Times Advocate, 1997-12-03, Page 13Everyone invited to UCW Christmas supper
By Muriel Lewis
Granton correspondent
GRANTON- Several ladies from the Granton area
enjoyed the annual snowflake bazaar and luncheon at
Lucan United Church on Saturday, Nov. 29.
Muriel Lewis and son 'Larry attended the one and
only traditional goose supper at Verschoyle United
Church on Wednesday evening, November 19.
Christina Van Lieshout of London and Audrey and
Jim Scott of Clandeboye were Sunday evening dinner
guests with their mother Norah Wissel.
At the Granton United Church on Sunday, Nov. 30
Pastor Normalie Voakes entitled her sermon 'Long
Standing Promises' based' on the lessons from Jeremi-
ah 33, 1st Thessalonians 3 and Luke 21.
Marilyn Humphrey lit the 1st Advent Candle for
Hope, Marion Griken prepared a birthday cake for Je-
sus which was served following the service.
Next Sunday is White Gift Sunday and everyone is
invited to the UCW Christmas supper on Dec. 9 com-
mencing at 5:30 p.m. and followed by a concert with
the Medway Madrigal choir.
At St. Pauls Anglican Church in Kirkton on Sunday
Nov. 30 Glenda Meakins' message was about having
an open relationship with God and supporting one an-
other. The Sunday School children lit the Advent Can-
dle for Hope and the lessons were read by Cathy
Exeter WM meet
EXETER - The Womens'
Ministries from the Exeter
Pentecostal Tabernacle, was held at
the home of Marion Triebner;
November 27.
The roll call was taken' and
answered by a Bible ' Verse on
"Harvest". There were I 1 present.
The minutes and the treasurer's
reports were given.
President Jenny Kipfer opened
the meeting in prayer, and ted in
the hymn "Bringing in the
Sheaves".
Shirley Prouty gave the message.
Ada Triebner and Idena
Desjardine prayed for the prayer
requests. All present repeated the •
Lord's Prayer.
A grocery basket will be .sent to.
Dave Tigani's in Terrace Bay, also
_donations to Roger Dunscombs in
The Northland, and Mark Isaac's in
'Medford for Qhristmas.
Jean Jolly gave a Missionary
Reading about the work of Doris
Sawder. Ada Triebner read a poem
"Traveling on Your Knees".
MNT'Y Times -Advocate, December 3, 1997 Page 13
Steam machines.
The Exeter Busi-
ness Association
was' given a tour of
the Exeter Nabisco
plant last Tuesday.
Peas and corn are
cooked directly in
the can in large
cookers at the
plant.
The Exeter plant
now supplies 45
per cent of all
canned corn sold
in the United King-
dom and 85 per,
cent of corn com-
ing out of North
America.
From peas and corn to soup
Exeter Nabisco had two options - they could invest in'making soup,
or go under with peas and corn
By Chantal! Van Raay wards making ready -to -serve Primo
T -A Reporter
Soup. This change marked big
changes in the future of the plant.
EXETER ,. About two years ago, Where the plant was seasonal when
the Nabisco plant in Exeter was they only produced corn and peas,
having a difficult time making it now they work all year round on a
. solely on the production of peas three -shift rotation.
and corn, but now they are moving Also, in 1996, there was an addi-
successfully ahead' with the Ca- tion, to the building to make room
nadian economy. • for the immense changes that would
How'' Soup, Pri- take place. Now the
mo Soup precisely.. "Up until a year' land area of the plant
One of the most fa- is 150 acres. the total
vored soup prod- ago we've been a
ucts in Nortl) plant that's produced
America. only peas and corn,
The plant. which •
peas' and corn
survived almost en- and P
tirely off canning
peas and corn. de-
cided it had to
make some. big
changes in order to
stay afloat. That
. was when Nabisco
decided to play a
game of Catch-22.
' Plant Manager Terry Bourpe ex-
plained they could either stay as
they were and go under. or they
Could take a stab at making soup.
They took the chance. "Now Pri-
mo is one of the fastest growing
soups in - our economy." Bourne.
said.
in April of this year., Nabisco de-
cided to start making condensed
soups. By November it moved to -
are not very profit-
able. We thought, we
can stay. as we are
and close the plant
or we can compete
with the U.S."
building , area is
315.000 square feet
and the warehousing
section extends
154,000 square feet.,
After investing
about $20 million
into the project. the
Exeter Nabisco plant
is a viable operation,
ready to compete
with other com-
panies in the U.S.;
Bourne said.
Now the future of Nabisco relies
almost entirely on ready -to -serve
Primo Soup.
"This is where our future is,"
Bourne said. "We have unlimited
opponunities•to export this to the
U.S. People from the U.S. are al-
ready knocking on our doors."
The plant hopes to market to the
U.S. in 1998. So far they have had a
number of inquiries from large
American companies, (especially
the midwest) about Primo Soups.
"We're optimistic we're going to
be selling soups into the U.S. by
1998," said Bourne.
He also said if this happens, the
outcome will mean more growth of
the company. and more full-time
jobs for the economy,
"We are a major contributor to
the economy in this area."
Many people who grew up in Ex-'
eter have worked at Nabisco,
claimed EBA member Nancy Her-
on. but now more people are sup-
plied with even more employment.
In fact, the number of full-time em-
ployees has tripled in the past three
years, 'said Bourne,.
"Up until a year ago we've been
a plant that's produced only peas
and corn, and peas and corn are not
very profitable;" Bourne explained.
"We thought. we can stay as we are
and close the plant or we can com-
pete with the U.S."
Fortunately Nabisco is a big
enough company that it is able to
take a chance in investing in soup.
Bourne said.
Nabisco creates 13 different fla-
vors of Primo soup at a technical
centre in Burlington.
"We're learning day-by-day,"
Bourne said. "We're developing
new flavors and new formulas all
of the time."
CAROLING AND FOOD DRiVE
FRIDAY DEC. 12, 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Support your local Beavers
Sparks, Cubs, Brownies,
Scouts, Girl Guides,
Venturers, Pathfinders and
the Exeter & Area
Firefighters
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE EXETER BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Exeter carpet
bowling
December 1
Ray Hodgson's team 39
Mike Underhill's ream 25
John Deweerd's team 23
Lawrence Russell's team 22
John batten's team 18
Wilmar Wein's team 16
New Year's tickets for euchre
at the Legion are available at
235-1834 or 235-2194. •
Blackler and the minister.
Granton 4H Club
The Granton 4H club met at the home of leader Mar-
garet Bryan on Thursday evening -November 27.
After opening with the 4H pledge and minutes, the.
roll call was answered by what you do in your spare
time. The group then decided about what to bring .for
achievement night and discussed topics for .future
clubs.
An exercise was then done on the amount of free
time each one had and they talked about.bnxiy language
and attitudes and setting goals. They also prepared
skits on some situations in the home and learned about
stress and how to relieve it. Finally a delicious lunch •
was enjoyed provided by Rebecca and Scott Harlton
and Mary Mcllhargey. The secretary and reporter was
Rebecca Harlton.
Granton 4H Club -
The Granton 41-I club met at leader Margaret Bryans
home for the second of two meetings on Thursday,
Nov. 27. Rebecca Harlton read the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting and then the group discussed what they -
would need in a first aid kit and what they should do if
the car broke down on the side of the road.
Lenny Vandenberg won the suitcase packing contest.
-Plans were made for the Achievement Night to he held
on Dec. 4, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Granton Fireball. Scott'
Harlton was the secretary and reporter.
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