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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-07-12, Page 1THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, JULY it ,195$ < . INSPECT COACH PRODUCT—A number of the visitors who inspected the new ad­ dition to General Coach Works of Canada Ltd., Hensall, are shown here” viewing the •interior of one of the coaches, with Manager William Smith.' Left to right, are Mrs. William Sillery, Mrs. Albert Keyes, Mrs. George Armstrong, Manager Smith, and George Armstrong. " —T-A Photo Coach Opens Addition, Plans More Expansion While the public inspected its recently-completed $80,poo addi­ tion Saturday, officials of-Gen­ eral Coach Works of Canada Ltdti Hensall, announced further, plans for expansion; to cope with a zooming demand for ■ mobile homes .across "the couritry. , I Manager William Smith, under whose hand the. plant has trebled^ its, production since 1954, told- The Times-Advocate ‘that within the next year the company hopes tb enclose a U shaped section on the north side Of the plant to pro­ vide more rodm for its- wood­ working sectiori. • T> ;The spectacular expansion of the .young factory indicates the American firm’s faith in the fu­ ture* of the mobile home industry in Canada and its- determination td meet the eyer-mounting de-' ■njand for its product. “The demand which has made our expansion necessary shows the increasing acceptance of mo­ bile homes, by Canadians,”, said Manager Smithy’-‘-’Last year, the industry began hitting the poten­ tial market "in this country; this year will strengthen that market’ and next Year will'be even bet­ ter.” Outsell Imported Models Growth of the mobile home in­ dustry in Canada is ’illustrated by recent, statistics which reveal that more Canadian-made homes .are being sold here now than im­ ported models. Three years ago, almost‘all of the, mobile homes purchased in Canada were ini- ported from the United States., .'Leader in the Canadian indus­ try, .General. Coach is pioneering in sales promotion throughout the- country. The Hensall com­ pany, through advertising in Canadian periodicals and tele­ vision, is attempting to create a greater .consumer demand for nfobile hoines/ Growth of ac­ ceptance here fob mobile homes is far behind that of the United States but General Coach be­ lieves this mode of living will become .much more popular than it is today. “The industry will be healthy fob a long, long time to come,” Manager Smith predicts. Since the American firm pur- ehas'ed -the plant from Norman St.” Cyr in 1950, it has produced close to l;5’00 coaches ranging in eizb from 18 Iq 51 feet in length. One;hundred* and’ eighty-five men are now employed by the com- ’Althdugh General Coach has made four, additions since it pur­ chased the plant,.it Still has had difficulty^ keeping up to .the de­ mand.’With its uhits" sold Well In-, advance of production, the plant has had to turn down a number of quantity orders which itMgopes to get how with its larger facilities. ■ tea New Assembly Line . .Visitors to the Hensall plant Saturday saw how: the firm has pxtehded its production line the eritfre length and width of its enlarged' factory, now the largest in Canada. Assembly starts at the south­ east corner of the building, travels along the south wall to the West side and out the north doori The new line now handles 16 imits compared to the former liries’s' seven and will produce up to eight units a day when it gets, into full swing. Feature of the 130x110 addition, which doubles production capa- -City of the plant, is its new fin- ishing section, ’ which „ handles four units at a time, instead of one. This section, n'ow employs a hot-paint finishing .system, most modern of its kind in Canada. The new process allows fa'ster painting, application" of a more even finish which dries quicker and a 20 percent saving in material. Paint *is heated by hot water' tubes strapped alongside the spray pipes. A'24x40 section is being added to the north side of the‘factory for new offices and a furnace room will also" be added. The firm has purchased a parking lot at the rear of its building. Another feature of the new ad­ dition is the versatility it will •offer- in production. Special US Steel Strike May Stop Coach Possibility that a ‘ steel strike in the United States may halt production at Gene- . ,ral Coach Works of Canada, Ltd., Hensall, Was revealed., last week by Manager Wil- - liam Smith. - . > The company imports, wheels and axles for / its trailers from the U.S. • Mi/ ‘Smith^said' the ’com­ pany is attempting to stock- , pile material in view of the strike but if mills are shut down for -a long period of time, this supply could be