HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-03-07, Page 12Congratulations
to Exeter
Co-op
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IVE BETTER.
'44.0 TRIGPSY
Our Congratulations to the Directors
and Members On the Grand Opening.
Phone Ili or 11W Dashwood
store 'reflects co-operative's rapid growth 0 ening of r
Excavation Done By
SWEITZER Trucking and
Bulldozing DIAL 235,0181
Kerlie Automotive,
One unique feature about the
co-op is that each of its mem..
bers receives. one vote—re-
gardleSs of amount of invest-
ment—in decisions made at all-
null and other general meet-
ings.. This differs from private
business in which owners cast
ballots according to the .nomber
of shares they possess,
Another feature of the co-op
is the restriction on length of
service by members of the
board of directors. No member
can serve more than two three-
year term s without retiring
from the board for at least one
year. This prevents .4 felione,'
from gaining control of the or-
ganization,
Co-op retail store features attractive displays
Visitors at the grandopening this weekend will see a colorful display of merchandise at Exeter Dis-
trict Co-operative's retail store. Above, employees Russ Morley and Fred Walters discuss products
in front of corner display. photo
Hendrick, Albert Keys, Harold
Fahner, Ralph Weber, Lloyd
Morgan, Theron'CreerY,and the
present incumbent, Walter Mc-
Bride.
There have been .only four
secretaries since the. co-op's
formation, John Quinlivan was
the first, followed by -.George
Taylor; Ken .Tern (the present
manager) and now Ray •Morlock,
The co-op started its opera,'
tion in the .former opera house
now occupied by McKerlie Auto-
motive. Feeds were supplied
through the Seaforth Oo-op,
1945, a mill was erected beside
the CNR station and a ware,
house was added in 1946.
The organization suffered
big setback the night before
Dominion Day, 1952, when its
mill burned to the ground, Cause
of the blaze has never been es-
tablished.
Farmer-members indicated
their faith in the busbies by re-
building the present mill in the
winter of 1952-53,
The downtown store, pur-
chased in 1950 from Glen Mc-
Knight, was rented fora number
of years and then sold to Mc-
Opening of the new retail
store on Victoria St, this week-
end reflects the rapid develop-
;Pent to recent years of ser-
vices provided by Exeter pis,
trict Co-operative,
The new store forms an ad-
dition to the 1 arge, 8040 .00-
WO metal warehouse erected
by the co-operative last year.
Petroleum services were also
introduced in 1.952 and major
equipment has been installed
in the mill during the past few
years,
The projects indicate the ex-
pansive spirit of the farmer-
owned en te rpr i se as it ap-
proaches its 20th .anniversary.
Gross sales for the past two
years have exceeded the half-
million dollar mark, almost
double the figure for 1958 and
four times the sales figure of
19 years ago.
Members' equity in the busi-
ness has increased to $137,550
from a total of $56,498 in 1958.
Exeter Co-op grew out of the
former Thames Road Buying
club, one of a number of such
clubs which were popular earl-
ier, Most of them have now
given way to the rapidly-grow-
ing co-operative movement.
During the summer of 1944,
members of this club, along with
other farmers in the district,
decided to form the co-opera-
tive. The charter, issued by
the Ontario government in Sep-
tember of the same year, con-
tains the names of William
Oestricher, first president; Ed-
ward G. Kraft, Edward Cham-
bers, the late Percy Passmore
(who was manager of the
Thames Road Club and the first
manager of the Co-op), John L.
Quinlivan, Cecil Rowe and R.. B,
Williams,
Presidents since that time
have been Clarence Down,
Edgar Montleth, Wilfrid Shap-
ton, Howard Johns, Edward
Buys, prizes
at opening Dahmer
Steel Ltd.
A ceremony, a sale, prizes
and refreshments will mark the
opening of Exeter District Co-
op's retail store this weekend.
The ceremony takes plac e
Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Ed-
gar Monteith, one of the found-
ers and past presidents of the
co-op, will officially open the
store. Guest speaker will be
Bon. C. S. MacNaughton, Huron
MPP and minister of highways.
