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WEDNESDAY MAY 20 1942 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM-MORNING PAGE FIVE 000 0 0 It 0 OM 'Nazi Agent' Provides Gripping Suspense as Well as Several Informative Angles Farm Products Exclusion in RFC Bill Favored Baptists Stale War Position Bids Received on Road Jobs I WEDNESDAY 1 RADIO MMUS Top of the Dial 570 Kilocycles 1 i 3 Nine Improvement Projects to Cost $913533 Awards Have Yet to Be Approved cent of corn was used for livestock feeding and that 75 per cent of the crop was fed on the farm where it was raised so that the sale of Government stocks of corn would mean little He said the wheat sold at the reduced rate could be used for flour or similar purposes at less than a full parity price Monday farm bloc members succeeded in winning a boost of $25- 000000 in cash and $55000000 in increased borrowing authority for the Farm Security Administration to use in making rehabilitation grants and loans 1 7:30 A Bond Newscast I Early morning world news In the personable manner of John Hicks t4151sh 7 06' Ut- A 1 -0 3) A 4 0 "tr cit '414' II- xkloo-NAt z- a 1 4 l's' i Ak) I 44V 'N 4 'TS It'64( '7N 4 ''-1 0 ksq0 4NrS W--- ll 41 11h i'''' et: I 't'4 i if eq 1: L' k' BY IDA BELLE HICKS "Nazi Agent" the Hollywood's midweek picture is an effort to answer in part the ever-increasing demand that the movie industry perform even greater service in the country's war emergency Although this picture was well under way before Lowell Mellett co-ordinator of Government films was a West Coast studio visitor "Nazi Agent" might possibly get his approval since he has been crying aloud for the film producers to abandon some of their frivolous treatments of war stories Short subjects on the war are Mellett's primary concern but he also Is interested in feature-length movies that will have a bearing on public attitude toward the seriousness of world affairs Just how far "Nazi Agent" (a bad title incidentally) will go toward winning the war is a question that can't be settled now While it has the gripping suspense qualities of a grewsome murder mystery it also has some informative angle It is laden with a message 1 of out for saboteurs1 they may be using something as simple as a bookshop or a popcorn stand for a postoff ice Report Calls on Members Not to Sit Idly By and Expect Ready-Made Victory sAN ANTONIO May 19 The Southern Baptist Convention Tesday called upon the President of the United States and the secretaries of war and the navy to eliminate the sale of alcoholic beverages to the armed forces" earacterizing liquor as a "sinister rotality of the Nation" The convention formally stated Its position in the war effort by adopting the report of its Social security Commission prepared by former Governor Pat Neff of Texas upon its people "as a great organization not to sit idly by and expect God to win this war or rebuild our civilization at its triumphant end" The Baptists however balked at accepting a portion of the report which said: "All our religious educational commercial and political gatherings should have now but one program and that program should be win the war and estaEsh peace" On the grounds that it faed to state that the churches also carry on their spiritual Commission Reports I I A Tilt 1 PM EN sr sots owns rot TONI'-rE I 15tttni)aN I LITTL FOXE 7:45 A Suburban Editor The I Ilk Wan la News and gossip from Texas home town newspapers esp ecially designed for defense workers and their families unable to read their home-town papers regularly The fret Fishing Guide offer that is making radio history! I till IE II BD ow-Ella AUSTIN May 19 bids totaling $913533 were received Tuesday by Highway Depaliment engineers on plans for nine improvement projects some of them to facilitate military transportation Contracts can not be awarded until the Highway Commission approves low offers: Low bidders by counties included: Bell grading structures flexible base and asphalt surfacing on military road from Eighth Street in Ki leen to east entrance of Camp Hood Butler Talles 843027 Better grading flexible base and asphaltic concrete pavement on military road along Burr Road from Broadway to Fort Sam Houston and on North Pine Street from Cunningham Avenue to Brahan Boulevard Butler 836915 Dallas 24 miles grading structures and concrete pavement on naval road from Grand Prairie to Naval Station Road Harrison Engineering and Construction Corporation Kansas City Mo 8201482 Wood and Smith 51 miles grading structures and concrete pavement on United States 80 and United States 69 from Mineola to 8 mile east of Van Zandt County line Harrison Eneineering and Construction Corporation 8219872 Bowie construction of Rice Creek Rice Creek relief Anderson Creek and Anderson Creek relief bridges and roadway approaches on United States 67 