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Bank Will Celebrate
130th Anniversary
On September 4
History Of National
Bank Of Washington
Reviewed by Journal
By HAROLD B. ROGERS,

On1cers of the National Bank Of
Washington are planning to observe
on September 4 the 130th ami
versary of the founding of the in
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New Cars Increase.

New Cars Increase.
Auto titles issued for new cars in
the District also show improvement
over last year, but remain behind
1887 levels. Totals for July and the
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Library Feels Growth.

11U11Iy TccIS OrUWCn.
Businessmen are not the only ones
IN the Capital who must meet the
needs Of expansion. From DR.. George
F Bowerman, librarian, comes the
following report on the number of
borrowers and home circulation of
the District Public Library in vari-
Gus fiscal years:
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ment over the same 1888 periods but
remain behind 1887 levels.
Totals for July and the seven
months are:
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first seven months of the last three
years are:

only assessors estimates OF auto
mobile registrations are available in
nearby areas. but they indicate q
strong upward trend.
In Montgomery County. the esti-
mate jumped from $500 cars In
1884 to 1880 in 1885, 10000 in 1896,
22,500 in 1887 and 23,600 in 1887.
For 1899 the total is estimated at
$4,000 cars.
In Prince Georges, registration
jumped $4,000 in 1885 to $4,000 in
1886, 21,000 in 1887, $4,000 in 1888
and around $4,000 for 1899.
Virginia areas also showed in
creases, although estimates are not
available as yet.
Inventories Kept Down.
While meeting expanding demand
and changes in their market, down.
town Washington merchants are
continuing to follow conservative
policies and keeping their inven-
tories at comfortable levels.
The latest report from the Rich
mond Reserve Bank shows that de-
partment store stocks at the end OF
July stood 2.8 per cent below the
same date year ago. They also
were below the 1887 date.
A compilation of inventory changes
in the last Is months above shows
the seasonal trends with rising in
ventories in the fall followed by
sharp reductions in the December
buying rushes and January sales,
giving way later to new inventory
increases for spring and summer
merchandise and the later reduc-
ton as demand clears the shelves.
The Richmond report also showed
improvement in department store
collections with 27.5 per cent of July
l receivables collected during the
month against 249 per cent on the
1888 date and ass per cent on the
1887 date.
Tourists Disappointing.
Tourist trade in Washington has
for the most part proven disap-
pointing this year. Visitors in the
first seven months Of the year
showed gains over 1888 but failed
to equal 1887 levels and the COM
plant was heard that they have
made shorter stops in the Capital
and have had less money to spend
than usual.
The fact that Washington Monu-
ment and Smithsonian visitors
failed to equal 1887 levels while
tourist camp registrations exceeded
the 1887 record was an interesting
sidelight on the situation.
Seven-month totals for Wash
ington Monument and Smithsonian
Institution visitors together with
Washington Tourist Camp follow:
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CAREFUL BUYNG-Capital department keeping
their inventories at conservative levels despite sales
The chart based to the Federal
Richmond
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10

ed home from the Memorial Hospital,
Nassawadox where she has been for
treatment.
Mr.. Jerome Parsons has returned
home, after spending several months
in Norfolk.
Miss Marguerite West of Gargatha
spent the past weekend with Miss
Jacquelyn o. Lilliston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Dunaway,
Jr., of Newport News, are spending
this week in the home of Mr.. Duna-
ways sister, Mrs. J. Fred Edmonds
and DIR. Edmonds.
Miss Malinda Daugherty and Mr..
Paul Daugherty returned to their
home in Richmond, Wednesday, after
spending several days here with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Daugher-
ty.
Mr.. Jonah Parks, who is stationed
in the Navy service in Norfolk, is
spending ten days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Parks.
Mrs. A. D. Jones of Wilmington,
Del, spent several days last week
in the home of her brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston S.
Bagwell.
Mr.. Fred E. Ruediger of Newport
News, is spending this weekend with
his family here.
Miss Verna S. Chopper spent the
past weekend in Norfolk with Miss
Alice Parsons and Miss Dorothy Par
sons.
Miss Betty Belle DeCormis and her
guests, Miss Jean Wooster, of Ster-
ling, ILL.,, and Miss Carroll Williams,
of Waterbury, Conn.,, students at Duke
University, Durham, N. c., spent the
weekend with Miss DeCormis' par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. J. L. DeCormis.
Mr.. Alfred Justice left last Sunday
for Salisbury, Nd, where he has en-
listed in the Navy.
Miss Alice Parsons of Norfolk spent
the past weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred J. Lilliston
spent Sunday in Salisbury, Nd, and
visited Mrs. Lilliston's nephew, Mr..
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10

