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Evening star., 1940-06-22
Capital Store Sales
Hold 6 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Volume Shows Drop
Of 81 Per Cent From
Previous Week
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Department store sales in the
Capital for the week ended June
Is ran per cent ahead of the week
ending June II, 1899, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond reported
today. Sales were 81 per cent be-
low the retail volume OF the previous
week this year, the review added.
In the week ended June Is depart
ment store trade in Baltimore was
13 per cent better than last year
scored gain of more than IL per
cent in a group of other cities and
was up 9 per cent in the whole
fifth district, the resume stated.
Sales in Washington in the four
weeks ended June Is were 2.6 per
cent better than in the like period
a year ago. During the same weeks
sales in the whole fifth district
were 4 per cent above last year,
were 5.4 per cent better in Balti-
more and up 8.4 per cent in a group
OF other cities, today's summary
said.
Safe Deposit Election Near.
The final meeting for the year of
the safe deposit section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association takes
place next Wednesday evening at
MAYORS Sea Food Restaurant, when
five members will be elected to the
Executive Council, the five in turn
to elect the officers for the coming
year. The nominees are:
Miss Eva Kicker, Farmers & Me-
chanics Branch, Riggs National
Bank; Guy D. Cowl, McLachlen
Bank; Jesse S. Cheyney, American
Security & Trust Co.; James B.
Ahalt, City Bank; John w. Gle
phane. National Savings & Trust
Co.; William c. Cooper, Liberty Ma
tional; Mrs. Alleine Weatherly,
Bank of Commerce g. Savings; Mrs.
v. Walton Rhine, Morris Plan; Will
liam H. Harper. Washington Loan
& Trust; Katherine D. Fout, Hamil-
ton National, and Carl c. Smuck,
Anacostia Bank. According to pres
ent indications, Miss Kicker, who
has been vice chairman this year,
will be elected chairman of the
section.
Kayser to Address Bankers.
The section will have DR.. Elmer
l.. Kayser, professor of history at
George Washington University, as
guest speaker. His subject will be
Backgrounds of the Peace" Other
guests at the dinner and program
will include A. M. McLachlen, T.
Stanley Holland, A. Scott Ofutt
and Albert S. Galley, all officers of
the Bankers Association, their
wives and Donald w. Larson, secre-
tary of the association. T. Eugene
Elgin, retiring chairman, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Stock Market Takes
Irregular Course
In Slow Trading
Few Fovorites Goin,
But Minor Declines
Predominute
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, June 22.--Selective
stocks made occasional passes at a
rally In today's market but many
issues dozed at moderately lower
levels as traders still conserved
buying power pending Qualification
of the French decision on Ger
many's armistice terms.
The hesitancy that marked the
preceding session continued and
transfers of around 100000 shares
for the two hours were among the
smallest in about a year. A few
favorites got up a point or so. but
fractional declines were widely
spread at the close.
Financial quarters shook off some
Of the gloom resulting from the
French collapse and hope appeared
to have revived on indications the
British may have taken over a
major portion of the losers fleet.
If this proves correct, it vas con-
cluded, the English have chance
of stopping the Nazis. All of which
adds up, in the opinion of most
market observers, as bullish for Sc
curitieS.
The business outlook at home,
along with forthcoming huge de-
fense spending, remained an i'm
portant handicap for sellers and a
prop for those who envision prices
in the not-so-distant future.
Bonds were a trifle uneven and
commodities steady. Free" sterling
pushed up briskly in terms of the
dollar.
American Woolen common and
preferred were given another lift in
the stock division. Talk was heard
of the woolen industry, in the wake
of mounting military orders, boost
ing production soon to a peak for
the past two decades.
U. S. Steel and Bethlehem held
their own on the belief mill opera
tions next week would advance to
within touching distance of 80 per
cent of capacity. Aircrafts such as
Douglas, Boeing and Glenn Martin
were hesitant on expectations big
Army and Navy orders were in the
of1ing.
Up a bit at one time or another
were Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit,
Standard Oil of N. j., Texas Corp,
j. G. Penny, General Electric, Santa
Fe, Southern Railway, General Mo-
tors, Sears Roebuck and Consoli-
dated Edison.
Backward most of the time were
Anaconda, Montgomery Ward,
United Aircraft, American Tele-
phone, Western Union and Allied
Chemical.
Supported in sluggish Curb were
Brewster Aero. Lake Shore, Phoenix
Securities and Pittsburgh g. Lake
Erie.
Evening star., 1940-06-22

