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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-01-11

! I'd TOTAL. 1884,, 437. 82
| Suoordinated obligations:
ID Other obligations
not included in
liabilities which
are subordinated
to claims of de-
positors and other
creditors . 51,145.5O
(a) On date of report
the required legal
reserve against
deposits of this
bank was. 197,S74.3S
ID Assets reported
above which were
eligible as legal
reserve amounted
to - 554, 463.87
T. F. BACHE ALBERT, Treasurer of
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear and affirm that the above
statement is true, and that it
fully and correctly represents the
tr1,e state of the several matters
herein contained and set forth, to
the DeSJ Oh Try hhO"ASu6S ""N
belief.
F. BAcHE ALBERT, Treasurer.
COrrect-AtteSt:
RICHARD T. GREEN,
THiOS. d. DARBY,
ALBERT M. BOUIC,
Directors.
State of Maryland, County OF
Montgomery, S.:
Sworn to and subscribed before
mi, this 9Th day of January, 1910,
al / hereby certify that | am
1 Nd an officer or director OF this
q. ELMER ORME, Notary Public
NV Commissioner expires May 5
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-01-11

(e) TOTAL $685., 934.33
Secured and preferred
liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured
by pledged assets
pursuant to re-
quirements of
law -. 361, 9S9.47
I'D Deposits preferred
under provisions
of law but not
secured by pledge
A of assets 22,49S.35
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-01-11
TOTAL ASSETS. $2,O97, O19.93
IIARII TTTES

TOTAL ASSETS .$2,097, O19. SO
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of in
dividuals, partner
ships, and corpora
tions ...... $729, 480.5O
Deposits of United
States Government
(including postal saw
ings) ... 1,527.88
Deposits of States and
political subdivisions 445, 094.88
Deposits of banks. 100000
Other deposits (certi-
fed and officers
checks, etc. .. 8,289.70
TOTAL
DEPOSITS $1,859, 699.9O
Other liabilities - 202.57
r0rAH rnADrV IrIEc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
LEGION ADVOCATES
HELP TO ENGLAND
Veterans Also Present Rec
concentrations For Build
ing Up Armed Forces
BY ALEX SINGLETON

BOSTON, Sept. 25.-RCThe
American Legion voted over
whelmingly today in favor OF Civ,
ing "aIl practicable aid to Great
Britain in conjunction with a de-
tense program designed to make
America "strong enough to meet
and turn back any possible III
vasion before it arrives"
Warren Anterior of California
chairman of the 22nd c~onventlons
committee on national defense
termed the pro-British resolution
"a new step in the direction OF
closer support for that country.
The legion advocated strict neu-
trality at it's convention last year.
The veterans recommendations
for strengthening the United States
armed forces went far beyond the
nations present expansion pro.
gram, greatest in its history, and
at the same time called for legisla'
ton to provide for strict super
CONTINUED on Page IL; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
HAAK0N IS 0USTED
AS N0RWAY'S KING
End OF Monarchy, Parlia-
ment In Country Made
By Nazi Commissioner

OSLO, Norway, Wia Berlin)
Sept. 5.-R-The end of monar-
chy and parliament in Norway was
announced today by Joseph Ter
bowen, the Nazi high commission
er for this conquered country.
He disclosed that the exiled King
Haakon had been removed as chief
of state, that the succession had
been broken and the kings family
deprived of the privileges and pow
ers of royalty.
All political parties were abol-
ished; Vidkum Quisling, the Nor
wegian Nazi, was named the sole
political leader and in temporary
charge of the government w a S
placed a council of Is selected by
Terboven himself.
It vas stated that Norway hence
forth would be neither a monarchy
nor a German protectorate. Thus,
no precise definition of the new
state was given. The indefinite oc-
cupation of German troops was
provided and a legality was given
to that occupation.
One feature of the change was
that hereafter Norway is to have
CONTINUED on Page IL; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26

neutrality-suspicious.
CRUSHER STILL IDLE
Slow Start On Operations
Imperils Chances Of Field
Being Used By Army

Despite the fact that present de-
lay further imperils the chances
of Bluethenthal airport being used
as a training base by the army in
dications yesterday were that no
rock will be placed on the proposed
runways at the air field for some
time.
WPA workmen are working fast
and we'll at the county's rock quar-
ry, but apparently the trouble lies
in that they weren't allowed to
start work soon enough.
In IL days the WPA workmen
have done much work. But much
remains to be done before any
rock is placed on ne runways of
Bluthenthal airport, which must be
paved before the Army will con-
slider using it.
In those IL days the workmen
have stripped about six feet of top
soil from an area about the size
of a quarter city block and there
they have found a stratum of con-
glomerate rock which is believed
CONTINUED on Page IL; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
ENGLAND SAYS
DID NOT PLAN
REAL TILE
Vichy Regime Lacks
Confirmation That
Dakar Fight Halted

