F0RI.IAU-OPENING NEW flfliSL SATURMY, JULY 21; 1923.
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MUSIC, FLOWERS, AND COR
DIALITY TO FEATURE OPEN
ING OF HANDSOME NEW
HOME OF BANK ALL DAY
SATURDAY. "',. ' "
Public is Invited
Building and j
Neighborliness an d Jolmcatioii;
Accept Souvenirs and Receive
Welcome.
The Rank of French Broad
will feature the opening of its
new home next Saturday, July
2lst, by an all day reception and
housewarming to which every
man, woman and child in Madi
' son County is cordially invited
by the officers and directors of
the institution
The occasion will be marked
by speaking, the distribution of
souvenirs, music, refreshments
and inspection of the new I ank
ing offices The hours are from
10 a. m to 8 p. m.
Many prominent visitors, in
cluding banker?, public officials
and well known citizens from
neighboring cities are expected
to attend the celebration.
The page announcement else-
Bank President
ment in Regard
Mr. .1. J. Redmon, President
of the Hank of French Broad,
. has issued the following state
ment in regard to the new home
of the institution which will be
dedicated next Saturday, July
21st. .
"Our new bank building was
erected for the purpose of taking
care of the marvelous growth of
Madison and the rich section of
country of which this county .s a
part. We believe this growth is
as j et merely in its infancy and
we have determined to do every
thing in our power to hasten its
progress.
"It is our hank's ambition tojfcije twentieth anniversary thp
stand in the very forefront of
every interest that makes for
the progress, education and ma
terial development of our county.
Ours being largely a farming
and stock-growing section, we
are vitally concerned in every-
blltWft uiuw i uua c uiuuvv bite i
intent, of tha- fArmprsr .n .
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riching his soil, improving his
livestock.'. securine better mar
kctincr and lareer. returns for his
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Local and Personal
FARM WANTED - Wanted
to hear trom owner or iarm or
improved land for sale, for fall
delivery. L. Jones, Box 2 6 1
Olncy.Ill.
FOR SALE: Nine Thorobred
Duroc-Jerseyi Pigs At Six DoL
lars If Tal en By July 12th. .
' : KARL HUNTER,
Route 2, Box 99. , '
A series' ' of meetings is , being
conducted at the Methodist church
at Marshall by Rev. II: C. SpYinkle
presiding elder. Rev, Mr Sprinkle
partly started his ministry in Mar
shall thirty" years ago and preached
here and in surrounding country
for three years. Come out and
Lear him." ;' . - ' i
Real J.!arshall Milling
ys al in this iaaue.
Com"
to V i s i t N
o i n in Spirit of
where in th i s issue revrab
something of t h e pardonable
pride of the bank officials in th
new building, and beans ihi.:
striking invitatrn to the y-ubfic:
"Iaib ho in l'nw an(1 in' II li :'.'! i ion
Will h? 1.1 JWJ j- - --
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Join U3 in neighborly spirit Jo n
us in the dedication ot our nvv-t-to
those clean ideals and earnest
purposes from which com'; the
advancement of o u r common
welfare Join us to see the s.;h
of the ,new Uank of French
Broad rise to the very zenith of
personal and public srvici?
It is anticipated that a cr.v.vd
of several thousand persons will
visit .Marshall on
attend the opening.
Satur
y to
Issues
to New
OlaliJ-
IGFiie
labor in every way."
"VVe are anxious to Ferve cur
splendid business men, tao'subict:U;tc for .y
making business safer and more : , , fN,'
. . lit- i 1 SUUi dil li.o ivi.ni 1.
profitable and helping t? enlarge i ,
I..: ... r was lha first bank in
and industries
our county.
"No account is too small for
the Bank of French Broad, and
none is too large. ,V w '.b'.io
serve rich and poor .with equal
zeal and sincerity." ' r
With Mr. W H. Ra;r,$ey,
Cashier, Mr. Redmon will com
plete his twentieth year of ser
vice with the Bank-of French
Broad on December :'l$t ntfxt,
haftk b 0 t h havjnz served in
thvir, present , official capacities
contiguously Wftce the institution
opened ddors. '
- Mr Redmon exprese the
hope that hundreds of chiifiifca
frdm aU oer" ih? county will
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Tnent that the Bank Ot; i-recb
Broad will open in its n hm. . account of?,
believing thrift t he; g,t- J , - t
blessing that mav be .sought xor00r yhlcn laUf r-pv
thf. comin? trenpratjon.-.
