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Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
MARRIAGES

Clouds-Johnson-At State Road
Crossing, New Castle county, May
18th, by Ed, Rittenhouse, James
H. Clouds and Miss Mary H. John
son.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18
DEATH OF
JOHN p. SALISBURY

SECRETARY OF STATE
Secretary of State. John Ponder
salisbury, of Dover, died Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. Deceased
was about 35 years Of age. the son
Of Chancellor Willard Salisbury
and was appointed Secretary of
State by Governor Biggs. The
sympathy of the entire community
will go out to Chancellor Sauls-
bury and family in their sudden
bereavement He was educated at
Smyrna times., 1939-05-18

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MilIingtOn Fire House Additi
The Millington Fire Com1
are to build an addition to I
Fire House. The addition is d
two stories 81 K "a feet.
Evening star., 1939-06-11

- N BROADWAY in May. Laurence
Olivier name glittered
~ against the sky above one of
New York's largest motion-picture
houses where that beautiful picture,
"Wuthering Heights" was showing.
At the same time, just around the cor
ner on Forty y-SeventhS Street, Laurence
himself was appearing with Katharine
! Cornell and Margalo Gilmore in
great theatrical success, mo Time for
Comedy"
The young English actor, with his
dark good looks, his attractive man.
ners, and his eager energy, was
educated in the best English schools.
and after that got his first theatrical
experience in his fathers and mothers
stock company. There is about him
the mark of a person with a taste for
and knowledge of the best, whether
in drama, or books or even food. He
impresses you as an ldealist, and per-
haps even dreamer - though lucky
and successful dreamer. His talk is
.colorful and if you ask him about so
simple matter as what he likes to
eat, his answer makes you aware of
two things: he likes only good food
and he sees it - and makes you see 1t
= as an occasion for good time.
French food is the best" he says.
And sometimes take gastronomlc
holiday. There is regular route you
can go, you know - Ia route CASTRO
nomiqne - and there are guide books
to direct you all over France. Go
where you haven't been before, to the
little tiny towns In each you will find
a speciality, and often more than one
speciality. prepared by some of the fin
est chefs of France"
Among the gastronomiC guide books
of which Laurence speaks are Castor
Derys's where Shall We Dlne?,'
]. A. p. Consin's "Gasronomic Jour
neys in the Country of France
Robert Roberts The Commands
Guide IN Paris, THE Nagabond Gour-
mand." and The Commands Four
Seasons"
If you take Laurence's advice and
follow the hints of a guide like Robert
Evening star., 1939-06-11
SURPRISE HIM
with extra-tast
summer meals
-quick and easy to fix

. Listless summer appetites need
savory, flavorful dishes to tempt
them. But don't spend long hot hours
in the kitchen cooking! Save work
with Franco American Spaghetti.~
Serve it as main dish, side dish or
combined with other foods. Give it
to the youngsters for lunch. It's
wonderful energy-builder. And how
everybody loves its tasty, tangy
cheese -and-tomato sauce made the
chefs way with eleven different in
gradients. A can holding three to
four portions usually costs only ten
cents. Order several cans tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-06-11

Robert, you will plan your trip accord
ing to the foodstuffs the season has to
offer - and you can apply the same
principles in cooking at home. "Ac-
cording to the poets, June is the month
of roses" he says, but l answer: is
the month of vegetables and fruits. )"
So if you are in France, he would have
you settle down for a few days in one
of the lovely Rhone villages, where the
vegetables and fruits are most profuse
and delicious. Or if you are at home
in America, you would concentrate on
new and lovely ways to prepare the
products in season.
There are four specialties of the
Rhone Valley which we suggest to
you. With asparagus they use a crumb
sauce, or poor mans sauce, either of
which is excellent and also different
from what we customarily have at
home.
Crvmb Sovee
u cup melted butter
5 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
Salt and pepper
Mix butter and crumbs. Season to
taste with salt and pepper. Saute until
we'll Drowned and serve while it is
Evening star., 1939-06-11
French Summer SpecioIties

