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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-10-30, Page 6*OP. EWS. AUBURN PoolotiOn AIGNagSTAR Bank Of Montreal's, 130th ,:47411„,'N.N,v ;n'i. euttiring through:ail' '41.4it:iiing tilt; es.tst OiltirtritrS':•OIdest baltiinA' institution trititge, ,Saginaw, spalt 6111,11` Of the house. I;y '0%ring off 'Sin, ile1W Yeurs.ohl i.t Monday. ei•af 00;,{tr(ls at the kaast end 't.„rutir-,011 lAtIVSt in Canada, 'as well its" iu the WOL-end With Mc:and Mrts. Donald aii . ; lialua.ur.m.ntt tki bee in. •tlie para. thbugh 0an1zed 41.1 iqUelJec, had MO 4 Ch4r1e;i Scott Aid' Herb Govier at llborti lay a solid mass sof comb I braiiehes ib l.1iis Wev,luce IA:Willi eight 'his Inane, this litillett farmer disco‘drtsi 'LH -Italie, the Balk4 ttlMmarca/.• al Vowler. mouths oV its fouttaation--. one at loll, taided •it'• rsral honey. mez,isttring,1.2 feet in -lettgtiatt-Ati tion•at l;tielph recentlyi'.4 ls nn la 'width. vrilsrs .was, suf. and another at Kingston ---and a• cient :comli honey to till thrts, 1.vasit- the bank has substaotially more oilices Mr. and AIrs. spcht ithuut 1.,5 Pounds.Gordon Sunday with Airs.- Seet.•• and let!. 1iat,f,11,, t'iilltt,11, bee IllSPeCtOr for * Mrs. W. T. Robison spent the ,Aet..1,-. 11 111, n 1,1i111y. calittd alai reported . eno with li 1 sister :it it 1.11 1 he:Silt*, til 1 t ft• in Ontario titan in•i•-ity other PrOVinele Of the DOhlilliOti. It was in 117 that tile lir-st regular stage -coach run began between hitt& .ston and York.' That sante historic , 011its..Scott. local apiarist, was called in and IA h• Ole-asssancojautes • Mrs. 11 y itite f ,iirr t ° • pli‘i 94t1 ratia fr.ielmi° at- Robert on reino‘Cti the ,ANart0 to his,^ulhinsv& 1111 of canildians itiovrc.vaii, it. phi, Forest. „" it propero. : ond iear, A date was .Noveniber ;;, and thus nekt •Mr. and, Mrs._ Thompson \ .ill•-• Dies itn -see of weht llonday will mark the bank's 130th couver Visited Mr.: and Airs. usteem.ed resident Admitu laSt Ui1.. 1 h ioseph Washington. passed aintiNersarY, . Goderiell Branch._ Mrs. Donald usv Iv r is spen4ing aw in 1 lin! o'IL 110,1nliLl SIlliday, f speating of the Ltistory. of the ew ida4s with frieilli*S ilt t wo Montt!, Mr. lizink of Montreal 'it worthy of nitte Donald all,gbilit titlAtfOrd NO1111' \\ as • 14)1•11 iillalPt011, that itS braneh here in Goderieh will, -11.1 School spent. the \yoeli.4.1al at his 111 11 how wan \ Vitt., on J zlIntzt in le.ss than six years, be celebrating its' home here. "- :Ind thus Wit,' ill his ninety- . Mr. and Jlys. Harpld Stirling ilaNe* ;1 var. Ile was 'VII, last to sur-7.tv41. .acese u tesitt2allbl.s established o d e r hs' se tl €(!te.ti sit) elbatik, i Inti\ ed into 'Miss Aargarct 1• 1\.e Of the f.intily of se\ en Of (he.late it 185:3, at a time when the B. of At; was house, formerly the Nicholson inane. John Washington and Jttne Scott 's -Misses "Jean .and Lois Broughton of Wastitligtott, pioneer, settlers who came beginning to expand its busineSin Monkton spent the weekSend with their, to this district when the decewhat was then called Upper Canada.ased wits sister, ,Mrs. Little, and Mr.Little. fourteen 3 ears of age. 111January, An interesting historical fact' is that H. Fintilay, agent of the bank here ' A large etowd attended tile •sale married Clara Jenkins of b.ousehold furnishings; of Miss Susie Clinton. Since their ,nutrriage they AhlitiVerittirY; . zoll o aliwx the okiginat office' Wnj: Sttuated in a small two-story, filing building on the northeast corner of West and ;Wellington ,streets. Since • then the bank's quarter have, been moved several times to weet the town's growing banking. need. Manager here since he Sticeet410 Harold M. Monteith more than a'Year ago, II. Darrell Heistrop is, as were, his pretiec,essOrs,twenty interested in all business $tud community activities." Mr.- Monteith, it may be recalled, re- ceived ail apPointnient to the manager- ositihic. peof the bank's 13ault Ste.