HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-03-20, Page 3•
RUTH MATTUCCI R1VETTING LUGS TO HEAD LAMPS
GENEVIEVE NICHOLSON USING POWER STUD DRIVER
LINDA WORKMAN SPINNING ORNAMENT TO LENS
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GLENN HARBURN, JEAN LITTLE AND ELLEN BIEBER ON CORROSION PROOFING
SEALING UNIT RITA PENNY PACKING HEADLIGHTS WITH ADMINISTRATOR CARL BRYCE
LAURIE GRASDAHL, MARION VARLEY AND JUNE CAMPBELL ASSEMBLING PARK AND TURN
SIGNALS WITH SUPERVISOR RAY COLLIS
THERESA BOYLE AND SUPERVISOR GRANT TURNER CUTTING STRIPPING WIRE,
APPLYING TERMINALS
JOAN DAVIS AND MADELINE DESJARDINE ON SOCKET AND CABLE ASSEMBLY VERONICA MAHONEY AND BARBARA McCRACKEN ON HEAT STAKING OPERATION
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Grand Bend firemen
to sponsor fireworks
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One of the most productive
manufacturing firms at Centralia
Industrial Park Is. Hall Lamp
Company of Canada, Limited.
The Centralia based firm that
assembles a variety of
automobile lights is now sending
from three to four semi-trailer
loads of equipment out of the
area each day.
The present staff of 120,
including 80 women is now
turning out slightly over 10,000
headlamps and a large quantity
of park and turn, tail light and
back-up light assemblies each
day.
Carl Bryce, administrator of
the Centralia operation is
pleased with the calibre of the
employees, most of whom come
from Huron Park and the
immediate area.
"They are a very
conscientous group of workers
and we are pleased with their
ability to adapt to our line of
work." says Bryce.
Hall Company officials are
also happy with their plant
facilities. Hangars No. 2 and 3
are being utilized for various
phases of lamp manufacturing.
Bryce went on to say, "A
total of 40,000 square feet of
space in each hangar is terrific
for manufacturing. The long
floor space without pillars can't
be beat".
Hall Lamp first started in
Canada in 1066 at Bramalea
when the free trade auto pact
went into effect. Original
equipment for automobiles can
now pass back and forth across
the United States-Canadian
border duty free, but
replacement or service parts are
subject to duty.
Production at Centralia
started early in October and the
first shipment left the big
hangars on October 14. Of the
total Centralia assembly
production, 97% of it goes
across the border.
The four largest purchasers of
Hall parts are Chrysler,
American Motors, International
Harvester and Kaiser Jeep. While
most of the shipments are made
by private transport, the Hall
Company does use two of it's
own trucks between Centralia,
Detroit and Brampton.
While three or four trailers
are being shipped out each week
at the present, the Centralia
administrator Carl Bryce says he
expects this will increase when
more jobs are transferred from
the parent company in Detroit.
Bryce, a native of Holland
came to Canada in 1948 and has
been working in the automotive
industry for the past 16 years.
He commutes to his home in
Campbellville on the weekends
and when asked about moving to
this area said, "I'll bring my wife
up to have a look at the area
when the weather warms up a
bit."
His only comment of the
winter weather so far this year
was, "Hollywood doesn't have
to go to the North Pole to shoot
a winter scene."
The parent Hall Lamp
Company in Detroit that uses
the slogan, "Best in Vision for
Transportation" has recently
purchased controlling interest in
a metal stamping plant in
Salem, Ohio.
The Grand Bend Volunteer
Fire Brigade is planning to stage
a mammoth display of fireworics
on the beach on the evening of
Saturday night, May 17.
A delegation of the village's
brigade attended Monday's
regular meeting of council
outlining the plan and asked for
a grant to start the fund.
The firemen, Prosper Van
Bruane and Gordon Brown were
assured a donation of $100.
would be forthcoming from the
village.
Business places in the Bend
will be canvassed in the next
couple of months in addition to
the Chamber of Commerce,
Legion, Lions, Alahambra and
any other local organizations
and service clubs.
Anyone wishing to make a
personal contribution may
contact any member of the G B
volunteer fire brigade.
In accordance with an existing
bylaw, fireworks may not be set
off in the village at anytime
without a permit. The permit
will be granted to the firemen.
All members of council agreed
that a donation should be made
to the fireworks program, but
they differed on the method of
determining the amount.
Councillors Douglas Martin
and Ivan Luther voted for the
$100. grant while Ian Coles
suggested the village contribute
15% of what is gained by other
donations. Coles added he
thought the Chamber of
Commerce should be making the
donation on behalf of the
village.
Several changes were made in
council procedure in an attempt
to cut the length of meetings to
allow important business to be
completed. Delving into the
read-back of correspondence
sent out by Clerk Murray A.
Des Jardins will be discontinued.
Pay account bills that were
previously examined separately
by each member will be handled
by the finance committee and
will be listed on a sheet for the
perusal of council. Discussion
will then be limited only to
questions that may arise.
This move came at the
suggestion of Reeve Wassmann
who cited the last meeting where
35 minutes was consumed in
passing accounts of
approximately $2,000.
A resolution from the Grand
Bend Public Utilities
Commission asking for an
increase in salaries and expense
rates for the members and
chairman was referred to the
next meeting as Councillor Peter
De Jong was absent.
The tender of M. Welsh of
London was accepted to paint
the 80,foot fire-radio tower at
the G4and Bend fire hall for
$225.