VICHY, France, Sept. 25-R
Cut off from all direct COM
munication with Dakar, the
Vichy government late tonight
lacked its own confirmation that
the British had abandoned the
3-day battle for possession Of
that stoutly-resisting African
colonial capital.
Since British shells and
bombs smashed the Dakar ra-
dio station, reports reaching
here have been circuitous. The
latest said that Charles de
Gaulle, the former general IN
der death sentence here for
treason, had Withdrawn his
''Free" French forces, leaving
the struggle to the British.
The battle was continued
ferociously by the British dur
ing the day, these reports stat
ed. Swarms of British planes
bombed the city and the naval
base and British warships hur-
led salv0 after salvO into the
capital, but three of the biggest
British ships were declared
damaged by shore guns and
French submarines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
BRITISH VESSELS HIT
Casualties Acknowledged
Or Both Sides And Two
Senegal Subs Are Sunk
RICHELIEU JOINS FRAY
GenesisO Charged
To De Gaulle, Who Anti
: cipated A Welcome

LONDON, Sept. 25.-R-The
British navy and the Free
French forces of General Charles
de Gaulle abruptly withdrew to-
night from Dakar, and the British
announced officially that they had
given up a costly three-day naval
and air battle for that key port OF
French West Africa.
The British ministry of informa-
ton, in a communique, said it
never had been Britain's intention
to center into serious warlike oper-
altos" against the French, and
that de Gaulle himself was most
anxious that he should not be the
cause of bloodshed to his fellow
countrymen."
(The French government at
Vichy, before it heard the news,
reported the fighting continued full
scale today, with its force of 5000
colonials staving off the British
landing attempts.)
Hits Scored
The British acknowledged that
the Dakar shore batteries scored
hits on British ships, said that the
port suffered bombardment, and
that two French Senegal subma-
rines were sunk.
Casualties were acknowledged on
both sides.
Even the newest of French bat
tleships, the Richelieu, which the
British had reported they put out
of action in a special expedition to
Dakar last July 8, Joined in the
fray.
Aground, it still used its guns.
and the British ships poured shells
into the stranded Leviathan.
(The Vichy government said
three big ritish warships were
badly damaged while the British
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
FRENCH CONTINUE
GIBRALTAR RAIDS
More Than 300 Bombs Are
Dropped On British Fort
By About 100 Planes

GIBRALTAR, Sept. rs (Thursday)
-GP-The command of this mighty
British fortress, world symbol of i'm
pregnability, announced today that
large numbers" of French planes
bombed the Rock Wednesday for
2 IL hours. More than 300 bombs
were dropped by about 100 planes,
the authorities stated.
It was the second successive heavy
assault by the French on this famous
outpost of their erstwhile allies.
The announcement said, "a large
proportion of bombs dropped into the
sea and on barren parts of the rock,
but many fell on buildings, roads and
old defenses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
One Of Seven
To Be Built
h N. e.. Soon
Structures To Fill Need For
Quarters By Infantry And
Medical Companies
STE TO BE REQUIRED
CITY Board May Take Ac-
ton On Proposal Today;
Arports Also Get Funds

Approval of a new armory IN VIII
rirgton. to cost $4,000 to $4,000.
rs announced by the Work Prof.
e,s administration in Raleigh yes
terday.
The armory here second to be
erected by the WPA - is one of
seven to be built in North Carolina
having been designated by the War
dpartment as essential to national
defense.
The action by the WPA will fill a
msneeded want of adequate train
ing quarters for two Wilmington
National Guard units-Company I.
10Th Infantry, and Company A,
il5th Medical Regiment.
Must Provide Site
According to a statement by Fred
rohn, WPA information service
head, in Raleigh, the only contingent
upon which the erection of the
amory hinges is the providing OF a
site by the city government and also
any skilled labor that might be
needed on the project.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said last
night that he would call the city
Mnmissioners together this morning
for immediate action on the pro-
NEal.
Mayor Cooper said that he hoped
all necessary machinery for setting
the project into operation can be
Torked ouI within a few days. Ar
sngements for a site on which the
iFrnory will be located will be given
llst attention, he said.
Tenn L. Bobbitt, acting state
WA administrator, said yesterday
announcing approval Of the con-
sllctlon of the seven new armories
nine state, that work will be started
1t once.
other armories are to be located
II A~sheville, Kinston, Smithfield,
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
NAZI NEWSPAPER
RAPS U. S. POLICY
Pictures United States AS
Embarking Upon Plan Of
Brutal Imperialism

