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Smyrna times., 1949-07-14

Charter No. 23S1-Reserve District No.
REPORT OF CONDITION. OF
THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA.
in the State of Delaware. at the close Of
business on June 80, 1949.
published in response to call made by
Comptroller of the Currency. under Section
s2ll. U. S. Revised Statutes).
ASSETS
Cash. balances with other banks,
including reserve balance. and
cash items in process of collec-
tlon AL tzoo.4l
United States Government obli-
teed ...................... 76s.4I5.2l
10000 stock of Federal Reserve
bank) ...... ...... ......... b,OOO.OO
Loans and discounts (including
s4s.45 overdrafts| ........ 9s5.s56.1s
Bank premises owned S33.OOO.00,
furniture and fixtures 100000 100000
bank premises ............ s.47s.s4
Total Assets .............. 217O.OsO.7l
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals,
partnerships, and corporations 1,l91, ,192.40
Time deposits of individuals.
partnerships. and corporations SOL .Os4.24
Deposits of United States Gov
ernment Gncluding postal saw
ings) ....................., 6.474.s7
Deposits of States and political
subdivisions ................ 1O.s74.s1
Other deposits certified and
cashiers checks, etc. ...... 4.94S.S4
Total Deposits :. $1.904,0S4.96
Other liabilities .............. 100000
Total Liabilities ....... 1.9O6. .0s4.96
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
Common stock, total par $780,
10000 ....... ..... ..... 100000 90
Surplus .... . .. 100000 90
Undivided profits .......... 63.995.75
Total Capital Accounts -. 26S,995.75
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Total Liabilities and Capital
Accounts .............. 2,17O.OsO.71
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned to Sc
cure liabilities and for other
purposes ...... ...... ...... 150,00O.00
Loans as shown above are after
deduction of reserves of -. 6,4S6.73
State of Delaware. County of Kent, IS:
I. Charles M. Gee, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
CHARLES M. GEE, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
CLARK M. KNOTS
S. CREADICK ENNIS
j. WELLS FAIRIES
Directors.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day of July, 1949.
GEORGE R. STEVENSON,
Notary Public.
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14

Copyright 1919. United States Brewers Foundation
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Services Announced For Coming
Week; Mite Society Appointments
The following services are an
nounced for the coming week by
the First Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. Walter C. Hards, Pastor:
Church School at 10 am. "The
Smyrna times., 1949-07-14

My commission expires May s. 1850.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. Crone

Score one for each of the first
five problems. The last counts five.
/. Which is the spot on q bus
where you would obtain the greatest
riding comfort?
On the drivers seat In the middle
Up front At the back
2. A widows dover is what portion
of her late husbands estate?
Three-quarters One-third
One-half One-quarter
3. A mari bed would probably b
used for which purpose?
Guest room Early plants
Wedding chamber Fertilizer
4. Which of the following Boy
Scout rankings is highest?
Tenderfoot First class
Star Life
s. who was the first American
food administrator?
Can't. John Smith Herbert Hoover
Beni. Franklin Miles Standish
6. Match these terms approprts
ately.
(a) Sleeve (v) Radiator
(b) Muffler (w) Tire
(c) Shoe (x) Hub
I'd Cap (y) Cylinder
(e) Hose Cd Exhaust
Score yourself as follows: o..
poor; 3-6, average; TO, superior:
s-lo, very superior.
ANSWERS In Column -
Evening star., 1949-03-25

The Acoma Indians Of New Mex
leo have kept many of their old
customs. They hold dances, as in
past times, and the dancers wear
strange costumes. They disguise
themselves with masks to represent
gods of the tribe, or animals. One
Of those at a dance may wear a pair
of antlers, as well as q mask over
his face, making himself look as
much as possible like a deer.
When we think of the Acoma
Mesa, q table Of rock rising more
than $50 feet above the ground, we
may wonder how the Acoma Indians
could find food there. It was an
easy place to defend, but there was
too little good soil on 1t to use for
raising crops. T.
The answer Is that these Indians
started long ago to raise crops on
land at. q lower level. They would
60 down the sides Of the cliffs
around the mesa, and would plant
seeds. Their most important crop
was corn, and we know how they
raised corn of different colors.
Among the clans in their tribe are
ones named the Red Corn, the Blue
Corn, the White Corn and the Yel-
low corn.
Early Spanish visitors left rec
ords telling Of summer settlements
of the Acoma Indians several miles
from the mesa. One Of these grew
into the present-day village OF
Acomita, which has a population OF
$500.
Other villages of Pueblo Indians
exist in New Mexico. One OF these
Is known as Zuni, and is the chief
home Of the Zuni Indians. About
1850 persons live there.
Like other Pueblo Indians, the
Zuni folk build their homes out OF
the sun-dried bricks which are
known as adobe" with . slab OF
stone here and there. Both men
and women join in building the
houses.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Take Nv Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby

