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CHURCHES IN MILFORD
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The Avenue Methodist
Church
Robert E. Green, Minister
SUNDAY, AUGUST. 16 .
9:45 a. m.—Church School. Ei
leen Blundon, Director of Chris
tian Education; Wilson Sockrider,
General Superintendent. Individu
al class rooms are provided which
lend to more effective teaching. We
welcome you to study, the interest
ing Bible lesson. Classes for every
age group are taught by interested
and competent teachers. Sessions
will continue throughout the sum
mer.
11:00 a. m.—Divine Worship
Service. James Hazzard will sing
the baritone solo "Take My Hand,
Precious Ldrd" by Dorsey, with
Mrs. Harry Clark at the console of
the organ. Sermon subject "The
Lord Is My Shepherd." The altar ,
flowers Will be given by Mrs. Frank
Grier. Church hostesses,
Mrs.
Charles Mulholland and Mrs. John
Lddge. Excellent attendance last
Sunday. Small children may be left
in the nursery during this service.
Mrs. Courtney Burch and Mrs.
Frank Nelte are hostesses for the
nursery. Visitors and newcomers are
always welcome. Meet us in The
House of Prayer where old fash
ion friendliness still survives.
Church going families stay longer
together.
' Wednesday evéning, August 19,
6:00 p. ra.—Covered dish supper
and church school board meeting,
at the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Has
, well Pierce at Slaughter Beach.
' Dr. Disston W. Jacobs, guest
preacher, Sundays. August 23 and
30.
The Presbyterian Church
"The Church on th« Flau"
Rsv. Kenneth M. Kepler, Pastor
Church Phon« 5701
SUNDAY. AUGUST 16
9:45 a. m.. Sunday School is not
just a school, .but an opportunity
for young and old really to know
the Word of God, which is the Word
of Life. Classes for all ages. Adult
Class meets at the home of A. E.
Humes, 209 S. Walnut Street. Roger
Deats, General Superintendent.
10:45 a. m., A Church Nursery
is conducted for children whose
parents attend morning worship.
11:00 a. m.'. Morning Worship ex
tends a cordial invitation to all,
visitors, strangers, and friends—
to all who are in need—to all who
would know God and His will bet
ter. The soloist today will be Miss
Eileen Harris, singing "Come Ye
Blessed" by Scott. The message to i
children will be on "The Fool and !
the Broken Clock"—while the ser- !
mon will be the last in a series on |
Bible Seas and Shores, and will be ;
on "The Sea and the Beast of Reve
lation."
There will be a brief meeting of i
the Session following the morning
service. • •
6:30 p. m., Hi-CE cordially in
vites all high schoolers for the fel
lowship and worship of this hour. !
The Pastor will be on vacation
for the next four Sundays, and all
Information for the 'bulletin and
newspaper should be phoned to Mr.
S. C. Evans, 4715. The preacher
next Sunday will be the Rev. Rob
ert B. Russell, of the Elsmere Pres
byterian Church, Wilmington.
m
The Church of God
North Walnut Street
Rev. W. Edwin lull. Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
8:45 a. m.. Broadcast over station
WJWL 900 on the dial.
10:00 a.
Classes for all ages,
11:00 a. m. Sermon by the pastor, j
7:30 p. in.. Youth Service followed
by preaching.
Our Sunday evening service is
one of the most inspirational ser
vices. Organ music, chorus singing,
quartets, trios and solos are ren
dered. Prayer for the sick is offered
after the preaching.
WEDNESDAY JULY 22
8:00 p. ra.. Prayer, Praise and
Preaching service. We call this
service the mid-week uplift. God
Is real on Wednesday as well as
Sunday.
Our new church is now completed,
its doors spying wide to one and all.
If you are looking for Christian
fellowship, an altar of prayer, the
blessing of God, join the happy hun
dreds as they wend their way to our
church on Walnut Street.
A nursery has been included in
the plans of our church, do arranged
that the mothers with their babies
can see and hear the service with
out the babies disturbing anyone.
