Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 10

VALLEY MORNING STAR Tuesday, February 13, I 945 Valley Business and Industrial Review Dignity, Consideration Mark Local Funeral Home Service Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Home Official Here To Conduct Survey Bv Ltisc G. RoWJiiiS vuicc uilh re- formauon to paying out tn by her contemporanepoliciet A man. to the V.ue> OPFRATIO.NS CASE HISTOKV HLK to die the comparatively that same soirit for 'UC- Kreidler-Ashcrait has gone lar ase of 60. remained here 21 beyond the usual funeral home loneer aJid thereby not only com- buMness" 1 of pletely nullified his attending phy- carried out bv her up a case history file Here of a premature J. instant i death but craft, who abbly assists her hus- mat.o« prediction of lished the first number bus- inesji firms today ftand as Valley-mide monuments to his Kreidler Funeral Homes.

operating the Kreidler- funeral the Ashcraft Funeral Home in HarUn- is lach indT gen. Ashcraft, aviated witnito the file envelope for mdi- Kreidler Funeral Homes for ten! vidual a copy of the death founder was Harry Kmdler. with certificate, newspaper clippinRs at the age of 60. came to Maynard Kreid- ferpng to the Allen from Kewanee. Illinois to McAllen, acquired the personal and Impend what his doctor had dcsie- Funeral Home in Har- Particulars, names of the as Hs -'last few in fXral and their relationship to the de- the peace and sunshine of the P.io embalmer hif staff m- cea.sed.

rallbearcrs and other fact. eludes not only Mrs. Ashcraft, a of interest funeral director, but Mill another associate. Jim Hepner. U- "are totally unfamiliar censed director and embalmer.

'be data that is necessary to fill Crande Valley health improved lapidly and before much time had elapsed lie had listened to the pleas of kis neighbors to conduct one funeral At that time McAllen and the surrounding communities lacked a single funeral director. Before long he was right back into the swing of his youth and under his guiding hand the business was rapidly expanded. Krelder died only ftmr years ago after watching finn grow beyond his fonde.n expectations. Mrs. Kreidler.

a pioneer in her own right, still resides in Illinois mhere she is a spirited member of the community and at the age of 81 has not slackened her pace. To her goes the imique distinction of having been the first woman to hold an office in the Illinois Funeral Directors Associataon herself a licensed funeral director and embalmer, she was elected vice-president of that firganizaticMi way back when women. like children, were regarded us something to be and not She quickly scotched that idea and proved a keen-witted puiding factor in the state organi- McLain Buys Interest In Henderson Drug Co. airrtiur ana out the death certificate and ire- To Ashcraft goes credit for have to consult the family novation of many business prac- for ne- innovation of many business prac tices that all add up to the same answer: increased service. One hundred dollars or a thousand dollars.

the cost of the funeral makes no difference the type of cour- Bible or other records for the ne- ce.ssary The certificate includes not only the full name of the place of death. length of residence! the type of cour-. death occurred, social secur- teous goes into every; number, primary- as well as phase of planning irom the time causes of the death the telephone rings for the -death personal and statistical Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Worn e. located at 209 Jackson. iiarlinKen.

owned and operated by fi. Ashcraft of HarlinKen and Maynard Kreidler of McAllen. This is one of four Kreidler iz funeral homes, others being located at McAllen. Mission and Edinburg. The original Valley Kreidler firm was founded by the late Harry Kreidler 25 years ago in McAllen.

ago, has not announced any plani for the future. The A o. dudes the sex. color or race, age feased is incl tincludins years, months, days, itjes- taUw hours and minutes place of birth, of identification th marital status, or busi- l.k KOD.4K FfXISHIXG Fastest Service in The Copies Frames Holbrook Studio 122 W. Jackson Hartingen.

Texas We Give Personalized Service And AtTHOElZED FLEXFORM SHAPDrO FOR DRESSES WE WELCOME SERVICE MEN AMERICAN CLEANERS 211 E. Vaa Baren Street Harlingm. Texas cair until the last death certificate is notarized and on its way to the State Department of Health in Austin. DEATH mariiai siaius, inousirj- or ousi- arp like- Initial consideration of record in which engaged, name of information keepmg on deceased persons is mother, (including maiden the death certificate. Necessary birthplace of mother and father agencv data for the form is gatheml by The same form also shows the the home the funeral home with the least place and time of burial.

m-orry and bother possible to mem- V. A. BENEFITS bers of the deceased fam-j An innovation of the two bers of ilv. This form is filled out in years on the death certificate Li quadruplicate-one copy going to! the record of military ice ren- ould Uie city in Harlingen, dered by the deceased. This form.

Miss Frances Payne, or to the pre- on the back of the regular certifi- rightfully enin eo. cinct justice of the peace if the' cate, includes the name of the or- the consideration of tne death occurs outside the city lim- ganization in which the funeral home that carries the deep- its, another copy to the county was rendered, the serial number of est meaning for people time or registrar of vital statistics, a third jiapers or adjusted ser- Ashcraft copy to the Bureau of Vital Sta- vice certificate, post-office address in listing numerous services that tistics, Texas Department of and name of next of kin or of next are provided by the funeral and the fourth copy is kept in a friend. This information, upon be- From the time the funeral hoiw permanent file by the funeral Ing received by the State Health is called no detail is home. It is of invaluable aid in Department at Austin, is then to relieve the affected transmitted to the Veterans Ad- detailed tasks. The funeral home The A.

then to memberr of the sum of $1(X) to the the family out-of-town, keep- that amount for burial of veterans record not only of the relative being provided for under the Vet- and friends sending flowers but erans Administration. description of the particular flow- Af rXIDENTIFIED DEAD contacts the DulinOl KvCOlQ Ul In the event persons are buried furnishes cars fof I i i without their true identity being for not only 111 known this fact is also set forth III HH in special space on the certificate, bearers as well, music, and countless other unan- numerous instances: e. supplying insurance companies with in- J. B. Ashcraf JENKIN'S Automotive Service 213 N.

