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Evening star., 1939-06-08
Loew's, Inc., Declares
Extra Dividend
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 8.-Directors
of Loew's. Inc. today declared a
dividend of so cents a share together
with an extra of the same amount
on common stock. both payable
June 80 to stock of record June 20.
The company has paid so cents in
recent quarters. A 50-cent extra
dividend was paid last December.
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Curtiss-Wright Corp.
Declares Dividend
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-Directors of
Curtiss- Wright Corp. today declared
dividend of so cents a share on
class CA stock, payable July Is to
holders of record June 30. In 1888
one dividend of 81 was paid on the
class "a"
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U. S. Dollar Gains
On London Exchange
By the Associated Press.

BY lHe hSSOClHIeu PTeSS.
LONDON. June 8.-Final rate for
United States dollars today was
4.68 7-16 to the pound. a gain of Il
OF cent in terms of sterling, and
compared with sterling at s468 9-16
in New York late yesterday.
French francs remained l76.75 to
the pound,
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Dividend Declared

NEW YORK. June (SpeciaD -
Directors of Tri-Continental Corp.
have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of $3.50 share on the $6
cumulative preferred stock. payable
July l to stockholders of record June
16.
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ESQ Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK, June R).-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported Is tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
yesterday at 0460 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, 100 tons at $3.50 New
York and rs tons at the New York
average.
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Spot nominal; mlddling. 1000
Cottonseed Oil.
Beachabe cottonseed oil futures closed
l-2 higher, Sales, 81 contracts July,
6.SOb; October, 6.s2; January 6.94b.
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London Gold and Silver

LONDON June LP.-Bar gold, 14Ss
Sd, up Id Equivalent S34 76)
Bar silver. 10 15I I16d, unchanged. (Equi-
valent 42,03 cents.)
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Hughes Named Director
OF Metropolitan Bank

William j. Hughes, jr., Washing
ton lawyer, was elected director
of the National Metropolitan bank
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Japan has ruled that all foreign
ers must carry residence certificates.
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Total Sales for the day. 100000
sUnit OF trading
rin bankruptcy recevershp being unde,
Act or securities assumed
Rates OF dividend IN the annual disbur,e
decIar
unless noted
I'd Ex dividend Ex extras Paid
paid
year Cash stock Accumulated dividends paid or de-
clared this 'N VI N'
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Chicago Cash Market.

