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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Stem was held
in Washington on Tuesday, October 24, 1944/ at 10:30

PRESENT:

Yr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Ransom, Vide Chairman
McKee
Draper
Evans

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Morrill, Secretary
Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman

The action
stated with respect to each of the matters herein—
after

referred to was taken by the Board:
The minutes of
the meeting of the Board of Governors of the

Federal.

Reserve System held on October 23, 1944, were approved unani—
101181y.

Memorandum dated October 20, 1944, from Mr. Goldenweiser, Di—
rector of the
Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that
Mrs.
Florence R. Cox
be reappointed as a clerk—typist in that Division,
th basic
salary at the rate of $1,680 per annum, effective as of
the
date
uPon which she enters upon the performance of her duties.
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated October 21, 1944/ from Mr. Goldenweiser, Di—
rector

ct the

v:::0
:
8 1a0f Research and Statistics, recommending that

141-8s Martha
Rose

be appointed as a clerk in that Division on

tempor_

c4rY basis for an indefinite period, with basic salary at the
rate of
g1,440
per annum, effective as of the date upon which she




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enters upon
the performance of her duties after having passed satisfactorily the usual physical examination and subject to a satisfactory
Check of
her references.
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated October 20, 1944, from

Goldenweiser, Di-

rector of the
Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that
lAiSs

V.

lolet May Rice, a clerk-stenographer in that Division, be granted
leave of
absence without pay beginning October 31, 1944, so that she

might enter
active duty with the United States Marine Corps, '',omen's
Reserve, and that she
be granted the benefits provided in the policy
adoPted by
the Board on November 14, 1940, and amended August 20, 1941,
f°r all

employees entering military service.
Approved unanimously, with the understanding that the payment of one month's
unearned salary would be at the rate of
basic salary plus overtime.
Memorandum dated October 18, 1944, from Mr. Paulger, Director

Of the D
ivision of Examinations, submitting the resignation of George
IL Emde
as a Federal
Reserve Examiner in that Division, to become eftective as
of the close of business on October 31, 1944, and recommendrg
that the
resignation be accepted as of that date, with the underthat no deduction will be made from his salary for 2 days and
1 ho.
of unaccrued annual leave taken by Mr. Emde.




The resignation was accepted as recommended.

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Letter to Mr. Gilbert, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Da.11as, reading as follows:
"The Board of Governors approves payment of salaries
to the
following officers of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas for the period November 1, 1944 to May 31, 1945,
1:nclusive, at the following rates which are the rates
fixed by your board of directors as reported in your let—
ter of
October 17:
Salary
Position
H. R. DeMoss
,6,000
Assistant Vice President
C. M. Rowland
Assistant Cashier,
5,000
Head Office
B. A. Chancellor
5,000
Cashier, Houston Branch
It is understood that Mr. DeMoss will have direct
supervision of the Examination Department under the general
supervision of
Vice President Evans, and that this assign—
ment and the promotion of Mr. DeMoss are part of the develop—
illent program to prepare him for the position of officer in
Charge of the Bank
Examination Department in contemplation
of the retirement
of Mr. Evans next year.
"In view of his new assignment, the Board approves the
aPPointment of Mr. DeMoss as an Examiner for the Federal Re—
serve Bank of
Dallas."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to the "Van Horn State Bank of Van Horn, Texas", Van
Ho
I'll) Texas,
reading as follows:
, "The Board is glad to learn that you have completed
;-0- arrangements for the admission of your bank to the
Reserve System and takes pleasure in transmitting
he
"
erewith a formal certificate of your membership.
_
"It will be appreciated if you will acknowledge re—
eelpt of this
certificate."
Approved unanimously.
rector

Memorandum dated October 21,
1944/ from Mr. Goldenweiser, Di—
°f the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending payment




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-4of a travel voucher
in the amount of $68.76 submitted by

Frank /S.

''`Illagna, Foreign Statistician at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
covering expenses incurred by him during the month of September 1944,
Pursuant to the
arrangement approved by the Board on April 17, 1943.
Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

6-tAALEjlIP
ecretaryj.

APproved:




:AA!
Vice Chairman.