The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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A REVOLUTION IN
FLOUR MILLING
When Texas was young and
new the people went to mill fif-
ty, seventy-five and often over a
hundred miles from home car-
rying a lot of wheat or corn in
an ox drawn wagon. Later,
when transportation facilities
allowed it, they went to mill in
Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and
other distant states. As wheat
production increased in Texas
large flour mills were located in
some of our Texas cities, and we
are now going to mill in Fort
Worth, Dallas, Sherman, Wich-
ita Falls, Amarillo, and even as
far as Kansas and Missouri.
But a great change is taking
place in Texas. Within the last
four years there has been built
in Texas some seventy-five or
more English Patent Roller
Flour Mills, which furnish the
communities around them with
home ground flour, fresh and
unspoiled by much handling,
superior in every way to ordi-
nary flours. This is possible
partly because the freight on
wheat is 2 l-2c per C. W. T. less
than on flour but principally be-
cause this English Patent Mill
makes "a better barrel of flour
cheaper" than by the American
system of milling—costs less
than half as much as other mills
of same capacity and less than
half as much to operate, with
highest grade products,
Capt. T. M. Freeman, agent of
this mill is here and will meet
with the Commercial C.ub Mon-
day night to lay this mill propo-
sition before the business men
of the city. All, interested in
better and cheaper flour, and in
the adding of a valuable asset to
the business interests of the city,
should attend.
W.S.S
No. 1093.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Of the Condition of
FIRST STATE BANK
At Tehuacana, State of Texas, at
the close of business on the 31st
day of Aug., 1918, published in the
Weekly Herald, a newspaper print-
ed and published at Mexia, State
of Texas, on the 12th day of Sept.,
1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, per-
sonal or collateral $29,747.19
Overdrafts 4.46
Bonds and Stocks 507.50
Real estate (banking house) 2,000.00
Furniture and F'xtures 1,500.00
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents, net 7,062.90
Cash Items 108.27
Currency 1,713.00
Specie 295.98
Interest and Assessment De-
positor's Guaranty Fund 300.00
Other Resources:
Bills of Exchange 7,592.56
Total $50,831.86
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in 10,000.00
Surplus Fund 1.OOO.0O
Undivided Profits, net 594.56
Due to Banks and Bankers,
subject to check, net 641.73
Individual Deposits, subject
to check 28,595.57
Bills Payable and Redis-
counts 10,000.00
Total $50,831.86
State Of Texas )
County of Limestone )
We, W. M. Moody, as President!
and O. D. Hallum, as Cashier of said
bank, each of us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and belief,
W. M. MOODY, President,
O. D. HALLUM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of Sept., A. D„ 1918.
E. C. TROTTER,
Notary Public Limestone County,
Texas.
Correct—Attest:
E. S. BRONOUOH,
H. M. GILBOUOH,
J. B. MATHIS,
Directors.
W.S.S
If you want a dish of the best
hot chili you ever tasted go to
Anderson's lunch counter in rear
of Parker's cold drinks stand.
—w.s.s.—
Read THE WEEKLY HERALD
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Of the Condition of
Prendertfast, Smith &
Co., Banking.
At Mexia, State of Texas, at the close
ol' business on the 31st day of Aug.
1918, published in the Evening
News, a newspaper printed and
published at Mexia, State of Texas,
on the 7th day of Sept., 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, per-
sonal or collateral $2 <5,192.10
Loans, real estate 24,709.30
Overdrafts ..1 - 2,869.89
Bonds and Stocks 29,995.60
Real estate (banking house) 7,000.00
Other Real Estate .< None
Furniture and Fixtures 3,000.00
Due from Approved Reserve i
Agents, net ,. 100,595.13
Due from other Banks and <
Bankers, subject to check
net — 5,561.33
Cash Items 3,225.44
Currency 8,072.00
Specie —* 2,298.80
Interest and Assessment De-
positors* Guaranty Fund.. 9,227.81
Other Resources:
U. S. Certif., W. S.
Stamps & Liberty Bonds.. 16,520.22
Bills of Exchange 18,281.27
Total 4506,548.89
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in 75,000.00
Surplus Fund 50,000.00
Undivided Profits, net 3,549.18
Due to Banks and Bankers,
subject to check, net 39,763.16
Individual Deposits, subject
to check 249,344.04
Time Certificates of Deposit 5,000.00
Demand Certificates of De-
posit None
Cashier's Checks 142.51
Bills Payable and Redis-
counts 80,000.00
Certificates of Deposits,
issued for money bor-
rowed None
Other liabilities:
Dividend Account ^ 3,750.00
Total $506,548.89
State of Texas )
County of Limestone )
We. Jack Womack, as President,
and J. Sandford Smith, as Cashier of
paid bank, each of us, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge
and belief
JACK WOMACK, President
J. SANDFORD SMITH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 6th day of Sept. A. D., 1918.
W. G. FORREST.
Notary Public > Limestone County,
Texas.
