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v bjbj th acton free ptwm wednesday noywibw 1 1967 sw rctiri bank of montreal marks 150th birthday acton branch opened m txh jt thi new kindergarten classroom in brookville public schools nineroom addition which was officially opened on friday evening is shown being inspected by some of the of ficials attending the ceremony from left in the group are school trustee claude ihglis principal kenneth trowbridge board chairman horace blyth architects karl kruschen and william dailey former inspector robert bornhold trustee carlos bryce inspector w l mcneil mike reidy of battaglia construction reeve william coulter and trustees a h gibson and j r aacphail mr bornhold now regional superintendent of education for the mid western ontario district declared the school officially open staff photo canadian banking now an in tegral part ol life in canada as one of the worlds bastbanked nations marks its 150th birth day on friday november 3 it was on november 3 1817 that the first office of any bank as opened by the bank of mont real in the area of the old walled city of montreal with a staff fefc seven and capital of 150000 canada as we know it did not ex 1st confederation was half a century in the future george iii still sat on the english throne and the battle of waterloo was just two years pi in acton where heb of m is the oldest permanent branch wlty observe the anniver sary marking the first century and a half of a system which now embraces every province and territory in canada and many countries abroad first branch of the b of m was established in quebec city afew- weeks after the opening of the original montreal office equally important tothe devel opment of the country as a whole was tto b of ms immediate pro- vlsloifoi banknotes canadas flrstcreal mcthoy when it opened for business in 1817 in the months before engraving of the printing plates had been one of the urgent matters arranged for the opening it also provided the canadian coinage when it friday in 1900 introduced bank tokens in 1836 acton branch of the b of m goes back to january 25 19o0 when it was established as an office of the merchants bank of canada the two banks merged in 1922 when the merchants sank est ablished here a private bank owned by the hon david hend erson was operating but it was closed shortly afterwards the first merchants bank office hero was located in a former store on the main street at the corner of mill and john streets a year later however the office was moved to the warren block on the northeast corner of mill and willow streets the branch romalnedthere un til april 1957 when the b of ms present office was built ac ross the streeton the northwest corner of the same intersection the bank now maintains its own offices in every part ofcan- ada and in the united states the united kingdom france ger many mexico and japan in addition to creating the branchbanking system and can adas first native currency tne bank of montreals record ol firsts include financial backing for the countrys i first transcon tinental railway and the first can al at lachlne pq establish ment of the first canadian bank ing offices abroad and applica tion of the first fullyintegrated data processing system to bank ing former inspector bornhold opens brookville addition rockwood guides brownies collect for umicefi girl guide sand brownies made a housetohouse canvass for u nixef in rockwood this week doubling last years collec tion mrs diane duncan guide leader gave up her meeting night so the guides could assist the brownies in the collection total receipt were 7216 headquar ters for the drive were in the town hall the home and school associa tion sponsors the unicef program in rockwood the ladies of the home and school served refreshments to the girls after they finished the drive the auditorium of brookville public school on the guelph line nassagaweya was filled friday evening for a ceremony which officially opened a new nine- room centennial addition the addition includes four classrooms science room kin dergarten library home econo mics and industrial arts rooms and brings the school up to 23 rooms robert f bornhold a former halton school inspector returned for the evening to be guest speak er and officially declare the ad dition open mr bornhold in spector here from 1952 to 1962 was promoted with the depart ledgers buy old erin po for gift shop the former erin post office building owned by mr and mrs wf mcenery has been sold to mr and mrs j b ledger mr and mrs ledger have im mediate plans for renovating and opening a gift shop specialising in pottery and ceramics calgary visitors with orrie lamb mr and mrs william pettlng- er of calgary alberta are vis iting with mr orrie lamb mrs pettinger the former nellie lamb left for manitoba 67 years ago and has only been back to visit twice she was born in nassagaweya near corwhin daughter of mr and mrs george lamb on this trip she went to eden mills pre sbyterian church where she was baptized years ago she also saw some of her old school friends this time mr pettinger was instrument al in forming the wheat board in alberta mdntosh spy delicious cortland spartan sandow only 100 aluam and up glenspey fruit market we buy used containers 35- 4mom f 401 own wry day fratn nomi to o pnt and sun 10 am to 6 bm ment of education and is now the regional superintendent of educa tion for the rhidwestern ontario area working from the kitchener office in his talk the speaker re viewed many happy memories in halton and noted the growth of the nassagaweya township school system in the past 15 years he quoted from records written in 1872 by another form er inspector hobert little of acton in which it was pointed out the county was alive to the needs for education the county is alive to the needs today as it was then mr bornhold assured his audience and the fine mod ern addition at brookville school was just one example of proof he called the addition an ex cellent centennial project for the people of nassagaweya but he warned a building is not the only asset needed for education it takes the combined efforts of parents teachers and students to give a full education the home is the first school a child knows and is still the strongest influence on the grow ing child he reminded the aud ience mr bornhold was introduced by wl mcneil area superin tendent for halton district no 4 and trustee a h gibson ex pressed appreciation for his talk before the opening ceremony platform guests were treated to a dinner in the schools new lib rary room supper was served by home economics teacher mrs kathleen hannah and students wendy young janice gibson cindy coulter jill watson and anne mahon horace blyth chairman of the public school board of the town ship school area of nassagaweya was chairman for the opening program musical selections were by the senior choir dir ected by mrs lenora vickery trustee jr mcpaall introduced architects karl kruschen and william dailey and mike reidy representing the general con tractors battaglia construction co ltd special guests were introduced by reeve william coulter war den of halton the staff was in troduced by principal kenneth trowbridge three township ministers also participated in the ceremony rev d nicholson gave the in vocation rev rpe jeff ares the dedication and rev r h finley the benediction a bowl for pleasurej ffett0rbowl for health the entire family can bowl together make it a date bowl where ithe action is free specials acton acres farm 85301 85 stock your freezer now hinds 69c lb sides 59c lb fronts 49c lb all orders custom cut and wrapped free i specializing in freezer cutting only red and blue brand beef processed please clip phone no for future reference 8 5 30185 express buses to greenwood nov 4 11 18 4 25 leave acton direct to the track etch racing day 1025 am return fare 360 includes admission return butei start loading after last rac wiles bus depot 18 mill st g l adams agent telephone 8532600 acton bowling lanes 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