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Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

Charter No. 2356-Reserve District No.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FRUIT
GROWERS NATIONAL BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY OF SMYRNA, in the
State of Delaware. at the close of bust
ness on June 20, 1910.
Published in response to call made by
Comptroller of the Currency, under Section
52ll. U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts Including
None overdrafts) ..... 1922, ,767. 5 4
United States Government obli-
cations, direct and guaranteed 39,657.l .l9
Obligations of States and po-
litical subdivisions .... s.S13.SO
lures ...... ....... ...... 23.4S8.5O
Corporate stocks. including stock
of Federal Reserve bank ... 2.250.00
Cash, balances with other banks.
including reserve balance. and
cash items in process of col
lection 80. -. ....... 75.67s.ss
Bank premises owned SS5 100000.
furniture and fixtures s5.s68.OO 9O,968.OO
Bank premises owned are sub
ject to none liens not assumed
by bank
Real estate owned other than
bank premises ...... ...... 23.s45.O 90
Other Assets ..... .. 122.47
Total Assets -. ......... 5s8.O9O.8 80
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals,
partnerships. and corporations 1877 1864
Time deposits of individuals.
partnerships. and corporations 32s.41O.94
Deposits of States and political
subdivisions -. ..... l1,7l4.76
Other deposits certified and
cashiers checks. etc) .--. 3.s43.S4
Other liabilities -. -. 431.63
Total Liabilities ....... .... 482 1887. Is
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital stock:
Glass A preferred. total par
s25.000.00. retirabe value
SIS 100000.
(Rate of dividends on retir-
able value is 2Ge)
Common stock, total par $685.
10000 $500. 90
Surplus ........ .... ... 100000
Undivided profits ........ ..... 8.065.68
Reserves land retirement ac-
count for preferred stock) =. 24.1s7.5O
Total Capital Accounts ...... 1O5.753.1S
Total Liabilities and Capital
Accounts -. ...... -. 58s. .O90. SO
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets land securities
loaned) (book value):
Assets pledged TO qualify for eX-
ercise of fiduciary corporate
powers, and Tor purposes other
than to secure liabilities ..... 100000
Total ...... ...... ...... 100000
Deposits secured by pledged as
sets pursuant to requirements
oil law .....- -..... ....-... 3,O14T2
Total ...... ........ ... 3.074.72
State of Delaware. County of Kent, S.:
/. GEO. w. BOEHMLER. cashier of the
above-named bank. do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
GEO. w. BOEHMLER,
Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
5th day of July, 1910.
EDWIN w. HUTCHINSON,
Notary Public
Correct-Attest:
HARLEY r. BODLEY,
CLARENCE ]. PRICKETT,
A. HOMER SMITH,
| Directors
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

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FOR RENT

A four-room Apartment for rent
on Main Street, Clayton. Apply to
MRS. LEONARD MORRIS, SR.
I'll 1t Main ST., Clayton, Del.
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ODESSA

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Barcus and
son, Junior, spent the weekend at
Rehoboth
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Published Every Thursday Morning, by
r. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
CHESWOLD

Miss Mary Simmerman has been
visiting friends near Delaware
City.
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Suu5crlDe to The Smyrna Times,
81 so per year, in advance.
Evening star., 1940-05-04
Building Costs Eosier,
But Rents Hold Firm

Building costs have recently shown
a slightly easier tendency, accord
ing to the Alexander Hamilton
Institute. The prices of building
materials have tended to weaken,
while wages in the building trades
have failed to extend their upward
movement since the beginning of
this year. This has meant the de-
velopment of slightly more favor
able relation between building costs
and rents, since rents have held
firm.
Nevertheless, building costs are
still high as compared with rents.
The index of building costs in
March, on the basis of 1926 as 100,
was 1867, while the rent index was
only 85.5. AS long as this unfavor-
able relationship exists, normal
Evening star., 1940-05-04

NV, and Kenneth F. Hodges, In
vestment building.
Applications for business chance
salesnen's licenses were received
from Lane Pastor. 1910 Vermont
avenue NV, and Morris Shore,
1926 @ street NV.
An application for business
chance brokers' license was received
from Joseph H. Parker, 313 Southern
building.
Evening star., 1940-05-04
New ReuI Estate
Licensees Listed