ChIcago Cash Market.
Wheat No. > Nortsern. IL
Corn No. l yellow 52i4-53: No
white So l2-s4: sample grade. white, 1850
oats, NO, white 35'4-36l2; sample
grade, white 32-34i7
Soy beans. No . yellow. a5
Barley. mailing, 50-51, nominal feed.
35-45, nominal.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. June s CPJ.-Grain range
today.
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Approximate Soes Of Stocks the NJ Y Stock EXCHANGE
100 AM--------- 10000 1900 Noon ---- 200 900
1:00P 250 600 2:O0PM 290 600
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DOmesticated Animals.
One bright spot in the fur indus
try is fur-animal farming. The
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program, based on sound scientific
knowledge, there is great risk Of
completely wiping out one Of the
oldest of the valuable resources Of
the country.
1T is clear that the present sys-
tenn of fur animal conservation has
not proved effective. The RESPONSE
bility of conserving and protecting
the various fur species rests chiefly
with the States, but the problem
is national in scope. and the serious
ness of the situation calls for CO.
ordinated Federal policy based on
scientific findings. There is hope
through the cooperative effort Of
Federal and State agencies, the fur
trade and the general public-that
at least a part of this wasted
heritage will be restored, thereby
assuring a continuing natural sup
ply of fur animals, with permanent
occupation for trappers and for
those engaged in manufacture and
the many ramiflcations of the fur
| trade"
Domesticated Animals.
One bright spot in the fur indus
try is fur-animal farming. The
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citing stories about the revolution
having been engineered by Amer
leans whose Panama investments
were destined to become total losss
should the decision go to Mica
ragua; about an American soldier
of fortune who had been the gun
runner for the revolutionists; about
how the American owner Of GER
tain property through which the
canal would pass had been in the
thick of things. These and other
rumors were rife, but I cannot vouch
for the truth of the tales I heard.
We spent several months patrol
ling the coast of Panama on the
lookout for expeditions of Colom-
bian troops. We saw none, nor do I
know what we would have done had
any been located.
In February, 1909, when Presi-
dent-elect Taft made an inspection
of the Canal Zone, was privileged
to be in the party. Mr.. Taft was
well pleased with the progress of
the work and the existing sense Of
order. COL Goethals was in charge
The insanitary conditions had been
rectided, and the sQuahble ove1
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sea-level versus lock type of canal
had been settled. Gatun Dam was
taking form, huge quantities OF
earth had been removed from Gu
Zebra Cut, and the lock construc-
ton was well under way. The pro-
digious messing system which fed
tens of thousands of laborers was
in successful operation. The labor
saving devices were a delight to
see, and the whole project hummed
with well-directed activity. Every
one was busy, and cheerfulness ra-
dated in all directions.
Planned on Vast Scale.
When I next saw the canal in
1911 the heavy work was drawing
to a close, and the finished product
could be clearly visualized. In
deed it was far more breath-tak-
ing spectacle than is the completed
canal, for none of the immenseness
Of the undertaking was hidden by
water, and the uniformly vast scale
on which the enterprise was
planned stood out in bold relief. The
railroad had been partly relocated
and the huge breakwaters in Limon
Bay were almost completed. It VA
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a relief to lie in a sheltered port
with never thought for north
er." When we departed it was with
the feeling that a great work, which
would be an enduring credit to our
country's enterprise and persever-
ance was well on the way toward
completion.
Since the canal was placed in op-
Grafton have passed through it q
number of times. The efficient man.
ner with which every detail con-
nected with it is handled, the neat
and attractive appearance of all
parts of the Canal Zone, the beau
tiful grass, flowers and landscap-
ing, the well-paved and spotlessly
clean roads and the general air OF
contentment and we'll being form a
strong contrast to the conditions
that existed in 1902 when first
visited the IsthmuS.
Truly our country has reason to
be proud of having accomplished a
great work which made possible
the hope that started Columbus
across the Atlantic Ocean and
which benefits thousands Of ships
every year.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
By Capt. F. L. OHver,


The Panama Canal will have been
in use exactly a quarter of cen
tury on August Is of this year.
1t was the privilege of the writer
to see the canal while it was still
in the possession of the French
Canal Co. and during various stages
of its construction, including the
almost completed work just before
water began to cover it.
In December, 1902. the little gun
boat Bancroft, in which was serv-
ing, was dispatched to Colon to
preserve order along the railroad
across the isthmus. A provision
in the treaty of 1848, which au-
thorized construction of this rail-
road, charged our Government with
keeping it in operation during times
of internal disorder, and during its
so years under the Colombian gov
ernment our landing forces fire.
quently had occasion to go ashore
Limon Bay, now protected by
huge breakwaters, was an open
roadstead, where it was necessary
for ships at anchor to guard against
violent gales known as "northers,
that frequently came with little OF
no warning. Ships lying in thu
bay were always prepared to steam
to sea on short notice, occasionally
so short that they had to slip then
anchor chains and leave them be-
hind. These abandoned anchors ant
chains eventually became so nu
merous that they often caused othe
ships much trouble by fouling thei
anchors. During a subsequent vSi
to Colon a sudden 'norther" caugh
me ashore, and six days elapsed be
fore I could return to my ship.
Before the United States tool
over the Canal Zone sanitary con
ditions on the Isthmus, especial,
at Colon, which is located on 10y
ground, were horrible and best LET
undescribed. No shore liberty wa
| allowed the mepbers Of the crew
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and all officers were required to be
on board ship by sundown.
Rail Personnel.
The American employees Of the
railroad we're a seasoned lot of old
timers who held out welcoming
hands to u.s. I recall one man, who
had been with the railroad for more
than 40 years, telling me that after
he had been on leave in the States
for few weeks he would become
homesick for Colon. To me such a
feeling seemed incredible. The
Americans lived along the ocean
front in an immaculate settlement,
swept by the heat-tempering trade
winds.
The railroad had been in opera
ton since 1855 and had always paid
large dividends. Although controll-
ing interest in its stock had been
purchased by the French Canal Co.
in 1880, the management, except for
one short period, had remained in
American hands. In those days the
railroad fare was about 10 cents a
mile, but we were fortunate in be-
ing furnished with passes. During
the construction of the canal, the
route of the railroad had to be
shifted and a considerable part of
the original road bed now lies under
water in Gatun Lake. 1t is said
that when this work was done, many
of the original, 50-year old, hard
wood crossties were found to be ir
such good condition that they were
continued in use.
The French construction company
had ceased active work in 1888, but
in order to hold the concession, 6
small force of workmen was re.
tanned in Culebra (now Gaillard)
Out, where a few cubic yards Of
earth were moved every day. Else
where along the route of the cana
all was desolation. Huge dredge'
and numerous small locomotives
cars and other pieces of equipment
were all but overgrown by the lusf
tropical vegetation, and everywhere
was depressing evidence Of q vas
enterprise having been abandoned
: Much Of the French machinery va
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to strike a proper balance between
supply and demand" DR.. Gabrielson
asserted. There is need for greater
knowledge regarding production. We
do not know whether we are pro-
ducing 100000 muskrats a year
and trapping 100000 or producing
5000 900 and trapping 5000 900. We
can be pretty sure we are trapping
more than we are producing. In
most States there is no provision
for keeping a record of. the furs
taken each year.
In the case of certain of the most
valuable fur-bearers, including mar
tens, fishers, wolverines and otters,
the drive to determination has be-
come so serious that the Biological
Survey has appealed to all State
game and conservation commissions
to protect them with five-year
closed period to forestall absolute
destruction.
Science Needed.
Frank G. Ashbrook, principal biol
ogist in charge of the section of fur
resources, Division of Wildlife Re-
search, Bureau Of Biological Survey,
said:
| Without vigorous conservation
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Big Ditch Opened Formally by Army Years Ago Next Tuesdays
Navy Used to Maintain Order Along
the Isthmus Railroad

