The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 24

TWENTY-FOUR THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1948 YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER THE WEATHER fOCAST ACAAE TCLEPHOTO PIVIW ot WIATHIR BUBIAU. DIPT, of COMMERCE fOHCCAST PERIOD ENDING 7 30AM tST (Z Zl 48 Market HIGHEST 10 WAGE PAYERS DAILY OIL GAS NEWS I K. 1 lews SEPTEMBER, 1948 Ngwspapf ard Priodcalt I I LN i "Vf. DECEMBER. 1944 Ucomottvti 1 2 Sipbuildmg Trnpofaion qwprrgn.

5 Tirg ndlfwf Tub DECEMBER, r939 Newipprt and Prio3.eit 2 Brofcgf I 3 M'eKtn Toots 4 lnwf 5 Automobili ARK-LA TESTS TWO HOLES IN MARION AREA NORTH TEXAS AREA LOCALE FOR WILDCATS COTTON New York, Dec. 20 (P). Cotton futures were under light pressure of hedging and liquidation In dull trading ttx'ny. Final prices were 40 to 83 2 I S'turninoirt 4luWn9 6 I Mlt Cquert a I 1 I-s, 3 6P 7 t'otqmcn, Ifow fcictrc LiigM Ppwgf 9 Tf ntporation Equipment 8 Macjirnc Tooli" 9 MaeKine Tool 1Q 1 Brocage Sourc of Og'm! 0t: United Bureau of tabor and i ir -n 1 1 i i i DAILY COTTON TABLE ''iflft i 7:13 -8T I I ILP fotocast" 5 ah csv ifCtS P4T0f COM IMAtOW.l FO TO CHAT Rv L.W. L.

A. W.KiM.R I CLOUDY ND ClOUDT IS Lrv 1 A WACH(B ill 6ICHTS BCSERnO South Dakota. Note the mild arrow at the bottom of the map and air flow arrows. They tell us southerly wmas are setting over the, Great daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John T. Shenet of the Minden road, died at a local hospital Sunday night, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Roe-Neath funeral chapel with the Rev. W.

L. A. A UutNU AFflCTID AREA 'ATTt DID IHOWERS SIEET SNOW SNOWSHOWEPS AND FLURRIES If 6 Shreveport and vicinity Considerable cloudiness Tuc-day and Tueilrtj tniiit. with few showers likely in afternoon or night. High temperature Tuesday 65.

low a. Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler. Louisiana 1 ncreasine cloudiness, warmer in east and south Tuesday. Few shower? Tuesday afternoon or night. Wednesday, considerable cloudiness and colder.

Showers in southeast portion. ArKaruia: Considerable cloudiness, a few showers, colder in north and west Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy and colder. East Texas Considerable cloudiness, coloer in northwest and extreme north Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy and colder.

TEMPER A TIKES YESTERDAY Station Low Prep. I I New York. N. Dec. 20.

Na-1 Plalns causing milder temperatures, tional 24-Hour Forecast Summary Remember southerly winds mean Cold weather will grip the nation to-jwarmcr 'icn followed by stormy nicht and early Tuesday. weather. This milder trend will move Government experts are calling eastward as the high over acew trend from Texas to drift toward the Atlantic. Port Movement New Orleans Galveston Houston Savanah ChmirMon New York HoMon Minor ports Total For week For season Interior movement Memphis AuKiista Little Rock Dallas Montgomery Total STOCKS New York, Dec. 20 uP).

Chemicals boosted the stoclt market out of a narrow range today sending average prices slightly higher. A late up trend started when Du Pont jumped nearly nine points and closed up 8 18 at 179 34. Subject to stockholders approval at a meeting April 11. the spilt will be-j come effective about June 1. At th? same time Allied Chemical, gained 4 12 at 179, on the possible: theory that it was in the high price range where splits arc logical.

The Associated Pres average ef 60 stocks gained .2 of a point at 64.3, the best rise in more than a week. The industrial component was up .6 of r. point, and rails and utilities were unchanged. The volume of trading was comparatively low at shares. Of the 1,039 issues appearing 011 the qutation tape.

343 advanced and 417 declined. Many of the leading industrial issues were among those advancing, and this was reflected in the averages. There were 57 new lows for the year reacned, and one Issue made a new high. Bond3 were quiet and narrow with i selected rails and utilities ahead. United States governments in the ever the counter market were quiet.

