Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 24, 1968, p. 24

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fleumra superior leather ctfoves on the hands of industry thb old knittingnkdie approach applied to industry is used to pcjko out the fincjers in the gloves there are pokers nv different thicknesses for the fingers and the thumb v staff photo superior glove on vlmy street pots cut close to 50000 pairs of industrial gloves ayear accord- ing jo frank ceng the plant owned jointly by mr gene nd julian zajac began in 1961 sine acton was at one time a large glove centrewllh a number of different factories there weretralnedglrlsavallabls for hire they now have a staff of 45 people the splits leather used in making the industrial gloves is a byproduct of tanneries sucn as beardmore and company the bolter parts of the splits are trimmed off in tho plant and the waste is shipped to glue fac tories a huge rotating drum tans and colors the leather and another dries it employees cut the tanned leather in the shape of the gloves to be sewn the plant producos full leather gloves and gloves with just the leather palms a unique looking machine with rotating iron hands lurris the finished gloves rlghtsldoiout presses them and sends ihum down a conveyor boll to lw flick ed and shipped superior glove promises to be at he hands of industry for ydars to come with a progressiva and expanding enterprise superior gloves ire wvn on hcivy duty machinos with thick noccllo ind imivy thfmcl sonio ire ill leather ind others hivi- rlolli bark and jealhrr partus stif photo metal hands wprk for superior giovo tho qlovcs are sewn on tho wronqsido then tho machine flipl tnorrt right sido out prqses f ihem and flips them out on a conveyor bolt lo bo chocked and packed staff photo prime location for julka topolovec takes tho tannod leather and cuts it with biiec ne ciuicucn i u i i ri j i i u 4u u i h i i piles of finished loathorpalm qloves wail superior glove produces about 50 000 qlovos iron moulds n tho shape of tho q ovos to be sown l ii i 7 r tr i v staff photo packed and counted by mrs paupst a year staff photo industry maekengie son new display room serving all needs approximate highway mileage ftm aeton buffalo 78 cleveland 272 detroit 212 erie 171 hamilton 35 london 2 montreal 30 niagara falls 70 ottawa 320 port huron 177 toledo 275 toronto 45 uaclcewles have been supply lng acton with building supplies for close to 60 years from their present location at 12 church street j b mac kenzie and son limited sell the full range of construction mat erials from rough lumber to decorator panels celling tiles shingles flooring and paint for those finishing touches they have wide selection of windows doors countertops lightswitch plates and door knobs in the extension now iwarlng completion on the end of the original building manager ulck holmes intends to set up a more varied display we may get into more electrical lines wall panels and perhaps some bath- room fixtures he adds the acton office is a branch of j b uckeule in georg town there are five employee from actoo the business deals in allont building supplies which have out lets all across canada through catalogue put out by allont limited one can select wood iwfcit tike udders picnic wsz m glove works limited h st ontario specializing in industrial work gloves r tables garden fences and trel lis and even pool tables a good portion of the lumber sold is shipped in from the west coast with the present building boom mackenzie a son is on the move with everythinq from in acton mackenxles art busy always to door knobs into their new display this summer room addition staff photo j b mackenzie son ltd general contractors suppliers of lumber building supplies two locations to serve you better georgetown james street phone 8772307 acton 13 chuich st hone ijslaao in yh addition now nesnno completion at j b mackenzie son limited manager mick holmes intends to set up a highly varied display of products with more electrical lines wall panels and perhaps more bathroom fix- turej sla pholo l serving the georgetown and acton area since 1900 1 i i i i 1 i allont 90

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