Commerce Phone 1001 Repairing Hydraulic Brake Specialists Storage Gasoline Oils Washing Ltibrication Compare Our Rate and Service Texas Rings Up Dorothy Kreidler Ashcraft New Bank Buys Courthouse Annex N. TBUCKSl TRUCKSl TRUCKS! At Hie Prices In A 1 Priced COLLIN'S USED CAR LOT Strrrt Uarlinfeii. Texas HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE Complete Coverage for The Entire In One Hospital Room. Surgical Expense, Ambulance X-Ray. Medtcine, Aoesth- etic Iron Lung Oxygen Tent Identification Benefits.

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Bnren St. Phone 106S Harlingen Texas ticipated details attendant to the service. EDIXBURG-Sale of the Hidalgo county courthouse annex, a build- Texa.N rang up a record of pros- south of the main coun- perity in 1944 unequalled in its ty buildings in Edinburg, to the annaU preordini? to reuort new Edinburg State Bank Sc Trust Kreidler- Ashcraft i. a member If Company a price of $75.999. has of the Valley wide Burial Associa- i been announced by the county com- tion whose member- now have Texas Bureau of Business Research, over three million dollar in bur- business failure was re- V.

F. Neuhaus. Mission banker. insurance in effm The and trustee for the new Edinburg ization is the second largest banking firm, purchasing the two- a.ssociation of its type the state while new domestic corpora- brick structure for the new of Texas. tions and 169 foreign corporatioi' TTie building was orig- SHIPMENT OF were chartered.

inally constructed for a bank, the If the body of the deceased per- Liability of the lone com- later purchasing it for son is to be elsewhere for and l.a- burial it also the work of the former American State Bank funeral home to make all arrange- of the nine failures reported Trust of this city in 1936 Since ments with the railroad for trans- during 1943 was $27,000 each, the then it has been used partly for portation. provide the family with Bureau statisticians report. county offices and partly for rental train schedules, etc. Once manda- In 1943 Texas chartered 444 new space. torv that at least one person tc- domestic corporations and 107 for- Tlie new bank plans to open later company a body shipped for bur- eign corporations.

New domestic month. ial, this ruling has since been firms were capitalized in 1944 at ------------------------revoked by the railroads, Ashcraft as compared with said. but two first class tickets are 196.000 in 1943, requided. In the case of military personnel an enlisted man or offi- taken care to a great ex- cer of rank equalling the debased funeral home always accompanies the body. wish of each person leaders are soliciting subscriptions Funeral home service to the fam- that the memories of a be- for a building for use of both Girl ily of a deceased persan does not loved member of the family be and Boy Scout troops.

Sponsored end with burial, it was explained, remembered for beauty and digiri- b.v the Mission Lions Club, the sub- Such problems as insurance col- Ashcraft pointed out, it is scription campaign is directed by lections, which inevitably entail a to this goal of that we J. F. Ewers and David G. Wood, large amount of detail, including plan every detail of a funeral ser- A minimum goal of $3.500 filling out various necessary forms, vice. been set.

R. C. of Dallas, senior representative of the Xational Housing Authority, spent Tuesday in Harlingen conferring with Chamber Commerce Manager Joe Mock and other interested officials regarding the acute housing shortage in the city. Harlingen, now under consideration for inclusion in the H-2 building program, which would permit construction of homes within a certain cost range, is rated by the NHA as a Previously COC Manager Mock had compiled an extensive brief concerned not only with the current housing shortage, but tracing the M. McLain, form- building trend of the city for the past ten vears.

This brief was sup- employee of the Henderson plied to the NHA in support of the Store, 324 Texas avenue, has pur- contention that a program chased a one-half interest in the enlarging present facilities was fim, from A. J. Castleberry, critically needed. McLain, formerly employed at the Meanwhile Harlingen landlords Drug for over two years, who wish to convert existing dwell- m. has been a druggist with the Mc- ing structures into additional units may receive authorization without Allen Drug for past three year.

restrictions, so far as materials are McLain have just corn- obtainable, according to informa- pleted purchase of a home on Tenth tion released by the regional office street and Indiana Avenue and will of the NHA at Corpus Christi. This move here from McAllen soon, is a move designed to meet in some who came to Wesla, measure the current housing short-, co from Potrland. Oregon a year age. PRIORITY R.4T1XG A priority rating for necessary materials and equipment may be obtained through application to the Federal Housing Administration San Antonio, a constituent of the NHA. The NHA and War Production Board only recently have reached an agreement under which enough materials will be made available to permit conversions in connection I with the limited new construction program.

This program is designed to relieve the housing shortage for resident war w'orkers and to meet individual hardship cases. Under the agreement the NHA must designate areas" I where the conversions are needed and must clear with urgency wherever such committees are active. Harlingen is one of the over-crowded cities which have been so designated L-41 ORDER STANDS The new provisions to take care I of remodeling and conversions are not the result of any change in WPB Conservation Order L-41, however, it was pointed out. The $200 limit on remodeling of a dwelling unit in any calendar without priorities and the $1,000 limit for an apartment building or other types of residence housing six or more families still apply. It is necessary, therefore, to obtain FHA approval before beginning any conversion projeci.

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