We invite every Father and Mother
with your children, every bachelor
and old maid, everybody.
m., Sunday School
v Pilgrim Holiness Church
Church of Full Gospel
* South East Front Stroot
R«v. Leon Hynson, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. Her
bert Passwaters, Superintendent
11:00 a.m.—Preaching.
7:00 to 7:30 p.m.—Young People's
Service. William E. Wiley. In
charge.
7:30 p. m.—Evangelistic Sendee.!
Wednesday, 7:46 p.m. — Prayer
■Pd Praise Service.
Christ is the door of entrance In
to the City of God. He said: "By
Me if any man enter in he shall be
saved."
Sin Is the barrier In your way to
that door. It Is too great for you to
surmount.
We can help you. Your presence
At our church is invited.
For best results in your pasture
and alfalfa crops, soil samples
should be made now to determine
what Is needed in the soil. Soil
tests have proven to be profitable.
Have your soil Tested now before
you plant fall seedlngs.
Calvary Methodist
Church
"Th« Community Church"
Denzel C. Wildey, Minister
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
10:00 a.m.—Church School held
in the High School. John R. Wilkins.
General Superintendent. A cordial
welcome is extended to all to attend
our school. There was a good atten
dance last Sunday, lets keep it
growing.
11:00 a. m. Nursery—Parents are
invited to leave their children in
the Nursery during the Worship
service. I
11:00 a. m. Divine Worship held in
the High School. The subject of
Mr. Wildey's sermon is "Life on a
Hilltop." The Senior Choir will sing
the anthem "My God and I" arr. by
Sergei,
We have been very happy to have
Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Hungerford
with us the past two Sundays during
the vacation of Mr. Wildey.
Mr.
Hungerford who served as pastor
of Calvary Church for six years is
always a welcomed guest.
Mr. Wildey will return from his
vacation and occupy the pillpit on
Sunday.
Christ Church
(Episcopal)
Founded 1704
Church Avonuo and Third Stroot
Rtv. Joseph S. Hinks, Rector
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
7:30 a. m.—Holy Communion.
11:00 a. m.—Morning Prayer and
Sermon.
First Baptist Church
"Tha Liffie Whit« Church"
N. W. Second Str««t
Rev. Mervin K. Ruth, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
9:45 a. m., Bible School—Charles
Thomas, Superintendent. Classes
for all ages.
11:00 a. m.. Morning Worship.
7:00 p. m.. B. Y. F.
8:00 p. m., Fellowship Hour.
Wednesday, 8:00 p. m.. Prayer
and Praise Service.
Saturday, 7:30 p. m.. Open air
services at Walnqt St. Bridge.
Friday, Aug. 14th. The teachers
and officers of the Bible School, will
hold their meeting in the church at
8:00 p. m.
Christian SriAnr a Qnrinhi
v - nr,ST,c,n science OOCICfy
****** T*« R«* Church of Christ
Scientist, in Boston, Mats.
Meets In Milford Grange Hall
-mon in First Church of Christ,
Scientist. 1201 Van Buren Street,
Wilmington, Christian Science So
ciety, Grange Hall, Milford and
Christian Science Society, V. I. A.
Building, Rehoboth Beach, Sunday,
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
The subject of the Lesson-Ser
August 16, 1953, will be "Soul."
Morning Service and Sunday
School are at-11:00 A. M. '
Wednesday Evening Testimonial
Meetings at 8:00 P. M. (Milford,
first Wednesday only).
First Independent Church
Marshall Street
Rr ». Clarence E. Voshell, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
i.0;00 a. m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a. m.—Preaching.
7:30 p. m.—Evangelistic Service.
7:80 p. m. — Thursday Prayer
meeting.
St. John's Catholic »
Church
Rev. John A. Corrigan, Pastor
SUNDAY. AUGUST 16
Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:00 and
11 : 00 .
St. Bernadette's Chapel, Harring
ton: Sunday Mass at 9:30.
Summer Schedule Of
Masses At Rehoboth
St Edmund's Church
Fisherman's Mass at 4:00.
Other Masses at 7:00; 8:00; 9:00;
.10:00; and 11:00.
