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WEDNESDAY
Third Financial Institution In County to Quit Within Few Weeks
WITHDRAWALS
One of the Oldest of the Smaller Banks In Hamilton County
The State Bank of Atlanta, the third small financial the county to close its doors the past three weeks, not open morning for the transaction of which business, surprise business circles and among depositors of the bank the county. The officers of the institution follows: Bishop. Scully. Walton. Assistant Plain. None them could located long distance telephone Wednesday morning far known none the officials have given out any statement but that the trouble with the bank largely the result of continued withdrawals and failure realize some of the assets which held. said the closing of the Central Bank Arcadia, ten days ago, creased the from the Atlanta institution without the posits showing any material crease. known that the bank has farm on which could not and this situation made matters rather for ready money. was Wednesday morning that the State Banking Department would check up on the institution and allow the directors to make effort reorganize they felt disposed so take any other step which might help the institution community. The last official statement to the condition of this bank was published March of the present year and showed loans and discounts to the amount with bonds and the amount of and on hands. The furniture and fixtures the bank were listed at $4,350 and the banking house $15,600. The entire given The capital stock demand deposits the savings deposits and demand with surplus of $6,000. The present organization has been existence about fifteen years, the reorganization taking place soon after the death Walton, who the bank number of years owned large part of stock. The iginal bank was started by Walton, father of Ed and Shirl Walton and one of the pioneer business men of the northern part of the county Within the past few weeks the Central Bank Arcadia has closed doors the Fishers Bank was taken over the Citizens State Bank, of this city. Otto Jensen, trustee of Jackson township, who the city, said the township funds were tied the Atlanta bank and also the Central Bank Arcadia. He said he thought would be able to pay the school bills for their past month, but he did not know exacthow things would out until he took an invoice cash.