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Morning, May 14, 1939 THE PALM BEACH POST-TIMES Page Twenty-nine BELLE GLADE MRS. RUTH FITZGERALD BELLE GLADE--A penny party will be given at the Methodist Church tonight at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will go to the initiate fund. A meeting will be held at 8:30 o'clock at the Alspaugh apartment with Ida Howington acting as hostess. Henry Rabe will leave today for New York to attend the World's Fair for a few days.

Afterwards he will sail for to spend the summer in Germany. Word has been received from Miami of the marriage of Elwin Troutman and Euncile Bradshaw, former residents of Belle Glade. Miss Doris Phelps of Tallahassee will spend the weekend in Belle Glade visiting Mr. and Mrs. Allen Greer.

Miss Phelps will leave the early part of next week on a motor trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 100 people attended a chop suey dinner Thursday night given by the choir of the community church. The proceeds, of the dinner will be applied the purchase piano. The Pahokee and Belle Glade Thursday Bridge Club met for luncheon at Cypress Lodge, members and guests playing bridge in the afternoon. Mrs.

Thad Whidden made high score, and Mrs. W. Vann, second. Others present were Mrs. George Williams, Mrs.

Jack Kessee, Robert Creech, Mrs. O. G. McWater, Mrs. Addie Wilder and Mrs.

Frances Formey. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Beckenbach entertained the Lions Club bridge tournament their home Thursat, B. Granger and Luther engiones won high north and south scores, and J. W. Wilson and Thomas Bregger, east and west. Mrs.

Thomas Bregger gave a luncheon at her home Thursday for the officers of the PTA and county council officers from West Palm Beach. The guests were Mrs. T. P. Riggs, past president, and Mrs.

H. M. Baker, secretary, from West Palm Beach, and Mrs. E. E.

King, Mrs. F. R. Steven and Mrs. John Wilson, of Belle Glade.

The Rotary Club had as, guests W. D. Brunson West Friday, Beach and Rotarians V. C. Denton, E.

G. Kilpatrick, Thurman Knight and Bert Lapp of Pahokee. Mr. and Mrs. E.

A. McCabe have returned to their home in New York for the summer, Mr. McCabe represented the Atlantic Commission Company in this section during the current vegetable season. Howard Anderson of Coral Gables is spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Hart. Miss Helen Stotenberg who will graduate from Stetson University in June is spending the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs.

H. A. Stotenberg. Mrs. Winfield Mosley and son of Tavares are making an extended visit with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Hooker. The Friday Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. Lee Hayman for covered dish luncheon and three 1. tables of bridge in the afternoon, Mrs.

Sidney Smith won high score; Mrs. R. Y. Creech second, and Mrs. W.

P. Hill third. Others preswere Mrs. Charles Maypard, Mrs. George Williams, Miss Cathrine Smith, Mrs.

P. C. Keesee, Mrs. E. E.

King, Mrs. H. J. Stein, Mrs. Hubert Tillery and Mrs.

Harold Ellsberry. The Woman's Sunday School Class gave a buffet supper and stork shower for Mrs. Phil Clark at the home of Mrs. I. E.

Hamilton Friday night. After the supper a contest was held, Mrs. J. R. Neller winning the prize.

Others New York World's Fair and Cruise to Bermuda 13 Day All Expense 90 .55 No meals except on cruise from West Plus Palm Beach Tax By Greyhound Bus to New York 4 Nights. with bath, admission to Fair, full sightseeing program while in New York. 4-Day Cruise to Bermuda 0n1 the popular cruise liner Acadia. 10 (Except Days Meals) All-Expense $70-05 8 Days in New York Travel Bureau First National Bank in Palm Beach Phone 3619 For Complete ON. IDE Information AIR CONDITIONED JACKSONVILLE'S LARGEST and FINEST HOTEL 300 Rooms The 300 Baths ROOSEVELT Connected FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE Directly Charlie Manager Conveniently located in the downtown business, shopping and theater district.

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Drive your automobile into the Hotel Roosevelt Garage, which is directly connected with our Lobby. All Outside Rooms No Court Tub and Shower Circulating lee Water $700 In Every Room UP A Robert R. Meyer Hotel JUPITER (Continued from Preceding Page) enth and eighth grades Wednesday and on Friday the seventh and eighth grades defeated the fifth and sixth grades by a score of 15 to 10. A special Mother's Day service will be held at the Congregational Sunday School this morning. A Mother's Day service will be observed at the church at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Miss Elizabeth Haskins is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Pennock. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Aicher, and Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Lanier motored to Vero Beach Thursday. The waist party which was given by the Juniors was a big success.