Walter Holt, of Norfolk, who is a
patient in the Peninsula General Hos
pital.
Mrs. John Perrins of Denver, Col,
was called here this week by the ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Sam Wood.
also of Denver, who is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. Margaret
B. Steinmetz.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Ross and
son, Mr.. William Ross, Jr., are spend
ing this weekend with relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. r. o. Edwards and sons, Omar
and Tom, of Jacksonville, Fla, are
spending this week with Mrs. L Floyd
Mock, ST., Miss Miriam Mock and Miss
Sarah Mock.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Binsted
are spending two weeks in Washing
ton, D. c., with their daughter, Mrs
John Crumpacker and Lieutenant
Crumpacker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Curtis
spent the past weekend in Baltimore
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10
Cokesbury News

Miss Margaret Covington of Pc
comoke City, spent Sunday with hel
parents, Mr.. and'Mrs. Wallace Coving'
ton.
Mrs. Annie Atkinson and Mr.. anG
Mrs. Edgar Atkinson spent last Sun.
day in Salisbury, with Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and SON
Jack visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Blox-
ON, at Oak Hall, last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. j. F. Willis enter
tanned the Ladies Aid Thursday af-
ternoon at the parsonage.
Miss Ruth Beauchamp of Pocomoke
City, spent last weekend with her
champ.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. c. Beau
Mrs. Annie Merrill who has been
spending some time with her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ernest Long and Mrs. Wal
lace Covington, has returned to Po-
comoke City, to spend some time with
Mrs. Mary Sheppard.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10

reveal the third quarter to be the only
scoreless one, while our boys made
use of a Regeneration in the second
which resulted into Riley's unpusillan-
imously Heading" in our only goal.
The game was free from any terma-
giant moments-the decisions even
pleasing our own querimorious Gordy;
but, at no time did it tend to subtitle,
if anything it could be considered in
salubrious which caused sort of an in
vidious. atmosphere to loom over the
field. AS our boys left the field they
encountered somewhat of a mental
paligenesis and envied the victors
whom they considered should feel
supramundan after defeating such an
exuberant team.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10
PRESENT UNITED
STATES POLICY
ASKS SACRIFICE

Those who have been concerned lest
the United States make staying out of
war merely an opportunity to grow fat
on war trade may be treasured to hear
that even the present policy demands
sacrifice. Americans were not willing
to embargo all trade with belligerents.
But the effect of the new neutrality
legislation and the Presidents orders
fixing combat areas is to cut off all
American shipping from the most i'm
portant North Atlantic trade.
Nearly 100 vessels are being with
drawn and lines in which the Govern
ment has invested nearly 200,000,000
are involved. It is said some 5000
seamen will be out of work. Some soft
ening of the blow may result from
readjustments. New routes, especially
to South America, are expected to
help bit. But many boats will have
to be laid up for an indefinite time.
Certainly for the present there is a
serious loss to America in curtailing
her shipping for the sake of avoiding
involvement.
Other lines of business may make
up these losses. Large plane orders
are already in the news. But it is
plain that there is to be no immediate
war boom in the United States. 9th
er countries are much better stock
ed than in 1914. There will be no
quick call for American cotton and
steel. Oil trade across the Atlantic
has actually decreased, except for GER
tain special lubricants and airplane
fuel. Britain is planning to make
Canada a far more important souce
of supplies. And American business
men are consciously resisting wars
dislocations. Thus the picture of the
United States quickly becoming a
munitions dump must be sharply re-
vised.
Neutrality, moreover, has its posi-
tive costs. The proposed new naval
program will total $1,000, 100000. And
army increases are on the schedule.
While this is not all due to the war
most of it would have been consider
ed unnecessary had not conditions be-
come explosive in Europe. On the
naval side, particularly, American de-
lenses have become much more i'm
perative since Britain's policing of
the seas has been challenged. Patrols
and increased antiespionage costs are
few other additions which war has
brought.
But these are only some of the ma
terial costs. They are small change
compared with other costs that must
be considered. Living in a wards
tracted world has mental and moral
costs which are difficult to measure.
AS the situation develops American
obligations to other neutrals and
American opportunities to promote
positive peace-making will become
clearer. They will not be without
price. And surely Americans should
be ready to pay, if not to Withstand
aggression, at least to foster a more
stable world order after the war is
over Christian Science Monitor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10

