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demonstration of taitti in the village. Ripley
feels the Royal Bank should do the same.
"We wish to protest the proposed actions
of the Royal Bank of Canada. We urge the
Royal Bank of Canada to demonstrate a
similar positive investment in the future of
the Corporation of the Village of Ripl ay,"
the letter says.
"We don't think we're taking it (service )
away. We think we're giving," Mr. Fraser
said at the meeting.
He argued that Mr. Watson's move to con-
centrate entirely on Ripley agricultural ac-
counts should give him an insight to Ripley
agricultural affairs he wouldn't have had
time to accumulate at the Ripley branch due
to the many duties of a full time manager.
"Business people are saying it is the first
step to dosing. These negative feelings will
make it happen. If people start to leave us,
to walk away from us...and you don't give us
the support then we have a hard problem,"
Mr. Fraser said.
"(People have) mentioned that if they
have to go to Kincardine they will shop their
loan and possibly there you have driven a
nail in your own coffin," Mr. Grubb said:
"That's our decision. We've tried it in a
number of places . ( with success)," Mr.
Fraser said.
"From where I'm sitting we're improving
everything," he added.
Plans to close down the Cargill branch
were -in effect but local citizens formed a
committee to work with bank officials and
the branch was saved, Mr. Fraser said.
He agreed at the meeting to the sugges-
tion of South Bruce Lakeshore Economic
Development Commission Chairman Archie
Gillies to set up just such a committee in
Ripley.
Several members of the audience voiced
concerns that the Ripley branch was being
moved to bail out a fledging Kincardine
agricultural branch but Mr. Fraser denied
those accusations point blank.
One citizen said he came to the meeting
because he had heard on the morning CTV
television news program Canada A.M. that
the bank would be closed at the end of April.
Mr. Fraser again denied that suggestion.
Death knell is sounding, said letter
A Mar. 5 letter to Mr. Fraser from Ripley
businessman Robert Thompson says: "The
death knell is sounding, not only for the bank
but for the future of our community.
"Rather than addressing the supposed
problem at the Ripley _branch as an in-
dividul (sic) attempting to streamline the
operations and reduce overhead, 'Head Of-
fice' has chosen to simply close the door, be
it now or later, and move the problem to
Kincardine," Mr. Thompson said in the
letter:
Mr. Gillies urged Ripley citizens to give
the Royal Bank a chance to let them fulfill
their promise of better service.
"I see a great deal of poor communication
on the part of the bank. I also see a great
deal of misunderstanding about what's be-
ing done," Mr. Gillies said.
"There is a challenge to the bank to con-
tinue to provide the services with the new
system. If it doesn't work you can chew
them out," he added.
"I'm challenging him (Mr. Fraser) to
make damn sure they do remain here. I'm
also challenging you that you do have to sup-
port them," said Mr. Gillies.
"I was sort of disappointed in Archie here.
WI enjoy dessert
By Mary MacGillivray
The March meeting of the Lucknow
Women's Institute was held in the Town
Hall on Tuesday. A delicious dessert was
served by. the committee in charge.
Dorothy Brown chaired the meeting and
read a St. Patrick's Day reading. During
the business, it was decided to donate $40
to. the Lucknow Agricultural Society. A
pot -luck dinner will be held at the annual
meeting in April. The south side is to bring
the first course with the north side to bring
the second course. All the convenor's
reports are' to be ready for the April.
izens
I ought you would have challenged Mr.
raser to move the agricultural accounts
ere," Huron Township Reeve John Gamble
aid to an audience applause.
"The administration of these accounts is
easier to do in Kincardine because of the
work force that is (there)," Mr. Fraser
replied.
"Our biggest concern is we feel ourselves
slipping and we don't want that to happen,"
Mr. Gamble said.
"It's just another way to cater to Kincar-
dine," shouted one resident.
"We don't see it that way," replied Mr.
Fraser.
meetingrecently
meeting. The district director's meeting is
to be held on March 24 at Purple Grove.
The rollcall was answered by 14
members - name the location of your first
school. This proved very interesting.
Dorothy Brown presided at the piano for
a sing -song. Edna McDonald read the
legend of St. Patrick's and . also the
customs of St. Patrick's Day. Dorothy
gave the motto "Reflections of the Past".
Lois Goodhue conducted a Georgraphy
Match with Susan McNaughton as the
winner. A
The Queen ass ng to close a most en-
joyable afternoon.
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