HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-11-20, Page 1JERRY FINNEN TO TAKE OVER AT DASHWOOD — As the result of
Jim Finnens announcement last week that he was resigning from
Dashwood Industries at the end of the year, brother, Jerry will take
over as president of the company. The two are shown discussing some
of the many items which they must consider before the managerial
change goes into affect. The two have worked a total of 33 years for
the company.
Mayors at discussion on
restructuring tonight
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CAKE FOR TEA — Those ladies who were fortunate enough to get
info the tea room of the United Church bazaar, Saturdoy, were orved
angel food cake. Anne Cann it shown getting it ready in the busy
kitchen, T-A photo
One Hundred and Third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 20, 1975 Price Per Copy 25 Cents
While council's decision Weave
the belfry settled some ci the
questions surrounding the M-
y year old town hail, it trey be
swinging in the breeze unless
council decides to go ahead with
recommendations from die Town
Hall Committee to save ?he town
hall, itself.
The Town Hall Carmnittee
appeared before council Monday
night and presented a report on
feasibility, costs, and possible
uses for the building if a
restoration project were to be
implemented as the committee
recommends, '
Council appointed the com-
mittee last February to make a
study on restoring the town hall
arid set a target date of June to
hear the recommendations
resulting from the study,
According to Doug Gould,
chairman of the committee, the
report was ready by the date
requested, but council responded
to the findings by appointing its
own committee from council to
"liase" with the group,
Mr. Gould said that from that
date onward, the committee
began to feel frustration, as the
council's own committee
proceeded to go over much of the
same material as the citizens'
body, with their own study.
Monday night brought on more
frustration for the citizens'
group, as council listened to the
report, heard several rebuttals
from members of council and
persons in the gallery, and then
decided to go into "closed
session" to discuss financial
feasibility of going ahead with
renovations to the building.
Last month, council decided to
apply for a LIP grant to help fund
the restoration project. When
council received news that the
grant had been okayed for a total
of $11,400, they also discovered
that the grant was contingent
upon council coming up with
twice that amount or about
$24,000, in funds which would also
go towards renovating the
building.
In order to qualify for the
grant, work on the town hall must
begin by December 1.
The federal government's
request helped to put a question
mark over the winter works
project and several comments
from citizens in the gallery also
served to raise doubts in council's
mind as to what direction to take.
Former mayor, Jack
Deibridge, charged that the
entire building was in bad con-
dition, not just the belfry and
suggested that the eastpwall.was,
in such bad shape, "that you
could poke your finger through
the bricks. He said that the cost to
Complex opening
on December 4th
December 4 has been set as the
official opening date for the new
Senior citizens' Complex, located
on Sanders St. E. With a Capacity
of 32 units, there are only A few
apartments still vacant.
The opening ceremony will
include the donation of a clock to
the building by the town of
Exeter.
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At its meeting Wednesday", the
Exeter planning board was ex-
pected to finish the final draft of
the official town plan which will
S be presented to town council On
Dec, 1 for approval,
repair the building could well go
over the $35 to $40,000 figtire that
Doug Gould had stated was the
total estimate from local con-
tractors to make the necessary
repairs,
Mr. Gould told Mr. Delbriclge
and members of council that he
could not recollect anything
being said in the engineer's
report of January 1974 about the
building being structurally un-
sound. In a prepared statement
issued to the press the following
morning, the citizens' committee
included a quote from that
engineer's report, done by
Parker and Associates. It read;
"We could see no evidence of
uneven foundation settlement,
either internally or externally,
The brick foundation walls are
apparently sound as are the
super structure walls in
general."
The council meeting was a
short one, ending in about 90
minutes. Following the regular
meeting, council took part in an
informal discussion on the matter
of the town hall and decided to go
into closed session on a motion by
Jim Finnen, president of Dash-
wood Industries Ltd., announced
his resignation last week, ef-
fective December 31. Jerry
Finnen, brother of Mr. Finnen,
who is presently the vice
president and general manager
of the company, will assume the
responsibilities of president as of
the first of next year.