During the past week the Dis
trict Real Estate Commission issued
licenses as real estate salesman to
Adrain P. Lyon, 40 Hill Building;
Harry L. Best, 925 New York avenue,
NV; Cora o. Woodard, 1417 X
street NV; James Reilly Moore,
1915 X street NV; Louis H. Col
legeman, 1901 New York avenue
NV: William A. Hill, Ills street
NV; Frank H. Kemon, 1912 Fiji
teenth street NV; and Samuel j.
Henry, GOT Fifteenth street NV.
A business chance brokers' license
was issued to j. Ramsey Maxwell,
trading as Business Sales Co., /
Thomas Circle NV.
Business chance salesmen's s
licenses were issued to Walter A.
Hoffman, 1910 Vermont avenue
NV: Solomon Goldenberg, 1905 K
street NV, and Walter M. Eber-
man, 604 F street NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mans licenses were received from
Harley p. Evans, 729 Fifteenth street
NV; Harry c. Webb, 2024 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Dorothy M
Hathcock, 1925 Twenty-ninth street
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Seaboard RwY. Asks
{. 4. 4. Permit 10 Run
oston-F|orida Line
Proposed Air Transport
With TerminoI Here
To Cost 81, SOC. 900

The 5eaboard Airline Railway an
nounced today It would apply i'm
mediately to the Civil Aeronautics
Authority for permission to establish
4 $4,500 900 air transport service be-
tween Boston, Miami and Gulf Coast
points, with Washington as an in
termediate stop.
The projected line would be known
as the Seaboard Always, Inc, max
ing stops in New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, Richmond, Raleigh,
Charlotte, Columbia, Birmingham,
New Orleans, Jacksonville, Tampa,
West Palm Beach and Miami.
Eastern Airlines already serves
many Of these cities, and other lines
serve some Of them.
The New York office of the rail-
road announced that the company
planned to fill the need of ad-
ditional transportation to serve the
railroads territory In Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida"
It Is hoped to establish a pas
senger, mail, express and freight
service with 81 and 42-passenger
planes. Alvin P. Adams, for many
years president of the Western Air
Express, would head the new COM
pany.
The Aeronautical Authority, al
ready swamped with work on the
emergency defense program, has
before It for consideration more
than 100 applications for the estab-
Mshment or extension Of air lines.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
spoke particularly Of Argentine and
Uruguayan. meat, Brazilian coffee,

spoke particularly Of Argentine and
Uruguayan' meat. Brazilian coffee,
Argentine wheat, and United States
cotton, as among the major items.
He emphasized, incidentally, that
the program does not contemplate
disposition Of these surpluses within
the American Continents - but
rather their pooling and ultimate
disposition to other parts OF the
world. 1t is unfortunate, he added,
that some should think the program
envisions such a device as bringing
all Of the surplus Argentine beef
to the United States.
Breaking down the surpluses in.
volved, nucleus of the immediate
problem, the President estimated
that for all except the United States
the total is slightly more than a
billion dollars. That Of the United
States brings the grand total just
under two billions.
The President, accompanied here
by Secretary of Commerce Hopkins
said he hoped to remain here Until
Sunday.
Arrangements have been made to
keep him In constant contact with
Washington and developments
abroad.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
London
Continued From First page.)

