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IRONIC DEVELOPMENT? EYES Abrect HEALTH RIVERSIDE, Calif (AP)~" Dear | Eyestrain or other eye troubles D.g Lady" has given awa' her | may affect the gener: four Dalmat' & ause he be the first signs of impairment of came allergic to dogs, Helene T,|the sight or soreness of GREENHOUSE STORY Floriculture Is "Miracle Business" at St hy" is Emi tn sn { Lady" has a breeder of Dal. | doctor, If glasses are prescribed, | "oo proche Done Today On Scientific Basis |e Vu am a 42 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Monday, February 2, 1958 getting befor can't even stand fo r a dog bark now," 4 or at such times as directed by the | You'll doctor, If resh ir after the stuffy ride.' HUB OF OSHAWA'S BUSY BUSINESS Ontario Adds New Milton Plant HAROLD WASHINGTON General Manager Still expanding its plant opera tions, Ontario Steel Products Lim- ited of Oshawa has added a new plant during the past year, Located in Milton In Halton county, the plant is for plating and spring man- wlacture, It employs about 150 men Ontario Steel Products Company Ltd. has been one of the principal Oshawa Industries since its plant was erected here in 1920 and its A greenhouse is a kind of mir- t of the Tad 4 firm has {i wained personnel, All together fl | on its payroll, Some of p con- ditions of heat, light or rainfall, in the greenhouse of R, B, and Sons is an exact scientific operation, Once each year the public is In- vited to see the winter beauty of a greenhouse as R. B, Reed a Sons hold open house at 163 Bloor street west, This year it is sched. uled for Easter Sunday, April 3, from one to five o'clock, Faster lilies, hydranged, lilacs, rhododen- dron and the bright spring flow- ers will be in profusion, Fach year Reed's have several thous ands in attendance, When the firm was founded in 1912 by H, E, Reed, grandfather of the present owners, the green- house business largely procuced floriculture as it is practised today | | these are old country growers who learned their t¥ade in Holland, { In short the firm is one of Osh {awa's oldest, Even its uptown | store has been operating in the | same location since 1922, nd The flower business is a big bus- iness, Demand for its products | continues all year round, Delivery | service # up the trade and | pleases the customer. Last year 's imported over 100,000 bulbs from Holland and Belgium, Today | these are being brought along and "forced" for the spring trade, MODERN TECHNIQUES The Reed brothers know the { value of keeping up with the times {and knowing of new developments lin the trade, Educated at the On- 15 men and three | taro Agricultural College, they are now members of Michigan | State, Ohlo and New York State! | Florists Association, Yearly con- | ventions and monthly bulletins {bring constant news of new de- | velopments in the business, For instance, once a "fall" flower, mums are now being | bloomed at any time of year, | Like other flowers, 'mums are [grown on a rigid schedule, deli | eately balancing heat, light, shade land moisture to produce well- | nigh perfect blooms, | If any time can be called the time of flowers, it is spring. When {winter relaxes its grip and a {warm sun shines through, the tul- | ip, daffodil and lly are symbols not only of returning life and rowth; they indeed suggest man- nd's contiuning hope of immor- tality + itself, vegetables during winter th Today, many imports from the United 3tates have wipéd out this phase of the business, But even yet, Reed's (at the present time) have one 'house' of husky tomato Plants coming along and these will bearing fruit by the end of May for the Canadian market, R. B. Reed and Sons is a family affair, now in the hands of the third generation of florists, Mor- ris B. Reed and R. Henry Reed operate the greenhouses and the uptown store at 10% King west while the third brother, E, J. (Ted) Reed, runs the R, B, Reed and Sons hardware store, a proj ect purchased hy the firm in 1049, It was the former R. 8, Virtue Hardare EMPLOY TRAINED MEN As would be expected a business HE SECTION Steel Products and Axle Company Ltd, In 1919 have been required and made to the Company commenced the erec-| production facilities during the tion of a modern spring plant at| post-war period to meet the ever- Oshawa, Ontario, and operations| changing needs of the automotive got under way there in 1920, This| industry, New buildings have been | plant was known as the Central|erected and more up-to-date ma-| | Spring Company until 1929 at which | chinery installed, It is now felt the | time the charters of the Central| company