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- Early twentieth century · 1900–1944
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The Bank of Efland receives its state charter
The Secretary of State chartered the Bank of Efland with $25,000 in authorized capital, $10,000 of it paid in by three Efland men. The charter gave Efland its own bank.
Subject: Bank of Efland
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Three armed men rob the Bank of Efland
Three men held up the Bank of Efland in mid-morning, locked cashier Roberts Riley in the vault and drove off with a few thousand dollars. Two men were tried for the robbery at Hillsborough in March 1926.
Subject: Bank of Efland
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An Efland merchant kills a robber outside the Bank of Efland
A holdup at the Bank of Efland failed when Mrs. George Shambley warned merchant Carl Forrest, a bank officer, who shot robber Bruce Carpenter of Durham as he came out. His partner escaped by car, and a coroner's jury found Forrest acted in self-defense.
Subject: Bank of Efland
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The Bank of Efland fails and goes into receivership
Efland had its own bank for about ten years, with John L. Efland as president. In November 1930, days after a robbery in which a merchant shot the robber dead, the cashier, Roberts Riley, handed the state bank examiner the keys; the bank was found $15,000 to $40,000 short and put in receivers' hands, and Riley was jailed at Hillsboro.
Subject: Bank of Efland
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