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Staff Members et the Bank of Montreal
Shown behind the tellers counters in the new Bank
of Montreal are, seated, Norma Love, the current
ledger keeper; behind her and standing, Ruth And-
rews, stenographer; Mrs. Helen (Bill) Edwards, sav-
ings ledger keeper; Barbara Beach, machine oper-
ator; seated, Kenneth VanRiesen, second junior;
Jean McGregor, teller and Mrs. Phyllis (Howard)
Edwards, teller. At far right is the main entrance
to the bank.
(News-Record Photo)
WILLIAM L, MORLOK,
Manager, Clinton Branch,
Bank of Montreal
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WILLIAM L MORLOK, Manager
There's "around-the-clock" depository service
for both your personal and business banking
A special feature included at our new premises, for
the convenience of both private and business cus-
tomers who sometimes find it difficult to make de-
posits during regular banking hours, is our "around-
the-clock" depository unit. Here, you can bank your
money 24 hours a day seven days a week .
without the worry of loss through theft Or fire at
night or over the week-end.
Why not drop In and ask about this helpful service. -
Any member of our staff will be pleased At kiv llANH,,
to supply full details on request.
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BANK OF MONTREAL
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Clinton's Modern. Branch
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Opens For Business Monday
• Page 2-+--Clinton News-,Record -Thurs., March 23f 1961
Building Completed This Weekend'
Open House on Friday Evening
New air-conditioned premises
for the Bank of Montreal's
Clinton branch will be complet-
ed this weekend and will be
ready 'to open for business on
Monday morning, William L.
'Warlock, the manager, has an-
nounced.
Mr. Morlock said the new
bank building, located on the
Bank's former site at the cor-
ner of Ontario and Victoria
Streets, has floor space of
some 1,700 square feet.
Invitations to all who are in-
terested to pay a visit to the
new bank building were issued
in the mail early this week,
and open house will be held on
Friday evening. Staff members
will be on hand to welcome all
virCtors and to make a guided
tour of the premises.
While the former building
was being demolished and the
new one constructed, the B
of M has operated in the old
Molson's Bank building on Rat-
tenbury street,
Features of the new build-
ing include a streamlined
counter-line with six tellers'
wickets set in low screens.
There' were only two wickets
in the old office. For safety-
deposit-box customers, two pri-
vate coupon booths are located
close to a steel-and-reinforced
concrete vault at the rear of
the building. Additional stor-
age space for the bank's books
and records, is in the basement:.
The office is fitted with flu-
orescent lighting set flush with
the acoustic-tile ceiling, and
rubber tile flooring in beige
and 'green.
The public area is of pleas-
ant beige and brown tones,
with a henna shade painted
wall, and limed oak furnish-
ings, Drapes to pull at the
wide expanse of glass at the
windoWs are of beige to blend
with the , .surroundings. For a
touch of colour, the chairs pl-
aced for customer's use are of
sea foam and pea green up-
holstered style with a single
chair upholstered in burnt or-
ange.
Even the furniture to be used
by the staff is upholstered in
either foam green or pea green,
and the stools which are for
use at ledger work, and other
tasks, are adjustable; upholst-
ered, and also of matching
shade of green.
There is use of curved glass
screens at the counters, and
to separate the manager's of-
fice from the main room. This
keeps the open and airy ap-
pearance of the inside of the
bank,
Viewers 'will be amazed upon
entering, to find the great a-
mount of space available. The
appearance from the street is
quite deceiving.
Nolan and Glover, London
architects, designed 'the new
building, which was erected
by Quinney Construction Ltd.,
also of London.
Depository Unit
A special feature is the "a-
round - the - clock" depository
unit which allows customers to
make deposits at any time of
day or night. The installation
is on the Victoria Street side
of the bank.
Under this system, customers
with current accounts use can-
vas wallets, while those with
savings accounts are given sp-
ecial envelopes.
Deposits are placed in the
wallets or envelopes, which
can be inserted in one of two
openings in the face of the
unit. The deposits slide down
a shute to a special safekeep-
ing unit inside the bank, where
they remain until the bank
next opens for business,
The deposits are then pro-
cessed in the usual way.
