“THE MAN NOBODY
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By BRUCE BARTON
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INSTALLMENT XXXVIII
The Mc.srer
So we come up to the end. To
final tests of a man’s living—
How does he bear disappoim
,, ts?
•'How does he die?
|Tor two years it seemed almost
Mftnin that Jesus would prevail.
Hrawelf was sure of it. We li.ve
SnuAuf the dramatic success wi'h
IPpKch his work began. We have
watched the crowds floelt about
• win the market-place; we have
heard the cheers that j^-eoted his
Victories over shrewd ant agon it.,
ftjad the murmured awe when r
WCk man rose anil walked.
f^Reporls of his triumphs prered
•-jtio him everywhere .-o that men
viiCwnpeted for the honor of being
hta host, nttd there was friendliness
Iti his audiences tha: made almost
anything seem possible. And why
heft? If, by accepting his mossjlge.
men could he lifted up, transform
ed into sons of God, heirs of eter
nity, why should tpiy lie so stub
born or so foolish a« to oppose?
Surely such Truth must conquer,
f If you rend the story carofn'ly
you can see how his tone nrd man
ner grew' in confidence. In hours of
exalted communion he stood face
to face with God, felt his own son
ship, knew that he could lilt t'v>
hearts of men ns no other had ever
lifted them. The knowledge thrill
ed him with ecstasy.
I am the way, hi' cried, Mini hr
called or his friends to free thrill-'
Selves, to cast their burdens upon
the Lord, to believe more, rejoice
more, expect more of God. Those
who lis,null in those ihviv-vore
profoundly impressed. liven the
most callous yielded grudging ad
miration. “Never man so «pnk«
said the \ As for the multitude, its
enthusia iv would brook no- hidf
t way measures. They would tiler
him toy, force anil mnkc him king.
§t Then came the change.
| His home town.was first, to turn
against him. Picture, if you will,
the .enthusiasm with «Tikh ho plan
ned his visit to it. Nu'/.nreth v.-rs
little and .despised, n jest among
the wits of the day. Tt had nrodur
; ed no gi rat men. been Um seme
of no historic aehievi ment. Jesus
knew all this. There familiar •
streets ^ml inces were often in ln.i
memory.
*' When he healed a sirk man in
Capernaum, it pleas’d him to
think that -hr report would he
.Carried hark to Nivv.areth. Wh n
! he drove the plunderers ft>*m the
t Temple he realised that. in the
Ipime which had come to him, his i
stjtame town would share. “.lestis rf
Hplthreih.” the world culled him.
1 linking its name with his. lie hud
lifted the little village on <.r o' -
ilftturity. And now, in the height of
his glory, he was going hark.
f ; jDid he arrive in the dusk and
slip almost unnoticed through the
V,toots to his mother's house ?
fthjrhapr, she was in the kitchen, and
Scaring that foo.steps which she
•could never mistake, she run and
w|r*W her arms ;.round his neck.
‘'Jcsu-i ” she cries, potting his:
,cek and looking up at him with
Ifitteninct eyes, “Jesus, my hoy,
boy!”
All sorts of reports have drifted
tt-—-almost, unbelievable reports,
cry day the gossips of the vd
e have stopped Mary to :r.V
,ether a letter or n message has
■i
‘“Seems to be doif'ig great
Bgs,” said the gossips with i!l
ncealed envy. “Hope hr doesn't
to go too far.” they said in
lies which revealed nil too clearly
real hone that he would go to
r, and come to grief.
Against cynicism and innuendo
'.few had stood their ground
5>udly. lii> wn« r >in« groat
figs, they instated; the reports
ere not a hit exaggerated. Some
he would come hack end show
i all: they would wish then that
fey had believed . . And now he
back. Healthy he looked, and
sfideht; hut not oi her wise differ
Even t';o few faithful were a
disappointed and he felt P.
fey hardly knew what it was, but
had expected that he would
ffeOinehow bigger. or hett ?:•
or lagged with some on* -
sign of authority . .With
enthusiasm they asked him
Utiions, reraised his good looks:
through it all, ran a note of
«int.