The store is a 30x40 extension
to the warehouse recently
erected east'of the co-op null
on Station St.
Besides a modern showroom,
the office contains a he ate d
workroom and washrooms.
The modern showroom is
colorfully decorated and bright-
ly lit to show off the depart-
mentalized sections, pegboard
display and merchandising is-
lands.
The building also contains an
office and workroom, as well as
washrooms.
Seventeen special values are
being advertised for the open-
ing, which also features free re-
freshments and door prizes of
electric broom and hair dryer.
68 SHIRLEY CRESCENT, KITCHENER
Best Wishes
To Exeter
District
Co-operative
extends Best Wishes to
EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP
on the opening of its new retail store Congratulates
Exeter District Co-op
"Another Conklin Lumber Job" ON ITS OPEN HOUSE
SUPPLIED THE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE STORE WE
It Was Our Pleasure
to have worked with
X;ARD AND MANAGEMENT
of
Dahmer supplied the
Structural and
Warehouse Steel
for this attractive building
"Herb and I decided — why
waste money on a marriage
counselor . , .1"
Electrical Wiring
and Fixtures
installed by
W. H. FUSS
ELECTRIC
Phone 199 Henson
in the
planing, design, and
supervision of construction
of the new
THE CO-OP COWCULATOR RETAIL STORE FACILITIES
GOOD LUCK
TO EXETER CO-OP
will be at your service during
EXETER CO-OP STORE OPENING
Friday and Friday Evening GAT'L
Best
Wishes
Engineering and Construction Dep't
of
United Co-operatives of Ontario Bring the 16 facts listed below to Exeter District Co-op
to determine your MAXIMUM profit feeding rates. to Exeter District Co-op for the floor
and driveway
supplied by
WE WERE PLEASED TO INSTALL THE
HEATING 1. Milk Price at farm
2. Ration Cost at Farm
3. NUtrient Value of Ration
4. Hay Value at Farm
13. Stage of Lactation
- Less than 3 months from calving
- More than 3 months front calving
14. Daily Milk Production
18. Butterfat Test
NO VAL
JONES
Lindenfield's Ltd.
Phone 235-2361 EXETER 8, Cow's Weight
9, Cow's Age:
(a) 1st Calf (b) 2nd calf (c) 3rd calf
10. Silage Quality
11. Percentage of Dry Matter in Silage
12, Silage fed per day
5. Hay Quality
6. Hay Feeding Rate
7, pasture Quality
Phone 235-0295
EXETER 16, Concentrate (grain) now being
fed - Pounds per day
and 12 Seconds
Later: ke's Plumbing
d Heating
McCANN
BROS.
Construction
DASHWOOD
says
was pleased to serve as
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
for the new Exeter District Coop Store
e(r.,-gm, Your Maximum Profit ....Atr
"THANK
YOU',
to Exeter
Co-op
Co-op
Euchre
Thursday,
March 14
8:30 pm
Exeter
Legion Hall Feed Rate!
computor and the result is a praise
feeding rate that ensures maximum profit
On every pound of milk produced,
The Cowettlator is another occlusive service
available only frott your Co-op. It's One
more exalt pied Co-op leaderthip, One more
reason why it pays to buy Co-operatively:
Ask your'Co-op Fieldman about this services
for the privilege of installing
the plumbing, in the new store
CONGRATULATIONS!
Phone 2354464 .Exeter
The Co-op Cowettlator is the most
accurate method of determining proper
feed levels. It takes only iu from
tho initial presentation of the 16 essential
factors to establish your profitable feeding
rate, there's do ".guesswork'" with the
Coweulator, every milk producing variable
is earefully evaluated by this electronic
PRIZES
LADIES,P LEASE
/3RINO LUNCH
Free admissien tickets given
out during the opening Of our new
store this weekend. COOP
Dedicated to Serve Agriculture Co-operatively