Games were played during the evening, after which refreshments were served. Harry Miller who is in the publishing business at Columbus, Ohio, recently purchased a lot adjoining the home of Herbert A. Pennock. He plans to build a residence on the property later. Edward Williams of New York, and Carl Thompson of Maine, will be weekend guests of Mr.

and Mrs. John B. Henning. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Seabrook, and sons Franklin and Clifford spent Saturday in Miami. Mrs. Dan Ryan, chairman of the Junior Woman's Club Milk Fund for Underprivileged Children reports good progress in the collection of money. Those having already donated are: Mrs. Fred Turner, Dr.

and Mrs. A. J. Hodgson, Bowers Brothers, Jupiter Food Store, Oglesby Chesser, Mr. and Mrs.

L. V. Minear, Mr. and Mrs. George Snyder, Mr.

and Mrs. WilL. A. Metzgar, Mr. and Mrs.

J. O. liam Tie Bogardus, Mr. and Mrs. Bradeen, Mr.

and Mrs. Lige Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Amos E. Bassett, Mr.

and Mrs. George Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. William Sands, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Seabrook, the personnel of the Radio Station, Shuey's Inn, DuBois Park, Albertson's Station, Mr. Mrs. Harry P. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.

H. J. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Damon, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Holmes, Mrs. Alice Penock and the Pennock Plantation.

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Malcomb and daughters of Miami are spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

Neil DuBois. RIVIERA By JULIET CHEVALIER. -Mr. 'and Mrs. Kenneth Nix will arrive Thursday from Rochester, N.

where they spent the winter. Mrs. William C. Tedder is ill with influenza at her home on Third Avenue. Eric Young and Gernt Wilson have returned from a cruise to Nassau aboard the Lady Lillian.

Chief of Police Dan Lewark of Riviera, and wife, moved Wednesdey to the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zill on the Federal Highway. Mrs. Anna Ross, sixth grade teacher, gave a Mother's Day party Friday.

Those present were: Mrs. Mammie Moore, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. George W. Moree, Mrs.

Emma Cartwright, Mrs. E. Woodall, Mrs. Freddie Fox, Mrs. Frank Knowles, Mrs.

Lee Wells, Mrs. Hattie Moree, Mrs. Charles Darville, Mrs. Alice Sands, Mrs. Winfred Symonette, Mrs.

Marion Bullard, Mrs. Lewis Sells, Mrs. Estelle Earnest, and the boys and girls of the sixth grade. Refreshments were served. Vincent Bullard and Adrian Georffrain left Thursday for New York where they will spend the summer.

Registered at Star Camp are Mr. Arthur Harris, Milford, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Rogers, Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Luthur Waterman, Eugene, and Mr. and Mrs. C.

Marsden, Jacksonville, Fla. scout leader, Richard George; assistant leader, Reuben Reid. The Greenacres Home Demonstration will meet at the schoolhouse Wednesday afternoon Club, at 2:30 o'clock. A rummage sale was held in West Palm Beach Saturday mornaling for the Community Woman's Church. Council of Mr.

and Mrs. H. E. Frazier of California, who have been living in Lake Worth, are now making their home at the J. S.

Camp. Carlton Adams has gone for a visit to Tampa and Mayo. He pects to be away for two weeks. CONDITION OF FORMER GOVERNOR SERIOUS NEW ORLEANS, May -The condition of former Gov. John M.

Parker, vice-presidential running mate with Theodore Roosevelt on a Progressive ticket in 1916, was reported grave today with relatives doubtful he could live over the weekend. Parker, intimate friend of the late President Roosevelt, has been ill at his home in Pass Christian, for several months. He was 76 years old on March 16. He has been receiving forced nourishment for several weeks. CRASH KILLS ONE, INJURES ANOTHER JACKSONVILLE, May -One man was killed and another seriously injured today when their automobile crashed into a light pole.

