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“BE MODERN” The modern arv—Mail by airplane—Conversa tion by telephone—Messages by radio—Mass production in manufacturing—Up-to-date meth ods in retail merchandising—Money In the bank Instead of In the cracker Jar. An institution like ours as executor and trustee un der your will. The prompt and efficient settling of your estate. The proceeds of your life insurance and your property left in trust with us for your heirs. Sound investments made for them through our Trust Department. Regular income paid to them as you direct us. This is the modern way of leaving yorr money af fairs. It has the endorsement of modern business men everywhere. Call and Consult Our Trust Officer Capital and Surplus, $500,000.00 MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK BR.OW N 5 VILLE ••TEXAS.* ? rv a Classified Ad FRUIT FLY BATTLE IS ADVANCED TO NATIVE BORDER OF MEDITERRANEAN ,—— - ■, sL WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. (/Ph Warring hosts against the Mediter ranean fruit fly are advancing to attack the enemy on Its own terri tory—countries bordering the Med iterranean sea. The motor yacht Utowana has left with Allison V. Armour, weal thy New York patron of science and collaborator of the department of agriculture, and Prof. H. J. Quayle. University of California entomologist as leaders In the at ' tack. The boat, affording rapid move ment. is equipped on board for scientific study of collected mate rial. A brief survey of the fruit fly situation will be made in the Bermudas and the Azores, with the main work to be carried on in the important citrus area on the Medi terranean coast. The brunt of the attack will be carried by Valencia, Spain, after which other Mediterranean areas will be taken up in succession with stops at important points. Study is expected to occupy the remainder of 1939. and during the winter months Professor Quayle may carry the work to South Africa to cover fruit fly economics and behavior during the fruit harvest ing months of January, February and March. The expenses of the survey, while (Continued on page S.) FLY-TOX ; ... is imitated by many, but t there is none “just as good.” Refuse to accept substitutes. M II Prof. H. J. Quayle (upper right) wUl le;ui an attack on the Mediter ranean fruit fly In its native regioona. An indication of the strict quarantine imposed on Florida fruit this spring is shown below, with national guardsmen examining confiscated fruit.. The larva stage of the pest Is shown at lower right. “THE BEST MOTOR OIL IN THE WORLD” •* Is this an extravagant claim or a plain statement of fact? i W~E have long hesitated to say that we believe Pennzoil to be the finest and most economical lubricating oil you can buy. Yet what else is there to &ay? Consider these facts: (1) Pennsylvania fields are universally accepted as the source of the best crude for the manufacture of • the finest lubricating oil; (2) Pennzoil is refined from Pennsylvania crude of supreme quality—and nothing else; (3) It is made by the world’s largest refiners of pure Pennsylvania oil; the refining methods employed ♦ * 35* a quart This teal it more than a pledge of 100% Pure Pennsylvania. It is ourguoranttt to you of Bight* 0rtdt Crud* 0*i n Quality finished Motor Oil. being the most advanced In existence—the famous Pennzoil process; (4) Pennzoil lasts twice as long as ^ ordinary oils — is more economical regardless of price. / We would not for a moment imply that there are not good Pennsylvania oils other than Pennzoil. Our state ment is simply a guide to the motorist who wants to be certain of obtaining highest quality Pennsylvania oil. * % Pennzoil is sold from Maine to California. Look for the Pennzoil sign. The man that displays it believes in quality merchandise. He is a good man to deal with. Important Values On Smart New Fall Merchandise! Save Now! “NEW DRESSES Show Feminine Tendencies in Softer Lines Than Is a grace about Fall dress fashions that is Irre sistible. When you see them you will want one of these very smart dresses immediately ... to wear on your vaca tion, if you haven't already had one ... or to wear on the stmt tight now •,• you feaQy must see them I Women, Misses end Juniors Black satin is particularly effective in the fashioning of these charm ing, feminine fathiooe • .. cantos crepe is another favorite of the season •,. in black and rich shades of brown, blue and green. The prices for these early arrivals range from HATS For Fall Have New Line* Felt Velvet Velout Smooth-finish, supple mete riel* art used to fashion the •ew hats because they drape and tuck i« soft, becoming line*. The hat silhouette for fall it individualized and mors elabor ate than for several season* Saa tbe new ones from $2.98 to $4.98 Dresses Styled in the Smartest Fall Manner By their line you shall know the onr dresses this season • • • for dipping hemlines, swathed hiplines and fluttering drapes and tiers are important high lights of Fashion . * . these do tails appear on smart new dresses for only Women, Misses end Juniors Black attic and canton crepe in black and colon fashions most of the smartest dresses among these early arrivals • • • select from them for immediate and Fall needs. % * *■* • *» -%• '* Presenting Smart i New Ci >ats For Fall and Winter Coats with flares • • • coats with tunics • • • smart new straight line models . • • they are all here • # . in clever versions of the mode for a new season ... as sembled for your early ... and thrifty selec tion. For Women For Misses For Juniors 1 $24-7S ■HHH.___ Chiffon Hose Of Lovely Sheenies* $1.49 rin€» frfTQ icxnxrc inno to to* ... * pure silk to the top chiffon hose with plcot edge ... in shades to harmonize with your Fall en semble. No. 447 Semi-Sheer Pure Silk Hoae $1.49 A fine gauge stocking , . ■ silk to the top and full-fash ioned. Comes in STery smart shade. X -A A Pure Silk Stocking for 98c Imagine it! A fufl-faah loned pure silk stocking with mercerized top end sols ... und it comes In s selection mi smart shades.