TT0nCN OUNNIUC1 O0SCT0TITC3
Mojn dishes ond sovees TO bring
fresh zest ond interest TO your fobjes.
To Get them send q three-een stomp
ITO cover the cost Of moilino) with
note TO Croee Turner, Service Depart
ment, This Week Magazine, in core
OF this newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-06-11

hot with asparagus. I 1lelO. "A cup SduSe.
Poor Mons Sovee
9 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons minced onion
l laurel leaf
u Glove garlic, minced
u cup olive oil
- cup vinegar
tablespoon dry bread crumbs
Combine shallots, onion, laurel leaf
and garlic. Add to oil and simmer to
3 minutes. Add vinegar and bread
crumbs. Heat and serve Yield: cup
sauce.
Peas, served with rice la creole,
make colorful and appetizing dish.
The peas are cooked just little diff
ferently from usual. Boil them in an
earthenware casserole, with salt, an
onion, and bouquet of parsley. When
they are done, take out only the peas,
butter them, and arrange them like a
green girdle around the rice a la creole.
For dessert you will like the cherry
pudding recipe which comes from the
same region.
Cherry Pudding
12 cup butter
4 cups soft rye bread crumbs
a cups pitted cherries
"A cup sugar
u teaspoon cinnamon
Whipped cream
Melt butter and mix well with
crumbs. Pack into creased ring mold
and bake about to 10 minutes in
hot oven (4OOo F). Unmold and fill
center with cherries which have been
cooked with sugar and cinnamon until
tender. Top with whipped cream.
Yield: portions.
Evening star., 1939-06-11

N BROADWAY in May. Laurence
Olivier's name glittered
against the sky above one of
Evening star., 1939-06-11
THIS MAGAZINE
THESE FRENCH RECIPES ARE EASY
by Grace Turner
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

hot with asparagus. Yield: "a cup sauce
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Sept. Q .tR;-French francs
sxch.nse de,llnss. ~ Early !n The s. shSst i,,s
seauent pressure caused . net loss OF
.02ts.
mossr.te ass demsnd s9nnpes md i at '' s 'sse 81
currenciss 81 the neutral countries
xfFs xs seady s. to Of h m tu.e: s s:': ':adsa nhsf 81
and swiss franc. sdy.ncsa o..
cent?. Great ols. ons1.9 hrs |. aoa:ns a:m:nd thsrS
4.o9 \; ee.dsy 6iIls. ,esH; c.nsds, Mont
Yerto in b.Ims4I Montreal ,si,r5 Sel.9T S
gi.s s.ts.9:nas sSP 9gss.Is Jdizzs.ss as|
fsl.nd: IL s6n; Rettui.l. $50; tumsnsis.
,72n; .eweden: 2s,90; 6witserlana. 22.H6;
Arseptina aefaeisll,, ungloted; Arsentina
nr.s s.e 5So 5oa meaiss 20 Yoanotiss on: ST.
pan 3s;eh: Acns xens. 26,SS; shanshai.
,n1,ss.t.a. 1Esttss in SPOT 'Pis' unless staerviss
Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Tax Records Reveal New AN-7ime Peak
In Washington Gasoline Consumption

MILLIONS
, o. DOLLARS
Evening star., 1939-09-10
0ver.0ptimism Is Feared
In Cotton Goods Rush
By the Associated Press.

