Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1933, Page 7

" 2,083, 750,080 NOW R.F.C.LOANS TOTA Monthly Report Discloses $407,368,772 Repayments Have Been Made. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion has made actual loans of $2,083,- 750,080 to help the country during the depression. ‘That total was shown in the corpora- tion’s monthly report on business up to March 21, Repayments totaled $407,- 368,772. Loans authorized, many of which have not been disbursed, amounted to $2,742,691,063. Loans authorized for banks, railroads, insurance companies and other financial institutions totaled $2,045,446,263, of which $1,225,106,613 ‘was for banks and $359,385,016 for rail- Toads. Cash Disbursements. ‘The corporation’s recapitulation of its eash disbursements show the following: By the Secretary of Agriculture for crop loans during 1932, $64,204,503. By the Secretary of Agriculture for 1933 crop loans, $1.741.118. Purchase of home loan bank stock, $29.920,000. ‘To borrowers under section 5 of the act, $1,700,427311. To self-liquidating project borrowers, $19.682,000 To States for relief purposes, $186,- 275,745, For aiding agricultural marketing, $1,647,572. Loaned by regional agricultural credit | oorporations, $79,851,830. Repayments were listed as follows: From 1932 crop borrowers, $19,339,508. From section 5 borrowers, $385,- flfil 380. rom '341 080 To regional agricultural credit cor- porations, $1,710,805. Authorized Loans. Loans authorized included: To banks, $1,225,105,613, of which $117,378,073 has been withdrawn or cancelled and $94,706.901 remained at the disposal of borrowers. To States for relief purposes, $232,- 030,564. FDI’ self-liquidating projects, $186,- 395,684. To the Secretary of Agriculture for crop loans, $75.000,000. To 578 closed banks, $63,441,287. To building and loan associations, $109,373,156. To live stock credit corporations, $13,313,303. To insurance companies, $95.817,337. To agricultural credit corporations, $4.403,817. To railroads, $359.885,015. loan companies, marketing organizations, Mortgage $133,- 358,037, Joint stock land banks, $8,514,823. Federal land banks, $30,500,000. Regional agricultural credit corpora- tlons, $55,433,160. Credit unions, $492,001. Federal intermediate credit banks, $9.250,000. For financing orderly marketing, $55,495,723. LITTLE GABIN'ET NAMING PREVENTED BY BUSINESS President Given Little Time for Appointments, Although Sev- eral Are Mentioned. By the Assoclated Press. Pressure of national business has left | President Roosevelt little time %or con- sideration of appointments to places in the “little cabinet” and other impor- | tant offices, of which several remain to be filled. Several names, however, continue to be mentioned prominently for some of these posts. Among these are Harry Woodring, former Governor of Kansas, who 1s regarded as a possible Assistant Secretary of War or Governor General of the Philippines in the event Mr. Roosevelt decides to keep Homer Cum- mings as his Attorney General. Cum- mings originally was slated for the Philippines. Considerable interest is developing in the President's choice for Gover- nors of Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The name of Ben Lindsey, former Denver Exdwe and now a resident of California, heard for the Pacific island post. Judge Bert Fish of Deland, Fla, has l;{ien mentioned prominently for Puerto | co. It is considered unlikely here, how- ever, that the President will reach these appointments for several days. BRIDGE BIDS OPENED Will Be Received Tomorrow on San Francisco-Oakland Span. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (P).— Bids on two major contracts for the | 8an Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, | $62,500,000 project being constructed with money from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, will be opened here tomorrow. The contracts will be for construc- tlon of the Sen Francisco and Yerba Buena cable anchorages and the dou- ble-decked vehicular tunnel. The vehicular tunnel through the rock of Yerba Buena Island is to be 76 feet wide and 58 feet high—which will be the world’s largest bore to date. It vi'm be 540 feet long and lined with steel, GIVES PATTERN LESSON Prince Georges Demonstration Agent Speaks to Women. Special Dispatch to The Star. BRANDYWINE, Md., March 27.— *“PFitting the Pattern to the Person” was the subject of & lesson given by Miss | Ethel Regan, Prince Georges County home demonstration agent, to the Brandywine Women's Club Friday. Miss Regan announced that she would conduct & four-day school on remodel- ing coats at the high school here, be- ginning April 24, and to_ which all women of Prince Georges County were invited. Mrs, Stanley Lowe, president, pre- ed. The next meeting of the club will be held April 20. Farmers PayGrange [SHARP INCREASE NOTED Dues With Eggs as! Cash Grows Scarce| Organization Sells Prod. uct and Turns Money Into Treasury. Special Dispatch to The Star. GERMANTOWN, Md., March 27— Shortness of cash has forced some of the members of the Germantown Grange to resort to the use of eggs to pay their dues, & plan which has the unanimous indorsement of the organization. The first to make their appearance, for such purpose were brought in at & meeting of the order last week, when zo dozen were received. Many more are ted at the next meeting. e eggs are sold and the cash turned into the grange treasury. . 