ot voluntary bank ruptcy listinff liabilltle at J465 assets at $150 and exemptions at $150 Bagby attorney for petitioner Cedric Sawyer electrician 3010 Madison avenue Newport News tiled a petition of voluntary bankruptcy hstinir liabilities at $1828 assets at $415 and cAcmpuuii ai jiiou uranic ford attorney for petitioner CIRCUIT COURT Judge Allan Henckel Chanrcrv Bull a Herman Hawkins vs Edith Hawkins Eugene Dizca attorney lor plaintiff Lena Smith vs Arthur Smith Eu rene Diggs attorney for plaintiff Thelma Maynard vs Carl Maynard red Bichter attorney for plaintiff lawsuit iled Julia Orphanoudakis vs Mary Canias and Grace Harltini ottrnarakis: notice of motion for judgment to collect $20000 Green attorney for plaintiff Verdict Alfred Tt TTnfcn a VIro tnt JL Power Co jury sworn verdict and judg ment for defendant in suit for $10000 personal injury claim Louis ine at torney for plaintiff and Venable Miller PliUnAi anrl PflPAn eHAenan fendant rank Cato administrator of the es tate of rances Regina Cato deceased Virginia Electric Power Co: notice of motion for judgment for $10000 for death of rances Regina Cato result 1 ing from traffic accident Breeden A Hoif man attorneys' tor plaintiff COURT 0LAW AND CHANCERY Judge Shackleford Verdict 1 17 Stant vs Oscar Wergley ver diet for plaintiff to collect $70 for alleged damages to automobile motion for new 1 trial continued Rixey Blxey attor neys for plaintiff Carlton Hudson attorney for defendant Motion Dewey Slayton vs John Hess mo tion for judgment to collect $10000 for injuries allegedly received in automobile accident Gordon Campbell attorney for plaintiff Case Dismissed Penelope Jacox vs Eichelberger enotion for Judgment to collect damages of $1000 dismissed agreed Henry Lankford attorney for plaintiff Taxe weli Taylor Jr attorney for defendant CORPORATION COURT No? 2 Judge Jame itf Cootie Case plfuniRBed Isaac Rubin charged with violating See tion 4682 ot state code pertaining to pos session of horse race gambling parapher naha dismissed on motion of eburt after testimony reveal defendant ha4 been acquitted of charge in police Court 4 Local Quotations On Stocks Bonds urnished by Investment Corp of Norfolk ii 1 1 1 i Norfolk Water 5s Norfolk Port Term fisi'1952 Norf long term obligations Norf short term obligation Ports long term obligations Portsmouth Water 5 1948 Norf Co long term tiasia Quo'ations on all 3 Treasury OL and ed Mtg Corp bond furnished on reqnest' t'tlhty 6wnritle Va El Pow co pfd Appalach El pow Co $8 pfd Appalach El Pow Co $7 pid JI Lrellaneou Securities me A Brownley Really Corn 5 pfd Thesp'ks Camp Corp pf vanp corp Mtge 4WV1947 Life Ins Co of Va Pender Gro Co i fal Pender Gro Co? (b BiverMde Dan River Cotton' Mills common 2olunihim peanut Co Nor folk Va Class com peanut Co Nor folk Va ornmon Camp Mfg Co 6 pfd Bank Stock xa'inrn Hana $100 Par tppMirrj I'litaens National Bank $25 par Southern Bank ot Norfolk i $10 oar irst a Merchant Bank Richmond Va! DR HOOVER DIES Elizabeth April 30 Dr Malden Hoover 63 a former medical missionary to Turkey and a member of the army sur glcal staff during the World War died at his home yesterday Norfolk Markets Reported by MltehsU A it 111 J2 Itl 41 09 01 Slock Market Trend Is Up Mild Support Appearsun Sluggish Trading New jYorkT April' SO HA MUd support was accorded' leading 7 stocks in market A few motors utilities and aircrafts managed to exhibit small fractional advances near mid day after early hesitancy jUnus signs were well distributed how 'ever and dealings sluggish Among resistant Issues were S' Steel Chrysler General wMotors (Briggs 'Mfg Douglas 'craft Standard Oil J7 Mer chants Miners Transport Ana conda' Consolidated Edison and American Telephone LacKing progressive inclinations Were Santa e' Southern Paciic Eastman Kodak1 United Aircraft Glenn Martin Kennecott and Mont gomery Ward Bonds commodities and foreign securities markets' were uneven Conflicting war shlfts Im Norway continued to act as a speculative re straint brokers said! At the same business prospects at home apparently were sufficiently hope ful in spots to keep selling at a minimum 3 Market foundL'little to cheer about in the statement of re (porting ederal Reserve member banks in 101 cities disclosing that in the week ended April 24 com te mercial agricultural and industrial loans dropped $11000009' Heavy purchases in this countrj'mo! iro nand steel scrap by the Brit ish received the attention of ob servers in the metal" field Ship tinenis oi scrap io nmgiana ciuring March totaled 73937 ton3 or more than double the January volume Activity in the commodity was said io nave contmuea at a nigh rate during April Precision Products Inc York 'April (IP) An agreement by the respective boards of directors to consolidate United Aircraft Products Company of Day ton Ohio and Aircraft Precision Product Inc of Los Angeles wps announced today The former will acquire the latter by an exchange of shares in order to forin one ft the largest aircraft supply units the United States The announced plan is for United Aircraft Products to issue a'ddl tlonal common stock each share of which can be exchanged for three share of Aircraft Precision Harry Bill president of United Aircraft Products will be chief executive officer He said the present backlog of orders of the two companies is about $2000000 and that the manufacturing of fuel systems landing gear struts hy draulic equipment and other prod ucts would be continued in the present Dayton and Los Angeles factories Chicago Livestock Ch icagq A i 1 (ff) Hog prices tipped sharply downward today on the strength of plentiful