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York, 20 i.V.. Following Is a selected list of transactions on the New York stock evchange today: cotton prick New Orleans. Iec. 20 (A). The average price of middling 151 B-Inch cotton today at lit designated southern spot markets was 45 cents a hale lower at cents a pound; average for the past 30 market days :vi.0l; middling 781 hs Inch, aerage H0.lt..

cents a bale lower. Poor demand for cotton textiles. coupled with uncertainty over farm legislation and further ECA spending for cotton restricted trading. The census bureau report placed ginnings of the 1948 cotton crop to Dec. 13 at 13.391,401 running bales and was in line with expectations.

The ginnings to date represented almost 92 per cent of the prospective crop and were on a par with the proportions ginned for the same period in the two previous years. Private advices said that Brazilian official statistics revealed that 1.216,-385 bales of cotton were classified there for export in the period Jan. 1 tr Jan. 9, while exports in the port of Santos from Jan. 1 to 30 were 1,193,150 bales.

Dealers here said that the figures indicated that Brazil had only Rome bales of cotton still to be exported and that Brazil will be out of the market as an export factor until July of next year when new crop supplies become available. Cotton closed steady. Open High Low Close March 32.05 32.15 32.05 3M0 May 31.85 31.95 31.83 31.89 July Oct 30.97 31.04 30.91 30.94 28.49 28.49 28.32 23.33-34 28.28 28.28 28.26 28.15n Dec: Spots closed nominal at 32.78 off 8. SHREVEPORT COTTON lolnt Spot ISUS Inrb) Strirt middling Middling Strirt low middlinK Low rnlddlinu Strict grind ordinary Good ordinary Seven-eiBhts 300 lower. Inrh 30 hicher Inrh 132 inn hirher.

Inch 116 150 higher. 31 on 30.73 29 30 25 7 21.40 18.40 Receipt and Shipments Receipts Shipments Total receipts ToUil Stock on hand 162 .24.364 .71.459 NFW ORLEANS COTTON ri'TI RFS New OrUans. Dec. 20 The holiday teelins prevailed in cotton futures here today and trading was quiet throughout the session. Closing prices were steady 50 cents.

to P5 cents a bale lower. Open High Low Close ChK. Vch. July Oct. Dec.

32 05 32.13 32.03 .31. SO 31.03 31. R2 30 75 02 3(1. Rfl 21.41 4." 21.2a .28 26 28.26 28.14 32.06 31.86-87 30.92 28 31 28.15 NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON New Orleans. Dec.

20 T. Spot cotton closed steady 50 cents a bale lower. Sales 1.551. Low middling Middling 31.80 Good middling 32.10 Receipts 1,285. Stock 233,743.

POULTRY Chicago, Bee. 20 4 (USDAV T.ive poultry: Unsettled: ieeeipts 30 trucks, one car; prices unchanged except one to three cents a pound higher on yoini hen turkeys: FOB: fowl 37-38, lcghorfi fowl 31-32. roasters 39-43. fryers broilers 34-38. old rrosters 23-26; FOR wholesale market: Ducklings 40-41, young heavy ducks 44-43.

small ducks 34, young torn turkeys under 18 pounds 54; young hen turkeys 65. SPOTLIGHT STOCKS Sewell. pastor of the First Baptist tuanta church of Bossier City, officiating. Hoi-e Burial will be in Forest Tark ccnie-J1' tery. 'Detroit Besides her parents the child is ''rf "worth survived by one brother, Paul Thomas Havre.

Mont." Shenet; her maternal grandmother. Mrs, Emma Burns of Galveston, Jacksonville Texas; her maternal grandfather. I PrSlrfL George Locke of Galveston; and her! Little Rock paternal grandfather. Paul Shenet TT i Miami Helena, Ark. Minneapolis-St.

Paul 63 23 52 33 33 2 34 2H 35 30 28 (i2 70 3 39 33 7.1 3tf 35 2 57 4ft 53 30 6K 37 58 29 55 30 84 71 33 19 85 4.1 32 27 53 30 63 29 30 72 35 63 32 35 29 I 1VARI M( HOI.SON Ruston, Dec. 20 (Special). Funeral I services for Edward Nicholson. 41 Nicholson. 41 of Choudrant.

wer held at 2:30 Mon- I dav at the KilnatHz-lr flmorol .02 .01 .01 New Orleans New York Phoenix isiiRtvii'ORT DAILY RIVER BULLETIN RED RIVER SYSTEM First column of figures indicate flood second column staces day before third, yesterday; fourth, rain during last 24 hours: RED Penison Arthur City index Fulton Garland Shreveport Grand Ecore Alexandria LITTLE -Whitechffs SILFHIE Hacansport Naples CYI'KESS Jet fersnn Ol CHITA Monroe 2 4.0 4 0 2 8.6 8.4 25 7.5 25 25 8 2 8 0 5 6 7.5 33 9.4 9.8 32 1.7 2.1 23 12.2- 3R 22 18 40 1 Accsoriet 9 jCfud. Ql.r.dG.1 4 10 Blast fumci $aritci Mdlu. 31.80 31. 7n 31.7." 32.25 32 10 3i.7B Rcpts. 1.285 18.271 4.738 Shmpts.