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Rtrict.lv fcmcv Elected Rose
bloom ' Brand Peaches. Crate
civ wtpio m n.R F,hin
nicnt day order received td any has had ffijftva foot - f'crj
address. Ser-d remitfancewiUit.some time cnd,W6sifk, hesp -order
v Add exoress if desire ! ta'l once before . with Jus MJ
prepaid. 'i f;y:'
Rosebloom Orc'uard Co ,
' , - Aberdeen, N. C.
' Mr Jack Morris - from Sylya
once a resident of V5arshall, was
in town uns wceit. ? ; .
Mr C O Crowder, and f ami
ly. have been on a weeks visit
to Gastonia. . ' ;
: Miss Anna Stokley and Vr.
Hobert Jones spent a few days
at the home of Mr! and Mrs R.
II. Ward last week. . . -.)
Mr. John E. Rector is improv
ing. He is able to sit up rtowv
Miss Elizabeth Godfrey from
New Port, Tenn..1s visitiug her
father, Mr. M. A. Godfrey, pi
Marshall. , . - r-r
Mr. Jeff - Nelson, Assistant
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At ihci request of The News ings. The institution has ,paid
Uocorcl, J.-r V. B Ramsey, a dividend to stockholders of
Cashier of he Dank of French ten per cent, or more each year
Brond has furnished an interest- since its organization. - 'A uni
ing oullincof the institution's que distinction is that not a dol
history, cuvt-rir.g a period of lar of loss has occured on loans
sllftbtly bss than 20 years. ; to , any ; citizaa'. of . .liadison.
"The' Bank" of ' Fivacb" Broad County.
t!:c ,1-st bank organized in! When the destructive flood of
Msdison County, having "open-J 191$ swept like a monstxr tidal
ed its doors for business on! wave through the business
Dec ?.ihor 1, 130". It was origi-; streets of Marshall, the 'Bank of
nally hous.'d in its old building ' French Broad was flooded -to a
pr.-rted bv J. R. Swann and J.1 depth of several feet. All day
J. Reunion as buildirg commit
tec
Tl.e fh4 meeting of , stock -h-aliVrs
was held Jim.? 22, 1903.
The Sli'liins s md as chair
m:m f this meeting, at which
the other stockholders present
i l person were W. J Byerly
.Mrs (VraR Allison, J. J. Red-
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.r.on, V. J v caver. f SI
! , Ty f,
Shelton,
'e and
ic.i:.'. 1--The
fir.
u
;i, board
of directors
vesod of J. J Redm
( iiiirma:;, Dr-
Frank
Roberts,
W
J.' Byerly,:
M. Gudger.j
TL.".5. 3 Rollins, J
Jr.. A J Roberts.
r . bhelton,
Yv . J. v.'svor and Mrs. Cora R.
All: -in. Is is Slid that Mrs.
Cor.-! R Allison wes the first
WCl"
i in ba clKi,:'.rn to Uie po..i-
'i of circctor by any -banl ia
ria ( 'iifUim. Ot the original
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b J of u rec ' n; only two tne;n
it:j have sarvci continously
sine.' ln (n'y.aii'K-, these be-i-r'
J. J Redmon and Thos. S
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; A feature of the history . of
i the 3a:ik cf FrencLBroad which
! is roaiembcre I with mueh pride
lis it j record during the r.aaic-ojf
'lSO? vAt this time no scrip or
wns is-
stitut.'on
WfrJcrn
I North Carolina to resume fun
cosh payments. The f'rsl. issue
cf 'bonds by Madison ;' County,
; a, fiaadlcd by thia -bank, as
wt al or " liberal ; rortiona :ciEabctan'ial group of Native a glo
every guecin isaxou blood that the facilities
Th: Rnnk :oV' tYenrh Broad I. of the Bank of French Broad
has acted r.s county Trcas'jfw
of Madison County for the past
sevc
ra! years. ;
y adison5 County Bank,
which .organized m 1905
was ccKtolidcUd vMx .ank'
of French Broad in 1903. -iiie
original paid-in capital of the
f?wfc of French Broad was
,th Cfcscet capital ; is
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$3100 0.