IN bankruptcy or receivershlp or beine
osit1 reorsanized under the Bankruptcy Act. or
Rates Of dividends in the foreeoina tahi:
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara.
extra dividends are not Included Also
extra or extras. d Accumulated dividend
PAID last year. Declared or paid so
far this year. PAYABLE in stock Paid
last year. Cash or stock K Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants. N
without warrants. war Warranta
Evening star., 1940-06-22
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Firmness
in July position gave a steady un-
dertone to cotton futures today with
final prices 10 points higher to
lower.
Evening up in the spot month be-
fore first notice day on Tuesday
comprised most of the activity. Short
covering, trade and spot house buy
ing easily absorbed hedge and Bonn
bay selling and small Hquidating
sales attracted by the advance.
The range follows:
Evening star., 1940-06-22

t Unit Of trading 10 shares.
In bakruptcy or recelveyship or being
reorsanized eo1rs;., under eankruptcy Act. or
es assuinsu S,i " suen companies.
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarter or semi-annual declaration. Unless
are not included
x Elk dividend xr Ex rights. Also extra
or extras. d Accumulated dividends paid
last wear eDeclared or paid so far this
year. Payable In stock g Paid last year.
Cash or stock. k Accumulated dividends
paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1940-06-22

Cottonseed OIL.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
"a higher. Sales, 80 contracts. July.
| 6.O6b: September, 6.19b; october. 621b;
December, 6.25b; January, 6.2Sb.
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
! $50 Tons of Leud Sold

NEW YORK, June % P).-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported 100 tons
Of Southeast Missouri Pig Lead sold
yesterday at $4.85 per 100 pounds;
East st. Louis, 1875 tons at $5O5
New York, and Its tons at the New
York average.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
YORK STO OK, B
Stocks

(Dy Private Wire Direct 70 The Star.l
Stock and 4ales-
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. June 22.-Diyidends ds.
clareo. Prepared BY Fitch Publishing ca.
2esumed,
Pc Stock Of Pay.
,., , Rate. riod. record, able.
ouoo WHeeI --------20c - 7-6 7.l6
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
NO POSTOFFTCE
AT MIDDLETOWN
U. S. Postpones Construction
of $4,000 Post Office at
MiddletOwn
DIVERTED FOR DEFENSE

Postponement of construction of
the projected $4,000 postoffice at
Middletown, over which Middle
towns mayor and council and the
Middletown Academy trustees have
battled for the past two years, was
announced by officials of the Public
Buildings Administration in Wash
ington. The reason given for the
postponement was that the admin
istration officials were honoring the
request of President Roosevelt that
non-defense projects be postponed
in favor of defense projects. The
officials pointed out that only those
projects on which no bids had been
asked and no construction actually
started will be delayed. A number
of other projects in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania will also be de-
layed Mayor Louis Levinson, who
said that he had received word re-
Gently from u. S. Senator James H.
Hughes that the construction had
been indefinitely postponed, reiter-
ated the intention of Middletown
Council to continue the fight to
keep the historic academy building
and lawn for a community recrea-
tional and educational center. The
site has been selected for the post
office. "At the present time we are
waiting for a decision from the
Court of Chancery on our petition
for the appointment of a receiver
for the Middletown Academy Trus-
tees" Mayor Levinson said. Mayor
Levinson emphasized that council
did not wish to block any move of
the federal government to build
postoffice but did not want the
building constructed on the old
academy site. 1--WE use the build
ing and grounds for a playground
to keep our children off the street
and in the future hope to make the
building library, adult education
center, vocational training center
and a hall for community activit-
ies," he said.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