is in an excellent position | Spring Company, the Dowsley| to supply any demands for its prod- Spring and Axle Company, Ltd, [ucts which may be made upon it and the Ganaoque Spring and Axle |It is, of course, the policy of the Company Limited were surrender | company to produce goods that | ed, Since that time operations have | are second to none in quality and | p p ogress has been in. | continued under the name of On-|dependability, and modern and up- os with the future|tario Steel Products Company | to-date practices and facilities will of the city, It is one of the plants| The company currently supplies | Continue to be employed to this upon which General Motors of the great bulk of chassis springs, |": ni Canada Ltd. (as well as other com. | hoth helical and flat, required for panies in the Canadian automotive the Canadian automotive industry . industry) relies for its supply of | Other products produced in large 12-Day Holiday chassis springs both helical and| volume wre automobile and truck | Due At Easter is, In fact, the principal | humpers, plastic materials in a OTTAWA (CP) -- The govern. of such products | large range of types, sizes, colors, etc, for both automotive and non- The Company had its early begin-| automotive use, axle and drive ment plans to have Parliament ning in Gananoque, amid the heart | shafts and in addition turns out a | take a 12-day Easter holiday. of the Thousand Islands about 1864, | large volume of plated parts for a| Prime Minister St. Laurent. gave Foy many years the Company sup- | wide variety of uses, Also during notice to the Commons Thursday widd springs and axles. to the then | the past year or more a consider-| he will move that the House re- extensive buggy and wagon indus-| gphle number of parts have been | cess from its adjournment Wed- try throughout Canada, in later| supplied to the agricultural imple. | hesday, April 6, to the afternoon years under the name of the Gana-| ment industry, {of Monday, April 18, Easter Sun- nogue Spring and Axle Company | During the last war, in addition | 4ay Is April 10 Lid. To better serve the needs of | to producing the greater part of Spring and Axle Company Ltd, of | the chassis spring needs for all | Chatham, Ontario, was acquired in| army vehicles produced in Canada, | 1909 | the Company supplied in large vol-| As the horse-drawn vehicle busi- | ume many suplementary vehicle | ness declined and the automotive | components such as bogle springs burns Thursday night when he vehicle business began to expand, | for universal carriers, bumpers, came In contact with a 26,000-volt the Company undertook extasive | winch shafts, cab mounting springs | transformer Buchan was working changes in plants and equipment | and many others. Repeated ex-|on a raised platform in a trans-| fo keep pace with the demands for| pansions in plant and equipment | former sub-station when he ap- increased requirements of parts for | meet extraordinary demands and | parently straightened up from a automobiles and trucks { had to be undertaken in order to | bent-over position and touched the NEW COMPANY FORMED | the entire program was 'carried | transformer, He fell unconscious In June 1913, Ontario, Steel Pro- | through entirely without govern-| 10 feet to the floor, Hospital au- ducts Company, Ltd, was formed | ment assistance, | thorities described his condition as ta take over the Gananoque Spring! Many adjustmentsand revisions! serious, HYDRO WORKER INJURED KINGSTON, Ont, (CP) - David Buchan, 34, Kingston Hydro em- loyee, suffered severe shock and Leaders in Style and Quality Since 1924 Modern terior ob New Store of Black's Lodica' Weer ® DRESSES ® COATS ® SUITS ® SPORTSWEAR ® BLOUSES ® SKIRTS BLACK'S 72 SIMCOE ST. N, For the past 30 years it has been our policy to offer the people of Oshawa and district the finest and most up-to-date styles in names brand women's wear. As we look back, we feel that we have accomplished this aim to a great extent We are continuing to bring you the latest styles in top quality merchandise. Our Spring lines are now arriving. We invite you to come in and let us help you select your new Spring outfit LADIES' WEAR DIAL 5.1912 of this nature must employ high« IMMUNIZATION AVAILABLE Immunization against the more serious contagious diseases can pre- vent the terrible death tolls of the past, Every child should be immun- lzed against smallpox, diphtheria and whooping cough early in in- fancy, Peacock Lumber Offers | Builders are today assured of better nuality progucis fromi Pea- cock Lumber, 328 Ritson road north | than ever before, Since installation of a new Moore