jjjjgttse now. you must, get to
early,” hi* mother may have
“They will all be wanting to
'you at ihg synagogue totnor
he went up to the room, his
ora, alone. The home coming
l-fot what he had dreamed,
BfAILMENT XXXVI1J
The Bitter Verdict
day after his homecoming
I fefwoke refreshed and heart. -
Some neighbors dropped in
brfeakfast. for the report tof
vat had spread quickly
the little town. When he
mother reached the door
ague a crowd '.vas
outside.
turned his greeting with
n nv\ i:< tv;’"11 .1 and curb.’-i; y,
and pushed promptly through 1 ho
(if.Hi1 he Iiir.i !■ ’m, i 1 o • the little
V.H.'n: ui\\. T .-re v. • nut n wii:*
pcisuff atid ci *ning of i’c< hi . 11 »
[•Hide biv'w.iy If th’i fcot-.t ' f ill"
room, |i.io.ko.l up tb • roll of 11 if
, i<>f»h;■! Is... Ii, turned around to
wam them :.iul smiled.
Instantly ail hi-. illusions. van
ished. Instead of s.ympathetu • nd
erstanding there was only cyni
cism o:v thou* faces. The old wo
man, bis neighbor, whom he bad
planned to heal, wax sitting ptoin
i. t nlly in iront. She was willing
to take a chance on anything, !<>"
: he had been a long time sick: hut
h. 'r look was \e a hope than a
challenge.
The substantia! men of the town
settled solidiy in their appointed
• eats, i.i d d."red him with their
hard eyes to try his tricks on
them. "You lYwiy have ealiseil a stir
in ( it.pornaum.'’ they sscored to
say. ‘‘hut little old ’Nazareth isn't
so slow. We know you. Vou're no
prophet; jfMi’re just the son of
,b eph tb" carpenter, and you ca.i’t
foid to ! ”
Slowly lie opened the roll and
in tot'--' that stirred them in spite
of themselves lie began to read:
The Spird of the Lord is upon
me
fie cm; so he anointed me to
preach of good tiding to the
poor,
He hath sent me to proclaim
releme to the captives,
And rei overy of • ipht to the
blind;
To s"t «• liberty third that are-'
biuir.cd,
And < >'oi bum the acceptable year
of the Lord.
He closed the book and handed it
hack to the attendant. ‘‘This: day
hath thin i-Vri;■(;:>-> horn fn 1 filed
i.i > i '- cars,” he :iid simply.
There was an ( mi-' >u die lie a in
the synagogue. ‘The o' or of all
were fastened upon Him,” lie
knew what they were thinking;
they wso ltd him to do soma mighty
•vor!; smell as ho had done iu Cap
ernaum. Ui't/rio knew a ha. the use
lessness of trying. The scorn, the
ignorant self-snffieiem-y were
mir.’"jo proof. They would never
receive hhn; never he proud rtf
hint. They merely wanted him to
exhibit himself and they hoped
that he- voukl full. ’’No prophet is
acceptable in his own country." he
mid to them sadly. ‘‘F'ijnh did his
irrc'.f ! works hi a foreign city;
Misha eotihl accomplish nothing
big until lie got beyond the bor
ders of his home.” With look of
roul-wearinc-s he turned to leave.
Then the storm broke. All the
pen' up p’ vy ot the little town for
one who has. d.tr -d to outgrow it,
gathered hselt into .a roar. They
RUrgi-d -forward hurrying. him
through the mhi'n street to the
edge or a nvecip-ee where they
would have thrown him over. Rut
.the wrath which had been suffi
cient to conceive his destruction
grew oidedt'ly impotent when he
tMr>'ed and faced them.
They shrank back, and before
they could reform their purpose,
he hml passed through the midst
of them and Was on his way. In
his ears sounded the bur.7, of mall*
! clout! eomment, hut he was too
heart sick to Took back. From
ihenceforth Capernaum became his
1 own ?ity." Nazir-lh the home of
his vc.nth, the duelling place of
| his boyhood friends and neighbors
hud given its verdict.
I He had come onto lib own, and
his own received him not.
(To ho oentimu-d.l
j (Copyright 19;!5 by Urt-.c - Purton)
Boiling Springs
Ready For Falls ton
(Special to The Star.)