supplies Steers were steady to 25 cents lower and fat lambs were strong Hog receipts in the open market were head too many find a ready sale The top was $630 'but paid sparingly Most sales ranged from 15 to 25 cents lower with the latter decline noted oftenest (U Dept Salable hogs 18000 total 26500 general market 15 to mostly 25 lower than Mon average top 630 sparingly bulk goorl and choice 180 270 lbs 600 25 most 270 360 lb butchers 575 600 good 400 550 lb packing sows 490 520 smooth lighter weights 525 50 Salable cattle 7500: salable calves 1500 fed steers and year lings steady to 25 lower steady early on good to choice offerings mostly rather draggy market with all buying interests bearing down on all grades and representative i weights hardly enough cattle here to permit sharp downturns how ever but local and outside de mand narrow largely steer run with medium to strictly good kinds 'predominating mostly light and medium weight steers bulk 1075 early top 1210 some held higher few loads 1075 1 140 one load scal i ng 1244 lbs at 1205 all other classes steady mostl heifers ac tive weighty heifers up to 1015 scanner cows very dull all other cows stgady bulls fully steady and vealers 25 50 higher at 1050 1150 heavy sausage bulls up to Earnings Reports New York April Studc baker Corporation and subsidiaries today reported March quarter net profit of $511503 equal to 23 centsa share compared with $56914 or 2 cents a share! in the correspond ing 1939 quarter Truck Sc teach' Mfg Co showed March quarter net profit of $1023751 equal to 26 cents share on combined class and common stock against $388779 or 4 cents on the combined stock in i the 1939 March quarter Manufac turing activities ares concentrated at Pontiac Calumet Hecla Consolidated Copper Co earned het profit of $141334 or 7 cents a share in the March quarter compared with $30010 or 1 cent in the like' 1939 period Mines are in the West and Michigan 'Cities Service Co 'and "subsidi aries reported net for the 4 'March quarter of $6265613 com 1 pared with revised net income of in the first quarter last year i I lt'e Coal Dumpings Prevailing prices on bunker coal at the Hampton Roads Terminals are approximately $5 Coal dumpings of the Hampton Roads Piers from midnight Sun Suffolk April The trial of George Rabey" white charged with tne murder or James Willis Negro which occupied the entire day yes terday in Nansemond County Cir cuit Court and went over until to day was expected to be finished this'afternoon Judge John Hutton presided at the trial' Rabey was defended by his brother sdea ton Rabey of Nor folk and Hugh Holland of Suf folk and the prosecution was con ducted by Charles Godwin com attorney of the coun ty and Mills Goodwin Jr (The shooting of Willis according to testimony at the trial ocurreo after both' men had been drink ing After his arrest Rabey was sent to Western State Hospital at Marion but was sent back to Nan semond county jail when he was adjudged sane by hospital author ities Will Of Holladay Is Admitted To Probate Suffolk April The will of the late John Copeland Holladay was admitted to probate in Suffolk City Circuit Court today with rank A Holladay and Dr Beverly Holla day as executors of the estate giv ing bond in the sum of $50000 without security The will mentioned the property held by the deceased during his lifetime and which reverts to his three sons John Holladay Jr Dr Holladay and rank Holladay All of the property held in fee simple by the deceased was left to his wife Mrs Jennie Patter son Long Holladay for her lifetime and at her death to the sons of the deceased 'The will'was written in Septem ber 1936 and was witnessed by Sturgeon Verile Evans and Lewis Cohoon Religious Education Campaign Near Goal Suffolk April 30 Workers in the Week Day Religious Education campaign for funds for next year have reported around $960 in the quota 'for 51200 needed to carry on the work and efforts are being made ta secure the additional by Wednesday morninsr when the drive is expected to end vnairman jonn waters ana Co chairman Lawrence have urged ithat all persons who have not contributed to do at once as leaders are anxious to close the Its is hoped the final" re port will be made by Wednesday Persons wishing to contribute to this cause ihave been asked to tele phone' Chairman Waters or Co chairman Lawrence and worker will be sent to receive their sub scription 7 31 Plans or tMay Day efe Are Completed Suffolk April Plans for the May Day exercises to be held at Peanut Park on riday afternoon at byhe John Randolph George Mason and Thomas Jeffer son schools have been completed and will be sponsored by tlie Par ent Teacher Council of this city At a meeting of the council held Monday afternoon in the office nf Supervisor Helen Truitt at the high school Mrs A Nimmo presi dent presided and discussed plans for the races and other contests to be (held by the children of the three schools Mrs Nimmo urged the parents of children of these schools to attend the exercises SUOLK ADVERTIsem*nTS" umishM bedroom for rent next bath na inner maou: closet and steam I heat 433 North Main StM Suffolk Va SUOLK NEWS ft II AVERAGE 60 STOCKS Undermine nazi A rench cannon anchored "in position ahead of the' Maginot ine is one of a type expected' todestroy the deeply buried forts thatback Siegfried line The Russians used similar high angle guns to rock the foits along the i Mannerheim line HI ItomrarawranminnttHII hmmSmi MuiHmsamimiMMi gSHSssmsumauH! (MB CQSe xPecte To Go To Jury Today nc vr I JL I IT 'x" 'S 1 i if A 1 1 WWtiMW i I.

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