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rvuo l|e fcralD anil Jets, f i Satsrod at tb? PostofSc* at Now- : wry, 3. C., at 2nd class mattar. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. ! < Tuesday, March 21. 1922 ~ jJ The editor of the Abbeville Press; and Banner has been writing about starvation, and intimates that there: I is possibility of real want in that county in the near future. Of course there is no necessity for any one in this section of the country suffering ^ for sometnmg to eat. t?ut it is just as the editor says in the closing par-j agraph of the last editorial on the j subject, "Of course there is a remedy, Bank No. 395. Statement of the Condition of the BANK OF WHITMIRE j Located at Whitmire, S. C., at the close of business March 10, 1922. Resources. Loans and discounts $485,299.07 J Overdrafts 98.76 1 Bonds and stocks owned j by the bank 2,750.00! Furniture and fixtures .... 3,091.13', Banking house 3,756.46 : Due from banks and ! bankers 25,804.31 i Cur ncy ^.637.00 ? ! -i -jlt ; Oliver ana otner minor 1< coin 1,037.06 Checks and cash items .... 459.59 Insurance department .... 2,000.00 j ^ Total $526,933.98' Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 J Surplus fund 15,000.00 j Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 16,913.13' Due to banks and bankers 5,168.63; 2 Dividends unpaid 46.00 ; Individual deposits subject | < to check 257,025.50 j' Savings d e - I; posits 1,717.80 l Time eertifi- > cates of deposit 73,228.-38 \ Cashier's ji checks 334.54 332,306.22, Bills payable, including certificates for money rowed 107,500.00 Total $526,933.98 State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss. Before me came W. R. Watson, cashier of the above named bank,; who, being duly sworn, says that thei above and foregoing statement is ai x -J? ZJJ 1 1. i irue conaition ox saiu u?hk., shown by the books of said bank. W. R. Watson. Sworn to and subscribed before! me this 17th day of March, 1922. j T. P. Youne:, Notary Public. ! Correct Attest: M. E. Abrams, W. C. Scott, Jno. L. Miller, Directors. Bank No. 231. Statement of the Condition of the n a mir ar hah inn daim ur rujfuuuA Located at Pomaria, S. C., at the close of business March 10th, 1922. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $ 91,640.10 Overdrafts 1,211.30 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 690.04 Furniture and fixtures .... 1,984.06 J Banking house 1,238.50 I Due from banks and bankers G.S31.90 | Currency 2,348.09 Silver .and other minor co*n 714.62 Checks and cash items .... 2,101.18 If Total $108,859.79 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in 15,000.03 Surplus fund G.000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and f noi/J 1 O O A uacw pa:u J. y%/ *j%/ m-wz Due to banks and bankers 2,252.87 Individual deposits subj e c t to c neck $3b,211.38 Savings deposits 41,145.72 C a s h i e r's checks 286.48 N 77,047.58 Bills payable, includingcertificates for money j borrowed 6,000.00 j t l Total $108,859.79 j State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss: Before me came John C. Aull, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the !? above and foregoing statement is a ; true condition of said bank, as shown | by the books of said bank. John C. Aull. J Sworn to and subscribed before j mp this 16th dav of March. 1922. i Thomas A. Setzler, j Notary Public for S. C. Correct attest: Z. T. Pinner, R. H. Hipp, Thos. E. Hentz, Directors. but what availeth the remedy if nobody will take it?" There is only one remedy for this section, and it is the only one that will avail anything worth while, and f Uo* 4- r\ f U a nl f o f niai 10 piavuLC uic llick^ we have been preaching for many years, and that many others have Statement of the Condition of FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK Located at Little Mountain, S. C., at the close of business March 10, 1922. Resources. Loans and discounts $131,606.93 Overdrafts 5,948.72 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank . -2,350.00 Furniture and fi^ ires.... 1,972.97 Banking house 1,700.14 Due from banks and bankers 2,883.18 Currency 9,952.00 Silver and other minor coin | 158.89 Total $154,572.83 Liabilities. Capital Stock Paid In ....$ 20,000.00 Surplus Fund 10,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 4,2-31.07 Dividends unpaid 129.60 Individual deposits subje c t to check $49,437.52 Time certifir cates of deposit 25,918.24 C a s h e ir's 1? OO/? 