Sales 1.5.M 1.03.i 1.4)9 Stocks 283.743 672.70ii 409.K02 20 30.1 101 23.U8 3.215 1.333 R.43fl 22.S28 5.378 1.41!l.03fi 47.445 2.539.145 J. 134,338 Mdlg. 31 32 A3 31 32 no 32.00 Rcpts. 7.185 779 2fi Shmpts. fi.0H7 337 Sales 14.860 897 4.M1 2.539 367 Stocks tain.

53.065 7.990 404 19.113 708.03 Markets at a Glance NEW YORK Stinks Lower; trading Bonds Irregular: changes narrow. Cotton Ouiet; liquidation absorbed by trade bnving. CHICAGO At beat Finn; cavh market lug light. Corn at ilo'e alter early steadiness. Oats slightly lower; trade light.

Hogs to Ml cent lower than Friday; top Cattle I'nevenly steady to 1.3ft higher; top CHICAGO GRAIN FUTURES Chicago. Dec. 20 t.v. Wheat Open High LowClose Dec 2.33 2 36 2 35' .2.24 2 25 2 24' 2.05 2 06 2.03 2 05 2.07 2 0.i' 2 36 May July Sep. Corn- hec.

7, May July Sep. 2.25 2 2 06 .1.42 1.47 1.40' 1.42" 1.47' 1.4fi 1.40' 1.41 1.46' 1.45 1.39 1.41 1.46 1.45 1.39 Oats- Dec. Ma July Sep. .83 .76 .71 .69 4 .84 .71 .69 .76 71'i .69 .83 .76 .71 .69 NEW YORK CURB MARKET New York. Dec.

20 Following is the close and net change on the New York curb exchange today. Close Chg Alum Ld Alum Co Am Am Maracaibo Am Supeioow Ark Nat Gas A Callite Tung Catalin A-n Cen SW Covp Chief Cons Mng Cities Svc Copper Range Creole Pet Cuban Atl Sogar Fl Bond A Sh Humble Oil Int Petrol Kaiser Fraz Lake Shore Le Tourneau Long Is LtE 49 J- 48 4 6 2 4 11 1 43 11 41 16 10, 74 10 8 9 lO3, 4- 1- V. Louis Ac 19 Monogram Pict 2 Mont Prod Nat Bellas Hess N.tl Fuel Niog Hud Pow Pantepec Oil RKO Opt War Richmond Rad Rio Gr Val Segal Lock Ac Solar Aire Sonotonc Stetson (JB Tampa F.I Technicolor Trans Lux Unit Gas Unit Lt A- P.ys Waltham Watch right-Harg 13 3 7 10', IS 2 2 1 9 3 .12 25 11 33. 19' a 21 1 US 'l STROLLER (Continued From Pace One) mile of the South Peiping airfield where they were awaiting the recapture of the field by the Nationalist army. They were en routt to Nanking.

Real Cheer The definition of real Christmas cheer might be the occurence that took place at the W. B. TUCKER home, 3461 Broadmoor boulevard last night. The choir from the First Baptist church, 75 members in all, visited the TUCKER home and sang Christmas carols to Mr. TUCKER, who has been an Invalid for two years.

In return, Mrs. TUCKER invited all the members into her home and served them fruit cake. The cakes were being saved for Christmas, but "their kindness certainly called for something in return," Mrs. TUCKER eaid. Choir members visited other Shreveport homes last night and sang carols to others who are eick.

Dear Santa NANCY LYNE KARNES. 7. haa written Santa Claus that she wants an electric train. He's made no promises that we know of, but has her letter. NANCY lives at 2365 Julia etreet.

Bossier City. EDGAR, who lives at Hosston. has asked Santa Claus to visit him the night before Christmas, because he and his family are going to Kilgore for Christmas. Santa also has the Christmas list of LOUIS SRILL, 812 Fain, view street. "I have always wanted a big doll with pretty hair and eyes that go to sleep and crys," BETTY LEE CROWELL, Gibsland, route 2, told Santa in her letter.