- Marie • " Local Manager— Coming to Goderich 1.11 the spring of' 1046- as- • manager • of the Goderich branch of pie Bank of .114ptreal, 11 DarrelLielstrop has 'Identinedthiniself with numerous' tirgan4ations devoted to the welfare Of the town and Country- side. At the present time he is treas- urer of Alexandra Marine and General Hospital; treasurer of the Huron County Tuberculosis Association; member of the executive of the 'Gude- rich Board of Trade; serving on the board of managers- of St. George's Anglican church; a member of., the Goderich Lions Club. TINTIZSDAY, OCTODEM.Oth, 11.00' OANADXS:IJ DANK UiN ' Blair last week. Good prices were lived- On the' Waskington..farm on the realized. The house and lot were pur- 1 3rd concession of \kle,st Wawanosh. chased .by •Mr. J, C. *toltz for $2.160. Mr. Washington vvas a . member of Harold Jackson was the auctioneer and Knox. United clan:eh:and always t'ook a • Hugh Chesney clerk. 1 keen. intei;est • in .cburelt illfairs and A large number attended' the picture was an eider for many years. „Besides show in the Foresters' Hall on FridaY h• is wittow,, litt is survived by•two presented by .the National...Filw-Board Frank, teachey- at Kirkland Lake, and and -. sponsored "by the \Vonten's 'Walter, at ht me. ttnd two da tightt.r:s. Ins4itate. ; 'Mrs, .kinos Andrew i I uriel • of 1 • Albert Oa Inpiteil, Mrs. Fred i Auburn, a nd Fit hel, at holm. ; a 1,0, by ; Toll." Mrs. Harry Y•Iptgldrit, Mrs. Earl ' three•g-ramlehildren. Eleanor. Billy and NN'ightnian 'and .Miss M. King. attended Alar Andrew. Tile wits lald the $=ectional meeting of 1 1,tiron lcresby.- front his late t'''i1t'tttt 111 Wednesday, terial at „North street United the services being, conducted by Rev.i church, God'erich, on 'Wednesday. G. Hewitt tit Knox 'United church. Walnuts and Butternut.—,',1r. Nei- Interment NN'a'S ill Colborne cemetery. ; son MeLart-. forestr3- Inspector for Pallhearers were l‘lessrs. o. E. F.rratt, this section of Huron eotility. has .1.larl Wightmau •and. Albert -Campbell.' .s1tiped 119 bushels of walITtits "aril 711 of Auburn. 1Viliner 'Wallis of Clinton, • bushels of tutternuts to the seed ex, Walter linclinnan and Robert Andrews traeting plaitt- of - the.- De'pit rt !nevi' of Goderich flowqrbettrers_ Ted 'Mills, Refore,s1;ition ;It Angus, ihit. °This is 'Bert itttl Willittin. Moss, \\ 1111 Good, quite all increase' fronrlast. ‘.3 etif';'-'w hen George 'Lill:tux and Gordon Taylor. Mr. MeLarty shipped 50 bushels. - Friends and Tehrtives front Clinton. Presbyterian Church i; ode ri. -11 zt n(1 Kirkland Lake attended. ,:tanix.e.„rsary. .serN: i La: W ere -attox..14,t4;sIkyteritin on-4- Su.ndaY, when Rev. Th.ounis Ilinton of Molesworth was the guest speaker and preached two impressi.ye sertuOinS. itt the niOruing his text ty.a., "But If Not." and in the' .evening -"I %Vill The 'choir, With - 1)onit Id • Ross presid- ing, at' Abe organ," led i the service ot praise. .Solos were rendered at both services by Mrs. Duncan MacKay a duet by 'Mr. tint" .Mrs. McKay. Aev. A. cr. lIewitt of Knox United 'ilurch was present andoffe,red prayer .''and pronnuatted the benedic.tion. The _church was •decorated NVith baskets of autunin llowers. A gent,:rotts, freewill offering- was received. „. • Memorial flail Coneert.—aTlie re was a large" attendance at the concert, in the Foresters': Iiall on Thursday night sponsOred by- the • memorial -hall coms natters 11.r. Harry. Sturdy was chair- ,taatt:fo'r the eviening. .Solos were rend- .e-f,ett Cry- - 1 R.Phi1put13tytli,• readings by,.. Miss Alitiffi-innon of 'piano accordion itunther; by 'Hee. Air: \Ialt 'ltt' ttt E.xeter. Selections hiya -.mixed quartette_ (Ali:._:ses. Ilett,v:.• and 'June Marsh. Iitirry I -oar and TIOW-nrd'l AN'allace` 1 FIlytit 1, a ,Olo by it., v. II. „T„: s-noll of • Exet(7..r. Mr.' nob -ck cif nnIgieht.n and eentriloquist deliglityt1 the, audience. ‘‘ ith 1.1it ty - s1eight•ot?-11'and tricks and .,:tlier per - ,f. rintinct-. 'Fite accompanists for' the ‘‘(•re' 13: .1. Phillips ..tH ,Vubitrit. M ° 1':1 ,et 11 1 ;••• 11,1 ' Nfiss• Phillip of Blyth.' Siveet -11:isrevery.