11768. Wayne National Bank (Goldsboro, NC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
10614
Charter Number
10614
Start Date
December 28, 1931
Location
Goldsboro, North Carolina (35.385, -77.993)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
963f7e43

Response Measures

Full suspension

Other: Receiver appointed and depositors' agreement/plan to form new bank; dividends later paid by receiver.

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
78.0%
Date receivership started
1932-02-17
Date receivership terminated
1939-01-30
Share of assets assessed as good
14.5%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
79.4%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
6.2%

Description

Wayne National Bank experienced heavy withdrawals/a small run on Dec 28, 1931 and was closed/suspended with a receiver appointed. A depositors' agreement and subscription plan led to formation/opening of a new bank with fundraising through 1932 (plans noted Sept. 15, 1932). Cause classified as local_banks because closures/runs among several Wayne County banks precipitated the withdrawals. Receiver actions and stockholder assessments are documented.

Events (7)

1. September 14, 1914 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. December 28, 1931 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Heavy withdrawals and a 'small run' in Wayne County; several local banks closed (Mount Olive First National and others), precipitating withdrawals at Wayne National.
Measures
Directors decided to close; later depositors' agreement and fundraising arranged; receiver appointed to manage affairs.
Newspaper Excerpt
Officials said heavy withdrawals had the closings... beginning what officials said was 'small run.'
Source
newspapers
3. December 28, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Suspension/closure resulted from heavy withdrawals and runs affecting multiple Wayne County banks; the bank did not open following the heavy withdrawals and run reported Dec. 28, 1931.
Newspaper Excerpt
Three Wayne county banks failed today. Officials said heavy withdrawals had the closings. They were the Wayne National bank of Goldsboro...
Source
newspapers
4. February 17, 1932 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. March 3, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
After opening of the new bank, this bank take over the receiver's work. Meanwhile, the trust department of the closed bank expected to begin limited operation under direction of the receiver... meeting endorsed the plan unanimously and depositors signed agreements and deposited savings account books and certificates of deposit.
Source
newspapers
6. March 31, 1932 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Holders of Shares in Wayne Bank Assessed... in the Wayne National Bank, suspended, were ordered Wednesday their individual liabilities ... to the receiver, Frank Fagan, by Pole, Comptroller of the Currency. ... Two thousand four hundred of the 4,000 depositors of the bank have signed an agreement for the opening new bank.
Source
newspapers
7. September 15, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
One hundred and fifty-one thousand dollars of the $200,000 needed to open new bank in Goldsboro had on Thursday been subscribed by depositors of the closed Wayne National Bank and stockholders who had paid their double liability. ... to open the bank this fall.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (16)

Article from Omaha World-Herald, December 28, 1931

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Bank Suspensions. Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 28 (P).Three Wayne county banks failed today Officials said heavy with drawals had the closings. They were Wayne National bank of Goldsboro, the Citizens bank of Mount Olive and the Bank of Pikeville at Pikeville. The combined deposits were given in September statements as $2,321,095.34 New Dec. prices hot vanized rolled, steel


Article from The Charlotte Observer, December 29, 1931

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BUSINESS SUSPENDED BY FOUR WAYNE BANKS GOLDSBORO, Dec. The closing of four Wayne county banks today "heavy withdra and small run left one town without banking facilities and hampered business in two more communiMount Olive was bankless as the First National bank there closed & few minutes beginning of what officials said was 'small run. The bank there did not open this officials had been heavy during the past several days. The banks were the Wayne National Bank of Goldsboro Bank of Pikeville of Pikedid open heavy with-


Article from The Herald-Sun, December 29, 1931

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TWO MORE BANKS WILL CLOSE TODAY Failures At Wilson And Goldston Follow Lead Of Four In Wayne County Dec. Bank Commissioners Gurney P. Hood tonight said he had been informed the Planters bank of Wilson and the Bank of Goldston would not open their doors tomorrow morning The Planters bank had deposits of $825,000 and was capitalized $100,000 with 30,000 surplus and undivided George E. Walston president, ported efforts would be made to reopen it under depositors agreement W. M. Farmer was vice president and The Bank of Goldston in Chatham had deposits of more than $100,000 and had capital and surplus of $26,000. Hugh Womble was president. and T. W. Goldston cashier Dec. closing of four Wayne county banks today following "heavy withdrawals and small left one town withrun banking facilities and hampered jusiness in two more communities Mount Olive was bankless as the First National bank there closed a few minutes after the of beginning what officials was "small run.' The Citizens bank there did not open withdrawals had been heavy during the past several The other banks were the Wayne National bank of Goldsboro and the Bank of Pikeville of Pikeville These also not open today because of "recent heavy withdrawals. None of the banks are related Their deposits were given as The Wayne is of National bank one the largest in eastern North Carolina Its directors yesterday to close and W. E. announced the cause was heavy withThe bank listed deposits of K. Borden is president The Bank of was capitalat $20,000 and had surplus of the Citizens bank was capitalland at and had surplus of the Wayne National bank was $350,000 and had surplus of Statements of the First National bank gave its as with and capital of $50,000 each. T. Thigpen is its president


