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BIO GeorgeicwnActon Wednesday Feb 1963 Tennis soaps on TV Varian does its part It mighty fine work to machine a so Bob needs a micro scope he concentrates on the Job Silverwood Champions visit by Eva Martin Five championship bowlers and their coach were the special guests of Women Institute February meeting held at the home of Mrs Willa Short II Coach Shirley Chaplin told members how the girls ranging from ages to 11 worked their way up the ladder to become the Georgetown Bowl Bantam Girls National Champions The team Is already working hard for the chance to defend their Canadian title WI will be hosting a euchre at the home of Mrs pearl Burton March at Next institute meeting will be held on March 10 at 12 30 p at the home of Mrs Dons Lindsay The members will be cele brating their yearly birthday party by a pot luck luncheon a hockey game watching pay TV or catching a tennis match from Chances are Varum Canada right here in Halton Hills in Georgetown has a large part in bringing them to you No tbey re not in the entertainment business but at the plant at Mountainview and Ruer Drive products with names such as reflex Klystrons power klystrons magnetrons travelling wave tubes and extended Interaction oscillators and amplifiers help to make modern day communication possible The more mundane methods of commun ication through Ma Bell and American Tele phone and Telegraph also rely on local firm which has been in George town long enough to be taken for granted But in high technology circles all over the world and by NASA and NATO it is certainly not taken for granted The name stands high and is recognized for its world class design in this sophisticated commun I cat ions field In settled first in a square foot building and now years later through steady growth and expansion the plant has grown to square feet But that not all also leases square feet warehousing space and square feet of sales and servicing area in separate locations In employs approximately people down from its peak of over 500 Some of the old originals are still there including badge No Peter Romano Charlie Crawford Mike Szwec George Frost and Josle Tost Varian is unique in Canada since no other company in this country manufactures the same products and in world markets has captured he leadership in mllli meter technology Telephone equipment manufacturers such as Northern Telecom and Western Electric are major customers who make up a large part of the basic business Varian makes travelling wave tube amplifiers for their point radio communication The buildings at the base of their microwave towers marching across the country miles apart contain many of Varian products Communication companies such as Canada Teleglobe and Telesat use s high power klystron amplif to tend stmt antenna to the satellite where it will be relayed to receivers at other locations inside Canada Asia or Europe We were really rushing to get trans mitters out in time for the start of pay TV WHO SPONSORS OUR LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS Who is the driving force through sponsorship or membership in local service clubs Who are the volunteer firefighters ambulance attendants hospital auxiliary members Who are the Boy Scout Girl Guide leaders YOUR LOCAL MERCHANT Who not only cares about the community he or she lives in but the people who live there SHOP LOCALLY- Were all working together for a better community LOVE HILLS Sponsored by The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce said General Manager Connell Smith v ere seriously concerned t make it in time But they did of course Just as they come through with original products since the company inception years ago In contrast to many companies who hate pulled back on research and development Varian concentrates heavily on it designing and developing many of their own products For the whole corpora they develop millimeter oscillators and amplifiers as well as amplifier tubes and the Dower supplies to operate them The is now working at extrcmel h microwave frequencies ranging from to gigahertz higher power per unit sue and weight than previous tech nology They have contracts the United States government to develop some of these The work done here is not easily mailable in the States making it a boon to Canada export rade By far the bulk of the business comes from outside of Canada as the orders coming in by Telex from India Sweden US Force Bases and universities testify While now specializing in the microwave field through the years Varian has been honored by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration NASA for their manufacturing of a Scalar Magnetometer which attached to a satellite measures the earth magnetic fields and opens new dimensions in studying the earth crust Two of their employees were recognized for the development Another project which attracted world attention was a device which helped in the recovery of the- worlds biggest pirate treasure valued at million This one made national television And then there was a computerized pari mutuel system for horse racing in Brazil v used special terminals designed and manufactured Varian These unusual items made headlines for the company which normally has a low profile to the general public but an exceed ingly high one In the world communications technology Varian has put the town on the map in this sophisticated field and in so doing has produced a trained technical labor force which is a big asset to both the com pany and the country as a whole machines leads so small she need a magnifj inn glass bony a Linda gives final inspection of travel ling wave tube assemblies before shipment Pomeroy optimistic on aggregate policy change Mayor Pete Pomeroy he Is optimistic that the maps designating mineral protection areas will be removed from regional and local plans after speak ing with Minister of Natural Resources Alan Pope Tuesday with the three other mayors in I firmly believe there will be a removal of the land from the plans he said He added the Resources Minister will make major announcements about the aggregate Issue In the next few weeks But anything they do will not be accepted by the aggregate industry stressed adding it will still be a lengthy process But I m fairly confident that the govern ment position will be to remove the land use maps and the applications for any ex traction will have to go through normal process where every application la viewed on its own merit he added mentioned there Is a possibility of an Ontario Municipal Board OMB hearing then cabinet will make a decision The whole thing could take up to the next two years before It is finally resolved said Pomeroy But we re on the right track now The meeting with Pope was requested by regional officials last fall after public Hon forced regional council to delay passing an official plan amendment which would freeze about 14 acres mostly in Hills and Milton rrSTTMEFORA COMMERCE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN INVESTING IN A COMMERCE ALONG THE ROAD AHEAD that arc very Check them out today 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