The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1944 Page: 4 of 8
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THE TAFT TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1944
THE TAFT TRIBUNE
Save Tire Records,
Motorists Told
Motorists must keep their tire
Inspection records even though
the requirement for penoile the
Inspections wan lifted recently,
<ui Office of Price Adwlnistrition
executive said last week.
The Inspection form, he said,
">«*« g the record of gasoline ra-
tior.s as well as tire Inspections
and it must be presented to the
rstioii board whenever the holder
makes new applications for gas-1
mine or tire*. The record must .
be kept with the automobile
while i! is being operated, he;
said, and must be transferred if1
the car is sold.
Published on Thursday of Each T.'«t
msjwnr c. MctiAiw*
1KW. H. C. RICHARDS
.................... Managimi editor
Sotlelg editor and ttusinen Manager
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Da Ran Patricia sod Adjoining Counties ........
JuU Other Mate* ................................
tiM Per Sear
13.54 Per Year
A Complete Food Store
Prompt Service
wod-clut matter May 1«, 1921. at the post office at Taft.
Ac*, sf March ,2, ISIS.
1 Phone 74
Charter No. mb* Reserve District No. 11
REPORT OP CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Tift, it> the State of Texas, at the close or business
«a April 13. 1944
tPabtlifhed In Response to Call 'Made by Comptroller of the Currency,
Coder Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes)
ASSETS
Jbmattt and discounts (including <744.79 overdrafts)___.J 405.922.74
ifeited States Governinsiit obligations, direct
sad guaranteed _______________________________________________ 4S2,000.00
Obligations of Siate* and political subdivisions _ 900.00
f.'orjRJtti't stock* i Including <2.300.00 stock of Federal
Reserve Bank ______________________
C«fi, hsb.nces with other bunks including
RADIO REPAIRS
CHURCHES
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BE SURE
BILL McCAIG
REPAIRS YOl'R RADIO
High Duality Parts and Tubes
PORTLAND. TEXAS
Inquire A. F. CASS—Or
Red and While Grocery and Service Station
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Earl T. Hib. Pastor
SUNDAY—
9:15 a. m. Sunday School.
Mr \. C. Tulf. Supt.
11:00 a. in. Worship Service.
7:00 p. m. Training Union.
S:00 p. in. Worship Service.
TUESDAY-—
3:00 p. m. W. IM. S. Meetings.
WEDNESDAY—
7:20 p. m. Teachers Meeting
i very other week.
v; 10 p. m. Prayer Meeting each
week.
BROTHERHOOD—
Meet* ear’ll second Tuesday of
the month at the church
For State Senator,
18th Senatorial District:
FRED MA4JRITZ
Ganado, Texas
i Re-election to second term.)
Sherman Man File#
For Governor, Seek*
$60 Aged Pension*
SHERMAN. Texas.—W. J. Min-
ton. publisher of the flood Home
252.2X8.33 j Sunday Cornier, has sent his fil-
1.001 ing fee of 5100 to Charles k. j
------1 g»«nons. secretary of the State |
. Democratic Executive Committee,!
with his announcement that he I
Is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
Chief plank in Minton's an- '
nounced platform advocates a <60 j
a month pension for every Texas j
citizen upon reaching the age!
of 65.
For State Representative
E I. CROW
„ . _ reserve
balance, and cash items in process of collection
Kaiil premises owned, rent, furniture and fixtures <1.60
TOTAL ASSETS . ..........
LIABILITIES
Oen.vi.nd deposits of lndivldnals, partnership*. and
corporations ................ ............
Tim* deposits of individuals, partnerships, and
corporations ____________________________________
Deposits of States and political subdivisions
Other deposits (certified and cashier's checks, etc,)
LET US TALK THINGS OVER
Frankly ...
971,310.61
*19,314.76
7.442.21
6,406.47
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
John P. Winter, Minister j
Church School 9:45, Walter j
Sparks, Supt.
Morning Worship 11, oo. Ser-1
mun by the mfnHler on "But If
Not Daniel 3:58.
Young Peoples Group 6:30.
