The Hattiesburg news., 1914-04-08
J.S.LOVE, BANK
EXAMINER FRsM
THIS DISTRICT
POPULAR HATrIEssuRe BANKER
MAKES HIGHEST PERCENT.
AGE OF ANY IN RACE.
ALL CANDIDATES MADE
TIE REQUIRED GRADE
s. s. Harris, Of TupeIo, and E. F. Har-
ris Of Clinton other Successful Can
didates-R. /. Bennett Thanks Com
mittee For its Fairness.


]. s. Love, vice president of the
Bank of Hattiesburg; S. S. Harris, as
sistant cashier of the Peoples Bank
and Trust Company. of Tupelo; and
E. F. Anderson, cashier of the Bank of
Clinton, were the successful candidates
in the competitive contest decided by
the state bank commissioners, compos-
ed of w. P. Holland, of Clarksdale;
Louis e. Crook of Meridian; and Judge
! N. c. Hill of this city. which announced
the appointments at o'clock last
night.
/ Under the law all candidates S for the
office of state bank examiner are re-
quired to qualify through the test of
a written examination prepared and
conducted by the state bank commits
sion. at which gradeNof rs is required.
The grade made by the successful can
didates in the examination held yes
terday were as follows: Love, 95; Har-
ris, 90; Anderson, "a.
There were twelve entries for the
written examination, two from the
central, seven from the southern and
three from the northern, these disticts
being numbered respectively, one, two
and three
One candidate from the southern
, district withdrew before the contest
ended. leaving eleven to finish, all OF
whom made above the legal grade oi
rs.
Character Examination.
Prior to the submission of the writ
ten, mental test uestions-twenty il
number-the commission made ex
, haustive secret inquiry into the mora
and business qualifications of each ant
every candidate who was required t.
present his own witnesses, who testi
, fed under oath. The avowed purpos
of this test was that no one manifestl.
? unfit would be permitted to enter tn
, written examination. No applican
= was excluded on these grounds AM
, when all examinations had been com
pleted, and prior to the announcement
OF the results. Judge Hill. speaking TO
D the commission, said it was exceed
4 ingly gratifying to the commission ant
;. fortunate fof the state that Such high
e class men had presented themselve
$ for the important offices created b.
r the nsw banking law. adding that with
: out exception. every applicant hat
I been placed on high plane by hi
3 friends and neighbors who had appear
D ed before the commission.
Judge Hill said that as "a good nam'
! is rather to be chosen than great rich
v es," even the unsuccessful candidates
' could return to their homes feeling
e that they each are rich in the esteem
a of their fellows"
D Commissions Fairness.
/. Speaking for the applicants, R. L
Bennett of this city, replying to Judg'
Hills address, said the commission
had been so absolutely fair so labori
ous, painstaking and kind, that no on
who failed in the contest could la,
that failure upon the shoulders of tn
commission. He addsd that the con
test had been so perfectly fair to every
one, that the man who went ava,
with a crouch would prove conclusive
ly that a mistake would have bee'
made had he been selected.
A motion &c embody Mr.. Bennett
remarks in a resolution of thanks t
d the commissioners was unanimousl
t adopted by the eleven men who n
Il mained in the contest
n Love Experienced Banker.
s. James S. Love, the newly appointe
h state bank examiner from this distric
y is 81 years of age, a native of Brooks
vile. Mississippi. Most Of his bus
S. ness career has been connected wit
" the banking business, He was for tw
& years bookkeeper of the Merchants
a. Farmers Bank of Macon; spent on
# year With the National Bank of Cor
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