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4% Paid on Savings Deposits PLANTERS BANK & TRUST CO. 4% Paid on Savings Deposits OFFICERS: CAPITAL STOCK, $100,000.00 SURPLUS, - - $20,000.00 DIRECTORS: Robt. Chachere, President; Dr. J. P. Saizan, Vice President; Robt. Chachere, J. P. Savant, Vice President; We Sell and Buy Foreign Exchange; We Sell and Buy Travelers Checks, Good as Currency any- Dr. J. P. Saizan, J. A. Perkins, Cashier; where in the World; We Buy and Sell United States Bonds, all Denominations, at Market Price. Jno. P. Savant, Fred Guidry, Assistant Cashier; Andrew Moresi, Louis Guidry, and F. N. Halphen, Book- Dr. G. Richard, keepers; OURS IS A BANK OF SERVICE G.H. Cretin Miss Stella D. Lambert, Stenographer; We Cater to the Small as Well as the Large Depositors; We are Always Ready to Help Our Friends J. A. Perkins. R. L. Garland, Attorney. 4% Paid on Savings Deposits WE PAY 4% PER CENT ON SAVINGS AND TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 4% Paid on Savings Deposits Planters Bank & Trust Company Located at Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana. Report furnished to the Examiner of State Banks by the above Bank at the close of business on March 17th, 1920. ROBERT CHACHERE, Pres. DR. J. P. SAIZAN, Vice.-Pres. J. A. PERKINS, Cashier. FRED GUIDRY, Asst. Cashier RESOURCES: LIABILITIES: Demand loans -----------------------------$106,341.88 Capital stock paid in--------------.$100,000.00 Loans secured by mortgage------------------- 376,941.07 Surplus ....------ ----------- ----- -----20,000.00 Other loans and discounts_--------- -- - - -- -- - 486,504.51 Undivided profits, les expenses and taxes paid -- 33,692.98 Overdrafts unsecured - --- - _ - - - _- - -- - ---13,395.72 Due to other banks and bankers----- _ $111,110.99 U. S. Bonds ----------------- ------- ------- 61,850.00 Dividends unpaid - ---------64.00 Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc. ---------------6,681.66 Certified checks --------------------1,601.45 Banking house, furniture and fixtures -- - -------23,000.00 Cashiers' checks outstanding ----------6,241.66 Cash items --- ------------------- 3,497.15 Individual deposits subject to check - 481,08.55 Due from banks and bankers (other than Individual savings deposits----------186,466.36 above) - ------------------------$117,969.35 Time certificates of deposit-_ - -- 146,521.43- 923,14.44 Checks on other banks--------------- 7,543.58- 125,512.93 Bills payable ----------------------------- 150,000.00 Gold coin -,. ---------- $ 10,440.00 Reserved for interest and taxes- _ .----- 3,000.00 Gold certificates .....---------..... - - - - - -- 3,000.00 Silver, nickel and copper coin-- _ -_ -. .. 8,720.50 .. National bank notes and all issues U. S. government (except gold Cert)...-... 14,022.00- 36,182.50 TOTAL -----90.4 -- ------ TOTAL $1,239,907TOTAL-- ------------------------$1239907.42---------------------$1,239,907.42 STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. I, Robert Chachere, President, and I, J. A. Perkins, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ROBERT CHACHERE, Pres. J. A. PERKINS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 23rd day of March, 1920. L. L. PERRAULT, Notary Public. ARCHBISHOP SHAW HITS WOMEN'S SCANTY DRESSING (Continued from page 2) inate in the mia-ls of their fallen :;. - ters in a promr,...t Europear captl tal! D'bate Exclusion Oh, the pity an" the shame of it that so many of tur ordinarily good Catholic women of all classes and of nearly every age, ma r:ed as well as single, mothers as well as daughters, Fires Start and Burn Irrespective of the Season ," but a greater number by S9RESUL far, start and burn dur '-' ing the fall arrd winter - warmth is supplied for your homes by artificial S EE means! sOOmING Protect Your Home FIR by a A725 Fire Insurance Policy! OPELOUSAS INSUANC C H.D.LARCADE JR. MGR. GENERAL INSURANCE Sare the servile inaltators Lf the un modest fashions of the day! To such an extent have some of them lost the Inatural modesty and shrinking deli cacy of their sex that they hesitate not come before the Holly of Hollies and approach the sa'c-rad table 'n eu:" scant apparel as aui'ist needs make the angels veil their frt~cs with their wings. We hav: seriously d: bated with ourselves whether we are not bound in consclence to exclud9 such women from the .louse of God Whose Vicar on earth would not tolerate their presence for a roment. (ior patient forbearance and wish to spare tlht.n a painful humiliation must not he con sidered as a weak connovance of their scandalous violation ,t the sanctity of God's House. Parents Responsibile In this connection we wish also to remind parents of their grave oblige.- I tion to dress their young daughters, from their tenderest years, according to the laws of Christian modesty. Our Catholic women would save them selves and others the guilt of many sins and would win the respect and esteem of all right-minded persons if they would follow the example of the God-fearing women of other days, who, in the matter of dres, took counsel You Do More Work, You are more ambitious and 'you get more enjoyment out of everything when your blood is in good condition. 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The formula is just the same to day, and you can get it from any drug stare, 60c per bottle. of their good sense and attired them selves according to their station in life. These truly Christian mothers and modest maidens knew how to avoid the extreme of singularity of plainness, whch may be only the af fectation of vanity, and the extreme ofservile imitation of fashions which reflect the corrupt spirit of the world If the daughters of the church, will be her glory in the chaste generation so highly praised by the Holy Spirit Christian mothers, by word and exam ple, in season and out of season, must endeavor to eradicate te soul-destroy ing evil of the modern immodest fash ions. "And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you in all things; that your whole spirit and soul. and body, may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ." (1 Thess. 5.23). J. W. SHAW, Archbishop of New Orleans. A. J. BRUENING, Chancellor. N. 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