proper ingredients, turn into a
tough, dough-like mass that under
heat-essential in plastic making
can be made into many forms.
For broadcast records, this
slough" is thoroughly mixed, col
ored, kneaded and calendered to a
fairly thin, partially transparent
sheet. Small pieces of this material,
six inches square and about a quar-
ter of an inch thick, are cut off,
reheated to pliable consistency, and
used in press to stamp or imprint
the recorded sound from an cleo
troplated disc.
With accurate heating and tim
ing, and tremendous pressure, these
vinyl resin biscuits" take a per-
feet reproduction of recorded music,
dramatic programs, speeches, sound
effects or radio station commercials.
"Vinylite" resins are used in most
broadcast studios for all transcript
ton records. Their chief advantages
are that the plastic material makes
high fidelity records, free from sur
face scratch and other mechanical
sounds. In addition, these records
are tough, practically unbreakable,
non-warping and long-lasting.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

Bill H. R. No. 1860 which was in
PRODUCED in the House of Repre-
sentatives on October and refer
red to the Committee on Educa-
ton. They agreed that passage of
this bill, the purpose of which is
ito promote national preparedness
and the national welfare" through
appropriation of Federal funds ito
assist the several States and Ter
ritories in making adequate provi-
sions for health education, physical
education and recreation in schools
and camps" would go long way
toward making their recommended
seven-point program reality.
The conferees point out that na-
tional defense depends upon nation
al health and fitness, and that the
most important agencies in the
promotion of health and recreation
are our schools and colleges.
The splendid results Of we'll
balanced program are indicated in
an article which appeared in the
News Journal on October End last
which read Army Finds Youth
Physically Fit-Physical qualifca-
lions of Delaware youth insofar as
the U. S. Army recruiting stand
ards are concerned are probably
considerably higher than in the
country as a whole, with an aver
age of about eight men accepted
out of every 10 applicants, it was
revealed yesterday by Col. John F.
Daye, U S A, retired, in charge Of
recruiting for the Delaware Dis
trict"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

ONCE there was scientist who
~ went so deeply into his expert
ments in physics that he reported he
heard atoms singing.
But did you ever hear plastic :?
It's perfectly possible. In fact, you
hear them every day, and by what
you consider a most ordinary device.
For plastics which can be heard
rather than seen are an essential
part of the radio programs you hear
all day long. Recorded programs,
many serials, all rebroadcasts, and
most spot" commercial announce
ments come over the air from
transcription records commonly
made of plastic materials. The best
programs are now recorded on
"Vinylite" plastic. This plastic is
made from intricate chemical COM
binations of simple materials-gas,
coke, limestone, salt, air and water.
The chemist, by imagination and
experimentation, has made from
these natural substances, plastic
materials for many varied uses.
Under certain conditions, these ma
terials have been made to react
chemically to form white vinyl resin
powders, which, when mixed with
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
A BOOK RECEPTION

On Saturday evening next from
eight o'clock until ten the scholars
of the High School will receive in
its Assemble-Room the alumni and
friends of that institution No
formal invitation has been given,
but it is hoped that all those inter
ested in the welfare of the school
will be present. 1t is also hoped
that on this evening something
may be done toward the establish
ment of a school library and mu-
scum. Although the donation of a
book of cabinet specimen is by no
means to be conditions of admis-
sion any such donation will be ex-
ceedingly welcome. All books of
reference, standard historical, bio
graphical or scientific works; books
of poetry or travels, minerals, in
deed anything in this line that will
serve as power for young idea
shooting will be gladly received.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

The Kent and Sussex County
Dental Society, at a dinner meet
ing in the Hotel Richardson, elect
ed new officers as follows: Presi-
dent, DR.. James E. Dunn, Seaford;
vice-president, DR.. William S.
Straughn, Dover; secretary. DR.. M.
E. Boone, Dover; treasurer, DR..
Ralph B. Jones, Smyrna DIR.
Floyd P. H. Moore, Dover, is the
retiring president.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
HEALTH PLANS
FOR DEFENSE
School Heads and Health
Workers Plan 7-POint Pro-
gram For Students
AID TO DEFENSE

