129 for Bank employees. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. McDonald decided on early retirement. Miss Webb retired from the bank as well, triggering promotions within the Bank – Miss Wisecarver to Vice President/Customer Service, Mr. Bowerman to Vice President and Cashier/Chief Operations Officer, Mrs. Jean Hinson to Trust Officer and Miss Barthel to Auditor. These retiring women represented a combined 113 years of experience at Bank of Clarke County. Miss Webb retired with 64 years of banking experience at Bank of Harpers Ferry and Bank of Clarke County, coming to Bank of Clarke County in 1935 when President Roosevelt declared a bank holiday and Bank of Harpers Ferry didn’t reopen. Mrs. McDonald worked at C&P Telephone for two years before coming to Bank of Clarke County for a total 42 years of experience. Mrs. Hill worked at Berryville Basket Factory and Shackleford’s Store for 11 years, then to First National Bank, coming to Bank of Clarke County in 1961 and spending 21 years. A retirement dinner was held in their honor at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds in February of 1984. Miss Webb responded to the Board with a letter: “Owing to the fact that the Bank of Clarke County has an established policy that an employee may not continue to work beyond the age of seventy years, and since I have already passed that age limit, I hereby tender my resignation of any offices or duties that I hold, to be effective as of December 30, 1983. I wish to express to the Board my appreciation of our pleasant relations over the years and of their patience and consideration during the time I have been absent from work this year on account of illness.” An IBM System 36 computer, the Bank’s first mainframe, was installed at the Bank in February of 1984. Mr. Ewing was elected to the Board of Directors on March 1, 1984. Mrs. Rodgers announced her retirement after 41 years with the Bank. The April 19, 1984 stockholders’ meeting was held at the Ruritan Fairgrounds, where Mr. Ewing was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a new office, Board Vice Chairman, was created with Mr. Garland Canter filling the position. Miss Wisecarver was nominated to the Board from the floor during the meeting, with 14,000+ votes compared to the remaining ten Board members who received a total of 39,000 votes. A question of parliamentary procedure was raised over Miss Wisecarver’s nomination since the by-laws of the bank required a maximum directorate of ten. Her election would have increased the number of Board members to 11, making her nomination null and void. During the meeting, President Ewing commented on non-bank institutions making inroads into the financial industry and said ”we cannot or will not ignore them”. He also mentioned that the annual report was dedicated to Miss Webb, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Rodgers. Mr. Randall G. Vinson was elected to the Board to succeed Mr. Burton, who retired after reaching his 75th birthday. Mr. Ewing praised Mr. Burton’s six years as a Board member: “His years of experience, his leadership and his astute knowledge of business, public and governmental affairs made him a very valuable member of the board. We will miss him at our meetings. Speaking from a personal standpoint, I will especially miss him – he was instrumental in my being with the bank and has been a strong supporter of mine since I have