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Bank Os Lillington To Open New Home Tonight
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MAN BEHIND THE BUILDING John W. Spears, cashier Os
of the Bonk of Lillington, sees the enlminotton of o long cherished
phu> when the bank opens for business on Friday in its now home.
Spears is the youngest son of the late Harry T. Spears who founded
the bank in 1901. Site of the cashier’s office is exactly the sons place
In which the old bank quarters stood SO years ago. The Lillington
banker is the new chairman of Group IV of the N. C. Bankets Asso
ciation and also counter key banker. This year he was named to the
, State Banking Commission, the first man from Harnett County ever
to serve on the commission. Spears was graduated from the' Uni
versity of North Carolina and also from the University's School of
Law. From 1941 to 1947 he was associated with the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company in Raleigh, Interrupted by three yearn service in
the IL, 8. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander. He is married to the
forasM Kfes Rachel Wright of Infold and they have one son, Jahnny.
Asifar his position in the bank of his native town Spears says, "I be
gan ai, ImUtor, and advanced from bookkmner to toiler. Thane oxpe-
know eaactiy f*« type * building we nee4ad for
Heartiest
Congratulations
To
L. P. Cox
Sanford, N. C.
General Contractor
And To The
Bank Os
Lillington
J For Their Selection
Os Peden Steel Co.
To Furnish The Stool
(For The Handsome Now
Jr a .
Functional Plan
Used In Modern
Construction
The new building which
will provide a home for the
Bank of Lillington incorpo
rates in its design and con
struction one of the finest
examples of functional ar
chitecture yet erected in
Harnett County.
Leif Valand, Raleigh architect,
designed the building which covers
3,432 square feet, each foot admir
ably adapted to the specific purpose
for which the' building was built,
a home for a growing bank. Valand
is the same architect who design
ed Cameron Village.
The brick building is one story
in height, but re-enforced steel
overhead and thick walls will make
addition of another story practical
In the future if the need demands
Plate glass, set in stainless steel,
extends half way across the front
of the bank and Its street entrance.
An overhanging copper marquee
protects the entrance, bordered on
the left by a brick planting box
already filled with appropriate ev
ergreens and flowering plants.
NIGHT DEPOSITORY
A night depository has been pro
vided in the left wall of the build
ing. This depository, which Is the
only one in the county will offer
banking customers an opportunity
to aafeguard their funds and checks
after banking hours.
The depository is of a special de
sign, built into solid concrete and
is burglar proof. Height of the de
pository and depth of the wall into
•which it la set, makes it impossible
for a burglar to reach It from the
outside. From the inside a special
lock also protects it and requires
the presence of. two banking of
ficials to secure entrance.
Terraco forms the floor of the
lobby and In keeping with the mo
dernistic design there is an angled
teller counter o£ birch and bark
wood. nils long counter provides
Congratulations
To
Bank Os
Lillington
We Are Proud To Have
Been Selected To Install
The Asphalt Floor And
Wall Tile
Johnson & Norris
Floor Covering
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I THE FUST OTHERS MU
OF DUNN, N. C.
Offer Congratulatioßs
THE BANK
OF LILLINGTON
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■The officers and staff of the First Citixsns
T Bank wish the Bank of Lillington congratula
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nuiiaing, inis place ot business is a aefifute
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THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, N. 0.
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FRIENDLY PGW WOW These familiar Thursday from 7 to 9:39 p. m. The men are John
facm at the Bank of Lillington are having a con- W. Spears, center, cakhler; and his assistant
ference, as they do most any day, but the meet- ier, Roger Mann, left; and J. Grady Johnson,
Ing Is new, the bank’s new building which will right
be displayed to the public for the first time on 1 •
seven teller windows, where' each
teller has a black formica working
area to lessen eye strain.
Cypress panelling distinguishes
the walls of the lobby and secre
tarial area, and safe deposit cus- j
tomer space. Two Inner offices for
bank executives and the loan de
partment are walled with mahoga
ny panielllng and floors are covered
with wall-to-Wall green carpeting.
AIR CONDITIONED
The entire building is air condi
tioned and all ceilings are covered
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with accoustical tile blocks.
The money vaults are concrete,
re-enforced with steel, artificially
lighted, painted and space is also
provided for safe deposit boxes.
To the rear of the building are mo-
I dern tile rest rooms for men, for
women, and for Uinitors. There is
also a furnace room which houses
the building’s air conditioning and
ventilation system.
