The Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-01-21, Page 5WEDNESDAY, JA.N,.721st,.. 1950.•
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THE LUSKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW: ONTARIO.
•STI LL''7"''ALKlNG
CENTENNIAL
Itis now six , months ,since
Lucknaw Centennial celebration
'was • held, and people are still
thinking andtalking about it..
From time 'to time Sentinel re-
, newal letters have .'brought fav-
• orable comments : and .these. ex-
pressions • Still continue, . with
Christmas ,greetings adding their
congratulations to the "old. home.
town'•' '' ' .
•
' 'Mabel R:' 1VIMClure of Toronto
.says; .`May I. ..ecCngratulate the
Committee and thea people ..of
: Lucknow, , for a -::wonderful Can-
,
tenniaa."
Mrs Ron Keith. (Yvonne Mac-
Millan) of •London adds the 'fol-
lowing • note to her. letter, "Both.
(Phoebe and Alvin) of Port Cre-
dit extend kind regards to all,
"with very' pleasant memories, of
the wondedful` time we had dur-
ing _ucknow ,Cen-
in the days of,the L
tennal." ,
Mrs. 'Kathleen (Doupe) Rich-
ardson of ,Port . Credit'' says:"Our
hearts have been aglow ;all Fall
with memories of that wonderful
Centennial week -end.. We thank
you again and wish you .a11 a
very, merry Christns and, happy
New Year. /,:,''
Jack Newton.: of Port 'Credit,
cormments,. "Many people who at. -
..tended the Centennial have bold
me •since, 'it was the best of its
type' they :ever-•e*perienced."'. •
ENJOYED~ CENTp,`NNIAL,'
;SEEKS INFORMATION
of us thoroughly . enjoyed the •Th following,
Centennial last' 'summer. It was.
Wonderful. ,
Mr. and ` . Mrs.
letter speaks for
itself 'of an "old timer's" . opinion
of . • the' ' Centennial. ` Accompany-
ing a. search. of Sentinel files, so
that the. writer; G. J. McKinnon,,
might obtain infor,tnatio� about
his grandparents, 'Mr.. and Mrs,:
Angus MacKinnon, who both
'died in 1907, and two aunts, Mar-
garet ,and Tillie .MacKinnon' who
died in. 1929 and 1950.•'
• • 341 South Oak . Park 'Ave;
Oak Park, ' Ill.
Dear Mr. Thompson
• Bnclosed are a few pictures I
took• while having the pleasure
of attending the Lucknow ,Cen-
tennial which I sure ,'enjoyed,
meetin many, old friends• and
attending the services -at Kinloss'
and Lucknow 'P r,e s b y t er f a n
Churches; "
Congratulations to you and
your paper for the, coverage You
•gave to the Centennial;; :also to
the Centennial CoMmittee. It
sure was' a great success. •
• Sincerely,
„ y
G. J. MacKinnon:
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Doupe, ing this letter was a note request- scription? ''
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Lucknow' Firemen's
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LUCKNO.W
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anuary 2
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Admission. 75c
MUSIC. By
WJLBEES ORCHESTRA
•
ane �r��ll borrower
n
few weeks ago, Julian Janvrin, an Englishman
by birth now living: in Toronto, came upon this
headline in hs da*ly newspaper: "Bank of Mont-
real
ont real Deposits :Top the Three Billion Mark".
depositor at the B of M since shortly after his :.
arrival iri Canada five` years ago, Mr.. Janvrin
was :prompted by the headline to 'write a letter
to Gordon. R. Ball, president of the.. B of M,
•• • •
outlining .his experiences as as, both 'a • depositor
and .berrower.at Canada's first bank. We thought
Mr. Janvrin's story of his .struggle against; adver=
sit, was worth repeating, and with his permission;
havemade it ' the basis of this advertisement,:.
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- .:Julian Janvrin is fife last person,in'theworld to say that his
A " is a success story'. ' We think it is, But you can judge for yourself..
j
FIVE YEARS AGO, shortly after his arrival in Canada "Fifteen months later we
•
• • with his wife and :three children, Mr. Janvrin had :occasion
to cash a cheque at his local B' of M ,branch in Toronto, •.
"Although I had'tow 'the 'manager that. I was just an
immigrant," he recalls, "he invited me to open an account,.
•• and it, -,was gratifying to..:me . to feel 'that;•my confidence
.tin, the future.. of Canada was reciprocated by the Bank
of Montreal. Twq or three 'weeks' later I opened an
'account at that branch." . .
