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bac;�Ltg for the country's first
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! transcontinental railway and
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Canadian banking - now an
integral life in Canada
the first canal (at Lachine, Q, ,
'it of the first Cana- �. ^
part of
esxablisIt
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as one of the world's "best -bank-
Ilan banking offices abroad;aud
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ed" nations - marks its 150tti
application of the first fully-
birthday on Friday (November 3)
integrated .data processing system
It was on November 3, 1817
to banking .
that the first office of any bank
I Early in 1967, the B of M
was opened by the Bank of Mon-
introduced a new series of "Firsts"'
[real in the area of the old
i --reduction of its prime lending
walled city of Montreal, with a
Irate; increase in, savings interest;
staff of seven and captial of
j and division of its captial stock
$150, 000 . Canada as we know
5-for-1 --- in anticipation of
it did not exist; Confederation
Bank Act revisions which be -
was half a century in the future;
came effective May 1 .
George III still sat on the English
i
throne; and the Battle of Waterloo
was just two years past ,
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iThe B of M's Ingersoll branchINC,�IN
e-¢sOtti•'�',
willobservetheanniversar y'
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in, -king me {list CE+Rtnly and 3
Rpb,ns 460, Alex li.'
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COUNe1L
half of a system which now em_
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braces every province and terri-
('ed Hun_
1,400Wvsdrw _1-1 1: t Zuni,
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First branch of the B of M
Xvy, 35e _.- 3 , A, 1,
was established in Quebec Cityr
PoC (hvu elected) - 11es.; i
- ewster 1..5:14: .7 cl. w uou Ins
a few weeks after the opening
-;;13; no} vaorcougTnett---dss- '
of the original Montreal office,
L Claude LvHght 4D6
, PUBLIC school, •rnusr•L rs
It was the forerunner of the
wa,d one (two elected[-_;are�l
• ll aJ9:
present network Of some 6, 000
�.}ra.Yu ;rrai„t r T07:.
, Hbmm Larllley 27G: Ward Threw"
offices ofthe chartered banks
(Tm0 eketcd) _ John y® _
4U; tci klesch , ff 7;
more than 1, 000 of thern B of M
cnn,n rut - 1' e
branches .
Equally important to the de-
velopment of the countryas a
whole was the B of M's immed-
iate provision bf banknotes -
Canada's first real money -when
it opened for business in 1817
in the months before, engraving i YNGEYtSOLL'S 1968. mayor Gordon P i t t o c k it mance"
of the rintin later had been and council pose after being Chairman; Mayor Gordon
P 8 P installed yesterday at iT a.m. IYcnry; Woodrow lla r v ,
one of the urgent matters arrang Seated from the left are Cltarrman " curd of Works. sd for the opening. It also pro-
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vided the firs[ Canadian coinage . -- ----- --
when it introduced "bank tokens' V,N ,n , � � kh k � f N :
in 1836 . 4 4. W>f.,y d.., V"t,9 v
INGERSOLL 1919 _ u
The Ingersoll B of M was L wJrt �..
established on March 15, 1919 . w s' 4' ° " 'r' N
But the bank ' had longer connec-
CS ECAA &
Goes with the -community, since
it amalgamated in 1922 with BY JOYCE KNUDSEN e
._
the Palen s-t-uf cis the n
the Merchants Bank of Canada OLL -- One of the
Lest
s the
Music Club was the carol ser.
l
which 'had operated a branch here oldest established clubs in Ing•
est
vice in St. James' Church when
from 1868.. �ersoll has only one common
In 1922, at the time of the -: denominator for membership-
a nuri'ber of the singers took;
part in the massed choirs, rr
merger, the B of M moved into an interest in music. the Mu.
The club contributes to coin.
the Merchants Bank building, - sic Club traces its activities
munity interest in music by
which had been constructed in !for some 55 years. Originally
presenting prizes for the annual
1907 at the corner of Thames called the Worrier's Music Club,
Public School music festival,
.the members were usually sing•
and Charles streets
and acting as. judges, The Ing•.
, hers and instrumentalists. Meet-
.The 1907building continued 'ings were formal and m a In
ersoll club sponsored the young.!
or Delhi Music Club and fre--
in use until June;,,1965, when ',; members . were still actively
quently visits with the Wood.'
the B of M's present building on !- studying various branches of
stock Music Club.
the south corner of Thames and ,music, I
. A feature of She recent Christ.
Charles streets was completed . The gatherings have become
informal
mas meeting at the home of
h
The Bank of dstontreal's pre- .more m recent yen S
and the "Women's distinction
�s x-*..In `"r'lsw'i. was the'
sent 359-branch network in
Ontario is directed b Edward A. ` m ename' of the club. was
Y `,
presentation of two reference
- books on music for the Inger-
dropped when local males took'.
Royce senior vice-president, aninterest in the club and ap•
.
roll Public Library, Purchase
the `.illustrated,
i Ontario division, who is resi- j plied for membership, Not .too'
of profusely
books, was a Centennial
.1 dent in Toronto, It was started 110119 ago men members formed.
project[
of the club. '.
7 in 1818 with the establishment an integral part of a string, on.