Evening .Worship 8:00. A re-'
port or the spring meeting of
Presbytery.
For Clerk of County Court,
San Patrie'o County:
H. M, JACKSON
TOTAL DEPOSITS
Other liabilities
<1,054.474.05
We are an enlightened people, and
as such plan the final tribute to
those we love with an awareness of
the need for economy - - as well as
efficiency and graciousness.
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Capital Accounts:
Common stock, total par <62.500.00
Swrpliw _______________
7/odlvkSed profits
Reserves (and retirement
<1.054,474.06
For District Clerk,
San Patricio County
J. L. HAMILTON
(For re-election)
62.500.00
13.600.00
Theatre
SATURDAY, APRIL 29—
“GHOST RIDER”
JOHNNY MACK BROWN
11,845.16!
1.023,85 I
account for preferred stock).
For County Attorney:
JOHN DAWSON
(Re-election for second term.)
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ___________________________
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
HEKORANDA: Pledged assets (and securities loaned)
(book value):
(a) United States Government obligations, direct, and
guaranteed, pledged to secure deposits and other
liabilities _ ........................... |
(b) Other .assets pledged to secure deposits and
of her liabilities (including notes and bills
rediscounted and securities sold under pur-
chase agreement
SS.S63.01
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH I
T. N. Barton, Paitor
Church School 9:45 a. m. Dan J
Carter. Supt.
Morning Service, 11 a m.
Evening Service, 7:30 p. m.
Laurel rn Hardy
DANCING MASTERS’1
•SERIAL’
<1.143.343.07
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
M. W, WILLIAMS
(For Re-electio!: )
CA€E
FUNERAL HOME;
- - • - - .i -
MIDNIGHT SHOW
Beginning 11:15, P M.
“GHOSTS ON THE
LOOSE”
nine the East Side Kids
| For County Treasurer:
! MRS. JAS. G. COOK
(Re-election to second term i
9,200.00
CHURCH OF CHRIST
R. D. Smith. Minister
You -ire invited to ait'-iul serv-
ices .ti :bc Church of Christ
Children's song drill, 9:30 a. m.
Bible das os, 9:4$ a. rn
Preaching, id: is, ) llowcd by
c-omtiiuuwn st-rvlei*
Preaching, 7:15 p. rn.
Pray-r meeting every Wednes-
day evening, 7:30,
SUN.-MON., APRIL 30-MAY 1
“THE BRIDGE OF
SAN LUIS REY”
Starring
LYNN BAKi
FRANCIS LEOERER
AKIM TAMIROFF
NEWS
For County Commissioner
Precinct No. 4:
GEORGE R. CLARK
iPBle-lrle Texas
L. W. JONES
Ingl.-.-ide, Texas
L. E. WINSBY
Ingleside. Texas
JOE. HARGUS
Ingieside, Texas
BOO 00
Phone 72 Taft
TOTAL
10,100.00!
GENTRY REYNOLDS
Secured liabilities:
(u) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to
requirements of law
FRED I). JAMES
(d> TOTAL ............................
STATE OF TEXAS, County of San Patricio ss.
I, Ooo. B. 'A niter, cashier of the above-named batik, do solemn-
ly arffear that the tibove statement is true to the best of my kuowl-
*S*» end belief.
GEO. 3. WITHER, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before this 201 h day of April 1944,
(SEAL) R. E. FERGUSON, Notary Public.
.442.21
TUE.-WED.. May 2-3—
OLSEN ard JOHNSON
“CRAZY HOUSE”
mm
THUR.-FRI., May 4-5—
Gallant Guys!
“THE FIGHTING
SEABEFS”
JHN WAYNE
DENNIS O'KEEFE
SUSAN HAYWARD
Directors
7 E X A S
i .Jeeps, Canoes, Chutes
i Used Delivering V-Mail
Every available means—boat,
J jeep, native canoes and even par*
I achates—ax- used in getting
mail to soldiers in forward posi-
[ tions In the Southwest Pacific.
! I.t. Roy F. Armstrong, former
j Dallas. Texas, postal clerk, wrote
ja friend in a letter received re-
cently.
