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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.
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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. >
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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.)
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TOTAL $514,lii.94
Comparative Statement showing our STE
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| 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
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ESS NOVEMBER 17, 1919 I
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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 ^ =
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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
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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
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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,
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