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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-30, Page 4Page 4 Times -Advocate, March 30, 1988 Times Established 18' 1 Adsotate Established 18111 Amalgamated 1924 dvocate Published Each Wednesday Morning at Exeter, Ontario, NOM ISO Second Class Mail Registration Number 0386. Phone 519-235-1331 ROSS HAUGH Editor €NA «. ltM BECKITT Publisher & Adsertising Manager HARRY ()EYRIES DO's SMITH Composition .Manager Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada: $25.00 Per year; U.S.A. $65.00 They stood and grew Ontario - ti .;e to stand and a place to grow. A perfect example of this motto are the accomplishments of Dashwood .r^dustries over the past 60 years. Beginning in as small a way as possible in the police village of Dashwood in 1928, the company has grown tremen- dously and now is one of the top employ- ers in this community. The company began as Dashwood Plan- ing Mills under the direction of Thomas Klumpp and his son Maurice in a two sto- rey frame building in Dashwood which measured only 120 by 78 feet. • That's a far cry from the 410,000 foot complex now being utilized on Highway 4, near Centralia with a work force of close to 400 permanent employeess which rises to about 490'\uring the summer months. It's interesting to note that over its 60 year history,the Dashwood window com- pany has had only two changes of owner- ship. The Klumpp's i sold the business to Allpak Products owned by the Ivey fami- ly of London in 1963 and less than a year ago, the business was purchased by Trus Joist Corporation of Boise, Idaho. At last week's 60th anniversary celebra- tion, company founder Maurice umpp who continues with the new organization as a consultant said total sales in the early years in Dashwood were $32,000 annual- ly. The original Dashwood Planing Mills outgrew its Dashwood location in 1964 when the move was made to the present location. Sales at that time reached one million dollars for the first time and two years later the name was changed to Dash- wood Industries. Sales reached a new high in 1987 at more than $50 million. The company is billed as the largest wood window manu- facturer in Canada. At the recent celebration, Trus Joist Corporation's president and chief execu- tive officer Walt Minnick urged employ- ees to produce an absolutely, defect free product and help the company reach the. Fortune 500 lista Congratulations to Dashwood Industries on their past performance and Trus Joist's decision to Stand and Grow in Ontario. By Ross Haugh Letters to the Editor Dear Editor. I wish to take this opportunit) to thank your paper for the excel- lent coverage and advertising that was given to the "I leart and Stroke Foundation" canvass held in Exeter the month of February. Our canvass total was over S6,000. Much of this due to then generosity of the Industrial, Com- mercial, Organizations and Busi- nesses of the town of Exeter. Many thanks to all. Also a sincere "thank you" to the many canvassers who gave so free- ly of their time for such a worth- while cause. You have. been very faithful through the years. For those who were missed and still wish to make a donation to a great cause please feel free to send a cheque to "Treasurer - Heart and Stroke Foundation" in Seaforth and Exctcr will still get the credit for same. Remember that close to half of all deaths in Ontario this year will be from heart disease and strokes and that, thanks to research more than 20,000 lives arc saved each year which might otherwise have been lost. To all "Thanks again". Chairperson for Heart and Stroke for the Town of Exeter Lois Armstrong Ruth Dietrich. To the Editor Please share your good health. Be a blood donor. Good health cannotbe paid for. Unlike bad health you don't "catch it" as one would a cold. But we can share it in a very unique way, by being a blood donor. For your neighbours who may have become a accident victim or who needs serious surgery soon, please share that one thing you could never sell or your neighbours couldn't buy, your good health, your lift giving blood. On April 7 comes another Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic to be held at the High School. The Aus- ablc River Nomads arc the spon- sors once again and need your help as donors to increase our quota and keep the supply up. We need you, the Red Cross needs all types of blood. Coyne one, come all, and help us make this another successful clin- ic. Marie Brunzlow Clinic Organizer Dear Ross: After many months of organiza- tion, it is satisfying to report that our concert with Fred Penner