81 year as President and 42nd year as director. Miss Helen Levi was hired as a bookkeeper. Permission was granted in August, 1942 to erect an “honor roll” sign on the bank building in honor of persons serving in the military from Clarke County. The Board approved a leave of absence in December of 1942 for Mr. Barnett for the purpose of assisting the Citizens-Waynesboro Bank and Trust Company for an indefinite period of time. World War II had created a severe shortage of employees in that institution. President Bradford was re-elected president for his 22nd year at the January 14, 1943 stockholders’ meeting but was unable to attend due to illness. Mr. Potts gave his report, mentioning that examiners had caused the bank to set up a valuation reserve for notes that were criticized for elements of weakness. During the meeting, Mr. Hobson McGehee, a farmer and member of the Clarke County Board of Supervisors, was elected to the Board to fill the vacancy of Mr. Henry Post Mitchell, who did not stand for re-election due to business ventures in Pennsylvania. Mr. Potts announced a decrease in loans which he said was being experienced by practically all banks. He urged stockholders to become actively interested in the conduct of the bank’s affairs, and reminded the stockholders that the profit from sound loans is the instrument by which the value of stock and reserves is increased and dividends paid. He said the bank was assisting the war effort in every way, including the Food-for-Freedom program which he declared was essential to the well-being of American citizens and the nations with whom we were united for success and victory. He urged the stockholders to continue to preach the doctrine of less spending and larger purchases of government bonds, which he declared were the world’s best securities. “Indeed, a large part of the time of your officers and employees has been and will be devoted to full participation in the war effort. These endeavors afford the bank no revenue but are necessary to our nation’s fight for freedom. In this hour of danger to our way of life, we can do no less”. Mr. Carl Rodgers died on May 20, 1943 and the bank closed at 1:00 P.M. so employees could attend his funeral. His passing was noted in the Board minutes: Whereas this bank has suffered a grievous loss in the recent sudden death of one of its beloved and highly regarded officers, Carl A Rodgers, for some years its efficient teller, and desiring to write into its minutes some appropriate reference to his passing; Now therefore be it resolved; that in his death we lose the services of an extraordinarily well qualified officer whose genius for his work won the admiration of all of his associates and whose faithfulness in the intelligent performance of his duties was never relaxed. But the esteem in which he was held was not wholly because of efficiency; ill health and other adversities did not lessen his consideration for others. He met such visitations with quiet courage and without complaint. Untrained in the ways of the dissembler his cordiality and his