The dead man was listed as Grover C. Parker of Jacksonville. Harley Rozier, also of Jacksonville, was taken to a hospital, where his condition was described as critical. CHARGES DROPPED WASHINGTON, May The Commodity Exchange Administration announced today it had dropped, as unjustified, charges of alleged violation of the Commodity Exchange act filed last March against Alexander Eisemann and Company, New York grain traders. MARTIN COUNTY NEWS By EMMA TAYLOR ASHLEY News 73M Stuart Phones Circulation 73M GROUPS CONSIDER FIRE CONTROL PLANS.

STUART -Edward Mapp, named as Martin County Fire representative in the Everglades Board, and the agriculture committee are making plans for fire protection throughout the county The committee, composed of Theodore Dehon, chairman, Paul Hoenshel, Hobbs, Jim Kennedy, Louie Wieman, C. W. Long, Roger Spicer, and Evans Crary, has the cooperation of the Rotarians, the Kiwanians and the county commission. In a recent talk before the Rotary Club, B. F.

Harris, district forester from Lakeland, mentioned several plans that could be adopted. He said the county commission could request cooperation from the State Board of Forestry and levy an acreage levy of not over three cents an acre. If approved at the polls the State would contribute an equal amount. With the maximum levy, the county could count on approximately $24,000 for fire protection, he said. This propos ion would have to be voted on favorably before the State would extend help, Mr.

Harris pointed out. Protective measures would include the erection of observation towers and the use of fire trucks with of 120 gallons. Each 'yeapathe service could be built up that much stronger, said the district forester. Stuart Calendar MONDAY PEO Sisterhood meets at the home of Mrs. Jolly Bozone, 8 p.

m. Troop 2. Girl Scouts, meets at the home of Mrs. Clyde Atkins, 3:45 p. m.

Plano recital by the pupils of Mrs. L. L. Maser in the Stuart Hotel, 8 p. m.

Royal Palm Rebekah, Lodge meets In the Woodman p. m. St. Mary's Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church meets in the Parish House, 3 p. m.

Troop 2, Boy Scouts, meets in the Jensen Town Hall, 7:30 p. m. TUESDAY Baptist Missionary Society meets In the Church, 3 p. m. Methodist Missionary Society meets In the Church, 3 p.

m. Odd Fellows meet in the Woodman Hall, 8 p. m. School Band practice in the Log Cabin, 7 p. m.

WEDNESDAY A Arthur Sub Debs Dehon, meet 4 p. at m. the home of Mrs. Rotary Club meets for luncheon at the Lighthouse, 12:15 p. m.

Troop 1, Boy Scouts, meets in the Log Cabin, 7:30 p. Methodist Choir practice in the Church, 8:15 p. m. St. Lucie River Yacht Club meets at 8 p.

m. Palm City Church Aid meets at 2:30 p. m. Baptist Choir practice in the Church, 7:45 p. m.

Co-Ed Dance in the Log Cabin, 8 p. m. Troop 1, Girl Scouts, meets in the Log Cabin, 3:15 p. m. Troop 3, Boy Scouts, meets in the Methodist Church, 7:30 p.

m. Acacla Lodge meets in the Woodman Hall, 7:30 p. m. FRIDAY Kiwanis Club meets for luncheon at the St. Lucie Hotel, 12:10 p.

m. Carpenters Union meets in the Courthouse, 7:30 p. m. American Legion Auxiliary meets in the Log Cabin, 8 p. m.

School Band practice In the Log Cabin, 12:30 p. m. STUART NOTES STUART- -Miss Florence Boggess returned home Saturday after spending several weeks in Miami visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lucille Rice. Harold Spicer spent the weekend in Stuart to take part in the wedding of his brother, George Spicer.

Miss Carmen Clyma leaves Sunday after spending a few days in the city visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. McCrocklin, are spending the weekend on the West Coast as the guests of Mr. McCrocklin's father, Mr.

and Mrs. George Spicer left Saturday morning on a brief honeymoon in the northern part of the State. Mrs. Arthur Dehon entertained last week with a Thimble-Tea in honor of her grandmother, Mrs. Betty Knowlton.

The tea was given in the new Dehon home in St. Lucie Estates. Present were, Mrs. Charles Eliott, Mrs. 0.

C. Bennett, Mrs. Harry Lyons, Mrs. Walter Kitching, Mrs. Theodore Dehon, Mrs.

W. R. Moses, Miss Cornelia Adams, Miss Julia Dehon, Mrs. Charles Arbogast, Mrs. Colburn of Fort Pierce, Mrs.

Charles Morgan, Mrs. Knowlton and Mrs. Dehon. Senator A. O.