—I1onesy does not .,()Ine iron, hives only. .-n-fcan be proved], liY \voldi-11. ;111:11f , east of Ala -turn.* Notic_ing lengthy period of t hoe, Air. et- cided to i,,%estig.,-ste. 'clip 1,, es Were ASIIFJELI) ' ASHFIELD,, ()et. 28 -Miss 'Colleen Tyanpson stent the week- end with tiss Isabel Howes. - Mr: and INIrs. it Telford of Sault Sfe: Nlarie are guests of their -aunt, Mrs..:1-1. C. MacKenzie. The Octobe'r meeting Of the W.M.S.- was held on Wednesday at the .home of Mn.. N. G. "AlneKenzie. Misses, Alice and,- Annie Brown of Deti'oit visited' with their cousin, :11iss 'Minnie Cathcart. last Monday. There \Till be no service in Ashlie rri,shyterian church uts_tt -Sunday. November 2. when' Ripley Presbyterian, eh u reh has ttrl n ive rsa ry serViees pa ra t ory services. \VIII be 1104 *on Friday evening and 'Satrirday•inern: N(.vember 7.•0ndS. •,/ • / 11. D. HELSTROP from 1800 until 1877, was also for 'some time Mayor of poderich. According to the local assessment P f • • ',fp . • • ' 44/ Taken front an old band -colored engriaing, this winter scene is 'a st: James 'street. Montreai, as it appeared in 1830,; thirti?en years after the Bank of Montreal's fouling. rTlite.lintilding 011..0e. right was head office of the bank,. which served as headnuarterw for the B. of M. from P410 to 18414. This was the lirst imilding vspecially eonstructed for banking purposes; in Canada. Today a postotfire stands on this site, while adjacont to it, facing historic. Place d'...krines, is 'situated the bank's present head" office buiplini,5 completeil and °coupled in 1848. '1,} • 0,00 It% "st * 09 ROVED THE An exhausted Eur4e— torn. by cades of war—Wp breathing m easily . . . two years 'before, Napoleonic Wars had at last ended at Waterloo. In New, World, the three-year-old Treaty of , Ghent' ended an attempteci.invasion from the south and peoples of 'North America began a friendship tIlat is admiration of the world today. de- 1817. . . Sturdy colonists Of British North America — half ore a million of them—were scattered over as many square the miles. To.the west and 'north lay atiother two million the .square miles, unsettled and 'untouched. Merchants, and had traders did their business by barter aiid the with a hodge-podge of foreign currencies, the whose changing values, spelled chaos. 'rradp development languished. 'Ifythzrn�sesOme- ti,t'nesfillS up with stuff y. transient coli- gestion—put 'a, few drops of Vit. -41.0 -ml in.eachnostrii. It quickly. reducEs-con- ," gestion and makes breathing casier in a hurry . . . gives grand Lelief fis2rn. .snifily, sneezy, Stuffy dist,ress. of head " colds. FolloW.direetio ns in. the package. • VICES iiikT Nationtils.ttairrignestrii't 'MASTIC TILE, FLOORING A large stock on hand, in a wide variety of colbrs. ALSO RUBBER TILE. LINOI:EUM FOR SINK TOPS:" Aluminum and ,Stainless Steel IVIouldings—All shapes. BOX 46 INTO ,this scene came nine men of nine English and Scottish merchants who realized that, without a solid financial fou,nclittion, the colonies could never reach nationhood. Together, they determined a coitrw o action. With their own money t'Uld the backing of 209 other pioneering citizens, these nine men founded the Bank. to Montreal, which opened its doors for business un November 3rd, 1 8 1 7. Never once since then has the Bank failed to open on a business day. AT the very outset, the Bank issued its own bips and coins. Here was: Canada's first real money. The currency won immediate acceptance ... goods moved mo're quickly. ..and the stability the nine "men hoped fcir came rapidly. The people proudly welcomed this Canadian currency—and, as its circulation spread„ SO did the reputation of the new bank. Within a year 2.1 its founding it became the Government's banker, and its currency officially replaced the British nioneyused by the Government up to that time. JUST two weeks after the Bank, started, ./ Canada's first branch bank was - founded .. the B of M's Quebec'agenCy opened --;and; thus; the