by lHe fSSocldteu fgesS
BOSTON, Sept. 9,-Russell T.
Fisher, president OF the National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers,
said there was danger of over
optimism over the upturn in the
cotton goods market"
He asserted an accompanying in
crease in the price of raw cotton
had made it difficult for manufac-
turers to raise cloth prices suffi-
ciently fast to make satisfactory
profits
Orders without reasonable
profits" Fisher said in a statement,
bring neither prosperity nor steady
employment"
Although sales for this week were
estimated at 600,000,000 square
yards, Fisher said that amount rep
resented only ga per cent of year s
production and only three to four
weeks employment for the industry.
AT the start of the week" the
statement continued. market prices
were below production costs for
many mills and at the end OF the
week. due to increases in raw cotton
prices. selling prices represented
only a relatively slight improve
ment in position. In fact the failure
of cloth prices to keep ahead of raw
cotton price increases has caused
many mills to withdraw from the
market
Evening star., 1939-09-10

OF the leading investment dealers in
Washington who are active in the
group.
Rutherford Fleet, Richmond, was
named second vice chairman and
j. Elliott Irvine, Baltimore. secre-
tary- y-treasurer. Russell F.. Hall,
Greensboro, N c., was elected to
the executive committee for a three
year term and c. Provost Boyce of
Stein Bros. e. Boyce, Baltimore,
was chosen member of the Ma
tional Board OF Governors for one
year.
Important changes in the con-
stltution of the Southeastern Group
were voted to make certain articles
conform with the national consti-
tuition. Annual reports showed
very active year. The Washington
and other members of the group
have worked vigorously in cooper
alton with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission in connection
with the Maloney Act regulating
over-the-counter trading.
Crowley to Address Bankers.
Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp,
will address the National Associa-
ton of Supervisors of State Banks
Evening star., 1939-09-10
War Needs Raise Hopes
For Coal Industry
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASS0tldIeu fEeSA.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9.-Expecta-
tions of increased production, due to
the European war, today frightened
the outlook for the Nations $40
900, 100000 coal industry, which as a
whole hasn't shown profit in is
years.
Operators agree that coal un-
doubtedly will follow the upward
trend in steel output and visualize
possible expansion in foreign mar
kets, which were dropped by bel
ligerent nations.
Anticipation of demands from the
steel industry yesterday prompted
the H. C. Frick Coal e. Coke Co.,
United States Steel subsidiary, to
order its closed Fayette County
Edenborn and Gates mines prepared
for reopening. The workings, closed
more than two years ago, normally
employ about 1000 men.
Lemont Coal IL Coke Co. of
Uniontown, Pa, reported it was pre-
pairing $50 beehive coke ovens for
operation. The price OF beehive
coke, which is shipped to Ohio
steel plants from Uniontown, has
been raised to 81 ton. Some inde-
pendents said they expected it might
soar under the impetus of war or
ders. The price reached $40 during
the World War.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
A Long Look Backward.

A Long Look Backward.
Glancing back over a long record
OF bank clearings here, it is amusing
to notice that the clearings total
for all of 1888 was only $44,l34,166,
less than half of what they total for
one month now. BY 1900 the years
total had climbed to only $l29. $780,
0l6, not much more than 4 present
months volume. From then on,
they climbed more rapidly, reach
ing $255, 1O0,03l in 1905, $685., est, ,585
in 1910, $4l0,073,957 in 1915, $897,-
109s44 in 1920, $l,353, ,278, ,092 in 1895,
Sl,3l7 ,067 ,594 in 1880, 1886 ,056, ,S42 in
1895 and 6,655,7l7 in 1898.
Postal Receipts Jump.
Washington postal receipts in the
first eight months OF 1899 climbed
to another all-time peak, but Au-
gust receipts failed to equal the same
month year ago. probably because
of special stamp sales which boosted
the 1898 months volume above nor
NAL.
In four important postoffices OF
adjoining sections of the metropoli-
tan area, Alexandria, Arlington,
Hyattsville and Silver Spring, re-
ceipts for August and the eight
months both advanced into new
high ground.
Washington receipts for August
and the eight months Of various
VearS were.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Cotton Export Agreement
Declared |mpracticabIe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Pfess.
The International Cotton Confer
ence adjourned yesterday after de-
Gliding chat world export agree
ment, proposed by the United States,
would be 'impracticable" at this
time because of the European war.
In resolution adopted at its clos
ing session, the conference said,
however. that normally we would
have recommended steps to achieve
international agreement" to improve
the cotton situation.
The American Government, in
calling the conference which opened
Tuesday, sought to win approval Of
the major cotton exporting nations
to program providing for export
quotas which would give each coun-
try its fair share" of world markets
and for adjustment Of production to
needs.
Such program, this Government
mad argued, would help reduce pres
ent huge cotton surpluses and boost
prices for growers.
Countries represented at the con-
ference included India, Egypt, Bra
zil. the British cotton exporting col
onies, the French cotton exporting
colonies, Soviet Russia, Peru. Mexi-
co, the Sudan and the United States.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Hotel Business Rises.

