Production of farm machinery .last year exceeded the previous reoord, established in 1947, by about IB per cent. The number of cigarette smok ers will probably continue to In crease In this and otber coun tries during 1949. HHPORT OF CONDITION OF The Northwestern Bmk Of North Wilkesboro, In the State of North Carolina, at the Close of Business On December 31, 1948 A S 8 BT 8 ■Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve bal ances, and cash items in process of collection United States Government obligations, direct and guar anteed Obligations of States and political subdivisions Other bonds, notes, and debentures — Corporate stocks (including NONE rtock of Federal Reserve bank) — Loans and discounts (Including NONE overdrafts) Bank premises owned $119,297.89, furniture and fix tures $45,375.71 - (Bank premises owned are subject to NONE liens not assumed by bank) Real Estate owned other than bank premises ^Investments and other assets indirectly representing bank premises or other real estate Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances out standing i Othef assets $ 5,146,190.27 6,590,545.46 5,210,877.16 568,832.50 10,000.00 15,969,665.67 164,673.60 TOTAL ASSETS 3.00 NONE NONE 96,840.51 $33,757,628.17 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and cor porations rime deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpor ations Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) ' Deposits of States and political subdivisions Deposits of banks Other deposits (certified and officers' checks, etc.) TOTAL DEPOSITS , $31,315,078.80 Bills payable, rediscounts, and other liabilities tor bor rowed money Mortgage or other liens Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding Other liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated ob ligations shown below) $13,478,17344 13,653,907.60 195,390.17 3,339,015.54 435,606.78 212,985.27 NONE NONE NONE 422,052.60 $31,737,131.40 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital - $ 500,000.00 Surplus 1,000,000.00 Undivided profits 520,496.77 Reserve® (and retirement aecount for preferred cap ital) NONE TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 2,0210,496,77 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS _ $33,757,628.17 This bank's capital consists of First preferred stock with total par valne of NONE, total retirable value NONE, second preferred stock with total par value of NONE, total retirable value NONE, capital notes and - debentures NONE, common stock with total par value of $600,000.00. MEMORANDA Total deposits to the credit of the State of North Car olina or any official thereof $2,307,770.86 Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes $ 3,867,197.62 Obligations subordinated to claims of depositors and other creditors, not included in liabilities NONE I, D. V. DEAL, Secretary of the above-named do so,omnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and cor rectly represents the true state of the several matters herein con tained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge anc belief. Correct—Attest: D. V. DEAL, Secretary. N. B. SMITHEY, C. O. McNIEL, RALPH DUNCAN, Directors. State of North Carolina, County of Wilkes, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of January, 1949, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. RUSSELL G. PEARSON, Notary Public My Commission Expires June 24, 1950. Mountain View W. H. S. Divide Wilkesboro and Mountain View high school basketball teams split a double header at Moun tain View Tuesday night, the Mountain View girls winning 24 to 17 and the Wilkesboro boys 35 to 26. Rhoades with seven led in points for the Mountain View lassies and Long with ten led Wilkesboro. In the boys' game Edwards with 14 was high scorer for Wilkesboro with! Wheeling and M. Blevins leading Mountain View with four each. The lineups follow: Girls' Game Wilkesboro 17 Mtn. View 24 Long 10 Rhodes 7 Bumgarner 1 Wiles 4 Bryan 1 A. Key 5 Stone M. Rhoades Vaught A. Rhoades Johnson Byrd Substitutes: Wilkesboro—An derson 1, Jarvis 4, Lowe, Bil lings, Pennell; Mountain View Woodruff 4, B. Key 5, Wood, Vendenberg, Harrold. Boys' Game * Wilkesboro 35 Mtn. View 26 Trlplett 1 B. Bauguss 4 Groce 4 B. Blevins 6 Edwards 14 Johnson 2 Whittington 4 ' Wheeling 7 Garwood 7 M. Blevins 7 Substitutes: Wilkesboro—Par ker 3, Nichols 2, Eller, Hubbard, J. Hubbard; Mtn. View—McNeill. Wilkesboro and Sparta will play three games Friday night at Wilkesboro gymnasium. The jay vees' game will begin at 6:30, lowed by the girls' and boys' games. Lincoln Heights Is Winner Two Games Lincoln Heights basketball teams took a double-header from the smooth clicking Olive Hill iigh teams from Morganton Fri lay night. The local girls earned jvery point they scored against Dlive iHill girls in a thrill a min ite game. Bdith Golden found ;he hoop more times than any jody else and led the Lincoln heights girls to a 25-21 decision. The Lincoln Heights sextet is indefeatea in seven starts and >oasts one of the best girls' teams n this part of North Carolina. The Lincoln Heights boys had ittle trouble downing Olive Hill >oys 38-13 for their third win >f the season. Lincoln Heights vent into the lead early in the i fame and never was headed.— Reported. Support the Y. M. C. A. WELL DRILLING ' Of Different Sizes We can drill in any kind of formation. ROYAL J. RUSSELL Route 2 Pores Knob, N. C. 411 American Girl With Corer Girls To Play Bluejackets Aubrey Erlckson, All Amer lean girl with the New Yorl Cover girls", glamorous an< famous girls team which wll play Eller's Bluejackets in i basketball game Monday night January 24, eight o'clock, 1 Wilkesboro gymnasium, In ad dition to playing a great game, the girls will put on a floo > show between halves in what i i expected to be one of the fin • est winter sports attraction i ever staged in northwester! i North Carolina. North Wilkesboro Joyyees Win Gam North WilkesbQro Junior Vf f lity beat Mount/Pleasant Juni >r Varsity in a thrilling overtii lej )eriod, 37-35 here Mond iy light. North Wilkesboro foug it rom behind a 29-22 third p< r o