BERLIN, Sept. 25- Up The
Hamburger Fremdenblatt, usually
well-versed in German foreign Of
fee trends, pictured the United
States today as embarking upon
''brutal Imperialism" with Eng
lands crisis regarded as a "wel'
come occasion" for pushing the
British away from the American
coast.
Recent transactions whereby the
United States got vital Western
Hemisphere defense bases for so
average destroyers have shown,
the newspaper asserted, that the
United States is determined to
profit from the great new order
which has been set in motion by
the living crisis of the British en-
pire."
The newspaper said President
Roosevelt els doing his utmost to
recommend himself to future his
tories as an augmenter to his
land"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
BY DREW

LONDON, Sept. 24.-R-We are
still doing business at the old stand.
The Associated Press London bu-
eau at 20 Tudor St., felt the
knuckles of war last night when a
high explosive bomb landed at our
front door, damaged our building,
demolished the office building oppo-
site and started a fire which still
was flaring fitfully in the entryway
today when I re-entered the office
to write this.
Two other bombs fell within 20
yards.
Three and a half hours after the
bomb fell and sent us scurrying to
safety we were back in the office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
Cooperation To Save
Fort Fisher Sought

RALEIGH, Sept. rs. -@-
DIR. C. C. Crittenden, secretary of
the state historical commission,
said today federal, state, and 10.
cal cooperation was being So
licited in a drive to preserve
Fort Fisher from destruction by
encroachment of the sea.
The old fort site, built at the
mouth of the Cape Fear river
during the Civil war, will be de-
stroyed unless measures are
taken to protect it from the surf,
he said. The State Society for
the Preservation of Antiquities
has asked the National Park
service, the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, and OF h err
groups to aid in the preservation
of the fort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
One MAN KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
Two Others Are Injured In
Accident On Saulda's
Steep Grade

sALUDA, Sept. 25.-R-One
mana locomotive fireman - lay
dead and two others of the crew
were recovering from injuries to-
night as the result of the wreck OF
a runaway freight train on Saluda
mountains steep grade early
Wednesday.
Veteran citizens and railroaders
here tonight recalled that this was
the first accident on the grade IN
two decades or more in which hui
man life has been taken.
Continued on Page Five; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
Japan May Soon Become
Ally OF Axis Countries

cooperation between the United
States and Britain has spurred
action on the project for a Japa-
these advices say.
japanese advocates OF such a
pact have had their hands
strengthened by reports, wideiy
current but unconfirmed, that Brit
ain soon may place her great Sin
gapore base, dominating the cross
roads between Occident and ORR
ent. at the disposition of the United
States navy.
Action to forestall such a con-
tingency has been urged by MILL
Continued on Page IL; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
/ a8al&a-.l.~ sAlAas- ---@~ -
Raj Attacks
Berlin, Naziis
London
British Lash AT G a n
Capitals Industrial Area
For Five Hours

BERLIN, Sept. 26-(Thursday)
-R-British bombers lashed at
Berlin's outskirts last night and
today for five hours in the city's
longest air raid, which started be-
fore bedtime and forced many a
home-bound Berliner to spend the
night in a strange, chilly cellar.
Most of the raiders appeared to
stay over Berlin's industrial SUBJ
urbs, but two waves of them pass
ed over the city, and central Ber-
lin a~nti-aircraft cannon blazed
away on both occasions.
Houses Destroyed
Authorities issued a statement
charging the British with "aim-
less" bombing of residential Sec
tons, destroying a number of
houses.
CAS- an example of the stringency
of German air raid precautions,
another story from the Berlin bu-
re,u of the Associated Press was
five hours and 81 minutes in transit
to New York, as facilities shut
down tight. London communication
facilities have been operating reg
ularly throughout the continual
raids on the British capital.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
August Building Shows
Large Increase In City

Estimated cost of building con-
struction work in Wilmington dur
ing August showed more than a
400 per cent increase when COM
pared with the record of the cor
responding month of the previous
year, according to the current bull
letin of the state department OF
labor and industry.
Building construction work IN
August was estimated at $65, 73O,
an increase of $50, $50, or more
than 400 per cent, when compared
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26

with the record Of $14, 800 for Au-
gust of 1889, the bulletin disclosed.
Estimated cost of construction
work in the city during August
included additions, alterations,
and repairs, $3.50; new non-resi-
dental buildings, $55, $50; and new
residential buildings, $2,75O.
Figures for August of 1889 were
listed as follows additions, altera-
tons, and repairs, $7,170; new non
residential buildings, $6,710; and
new residential buildings, $l,O00.3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
LOndOnAPFOrceW Works
OnD espiteB ombingRaid