Mass in the V. P. W, Hall In
Georgetown each Sunday at 9:00.
Rev. Francis J. Desmond, Pastor
St. Paul Methodist
Church
The Church With a Cordial Welcome
Rev. Randolph Fisher, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
11:00 a. m., Morning Worship.
1:00 p. ra., Church School.
7:00 p m, Junior and Youth Fel
lowship Hour:
8:00 p. m.. Evening Service.
Wednesday. 8:30 p. m.: Senior
Choir rehearsal.
Ja mes O. Vann, Superintendent.
Choir
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Rev. J. W. Beavers, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
11:00 a. in. Morning Worship
1:00 p. m. Sunday School. Mr
rehearsal
Wednesday
evening.
Saturday. August 15. 1953, a chic
ken and dumpling dinner will be
served at the church, beginning at
2* o'clock.
Mt. Enon Baptist Church
Rov. D. A. Downing, Pastor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
Sunday School, 10:30 a.
Sermon by Pastor. 11:30 a.
7:30 p. ra.— B. Y. P. U.
m.
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OBITUARY
SLAUGHTER
Lewis S. Slaughter, 55, of Clark
street, Harrington, died Thursday,
August 6, in the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, after a brief illness.
A resident of Harringtdn most of
his life, Mr. Slaughter was with
the State Highway Department and
for a number of years before his
illness, was manager of the Dover
inspection lane of motor vehicles.
He was a member of the Metho
dist Trinity Church here and of
its Men's Bible Class, of the Ma
sonic Lodge at Milford, and a di
rector of the Kent and Sussex Fair
Association.
Born at Denton, Md.. he was the
son of Lewis and Minnie Hall
Slaughter. Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Minnie Price Slaughter: three
sisters, Mrs. Florence Cain of El
mer, N. ,J., Mrs. Pearl Hanson of
Harrington and Mrs. Bessie Dische
of Wilmington, and one brother,
Harvey, of Middletown.
Funeral services were held at his
home on Sunday, August 9, in
charge of the Reverend Milton R.
Elliott. Interment was held at
Greensboro, Md.
WEAVER
James M. Weaver, well-known
farmer of the Milford Neck section,
died at his home in that section
last Thursday, August 6, age 85
years. Mr. Weaver was a Virginian
by birth, having been borp October
12, 1867, at Madison, Virginia. Al
ways a staunch Republican, he was
appointed postmaster at Rixeyville,
Virginia, by the late President The
odore Roosevelt, and continued in
that position until April 14, 1924,
when he tendered his resignation
to President Calvin Coolidge and
moved his family to Delaware.
He is survived by his wife*, Mrs.
Ethel Weaver: two daughters, Mrs
Catherine Green of Lincoln Park
New Jersey, and Miss Ruth Weav
er, of Milford; and three sons,
James B.. formerly a motor vehicle
inspector with the State Highway
Department, now of Milford, Wil
liam R., of Middletown, and Joseph
H.. at home, and three grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held at.
the William Berry. Jr., Funeral
Home in Milford, last Sunday af
ternoon. with Rev. Joseph S. Hinks,
pastor of Christ Episcopal Church!
officiating. Interment in the
yard of Christ Church.
grave
SHORT
. . ,, Harvey Wilson,
Mn7 n L Mn V William Dicker
r, * 1 ilford : six grandchildren,
th Krea -grandchildren; a bro
' a er onoway of George
wSinïl S, . Jo . hn „ WhUo -
chons r t .nr«tn - r8 ' J ° hn R ' Hit '
She was W 'k »
Me'horBst ri ... a ° r £ McColley ' 8
vices wn. w Janeral ser
i) m !? L I Wednesday at 1
Th vv h p !! ear , lilford '
offleiated Revelle of Lincoln
Mrs. Mamie E. Short, 72, wifo of
Edgar Short of
near Milford, died
last Sunday morning. August 9. in
the Milford Memorial Hosiptal af
ter a long illness. She formerly liv
ed in Georgetown and was the
daughter of Frank and Elizabeth
Jester Conoway of that place.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by the following chil
dren: Harry F., Philadelphia; Her
man J., Georgetown: Linen. Oak
Orchard ; Mrs.