near Corley Howard Brothers Madison-vile 969765 Bowie 51 miles concrete pavement on Urited States 67 from Bassetts to 1 mile east of SulpLur River no bids received Potter concrete base widening and asnhaltic crncrete pavement on United States 68 to Amarillo 8 mile Jack Vowel Fl Paso 839999 Bee Gonad and Karnes 709 miles seal coat in sections on United States 181 and State 202 29 72 and 80 Er-net Lloyd Fort Worth 971440 Kleberg tAve Oak Nueces and San Patrick) 546 miles of seal coat in sections on Stet! 96 98 Spur and United States 181 elolglazier and Hoff San Antonio $62587 Kinney and Maverick '145 miles aradPig culverts flexible base anti double asphalt surface treatment on State 131 from junction with State 85 to 6 mile rorth of Soofford Chadwich and Schwope San Antonio 81674 4 01 't -kW? VI t4 4 4 -v 4 -70 4L ft LLSIzum kM411 '11rsaanigy-- SA Prelude to a good fist fight is this scene in "The Invaders" which has Raymond Massey (right) in an encounter with a desperate enemy who brings death and destruction to certain sections of Canada Frankly propaganda the film is constructed on the familiar adventure pattern IkI 17? toSkrek'airsaanw-- L1 WASHINGTON May 19 Members of the Senate Banking Committee reported agreement Tuecday to exclude farm products from the commodities which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would be authorized under pending legislation to buy and sell in carrying out the price control program The agreement was reached at a meeting attended by Price Administrator Leon Henderson Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones and represenatives of several other federal agencies Chairman Wagner of the committee said that an amendment to carry out the propose agricultural exemption would be drafted by Wednesday The committee approved the authority as part of legislation increasing the borrowing power of the RFC! by $5000000000 but protests of farm members that it might permit sale of farm products below parity prices resulted in a decision to restudy the measure As originally approved the legislation would have authorized the RFC to buy and sell any commodity at the request of the price administrator and express authority would have been granted to sell at a loss The RFC would also be given authority to make subsidy payments to keep prices down or encourage production Officials said the provision was designed to finance businesses which might be caught in a "squeeze" between rising costs and ceiling prices Meanwhile in the Senate Senator Russell of Georgia floor manager for the annual farm bill urged acceptance of a new compromise proposal' for sales of Government stocks of wheat corn and other grains for 1 livestock feeding Russell again modified a Senate Appropriation Committee proposal for sale of these grains including 125000000 bushels of wheat so that none would be sold at less than 85 per cent of the parity price for corn now about 83 cents a bushel He said he had made every effort I to find a "compromise that would please everybody and every section" He conceded that the proposal reversed in part an earlier separate 1 Senate bill that would have pre- vented sales of any Government stocks at less than a full or 100 per cent parity price Senator McNary of Oregon minority leader interrupted Russell to ask I if the new provision was not in effect a "floor under sales of corn: rye barley or other grains for feed- ing at 85 per cent of corn parity" "That is correct" Russell replied' Russell told the Senate that 90 per i I I i I I 8:15 A Ben Keittes Ben Keittes MICKEY ROONEY Fruit Express Timely menu suggestions by IP Gay Cooke and the Knight of the Kitchen without its pilot learning that six men are left on shore From there on "The Invaders" take death and destruction right up to the borderline of the United States in THE COURTSHIP of bled for parts in the picture and were content with bit parts Like "Saboteur" and "Nazi Agent" the villian plays the title role with the hero's identiy being a composite of several characters who join their forces against a common menace The story told in "The Invaders" sets six members of the U-Boat 37 crew down in Canada The boat and its remaining crew members are destroyed by a Canadian bomber that disappears into the clouds I I CONRAD VEIDT Because the leading character in the film is not one of America's matinee idols and because the glamour girl playing Opposite him hasn't had the customary glamour buildup the picture probably won't be a boxoffice sensation But no star-studded picture ever had a more polished actor for a leading man Conrad Veldt playing a dual role a villian one a gentle stamp the picture's quality high Ann Ayers in her second role isn't a Katharine Cornell but she's on the way However it's Veidt's picture and he takes care of it niceiy from the first train wreck (work