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Tho Acton Free Press Wednosday July 1981 Profiles with Jennifer Company has been my life out side my family says former pre sident Wes Before retiring in poured his heart and soul Into first keeping Ac tons central industry alive and then flourishing for years was the beginning of the depression for Canada and Beardmore Tannery was lacing bankruptcy was appointed secretary- treasurer and challenged with saving a company that owed a great deal of money By 1936 head offices were to Acton from Toronto and President of the Bank of Montreal visited to congratulate Board- more after paying off the last nickel that was owed is justifiably proud of that day Wes business career took him to general manager of the company then vicepresident under SG Bennett ana by 1948 he became president to serve for years His impressive list of business coups Include serving as president of the Tanners Association of Canada leading a Canadian trade mission to Europe for three weeks m 1960 cofounder of the Hal tonPee Trust and Savings Company of which he was vice president and then director after the company amalgamated with Canada Trust He was also cofounder of the National Management Accountants Association As a community worker was sponsor of the parentchild golf tournament still held at the Guelph Cutten Club on the board of Trinity United Church for many years member of town council in 1939 and has served as president of the Cancer Society master of the Masonic Lodge Rotary Club and Mens Club as they came up This partial list Indicates has been in Jen- si involved with business and community work all his life However hes also an enthusiastic family man He and Nellie have been mamed years and tease each other like newlyweds Im assistant manager in my own home 1 wont mention the bosses name jokes For the past 35 years and Nellie have lived In period splendor in Judge P Moores house on Church Street Moore Publisher of the Free Press built the house which for some time was a centre of the Methodist Church when Moores brother T Albert Moore was moderator still has II P Moores desk and keeps the room used for court sessions pretty much Intact Surrounded by antiques of an elegant era says hes very comfortable in the large house and considers It just roomy enough for him to get away when Nellie starts throwing pots and pans One of major contributions to the town of Acton was greatly minimizing odor from effluent runoff at the tannery It was Wes who In augurated the currently used spray irrigation system of sprinkling sewage water on fields to be purified by natural processes When 1 first came to Acton tanneries in gen eral made no effort to control now and Company is the least odorous tannery in the world states proudly Reduction of hard labor in the tannery process was another major change brought about by Wes efforts Our slogan became hit nothing up only lift it down he explains describing the relief far men dragging heavy around when power equip ment was Introduced Cleanliness was extended to the hide house originally a slimy smelly place Wea says even though a hide house is usually humid and wet he felt there was no reason why it couldnt be humid wet and clean Under his management it was cleaned every day by pm and all fleshings the hides were taken automatically and immediately scaled truck Acton itself has changed Wes firct saw it in he spent a year hero as office manager for the Acton Tanning Company before Joining in Toronto It was a tiny place then with Toronto two hours away on muddy roads Wes remembers was one of the three largest employers in Acton the other two being Super ior Glove and Force Electric providing work for people Tho company still employs but puts out three to four times the production comments Wes presents the picture of happy man He and Nellie enjoy a little travel considerably less than when they sailed the oceans to Europe on business but enough to keep life Interesting Wes enjoys tinkering in his shop playing golf and driving Nellie crazy Im so nice I could moke you sick he grins You already have rejoins Nellie Their family of three children Gordon in Guelph George in Richmond Hill and Eleanor in Salt Lake City A flock of grandchildren and three great grandchildren provide a focal point for their lives Bcatty is a part of Actons history and I hope he stays a part of Actons present for a long time yet Town Union close Rumor 90 hike CLEARANCE The Town of Holton Hill and the outside workers have reached a tent ative agreement with only the wording of a clause on long and short term dis ability yet to bo Ironed out Last week the 37 members of Local 73 Canadian Union of Public Employees voted to accept the contract offered by the Town The agreement wont be official until council accepts July While noone would confirm the actual wage hike in settlement rumor has it the hourly Increase is 90 cents Immediately and on additional 11 per cent In April If this is correct a basic laborer would go from 32 an hour to an equipment operator from to and a mechanic from W to W The projected April raise would add approximately one dollar to each classification LadiesTeens SUMMER Mi T0PS Assorted Styles Outstanding Value These St Josephs School graduates walked off the hardware Front right Principals Award Paul Barrett Top Athlete Victoria Top Student Back row Lynn Graham Citizenship Award Peggy An- Christian Living Award and Andrew Ferguson Most Improved Student Man sets clothes on fire Sun Dresses J 99 Macrame Cord 3 SET 2 Summer Shorts 2pair1 Knitting Yam I QuBt Batting Drapety Fabric fog Pekn Lining 50 Dawn Fabric ffi Cotton Pints I An man Is in stable condition at Hamilton General Hospital after he set his clothes on fire Bob Croft 40 of the Line just south of Eden Mills was burning brush Regional Police Crofts clothes caught fire resulting in second and third degree burns to his forearms and back police say He was rushed to Guelph General Hospital and immediately transferred to Hamilton LEWS Saturday morning when he got gasoline where he In critical on his clothes according to Holton condition MILL STORES GUELPH WATERLOO behind Moores desk Settle contract Board of Education nonteaching staff will receive a cent raise effective to day with on additional cents July 1 1982 School board officials recently reached a Memorandum of Agreement with CUPE Local 1011 full- time employees giving them an per cent for and 109 for Got an interesting tid bit of news about Acton or area Call Helen at or for On the Free Press delivery on rural routes Free Press mail subscribers on Acton rural routes will continue to receive the paper at home despite the postal strike The newspaper has made special arrangements for delivery on the rural routes Of course the Free Press will continue carrier delivery and will be available in stores Other readers who receive the paper by mall will get their copies by mall once the strike is over Any mall sub scriber who wished a copy of the paper can pick one up 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