She also reminds him that he has never brought her a doll, the good saint tells STROLLER. Pet Dep't Mrs. C. T. LAMBERT, 2210 Southern avenue, has lost her kitten, a smokey-colored, male Maltese.

She asks anyone who may see the kitten to telephone her at 2-1914. SANDRA JOHNSON. 2615 West College street, will give a three-months-old kitten to some child for Christmas. All she asks In return is a good home for the pet. Her phone number is 2-4167.

A brown and white, male dog strayed Monday afternoon to the home of PAT DICKSON. 3555 Youree drive. The dog is part cocker spaniel and part setter, according to PAT. The owner of the dog may contact PAT by phoning 7-2782. DIXIE ALFORD.

3912 Dilg League drive, phone 4-2586. has three puppies to give away, two female, one male. 0 -XX I I I I Dallas Operator Has Started to Paluxy in Hopkins Marshall. Texas. Dec.

20 Testing was reported underway today at Arkansas Gas company's Cromer unit No. 3 Peacock survey. In the Rodessa field in Marion county. Last repot' operator wa.i drilling cement plug Hole was bottom-d at 8.700 feet. Among the firm's other tens in Marion county, the Walker unit No.

2 Duvalt survey was reported drilling ahead below 4.093 feet. The- newly-located C. C. Braden unit No. 3 A.

Richardson survey, was listed as 467 feet from west and south lines of survey about 600 feet southwest from the No. 1 Braden A. Gloyd producer. The new test will go below the 8.000 foot mark. Also testing in Arkansas Fuel Oil company's A-l Grace Hag gard Barnes, Usury survey, which was at last reports swabbing wash waier after acidizing with 1,000 gallons a 6.580 feet.

In the southwest corner of the Whelan field, Harleton are of Harrison county. Placid Oil company, la re ported testing at 7,581 feet in the No. 1 Katherine Bosch. Plans re portedly are to drill on to 8.000. Recording of oil and gas leases had slowed down over the weekend h'te but had overtones of recent bloc 'filings.

C. M. Pipe, of Taylor filed additional instruments covering in terest in a 117 12 acre tract in the W. C. Crawford survey, in the Halls- ville area.

E. B. Scale of Dallas filed leases covering 318 acres in the E. A. Merchant survey.

Rancho Oil company i reported to have assumed obligation from G. I. Moore to drill a Paluxy tet in Wood county two miles northern of golden. Tentative location has been marked on the 75-acre Lankford tract in the L. Johnson survey, th site is about a mile and a half north of an old deep well drilled by Deep Rock Oil company.

Tom Worsham, for account of J. C. Hawkins of Dallas is reported taking a spread of leases around the Sam Houston survey near Cecar Lake in Wood. A. O.

Phillips of Dallas has spudded ja new Paluxy wildcat in the birth right area of Hopkins county as the No. 1 Loeson on a 20 acre tract in the J. M. Spencer survey. Location one mile northwest of the Vaugnn and Jackson No.

1 Paee a recent wildcat failure attempting to establish production along the Talco-Mexia fault. Seward Hunt is attempting to interest lease owners in the drilling of a Paluxy wildcat Just north of Llndale in Smith county. He Is asking companies for aid in a teat to be located on the 65-acre Brewster lease in the Sanders survey. Texas Completes 179 Producers of Crude Austin, Texas, Dec. 20 F) Texas had 179 oil well completions last week to boost the year's total more than 2,000 ahead of completions during last year's comparable period.

This year's completions total 7.599, compared to 5,589 a year ago, the railroad commission reported. There were 20 gas well completions last week, raising the year's total to 692, 70 more than last year's completions for the corresponding period. Last week's activity included 11 oil wildcats and one gas wildcat. Daily crude oil allowable as of Dec. 18 was 2.721.439 barrels, an increase of 8,106 barrels over allowable on Dec.

11. THE SHREVEPORT TIME! CITY AND COUNTRY BATES Bale for subscription, outside continental United States will be quoted upon request. Daily and Sunday Week .35 1 Month 1.50 3 Months 4 50 6 Months 9 00 1 Year 18.00 Daily Sunday Only Only 1 10 3 30 6 60 13.20 IS .65 1.35 5 90 Times Want Ad Rates t.FFECTIVK SEPTEMBER la LOJJ I I AAKK A.N 5 No. One Tims Four Seven Lines I Dally or Days I Dara i aunow I a i I .70 I 1.09 1.40 i 2.10 7 I 3.43 linctaj 4.90 I Ah.iv. ralu i aninimuin space two un.