Kanner will leave for Tallahassee where he is attending the session of the Legislature. He was called home due to the illness of Judge E. J. Smith, Jr. Francis Warren of West Palm Beach is spending the weekend in Stuart visiting friends.

Mr. and Mrs. James Pegram and small daughter, Martha Roy, of West Palm Beach were in Stuart Friday night to attend the SmithSpicer wedding. Martha Roy was flower girl for the bride. Mrs.

Richard Pierce is spending the weekend in New Smyrna visiting her mother. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Reardon, and small son, James III, leave Monday for Lake Pleasant, N.

where they will make preparations for the opening of Hamilton Inn June 23. Deaths And Funerals Frank J. Kozelka STUART--Frank J. Koselka died suddenly at his home in Halipatokee Park Friday night. Death was caused by a heart attack.

Funeral services were held at 7:30 o'clock last night at the John's Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. W. H. Jones officiating. The body, accompanied his wife, was taken North at midnight Saturday, for burial.

Markets At A Glance NEW YORK, May 13. (P)- Stocks steady; list selectively higher. Bonds narrow; some rails in demand. Curb uneven; handful of utilities bought. Foreign exchange steady; sterling, franc back.

Cotton firm; Bombay and trade support. Sugan uneven; scattered liquidat ation. Coffee lower; trade offerings. CHICAGO: Wheat closed 1 up on favorable crop and warm weather reports. Corn closed lower to up in light trade.

Cattle weak. Hogs quotable steady. STATE PRODUCE bushel hampers, Peppers, bushel hampers, according to size and quality, Potatoes, Maine, 100-pound sacks, Cobblers, U. S. 1s, Florida, bushel hampers, Bliss, No.

1 size, best, Rutabagas, dozen bunches, 40-50c. Spinach, southern, bushel hampers, various types, 60-75c. Squash, southern, bushel hampers, 40-75c. yellow Sweet crooks, ordinary southern, to potatoes, pounds, ordinary to good, 1.60; bushel, kiln-dried, Tomatoes, Florida, crates, 50-55 pounds, loose pack, ordinary to good, 3.25. Turnips, dozen bunches, ordinary to good, 40-60c.

JACKSONVILLE, May 13. (AP)Produce quotations: Fruits: Supply moderate, demand slow, market about steady. Bananas, pound, Cantaloupes, standard crates, medium sizes, $3.50. Mangoes, bushel, common varieties, few $1.75. Oranges, standard boxes, No.

2s, medium to small, halfbox sacks, No. 3s (loctral trade), 65- 80c. Grapefruit, standard boxes, combination, half-box sacks, No. 3s (local trade) 50-55c. Limes, Texas, crates, Mexican type, $4.75.

Straw36-pint crates, ordinary to fair, Vegetables: Supply liberal, demand slow, market generally weak. Beans, bushel hampers, Kentucky wonders, Black Valentines, 50-70c; tender greens, round stringless, 40-60c; butter, limas, Beets, dozen bunches, 40-50c. Cabbage, southern, per fresh green, 75-85c. Carrots, dozen bunches, 40c. Celery, crates, fair to good, Collards, southern, dozen bunches, 40-45c.

Corn, green, per dozen, 25-28c. Cucumbers, southern, bushel, fair to fancy, Eggplant, bushel, ordinary to good, Mustard, dozen bunches, 50c. Okra, bushel hampers, large to small, fancy Peas, field, NEW YORK BONDS TREASURY BONDS 47-52 121.15 43-45 110.18 44-46 111.9 38 51-55 111.14 HOME OWNERS LOAN 39-49 101.21 CORPORATION BONDS Am For 5s 2030 59 AT 45 95 cvt 60 Erie rf 5s 75 Interb Tr rig 5s 66 63 rf 5s 2013 cvt 6s 48 Sou Ry gen 4s 56 48 FOREIGN BONDS Brazil 27-57 Canada 4s 60 Ger Govt 7s 49 Italy 7s 1951 Poland 8s 50 45 NEW YORK CURB High Low Close Am Cyan 23 23 Am El Ark Nat Gas A As A Can Marc Wire 1 1 Catalin Am 3 00 3 Cities Service Creole Pete El Bond Sh 8 8 Glen Alden Gulf Oil Pa 33 33 33 Humble Oil 56 56 56 Int Pete Lone Star Gas Nat Fuel Gas Niag Hud Pow Pantepec Oil Pennroad St Regis Paper Std Oil of Ky 18 18 GRAIN LETTER CHICAGO, May of more crop deterioration in the domestic Southwest and indications of warmer weather and very little rain during the coming week boosted wheat prices cent a bushel today. The close was to up. New crop contracts, July and September, rose to 75 and respectively, and cent within season highs scored Thursday, May wheat, after opening off, soared to up over the previous close.

