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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 25 Dec 1968, p. 20

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The- Canadian 8tateomnan, Bowfmvflle, Der- 23, 1968 innual Quota 700,000,,00 Ibs. i.Mary's EnoughlUmestone for 80 Cernent Starts Prodi We'11 put it ln print: the best news is that it's To our friends and custorners good wishes. Canadian Staiesma n CARRIER BOYS AND GIRLS QuI?' STMAS Photo by Joe Serge, Oshawa Times A.H..Sturrock & Sons ESSO PRODUCTS STURROCK RD. BOWMANVILLE Production of cernent at lthe production. of 2,000,000 bar- Iocated i Darlington Town- Isired composition hI the final m~assive new St. Mary's Ce- rels of cernent - about hall shîip west of Bowmanville's fproduct. mient Company plant just the output of the mother west boundary.i Wet Process West of Bowmanvilie will be- plant at St. Mary's, Ont. The company says the site The St. Mary's plant uses gin in the near future. At 350 pounds to the barrel contains enough limestone - the wet process, in use in Project manager Ken Mac- the plant wili be producing the main ingredient in the Europe before the manrufac- lçenzie says construction is 700,000,000 pounds of cernent manufacture of cernent, tO ture of portland cernent be- complete and ail phases of year]y. continue production for 80 gan in the U.S. the plant operation have been Movement of the finished years. The excavation wiil bej h a aeil r e activated except for the final product will be a combina- 100 feet. iTe aw mii fr rindin. r- grindieua ng ste. ttion o! trcking and rail The cernent making process ing grinding water is added 1~',4eulcntuto bgafaites changes raw limestone rock ýuntil a thin mud cailed 'slur- a littie more than 20 wonths A permanent work force of to-portland cernent - a pow- ry" forms. uigo-on April 1, 1967. 80 men man the operation. der -no fine neariy ail of itf h sur"i hnsoe He antiipates an annual, The 753-acre plant site ls will pass hrouglh a sieve with InT "lar ta s hen sutor 40,000 openings to the inch- mixing takes place. a sieve that will hold water. The next process is the Liniestone Steckplled most vital in the manufacture SE.SO? 'SThe plant has already buit of portland sement. The kiln, fN ln rjM GS to the quarry site where a more than 12 feet in insiede GIREEJTNGS mechanical grinding process diameter, is the largest piece M ~reduces the rock to conven- Of moving machinery used ient six-inch dimensions. by any industry. q<Wi Lh; > 1 0-t OU The St. Mary's process Rotating one' turn a minute, *makes heavy use of conveo it burus the slurry at 2,700o J%îaendj.q2 anÀ d opg beits from this stage on. eo degrees Fahrenheit into port-. Reciaim conveyors take the land cernent clinker. da lJ od £/inIL rock from the twin silo stor- Afe coin th cikr - . Ou.f 00age facility to a screen house cani be stored for iengthy ~o J whre i's r s he dandperiods. It can be accumulat- crdldom£ic ou tV4 creeed.ed and then used to speed screened.production when demand is Raw grinding takes place greatest. after the secondary crusher. In the final stage of the Here the limestone is reduc- manufacturing process the ed to fragments no greater clinker is mixed with a smali SM K han three-quarters of an amount of gypsum and enters j inch ln diameter.teiat atryo BOWMANVILLE Alter crushing, the raw ma- milis where it is reduced to teniais are blended to get a fine power ready for pack- _________________________________ uniformn quality and the de- aging. 0W to Play It Safe Cii h(hristmas Tree pour y,è olidays ha bpt' Management and Staff KING KOIN LAUNDERETTE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY * e SAVE $ $$ WITH OUR Dry Cleaning Service Done whie you Shop - It is of iittle value to try tc flame proof your own tree The only sure method of flamE ,Tire Tips, retarding naturai trees st lIF r otoristc achmicai mixture and few Fo ' people would goIntoetoul Cold temperatures, snow and expense of doing this. and ice will soon combine to To keep a Christmas tree create a lot mnore than just a from becoming a fire hazard, winter wonderland for mnost it is best to foliow time prov- of the natîon's motorists. 1nmtos Eut experts at Goodyear- Buy a fresh tree, one jCanada report that some posi- that has springy branches. tive preparations now can * Keep the tree outdoors Iprotect your car and yoursel with its trunk In water or frorm most of the headaches snow until it is to be set up. and dangers of winter div. * Saw off at ieast two ing. inches of the trunk diagonally Aside from having the car before piaclng the tree in a jwintenized early, Goodyear hoider. Use a water reservoir ioffers the foilowing advice: tree hoider, and keep it filied If you place extra weight îwith water. Iin the trunk, make sure it isfr*To. help keep the tree aedof or over thie rear axle. fr om drying out, place it away aehead frte xl cn om sources of heat such as I Weghtbehnd he xiecanregîsters, radiators, and fire. reduce vehicle stability andpîcs front wheel traction. 1 nyUL lbie i s nI L lble Check inflation pressurellights in gond repair. When- frequentiy, and maintain re- lever possible, use fireprool commended pressures. Good- decoratIons. year reports the popular ideaW D ltpaeeetia that reduced inflation pressuretoys underneath the tree. An Increases traction i'ç compiete- egrfte nyb epe ,y false, for underinflated tires Ito set up an electric train un- actuaily get less of a grip on der t.he tree on the nlght be- the iipery nowand C~:fore Christmas. But if a short Aire check inflation wheil aîdevelops. it can produce a major change in ternperature spark that may set the tree on oceurs. For every nine-degree fis-e. drop in temperature. inflationi * A stehld pressure wiil decrease by OflC are over, take the tree eut-1 pound. doors. Do flot humn it in the If you are tempted to instaUl fireplace.1 IMetai studa in those wintev And for the growxng nm tires you bougtmt lest season, ber of advocates of> the arti-. pnthulfGoyarsy ficial tree. one word of CRU-; ied into winter tire treads and!on thern Play it sale by i-; the iength o! the studs thenilumlnating ail artificial treesý s-elve am m~efully niatched. With of.-tree spot llghting. i re etii~gs ROY W. NICHOLS President FRED D. OWEN Manager R. "ACE"I RICHARDS LOU PHILLIFS ROY NICHOLS MOTORS LTD, Courtice ý à ý, . h L ~-' r 4 1-t r-4 TED MI LM HAROL»IVLUnCHELSOt Bowmonville Christmas ! . àý-l - . - '. 1 I.-I!f 11,;,

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