Count tiv words to the line. Out-of-town adver-Usii'g should De accompanied with casn Reduced contract rates to commercial advertisers on reoueit OFriCL HOURS FOH CLASSIFIED ADS: Weekdays. Monday tnrougb Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Saturdays 8:30 am to 4 D.rr i "undays 9 a.m. to noon to Dm.

"KILLS" or cancellation must cm made before 3 o.m.: Saturdays and Sundays. 4 D.m ot whtcti materially affects the result of tne avrtiumni lhe 1 lines will be responsioi tor only one Insertion THf IM VI i. ciation of Newspaper Classified Advertising Managers composed of lead id "iiwuBiioui uae nation, one PrlmarJ' function is the elimination of fraudulent and misleading ad- v.i io Dear Interests of Its readers and advertisers Dial 3-7131, 2-8347. 2-8328 Sunday Phone 6811 Sunday LEGAL NOTICES Succession of Mollie Tiggs Sturgeon. Not.

94.772; First District Court of Louisiana. State of Louisiana. Parish of Caddo N'o. xice is nereoy given that Alexander A. Ross.

administrator, has this day fiied the final account in said succession and unless opposition be made thereto within the time specified by law. the same be homologated as prayed for and made the judgment of the Court. Witness the Honorable Judges of said Court, this the 18th day of December. 1943. EARI.E E.

CLAYTON. Deputy Clerk. EUGENE J. COEN, Attorney "TheTimes: Dec. 2l 2330.

1948. I AM APPLYING to the Collector of Revenue of the state of Louisiana for a permit to beer at retail as defined by law in the Parish of Caddx Corner Recreation Club. 103' E. 70lh street. Virgil H.

LeClair The Times: December 31. 22, 1W. I. 11.84. I 11 66 I 2-76 I 3M I 3.8a I SH I 4.60 I SU I 3 52 7 1 6 44 I 931 I 11.88 I 18.83 Ilollamlsiworth Drilling Shallow Cooke Count Area Tyler, Texas, Dec.

20 (Special) Hollandsworth Drilling: company of Longview is running oil string on its shallow willdcat south of Mvra In Cooke county, the No. 1 T. D. Howeth receivers, in the Melville Langham survey. A-504.

The exploration. which is three miles r-outheast of the' Gatewood field, which -with the (exception of five well.5 is totally owned by the Hollensworth interests im 18 a test of the.Strawn sand. Total depth is 1259. After seven unsuccessful squeeze jobs made to cut off escaping gas. John Wrather of Longview has placed packer at 4S58 on his Hawkins townsite well in Wood county, the B.

A. Wells heirs No. 1 In the Brewster survey. Gas, flowing t.hroueh perforations from 4R64-76. 72 shots, had hampered operations on the test for a prolonged period.

Well is flowing oil into tanks at the rate of 15 barrels per hour through perforations from 4638-56. 108 shots. Total doth is 4815. Five and one-half inch casing was set at 4717. Flowing tubing pressure was given as 320.

Rig Is being torn down and moved to W'ra trier's M- E. Alexander lease near the Spring Hill community in the East Texas field, Sanchez survey, Gregg county. W. C. Curry Drilling company of Longview is drilling for Iowa-Payne in the Wieland field near Greenville in Hunt county, having recently completed one well and skidded Tig on another location.

The contractor has had two rigs running for the operator for the past month. Retests and workovers of wells in proven areas are occupying operators of East Texas, with readjusting of allowables being requested I KJl OU1IIC lVJ V-t o. In the Rodessa field of Cass county. Magnolia has run retest of its No. 1.

Wall and McLeod in the Alex Archer survey, pumped 16.24 barrels of 42.7 gravity with a gas-oil ratio of 2500-1. Top of the pay is 6006, perforations from 6008-31. and total depth 6100. The same operator has made a new test on the No. 7 L.

A. Wilson which pumped 15.86 barrels of 42.1 gravity oil after a 3000-gallon acid treatment of the Gloyd 7one opposite perforations from 5883-95, 60 shots. Top of the pay is 5883. and total depth 5955. The producer is in the Prlncilla Evans survey.

Pure oil is contintiing to work- over old producers in the Van field in Van Zandt county. The operator's No. 12-A Wells 47 In the V. Moore and Mund Gross surveys flowed 33 barrels of 34.4 gravity oil on a 24-hour rerun, with a gas-oil ratio of 2618-1 through a 24 64-lnch choke. Flowing pressures were given as 225 on casing and 50 on tubing.

