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PAGE EIGHT MIAMI NEWS-RECORD MIAMI, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928" BUSINESS IS AT YEAR'S PEAK IN TENTH DISTRICT Rcrerve Bank Reports 1928! Volume Considerably Above That of 1927 KANSAS CITY. Nov. The Kansas City Fc-di-ral Keservo bank, in its monthly report, issued; last night, said a forwaril surge in industry, trade and hinkinp, which began in the Tenth Federal lie- serve district with the beginning; of fall, gained momentum during i October and has caiTiod th volume of business to the highest peak of the year and considerably above that of last year. The outstanding develoimient of the season was a strong demand for merchandise, said the report. which credited improvement in the agricultural and livestock industry with being responsible for the gen- i oral expansion in business.

I Floods Are Detriment While November floods retarded business in some sections, there was no general recession, the report said, and business was moy- ing toward the end of the year in record volume. "Distribution by continued the review, "was larger than in either September of this year or in October of last year. Trade at department stores and single line retail stores, located in cities, showed substantial trains over the preceding month and the same month last year. It was observed that, for the first time in many months, all of the leading lines of wholesale and retail trade advanced at the same time, showing uniformly large increases in the volume of sales. "Improvement in the agricultural and livestock situation accounted mainly for the expansion of general business.

With the crops practically all harvested, it was apparent from the official November reports this year's farm production exceeds the production of last year and is 7.5 percent above the average for the 10 years preceding this one. i "October brought a seasonal increase in movements of livestock to the markets, and a considerable revival in stock-feeding operations. "The production and distribution of commodities in the district was seasonally heavy in October- The output of pork and mutton at meat packing plants was larger I and of beef smaller than in the same month last year. The pro- duction of flour was the largest for a month since August and more than 10 percent above a year ago. 'The production and shipment of cement and lead ore, aid the activity of petroleum refineries, was greater than in the same month last year, while the output of crude oil, soft coal, and the shipment of zinc ore was not up to that of a year ago.

"Building permits issued during October in the leading cities was the largest monthly total since August, 1927, and the value of permits was the third largest of the year, though slightly less than in the same month last year. "Demand for bank credit in this regional district exhibited more than the customary fall activity, refecting heavy movements of farm products and livestock, expansion in distributive trude and a large industrial Civil War Veteran Has Experienced 112 Thanksgivings 1 he married again (his time a girl of 17. 1'espito the disparity in their WHS ovar 70 at the made a happy mar- i ripat 1 His wife, who is still liv- i ing, bore him 12 children. He and she and three unmarried daughters make their homr together. i Tranum's pet aversion is the ati- tomobile.

He has ridden in one only once, and he refuses to have anything to do with thorn. He prefers to xvalk. and says that he could walk much farther and tor if the automobiles didn't clut- tor up the roads so badly. "I'm just waiting: for the Lord to transplant me to another and better countrv," lit- says. But he is comfortable and happy in his extreme old age, and he will not believe that this Thanksgiving can possibly be his last.

TEST QUERN BEE'S JELLY KOR CURATIVE POWERS TORONTO, Nov. are to try to determine whether I the queen bee's royal jelly will pro- long human life. It is the substance that worker bees provide for the queen. J. I.

McArthur told the convention of Ontario beekeepers that he and others were col- lee' ing a supply for Dr. F. G. Bantirt, who is noted for insulin and Prof. H.

F. Jackson of the University of Toronto. Demonstration of Television in State NORMAN, Nov. interested in the "inside workings" of television, and those Interested in tho future developments in this latest method of the instant transfer of images, will have an opportunity to see the theories put into practice when the Oklahoma Academy of Science holds its annual meeting at Stillwater Nov. 30 to Dec.

1. Dr. J. 0. Perrine, assistant editor of "Bell technical journal, will be sent by the American Telephone and Telegraph pnnjr tr the academy faceting on Dec.

1, with four assistants to demonstrate television to scientists asembled there, says Dr. A. I. Or- tenburger of the University of Oklahoma zoological faculty, who is assistant secretary treasurer of the group. PROFESSOR HONORBD NEW HAVEN, Nov.

29. William Lyon Phelps, beloved by generations of Yale men and friend of Gene Tunney, largely through their interest in Shakespeare, has been made an honorary pastor of Calvary Baptist church, which he has attended for many years. 063 liver oil is rich in vitamins A ami D. GIFTS I GI I Strap Watches for men and women, Watches, Diamonds, Kings, Ladies' Meeker Bags, Bill Folds, Etc. Prices that will appeal to everyonej Aach Jewelry Co.

