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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F S T . L O U IS
ST. L O U I S 2 , M IS S O U R I
December 30, 1957

To

a l l B a n k s in t h e

E ig h th F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D is tr ic t:

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has announced the following appoint­
ment s and designations:

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
M r . P i e r r e B . M c B r i d e , President
Porcelain M etals Corporation
Louisville, K entucky

Redesignated Chairman of the Board and
Federal Reserve Agent for the year 1958.

M r.

Appointed D eputy Chairm an of the Board for
the year 1958.

M r. J e s s e D. W o o t e n ,
Executive Vice President
Mid-South Chemical Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Appointed Class C director for a three-year
term beginning January 1, 1958.

J. H. L o n g w e l l , Director
Division of Agricultural Sciences
U niversity of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

Little Rock Branch
M r . R o b e r t 11. A l e x a n d e r
Scott, A r k a n s a s
E. T i l l e r , President
Tiller Tie & Lum ber Company
Little Rock, Arkansas

M r . W a ld o

Louisville Branch
M r . P h i l i p D a v i d s o n , President
University of Louisville
Louisville, K entucky




Appointed director for a three-year term begin­
ning January 1, 1958.
Appointed director, effective January 1, 1958,
for the unexpired portion of a term ending
December 31, 1958.

Reappointed director for a three-year term
beginning January 1, 1958.

The Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has made the following
appointments:

Little Rock Branch
M r . E. C. B e n t o n , President
Fordyce B a n k and T ru st Company
Fordyce, Arkansas
M r . J. \Y . B e l l a m y , J r ., P r e s id e n t
N ational Bank of Commerce of Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Reappointed director for a three-year term
beginning January 1, 1958.

Appointed director for a
beginning January 1, 1958.

three-year term

Louisville Branch
President
State Bank of H ardinsburg
H ardinsburg, Indiana

Reappointed director for a three-year term
beginning January 1, 1958.

G. R u s s e l l , President
The Peoples l'irst National Bank
& T ru st Com pany of Paducah
Paducah, K entucky

Appointed director for a
beginning January 1, 1958.

M r . \Y . S c o t t M c I n t o s h ,

M r. John

Memphis Branch
3VIr. J o h n E. B r o w n , President
Union Planters National Bank of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
M r . S im p s o n R u s s e l l , President
The N ational Bank of Commerce of Jackson
Jackson, Tennessee

Member of Federal Advisory Council
M r . W i l l i a m A. M c D o n n e l l
Chairm an of the Board
F irst N ational Bank in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri




three-year term

Reappointed director for a three-year term
beginning January 1, 1958.

Appointed director for a
beginning January 1, 1958.

three-year

term

Appointed member of the Federal Advisory
Council to represent the Eighth Federal Reserve
District for the year 1958.

DELOS C. JO H N S
President

P r e s s R e le a s e from:
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Ba nk o f St. L o u i s
St. L o u i s , M i s s o u r i

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F O R R E L E A S E - M OR N IN G P A P E R S , M O N D A Y , D E C E M B E R 30,

1957

T he B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s of the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s t e m h a s r e d e s i g n a t e d
M r . P i e r r e B. M c B r i d e , L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. , C h a i r m a n of the B o a r d of the F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e Bank of St. L o u i s and F e d e r a l R e s e r v e A g e n t at the bank f o r the y e a r 1958.
M r . M c B r i d e i s P r e s i d e n t o f P o r c e l a i n M e t a l s C o r p o r a t i o n , L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. He
w a s a p p o i n t e d a C l a s s C d i r e c t o r of the bank in J a n u a r y 1957 and d e s i g n a t e d C h a i r ­
m a n and F e d e r a l R e s e r v e A g e n t f o r that y e a r . D u r i n g the s i x y e a r s i m m e d i a t e l y
p r e c e d i n g h is a p p o i n t m e n t to the St. L o u i s B o a r d , M r . M c B r i d e s e r v e d a s a
d i r e c t o r of the L o u i s v i l l e B r a n c h of the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of St . L o u i s .
M r . J. H. L o n g w e l l , C o l u m b i a , M o . , h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d by the B o a r d of
G o v e r n o r s a s D e p u t y C h a i r m a n o f the B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s of the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
Bank of St. L o u i s f o r the y e a r 1 9 5 8 . M r . L o n g w e l l , a C l a s s C d i r e c t o r of the bank
s i n c e J a n u a r y 1957, i s D i r e c t o r o f the D i v i s i o n of A g r i c u l t u r a l S c i e n c e s at the
U n i v e r s i t y of M i s s o u r i .
T h e B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s h a s a l s o a p p o i n t e d M r , J e s s e D. W o o te n , o f M e m p h i s ,
T e n n . , a C l a s s C d i r e c t o r of the bank f o r a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1,
19 58. M r . Wo ote n i s E x e c u t i v e V i c e P r e s i d e n t of the M i d - S o u t h C h e m i c a l C o r p o r a ­
t io n in M e m p h i s . A s a d i r e c t o r of the bank h e s u c c e e d s M r . J o s e p h H. M o o r e ,
C h a r l e s t o n , M o . , w h o s e t e r m e x p i r e s the e n d of t h i s y e a r .
T he f o l l o w i n g a p p o i n t m e n t s to the B o a r d s of D i r e c t o r s of th e b r a n c h e s of the
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k of St . L o u i s h a v e b e e n m a d e :
A p p o i n t e d by the B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s ,