A 7-point program to strengthen
national defense through improved
health and physical fitness of every
child in every school throughout
the country is recommended by the
u. S. Office of Education, Federal
Security Agency. School admins
traitors and health workers who re
Gently met in conference in the Of
fee of Education, at the call of DIR
John w. Studebaker, us. Commits
sioner of Education, drafted q
point proposal which includes:
J.. Secure and maintain safe
and heaIthful school environment.
2. Make adequate provision fol
the school lunch.
3. Provide health service fol-
pupils, teachers and other schoo
employees.
Give instruction in health and
safety.
5. Make provision for physical
activities intended to develop phys
ical and social fitness.
6. Provide recreational programs
to meet needs of children and
youth after school and in vacation
periods, and needs of adults in the
community.
z. Establish educational camps
to insure for all children the ex-
periences that only come from
close contact with nature.
Conference members also con-
sidered provisions of Congressional
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
SOCIETY MEETINGS

The B. M. S. K. Club will hold
their formal reception on Monday
night of next week Doth inst, at
the residence of Miss Bertha Hof-
fecker.
The Shakespeare Club which was
to have met last night, postponed
the meeting until next Tuesday
night-at the residence of Mrs.
James Williams.
The Tuesday Club, because of
this will hold their meeting one
night later, New Years Eve, at the
residence of Mrs. DR.. Clifton.
The Young Peoples Society Club
will have their meeting on the fol-
lowing Thursday night.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
CHRISTMAS

Christmas, 1890i The one day
of all the year. Nearly nineteen
centuries ago the world swung
from darkness into light at its
coming. The Christ was born in
Bethlehem, and each year He is
present again as little child, and
we all become under his blessed in
fiuence as little children for a brief
hour. What shall we do for the
day that has done so much for US ?
First let US make the children hap
Ply. The time belongs to them.
Touching beyond measure are the
legends of the Christ child, with
His wand of PLAN and Hiss halo of
sanctity. In none of these olden
stories does He come to the rich,
but the poor-the orphan lying
cold and forsaken in the snow of
tn deserted street, around whom
the splendors of Heaven shine; to
the pinched and meagre form on
the pallet of the wretched garnet,
where the dingy room becomes
TRANSPORTED with celestial glory.
In making our children happy, let
up not forget, then, the poor and
the children of the poor. This is
the first lesson on Christmas Day
love, thankfulness, almsgiving.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
Extinct Volcanic Craters

Three extinct volcanic craters
have been found in the Redwood
Empire of northern California-Mt.
Konocti in Lake county; Mt. St.
Helena and Mt. Veeder in Napa
county. While the region near the
craters abound in mineral springs,
steam geysers, and hot water
springs, no recent volcanic action
has been reported.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
SCHOOL EXHIBIT

On Friday and Saturday after
noon of this week-between the
hours of three and five, the public
is invited to visit the public scnool
building where much of the regular
written work of the school will be
on exhibition. Though all are well
come, the parents are especially
urged to visit this exhibition.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
MARRIAGES

Williams-Moore. = On the 18th
inst, by Rev.R.K. Stephenson, Har-
ry t. Williams, of Seven Hickories,
and Miss Mary E. Moore, of Phila-
delphia.
York-Davey. - At Camden, on
18th inst, by Rev. P. H. Rawlins,
Frank S. York and Miss Maggie
Davey, all of Kent County, Del.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
PERSONALS

DIR. ]. Ralston McCausland and
wife, of Malvern, Pa, came down
on a visit to relatives on Saturday.
Mrs. McCausland will remained
over the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Smith.
Miss Julia Griffith, of Woman's
College, Baltimore. Miss Estelle
Walters, Swarthmore College, Har-
ry G.. Budd, Dickinson College,
Ralph c. Jefferson. Harvard Col
lege, Harry Spruance, jefferson
Medical College. Lex. Mustard,
Pierce's Business College, Samuel
Buchanan, Pennsylvania Univer-
sity, are home on the holiday vaca-
ton.
William T. Johnson, late of Pied
mont, Ala, was the guest of his
brother, Theodore r. Johnson, near
CONTINUED on Pass Thrss)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