Flow was through a perperforated liner. Top of the pay is 2650: total depth 2929. Operator asked reduction in allowable trom 44 to 33 barrels per day. The same operator's No. 10 Neill 66 in the James Rose survey, pumped 27.5 barrels of 34 5 gravity oil on rerun through pre-perforated liner.

Top of pay is total depth 3016. Proration schedule readjustment is asked for an increase from 15 to 28 barrels daily. Operator has retested the H. D. MacDonald et al No.

1 Thorn in the Brewer survey, Hawkins townsite well in Wood county, which flowed 26.22 barrels through a 5 64-lnch with a gas-oll ratio of 350-1. Top of the pay is 4554; total depth 4802. ThciiIv-Two Connection! Changed in East Texas Tyler, Texas. Dec. 20 (Special) Twenty-two leases in the East Texas field changed connections for delivery of oil to purchasers for the week ending Dec.

18. Phillips Petroleum company acquired seven connections; Sinclair-Prairie Sun Oil company Bell General 3 and Gladewater Pipeline company. Humble and Gulf companies, one each. Companies from which connections were taken to the new purchasers are not reported. Bogan Asking Interest in 200 Acres in Ark.

El Dorado. Dec. 20 (Special) Title to a part mineral Interest In 200 acres of Union county land is contested In a suit filed in Union chancery court by H. S. Bogan against Homer C.

Walton. Grover A. Zlnn and Mrs. Cora S. Zinn.

The plaintiff alleges the defendants are in possession of the mineral rights as the result of tax sales which erred on eight counts. The lands are in sections 28 and 34-18-16w. TEXAS COUPLE IS KOBBED AND TAKEN FOB BIDE BY NEGRO Houston. Texas, Dec. 20 (IP).

A Houston couple today told police a medium-sized negro bandit left them stranded near Richmond after stealing drive-in receipts during a wild pre-dawn ride. Police said they believed the stolen money would amount to "several thousand dollars." Carl L. Lala said the man put a pistol at the back of his wife's head and told him to drive out of Houston. Lala said the robber, whe was wearing a dark suit, first took $375 from his billfold after helping him start his car. which stalled about 1:30 a.m.

He said the man left them stranded in a wooded sector about four miles east of Richmond. Lala said the money consisted of Sunday receipts from three Houston drive-ins. The abandoned car was found In Richmond today, hut the metal boxes containing the money were missing. I New York. Dee.

20 I r. lev. closing price and net change of the 15 most active stocks today: Socks- Sales Close" ChY Tiend Home Ap 21.600 104 '4 Oomwlth South 10.800 3 Childs Co 9.5011 4ai 4. Unit Air Lines 7.700 lO'i -t- Na Distill 7.600 17' 2 Westing Elec 7.500 23' Pepsi Cola 7.400 8 Chicago Corp 7.20(1 10'i Armour Co 7.100 7' Gen Pub Util 7,100 11 Val El Ac Pow 7.100 l.V 3 Socony-Vac fi.700 161, Sinclair Oil 6.600 22' a '4 Cons Edison 6.300 22' 4 J- Am Airlines 6.100 7' a 4- Vi Ches Ohio 6,100 313 3 Gen Elec 6.100 39' 4- 3' Penn RR 6,100 DEATHS JOt IRAN CI ELTIFE Tyler. Texas, Dec.

20 (Special). Funeral services were held here Sunday afternoon for Joe Francis Eltife. 49, former Tyler resident who died Friday night at his home in Shreve-port. The Very Rev. Vincent J.

Wolf cf the Immaculate Conception church officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Requiem high mass was said in St. John's church in Shreveport Saturday night. Eltife, who lived In Tyler from 1914 to 1933.

is survived by two brothers, Jerry Francis Eltlfe. Shreveport; the Very Rev. Betros Eltife. Lebanon; two sisters. Mrs.

Joe Sarkls, Shreveport; and Mrs. Thomas Eltife, Lebanon. MR R. BRIDGES Mrs. S.

R. Bridgers. 77. died at the herns of her daughter. Mrs.

John B. Forblng of Forbing, late Sunday night a long illness. Mrs. Brlrigers wa a former resident of Shreveport. She moved here in and, moved to Forblng to live with her daughter about seven years a jo.

She was a native of Morehouse parish. In Shreveport she was a member of Cadcio Heights Baptist church. She is survived by Mrs. Forblng and five other children: Mrs. J.

Howell Flournoy, Shreveport; Mrs. S. M. Fanfcey. Emmet.

John C. Ertders. San Antonio, Texas; George A. Erldgers. Denham Springs: and CUfford W.