Roillfls Springs, Nov. !(i.—The
Boiling Springs (cam began work
Monday to prepare for the game
with Fnlhton, Friday. The teair
is taking no chance's of an upset
hue will go into the game to play
, the best frame of the year. The
j strength of Kdllston, though said
to be an easy team, is not known
j ami for that reason Boiling
! Surirgs will play its full strength.
; If Fntlston should upset thir»jr■■ ami
| beat Boiling Springs *jfc would mix
up coumy champieMship claims.
I As it stands now. Boiling Springs
I is the favorite. Boiling Springs h.x
I to its favor, one game won over
j Shelby and or? tie with Kings
| Mountain, while Shelby and Kings
! Mountain are in a tie. Too, Shelby
| lost to Boiling Springs white King;
i Mountain has won no county game.
The game Friday, however it
goes, will be interesting. It is to*bo
played at 3:30 at Boiling Springs.
Could At Least Find the Pieces
Which would yer. lather be in
Crn^ty—an explosion or a colli
sion? asked his friend McCarthy.
In a collision, replied Casey. .
Why ?
Because, in a collision there ye*
arc; but in an explosion, where are
yez.
Two Co-operative ( reamerics Mal e
37,000 Pounds of Hut ter
Monthly. Need of Cows.
(Observer Farm Pago.)
When the citizens of Cleveland
county decide to do this or that
they do if. They decided that they
would increase the production per
acre of cotton and this year the
couiTty will make upward of '10.
000 hale, H v yotto.n is the only
thing that Cleveland with its com
p tnatively /nu ll tillable an a has.
The county has n store of food and
feed which compare:, favorably with
the ..heat of piedmont counties, and
it has much income other than from
cotton.
1 In I!I0!> the fnvftiers around
Mooresbopo, in this county, decided
to "tar, a creamery, Sixty of then
s”hsei ibed $100 each to build the
plant. Now this creamery puts out
15,000 pounds of bolter eneli month,
and furnishes a market for,cream
for 500 fanners. On the 10th cl\
each innoth each of these farmers:
yets );i; cream- <*ock, which
anuniiits iO about ,10 cents per
pound lor butter made from the
clean) which lie produces. The in
come from this creamery keeps
business moving in the community.
.1. ii. ftoiims, manager of too
creamery, stat s that at no time
.since (ho creamery was started
have .ho farmer.-, ftiilea to cot their
chocks nroniptly. This was the first,
creamery started in the state of
Noith Carolina, and “fttonrosborn
Pure Creamery Butter-’ is much in
demand. So successful is the man
agement in disposin'' of t fie product
that it is now offei (minicinems,
to farmers fo furnish more* cream.,
while in muhy^ections creameries
are going broke.
At Shelby, tho county scat of
Cleveland eotnity, the Shelby Cream
ery company, of which William
I.ineherger is mar iner. has a
monthly production of 22,000
pounds of -butter. Pov years it has
run wiih increasing success and
has furnished a market where farm
ns (ould readily dispose of their
cream for the cash. • pasteurizing
plant in Shelby handler, a large vol
ume of milk daily, while a local
poultry buyer with rold storage fa
cilities takes care o* the surplus in
chickens and eggs.
Clevclard county has provided
a market for things other than cot
ton, and her farmers are well on
the road to diversification.
Mrs. Byers Had Only
One Sister Surviving
Editor of The Star.
An effort to correct some er
rors in the obituary report of the
death of the late Mrs. Lizzie Eliotl
Bj’era ia my apology for submitting
this notice. She has but one broth
er, Andrew Elliott,' and a sister Mrs
W. A. Lattimore, living, Mrs. Fan
nie Packard having boon’deceased
several years since.
Deceased was one or eight chii
dren of the late Col. A. J. Elliott
and wife of upper Cleveland; and
her funeral at Boiling Springs,
" ''are she was .>. useful an dpopular
citizen, was witnessed by at least
1,000 friends and relatives, where
she was buried with ritual of Meth
odist anil Baptist churches, and the
impressive honors of the Eastern
Star. She was active in c'mreh and
Sunday school work and a strong
friend ant? worker for Boiling
Springs school.
