535-03 Page 182'Oxford Co -Op
Opens $45,000
Fourth Plant
Free Press Woodstock Bureau
MOUNT ELGIN — Officials
of the Oxford Farmers Co -Op-
erative Product Ltd. formally
opened a $45,000 link In the,
growingchain of farmer -owned
co-operatives in the county
here yesterday.
'fbe steel corrugated plant Is
the fcnrth opened by the co-
operative In the county since
1726 when the �Woodstock plant
wa.a placed In operation. The
Co -Operative opened Its Embro
p'.ant in 1942 and the Medina
plant in I5N9.
1.31achine One of Three
63e Mount Elgin plant, de-
signed by Arnold Gee, assist-
ant general manager of the
Woodstock co-op, is 104 feet
long and 38 feet wide. Mr. Gee
said the plant contains a gen-
eral farm supply store, ware-
house, and completely auto-
Matic chop and mix process-
ing machine capable of han-
dling one ton of grain In four
.minutes, the machine is one of
only three in Ontario.
An estimated 200 p.o le, In-
cluding the 11 directors of they
CO-OP, officials from other
farm organizations, Warden
Donald Hossack, of Embro, and
Hugh Bailey, of Toronto, for-
mer manager of the United Co -
Operatives of Ontario, attended
the official ceremonies.
Seen Challenge
Mr. Bailey said: "How the
farmer meets the challenge of
efficiency and competition now
will determine his future status
in a demanding world, and I
feel the co-operatives are one
Vital answer to this challenge.
"It is only through the medium
of co-operatives that the farm-
er can hope to narrow the
spread between his share and
the producer's share of the con-
sumer's dollar."
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OXFORD CO-OP OPENS CENTRE — A $45,000
link in the Oxford Farmers' Co-operative chain of
farmer -owned feed supply and processing centres
officially was opened at Mt. Elginyesterday. Seen
here at the ceremony are, from left to right: Hugh
Bailey, former manager of the United Co-operatives
By Robarts
a Free Press Norfolk Bureau
TIId.SONBURG — John P.
Robarts, minister of education
for Ontario, last night officially
opened the $600,000 Glendalei 0
high school, Tillsonburg's see
end hi h school which opened'
Ca G,J, t✓ s, 74r.
—Free Press Woodstock Bureau
of Ontario; Errol Nephew, general manager of the
Woodstock co-op; Oxford Warden Donald Hassock;
Arnold Gee, assistant general manager of the
Woodstock centre; Gordon E. Sandick, president of
the Co-opef ive. —
Its doors to students last sop-'.'
SCHOOL OPENING —Attending official opening of
temper.
Glendale high school, Tillsonburg, are, from left:
Mr. Robarts congratulated th,
W. P. Kirkwood, principal of Tillsonburg high
Tillsonburg district high school,
schools; J. D. McPherson, vice-principal of Glendale
board for its "tremendous j.o)
school; Gordon Innes, MPP for Oxford; Donald M.
of financing, planning and fore-
students to think clearly and
casting the needl for the new
logically, give them the pow -
school so that the rooms would
I-- I um.nt to get my money
of communication, to teach
be ready when needed.
', worth from it.
ors
them to exercise their own na-
Word For Parents
Students, he said, must RP-
tive talents, to develop an ap-
Addressing the parents, he
proach the school In a proper
preclatlon of .music, literature
Wd "it must be a great per-
frame of mind, ee proud acade-
and art and to instil a sense
aortal satisfaction and gratifica-
- mically as when they walk off
of responsibility for themselves
Hon to come here and see this
a football field or basketball
and others.
school that you have paid for."
court.
.
The auditorium of the new
He said the attitude of high
Aim f School
O
school was filled with parents .
school students' parents should
Mr. Robarts said the aim of
civic and school officials and
be: "I have paid for this school
„the school should he to teach
students.
—Free Press Norfolk Bureau
Gibson, chairman of the Tillsonburg High School
Board; John P. Robarts, minister of education and
guest speaker; and E. R. McClellan, resident sec-
ondary school inspector. Mr. Robarts urged full use
of new school.
Taking part in the programl
were Donald M, Gibson, chair-
man of the Tillsonburg district
high school board, John,
Schotsch, past chairman, W. P.
Kirkwood, principal; J.D. Me-,
Pherson, vice principal in
charge of Glendale; Roger Haw
kins, chairman of the board's �r
building committee; E. R. Mc-!"' _
Clellan, resident secondary
school inspector, and Gorden
Innes, MPP for Oxford.
905,000 Paid
In Pividends
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ree Press Woodstock Bureau
WOODSTOCK — Since 1928,
ie Oxford Farmers Co-Opera-
ve has returned over $905,000
dividends to its share -hold -
Manager Earl Nephew of
Woodstock told a group of visit-
ors to the new Mount Elgin
mill of the co-operative Satur-
day that the membership has
grown steadily from about 200
original members to more than
1,900.
With the opening of the new
branch In Mount Elgin, mem-
bership is expected to Increase
to more than 2,000 by the end
of 1960.
Saturday was the second day
of open house at the feed mill
and store.
Amonr, the visitors Saturday
were Oxford MLA Gordon Innes
and Oxford MP Wallace Nes-
Cost $290,000,
School Opened
At Tillsonburg
TH.I3ONBURG — 'file $290:
000 Maple Lane senior public
school was officially opened
here ye teed It Ontario Min-
ister of ucation, William G,
Davis. mU-r9-r9f•S
The nine - room school was
opened for 240 Grade 7 and 8
pupils last spring after the
Easter holiday, and was con-
structed by Gilvesy Ltd,, Till-
sonburg.
Present at the opening were
John Gyulveszi, president of the
construction company, 'fed Hag•
gerty of London, the architect
who designed the building, and
Wallace Nesbitt. PC Candidate
in the Federal Election.
Close to 400 persons attended
the ceremony which included a
plaque dedication to Sam Ser-
geant , a trustee on the Tillson-
burg school board for 33 years. i
Facilities include six class-
rooms, an industrial traieing
room, a domestic science room,
and a gymnasium.
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