The London man was the
second lowest of eight bids and
was the only one to specify
three coats of paint.
Clerk Murray A. Des Jardins
was again authorized to have
complete charge of the lifeguard
program for the summer. He
indicated he could operate on
the same budget as in previous
years, less than $2,000.
Clerk Des Jardins was
authorized to place an ad in the
Exeter Times-Advocate
advertising for sale two garage
doors, a set of tractor half-tracks
and a surplus metal sign.
The matter of painting or
restoration of the floor in the
police office was turned over to
the property committee.
Reeve Wassman reported that
the original contract on the
water installation had been
completed with the exception of
repairing leaks.
The Reeve also said local
plumbers should start to line up
their work on hook-ups as "we
should have the green light in a
week or 10 days.'
When the leaks are corrected
the lines will be chlorinated
before hook-ups can be
completed. The Reeve also
suggested property owners leave
their taps open for the first 15
minutes to eliminate the
chloride.
On a request from Councillor
Training centre
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College will be used for this
summer's school and plans are
underway to open another
barrack for 'u ttnce
accomodation,
The National Hockey and
Sport Training Centre is a
non-profit organization and
profits of the camps will be
turned back to Canada's national
team.
While most youngsters have
ambitions to play in the
National Hockey league, the new
training centre will be
attempting to teach national
hockey philosophy.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and
Montreal Canadiens have agreed
to give Hockey Canada
Incorporated five major draft
choices this fall in an attempt to
strengthen Canada's national
team.
At this summer's hockey and
sport school, boys Will be
assured a minimum of two hours
ice time at the Centralia arena
each day plus special strength
training.
To familiarize area boys and
parents with the new training
centre and hockey school an
Open House is being held on
April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4.30
pm.
Ian .:Coles, permission was given
to allow citizens of Grand )3end
to use one room in the village
hall for playing cards until the
provincial police force takes over
'in May,
Colin Love was appointed
building and plumbing Inspector
and will begin his duties shortly.
His remuneration Will be
follows; water installation
inspection (one call, by
appointment) $4.; erection of
patio, garage, etc. and additions,
$6.; new buildings, $10.
The engineering ram of
McCormick & Rankin was .given
authorization to amend their
plans on street construction to
.allow catch basins to be placed
around the corners on all side
streets north of Main Street And
to lower the cross-over at Huron
Street by three feet.
Four months
for break, enter
Michael Gervase Solomon, 27
of 249 Main Street, Exeter was
sentenced to four months in the
Huron County Jail at Goderich
for breaking and entering a
dwelling place with intent to
commit an indictable offence.
Judge Glenn Hays
pronounced sentence in Judge's
Provincial Court in Goderich,
Monday. Solomon was arrested
March 6 by Constable James
Dingwell of the Exeter Police
Department at the home of
Damien Solomon, 286 Sanders
Street, Exeter.
He had previously pleaded
guilty and was being held in the
Goderich Jail without bail.
GB to Parkhill
walk is planned
The proposed new artificial
ice arena in Parkhill should get a
tremendous boost financially
Saturday when more than 350
school children from Parkhill
and Ailsa Craig and the
townships of East and West
Williams and McGillivray will
walk from Grand Bend to
Parkhill.
Also participating in the
Walkathon will be Ontario's
Minister of Agriculture and
Food the Hon. W.A. Stewart,
Middlesex MP's Jim Lind and
John Turner along with many
municipal officials.
Reeves Orval J. Wassmann,
Grand Bend; George Dixon,
McGillivray and Ken Vernon of
West Williams will join with
Parkhill Mayor Adrian Ansems
and a council representative
from Ailsa Craig and East
Williams.
The walk will begin at the
Grand Bend Legion Hall at 10
o'clock Saturday morning and
all children participating will be
treated to refreshments and
films in Parkhill in the
afternoon. A dance will be held
in the evening.
Gas company
states intent
An official of the Union Gas
Company presented a letter of
intent to Exeter council,
Monday, stating the firm would
not undertake the installation of
any pipeline along the new
portion of Main St. within the
next 10 years.
The letter was presented to
make the situation clear after it
had been hinted a couple of
weeks ago the company may
want to dig into the street
because the use of back lots was
not too practical.
However, the firm's official
noted the company had no
intent of disrupting the new
pavement on the street from
Huron to Gidley St.
Had council asked that this be
clearly stated in the franchise
bylaw, it would have required a
new submiSsion from Union Gas
to the Energy Board.
It was explained this would
create a lengthy delay in getting
the pipeline into Exeter and the
firm wanted to be ready to instal
lines in the portion of Main St.
on which construction will start
this week.
Notices have already been
placed in newspapers stating the
firm's intention to lay pipe from
Elginfield to Huron Park.
Parking limit
soon in effect
Signs will soon be erected in
front of the Exeter post office
limiting parking to five minutes.
The zone will extend from the
southern entrance at the post
office to the laneway north of
the Bank of Montreal.
The parking restrictions have
been approved by the
department of transport
The parking restriction was
suggested by Police Chief Ted
Day as a method of curtailing
the amount of double-parking
on Main St. at the post office.
It was earlier indicated that
when the special zone is
instituted, the police will, crack
down on offenders who block
traffic by double-parking.'
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MURIEL MARTIN, GARY TALBOT, MARY FRENCH AND MARGARET CARROLL WITH HEAT