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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
7
Bowed by Rome C Stephenson, the piece defends government supervision of banking as a public trust. It explains national banks fall under the Comptroller of the Currency, while state banks see similar oversight, and stresses depositor responsibility in choosing safe institutions.
A banker decries the bank deposit guaranty law as a snare and delusion arguing it encourages unstable banks, endangers solvency and deposit safety, and proves futile historically. He calls for strict supervision and territorial banking limits as the sane path.
A banker argues for a two system approach to United States banking. State charters preserve local control while national codes provide uniform standards. The balance allows banks to choose the charter that fits local needs without undermining federal structure.
Mr and Mrs Robert Adams and children of Houston visited friends here before returning home. John Marshall, longtime resident, visited last week. Miss Vickie Hunter of Gonzales visits sisters Mrs Earl Meeks and Mrs Ben Taylor. L F Buttrill trip to Alpine spent night with Wilsons. Ida Mae Burke hosts Mrs J J Passmore of Harlingen Mrs Jessie Passmore of Beeville and Mrs Roy Bloys family of Valentine. School opens Sept 10 with Prof D M Hopper superintendent and staff including Mrs George Wright and others.
Miss Nannie Burnam departed Friday for San Antonio where she will teach again. She has spent the summer here with festivities. Mrs. D W Collins and son D W Jr left for their home in Lordsburg New Mexico after a pleasant visit with her parents Mr and Mrs E H Todd.
The Prohibition Bureau of the Department of Justice reports enforcement results for the year ending June 30, 1931. It seized 1,893,000 gallons of illicit liquor, 5,000,000 gallons of beer, captured 21,375 distilleries, destroyed 27,800 beer fermenters, and took possession of 8,260 automotive impos sessions of 35.
Frank M. Setzler of the U S National Museum led a five man group into a two foot wide West Texas cave. They crawled through dust filled passages fighting bats rats scorpions and heat to excavate relics believed to predate basketmakers. The team recovered a primitive cradle matting baskets sandals and a child’s Mongoloid skeleton. Setzler says these remains differ from known Southwest tribes and may predate Christ era. A second fragment notes a Chicago divorce suit over a broken shaving mug.
Animals vary in life span from parrots to tortoises and elephants with lifespans between 200 and 300 years for some. Other notes describe a Liverpool verger thief, bottling party debris in a church, a Texas woman not wearing stockings, and a Mansfield England wedding conducted by Methodist relatives.
A monthly survey reported by the U S department of Agriculture shows over 300 coyotes and 19 red wolves slain by 70 men employed for predatory animal control in Temag. Forty eight bobcats and four mountain lions were taken, with J E Hearn noted for a notable haul on the Dallas Han ranch in Webb county.
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