Back to First Office
While demolition of the B
of M offiCes at Victoria and
Ontario Streets was being car-
ried out, the bank moved back
to its original home on Batten-
bury Street. That was where
the bank opened on August 1,
1879, 'It was originally a bran-
ch of Molsons Bank, which la-
ter merged with the B of M.
The building at Ontario and
Victoria streets, which was de-
molished to make way for the
new office being opened next
Monday, served the bank from
1903 until last May,
Mr. Morlock, the manager,
took 'charge of the Clinton 13
of M 1953, coming 'here
from Westport. He and his
wife are active many parts
of community life, notably the
Lions Club and the Clinton
Hospital Auxiliary. Their one
daughter is a registered nurse
at the Clinton hospital.
Helping to plan the new
hank has been a lalbour of love
for Mr. Morlock. It is the
third new branch he has as-
sisted with. Clinton area peo-
ple will be sorry to learn that
Mr. Morlock will retire this
summer, after only a short
time in the new building.
The area of the building
which will cause much com-
ment, especially from those
'who work (.ri offices, is the
staff room and wash rooms
downstairs. These are accomo-
qated as well as furnace room,
two fire-proof storage room;,
and filing space.
The staff room is modernly
furnished with a dinette suite.
of chrome, and a side table
with lamp, as well as a kit-
chen unit complete with sink,
cupboards and stove.
The room includes a cloak
room, washroom, and spadous
lounge with upholsterel fur-
niture in burnt orange and bl-
onde wood.
A feature of the main sec-
tion of the bank is a recessed
electric clock, built right into
the wall, directly opposite the
front door. It is of white
numbers and hands against the
henna wall, and makes an at-
tractive decor, as 'well as pro-
viding a useful service.
Added converZence for cus-
tomers is the addition of an-
other telephone line. With two
lines in to the bank, customers
should have less difficulty in
reaching the manager, or other
personnel desired.
The name of the bank is
made up in an illuminated
zfrgn of attractive green, across
the building over the front
door. This is controlled by el-
ectricity to light automatically
at dusk, and to shut off at
daybreak.
SS 4 Mb Enjoys
Soda Meeting
•(By Mee Ira
The SS 4 Goderich Town-
shin Community Club hell a
social evening at the school last
Friday night, March 17 with
a good attendance. Progressive
euchre, was played, with croc-
Mole and checkers for the eh-
ldrehne. T
inizes for progressive
euchre were: ladies high, Mrs.
Donald Forbes, low, Dorothy
Rueger; men's high, Lorne Ty-
ndall, low, Jim Snell; lone
hands, Mrs. Les Pearson, Mur-
ray Forbes.
Married number of years
nearest to number 17, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Merrill; birthday
nearest to March 17, Mrs. Les
Pearson; lucky cup, Mervyn
Lobb; the last book taken by
a 9 of clubs, Don Cartwright.
bountiful lunch was pro-
yid dlikhy the :ladies.'
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Yes indeed, you should, In tact, we invite you to drop around and look over
the new air-conditioned premises of our Clinton Branch, at the corner of
Ontario and Victoria Streets. We're moving from our temporary office this
coming week-end and we'll be ready to welcome you in our new home on
Monday morning.
Everything about our bright new office has been designed for your
convenience ... there's much more space than before — a streamlined counter,
with six tellers' wickets — two private, comfortable coupon booths, for
safety-deposit-box customers — a large steel-and-reinforced-concrete vault . . .
the most modern features throughout.
Because of the completely up-to-date facilities in all departments, our
staff can now serve all your banking needs with greater speed and efficiency.
In Clinton, as in hundreds of other commu-
nities across Canada, our aim is to provide the
same kind. of helpful service Canadians in every
walk of life have come to expect from the B of M
over the past 143 years.
In The New Bank Building
Desks too tidy to seem absolutely natural, these members of the Bank of
Montreal staff pose in their new quarters. At the back left is the office of
manager William L. Morlok. Pictured, from the right are Kenneth Knights,
standing, junior in the bank; J. A. Ernest Morel, accountant; Douglas E. White,
chief clerk; John Shaddick, liability clerk. (News-Record Photo?'