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wednesday evening august 6th 1947 new royal bank premises embody latest improvements a new branch of the royal bank of canada which opened for business i on july 14tti at the corner of main and mill streets wffers interesting contrasts when compared with the traditional branch bank of earlier days- gone are the towering metal grills the dark forbidding woodwork and massive chandeliers instead the new branch bank is a model or mo- dern efficiency a bright and airy business office finished in fresh light pastel tones with furniture to niatch fluorescent lighting and even sound proof ceilings- line whole general effect is one of spaciousness and friendliness factors which have al ready been favourably noted by many citizens who have called to inspect the new premises this new branch of the royal bank occupies what was formerly the buil ding of the old merchants bank little change has been made to the magnificent solid stone exterior walls but the interior has been completely renovated and redesigned all heavy wainscoting has been removed and the walls from celling to floor painted in the same soft colour all metal grill work has been eliminated and in its place has been provided a new type glass counter top the latest fluorescent style lighting hasbeen installed which gives the fe of sunlight even on the dullest days and the ceilings have been coverd with a sound deadening material for greater quiet feature is the modern safe de posit vault with boxes of various sizes for customers and ample space nearby for use of safe deposit box renters the manager of the new branch is mr frank e benner who joined the royal bonk of canada in woodstock out mr benner gained his banking experience at a number of branches in ontario and was on leave of ab sence fox military duty from 1942 until the end of the wax when he rejoined the bank in toronto his appointment as an assistant manager at the main branch following shortly after through this new office of the koyal bank of canada business men and private individuals in georgetown will have at their disposal the com plete faculties of a bank which has become one of the great financial ln- stttutlona of the world in the 78 yean since tta founding this bank has grown from small local instlfca- tkm in halifax to one of taternattonal knportance with its own branches ha every large cdfcy in canada in hun dreds of towns and villages and wfch knportent branches abroad in cuba the west indies central and south new york london the royal today operates ban sogr other canadian bank and enjoys as well close and friendly btnt- neas relations with other important ml parts of the world as through the george town branch of the royal bank of canada it is possible lor anyone to conduct any type of banking business tn every civilised corner of the globe a factor of major knportance par ticularly to business men engaged in trade outside canada and to travel lers who may be going abroad on bu siness or pleasure the total assets of the royal bank of canada today are well over the 2000000000 mark fpnupg it one of the first 13 banks in the world the gttnrth of this financial institution effects the growth of the country it self for the two grew up together at the turn of the century for instance the royal bank of canada had only 40 branches today these number over set of which 71 are in countries out side the dominion total assets at that time were only s19000000 today they are well over 100 times that amount total deposits in 1901 were 13383000 today they are 1063000- 000 in many respects the story of the royal bank of canada is the story of canada itself in the banks early development is reflected the countrys transition from pioneer days to the opening of the west antj the pacific coast the industrial development whch followed- two world wars and the growth of canadas importance a one of the leading trading nations of the world the banks new premises in geor getown will reflect the modem frien dly outlook of this leading canadian bank its prestige as on international institution and the progressive at mosphere of georgetown itself mervyn kirby and margaret coburn wed in erin at a ceremony in all saints church of england erin on saturday aug ust 2nd at 7 pm margaret elisabeth coburn reg n daughter of mr and mrs thomas coburn of erin became the bride of mervyn nbton kirby son of mr and mrs william kirby glen wlliams archdeacon w g thompson performed the double ring ceremony and mr donald bellway erin was at the organ th bride given in marriage by her brother norman wore a wedding gown ef white brocaded satin with long train and veil and carried a pra yer book with white streamers and rosebuds her sister miss ethel coburn of toronto was bridesmaid wearing blue brocaded satin and car rying a cascade bouquet of talisman roses the grooms nieces sandra and karen scctt of georgetown were junior bridesmaid and flower girl they wore blue silk and yellow silk jersey respeefcveh their headdresses were flowers and net and they car ried blue and mauve sweet peas all attendants wore lockets the gift of the bride during the signing of the register sandra scott sang o perfect love the grooms brother vernon kirby was best man and ushers were gor don llngard toronto and art scott georgetown a reception was held at the home of the brides brother mr jack coburn erin where her sister miss elsie co- bun received wearing robin egg blue linene witha corsage of orchids the grooms mother who assisted chose brown checked jersey with brown ac cessories and corsage of yellow rosse for going away the bride donned s white sharkskin suit with navy blue accessories and red rose corsage they are spending their honeymoon at as cot cottage barrillla park and will live m georgetown on their return glen summer resident diet suddenly mrs john n murray for many years a summer resident of glen wil liams died in her sleep early sun day morning at her summer- bouse there the former lttla nora bates she was in her 86th year and had come from toronto the day before with her soninlaw and daugh mr and mrs samuel j vogan to spend the holiday weekend there she was predeceased by her hus