Article from Omaha World-Herald, December 29, 1931

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Bank Suspensions. Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 28 Three Wayne county banks failed today. Officials said heavy withdrawals had caused the closings. They were the Wayne National bank of Goldsboro, the Citizens bank of Mount Olive and the Bank of Pikeville at Pikeville. The combined deposits were given in September statements as


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, March 3, 1932

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UNANIMOUSLY K. WAYNE BANK PLAN (Continued From Page One.) VIII. from among their number. During the period until the new bank formed which is by the agreement to be not later than June 15 of this year national bank receiver will be in charge of the closed Wayne National Bank obtaining payment from stockholders in the old bank of the asIX. sessments on their stock, making collections, and carrying on the regular work of such receiver After opening of the new bank, this bank take over the ceiver's work. Meanwhile, the trust department of the closed bank expected to begin limited operation under direction of the receiver days. Capacity Crowd Announcement that bank plan would be explained at the Wayne county courthouse resulted in crowd which jammed the courtroom to capacity before the hour announced meeting. By 10 o'clock, some people who found themselves unable to push into the courtroom had taken copies of the proposed agreement, studied them, signed, and left the building. Others stcod in the halls, waiting on the decision of those inside and the explanations later passed on to them in little groups. Promptly the hour, Judge D. H. Bland introduced Col. Freeman, who announced and explained the plan. The meeting was then thrown open for questions and expressions opinion. Several of those present who had wedged their way into the courtroom after the start of Col. Freeman's talk asked about points in the plan, and several others the audience asked for further explanation of several features. Endorsements of plan which would bring in additional money to benefit depositors and would result in better collections on bank assets at less cost came from several speakers. One emphasized the fact that stockholders in the old Wayne Bank were not relieved of assessments against them by the plan. Thanks for the efforts of those who had worked out the plan were expressed and motion made that all present endorse the plan. This was passed unanimously, first by voice and then by show of hands. The meeting then broke up so that those present might sign the agreements and deposit savings account books and certificates of deposit.


Article from The News and Observer, March 31, 1932

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BANK STOCKHOLDERS ARE DIRECTED TO PAY Holders of Shares in Wayne Bank Assessed By troller Goldsboro, March in the Wayne National Bank, sus pended, were odered Wednesday their individual liabilities amounting to $325,000 to the ceiver, Frank Fagan, by Pole, Comptroller of the Currency. are paid on before the first day of April, the said. The order that and every one of the stockholders pay the par value of every share of the capital stock of the bank and the receiver take all necessary proceedings, suit otherwise, to enforce that extent the said dividual liability of the said shareholders." Two thousand four hundred of the 4,000 depositors of the ban's have signed an for the opening new bank. Those signed date represent 75 per cent of the total deposits.