of the saboteurs) to the last fading scene where a man sails into the clutches of the enemy typifying the picture's first title "Salute to Courage" Whether it be shown as "House of Spies" 'Salute to Courage" or "Nazi Agent" the picture is a credit to a young director Jules Dassin MGM's latest addition to its directorial staff POSTSCRIPTS Although the road show season is at an end the all-glrl musical show "The Beachcombers" keeps traveling on a hot-weather schedule They'll play the Worth June 27 11:15 A Peacemaker Flour's "Mirandy" ANDY HARDY I I I I Able philosophy by the Ozark It glamour gal With LEWIS STONE EXTRA ORGANLOGUE EWEN HAIL Mission Rally at Baptist Session Features Color Films of Broad Activities 11:45 A TESCCrs Gene Arnold Houston Bombina Raid Practice Successful i I 1 HOLLYWOOD NOW! 30c-40c Till 1 The Man Who Doub le-Croased Hitler! I "NAZE AGENT" I George Gershwin's popular i number "They Can't Take That Away From Me" will be i headlined musically by WilHam Barclay Texas' most 1 popular organist i I 12:00 Noon 1 Magnolia I Newscast Magnolia Newscast HIS OWN IDEAS Twenty-ei ght-year-old Dassin brings to the screen the experience of years in the started out during his high school days Through 'various associations he picked up what he calls "his own touches" but proudest of all are the "touches" he got from Alfred Hitchcock British director of suspense films Tense scenes in "Na7i Agent" indicate that his time with Hitchcock was well spent "Truth will not die but truth dots not have the power within Its elf to rise" the commission reported 'Truths to be potent rust have leaders who are willing fht and if need be die in tP defense" Freedom of convictions are "the price ecs and intangible values for 1 which we fight" the report con-trued calling upon the church to make America and the world conscious of "God's plan for man's welfare On earth" The liquor resolution was brought by Rev Howard Williams pastor of the First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City stating that "the menu1 facture and sale of alcoholic bevi erages to the civilian and armed r' forces of the United States icusly impels the welfare and safety of the United States" and protesting use of grains and sugar in large in the manufacture of liquor The convention referred to a committee a resolution protesting the Government's requirement that some employes work seven days a week action's effect being to kill t'ne proposition Fellowship Meeting Favored A proposed fellowship meeting of Northern and Southern Baptists in Kansas City in 1944 was "looked on with favor'' in a report brought by Rev Dodd of Shreveport "It should be made clear that there is no thought of effecting organic union with anybody in our disposition to regard the fellowship meeting with favor" said Rev Mr Dodd "It would not actually be a joint session in that it would be held on a day between the opening of one convention and the closing of another" The committee was instructed to eontinue to work out plans for the seszion Northern Bantists The convention voted that it had no authority to determine for any governmental agency the status of a Baptist but that this "authority is vested solely in the local churches" The recommendation was brought by a committee to which a proposal that full-time religious workers such I educational and music director who are not ordained ministers be recognized by the denomination as "approved regular ministers of religion" Objections Raised SOMP objected that the original proposal might be interpreted as an attempt to evade the draft for such workers and the further objection was raised that the convention Mid not under established Baptt assume the authority WHITE 303T3LL i OPEN :45 1 CHARLES BOYER i PAULETTE GODDARD In I "Hold Back the Dawn" 1 1 7 HITE THEATER 3033 HEMPHILL OPEN :45 CHARLES BOYER PAULETTE GODDARD in "Hold Back the Dawn" HOUSTON May 19 Ike Ashburn director of Harris County civilian defense said Tuesday he was xvell nleased with the performance of the defense corps during a simulated bombing of the area Monday night The pretended air raid was designed to test the civilian defense sort of final examination after weeks of study on procedure during an emergency Calls came in during the night from defense headquarters of various sectors of the city and county The control center dispatched rescue and repair equipment 'It was good practice" said Ashburn and now we know how much work and how fast that work can be done by the control center and other civilian defense agencies" I I With a OLMA DeHAVILLAND Featuring CONRAD VEIDT ANN AYARS Smith AP A Ls'A Eft Nzrg)977 NOW-FIRST RUN The toughest thing on two feet IKen McClure Texas' pioneer I newscaster will do another popular quarter-hour of news II: 12:15 fit Bewley's Chuck 4 ANOTHER VOICE Columbia Pictures will