Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 21 Jun 1961, p. 2

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laul Dallimore led Allan Graves and Nomian Quinlan from the Consumers Gas driver training classroom yesterday afternoon The unit or UNIT to Gnoups was in Barrie to test Cons sumers Gas drivers While in town the possibility 01 oil bring the lociiltics to local organizations was discussed Official forecasts issued at atom Synopsis Cool temperatures and variable amounts of cloud are generally reported across Ontariortnis morning Neverthe less overcast skies and showers are reported at various points along the north shore of Lake Ontario and in the Niagara Pe ninsula disturbance moving into Tennessee this morning will move into Virginia Thursday morning While the stunlicen tre will stay well south of the Great Lakes cloud along its northern edge will dominate the weather at many points in Southern Ontario today and Thursday The accompanying showers will persist in the Nia garag Peninsula and at many points near the vicinity of Lake Ontario and Lake Erin Northern Lake Huron Geor gian Bay regions North Bay Sudbury Becoming cloudy with few showers this morning Variable cloudiness Thursday Little change in temperature Cochrane western JammBaY regions Saute Ste Marie Vari able cloudiness today and Thursday few showers today Continuing cool Winds light Forecast cmpcrnturu Low tonight high Thursday Windsor 45 st Thomas Londtm Wingham Hamilton Tomato St Catharines Peterborough Trenton Killoloe Muskolrn North Bay Sudhury Bariton 70 70 $83$888t8i8818t$818 Barrie Plant Mcmcngelr Proves Product Best Made in Canada has been real toughie to sell in tapes but we tackled the problem said Robert Haunts vice president and general manager Lufkinltule Co of Canada Lim ited in his informal remarks at the Kiwanis Club of Barrio din ncr at Comrnllnity House We have considerably higher per unit costs than the parent company of Lufkin has in the United States and we have much higher labor costs than the Japanese or United King dorn manufacturers of tapes and rules But we set out to pro duce quality product and we have Almost the entire outpiit of our Barrie plant is sold in Canada The imported product is cheaper but just no good Mr Hnuck produced samples to show the difference between Canadianmade tape titles and imports from twojoreign coun tries The dilierence was quite obvious annotate moron Kramer 52 Dies Suddenly Herman Kramer 52l promin ant Barrie businessman and president of Kramer Motors died suddenly in the city last night He is survived by his wile Fionretle and midyearold son Mark at the family residence 113 Sulmidale Road Mr Kramer was born Western Canada and lived Winnipeg for many years gt Where he entered the automobile busi ness and dealership ere Mr andMrs Kramer moved to Toronto prior to coming to Barrie 21 years ago rated suecssful 1lam serious about our boy ing Mr Hauck said We want to purchase every single thing we can in Canada By the end of the year we anticipate that we will have so per cent at the con tent of all our products made in Canada good part of it right now we make in the Barrie plant Mr Knock said that Luikin has been in Canada since 1997 at Windsor until removal to the new plant at Barrie in 1948 Presently there are 58 employ ees in Barrie They usually run between 50 and 70 Some 1400 dillclent tapes and rules are listed in the catalogue FOUR SEGMENTS The Lutkin business is in tour dilierent segments First there is hardware where tapes of all kinds are supplied for store shel ves and centers Mr Hauck pointed to the new Canadian Sportsman tape rule which was developed inBnrrie early this year now in hardware stores coast to coast andhas been ftremendous successes at souv enir gimmick Industrial is second seg ment of the Lufkin trade These are supplied to specifications or suchas surveyors industry etc and the product is usually quite complicated and expen sive Thse include etch and chrome tapes and are sold through industrial distributors The instrumentbusiness is third section and these techni cal prod uc ts are marketed through instrument distributors Mr Hnuck showed number of examples where Barrio had re celyad wide publicity through articles about the local plant appearing in various trade msg ozines GOOD PUBLICITY Barrie is getting good pub licity through its rule business tram coast to coast he pointed on Finally there is the school training products branch of the business which was described Mr Hauck later answered questions from the floor tor 15 minutes He was introduced by past president William Craig and similarlythnnked by Neil Mamonnld The meet ing was