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Acadia Savings & Loan Birthday Edition   Sunday, October 30, 1977 Page 5 C

Founders Recall Circumstances

   of those who played key roles in   the Acadia Savings, recalled   review of our application was

   getting it organized, chartered   that there wasn't a single voice   being made by the State and and operating.

   Savings and Loan Association   Louisiana."

was recalled this week by some

   Founding of the Acadia   the leading Association in   ago," said B.I. Moody, who

   against going ahead with the   Federal authorities I was 31 and

   Mitchell P. John, Director of   "because I remember when the helped organize the association,

   "I remember many days plan when it was all unveiled to   Judge Reggie was 30 and we

   driving out to Estherwood with   the first Board of Directors at   were talking about our ex-

   Judge Reggie for a late af-   his camp.   perience being a key factor in

   ternoon swim in Johnny Un-   "There was very little said or   the projected success. I now

   verzagt's pool at the mill," said   done that didn't weigh the need   wonder about that 'experience' .

   Dr. Jack R. Frank, Association   and potential of the proposed   .. but I suppose our enthusiasm

   organizer and President, "and   association," John recalled,   for the project overcame out

   almost without fail the con-   "and when Mr. Ellis Keller   other shortcomings, because we

   versation would turn to the need   made the motion for us to go   can now look back over all of it

   for a new savings and loan   ahead with the project, we all   and see the most phenomenal

association to be started."   pined in the motion and kept   growth of any financial in-

   "The three of us, Judge   right on until today — there   stitution in our parish and one of

   Reggie, Johnny and myself,   hasn't been a minute's let up in   the greatest growth institutions

   talked about every possible   20 years by any of us interested   in all of Louisiana."

   angle of getting the business off   in keeping the Acadia Savings   "I think there was just some

   to a great start with emphasis   Number One in Acadia Parish."

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   on service," Dr. Frank added,   "There was a little discussion   thing tat caused stry us all the to meld

   "and"and then we had that fateful   about the name, I recall,"

to   first

   meeting at Judge's and Mitchell   stated Jake Brandt, "also an   mgether meeting," from the very Judge Edmund M.

   John's camp where Forest Park   organizing Director, and Judge

Reggie, Chairman of the Board
   is now situated and we all   Reggie suggested as first choice

,"because we hit it off
   decided the time had come and the name Acadia to signify ow   observed

the   day
very first

   we should proceed without   service to the entire parish.   together from

   delay. And we haven't stopped a   There was some concern that   and have enjoyed the greatest closeness of any Board of

   single day since trying to make   there might be a little residual

Directors I have ever seen."
   the Acadia Savings and Loan   worry about a financial i►-

   stitution being named Acadia   Judge Reggie added, "When

   after the Bank of Acadia had   you have the calibre of men we

Savings And Loan   failed during the great   have on our Board plus the

   depression, but we didn't have   quality personnel we have

   is hours   from public use during non-   to think about it long because   operating the Association from

   ned to   business hours those areas, that everyone present supported the   day to day, and the most sup-

   ing and   form side approaches to the name of the parish for the   portivepeopleonearth standing

   / the red   main lobby of the new Savings   association."   right behind us every day for 20

   urns the   and Loan building. Their in-   "We were all a great deal   years, it's no wonder we have

   teresting lines and beauty lend   younger — I seem to recall that   been able to succeed the way we

   much to the interior appearance we were really much younger   have. . .we just had to succeed

   close off   of the new building.   than 20 years younger 20 years   with all that on our side."

leilings Building Reflect Intérestin Filstdry

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   pciation's   many of which emploYed the the grohted veldt. The mast   chittheceturai structural systems.

   hng has   use of ardh and vault forms. It extensive and refined usage of   a is.wed today in modem .ar-

   i concept was not until late in the history   Ws new archfteetwal shape   diRectOrlitniefins it was in.its

   vaulted of the Raman Empire, however,has been in the era-of history   end** --forms; to carry the

   tften seen. that the development of the called the Gothic. Age of Ar-   an een b has tetthe leaf tn thegmunthde
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   0 and tare   about.:.. Romanesque Ar- 16th century in Western   structure

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   iLion with   called, built large churches, the continually added more   continue to be one of When   tilt* most

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   aid Loan   cross shiPe.   constructing   decoration to each succeeding   struCturalformshsapfoer in.- . - Ar-
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