[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMENDING FIRST COMMUNITY BANK ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 100TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend First Community 
Bank on 100 years of service in southwest Alabama.
   On June 6, 1909, in the office of Granade and Granade, Attorneys, 
Chatom State Bank was first organized. The next month the bank's 
charter was filed with a capital stock of $25,000 and 250 shares at 
$100 per share. For the next five years, the bank conducted business in 
the tax assessor's office at the Washington County Courthouse.
   In 1910, construction on the first building for Chatom State Bank 
began and today, the bank continues to operate on the same site. During 
the Great Depression when all banks were required to close for a 
specified period of time, Chatom State Bank was one of only a few area 
banks able to reopen immediately.
   On August 30, 1974, a branch bank was opened in Millry. The bank 
began serving the people of Mobile County in 1985 when the bank 
purchased the Mt. Vernon office from First National Bank of Mobile. To 
reflect its growth and service to Mobile and Washington Counties, 
Chatom State Bank changed its name to First Community Bank on July 19, 
1986. Since that time, the bank has expanded to Citronelle and 
Saraland, as well as locations on Schillinger Road and Cottage Hill 
Road in Mobile.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in congratulating 
Glen Davis and all of those at First Community Bank on 100 years of 
outstanding service. For this and all of their accomplishments, I 
extend my heartfelt thanks for their continued service to the Alabama 
business community, the First Congressional District, and the state of 
Alabama.
   It is my hope First Community Bank continues its story of success 
for another 100 years.

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