Dry Kiln last year there can be no doubt that its pro- ducts, such as interior trim, are bone-dry, propetly prepared for construction, The kiln has a capa: city for one freight car of green | lumber, At the Peacock office a line of Pittsburgh paints and builder's hardware Is kept In stock contin. uously, Peacock Lumber opened a small shop in Oshawa in April, 1039, Its delivery equipment was one car with trailer behind, Today this has been replaced by four large hoist-operated trucks. A staff of 25 employees ensures prompt service, The lumber yard includes a mod- ern planing mill equipped with Fine Service To Builders machinery to handle all kinds 'of millwork and moulding, There are large storage sheds to house the finished products, Large stocks of lywoods, asphalt shingle, roll roof- ng, wallboard, flooring, doors and other kinds of building materials are kept in stock, Man behind the business is W Victor Peacock, a builder of many years experience, A veteran of the First Great War, he has been & foreman in charge of many large projects and was in charge of re- construction of the Wellington Bar. racks at Hali'ax in 1918, Mr, Pea-| cock is interested in all local & ort; | he is a member of Oshawa Bowl | ing Club, Oshawa Yacht Club; he| helped start Oshawa Skeet Club and | ®shawa Fish and Game Club; Osh- | awa Rifle Club and for many years | he has been 8 member of Oshawa | Curling Club, For more than 50 years, our firm has supplied both the people of Oshawa and the farmers in the surrounding district with the best in gardening and farming supplies. In this term, we have bujlt up an enviable reputation for high quality products and top- notch service. We look forward to serving you in the future as in the past, GARDEN SEEDS Registered quality vegetable and flower seeds ready for 'early planting. » GARDEN SUPPLIES Garden tools, fertilizers and garden supplies make your garden ond lawn better, w-- Al§0 = A complete selection of field seed, feeds and grains for the farmers of the district, 16 CELINA Next to New Loblows toopen milk 4/4 DIAL amy. 3.2312 OSHAWA PROGRESSING it. OSHA ® LUMBER * HARDWOO FRAMES eo | * PLYWOOD MOULDINGS ETC. 328 RITSON WALLBOARDS ® INSULATION * ROOFING D & SOFTWOOD FLOORING ¢ SASH, DOORS, NTERIOR TRIM ® MILLWORK ® TILE BOARDS * ALUMINUM ® HARDWARE & PAINT © DELIVERY SERVICE RD. NORTH ria 4H] Pus Above Is our most Modern Office and Show Room, where you may select your chelce of Hardware -- Floor Tile ~= Paints, etc,, from our fine selection on hand ot oll times Left is the newest and most modern Moore Dry Kiln in the district, with « capacity ot present of 25,000 ft, boord measure, and capable of handling 50,000 ft, board meosure, In the near future. This kiln is for your convenience so that you may receive the driest possible lumber for your needs, Peacock Lumber is proud te offer this additional service for its many valued customers, We are proud of our new Moore Dry Kiln and would be glad to show any person through it, who would be in- terested in the method used, We hope that you will realize the benefit of using dry lumber in any work, especially trim and finish work. We have also a capable estimating staff to give up quotation on any plan from which you wish to build, and can assure you that you will re- ceive a square deal. W. VICTOR PEACOCK OSHAWA MORE CONVENIENT , , , PARKING NO PROBLEM HERE, Our smart new yard at 328 Ritson Rd, N., provides ample parking for your convenience, 2 GREATER SELECTION , , , BUY WHERE THE BUILDER BUYS. You enjoy complete freedom of choice when you visit Peacock Lumber Limited who command such o large selection of first-quality lumber and building materials, WIDER PRICE RANGE . , . PEACOCK WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, Peacock Lumber hos always put their best price forward ot all times, you will find a price for every building need = to suit your pocket book, BETTER VALUES , , . BUY WHERE THE BUILDER BUYS Best rule to follow for big saving is, to shop at Peacock Lumber first, For over 16 'years serving Oshawa and district with quality lumber, SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE . . , EVERYTHING TO BUILD WITH. Our reputation for furnishing high-quality materials is a matter of pride with Peacock Lumber. You can be assured that when you buy here you get the best, SAVE UP TO 30% . ., . SEE OUR BARGAIN COUNTER, It is o fact -- we have a bargain counter conveniently lo- cated in our office where you may save up to 30% on oll Items displayed, paints, glue, etc, See for yourself. Save for yourself, PEACOCK LUMBER LTD. DIAL 3-9811 Over 50 Years of Service...