From a popular weekly: winnie
had nostalgia memories of the big
Creole Bank story Of twelve years
ago." Homesick memories Of a
story?
From Handbook of Radio Pro-
duction: "The Twentieth Century
Limited, roaring through the night
with screams of locomotive whistle,
has all the nostalgia 1t should have"
Here we have a railroad train
screaming with homesicknesS!
For what-the roundhouse?
A dramatic reviewer writes Of a
sunny and nostalgia musical Aim .
It's worse than nonsense.
A poem begins: "A women with
years grown nostalgia" Is 1t the
years that have grown homesick?
Absurd. indeed. Perhaps the poet
was thinking Of the word neuraleic
At least 1t makes . little sense.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Word Game
Find 80 or more words In
URIBLE,

meaning. "a censor" Average Is
SO; limit. 80 minutes.
Rules Words must be OF four or
more letters. 2. Words which acquire four
letters by the addition of s. such as
bats" cats" are not used. 3. Only one
form of a word is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. A list will be published
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-03-25

This column recently discussed the
vogue of using the words nostalgia
and nostalgia on every possible
occasion. I explained that nos
talgia means Inconsistencies" and
that nostalgia means "homesick"-
nothing more, nothing less. The
words are from the Greek nostos,
"a return home" plus algia, pain. I"
Nostalgia is a term coined by
psychologists to designate a morbid
form of mental arrangement
q psychotic longing to return home
or to ones native land.
Nevertheless, writer's. on every
hand continue to manhandle the
words in ways that would be funny
if it were not for the fact that they
are aiding and abetting in the
process of destroying by corruption
two classic and valuable words.
A few more horrible examples:
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Goren on Bridue 3, che's. H. Gore"

1QaG Calk Is not cneap In the
Vanderbilt Cup matches was de-
termined beyond the peradventure
OF a doubt by the South player who
had the doubtful pleasure of holding
this hand in one of the early rounds
Of the tournament against my part
ner, Oswald Jacoby of Dallas, Tex,
in the West position.
South, the gentler half of a newly
wed team, who were spending their
honeymoon in this somewhat un-
usual manner, chose to overcall the
opening heart bid with two clubs,
and the resulting punishment was
out of all proportion to the offense.
.Jacoby's action at this point was as
sound as it was lacking in chivalry.
He doubled for penalties.
The double of a low contract with
out the sign of trump trick is
rarely contemplated by any but the
shrewdest operators. Analysis, how
ever, will prove such action to be
"sure fire." West can count with
reasonable assurance on taking
three tricks in high cards and should
beyond any doubt be able to obtain
q heart ruff, total of four pros
pective tricks. The opening leader
should be relied upon to produce
about three tricks in the play of the
hand, so that potential two-trick
set Is in plain view. The 500-point
return is in excess of any game
bonus that a nonvulnerable team
can score. But here is the import
ant consideration, prospects for
game as far as West is concerned
are anything but bright. With the
misfit in hearts and the three losing
clubs we would regard our chances
for game as remote at this point.
Without a brief glance into the
future one might be tempted to
show the five-card spade suit, in
response to partners opening bid.
This would be a drastic act in the
present sequence. To show that
suit would now require bid at the
level Of two. Now, if partner has no
support for spades he may be
obliged to bid three hearts. What
then? West would be faced with
no safe avenue of escape and an
almost certain loss would be in
Cured.
One must be extremely cautious
in making "free bids" (that is, calls
after an opponent has overcalled,
as in this case) at the level Of two
in any suit that is higher in rank
than partners suit. The reason is
plain. Partner will be forced to
speak again at the nine-trick level.
Against the doubled contract the
deuce of hearts was opened, won by
the ace and the singleton spade re-
turned to establish the cross-ruff.
The defense took in all three spade
tricks, three heart tricks and two
diamonds, for an 800-point sting.
And to make it all the more bitter
for North and South, the maximum
East and West contract was two
hearts.
II was cheering to find that North
looked upon the occurrence as an
unfortunate incident. Perhaps it
wa8 too early in their partnership
for him to make the orthodox dis
serfation on vulnerable overcalls.
But the time will come.
(oSpyrisht, 1s49. BY Charles H. Goreno
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Answer Ia INTERFERE,

