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HERALD ins rom I People On The Inside A man to bank on By Gerry In a week or two from now the Georgetown area of lis might open your door one morning and meet a bank manager who represents one of the new trends in Canadian banking today No dark conservative suit here The dress is sporty with a casual elegance There a dark neatly trimmed beard and dark curly haircut In a banker vasslng Peach manager of the branch of the Bank of who believes in taking public not necessarily to come to him Dave started out In banking In England some 15 years ago He had always wanted to be a banker and started on his career directly from Upon coming Canada he quickly ronlotrie post he now holds Still in his early tie a man with some very on what banking should and should not be err I believe our first priority is to provide the beat financial advice available to our 9 even If sometimes Ice Is to send them somewhere else then that what we should do he stated fir Now that would certainly seem to be unusual advice coming from a bonk manager but that attitude Is typical of the kind of banking Dave Peach believes ifi A genuine concern for the customer not just the bonk account Dave wants his bank to be a place that not necessarily have to come to He refers to branch banking as grasshopper bonking you do a little of this and a Utile of but always something different The answer for Dave is the con- slant challenge something different everyday Back in 1973 when Dave was the manager of a newly opened branch In St Catharines be initiated his soles approach The response fantastic he said I would most heartily recommend it to anyone Typical of the kind of attitudes he met was that of a man who said Mr Peach was the only man from a bank to come to see him In IS years we provide a service lor the public but sometimes people are unaware of Just what that service can do for them so we believe In going out and telling them he said with a quick smile That the only kind of banking I believe in he said as he leaned back comfortably in his swivel chair obviously pleased with his own positive approach Dave is a family man the father of an son who Is very much the apple of his father a eye When he Ian busy solving the problems of the financial world he takes on the role of a struggling writer He has had one of his articles published In the bank periodica Concordia and now and again glances at unfinished novel An avid reader he manages to go through from eight to ten books a week 1 11 finish my navel someday he said When I began it I thought that it might go on forever and sometimes 1 almost sure of It he sold with a laugh Everything about Dave Peach Is dlf ferent from what one would Imagine a banker to be He is very animated As we said no stiff conservative here Quick to laugh and yet Just as quick to be serious when the conversation warrants It One of the subjects that brings about the serious approach is when he speaks of something that s not generally known as one of the biggest crimes in Canada today fraud on banks People just walk in here off the street and can understand why you can t cash a cheque for them Another fact that Is not generally known j that banks are not covered for cheque frauds Insurance companies can t handle that sort of thing because the cost would be phenomenal he The person coming in off the street believes that when he shows Identification lhat Is enough yet when a person steals a cheque he often steals the wallet too so he has identification We provide a cheque cashing service for our customers Dove said but we charge for that service yet someone comes in off the street and expects that service for nothing it really t fair to our own customers if we did that Dave Peach la a very confident individual who believes very much in fair play Behind his desk are the framed certificates that speak of his accomplishments yet his manner comes across unaffected His manner is approachable friendly and casual It tapped with a quick wit and a winning smile A confident man you could easily place your confidence in One of the new breed of bankers representing the new trend in Canadian banking today unimi Dave Peach inn iiniiiiiiiiiiinniminiiiiliiiiin Theres something fishy in there When you got talent use It to your beat advantage That is what Roy and Hawkins decided to do when they opened Georgetown first Maritime Fish Mart on Main Street Roy Is originally from and knows that half the fun of fishing la eating the fish Few people today can afford Ihe time to sit by a sleepy Newfoundland Inlet and wait for he fish to bite but almost everyone to buy fish once someone has already gone to trouble to catch it for them It is also easier than walling for the typo of fish you like to bite You 11 find every seafood and Newfoundland product but screech at the fish mart Someday we 11 put sawdust on the counter ana have a real Newfoundland party laughed Mrs Hawkins The wide range of food products have been selected carefully by the Hawkins to represent a true taste of Newfound and with Its dull dried seaweed eaten as potato chips arc eaten here baked apple Jam canned turnip tops and partridge berry Jam Even to the Marltlmer fresh salmon trout shrimp oysters scallops and any fish you can think of will be represented to satisfy the most exotic tastes of seafood con live lobsters are flown In twice a week for sale at the store You can pick your awn to take home and cook yourself or for those that lack the courage to throw the ugly monster Into a pot of boiling water Ray will cook them for you We brought In over 100 lobsters for our grand opening explained Mrs Hawkins Perhaps it Is Just one of the mysteries of Newfoundland that something as ugly as a lobster could taste so good In addition to the refrigerated display cases necessary to keep the fish as fresh as possible the walls of the store are lined with packaged products ranging from seal meat to Jam Many of these products are difficult to find even in the moat a peel allied stores but Hawkins brought all their favorites them to share with the rest of Georgetown They have lived In town for six yean