Jim Finnen will become
president of Allont-Buildall of
Toronto, chain of retail lumber
yards that is a large customer of
Dashwood's.
"One of the important things as
far as Dashwood is concerned is
that.the presidency is being filled
from a promotion within" Jim
Finned stated. "This kind of well-
organized management effort
Reeve, Derry Boyle, The only
decision arising from the closed
council that council would of-
ficially release was that a public
meeting on the subject of the
town hall be called forWednesday
afternoon,
The citizens' committee
recommended several things
take priority in their report to
council on the town hall. In phase
one of the project, the exterior of
the building would be restored,
including work to the bell tower
which has already been approved
by council, repairs to the roof,
sandblasting and siliconing of the
exterior walls, and the bricking
in of the old fire hail entrance.
In phase two, the committee
recommended plumbing repairs,
wiring, and heating and air
conditioning.
Phase three would include
inside renovations to ac-
commodate the Exeter Police
Department which presently
occupies the building, and
changes to the fire hall to
facilitate its use as an artifacts
room and a senior citizens'
centre.
assures the continuation of
success."
"Believe me, it was a difficult
decision to make after 16 years
with this company and all of the
people that I have gotten to know
during that time, but my new
position will present another
challenge for me,"
Although there will be a change
in top management, both Jim and
Jerry Finnen feel, that the
company, itself, will remain
consistent in character, con-
tinuing to grow and progress in
the wood manufacturing field.
Although it is a local company,
it has undergone tremendous
growth in the past two decades
and now has manufacturing
plants in Winnipeg and Van-
couver as well as one in nearby
Mt. Brydges, and the main
manufacturing plant on Highway
4, just south of Centralia. In
addition, the company has
several branch sales centres in
various cities across Canada. It is
ranked among the top lb wood
manufacturing companies in
North America, and the number
one Canadian firm.
Currently, the company em-
ploys 450 people at the main
plant. Looking back over his 16
years with the firm, Jim Finnen
could remember that only about
half that number were employed
at the time that Dashwood moved
into its present building in 1970.
Dashwood Industries obtains
its name from beginnings as a..
wood planing mill in the village of
Dashwood in the early part of this
century. In 1928, it was purchased
by the late Thomas Klumpp, who
made significantcontributions to
the young company's growth
and success.
In 1948, the company made a
major move into wood window
manufacturing. The first building
at the Centralia location was
erected in 1964, covering 40,000
sq. ft. There have been
numerous additions to the
Another item of business
depending on the outcome of
Wednesday's public meeting was
a study by Nicholas Hill on the
historical and unique ar-
chitectural aspects of the
building which would also aid
council in coming to a decision
over whether to save the
building. Nicholas Hill, a lecal
architect was present at 1Vfooday
night's meeting and said that he
was willing and able to conduct a
two week study on the building's
historical attributes and ad.,
vantages,
It would be absolutely essen-
tial, for the LIP grant to receive
final federal approval, that this
study be carried out prior to Dec.
1, allowing time for a work crew
to be formed and involved in the
project of renovating the town
hall.
With the fate of the LIP grant, a
home for the belfry, the ar-
chitect's report, and the town
hall, itself, all riding on the
outcome of Wednesday's
meeting, a number of concerned
citizens were expected to turn
out.
complex as it exists today, the
last being a 33,000 sq. ft.
warehousing unit in 1974.
1971, was the year that Dash-
wood introduced its nationally
famous millenium line of vinyl
covered doors and windows.
During the course of the past
decade, the company has won
numerous awards for product
excellence and advertising and,
display of products, including the
coveted Canada Design Award
for 1974 for design management.
The award is presented for ex-
cellence in production design and
functional efficiency, as well as
for -such things as informational
literature, truck fleet markings,
plant layout, and office decor,
Jerry Finnen, who will take
over as presideilt, has been with
the company for 17 years,
starting in sales back in 1958. In
1964 he became a sales manager
and in 1972 was appointed vice
president of sales and marketing.
Speaking about the phenorriinal
success of the company, Mr.
