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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1945-11-29, Page 4.._.._... . BX'NK OF MON1tEAL ISSUES POPULAR FIN; IVCI"lq:`I., STORY Strong • Financial F.ostiton of Caned-, inns. Re1,400,000-Po-counts eposits in Over oanst Ban in 1 Get Months nal at Montreal ---- striking evidence of the modern trend h banking methods is contained 5a • this year's annual re- port of the Bank of Montreal which issued in Vat 'form of a well-illustrat ed, easily -understood financial story - is lifted oi$t of the class of the con- ventional bank statement. ecedent, the Departing from all p t ' ill- ustrations of 1S t,eUs its 1945 story with which interpret the finan- cial na yearxi cial developments so d the p st state- mentsterms of people, hearts vwhhch take the details of the report pat t them. into ut of the errns of languages banker ar.of the man in the street. The story is one of record deposiats' high resources and w down showing just how the bantecort- tributes to the economic life of Can- ada through its services to well cover a million customers. In the old "assets" colleen - now appropriately labelled "Resources which the B of M has to mGet?'ts. Sib- m- ple - are explanation., pie language, of the various items of the balance sheet - cash, money., i veetment •,, stocks, call 1oaee, (Mick sessets, resources and liabilit.es. Featured in the report is the 'fact that the B of M has more. than one billion dollars invested in Govern - anent bonds and other highgrade se- curities which have a ready market and, therefore, are described in bank parlance .as "liquid resources.'. For further information on this splendid showing be sure and read the entire report in this issue of the Herald. ZURICH }Wrap DISTRICT NEWS iA gravel erusher, said to be ti?e largest in Canada, is operating in Win. H. 'Stone's pit in Usborne Twp. for use .in gravelling county Broads' and highway No. 88. Harold Cantelon, recently dischar ged from :the RCAF., has been ap- pointed game overseer for Huron unto With headquarters at Wingham. A.Window in memory ofnt the omes lune te Mr. and Mrs. H. 13. veiled lin Wesley -Willis United church Clinton. The window was presented by .members of the Chant family. )Keilon-Fretnlin Clin- :St. Paul's Anglican Church, Clin- ton was the setting for the marriage of Miss Violet Fremlin, Montreal, second daughter of Mr. and ':Mrs. A. E. Fremlin, Clinton, to :Squadron Leader Hubert George Keiller, DSO., DFC., son of Mrs. Elizabeth Keillor, Mitchell. Rev. R. M. Bulteel, rector of the church, officiated. The bride given in marriage by her father, wore a dress of whiter white wool with gold accessories and carried yel- low and white flowers. The brides- maid, Miss Harriet Fremlin, sister of the bride, chose pale green wool with 'brown suede accessories, and carried flowers. Barry Wenger, Mildmay, was groomsman. After a reception at the home of her parents, the couple left on a wedding trip to Limberlost Lodge, Huntsville. Engagement ale Centralia Air nation aria the - Fire in Stephen Township • The explosion of a gasoline lantern i Loses Deer age and driving shed on the farm ostarted a fire which destroyed a gar- •Wingham — The big thrill of f ;bringing home his deer in the late Roy .Schwartz, between Dashwood open season was lost to Russel Far - Dead and Disabled !Animals REMOVED PRS MPTLY rine t Coiled': Exete ' 235. Seaforth 15 DARLING and CO. Of CANADA LTD. ititsSjE`i'i'A.L WAR INDUSTRY) reseneassamanweassetesaaseasaseasasesoasansesanatalleeseessassaamesuaatala 'Late Mei. Georg*. Jsol Liston burn. s. A. C. Meidizxger 'is v'isifiing're- latives in London, St. Marys 'a'nd'St. Thomas. Mrs. George Johnston, of the an line, :.Staliley, -passed :away 'stidde sty at her home on :Sunday. She was in her 754th year. Was `formerly Luella Coltman, daughter off. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coleman as Tuckersmith'and was a member of Varna United chur- ch. 'Surviving •are her husband; a son, Gordon at 'home; three sisters, Mrs. Cecil Oke, Seaforth; 'Mss. Ralph Colbourns, Tuckersinith; Mrs. N. !Carnohan, *Detroit; a 'brother, Frank Coleman, Hullett Twp. ser - •vices were hdldin'the Varna United church on Tuesday afternoen with burial in Bayfield. Cemetery. BAYFIELD Carey johnt, Osgood Hall, Toronto was a visitor with 'itis fathe-r here. Mrs. D. Peacock and son, spent an enjoyable holiday In Toronto and Montreal, where they were j'oin'ed by Flt. Lt. Peacock, ,Mr. and Mrs- W.A. DadLaren'and Marion of Goderieh were vrsttors with Mr. and Mrs. Thos Sherritt. Miss Logan and Mrs. Tlorney re- turned from a Pleasant •vi it'in'Geda erich. Mr. and Mrs. Ray 'Paterson, of Toronto, visited the past week eveith the former's parents, r. and Mrs.., °- l N S / TMR. J. Paterson. Mrs. Alex. Budhanan welt known Hensall resident 'celebrated. her'80th Mfrs. Win. 'Davidson is' Visiting with . birthday at 'homeher Manila* anila ' ltl, relatives in Toronto. - She enjoys der Mrs. E. 