Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP. TEXAS, JANUARY 6, 1944
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Bastrop in the State of Texas, at the Close of Business on
December 31, 1943
iblished in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under
Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes
ASSETS
>ans and discounts (including $2,392.12 overdrafts) $ 88,196.74
liti'd States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed-— 354,000.00
ligations of States and political subdivisions 10,500.00
her bonds, notes, and debentures 8,727.00
Lrporate stocks (including $2,300.00 stock of Federal
Reserve bank) 2,300.0*0
Lsh, balances with other banks, including reserve
balance, and cash items in process of collection 430,236.12
lk premises owned $5,000.00, furniture and
fixtures $2,640.00 7,640.00
her assets 843.75
TOTAL ASSETS $902,443.61
LIABILITIES
jmand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
and Corporations 821,022.42
TOTAL DEPOSITS $821,022.42
ther Liabilities 2,672.52
TOTAL LIABILITIES _._$823,694.94
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
ipital Stock:
Common stock, total par $50,000.00 50,000.00
irplus - 26,500.00
idivided profits 2,248.67
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 78,748.67
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS-.$902,443.61
MEMORANDA
[edged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
United States Government obligations, direct and guar-
anteed, pledged to secure deposits and other
liabilities 8,200.00
TOTAL 8,200.00
*'U "w1" °f Texas, County of Bastrop, ^s:
>ndition|^H I, Lloyd Ketha, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
thai the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
:EW « LLOYD KETHA, Cashier
t r 8W(,ni to and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, 1944
l4i "W MRS. R. J. GRIESENBECK, Notary Public
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>RRECT—ATTEST:
W. B. RANSOME
EARL C. ERHARD
H. G. GRIESIEINBECK
Directors
Bastrop County, Texas
(Seal)
COLORED USO
SPONSORS CANDLE-
LIGHT SERVICE
Lending a touch of home, a Can.
die-light Christmas service was held
in Chapel Number 6, Sunday, Dec-
ember 19. Planned by Emma Clay
Smith, assistant director of the Wal-
nnt Street (colored) USO of Bas-
trop, and Chaplain C. I.. Guthrie,
' (jec> ntly appointed Chaplain for the
tlSlMnl Engineer GS Regiment, it
was an unusual affair, solemn and
beautiful, and in keeping with the
sea on.
To Kill Gas Black
Markets
In a new drive on gasoline black
markets, OPA has asked distributors
to "Screen Out" irregular coupons—
any coupons that are counterfeit, ex-
pired, not yet valid, or not endorsed
by the motorist. Filling stations also
will be required to make good irre-
gular coupons, and their inventory
will be eut down by the amount of
irregular coupons passed on to the
wholesaler. Endorsement of coupons
! bv motorists as soon as they receive
The carefully planned program in. I ration books will aid OPA in proving
eluded selections by the Choir and j that black market stations have pur-
all of the well-known Christmas
Hymns an(| Caiols. Corporal LeRoy
Miller, formerly of the 1323rd Fngi-
eer>, was organist, and accompanied
Irene Hill, secretary <>f the Walnut
Street USO Club, who sang "O Holy
Night," and Private James Morton.
Chaplain's assistant of the 1323rd
Engineers, who 'sang "The
Walked in Darkness."
■As the strains of '\Silent Night'
rose softly, solemnlv through the
Cha pel, the lights were extinguished
and lighted candles held aloft, mak-
ing a most impressive picture.
At the
Ch
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Somen brought home to the aud-
ience the real meaning of the Christ-
Bus spirit. I,t. E. T. Hall, special
rvice officer of the 1323rd Engi-
neers. also spoke briefly, followed by
Chaplin Stokes, assistant Post C'.ap-
fiin, who rounded out the program
ifith a few pertinent remarks.
■ The entire services will linger in
on memories long after "I Hurt ion
plus six months" as -omething in-
describably beautiful and real, mak-
JJIv a definite impression on our
minds on our lives, reminding uv
PUBLIC WANTS
ALARM CLOCKS
"What are some of the shortages
that have bothered you most?"
Nearly 5,000 persons throughout the I
country weie asked this question,)
in a recent survey of consumer re- j
quirements made by the office of [
Civilian Requirements. The most
serious inconvenience and hardship
is caused by the shortage of alarm
clocks, although shortage of food af-
fects the greatest number—followed
in order of numbers by elastic, gal-
vanized waie, some textile products
and alarm clocks. "Most of the
needs brought out by this survey
can and will be met," Arthur D.
