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FIVE ARE READY; TWO MORE IN RECEIVERSHIP WASHINGTON D. C.-(Special) Six banks in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Richmond, Charleston, West Virginia, and Atlanta, Ga., opened last week when government restrictions were removed. Five others are expected to open during this week and two in Virginia are in the hands of receivers. The Wilson bank, a private concern of Baltimore, opened Tuesday, doing business as usual without any restriction. The Dunbar National Bank of New York, operated by Rockefeller interests, also opened, and received over $100,000 in deposits. Monday. The Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Company, of Philadelphia, opened its doors also on Monday. Major R. R. Wright, president, received $15.000 in deposits since the bank holiday was declared. "We have been open practically every day" he said. Quaker City Lodge and O. V. Catto Elks were among the first to congratulate the bank. Virginians Open Monday The Consolidated Bank and Trust Company, of Richmond. Va., which is a consolidation of the St. Luke's Bank, the Second Street Bank and the Commercial Bank, opened on Monday with other banks in the Federal Reserve. Atlanta Bank Not Affected The Citizens Trust Co., of Atlanta, Ga., is open for unrestricted business. Mechanics and Farmers The Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durham, N. C., wired that it will open probably on Thursday or Friday with other non-members of the Federal Reserve. Its opening, it said, depends on the governor of North Carolina. Danville (Va.) Savings M. C. Martin, cashier of the Danville, Va., Savings Bank and Trust Company, wired that no bank in Danville is eligible under the Treasury ruling, to open before Wednesday. Mr. Martin said he expected his bank to open then. Charleston, W. Va. The Mutual and Savings Loan Co. of Charleston, W. Va., was authorized to open Wednesday (Continued on Page Two)