'Shaddick grid two sons sp- and attends 'her household duties ent a few days with the former'esis- daily. ter in Toronto-. Rev. Wan. Weir •ancl 7Mrs. Weir of Mrs. i1ZcClinchey, Auburn, was the Hespler a.nd Mrs. Weir of Goderieh .guest of her sister, Mrs. F. Har called on Mends here, Mies Jessie Metcalf and Mrs. A.L.. Trout, of Detroit, were visitors a t their respective homes here. Mrs. Chas. Toms has returned to her 'home after a week's visit in St. Thomas. Mr:. John Bairn has returned to hex home at Grand Bend after spen- ding three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sturgeon. Eocspe t thens son as1don, of gest of Toronto spent Merton Merrier at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Turner. George Stephenson, who has oc- supied the Bailey red brick house for some years has moved to the Goshen Line, Stanley Twp. Guests at the home of Mrs. M. Gemeinhardt for the deer hunting last week were Gilbert Knight and son, Ronald, Frank Menzel and Al- lan Jessop, Toronto. John Marks had a narrow escape when he fell off a beam in the barn at his home. A tractor on the floor below broke the fall but he sustain- ed painful bruises. Moved to Clinton Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Maxwell have closed their home here and moved to their home in Clinton which they purchased recently. They were ac- companied by their daughter, Mrs. A. Selker, and small son, who have been visiting them. Was In Navy GunnerGarfif eld Vanstone, who has received his discharge from the CNVR, after five years' service, vis- ited his father, Albert Vanstone. He Left to visit his sister in London be- fore returning to his home, in Parry Sound. STANLEY TOWNSHIP Norman Greer has sold his farm to Murray Grainger. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMurtrie mov ed from the town line to their home in Hensall. Mi. and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter of near Kippen were .Sunday last vis- itors with the former's brother, and Mrs. Elmer Gackstetter of Dash- wood. Mrs. John Hartman of near Varna was rushed to the hospital with an attack of appendicitis . alar Deer hunting was the popular p sport the past week and several local hunters were lucky to bag a deer. The many friends of Mr. Atex Mc- Connell will be pleased to he is much improved. t is hoped to soon see him out and around again, Bride -Elect Showered A pleasant afternoon was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morton i kIlliott when the ladies of the corn- inunity gathered in honor of their dauchtei, Lillian, and presented her with a miseellaneoue shower. The i,rido-to-be was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts which were" presented in a decorated wagon drawn by two ittle boys. Tn addition f to this, the ladies of St..-o:;n's Ang- r IScan church, of which she is a mem-; iter, presented her with a purse oi' j money. A dainty lunch was then ser- Ved. Announcement Mr, and :Mrs, Warren Schilbe, of laippen, announce the engagement of 1 their youngest daughter, Olive Carrill to Mr. Norman John 'J+'t>ieuson, cld-! Bet son 09 Mr. and Ma:. William Per.. ! to:tr es .'Coad I.11.• ntarrltge to i kke place early in December, iuxsday, Novelxubor Jth, 194k& KL APP'S ONE STOP SERVICE MARATHON GAS A. Gas known to every Motorist. WAiby take chances on inferior Gas when you can buy the Best Engineered Lubrication At Klopp's you get Guaranteed Indian Lubrication, using 7 kinds of Grease. We invite sGyou to watch our trained Attend Expert Repairing We use the KING AN ALYSER to TUNE UP your Motor.. ]Batteries, Accessories, Goodyear Tires Clean and Tidy Rest Rooms. Zurich's Finest and Most Up -To - Date Garage and Service Station. in and let us service and "Pep Up" your Car HO AR :P KLOPP, LESSEE Ward Fritz Used Car Lot in Connection. Drive and Crediton. A large barn close to ier, f tihis s tow town. that he did hat his -didn't nht, the garage took fire several times, hadbut was saved by the efforts of Mr. and was satisfied. But he didn't bring :Schwartz assisted by a local bucket it home. After the "kill" be did not brigade and later by firemen from home immediately and ownershipo prove; he tied his deeroa fences, It was gone when he- returned for it, Russell suspects that some less fave. ored huntsman carried off' the venae son and now is probably.boasting of his marksmanship. ra_s 51 t!ittON CANADIANS *• i " i;- ',f4 fLFL! .M r.,.1)-47- \4\ i - :t.y More than ..a million Cana- dians keep their looney safe at the B of M. Each of the Bank's 1,400,000 deposit accounts is an expression of trust in this 128 -year-old institution. The money on dep sit, totalling $1,613,- 000,000, is being constantly employed for the financial needs of the nation, of busi- ness, and of citizens in every walk of life. Business firms and private citizens from the Atlantic to the Pacific have, during the year, borrowed and repaid many millions of dollars from the B of M. Now standing at $220,000,000, the Bank's loans oil the wheels of com- merce and industry ... speed their expansion . . . create employment ... and help Canadians in their personal day-to-day financing. Well over one hundred thou- sand individual Canadians— plumbers and postmen, truck drivers and trainmen, doctors and dentists, business men and business