700 U, S, PATENTS WON BY SAVANT. & Dr. Elihu Thomson Will Be Honored by Scientists on Birthday. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,, Morch 27.—The sight of Donati’s Comet, a vast, ruddy paint brush of light in the night sky, 75 years ago, started Dr. Elthu Thom- son on a scientific career that culmi- nates in 1700 American patents. his record on the eve of his 80th birthday. ‘The day will be celebrated by a meet- ing of scientists at Massachusets Insti- tute of Technology Wednesday night, with Dr. Thomson as their guest. There will be an afternoon conference on his- torical developments in electricity, the niche into which the comet experience finally landed young Thomson. He was 5 years old when his mother led him to a street corner to see the famous comet. He never forgot the thrill. It aroused an interest in watch- h’x‘ stars that led him while still a boy g lenses Made Tops a While. Lenses led to tops. He fixed up 8 foot lathe for turning them out for his friends to spin in “top season.” The next step was a homemade iron | furnace for melting up a pound or two ! | of the metal for a toy locomotive. Photography followed, then auto- chromes which gave photographs in color, At 19 he touched electrical in- vention for the first time and the “juice” figuratively burned his fingers for life. He made an organ with elec- tro-pneumatic action. Then he went at | friction belts for producing electricity and graduated into his life’s work. ‘These electrical achicvements include the first electric welding, the first ma- chine for continuously separating cream and milk and the first “accurate” electric meter. Holds 12 Honor Medals. He was the first person to pass @ mgh-rrequency electric current through | le is used now only scientist to receive the three most notable medals of Great Britain, re- spectively, the Hughes Medal of the Royal Soclety, the Kelvin Medal given | by all the technical and engineering | bodies of England with concurrence of | the leading engineering societies of the | United States, and the Faraday Medal given by the Institution of mecmm; Engineers of England. ARMY POSTS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE PART IN EVENTS Adjutant General's Office to Allow | Participation in Exercises April 6. Army posts were authorized today by | the ldjutsm general's office to take part on April 6 in civilian Army day exercises. The authorization npplles to | all corps areas in the United States as well as the Philippines, Panama and Hawall. The memorandum reads as follows: “This celebration, which was originally sponsored by the Military Order of the World War, will be conducted under civilian auspices. It should, however, be given cordial Army support and you are accordingly authorized to provide for the celebration of the day and to/ participate in the celebration arranged by the various civilian patriotic orders in any manner which may be appro- riate to the special circumstances ex- ting within your command. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1933. Hluymwmemflhlemlnlmd c:mmcanuuu ex- mn dealers in the domestic sald ‘“business is actually some- FOR ORDERS OF LUMBER what better.” 'I‘hh week the West Prices in Pacific Northwest Are|Oregon of Portland re- 5 opened after Iuvmz been closed four Boosted 50 Cents Per Thou: months, putting 210 men to work. sand Feet. report the actual need for lumber is the greatest in the country’s By the Associated Press. history due to prolonged delay in all types of construction and repair work. hope and fresh optimism, if large ex- porters and dealers here read the signs correctly. A price increase ofboeenulchm- finitely confirmed Firo Auxiliary to Meet. The Auxiliary of the District Fire Department will hold its regular busi- ness meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the bwdmmm of the District t.Bm}dmmeR s, nt ol auxiliary, will Pmldem sand feet has been and the Pacific Nonhwut Dealer Asso- ciations report sharp increase in or- ders. Production has gained substan. CUNARD LINE SUFFERS NEARLY £1,000,000 LOSS o Partnership Agreement Covering Operation of Berengaria and Majestic Dissolved. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 27— by directors of the Cunard su p Co., made public last night, chnwed that the firm sustained a loss of nearly £1,000,000 in the past year. A partnership agreement the operation and ownership of the Berengaria and the Mafjestic, glant liners, has been dissolved, the report announced. The Cunard Co. henceforth will have TOMORROW MORNING! A&R OPENS ITS NEWEST FOOD STORE 4 710 11th St. N.W. Opposite the (In the Heart of the Shopping District) Leave your food order with us before starting your shopping tour or going to your office. It will be carefully filled by competent clerks and be ready for you when you return. Combination Offer Combunio | o v Su\fana SY"“P and | »e Sunnyfield Pancake or Buckwheat Flour Both for |3C exclusive a-nenhlncfluwnemu‘fln and no further int wmch u is hoped mumptlon m (Currumy uu pound is quoted at about $3.46.) New Reich Courts Created. BERLIN, March 27 (#).—The crea- tion of 15 special courts to handle po- litical cases in Prussia was announced todsy by Hans Kerrl, Prussian minis- ter of justice. Palais Royal Between G and H Sts. N.W. Our store is generously stocked with Govern- ment-inspected fresh meats, fresh fish and poultry, staple and fancy groceries and fresh fruits and vegetables. 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