distribute throughout America a film that is designed to please the ticket-buying movie public and the United Nations leaders who are concerned with keeping up the fighting spirit "The Invaders" the Hollywood's weekend picture had the combined efforts of the United States Canada and Great Britain in its production Men like Leslie Howard Laurence Olivier and Raymond Massey scram "MISSISSIPPI GA 1: LER" Road to Victory Hard Roosevelt Paper Says with KENT TAYLOR FRANCES LANGFORD CLAIRE DODD JOHN LITEL Travel Novelty and Comedy wagon uang 1 to "Wonderful Words of Life" 10 will be featured vocally by Ithe Gang "Farther Along" will be Dwight Butcher's top- notch ditty It's a Lone of the BLUE Net's "Club Mat- 17:45 Livestock Market News Roundup 1 Wagon Gang 5 I takal eibT 17c to TODAY! EW SHOW 6 1 ti owst tio f- ft 4 c)-- 1 1 al 149:0 I -1N rojtecies rolik: ci floos12 A -6-inS lirii itiopolli 1 I I I OTTAWA May 19 Roosevelt declared that "the people of the United Nations can look forward confidently along the hard road to victory" in a message read Tuesday to the opening session of the United Nations air training conference "The hopes of free men and women everywhere the hopes of those who are awaiting liberation in the countries the savage invaders have darkened and despoiled are with the United Nations" the President said Robert A Lovett United States assistant secretary of war for air read the message to the delegates of 14 nations A DYNAMIC THRILLER vested in autonomous individual churches Another resolution offered by Rev Louie Newton of Atlanta associate secretary of the Baptist World Alliance urged the President and Congress "promptly and definitely to defeat any effort to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican or any other reiloious body" as a violation of "cherished principles of religious liberty and complete separation of church and state" The convention voted to meet in Memphis in 1943 and heard a report of the executive committee that receipts for 1941 were $225182261 a gain of $26510534 over 1940 BY JEFF RAY SAN ANTONIO May of missionaries special music arranged by Mexican mission churches and natural color pictures depicting Southern mission work featured the Home Mission Rally of the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonios municipal auditorium Sunday night directed by Dr Lawrence Home Mission 'Board executive secretary of Atlanta Rev Moye of San Antonio superintendent of home mission work in Texas planned the musical features in which choirs of local Mexican Baptist churches joined Climaxing the rally was the showing of pictures which were made and presented by the Home Mission Board secretary of education Rev Joe Burton of Atlanta These scenes showed missionaries at work in fields from Cuba to Arizona and from Illinois to the Rio Grande in activities among Mexicans Indians Spanish French Europeans Cubans and in the mountains Southern Baptists are called on to supply more than 400 chaplains by the close of this year including more than 250 now on duty according to Dr Alfred Carpenter superintendent of camp work for the agency Work of Chaplains The board's work with armed forces he stated is to assist the chaplain "to enlarge his spiritual ministry" Special attention he added has been given to the needs of chaplains in expeditionary forces equipment having been supplied in emergencies for use at the front The denomination's committee on army and navy chaplains indorses Baptist ministers who apply for commissions Dr Carpenter explained but the denomination has no authority over the chaplains' activities other than to give annual indorsement In recent years complications have arisen leading certain South American republics to refuse the admittance of new missionaries from any foreign nation In view of this situation Carver professor of missions in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary offered and the convention adopted the following motion: "That the president of this convention the president of the executive committee and the chairman of the committee on public relations be appointed a special committee to confer with the State Department of our National Government with the purpose of enlisting all proper influence to bring about the free admission of mis sionaries to all the American countries on the same terms on which citizens of our United States are admitted for the conduct of their business and calling in the spirit and on the terms of the "good neighbor policy" it being further provided that these three may if they deem it desirable add two other members to their committee" Church Statlstics "International Lady" GEORGE ILONA BRENT MASSEY gel Iminamm011 BASIL RATHBONE EXTRA! Information Please Information Please Tank 1 Ted Gouldy will report on 1: conditions at the Fort Worth I fp Stockyards 1 11 3:15 