salvaged and put to work by our
people when we took over the canal
work.
UnimpresSive City.
The City of Panama was an un-
impressive, sleepy sort of place,
where no one seemed to think or talk
about anything except the canals
prospects. Mere mention Of the
Nicaraguan routes apparent advan-
tages could cast a pail over any
gathering of Panamanians.
Such attractions as the Isthmus
afforded were soon exhausted, and
we were delighted to receive a
Christmas present in the form of Or
ders to depart on December rs for
Jamaica. We were glad to leave a
place where depressing inactivity
and shattered hopes had produced,
in most of the residents, feeling OF
dependency bordering on despair.
Those who retained measure OF
optimism placed all their hopes on
our country making a decision in
favor of the Panama route for a ca
nal.
The following November this sense
of desperation f1ared into open re-
volt when Colombia's rejection Of
our offer to acquire the canal rights
brought Panama to the definite
conclusion that our choice would 60
to Nicaragua. Almost overnight
President Theodore Roosevelt rec
ognized the republic of Panama
and promptly concluded with it the
treaty which Colombia had spurned.
Back to Colon went the Ban
croft, and we found that the 1848
treaty was now so construed that
Colombian troops were precluded
from using the railroad and could
not reach the city of Panama. I'm
der cloak of such protection the
revolution succeeded, and on May
4, 1904, the United States took pos
session of the Canal Zone, strip Of
land across the Isthmus extending
for 5 miles on either side of the
canal, with certain reservations con.
cerning the cities of Colon ane
Panama.
On arrival at Colon We heard *.
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it trappers still take fur animals
from the wild with the same extrav-
agant disregard of maintaining or
increasing whatever supply is left.
"It is unquestionable that our
natural fur resources will soon be
exhausted unless measures are taken
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States have neglected to legislate
properly for preservation. Mary
land, for instance, does not require
either trappers or fur dealers to
make annual reports on the number
of furs taken or sold. An estimate
made by the State game warden for
the fiscal year 1888 Indicates that
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Top ro,D, 1boDe, a good
specimen OF female siluer tor.
Center, Frank G. Ashbrook
fright, in charge of the Bio
logical Surveys section OF fur
resources, and his assistant,
Charles E. Kellogg, comparing
pelts produced under erperi-
mental conditions.
Right, q beautiful collection
OF full SilDer tor pelts ready
for auction.
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1000 900 muskrats were taken there.
In 1888 Virginia reported the TAX
ing of one bear, 651 red foxes, 9,140
gray foxes, 6,043 minks, 132,950
muskrats, 119,767 opossums, 148 Of
tiers, 1897 raccoons, 89,514 skunks
of the common large type, 1873
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squirrels, 1929 weasels and 131 mis-
cellaneous animals.
The United States Is the largest
fur consuming market in the world,
and, today, twice as many foreign
as domestic furs are being used, with
the demand increasing, and to meet
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
CCC AS ADJUNCT
OF ARMY FALSE
Enlistment Does Not Make
EnrOllees Liable for Military
Duty Supervisor Says
SITUATION CLARIFIED