All departments are functioning.
Last night we all had kept say
ing, I'VE will have a sweet time to.
night like boasting before going
to the dentist. UP to then the bomb
ing had been "just usual"
The office was working smoothly
in the basement. English-born Staff.
man G. H. P. Anderson was w on
the roof getting eyewitness dope on
German air raiders.
Staffer Edwin Stout, from Winter
set, Iowa, was handling copy. Three
office boys slept under a table.
Staff member Tom Yarbrough, an
Oklahoman, walked home about
Continued on Page Five; Col. u I
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
BY LEM BABB

MEIy
oa MAW YORK, Sept. 25.-R-Ja-
fss 4' with a navy that dominates
tba Eastern waters and one of
,nsu worlds mightiest armies, soon
hsIi; abandon her role of nom
ers Aserent friend of the Axis pow
NO proclaim herself their ally.
ts oSl"orthy advices received by
Saw associated Press in New York
bv mat a special mission sent
Gin auolf Hitler to Tokyo has been
nsnt SS1ul and that an announce
ran;of Japan's new role in the
pec.o Spreading conflict is ex-
ecumulating evidence of closer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
MORE CUARDSMEN
CALLED TO DUTY
!. D. R. Summons $1,000
From New York, Ohio,
Michigan, Other States

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-R-
another contingent of civilian SOL
aefs-37,500 in all-was called to
s'uVe duty by President Roosevelt
guay' bringing to almost 1000 0
ue number of officers and men
sulifloned for a year of intensive
,lA,1ary training since congress
47ae such training possible.
iooayS order covered National
vvudfoSmen and officers from New
'"A' Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin,
.VOnllnued on Page IL; Col. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26

on the runways for some time to
come. The upper left photo shows
a general scene at the rock quarry.
In the foreground may be seen
that section which has been
stripped of top soil and from which
a small amount of incurred con-
glomerate rock has been taken. In
the background is seen a tractor
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26

and grading unit, removing the six
to eight feet of topsoil which must
come off the remainder of the
quarry area before the quarry can
be put into full operation. The up
per right photo shows the men &C
tually removing the rock from the
quarry, with the bank which must
be removed in the background and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
WEATHER.

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair. cooler east M
Central portions Thursday; FRIDAY, 1alr
and continued cool.
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m, yesterday.
Temperature
1.30 q. m. 76; 1880 a. m. 79; 1:oo ?.
M. 81. 1880 p. m. II; maximum 90
minimum rs; mean 80; normal H.
Humidity
1:3O q. m. 80; 1880 a. m. 81; l:oo p.
m. "a; 1870 p. m. SO.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:5O p. H.
none: total since first of the month";
Tides For Today
High Low
wilmington ----------- 4:3Sa 10 .o1n
Masonboro Inlet ----- 2;Zaa o oaaa
Sunrise 6:O3a; sunset 6:O4p; moon
r;se 70 :34a: moonset 2:34p.
Cane Fear river stage at ray
etteyilIe at $500 a. M, september
"a, 8.9 feet.
Continued on Page IL; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26
NAILS RAID LONDON

LONDON, Sept. 26-(Thursday)
-R-German night raiders, re-
sorting to new tactics Of speed and
higher flying, loosed fresh car
goes of destruction on London to-
Continued on Page Five: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-26

with a water hole in the fore
ground. The water. is going to nec-
essitate the installation of pumps
and beneath the eight foot strata
of rock engineers are expecting to
find quicksand. The lower left pho
to shows Workmen laying a found
alton for the crusher which will
crush the cured rock before it is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Negro Boxing TOURNEY
To Open Here Tonis6t
"a Local Fighters Entered;
Teams From Five Other
Towns To Compete

