The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-04-04
THE NEW BANK OF WESTON
THE INSTITUTION NOW OWNED
ENTIRELY BY HOME PEOPLE.
Strong Organization Is Back of Bank,
and 1t Is Expected to BE More
Prosperous Than Ever.

Ire Bank OF weston was organized
March 20, 1913, with thirty-fve
stockholders, and on March 26 they
purchased OF Peoples Bank Of Wes-
ton, Ga, their interest in the town of
Weston, and will continue to transact
business in the building formerly oc-
cupied by Peoples Bank, Weston,
Ga. The new Bank of Weston takes
over all the accounts of the Peoples
Bank.
The officers of the Bank OF Weston
are G. w. Sims, president; A, P.
Passmore, vice president; NJ. J. Lev
erettte, vice president, and S. w. Ad-
ans, cashier.
MIR. G. w. Sims is well known by
all the people Of his community and
is recognized by all as being a safe
conservative business man. The sue
cess he has made with his own mer-
camille business in Weston is proof
that he is well qualified for the posi-
ton he now holds. Mr. Sims is also
secretary of the Weston Gin Co.
Mr.. A. P. Passmore is well known
by all the people of his community,
and has many acquaintances ali over
the state, having served in the SEN
ate from this district, and he has at
different periods held other political
offices in the county, which shows
that he is held in high esteem by his
friends and associates.
Mr.. NJ. j. Leverette is engaged in
the mercantile business at Leverette,
Ga, and also owns considerable farm
ing lands near Weston. He is recOg-
nized by all as being very conserya-
tive, and when his friends see him
take hold Of a proposition it is sufti-
cient evidence to them that it is a
good one. Mr.. LeVerette is president
of the Planters Warehouse Company,
of Weston, Ca, an institution which
has made a record for Weston that
few other towns in South Georgia can
boast of. That is, Notwithstanding
the poor crop year, Weston weighed
more cotton last year than she has in
her history.
Mr. S. w. Adams is a native Of
Webster county but spent most Of
his career in Florida, until one year
ago, when he came back to Weston
to take a position with the Peoples
Bank of Weston. He has had about
five years experience in the banking
business. and more than three of
these were with the Pioneer Bank,
West Palm Beach, where he met
banking in its every phase from a
plain counter check to a letter OF
oredit ...s ;
In edition to the officers the Bank
of Weston has a set of directors
whose integrity cannot be question;
they are successful business men,
men of brains and ideas, men who
believe in their country going ahead,
but at the same time each and every
one of them realize that man must
live within his income, and that a
bank must first secure its depOsitors
and then get all the legitimate bust
ness within its territory. The direct
ors are as follows: G. w. Sims,
merchant, Weston, Ga; A. p Pass
more, fertilizers and farming, Wes-
ton, Ga; NJ. ], Leverette, merchant
and farmer, Leverette's, Ga; J. w.
Barge, farmer and owner of Barge s
Mill. Richland, Ga; j. F. Troutman,
merchant, Kimbrough, Ga; c. L. Sta
pleton, farmer, Weston, Ga. J. f.
Jones. farmer Weston, Ga; S. j. Car
ter, president Bank of Parrott, Par
rott, Ga.
This stock was sold at 500 per
share and within two hours there was
enough stock subscribed to assure
the Institutions success. AS soon as
the books were open for subscriptions
applications for stock flooded in, and
the required and desired amount OF
$4,000 was largely over-subscribed'
and the Bank of Weston now holds
applications for $4,000 more stock,
which are to be filled as soon as any
one desires to sell. However, the
stockholders realize what they have,
and Notwithstanding the fact that on