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SITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., JUL' 24; 1959
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During.' f,958 the Co-op produce
processed 33,933 casesof
eggs a total of- more -;than' twelve
niiilioxi . eggs. " Alreadythis year'
eggs liandlec4 amount to 8,000 case:
es more than had beenhandled:, in
the corresponding period last year..
An open -house and reception Will
mark the official opening of : new
'accommodation for one:of`the larg
est egg grading. stations stations in West
-ern Ontario tap weekend.
.Although the produce .division of.
Seaforth Farmers Co-operative has
been aperating.t inits present plant
for some .months, it is. only now,
that the work of modernizing the.
building has been: completed..
:Designed to handle up,,to 1,500
Cases—or 540,000 eggs • a week—the
new plant now is processing about:`
1,100 cases each week, according: to:
Clare Reith, Co-op produce. man-
ager.
The Co-op produce division was
begun in •.July,, 1947,, and during
the first week it was in business a;
total. of 47 cases of .eggs • Were,
handled, Mr. Reith, who opened
the station, recalled. 'Since .thea
the .-• volume has grown by leaps• '
and • bounds; until, a year-ago 'its
became necessary to obtain More:
space. It.. Was •'at this time :the,
purchase. of the Wright Block, at
Main wand John Streets, Was . ar
Designed. to. 'move ,a maximum'
flow of eggs with .'m�inimuin hand-
. ling and Minimum: staff, the new
;grading station takes advantage of..
.,modern methods and• ' equipment.
Eggs aredelivered by• an entrance
on John Street and are, moved in-
Ie.' ..a - .cooly room;- ;Frorir-there_-thoy
mare- inVed:;_o er .con_veyorsy;-t'a:the=
griping room -s.---
The produce division employs a`
total of 16. Daily pick-ups are;
made inn area between. Clnton,'
Walton, . Dublin and Exeter. Lat
est addition is a ;large. van that,
makes, three trips a. week to To''
ronto, "-moving about,1,000 cases of
-eggs to" market.
Peter Simpson
Heads Coy op::.
The president of the'°Sea-
forth Farmers Co-operative.. is
Peter Simpson. Other :officers.
are Robert • McMillan, . vice-
president, and., Murray Roy,
secretary. Directors 'areR. S.
McKercher., Stanley Jackson,
Arthur Devereaux:. and Ken
Stewart. The manager is
Lloyd Rowat.
In 1958, sales totalled $754,
980.00.
R:ATIV
-- .Produce Division
)N THE OPENING :SO►F
'HEIR . MODERN ' NEW
G GRADING . STATION
THE NEW Seaforth' Farmers Co-op egg grading stationislocat- •
ed in a large two-storey brick building—al the corner of Main and';`
:John 'Streets, The • location; -'makes; possible' a continuous -flew of
eggsfrom the time they are, unloaded at, the .John,, Street entrance
by producers; until they:. are graded, packed and again.;l'oaded for
shipment to: market. (Expositor, photo bar Phillips) •
tOflReuni�
Seaforth Lions•Park>was t ineSet
ting for the ;annual Bolton• reunion'
which was held on'"Thursday, with'
approximately,,: 90 • in , attendance.
Officers for neX,t. year's„ picnic v are
as'£oTlows `president, Clifford El
Nott; Stoney 'Creek;. vice-president,
Mrs. "J.:;Hillebrecht„Seaforth;•sec
retary, ;Mr,, and `Mrs. ` Gordon El
liott, 'Seaforth; :treasurer, Mr. and
Mrs :Ken Campbell, Seaforth;
sports Committee,' Mr.and,• Mrs
Louis Bolton,• Dublin; Mr and Mrs
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Humphries, Walton; Mr. 'Ken
Elliott, Listowel; Mr.. and Mrs.:'E1-.
don Hulley; Seaforth, and Mr. and
Mrs Glenn McKnight; Exeter.
• The- results of•,the races were:
~five and under; Penny..Hulley=, seu-
en and `under, Nancy .Hulley, Judy
Hulley,;.' 10 . and. under,. Christine
Pryce, Ross Elliott; 12 'and. under,'
.Bruce Elliott, Donny Hulley; .young
was
see
re : Pleased To
Be . Associated `` With ;•This
gressive- Marketir- co= op'
Wholesale Market For Their
liott.(tied)young men, Bill Camp-
bell, Robert Elliott, married ladies,
Mrs. Clifford Elliott, Mrs. Doug
Keys; married ;.Men, Doug "Keys,.
Eldon. Holley; , time ' race, Bob
:Camp'bell; ladies .tick the slipper;.
Mrs. Doug Keys, Mrs. Clifford::EL
liott; balloon race,: Mrs. Eldon Hu'1
ley and.Gordon Pryce; soda biscuit;:
relay, Mrs. Dong: Keys' team;'•roll;
ball through stove pipe, Gordon
•Pryce, young ..men kick the "•slip.
Per; Rpbert -Elliott, girls' kick the
slipPer, Dianne Doerr,--bby-s—kielc
the slipper Gordon Pryce three-
legged race, Audrey and Hrelen Eh
tiott Bernice and Emily Elliott;
'oldest ladypresent, Mrs. Margaret
Humphries; .Watton;, ' • oldest” man
Present, Wilfred ..Elliott, , Listowel;
youngest*, person_";;present, Kevin
Campbell, son••'of Mr • andrs.•
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Ten' Campbell; coming Hie farthest
Graded Eggs.
FRESH:.
GGS
Canada Grad`
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Lar :e Size, .:
CLARE'REITII, manager of:
the:: Produce Division of the ;
a • -o-operative, .,
who opened the. first. Co-op egg -
grading station• in` July,"
He ^ has seen • the number of
eggs handled 'by the .Co-op
• grow from„'less .than 100 cases,
weekly to more than • a thou-
, cases a 'week.
Chemical pulp is 'made ,by cook
ladies; Joan '" Pryce, Bernice ' El- distance, Mr. and Mrs Doug Keys. m
_. g„• Y. g wood eh;ps in huge kettles.
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PRODUCE DIVISION;
HOLDING AIV OPEN DOUSE ONE DA'Y.ONL'
rom .m. 10 1i
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►T OUR NEW EGG GRAIDNG, STATION
Refreshments Will Be Served
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The public is invited to visit `our new premises and view the modern machinery and plc
which is permits the Seaforth Co - op to rade ` up to 1;500 cases of eggs' each- week.
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