She was born July .°>. 1800 and
departed this life on October 1,
1026. The funeral wr.s impressive
and the floral contribution war,
truly magnificent-.
M. L. WHITE.
ORDINANC E At THORlZlNti
THE ISSUANCE OF WATER
WORKS BONDS OF THE
TOWN OF SHELBY.
Tt is ordered by the governing
body of the town of Shelby that
waterworks bonds of said town of
Shelby, a municipality of the county
of Cleveland, state of North Caro
lina. be authorized and issued:
(a) For the purpose of complet
ing and extending the waterworks
system of said town of Shelby.
(hi The maximum aggregate
principal amount of the bonds to hi
issued hereunder is %'*0,6W.
(c) A tax sufficient to-pay the
principal and interest on said bonds
, shall be annually levied and collect
ed.
(d) A statement of the debts o'
j ihe municipality has been issued
'and filed with the clerk pursuant
to the Municipal Finance act and
laws of North Carolina, and is open
to nubile inspecting.
(e) The probable period of use
ful: esa of the waterworks system
extensions, additions and improve
1 ments to be completed with the
! funds derived from the sale of said
bonds is found and declared to be
j fortv (40) years.
(f) This ordinance shall take ef
fect thirty days after its first
j publication unless in the meantime
; a petition for its submission to the
voters is filed in the manner pre
’ scribed by law. and .n such event it
shall take effect When approved
i !>y the voters of trie municipality
j at an election as provided by law
The foi earning ordinance ' vn
i passed on the ‘dud day of Novom
! her. 1026. ai d was first published
! on the 17th day of J* >vember, 1020
Any acJion or proceeding ques
tioning the validity ct said ordin
ancc must Ire commenced within 3(
days after its first publication.
(Mrs) O. M. BUTTLE, Clerk t<
Board of Aldermen Town of Shol
by.
Double Springs
items Of Interest
Mr. Sultle Preaches Special Ser
mon Preparatory to Camas
—I*»• r*- on;iI Notes
(Special to The Star.)
Our pa* tor, dev. J. W. Sat tic
| was present ut his regular appoint
ment Sunttay morniijg anil' preach
ed one of the strongest atrmur.i it
1»a.• been our privilege to hear on
: tewei fl.' hip. He clearly end forcC
fuliy -bowed mans opportunity end
responsibility of serving? God with
e. portion of his v.pridly goods by
giving unto Him what justly be
longs to Him. This was a special
seinton .preparatory to the launch
ing of the every member canvass
a' an early date. We believe m»r
people will, willingly r.r.tt gladly
fall, in line with the Baptist lead
er in this great move moat of pro
moting the cause of our Lord and
Master.
The pageant “Mother's Song'*
war; presented Sunday overt :hg to
a large crowd, the church auditor
ium being literally packed. Visitors
were recognised front the follow
ing Churches: Shelby, Lavtimore
Boiling Springs. Union. - Heaver
Dam. Zion, and Sandy Plains. The
pageant clearly and beautifully
showed the importance of the
right home environment for the
bays and girls. Abo the vital part
the chinch. Sundry school and day
school play in the shaping of fine
Christian character among the
young people of today.
Mr J. I, Me Strain ini ■ born
sick for several days, v.'e are sor
ry to note.
Mr. and Mir. Jim Card pc, of
La'.timore, “pent tin- day with her
stunt Mrs. Yv. W. Washburn Sat
urday. Mrs. Washburn has been
s is-!•. for several days.
Shelby visitors in this eonr.niT”
ity Sunday after’iono were: Mr
end Mrs Colem in Doggott and
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Washburn
We tiro sorry to I vin that Mrs.
W. A. Crowder and little ihu.udder
have been indisposed for some
time. We trust that they may soon
be entirely .well.
The many friends of Mr. George
Brooks and family will, regret to
leai” that In has sold his farm in
this ccm inanity ami bought near
Cherry villa where he will move
when ilia crop has been gathered.
Renort of the Condition of
THE PEOPLE!* RANK
at Waco in the State of North
Carolina. at the close of business
November 4, 1926.
Resources.