W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. :

M r . R o b e r t H. A l e x a n d e r , F a r m e r , S c o t t , A r k . , a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of the
L i t t l e R o c k B r a n c h B o a r d f o r a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 195 8.
M r . Waldo E . T i l l e r , P r e s i d e n t , T i l l e r T i e & L u m b e r C o m p a n y , L i t t l e R o c k ,
A r k . , a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of the L i t t l e R o c k B r a n c h B o a r d e f f e c t i v e
J a n u a r y 1, 1958 f o r th e u n e x p i r e d p o r t i o n of a t e r m e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,
1 95 8.
M r . P h i l i p D a v i d s o n , P r e s i d e n t , U n i v e r s i t y o f L o u i s v i l l e , L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. ,
r e a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of th e L o u i s v i l l e B r a n c h B o a r d f o r a t h r e e - y e a r
t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 5 8 .




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A p p o i n t e d by th e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Ba nk of S t . L o u i s :
M r . E. C. B e n t o n , P r e s i d e n t , F o r d y c e B an k and T r u s t C o m p a n y , F o r d y c e ,
A r k . , r e a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of the L i t t l e R o c k B r a n c h B o a r d f o r a
t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 958.
M r . J . W. B e l l a m y , J r . , P r e s i d e n t , N a t i o n a l Bank of C o m m e r c e of P i n e
Bl uff , P i n e B lu ff , A r k . , a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of the L i t t l e R o c k B r a n c h
B o a r d f o r a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 5 8 .
M r . W. S c o t t M c I n t o s h , P r e s i d e n t , S t a t e Bank of H a r d i n s b u r g , H a r d i n s b u r g ,
Ind. , r e a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of the L o u i s v i l l e B r a n c h B o a r d f o r a t h r e e y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 5 8 .
M r . J o h n G. R u s s e l l , P r e s i d e n t , The P e o p l e s F i r s t N a t i o n a l B an k & T r u s t
C o m p a n y of P a d u c a h , P a d u c a h , Ky. , a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r o f the
L o u i s v i l l e B r a n c h B o a r d f o r a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 5 8 .
M r . J o h n E . B r o w n , P r e s i d e n t , Uni on P l a n t e r s N a t i o n a l Bank o f M e m p h i s ,
M e m p h i s , T e n n . , r e a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r of t h e M e m p h i s B r a n c h B o a r d
f o r a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 1 95 8.
M r . S i m p s o n R u s s e l l , P r e s i d e n t , T he N a t i o n a l Bank of C o m m e r c e of J a c k s o n ,
J a c k s o n , T e n n . , a p p o i n t e d a s a m e m b e r o f the M e m p h i s B r a n c h B o a r d f o r
a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1, 19 58.

T h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s of the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank c o n s i s t s o f n i n e m e m b e r s ,
s i x o f w h o m ( C l a s s e s A and B) a r e c h o s e n by the m e m b e r b a n k s an d t h r e e ( C l a s s C) by
th e B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s i n W a s h i n g t o n . E a c h b r a n c h h a s s e v e n d i r e c t o r s , f o u r o f
w h o m a r e a p p o i n t e d by t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a nk and t h r e e
by t h e B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s .

M r . W i l l i a m A . M c D o n n e l l , C h a i r m a n of the B o a r d , F i r s t N a t i o n a l B ank i n
St. L o u i s , St. L o u i s , M o . , w a s a p p o i n t e d a m e m b e r of t h e F e d e r a l A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l
to r e p r e s e n t t h e E i g h t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t f o r the y e a r 1 9 5 8 . M r . M c D o n n e l l
s e r v e d a s a d i r e c t o r of th e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank o f St. L o u i s f r o m 1951 t h r o u g h 1956,
and a s a d i r e c t o r of the L i t t l e R o c k B r a n c h f r o m 194 4 t h r o u g h 1 9 4 6 .




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