The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-01-10
GOOD YEAR FOE BANKS
AL Local Banks il Prosperous
Condition-Eusi1ess Last Year
Exceptionally -S5ockhold-
ers' and Directors Meetings.

Annual meetings Of the stockho!d-
ers Of Lur?be.coas three banks were
he'd Tuesday and tie reports Of the
acElVe officials showed tGat last year
was an exceptionally good one for the
banks.
National Bank Of LuInberton
The meeting of the directors of the
National Bank of Lumberton was held
IN the directors room a. the bank
The old board Of directors was re-
elected as follows: A. w. Mclean, r.
D. Caldwell, L. II. Caldwell, H B. Jen-
nings, L. R. Varser, A. f. White. K. M.
Biggs, E.J.Britt, Q.T.Willia,ns,S s McIne
tyre, 0. G. Norment, R. r. Barnes;
and Mr.. c. B. Townsend, former di-
rector, was added to the beard.
At meeting of the directors the
| following active officers were re-
elected: president, A. W. Mclean;
vice presidents, R. D. Caldwell and
A. E. White; cashier, H. l.. Newbold;
assistant cashier, C. H. Phillips;
booi1keeper and teller, F. l.. Nash !;
stenogra pher, Miss Nora Leigh Pope
| A sen2i-snnual dividend of a per
cent was declared payable to all of
uary 18th, 1918. said dividend to be
payable on or before January 18th.
! The tota! resources of the bank are
| 1888, 1856 SO.
Planters Bank 6 Trust Co.
The stockholders Of tie Planters
/ Bank & Trust &c. met IN the bank
building Tuesday morning. Reports
OF the officials showing general bus
mess Of the last year were very sat
isfactory to the stockholders. The re-
port of the treasurer showed that the
deposits had increased 81 per cent dur.
ing the last year. The deposits at the
close of the year amounted to more
than 100000.
j The following board of directors
was elected: R. R. Barnes, Jack Nc
Girt, E. L. Odum, L. E. Tyner, H. E
Stacy, w. M. Bridgers, W. A. War
, wick, T. A. Mcneil, ST., r. O. Pitt
; man, D. c. Regan, G. L. Thompson
; D. D. King, J. L. Townsend, D. ]. Oil
: yer, Seth L. Smith, K M Barnes, Dr.
N. A. Thompson, R. c. Lawrence, S
P. McNair, D. H. Britt, Sr.
l At a meeting Of the directors, hell
: Immediately after the stockholders
5 meeting, the following officers wer
! elected: president, DR.. N A. Thomp
Al son, succeeding G.. B. Townsend, VIII
: sent in his resignation; vice presi
: GcfltS, II. n. barnes ana l.. Il. W(
4 Neill, ST.; treasurer, K. M. Barnes
S assistant treasurer and secretary, {
e E. Rancke, Jr.; trust officer, Geo. l
: Thompson.
r First National Bank.
: The annual meeting of the stock
f holders of the First National Ban
e was held in it's banking rooms on Tues
It day. at II o'clock.
e The presidents report showed ths
y the business of the bank had increa:
e ed about one hundred per cent dul
l. ing the last twelve months, and thu
: the year just closed was one of til
l. most successful in the banks fistor,
s Prior to the meeting of the stool
l. holders, the board of directors me-
i and the usual semi-annual dividend {
eI per cent was declared. The stool
l. holders elected the following board {
= directors to serve for the ensuin
o year: J. A. McAllister, Jno. W. War
c. T. Pate, T. L. Johnson, R. E. Levi
R. McA. Nixon, H. M. McAllister.
IS The presidents report also shove
le that the deposits of the bank had bee
E. around half million dollars for Sc
r eral weeks, and that the general co.
le dition of the bank was the best in i
ir history.