Fists that rival Joe Louis and
Henry Armstrong; for dynamite
will fly tonight as the first annual
Eastern Carolina A.A.U. negro box
ing tournament opens in the ex-
hibit building at Legion stadium.
Besides the Wilmington entrants
which total "a, entries from Fay
etteville, Smithfield, Raleigh, Greens.
boro and Rocky Point will compete
in the three-day tourney.
Fighters will weigh in early this
afternoon and the first bout will
be staged at 8 o'clock tonight.
The tourney will continue through
Friday night when the finals will
be held.
Winners in the finals will go to
Atlanta for the semi.finals of the
regional negro Golden Gloves meet
and the winners there will com.
pete in the national finals at Bos.
ton.
Fayetteville will be represented
by six fighters, including Herman
Walker, 1856 pound winner of the
championship in the Raleigh negro
tournament a few years ago.
The "a local fighters completed
their training last night and all
were pronounced in top condition.
The names of the Wilmington box
ers will be released later.
The tournament is being sponsor.
ed by the Wilmington Colored Boys
club, the recreation center, in co.
operation with the Cape Fear Jour.
nal.
Referees will be both white and
colored. Judges and other officials
will be announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Six States Send Teams
Into Cage Meet Finals

DENVER, March 19.-R Cali.
fornia, Louisiana, Iowa, Montana,
Idaho and Oklahoma today se|s
teams into the third round Of the
National A. A. U. basketball tourna.
ment.
Two seeded outfits, the Bartles.
vile, Okla, Phillips 66 and the Hol-
iywood Twentieth Century. scored
easy victories.
The Oklahomans, runnersup to
the Denver Nuggets last year, de-
feated the Louisville Edentides, So
to 26. Making their first start OF
the tournament, the Phillips were
held to a 20 to IA half-time advan.
tage but forged steadily ahead in
the second half.
Twentieth Century doubled the
score on New Mexico Normal, 62 to
81, as Jack Hupp, an All-America
forward in the 1899 meet, flipped
ten field goals on a pretty assert
ment of shots. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Mrs. Page Still Leads
Mid-South Golf Tourney

SOUTHERN PINES, March 49,
R-Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of
Chapel Hill, a former national
champion, shot a rs today in the
second round CT the 54-hole Mid
South Women's golf tournament.
This, with her rs yesterday, gave
her a ISL, fourteen strokes ahead of
her nearest rival, Desoram Very Of
Worcester, Mass, who got an 81 to
go with her 80 of yesterday for 1865.
Helen Warning of Pinehurst fin
ished the round in third place with
an 80, which, with her yesterdays
IS, gave her 1877.
Mrs. George Corcoran Of Greens.
boro trailed Miss Warning by one
stroke for fourth place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
N. E.. WATERWAYS
GROUP PROPOSED
CONTINUED From Page One)

been advanced by Victor Meekins
Of Manteo, Aycock Brown, Of Beau
fort, and others in that area.
In a letter to Brown and Meekins,
the Wilmington group stated that
"it was unanimously decided at the
conference to advise you and your
associates that the Wilmington area
would be very sympathetic to such
an organization and that our com.
munity will be glad to have repre-
sentatives present at any meeting
which may be called to discuss the
proposal"
Several representatives from the
Wilmington area will be glad to
lend their influence toward the
successful accomplishments Of the
general detectives held in mind" the
letter stated.
A sectional meeting may be held
o for the purpose of organizing
the North Carolina Waterways as.
ISOLATION. 1t has been suggested
that the meeting be held at some
point easily accessible, such as, New
Bern, Washington, Kinston, Green.
vile or Goldsboro.
Brunswick county and Fayette-
vile will be asked to send repre-.
sentatives to the session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
Suggs Upsets Miley In
Augusta Golf Tourney

AUGUST, Ca, March 19.-R-
Sixteen-year-old Louise Suggs of Lii
thia Springs, Ca, turned In the
only upset of the Augusta Women's
1%nvitational golf tournament today
with an opening round 4 and 2 con
quest of the veteran Marion Miley
of Lexington, KY.
The remainder of the favorites,
including Defending Champion Dor
othy Kirby of Atlanta, went into
the second round with convincing
victories.
Miss Suggs came back to defeat
Miss Miley after making the turn
~all-square. Her rival tomorrow
will be the veteran Jean Bauer of
Providence, r. L., who eliminated
Mrs. Dorothy Laird Of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Z and 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-20
WINS FIRST
PRIZE FOR BASS
S. Award By New Hanover
Fishing Club Is First Of
Current Season

G.. C. Edge landed a five pound
and II ounces black bass yesterday
and for the catch will receive a
prize of IS from the New Hanover
Fishing club for the first black bass
caught during the season and
weighing over five pounds.
Mr.. Edge and L. L. Mills, fishing
in the Northeast Cape Fear river,
made the catch along with several
other fine bass.
Other first prizes to be awarded
during the month by the fishing
club are SIS for the first rock over
20 pounds, $40 for the first drum
over 40 pounds, $40 for the first
biuefish over three pounds. These
prizes are in addition to the regular
March prizes.
The prize for the first black bass
was the first claimed so far this
season.