Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 7

Thursday, Dec. 29, 1938 STOCKS ACTIVE WEDNESDAYS N.Y. MARKETS One of Active of the Year Seen Quotations on i NEW YORK, Dec. U.B-- moved up 1 to 3 Wednesday in one of the most active of 1938 in a yearend demonstration of bullish enthusiasm predicated upon the 1039 business outlook. One thousand arid one issues were traded 'on the big board, the widest trading session since October 21, 1937, when stocks were crashing with business.

Two Million topped the 2,000,000 share level, with 700,000 turned over in the final hour when the advance was at height were three minutes lale at the cloiing gong and many of the leading finished at then- for the session. The day's a 2,180,000 the heaviest since 2,180,000 were traded November 10, compared with 1,240,000 Tuesday. The enthusiasm on the big board spread to other markets. Curb stocks moved up in the largest trading since October 17, and reversed an early lower trend in the most active session of 1938. Commodities moved forward with the United Press-Dun Bradstreet index--which has been in an uptrend since December 17 --reaching 105.96, up 0.25 point and the highest level since last July 6.

Grains and cotton led. The advance in was attributed to a falling oft in tax selling and the fact that Wednesday was the last in which such sales could be made on a regular basis on the exchange. From now until the close of this year sales for income tax purposes must be made on a cash basis. 8. F.

MIKING STOCKS NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, NEVADA Alabama Convict Goes Home for Holidays--600 Granted Privilege 7 He for day to leave goodby to fellow Beuntoa with wife As In the paat, approximately 600 In the KIlby prison at Montgomery, are permitted to go home for the Christmas holidays without guard. They are given two freedom. Since the plan's inauguration in 1927 only one per cent of 3,000 convicts paroled: broke faith in failing to return to prison after their two Many happy meats with family at home weeks leave. For this series of pictures, Convict Bob of Montgomery, serving from 14 to 25 years in prison, aa the picture subject- HARLEE NAMED WPA OFFICIAL Harrington Reveals New Assistant Bid .04 01 V4 01 .01 OOV4 JO .01 SAN FRANCISCO, EMSC. XX- chnnve tranaactlons follow: Stock- Acme Aladdin Alto Dev Arrowhead Bo mont Osborn Best to Belcher Black Mammoth Blup RldBe Booth Broken Hills Broueher BM l.on Gold it Carrlr Eureka dn pfd Cho.lr.r Extendon Choi ar Extension Co'nstock Tunnel Con Shollar Con Vlnlnla Divide i -I'D Annex Olvsy Queen Ooldfleld Con vlrtftlfl Gold Shores HK-li Divide i i rap do Pfd prior pld Jack Walte Manhattan Con Manhattan Gold Mother Lode New Sutherland Koi Nor Cal Qoldflelds Opeiatoi Frisco Pacific Butte Red Hill Kound Mountain Bluer Silver Divide Snu'KKler Thomson Tom Reed Trinity Gold Bar Union COD Verdi White Aiked .05 .02 Vi .02 01 .01 JO .02 .01 .01 .0514 4.10 410 .01 .01 38 220 03V, .07 .01 .08 .13 .03 .10 .01 .49 .45 .36 .35 .00 Vi .01 .02 .03 02 OOV4 01 04 4.05 4.0S OOV4 .36 1.90 03 .06 01 .03 .11 .01 .03 .00 V4 .00 Vi .01 .00 Vi .05 .03 .04 .02 .04 .02 .03 .01 Vi .03 .01 03 .03 .03 .05 .00 Vi .03 .00 Vi .01 .10 .35 .01 .10 .03 Vi .02 .04 39.000 Chollar Ex BOO Conntock Tunnel 37 J3 .37 500 OoldfleW Con .13 13 .13 000 Manhattan Gold 02 Vi .02 VI .03 Vi 1,000 Operator .04 J04 .04 1,000 Itad HIU WASHINGTON, Dec, --Colonel F.

C. Harrington, Works Progress Administrator, Wednesday appointed Major B. M. Harlee as his assistant and chief engineer of the agency. Captain G.

E. Textor was designated as Harlee's executive assistant. Dallas Dort, who was associated with the Civil Works Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and later with WPA, was named as temporary executive assistant to Harrington. Harlee, a native of Brooklyn, N. served in the World War as a captain in the engineer corps.