&
wasmihgtdi
SMAPSUOU
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T .
i ne .National Highway Users Con
terence tells us that ten more states,
Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska,
New Jersey. New Mexico, North
arolina, South Dakota, Vermont
and Washington have passed legis
lation this year requiring new motor
vehicles to be equipped with turn
signal devices. Since Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New York and
North Dakota already require this
practical substitute for mind-read
ing, that makes fourteen states that
have thus far seen the (flashing)
light.
Flash
We are also advised that at least
37 states have adopted hand and
arm signalling rules that are sub
stantially uniform. The trouble is
that hands and arms, even in one
state are not substantially uniform
and if a lady-driver is talking, she's
got to keep one hand on the wheel.
hasn't she?
Chances are, however, we won't
need any more legislation to make
the mechanical flashers universal.
When fourteen states require them,
the car manufacturers will most
likely make them standard fixtures
on all new models. And certainly,
when anyone has once driven in
city traffic
wonderful
with these strictly
gimmicks, he's all
through with flapping a wing out
the window.
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"Home Is Where The Heart Is"
Unification of the Armed Forces
may be alright— up to a point. But
you can't expect a life-long naval
officer, and the top-dog at that, to
go and live in an Army post! And
apparently, nobody ever suspected
that an admiral, rather than a
general might be made chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
That's why Admiral Arthur W.
Radford, who will sit at the head
of Sta(7 table, is still house-hunting
in Washington. For the first time
in twenty years, thanks to the GOP
shake-up, there are plenty of houses
available. But they just won't do
for the Staff Chairman.
Retiring Chairman Bradley has
this elegant seat at Fort Meyer, the
Army's plushiest post overlooking
the Potomac, But General Ridge
way gets that as the new Army
Chief. Admiral Carney, Chief of
Naval Operations, it appears rates
the Navy's most elaborate home,
on the Naval Observatory grounds.
So. perhaps Radford, a commando
at heart, may have to sling a
hammock in his Pentagon office.
Olemargarlne manufacturers in
the United States used about 213.
828,000 pounds of skim milk in
their product in 1952.
To Discuss Gov't. Aid
To Small Businesses
William D. Mitchell, Administra
tor of thé new Small Business Ad
ministration, announced Sunday
that he and other SBA officials will
confer Monday- with members of
the American Bankers Association
on plans for expanded Government
aid to small businesses.
Mr. Mitchell said Monday's all
day meeting, to be held in Wash
ington, will be the first of a series
he will ha^e with representatives
of all segments of industry and
finance. Mr. Mitchell said:
"The Small Business Adminis
tration, created by Act of Congress
which President Eisenhower ap
proved on July 30, 1953, has much
greater opportunity for service
than did its predecessor, the Small
Defense Plants Administration.
"The SDPA was interested only
in the defense-oriented and so-call
ed essential civilian manufacturing
industries which comprise a por
tion of the 300,000 manufacturing
enterprises. But SBA is concerned
with the overwhelming number of
small concerns among the 4,000,000
enterprises in all branches of in
dustry.
"It is our continuing responsi
bility to assist small business firms
in obtaining a fair share of na
tional defense orders in coopera
tion with the military establish
ment, but dur sights on behalf of
small business have been lifted
much higher by the action of Con
gress in creating the SBA.
"Nine out of every ten business
firms in the United States are small
concerns. Their proprietors num
ber into the millions. They con
stitute the well-springs of our free
enterprise system, for small busi
ness is traditionally the avenue of
opportunity for the man who has
ideas, who wants to be independ
ent, who wants to develop his own
enterprise and make his own con
tribution to our national progress.
"This avenue of opportunity
must be kept open, for without it
American initiative would suffer
and oui 4 rate of progress would de
cline. It is fundamental to the Am
erican way of life, which means
economic freedom and economic
opportunity.
"The younger generations
they come on—young people out of
our schools and colleges, veterans
returning from the Armed Services
—are entitled to the same oppor
tunities that their forebears had to
make their way in the business
world. Inevitably great numbers
of them will go into small enter
prises."