band stx years ago the murrays built their home in the glen aa from the william kirby residence se veral years ago and spent a great deal of time at it this year h it had only been occupied on weekends puntarsjl services wereheld today from her toronto residence 3 lyn- wood avenue with interment fa mount pleasant cemetery opbkino day members of the staff pose with visiting officials from toronto for a fanrily portrait lett to right 8 a duke supervisor the royal bank of cahedsv toronto harold e grose accountant mnv joan hoare ledger keeper mtebwlhna chant stenographer arthur retnhsntt teder o c boyce buperrlsort department toronto frank p banner manager among the visitors on opening day was mayor jos gibbons here he ts shown chatting with j e mcarthur manager of the royal bank of canada brampton mr benner manager of the new georgetown branch and o c boyce supervisors department toronto georgetown will have artificial ice this year the ontario municipal board has approved an expenditure up to 30000 for installation of artificial ice in the georgetown memorial arena and if present plans materialize the ice plant will be in operation before the end of the year the board of parks management are at present negotia ting with two firms for the work both of whom it is understood can guaran tee installation georgetown will have tile only artificial rink between tor onto and quelph and we can look forward to a busy hockey season this year glen williams halton coynty championships promise big sports day here the weather mr editor the following summary shows the i warm isveauher is still with us all though a lot of folks must have won- dered what was up last week when the low temperature dropped to 44 bui a yuar ago august had several dropsyln the 40s the average mtn temperature for august is 5a ekn batkin datl july 28 july 29 july 30 july 31 aug 1 autf 2 aug 3 average max min rain limehouse those enjoying holidays away from home include mr and mrs jas noble and mr jack noble and mr and mrs chas meredith with relatives at manitoultn island miss mary khfcpatrtck near oruha and- miss margaret klrkpatrlck with friends at cheltenham last week mrs smethurst and mrs paul at barrle mr and mrs o mulder at gtev- enhutst last week mr and mrs john glynn and peter with relatives at samla last week little judith johnson in toronto this week anna spdteer is with the sanfords at their cottage at waubashene carole lane with cousin kay nor- recent visitors include mr and mrs w x newton of bar rle with his parents on sunday mt ansell of toronto with the mr snd mrs wta proctor of tor onto with the mitchells mr and- mrs allan hadley and bobby of lindsay with the benton mr and mrs lowden and daughters ef windsor at miss ivena mrs christie and bobby and a olbba of thorold with the klrkpet- rlcks miss rutherford and mr henderson of toronto with their cousins the oales on sunday mr and mrs clifford storey mrs r b storey and mrs h mcdowell of toronto at the old home here mr and mrs e merritt and son of toronto with mr and mrs fred brown on sunday mr and mrs- shlpman of oxford michigan with the wrights this week mr and mrs hayward of kingston mrs mil and mrs ross of detroit mr ridout and miss rwout mr and mrs mckinley mr and mrs lttoh field all of toronto mr and mrs- marshall of newfoundland with mr and mrs a- johnson recently gravelling operations are suspended this week at the local pit for holidays of a number of work mr wm shelbourae hooked a six teen inch brown trout weighing one and threequarter pounds in the credit river last week all that with a hook baited with a dew worm mr thos kennedy is making sat isfactory progress following another operation in toronto general hospi tal mr and mrs a r johnson spent a couple of days in toronto this week mr and mrs- h norton and children motored to kincardine with mr and mrs bob lane on sunday mr and mrs j crawford sr and mr and mrs robert mcmenemy re turned home on saturday after spen ding a week3 holidays at midland miss janet preston and miss ann prtsion of montreal west are visiting at the home of mr and mrs tom beaumont mr and mrs fred turner of win nipeg mr and mrs brock beaumont and judith of sarnlar mies edith turner mrs turner and her sister of toronto were weekend visitors with mr lindley beaumont junior beaumont spent last week holidaying at wasaga beach jack gilbert attended the centen nial celebration at alllston on sat urday betty lowe of ugglngton and earl wilson of oghawa were weekend vi sitors at the tvune of mr and mrs j k williams mr and mrs james gamble and jeanie are holidaying at weuand donald hancock eugene logan and gerald ingles have returned bt after spending a weeks holidays mo toring in northern ontario mrs walter rjgg has returned home after spending a week at hi belvedere muskoka new dominion store manager here mr russ manin of barrie iook over the managership of the iominlon store in town this week replacing george bell who has returned to niagara falls mr marrtn has been acting for several onhn ss refle- vmg manager and comes here from the orangevflle store post boxes coming as we go to press we learn that ap proval has been given for installing drop letter post boxes at points in georgetown early morning crash injures two georgetown dairy employees two irien are in hospital as a result of an accident early saturday morn ing when a westbound milk truck col lided with the georgetown dairy milk wagon injured are melvin bed taylor who suffered a wrenched back and dennis mccartney who was unconscious from concussion until late that afternoon both are in guelph general hospital where they are res ting comfortably andreoovering from the numerous cuts and bruises they sustained f the accident occurred at 515 am when a jesse h hamilton milk tran sport driven by w r esard 64 ko- ger road toronto crashed into the ear of the milk wagon on no 7 high way in front of the georgetown peed mill the milk wagon was en route from jack tosts bam to the dairy for the morning load of milk and lu ckily contained no bottles or injuries might have been more serious the wagon was completely wrecked and the horse appeared to be stunned lying on the ground for several min utes residents of