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^ ;M- -*- ' *' ^ ^Bl (0Hr* ^ ^jjjjr v i. v? RHMHB % ; MBf*i Sy5IB^y^v : HH^iKs ' # VSfjH " _ # HI-'; ^JWJPSK* ; f- ;- VW| HBT^I W&j&3Ss*1^. MKT P f The Fort^Mtll Times 4 I I 1 ?.. . i. ?-. ^ , : ^. '.. '. '? * - . L - .-.s. '-. l &} . *, -- >... - '* .' Ht ? ....... - -> , : . . , . ... : *W'""' ' " '"' '" ' |f gitabiishad in 1551. r0?T 8 C' THUB8DAY, NOVBMBBR 27, 1916 . i BAD OUTLOOK FOR I COTTONJIL MILLS j& fuel famine beginning to st prove embarra83ing to cotton seed crushers. % APPEAL MADE TO GOVERNOR President of Crustier# Association Bays Serious Loss Is Imminent and Advance In Price of Fats. Hartsvllle.?Fuel shortage In South Carolina is beginning to prov,e embarrassing to cotton seed crushers in South Carolina. J. J. Lnwson of Hartsvllle. president of the South Carolina Cottonseed Crushers Association, sent a telegram to Governor Cooper, emphasizing that many of the mills have a supply of fuel for only a few days more. Mr. Lawton urged j the governor to appeal to Dr. Garfield, federal fuel administrator In Washington, and In compliance with Mr .Lawton's request. Governor Coop- , er sent a telegram to Dr. Garfield asking that immediate relief be provided. Dr. Lawton soys delay In the crushing of the seed may cause serious loss to the crushers in spoiled seed. He also says that it Is likely to advance the price of fats to $1 a pound. There Is great depreciation in the seed, following heating. Greenville.?Should the conl supply be cut off from the cotton mills of ( Greenville county and this section for j five or six weeks, the majority of the ; <11- ?? m -? a _ it-. - in it id nuum uu loreea 10 ciose down. Union.?Willoughby Rvmn Mathis, of this city, died nt the base hospital nt Camp Sevier. Greenville and wuj buried here. He enlisted in the nrmy and was in the thickest of the light last winter. Columbia.?Malcolm J. Miller, sec retary of the sinking fund commission, has just Issued an insurance policy for $27,7f>0 to protect 23 public school buildings in Richland county. This : provides adequate insurance for all buildings not protected. Camden.?The contract for the construction of 2.2 miles of road from Camden to the river bridge has been let, according to Capt. J. Roy Penncll, i state highway engineer, who has re umiuy visuea uamncn. 'me road is to be of gravel and will cost >20,349. Spartanburg. ? The Spartanburg chamber of commerce through Frank Evans, superintendent of the city schools, will Invite the State Teachers' Association to hold its 1920 sessions in Spartanburg. Tho invitation will be extended at the meeting to be held In Columbia. York.?W. A. Painter, white, who has been In Jail for the past ten days on the charge of attempted criminal assault, has been released following j application for habeas corpus before Justice R. C. Watts of the state supreme court, who held that the chnrge was not borne out by the testimony taken at a preliminary hearing before ; a magistrate here. Greenwood.?Dr. Willson announces that there will not he held nn officln' meeting of the lender girls attending the State Teachers' Association. Th< 'same officers will serve for anothei ' term. While ninny Lander girls are teaching every week appeals come tc j i the college to help supply the dearth ' of teachers throughout the state. I I ' Blacksburg.?After a continuous ser 11 vice of 54 years in the ministry of th( j Methodist Episcopal church, South j the Rev. J. II. Traywlck, st his owr i request, was placed on the supernn J i miated list at the conference held re cently in Greenwood. A Tragedy of the Sea. Charleston.?A tragedy of the sea | came to light on the arrival in port o! j the battered Standard Oil barge No j 83. from Baton Rouge, Ln? with oil? j and gasoline, a report being mnde o| the loss of two members of the !! barge's crew during a heavy storm of! i the Georgia coast, during which the i steamer and barge had a terrific bat J tie with the elements. Gunner John j son was washed overboard when a i 4 heavy sea smashed in the pilot house and Louis Mathisen was fatally in j Jured. Sevier Claims Adjusted. Greenville.?All awards concemini damages to land and to timber ai Camp Sevier have been acted upon bi I the war department hoard of npprals era, according to a telegram received \ here by W. G. Sirrine, attorney foi j the chamber of commerce. This infor matlon will be of Interest to owners ol lands at Camp Sevier who have beer j awaiting patiently settlement ol claims against the government tw< j years ago. The matter has been be ; fore the Washington authorities foi more than a year. > iilllllllllMM 1 Statement of the Condition of the Fi ffl :: AT THE CLOSE OF BUSIN - 'o *- '* Condensed from Statement to tli< m f RESOURCES g | Loans $284,690.52 m $ (This money is loaned on collateral and endorse?= o ments approved by our Board of Directors. More J J than five million dollars has been loaned and re< paid since we began business without the loss of ? a dollar.,) United States Bonds 106,800.00 o (This represents the amount invested in Liberty o Loan and other United States Bonds.) 