Answers to Horse Sense ouis.
1. In the middle 2 One-third. s.
Fertilizer. 4. Lie. s. Capt. John Smith
Ono work-no eat"). 6. .(a) sleeye-Cyl-
inder ". (b Mufiier- Exhaust %. (cl
shoe-Tire tw). I'd Cap-Hub (D. '(e
HoSe-Radiator w.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Uncle Rays Corner
BY Romon coffman

Often the houses are set up In
terrace form, so that the fiat roof
of the lower one forms the front
yard" of the one above.
Zuni women are experts at max
ing clay dishes. In this task they
are joined by their children, but
their husbands seem to feel that
making pottery is something they
never care to do.
To obtain . free copy Of the Illus.
trated leanet on The Story Of China
send q self addressed stamped envelope to
Evening star., 1949-10-02

Obtained the church, minister, witnesses,
photographer and bridal corsage for we'd
ding in Philadelphia.
Most of AAAs yearly total of 100000
emergency calls are far more predictable -
changing fiat, towing smashed car or guar
anteeing bail. Based on past experience, AAA
statisticians can safely predict that this year
million motorists will run out of gas on the
highway, there will be four million dead bat
teries, three and half million cases of igni-
ton trouble and 10 million fiat tires.
Answers 10 Queer Questions
WHEN AAA members are not calling for the
free road service, which is handled by 5000
officially appointed service stations and garages
in all 48 states, they are demanding quick
answers to queer questions. During 1913 the
$50 affiliated clubs and branches from coast
to coast received more than six million re-
quests for information. ranging from where
is Timbuktu?" to Give me the address of
Buddhist Temple in New York City,
Evening star., 1949-10-02

ran as low as five miles an hour in cities. In
New York the aldermen were actually con-
sidering legislation requiring every self-pro-
PEELED vehicle Ito be preceded by person of
mature age carrying red flag by day and
a red lantern by night"
The motor clubs quashed that one and
then went on to win repeal of city ordi-
nances which forbade horseless carriages
to enter parks. The young AAA also pres
sured the federal government into changing
regulations which did not permit a car to
board ferry until the tank had been drained.
Perhaps the most important of AAA's early
Evening star., 1949-10-02

ness activity. At the age of % Schmunk helped
to build the first White Steamer in the Cleve-
land plant of the White Sewing Machine Co.
Shortly afterward he got a frst-hand view
OF motoring headaches when he participated
IN the "Mudlark Run" an endurance contest
which took a group of intrepid automobile
enthusiasts from Weehawken, N. J., to Pitts
burgh.
For the II days of the run it rained and
few of the Is starters skidded to the finish.
Schmunk was master mechanic for the. White
Steamer entry.
He recalls that he finished among the first
but that at one point during the rugged run,
the smoky oil lamps proved so Inadequate
had to lie prone on the hood in the pour
ing rain shouting directions to the driver
50 that he wouldn't plunge the car into the
Susquehanna River"
Campaign Goes On
AS MILITANT spokesmen for the consumer
behind wheel, who contributes heavily to
several billion-dollar industries including the
government, Schmunk and other AAA Off
cials swing lot of weight.
In Washington and in state capitals they
are loudly blowing the motorists horn and
no issue is too large or too small to escape
their attention.
At present, the association is actively cam.
paigning for the following:
l. Inclusion of driver-training courses in
the curricula of u S. high schools.
2. Elimination of abuses in the financing of
new and used cars.
g. Passage eofhighway coming laws toprevent
unsightly commercial clutter along roadsides.
a. Improvement in traffic-law enforcement,
and provision of separate traffic courts.
S. Non-diversion of gas-tax revenue from
highway purposes
6. Parking relief in congested areas.
z. Repeal of federal automotive taxes.
8. Limitation on the size and weight of
trucks as highway protection.
9. A long-range rubber program to make
the U. S. independent of foreign supplies.
10. Uniform trafic-control devices.
IL. Construction of a 4O,OOOmile nation
wide system of high-type highways geared to
the needs of modern traffic.
IL. Adoption of new world driving agree
ment and other measures to simplify inter-
national travel.
Evening star., 1949-10-02

