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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1976. WHITBY FREE PRESS 29 years in Whitby William J. Anderson Company is sold By BRIAN WINTER Staff Writer One of4 Whitby's oldest industries, the William J. Anderson Company, was sold last week, after being in business in this town for 29 years. Company President George Anderson announced that last Thursday he had sold. the business to a group of Cana- dian businessmen who will be continuing the company in Whitby, with hopes of future expansion. The six men who now t make up the company execútive have purchased all the shares in the William J. Anderson Company from Mr. 1 Anderson, vice-president A.J. Stewart and the employees, and have announced they intend to continue the company under the same name with the same operating philosophy--"to promote Canadian products and Canadian sales". The William J. Anderson company manufactures fold- ing jift boxes, set-up jewel boxes and window and show- case displays for jewellery shops. Thecompany was founded in 1916 by William J. Anderson, George Anderson's father, and reorganized in 1939. In 1947 the company moved to Whitby to become one of the first industries to be established in the town during the post-war period. The new president and chief executive of the William J. Anderson Company is Donald K. Marquis, former vice-president of finance for Dominion Bridge Co., and Carling O'Keefe Ltd., and vice president of administra- tion for Guaranty Trust Co. in Toronto. Directors are Rod Roblin, president of O.B.T. Ltd., Toronto, a holding company of retail businesses; Dick Lee, an associate of Mr. Roblin; Gary McCabe, a chartered accountant and partner in Turner and McCabe, of Thornhill; Ted MacDermott; a lawyer with Osler, Hoskins and Harcourt, Toronto; and Shiro Takeda, an interior designer from Toronto. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Stewart will stay on with the company as directors and consultants. Mr. Marquis says the staff structure of the company will remain the same, and the 50 employees will continue in their present jobs, with no layoffs or changes of staff. Mr. Anderson, who at 77, decided to sell his company "to insure its long-term protection", said he had been negotiating the sale for a year and had received the offers tfrom "halt a dozen outfits". He-said he was approached by Mr. Roblin, a cousin of Stuart Roblin, Registrar of the Durham Region Surrogate Court and a resident of Whitby and an arrangement was made for the sale. Mr. Marquis says he will take a look at the product line to see if any new pro- ducts can be introduced, but he does not expect too many immediate changes. "They are a very aggressive crowd", says Mr. Anderson of the new board of directors". "I expect to see a substantial expansion". "We're the only plant that's been here 29 years and never shut its machines down", he added. The William J. Anderson Company opened its plant at 600 Euclid Street on April 1, 1947, and made additions to the building in 1951, 1954, 1957 and 1969 Mr. Anderson succeeded his father as president of the company in 1952, and operated the business on the premise that "we won't buy something until we can pay for it". One of the features of the company was that the employees were shareholders. According to Mr. Ander- son, his company was the first to make the folding gift box, the patent for which is used now in Europe, Japan, South America and the United States. In 1972 the company shipped three to four million gift boxes aMounting to about 500 tons, to its customers. The William J. Anderson Company is the second largest manufacturer in Canada of jewellery boxes, with 60 different models. About 175,000 to 190,000 boxes are shipped from the Whitby plant each year. In 1969 the company added gift w'rapping and counter bags to its products, being the only companyin North America to import Sweden's top grade line of gift wrap. Mr. Anderson has been a well-known resident of Whitby for the past 29 years, and his father was born on the third concession of the old Whitby township. Last year Mr. Anderson marked 50 years of service in the Rotary Club and was given the honor of being designated a Paul Harris Fellow by the Whitby Rotary Club. People are sometimes the innocent vki ms of violent crime. This is what Ontario Us doing to help compensate them. Here in Ontario, we have alaw called "The Compensation for Victims of Crime Act." It is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Happily, not too many people need to use it. But when someone is injured or killed by a crime of violence which is an offence against the Criminal Code of Canada, your Ontario Government may award compen- sation to the victim, a person responsible for supporting the victim, or the depen- dants of the victim. Among the crimes for which compensa- tion may be awarded are murder, wound- ing, assault and rape. And victims do not need to be the persons against whom the crime was originally directed. People killed or injured while preventing or attempting to prevent a crime against another person, arresting or attempting to arrest someone committing such a crime, or assisting a law-enforcement officer may also receive compensation. Compensation may be awarded for: " expenses incurred as a result of death or injury, " monetary loss incurred because of thc victim's inability to work, " monetary loss incurred by dependants-as a result of the victim's death. Compensation may also be awarded for other results of violent crime. Applications for compensation must be made within one year of the injury or death, but the applicant should apply as soon as possible-not wait for a court to convict the alleged criminal. For enquiries, an application form, or a brochure explaining the Act in detail, contact: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board 505 University Avenue (3rd floor) Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X4 Ministry of the Attorney General Roy McMurtry, Attorney General Donald K. Marquis, the new president of the William J. Anderson Company, and George Anderson, retiring president who brought the company to Whitby 29 years ago, examine some of the company's products. Mr. Anderson sold the company to a group of Toronto businessmen last Thursday. Free Press Photo The Whitby'Mail Florist Minor Atom Allstar Team wishe to amrounce the winners of the tickets to the Toronto Buffalo game March 27th at Maple Leaf Gardens. Ist prize - a pair of box seat tickets waswon by Joe Minasi, 48 Magellan Drive, Downsview 2nd prize - a pair of green seats was won by Jean Kirshenblatt, 66 Laurel Crest, Downsview TOWN of WHITBY N O. T I C E RE HALF LOADING To all owners and tusers of trucks and trailers; your attention is called to section 66, subsections 4 & 5 of the Highway Traffic Act which refers to the enforcement of half loads on all town roads during the month of March & April. R.A. Kuwahara, P. ENG., Director of Public Works, Town of Whitby. I '1 -, M Province of Ontario William Davis, Premier