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fourteen McCORMICK AND McCORMICK COUNTY, S. C. financial strength and personal integrity of its officers and directors. The Bank of Plum Branch stands as an institution of stability that is unsurpassed by any other bank, possibly, in the State, located in a community the size of this. Through the maintenance of a broad and liberal policy, based upon conservative principles that conform to the ethics of banking methods, The Bank of Plum Branch has won the implicit confidence of the entire public of this section and beyond. Its officers and directors are men of the highest order. J. L. Bracknell is president of this bank and he is not only a citizen of substantial worth but is also a community builder and extensive commercial operator. He is closely identified with the commercial, educational and moral advancement of the town of Plum Branch and surrounding terri tory. Mr. Bracknell is the junior member of the extensive mer chandising house of J. W. Bracknell & Son., mentioned elsewhere in this Journal, and is known far and wide as a broadminded pub lic spirited citizen of much value to the community. J. W. Miller, is vice-president. Mr. Miller is one of our most admirable citizens. Is Post Master at this point, deals extensively in furniture and oth er articles of necessity; breeds beef cattle and operate farms. He is a strong advocate of progress and enlightenment and is a splen did business man. J. K. Faulkner is cashier of The Bank of Plum Branch. Mr. Faulkner came to this town to take charge of the cashiership of this bank when it was first organized. He is a na tive of Georgia and a man of unsurpassed integrity and possesses a knowledge of banking methods and finances that places him high up in the esteem of his business associates and the confidence of both his business associates and the public. He is a man of excep tional business ability and as a citizen of valuable assistance to the growth and progress of this community, no one is more active. The directors of The Bank of Plum Branch are all capable busi ness men and entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem in which they are held by the public. They are as follows: S. H. McGhee, J. L. Bracknell, J. K. Faulkner, W. R. Freeland, J. W. Miller, Thos. McAllister and J. W. Bracknell. This body of men comprise the personnel of the directors of the affairs of The Bank of Plum Branch and represents a body that is ever ready to take hold of any proposition that will be of benefit to the community and push it to completion with the vigor and ear nestness that has built for Plum Branch the reputation for progress that it now has. J. W. BRACKNELL & SON. Occupying a most important position in the commercial develop ment of this section, and deserving of special mention in this New Era Journal, is the important and vastly extensive merchandising house of J. W. Bracknell & Son of Plum Branch. Decidedly the largest mercantile establishment in this section and commanding a position unsurpassed by any, in regard to hon- J. W. Bracknell & Son, Largest Merchants in Flam Branch. orable trade relations with the public of this entire territory, the J. W. Bracknell & Son store is an institution of great value to the community and has contributed much toward its advancement. This immense store is located in the heart of the business dis trict of Plum Branch and carries an enormous stock of dry goods, notions, shoes, hats, clothing for men, women and children; staple and fancy groceries, drugs and drug sundries; harness and gear; saddles and bridles; plows, hoes, rakes, hardware, tools, planters, reapers, mowers, harrows, farm machinery of all kinds; imple ments of the latest improvement and supplies for every requirement of the farmer; and wagons; and supplies; fertilizers for every ag ricultural purpose and in fact anything that a merchant sells is generally found in stock at this store. The firm is composed of J. W. Bracknell and J. L. Bracknell, his son. These men are natives of this section and are known as progressive business men of unusual ability. The merchandising house of J. W. Bracknell & Son was opened in Plum Branch about fifteen years ago and at once adopted a policy of fair and upright dealings with the public, determined to give full value for every dollar exchanged with them for merchandise and to sell goods at as low a price as quality and business principles would permit.! In this manner they soon won the confidence of the trading public and today they have a patronage that extends even beyond the/ borders of the State, and carry probably the largest and most val uable stock of merchandise in McCormick County. The Bracknells are business men and substantial citizens. Ad vocates of progress for the community and men of the quality that make their country the- best on earth. Parksville, S. C. McCORMICK COUNTY, On C. & W. C. R. IL, one of the live towns of this county, where there are good schools, churches and pretty residences. It is an enterprising community and an ideal place to live. The town of Parksville is situated on the C. & W. C. Railroad about twelve miles south of McCormick. Its first settler was Capt. Dickie Parks who came here over one hundred years ago and bought land, started in the merchandising business and named the town Parksville. A post-office was established and some one of the Parks family has been post master ever since up to a few months ago. Parksville is a pretty little town and is wide awake in com- Field of Upper South Carolina Corn. mercial and industrial persuits. It is surrounded by'a large fertile farming territory and its citizens are energetic, progressive and prosperous. The health conditions are good and it is a strictly moral com munity. There are two churches, one school, four stores, one bank, a gin, a flour mill, two blacksmith and repair shops, a livery and sales stable, three lumber concerns and a cotton market for the farmers of the surrounding territory. The farmers are progressive and in good shape financially. They produce cotton, corn, hay, small grain, cattle and hogs. Good land ranges in price from $15.00 to $50.00 per acre. Fruits are rais ed in abundance, but none is shipped. Parksville is an ideal place for home seekers and the com munity will welcome those of the right class—especially farmers who are seeking better lands, climate, water, etc. The institution of which every one is especially proud is the Bank of Parksville of which special ©ehUoq is made.