Md, with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith.
Mr.. L. F1yod Mock, Jr., spent the
past weekend in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Sam Wood Of New York City,
is spending this week with his mother,
Mrs. Sam Wood, who is quite i'll in
the home of Mrs. M. B. Steinmet.z
Mrs. Herbert J. Milliner visited
relatives in Baltimore, Md, this week.
Circles Nos. and 2, of the Woman's
Missionary Society of Drummond-
town Baptist Church held their No
vember meeting with Mrs. Lizzie ivy
ford and Mrs. Phillip B. Twyford on
Tuesday night, November z. Those
present were: Mrs. Lizzie Twyford,
Mrs. r. Norman Mason, Mrs. J. H.
(Bud) Milliner, Mrs. Margaret L.
Young, Mrs. Preston S. Bagwell, Mrs.
E. S. Milliner, Mrs. George w. Colona,
Mrs. Alfred J. Lilliston, Mrs. L. d.
Milliner, Mrs. Lottie Lewis, Mrs. An
drew Gilliken, Mrs. Phillip B. ivy
ford, Miss L. Katherine Budd, Miss
M. Virginia Colona, Miss Ellen T. Ed
monds, Miss May E. Edmonds, Miss
Elizabeth D. Grant, Miss Mildred S.
Grant, Miss Ellen Fisher Gunter and
Miss Pearl B. Duncan.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10
Accor1ac News

Mrs. E. T. Daugherty has return
ed home, after spending ten days in
Richmond with her daughter, Miss
Malinda Daugherty.
Mr.. James H. Young, Jr., spent this
week in the National Guard Camp at
Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Joseph l.. DeCornis and Miss
Pearl B. Chopper spent several days
last week in Durham, N. G. and visited
Mrs. DeCromis' daughter, Miss Betty
Belle DeCormis and Mr.. William o.
McGehee, students at Duke University.
Mrs. Edgar d, Fletcher has return
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10

A sauce with steak is just as i'm
portant to many people as is gravy
with roast-for a drawn butter sauce
for a steak; pour steak drippings in
to small pan, add two tablespoons
butter and one tablespoon lemon juice.
Pour over the steak. Chopped par
sley may be added to the sauce if de-
sired.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-10
LIBRARY CLUB NEWS