was successful and we have only the lo- cal community to thank for this. A generous and kind man, Mr. Penner is now an International recording and television star who plays to sold out concert halls throughout North America. We feel it is important to bring top calibre children's entertainment to this area where we do not have easy access to entertainment or cultural events. Fred Penner came to Exeter and won the hearts of over 1600 local children and parents and he spent over an hour after each concert sign- ing autographs and talking to many of them. We arc delighted to have had the opportunity to work with him. Sincerely, The Hensall and District,Co- operative Nursery School. Will never forget We visited our friend for the last time on a Saturday about a month ago. On Tucsday of the following week, she and her husband went out for a drive and she really seemed to enjoy it. They got home again about 3:00 p.m. and she died at 4:20 with all the fami- ly there beside her. On Thursday I was sitting in the very back pew of the country church. Extra chairs had been set up along the aisle and people were standing at the back through the whole service. When a person has lived a long life, has done the things he or she wants to have done, thc mourners can be a little easier in spirit. This time though, 1 still felt bit- ter as 1 watched the little five- year-old up at thc front of the church in her daddy's arms and as the congregation sang "Jesus Loves Me" for the little one's benefit. But as the service rolled on I By the Way by Syd Fletcher ............................ ..... got thinking about my friend and what she had left us over the years. There was the time when my family was going through a par- ticularly. rough time. She was there for many days, comforting, caring. Without her I don't think we would have made it nearly as well. There was the beautiful evening two years ago not long after we had learned she had cancer. We were at their cottage at Lion's Head and we all took a Walk along the beach. It was one of those nights when you could pick out every star in the sky and tette lights across the bay were per- fectly sharp and clear. Instead of her complaining about the hand which she had been dealt she was quite content to "enjoy that beautiful night with us and to just accept things as they were going to be. I have to believe that the living (spirit that she had was the reason that the church was so full that day, and that even though she is gone that just like the over- extending ripples of a stone flung into a lake her influence will con- tinue on. . We will never forget her. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 Published by J.W. Eedy Publications Limited YOU SORE ZOE CLARK'S A REALTORY? HE'S BEEN GOING AROUND TELLING THETRUTH VtliC Kids keep me young This is among my favourite times of the year. The winter is almost gone. The snow is dis- appearing. Snowdrops are peeping up on the sheltered side of the house. And new life has arrived in the barn. Keeping goats keeps us young. In fact, my husband says he feels like life has gone full pircle and he is in his second childhood. Here he is these days, heating baby bottles for our kids the four -legged ones - and using a little red toboggan to transport bags of feed from truck to barn. Two of our first-time goat mothers - and I use the term loosely - rejected their kids at birth. One had h difficult deliv- ery, and obviously blamed the two new arrivals for all her suf- fering. The other, a flighty creature at the best of times, simply refused to settle down and accept her maternal respon- sibilities. Fortunately, the baby gows arc fast drinkers. Each can guzzle an eight -ounce bottle of milk in about two minutes. And they don't have to be burped. "Stephanie needs a bath tonight without fail, She didn't have one yesterday." How many times have I heard Elizabeth say that? Obedient husband that I am, mine is not to reason why, mine is but to do and die. Elizabeth thinks that daily baths are best, and that a bath every other day is fairly slovenly. Since she is the one with a degree in health science, I don't argue with her. I process the kids in the bathroom. That's one of my n_ arcntal duties. If it were up to me, I'd scrub the kids — or have thein scrub themselves — when they seem to need it, i.e. when they're visibly filthy or when they start to smell. But our kids never get a chance to be dirty or smelly. " I once told Elizabeth that 1 thought too many baths wcrc had for you. "Where did you read that?" "I'm unable at the moment to quote the exact reference," 1 