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CONGRATULATIONS
Tol/DPC
on the completion of New Egg'
Grading facilities
We were ahk- co-operate in supplying the
-AUTOMA Tic WATER SOFTENER 4'
For the -Egg Washing Process
CULLIGAN
WATER • CONDITIONING
GODERI(; 1 - Phone 524-9571
We Solve Problem Water
RENTALS AND SALES
NEED RUBBER STAMPS?
Dial 527-0240 - Seaforth
WE ARE PROUD:
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Payments as- high as $25,000
a week flow into the hands of
area egg producers as a result
of the activities here of United
Dairy & . Poultry Co-operative
at Seaforth. There are 115 pro-
ducers serving the station.
The money paid in any week
reflects the current egg market,
C. A. Reith, the local UDPC
manager pointed out, and in
recent weeks the market has.
been low. Despite this, pay-
ments over the year totalled
in excess of $800,000.00.
"The first week the egg grad-
ing station opened we handled
46 cases of eggs," Mr. Reith
said, and .added, "Now we han-
dle at least 2,000 cases every
week." That was in July, 1947.
The new plant has a poten-
tial capacity of up to 2,400 eas-
es a week with one shift, Mr.
Reith said. This means that
almost a millioneggs a week
can be processed in the Sea -
forth plant by the present staff.
This can be doubled by creat-
ing a second shift and when
production increases to a point
requiring this additional ca-
pacity this will be done, he
said.
Steady Program
The history of Co-op egg grad -
to have beenselected as
for the
NEW UDPC
EGG GRADING STATION
Congrutulations to the Staff and Members of TJDPC
on their modern facilities,
S
NTZ and
HICKS
90 Union St. E.
WATERLOO,ONT.
Phone 7453901
CONGRATULATIONS
To the Management and Patrons
. -- of the
UNITED DAIRY & POULTRY CO-OPERATIVE
on the completion of !.heir new facilities.
to serve the Seaforth area
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With Rts modern plant, UDPC will be able
o provide even, better service
to area producers
We, too, are proud of our new store with
which we are able to provide an improved
service to the Seaforth district,
Seafoith Farmers
tie.
�erative
SEAFORTH ' a.
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a:'dn�r
ing in. Seaforth has beeii► one
of steady progress.
Production increasedstead-
ily from the 1947 beginning„
and 12 years later necessitated
a move into new facilities en
Main Street, .,at the corner, of
John Street. Here,, vyitl} .sefni-
automated equipment, it was
possible to boost production to
1,100 cases a week, but 'within
a short ,time this• was not en-
ough to cope' with the demands
of area producers.' "
During that period, 'decision
to bring the Seaforth Farmers
Co-op produce division within
the UDPC was .- taken.., , The
change became effective Febru-
ary 29, 1960.
Everything Automatic
Decision to providenew fa-
cilities' was taken a year ago,
and last summer a large 'site
was purehased on Main Street
South, on which the new,,egg
grading plant is erected.
A cement block and brick
structure, 110 x 66 feet, the
building includes a large grad-
ing room, a receiving room, a
holding loom, stock storage,
two *lunch rooms, a board ,room
and an attractive public office.
Eggs are picked up on daily
Presses.
Increased
Egg Use
"In undertaking to promote
an increase in the use of eggs,
under the "Plentiful Foods Pro-
gram",_• the Ontario Food Coun-
cil is fulfilling another responsi-
bility of its" original 'objective,
this time by co-operating in •a
promotional campaign to mar-
ket eggs now in plentiful sup-
ply," Hon. W. A. Stewart, Min-
ister of Agriculture for Ontario,
said.
Everyone has a stake in the
basic industry of agriculture,
according to Mr. Stewart,,; and.
producers and consumers alike,
must recognize that any reces-
sion, even of temporary nature,
in any phase of the agricultural
economy,cannot help but be
reflected adversely in every
phase ,or the provincial econ-
omy.
"While it, may be true that,
present egg prices do not pro -r
vide egg producers with any
margin of profit, they do en-
able consumers to take full ad-
vantage of very attractive pric-
es," said the Minister. "Eggs
are acknowledged as being an
almost perfect. food — a food
high in protein and a food.
which should constitute a very
important part of our daily diet.