In 1920 and 1921 he engaged in the constructi6n of fortifications in the Philippines and in 19291931 participated in a survey of an inter-oceanic canal route in Nicaragua He was chief regional engineer of WPA projects in 11 western states until 1937, when he enrolled in the command general staff school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He has served as executive assistant since last summer. LONDON BAR SILVER LONDON, Dec. 28. (U.R) Bar silver was fixed at 20 pence an ounce Wednesday, off 3-16 penny from Saturday's price.

Based on sterling at $4.6668, the American equivalent was at 42.04 cents a fine ounce, compared with 42.42 cents on Saturday. Forward silver was quoted at pence an ounce, off 3-16 penny from Saturday's price. L. A. LIVESTOCK LOS ANGELES, Dec.

Livestock. Hogs: 400, steady to 10 cents higher, bulk top $8.60, Cattle: 800. Fully steady, medium to good steers- range steers $7.60, Mexicans $7.00, few heifers $7.25 down, cows cutter grade $4 calves 150. Vealers strong to higher, few choice to $12.00, piactically no calves sold. Sheep: 450, steady, medium to choice wooled lambs good ewes $4.00.

Packing for 14 Prison Years Patricia Hun. who kflled William Holbrooi. her itterssy tar she prepares to serve a 14 IS prtaem tens. Mark Taylor taposed the maximum Mud (I tt ths of manslaughter of vhich sbt was VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE LICENSES Paul 21, St Helena, and Mary Rodriguez, 19, Youngfield, Cal. Clemmon Sigford, 25, Spring Garden, and Ramona Zollner, 22, Graeagle, Cal.

Leonard P. Strange, 62, Lodi, CaL, and Anna B. Nyhoff, 53, Reno. Claude D. Smith, 24, and Janean Noble, 16, both Lakeview, Ore.

Paul B. Roberti, over 21, and Olivia R. Siolari, over 21, both Beckwourtb Cal. SCHOLAR GIFT TOTAL IS $417 Winer a i rd Reported i to the Rita Hope Wt AJu -norial Scholarship received by in charge so far 7 50, Mrs. Florine Mater, a of the "i Wednesday.

Mrs. 14 the position as h--'d the committee this week 5 to leave Thursday for WC D. where she is to empbyed in the office of Senas P. A. McCarran.

Funds' been turned over to the uty of Nevada. Further ons will be accepted by Jay Carpenter or the 2r of the university. The wis established last sprint from friends of Miss TV graduate of the university who wSs killed in an automobile a year ago, and provi I' it the sum of $50 be to the most deserving who, completing year, is including in her work all the minimum required courses in the school of education to her to a high school teaching diploma. The first scholarship is to be awarded at commencements exercises in 1939. Contributions were listed by Mrs.

Maher -is: The Winer Family $130.00 Platt and Sinai 50.00 Sigma Nu Fraternity 20.00 Manzanita Hall Assn 10.00 B'nai Brith 12.50 B'nai Brith Auxiliary 12.50 Temple Smanu-el Sisterh'd 12.50 Delta Delta Delta Sorority 10.00 Beta Sigma Omicron Sbr. 10.00 Pi Beta Phi Sorority 10.00 Lamda Chi Alpha 10.00 Chi Delta Phi University of Nev. Sagens 10.00 Uni. of Nev. Independents 10.00 R.

Goldwater 10.00 Conant Bros 10.00 Young's Bijou, 10.00 Isador Margel 10.00 Washoe Lodge 35, F.A.M. 10.00 Mrs. Maurice Berman 10.00 U. of Nev. Y.

W. C. A 5.00 Mrs. William Levy 5.00 Gamma Ph' Alumnae 5.00 Circle 5.00 Pan-helle-ik, Council 5.00 Betty Jane McCullough 5.00 Anonymous 5.00 Total $417.50 Qtdncy Precipitation Below Normal for Year QUINCY, Cal, Dec. 38.

--Precipitation in the Quincy area far this year is below normal, ao- jarding to a report prepred by D. supervisor of the Imnfti National Forest Total precipitation received to the Quincy district so far te 8Jl inches, compared with normal precipitation of 14 inches total of 27.50 inches for tune period last year. Although precipitation is below normal, said the condition was not unusual, since during of the put 43 yean the precipitation has been less on 'January 1 than the 6.21 inches received to date. WEATHER Forecast for Nevada: Fair Thursday and Friday; somewhat colder north portion. Highest temperature yesterday, 49 degrees; one year ago, 42.