3 within to the
The boobs were presented to 2
club. a
of branches at Kingston and York 1seCure
;. (now Toronto) - Currently the Music Club has
Chief ;Librarian Mi
•d 5_.._-&e t..t_y,,
.- -
HOME• AND ABROAD Ig members coming to local
gatherings from
b y MUc f-WW I,,
and -Mrs,• ,dward-,.Gilliugid I
- Together; the Ontario divis- as far as
g 1'hamesford, Salford and Dor•
, Mrc a o Ssox, president, e.
ion offices are an integral part :.. chester. Approximately half are
was 1n char
which charge of the meeting;;
provided feast
of the national and international .nstrumentalists and the rest
a of sea -
music for
organization, which has 1, 030 are singers. Most of the sing
'-
members
Program ogl was conveembers, The ,
, ned by_Mrs E
branches, and assets approaching contribute to the music of
'� in
porn Beck and Mrs. Jack.War•
16 billion . choirs area churches.
provided in the piano solo the
second movement. of the Bee-
thoven Sonata No. 8, played by j
slam voca duct, The
Mother Sat By The. Manger,
were Mrs t rr nit
Mr . o i sea rig on p�
Iris mas long its was .given k
mrk, wimant Ivlcl.c-aa� pre-
sented a vocal solo, The Song
The Angels Sang. Two piano
numbers were given by Um
e • er �� v who played he
rs ocl; and Jesu, Joy of
Mari's Desiring; A Christmas
novelty was the song Je.su Bam,
biro, sung in duet by Mrs.
Murray and Mrs. R. W. Work.
Current events in the muto
H.i'�, eIx voices blended
f1i e n•amian carol, Carol of
the Bells,' presented by Mrs.
Henry, Mrs. P. Silcox, Mrs.
John McBride, Miss na tit as
were
the
The bank now maintains its A recent function enriched byj -A prelude of organ melodies '< 3" inch was served by conven-
own offices in every part of '� played by Miss Pat is ic�,.-er Mr 'a a I!Aks�-assisted
Canada and in the United States - i was followed-iy a taro sang, by rs, NYnon, Mrs. Wark,
the Germany,
Mexico and France,
e, . directed by M,}••g„ ' . t Mrs.. Reginald Bradfield, Mrs.
YJapan .ord. A piano duet, Lora v A11 Rooney, Mrs. Blake Co Mrs.
In addition to creating the derson's Sleigh Ride, was p'ay „ Lindsey, rs. of and Mrs.
branch -banking system and -. e'd by Mrs. Henry and Mrs.ieney.
ys Warden. -r
,Canada's first native currency, s. Re inald Bradfield sang
the Bank of Montreal's record a voca so o, at r"OTas Hrs
of "firsts' include financial Cradle. A change of Pate vas
Standing from the .left' are '.Couunittee and Robert Smith 4
RoY_1t30-tl Chairman Fire, CI Public Buildings
Water andlight; A1ian liw and Grounds. zed EIm1.t.. Chairman Police v... i,j- ��y,,al'w•�.:� .
nL
INGERSOLL - "Our environs
ment is the air, so we are con-
,
stantly involved in the results of
.1 .research ,aimed at achieving the
highest level of living (comfort,"
said John vani[P_ DV. owner of
Central Heating and Air Condi•
w tinning.
Electrostatic air -cleaning is
becoming popular- and - often
necessary in today's air -polluted
' ,world. This method, eliminates
about 95 per cent of the dust in
` the atmosphere compared ,with
6 per cent, removed 'by:the
standardfurnace filter.
Specializing in commercial
and residential heating and air
conditioning,Central Heating sting
ft and Air Conditioning,' formerly
located on Cross Street in Inger-
soll, is now in a new' building
immediately south of town on
Highway 19. This, Mr. Van Dyke
feels, is a location in the centre
of his region Which services a
radius of 30 miles.
With a record of having done
i the plumbing, heating and wir-
ing in many homes in Ingersoll
and district,. the Van Dyke con-
cern employs six men who are
trained or are in training.
COMFORT SYSTE51
( Mr. Van Dyke emphasises
that the day of the plumber
� Y5
or nearing man uemg portrayer
as a fellow in coveralls and
carrying-awrench has passed
into limbo and today's aim is
that of designing a "perfect ! -..
'comfort system" for each per-
son and residence.
Because the heating and air
conditioning trade has become S
so technical, qualifications for
employees are high. Basic edu-
eahon must be high school and
training takes four to five years. I
Started in June and opened in
November of last year, the new
Central Heating and Air Condi-
tioning plant occupies 3,000 1
-square feet. Fully modern it (;
combines the latestfeatures of IN
up-to-date working' conditions ij
for the employees, an unusually Is .
well -designed office, three ser 1
vice trucks on the road with la
snappy green uniforms for per"
sonnel.
CLIMATE CONTROL ,
Heating is no longer just +
beating, said Mr. Van Dyke.
"'Today, it is known as climate
control,which means creating
continuous air circulation and
humidification not only in sum.
met but inwinter.
'
The days of sticking a furn. i
ace in the basement," or putting
•a space heater in the cottage are
-fast disappearing, but with so
many systems now available,
the average persons cannot de-
cide without assistance on the
type ofequip ment and fuel to
use. , I ,
This is where heating and air
conditioning experts such as
Central Heating and Air Condi-
tioning come into the picture.
They offer years of experience,
study;: updated methods and
modern approach to' the ever-
present question , of keeping
' Warm in winter, ' cool in I
summer and comfortable in
both. l