Finnen said, "A lot of the credit
for what we know today goes to
Maurice and Howard Klumpp,
another brother team," Howard
Klumpp retired from the nom-
pany in 1973, while Maurice
continues on the board of
directors.
"The success of this company
has been a blend of a lot of things,
all of which have to work together
well,"commented Jim. "Product
efficiency, design, compatability
with the needs of the market
place, and sales distribution are
all importantfactors." "Then you
must have the people, a group of
management people who work
together well as a team towards
accomplishments of these goals
and objectives."
"We've come along way",
remarked Jerry.' We've seen a
rather small window factory
grow to among the top-10
manufacturers of wooden doors
and windows in North America."
Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw will
meet with the mayors of Stephen
Council and Usborne Council at
the clerk's office in Crediton
today to discuss possible co-
operation between the three
municipalities with respect to
sanitation services and the issue
restructuring Huron County,
Restructuring is being con-
sidered by the provincial
government, Basically, the
municipalities of Huron County
would remain as they are from
the standpoint of internal
structure, but it could change the
relatively informal way in which
municipalities are structurally
related to one another and to the
county government, ad-
ministratively represented by
county council.
Postal problem
upsets Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce in
Exeter is upset about the Postal
Strike and is intending to do
something about it when they
hold public meeting at the Vic-
toria and Grey Trust Company in
Exeter on Friday, November 21
at 9:00 a.re,
Chamber of Commerce
President, Ben Hoogenboorn, a
local merchant, said that it is
necessary to "get mail moving in
Exeter." Hoogenboom said the
idea for the addition to the
agenda for the meeting came out
of a survey done by about a dozen
businesses that are reliant on the
Mail, He said that all the
businesses were suffering at the
hands of the inside postal
workers.
Iloogenhooin said that the
mails have to start because of the
small businesses that rely on
mail service for billing stock and
payment.
The meeting between the heads
of the three municipalities
precedes a meeting in one week
in Clinton which will be attended
by representatives from all
municipalities in Huron County.
The reason for this week's
meeting, according to Mayor
Shaw, is to establish some kind of
initial agreement in the southern
region of Huron County with
respect to the issue.
Restructuring is an alternative
to the provincial government's
program of regionalization,
which usually involves more than
one county. At the present time,
restructuring is being tried in
Oxford County. In that particular
system, the former
municipalities in Oxford County
were integrated into larger ones,
resulting in fewer municipalities.
The larger municipalities, such
as Woodstock, Ingersoll and
Tillsonburg remained essentially
the same as they were before
restructuring took effect.
Each municipal council is
represented at the county level on
Oxford County Council, by A
proportionate number of their
councillors, depending on the
population of each municipality.
The representatives are the
mayor, deputy mayor, and
councillors who received the
most votes at the last municipal
election.
There have been many
arguments, pro and con, in
Oxford County With respect to the
restructuring bill which took
effect January 1,
Some see it as the removal of
grassroots power and decision-
Making froM the local
municipalities, while Others see it
as a More advanced govern-
mental system, where the
various municipalitieS are able to
co-operate with one another and
Share essential services and
programs avoiding the problem
of duplication.
"Every person's cancer needs
special, personally tailored
treatment" said Dr.Roger Inch as
he spoke to about fifty members
of the Huron County Branch of
the Canadian Cancer Society at
South Huron Hospital Wednesday
night.
Dr. Inch, who is head of the
Cancer Research Clinic at Vic-
toria Hospital in London, Ont.,
hastened to add that this type of
personal treatment is impossible
to give with the number of
researchers and workers
presently employed at the Clinic.
The clinic is staffed by five senior
members and the rest of the
contingent comes from graduate
students at UWO.
Dr. Inch, who has lectured and
studied at the University of
Chicago and the University of
California at Berkley, said that
there are 44 drugs that are used
individually and In combinations
Brownies "blitz"
area on weekend
About fifty-five Brownies and
Guides will be "blitzing" the
Huron Park and Exeter areas
this weekend in hopes of raising
almost $500 for Multiple
Sclerosis.