said. "Then we'll disregard it, shall we?" she suggested. I didn't give in that easily. "There is a beneficial oil in our skin that gets washed out with too many baths, and the next thing you know the kid gets dry'skin and eczema and dermatitis." "Balderdash." I had temporarily forgotten that she is also a registered nurse. If there is one thing I've learned about nurses, it is that they know everything. "Vs'hy is it," I inquired; "that when I was a boy, I survive;; on a weekly bath which was administered every Friday night, whether I needed it or not?" "People also survived the plague," Unfortunately, the demands of four -times -a -day, feedings do tic one down. That's why we de- cided to ask someone to take Reynold' Rap by Yvonne Reynolds over one feeding so we could at- tend our grand -daughter's sec- ond birthday parry in Oakville. I popped in to the Sttore my friend manages and -said "Jen. We have been invited to Jessi- ca's birthday on Saturday. Do you think Ccce would mind giv- ing the kids their noon bottle?" "Not at all", Jen replied. "How many kids are there?" "Four. Two sets of twins", I replied. "Two sets?", she repeated. • "Yes, and all abandoned by their mothers." Both of us became aware at the same moment that a custom- er had been standing at the Baths she reminded mc, "but that doesn't mean we should go back to the Middle Ages. Besides, look who's talking — you're having a shower every day." "I have a shower every day not because I get dirty, but because I find it relaxing," I said, "it's a form of hydrotherapy." But I knew I had lost the argument. – r PETER'S POINT • t was reminded of my days as a farmhand. The sanitary facilities consisted of an outhouse about 2(X1 meters across the yard (a fair distance in a snow storm), a chamber pot under each bed, and a portable zinc bathtub that was stored in the drive shed. On Friday nights the tub was moved into the summer kitchen, where water was heated in and on the wood stove. We all took turns. You hoped that the person ahead of you had cleaned the bathtub after getting out. You carried the water from the stove and dumped it into the tub. There was about 30 cm of it. Before your own bath you placed buckets of water in and on the stove for the next lucky one in line. You certainly had no time to relax because the next person was anxiously waiting for you to counter listening to this interest- ing conversation. Her eyes were getting bigger, and her jaw was dropping lower, with every word. I felt I was responsible for the situation, and should be the one to put her out of her mis- ery: ":We're talkiin)about goats", I explained. The relief on her face was evi- dent immediately. The goats keep me young too. I once got into a conversation about the breed with a woman sitting next to me at a meeting. "Do you drink the goat milk?", she queried. "Oh yes", I replied. 'It is very good for a person. Just look at me - I'm really 95!" The astounded lady turned to her husband and said "Did you hear what that woman said? She's really 95, but she keeps young by drinking goat's milk!" The look that husband gave his wife was enough to have aged her 30 years in one withering in- stant. What still bothers me is the thought she could entertain for an instant the remote possibility I really was 95. finish. You soaped and lathered, rinsed, got out, and dried yourself with a thin linen hand towel the size of a dinner napkin. Then you scrubbed the tub with a brush and emptied the water by tipping the tub and letting it drain into a pail. The pail got dumped out the door. You put on fresh underwear and socks, a clean shirt and your Sunday pants. You wcrc ready for anything after that. I may have left out a few crucial parts of the procedure. It's been a while, about 35 years, since I've last gone through that routine. I'm sure many of you have had similar experiences. And we're the only ones who can really appreciate the convenience and utter luxury of a modern bathroom, aren't we? So when Princess Stephanie has to go without a bath two nights in a row, I don't considcr it a major health hazard: As far as the boyse are concerned, they take after their Dad. They like showers. They're funny, though. 1 have to coax them into and out of the shower. Without parental guidance, thcy would go for many days without. And then they'd drain the hot water tank. "Cleanliness is, indeed, next to godliness," preached John Wesley. And 1 am sure he ,was right. Just the same, 1 wish he had spelled out exactly how many times, a week he had in mind. Winners in the PPC (Peter's Point Contest) will be annopnced next week.