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Interes ting Floats in Newcastle Parade lst Manvers Venturers Since the-beginning of May, aur Venturer Company bas been very busy. On May 4tb, tb, 6th our Venitrers attended the R.V.R. Rumible which was held at Bradford, Ont. This was a Lo-ed camp sponsored by Eýast Gilambury Rovers. Present were Darrell Rob- inson, Glen Bottomely, Terry Mairlon Feit, Mike Rugelis, Miike Wliams, Max Burton, Ray Murph'y. The leaders present were Scott Wahdie and Dave Murphy. A good time was had by al in attendance. On May 18, 19, 20, 2lst, lst Manvers Ventuters were rep-, resented K thte-Ontarlo Tow Venturers beld at Kelso Con- servation Area. Over 1,000 Venturers and Leaders were on this camp. There were many tourna- ments going on ahl weekend such as soccer, basebali and Tug of War. Also the O.P.P. and the Canadian Armed Forces put on many interest- ing demonstrations. In the Tug of War our group as part of a team, made it to the semi-finals. In the obstacle course, Dave Mt Ad mi col Fil st( ad M rel Th Rc ry Mi .rphy took top bonors for with hootenannies, midaight Ivisors witb a time of 18 swîms and dances as well as iutes, 31 seconds on the canne races. )urse.1 We would like to thank ist On this camp were Rodney Sherwood Rangers for tbeir inney, George' Hughes and bospitality on this camp and ,even Craig as well as our we hope to sec them again visor Dave Murphy. soon. These Rangers were fine On June 22. 23, 24tb, lst cooks and their cooking was lanvers again were the onhy more palatable than our own ýpresentatives of West Dur- cooking bas been. ,m District at Camas '73. On July 13, 14, 15 our ils was a co-ed camp beld at Venturers were into the dist- amp Samac near Oshawa. tict camporee as the service On this camp were Max group under the camp chief uxton, Quentin and Darryli Don Lebeau. We set up a camp ,binson, Mike Rugelis,' Ter- kitchen witb a chipewa table, SMarion Feit, Ray Murphy wash stands etc., at head-' swell as our advisor Dave quarters la keeping witb the furphy. camp theme wbich was pion- We had a real good time eering. Saturday we set up the obstacle course, and ran it for the Scouts as well as other events such as log rollingp, lfe Uine throwing and tug of war. Unfortunately due to our Vepturers working on hay, only Mike Rugelis and Steven Craig as -well as our leader Dave Murphy couId attend. The winning partols were lst Manvers, Leopard patrol, as top partol. Second was New- castle. Third was Hillcrest No. 2 patrol from Hampton. The Scouts enjoyed this camporee very. much. On August lst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. the Venturers were at M ax Buxton's cottage near Wilberforce in the Ha'liburton Highlands. On this trip were Mike Rugelis, Terry Marion Felt, Glen Bottemly, Darreli Robin- son as well as Max Buxton. The fishing was exceptional- ly good with some lovely bass caught. Some of our camping events are a trip to Toronto to visit lst Sherwood Rangers for the weekend. The WE. DU Wingding '73 which is a co-ed camp being hosted by our company. David Murphy who is our advisor has recently been appointed as District Venturer Advisor. If any one is interested in joining Venturers, please con- tact Dave Murphy at 277-2698 or Max Buxton at 277-2253. Also our Scout troop is willing to take iancw members. The troop Scouters are Ray Mur- phy at 277-269a and Don Lebeau at 277-2967. Come on and jointhe fun! According to Ontarlo gov- erament statistics, only 52 per cent of the allowable cut of conifers and il per cent for hardwoods is being utilized in the-province., The Canalian btatesman, Uiowmanviile. August 22, 1973 15 Manufacturers Need Many New Products Judging from the numerous take th1e principle of the bal aew products and'ideas put point Iroller tip and holder)1 out on the market in recent and develop it for use as an! years, North American inven- applicator was realhy a simple1 tors have neyer been more one. Yet, it took him some 45û productive. While many la-- different attempts with plas- ventions are created in re- tic, glass and metal before he search laboratonies of indus- finally produced the deodor- try and government, a great ant roli-on applicator, a design number of today's more now used by many companies, lucrative, commercial crea-' netting Thomas an immense tions stili come from individ- increase in bis annual income. uais working la basements Robert Heard of Milton, and home worksbops: And Ontario patented the idea of business and industry are on tbe orange fluorescent road the lookout for these. markers that dot so many of George Thomas' idea to Canada's bighways and now produces thiem in his manu- sc factoring plant in incredible -, volumies. Who would have S, thought a coical mi-arkecrp could secure such a retura nowdays? s Chester Carlson, the inven- -0 tor of xerography, was born in Seattle in 1906. Despite pover- F ty. Carlson completed high C school and got a B.S. degree in il physies at Cal Tech. He began t, experimenting with w-,ays to tl find a better method of c making quick, inexpensive copies of documents and drawings whlle working in a0 lawi office. Ia 1938, he demon-n strated thie feasibility of xerography, wich uses anv electrostatic force to dep9sit ( dry powder on copy paper. Inli 1940, he received his patent, I but Carison couldn't get the1 support of any of the large t companies he approached. t Not worth the risk, they tolds hlmi. la 1944, the- Battelle Mem-, orial Institute agreed to dev- elop the iînvention and seek an appropriate