exhausted. coaches can be started to one side-of the main assembly line apd fed into the production stream later on. Build Mobile Switchboard* One special coach recently con­ structed by ‘the ‘company i§ a mobile* - telephone switchboard which now handles 40.0 to 500 phones in the Elliot .Lake, dis­ trict.. The Bell Telephone Com­ pany recently ordered .a second unit. _ „ ; General Coach has emphasized quality manufacture in its suc­ cessful bid for leadership in the industry in Canada. Manager Smith says the Canadian plant actually produces a better pro­ duct than, its parent company in Michigan, which has been forced to build a cheaper .home to compete in the more popular range m the United States. General’s -mobile homes lack nothing in home comforts.- The units come equipped with the latest. model appliances, in­ cluding . refrigerators, stoves, automatic washing machines, and . even air conditioners in special models. ’All of the-woodwork which goes into, coaches is done iji< the Hensall plant. The proposed new additioh on the north side of the plant will provide more roprn for the woodworking section and allow wood to. be processed in a feeder assembly line which Will" take rough lumber from the north side through its' various, stages of manufacture .to meet the main assembly line on the south’side., Appoint New Minister For Marketing Crisis? Eij|hty-S«con<l Y««r Higher Township Tax Rates Reveal School, County Costs Oppose PS, Two Hensall councillors, m a letter to The Times-Advocate this week, said they think the extra expense of putting in drain­ age, sidewalks and roads would make cost prohibitive for the proposed public school on a new site in Hensall. Councillors Harry Hoy and Jim Sangster, noting the school board’s move in purchasing pro­ perty on the south side of the village-for the new school, said they want the issue to go to a vote so that ratepayers can make the final decision. School board actually reques­ ted the vote after council refused to* give final reading to a by­ law providing for a -debenture issue. of ‘ $120,000 for the new school, Council did not approve the new site. Public School Inspector John Goman,, in a letter to council last week, pointed out that the selection 4 of a site is the sole responsibility of the school board. He advised the board to get architect’s sketches and costs .on the new building .before the vote is taken. The councillors’ letter appears on page two. Cancer Drive Best In Huron Cancer ’ campaign in South Huron topped its objective of, $3,000, Campaign Chairman R. E. Pooley announced this • week. ’ Final figures -for the fund- raising project reveal, a total of $3,088,48, the largest a- mount raised .by a chapter in Huron. County. It was the first time the local organiza­ tion made an appeal fo? funds., Treasurer for the,campaign,, was H, ’W.'Kelsoij, Exeter’/ Presideht of the Ideal chapter is Fred Dobbs." , STEEL MAY HOLD UP POST OFFICE—Delay in delivery of, steel for the addition to Exeter Post Office may hold up construction, contractor G- A. McDowell, Centralia, said Wednesday. Brickwork for the 15-foot addition is nearly completed hut steel will be necessary before the roof can be started. Alterations to the existing building will decrease the size- of the main lobby but-add a separate room to the north to provide for 30 feet of lock boxes, about three time's • more then are available at present. . *. . ' . ■ . T-A Photo US Convention Provides ’Loot' Lions District Governor A. _. /Sweitzer and Mrs. Sweitzer re- ‘■turned Sunday from a two-week trip to Miami, Florida, where they attended the international convention of the service club. The Sweitzers brought home a utiitcase Alli of Souvenirs pro­ vided by Lions from nearly every state in America and South American and European coun­ tries. Ovet, 43,000 attended the convention. . ■ U.S. Vice-President Richard B. Nixon and. Henry Cabot Lodge, permanent U.S. delegate to’ ‘ the U.N. were among the before returning, the Sweitzers visited Mr-, and Mrs. George Wright and family al Panellas J. The controversial question of marketing legislation may force the Ontario government. to -ap­ point a new minister of agricul­ ture fo replace Hon. Fletcher’ S. •Thomas, who is in Toronto hospi­ tal following a collapse in Win­ nipeg last week. The Toronto Star said Monday that the appointment of ’Hon. W. A. Goodfellow to „ the portfolio is expected to, take place this.w,eek. The, Star said: “Certainly that the ill health of the present min­ ister is now so serious he • will no longer be able to administer this senior post in the govern­ ment at a time - when the whole marketing legislation may have to be overhauled is forcing Pre­ mier Frost to make