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„ .... . .
Mr. Mitchell said that after Mon
day s meeting, he will confer with
other bankers and financial lead
ers. representatives of small busi
nS ' .î rade £ r ° Up8 '
Government prime^contracta and
experts on tax problems of Wl
business. Mr. Mitchell continued:
"The purpose of these meetings
will be to enlist private enterprise
itself in the job of encouraging the
development and growth of small
business. The function of the SBA
is to hol P businesses help
the,nselv es, and I have complete
confidence in the initiative, skill
and enterprise of businessmen to
find their way. And it will be the
effort of the SBA to serve as a
clearinghouse for constructive
ideas."
Mr. Mitchell described the major
SBA programs as follows:
1. P ocessing of small business
loan applications ; intensive effort
to arrange local, private financing
for small business before resort
ing to use of the funds Congress
made available to SBA for making
oans -
2. Continuation and improvement
of the "joint determination" pro
S r am under which nearly $ 600 .
000,000 in military prime contracts
has been earmarked for or al
ready awarded to small plants un
der th e joint determination by the
military and SDPA.
3 - Continuation of the program
start ed by SDPA under which the
a K enc y takes prime contracts it
8eR and subcontracts the work to
sma11 Arms,
Coordinated effort to obtain
re Def for small business enter
P rises - th us removing a major ob
stacle to improvement and
expan
8 ' on °^, tb eir plants and facilities.
5 ' Extea8i °n of assistance to
8ma11 retailers, distributors, min
ins com P anies at ) d other non-man
afacturer8 ' *« with the
^"irements the new law to
8,H : a11 8e S ments of sma '> busi
neS8,
re
as
6. Continue high-level consulta
tion with other Federal agencies
to insure that in all Government
programs affecting small business
the interests and viewpoints of
small business will be fully pre
sented.
7. Enlargement of the
program
of Technical and Managerial Aids
to small business, pursuant to the
law's emphasis on this activity.
8. Strengthening of
concerned with certificates of com
petency, defense production pools,
subcontracting, equitable distribu
tion of scarce materials, and an
inventory of national production
facilities.
programs
"Despite the wide range of
activities," said Mr. Mitchell,
want to emphasize that SBA will
be a small, lean organization, de
voted to economical operation.
SBA's staff of experts and techni
cians is drawn from Government
career workers and the business
and professional world. Most staff
members will operate out in the
field, near the small businessmen
the agency is directed to
our
I
serve.'
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HIS MASTER'S VOICE
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (/P)_
A dog lover who believes in the
peace and quiet of his neighbors
as well as the happiness of his
five Weimaraners has found an easy
way to keep them all hapiîy.
George C. Weideman has rigged
up a 70-foot electrical communi
cation system from his home to the
backyard kennels.
If one of the dogs starts barking
in the middle of the night, Weide
man speaks sharply or smacks his
hand with a rolled
newspaper—
before his bedroom microphone.
The dog obeys his masters' voice.
The neighbors get their sleep.
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadel
phia Reports On Current Trends
i _
Until recently, much of the busi- j
ness thinking was in terms of a |
moderate downturn after mid-year. '
Sentiment now appears to be tàking
a more optimistic turn. And there j
are signs of stability in various !
sectors of the economy justifying i
this change in perspective. Most;
observers are inclined to feel that
the Korean armistice is not to touch j.
off a cut in Federal spending in the I
immediate future. Business outlays
for productive facilities promise to 1
be greater than expected—another ;
important factor supporting high
level production, employment, and ;.
income. No one can predict with
certainty what consumers will do.
But there might be'good reason to
expect that this new feeling of
optimism, if not caught directly
by consumers, may be passed on
through high incomes to maintain!^
liberal spending. If this proves tor
be the case, the potential problem | 8
which some observers see in the I
recent build-up of inventories ln
their finished stage may dissolve.
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Ketail Volume is High by Almost
Any Standard
Certainly, the record indicates
that up to now consumers have
been spending, and spending freely.
Total dollar sales by retail stores
in the United States have run close
to record levels since last fall.