Other markets shared in the advance. Kansas City closed up, Minneapolis up and Winnipeg to a cent higher. Wheat here closed up, May July September corn off to up, July September oats off to up, July soy beans off to up, July rye up, July lard unchanged to 5 cents up. DOW-JONES AVERAGES NEW YORK, May -Range of Dow-Jones stock averages: High Low Close 30 industrials 132.78 132.21 132.40 20 rails 27.36 27.28 27.32 15 utilities 23.25 23.19 23.23 Transactions in stocks used in averages: Industrials, rails, utilities, 8,900. NOTICE The regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Palm Beach Mercantile Company will be held in the office of the Company on Monday, May 22nd, 1939, at 2:00 P.

M. for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may come before the meeting. C. H. BARNETT, Secretary.

EUROPE Italian Line French Line Anchor Line Gdynia Line Furness Line Red Star Line Bernstein Line Canadian Pacific United States Lines North German Lloyd Swedish America Line Holland-America Line Cunard White Star Ltd. Hamburg-America Line Norwegian America Line CONTRACT TICKETS issued in our office at actual tariff rates. No service charge. For reservations call in person, write or TELEPHONE 5181. Palm Beach Travel Service MISS A.

M. OLSEN. MANAGER ONLY LOCAL AGENCY For all Trans-Atlantic Lines 415 Hibiscus Ave. at Worth Ave. Open All Year NEW WHAT YORK STOCKS STOCKS Declines 283 Advances 42 Fri.

Unchanged 69 Total issues 459 594 Sales in 100s High Low Close Rad St 10 12 12 Am Tel Tel 6 24 Anaconda 18 243 24 SF Aviation Corp Balt Ohio Bendix Aviat 22 22 Borden Co Borg-Warner 24 Bridgeport Brass 10 10 10 Bucyrus-Erie 8 8 8 Celanese Corp Ches Ohio Chrysler Corp 33 Colum El Coml Solvents Comwith South Cons Edison 15 31 Consol Oil 15 Cont Motors Coty Inc Curtiss-Wright Deere Co 14 Del Hudson 17 17 Dome Mines 32 32 32 Douglas Aircraft DuPont-DeN 3 Eastman Kodak 6 159 158 158 El Auto Lite 10 29 Gen Elec 19 Gen Foods 12 44 44 44 Gen Motors 27 43 Gillette Sat Goodrich (BF) 15 17 Goodyear Graham-Paige Mot Gt Nor Ry pt Greyhound Corp 22 Ill Central 02 Int Hydro-Elec 03 5 5 5 Int Pap Pow pf Int Tel Tel 13 Johns-Manville 3 71 71 Kennecott Cop 16 Kresge. (SS) Kroger Grocery Ligg My 104 Lone Star Cem 46 Marine Midland pi 5 5 Nat Biscuit 86 Nat Lead Newport Indust NY Central RR No Am Aviation North Am Co Northern Pac Oliver Farm Equip 20 Omnibus Corp Owens-Ill Glass Packard Motor Param Pictures 9 Park Utah Min Penn RR 18 18 Phelps Dodge 32 31 Philip Morris 88 88 Pullman A Pure Oil 8 Radio Corp Am 16 Rem-Rand Reo Motor Repub Steel 13 Reyn Tob 3 Richfield Oil 5 Safeway Stores 19 Seaboard A Line Sears-Roebuck 72 Southern Pacific 13 13 13 Southern Ry 15 15 Sparks With 2 2 Sperry Corp 00 it Std Brands 00 on Std Oil Ind 25 25 Std Oil NJ 00 Stone Webster Studebaker Corp Sunshine Superior Oil Swift Co 18 18 Texas Corp A Thomp-Starr Tri-Cont Corp Union Carbide 74 74 United Aircraft United Corp United Gas Imp US Rubber 38 US Steel 24 Warner Bros Pict 6 Warren Fdy 27 27 27 West Union 'Tel Westingh Air Br West El Mig 9 9 9 White Motor Wilson Co Wiwth (FW) (2.40)17 Yel Tr Coach 3 Youngst Sh 3 Total today, May 13, 159,140. LIVESTOCK JACKSONVILLE, May 13 -Hogs, receipts light. Market steady. Mediums, 5.85-6.25, lights 5.35-5.75, light lights 5.20-5.75, heavy pigs 4.50-5.75, light pigs 4.00-5.75, sows and roughs 2.50-5.25, heavies 5.35-5.75.

