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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-10-28, Page 6Page.4 Times-Advocate, October 28, 1976 At FROM OLD TO NEW — The workroom at Canadian Furniture Restorers is a busy place where your furniture is transformed from old and worn to a beautifully refinished and upholstered piece. than just a business, he thinks of it as a teaching process as well, Back in 1963 Harry worked with the Ministry of Labour Manpower and Training branch to set up an apprenticeship program, the first of its type in Ontario. Under the program he teaches an apprentice such things as job safety, upholstering and frame repairs, spring installation, padding and stuffing, and upholstery covering. Harry also teaches each apprentice the wood refinishing Please turn to page 7 CONGRATULATIONS TO CANADIAN FURNITURE RESTORERS ON YOUR EXPANSION Best wishes on your opening and for success in the future. We are happy to supply Canadian Furniture Restorers with ypholstering supplies and vinyls. TRIDEN DISTRIBUTORS LTD. 2247 MIDLAND AVE. ( UNIT 9), SCARBOROUGH, ONT. Telephone 1-416-291-2955 O 4 f7: ▪ om. , 41B.VW SAVE 10-20% DURING OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY SALE NOV 1 TO NOV 30 ALL ITEMS IN STORE 1 - 20 % OFF Do your Christmas Shopping early HOMESTEADER'S ANTIQUES 433 Main St. rear Exeter Phone 235-1114 I If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK Canadian Furnitur j". Restorer k Hwy. 83 across from Acme Signs EXETER 235-0131 or 262-2648 OWNED AND OPERATED BY EUROPEAN TRAINED CRAFTSMAN WITH 24 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FURNITURE RESTORING ON YOUR en House VELVET TOZM ongrcttulation Canadian Furniture Restorers on their EXPANSION 0 We've been proud to supply area builders and homeowners on their projects - large and small - and we now add Canadian Furniture Restorers of Exeter to our lengthy list. Check our prices and quality and see why the list grOws . 416 411N111116t. 40 &Scoot. Ili" D4f22 Fr' LW INK IMMO UN Mil " "'"' era° "" lG r Exeter 235-1422 Grand Bend 238-2374 . -.,i. ......1....... ,,• ,,ev",, 4:=, I # fi i.... #f . .....o.roe.4e.ree.,. .....",.....mo.44....w . 544546.,;Ave,,NvAl.m.AW1 . is pleased to be associated with Canadian Restorers. Residents of this area will be able to depend on getting the very best furniture refinishing and stripping because of our quality method and Canadian Furniture Restorers' professional staff. We wish Harry and staff every success in the future. I will be here personally to answer any questions you may have regarding furniture stripping. . Gerry Corcoran, President Velvetouch Furniture Refinishing 335 Catherine St., Ottawa • Brinsley syrup man honored by group Furniture restorers expanding DOWN TO BASICS — Jeff Davis strips all the old Material and stuffing off a chesterfield to be recovered. The frame can then be inspected and tightened or repaired where necessary. (Expositor Photo) Opening new doors to small it business Financial assistance Management counselling Management training Information on government programs for business HUGH SHELDON • one of our representatives Will be at Les Pines Hotel, Exeter on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month Nov. 2nd and Nov. 16th For prior information tall 271-5650 or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford By GORDON MORLEY BRINSLEY Mr. & Mrs. William Fenton and family of Belgrave visited on Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. George Prest, Cindy and Cecil Ellwood. Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Gilbert of London were Saturday evening dinner guests with Mr, & Mrs. Harvey Morley. Sympathy is extended to Mr. & Mrs. Donald Scott and family in the passing of his, mother, Mrs. Scott whose funeral took place Monday from the Haskett & Son Funeral Home, Lucan. Mr. & Mrs, Charles Corbett and David attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association in Perth, Ontario. At the banquet Charlie was presented with a plaque in ap- preciation for his contribution to the association over the past ten years. The first card party of the By MRS. HAMILTON HODGINS WHALEN Betty Johnson is spending a few days with Mr. & Mrs. MacLeod Mills while her parents Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Johnson attend a Fire Insurance Con- vention