Volume on an adjusted basis has
been well above $14 billion monthly
since the beginning of this year,..
or about 7 per cent more than in !
the 1952 period. People have bought 1
houses almost as fast as they could j
be built. Purchases of new auto- j
mobiles and major household appli- !
ances were exceptionally heavy j
earlier this year. Then, during May
and June, the general merchandise
.
stores experienced a spurt in busi
with dollar volume rising
well above its first-quarter level,
This reflected, in large part, in-i
creased activity in soft goods lines ■
at the country s department stores, j
DepHrtment Store Business Above |
Nationally and locally, the value I
ness,
A Year Ago
of department store sales has
maintained a fair margin of increase
over the first half of 1952. Through
out the Third Federal Reserve Dis
trict, monthly fluctuations in dollar
sales have been more pronounced
than a year ago. But in every city
for which figures are available—
except Wilkes-Barre—the over-all
trend has been upward since Jan
uary . with 80me months showing
exceptionally large year-to-year
increases. Most retail outlets in
f >emi8ylvania ' 8 hard-coal region
£ a ™ f «Penenced a sales lag attri-,
butable to depressed conditions in ,
t , he an<h racite industry, and the,
de P ar ^ ent 8tor Jf s havft been ^ no
® xce P tio n. Merchants in Trenton,
Bending. Lancaster and Vor*.
where industry is much more highly
*1. vor«, fl.,1 report ithe largest gains
ov A 1 ' he J[f . h ? î,° 19 j 2 '
At Philadelphia department ;
8tor ^ 8 ' bunlne™ generally was dis
appointing in January, but that was j
the only month in whlch sales fel1 !
below their year-ago level. May ;
sales were exceptionally large al-1
most everywhere. In the District j
as a whole, the adjusted index for
that month was the highest since
the post-Korean buying waves of
July 1950 and January 1951. la
York and Lancaster, dollar volume 1
on an adjusted basis broke all
records. Sales declines were the
rule in most metropolitan areas,
In early June. But this reaction j
was not entirely unexpected andj
USED CAR
BARGAINS
1951 BUICK (Super)—Fully equipped, this car
with automatic transmission, is a real buy. Five
tires with less than 10,000 miles add to this value.
1951 OIDSMOBIIE (Deluxe 88)-4-door, radio,
heator, Hydra-matic, slip covers; good, clean car
priced to seH.
1951 BUICK—2-deer; vary clean, heator, radio,
slip covers.
s 1895°°
*1795°°
s 1795 00
M795 00
*1095 00
*1295°°
1951 OIDSMOBIIE (88)-2-door; baby blue, fully
equipped, very clean; a Milford owner.
1950 FORD—2-doer; very clean, sparkling finish,
38,000 miles.
1950 BUICK—A Real Value. This "Special" model
designed by Buick far Economy and Style.. W. W.
tires and slip covers add to this value.
WE ALSO HAVE - -
1950 Pontiac—One owner, Hydramatic, fully equipped,
very clean.
1949 Buick—One owner, radio, heater; clean.
1947 Plymouth—2-dr., radio, heater; average.
1947 Plymouth—2-dr.; clean.
1946 Buick—4-dr., radio, heater; average.
1949 Nash—2-dr. cruising gear; clean.
1938 Ford—2-dr., ideal for cutting down; rough.
You are invited to SEE and RIDE in the New BUICK—Super, Special
and Road Master—Open Evenings 7-9.
GMAC Plan
Delaware Motor Trades Association Guarantee
Kent & Sussex Motor Co.
5th & N. Walnut Streets
Milford, Delaware
Phones: 5312 — 4112
BUICK
GMC
the preliminary figures covering
weekly sales through July clearly
indicated the continuing buoyancy
consumer demand for a wide
range of merchandise,
.. , ... ,
? the earl r " ont ^ of this year was
the ™ ore active in categories such
ï™ sewar f : :fl „ Q ° r co ™ r ' ng8 ' and
ture . and bedding. Major appH
" ca . 8a *? s have been somewhat
a l ,c ' They got off to a poor start
n Janu f y ' were maintained in
larg ® th ™"? h Mitrch and
AprU ! , bu * s fe11 o® in May - Rad, °
and televl » lo n business was more
cti T ve ,n A tbe winter and again
Jun f' Air-conditioning units sold
8lowly until ab ° ut May ; wben
^ y , r08e to a position of leader
Ip n homefurnishings de
pa £. ent8 ' .