Timbuktu was a cinch compared to the
temple. The post Office could not help,
neither could the telephone company. An
appeal to Presbyterian Church near the
Chinatown section turned up possible lead.
The minister suggested contracting a dish
washer named Wong in local chop suey
joint. Wong. when finally reached, proved to
be Buddhist and he supplied the elusive
address.
But even the tabled wisdom of the Delphic
Oracle couldn't help the AAA dream up a
satisfactory response to the member who
asked, IF give you phone number can you
Evening star., 1949-10-02


souri, branch and pleaded,
Il would like you to speak to my husband.
Maybe you can talk him out of drinking 50
much" AAA backed out of this one by tell
ing the lady she probably meant to get in
touch with AA - Alcoholics Anonymous.
Answering questions - silly or sensible -
isn't all the AAA does, by long shot, Here
are some examples of what the organization
has succeeded in promoting to improve motor
ing conditions:
l. Adoption of safety-responsibility laws in
"A states to protect motorists against reck-
less and financially irresponsible minority.
2. Federal participation in the cost of
building state highways.
3. Reduction in the number of small-town
speed traps"
a. Passage of federal legislation to break
up interstate traffic in stolen cars.
5. Higher standards of cleanliness in filing
station restrooms.
6. Repeal of the SIS federal auto 'use" tax.
7. Improved and regularized system of
highway-route numbering and marking.
8. Training of more than 5000 teachers to
give courses in driver education.
9. Marked reduction in the sale of harmful
anti-freeze solutions.
In the early days of motoring the only free
advice ever given to drivers was Get
horse! To protect themselves against the
legal ordinances as well as verbal taunts,
pioneer automobilists began banding to-
gether. History records that the first U. S.
motor club was formed when livery-stable
keepers refused to house the new-fangled
vehicle owned by an irate New Yorker named
Whitney Lyon. That was in 1899, when only
few thousand were registered in the entire
country.
The original proposal to set up national
association of automobile clubs came in
December. 1901, and was made by Frank
Webb, of the Long Island Automobile Club,
in speech to the Union League Club. The
next year the AAA was founded amid edi-
torial laughs and boots.
AAA faced rugged road to success. It
took long time for the association to make
its deriders laugh out of the other side of
their faces. Among its earliest campaigns was
the effort to lift absurd speed limits, which
Evening star., 1949-10-02

1,500,000 miles of improved U. S. highways
and 100000 registered cars. To keep pace
with this impressive growth, the AAA has
expanded just as rapidly as the automotive
industry - and in more different directions.
No Pay for Officers
ALTHOUGH it is still non-profit service or
ganization, AAA now has almost as many
fancy trappings as the Elks or Lions and is as
deeply rooted in the American scene AAA
boasts distinguished and distinguishing
emblem, modern clubhouses for travel con-
sultation, national conventions, membership
cards and an annual kitty of more than 30
million dollars devoted to making members
happier and driving safer
Officers of AAA and it's branches are demo-
cratically elected by club delegates and serve
without pay. The current president is Robert
]. Schmunk. of Cleveland, a pioneer in motor
car development and now retired from busi-
Evening star., 1949-10-02

victories was gaining ac-
ceptance for the principle of
reciprocity. Until this was
established, a motorist had
to apply for a new drivers
license and different regis
tration plates every time he
drove across a state line.
When the association was
founded in 1902 there were
already $4,000 registered
motor vehicles but outside
of cities there were virtually
no improved highways in
the entire nation and most
roads needed constant fix
ing. On Sundays club vol
unteers went out in groups
to patch the roadways
themselves.
Today there are about
Evening star., 1949-10-02

tell me what city it is in?"
Or, to another who in
quired, "Are you absolutely
sure it will snow tomorrow"
The San Francisco Club
was recently stymied by a
motorist who rang up and
complained. Bridges make
my wife nervous. How can
l drive to Oakland directly
without crossing any
bridges?"
Other Services
WHEN the travel counsel
lor recommended the ferry,
the member replied, "Oh,
no! My wife gets seasick.
Not long ago a hysterical
woman telephoned a Mis-
souri, branch and Dleaded
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
Mony Attend D. "A. r. Annudl Tec
At Home Of Mrs. Normd Robbins