Conns anil discounts $ 77,935.06
Overdrafts unsecured ... 15.03
U. S. bonds and Liberty
bonds — ... .. . .. 2,331.6(3
Banking houses. SI,200.00
Furniture and fix
tures $1,822.4 i ._ 2,922.41
Cash in vault and net amts,
due from banks, bankers
and trust companies 19,329.09
Total .... . $102,584.72
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in... 5,000.Oil
Surr.lu'' fund . .. 4,000.0(1
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid . . ... . 125.17
• Deposits subject to check
individual .. 27,511.72
Demand certificates of
1 deposit .* ... 05,010.61
I Cashier’s checks outstand
ing .... _ .. 384.22
! Accrued interest due de
positors 500,00
i Total . . 5? 102 531.72
State of North Carolina—County
of Gaston. November 13. 1926,
1, A. C. Beam, cashier of the
* above named bank. do solemnly
swear that t.h” ah e statement is
i ,111'.' to the best of my knowledge
nod belief.
A. C. BEAM. Cashier.
Subscribed fine sworn to before
me, this 13 dev of November. 1926.
C. S; BEAM. Notary Public.
Correct—Attest:
P. .1. KENDRICK,
.1. 1.. HOUD,
A. W. BLACK, Directors.'
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' SAFE OF PROPERTY
FOR IXfWH) TAXES
Default having born made in the
36, I will sell at public aurtion to
th<\ highest bidder for cash on
payment of taxes for the years
1924 and 1925 in the town of Shel
by and in special school Gislikt No
MONDAY DEC. (ith, 192fi
at 10 o’clock at the court house
door in Shelby, N. C’., the real es
tate listed by the followin'!: tax
payers for the amount of unpaid
taxes set opposite their respective
names, to-wit:
1921 City Taxes
Sanitary Market - -- 51.57
(J. C. Crocker, owner)
Colored
Vcnee Jolly, bal. - - — 6.72
1925 Taxes
R. L. Alran 8 9.26
.1. D. Harnett ...31.. 36.25
Dr. •). F. Dean, bal. . .. 31.88
0. W. Bivens.- 7.32
Marvin Canto - 17.00
O. O. Champion . _ - 13.75
Ambrose Costner .. —— 5.31
Mr--. II. B. Eiiis _ 31.88
J. F. Green .— ----- 1.0G
I?. N. (Irnyron . _ 24.56
R«l)t. Grant ... ... 6.13
E. (*. (Jnintsyn -
Wm. Ilf'.fm'ii .... 3.15
W. J. Howell . 4.40
A J. John; .n - - — ..... - 20.25
W. J. Jomw . ... 01.38
FiT.uk Ledbetter ... .- 14.31
L. V. Lee . _.... 18.13
Elias C. Lee .. __ 0.04
O. C. ■Lewis _ - 45.75
G. Navev, bnl - .. 7.74
R. L. Mori.' _ . ......_ 58.06
\V. 1). Me Rea - -. 32.66
: R. F. M:-Swain ..._ 17.63,
W. N. MeSwnin __ .. .. .. 2.64
i Lester Parks . ... 34.81
W. Li. Pori! __ ___ 5.28
VV. H. Puts lair. -_ _ 15.00
J. W. Roberts . . G3.00
Jrtri. B. Shubert - 0-50
W. B. Smith .. ... 11.75
Charlie Spake —.. - 30.13
T. C. Tate ..... . ...... 26.60
II. F\ Willis .. .. ... .. 10.44
J. B. Wilson’. _ —_ 30.88
F. N. Wood ... . 10.20
Colored
; Walter Abrams _ ...._ .16.25
Clem \lliMon ... _ 4.0C
(iso Blanton, bal. .._.. 8.44
1 T. S. Burchett -_ 4.00
.John Brown .. __ —... 9.00
Will Faker .. . 12.21
Wm. Fills, bal. .. . /.- 8.00
Lena Fllix,- bal. . ..._ 2.50
Janie Froneberjjer -- ,_■- 14.63
iLaurence Ca«ton ... 3-88
I John Hoskins, bal.__ 20.63
i Sam Hunter, bal. ._ 1.63
I Vance Jolly .. _A.__ 27.01
| Filer. Lewis, bal.. 4.00
!John London .. _- ... 12.00
(Frank London .. _ 13.75
! W. W. Price_........ 11.88
j Neff Ramsaur ___ 10.25
1 Be be Roberts ... ■ .— 1.56
I John Rodgers .. __ 12.31
! lames Wallace .- -_ 13.00
J. S. Wilson. 10.13
.Geo. Green ... __ 17.63
33rd School District Tax.