Across from Miami-Motor MIAMI Burvige Coleman Tranurn VANDERBILT STATUE TO GRACE RAIL TERMINAL NEW YORK, Nov. Vanderbilt is to adorn "the gateway to a continent" as the New York Central calls the grand central terminal. A 60-year statue of the founder of the road is to be removed to the station from the old freight depot at St. Johns park. Hatless and.

in fur overcoat, the commodore is depicted looking for new worlds of commerce to conquer. The statue is 17 feet high. The rug-making industry in Africa can be traced back to the days before the Roman occupation when the Berbers, inspired by Asiastic art, made carpets in designs and colorings similar to those woven at the present tme by the native tribes. By NEA Service WESTERXPOKT, Nov. 29 Coleman Tranum, the country oldest Civil war veteran, i is celebrating his 112th Thanksgiv-J ing he that year Thanksgiving is Letter than it was belory.

Born in Richmond, in IS 10, Tranum is still hearty and active. He is no sit-in-thc-corner old man, content to dodder about the fireplace with his memories; he pre- icrs to get out and see his friends. He counts them chief of his. Thanksgiving day blessings. "For all tlie things in tne world I'm thankful lor, bui.

my friends are my greatest comforts," he says. But 1 have so many ings they are beyond He taUXs in stilted, olci-fashioned phrases like that, this old man wiio has lived a doztn past the century murk. It's easy to understand why he does; alter all, he was a middie-aged man the Civil war l.roke out. Today's Young 1'coplu ''Young people today aren't at all says Tianum. -'Ihey should be even more thankful for the bounties of the earth than an old fellow like I an, that's just waiting lor a call to an unknown world." He casts his mind far back when you ask him to tell about the first Thanksgiving he can remember.

His mind deives back into the ciay.s before your grandfather was born; i then he says: "The first Thanksgiving I can recall wasn't such a pleasant one. 1 was at the home of old Martin Kneff near Harrisonburg, Va. Kneff had kidnaped me after my father and mother died. He was the meanest man on earth. "1 was only ten.

Every day he took me out to the stable, tied me to a beam and whipped me with a switch until the blood would run down my legs. Then he would rub salt and iwpper in the wounds. "The day before Thanksgiving, 1 had some fun, though. I a hare and had him for a rabbit, a bare. There used to be lots of them in Virginia, and they were better than any old turkey gobber ever expected to be.

And (iot Drunk, Too! "The Thanksgiving 1 re-call most vividly was in just after the svar. I took part in a rifle match and won nine turkeys, a quarter of beef and two geese. And 1 got drunk besides." He takes pleasure in telling about the old He has plenty to talk about; his i.i like a romance of America's youth, color' fu! with the. tang of a day that has been dead for many decades. When he was a tiny boy he went to a forest outside of Richmond with bis father to haul some wood.

The team bolted and their wagon overturned, pinning his father beneath it. The little boy scurried home, a distance of a mile, to tell his mother, who was sick in bed. She ran all the way to the wreck, found her husband dead, and collapsed. A few days later she, too, died. There were no relatives, and young Tranum became a homeless waif.

In a few days Martin Kneff appropriated him and gave him the kind of treatment Tranum has just described. £. few months of this was all the boy could stand; so one day he stole a knife and revolver and ran away. He hid in a wheat field for three days, living on wheat that he plucked on the spot. Once, Kneff, hunting for him, passed within a few feet of him without seeing him- Tranum says that if Kneff bad found him have shot him.

At that time, remember, he was ten years old. A few days later the boy met a teamster, told him his story, and was invited to ''come along and make your home with me." His wife gave the boy a good home. It was only a few years, however before the untamed and unschooled youngster ran away and took to wandering again. Children 90 and 18 For a long time he was a homeless wanderer. Eventually lie settled down in Westernport, learned the carpenter's trade, and at the age of '22 married.

His first wife, during the years of their marriage bore him 21 children. Where these children are now be does not know. The oldest, be says, is nearly 90 years old, and the his second 18. He was -15 when the Cinl war broke out. Ho enlisted in the Union army and served throughout the struggle.

His most vivid recollection centers about July 1, 2, and 3, when his regiment took an active part in the battle of Gettysburg. General George Meade, who commanded the Union army in that engagement, is bus greatest hero- He admits that Kobert 10. Ix-e was a capable general, but say.s only, "he had to be to keep up with Meade." Marries Girl of 17 After the wur Tranum returned to Westernport and resumed bis old occupation. Half a century ago his wife died and a. few years later Th The Celebration of an ksgiving Thanksgiving time is a good period to check up on ourselves.

Jf you haven't much to be thankful for this year, see to it you have more next year. Haven't you noticed that the fellow who seems to enjoy Thanksgiving best is the thrifty fellow with a bank account? A bank account, especially a Savings Fund, seems to brace a fe'llow up so that he forges ahead and does things for himself. Yes, indeed, he has more to be thankful for. Ottawa County National Bank 'Through Service We Grow' MIAMI OKLA, DOODQl IDDDDDC A i rday, Dec. Ccme tc Toyland, Saturday.

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