The dollar volume Of Washington
hotels in July, according to the
latest report from Horwath e. Hor-
wath, stood II per cent ahead of
the same month year ago, but re-
mained approximately 7 per cent
behind 1897 levels and about per
cent below the same 1929 month.
The index, based on the 1929
month as 100, stood at 90 in July
this year. against 83 in July, 1898,
and 90 in July, 1887.
With the exception of New York
City and California, both Influenced
by the fairs, Washington made a
better showing than any other area
covered by the Horwath d HorWath
report. In August of last year,
Washington furnished the best COM
parison with 1929.
July, 1898 and 1899, indexes for
the various cities and areas, all
based on their July, 1929, volumes
as 100, follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Tourist Records Broken.

Probably more tourists came to
Washington this year than at any
previous time, but apparently they
spent less than usual and stayed less
than the usual amount of time.
Records of Smithsonian Institu-
ton and Washington Monument vis-
itors and Washington tourist camp
registrations all show new high
marks, but the tourist camp reported
occupancies were for shorter periods,
and Washington hotel business,
while recovering substantially from
the 1898 decline, failed to equal 1887
levels.
But even though they failed to
duplicate the post-depression peaks
of 1887, the hotels had Z fairly good
summer, and except for the New
York and San Francisco fair dis
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Clearings Also Climb.


Reports on bank clearings and
postal receipts also attracted atten-
ton during the week.
Clearings in the ~ Washington
banks showed substantial gains over
year ago and the August total of
$93 63l 1923 was the highest for that
month since 1890, although the total
for the first eight months of this
year failed to equal 1887 levels. Both
totals fell far short of 1929.
The last comparison Is an inter-
esting deviation from the usual
trend in business statistics here as
other barometers, including total re-
tail trade volume, department store
sales, utility customers, population
and pay rolls are we'll above 1929
marks. Furthermore, bank assets
and deposits also are above 1929.
Probably the answer is that in
1929 check writing reached its peak,
with the flourishing of small ac-
counts, growth of speculation and
the habit of using checks for the
payment OF even extremely small
amounts.
Expense Is Reduced.
Finally, when recovery from the
depression lows came, bank Gus
toners found that charges placed
by the banks on checks made the
continual use of that payment
method rather expensive. Small
checks decreased and the banks,
faced with lower earnings, found
much extra work and considerable
expense had been eliminated.
Bank clearingS in August and the
first eight months of various years
follow.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
North Carolina tobacco
| Markets Are Closed
BY the Associated Press.

