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Deposits Show Huge Gain Over Withdrawals At Troy Bank; Buying Again Brisk Merchants Pleased As Business On Upgrade Over Continues To Flow Into Local Institution With Final Date Return Set For Tomorrow Strikingly illustrative of the confidence of the residents of Troy in the local bank and of the renewed hope for better things to come was the experience of the National Bank & Trust company Wednesday when it resumed unrestricted banking operations. Thronged throughout the day by eager customers the bank was beehive of industry and at the close business was found deposits had assumed huge proportions in comparison to withdrawals. checkup showed the deposits made by confident were five times great as the withdrawals. In fact the deposits assumed nearly record proportions as the people rushed place their accumulated funds in the bank Little Cash Taken Not only were the deposits unexpectedly large but the withdrawals were mostly through checks given the bank customers in payment of accounts owed with the result but little cash taken from the bank and there was no tendency on the part of any one to draw out any more money than needed for current expenditures. The returning confidence of the people with the reopening the bank was also shown in the retail business the city. Business men report much more optimistic feeling on the part of their customers and the optimistic feeling on the part of their customers and the optimism is being shown in an increase in retail sales. number of stores reported increased buying Wednesday while today the increase seemed general with many more people visiting the stores than at any time during the bank holiday and restricted operation period. Price Increase Expected Local business men join with merchants throughout the country (Continued on Page Two)