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RESERVE BANK
ISSUES REPORT
Record-Breaking Volume In
Construction Work Is
April Feature
DALLAS. May 30—A sus
tained volume of wholesale and re
tail trade, further improvement in
agricultural conditions and a rec
ord-breaking volume of construc
tion work were major developments
during April disclosed by the
monthly report of the Dallas Fed
eral Reserve bank, issued todav
Condition of livestock and yraziy*
ranges also improved and livestock
prices again turned up ward.
Breaking all previous records, the
valuation of building permits at
principal cities in the eleventh re
serve district in April totalled $19.
442.938 as compared with $16,134.- !
114 In March, 1928. the previous
high level. The volume was 124 per
cent larger tha nin March, and 186
per cent greater than In April last
year, the report said.
Department store sales reflected
ft seasonal decline of nine per cent
as compared with March, but ex
ceeded those of April. 1926. by two
per cent. Wholesale distribution of
merchandise while showing the us
ual decline at this season of the
year was substantially larger than
in April last year.
Although high winds, sand storms,
dry weather and torrential rains af
fected adversely In varying degrees
agricultural developments in some
sections, farmers generally made
favorable progress with planting
and other farm work. Heavy gen
eral rains towards the middle of
May offset bad effects of the previ
ous drying winds and left a good
leason In the ground In practically
ill sections The wheat crop which
sad begun to deteriorate was greatly.
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benefited and present indications,
according to the report, point to
ward satisfactory yields.
Tlanting of com has been com
pleted and most of the crop is well
cultivated. Early corn in South
Texas is beginning to mature. Cot
ton planting in all districts except
northwest Texas Is nearing comple
tion. and a considerable portion of
the crop, especially in the southern
half of the district, is chopped to a |
stand. Reports indicate, however,
that some replanting will be neces
sary since the early May rains.
Sand storms in West Texas on May
1 destroyed practically all the cot- j
ton which was up, says the report,
but subsequent abundance of mois
ture will enable farmers to do the
necessary replanting. Cotton in
South Texas has already begun to
square.
Texas fruit and berry crops prom
ise well, the review stated, prospects
pointing toward a 79 per cent full
peach crop despite damage result
ing from hail storms In April and
early May. The strawberry and
blackberry crops in East Texas
promise good yields. Movements of
fruit and vegetables from South
Texas already exceeds that of last
year by several thousand cars.
The fruit crop continues promis
ing in southern New Mexico.
While a slight increase was noted
in the number of business failures
in the district during April, the in
debtedness involved showed a fur- ;
ther decline from the previous
month, which the review said is a
significant in view of the com para
tively low mortality rate throughout |
the current year. There were 51 de
faults with indebtedness of $515,003
compared with 49 failures tn March
that owed $559,130. In April last
year there were 46 insolvencies with
indebtedness aggregating $1,283.- j
614.
Output of crude oil In the district
amounted to 24.480.070 barrels In
April, a reduction of 823.554 barrels
from the high level reached in the
previous month. Although the num
ber of completed wells was slightly
larger than in March, initial pro
duction was considerably smaller.
WHERE HOOVER WILL DELIVER MEMORIAL DAY TALK
President Hoover's Memorial Day message will be broadcast to the entire nation as he speaks in Arling
ton Amphitheater beside the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. Va. Photo shows a view of the
amphitheater, left, with inset of Hoover, and the Unknown Soldier's tomb, right.
There was 553 completions in April
of which 272 were producers of oil
yielding 126.689 barrels of new pro
duction compared to 548 completions ‘
in March that netted 281 producers
with an initial flow of 206,640 bar
rels.
Debits to individual accounts
of banks in principal cities
of the district declined 4.0 per cent
In April compared to March, but
showed a gain over the correspond
ing mont hlast year of 15.3 per cent.
The volume of acceptances executed
by banks and outstanding at the
close of April amounted to $4,103,
881 which reflected a further de
cline of $594 444 during April. Sav
ings accounts of 88 reporting banks
amounted to $148,039,855 on April 30,
representing a decline of 0.2 per cent
compared to March 31. but an in
crease of 9.7 per cent over those of
a year ago. Loans to member banks
increased during April and at the
close of the month amounted to
$22,525,972. which was $8.197737
greater than on March 31. Federal
reserve notes in actual circulation
at the clos£ of the month aggregated
$37,568,715.
Civic League of
Mission Installs
Park Lily Pond
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. May 30.—The Civic
league, a woman's organization here,
has Installed a lily pool in the city
park, in which has been placed some
very rare specimens, some of which
were imported from Europe, while
others were ordered from Califor- j
nla. These lilies are vari-colored j
from deepest red to purple, blue and
white, and are blooming profusely
within a month after planting.
The pool, which has a circum
ference of 130 feet, and a depth of
26 inches, is said to be the largest
in the Valley, and has been stocked
by Henry Duensing with minnows.
Benches are to be built immediately
for the benefit of those who wish
to loiter in the shade during sum
mer days Another pool is to be
built in the park later in the sea
son.