Consumers now have a splen-
did opportunity to make the
housekeeping dollar go further
through this very attractive op-
portunity to purchase eggs at
present prices. -Eggs will never
be„ better value, and can .. be.
used in a wide variety of ways."
Bell - Lists
961 Phones
To Serve Area
During 1964, The Bell Tele-
phone Company of Canada add-
ed 222,475 telephones to those
in service, a total exceeded on-
ly in two other years (1955-56)
of its history, according to the
company's annual report issued
this week.
This expansion was reflected
in" Seaforth, where 30 tele-
phones were added. W. W.
Haysom, Bell manager for the
region, revealed that 961 tele-
phones were in service here as
of December 31.
Net income of Bellfor the
year ended .December 31, 1964,
was $77,7 million, equivalent
to a return of 6.3 per cent on
total capital, or $2.71 per share.
This compares with a rate of
return of 6.1 per cent and earn-
ings per share of $2.58 in 1963:
After payment of-, $2.20 per
share in. dividends to the com-
pany's . 207,000 shareholders,
the balance of 51 cents per
share. was added. to earnings
retained and invested in the•
business, according 'to the re-
port. Of Bell's shareholders,
-97;4 per cent live in Canada --
and own 93,8 per cent of the'
stock.
PROMPT
WATCH
REPAIR
SERVICE
at
SAVAUGE
JEWELLERS
Certified Watchmakers
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE
runs "throughout the district by
two trueks and deposited at a
protected loading dock. Here,
they move'by conveyor belt to
the receiving room, and from
here begin the'trip through the
automatic grading machines.
When the, grading process is
completed, the eggs go to the
holding room for shipment to
Toronto. A third truck makes
a daily trip to the city.
While the volume being han-
dled is almost doubled, there
has been no increase in staff,
Mr. Reith said, This is because
the entire operation is auto-
mated. Eggs are'lweighed and
graded automatically.
There are 14 employees on
the staff and the annual .wage
bill exceeds $40,000, Mr. Reith
said. •
OPERATORS at the Page Automatic'''PA-60 grading
machine watch as hundreds of eggs flow along conveyor
belts. Shown here are (left) Mrs. Stan Bray and Mrs. Charles
•Felkar. (Expositor photo by "Phillips).
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1,1E CONGRATULATE
•the Management and Patrons,
of . UDPC on 'the completion
of their.
'EW EGG GRADING STATION
We are proud to have been
selected to provide for
PLUMBING and HEATING
REQUIREMENTS
C.J.:B.
PIUmbig and
Heating
Phone 235-1446 EXETER
WEDDING .INVITATIONS
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
Phone 527-0240
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THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND
At the United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative
NEW
GG GRADING PLANT
South' Mala Street — Seaforth
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
MARCH 9 '10 11
Opening Ceremonies and Ribbon
Cutting will commence at
1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9th
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Mayor J. F. Flannery will officially
open the new building. He will be
assisted by Harold Shantz, President
of UDPC.
'PATRONS' MEETING
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At the New UDPG Plant, Tuesday, March 9th, at 2:30 p.m.
For purpose of -
1. To elect three members to Seaforth Plant Committee.
2. To receive reports from Management and Plant Committee of Seaforth,
3. To receive report of Provincial Board of Directors, given by Board Director.
M. Baan, Walton.
Speaker — T. E. Brady, General Manager UDPC of Toronto
THIS IS YOUR MEETING. ALL PATRONS ARE URGED, TO ATTEND.
The 'public is invited to tour our new facilities and see our operations
under actual working conditions, following the ope,i ing ceremonies on
TUESDAY, MARCH 9th, or between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. on . the after-
noons of ; Wednesday, March 10th, and Thursday, March 11th. .
LIGHT. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED EACH AFTERNOON
Open ' ficuse
UNITE o DAIRY-
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anal .POULTRY
CO PE RATIVE
TE►horte -$ L 1.$9O
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