in Ottawa. Personals Mi's. Walter Drennen and Mrs. Florence Smith both of London were visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson one day last week. Sunday supper, guests with Mr. & Mrs. MacLeod Mills were Mrs. Wm Davies and Percy Black of Spalding Sask., Mr. & Mrs, Ray Mills and Brent, Centralia, and Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Mills, London. Friday dinner guests with Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson were Rev. and Mrs. Thornton prior to their leaving for Argentina. Mrs. Margery Morley visited on Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Alton Neil of Edgewood. It was a special occasion for the Neils as Alton was able to be home for the day from Craigholme in Ailsa Craig to celebrate both his and Lu's birthdays. ' Saturay visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson were Donald McLachlan, Sarnia, and Robert McKeller, Parkhill. Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Hodgins visited Thursday evening with Mrs. Gwen Grose, Lucan. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson were Sunday dinner guests with Mr. & Mrs, Keith Hern, Zion to celebrate Judy's birthday. Several in the community attended anniversary service in Centralia Church; Sunday. Presbyterian church news Some 75 teenagers from PYPS Groups in Huron and Perth County met in Meville Presbyterian Church in Brussels for the first Presbytery Rally in more than a decade. Becky Baker, Karen Sheil, Val Baker and Jeff Sangster were present from Hensall. Alice Ann Dalrymple attended from Exeter along with Rev. Wilfred Jarvis. A small committee was set up to plan future rallies, Alice Ann Dalrymple was appointed to represent Exeter and Hensall. The next rally is planned for Knox Church Stratford, November 20. Rev. Fred Neill of Knox Church Stratford will speak at the 105th Anniversary Service at Caven Church, Sunday, October 31 at 11,00 a.m. Rev. Neil is a native of Nor- than Ireland and served the pastoral charge of Palmerston- Drayton prior to his call to Stratford. He is presently moderator of the Presbytery of Stratford-Huron. season will be held Friday evening in Brinsley Community Centre. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Tweddle visited last Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Gary Tweddle. Mrs. Lois Whittard of Niagara on the Lake visited on Sunday with her father Cecil Ellwood. Mr. & Mrs, Perry Harris of Thamesford were Sunday dinner- guests with Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Morley. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Morley were recent dinner guests with Mr. & Mrs. Norman Lewis and family, Twenty-four years ago Harry Schaufler was an apprentice in Germany learning the skills of furniture restoring and upholstering. Today he owns and runs the Canadian Furntiure Restorers plant, employing nine people, at 168 Thames Road West, Exeter. It is a long way to come and the road to success has taken hard work. In Europe Harry spent three years studying interior and exterior decorating, ° carpet installation, colour co-ordination, as well as refinishing woodwork. Once his apprenticeship went through, he spent another four years as a volunteer worker gaining a full knowledge of the trade. In 1959 he decided to come to Canada. His first job here was in the construction industry, but before long he was back in the furniture business with a job with National Furniture Restorers in London. Harry decided by 1963 to start an independent business in the Exeter area which ran full time from 1963 to 1965. But demand wasn't strong enough so from 1965 to 1973 he only worked on furn iture restoring and refinishing on a part time basis. Then about two years ago he bought the building at 168 Thames Road West and started up a full time business again. It is obvious that Harry fakes pride in his work and enjoys it. "The contact with the individual customer is what I like about it," he says. "It gives a person a lot of satisfaction to see a job well done and a 100 percent satisfied customer." But he thinks of his upholstery and refinishing trade as more Whalen pair at convention Congratulation's to Canadian Furniture Restorers Ltd. on your EXPANSION We are happy to have been selected as the general contractor on this project. Greg us Construction Exeter 235-1647 BEST WISHES TO