the neighbourhood wakened by the crash hurried to the scene and first aid was administered to the injured men by harry ooldhanrj until the arrival of dr r t paul who treated them at his office from where they were taken to guelph general hospital etoovinclal qon- stafale sheffield investigated the sod- plans are already shaping up for the biggest track and field meet ever to be held in georgetown when the georgetown recreational council and the gladstone athletic club of tor- onto combine to present the halton roounty championships on saturday september 20bh in georgetown park the meet which is sanctioned by the amateur athletic union of can ada will feature a 30nule relay race for the magnificent international silver trophy and teams mentioned as competing include gladstone ha milton olympics gait guelph west end y north toronto and goodwill ac as well a several american teams- another special feature to the tug of war and e understand the tor onto police force team will challenge the present holders branch 120 ca nadian legion for the maccorroack cup rumours are that the hamilton police force are also interested in this event j publlcj and high school athletes throughout the county will enter the special school competitions which in clude selected events in racing high and broad jumping there are also open events and an open discus throw the mixed 440 relay a novelty race which is becoming very popular is a high school event and also an open one and the toronto malvern- ettes are definitely interested in this syl apps maple leaf hockey star and ontario athletic commissioner will attend the meet and former ol ympic greats such as bobby kerr alf shrubb percy wyer and art keay have been invited to attend the town may also be honoured that day by the presence of the new lieuten antgovernor hon ray lawson who is now a county resident the grc is having its own die oast for the meet and engraved 1st 2nd and 3rd place medals will be presen ted to winners as well as individual cups for the tug of war and trophies for high and public school cham pionships welcome mr and mrs f coming from halifax nj3 to make their home in ge are mr and mrs p william johnson who moved last week into their house on edith street purchased from william mcnally mr johnson has just retired from his position as marltkne mana- ager of the northern electric com pany concluding thirtyseven years service with that organhmtton born in england ne was with northern electric in montreal calgary and toronto enlisting from that dty with the 130 sportsmans battalion and serving overseas as a field paymaster tn the first great war after the war he was in publicity work with the firm in montreal before going to halifax mrs johnson is the former epa pearson daughter of the late mr and mrs j b pearson of acton where her father was at one time reeve of the town they have one daughter norma wife of wing cmdr w h stapley of ottawa and a grand daughter pamela mr and mrs johnson were both prominent in halifax community life he is a past president of halifax rotary club past president of the nova scotia kennel club member of st andrews masonic lodge honor ary member of the supreme council of the an ft asr and life member of the telephone pioneers of america acadian chapter he is fond of cur ling and was pres of halifax curling club during the war mrs johnson served as committee chairman for hospital supplies for the red cross during the war years mr anj mrs john kennedy mr and mrs john kennedy who have been living in glen williams since they came to this district a few years ago have purchased a house on wesleyan street from mrs agnes watson of toronto and mov in week pilar to taking a position with provincial paper ltd here mr kennedy and rds wife made then home in wrdsville they are natives of paisley hi bruce county mrs kennedy worked for a time on the sales staff at brills store whoe they were living tn the qleh their new borne is the former walter anthony by mrs a h batrd and the late mr balrd mrs etva pabaer new occupants of mr and mrs reu ben basons former home at the nor thern end of main street are mrs ehra palmer and her son tfaon mrs palmer has purchased the house from mr bason who is now employed in oampbellfod with the dayfoot shoe company and moved in early last month coming here from toron to she is familiar with this dis trict having been born in qlen wil liams and living in this part of the country until moving to the dty ten years ago her parents mr and mrs townley brocklebank live near streetsviue and mrs john caseley of georgetown- is a slstef flight lieut and mrs gordon mcdonald will live in england on saturday august 2nd in oama presbyterian church toronto bar ross k cameron offtdatod at tba marriage ceremony of ruby ijo nielsen daughter of dr and mrs al bert m nielsen of georgetown and flight lieutenant gordon ahwanrtar mcdonald son of mr and mrs abb mcdonald of ge it was ttst anniversary of the wedding day of tba brides parents given in marriage by her father tba bride wore an english knport of waft crepe with short train and husiklri of garden tan her cascade bouojuet was- of white orchids and gaxdsxne miss mary mayer as bridesmaid wore a floor length gown of steel una crepe and lace a headdress of rosa and gladioli and canted a caeosd bouquet of gladioli and roses in gtsv dnatod pink tones major bnbert early was groomsman a recepuoulma held at prince ar- thur house the reception zoom deco rated with pmfc and white gufflna the brides mother rscetred tba guests wearing grey orepe and 10 with pink and white scoasaortes and a corsage of white esmatlons ptk and blue cornflowers- the gxoomfe mother assisted wearing steel blue crepe with blue snd whtte aiointil and a white orchid as a corsage per a honeymoon trip to northern ontario the bride chose a gotacswaw costume of acetate linen suit with set white accessories and a corsage of ona white orchid the groom leaves on august 8th cor ejiglaod where he has accepted a commission with the royal air pbroa and mrs mcdonald will join bkn latsr there first ctjstokek distinction of being the the new branch fell to wesley knuedge of terra cage b arthur retohardt first depositor at in the toserw