manufacturingt company. In 1946, Battellet began negotiations for manu- facture with John Dessauert and Joseph Wilson of whatt was then the tiny Haloidi Company, butwhich hias since become the Xerox Corpora- tion. la 1947, an agreement wasi struck. Still, many lean andt perilous years were to followf before the first xerographic copier was to be marketed for office use in 1960. Since then the Xerox Corporation bas prospered and provided lub- stantial rewards to those who made it what it is. These stories are just three of many such successes hap-i ping every year, and al- though mnost inventors don't become household names, many do realize success and recognition. More important is the fact that the aforemen- tîoaed tales of success explode the myth that the "garage tinkerer", the man who% spends bis spare time perfect- îag an invention lan his back yard, doesn't stand a chance of ever coming up with an important new product. In fact, experts in the field have agreed there are six types of inventions that are prime for today's consumer market. Six di f ferent targets to shoot at - and any one of them could make youz successful. They arle: .New games for both adults and children.' .Car improvements and safety devices. .Home work-savers for the houisewife. .Hand-tool innovations and, do-it-yourself items., .Recreational and hobby ideas. 1Protection devices for the homre, car and individual. One particular game, Mono- poly, îavented by an unem- ployed heating engineer back la the 1930's was first rejected by its preseat manufacturer, Parker 'Brothers, Yet, its inventor, Charles Darrow, made a few sets on his own and sold them . When the demand for more sets outgrew bis capacity to fîll it, Darrow went back to Parker Brothers and this time Monopoly was accepted, makiag botb the company and Darrow mil- lions. -On the average, two million Monopoly sets are sold every year, adding up to almost 50 million copies since it was first introduced, and, it's issued in dozens of foreiga lanquages as well. Russia,, however, refuses to allow Monopoly to cross its borders because it considers the gamE "too capitalistic". To prevent legal troubles but still keep the flow of new products coming, many com- panies la these fields have turned to invention research omethingc in bis mmid. The, ifference is, some people do. omething abouit it and some people don't. Lawrence Peska Associates reviews ahI ideas submitted to them witb an objective eye.' Byron Alexandroff, Vice President of the company in Canada, indicates, "Many iventions have mnarketable wists that can hopefully make hemn saleable items. Ideas come largely from necessity Iwhich is the mother of invention) and are then devel- >ped into marketable com- modities". I'Normally, they're tied la With, a man's or woman's line of work, hobby, day-to-day ife. Usually, it's a way to make life easier. After ahl, Ben Franklin attributed the bulk of his ideas (like the bifocal and the Franklin stove) to bis own laziness" Ross Williams turned his pet peeve into 'a million dollar enterprise. Ever since World War 11, he hated not being able to wash his hands and face beeause' water wasn't avail- able at that moment. Knowing that most of today's turap ike travellers face the saine inconvenience, he decided to perfect a method, waterless washing. He began soaking, paper towels in varlous chemJ, ical solvents, throwing out thousands of experiments that failed before he finally bit< upon the right combination. He called bis, new product "Wash 'n Dri". I1t's generally agreed that a new invention doesn't stand much of a chance until it's dressed up and made palat- able for the marketplace, but it certainly is worth, the effort. Tber& ;U n -Égarùnee, but you m-ay end up making more money than you ever dreamed possible. It's up to you to take the first step. 1 As Edward Cole, President of General Motors, bas said, "We must depend on the innovator to develop a contin- uing flow of new ideas, new concepts and new approaches for- performing every job better. We should encourage criticism of the status quo and must continue to provîde the challenges, the incentive and the rewards wbich belong to the inventar". For a frZe folio on "How to Develop, Market and Safe- guard Your Invention" write: Lawrence Peska Associates, Ltd., 102 Bloor Street West, Toronto,. Onýtario MS 1N1. STARK VILLE Mrs. Robert Westheu.ser and Alyson visited her parents Mr. and, Mrs. H. Thickson, Elizabethville. Mr. and Mrs. Orme Falls were dinner ýguests with Mr. and Mrs. Stan Falls,,Toronto, Tuesday last week. Mrs. Lawrence Ostaficiuk, Halifax is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. A. Dobson. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jamieson, Flc>rida, Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Farrow, New- castle visited Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Hallowell, Sunday afternoon and also called on other friends here. Tanya Fo-nk is spending this week at Camp Quin-Mo-Lac. Mrs. Roy McKay, Bronte is spending a holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack MeKay. Mrs. Nora Featherstone- Haugh, Halifax, Mrs. C. H. Downey, Bowmanville and Miss Wright,' Oshawa were Friday cahIers at Mr. Lloyd Hallowell's last week. Saturday visitors at Mr. Llew Halhowells were Mr, Michael Browne and Mr. Gerahd Hahlowelh, Toronto, Mr. Maurice Halhowell and Scott, Bewdley. ý Mrs. M. MeKnight, Mill- brook, Mr. and Mrs. D. McKaight, Peterborough, were recent guests with Mr. and Mrs. Carh Todd. Mrs, Llew Hallowell and