It 1 1 0 Matinee Idol 4177:77 77-777771 cttA 7:777 ''''''7---i 1-44: :::1 e'-'-''' i lb 431: -46 martnee laoi 1 i 0 T7'7-L--f -c 11 -4: 1 'I 7'---- 'a 110 make your skin look SOFT as silk And your fact I give your skin complexion On Hampden's powder IdSt" r----: SOFTIE 0' to missions education and benevolence He says this is the largest amount given any year since the great depression The per capita I gifts were $856 He gives 45798508 I as the population of the territory included in this convention Of this number 21148508 are connected with some church 8550000 being and 24650000 are wholy unchurched When one remembers that in the whole world there are only 12500- 000 Baptists he will see that two-thirds of them are in the territory of this convention A Call for Prayar Mayor Quin issued a proclamation last week calling upon the people of this city and community to "devote a moment to silent prayer at noon each day asking God's blessing upon our people and especially upon those who have been called into the armed forces of our country to give their lives if need be for the preservation of our ideals of a democratic government and asking Divine guidance for those charged with responsibility of directing the affairs of our Nation during this emergency" The convention is definitely complying with this suggestion breaking in on any program for this purpose At the last meeting of the Convention a committee was appointed to report on the establishment of a Baptist daily newspaper at Washington The committee's report was adverse saying: "The cost of such a proposal would be excessive in the beginning and a considerable 'subsidy would be necessary to keep such a paper going for a period of years Southern Baptists have no such funds available Wartime priorities and shortages would make it impossible to start on such a program now even if it were wise We are in the midst of a campaign now to support our state denominational papers and it seems to us that all our efforts at present should be directed to building up their circulation and to providing adequate support for the monthly magazines already in existence" Visitors Occupy Pulpits The convention having no session Sunday morning the visiting preachers not only occupied all the Baptist pulpits but some 65 pulpits of other denominations Because Travis Park Methodist Church is just across the street from my hotel and because I like the Methodists I worshiped with them Sunday morning This church in the very heart of San Antonio's business section is one of its old landmarks I suspect that when they bought the lot on which the church stands they paid probably $1000 for it It would now no doubt sell for a half million The music for the convention is under the direction of Sellars and Carnett of the music department of the Baptist Bible Institute One of the most attractive musical features has been a male chorus of 100 voices from the First Baptist Church under the direction of Troy Campbell chorister of the church One wonders how he gets together such a bunch of men who have time and talent for training for such a performance Speaking of singing McKinney at the head of the department of church music of the Sunday School Board is being cordially welcomed back to Texas where he has spent most of his public life The fact of his receiving recently the degree of doctor of music is especially gratifying to his musical co-laborers throughout the country Under the direction of Rev Roland Leavell head of the evangelistic department speakers from the convention have addressed many of the city schools the civic clubs and various industrial institutions besides holding a daily open air meeting addressed by leading preachers on the Alamo Plaza Hale Hamilton 59 Screen Actor Dies LONDON May 19 Vichy radio said Monday night that German authorities in Paris had announced the execution by shooting of five Jews as a reprisal for attacks on German soldiers May 10 LONDON May 19 (113--The Vichy radio said Monday night that Genr: man authorities in Paris had ta flounced the execution by shoo ing of five Jews as a reprisal for at- tacks on German soldiers May 10 01 e- oe Noir 401 I s'llir HOLLYWOOD May 19 Hamilton 59 veteran screen actor and brother of John Hamilton former chairman of the Republican national committee died Tuesday 1gilP aily1 IR 0 Hampden's powderbase is choice of Ini1110111 for it brings smooth radiance to each womans corn plexion Hides tiny lines and blemishes keeps rnak-up looking fresh IR 0 15c in Drug ad Dupl Stores elm 50c 10c BASE 1: isi British Strong in Burma NEW DELHI India May 19 Gen Harold Alexander's British army numbering "many times" 5000 is "intact and still occupying positions on Burmese territory" an official British statement said Tuesday The statement issued in denial of reports that Alexander's army had been withdrawn