arranged by the clubs public and business affairs corn mittee with Boyd Robertson as chairman FINAL NEETING Next Monday June 25 will be the final dinnermeeting at Com munity House until after Labor Day President Ken Walls an nounced report on the dubs work in the first six months if this year for crippled children will be by committee chairman Mike Wieder and report on the summer opening of BiueMountain Camp by Jack Butler director of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children Commencing Monday July Barrie Kiwanis Club and Kem pentelt Bay Kiwanis Club wiil meet jointly for luncheon at 1215 pm at Barrie Golf Club for the summer months CA SUMMER DISCOUNT FARES save you money STOCKMliillriIT Industrictls Hit AllTime High TOWN CPha alter math oi hlesday nights budget was an slltime high on the in dustrial index and powerful singo by Ill issues on the board an index industrials rose 5J6 to 59005 Golds were up 110to 0301 as were base metals and western oils up 227 to 19415 and 48 to 3667 11 11 am volumswns 50000 shores com pared with 511000 at the same time Thad Papers moved ahead special ularly on news at the Canadian dollars depreciation Consoli dated Prince Brothers Great Lakes and Abltibl all added point or more Motors were highei with the dropping ot the excise tax Ford at Canada was up to $159 Golds were active Kerr Addi son Eoliinger and Giant Fellow kniia were sil up in base metals Geco Falcon brldge Hudson Bay and Inter national Nickel made gains The market took its biggest jump on the industrial index 1112de since March 11 1960 by rising 556 to 58519 The healthiest individual stock was Dominion on which rose to 74 on news that five ior one split is planned along with an increase in the dividend from $15 to $160 lump of 28 per cent Papers contributed to the gen eral with Consolidated Prlu Brothus Great Lakes llloltibi and Anglo Newloundlnnd up On the exchange index golds rose 75 to 8191 and base metals to 10188 The finalvolume was 1959000 shares compared with Lagoon Monday The base metals market made smart recovery tram the morning uneasiness Bay Mining and Smelting Nor nndn Quemont Steep Rock and Falconhrldge were all up while small losses went to Connor and International Nickel Gold trading was extremely light with Kerr Addison and Mc lntyrn Porcupine both ahead fraction NOON DOLLAR MONTREAL CPlTho v5 dollar was at promhnn of per cent in terms of Canadian funds the Bank of Montreal re ported near noon today Tucs day the noon rate was 99 31412 Pound sterling $10556 down l16 NEW YORK CmCanadian dollar cents lower at 971 in terms of US funds Pound sterling 110 lower at 3173 2732 TODAYS STOCK PRICES Compiled by 115 Flynns Dunlap st in Barrie murmur Asbestos mm fllnl Aluminium Alberta flu Atlas steel as or Montreal Bank of us Boll Tel Brasiltan EA Oil ac Power Cdn Bk of Cool Cars BrewHes can Canada Cement cm Chemical Can 011 Con 3111 51 Con Paper Consumer Gal DLL Sell Dom Tu Famous Gt like Von Pow Oll Inland Intelpr Nonndl Dom Found Dom Starts mmlltl Ed Hordes Farms Homeric Home 011 Hudsoulinyllln nap Tobacco Aces Not Ont NB Moor Carp Oshawa Pacino Pet it lay Pent Pm Que Not an R00 Radium Pt salads shirrtum suuoxol Slfll ol CllL Stein later Nickel av Pip Jockey Club mom Mao Powcll luv Massey Fort Torlona air Trans Can Pl Thu hit Tuners an 50 Texco Unlon Gu Walker th MINING cin 1me tumor is Carn$ cal Homoger CED e1 Con Den on Con troll is suluvnn Falconhridgo Gcco Mines Lamqua or 21y Nomctll Opemlsh er NOWIg ML Hudson Mining KemAddlaon Long Lu Marittmea guemont hm Gordon stoop Rock United ou Venture will also 000 315 190 110 no 710 was Item STOCKS Lakes Ksrr Addison mountn Bloodol Powell 11mm Dxcmanom and Smeltlnz 756 payable Sept 11 ex dividend Aug Texaco Clnldl toc payable Aug 31 ox dlvdcno July 31 howJoan NEW YORK AVERAGE loduotrills sown sI Halls down 60 utuluu down as mndrrro srocrr sxcnauoe mnxx Industrial up 546 Golds up 110 Sunglasses Tshlrt $395 Dock pant Shopping Hat $393 Tunic top $493 Bosch cap $530 Swimsuit 1693 shoes $238 Metnls up 721 on up 49 Nnbb holding Rag Apple Sup INNISFIL ANIMAle WORTH CASE FOR FARMER INNISIIl NOTES Township Calf Nets $1000Sold In 03 Donald McNabb ot Alanna Farm on Highwayoll at Bar clay has sold three head oi cat tle which bring not sum of $28001he animals are to be trucked to theirnew home in Illinois USA where they will become the property at Nichols at St Charles The sale was made by telephone follow ing visit to the lnnisfll farm of representative oi Mr Nichols The picture shows lan Can stable holding the thousand dol lar calf Alconn Citation Lucy born January which was to have been his Club calf this year had the sale not been made