thp change at once, Agriculture Minister Thomas, will remain in Toronto General Hospital for at least two weeks for study, and observation. Dr, K. G. McKenzie, a Toronto brain specialist,, said Wednesday Mr. Thomas underwent an explora­ tory ■ operation this • morning. He said it will be at least 10 or. 12 days before attending sur­ geons know exactly the cause of the minister’s illness. Hospi­ tal officials’ said today Mr. Thomas is in good condition and resting easily after his operation. Hurl- In St. Thomas Mr. Thomas collapsed in Win­ nipeg last week while attending an agricultural conference. He was reported responding to treat­ ment there, but was transfer­ red to Toronto for examination by brain specialists. * ’ He has been in poor health for some time; He also suffered head .injuries in a car accident, near his home in St, Thomas six months ago. ‘ ’ Mr. Goodfellow Is equally at home on the farm and in muni­ cipal affairs. A. farmer at Codrington in Northumberland county, he was first elected to municipal council at the age of 22, and suCcetedingly to the posts of deputy reeve, reeve and clerk and treasurer of Cramake town- - «.....ki.i.r ■ii.-i-'..*- >.. i i> Mrs. W. J. Carling Marks 95 Years Mrs. W, J,'Carling celebrated her 95th birthday on Sunday, July 8, quietly. She was, remembered* with cards, calls and gifts. She is in excellent health, leeks after her home and goes up the street frequently walking .UUririUtHW...... ..... ..... ........ ship. Last August‘hq was trans­ ferred in a cabinet shuffle from the portfolio of welfare -he had held from 1946, to minister of municipal affairs. . ' , SHDHS Board Gets. New Bids South Huron District High School board will meet in. special session Thursday night to - con­ sider revised tenders for con­ struction of a five-room. addi­ tion. /Tenders have been received from G. A- McDowell Construc­ tion Co., Centralia,' and McKay, Cocker Co. Ltd.,, London. Original tenders were called for the classrooms and- a cafe­ teria but the board considered the bids too high. -New .tenders are for the classrooms only. • Hensall Buys Site Hensall council completed pur­ chase- of a dump ground in Us- borne .township at its meeting last week. v The land; on concession three, was bought from Archie Ether- ington for $4,000 It-measures 50 acres. • > .Although council does' not in­ tend to establish - a' municipal garbage collection,, it will make the land available to a private contractor who has expressed an interest in providing a garbage pickup service in the village. Under this plan, the household­ ers would make payment direct ;to the contractor. In connection with the limbs and trees which Were blown down during, a recent storm, G. Beer appeared -and offered to draw away the wood for the use of.it and to haul out the limbs at the rate of $3.50 an hour. His offer was accepted. W. Forrest appeared concern­ ing the drain in front of his property and it was explained to him that it was pot a public drain xbut that the firemen would try to flush it out at their next practice. E. R. Davis reported on the patching of the streets. He was instructed to have a mower at­ tached to the tractor. • Exeter council’s long-held plan -to use storm drains as sanitary sewers will. have to be aban­ doned, according to the town’s engineer, R.Vf Anderson, of To­ ronto. In a . recent letter to council, the consulting engineer said that a£-a result of recent amendments to the Public Health Act, “it would be rather dangerous to openly" permit the connection of sanitary drains to the William Street sewer.” This latest report confirms an earlier opinion expressed by An-, derson last year when he dis­ cussed’ the town’s sewage pro­ blem informally at' a council meeting. That was when council (first learned officially that its 'plan might be thrown out. - During the past decade, the town ha,s replaced main' drains with storm sewers under the im­ pression that‘they- would form part of the sewage System when it'was built. When the plan was adopted, on the advice Of en­ gineers, council had expected the combination system would save considerable cost when sewage installation became necessary. Consider Problem Next Week Council is expected to consider the sewage problem at its meet­ ing next Monday night. In his let­ ter to council; Mr. Anderson said he would have a complete report on the sewage question^ .ready “for the early part of July.” The issue arose last year when a cattle beast died in Stephen township after ,, drinking water from the river downstream from towh. A post mortem on the ahi-’ mal revealed it died. from bac­ teria of raw .sewage, As a; re­ sult of this incident,’ council authorized Andersdn: to prepare a report