Bridgers. Hope. 12; grandchildren and six great Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Osborn funeral chapel. The services will be conducted by the Rev.

Z. P. Smith, pastor of Cadd Heights Baptist church, and tha Rev. L. M.

Kennedy, pastor ol Broadmoor Presbyterian church. will be in Greenwood cemetery. Active pallbearers will be J. W. Bottle Dawes Easterly, F.

F. Webb, E. Whetstone, Jack Pankey, Charles Smyth, and D. X. LaGrone.

III! I.N RI TII PHKXF.T Helena Ruth Shenet, four-year-old LOWLY IM7IVIPUAL CONTTINUE9 TO eEMEMEEK THE TEULY eEtAT AKE OfTEN THE. KTCT- 'BELIEVE IT OR NOT" MEMORIAL A WITS Toy KEPT in PERFECT CONDITION FOR 66 YEARS rlJWLJ. K.4..t Ak f- OP JACQLCS MA5R0 5 TIMES -HIS WIVES NAMES WERE -rr RIVER FORECASTS The Ked river will now rail above Shreveport wild will begin to fall at. Shreveport in another 36 hours, but will rise below Shreveport, at Alexandria for 2 or i days. The Sulphur will rb.e a little below Naples.

The Littla will fall and there will he little chanKe in the Cypress Jeffenon. Fair weather will prevail over the Hod basin for the next couple of days. I)enion dam: Pool elevation 609 12 MSL; average 6.000 CFS. B. P.

HUGHES, in charge. DARKOW FAKIEH IS SHOT IX STRUGGLE WITH SOX FOR GUN Donaldsonvllle, Dec. 20 (Pj. Sheriff H. Waguespack said today Nelson Hiniel, retired farmer of Darrow, was accidentally killed today while wrestling over a shotgun with his son and grandson.

The sheriff said the son, Theo Himel, related this story: Theo Himel tried to "tease his father by threatening to shoot himself with the shotgun. The elder inlan the weapon and tried to take it away. Alton Barriconi, grandson of Nelson Himel, Joined in the struggle. As the three tugged at the gun, it was discharged and the shot struck Nelson Himel, who died within a few minutes. Baytow ii Claims World's Largest Christmas Tree Baytown, Texas, Dec.

20 (P). Bay-town now claims the world's largest "Christmas tree." Over 10.000 feet of electrical wiring and 400 lights have been placed on a 266-foot high cracking unit tc form a "tree" at Humble Oil and Refining company's plant. Residents say the "tree" can be seen for miles. FORT WORTH GR4IVS Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 20 (.

Wheal; No. I hard, 2 Oats: No. 2 white 98''4-99'4. Corn: No. 2 white 1.73-79.

Sorphums: No. 2 yellow milo. Per 100 pounds 2.70-75. WORD-A-DAY By BACH REDOLENT red o- Isn't) adj. GIVING OFF A PLEASING: ODOR-.

FRAGRANT: USUALLY WITH OF AS. REDOLENT OF THYME chapel here. The Rev. M. R.

Wagner, pastor of the Church of God, Farm- crville officiated Rtirlal wna in the ijvii.e. ouiciatea. wuriai was In the Choudrant cemetery. Survivors are his mother and father. Mr.

and Mrs. Pierce Nicholson. Farmervllle; five sisters. Mrs. Nettie Johnson, Winnfleld; Mrs.

W. H. Avant, Ruston; Mrs. Ethel Smith, Richmond, Mrs. Joe Locco, Bossier City; and 'Mrs.

Bertha Smith, Sunnyslde, Waeh. Nicholson died of pneumonia In Toledo. Ohio, Dec. 16. following a short illness.

He was born in Ken tucky, but had lived in Lincoln par- most of his life. He was well known and had many friends in the Choudrant and Ruston communities. MRS. MI IF. Ruston, Dec.

20 (Special Mrs. Maude fewafford, 77, died at her home here at 11:10 m. Sunday. Surviving are her daughter. Mrs.

Henry H. Spillvards. Ruston: two sis ters. Mrs. Emma Pratt and Mrs.

Janie ftiiuier, oot.n or uernice. and two brothers J. A. Ferguson and Dave Ferguson, also of Bernlce. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the First Baptist church in Ruston. Rites will be conducted by the Rev. G. Avery Lee and the Rev. C.

S. Cadwallader. Burial will be In the Pisgah cemetery near Bernlce. Mrs. Swafford was a well-known resident of this area.