Next is DonaldMcNabb owner of the herd holding Ai conn Reflection Sovereign Lily Next is his father Archie Mc reme Richlan who was award ed the plaque for best udder at the Barrie Fair last year These are the three animals which will make up the shipment to thin pin The dam of the calf died lastwinter following an attack of milk feverHer record grad ed 08 points and she produced 20000 pounds of 42 milk VISITS QUEBEC Following his industriousand successful elforts to have the township remain dry area Lloyd Cumming left immediat ely to attend convention in Quebec gt His trip was made as dele gate to the CoOperative Credit Corporation and was visit to FrenchCanadian credit unions called Caisson Popuiaires The province of Quebec was the birthplace of the tirst of these cooperative banking systems on this continent The delegates began their vis it at Quebec City where the chief inspector ot the Quebec organization met the Ontario group and gave them roundup of the activities in that provin so He told of the method adopted there to stabilize the various groups by deposit of 20 per cent in fund for that purpose which is oneeightb of their as sets They have chequeclear ance arrangement backed by the Quebec government Visiting the site of thoprlginal credit union at Levis th 6y found magnificent building equipped with all thalatést typ es ot office machinery includ ing chequesorting machine The Levis Credit Union has as sets ot nearly eight million doi lars Another credit union call ed on was one similar to tools lil in shopping centre and had total assets of $270000 NM PRINTABLE Reporting on the first night spent in Montreal Mr Cum ming said that the activities at that evening are better not put into print It seems quite evid ent that this did not involve soft drinks norMr Cumming SPORTSWEAR In Montreal they visited housing cooperative anCLthe Caisse Ccntrale tor the Montreal area which is equipped with the very latest of labor saving ma chine vaiued at approximately $23000 Many of the Caisse buildings are newly built and very modern in every respect Many ot the organizations have assets of several million dol Bll The fact that in Canada bank ing regulations are federal matter makes it necessary that Ontario and Quebec cooperat ive books be ready to work to gather as they proceed turther into the field N0 ARBITRATION Despite any reports to the contrary the request of lnnis lils representatives at County Council to have an arbitration committee set up regarding the Gilrord school section which the act allows was overruled by majority of four in iavor when the matter went to vote at the council STALWARTS NEEDED The Strand International Erick Throwing Contest which is to be held on July 22 needs more contestants Any six men may form team to enter into the preliminaries and any one at these may become one of those chosen to he Canadas repres entative on the interoational team Try your hand at throwing fivepound brick Get some oth ers to make up team bus ket of groceries awaits the first one to make lwiont throw Persons within 15mlle limit of Stroud are eligible Register with George Yo Stroud Shopping Centre where pract ice bricks are available This is Your Canada Calling Contest ants must practice to 1compete Hat 5393 Threoltploco playsuit $1498 Shoes $293 Shown at Resort Hat $159 Pardon cu sumnéamiiiu FARES in Canada are the lowest inyearsYuu get big friendly discount for the second adult 11 your party and the third and the lourt not so on when travelling beyond basi minimum 0n ra conchlhe discountforthosé travellingwith you is big 40 sensuous olicnons also apply on tourist and dust hen two or more adults travel together asxaaour othet discounts on own nciusive travel to western Canada and the Maritimes together and saveCALL Pl 344 and find out the big discount that applies on your mrner for your everstummerjactivity from EVANGELINES widequnderful COLLECTIONS Here weve picked only few good looks that favoured our attention Youll find many many more shown pul equally smart and impressiye admsory selecuon everything from novel sunshading hats beadt caps and shoes to really flattering all moderately priced in the good way of Evangeline tool Come choose at your first opportunity while selections are so fresh and mernbereotdheviidasonic Ora der the Barrie Curling Club and the Barrie Golf and Country Club Mr Kramer was also of filiated with tiheBania Cham ber of Commeroe Mels arrangements are be logconducted tallest Wlen nett funeral director 152 Brad ford Street The funeral will be fmmthe funeral home Friday at pm with Rev Skelly conductlag the room on gum

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