airmen were taken prisoners in
widespread raids over Britain Tues
day night and early Wednesday in
which q number Of German raid
ers were shot down. Twelve British
inhabitants were killed by bombs.
Air Battle Over Coast.
An air battle took place over q
South Coast town for IS minutes
this moning. Frequent bursts of
machine.gun fire were heard.
A German bomber few over the
town, residents said, and fired bursts
of mAchine-gun bullets. British
fighter planes went up and quickly
drove Of the raider.
First reports said there were no
cass1aaties. Ground defensee were
IN actton and townsmen took shelter
In doorways. No air raid warnings
were sounded.
: No bombs were. dropped. One
.machin6rg gun bullet ptsrsed tbs roof
of = fife station where four men
were on duty. Most Of the action
took place above the clouds and
watchers got only an occasional
glimpse Of the planes.
The Air Ministry asserted that
two Of the Royal Air Forces heavy
bombers in the nrst a hours Of
Italy's participation In the war sue
cessfully attacked the Ansaldo
works at Genoa and the Fiat fac.
tory at Turin.
The attackers new high across the
Alps in = heavy snowstorm, the an.
nouncement said, and used oxygen
masks because Of the altitude.
Reliable sources "have ascer.
tained" that margarine works and
5000 tons of whale oil were de-
stroyed in . recent British air raid
on Hamburg, Germany's chief port,
British military circles announced
today.
Canadians Remustered.
The flrst division Of the Canadian
active service force, cheated" out
OF action in France, now Is re.
mustered and ready to defend Brit.
ain.
Except for a few of the men,
most Of whom are believed to have
reached English ports, the division
lis once more intact" said an an
nouncement by the Dominions and
Colonial office. Losses of equipment
in the withdrawal from France
rapidly are being made good"
The division has had 10 months
OF intensive training and is con-
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in inter-
national relations. 1t is not intended
to replace the program of reciprocal
trade agreements which has been
steadfastly pursued by the Govern
ment Of the United States. We con-
tinue to believe that the basic prin-
ciples of that program offer the
most effective basis for mutually
beneficial economic relations among
nations, and We are determined to
work, as circumstances permit, for
their fullest possible application.
THE program of action now being
formulated involves a proposal,
which is being placed before the
American governments for their
consideration, to create by mutual
agreement an appropriate inter-
American organization for dealing
with certain basic problems of their
trade relations, including an effective
system Of joint marketing of the
important staple exports of the
American republics.
New Legislation Proposed.
I'VE intend also to proceed
promptly and vigorously through
many existing agencies to deal with
various immediate difficulties now
facing some American republics. APP.
propriate legislative proposals neces-.
sary to make possible certain Of the
operations in connection with the
projected program will be submitted
to the Congress in due course.
These measures are a part Of q
program Of economic defense de-
signed to supplement our military
defense program. They are intended
as further safeguard for the peace
of this hemisphere and as a means
Of protecting our economy and the
economies of the other American
republics from the repercussions of
the disturbed international situa-
ton"
The tentative figure as to the
monetary extent of the machinery
needed for this program vas ar
rived at during questioning when
Mr.. Roosevelt estimated that the
surpluses involved for the entire
hemisphere do not sxeAed 4200Qr
600 600. IN value. Wfsk1uy aGyanst
this base need, he added. q corporate
structure can do as much as 10
times the business represented by
its paid-in capital.
He added. incidentally, that other
nations than the United States are
expected to provide some of the
necessary capital.
In this connection, he went on to
say that study Of the Latin-Ameri-
can debt problem probably will con-
tinue in conjunction with the trade
program, adding that most Of the
countries now owing money here are
anxious to effect . settlement. One
of their principal wishes. he said.
is that the money they submit in
payment should be spent within
their own borders-a matter on
which definite progress is being
made.
AS for the corporate setup, Mr..
Roosevelt said there may be single
great structure with all American
nations represented and with sep
arate divisions created for each
commodity involved-or there may
be separate corporations for each
commodity.
AS for the actual commodities, he
Evening star., 1940-06-21

parts Of the world. It's significance
10 profound"
The Herald said President Roose-
welt had taken - dramatic step
toward closer support Of the Allied
cause"
About 1880 refugees from France
arrived last night at 4 south coast
port.
Among those aboard the ship were
Pierre Cot, former French Air Min
lister; Baron Robert dc Rothschild
Of the banking family, Sir Maurice
Peterson. former Ambassador to
Spain, and former Belgian Health
Minister Henri Jaspar.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
sidered one Of the army's most
efficient mobile forces.
Precautions Extended.

