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Bank Of Chesnee In Examiner's Hands SPARTANBURG, Feb. The Bank of Chesnee, of Chesnee, 20 miles northwest of here placed its affairs in the hands of the state bank examiner at directors meeting at o'clock tonight. The institution lost a number of deposits when the Dollar Savings bank and the Carolina National bank of closed December 30, but the directors were able to restore confidence and stabilize matters until today when the failure of the Rutherford county banks and the American State bank at Gaffney. rendered the situation too acute for the Chesnee bank to continue operations. The deposits, at close of business yesterday, amounted to $228,793.26 showing decrease of about $106,000 since the published statement of December 31, 1929; capital stock of the bank was $50,000. surplus $20,000 and bills payable none.