but enjoy a chance to get down home to get some fresh seafood Much of the food the Hawkins stock Is as common to the diet of a native Newfoundlander as the hamburger is to us My husband used to do a lot of fishing when he was young and needless to say we ail love fish explained Mrs Hawkins A week seldom goes by without fish on the table Now the Hawkins can have all the fish lobsters and oysters they want and hopefully the rest of Georgetown will also get acquainted with some of the foods from down east For those natives of that suffer from homesickness the Newfoundland Signal a Newfoundland newspaper is available and a book of Jokes are left on the counter of Hawkins Fish Mart Work on Guelph Street Proposals will have to be forwarded to council for ap proval before work can begin on Guelph Street at the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena will be necessary to widen the studied the plan as prepared existing roadway to five lanes by town engineer Peter Morris and align the entrance to tbe before It taken to council Georgetown Market Centre Approval has been granted by with the arena entrance to the ministry of transportation facilitate control of the traffic and communications for the by signal lights work and will pay percent of The works committee the construction costs INSTANT FRIENDS Premela Singh the administrative assistant for of India visited Georgetown but weekend Staying In the home of Mr and Mrs Blaine Milton Mrs Singh made Instant friends with Janet and Sean Milton JUBT FOR YOUTHS Grade Five students of Crystal Thorogood and from left to right St Francis of School In Georgetown Sheila Cannon Valerie Longo and Michelle raised MS to donate to the Youth Branch of the Red Cross Receiving the cheque is Good people to know YWCA welcomes Indian visitors A very special visitor warmed the hearts of the Georgetown last Friday afternoon Singh the ad minis assistant of the of India came to Georgetown as part of her month learning and training session In Canada Slaying at the home of Mr and Mrs Blaine Ml ton Mrs Singh took time out from her busy and active schedule to speak with the Herald Mrs Singh explained that her group is now celebrating 1D0 years of service In India and that their alma are primarily the same as those of Canada a We are helping women become more aware of themselves We try to give women a wider range for personal growth I have found Y s all over the world are very similar with the only differences being the various needs and adjustments needed In the different countries said Mrs Singh As in other countries he India Y meets the needs of the country when and where no other organizations can Giving a brief insight of the In India Mrs Singh outlined the large and 1m organization There about in India with approximately members this does not Include participants in the program We have as members a crosssection of all the classes in India We aim at educating women on such things as literacy and education for social change We try to point out the necessity of about nutrition health and mother and child care commented Mrs Singh This being her first visit to Canada Mrs Singh stated lhat it Is what I expected People have been so very kind to me However wilh her present home base being in Toronto Mra Singh did notice one dramatic difference between Canada and India The first thing I about Toronto waa the amount of noise there Toronto is just a totally different experience to me We don t have cities like that In India She did say that she was not discrediting the city for a comparison could not be fairly made between the two countries Mrs Singh planned to visit St Johns United Church In Georgetown during their anniversary celebration taat Sunday Touching on the topic slightly Mrs Singh explained that religion still is an lm factor In family life in India Even though being of Hindu faith Mrs Singh felt no qualms on visiting the United Church I was raised with both faiths God Is where you wish to find him whether it is In a temple or In a church Words spoken are only words It s how yon Interpret hem which creates meaning Delighted to have Mrs Singh stay In her home Marilyn stated We feel honored to have Premela visit us It gives us Just that tiny link with India She Is such a beautiful vibrant and out going person Its a real thrill to have her here Mrs Singh graduated from the Allahabad University with her and then took a secretarial course After working for on airline for some time she felt that she needed a more challenging Job Beginning ten years ago working as a secretary for the she bos worked her way up to the position she now holds Why does she work so much Its Interesting I feel that I am contributing something to the world even If it in a very small way It such a rewarding career Marilyn MillonwiU Join Singh at the World Mrs Singh will touch the hearts of many and will be remembered by many while she visits the numerous cities planned for her Just as she touched the hearts of everyone who had the opportunity to meet her during her stay in Georgetown Ten Georgetown youths have been presented with cer tificates for completing a six week Introductory first aid course Theresa Robinson Nancy Thome Kim Thorns Godfrey Thorogtod Tracy rkins Bonnie Van Home and Debbie received certificate from Dan Scarborough chairman of the First Aid courses The first six mentioned of cheque received their certificates at from the 9t Francis of Assist the second annual workshop of School raised money for a the Bed Cross held at Holy donation to the Youth Fund Cross School Instructors of Sheila Cannon Valerie Long the first aid couth were Mrs Michelle all Grade Cryital Youth Chairman for the district youth branch and Mr Frank Kirk of the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service Another special event which workshop took place at the workshop Saturday was the presentation Five students of the school made the presentation A dinner end social evening for youths and I heir parents concluded the Cheers Gob Collier pours one of the many refreshments served at the lions Club semiannual garden held last Saturday evening at We Georgetown arena