into India said that wounded and "certain detachments" had crossed the border These detachments it added "are actually just across the boundary in India" The 5000 figure was used because that had been mentioned as the number of "survivors of the Burrrta campaign" withdrawn to India the statement said 5 Paris Jews Executed NOMMElmor 12641 Adel 30e le Childne ammimum COLUMBIA FEATURE NO 2 JO AcZ KA1 BROWN-'4 '7: PA RKwAyA iic 1145 to 1 Startlingly Different Drama! Anne Shirley James Craig Edward Arnold Walter Huston "All That Money Can Buy" Also "America's New Army" in March of Time! NOW! BETTE DAVIS ANN SHERIDAN MONTY WOOLLEY 'The Man Who Came to Dinner VA RI MaYs FIRST DAY 11c Till 1:00 MERLE OBERON Alan Marshall Hans Yaray "LYDIA" It to It le I Meaning that lovely Marion Mann is a favorite songstress of the BLUE Net's Matinee" program She's also featured on the popular morning show 'Breakfast Club" (Advert I LaszticAxtv oitattuiow 7he BLUE RIBBOA lIsTF (Advertisement) Tonite Two Shows "ANDY HARDYS SECRETARY" Micky Rooney Judy Garland Cartoon Comedy PICTURE NOWI Open A A Landslide of Laughs! Pay Kyser Lupe Velez GInny in "Playmates" of Time "America's New Army" Open ev" 4tul Lancaster ROBERT TAYLOR LANA TURNER 04 I 5 Paris Jews Executed i I I 'Lmit- ''-ittit4eisii PA KWAlli FEATURE NO 2 JOH II IL Startlingly iDiciffleir'e4n5t Anne Shirley James Craig 0-4' ri- --1V a ROW EidAArlairTdhAatrnmolodneyVacitearn Huston Heuusyt00n Also "America's New Army" in RP' IN Mao March of Time! 4sirk ----'5 -A a 1 1 14641 41-'- Je- -i'lL 7--- 4: ---474: 4 SECRETARY Adv Ir Tonite Two Shows 1 ANDY HA DVS Iltit12 Agra It Inlik ab iti4 il Micky RooneY 30e WI''' IDE NOW: te is Judy Garland Oi 11 leo 41) Cartoon Comedy 4: 0001 14 clisod ABENTNTsEHDEARVIDIAS -A- MONTY WOOLLEY :1 0 i4'4: lel '''A: 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' 8111 D- PICTURE ic Rat I NAG Starts FRIDAY CI: 'AIL 1 FIRST ()MAY 10 "''445t'' MERLE 01 Bic E' Till 1:00 01 4 400) EON Alan Marshall Hans Yaray il" all Et clivor eit 1 I "LYDIA aiMi'' itt 1444 M' 'iY: 7 IX Open 1 'I :45 A PA TRIO I Meaning that Iovely Marlon -''1'-111---E-'-'EN i NOWI A Landslide of Laughs! Pay sLiump: Velez "Playmates' 15 Mann is a favorite songstress i to ointetelte 11:11117117 Cs slCbleu: Mazist hp li: htu sr he od won Bh er pa ok pf au mil ta CI us rb iA! Te dOlV 141 5( 4 AAmi--erimwasreNhevitet Timmy I 7 1 A 1 AT EWAi en ills tr rairdw 1 i I OBERT T4A4uY1 RLancaeter 412 0 1 NY EA 3iii wil kUrf 66 joHLANNA TURNEG Picture People ER9 Basebel Short 1--1 6 Ishii 1 141 I I I I I npwA ll' Starts Today Open 1145 A II 6 I rd I I 11 I I AM 7he BLUE RIBBOA 1 41 111' 7 STATON OF THE --4 40 11 Ta mh ee tMo a Dn i nWn ehro SOUTHWEST (Advertisement) CO I It 1 I I LI 11 1 i di --kk i Bette Davis Ann Sheridan rtitt UE A iltigLigi 1W' ATITInn WEI 2 CiUTSEUSTAIIIIFOUNDAILON SI 38-52 Yrsold OUTSEUSSALUIFOUNDATION SI Most 11011:113 of "MIDDLE AGE" Igo 38-52 o'll State Workers Exceed Pledges AusTIN May 19 of 84 State departments agencies and institutions purchased $141195 worth of war stamps and bonds in April exceeding their pledges by 857678 and boosting total purchases to $1638699 The report was compiled by State Treasurer Jesse James Rev Alldredge the convention's statistical secretary says that the number of churches during the last year increased to 25603 a net gain of 344 The membership increased to 5238132 a net gain of 13805 He was somewhat disappointed in the fact of a decrease in the number of baptisms the number this year being 209952 a net loss of about 36000 He says that within the past six years Southern Baptists have not only paid off $10000000 indebtedness on their church property they have remodeled 10000 old church buildings built 1322 new church buildings erected 736 new paslors' homes and increased the value of their property by $30- 842401 The total contributions for the year amounted to $44857607 of which $37035267 went for local church work while $7822340 went mien (wl Suffer Distress At This If this period in a woman's life makes You cranky nervous blue at times rater weakness dizziness hot flashes distress of Try Lydia Pinkhvm's Vegetable COnlpOtind especially for famous for helping relieve digress due to this functional disturbance Taken compound helps build up resistance aglitist annoying symptoms due to cause Thousands upon thousands t't women report benefit! Follow label czections Worth trying! For free trial bottle tear this out sncl send with name and address to the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co 433 Cleveland St Lynn mass' Suffer Distress At This Singers to Gather at Waco WACO May 19 tie rationing and similar war discouragements an estimated 8000 Central Texans will assemble in the Methodist auditorium here next Sunday for the third annual singing convention in this part of the State.