4A cnecKs oiu.iv 76,182.10 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed 44,000.00 Total $154,572.83 State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss. Before me came W. A. Counts, :ashier of the above named bank,' who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a :rue condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. A. Counts. Sworn to and subscribed before ne this 18th day of March, 1922. J. C. Wessinger. Notary Public. Correct Attest: J. M. Sease, J. B. Derrick, J. K. Derrick, i Directors. Charter No. 6994. Report of Cor PEOPLES M at Prosperity, in the State of Sou: on March 10, 1922. Resoi 1. a Loans and discounts, including (except those shown in b and < 2. Overdrafts, unsecured 4. TT. S. Government securities owi a Deposited to secure circulate par value) b All other United States Gcve; ities Total U. S. Government securit 5. Other Bonds, stocks, securities. ( 6. Banking house, $1,350.00; furni 7. Real estate owned other than bai 8. Lawful reserve with Federal Rei 10. Cash in vault and amount due fi Total of Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14. Cheeks on -banks located outside bank and other cash items 15. Redemption fund with U. S. Tre: Treasurer Total Liab 17. Capital stock paid in 18. Surplus fund 19 .Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest am 20. Circulating notes outstanding ... 25. Cashier's checks on own bank ou Total of Items 21, 22, 24, am Demand deposits (other than bank i serve (deposits payable within 2G. Individual deposits subject to c] 30. Dividends unpaid Total of demand deposits (oth? deposits) subject to Reserve, iter 29, 30, and 31 Time deposits subject to :eserve (p subject to 30 days or more notice ; 34. Other time deposits Total of time deposits subject tc 32, 33, 34, and 35 39. Bills payable (including all oblig borrowed other than rediscounts 40. Notes and bills rediscounted, incl .banks and foreign bills of exch dorsement of this bank Total State of South Carolina, County of 1 I, L. W. Bedenbaugh, Cashier swear that the above statement is t belief. Subscribed and sworn to before i Correct?Attest: J. A. C. Kibler, T. A. Dominiek, S. A. Quattlebaum, Directors. , been preaching as well, and that is I for the farmer to gTow just a little !more than he needs to do all the ani imals on the farm and then all the ! cotton he can grow. This doctrine j has been preached for many years. i Bank No. 256 Statement of the Condition of the j FARMERS BANK ; Located at Chappells, S. C., at the j close of business March 10, 1922. RESOURCES ; Loans and discounts $62,044.47 1 fitrov/i vis f fc 24.07 j Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 2,400.00 ' Furniture and fixtures .... 1,500.00 ; Banking house 2,000.00 Due from banks and bankers 5,S40.89 Currency 1,151.00 Gold 247.50 Silver and other minor coin 1,087.60 Checks and cash items 297.86 Total $76,605.39 LIABILITIES ! Capital stock paid in 15,000.00 i Surplus fund 4,000.00 'Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 3,531.23 Dividends 25.00 Individual deposits subject to check 29,019.31 ; Time certificates of posit 24,131.98 ; Cashier's checks 895.87 ? - ??,/> nAf, OA Total JjiVO,Duo.oy | STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry. Before me came E. L. Cook, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the ; books of said bank. E. L. Cook, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before I me this 18th day of March, 1922. A. P. Coleman, ; Notary iJut>iic. jCorrect attest: Jno. B. Scurry, W. 0. Hollo way, J. L. Holloway, Directors. Reserve District No. 5. ulition of The f iTIGNAL BANK th Carolina, at the Close of Business irces. ; rediscounts, :) $442,028.90 1,277.70 led: >n (U. S. bonds $ 6,250.00 rnmeiit secur- j 35,000.00 ies 41,250.00 i ;;c.: 15,175.00 j ture and fixtures, $1,300 2,650.00 j iking house 8,510.22 j servo bank 15,346.42 rom national banks 5,773.87 13 $ 6,773.87 of city or town reporting 1,283.53 1 insurer and due from U. S. 312.50 $533,608.23 ilities. $ 25,000.00 25,000,00 $ 13,717.65 i taxes paid .... 2,095.80 11,621.8o 6,250.00 tstanding 885.02 i 25 885.02 dsposits) subject to re30 days): neck 88,748.36 68.00 er than bank ii 26, 27, 28, 88,816.31 ayable after 30 days, or and postal savings): 316,217.78 reserve, items 316,217.78 ations representing money ) 33,000.00 uding acceptances of other ange or drafts sold with in 26,817.22 $533,608.23 dewberry, ss: of the above named bank, do solemnly rue to the best of my knowledge and L. W. Bedenbaugh, Cashier, ne this 18th day of March, 1922. E. W. Werts, Notary Public. t: * . V. J-V'.'V. '/.V - nr 1 SStir-. and it has been a free gospel. In or-'s der to accomplish results from this ^ gospel requires work, and then some i more work. No relief can come from I meetings and organizations, and nei- j ther can it come from legislative j enactment. It must come from hard j work and the practice of economy and \ then some more work and some more! t economy. It is a simple gospel. Xa- j j ture has greatly favored this partic- r ular section in which we live. The i climate is fine and the seasons are t all that any one could suggest, anaje the soil is produc-tivie, and all it needs ' * is the application of hard work and t the exercise of economy and the ap- i plication of a little common sense. j i ?, jt A correspondent in the Anderson Jt Daily Mail gets off the following: ^ "Some of Anderson's good citizens j say they don't believe that the boll j weevil is going to damage our cotton j crop this year. Old Noah had a; crowd knocking on his door after it1 was 'shot' and the rain began to pour, j They never did believe in floods." Moral: Plant plenty to grow; enough to eat and then some cotton, I but don't rely too strongly on cotton , this year. If you don't have plenty . to eat the door may be shot against you as it was against those who did not believe in floods. _ * * i A white man over in Anderson within five days after his release from the chaingang for bootlegging was caught with 50 gallons of the ????????????????? 