0 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 1,500.00 (This bank is a member of the Federal Reserve jjs| 4 Bank and owns this amount of its Capital Stock. * > By reason of our membership, we are entitled to S3 < > many valuable privileges which are of great < > benefit to our deoositors and "iistnmers.) <> Cash Reserve With Federal Reserve Bank 20,281.88 ^3 (The United States Government, under whose it strict supervision we operate, requires all Natlonal Banks to keep seven per cent of their de< niand deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank HE; at all times.) t Redemption Fund With the Treasurer of the United 1 States 2,000.00 T (The Government also requires us to keep this % amount with the Treasurer of the United Stntes =2 w to be used in redeeming any of our currency == T which becomes mutilated or unfit for circulation) | Furniture and Fixtures 2,850.00 % (This amount is invested in our furniture. ^3 T burglar proof safe, adding and posting machines ? ^ operated by electricity and other equipment Z which enables us to render such prompt service Jpi T to our customers.) jig | Interest Earned but Not Collected 500.00 X (Interest due us on loans which have not yet =Ej ' matured.) Vk Cash and Due from Other Banks 95,489.50 (We have this amount in our vault and on de3= < posit with other National Banks.) 4 > TOTAL $514,lii.94 Comparative Statement showing our STE ^ ? November 17. 1911 | I November 17, 1914 j | November 17, 1916 1 I November 17, 1917 8 1 Nov. 17,1918 I Nov.17,1919 | WHAT OUR GRO & If a bank's customers are pleased with its service, they will bring their X bound to win and hold the confidence and esteem of the community, an $ Tlie uninterrupted growth of this bank therefore means something to ] 4 It means that you can ALWAYS obtain SERVICE, SATISFACTION, i | UNITED STATER RTTPET?vtctoxr x Everything that the most expert minds cnn do towards safeguardin x the supervision of the United States Government. & "When von deposit vour money in this bank you have the satisfacti x ment at Washington whose representatives inspect our business regular % United States Government, State, County and City funds are deposi I UP TO DATE SERVICE % Tn keeping with the growing demands upon its service this bank ha? <| times ready and able to meet the requirements of its customers and rent H I THE WORLD'S STRONGEST FINANCIAL SYSTEM The Federal Reserve System is the strongest financial system in the S3 2 can if you are a customer of this bank. $ Safety, helpful service, prompt attention?the ability and the willin ? are some of the advantages enjoyed by those who are customers of this I 1 The First Na 1 I FORT MILL, SOL I I TOTAL RESOURCES OVER H ; ' OFFIC] T. R. Spratt, ; Osmond Barber, Vice-President J. L. Spratt, Vier DIRECT H W. B. Ardrey, Chairman L. A. Harri J T. B. Spratt ? v M.M., J Ulll' i I T. B. Mills j. l. Sprat =? rra B t ?????<? ??? ? ? ???? # ?? t ? ???? ???4 ttttlOHMMt ET* | 1 ^ I ?. rst National Bank, Fort Mill, S. C. f 1 ESS NOVEMBER 17, 1919 I e Comptroller of the Currency jf|j LIABILITIES t Capital Stock $ 40,000.00 - X (Divided into 400 shares of $100.00 par value X each anad represents cash paid in by our Btock- Hr EES holders.) v = Surplus, Profits and Reserves 22,750.48 ? (After paying our stockholders annual dividends X == of eight per cent, this amount remains to tho T |=| credit of our profit account.) Circulation 40,000.00 <* j|f (Under the National Pank Law we have do- ' * posited $40,000.00 of United States Bonds with == the Treasurer of the United States and have > = issued that amount of National Hank Currency.) ^ === Bonds Deposited 36,500.00 t> (Our customers have deposited this amount of ^ Liberty Bonds with us.) Deposits 374,861.43 | (This is the amount of money deposited in this J bank by nearly two thousand people of Fort Mill T ===j and the surrounding country.) . > TOTAL $514,111.04 We make this statement in detail form and carefully outline the meaning of ^ each item as we feel that a bunk is a semi-public institution which should enjoy * F== the confidence and good-will of the people in the community where located and % ^3 that such a condition might exist the people should bo fully aware of the genorul ^ = < condition of the bank; pet. PERSONAL transactions with this hank are con- = sidered in a personal way, and are at no time divulged. ==5 IADY growth for the past eight years '-t $75,162.24 I p $139,316.91 | $180,626.73 1 1 $243,506.72 I I $303,030.26 | | $514,111.26 WTH MEANS I friends to it; if it is conducted along sound and approved lines it is Z il in consnd in consequence will enjoy a steady growth. j, irou in addition to being a matter of pride to the bank itself. .t ind SECURITY at this bank. $ |? g a financial institution is done in protecting National Banks under : 11 on of knowing that its affairs are directly controlled by the Govern- g ly and thoroughly. ? ??| ted in this bank. T t consistently increased its facilities and equipment so that it is at all % ler prompt and helpful service. % |H ? world. You should share in the benefits of this system?and you $ H| gness to take care of your reasonable financial needs AT ANY TIME, Strong National Bank. % tional Bank 1 ITH CAROLINA I ? [ALF A MILLION DOLLARS 1 | ERS | > President V* m '-President and CashierW. S. McLean, Assistant Cashier ORS f s J. ,T. Bailes rson S. \V. Parks t t ! Osmonrl RnrKor " " " * i I V> s < > < > ~ ~= < =3 i = 4W?W14+H.j ?3