RAYS A BI RGLAR ALARM
LONDON —Invisible rays will be
used as a burglar alarm to guard a
rich display of old silver here.
Public Acceptance .
Proves Need For
Kelly Balloons
"There can be no question," says
Mr. Smith, of the Smith Sc Mer
chant. Harlingen, “of the need for
a super tire. The acceptance of
the Kelly Registered Balloon has
proved it. When this tire first
came out a short while ago. I only
stocked the sizes used by the high
priced cars. That's where I was
wrong.
"The motorist of today doesn’t
look upon changing tires on a rainy
day as a necessary evil, something
as inescapable as buying gas. And
this attitude isn't laziness on his
part, it is knowledge. Although it
Is easier to switch tires now than
in the old days, he knows it is also
unnecessary.
"The regular Kelly has earned
the reputation of being a remark
ably trouble-free tire, so when the
Kelly Registered Balloon was an
nounced. experienced motorists fig
ured it would be the last word in
tire satisfaction And they’re i
right.
“All classes of car owners are
anxious to equip with this new
tire and my service station at 211
North "A" street. Harlingen, is
fully stocked to meet the demand." j
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FIRE ALARM
BOXES GO UP
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Local System Expected To
Be Placed In Operation
In Near Future
Installation of the 100-box fire
alarm system here is nearing com
pletion with the boxes being placed
in the business district at present
All the remainder of the work,
stringing wire to all parts of the
city and installing recording equip
ment in the central and two sub
i stations, has been completed.
The boxes are being placed on
every block in the business district
and every other block In the out
lying residential sections. The sys
tem to be used here is one of the
latest developments of the Gamewell
company. The fire insurance key
rate is expected to be materially
lowered by the alarm system.
All alarms are recorded auto
matically. When a box Is pulled, its
number is recorded rapidly on a
tape In both the central station and
the two sub-stations. The time of
the alarm is automatically stamped
at the same time.
With the boxes numbered, con
siderably less trouble with streets
and street numbers Is expected
Heretofore, this has proved a stum
bling block, especially in the case of
West Brownsville. When the box
number is recorded, however, the
fire department will know exactly
where to go.
Each alarm recorded also sets off
a large gong In all three stations.
The system is expected to be in
complete operation within a month.
The only other system in the Valley
Is a smaller one at Edinburg.
Merritt Appointed
State Supervisor
Of Lower Valley
^Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. May 30—S. H
Herritt of this city, who has been
connected with the State-Federal j
Co-operative Vegetable Inspection
Service for the past five seasons has
been appointed state supervisor for
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Mr
Merritt had considerable ex-1
perience as an inspector of various
products over the state and comes
highly recommended as a very ca
pable man for the position.
W. A. Hilgeson. federal supervisor
who haa been handling the inspec
tion work on potatoes and tomatoes
this season will be transferred by
the TT. 8 department of agricul
ture to an assignment in another
state about June 1. leaving Mr. Mer
ritt in full charge of the work in
this territory.
DEARER. BEER FOR GERMANS
BERLIN—The tax on beer and;
alcoholic drinks is to be increased.
This will result in the price being!
increased.
AMENDMENTS
PROMULGATED
Two of Fruit Fly Quarantine
Made Effective Im
mediately
(Special to The Herald)
WASHINGTON. May 30.—Two
administrative amendments to the
Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine
have been promulgated by the sec
retary of agriculture. Arthur M.
Hyde, and made effective imme
diately. The full text of the de
partment's statement follows:
One of these provides for move
ment of interstate or foreign fruits
and vegetables entering the United
States through Florida ports. The
other extends the time for the
shipment interstate. of non-citrus
fruits and host vegetables from
protective zones in Florida up to
and including June 15, with special
provision for shipping grapes up to
June 30. 1520.
The provision for entry of for
eign fruits and vegetables, chiefly
bananas, at Florida ports, is to cor
rect an interpretation of the quar
antine as prohibiting movement of
all fruits out of the state except in
accordance with certain restrictions
as to destination and date. These
restrictions were intended to apply
only to fruit of Florida production.
The extension of time for mar
keting vegetable crops grown in
the protective zones of Florida is
necsesitated by the backward sea
son. Such extension is impera
tive if these crops are to be dis
tributed in commerce. A similar
situation exists in the case of the
crane cron.
This extension of time applies
only to areas in Florida designated
as protective zones, namelv, zones
which are believed, as a result of
intensive inspections, not to have
bene reached by the fruit flv. Such
action, it is contended, is further
lustified by the thorough clean-up
in all the infested areas in Florida
and in fart by the cooperation of
all interests in the state-wide
clean-up.
T exas-Oklahoma
Kiwanians Will
Attend Meeting
DENTON. May 30—^PWThe Tex
as-Oklahoma district of Klwanis In
ternational will be well represented
when the International meeting of
this organization convenes at Mil
waukee June 23. according to L. A.