LIBRARY CLUB NEWS
The Library Club met November l,
1889, third period, in Miss Jones
room. The roll was called, the minutes
were read and approved, and the treas
urer's report was given. The follow
ing committees gave reports:
1. Program committee, Dick Leo
nard; 2. Scrapbook committee, Mil
dred Shockley; 8. Room committee,
Catherine Pusey.
The most important business before
the club was the adoption of the club
constitution. William Hudson, chair
man of the committee for writing the
contribution, read the report of his com
mittee. Each section was discussed
and after few revisions the consti-
tuition was accepted.
During the remaining few minutes
of the hour Miss Jones talked on the
observance of Book Week, November
1919.
The meeting adjourned to meet No
vember Is, the first period in the after
noon when program will be given.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
The regular meeting of the Ath-
letic Association met November in
the Book Room.
The question was raised how and
when to sell the maroon feathers
which were to be a surprise to all.
It was decided to sell them noontime
for five cents each. Each member OF
the Athletic Association were respon-
sible for twenty feathers. The money
was to be collected by the president,
Hazel Disharoon.
The athletic party was next dis
cussed. The seventh grade had the
lowest percentage, but as they are not
high school students, this exempted
them. The next lowest in percentage
was the home room of Miss M. Hum
phreys; therefore, her room will give
the party.
ALUMNI NEWS
Lingo Hudson '39 is attending State
Teachers College at Salisbury. Ar
cher Holloway '39, Milton Laws '3e
and Enron Sidaway, '39, are attend
ing Beacon College in Wilmington
Delaware.
Mary Godfrey '39 is attending
Paynter's Business College, in Sails
bury.
FIELD BALL GAME
On Friday, November 8, the Snow
Hill field ball girls played their first
scheduled game on the home field
when they played the Stockton girls
and won with 200 score. We had
previously played the Stockton team
in a practice. game and as soon as
the whistle blew we found that the
Stockton girls have been taking their
practice seriously. Our opponents had
good team spirit and played hard to
the end of the game.
During the game Stockton made
many substitutions and Snow quite a
few also.
SOCCER GAME
Friday, November 3, proved to be
a disastrous day for the Snow Hill
Soccer squad as they were defeated
in their first. attempt at victory on
their home grounds. AS the teams
were closely matched in pnissance, no
definite prescience of the turnout
could be given, of course, victory
seemed easily prehensible to each team
which may account for a state of n.y.
pochondria which existed among the
boys and upon which may be placed
the cause for the decision. The re-
suits may try to prove the Stockton
boys preponderant; but our boys were
never found impotent nor without te-
merity while rebuffing this kicking
enfilade staged by the Stockton team
A synchronism of the game might
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22

Sunday, three trips were made to points in the Kougarok with freight. All Goodwin was a pas Senger to Mascot Creek. Charles Thompson was a passenger to Nome from Teller.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
CHURCH VACATION SCHOOL TO BEGIN THURSDAY

Due to the fact that MT. and Mrs. Vincent Widney are leav- ing on the first boat, for the Stat es, the Vacation School at the Federated Church will begin its sessions Thursday, May 25 at 9 ann. It is planned to run the school for ten morning sessions, closing with an evening program on Wednesday, June '.
 The schoo, will be organized in two departments. The Primary group, grades one to three in- elusive. will be in session be- tween g and II each morning. The Junior group, grades four to ;ght will close at noon.
 The program of the school will include handcraft, religious in- struction, training in worship, and recreation. All boys and girls of the grade school are in- vited to enroll.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
MINERS AND OPERATORS

You can obtain at the Nugget Office the following forms which are carried in stock, thus avoid ing long delays and incomplete blanks obtained in the States. Write or call at the Nugget Of flee for:
 Dredge Shift Reports-2 types.
 Prospecting Drill Field Logs.
 Cold Water Thawing Logs.
 Time Sheets for Employees
 Proofs of Labor Banks.
 Special Power of Attorney Blanks.
 Deed Forms.
 Placer Location Notices.
 Lode Location Notices.
 Voucher Forms.
 We will soon have printed notices of Not Responsible for Debts and Wages" which are post ed on claims. leased by owners.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
No Suspension of Assessment Work

WASHINGTON, May II, (P) - A bill to suspend assessment work against unpatented mining claims for the current fiscal year was disapproved by the Senate Mining Committee who advised the Senate, if mineral activity is to continue in the west, Congress should fOrwith abandon it's prac tice of exempting holders of such claims from the require ment of annual assessment work.
 Similar legislation has been en- acted each year since 1882 when Congress in recognition of de- pressed conditions first exempted prOspectors in the United States and Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

district; if the attorney in fact has two powers of attorney he may locate one claim under each and no more, and if he have one power of attorney, he may locate two claims hereunder and no more during any one calendar month in the same recording dis trict."
 Approved March g, 1889.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22

Found - Among the charred wreckage of the Nome Motors building, gold watch chain and a graduation pin of 1886. Owner may have same by identifying and paying for this advertisement at the Nome Nugget office.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

Star Motor Go. located opposite the Lincoln Hotel, will open for business on or about May 27th. In connection with the garage there will also be taxi, truck and tractor service. We request your patronage.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
Wien Airlines
 Activities