Canadian branch banking system began. the 'following year saw agencies opened. at Kingston ‘. and York, now Toronto, and branches spread as the years went on. Hailed throughout "the world ftir its strength and flexibility., this system of. branch banking—begun 130 years ago—has proved ideal for a country vast,in area and. small in population. G L. it AXTE , Tel., 739 or JACK ERSKINE—Tel. 5i4 WE AVE A LAIR,GE STOCK Business by barter, travel by stagecoach ... such was the ordis of the day when the Bank of Montreal began business in' Upper Canada. Within eight months df its founding in November, 1817, the 13 of M—Canada's first -established bank,— opened agencies in the garri- son town of Kingston and tht trading settlement of .Yock. Typical settlersof the time, the thbusand citizens of York lived by fatinink, lumbering, and trading with the Indians. Since that far-off day, Ontariobas become the most ' Populous and highly indus- trialized Canadian province ... and the B of M has built up its largest representation here. Soon, the new 16 -storey B • of M building will be tiume'red among Toronto's many 'beautiful edifices... typical of the progress Qn- tario and the Bank of Mont- real have.made together. T,.Qday, the B of M serves the people of this modern. minded province thtough - 189 branches and is constant- ly adding to this number. 0 UT all was not 'easy. .There were hard, trying ,days affead—each de- adeliad its ups'and downs. From 1836 to 1810, Canada .experiencea a sitcces- sion. of bad harvests, political .03nvu1- . sionS, commerci.d- changes and failures. Rebellion had clepreciate.d the value of property and seriously hindered the im- 'provement and furiher settlement of the country. The hank of Montreal survived only by the most careful use of hs re - 'sources and the confidept loyalty of its tleim-sitors. •• ' IR,}1 4 A tt. ECOVERY was rapid, during the middle years of the century. Then came 1667 ... and a' nation was .born: 13ut a trans -continental railway was a condition of,Confederation, and now the Canadian -Pacific ,had to be pushed through. TA speed the construction, the enterpri/e was placed in private hands. The ,work. wcnt fast, and the last spike ' was driven five years earlier than ex- pected. With faith characteristic of lts , nine founders, the B of M had backed to the limit this great national project. „.• 1900—the century opened Wid a new flood of prosperity ‚which lasted for more than a decade, wvvo more trans -continental railway , • systems ... a great influx of new settlers abundant crops. thousands of new - industries — and then . . . World War VI Through the trying'time which followed ... the inflated days (if the 20's and the . depressed days Of the 30's—through second World War in our time . • • Canadians worked and fought, and Canada became .a world povvera , a • ,,. --Peace ... new plans... nevy hopes... relOilitatipti. Life in --, Canada. still tr,takes work, courage, and, atbove• all, vikon ..... 'r i ...1.!!„....0,1 the kind of yision which spurred nine men' to pioneer the nation's economy 130 years ago. Frona a corporal's guard in .., (i 140, the staff 'of the B of M has grown to an army eight thousand strong ... working closely with Canadians and their industries in hundreds' of communities from coast, to ciia.t supplYingthe lifeblood cif 'credit to an expanding nation .. seeking always—through sound counsel and friendly service—to" give practical help to the million '4nd a Italf customegi who put their trust in the Bank. 'What of Tomorrow...? . Just sts history foreshadows the futtire, sorthe recor4 of Canada .and of her first -established bank working together gives promise of bright to. !morrow g for, the nation. "The 'twentieth century belongs to, Canada" . and for that future we pledge ourselves anew to work constructively with Canadians in every viralk- of lge.. r • A r AN K. 0 F 0 NTRALALL • (0, . . Canada's Pirstoestablished bank GmoliaVi.Stininy.c.M:G.,Prittidegt 13.C.GlaiiiNER4 Viet Presfrkito.mid.Gestri;lAlmtistii „ •