Show BANKER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Suicide In Georgia Fol Fol- Follows Follows Follows lows Closing of Scores of Banks ATLANTA ATLANTA Ga july duly July 16 ByThe The Associated Press Press-J Press J R smIth president of o the tho Atlanta Real Estate board hoard and a director of the tho Bankers Trust company Cor or which h a 0 receivership was designated In federal district court here yesterday shot himself at athis athis athis his home homa In a 0 sub sub- suburb suburb sub suburb urb early today Mr Smith was dead when found Cound Fifteen additional state tanks hanks in and four stat state binks In 10 Florida are listed us os having dOse their doors following the bank bank- bankruptcy bankruptcy proceedings Instituted against the flankers Bankers Trust com corn company company pany of Atlanta This broucht the total tollI number of banks In Georgia to 10 61 64 The closings generally In finan finan- finan financial cial circles were attributed to the bankruptcy proceedings against the Dankers Bankers Trust company whIch was the financing company for tor a string of banks Tha Tho four Florida banks were reported l to have o been members of th the system Many of ot the banks the depart depart- department department department ment said ald probably will wm re open re-open as soon as other financing arrangements ar arrangements can cnn be made OffIcialS expressed the belief that a num num- number num- num number ber her of them would be found to be beIn bein boIn In good shape n |