SlQere0 one OF the ArmyS most
efncient mobile forces.
Precautions Extended.
Meanwhile, Britain extended her
air raid precautions during a respite
from bombings after two nights of
heavy Nazi attacks, and Parliament
mapped further secret sessions to
weigh the war situation following q
meeting yesterday lasting into the
night.
The government opened its largest
air raid shelter today at Southwark,
London, in a tunnel so to 10 feet in
depth-a former subway station
estimated to hold more than 1000
persons. Conversion of the tunnel,
first built in 1892, cost f50,0o0 (about
SITS, 5,O00).
The House of Commons, which
debated home defense and other
war matters in secret late yester.
day, probably will meet again in
secret session next Thursday. It was
reported.
A report of the proceedings. issued
under the authority of the speaker,
did not say how long the session
lasted last night.
The Daily Herald said TT is gen.
orally expected that there will be q
series Of other secret debates III tie
near future on other aspects Of he
war which do not lend themselves
to open discussion"
The Herald added that more than
so members OF Parliament who are
in the armed services attended yes
terday's session, most Of them in
uniform.
It was expected that 1T the next
secret debate Minister OF Supply
Herbert Morrison might report on
the progress Of his department.
Coalition Seen for U. 8.
British newspapers interpreted
President Roossvelt's addition Of
two Republicans to his cabinet as
creation Of . coalition government
and . sign that the United States
would give the Allies more help.
The Daily Mail said tho action
ITS = warning that the United
eetates really does mean business"
Wilson Broadbent, the papers
political correspondent, declared
that successful creation OF the hrst
coalition government in the history
OF the United States Ii bound
to have tremendous effect in all
Evening star., 1940-06-21
A. N. {. Zion Conference
Opens Here Tuesdoy

The 112th session Of the Phila-
elphia-Baltimore annual confer
ence Of the A. M. E. Zion Church
win open Tuesday at Union Wesley
A. n. e. Zion Church, I'LL Twenty
third street NV, 1t was announced
today.
Tho. Rt. Rev. Cameron Chester
field Of Phi ladelphia VIII preside at
sessions to be held daily from 9:3O
am. to 2:30 pm. The conference
theme win be christianity and
World Trends"
The Rev. e. O. Cowan Of Ptila-
delphia, will preach the annual SER
mon at 8 pm. Tuesday. The Rev.
F. w. Alstork will be host pastor.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

houn. both w. p. A. workers, were
killed instantly.
Spears wife and four children
were severely burned. Calhoun's
wife and two children, Mrs. Reno
Almond and her two children vera
also burned, though not seriously.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
AIsop on Harvard Boord

Appointment Of Joseph Alsop
Washington correspondent, to the
Board Of Overseers Of Harvard Uni
versity was reported today by the
Associated Press. Mr.. Alsop's COL
umn, THE Capital Parade" written
in collaboration with Robert Kint-
ner. appears daily in The Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Two Killed as Bolt
Hits Rodio Aerial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COUSHATTA, La, June 21.-
Lightning streaked down an aerial
into 4 one-room house here last
night, killing two persons and burr.-
ing II others who were crowded
around q radio listening to the
Louis Godoy fignt.
Charlie Spears and Walter CAL
Evening star., 1940-06-21

lin
A, at
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STARS Photo
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
EDITORIAL
MANY AIRP0RTS NEEDED

Of the nations 1924 civilian airports only thirty-one, in the opinion of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, are capable of handl- ing modern military aircraft.
 By contrast, Germany is believ ed to have used 50 first class air ports in her offensive upon the Western Front.
 Worse than this deficiency of air bases for military aircraft is the assertion of the CAA that while there are 229 cities of sui fcient importance to warrant air mail service only 65 have airfelds up to moderate military require ments and S9 have inadequate fac ilities.
 The Army and Navy have about twenty air bases in con- tinental United States. With any thing like 50,OOO airplanes there will be needed hundreds of splen did airports. Il will take time to construct them and the work might as wei lbegin immediate ly.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05

