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TWO BANKS WILL REOPEN
Wood River and Wallace Institutions Receiving New Capital WOOD RIVER. (UP) Plans for reopening the Farmers' State bank here are completed. It is expected the institution be reorganized and ready for business within short time. Depositors, at recent meeting, drew up plans for reopening which have been approved by the state banking department. The plan provides that depositors waive 20 percent of their deposits. The remaining 80 percent would be paid them the rate of 2ยฝ percent each The 20 waived, under the proposed plan, would be repaid eventually out of the earnings of the have agreed to subscribe $50,000 of new capital. As as have approved the plan, the bank will resume op(UP). The management of the Farmers' State of Wallace, has reopened that institution. closed since 15. The bank had placed in the hands of the state department trade and to forestall threatened run. Resources of the bank were not impaired, officers said, and it was found possible reopen after an agreement had reached. under terms which depositors will withdraw only limited funds. means of stabilizing the has partially italized to the of $25,000. Charles L. Cooper is