Lowest temperature yesterday, 38 degrees; one year ago, 19. Normal temperature yesterday, 32 degrees. Mean temperature yesterday, 44 degrees, which is 12 above normal. Temperature yesterday at 5 a. 42 humidity, 45 per cent.

Temperature yesterday at noon, 47 degrees; humidity, 48 per cent. Temperature yesterday at 5 p. 46 degrees 47 per cent. Precipitation for 24 hours ended at 5 p. m.

yesterday, none. Normal precipitation from September 1 to date, 2.13 inches. Total precipitation, from September 1 to date, 0.66 inch. Deficiency compared with normal, 1.47 inches. ARRESTS Edward Vaughn, 51, drunk.

James Burns, 24, disorderly. Oscar Jaki, disorderly. John Henry Oaks, 56, drunk. George Raymond, petit larceny. DECREES FILED Muriel Edith Southard vs.

Melville Southard; Ethel Lillian Bidwell vs. John F. Bidwell; Alice Peterson vs. Marvin Fred Peterson; Douglas Le Ray Longsin vs. Katherine Longsin; Helen Jones vs.

Merle A. Jones; Anna M. B. Bechthoid vs. George S.

Bechthold; Jeanne Nelson vs. Hugh F. Nelson; Helen Mescon Sepiove vs William Sepiove; Jeanette Gross Evans vs. James Harry Evans. DECREES GRANTED Lucia Ciark from Lewis Clark; Eleanor Pearson Bennett from Ray E.

Bennett; Mary Long Whitmore from Raymond D. Whitmore; Milton Mt Yarrington from Rhoda Wolfe Yarrington; James W. Payne from Maxine M. Payne; Marian E. Thomson from William P.

Thomson; Elva May Robinson Hohman from Arthur Auhurst Hohman; Lena Amacher from Albert Aamacher; Jeanette Gross Evans from James Harry Evans. Rains General Nevada Precipitation For Month Fair Precipitation was general over Nevada during the first part of the seven-day period ended December 27, G. V. Sager of the Reno weather bureau reported Wednesday in his weekly weather, crop and range survey. Tahoe received .16 of an inch of precipitation, while the iall at Reno measured .08, Winnemucca .05, Lamoille .09 and Arthur .11.

Temperatures were mild and conditions were favorable for livestock although some ranges cannot be utilized because of the lack of snow. Temperature departures above normal were Tahoe, 2 degrees; Reno, 1 degree; Lamoille, 3 degrees. RENO NATIONAL PAYSJMVffiENI) Second Checks to Be Issued Soon Second depositors' dividend to be declared by the Reno National Bank will be paid in the near future, W. J. Tobin, receiver, announced Wednesday upon receipt of authorization from the comptroller of the currency in Washington, D.

C. The dividend will be for 6 per cent and calls for distribution of approximately $200,000 to creditors of the trust who have proven their claims. In the first dividend, depositors received 50 cents on the dollar. "This disbursement," i said, being made possible by obtaining a loan from.the RFC for dividend purposes against all of the remaining assets of the Reno National Bank. "It will require several weeks to complete the details of the disbursement, as the check must first be prepared and submitted to Washington for audit and signature.

When they are returned, notice will be given to depositors." Charred Body of Hunter Is Found BOTHWELL, Utah, Dec. 28 (U.F3--The charred body of Jehard Forsgren, 52-year-old Bothwell farmer, was found Wednesday in a ditch near here nine hours after he had left home tb hunt rabbits. His discharged .410 shotgun was found a few feet from the body. Box Elder county officials sought to learn 'whether the man died from burns received when his clothing was fired or from a possible shotgun wound near the heart. Van De Sande Guilty Of Embezzlement Deliberating a i mately three minutes a district court jury Wednesday found Eugene F.

Van De Sande guilty of embezzlement after a rapid trial fcefore Judge Benjamin F. Curler. Van De Sande was charged with embezzling $110.98 from the Overland hotel, where he was employed as a clerk last year. He was arrested by Wisconsin officers and returned here by the Washoe county sheriff's department. New Tdepkone Service Aids Forest Fire Work Designed to improve fire protection facilities in the Feather River Canyon, a new forest service telephone line is to be constructed from Big Bar Lookout to Pulga.

