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ACTION TAKEN FOR NEW BANK Millville Depositors and Stockholders of Closed Institution Heard Experienced Men. Millville, August Millville Mechanics tional Bank Trust the establishment bank, started last evening meeting about 150 depositors and stockholders the closed bank, held in Firemen's Hall. Bert Bivins presided. action taken speakers who banks other South Jersey communities. The committee composed Joseph Riley. Bert Bivins, RichKnowles, Walter Owen, LaDow, Davidow, this Charles Stowman, Dorchester, and John Gaskill, Newport, was continued through motion made Cad and unanithe committo obtain showing the feasibility organizing the or establishthen formulatplan for bringing about, which are present at meeting. the outset the meeting Joseph chairman, presented report the activities last April. He said that the bank receiver had been prothe committee the required information because federal restrictions, which they hope to obtain through previously the committee, which visited the Comptroller clothed with having been duly appointed stockholders depositors new committee has authority. Money in Sight Mr. stated that the found who and that some money" also discovered. These men, Mr. Riley have their identity revealed this time. George Stevens, former Cape resident, now Camden torney was active the bank, the depositors how went about 'But after will get together after you the plan have and get some action. You will some work." of the First National Bank which August their He declared that Millville should support banks "The stockholders must asserted. plan made help depositors. are the interested all, the men who have made bad investment. Ezra of the Pitman bank, interested the proposal behind the He another bank should Millville and he would anything He Millvillian brother Carlton Hughes. Bert Bivins urged the of another bank. about everything want, and the next thing to do something ourselves," Dr. recalled the hospital drive for money for the Caloris plant which started in that same room. enough inseems me formation to start and so I'll ask, when do we start?" In reply to query, Mr. Stevens under the 1933 law are liable the stockholders an old bank are, although there compromise in respect if the government desires. Wild cotton in lower Florida being because menace to domestic crops.