Mary Hood Chapman, Rita O'Leary, Tommy Carpenter, Chas. Smith, and R. Rogers were arrivals from Fairbanks late Fri day night on the all-metal Ham, ilton plane of the Wien Alaska Airlines, piloted by Herman Jos lyn, the flight was made on wheels. The following day the plane returned to it's Fairbanks base.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22

Monday trip was made north with passengers, Lee Stevens for Quartz Creek, Bob Peterson for Fox Bar and w. H. Kirkhn for Coffee Creek. The return to Nome was made by way of Tel Ter to bring Emma Bouch to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22
Full Text of Alaska's New Stalking Law

Numerous inquiries have been made of late respecting the exact provisions of the new law, en- acted by the recent sesson of the Territorial Legislature, govern ing the size of association claims and use of the power of attorney in locating placer claims. The new act, known as chapter TT in the session laws, becomes effect i've June 9, or 90 days after it was approved by the governor. Any stakings before that date are governed by the old law.
 The new law, to apply on and after June g, is brief. The full text of the act follows:
 CHAPTER 77
 AN ACT
 III. B. 62l To amend Sections 3 and 5 of Chapter 76, Session Laws of Al aska, 1885, relating to placer min ing claims.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska
 Section l. That Section 3 of Chapter 76 of the Session Laws of Alaska 1885 is hereby amend ed to read as follows:
 Section 3. Association Claims. No association placer mining claim shall be located in excess of forty acres, and have a great CT length than tWenty-six hun dred and forty feet (2640 feet)." Section 2. Section 5 of Chapter 76 of the Session Laws of Alaska 1885 is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section 5. Location by Agent or Attorney. No person shall To- cate any placer mining claim in Alaska as agsnt or attorney for another unless he $ du.y author ized there-o by 8 power of attor- oey in writing, duly acknoWledg ed and executed within four years prior to the date of loca- ton, and recorded in the office of the Record d of the Record ng District in which the claim Is To- ca.ed. No person shall act as al terney in fact for more than two principals in any one recording
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22

COlOred Woman Wants Work-In Nome or on creeks. Call Main 113. ask for Mary Nevitt.
The Nome nugget., 1939-05-22

Saturday Pilot Sig Wien made a trip to Coffee Creek with E. K. Johansen and freight.
 In the afternoon trip was made to Taylor, Arctic Creek, Fox Bar and Teller. John Lar son was a passenger to Nome from Arctic Creek.
 Late Saturday night several trips were made to Fox Bar with freight.
Montana labor news., 1939-10-12
Boiler Makers Fine Agreement

An outstanding example of the merits of
the American Federation of Labor policy of
determining wages, hours and employment
conditions by means of agreements negotiated
between representatives of trade unions and
representatives Of employers is well illus
trated in the agreements recently negotiated
by the International Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of
America, A. F. of L. affiliate, with approx
mately fifteen national tank building com
panies covering this industry in all states
but California, Oregon, Washington Idaho,
Utah and Nevada.
According to report in the Boiler Makers
Journal by international Vice President C. ].
MacGowan of Chicago, who represented the
Boiler Makers in the negotiations the agree
ment provides rate of $1.50 per hour for
mechanics and $125 for helpers or semi
skilled men in twenty-seven Northern states
and Is cents per hour less in fifteen South
ern states" Mr. MacGowan said that in his
opinion the differential for the South lis
unfair" and expressed the belief that in
practical operation the differential could be
avoided by requiring local companies in the
South to accept the same competitive scale
paid by companies elsewhere.
The agreement also provides time and one
half after eight hours per day and forty hours
per week, with double time for Sundays and
holidays, travelling and waiting allowance,
the appointment of bonded stewards on each
Job and an orderly method Of handling griev
ances.
The national agreement covers "all petro-
leum tankage water towers, standpipes and
receivers" Other types Of plate work in
metropolitan areas will be erected under
local conditions, thus protecting local wage
rates. local worEmen and local contractors.
In appraising the value Of the agreement,
Mr. MacGowan said:
'I have an abiding conviction it is one Of