The girls, members of the First
Exeter Pack, will be selling small
jars of candy for $2 each to
householders in the area. All the
proceeds will go to aid research
into Multiple Sclerosis a disease
that causes paralysis. Its origin
and cure are unknown.
This is the second year that the
girls have undertaken this
project, raising over $200 for the
Toronto Region Chapter last
year, The entire Chapter raised
over $24,000 last year.
The plan of action for Saturday
is to "blitz " Huron Park and
Exeter in one day and sell the 240
jars that the girls have on hand
for the project. Saturday will be
the only day for organized
selling, and anything that
remains on hand will be left up to
the individual girl to sell.
The girls will be relying on
mothers and fathers for tran-
sportation to and from the
designated selling areas.
The Guides who are very op-
timistic about a good response
from residents will begin selling
at 9:00 in the morning.
(by Gard Bagley and
Leigh Robinson, T-A Staff)
The postal strike, wage and
price controls, and law and order
were among topics discussed by
Progressive Conservative John
Frazer at a luncheon meeting
with his party here Tuesday.
The Vancouver South MP, who
announced October 9, he will seek
the leadership of the Con-
servative Party of Canada told
local party members and
reporters the present govern-
ment is cynical and wrong-
headed over labour policies and
wage and price controls,
Speaking of the current postal
strike, he said Post-Master
General Bryce Mackasey was
wrong to expect union members
to break ranks while a legal
strike is in effect.
"While I am against allowing
strikes in essential Services that
do irreparable damage to the
country, I am still a team man,"
Frazer said.
A noted labour Critic in the
House of Commons, the MP said
the union had backed itself into a
position that any amount of
threats dould not change.
"Hetays the postal strike goes
on because union heads behave
like amateurs", demanding
• Bell dilemma still undecided
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BOARD AND GUEST — The Board of Directors of the Exeter Unit of
the Huron County Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society are shown
with their guest speaker, Dr. Roger Inch, head of the Cancer Research
Clinic at Victoria Hospital in London. From left to right are Dr. Inch,
Chester Archibald, president of the branch, Mrs. 1, Shopton, unit presi-
dent; Randy Matthews, treasurer; Mrs. Marj Pollen, service to patients;
Mrs. Carolyn Merner, vice-president and Mrs. Elaine Bogart,
secretary. T-A photo.
Town council will hold
• contractor's deposd
Exeter Town Council has
decided to' continue holding a
deposit from M and R Con-
struction, the company currently
doing renovations to the former
post office which is now the new
town hall, until the major work on
the interior has been completed.
Mayor Bruce Shaw told council
that a meeting had been
scheduled with M and R to see
when the work would be done but
the company had informed him
that they could not come on the
date set. No date had been set up
for another meeting.
To day, $30,000 of the estimated
$35,000 required to complete
renovations has been paid by
the town. Repairs to the ceiling in
the new council chamber are
behind schedule.
The former post office is still
owned by the federal govern-
ment. A new policy forbids the
sale of federal government
buildings without special ap-
proval from the ministry in-
volved. The town of Exeter leases
the building on a renewable basis
every 20 years.
Council elected to allow a
possible court action "take its
course" Monday with regard to a
drug payment claim filed by the
Exeter Police Association
several weeks ago.
The Exeter Police, Association
approached council at the last
meeting concerning a $39 drug
bill incurred by one of their
constables. According to the
associations claim, the bill Which
was incurred in May, came under
the conditions of the association's
contract with the town of Exeter,
signed in June. According to the
association, the contract ex-
pressley stipulated that drug
expenses occurring prior to the
signing of the contract would be
retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year.
In the meantime, based on
advice from their solicitors, town.
council as filed a counter claim of
$25,30 in small claims court,
which represents the difference
between the association's claim
and the amount which council
alleges that has already been paid
towards that claim by the in-
surance company involved.
OPP reports
two accidents
The Exeter detachment of the
O.P.P. investigated 59 general
occurrences between the period of
November 12 and November 18,
nnd two traffic accidents.