GREENVILLE, N. c., Sept 9.-J.
S. Ficklen, president of the Tobacco
Association of the United States, an
nounced today that all tobacco mar
kets would close next week. This
action, he said, was the result of the
announcement by the Imperial To-
bacco Co. of Great Britain that it
was withdrawing buyers from the
Carolinas markets.
Ficklen said the only question to
be decided was whether tobacco al
ready on the floors would be sold or
the farmers requested to take it back
to their barns. The middle belt,
heavily stocked for the opening
break, was scheduled to open Mon
day. Ficklen said buyers were being
polled today on the question OF to-
bacco on the floors.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
Sales $3.50 tens. September, 6.0en: De-
cewber lai Marsh I,;,.sI az n.v, closed
higher.. Sales: $3.50 900 pounds, pecem-
Ssr We,.rn s7s .nt Mardh n.tRe cow. ts spot No.
o,nt Woo ToPFgtIrss slosed q p to 80
bs;s; March; ESQ; spot. standard tops,
1880, up 90.
ZINC-Futures closed unchanged to 2
higher Sales 100000 pounds. becsm-
Der; i, a7s; Jsavary: a:oob. s 70. =.
700 higher. sales. $4,000 pounds, Octo-
Der "a Dob December, 56.7eb. No sales in
lead futures.
cQTFEE- steady; Santos, No. Z,
7h-A; Rio No, 2. 5M, Cost and frsiaht
bs at H.a5-7 .sbn. Santos No. %, fu,
lures clesea 5 TO II higher M sales, 1890 .
March, $40; Rio No 7 a" futures told)
7 tee hisher. Sales. ESQ bags. September,
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Cleorin9s and Postal
Receipts Also Goin;
Tourists Increase
BY DONALD b. HADLEY.

Gasoline consumption in the Dis
trict OF Columbia swept to new all
time records In July and the hrst
seven months OF this year. 4 report
from the District tax ONCE showed
yesterday.
July consumption rose to l2,743,-
088 gallons against 1l,747,6l7 gallons
in the same 1898 month, while the
seven-month total jumped to 81
400 ,l04 against 1885, sos gallons =
year ago.
July and seven month totals for
various years follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
previous years and the first seven
months of this year follow:
Arlington Building Watched.

Incomplete reports on August
building operations show that while
District OF Columbia private con-
struction is maintaining comfort
able lead over year ago, more and
more interest is being centered on
Arlington County. Va, where August
permits valued at $l,342,897 pushed
the eight-month volume to $8,627.-
O3l.
This was spectacular increase
over s5,236,076 recorded In the same
1898 months.
The District August total of $2,-
100000 lifted the private volume for
the eight months to S24,032,77l,
highest since the same 1881 period.
District building permit totals for
August and the eight months Of
various years follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10

on Uniformity
in E xa m in a
tions" at t h e
3 8 t h an n u a |
convention in
Salt Lake City
next week.
John D. Hos
pelhorn, deputy
bank commits
sioner of Mary
land and second
v c e president
Of the associa-
ton, is also fea-
tured on t h e
program, to con-
Evening star., 1939-09-10

Bankers Associ-
alton, a t t h e
annual meeting
held in Balti-
more. H e h a S
been second vice
chairman d ur-
n G t h e p a S t
year.
w Iii am j,
Pr ce, Sd, OF
Baltimore was
elected c h a T.
man at the cleo
ton held ! a t e
r r | day after
noon a n d at
AALL l
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Auto Factory Sales
Lag During August
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-August fac
tory sales of passenger cars and
trucks were placed at o7, 200 units in
4 preliminary estimate by the Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association.
The figure was slightly above that
of August, 1898, but 56 per cent
under July of this year.
The eight-month total was brought
to 2,371,34 units, an increase of 50
per cent over the corresponding
period last year.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Lower Net Reported
BY Universal Leaf
By the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Sept. e.-Universal
Leaf Tobacco Co. and wholly owned
subsidiaries today reported for the
fiscal year ended June 30 net profit
Of 1880 asa. equal to S7.00 . share
on common stock, compared with
81 ,537 562, or $7.l4 q share, in the
preceding fiscal year, The company
has Worldwide manufacturing and
distributlve facD Dues.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Briggs Declares
Larger Dividend
IFor Common
BY the Associated Press.