McDonald, governor of the Texas
Oklahoma district, who said that re
ports of the district office here In
dicate rapidly increasing enthusi
asm among the clubs of the two
states in regard to the annual con
vention.
Nearly every club in the district
is planning to be reoresented. and
some of the clubs will send several
delegates The Texas delegation
will mobilize at Dallas and go by
special train to Kansas City, where
it will be Joined by the Oklahoma
delegation. A consolidated snecial
train will carry Kiwanians of the
two states to Milwaukee.
FUTW
Kills Flies
and
PLAN WATER
CONFERENCE
Tentative Program Announ
ced For Meet at A. A M.
On June 20-21
• Special to The Herald)
COLLEGE 8TATION, May 30 —
Tentative program Just announced
for the Southwest conference <?n
soil and water conservation, called
by Pres. T. O. Walton of the A.
Sc M. college of Texas to be held
at the Texas institution June 20-21.
discloses plans for what promises
to be a comprehensive and far
reaching group consideration of a
unified program to prevent water
run-off losses on farm land and
to preserve the soil fertility for the
growing crops.
Seven other southwestern states
have been asked to Join with the
Texas institution in the forthcom
ing conference, tnese being Okla
homa, Arkansas. Kansas, Louisiana.
Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado.
The president of the agricultural
college of each state has been asked
to designate a representative to
present the program of that state
for soil and water conversation. Di
rector A. B Conner of the experi
ment station. A. Sc M. college of
Texas, will outline the Texas pro
gram.
The land-grant or agricultural
colleges, state Institutions and de
partments and various industrial,
commercial and civic organizations
of the southwest interested in the
welfare of farming are to be repre
sented by specially named delegates
at the two-day conference. The
railways, fertiliser companies, re
gional chambers of commerce, seed
growers* associations, life insurance
companies, material supply con
cerns, the daily and agricultural
press as well as house organs ol
various concerns interested In agri
culture. agricultural organizations
research workers and others are ex
pected to have representation. In
this connection, attention has been
called to the fact that the confer
ence will be one of delegates rathei
than a general assembly.
Director O. B. Martin of the ex
tension service. A. Sc M college ol
Texas, will call the conference tc
order the morning of June 20 and
will present Pres. T. O. Walton ol
the college who will preside ai
chairman at the opening session
President Walton will speak at thii
initial session on "The Necessity ol
a Southwest Program of 8oll and
Water Conservation.'’ It is expected
that Dr. A. P. Woods, director ol
scientific work of the United 8tatea
department of agriculture, or Dr A
G. McCall, chief of soils investiga
tion. bureau of chemistry and soils
of the U. 8. D. A., will discuss "A
National Program of Research or
Soil and Water Conservation.” at
the opening session Congressman
Junes P. Buchanan, of Texas, mem
ber of the general appropriations
committee and sub-committee on
appropriations for agriculture of
congress has been invited to dis
cuss "National Legislation Pertain
ing to Soil and Water Conserva
tion."
Among the other speakers invited
are: W. 8. Barron. Bryan. Texas, i
speaker of the Texas house of rep
resentativse: Prank A. Briggs. Dal
las. editor Farm and Ranch; Judge
M. H. Gossett, president Federal
Land bank. Houston; Guy Blount.]
Nacogdoches. Texas; Homer D !
Wade, manager West Texas Cham- j
ber of Commerce; W. N. Blanton,
manager East Texas Chamber of
Commerce.
Banquet will be held the evening
of June 20.
CRIPPLE WINS IN SONG
BEDFORD. Eng —Miss Myrtle,
Needes. a cripple, who had to be;
helped to the platform, won the|
singing contest at the annual music j
festival.
LLD. FOR ACTRESS
EDINBURGH. — Edinburgh Uni- I
versity will confer the honorary de-1
gree of doctor of laws on Miss 8ybil j
Thorndike, the actress
... -TT.TnTT.
Arrange Poultry
Judging Contest
For Cameron Boys
(Special to The ■•raid)
SAN BENITO. May
ranfetner.ta for a poultry
contest to Cameron county
boys of the county art bstof ■*<§*,.
according to County Agent Henry
Alsmeyer
The comes: will P^he
t»*M about tha aSSl «f JE
will be held for the pearpssi
lee ting the county tsssa to
pate to the state contest
Present plans are to hoM t
teat here it was an——*.
STOP THAT ITCHING
Use Bins Star Seay, them apply
Blue Sur Remedy far Cessna. itch,
tetter, ringworm, yoiaaa aaa. 4as»
draff, children's sara*. e***h»4
hands, sora feat and mast farm# ef
itching skin diaaaee* It kill# gatms.
stops itrhiag. esaally rethaela# tha
skin to -health. Soap SSe; VI** tose
Remedy. flPO. Ash dre*gt#t.
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delicious. refre.hlng drink. tie. and get your rebate.
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! Originally paid in . $100,000.00
J' Increased from
earnings _ 150,000.00 $250,000.00
! ! Surplus fund earned .$250,000.00
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