Cattle: Receipts light. Market steady. Steers fair 5.50-6.00, plain 4.75-5.25, common 4.00-4.50. Cows good 5.25- 5.75, fair 4.50-5.00, plain 4.00-4.25, common 3.25-3.75, canners 2.50-3.00. Calves, good 5.25-6.00, fair 4.50-5.00, plain 3.75-4.25, common 3.00-3.50.

MILD RALLY PUTS STOCKS ON RISE present were Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Charles Maynard, Mrs. Joe Freedlund, Mrs.

R. R. Teller, Mrs. I. W.

West, Walter Hooker, Mrs. J. A. Jameson, Mrs. F.

R. Stevens, Mrs. Lou Betzner, Mrs. Phil Clark, Mrs. R.

L. Bass and Mrs. Ralph Kidder. WEST GATE By SUSIE M. BROWN WEST GATE Mrs.

R. C. Garner and Mrs. E. C.

Redwine entertained Wednesday afternoon at a surprise farewell shower in compliment to Mrs. W. O. Barden at the home of Mrs. Redwine on Loxahatchee Drive.

Mrs. Barden leave soon for the North. Mrs. Lillian Register presented the honoree with a blue transparent umbrella in which other gifts were placed. An ice course was served by Mrs.

Redwine and Mrs. Garner. Present were Mrs. Lillian Register, Mrs. G.

H. Hall, Mrs. M. E. Burnup, Mrs.

R. L. Watson, Roy Elder, Mrs. J. A.

Hawse, Mrs. E. Williamson, Mrs. L. W.

Weeks, Mrs. Reba Hawse, Mrs. W. O. Barden, Mrs.

R. C. Garner and Mrs. E. C.

Redwine. Marian Bryan left Tuesday for a vacation with relatives at Savannah, and Brooker Brunswick, is Ga. convalescing at his home from a recent illness. The revival conducted at the Salvation Army Community Center during the last two weeks by Evangelist Steve Cloud ended Thursday night. The children's hour, held every afternoon during the revival, also ended Thursday afternoon at the Community Center, with the children playing, games in the yad.

Howell Watkins, principal of Central Senior High School, spoke to members of the West Gate Junior High graduating class Friday morning, pointing out to them suitable studies for entering high school next year. Miss Ruth Tucker and her fifth grade girls were taken to the Lake Worth Casino for a beach party Thursday afternoon. Mrs. A. T.

Mumm, C. D. West and Mrs. J. R.

Moon furnished transportation. Cake and ice cream were served late in the afternoon. Miss Tucker's class of boys went to the Lake Worth Casino pool Friday afternoon. Refreshments were served to them late in the afternoon. The annual pre-school clinic for children who will enter West Gate school in the fall was held at the school Thursday morning.

Dr. L. H. Dame, from the State Board of Health, was examining physician, with Miss Lou Willa Honaker, Red Cross nurse, assisting. Members of the West Gate Parent-Teacher association assisted.

Townsend. Club 5 met Thursday night school auditorium. A large number st attended from Club 3. Eva Lowe's band will play at next Thursday night's meeting. A picnic supper will be served at 6:30 p.

m. Members of the new executive board of the West Gate ParentTeacher Association met Wednesday at the school with the president, Mrs. Thomas B. Wright, for the selection of committee men. GREENACRES (Continued from Preceding Page) at the church this morning, beginning at 9:45 o'clock.

Recitations and musical selections are planned and the public is invited. Pupils of the second grade were taken on a tour of the Southern Dairies Friday. A basket lunch and picnic was held for the children at Howard Park after the tour. Those furnishing transportation were L. C.