women—turned to the B of M during the last twelve months for a Personal Loan when extra money was needed to take advantage of an opportunity or meet an emergency. Ninety-four peo- ple out of every hundred who asked for money got it. RESOURCES WHICH THE B of M HAS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS: CASH ... Tlie B of M has cash in its vaults and money on deposit with the Bank of Canada amounting to $ 161,907,891.42 MONEY in the forth of notes of, cheques on, and deposits with other batiks (payable on demand or at short notice) 124,063,230.42 INVESTMENTS: The B of M has well over one billion dollars in- vested in high-grade government bonds and other securities, which have a ready market. The majority pf them will he paid in full at early dates. Listed on the Batik's books at a figure not greater than their market cable, they amount to STOCKS of industrial and other companies form but a small part of the Bank's holdings (actually only Vitt of i% of all its invest- ments). Valued at no more than the market price, they amount to CALL LOANS: The 13 of M has call loans (loans payable on demand) which are well protected by quickly saleable securities. These loans amount to . QUICKLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES: The resources listed above, all of which can quickly be turned into cash, cover S9.44r,''e of all that the Bank owes to its depositors and others. These "quick assets" amount to $1,464,326,243.90 LOANS: During the year, millions of dollars have been loaned to business firms, to farmers, to fishermen — to citizens in all walks of life, and to Provincial and Municipal Governments and School Dis- tricts. These loans now amount to . . . . . . . . . . . 220,264,341,13 BANK BUILDINGS: In hamlets, villages, towns and large cities from coast to coast the 13 of M serves its customers at 470 offices. The value of the buildings owned by the Bank, together with fur- niture and equipment, is shown on its books at OTHER ASSETS: These chiefly represent liabilities of customers, for commitments made by the Bank on their behalf, covering foreign and domestic trade transactions, totalling $$16,895,827.58. TOTAL RESOURCES 'WHICH THE B of M HAS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS 1,117,604,002.86 333,993.69 60,417,105.51 10,571.,610,18 20,772,125,26 $1,715,934,:.320.49 BAN GEORGE W, SPINNEY, Pros/don _... M,Ammo .-.a -- et To buy seed, to market crops, to improve their farms ... grain growers, cattle and poultry raisers, fruit growers and fur breeders—farmers in every line of agriculture— borrow atthe B of M. Money which farmers borrow not only brings comfort and pros- perity to agricultural com- munities, but, by enabling farmers to produce more, cot, tributes to the prosperity and welfare of the whole nation. In financing the needs of government and of business, the Bank shares heavily by investment in government and other bonds and deben- tures. Throughout the war these investments have in- creased tremendously and today they amount to well over a billion dollars. The majority of these are gilt - edge securities, maturing at early dates, and are readily marketable. WHAT THE B of M OWES TO OTHERS: DEPOSITS: Business firms, manufacturers, merchants, farmers and private citizens, numbering well over a million, have money on deposit with the 13 of M. These deposits amount to _ BANK NOTES: 13 of M bilis in circulation, which are payable on presentation, amount to OTHER LIABILITIES: Miscellaneous items, representing mainly commitments undertaken on behalf of customers in their foreign and domestic trade transactions, totalling $16,895,827 58 TOTAL OF WHAT THE B of M OWES ITS DEPOSITORS AND OTHERS TO PAY ALL IT OWES, THE B of M HAS TOTAL RE- SOURCES, AS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS STATE- MENT, AMOUNTING TO WHICH MEANS THAT THE B of M HAS RESOURCES, OVER ANI) ABOVE WHAT IT OWES, AMOUNTING TO $1,613,428,705,56 6,619,026.50 17,144,653.99 $1,637,192,386.05 1,715,934,320.49 $ 78,741,934.44 This figure of $78,741,934.44 is made up of money subscribed by the shareholders who own the Bank and, to some extent, of profits which have from time to time been ploughed back into the business to broaden the Bank's services, PROFITS: After making provision for contingencies and after pro- viding $579,840.48 for depreciation of Bank premises, furniture and equipment, the 13 of M reports a profit for the twelve months to October 31st, 1945, of Tars under the Income and Excess Profits Taxes Acts are estimated at Leaving a net profit of Of this amount, shareholders (paid dividends at the rate of 60 cents a year for each $10 -share of the Bank) received or will receive . Thus, the net •.imaunt `to be added to the balance of profits from previous years' operations is Balance in the 'Profit and Loss Account at October 31st, 1944, amounted to Leaving the balance in this account at October 31st, 1945, at . B, C. GA.RDNER, General Manager $5,719,681..58 2,785,000.00 $2,934,681.58 2,160,000.00 $ 774,681.58 2,413,821.32 $3,1.88,502.90 WORKING WITH C.ANADIA T E 'C11V WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817