The Westmount examiner, 13 juillet 1956, vendredi 13 juillet 1956

[" LE » 5 ta Je féctmourit + EIGHT PAGES BRIG.J.A.DE LALANNE, Mayor of Westmount, poses with Lt.-Col: Jim Pratt, commanding officer of the Royal Montreal Regiment, during a visit to Valcartier camp recently.Brig.De- Lalanne saw the RMR take part in an exercise along with the Canadian Grenadier Guards, the Victoria Rifles of Canada, 3rd Bn.(RHR) The Black Watch and 11th Signals Regt.RCCS, all members of 10 Militia Group, commanded by Brig.J.Aird Nesbitt.During the slack summer season, regular correspondents are asked to make sure that stories are received as early as possible, * Real Estate Sales Near Million Mark In April The value of real estate sales in Westmount was close to $1 million during the month of April according to statistics released this week by the Montreal Real Estate Board.The number of sales recorded ,jin the city was 36 and they were valued at $963,970.Saint Laurent led the suburban municipalities with a $2,382,560 total.During the month, municipality sales were worth a total of $21,352,118 which represents an increase over the corresponding period last year when the figure stood at $11,835,950.In the January-February- March-April period this year, 97 sales were transacted in the city, worth $3,022,001.: Overall totals for all municipalities during the same period were 3,778 sales, worth $62,830, 812.This also is an increase over the same time in 1955 when 3,068 sales were worth $46,786,- 279.Bank Guides Face Question Barrage \u201cOH, MY SUPERMAN, \u201d gasps lovely little Sandra Nicolson, 343 Clarke Ave., upon witnessing the strongman feat of Peter Brabant, 1115 Minto Ave., in moving a 30-ton Bank of Montreal vault door with one finger.The gigantic easily-moved door was a focal point of interest for many of the 84 Summer Fun Club members from the Westmount Y.M.C.A., who were guests of the B of M\u2019s main office -on Place d\u2019Armes last week.I Eighty-four boys and girls and the countless questions they asked flowed through various departments of the Bank of Montreal last week, as the Summer Fun Club of the Westmount Y.M.C.A.took advantage of a B.of M offer to tour its Montreal main office facilities on Place d\u2019Armes.Young minds come up with some real \u201cstumpers\u201d was the general opinion of the bank guides as the youngsters, between eight and 15 years old, popped up with a volley of inquiries at every new sight on the tour, Who made the first money ?Is the automatic time-clock on the vault door run by electricity, and if so, is it more feasible on AC or DC current?Which is harder, gold or silver?Why do banks handle money?- How come the bank has so much money when it doesn\u2019t sell anything?Could a robber steal everything here or would he get caught like on Dragnet ?\u2018\u2019There\u2019s some budding financial wizards in this group,\u201d exclaimed one bank guide at the tour's end.The group was taken through, a variety of sections, with the two favorites being the main vault, \u201cwhere the loot ig kept\u201d, as one youngster described it, and the dining room for employees where they were given ice cream, soft drinks and cakes.CAPTAIN AND CREW: Elliott McLaughlin, left, 7, of 12 ° Melbourne Ave., and Dave Crow, 5, of 2226 Marcil Ave, avidly direct their ships in the pool at Westmount park.It\u2019s a pleasant pastime for the youngsters during swmmer vacation.- a ~- .