Rose, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. 'Stears and Ralph, French. Mrs. Minnie Shealey has returned to her home on Martin Street, after being away for several weeks.

Horace Croft's boys' class of Free Methodist Church held weiner and marshmallow roast at Lake Osborne Friday. At a meeting of the Greenacres Boy Scouts Friday the following officers were elected: Bobby Allen, senior patrol leader; Richard Johnson, patrol leader; Perry Diamond, patrol leader; A. J. Hilliard, assistant patrol leader; Lee Jones, assistant patrol leader; PAN AMERICAN BUS LINES "The Only Through Line" MIAMI NEW YORK NEW LOW RATES INCREASED SERVICE New Equipment NEW YORK 615 One Way One Way PHILADELPHIA. 15.10 D.

C. 13.40 BOSTON, MASS. 18.65 NEW HAVEN. 17.30 CHARLOTTE, N. C.

10.16 ROANOKE, VA. 11.85 PROVIDENCE 18.65 CHICAGO 18.35 CINCINNATI 14.50 ATLANTIC CITY 16.10 DETROIT 17.95 ATLANTA 8.95 ST. LOUIS 16.65 TRENTON, N. J. 15.65 NEW ORLEANS 12.35 Including Reserved Seat and Free Pillow TERMINAL TICKET OFFICE DAVIS TOURS 213 So.

Olive Ave. West Palm Beach TELEPHONE 7786 Eleven More Days To File Under Act STUART Only eleven more days remain to take advantage of the Murphy act, since May 25 is the last day on which advertisements may be run. Although applications will be Wednesday, May 24, all ownreceived, ers are advised by clerk J. R. Pomeroy to file immediately to avoid rush.

An added staff composed of Mrs. Dorothy Pierce, Ella Buddington, Mrs. Margaret Cockerell and Mrs. Emma Ashley, are helping in the clerk's office. BIG RAMIE PLANTING STARTED IN COUNTY STUART-Between two and three million ramie plants are being set out in the new Greenspau project two miles west of Palm City Farms, on the Martin way.

with the ramie, a big acreage will be planted to veg tables this fall. This ramie experiment is the largest of its kind in the country, according to H. S. Greenspau, owner of 20,000 acres in Martin County. Mrs.

Leach Improves From Operation STUART Mrs. Willaford R. Leach, honorary life president of the Stuart Garden Club, who underwent a major operation last week in the new Martin County Hospital is reported well on the way to recovery. Dr. George A.

Williams, Atlanta, surgeon, performed, the oper-100 ation, and Miss Branch, head of the operating room of the Mason City Hospital, is attending Mrs. Leach. JUDGE SMITH IMPROVES STUART-County Judge E. J. Smith, who has been seriously ill for the past few days in the new Martin County Hospital, is reported to be showing some signs of improvement.

COTTON COTTON NEW ORLEANS, May covering and outside buying bolstered cotton futures here today and closing prices were steady at net gains of 7 to 12 points. Open High Low Close May 8.77 8.77 8.77 8.80"-871 July 8.57 8.63 8.54 8.62 7 Oct. 7.93 8.05 7.93 8.05 X12 Dec. 7.74 7.87 7.74 7.86 X12 Jan. 7.71* 7.83"-85t March 7.80 7.81 7.80 7.80 X11 May (n) 7.67* July (n) 7.66* 7.77*-791 1-Asked.

NEW YORK, May futures advanced in an active market today, responding to foreign buying and trade price fixing together with some speculative and Wall Street support. The market closed 7 to 13 higher. Offerings were light, coming principally from Southern spot dealers. New crop months apparently were strengthened by Senate approval of the agricultural appropriation providing for parity payments and funds for the purchase of surplus commodities. Open High Low Last May 8.44 8.95 9.05 8.93 9.04-05 X12 July 8.52 8.42 8.51-52 7 Oct.

7.83 7.95 7.83 7.94 X11 Dec. 7.62 7.76 7.62 7.75 X13 7.62 7.75 7.61 7.74* X12 March 7.59 7.72 7.59 7.69 X12 Spot nominal; middling 9.51. Nominal. NEW YORK, May 13. (P) The May cotton delivery sold above 9 cents today for the first time since last July, Closing prices were forced up to net gainsof 7 to 13 points when buyers found trouble obtaining contracts.

