Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 27 Feb 1962, p. 42

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BUS iany thousands of visitors come to Barrie on Gray Coach buses during the course oi year The spacious terminal in the downtown district is busy place especially an holiday weekends SPOT IN BARRIE Here are shown buses lined up or pas sengera ImperialiEastmanHas More Than Doubled Production ImperialEastman Corporation Conndat Limited Jnn 2G an nounced the purchase of Te coltnut Canada Ltd Tecnlemit well known in the lubrication equipment iield has had manufacturing facilities in Toronto for 13 years Prior to the purchase the company was subsidiary of Tocalemit at Plymouth England This purchase resulted in move of 50 tons oi equipment Irom Toronto to Barrie or in stallation in the ImperialEast man plant PEAK LEVEL Along with the manufactur ing equipment already at the plant this has brought produc tion up to nearpeat level sales manager Roderick Snider said ImperialEastman an Amer ican sub diary monuiactures tube ittings and valves ilex iblc and rigid hydraulic lines and fittings plus service repair parts and tools or the lndus trinl automotive refrigeration plumbing heating and air con ditioning fields The parent American com pany ls located in Chicago It was inunded in 1905 by Charles McNellis senior President of the Canadian firm is Charles McNallis grand son oi the founder McNallis Sn in 1905 dcveIA oped the first flared type tuho fitting In 19m he brought out the first compressiontype tube fitting His company was call ed the Imperial Brass Manufac turing Co and in 15157 the com pany acquired the Eastman Manufacturing Co at Manito woc Wisconsin and the name was changed to its present iorm NEW PLANT Since coming to Barrie early in 1061 the company has grown mm liman skeleton staii on Vespra Street to new plant on Jnhn Street with 50 em ployees 1951 saw imperialEastman become strong monulacturing power inuBarrie and Canada Fourteen mco across the coun try are kept busy Mr Snider said selling the aleranadian HISTORICAL PLAQUES ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD An extension oi Canadian Wom ens Institute to other countries Mrs Alfred Watt of Collingwood was largely responsible Collingwood CAPTAIN JOHN MODERLY liN 17391548 lie was sent to Upper Canada to command the British naval forces on the upper Great Lakes with Keat ing he was responsible for the building of the garrison church St JamesontheLinas tAt CHIEF WILLIAM YELLOW HEAD 17691364 Highly rcs pectcd Indian chief who served with British forces during the War oi 1312 ATOMIC PLANT The Savannah River Atomlc project in South Carolina ex tends 27 miles along the river VOLKSWAGENNOW auroral and coverl 815 square miles We specialize in Canadian and United States Mini 00 Manyfoieignooiasinoui stockaswell Complete selection of Catalogues and folders including Cash For Your Coins 500 Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins 135 Guide Book of Canadian Colna 195 Whitman Coin Folders 500 Whitman Book Shelf Coin Albums page page page And 250 359 450 Coin tubes coin envelopes boxes glasses lists etc magnifying currency holders mint sot holders check STAMPS Hundreds of packets in stock from me to 1500 Albums from 35 up Stamp Hinges Stamps by country set 1117 in stock books And Watermark Detectors Perforation Gauges Stamp Identifiers Catalogues Handbooks eta WANTED TO BUY Old Postcards Old Letters Barrie Stump Coin 11 BAYFIELD sT BARRIE goods manufactured in Barrie and the imported lines and it tings not made here Every major car mnnuinc turer gels park from Barrie and truck and farm machinery companies as well use imperial Enstmon components No immediate expansion oi facilities is seen or 1962 Mr McNellis said but with the addition of tho Tecalemit op oration we have more than doubled the Canadian content or our product line House The Kempenfett club KLTEI BARRIE ZXAMZLVER WAY FEB 15¢ Two Servme ubs Enjoy Distinction The two Barrie Kiwanis clubs exion opposite distinctions The Kiwanis Club of Burris was one of the first six Kiwanis clubs chartered in Canada when It was armed in 1922 Last in in new ll IS now one of the newest in the country Both have active service pro grams The Barrie club con centrates on the welfare of un derprivileged and crippled chil dren while the Kemponielt club has mndcrtakm considerable work with minor athletic pro Brains Ross Stephens is resident of the Kiwanis Club Barrie which has avmcmbcrship at 63 Kempen ub president is Graydon Ko His club has membershi 33 Meetings on held every Mon day at Barrio Community meets at lunch time and the Barrie club in the evenings MORE VOLUNTEERS MONTREAL CHMrs Viv ion Ross director at volunteers at Royal Victoria Hospital for 10 years said teenage interest in the work Is mounting rapidly Hospitals are particularly bene fiting by the willingness at uni versity students to engage in volunteer work said Mrs Ross who leaves shortly ior similar post in Baltimore Md BIG IN SALES VOLUME PIERCE MOTORS NEW VOLKSWAGEN SALES AND SERVICE CENTRE 8i ESSA ROAD SEXTONS SHEET METAL AND HEATING LTD LEADING SUPPLIERS TO BARRIE INDUSTRIES FOR SHEET METAL WORK AIR CONDITIONING VENTILATION AIR HANDLING EQUIPMENT HEATING FOR ALL VENTILATION SHEET METAL WORK AIRCONDITIONING AND HEATING CALL SHEET METAL HEATING 75 ECCLES ST BARRIE PA 84040 PIERCE Morons and VOLKSWAGEN EEP Pncr ITII BARRIE The New Home of Volkswagen Sales and Service Barrie COME IN soon AND 00K AROUND Large completely paved parking lot Customer waiting room Largo indoor showroom Larger thus IVII shock of genuine Volkswagen parts All modern and necessary equipment in our new service department to effect speedy and economical repairs when necessary The most complete inventory of new Volkswagen cars and trucks avert NEW USED CAR DEPOT 97 BRADFORD STREET 10st 97 DRADIoRD STPA bfom

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