. Like most newcomers to Canada, Mr. Janvrin had
only enough capital ,when he arrived to: get himself '
••se'ttled,;,and eventually he found himself shortin meeting,
.the final payment on his•car, which was essential in his •.
new job as a.`salesman:; So he talkedover. his. problem
with. his B -of • M . manager, who considered him'a.,good
enough -risk to advance hirn"•the money .he needed:
-But let Mr. •
decided :to obtain .cheaper; rental
accommodation 'outside Toronto.
A • car, however, 'would; then be.
essential., Again: •the .bank ' went
along with us. -
"Two years ago the landlord
• of the house we were renting de -
An. average Canadian family, Mr; &. Mr's.
.Janvrin: and the two Younger .children relax
at TV' in their comfortable Toronto apartment;
Janvrin; continue
• the story, in his
own words:
"I'.mention
..this because
bank,ers are
sometimescharg-.
'ed with -'being:
little. more than
money1e•nders
and. usurers,. but
in this instance,
I k'ncw. that the
Bank'• of Mont-
real was acting:
as it were ori'behalf of the people of Canada in helping me
to get established in much the same way as in pioneer days
the 4Bank ' of Montreal must have advanced 'funds to.
immigrants to purchase seed, a few ,implements and
n(► Y
a be a team of horses. • •. `•
"Soon afterwards' • I gave up selling, •disposed: di' the •
.car and took a regular job by night,: '
'' while my wife by day,quite literally
took the holes out of. doughnuts.
One of us was able always to be
with h the children, two of •whom
were not then • of school age.
A.,
tided. to sell the house: Again the
'Bank of Montreal helped tis 'and
.advanced the down payment that
prevented' our home being. sold
over our heads. .- ,
"This .summer my son,
having passed 'throttgh'six; grades
in::three'• years . at public •school,
competitive entrance • examination.
. for which -1 would have to pay an annual fee
' Pew this, too, l ani inlarge measure indebted.tothe.
Bank of Montreal,'for' in June` my financial cir-
• cumstances Were such that had l not been confident
of my banker's support, 1 might not . have ever.'
• considered sending him' to this school.
" "We have now' again mooed into Toronto
',.to be nearer the school, but our circumstances
have imp oved, inasmuch as our teenage daughter
has now left. high school of her own wish .and is,
•
"Get to know your banker,"; says Mr: Janvrin.
"Your best collateral is his co`ldence.".it spare-
time free=lance writer, he spends many evenings°at
hls typewriter•while the children study.
sat' for the.. h
•
to a .school..
"To me it is no surprise that the
deposits of the Bank . of Montreal:,
;should have topped, the 3 -billion mark,
.for although from t -he short term point
of.view I myself atnnot yet in a posi•
tion to: make large deposits,' it may well
be from .the,long , terra' point of view,
'thatimy son, as .a representative of 1 '
the coming generation, may be in
a ;positionto do ` as ' other• sons of
Canada are now doing:"
The B of .M is, of course, proud
• to have played its. part- in Julian. •
Janvrin's success story,: andis grate
' fail.. to him' for •
allowing " 'us to
publish , it to ,in
0dicate some'. of • -.
the many ways•in
which. Canada's
first bank works
with Canadians..•
-new and old
alike,—in; every
walk of life' from `.
coast to coast,
'Mr. Janvrin's •
Nine-year-old RobertJaoitrin. seen with his, 'o ager
now working; and, as' the. two younger children sister, Patricia, is a studt'nt al one aJ• Cain;IRI's . si
ncere and unso-
.
top preparatory schools, thartks to a timely B of til' story .provides a
are now at school; my wife in. the New Year.will Personal itoan.
be in a position to take an office job. • •
"This isa success' for the stru le -',believe
not story, gg. ,
Me, is still. on. Butour bank account is now in better
'shape than it has been -or -e paSt five years twill.
now perhaps bear scrutiny. ,
am now, therefore, at' last in' a position to write
to thank My Bank and in particular my bank manager,.
for the confidenceit placed in us:and for the help, en-
couragemerit and: courtesy if has alwaysextendedto us,
licited testimonial,to.the fact that'"Whet''}you ask for d
loan al the Bank. of Montreal, you do not ask a favour". ;.
•When: money is a problem with you, why riot see
your B of M manager? 1fyour proposition is sound and
reasonablethere's looney for you at the b of M aLf1#e
lowest rates • and on the fttit•est, lernlS.
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