On November 15, a single car
accident occurred when a vehicle
driven by Jeffery Oesch of Zurich
collided with a tree after at-
tempting a left turn onto John St.
in Zurich, Damage was
estimated at $1,000 and the diver
was charged with failing to
report.
A three car collision occurred
on the morning of November 17
on Highway 4, five miles north of
the junction with highway 83,
when a vehicle driven by Eric
Douchette, of 106 Surrey Cr, was
travelling southbound on high-
way 4 and crossed over the
centre line, forcing a vehicle
coming from the opposite
direction, operated by Reginald
Arnold, London, to swerve atici,go
into the ditch,
The left side of the vehicle
driven by Douchette collided with
a second vehicle travelling south-
bound, driven by Gerald Reid, 256
Carling St., Exeter, Estimated
damage to the Douchette vehicle
Was $1600, while estimated
damage to the Reid vehicle Was
$1,000, The Arnold vehicle
sustained no damage,
Albert Rosebleorn has been
charged with possession of Stolen
property, The property, which
was recovered, consisted of tape
decks owned by Bradley
Lavender, 113 King St., Hensall.
Charges were laid November 12.
Dashwood president resigns,
brother will head company
Personal treatment
for different cancers
in the treatment of cancer. These
drugs and the research into them
are not administered in a
scientific manner, but rather an
"empirical selection" of drugs is
used.
The major problem with the
administration of radiotherapy is
the ability of a tumour to outgrow
its blood supply. When the
tumour does this, its suscep-
tibility to the destructive rays of
radiotherapy is greatly lessened,
Many cases occur of the'
periphery of the tumour, which
still has sufficient blood flow,
being killed, while, the interior of
the tumour continues to live and
then can regrow. This limits both
the effectiveness and the amount
of radiotherapy that can safely be
given before damage to other
^ells occurs.
One solution to the problem is
the use of oxygen tents to inject
excessive oxygen into the in-
fected area thereby increasing its
sensitivity to radiotherapy. The
difficulty encountered here is the
size of the tent and the difficulty
of directing the rays around the
cumbersome tent.
One of the most successful of
the new methods of research is
the use of a new brand of hybrid
mouse called the nude mouse, so
called because of the mouse's
entire lack of hair.
The nude mouse, has had its
immunity to all diseases
suppressed'. This is done by
destroying the effects of the
thymus gland, the gland which
produces immunity in all
animals.
Cancerous tissue is then
grafted to the mouse and allowed
to grow, and the ensuing treat-
ment that comes from research is
then used on the human who's
tumour it was originally, as the
conditions of the mouse closely
coincides with that of a human.
There are several inherent
difficulties with this treatment,
Dr. Inch said. The biggest
drawback is the time involved
with this sort of research, It often
takes over two months for the
animal to show the proper signs
that are needed to commence
treatment and many humans
need treatment much earlier
than that, It does, however, give
the researchers the advantage of
knowing the proper type of
therapy and the correct com-
bination of drugs to use on the
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wage increases that are too high
and can't be sustained.
"They have to save face. They
don't know how to back down,"
Frazer said. In light of that, he
called the Postmaster General
irresponsible for intimating the
government would wait out the
strike until Easter.
"Free collective bargaining is
not out of date but it doesn't work
sometimes because the union
bargaining side are amateurs.
It's been said before and I say it
again, Lord save us from
amateurs," Frazer added.
Asked for comments on the
Trudeau government's pencifng
wage and price control
legislation, Mr. Frazer preceded
his own remarks by pointing out
the idea was first proposed by the
P.C. party when Mr. Trudeau
was campaigning in 1974, and
that the Prime Minister had
publicly opposed such steps.
He described Mr. Trudeau's
stance on the issue as "cynical"
and contributing to a "credibility
gap" when he introduced the
measures last month.
"We lost the election because
we were all for it." I supported
the P.C. policy without
° hesitation, believe that a con-
trolled program is useful to break
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P.C. party hopeful
campaigns in Exeter