with
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seated
CTlXirejy Dy
t Li te" John Redman 'son of
! Mf'and Mrs Keal Redmon w
Itakosi t-wk to'the hospital I
We hope Joiihis icimedlate , re
covery.'', x. c-
V LI it e I I linabctli rijr.ons
fro'm.HeadBrsbr.v:Iiaj ' visit
her JittlelTnends anJ elder nc3
too in' .Mjtfdjall tl:ia v.-cck. V
-Mr. Clingmah; frorn, tlaU'gl,
Spent the'eek end visiting in
Marshall, A'v,; ,';..'',';' .'';:'-" 1
Mr Rafus Calon and Miss
Alene Caton pre Marsliall Msi-
tors. ' ' . x j '.:y: "
, Miss Thcor.i Roberts daught
er of Mr. a nd Mrs. Lark in R o
beris wi:o lives at Lo-un 1 Branch
who has tern in Washington
City for quite av.hijo is on a
visit to i;cr parents and fWs
She made the News-Record, a
vrry t'cz:t 'c-d Frr-"-
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Ill UiUk VI U UIJHlUUtlv.u uuii-
day, this establishment, in com
mon with the other business
houses of Marshall was under
the attack . of angry waters
standing under a constant bat
tering of debris and mud. But
Monday morning, the bank was
open for business as usual. It
A l.l 'l .1 1 1 f
was louna mat tne iocks oi
vault and safe were not impair
ed and their contents of cash
and securities were entirely un
damaged. The safe stood under
water for several vhours and
proved, claims of manufacturers
that it was water tight
I hose who have scrvea as
Assistant Cashier of this bank
are as follows: R R, Rgors,
who is now District Manager, ot
the Credit Department of the
Virginia- froliha t. hemical Co ,
Jacksonville, Fla., G. L clui;
ney. now merchant O. C. Rec
tor, now of O. ('.'Rector Hard
ware Company, Roy F. Ebbs,
row Assistant ( ashier oL the
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company,-L
Z Eller. Cashier of the
Bank of Mars Hill: Hillard C.
Rector who served from 1007 to
1912 here then went to' Ameri
can National Bank of Richmond
Virginia. Seven years later he
'returned to Marshall and this
'bank, and is now the present
asai.-;tant'cashieri -
Madison County, with its im
poriaal B:;nculU;)ral "int rests,
has a 'larger proportion of- white
: fanners than any county in the
state; the official, figure Icing
per cent It is for this.
ifeWhjpn. "employed since its
! orgab5K6tivw",'.')?''6tS' effort has
Deen exertsa to am me aeve:
ment of the live stocK industry
and improved farming generally
Hundreds of successful, farmers
of Madison owe a large measure
of ' fch'ejr prosperity to 'the finan
cial help ;ivGPPM"'cf this
institution. . ' " ; : ' .
. A recent amendment to the
charter of the Bank of Frenrl
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.actnorizes ine,: cstatmsn-
meu,t of tiyxi c'n'f savings' de-
.nnr'mpnf ?:.- " ' " ' " ' , ' -
- M. lloraeo Bi; ks of Eilanger
as;K C., is visiting parents anS
Ie -friends in Marshall. "
v I will be in MarOiJl N.
H C. Oil (5, 'J, day'of August,
I AT DR; X NAlOORE'S
h offljt! fa the purpose of ex
U aminingeyes Hting
glasses, I guarantee results,
g North Carolina Statei
n censs. :(-'): '
Dr. LV. Lisenbee
Up 4f4 Mraf Jack Ramsey
and little son fibu Ajrnrojmnrf Willi US
visitina their friends and rela-.- -
rela
tives in this part' of
States.
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WEW;" BANK BUILlJING IS MON-
UMENT TO FAITH OF BANK'S
OFFICIALS IN FUTURE
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Attractive,;.Structure:
Building Activities
to Supply-Needs of
Rapidly Developing;
Years to Come,
The new home of the Bank of 1
French Broad stands as n inv
pressive monument of the faith
of its oflicqrs and stockholders in
the future of Marshall, Madison
County and Western North Car
olina The costly structure rep
resents a large vision of the
growth and development of the
territory served by the bank. It
is modern to the last degree, and
was constructed for convenience,
durability and satety, as well as
impressively dignified beauty. It
is said to . be the finest bank
building in a town the size of
Marshall anywhere in the South
This new three-story building
occupies tho choicest business
sile in Marshall, on Main Street
adjoining-the courthouse prop
erty, with a concrete-pavfd court
between and eomortable'btwchvs
alongside the foundation wall for
the accommodation of the public.