1 Bank No. 57. ! Statement of the Condition of COMMERCIAL BANK j Located at Newberry, S. C-, at the close of business March 10, 1922. Resources. Loans and discounts ....$ 843,416.70 i Overdrafts 7,494.20 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 140,950.00 Other real estate owned 27,250.00 Due from banks ' and bankers ^ 32,622.03 Currency 37,261.00 Silver and other minor j ,a 1 si ~c\ L \J 1I1 1jJ.Ui.UV Checks and cash-items .. 2,335.32 | Total $1,005,480.81 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in....$ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 50,000.00 Undivided profits,; less current expenses and taxes paid ...... 80,004.63 ' Due to banks and tankers 3,209.50 Dividends unpaid (567.00 Individual r depos i t s su bj e c t j -i v l n a /? Jl J 9* r% I 10 cnecK ....zuo,<*.43.00 Sa v i n g s deposits ....607,561.43 Time certifica t e s of deoosit 5,850.00 C a s hiere checks *?43.69 910,699.G8 Total $1,095,480.81: State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, ss. Before me came J. Y. McFall cash-' ier of the above named bank, who,; being duly sworn, says that the above. and foregoing: statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by i the book? of said bank. . J. Y. McFall. ! Sworn to and subscribed before! mo this 16th day of Mirrh, 1922. J. B. Hunter, 1 Notary Public, i Correct Attest: Z. F. Wright, F. Z. Wilson. L. W. Floyd, , Directors. i ????????????? Will bui good Mi Will be at J am tuff plving his old trade. A chain be j rang sentence did not have many ter-; ors for him. S KNIGHTHOOD STILL IN FLOWER IN NEWBERRY?! . ?* ? a ' Knighthood is still in flower to a 'ery, very large majority in New- aL >erry, of which we have abundant ar 1 ' f )roof. - But to the .*erv few who ar? I u p, sot or are under a false impression,! V magining that I am interested in hem?those whom I dn rnt know or ividenced by their impertinent and |ar >old conduct as I pass on business on i he street?I only say that it is as 1 i mwelcomed as it is uncalled for and i mdesired. That beyond a desire to j se >e polite to all, I do not feel any in-: SI erest in any one. I have no reason ' of o be, and to avoid unpleasantness: in merely say to those under a wrong | go mpression that any rudeness will not: in i c The Nation New From Report to the Cc tion at the Loans and Investments U. S. Bonds Cash and due from bar Capital Stock Surplus and Undivide* Circulation . Deposits Dividends Unpaid Bills Payable Rediscounts Good Banking is Gc tion in the World is a ( i . rignt. You get Real Servic< B. C. Matthews, T. K President State, Memb j Mules of? jles, and br can uee ^cCullough's Sta 3 Saturday, Man i tolerated. A. Young Woman. : ? ? Death of Mrs. Alewinc Mrs. Walter Alewine, after a lin ring illness at her home in Silver reet, died on Saturday afternoon 2:45 o'clock, at the age of 65 years,! id was buried at Ebenezer Sunday 1 it * -1 _ -1- : . . i ' ternoon at i o ciock, service cy jvs. T. F. Subc-r and G. F. Clarkson. i le leaves a husband, three sons and le daughter?Messrs. John, Joseph id James and Mrs. Julia McCul-j ugh, all of the county. I i "Let Ford do it," seems to be the ntimem of the public as to Muscle ; loals. When it comes to that sort; thing the people have more faith Henry Ford than they have in the; vernment or in any other man I!v-1; * l 1844 ondensed Statement of ial Bank of berry, South Carolina >mptroller of the Curre close of business March Resources. iks and U. S. Treasury . Liabilities, d Profits >od Business. The Bes lood Bank. Come in a 3 at our Bank. . Johnstone, W. W. Cr Vice President Cash County and City Deposi er Federal Reserve Syst anNnraDBHaHb1" I iVIiil ?L 4f J> M J my kind f ingyour p] them. ble in Newberr :h 24th and 25i A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature to prohibit "paid professional reformers." Such a law is needed, of course, but if the bill should be passed some court would projably declare it unconstitutional. There is always a chance, as the Clin rtKcoruoc tViaf tVlP DitHliliUl C uun v world will survive in -spite of those who wring their hands and wonder why the world doesn't do something. The chap who spends his spare time on the street corners watching the girls go by may amount to something some day, but the chances are against him. It is to be hoped that Mr. Will H. Hays will bring about a greater improvement in the moving pictures than he secured in the postal service. / I Newberry ' ncy showing condi- 1 10th, 1922 $1,446,320.15 I 100,000.00 m** ma 23 1VU)*VWIMW > $1,649,428.38 $ 100,000.00 j 59,424.62 f 1 $ 100,000.00 1,011,660.07 74.67 48,300.00 i 329,969.02 i? $1,649,428.38 * Rnsinoce rinniifif. L LfUOllxwu ? nd let us . start you J \ omer, F. G. Davis, ^ der As3t. Cashier itory :cm ? BBflBSflBBSSBBBBBHOnnW 9 * -ft Dr cash; j , lugs; we * y, Friday, th. 5 n