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, May 7, 1932

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Chestnut Street Mrs. Atlanta Peacock, 1 Lot on George and Vine Streets. Nathan Ham Estate, C. z. Kadis, 2 1-7 acres. more or ess on Slaughter Street, 91-100 acres on Slaughter Street. Washington Lane, 1 Lot on Elm Street. Z. V Langston And wife. 1 Lot on Atlantic Street Wayne National Bank. Receiver, J. B. Hooks, Administrator of the Estate of Lorenza Jordan, 1 Lot on Chestnut Street. D J. Daughtry and wife. 1 Lot on Deveraux and Elm Street Oscar Wooten and wife, Lot on Washington and Persimmons Henry Whitley, 1 Lot on Holt & Canal Streets Sol Thompson and wife, 1 Lot No. 905 N. John Street. George Lee, H. B. Parker and wife, Lot on Dail Avenue Mary S. Thompson, 1 Lot, No. 421 W. Elm Street. Elizabeth Reid Estate, Paul H Reid. Agent, Lot on George St., Sophia Peacock, 1 Lot on Devereaux Street Alex A. Parks and wife, Lot on Elm Street. Sallie Martin and husband, Lot on Thompson Street. Sam Loftin and wife, 1 Lot on Parker and Canal Streets Emma Kornegay and husband, 1 Lot on Eason Street. Catherine Jordan Heirs, 1 Lot on S. William St. Bryant Pate Estate, (H. B. Parker). 6 acres E. Holly Street. John Cobb and wife, 1 Lot, 619 Griffin Street 2 Lots on Washington St. Wm. Jones and wife, Lot, 514 Aulander Street, 1 Lot on Wilmington Ave. Soloman Jordan, 1 Lot, 612 Slaughter Street Nora Kelley Estate. W. H. Whitted and wife, Agents, 1 Lot. 410 South George Street Sam L. Loftin and wife, 2 Lots, Georgia Avenue. Mary G. Smith, 1 Lot, 511 Griffin Street. Lucinda Thompson Estate. Lillie Thompson, Agent, 5 Lots on Grif- fin Street, 1 Lot on Griffin and School Streets. Oscar Williams and wife, Lots on Poplar Street. John H., E. D. and W. H. Massey, Lot on William Street. D. H. Bland, Administrator Estate of Callie Langston, 1 Lot on John Street Major T. Daniels and wife, 1 Lot on South Slocumb Street. William Bryant, 1 Lot on Greenleaf Street. Sam Eason. Julius D. Eason and wife, Maude E. Dale and husband, 2 Lots on Spruce Street, 1 Lot on 55 4 Slaughter Street Lot William Street Lot Slocumb Street, Lot Street and Lot on Sherman. 35 Lots Street, 1 3 Lots on Slaughter Lot in Little on Slocumb and Lot on South This the 28th day of April, C Clerk County Superior R. Court AYCOC 12


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, July 27, 1932

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Appeal For Filing Claims Receiver Fagan Makes Some Points You May Want to Know About Some of the hundreds of depositors in the closed Wayne National Bank who signed the depositors' agreement for the first reopening plan are risking not getting dend checks on their accounts when the first dividend made. payment According statements made the staff of Receiver Frank gan, many folks who signed the positors agreement seem to think they need do nothing more in to receive dividends their on accounts with the bank. Actually, these folks are just like everybody else, and must make their claims in order to receive dividends. Claims should be supported with bank books. and many (Please Turn to Page Three)


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, August 16, 1932

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Thousand Claims Deposit Are Not Filed Full Filing Necessary to Speed First Wayne Bank Dividend About thousand claims for posits in, and other accounts the closed Wayne National Bank still need to be according estimate Tuesday by an ceiver Frank of these claims would Many claim the amounts of clude one both checking and savings of one person or firm, counts number accounts on that is still to be filed runs which proof over the thousand considerably mark in total account passbooks which Savings with the Goldsboro Buildwere left Turn to


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, August 16, 1932

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About Thousand posit Claims Are Not Filed (Continued from Page One) ing and Loan association by depositors the bank who signed the plan offered last for spring opening new bank on the business foundations left by the old one, still around two hundred. Each of these books indicates an account on which claim has not been made to the receiver. The books should be called for at the office of the association on the eighth floor of the Wayne bank building and taken downstairs and filed with statement of claim against the bank in the hands of bank receiver's staff Filing of the depositor's claims against the closed bank will speed payment the first dividend to positors, those depositors who did not make claim before certain date did not get their first dividend checks at the time the checks paid out to depositors who made their claims earlier. Those filed their claims later on ceived their first and second dividend checks together when all the second dividend were being paid Trusteeships are being closed up by to aid the receiver which visits are made to Goldsboro periodically Cox, former trust officer of the Wayne Nationwho now connected with the Durham Loan and Trust Company, in Durham.


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, August 31, 1932

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Prior Rights Depositors Expire (Continuea from Page One) The second group general public. understood to be limited to such the Wayne National stockholders of bank have paid to the receiver their double liability. The letter of notification was sent because of the fact that the depositors of the tacting many bank, those living in the especially country and in towns in other parts the state, been going slowly. Subscription by depositors tinue to be limited to those depositors who owed the bank nothing and for those owing the bank the amount of deposits over owed to the above amounts Subscription right of bank stockholders indicated, those stockholders who have paid their double liability. feature about number of the subscriptions already receivfrom depositors is the fact that of these have not yet made many claim with the bank proof ceiver. Before these subscriptions be completed any dividends paid the depositor, proof of claim has to be made to the receiver's staff the offices of the Wayne bank.


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, September 16, 1932

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acres for $3,500. Laurinda T. Hooks, J. B. Hooks, Jr. W. Borden Hooks, executors pf estate of J. B. Hooks, and Wayne National Bank, receiver, to J. F. McInnis property on north Center street, $750.