on the sewage-problem. Since theM cost;of, ;a* complete separate system of sanitary sew­ ers for the town • appears prqhi-. bitiVe, Engineer Anderson * has Officials Agree On Hay Dump Mayor R. E. Pooley an­ nounced Tuesday that. an agreement had been reached with Hay council for the use of the new dump ground the town recently bought in the township. Officials ofy both municip­ alities met at the ground last- week to look over the1 100- acre farm which the town has purchased for dumping.' The land .is on No. 83 high­ way, about three miles west of Exeter. . Mayor Pooley said Hay officials intimated they would assist with the de­ velopment of the township road which goes by the farm and that an arrangement may be made whereby Hay residents can use the ground. suggested the construction of a chlorine contact chamber at the end of the William Street sewer to chlorinate the flow during the summer months. In his letter to council, Mr. Anderson said: “The Department of Health, under Dr. .Berry’s chairmanship, called a meeting recently in To­ ronto of all consulting engineers in the sanitary field to explain the amendments to the Public Health Act.Jnsofar as legal re­ sponsibilities of a municipality are concerned. We will include this interpretation in our report. “Our own conclusion from this meeting, based on the discussion concerning combined sewers and the possible ' nuisance resulting thereby by allowing sanitary sewage to enter the storm sew­ ers is that in the Case of Exeter, it would be rather dangerous to openly permit the connection of sanitary drains to the William Street sewer. {Levies Jump [Three Mills Increased school and county costs were reflected in district township tax rates which were ! set by councils this week. . Usborne's levy was set -Mon* day night at 36 and one-half I mills, three and one-half more j than in 1955.The new Stephen rate is 36 | mills, an increase of three, ; Biggest jump comes from 1 South Huron District High School ‘ Board, which raised its • levy •; from five to seven ‘mills this, [ spring. Another one-mill increase ; came from the , county, which moved its rate from 11 to 12 . at the June session. I Although Hay township’s rate hasn’t been set.yet, Clerk H. W. Brokenshire, Zurich, -said there is little ’doubt it would be up in view of the increases outside .its control. Clerk Brokenshire said, the council will probably held a special meeting this mopth to set its levy. School Area Rate Up’ For Usborne .• Usborne township held . its general levy to 7.9 mills, .the same as in 1955, at its meeting Monday night. The general school rate remains at. 2.1 mills. Township school area, levy in­ creased half a mill to 7.5. Other levies bn the township are coun­ ty, 12 mills; SHDHS, seven mills; making a total of-361/^. • Council approved an increase of $3,000 in its appropriation for the bridge section of the’Morri­ son • dam project on concession two and three. This brings the total allotment for .the bridge to $18,000. The $3,000 increase is subject to the approval of Department of Highways, which pays 80 per­ cent of the cost. . ’. ' The committee appointed to in­ terview Sherwood Brock on the purchase of gravel reported ./hat the agreement could not be com­ pleted at the- present'time but could be held over until a later date. . , The compensation insurance, held ’with the General Accident Insurance Co. through W. H. Hodgson, Exeter, was renewed at* a premium of $151.87 for roads and bridges and $22.50 for gener­ al purposes. Council agreed to apply for-a grant under the Warble Fly Con­ trol Act in the amount Of $361.27. Acting on .a letter frbm Engi­ neer C. P. Corbett .who. outlined the unsatisfactory condition, of Anderson Drain extension • work, council instructed that the con­ tractor be notified and asked to bring the work up to the engi­ neer’s .specifications; Council will meet again Mon­ day everfing, August 13. Set General Rate Same In Stephen Stephen set-its general town­ ship rate at seven mills, same as in 1955, at its meeting Wed* nesday,-July 4. Other levies affecting the town­ ship are: county, 12 mills;, SH DHS, seven mills; general school rate, three mills; .School area levy, seven mills. Council approved a by-law re­ questing a quieting order con­ cerning thet dispute ' ov.er the ship and Grand -Bend. Stephen is “The ' much-to-be , preferred course of action would be,to in­ still a complete separate system of’sanitary sewers with its own sewage treatment plant and keep all storm water out of this system’. ‘ . '■* ‘The - cost of such an under­ taking, of course, > appears pro­ hibitive, at. the present time but we will .deal with it on the basis of present- prices in our. report. “A