Correct—Attest:
B. S. SMITH,
WALTER WOMACK,
BLAKE SMITH,
Directors.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Of the Condition of
Farmers State Bank
At Mexia, State of Texas, at the close
of business on the 31st day of Aug.
1918, published in the Evening
News, a newspaper printed and
published at Mexia, State of Texas,
on the 10th day of Sept., 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, per-
sonal or collateral $220,793.73
Loans, real estate 12,662.60
Overdrafts 3,455.22
Liberty Bonds and War
Savings^ Stamps 5,572.80
Bills of Exchange, Cotton 29,686.95
Furniture and Fixtures 4,300.00
Due from Approved Reserve
Agents, net 37,785.79
Cash Itemn 4,332.71
Currency 12,548.00
Specie 881.55
Interest and Assessment De-
positors' Guaranty Fund 1,796.63
Collection on accounts 91.60
Total $333,907.58
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in 50,000.00
Surplus Fund 3,000.00
Undivided Profits; net 4,993.55
Due to Banks and Bankers,
subject to check, not 40,225.00
Individual Deposits, subject
to check 176,672.54
Cashier's Checks 129.60
Bills Payable and Redis-
counts 58,000.00
Bills of Exchange, (Cotton) 886.89
Total £333,907.58
State of Texas )
County of Limestone ) i
We, Roy B. Bans, as President, and
Geo. L. Peyton, as Cashier of said
bank, each of us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and belief.
HOY B. EASS. President.
GEO. L. PEYTON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th tlay of Sept., A D. 1918,
D. H. GIBSON,
Notary Public Limestone County,
Texas.
Correct—Attest:
JNO. H. SWEATT,
JNO. C. YELDELL,
ZENO KINO
Directors.
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OUR ARMY
Trained officers are demanded
by the Government to meet the
needs of our rapidly expanding
Army. Uncle Sam to meet this
need is proceeding in the thor-
oughly democratic manner
which is characteristic of the
huge Armies which are now
forming. The ranks o fthe en-
tire Army are now being thor-
oughly canvassed for all soldiers
suitable as material for training
as officers. This problem of se-
lecting is being systematically
done at Camp Travis. The men
who have been drafted by the
local boards of Texas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Colorado are
being given the opportunity to be
sent to schools to undergo in-
tensive training as officers.
In order that every man
should be aware of the opportun-
ity that is his, all recruits and
non-commissioned officers in
Camp Travis who have had a
high school or college training,
were recently marched to the
great Y. M. C. A. Auditorium
where the President of the Ex-
amining Board, explained the
processes and requirements for
gaining entry into one of the
training camps . The War De-
partment has adopted as its
permanent policy in the training
officers for this war, a school
what is known as the Central
School Plan. Candidates at the
first training camps for officers
were recruited from Civil life.
Two of these camps were held
last summer, but with the form-
ation of the National Army, the
policy was, and is, to secure of-
ficer material from the ranks.
The second plan of camp was
adopted whereby each newly
formed division inaugurated
and maintained a Divisional
School for the training of offic-
ers. With the rapid movement
of the Divisions overseas it be-
came apparent that in order to
insure continuity of plan and in-
struction, it would be necessary
to add the element of perman-
ency to the camp, thereby insur-
ing a higher grade of instruc-
tion and the benefiting from ex-
perience in training large num-
bers. To consumate this meth-
do, Central Training Schools for
Infantry officers were establish-
ed at Camp Pike, Arkansas,
Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp
Lee, Va; for Field Artilled offic-
ers at Camp Zachery Taylor,
Kentucky; for Machine Gun of-
ficers at Camp Hancock, Ga; and
for Quartermaster officers, at
Joseph E. Johnson, Jacksonville,
Fla.
The candidates are being
given thorough physical exam-
ination in order to insure their
physical fitness for the strenu-
out training which the officer
candidates must undergo. Here-
tofore, written examinations
have not been required at Camp
Travis for applicants to the
training camp, but in order to in-
sure every man desiring to go,
to have an opportunity, written
examinations have been adopt-
ed. Examinations will be given
in History, Geography and
Arithmetic, but prior to taking
this examination, the applicant
must appear before the examin-
ing board for an oral examina-
tion. This examination will con-
sider principally the appearance
of the applicant and the impres-
sion he makes upon the board,
the oral examination will be
given the weight of one' subject.
Following these examinations a
second in mathematics consist-
of five questions each in Agebra,
Geometry, and Trigonometry.
No. 3014
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK at Mexia
In the State of Texas, at the close of business on August 31, 1918.
RESOURCES
Lioans and discounts, including rediscounts .............