Rumors that enrolment in Civ
ilian Conservation Corps camps
will place youths in a special mil
itary category in case of war are
fatty denied by Wentworth H.Dev-
erell, supervisor of CCC selection
in Delaware in statement issued
Thursday Mr. Deverell explains
that during the past few weeks
there have been numerous inquiries
and communications addressed to
his office concerning the liability of
CCC enrollees to military training
and war service. The rumors, he
said, are apparently engendered by
the present European war or by
the increases in personnel and ma
teriel for the u. S. armed forces
authorized by the last session of
Congress an by the President. "All
applicants and their families may
be assured" Mr. Deverell said,
that CCC enrollees do not receive
any military training, are not sub
ject to military law, and that mem
bership in the CCC does not place
enrollees in a selected or special
military category in the event of a
national crisis. The CCC since its
inception in 1888 has been civil
ian government enterprise and con-
tinues as such at the present time. E"
Mr. Deverell also explained that
under a recent Interpretation by
federal authorities of the legal pro-
vision governing the age limits of
junior enrollees, it has been ruled
that no junior enrollee can legally
remain in the CCC after reaching
his oath birthday, with the excep-
tion of the 10 exempt men allowed
for each junior CCC company.
Therefore, no applicant for enroll
ment in the CCC as junior is
eligible if he is more than % years
and six months old on the date of
enrolment since, if the applicant
has passed this maximum age, he
would be more than "a years old
before the expiration of six
months term of service.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12

Hotel Richardson initial steps were
taken towards organization Of Del
aware truckers, to be affiliated
with a national organization After
hearing Ted Rogers, president of
the American Truckers Associa-
tion, outline the advantage of CO.
operation, the following committee
was appointed to formulate a state
organization:
New Castle County, Robert Nc
Cormick and Joseph Hedley; Kent
County, Thomas Murray and Frank
Atix; Sussex County, Henry Hull
ger and Harry Mayhem. Approx
imately z men, representing diver
sified trucking interests, attended.
The Delware Truckers Association,
Inc, sponsor of the meeting, was
recently formed but Wednesday
night marked the first effort to-
ward an organization to include all
lines of trucking Truckers in or
ganizing are not fighting other
forms of transportation. Mr.. Rog-
ers said, but seek only their
rights" He said a state associa-
ton, in addition to uniting truckers
for the advancement of the indus
try, also could sponsor a study Of
safety, highways, reciprocation and
uniformity of laws in various stat
es, motor vehicle violations, and
other matters of interest. He en-
phasized that the organization
should include the one-truck man
as well as a company operating a
fleet of trucks. Ernest " Keith
presided. Among others who took
part in the discussion were: Jack
Liggett, Roger Willehan, Purvis
Taylor, John Burris, Robert Hill,
Raymond Masten, and Messrs. Nc
Cormick, Mayhem, and Hulliger.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
CHURCH WORKERS GROUP
Will Hold a Conference i'm Dover
Monday, October 18th

A series of conferences for pas
tors, superintendent, teachers, and
workers in the various departments
of the church will be held in the
Peoples Congregation Christian
Church, Dover, Del, beginning
Monday, October 18th, at 7.30 pm
and continue for six Monday
nights. These conferences have
been planned for people of all de-
nominations interested in church
work. The conferences are being
held under the auspices of the Del
marva Commission of Christian
Education, The Kent County Coun-
Gil of Churches, The Methodist
Conference, and The Dover Minis
terial Association. The Rv. 0. M.
Shockley is dean. Other officers
are: Promotion Chairman, Rev. G.
E. Turner, Harrington; Registrar
and Treasurer, Miss Mary Scotton,
Dover; Librarian, Miss Cornelia H.
Taylor, Dover. The services of
worship will be directed by the
Rev. r. E. Green, of Harrington,
with the Rev. Frank Herson, of
Milford, bringing special message
each night
The following are the courses
and instructors: How the Bible
Came to Be-, Rev. r. F. Metzger,
Dover; Jesus and His Teachings,
Prof. w. H. Jump, Houston; Jun
ior Methods. Guiding the Relig-
ious Growth of Juniors, Rev.
Omar Jones, Georgetown; ways
Of Teaching, Rev. o. p. jefferson,
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
Club Women Renovates Hall

