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John II. Varner, Directs Agriculture Department

1 lif Virginia Bankf A -omaC'ci -mi it.. Federal Re,-, -r; - Bar-: of * ?■ s:him! had long realized .« i n the i-mployment of a Far:-: Pep i ■ *-td a five an«l the establishment of *» Farm Department by county 4• i. The fir>t sue h department m F, Fifth Federal Revi ve Di. : /. • n . ill ■ the T i! i“. ;i Mi- . . \:.d \ t» oii.i W»' i Virginia. NoCk Cat o Vi.- and South Carolina a j . fo::.. PM! By iMd oniv •' • : * ■ ' • had established Fai D-* i* * si ioeiii I * • ny t.hi.s pern i of • . r ■ . ./ "i of »li( First N r: )e. t! 3a::': '« ranmdle (tad berotio* arir1 o’ iie- important chaiem* ;• ig> :ei.J t* e tb it were taking phf' * They i..*i»fvi-d that this dynamic sttoaFon v laid continue. and that .succ»\v;fui »ninar:: was becoming more md > - a complex business They zed that their role m properly »-g,‘plying their customer^ with t ;n iihoral riedit was becoming more • olt-v and required the employ * id of a person with a knowledge •i P.1 economics of agpcultur* o . I ‘s the practical aspects tf they v • I to . ■? VC the t)r I of F. bt-nk and their farm customers. Alter a number of years of con deration, tin* Board of Director .-v * i Mist. authorized the employment •' farm representative whose duty . .to establish and head j Farm . • sky D e p a r tmcnt John H \ 'Her, a resident of Cumberland County, was employed Since Mr. \ ,.ener was reared on i farm. » radonr-*d from VPf :n agricultural •cooomics, had a numbm of years vimmfence in the fertilizer industry >od in teaching vocational agricul Foe, the officials believe 1 he could )"*’!di*! an invaluable service to the Ko k as well as the community l p »!! employ meet, Varner vis god banks in the state which had * 4,m departments He was then i• .ctieci in the various i••partmerits

■ >f the bank to gain a full knowledge* of its operation, in order that rh* depan irient a I !he Fir National could lender the best of service to its farm customers K<u yea: Mi Varner at ten'is the •arm conference of the Vuginia Ban- Ansoeiaiir n ;ii N a t U r a 1 i'>. at and the Association of Bank

Agricultural Representatives, in or der that he may stay abreast of the trends in agricultural credit and to better serve the farmers of this area The officials of the First National Bank are p d to be one of the 20 banks in the five .states compris ing the Fifth Federal R* .serve Dis met wh eh employ? i full time agricultural rep* -.srntatiw The bank bei n-id expects that it ill en:i-.n* • ■ i : ■ ; serve agn ei.ltui'- thi ti is d partition! ’ • prosperity of the community

First National Sen u es

' (’;uP iruied from p;; - • 3 > • lie purpose of accumulating funds b‘ uv-d for buvm: m birlci-.m*. • home. purchasing an i omab: •• or some n< rted t ouse !-filet appliance The . casuv- Mr open of.’ and maintaining a .sav ings .i(■<■ runt are many and the rev ,ii ds satisfying Hie Bank pays interest on Bus typ ■ of ac count < !•<•• ks Permanent Records Business firms and individuals make wide use of '-tucking ac counts By the use of checks, a perm merit record is mad" of transfers of money for ali pur poses. Almost ail transfers of mon ey are now made by check and there is no reason why everyone should not have a checking, ac: count To encourage savings the bank offers several methods by which regular deposits of relatively small amounts are held until re tain periods when they are need ed by the depositor The Christ mas Savings Account is paid in November of each year Recently this bank has provided a Vaca tion or Tax Club for its custom ers by means of which deposits made during the year will be paid about the first of May and may 3m* used for vacations or to pay the State Income Tax which is now payable on that date The large steel and concrete vault contains the safe deposit

boxes which air rented to c>fe; t. m■ rs Almost evfcryan? has iv m:-s bonds, insurance policies. stock cer; iterates, or soim oth t type <>f valuable docurnem winch should properly be kept, in a safe dep*>-'it box. The cost is small, in fact there are boxes winch rent for about, n penny a day. \ft-r Hour* Depositor*. For the convenience of its cus tomers, the bank has m-iailed i 24 hour depository into which customers rn a y deposit their funds after banking hours. Keys to the depository are made available to business houses on a contract basis Individuals may freely avail themselves of the service by the use of special en velopes, a supply of which is kept :n a space adjoining the deposi tory The us-- of the 24 hour de pository is constantly increasing and cu'-tomers .seem to appreciate the convenience of this service. The trust department, capably staffed is in a position to act as administrator, executor, or in al most any other fiduciary capa city Now more than ever before, individuals are realizing the ad vantages offered by a corporate fiduciary Trust business is one of the most rapidly expanding phas es of banking throughout the country. These are but a few of the serv ices offered by the bank which

are available to you. It will be a pleasure to discuss in detail any of them with our customers and prospective customers. New Quarters •Continued imm pae * I' ir • of colors into a pleasure ef fect of leisure and comfort. The buiIdim; is mr c >nd if ion ed throughout to add to the comfort of th? employees and rust omens in winter spinnss. summer or fall. The m a s s i v e, burclar-pi oof vault- and cm homers safe deposit •e>x -t'ctinn ir.-. uoy a > >dly por tion of the area at the rear of

the public section adjacent o the bookkeeping department. •Every effort has been made in planning this building to provide for the comfort of our customers, and ease of operation to the end that every banking transaction will be one of pleasure." said R K. Garland, president of the bank I vt»'» i »r < n am Bric k Th »■:•.'emi of the building. .r>4 x Ret. is of cream brick, trim med ;n blue pearl Oranox Mamie, with an overhanging marquee at entrance. Offices will be rem pleted on the second floor m he near future.

( oiKjrcilu o/U To the First N ifionol Bank, Farmville, Virginia, foi H i contribution to the beauty of our town one the over-all worth of our community Their new building represents the latest in bankinc facilities, and is artistically completed by the use of pro fesss.nal photography in its interior decoration. Our studio appreciates very much the opportunity tc assist in the production of the large mural in the nev building, which so adequately complements the entiri restoration FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

When You Walk In Wuen you walk into the new FIRST NATIONAL BANK you will be • hacted by the beautiful rubber floor and the acoustical ceiling The de jns blend mto the general warm, friendly atmosphere, and you have a sense of expansiveness We are proud to have installed these floors of Armstrong's rubber .t Their beauty and ease of cleaning make them attractive, practical and e jnamie ai Also, «n the offices of the officers will be found our Mohawk peerage carpe* The ceding of Travoushc Gold Bond acoustical material adds to the appearance and goes a pleasing sound effect N >t on’v do we handle the large installations for business houses, but we .ire egu-pped to install floors and walls of tiie, :r carpets for your name We g<ve fne same personal attention and workmanship to the smaller mstallati vis as we give 1i the larger ones Sampies, patterns, combinations of tdes and carpets are on display at our showrooms. I 19 No. Mam Street, Farmvide. Call 1053 and our repre sentative wi : a

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