Show r fig 1 S I 11 rr 4 4 1 i i s 1 i r T t tol ol I 1 z I r r 4 far r s I FARMERS STATE BANK OPENS NEW ADDITION Taking p par in n l the e ribbon cutting at the newly enlarged Farmer Far Far- r me mer erl St Sete te Bank building are Newell Parkin Senator Wallace r Newell ll Parkin right bank pr president ident conducted the program Farmers State Bank West Vest oun held beld official ribbon cutting ceremonies at last Saturday morning followed by byan byan byan an open house for the general public celebrating completion of extensive remodeling of the bank building and service facil facil- CERE CEREMONIES ION I E S were con con- ducted ur der under the Hie supervision of bank president Newell P P. P Parkin Par Par- kin Participating in the c cere ceremonies e r e- e monies were Sen Wallace F. F Bennett senior senator from Utah W. W Smoot Brimhall state bank commissioner and Lynn state treasurer Clarence T. T Samuelson member member member mem mem- ber of the Bountiful North Stake presidency Church gave the dedicatory prayer ALSO ON hand were many manyI bankers state county and city I officials customers and friends I of the bank as well as members I of the press radio and tele tele- vision In his opening remarks Pres Parkin observed that the bank originated in 1909 with a capitol capitol capitol cap- cap itol of and briefly F. F Bennett Bennen W. W Smoot Brimhall and Lynn C. C Baker t 4 to I J I t r. r t r rt t r 1 I It t I S SC C C Y Y m Jit t l r tJ ii J. J 1 Ei tt T I 7 flanked by bank employees officers and dignitaries I traced the history of the various buildings that have housed the bank up through 1951 when the first building was constructed on the present site r IT WAS IN 1956 that this building was first enlarged Mr Parkin stated through building onto the rear of the building additional first story fl floor 0 or space and a second story This facility served up until last year when hen demands for additional w working area caused the directors to begin the new construction and expansion Mr Parkin credited the expansion enjoyed by the bank principally to the loyal and professional professional professional pro pro- staff HE GAVE recognition also to Alv G. G Youngberg Architects in Bountiful designers of the new building and E E. E C C. C Swain Construction Construction Construction Con Con- Company general contractors on the job Mr Brimhall pointed out that every bank in Davis County had and observed that F Far Farmers a r ni mer e r s State Bank typified through diversification di diversification diversification di- di versification of services 0 offered offered of of- f- f and friendliness of that service the service the financial institutions institutions institutions of the area S EN A on the great changes that have taken place in banks and banking services over the years Specifically he said much more of the banks bank's business is transacted transacted transacted trans trans- acted today on the basis of personal personal personal per per- Integrity and credit than thanin in the early days of banking He stressed the importance of credit buying and thrift in the modern business economy and remarked on the advantages of the dual banking system to the Arne American r i can Bus i n e s s Com Com- IN CONCLUDING remarks to the crowd In attendance Mr Parkin thanked Charles A A. A Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen chairman of the building committee for the bank C C. C Alan Murdock vice president for his work in coordination of construction construction construction con con- promotion and preparations preparations preparations prep prep- for the open house LeRoy LeRoy LeRoy Le- Le Roy Parkin vice president for help in designing of teller wino win win- o dow work areas staff embers members for their cheerful w working 0 r kin g through the remodeling period bank customers for their pa patience patience pa- pa tience Hence in conducting their banking banking banking bank bank- ing business despite the sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times Inconvenience caused by bythe bythe bythe the construction and Nord and Associates Inc Advertising of Salt Lake City for advertising direction and assistance provided provided provided pro pro- vided the bank Following the ceremonies the public open house attracted an estimated 2500 persons and of offered offered offered of- of tours of the new facilities facilities facilities facil facil- and refreshments Winners Winners Winners Win Win- ners of 25 savings accounts were Vickie Rae Atwood Luella Luella Luella Lu- Lu ella Pack H H. H Eugene Nielsen Lilly F F. F Harris and M M. M D D. D Diu- Diu menti menU |