S J nce Bester, the soft goods de
art ment* of Third District stores
have been experiencing some over
all improvement, with sales in an
increasing number of lines showing
appreciable gains over a year ear
lier. Business in piece goods and'
household textiles started the year
very quietly, but by April, sales
volume was above the 1952 level
and continued high through June.
women's apparel and in various
ready-to-wear accessories, some im
provement also has been apparent
Buying Emphasis Has Shifted
Recently
Exiles reports on a departmental
basis indicate that buying interest
, .. „ ,
. re ? en ^ montb8, Sales of men s
and boy s wear, too, picked up
after February, and May Volume
was quite high compared with a
year ago.
Instalment Volume Has Grown
In the first four months of this
year, instalment sales were running
^ell ahead of those reported in
early 1952, so that much of the
year-to-year increase in total sales
was f rom this source. Cash and reg
i ar charge-account business was
following closely the 1952 pattern at
no increase In level. With buying
interest focused on items in home
furnishings departments frequently
bought on a time basis, a high ratio
instalment to total sales was
about what might have been ex
pected in this period. But when
consumers began purchasing more
soft goods—in some cases at the
expense of household durables—this
ratio declined and by June was
approximately the same as a year
earlier. Cash and regular charge
account business, then began to
show small increases over 1952.
Although consumers have been
buyin g more in Third District de
partm ent stores this year than last,
tbey have not b een pay i ng 0 ff on
their balances as promptly as in
the first six months of 1952. The dis
parity has been much more pro
nounced in the case cf instalment
busine88 than on regular charge
accounts. To some extent this re
fleets an increase? in the volume of
thi8 type of credit But it al30
^ due in part to more liberal
purchase terms available on some
item a since the expiration of Regu
lation w Outstanding balances
instalment accounts showed very
ittle cba nge during the first six
months of 1953, whereas a year ago
tbey were-declinine. At the end of
January, outstandings were 16 per
cen t higher than a year earlier By
June 30 this gap had widened to
2 per cent. The unpaid balances
on charge accounts, meanwhile.
have not displayed any significant
cban g e so far this year and have
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In this simple, two story farm house, John Adams was born
and spent his boyhood. It stood in Braintree (now Quincy)
and has been described as a "plain,square,block of a house,
widened by a lean-to." It has been called *thc veritable
roof-tree, under which was ushered into being, the earliest
and strongest advocate (John Adams) of independence - the
founder of a line of statesmen, legislators, and historians,
whose integrity is like the granite of their native hills.** The
of Quincy has been J^kened to a block of granite with a
thin covering of soil. From the quarries here, granite was
carried on the first New England Railway, for the building of
the Bunker Hill Monument.
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continued to show a gap of around
10 per cent, compared with a year
ago.
orders through the entire first half
of 1953 fol\owed closely the 1952
pattern, but at a higher level, con
sistent with this year's large!'
volume of business.
Stocks Up Sharply In Second
Quarter -
Department store inventories rose
sharply during the second quarter,
reaching in June their highest level
since the fall of 1951. With \the ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. _(/P)-l_
exception of January and June, both ^ brisk breeze shortchanged a va
months in which business fell off r cationer of $90.
appreciably, they have maintained ; "
BREEZY CASH
H. Pierson Mapes made the mls
a fairly satisfactory relationship take of opening his , wallet
to sales. The improvement in sales hotel's outdoor balcony. The wind
volume in July, as indicated by blew $230 out of the wallet,
weekly figures, should remove most ; Mapes ran downstairs and found
of the distortion in the sales- inven- j that the doorman had gathered ap
tory picture apparent at the end of ; $140. The other $90 was gone w^th
the second quarter. Outstanding I the wind.
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