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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Pederal Reserve System on Tuesday, November 1, 1949.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

McCabe, Chairman
Szymczak
Draper
Vardaman
Mr. Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Morrill, Special Adviser
Mr. Thurston, Assistant to the Board

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the

Pederal Reserve System on October 18, 1949, were approved unanimously.
Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on October 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and
31
'1949, were approved and the actions recorded therein were ratified
14/ztliitIOUSly
Memorandum dated October 31, 1949, from Mr. Boothe, Assistant
lector of the Division of Administrative Services, recommending the
411)(3intment of Mrs. Louise Lewis Hiller as an operator (key-punch) in
tils:t Division on a temporary basis for a period of two months, with

basi

4-c salary at the rate of
$2,650 per annum, effective as of the date

1c311 'which she enters upon the performance of her duties after having
1)a"ed the usual.physical examination.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Young, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
ehicago, reading as follows:
"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System




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"has noted from your letter of October 26, 1949, that
the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee
have accepted the resignation of Mr. Charles B. Dunn
as First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, effective November 1, 1949.
"It also has been noted from your letter that Mr.
Dunn will be kept on the rolls to December 1, 1949, in
order to protect his rights under the Retirement System.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Logan, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
Bezit

of New York, reading as follows:
"In view of the recommendation contained in your
letter of October 25, 1949, the Board of Governors extends until July 16, 1950, the time within which 'The
Ilarine Trust Company of Buffalo', Buffalo, New York,
IllaY establish a branch in the Town of Tonawanda, New
York, as approved by the Board on November 16, 1948."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. McCreedy„ Vice President of the Federal Re-

1e Bank of
Philadelphia, reading as follows:
"This refers to your letter of October 24 regardthe penalty of $161.24 incurred by The National
Bank of Ocean City, Ocean City, New Jersey, on a deficiency in its reserves for the period ended September
30.
"It is noted that the deficiency resulted from an
Unusual operating situation caused by certain personnel
changes, that the subject bank's last previous deficiency occurred nearly two years ago, and that its excess
reserves have averaged more than 5 per cent during the
Past two years and about 10 per cent during the first
half of October 1949.
"In the circumstances, the Board authorizes your
bank not to make the assessment."







Approved unanimously.

5.

stant Secretary.