temporary - expedient to overcome' the present, difficulty and prevent legal action from owners of property downstream from the present sewer . outlet would be to build a chlorine con­ tact chamber - at the end of the William Street sewer and chlori­ nate the dry weather flow from this area during’ the summer months. Built On* In Milton “We have designed such a structure for the town of Milton where they are forced to resort to heavy chlorination of the sew­ age treatment plant effluent dhe to overloading of the existing treatment plant. When the new extension to this plant is com­ pleted next year, the concrete chlorine contact plant will form part of this new plant. drawings and cost of this arrangement will be included in our report and this ™°™ent w?V1.d>?fP®aV tOi cermng met dispute'ov.er me be the best proceduie to recom-■ boundary line between the town­ mend for Exeter until a com-. s^jp anj (jrand -Bend. Stephen is plete treatment plant, and syS- j appeaiing to the municipal board tern of connection i sewers could ‘tovrsettIe a three-year-old con* oe installed. t troversy over 100 acres on the Town council will also considerj east boundary of the summer re- the-controversial closing-hour by- sort, which is claimed by Grand law for service stations Monday j Bend. night, At its meeting last council; Road payments included $8,- postponed passing of the lOgis- -• - — - - lation until it received legal ad­ vice on its validity. ' Eight operators have signed the agreement to close nights and holidays while two stations are opposed to the regulations. 7 c .. ;590.80 to R. H. Jennison, for -crushing and hauling gravel; 1 $1,886.60 to Gerald Prout for ' gravel and $1,933.67 to Pollard Bros, for liquid calcium. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 7. ATTEND CONFERENCE—Poultry raisers from Huron County were among several hundred who visited the Ontario Agricultural College recently for the Annual- Poul­ try Conference. The conference was climaxed by a chicken barbecue hold on the campus near Graham Hall, the poultry science building. Left to right: Art Bolton, Assistant Agricultural Representative Huron County; A. W. Kerslake, Hensail; Prof, J. R. Cavers, Head of the Poultry Department, O.A.C.; X L. Webb, Goderich, and G. W...Mant.garrkrr.v....Agririilfiiral Horse Falls, Rid^r Hurt A 28-yealYold car salesman from Woodstock was injured at Grand Bend Sunday when the horse he was riding fell on tuj* of him., Morns Graham Muhroe and three friends Were riding horses, from a renting stable when Mun­ roe’s horse suddenly reared. The rider pulled on the reigns ahd the animal fell over backwards on him. Ho suffered an injured pelvis, internal injuries ahd a fractured right arni. He was taken by the T. Harry Hoffman Ambulance, DashWood, to South-Huron Hos- Believe Youths Stole To Pay Off Car Debt Police believe. _two’ teen-age held at Goderich. . ate "fchafged with a number of j battery were taken from cars on over the weekend, planned to ana was taken front a tractor on a car? ' . hiient; arid a spotlight and mir* -rors were taken front cars at ! Pearson Motor Sales’ lot at the 1 north end of town. From the Bruceiicld stand, car* tons of cigarettes, chewing gum» chocolate bars and a sum of mon* ey wore taken. OPP Constable George Mitch­ ell, Exeter, is.in charge of the investigation. ! Truck, Car Col lid# A truck and a car collided Al Sarepta, one mile east of Dash* wood, ■ Thursday night, 'causing, i $350 damage. | Truck, driven by Wesley Ra* dor, is, of R.R. 3 Zurich, made ft loft hand tum in front of the car, driven by William J, G1H* etfe. 30, of Clauseti, Mich,, OPP Constable GOotge Mil* chriL....who inyqstigatedjj....said youths from RCAF Clinton, who - Two spare wheels, tires and a are charged with a number ofbattery were taken from cars on thefts in Exeter and Bayfield Larry Snider Motor’s lot; gasol- ovot the weekend, plaiiined to ano was taken from a tractor sell the goods to meet payment | owhed by Exeter Farm Equip-, on a car. » "■”* “ The youths are in Goderich jail awaiting a hearing of charges in court there Tuesday," They told police they commit­ ted the thefts because their radio course at RCAF Station Clinton was so tough they needed to do something for excitement. ■ Murray Coulter, 17, arid Ger­ rard Lucien Chicoine, 1$, were ar­ rested Monday and charged with thefts at Larry Snider Motors, Exeter Farm Equipment and Peatson Motor Safes. They are also charged with breaking and entering Elliott’s ice cream stand at Rtuccfiold. . • Provincial Constables John Forde, Exeter, and Jack Parkin­ sori, Goderich, made the arrests after finding a car at RCAF Station Clinton which contained, loot from thejnighl**, escapade.,.