Although an integral part of the
bank building, the bookkeeping de
partment, with separate book vault,
and 'the proof department are lo
cated in the rear and have a/Sep
arate entrance. Florescent lighting
fixtures and high windows give the
employees in this department flfte
working conditions. In addition to
the book vault, there is also a large
floor-to-ceiling height storage apace.
Workers in this department may
work on a different time schedule
than those In the front of the
bank.
Attractive color accents are In
troduced with the lime curtains on
the lobby flow, the green rubber
tile floors, and in honor of. the
opening set for Thursday night
March 26, the bank sign will be
switched on for the first time.
This sign features white enamel
led letters, backed in green, and
like the recessed lights in the mar
quee, it is controlled by a time
clock adjusted to the changing sea
sons.
NEW YORK IV) Playboy
Portlrlo Rnbirosa settled down here
today In s hotel two blocks from
the home of bis estranged fourth
wife, Barbara Hutton, in prepara
tion for a trip to Paris to take up
his duties as Dominican minister te
France. •
. .Rubiroea, the dime store heiress’
fifth hoshand, arrived at the Teter
boro, N. J., airport last night from
Palm Beach, Fla., in hie converted
BSS plane which Miss Hatton re
portedly boaiht him for 9204,000.
Angier
School News
The public is cordially invited to
attend the wedding of Tiny Oats
Rosebud Purvis to Mr. Tom Fliwer
ton Barley Molden, Jr., on Friday.
April 2, 1954, in the Angler High
School Auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
The bride’s parents have looked
forward eagerly for many years
to this happy occasion when their
datwhter will be united in a wom
anless ceremony to Tbm Fliwerton
Barley Molden, Jr.
Rev. Bennis Flshul Jo CSurrin will
tie the delicate knot with the sin
cere hope that it will not be broken
easily.
Little Miss Petunia Hobnail Rhue
will arrive by helicopter this af
ternoon from Ypsilantt, Nova Scotia,
to serve as flower girl in her aunt’s
wedding.
Miss Sidney Emmy Tate Mann
is expected to arrive by A-Bomb .
from Mannitoba, Bulgaria, either
Tuesday or Wednesday. She will
sing Mendel and Son’s wedding
march, accompanied by Percy Veer
Joel R. Adams at the piano.
Many other notables are expect
ed to attend.
Don’t miss this happy occasion.
Mark the date on your calendar
now. Friday, April 2..
ANGIER BETA “TAPPING”
Angler High School Beta Club
members held a very impressive
service in chapel on Wednesday
morning, March 16. Mary Lou Peere
read the scripture and Jean Honey
:utt lead a prayer. After the song
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MILLWORK
For The Beautiful New Home Os The r '
BANK OF LILLINGTON
MAKEPEACE MILLWORK CO.
We extend congratulations to this progressive Harnett h—jjag j
institution on another milestone in its march of progress. We bn proif f
U have been selected to furnish the mfllwork for this structure.
SEE US FOR MILLWORK OF ALL KINDS
Our quality it tops. Our prices are right
• Free Estimates on Any lob
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“Holy, Holy, Holy,” by the student
body, Faye Gilliam recited a poem
“Invitation To a Beta."
Jean Honeycutt, president of the
Beta Club explained to the new
members their responsibilities and
duties as a member of the Beta
Club. Her topic was entitled, "Dem
ocracy and Youth Today.” The offi
cers of the Beta Club then went
among the student body and tap
ped the ones who met the re
quirements for Beta membership.
Those who met these requirements
, CONGRATULATIONS
to r / j
THE BANK
OF LILLINGTON
ON ITS BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING
We Are Proud To Have Supplied
The Electrical Work and Air f
Conditioning System For This J)
Wonderful New Addition To J i
Our Community. T l r I
McLEOD ELECTRICAL / J
SERVICE r /
Phone 3616 Lillington, N. C. j
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were: Virginia Altman, Margie Dor
man, Jean Adams, Sue Walters,
Virginia Larsen, Ophelia Tayfor,
Gail Ennis, Beatrice Card, Jean
Johnson, James Adams, Herman
Williams, Cprlton Roberts and
Marshall Woodall.
This new membership brought the
Beta Club enrollment to 34. The
inductees were given a hearty wel
come. Mr. H. R. Nettles, science
teacher is the Angier Beta Club
sponsor. Dot Taylor is the Beta
Club secretary.