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A HOME DEPOSITS AUGUST 1, J921 DEPOSITS AUGUST 1, 1922 DEPOSITS AUGUST 1, 1923 $151,277.78 144,296.89 207,663.79 To our customers and friends of Barnwell. and Barnwell County; You will observe that the Home Banks deposits have increased during the year 1923 over NINETY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARSmorethanthey werein !922.or equal to a gain o around EIGHTY-FIVE PER CENT. This being true, there are many reasons for this wonderful increase. First, the Home Bank has helped more small farmers in Barnwell County this year to grow a crop than any Bank in the County. Of course, we have accommodated many large farmers, but we saw the real need of especially helping the small farmer.* This to our mind caused lots of the labor to stay on the farms, who would have been forced to leave. Fhen again with our safe and efficient method of banking, being always ready to accommodate with courtesy and despatch, has caused this very large increase of deposits, and with the Prospects of an average cotton crop, the Home Bank looks for much larger gams the balance of this year, and we invite you to become a depositor or borrower of the Home Bank. If in the Savings irtment we pav you 5 per cent calculated every three months We appreciate the busmewa you are Witbaai Me Nab. Assistant Food for Thought The Inhospitable Merchant. A ciliien who w*s carrying an exprens package from a city mail order house, was accosted by a local merchant. “Why didn’t you buy that bill of goods from me?" he asked. "I could have saved you the express, and besides you would have been patronizing a home store, which helps pay the taxes and builds up this'locality.” With characteristic frank ness, the citizen replied: “Why don’t you patronize your home paper and % advertise? I read it and didn’t know you had the goods I have here, nor do I ever see your name in the paper inviting me to come to your store.”—The Lake W’orth (Fla.) Leader. GINNING NOTICE! Our ginning plant, consisting of six 70- saw gins, has been thoroughly overhauled and with new saws, which will assure the public an excellenet tprn-out and prompt service. Ginnipg, $2.50 per bale up to 500 pounds; over 500 pounds at the rate of 50 cents per hundred pounds. Bagging and Ties, $1.00. New two-pound sugar cloth and new Arrow Ties. - / s » <#