F. G. Ellis . __ 12.34
Jarvis Hamrick ..._.. .43
Jno. Hays .. _ .39
Walt Latham ... __.... .03
|Mrs. fr. C. Majjnoss .. 16.38
: C. A. Morrison___! 8.40
\W. H. McSwain ... ...... 18.20
| Bert McS'vain .. __ .05
j Marion Hues ... ... ......... 1.13
Mrs. E. C. White _ 22.73
IT. Spake . . _ _ 2 06
O. M. SETTLE. City Tax Col.
Wrest Pupils
New York.—In a recent raid on
a pro! room in Brooklyn, twenty
six high school pupils.were arrest
ed. Authorities said they were
gambling at “keeno” and were
chanted with disorderly conduct.
E
tr
very Genum" P. D.
. Plmv Shape has the
“EMPIRE”
Trade Mark Stamped
>n the hack. When you
buy look for the word
EMPIRE. Tr.ey work
heUej', last twice as
long.^Jeost' ho fnove.
Why buy the imita
tion.
„X.
AUTHORIZED BATTERY
SERVICE STATION
EPAIRING,
ECHARGING—
ALL KINDS OF
BATTERIES.
Large Stock Kept At AU Timet.
Genuine Willard Rubber Case Batter
ies Priced From $11.95 and Uf>.
FOR BATTERY SERVICE
t—CALL 194
Ideal Service Station
MISENHEIMER, Mgr.
Shelby, N. C.
*
VALUES THAT ARE WORTH
WHILE.
Men, do you know Keliy’c are ac
tually celling an all wool fully
guaranteed line of Suits at the
very low price of $19.50?
It will pay you to look them over.
Also one lot of ail wool Over
coats, belted models, at $9.95.
We G-Jy have a limited amount of
these ccats—So it will pay yen to
get yours while they last.
— TWO-PANTS SUITS —
For young men, all new, mod
ern tailored garments. All
wool, colors fully guaranteed
—$22.50, $24.50 and $29.50
— SHOES —
One lot of menls t&n oxfords
Carter’s $5.00 Shoes, special
ly priced to clean up at $3.50.
— FRIENDLY FIVE -
One'of the snappies t ycu:ig
men's she:s money can buy; jj
full grain ca'.f skin, all styles* <1
at...$5.00 j
— TOF COATS —
Li the beautiful new tweeds,
Griffon and Cohen-Golcfman
makes .... $24.50 and $34.50
For Merchandise of the hi heat standard quality, Kelly’s
rrices are surpassed by none snd equalled by few. We will
be glad to show you.
CORRECT DRESSERS FOR MEN AND BOYS
SHELBY’S LEADING HABERDASHER -
Royster Building. Shelby, N. C.
A
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
OF SHELBY
Including Branch Offices at Lattimore, Lawndale and Fall
ston, At the Close of Business, November 4th, 1926
RESOURCES NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
V*
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts _-____$723,636.38
Overdrafts _ ,_ 1,031.64
Bonds and Stocks _ __ 38,300.00
Real Estate _ 5,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures ___ 6,008.80
Cash on hand and due from
other hanks___ 162,172.77
Total _ r::::TZ7:7_T__.$936,140.59
■■ — i -. ... ■. .... i■■..
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LIABILITIES
Capital__________?100,000-00 £
Surplus _ _ 60,000-00 |
Undivided Profits __ 3,283.87 [i
Reserved for Interest ____ 24,539-68 t
Reserved for Taxes_ 1,500.00 |
Notes and Bills Re-discount
cd_ 92,385.00 E
Deposits- 654,441.04 5
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Total---$938,149.59 [
The Customers and Friends Of The g
Union Trust Company j
. I
Will be pleased with the above report, which reflects growth is
and encouraging progress. Yo u will notice our total resources i
are over Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars. On the basis of g
the Strength and Growth of this Bank we solict your business \
Union Trust Co. \
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