piano selections, "Clair de lune.
and Prophet Bird"
Tea was served from a table
conferred by a beautiful arrange.
ments of red carnations and
white hyacinths with blue and
white tapers at either end. Mrs
Guy Hartwell and Mrs. Burrell
both of Richland. presided az
the tea table.
Girl Homemakers modelling for
the style review were MARI Ann
Chairman, Bonita Mulholland
Dorothy Stradling, Yvonne Sic
beke, Joyce Pierce, Ruth Sender.
man, Alice Vining, Gulah Nelson
laine Gregor, Dolores johnson
Norma Eliason, Rita Reynolds,
Romeo Linda, Sharon Berg
Bonnie Pierce and Jean Lampson'
Committees arranging the tea
were: Refreshments, Mrs. Jim
Mokler, Mrs. Herman Schmidt
Mrs. John Currie, and Mrs. Don
Knowles; invitations, Mrs. Frank
Maupin; program, Mrs. Phil Mo.
loso, Mrs. d. M. Deeter. Mrs
John Sawyers and Mrs. BurrelI.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
New Enterprise for the
Areu at Navy Air Bose

A new enterprise known as the
Furniture Warehouse has intro
duced something entirely new to
the Tri-City area. It provides
an opportunity TO shop ware
house reserve stocks of brand
new furniture. The large furni-
ture warehouse is located at the
nevy air base In Pasco In the
same building formerly occupied
by the Vaught Furniture company.
Merle Cole, heading the new
organization, has had several
years experience In the business.
Gle has resided in the area for
several years, and he, his wife,
June and two, children, David
aged 2 months and Susan. aged
10 months reside in the nevy
home addition. During the war
Cole was In the air corps IN the
European theateR.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
Something Doing
At Court House

The following applications for
marriage have been made at The
county court house in Prosser.
Cornelius w. Fenison Of North
Richland and Bonnie Richardson
Of Richland; w. II. Ginnett Of
Richland, and Vera Montgomery
of Richland; Elmer J. Peil Of
Sunnyside and Miriam Wambolt
Of Sunnyside; Ogden Flett Of Ben.
ton City and Francis Crawford Of
Outlook, Washington.
Filing for divorces: Ruth Mary
Mudd W, Perry Andrew Adudd;
Hbd4 u. 1Audelin W. AdQlph +.
MaudG1in.
Intss1Dcatory DEGREES: Esteall
r. III ~ Harry y. B0ll St.;
VeFAosflho ". Emily pine; 1ohol
WnMA lGnberton W. Jack Penn
bsssu4 u.
9opas1ee lGaiutenauDe: 1eatie
Fose0r ~ O6nald Fostsr.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The cards tell Of bruaen ptom-
ises. Don't trust peepeeitisao ylnat
sound. '.just too perfect" there
usually Is q Joker In the deck.
Any time you get somS:I 70.
nothing. It isn't worth much.
The weekend Is q time to mind
your own business and not get
involved in the affairs Of Others.
II they ask you for advice, don't
bother as it viii only anger them.
They are not seeking advice, but
merely sounding off about their
grievances.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The cards show old things ap-
pearing again, you will find arti-
cles you believed lost. Things
VIII be found In unusual places.
and at odd times.
The weekend Is ideal for 10.
nance. See old friends and meet
new ones. It IL good time to
make up old lovers quarrels. New
dates will prove interestinR.
The first Of the week - . good
time to start pushing old am
billions along. Keep your nose 10
the grindstone and you win come
out on top. Success must be earn
cd, not bought.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The cards say gifts or letters
viii arrive from old friends. Many
viii receive flowers or books q
gifts ct this time.
The weekend win bring sudden
gains through the efforts Of others
In your behalf. Il Il Also q good
time for personal analysis. Find
out what you really want TO &C.
complain and then st 70 work
On It.
The first OF the week Il good
for sports and recreation which
require muscle development.
Health should prosper ct this
time.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The cards predict the buying
Of bargains It Is the time to
buy or swap for you VIII more
than receive dollar for dollar
value.
The week end Is lucky for new
love affairs. Children born at
this time will have much love
and many affairs in their life.
The first of the week Is a time
TO let (your Imagination have
full swing and follow the die
tates Of your heart. Don't let
convention hamper you. New
ideas are valuable.