Bills of Exchange, (cotton acceptances
..$170,989.29
. 71,033.49
$242,022.78
.. 18,681.22
12,500.00
6,000.00
1,500.00
Total loans,
Less notes and bills rediscounted
Overdrafts, (unsecured)
U. S. Bonds deposited to secure circulation
U. S. Bonds and certificates of indebtedness pledged
to secure postal savings deposits
Liberty l.oan Bonds,3 1-2, 4, and 4 1-4 per cent, unpldg,
Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2, 4. and 4 1-2 per cent, pledged
to secure postal savings deposits 1,000.00
Liberty Loan Bonds, 3 1-2, 4, and 4 1-4 per cent, pledgod'
to secure State or other deposits, or bills payable
Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal
savings deposits ..- 3,000.00
Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks)
County and School Warrants 1,460.56
Total bonds, securities, etc., other than U. S. Bonds
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of sub.)
Furniture and fixtures
Real estate owned other than banking house _....
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank
Cash in vaults and net amountB duo from Natl. Banks
Net amounts due from banks, bankers, trust companies,..
Checks on other banks in the same city or town as
reporting bank
Checks on banks located outside of c'ty or town of
reporting bank, and other cash items
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. S. Treasurer
War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps actually
owned
Other assets, if any ._
223,341.56
508.42.
18,500.1
10,000.00 12,500.00
Total,
4,460.56
1,800.00-
3,500.00
1,300.00
12,931.28.
50,378.59
1,438.24
2,221.76-
1,046.30
625.00
878.00
13.80
$335,443.51
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LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided profits
Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid
Interest and discount collected or credited, in advance
of maturity and not earned (approximate)
Circulating notes outstanding
Net amounts due toNational Banks
Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust com-
panies
Individual deposits, subject to check
Cashiers checks outstanding
Dividends unpaid ....
Total of demand deposits subject to Reserve
Postal savings deposits
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve
Bills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank,
including all obligations . representing money bor-
rowed, other than rediscounts
Bills payable, with Federal Reserve Bank L
Total
Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal
Reserve Bank
50,000.00
10,000.00
16,924.00
1,916.05 15,007.95
2,611.12
. 12,500.00
'" 576.88
5,744.64
175,605.25
2.516.33
15.00
6.866.34
178,136.58
6,866.34
40,000.00
14,000.00
335,443.61
18,681.22:
STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF LIMESTONE, ss: ,
I, W. D. Hight, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. D. HIGHT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of Sept., A. D. 1918
D. H. GIBSON, Notary Public,
in and for Limestone County Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
Joseph Nussbaum,
Julius NuBsbaum,
R. Lee Kempner,
Directors.
An applicant must answer a to-
tal of 10 of the above 15 ques-
tions with a minimum of at least
3 in each subject. The mathe-
matical exam ination will count
as one subject. An applicant
must make a general average of
70 and not fall below 50 in any
one subject to be recommended
by the board.
Heretofore, written examina-
tions have not been required, and
many of the men, realizing that
they have forgotten much they
learned in school, were some-
what doubtful about putting in
applications. But the Y. M. C.
A., always ready to serve, was
on the spot, and one of its rep-
resentatives announced to the
audience that classes in arithme-
tic, history and geography, and
also in higher mathematics,
would be started at every "Y"
building in camp the next even-
ing and that every man would be
given an opportunity to review
up on these subjects, in the few
days that remained t othem. "Y"
instructors were also promised
for any company that organized
a class in its own barracks. All
this was promised although the
"Y" men had been given only a
few haul's to make preparations,
but they were ready on the min-
ute with the help that was need-
ed and as. the men reaized the
liberality of the offer that was
made them, the hall resounded
with applause for the Y. M. C. A.
Encouraged by the "Y" offer
to help, the men in large num-
bers have turned in their appli-
cations during the past week and
they will soon be given a chance
to show whether or not they
have the making of officers in
them. At least every man has
an equal opportunity with his
fellow, and the lack of friend-
ships or "pull" will not keep any
man from going just as high as
his abilities will take him.
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A TALK WITH
A MEXIA MAN
B. F. Perdue, Shoe and Harness
Maker of E. Palestine and
Kennedy Sts. Tells His
Experience.
There is nothing like a talk
with one of our own citizens for
giving hope and encouragement
to the anxious sufferer from the
dread kidney disease. We, there-
fore, give here an interview
with a Mexia man:
"I keep Doan's Kidney Pills on
hand all the time, as there is
nothing like them for kidney
complaint," says Mr. Perdue.
"Sitting at my bench caused my
kidneys to get out of fix and I
had dull pains across my back,
then again, sharp catches. My
kidneys acted irregularly and
the secretions contained a brick-
dust-like sediment. After using
Doan's Kidney Pills, the back-
ache soon disappeared and my
kidneys became normal. I am
glad to say a good word for this
fine kidney medicine."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doans' Kidney Pills—the
same that Mr. Perdue had. Fost-
er-Milburn Co., MfGre., Buffalo,
N. Y. (3)
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1918, newspaper, September 12, 1918; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302549/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.