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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-04-01, Page 3Forecast: Optimistic llllllllllllllllllll I llllllllllll /111111111,11111111111 OPEN HOUSE Following the Official Opening on Friday, April 2, an Open House will be held until 9:30 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Everyone is invited. Refresh- ments will be served and souvenirs will be given to each visitor. Watch for the girl with the Polaroid camera. She may take your picture — yours to keep as a memento of the occasion. Silver Estimating Contest A chest, heaped with silver coins will be displayed in the new offices until April 15. Visitors are invited to estimate the value of the coins. The person who guesses closest to the amount wins all the silver they can scoop out of the chest in both hands in one try. Here's Another invitation We invite our present depositors, and those people not now doing busi- ness with British Mortgage & Trust, to take full advantage of our com- plete financial services. SAVINGS PLANS . Savings Accounts earn 4% interest with full chequing privileges. Deposit Receipts pay interest on the daily balance with a 30-day minimum. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES now earn up to 51/2 % interest. MORTGAGES . . We have money available for mortgages when you want to buy, build, renovate or consolidate existing mortgages. TRUST SERVICES . . We can help you plan your estate to provide maximum benefits for your heirs. Appoint us executor of your will and ensure experienced estate administration. BRANCH MANAGER C.V. BARRETT EXETER 235-0530 .cinee /N77 BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST LEATHER COVERED WALL, TROPICAL PLANTS AND EVEN ABSTRACT PAINTINGS MAKE FOR A GLITTERING BRANCH OFFICE BRITISH MORTGAGE & TRUST Exeter, Ontario Thursday, April 1, 1965 Advertising Supplement to The T-A British Mortgage & Trust Open house starts at 2 p.m. "Chuck" Barrett, manager of the branch since its opening in 1963, tries out his new office, complete with oiled walnut Canadian-made furniture and original oil painting by Cana- dian artist John Korner. PAGE 4 7 A SUPPLEMENT BM& T Feature Canadian materials C.V. Barrett A contemporary off ice building will house the Exe- ter branch office of British Mortgage & Trust. Designed by the Toronto firm of Rounthwaite and As- sociates and erected by Pounder Bros. of Stratford, the building uses the most modern design, material and methods of construction. Two roof heights lend add- ed interest to the front and give extra height inside. The street facade is recessed from the side walls for pro- tection from the summer sun. A new and colorful rough- textured material of quartz chips embedded in pre- stressed, pre-cast concrete, forms a wide lateral band across the upper portion of the building. This band bears the company's name in haut- relief cast aluminum letters and it is washed with light from a concealed valance trough. Large sheets of glass form the lower portion of the fa- cade giving abundance of light and a feeling of spac- iousness to the interior. The side walls, projecting beyond the front of the build- ing, are faced with random range brick in tones of brown. A large panel of brick, decorated with the c o m- pany's crest cast in bronzed aluminum, completes the front exterior. Inside, a raised ceiling adds to the spaciousness. One large wall bears a pro- minent and unusual decora- tion, "wallpaper" of green Lackawanna leather hexa- gons, some of which bear the company's crest in gold. Woodwork throughout the office is of oiled walnut. The main counter features panels of green leather and a black inlay top. Light beige vinyl asbestos over concrete flooring is utilized throughout the pub- lic areas. Moss greenScotch twist wool broadloom cov- ers the floors in the private offices. The large windows are Friday, the doors swing wide on a major new de- velopment for Exeter, for her Main street and for her financial life. British Mortgage and Trust opens its new building in an impressive ceremony at 2 p.m. Chairman of the Board, W. IL Gregory, will snip the golden ribbon, perhaps sym- bolic of the company's im- pressive growth, or perhaps of the company's most im- portant product. The branch building is the first major new development on Main street for many years. It is also an expan- sion of our financial insti- tutions in a bold new direc- tion. The building replaces the company's temporary office which was opened in June, 1963. Architect of the building C. F. T. Rounthwaite will present the key of the build- ing to the Hon- Charles Mac- Naughton, Minister of High- ways and M. L. A. for Huron, who will unlock the door. His Worship, Mayor Jack Delbridge will present the scissors to W. H. Gregory. Following the official opening the public will be invited to inspect the new offices and share in special events marking the occasion. Each guest will be given a gift as a souvenir. Re- freshments will be served. A silver estimating contest, will be held with the prize — all the money the winner can scoop out in both hands in one try. Photographers will take the pictures of visitors to the new offices, develop them on the spot, and present them in attractive folders. Members of the official party will be Earl Pounder of Pounder Bros. Stratford, general contractor; Mrs. Al- lison Bain of Toronto, in- terior decorator; L. E. Car- diff, M.P.; Exeter advisory board members, E. D. Bell Q.C., B. W. Tuckey And Peter Raymond; J. M. .Armstrong Q.C., assistant general man- ager; C. V. Barrett, Exeter branch manager; and J. D. Cross, savings manager. Business will be carried on during open house hours. A full range of financial and trust services will be available in the new offices. Among these are guaranteed investment certificates, paying as high as 51/2% in- terest, s avings accounts, par /I. 4% interest, mortgage loans, safety deposit boxes, retirement savings.plansand trust services. curtained with loose-woven striped beige drapes. Acous- tic ceilings in sonocor fiber glass ensure quietness for the offices. Construction of the new building presented an un- expected problem in engi- neering. A three-storey, 24- room hotel, the last of Exe- ter's seven hotels, had stood on the site. During demolition it was discovered that a common wall existed with the build- ing to the north. Thus raz- ing the hotel was impossible —Please turn to page 3 Dig into the silver chest, it's free to the winner One of the features of the open house is a silver estimating contest. In the main lobby an elaborate blue and silver chest is heaped with silver coins - dollars, 50, 25, 10, and "W pieces. Visitors to the office may estimate the value of the money in the chest. The person who estimates the right amount - or closest to it - wins as his prize - all the money he can scoop out in both hands in one try. Entries may be made at any time until the contest closes on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. The ornate chest was made in the workshop of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival for use in the play, The Merchant of Venice, in 1955. It is displayed on the red robe worn by Douglas Rain when he played the title role in Xing John.