Whiteside, Vice-Chairman of OCK,
said.
chased coupons to cover up illegal
sales.
Plans To Save
Truck Tires
Truck tire inspections will be dou-
People hle-checked to see that every tire in
1 service gives its last possible mile of
wear to essential commercial trans-
portation before being replaced, OPA
stated recently. Central truck tire
inspection stations will be provided
in about 2< () cities in areas where
hese
Use Right Stamp
For Shoes
Because some people have used the
wrong stamps in Book Three for
shoes, OPA has issued the following
statement: "War Ration Book Three
has four pages of black—picture—
stamps showing guns, tanks, ships,
and airplanes. The page of airplane
stamps is next to the brown food
stamps in the back of book three."
The shoe stamp shows a minature
airplane in flight and is labelled
"Ration Stamp 1." This stamp came
into use in November 1, and will
remain valid indefinitely, along with
stamp 18 in Ration Book One.
U. S. Has Big Wheat
Carry-Over
The wheat earry-over in the U. S.
cn July 1, 1943 was 618 million bus-
hels and for July 1, 1944 is estimated
at 300 million bushels, according to
the Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
mics. This is in sharp contract to
the 40 million for 1918 and 85 mil-
lion for 1919. Large supplies and
reduced exports have made available
record quantities for feed and indus-
trial alcohol production in this war.
MAY ADD COST
OF JAR
Housewives will have to pay ap-
proximately 2 cents more for fruit
berries, and vegetables sold in glass
containers where the processor has
staled packing in glass since 1941.
In packing in glass containers, pro
cessors incur greater labor costs.
FREEZE SWEET
POTATO PRICES
Fresh sweet potato prices have
been frozen at all levels from coun-
try shipper through retailer on the
basis of the individual seller's "high"
for the five-day period from Decem-
ber 17 through December 21, 1943.
This action was taken by OPA be-
; cause prices at terminal matrkefts
recently had been advancing at an |
inflationary rate.
BOWLES SUMS UP
OPA WORK
Chester Bowles, OPA Administra~
tor, recently Summarized the job
OPA has done in 1943 in holding*
down the <ost of living and distribu-
ting rationed pdoducts. A year ago,
Mr. Bowles said, round steak was 3
cents higher a pound, pork chops
5 1-2 cents higher, lamb chops 2
cents higher, and leg of lamb 1 1-Z
cents a pound higher. Today "Meat
in igeneral is averaging about 7 per
cent under the figures of Ohristma*
1942." Food prices, in general, Mr-
Bowles said, "Average out almost'
exactly the same as last March. Ren-
tals have also remained about the
same for the last year. On cloth-
ing - - - Prices are up by 5 1-2 per
cent since last Christmas a year ago.
Today, the cost of living stands apu
proximately where it was eight
months ago. That is a record the
whole country can be proud of, be-
cause it was the first time since
January, 1941, three years, ago, tfaat
the cost of living has been held so
stable for so long."
RUBBER HEEL
PRICES SET
Retail ceiling prices of 10 cents
and 15 cents a pair on rubber heels
sold to consumers who desire to at-
tach them to 'shoes in their own.
homes have been established by OPA.
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[At the conclusion of «... profcram. i ,.eKisl,.atio„s are heavy. Thus.
Mam Guthrie spoke briefly, then * am| ^
K Mrs Smith to the ami- •„ ,.(,.c!t„mint. Uros rocom
mce, who, in turn, presented Mrs. . , c , , . .
L C. B. LeQuey, of Utley. Doth ' "'"'" j
ial
OPA tire inspectors, and will return
to service tires still good for more
miles. Fixed fees to cover operating
expenses will be charged by the sta-
tions. Tubes to be replaced need not
be inspected.
tli nigh we are soldiers, the spirit ot
Christina*, is ageless, unchanging in
a world of change.
T-SGT. It. E. Woodley
1323rd Engineers (!. S. Regt.
Camp Swift, Texas
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Vitally important is the jo4>
American Longshoremen are
doing. Big, husky bruisers, tf ey
strain under the weight of
giant crates, tug at the load
of monster cranes, stow tons
of fighting cargo into the
yawning maws of huge ships
so it won't shift in the roll of
heavy seas. No one knows,
better than they, the need
for speed in handling the
freight that's got a free ticket
to far-off Tokyo and Berlin.
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magic brewing skill, Pearl
Beef « "thirst-choice" of
taste-wise Tcxans.
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PHONE 43
A S L E R , Distributor
BASTROP, TEXAS
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944, newspaper, January 6, 1944; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236940/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.