Article from The News and Observer, September 16, 1932

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NEED $49,000 MORE FOR OPENING OF BANK Goldsboro. Sept. 15.-One hundred and fifty-one thousand dollars of the $200,000 needed to open new bank in Goldsboro had on Thursday been subscribed by depositors of the closed Wayne National Bank and stockholders who had paid their double liability. Thursday was the final day on which preferred rights subscription to the holding com pany for the new bank were given to people of these two groups. A canvass will begin on Friday among others to sell the additional $49,000 worth of stock necessary to open the bank this fall. With the opening of the new bank the above plan. the Wayne bank receivers have hope of full payment of 100 cents on the dollar for all White


Article from The Greenville News, December 24, 1932

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Makes $8,500,000 Available As Dividends For 59 Closed National Banks MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR MANY IS ASSURED First National At Spartanburg Among Institutions Getting Funds WASHINGTON, Dec comptroller of the currency played Santa Claus today, ordering more than eight and half million dollars distributed immediately to the depositors of 59 closed national banks. The amount was the largest disbursed in any month recent times and compared with $3,000,000 in vember. It brought the total for the year paid depositors to $106.000,000. The receivers of the institutions will make the payments. The comptroller, making special efforts to give merry Christmas to the borrowed some of the money from the Construction Finance corporation. This was done by pledging good assets of some of the suspended banks. The money will be repaid when affairs the banks are further liquidated. The money is available for distribution now and should be paid the depositors by tomorrow night. Awalt. the acting comptroller said that any of them did not get would be because the depositor failed to call for his check Awalt later announced 58 of the banks, to give the name of one which had been merged with another bank. He said the money for the divie dends had been going ahead since early in the month the last of had been sent from the today. Southern banks included: Wayne National, Goldsboro, North Carolina; Houston National, Dothan, First National, First National, Murfreesboro, Tenn. First National, Thomasville,


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, January 4, 1933

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considerable inconvenience and expense to the county and taxpayers, it is pointed out. The first was the suspension of the Wayne National Bank, and the second the postponement of land sales, the accountants say. The comments on the audit, covering approximately 150 pages, are made on the first 28 pages of the heavy volume, but for the most part these comments are explanations and summaries of the pages that follow. However the office of the Clerk of Court and his system of record keeping draws favorable comment, Perhaps more confusion and lack of system occurs in the offices of clerks of court in North Carolina than in almost any other county ofice. Consequently it was pleasure to note the simplicity and accuracy of the system followed by Mr. C. R. Aycock He is to be highly commended for the splendid condition in which he keeps his records. In addition to these comments of the work of the Clerk's office, the accountants were soeimpressed with the system of the office that they studied it with a view of installing the same system in Lee County. The audit covers the Central County Fund. Dept. Service Fund. Capital Fund. Roads and Bridges Funds, Clerk of the Superior Court. Register of Deeds, Health Department, and Welfare Department. School funds are not included as they are handled separately and in conjunction with state funds. Consolidated Balance A consolidated balance sheet reflects the condition of al Ithe funds controlled by the County Accountant. This shows a deficit of $162.678.55, but as this report is as of June 30, 1932 it does not take into consideration the rather large volume of 1931 taxes collected prior to tax sales and foreclosures later in the year, nor does it take into consideration an adjustment of debt service funds announced a week ago. Only an audit of the present time would show the actual condition now. The brief recapitulation is as follows: Taxes receivable $393,111.76 Accounts receivable 19,486.37 275,000.00 Contracts receivable 69,595.20 Notes receivable Real estate sinking fund. 8,480.00 Inventory-school garage 5,622.98 Property and equipment 2023,999.11 385.50 Prepaid Items Cash in closed banks Total Assets $2,814,323.90 Excess of liabilities and reserves over assets after eliminating inter-fund transactions 162,678.55 Total $2,977,323.90 LIABILITIES: Cash overdraft 25,264.57 Notes payable 91,135.00 Accounts payable 33,152.12 Advance payments on 1932 taxes 3,300.00 Debt service apportionments 60,776.83 State Loans payableschools 17. 0.0 Bonds outstanding-rural schools 206,500.00 Bonds outstandingcounty 1,755,000.00 Total Liabilities $2,348,878.52 Reserves 628,445.38 Total $2,977,323.90


Article from Goldsboro News-Argus, January 21, 1933

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BANK RECEIVER SUIT Frank Fagan, receiver of the Wayne National Bank, has Saturday filed in Wayne superior court suit against Pattie Reed seeking to recover judgment of the defendant in the sum of $900. The plaintiff alleges that at the time the bank closed, December 28, 1931, the defendant owned nine shares stock in the bank at $100 par value each. On March 28. 1932 the Comptroller of Currency assessed the defendant for the par value the stock to be paid April 1932, but after frequent demands for the has not been made, it alleged.