Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 19, 1975, p. 5

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Smith Stone starts 56th year Wcdac4av February it Pages Theyve come a long way and Stone products nation wide it la planned to Introduce the Wiring devices to the United States markets Prior to distribution oil Smith and Stone must pass underwriters laboratory teats The teat equipment must receive approval according to plant manager Stephen Each electrical item already meets specification outlines by the Canadian Standards Association under a of constant testing In plant a quality control centre Standards have been set lor all products bearing the A 3 trademark and combined with stringent testing with controlled manufacturing has resulted In a wide ceptance of Smith and Stone products facilitate Increased porcelain products three continuous tunnel Ulna replaced the six periodic beehive kilns Since the kilns were fired up after their Instillation they have not been shut down completely to QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN Darryl adjusts the mechanical simulator used to the longevity of the switches produced at the Smith and Stone plant In In if you wanted to buy Smith and Stone products you did so from the back of a railway car direct from Barney Stone himself Now retailers wholesalers and department stores carry the familiar double diamond products In the very near future another dimension of marketing will be added to the Smith and Stone product line called VlsiPak Twenty Jive of the company wiring devices will be displayed in a con venient selfserve rack The latest Introduction to the Smith and Stone product line features many of the familiar switches fuses and outlets plus new items such as an electronic dimmer for Incandescent lighting The Georgetown plant produces moat of the products In the Vli line and soon plans to produce the entire line at Its Glen Road plant In addition- to distributing Smith LEASING A CAR OR TRUCK of normal use switches meet or exceed the CSA specifications added Wlghtman one of the quality control personnel With the Introduction of the Viaipak line to the Canadian market the company has relocated Its head office In Georgetown and Is now an entirely Georgetown company with manufacturing ad ministration and sales under one roof In addition to the over wiring devices making up the Smith and Stone product line the company also produces porcelain products Injection moulded plastic products and products at Its Georgetown plant The products include hydro insula ton bathroom fixtures and a neat resistant porcelain barrel used in personal hand held hair dryers In 1K3 the manufacture of porcelain products began using six beehive Ulna In the main plant area A flro In 192S destroyed the punch press assembly and a portion of the the plant With restoration and addition the total production area was in creased to square feet later the same To The kilns operate at a temperature of degrees of oil per year to maintain constant temperature had a small accident few weeks ago recalled Mr Stephens One of the In sulators being baked contained an impurity of some sort and exploded causing other pieces on the car to shift and touch the walls of the kiln The pieces began to Jam the kiln slowing the cars The kiln foreman using dark glasses looked Into the kiln the red hot Insulator brushing the side of the tunnel In order to free the cars It had to be broken If the temperature of the kiln were to suddenly drop the vacuum would collapse the entire brick kiln bad heard that this had happened before and a rifle shot fired at the loose pieces would do the Job of breaking the Insulator but it dldn t work We even- could send in men in asbestos suits to free the blocked car Reducing the temperature took one week before It was safe to send people Into the kiln according to Mr Stephens Expansion of the plant may Include new kilns for the steady porcelain market The section of the plant located at the rear of the complex with its entrance off Ontario Street produces switch plates handles for pots and pans fuse buses for use In many of be stoves used In Canadian homes and the wall receptacles that have come to be synonamous with Georgetown te is a nonrecyclable materia and defective or substandard pressings cannot be used again Production of therrooset materials was moved from the King Street plant which now occupied by Glenmont Socks At the same time the thcrmo plastics division of Smith and Stone moved Into new premises In Burlington Phut bad produced custom plastic bottles clothes baskets and other home use Items since One of cur clients was the Avon company said Mr Stephens Production of the animal shaped bottles occupied a good portion of the building now vacant on the land owned by Smith and Stone A wide range of war time products from to electrocardiographs were produced at the plant The present assembly department used to manufacture switches and outlets from the In vidua ly produced com portents was constructed on behalf of the Department of Munitions and Supply for the fabrication of sesiite In 1M4 Messrs Smith and Stone sold the company to Its present owners which have maintained It as a privately owned Canadian company Since that time it has expanded to include more products and services for the Canadian and now the American markets Total plant area now comprises 13 acres with the latest production equipment available and employs people Ld the plant and BO in the offices combined with a sales force located all serosa Canada Georgetown is growing with more supporting In added Mr Stephens by Curwood Packaging of Georgetown Expansion of many of the plant areas has provided up to SO percent more area for the assembly component stores finished goods tool room and punch press operations of the factory SONY Complete Line Sales Service Authorized Dealers WIGO TELEVISION AND APPLIANCES ELKS BINGO EVERY MONDAY AT 8 CREDIT VALLEY CLUB BUSES RUNNING 20 Games 000 JACKPOT 52 NUMBERS NO ADMISSION CHARGE CARDS 3 FOR SI Lie No 119725 Sponsored by Georgetown Elks No Proceeds for Deaf Detection In Children and Community Protects Reports indicate that 197 was a good year but predictions for don look rosy since the bulk of goods produced by are related to the building Industry The Vlslpak line of products is meant to offset saidTom Creaghan vice- president and general manager Now the consumer can buy whatever he needs to change the defective switch or device Ityourself trend of todays consumer with Individual packaging and self serve convenience We 11 be here for sometime to come said Mr Stephens Double diamond symbol and all In its years of operation In Georgetown Smith and Stone has consistently shown novation through new products and production techniques one of Georgetown a leading employers and one of Canada a leading manufacturers GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE Hsadqu for WALLPAPERS STORE HOURS Closed Mondays Tuesday Wed Thur fa topm TOM CRBAORAN of Smith and Stone the new product line soon to be available to the consumer featuring many of the familiar S S products carrying the double diamond symbol GIVE US A TRY Ontario wants you to get your ran share of375mfflion lax Credits Thousands of Ontario residents will share in this years Tax Credits Make sure you get your fair share To apply you must file both a Federal Income Tax form even if you don pay income tax and the Ontario Tax Credit form which comes with it Any questions You may free of charge dial and ask the operator for Zenith Residents within the Metro Toronto local calling area dial 9658470 Ontarios Mr tax cREDrr svsiem Now you dont have to be rich to have a tax dodge This tax dodge is for the average working person and It s perfectly legal Because the Government wants you to save for retirement they are prepared to give you a legal tax dodge The amount of tax money you can save Is very For example If you re married with two dent children and earned 12 last year your could amount to over Here s what the Government says you can do specif limits you can deposit part of your earned income each year In a Canada Trust Retirement Savings Plan and deduct an equal amount from your taxable Less Income less tax for the Tax Man It that simple And if both husband and wife work both can set up a Plan Even if you re already in a pension plan at work you can still take achftjjntage of this tax saving Because of rising Inflation a company pension may not be enough to guarantee you a comfortable retirement on its own Here an opportunity for you have more money when you retire and save on your income tax while you re at I If you re short of cash you can still get In We can loan you the money to start a Plan In most cases on the spot and with no red tape call It our Instant Retirement Savings Loan And get this tax dodge The Interest on the loan is also tax deductible Your money t locked In forever Wth a Canada Trust Retirement Savings Plan there is no Hon to make future deposits and no sales commission lo pay Should you dedde to forget the whole thing you can gel your money out But if do you 11 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