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VSBmkmm ? " 1 sammamBsss^mvsi 1 hi....... i..i r. u.i . . . n. ~i . - 1 * - HAIGLAR ? Monday and Tuesday Shemp Howard (L), Richard Lane* Baby Michael Barnitz and Brod Crawford in Universal'? cinema adaptation of Damon Runyon'i "Butah Minds the Baby". * "BUTCH MINDS THE BABY" RATED TOPS A new baby Htur has arisen on Hollywood's horizon to add his name to the list started by Jackie Coogun and continuing down the years to Baby Sundy. The newest infant uctor is Baby Harold Michael Bnrnltz, a thlrteeni^ionths-old, apple-cheeked youngster 1 who makes his screen bow to the public in Universale "Hutch Minds the Baby", which also features Virginia Bruce, Brod Crawford, Dick l?Y>ran, Porter Hall und Shemp Howard. Director Albert S. Rogell, who di-, rects the picture, calls Baby Mike \ "one in a million" and predicts a brilliant screen future for him. "Butch Minds the Baby", based on an original magazine story by Damon Ilunyon, comes Monday to the Halglar Theatre. It Is the tale or a hardened, but sentimental safe-cracker who meets the baby under unusual circumstances. "Butch", the safe-cracker, is a "three-time loser", that Is, he has been convicted three times, and one more offense will send him "up the river" for life. Despite this risk, "Butch" pulls one last Job, hut finds himself In the undignified position of having to take the baby nlong with him on the safe-cracking expedition. The story of "Butch", said to be Runyon's favorite character, contains the same hurd-boiled human interest elements which made "Little Miss Marker" such a screen success." The screen play for "Butch Minds the Baby" was penned by Leonard BpiKelKRHs. Woody Bredell was the cinemato^rapher and the picture was produced by Mayfair. ? I Mrs. Doby Young Dies At Cassatt Cassatt, May 18. ? Mrs. Carrlo Elizabeth Young. 50, widow of Doby Young, died suddenly at her residence at 8:30 Sunday evening. She was a member of the Heaver Dam Haptlst church where funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning by the Rev. Mr. Rabon. Interment was In the church cemetery. Surviving are three bous, J. D. Young and Benton Young of Cassatt* and Buford A. Young, of Anniston, Ala.; one daughter, Annie Bell Young; her father, J. D. Gardner, and one brother, J. B. Gardner, of Cassatt. A Good Suggestion Sugar Is sweet?and Bcarce. A good way to conserve your half pound per week Is to use a smaller spoon. When you go a-vlsltlng take your little cup along. And when friends or relatives write they are coming for a visit advise them to bring along their own sweetenln'.?Clinton Chronicle ' I Outlook For | Utility Companies I SjmicIaI to The Chronicle (Ily Roger Hahson) Hahson l'ark, Mass., May 22.~Puo" to the war, we have lost sight of many activities of the New Deal. Among these la the "death sentence" provision of the Holding Company Act. In its recent* annual report . to congress, the SRC stated that thero would he no moratorium on the "dea/li sentence" because of the war. Hence, utility holding companies may continue to he liquidated. Among the moat orderly of theae break-ups Is that which bus been taking place for some lime In the North American system. This was one of the first great holding companies to bow to the SEC. Stockholders will undoubtedly receive far more In liquidation than the currently quoted price for this stock. Holding Company Troubles The gross Income of most untllity holding companies Is better thun ever. They are really suffering from high earnings which spell higher taxes. Hence, gross is up; but net is off. Operating units of holding companies have in many Instances . during the past year been called upon by the government to expand their systems and up their generating capacity for the expanding war program. This has entailed considerable new construction at high costs, i Holding companies have, hence, been obliged to go to the banks to provide funds for their subsidiary companies. | The majority of the utility holding companies have become reconciled to the Holding Company Act and are willing to break up. It must be remeiribered, however^ that there are outstanding In the hands of the public huge amounts of bonds which i must be taken care of In some way. i Due to the SEC requirements It has been particularly difficult for several past years for these companies to i carry on any refunding operations. , This situation Is now worse than ever due to the necessity of keeping the banking public market open for such new financing and refunding operations as becomes necessary for V. S. Treasury requirements. .. , Tax Situation Eased by Utilities . There is many a city throughout i the country In which property owners think they pay almost no muni- i cipal tax due to city-owned utlitles. i However, while the property owners i in these localities may not get much of a tax bill from the municipal author i lies, they are paying taxes just j the same. Such taxes are buried in i the hills they receive for electric < power, gas and other municipal 3er- i vices through the relatively high < rates they are baying therefor. In ] ;ho majority