Lieutenant Armstrong, in charge
of an Army post office in Aus-
tralia. formerly was In charge of
one in New Guinea. Another form-
] or Dallas postal clerk, Staff Sgt.
i LeRoy G. Hudson, is stationed at
Lieutenant Am-
-#/^v
» mtk
hUck-hihtkA
do Auk jdkmp!
Every hour of the day headline news of
overwhelming interest to every person
m ■****? m being made ail over the
world. But without our modern com-
mumcation systems and particularly
™L?hiT‘?Ta h wou,d he ««to im-
possible to fmd out what’s going on.
Getting even closer to home, we wouldn’t
know what local boys are back on fur-
lough—who s getting manried-what’a
happening tn the comic strips —what
events are taking place all over town
tb n!w«rMn«U^ he} Proud o{ th* fine
ftSBTffJaiJtySS
and free press,serving free peoJlHn!
of-nr C lhln|s th* dictators would
suppress tf they had the chance? And it
.-ould be hard to over-estimate the rmt
&!V£ THE PRESENT. WITH >
‘Dutch’’ Lamprecht 1 AF 1 SERV|'
his poet office,
strong wrote.
played by Texas’ daily and weekly
newspapers in furthering the war effort,
^ast numbers of people buy tilt**
papers—-far greater numbers read the®
“the whole State relief, upon them for
information and inspiration.
for this reason Greyhound depend*
upon these newspapers to carry it* in"
formation on bus service to those in
Texas who travel. Greyhound, in turn*
carries many newspapers to rural art#*
not served by other transportation.
As fellow citizens of this state,the Grey"
hound Lines take pleasure in helping to
make good' neighbor* of ail the coni"
munities we serve ir Texas —• linking
Diem to each other and to the rest of the
country, as newspapers do.
UTURE-.U, S. WAP I0M0S?
Islanders Like ’Em Loud
American soldiers have found
that, next to cheap baubles, col-
ored shirts have the highest bar-
i gaining value among Pacific island
i natives.
JBot ttomabotty hm so p*y the freight.
Why d® the rales eJuurged hy minsk-Spal and
IsM elertric pwstttr system* sometimes mmm
lower (bus those vt Ik htMtoess-Muntogeil, self-
Nffstti*! light mmI power tout panic*?
Freshly, becatsae these gmrniswnt projects
get a **trwM ltd?. They are frequently basil
with jmMk fnude, they rarely tarry tftcir full
Atit of btal Met «*d they pay no taxes to the
ittatoral irvttmry.
MtmtwStile, tit* hiwisesis-issasagedi rlmlrir com-
iftttajte* *re aelfmopportiti* m£.t eo the average,
mey n*ni back to M»e people •» taxes 2Se out of
Mwy (kkr ranriMMl, Alton* 10c sf ffii* goes
to kieaS astd «t»te Ittsnlriw «nii 5 Sc to the fed-
eral msuMwary—* tot#! It 1943 of $"10,000.00*0.
ft is rather startling th*i money paid hy
liwnrirnunirni electric companies can !b«
used to support competing power plants under
political majmgenitnL
Naturally, we arc not completely tHibiaactf on
the subject. But we have always found fgjtr.*
immied, sports-loving Americans willing to
agree that nil the players in any game should
abide by she some rules—that all gootl citi*cst»
should pay taxes in proportion to their ability'
to pay.
Today, when every tax dollar is sc desperately
nrcd»d so win the war, there is no room for
hitch-hikers. Somebody ha* to pay their freight.
Think it ov er. That tomebody is % OU.
WANTED
COOK, WAITER, DISH-
WASHER, YARD MAN
WE HAVE PLENTY OF
EVERYTHING BUT HELP
DROP AROUND AND
“DUCK INN”
Telephone
GRE fllOUND
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
A $■ Ik P-ayPP&tfifcSS, TAX -JAYlHfi iUUKflf
MR. AND MRS, NORRIS
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Richards, Henry C. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1944, newspaper, April 27, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711064/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.