She had lived with her daughter in Ruston for many years. MR. OIM.A MIW Minden, Dec. 20 (Special) Mrs ICollla Shaw, 49, died Sunday in the sanitarium here after a long Illness. Mrs.

Shaw was a resident of Dubberly. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Marvin W. Martin. Mrs.

Charles Koehler. and Mrs. S. S. Merrltt, all of Minden; two sons, Joe Shaw and Clyde Shaw, both of Dubberly: her father, C.

U. Jones, Dubberly; and two brothers, W. H. Jones and Harley Jones, both of Dubberly. Funeral services will be held at 2 m.

Tuesday at the Fellowship Baptist church In Dubberly. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Devoe; jByrd. Burial will be in the cemetery there. By RIPLEY TERN Xfcl 100sHighLow Close 34 20a 191.

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Close Pec. Jan. Men. May July .66 66.00-67 00 61 75- flat flat 53.75-54 25 .52 52 00- flat flat 50.00-51.25 COTTONSEED OIL New York. Dec.

20 Wi. Bleachable cottonseed oil futures- closed 10 to 15 lower. Sales 126 contracts. High Low Last Mch 19.24 19.00 19.11 May 19.02 18.70 18.91 July 18.63 18.65 13.70b Closing bids: Jan. 19.00, Sept.

Oct. 16.43, Dec. 16.00. Bid. LIVESTOCK REVIEW Fort Worth Fort Worth.

Dec. 20 ifll. CATTLE. calves 1.500; cattle and calves active and strong; medium and good slaughter steers, yearlings and heifers $20.00 to $24.00: common kinds down to $1600; butcher and beef cows $17.00 to canners and cutters $11.00 to bulls $15.00 to $20.50: good and choice fat calves $22.00 to $25.00: common to medium kinds $17.00 to $21.00. HOGS 1.200; butcher hogs and sows mostly steady: some sales 25c higher; trp $21.25 paid sparingly: good and choice 190-275 pound butchers cashed $21 00; good and choice 150-185 pounds S19.00 to $20.75: sows $16.50 to stocker pigs $12.00 to $18.00.

SHEEP. 3,500: sheep pround steady on all classes: good shorn lambs with No. 1 01 No. 2 pelts $22 00: cull and common slaughter ewes $7.50 to mixed feeder and fat lambs $20.50. Chicano CHICAGO.

Dec. 20 M. (USDAI HOGS, salable 13.000. total 17.000; top $22.00 for few loads sorted 180-210 pounds; bulk cood ami choice 170-220 pounds $21 "0 to 230-260 pounds $20.00 to 270-325 rounds $19.00 to few 330-350 pounds $18 50 to $18.75: good and choice sows under 475 pounds $16.00 to few 475-600 pound sows $14.50 to $16.00. CATTLE, salable 11.000.

total 11.000; salable calves 600. total 600; top $35.00 for load choice 1.03 pound steers; choice 1.390 pound steers most good and choice steers S26.50 to $32.50: medium grades down to medium to low-choice heifers $22 00 to $28.00: half-load choice 1.050 pound heifers $30.00: medium and good beef cows $18.50 to canners and cutters $14.50 to $17.50: medium snd good sausage bulls $21.50 to vealers $32.00 down. DOW JONES AVERAGES New York. Dec. 20 (UP).

Stocks- Open High Low Close Chg. 30 Inds. ...175.86 177.60 175.14 176.844-1.15 20 Rails 52. R2 52.98 52.46 52.750.14 15 Utils. 33.17 33.29 32.98 33.15 0.05 65 Stocks 64.03 54.50 63.71 64.224-0.19 Transactions in stocks used in averages: Industrial Railroads Utilities Total Bonds 86.800 43,900 27.000 157,700 CloseChg.

98.560.01 ..101.0740.08 89.95 0.13 .102.32 4 0.01 100.89 0.01 40 Bonds 10 First Rails 10 Second Rails 10 Utilities 10 Induslrials CHICAGO I'OTATO MARKET Chicano. Dec. 20 USIM Pota toes: Arrivals 15H. on track 239; total Untied Stales shipments FridaT 1.054; Saturday 940. and Sunday 10; Colorado Red McClnres Idaho Russet Burbank-i standards $3.15: Michigan Russet Rnrals $2 65; Mmne.sota-North Dakota Red river valley Bliss Triumphs $3.40, Pontiaes FLVER5 is ioooo miles fV FROM ARCTIC ANTARHC ikKliaj; )JlJrVjl PIS fl iliy here's a) christmas card fe3m YOUR iRL- it-ti OV VISTKROAVS CARTOON 1X IT1.M I.

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