of instances it would < probably be cheuper for such cities i to buy their Juice from outside prl- < k ate utilities, have it delivered to ' i central switchboard, and distributed t :>ver city and town-owned lines. This 1 is true in my home town where resi- J Jents enjoy some of the lowest light 1 ind powers-bills In the country. I To aid utility holding and operat- t Ing companies now suffering from 1 high taxes, I believe that legislation i ihould be passed to allow these com- 1 panies rate Increases to cover their tax bill. A customer might get a $6 i utility bill a month with u seperate i item thereon of $2 for taxes. In this i way the government could use the ' utilities as tax collectors in a fair < and above-board manner. If the utll- 1 Ity companies would voluntarily i change their methods of billing or i If they were provided with rate In- t creases to take care of a portion of f their taxes, both investors and consumers would be treated more fairly. Today the utilities are being treated ( like a tax collector who might be compelled to pay all taxes out of his own pocket Instead of being permitted to collect them! Relationship of 8EC One thing more. I hear much com- . plaint that the SEC is hurting investors by forcing the holding companies to dissolve. Let me say from personal experience that the SEC is working hard to protect all legitimate Investors. If the stockholders of the utility companies will folio* cheerfully the suggestions of the commission as to swapping securities and purchasing the operating com panies' shares, they need suffer no shrinkage in any actual values they ever had. # I am decidedly bullish on most utility operating companies' preferred and some holding company preferreds. Ordinarily I do not like preferred stocks. They are a hybrid type of security and generally speaking I was brought up to avoid them. Ordinarily, from an investment point of view, I would prefer a first mortgage bond having a distinct claim upon the assets of a company or else a common stock having voting power and a real'chance for profit. Today, however, all tho stocks of well managed utility operating companies seem to have discounted the worst. Good News Ahead - I- have already referred to the remarks of Edward Eicher, former chairman of the SEC, that war renditions would not be allowed to delay the execution of the ''death sentence" af the Holding Company Act. Recently, however, Edmund Burke, Jr., a distinguished member of the commisjion, told the New York Savings Bank inference it is unlikely that the SEC will require or even permit widespread sales by holding companies which will harm legitimate investors. Prom the very first I have had confidence in the SEC and believe that hose who cheerfully follow their instructions will get on O. K., provided fhey subscribe to their proportional Interest in the properties that have seen separated. For a while I was troubled by the possible effect of Inflation on the itilitles. Ordinarily, they and the rail*oads would be the worst sufferers, ifet the New Deal crowd now is rendering the utilities a real protec:lon against inflation. Washington is making a serious effort to help the jtillties keep down costs. Hence, the ltillty cloud is really developing a illver lining! The most valuable pearls are proluced in tropical waters. Lights Along The Coast Restricted Atlanta, May 15. ? Maj. General William Dryden, commander of tho Fourth Corps Area, today issued orders barring or ree<rk>U*4 use of lights along the North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (-ousts. The general dimming of coastal area lights is similar to that in effect elsewhere along the Kastern seaboard nnd Is designed to prevent possible sllhouetlng of ships at sea to the advantage of enemy submarines. For the purpose of preventing sllhoueting of friendly shipping to tho advantage of enemy submarines and pursuant to instructions from tho commanding general, Eastern defense command and First Army, the following lighting restrictions for that portion of the Fourth Cosps area included within the boundaries of the Kastern defense command, which includes the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and that portion of Florida east of the Appulachlcola river, are established and made effective this date. 1. General t These restrictions are applicable toJ all lighting for a distance of ten miles inland from the coust line, and for ail city lighting, in communities of 5,000 or more Inhabitants within a distance ot 30 miles inland from tho coast line which have objectionable loom as ^determined by Inspection from the sea. The following types of lighting are prohibited within the area designated Paragraph 1 above:' A. Illuminated signs?neon or other. B. Flood lights on towers or otherwise illuminating buildings or monuments. C. Bright illumination at such places as baseball games, football games, race tracks, public tennis courts and other such places of amusement. D. Exterior lighting, except street lights, within 500 yards of the coast line. E. Bonfires and all other form of lighting on beaches. 3. Restricted lighting. 