The line will link the telephone system of the Plumas National Forest with that of the Lassen National Forest at Pulga so that fire lighters can be summoned quickly from either forest in event of A new lookout station established last year at Bear Ranch Hill is linked with the telephone system. Construction of the new line mrill be done by CCC enrollees from Camp Concow. Nation Applies Brake? to Highway Death Toil; 1938 Saves 7,500 Lives CHICAGO, Dec. 28. --W9-- The nation applied toe brakes to the annual carnage an streets and highways and win round out 1B38 with a saving of at least 7,400 National Safety Council said Wednesday night The council said flat November was the 13th straight month to show a comparative decline in traffic deaths and said that "unless America ona holiday spree of umlKimm" the closing of 1938, the year oianot fail to show a suSstantial swing.

The report estimated the 1936 highway death toll at approximately 33,000, lowest since 19K and the greatest redaction for any single year in the history. The report said the nation bad shown its improwitient despite the fact theru been no drop to bavel Tulaa, largest to wport no fatatttiaa. Preiuier Arrested Premier Julius Manio (above), leader of the National Peasant party of Rumania, was reported under arrest for alleged implication I in distribution of leaflets protesting "royal dictatorship" of King CaroL MEDICINE PLAN IMPRACTICAL' California Opposes State Support SACRAMENTO, Dec. 28 -(UP) State Wednesday night said that a proposed constitutional amendment i would provide for state-supported medicine and surgery would be impracticable and would be opposed vigorously by the medical profession. The proposal was "submitted to the attorney-general's office for certification of a title, the preliminary step to circulating it as an initiative measure to be voted upon at the next general election.

It was sponsored by Avery Moore, Oakland, who formerly was identified with the Townsend pension movement. It proposed to make available to the people of California "the benefits of medical science along the same lines as educational benefits are now being enjoyed." State hospitals would be thrown open to the public free and private institutions would be reimbursed by the state. All medical practitioners would be placed under a single state agency which would classify some as full-time salaried employes of the state and assign cases and set fees for those not in state employ. Officers Named Ceremonies This Week Officers for the ensujng year were seated by Reno Lodge No. 13, F.

A. this week at largely-attended ceremonies conducted by Merwyn H. Brown, past grand master, and Dr. Charles O. Gasho.

Seated as officers, were Charles E. Fleming, master; Clarence K. Jones, senior warden; L. E. Layman, junior warden; Fred B.

Corle, tresaurer; L. W. Semenza, secretary; James B. Gasho, chaplain; C. B.

Wyckoff, senior con; Robert L. Foster, junior deacon; Perry W. Hayden, mar- shall; James B. Brdshaw, and R. Graham Gorman, P.

E. Erickson, organist, and A. H. Smith, tyler. HIGHWAY CLOSED PORTLAND, Dec.

28-The McKenzie highway a closed Wednesday night, the Oregon Moto Association reported, and prospects of reopening it before early spring appeared dim. IT YOtm NEVADA STATE JO9RMAL ROT DEUVEKED TOOK POUCH ST toSK M. CAU.OBCOLATIOMDEPI. Weather Hasn't Changed Much in Last 150,000 Years, Says Professor NEW YORK. Dec.

The weather hasn't changed much in the last 150,000 years, Dr. Fred B. Phleger, of Amherst College told the semi- centennial meeting of the Geological Society of America Wednesday. Remains of miscroscopic, one- celled animals found recently about 10 feet below the sea floor 125 miles off the Atlantic coast indicate to geologists that temperatures 150,000 years ago were like those of the present, Dr. Phleger said.

KIRMAN GIVES WINNERS LIST Official i Notice Made Last step in Nevada's general elections of last November was taken this month when Governor Richard Kirman issued a proclamation officially naming those elected. Named in the proclamation and declared duly elected are Patrick A. McCarran, U. S. senator; James G.

Scrugham, representative in congress; E. P. Carville, governor; Maurice J. Sullivan, lieutenant governor; Ben W. Coleman, justice of the supreme court; Malcolm McEachin, secretary of state; Dan W.

Franks, state treasurer; Henry C. Schmidt, state controller. E. W. McLeod, surveyor-pen- eral; Gray Mashburn, altorney- jenerai; Joe Farnsworth, superintendent of public printing; Mildred Bray, superintendent of public instruction; Margaret I.