is constructed of the finest
grade of . tapestry brick and
limestone. The inteiior , lobby
floor ii of marble tile. - The fix
tures, are the latest design of
marble and bronze. The trim is
of solid' mahogany, .finished and
polished by workmen of highest
skill. The entire building is
steam heated. .t ' ;. ,
-'The jvalls pf tie'majn money
and safe deposit vault are con
structed of' ponderously heavy
reinforced concrete and wiRF' Sist
attempted burglary byexp'osion,
heat or any . other means of
forcible assault. Ti e vault door
h a massive portal weighing
nine tons, built of hard and soft
steel welded together in layers
to resist.drilling, and controlled
by a triple time lock. Its bean ti-
and heay bolt9 mRka this powr
erful vault door an object of
unusual interest-but burglars,
the banking officials say, would
not be interested in any attempt
to force it open, for that, could
not ba r!one within evetKa liberal
allawHR'&'WtifHw, '-"" t T-
The front of the main , vault
will be "equipped 'wHh private
safe deposit boxes which will be
offered to the public for rent; the
re-ar compartment, which is cut
o'lfV'ia'vrilie'. ;'ftV "contain the
meyf'Hlie-' an.d
filing cases for the securities held
by the bank; Near the Entrance
of the main vault is a hiahogany
coupon a n d telephone booth,
where natrons may examine their
papers and securities' without in
ferFwjytioh. Adjoining the main
Vault is' a suWUfifiiH anij ce5
proof vault in
TO THE FARMERS .
We will iVe B jjQnns of jlood
flour for every :j&uisH0t'-Vof;VMcdt
brought, to. us on exchange that
will test 38 lbs to the bushel or
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'more. .WC QSiV yOU to do yOIir
weeusior aiier tiiai iiciq vje ?
be'closcd'Tlovn-'fbr come ill
Sets : New P a c e in
of Marshall; Erected
Growing:'; Bank and
Community for Many
and records of the Lank; will bo
stored.
Oliwr features of the lobby of
the bank are t he mezzanine
floor, which has been provided to
take care of the future expan
sion of clerical work, marble
enclosed officers'quarters and
private consulting room at the
front, and ladies' rest room on
the left, all very handsomely
fitted and furnished.
The directors room of (he bank
is aj-are and charming work pf
art. Located at the rear of the
mezzanine,-it is beautifully pan?
eled in mahogany and makes g
cozy and impressive room for the
deliberations of the body which
directs the affair of the jpgth.
tution, This roon. is equipped, -with
its own fire place and WPn
b!fc maiitleshell ' . .'
One portion of the. nrw bank
ihg house in which. its officers
feel great pride. Is a rest room
and nursery f or ' women a nvd
children. This large , room, ad
joined by a lavatory, is dedica
ted to the women of Madison
County, Here the children may
be left while a busy mother ati
tents to - her shopping. Here
the county' sc'hoo) teachers pjiy
ma We themelyes,, pomortabj'g
when business' ripgs tjern
Marshall. . Here a family lunch-
Leon may bedspread on the hos-
pitablp tabje, 'ffere pergonal jet:
ters or notes may be written.
HePe the women of Mt rhall may
hold committee or c'ub meetings.
Here in s h o r t, according to
W B. Ramsey, Cashier, is a
place that was built exclusively
for women, and may pe used
exactly as they see, fit to employ
it. This rest room may either
be enured, tr )&
lobby or by. a door-which opens
opon the courtyard in the rsar.
The two upper rldors of the
building have been fitted up for
modern offices. The latest con
venience's have been v provided
for the well lighted offices that
ruk ill fengttoith8i:p"uj1dHfc
as well as elegant trim and finish
to, harmonize with the banking
quarters The offices wjll be
occupied by leading firms and .
professional men of Marshall
It is safe to say that no detail
vA Uen npfejeiljd to provide':
&Ji" ly . palfttfr-tfffrf
satisfactory center for the trans
action of its banking bnsiness
Not even the largest city can
boast, better facilities And the "
officers of the "Bank of French -Broad
are happy in the belief
that;the outlay invested in the
handsome structure is we I ius-
in tllC UCJlt feV
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