1 ; Colonel John Wall Buddy of Wainright ^ The rocuut heroic exploit ot Oenera) J. M. Walnwright, who succeeded General Douglas MacArthur lu tlie defense of Hataan and later Corregidor brings to mind many interesting memories of by gone days to Colonel John F. Wall of- this city, who was a buddy of Wainwrights back in 1913 when the two of tl\em were members of the First Cavalry stationed at llolse liar racks in Idaho and later at Monterey, California. The present General Walnwright was then a llrst lieutenant while Colonel Wall wore the bars of the second lieutenancy. Among the?souvenirs at the Wall hdrfie on Broafl'fetreet a reporter found a scrup book containing items of interest around 1913. On one of the pages was a picture of a polo team from the First Cavalry and listed on that team were four lieutenants, one being lieutenant Wall and. another lieutenant Walnwright. The picture was taken from a page of the Army and Navy Journal under date of September 20, 1913. The story that went with the polo picture concerned the series of polo gamhs played between the 3rd squadron, First Cavalry's team und a team representing San Maieo, California. The game was played on the Del Monte polo field. The first game went to the Cavalry 3 to 2 and the second was won by the same team 5 to 1. The San Francisco Chronicle in speaking of the second game said: "The dash and strategy of the officers would have made them victors in any polo game. Lieutenants Haverkamp and Walnwright played together like a pair of brothers. After taking the ball down to their enemy's . goal line time after time they would hold off their opponents whllq Lieutenant J. F. Wall pranced up and sent the ball between the posts." In the first game Wall scored four goals but lost credit for one half . a goal by being penalized, so his official total was 3 1-2 goals. Walnwright made one In that game. In the second game Wall made three and Walnwright one. A third game found Wall and Walnwright together again but a team known as the Stingers defeated them. A fourth game in the tournament found them again together and this time they were winners over a Chronicle team. Colonel Wall, who is now with the army headquarters at Washing' ton, remembers General Walnwright as a man of rare military attainments. That he rose to the high command he occupied at Corregidor was no i surprise to the Camden officer. "He had what it takes," said Colonel Wall..) I A portrait of General MacAr^^B J with his promise of 'TU ^ * Best" serves as tire key war production drive program jul gurated by Fisher Body. across the poster is the every worker on the productioe^^B"to the man at the battle lin^^^Hh Too, Mac." This poster haTj^Hl a erected as a permanent displn^^Byc all Fisher Body plants. ?i BEER UCEN8E REVOKED B IN KERSHAW COl^Ht" The beer license of a Ket^^ftn; county establishment was revoh^^H f the state tax commission reeq^H 1 according to official figures commission through May 15. The* commission had revoktl^^B>l beer and 19 wine licenses up ti^^Btt time and the total for Kershaw ty was put at one beer Uceuis^^K In the same period of time, tfcfl mission has rejected the liceig^^B1* plication^tor 80 Jtreer and 46 mits throughout the state. In county, no applications wers r<jj^^Bp The commission also annon^^A . that it had, suspended 9 beer jfl wine licenses In seven countiesifl pended license may be revived commission's discretion but t nfl ed license means that the holder not get another one for at leqi^^B. ^ c The commission has called sheriffs and other local law ulfl ment officers to assist it in d^^B) lng the new control program. to passage by the legislature in of an act giving the commlfl?k?^^B ditlonal powers, it had little fttOll ty to control beer and wine outh^^B It Is better to keep your trifle overinflated than underioftfl However,-^ keep the pressure fl enough so that the car itself iU have to absorb most of the shljM The volume of spending duriij? cent months has been held iftd^^B* by consumer resistance to n^^B< prices. GET THE "HAIGLAR HABIT' .AND FOLLOW THE CROWDS! THE BEST BUY IN TOWN! 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Doom's hero boss winning new friends for moro then forty yssrs. They hsve a nation-wide reputation. Are recommended by grateful people the country over. Ask pessr sofgklirf TOO MANY PEOPLE WANT THIS SEAT ON WEEK-ENDS - \\i There's Mere Room en Mondafi 1 t4. Tuesday, Wedneeday, Theredtt M Greyhound is making every effort to atftch |t? 1 hold all the travelers who want to take trips on ^ ends?but you can help us ease the ?>^rhf? * all, don't do unnecessary traveling just you do travel, go on a mid-week day if ^ ^ -t! the way to make each bus seat work full time. jof seat-space for men in uniform (ihere*s a reduced ra -J them now!) and for war workers on week-ends- ' a the only time they can travel. Qet information *nu | well in advance, too?and avoid delay at deparrui ^ 1 And by all means buy War Stamps and iBonds Wi . j money you save on Greyhound trips! ' ? x J 1 i_?^ bostowihal J PHONE 24. CAMDEN,* 1 / j MM _ ffl ] rGR E Y H 0 UHJJ 'S i ' Ti J ' rJM KRlA k Kv 'n 7days