Brodi- clerk of the supreme court; Matt Murphy, inspector of mines; Anna H. Wardin, regent of the state university. J. C. Kinnear and F.

N. of the state board of education; Clark J. Guild, William McKnight, B. F. Curler, Edgar Bather, James Dysart, W.

D. Hatton, L. Q. Hawkins, James M. Lockhart and William E.

Orr, district judges. Mexican. Livestock Now Studied NOGALES, Dec. (U.fi) Mexico cattlemen Wednesday night opened a cam- pajgn to allow moving of stock across the international border into the United States in the face of Mexican federal government order to stop all exportations. Sonora cattlemen, led by William Greene, president of tre Greene-Cananea Cattle Company, were en route by airplane to Mexico City to intercede with President Lazaro Cardenas to lift the restrictions as fears were expressed the stoppage of cattle shipments was a move toward ejcpro- priation of American livestock holdings.

EASTERN STARS INDUCT CHIEFS Joint Installation Slated Friday la Joint installation of incoming officers of Nevada Chapter Na 13 and Adah Chapter No. 4, Order of Eastern Star, will be held at the Reno Masonic Temple Friday, with Mrs. Ruth-P. Mathews presiding as worthy grand matron. The ceremonies will be opened by officers of Nevada, Chapter, with Bess 3L Cremer, worthy patron, and Garfield worthy patron, presiding.

Distinguished guests will be introduced, and elective and appointive officers presented. Following the installation, a character skit will be presented by Earl Freemont, accompanied by Lulu Grimmer. Musical selections will be presented by a mixed quartet composed of Helen McAvoy, Metta Molson, Lawrence Layman and August Frolich, accompanied by Lulu Grimmer. Following presentation of the jewels, the closing hymn, "Bleat Be the Tie that Binds," will be sung. Refreshments will be served.

Assisting Mrs. Mathews as installing officers will be George P. Coleman, worthy grand patron; Mrs. Lila M. Hackett, grand marshal; Mrs.

Matilda G. Comer, hon- orary grand marshal; Mrs. Emily C. Dodge, grand chaplain, and Mrs, Lulu Grimmer, acting grand organist. Officers to be installed Nevada Chapter No.

13: Gladys M. Crosby, worthy matron; Ben Bowles, worthy patron; LaLoie M. Evans, associate matron: John Brockman, associate patron; Mervylle D. Payne, secretary; Marjr Ellen Gotch, treasurer; Iva Brockman. conductress; Margaret Daniel, associate conductress; Bessie E.

Johnstone, chaplain; Ruth Best, marshal; John L. Mathews, organist; Martha W. Jones, Adah; Crystal Mayfield, Ruth; Hazel Bowles, Esther; Helen Marie Wilber, Martha; Opal E. Stackhouse, Elects; May Bradshaw, warder; Thomas E. Daniel, sentinel; Lila M.

Hackett, trustee. Adah Chaper No. K. Fletcher, worthy matron; Irving H. Cowles, worthy patron; Tessie Ross, associate matron; Terrill L.

Taylor, associate patron; Anna H. Wardin, secretary; Emma J. Bryant, treasurer; Ruth B. Hilts, con- dustress; Ida C. Phillips, associate conductress; Ruth Parish, chaplain; Ruby Bearss, marshal Lulu Grimmer, organist Lois Maupin, Adah; Rose M.

Smith, Ruth; Ethel B. Lewers, Esther; Adele C. Wooster, Martha; Leta O. Puffta- barger, Elects; Dorothy R. Layman, warder; John V.

Lewis, sentinel and Anna M. Warren, trua- tee. Jones Sells Bondt WASHINGTON, Dec. --Chairman Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Wednesday night announced that his agency has sold 000 in Metropolitan Water Dii- trict of Southern California 4 per cent Colorado River waterworks refunding bonds. Dad Slain in Yule Hunt NEWSPAPER! ft was a cad Christinas for (left) and Rose William, was shot and killed when he triad to takea Ttiliiumi nursery of 84-mr-oJd William Case at Grafton, O.

Their wounded. Roosseao, aa unemployed tracker, too poor to boy at feNUEht to ChrUtaas tor flbda WSPAPfcRI.