| Show Bank Sank Commissioner Weighs Bid To Establish Clearfield Branch By T. T R. R Johnson ROY Weber County Special I State B Bank Ban a n k Commissioner Louis S. S Leatham Wednesday had lad under advisement petition of the Clearfield State Bank Clearfield Davis County to establish establish establish es es- es- es a branch here The commissioner also is con con- considering considering application of the newly organized Bank of Utah of Ogden to establish a branch at Roy Hearing on the Clearfield banks bank's application was concluded concluded con con- eluded Tuesday afternoon after Jesse D. D Barlow cashier for the institution testified that the Roy- Roy Hooper area of Weber County I accounted for 36 of his banks bank's business Samuel C. C Powell Ogden attorney at at- attorney torney orney for th the Bank of Utah questioned Mr Barlow about any connections the Clearfield I bank jank had with other financial L institutions in the Ogden area Does the First Security Bank Bani of Utah N. N A. A have any options option 5 to o buy the Clearfield bank Mr 1 Powell asked No emphatically no declared declared de de- dared Mr 1 Barlow Lloyd Berrett Roy Tullis an and Elmer Brown Roy businessmen testified in behalf of the Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield Clear Clear- field banks bank's application But Mr Powell rell drew from Mr 11 Berrett admission that thal he lie wen went to Ogden banks for scale large business borrowings Mr 1 Brown conceded that up until the Bank of Utah had filed an application for a branch a aRoy at Roy there had been only lukewarm lukewarm luke hike warm interest on part of other institutions in establishing similar similar similar simi simi- lar facilities at Roy Mr 1 Powell also blocked an attempt by David J. J Wilson Og Ogden den attorney for the Clearfield bank to place W. Roy Simmons former bank commissioner Layton Layton Layton Lay Lay- ton on the witness stand Mr 1 Simmons is now executive vice president of the Bank o of Utah and was asked to tell tel whether he lie had ever heard o of any other bank not in operation being given the right to establish establish establish lish branches |