Contract for erection of a mod
ern warehouse at Laurel, adjacent
to the railroad, has been awarded
by the Georgetown Eastern States
Farmers Exchange. Senator AL
den p. Short, director for this sec
ton, and Molloy C. Vaughn, field
man, have announced. The con-
tract was given to Andrew j. Muir
ray and Son of Georgetown. The
warehouse will be in charge of
Francis M. Gum, who has been in
the F'rankford warehouse of the
exchange for two years, and Glenn
Givens. More than 500 farmer
members of the exchange, one of
the largest cooperatives in the
East, viii continue to receive the
regular car door and delivery SER
vice, 1t was stated, in addition to
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
VERSATILE PLASTICS CAN BE MADE
TO SING, PLAY, OR MAKE SPEECHES

The "Vinylife" pressed rec
ord, still ,oarJn and slightly
flexible, is lifted from the
mold. The recorded lines are
no1c oil in place.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF DEC. path, 1890

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26

1t gets late very early nowadays.
Marriage is a success where the
honeymoon is continuous.
The Times wishes all its readers
a happy Christmas tomorrow.
The Post-office will be closed to-
morrow, from noon to s o'clock.
The boy with the longest legs
will not find the most things in his
stockings.
st. Peters Church has received a
handsome Christmas dressing of
evergreen.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson expects to COM
mence a protracted meeting at the
M. E. Church in January.
The world owes every man a liv-
ing, but, like every other debt, he
has to hustle to collect it.
John B. Cooper bought and ship
ped a lot of turkeys to Farnhurst
for the dinner of the inmates of the
State Asylum.
The window of George M. Stew
enson has attracted the attention
of the holiday purchaser in its at
tractive inlaid work Of moss.
Both of the Sunday schools at
Clayton will give entertainments.
with Christmas tree, presents, etc.,
for the scholars this evening.
The storm last Wednesday broke
the bank on the James @. Robin
son farm near Collins Beach in
two places. The Beach property
was but little damaged.
Joshua T. Jerman, member of
the Kent County Levy Court for
Duck Creek Hundred, now in Col
orado, has resigned. Governor
Biggs will appoint his successor.
The Christmas sales seem to be
going along to the satisfaction Of
most of the merchants, doubtless
aided by the $4,000 or $4,000
turkey money put in circulation
the past week.
Rev. G. w. Dame will hold SER
vices and preach at St. Peters
Church tomorrow morning. Next
Sunday will be given two appro-
pirate Christmas services at the
Methodist Church in both the
preaching and singing.
In jumping a fence a valuable
mule, belonging to Mr.. j. E. Disch,
near LeipSic was seriously injured
on Monday last. 1t struck a sharp
pointed rail infiicting deep wound
in the shoulder. Eugene F'arrow
has it under treatment.
Friday night will be big time
with the children of the Methodist
Sunday Schools-church, Smyrna
Landing, and Jerman Chapel hav-
ing their respective places Christ
mas tree, singing and treat for
the members of the School.
The steamer Ella has been carry
ing large freights the past week or
two, both up and down freights-
The up freight has been largely
grain, and down freights, Christ
mas goods. She win LAY off" to-
day and tomorrow, going up again
on Friday.
The dwelling of William Green,
about halfway out to Clayton,
caught fire Sunday morning at the
chimney and burnt a hole in the
roof two or three feet square. The
fortunate discovery and notifica-
ton of passer-by enabled them to
save the house.
The usual six o'clock or day
break prayer-meeting will be held
tomorrow morning at the Method
ist Church. In consequence of this
the evening prayer meeting will be
dispensed with, leaving the enter
tainment at the Opera House,
Comrades" the only public thing
Of the evening except the Sunday
School entertainment at st. Peters
which comes off early.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The Volunteer Hose Company of
has decided to extend
the membership of members who
are drafted over the period covered
by their training, without cost to
them. Delivery of the company's
new $4,000 fire truck is expected
during January.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1940-12-26
CHRISTMAS EVE
By Edith Tatum
REPRINTED from Good HoaJskesping M4gszins)

A Night so still and starry fair,
So infinitely blessed
A lowly stable, rough and rude,
Where Mary found her rest.
A little crib of yellow straw
About which cattle nod,
And here in Bethlehem's quiet
town
Was born the Son of God.