0y tHe NkSOCiNJed Frok4.
DETROIT, Sept. s.-Directors OF
Briggs Manufacturing Co., makers
OF automobile equipment. today de-
clared dividend Of so cents 4 share
on common stock, payable septem-
ber 80 to holders Of record Septem-
Der 10. On June 30 = payment Of
as cents was made,
Evening star., 1939-09-10

Comparing the first seven months
OF Washington business In the last
three years. June and July brought
the widest gains over 1888 and June
business even exceeded 1897 levels.
Indexes for the seven months In the
last three years follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Transfers in August and the eigh,
in various years follow:
Fairfax Sets Record.

Fairfax County reports real estate
transfers In the eight months
reached new all-time records for
that period, totaling s,2o6, against
2,82o in the 1888 months, 2,o41 in
the 1887 months and 2,s32 in the
1895 period.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Occupancy Above 1893.

Occupancy Above sl918.
While dollar volumes of hotels
here remain below 1929 levels, 1t is
interesting to note that room rates
are down much more while occu-
pancy Is we'll above 1879 Index
numbers for thoss three itetns In
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Other Areas Report,

Three other areas reporting so far
for August also show substantial
gains. Eight-month totals for the
metropolitan area of Prince Georges
County (Hyattsville), the western
metropolitan area of Montgomery
County tBethesdO and Fairfax
County follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Tourist Camp Busy.

Washington Tourist Camp reports
both cars and visitors at new high
marks in August and the eight
months. For the month, 2,9A4 cars
and l2,466 visitors were registered
while the eight-month totals climbed
to 12,429 cars and $3.50 visitors.
Tourist camp totals for August
and the eight months follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Alexandria Also Gains.

Alexandria Also Gains.
Across the Potomac in adjoining
Virginia, Alexandria as we'll as Ar
lington registered sharp building in
creaSes.
Eight-month totals for Alexandria
and Arlington follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Smithsonian Gains Cited.
Monument Data Given.

At the Washington Monument,
August brought 130,560 visitors, the
largest number for that month on
record although the eight-month
total of SOC, ,83l visitors fell short Of
the 1887 mark.
Monument totals for August and
the eight months Of various years
follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10

tricts, made a better showing COM
pared with 1929 than any other city
covered by the summary issued by
Horwath Il Horwath, accountants.
Smithsonian Gains Cited.
Smithsonian Institution visitors,
regarded as major tourist harom-
eter here, reached new high levels
in both August and the first eight
months OF this year.
In the latest month 400,7l9 per-
sons were counted at the institution,
while the 8-month total reached the
imposing mark of 1892 ,906.
Smithsonian visitors in August and
eight months OF various years follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
July, 'Ss, July, '39,
d. G. Trend More Stable.

u. q. Trend More Stable.
Indexes for yearly volumes, also
expressed IN percentages of their
1929 levels, show that Washington
hotel business escaped the worst Of
the depression In 1888 and has made
4 good comeback.
Indexes for various full years
fnlloW.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
D. C.. Securities

Quotations by Johnston, Lemon 6 Col
Yesterdays closing bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities
which are traded over the counter
follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-10
James Nolan Elected
First Vice Chairman
OIL. B. A. Area
D. c. Finuncier Honored
With Higher Post
At Baltimore Session
Nv EDWARD C. STONE,

ny H8VV1h"H " % = WHIT
James Parker Nolan, partner IN
Folger, Nolan e. Co., Washington,
was elected first vice chairman of
Southeastern Group, Investment
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Deed Transfers Rise.

District real estate transfers reg
istered by the District in August
climbed to 1,04l, highest for that
month in any recent year, although
the eight-month total Of sofa trans
fers fell slightly behind the 1897
period.
Transfers in August and the eight
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The Associa ted
Press weighted wholesale price index of 35
commodities today declined to 7a,s1
Previous day, 1854 week ago, 6b,97;
month ago, "a on: year ago 669a.
Range of recent years:
Evening star., 1939-09-10

1927 1880 1881 1889 1855 IQ3Y 1885 1885 37 1888 /q39
REFLECT BANK CHANGES-Bank cearngs have scored sub
santal gains ago. failed equal 1887 levels