New crop deliveries took the limelight, in contrast with recent sessions, as buying by foreign interests and trade covering developed. The tight supply set-up was again credited as the main prop in the spot delivery. sales Offerings represented chiefly hedge In distant months, and liquidation southern spot dealers in nearby deliveries. new crop months, according to brokers, appeared based on Senate approval of a measure to provide funds for parity payments and for purchase of surplus commodities. Demand came from all sections of the trade.

Weather reports indicating widespread rains in Eastern and Western portions of the belt were regarded as generally unfavorable. Exports today 875 bales; season 50 far 3,195,779. Port receipts port stocks 2,064,300. POULTRY AND EGGS JACKSONVILLE, May 13. Eggs: Market steady on Florida whites.

Florida, Grade A whites, 27 ounces, per dozen, 25c; 24 ounces, 23c; ounces, 20c; ounces, 17c; shipped Grade A whites, 24 ounces, 20- 22c; shipped all grades, mixed colors, 23-24 ounces (fresh) 17-20c. Live poultry: Fryers, colored or heavy breeds, pound, 22-23c; leghorns or light breeds, pound, 21-23c. Broilers, colored, size, 22-23c; leghorns, same size, pound, 21-23c. Hens, colored or heavy breeds, pounds and up, pound, 19-20c; leghorns or light breeds, pound, 18-19c. Roosters, pound, 12-13c.

CHICAGO, May 13. -Butter, weaker. Creamery, 91 score, 89, 88, other 90 centralized carlots, prices unchanged. Eggs, easy. Storage packed extras firsts 17c; other prices unchanged.

NEW YORK, May 13. (AP)-Eggs, steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy standards 18c, firsts seconds mediums dirties No. 1, average checks storage packed firsts Whites: Resale of premium marks Nearby and midwestern, premium marks exchange specials 20c, exchange standards Resale of nearby heavier mediums Nearby and midwestern, exchange mediums 17c. Pacific coast, jumbo and premiums specials standard mediums Browns: Nearby, extra fancy 20-22c.

Nearby and midwestern, exchange specials exchange standards 18c. Nearby, mediums Duck eggs: Nearby 18-20c. NEW YORK, May 13. (AP) -Butter, easy. Creamery, higher than extra extra (92 score) 24c, firsts (88-91) seconds (84-87) Cheese, firmer.

Prices 'unchanged. NEW YORK, May 13. (AP)-Dressed poultry unsettled. Fresh and frozen prices unchanged. Live poultry, by freight and express, nominal No sales However, List Generally Edges Out Of Week In Minus Direction NEW YORK, May 13.

(P)- Mild rallying inclinations were displayed by some Stock Market departments today, but the list generally edged out of the week without pointing in any particular direction. Developments at home and abroad were without any great stimulating properties and the few traders who appeared in the boardrooms for the two-hour performance shifted positions with notable caution. Small Gains Plentiful Fractional advances were plentiful at the close, as were minor declines, and numerous issues were unchanged. Many stocks failed to appear on the dragging ticker tape." Dealings again were among the smallest for nearly a year, transfers for the short session totalling 159,140 shares, against 176,750 a week ago. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks finished the day unchanged at 45.8, but for the week was up .3 of a point.

Bonds were uneven. Coal Shortage Hurt The markets had to contend throughout the week with the coal shortage situation which menaced the nation's industry and transport. Virtual settlement of the tie-up under Federal pressure brought no appreciable rally in securities, the result apparently having been discounted. Stocks had their best day Tuesday, with the fading European war scare and predictions of the coal mining truce being given the credit. Business news was a handicapping factor, brokers said, along with doubts as to what Congress would do to aid recovery, Stocks In Spotlight NEW YORK, May closing price and net change of the 15 most active stocks today: Bklyn Un Gas 5.200-22¼ up Warren Bros up Chrysler up Gen Motors up Rubber down Comwith Edis 2,400 no change.

Greyhound up Beth Steel up Mont Ward 2,100 up Gen Elec up Safeway Strs 1,900. up Anaconda down Colum El 1,800 down Panhandle no change. BONDS -all issuesSOLD- TRADED Thomas M. Cook Company 30 Years Experience Handling SOUTHERN MUNICIPALS 1418 Harvey Bid West Palm Beach. Fla.

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