working on the intensified air pilots training course, voluntar- fly have skipped some vacations.
 The next big international sur prise may come from Russia, the Reds being just as perturbed as the U. s. by the devastating speed of the lightning war ag ainst the Allies. One government official off the record, put it this way:
 Hitler probably has forgotten that Ssalin is a Georgian - and Georgians never forget or for give the kind of insults and threats that in their climb to pow CT in Germany the Nazis directed aga 7st the Reds.
 The Georgian philosophy of life is two eyes for an eye and the only reason Stalin threw in with Hitler before was that he was sure the Nazis would over extend themselves and collapse" :"
 Out of the West
 A red-haired young whirlwind from Idaho is one of many wo- men prominent in politics in this pol.tica season. She's Verda Bar nss, vice president of the Young Democrats. She organized her county's Young Democrats in '33 and in the '36 campaign she or ganizad auto caravans that deliv- cred Democratic literature and got the voters to the polls. She's marris5. has a daughter and lives in Washington now.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

what America thinks of the cow ardly blow he Is about to strike. Although 1 cannot speak for the senate today, I will venture to prophecy to MuSsolini: Let him do it if he will; let him think he will strike down civilization when 1t is prosirate, and I tell him that there will be a time when he will feel the sting of America's lash upon his body and he will crawl Ike a scourged slave to an ig- noble dungeon and spend eternity in panance for what he has done to destroy a spiritual body"
 Peppery words, MT. Pepper, but you ought to know by now those fellows over there don't waste any time looking in the face of America before making their decisions.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
HOLLYWOOD STAR-LITES
By Chuck Cochard

HOLLYWOOD (ExcDusive) - You hear lot about picture steal CTS in HollyWood-but you never know who they are going to be until the film is completed. They may be an unknown person play ing a bit part that may raise them 10 eventual stardom or they may be 8 star who rises to even great CT heights.
 A little unknown youngster only four years of age was the principal picture stealer his name Richard Nichols = his per formance was great in the three hour-long film starring Bette Da wis and Charles Boyer "All This And Heaven, Too"
 Eugenie Leontovich possesses the title of Picture Stealer" af- ter her sensational performance in -Four Sons." Willie Best negro valet of Bob Hope in "The Ghost Breakers" almost stole the pie ture with his fine performance in it.
 Picture stealers are rare per sons in Hollywood, but when they pop up you hear lots about them and some stars are perpet- ual picture stealers.
 All the studios are undergoing an about-face as far as story ma terial is concerned. Laughs and more laughs is the current and almost universal demands of au- diences everywhere. Just as we stated some weeks ago in his column the movie-going public is depressed by daily war news and prefers to be amused rather than saddened by motion pictures.
 Betty Grable, girl who had to go to New York to attract Hollywood's real attention will take over her role in Down Ar genuine Way"
 Shirley Temple is going on a weekly radio program - but no more films for some time.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
The Washington Daybook
By Jack Stinnett

WASHINGTON Capital com ment from our colorful congress:
 Senator Connally (Tex): "The argument of miliatary dictators cannot be answered by sewing circles. The arguments of artn- lery and tanks and swarms of air planes cannot be overwhelmed by resolutions
 It's beginning to look, Senator as though the arguments of the most tanks, artillery and airplan- es can't be overWhe med a. all.
 Senator Pepper (Fla0 - In the name of the people of Amerl- ca, I challenge Mussolini to look into the face of America and see
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
SOUROOUGH STATIONERY

Write to your friends and rela tives on the Outside, using Sour ough Stationery. They'll get big kick out of it.
The Nome nugget., 1940-07-05
Mild Understatement

Comment, but not all from Con greSs:
 Mir. James A. Farley - ''The hardest person in the world to discourage is the individual who thinks he knows all about pol itical management, even without practical experience"
 Whats the matter, Uncle Jim, you been getting advice from some of the boys in the cracker barrel league?
 Senator Wheeler (Mont.) -- 'I do not care how good a man is how able he is-he cannot be placed in detective service with out being affected mentally and becoming one of the snooping de- tective type"
 I know a lot of gunshoes, Sen ator, who aren't going to like that Q little bit, and ] would be surprised if you didn't hear from few.
 C'eSt La Guerre
 Capital comment Chats not even officiaD - Nearly all gov ernment department employees who have the remotest connec- ton with the defense program probably will have to forego va cations until the situation levels off. FBI agents already have been notified that they cannot expect leaves this summer and Civil Aeronautical Authority employees