Extensive renovations have been
made to the auditorium, reception
room and the hall of the New Cen
tury Club Building at Harrington.
The interior was redecorated at a
cost of more than $500. Mrs. Theo-
dore Harrington was chairman of
the committee in charge of the
work and at a meeting on October
10, opening the club year, will sub
NIT a report on the work accom-
plished.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12

nounce the finest that were ever in
the town. Twenty-Five tomatoes
filled the basket weighing 81
pounds, the heaviest one of the lot
tipping the beam at two pounds
and seven ounces. He has been
experimenting for several years in
propagating them from the seed in
order to reach a large smooth ba-
riety, and has done it this year in
"Roe's Favorite."
A citizen who is engaged in ag-
riculture in part, remarked a day
or two ago that after all the surest
success was in farming. The man
who keeps up with his work-al-
ways ready to meet the moods Of
nature in planting, and harvesting,
will come out ahead. The men
who fail do not do this; they do not
move until the season moves them,
and then are ready to drop their
work, however much it might be
pressing to go othe beach, fair
or any other frolic. Such men
throw away their opportunities,
and then lay it to the business.
The farmers wives have no rea-
son to be dissatisfied with the
spring chicken business as aided by
the incubators of H. S. Anthony
and Joseph E. Carter (who bought
the place Of Mr.. Anthony near
town. who entered the market
some two weeks ago with an offer
for incubator eggs of two or three
cents a dozen above the market
price. In a few days eggs jumped
up from sixteen to twenty-four
cents dozen, in our stores, which
was above the price in the city
market and considerably above
that in the country towns. Mr..
Anthony says he will have the nee
essary eggs for his incubators all
the same, no matter what the fig
ures they may reach.
Messrs. John Anthony and Isaac
Lapham, in company with their
wives, left home the 18th of Sep
tember to visit friends in Ohio and
anticipating a family re-
union of the two ladies with one
older sister and an only brother,
who always have remained an un-
broken family. The united ages of |
the four with their companions,
eight in all, are 552 years, 5
Besides other places of
the tourists visited the
tomb of President Garfield, looked |
upon his casket, and ascended into
the tower Of the monument being
erected to his memory, now nearly
completed They also inspected the
ruins of the once -four
Ishing village of Johnstown.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12
THE MARKETS
Produce
DEATH OF
MRS. ABLE ]. PORTER


Mrs. Porter, wife of Abel J.
Porter. passed away Monday night
fro ma stroke of paralysis. The
Porters, both of whom had passed
beyond the active period of life,
moved from near Green Spring to
Smyrna several years ago and
were taking life in quiet, easy
way. Mr.. Porter, who was feeling
the effects of age the more Of the
two, had retired to his bed early,
as was his custom, and was soon
sound asleep. Mrs. Porter, later in
going to bed or ascending the
stairs for something, was suddenly
paralyzed and fell helpless and un-
conscious. The other members of
the family were from home and
Mr.. Porter slept on until about 8
O'Clock, and on awaking found his
wife had not come to bed He de-
.scended the stairs, to find her lying
in the hall below where she had
fallen in the early part of the ev-
ening, and laid all night. Friends
and physician were soon sum-
moned, but the stroke was a heavy
one, leaving little to hope for her
recovery. She remained in this
condition all day and breathed her
last about o'clock last night.
Mrs. Porter was her 67th year,
and gave promise of number of
years yet until overtaken with this,
sudden visitation. Their son, John
T. Porter, a successful merchant in
Scranton, Pa, was summoned, who
with two daughters in this town
softened as far as was in their
power the affliction of their father
in their united bereavement. Mrs.
Porter's maiden name was Van
Pelt. She was woman of plain
sincere, earnest qualities whose life
was spent in blessing the home.
She was also a faithful member of
the church and one of the most
regular in her attendance on its
services. The interment will be
Friday afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-12

Lewes; How to Administer the
Sunday Church School,, Rev. E. c.
Hallman, Laurel