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16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 25, 1976 St. Mary's Manager Says Export Market Favorable For Canadian Cerent St. Marys Cement plant manager Gene Wrinkle explains the finer points of -his business to the Bowmanville Rotarians. In his classification talk last Thursday he stated that Canadian producers are presently in a favorable position to export cement to a growing American market. One interesting statistic he imparted was that we use well over a half a ton of cement on a per capita basis each year in Canada. The total output of 24 cement plants across the country is 15 million tons per annum. by Liz Armstrong . centuries, very little progress border., Like many other ternms in was made until the 1800's Part of the reason for this the English language, the when a patent was issued to an situation is that the U.S. wordcement is often misused. English stone mason for economy is growing but cap- As Gene Wrinkle pointed out Portland Cement. ital expenditures to build new in his classification speech to That discovery, which Mr. cement producing facilities the Bowmanville Rotarians Wrinkle stated was probably have remained unchanged. last Thursday, trying to walk made by accident, heralded During the 1960's, fierce on a cement sidewalk would the beginning of the modern competition between U.S. cause considerable difficulties cement industry. companies kept profit mar- - we'd sink up to our ankles in In 1850, cement was pro- gins low despite the fact that fine gray powder. duced in the United States for costs continued to escalate. At The correct term is con- the first time, and six years that point the American crete, though cement is an later the first Canadian plant government implemented its essential ingredient of that was established near Quebec system of wage and price finished product. When added City. controls, and as a result the to sand and water, cement is a The invention of the rotary industry incurred two years of binding agent that produces kiln in the late 1880's spurred heavy losses. the material that is used to more efficient production of Since the cost of building an build foundations, roadways the material and allowed average cement plant is $65 and concrete blocks and slabs. cement to be produced on a million, there has been little Mr. Wrinkle is the manager continuous basis, expansion of the American of the St. Mary's Cement plant Today, the world market for sector of the industry. As the in Bowmanville. In addition to cement bas grown to approx- demand for cement grows, clarifying terminology for the imately 750 million tons, opportunities for Canadian club members, he also out- which yields seven billion tons export trade will improve lined the development of of concrete. according to Mr. Wrinkle. cement throughout history Canada's share of the world Local Plant and provided statistics about supply is one and a half per The St. Mary's plant in the industry in Canada and the cent of the total while the Bowmanville was established United Statesf K United States produces 12 per in 1968 and, produces 725 Originally fnomK noxvile cent. thousand tons of cement per Tennessee, Mr. Wrinkle joined The largest consumer of year. Mr. Wrinkle described it St. Mary's in 1974 after cement is the industrial- as a modern plant that bas several years experience with residential construction bus- been well designed and equip- the American Cement Cor- iness which uses 30 per cent of ped. poration. For two years he the total produced. 15 per cent The local plant employs 123 worked in the International of our cement is used for road hourly and salaried personnel Development Studies pro- building. with an annual payroll of $1.5 gram sponsored by American Though the construction million per year. With an Cement in co-operation with industry is one of the first to average age of 33 years, Mr. the U.S. government, and his react to economic changes, Wrinkle said that the labor job took him to Greece, Peru, Mr. Wrinkle is optimistic force at St. Mary's is 'young Chile, Brazil, Spain, Malta, about the future of the and outstanding.' Indonesia, Israel and the Canadian cement industry. In the process of making, Philippines. Despite his exten- He noted that cement plants cement, St. Mary's quarries sive travel, Mr. Wrinkle in Canada tend to be more about one million tons of rock assured the Rotarians that he efficient than their U.S. per year. is not a cement gypsy, but counterparts and consequent- Though he described con- nather a stable, conservative ly he feels that Canada is in a crete as one of the lowest fellow. favorable position to produce users of energy in the building Thoug ab cerent ias been cement for the purpose of brade, the cement that goes used as a building material for exporting it south of the into the product is 'energy r THE COLLINGWOOD 20" Super-Solarcolor®TV " 100% sold state, instant play " SS1000"M10 modular chassis "Super-Solarcolor -in-line" negative guard band picture tube " COLOR MASTERTm"onatouch color control •Solid state AFC Preset VHF fine tuning •Rotary on-off/volume controa *Rotary preference controls •SolidstateVHF/UHFtuners •Dipole antenna •75 ohm cable connection. oCarrying Hande MODEL 20C678 Manufacturers Sugg. List $619.95 20 King St. W. Limted Time Only Available at Bowmanvile LOCT (BOWMA NVILLL E AUDI VISION LIMITED) 623-2312 "It's Our Pleasure to Serve You," Closed Monday-Open Tues. to Thurs. 9-6-Fr. 9-9-Sat. 9-5 intensive.' Between 120-150 thousand tons of coal are required annually to fire the kiln. To break it down even more, it takes 450 pounds of coal and 125 kilowatt hours of electricity to produce one ton of cement. Rotarian Joe Mcllroy intro- duced Mr. Wrinkle and he was thanked for his presentation by Keith Jackson. ENNISKILLEN The Enniskillen U.C.W. gathered for their Feb. meet- ing in the S.S. room of the church. Ladies from Haydon, Tyrone and Long Sault were invited to join us. There were close to 40 present in spite of weather conditions. Shirley Pollard, Pres., welcomed everyone, especially guests and opened with a poem, "Happiness". The Devotional was given by Gladys Ashton, "Love is Humble" and chose scripture reading from lst Cor. 13-1-13. We were favored with a vocal solo, "I Believe", by Ruth Stenger, accompan- ied by Velma Stainton. Dorothy Sharp introduced our guest speaker, Mrs. David Ryan, Toronto, who showed pictures and commentary of their "Round the World Trip", which she and her husband enjoyed recently. Mrs. Tom Sobil, Taunton, being a close friend of Mrs. Ryan, accom- panied her to our meeting. The pictures were especial- ly beautiful, taken in Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Austra- lia, Singapore and Bombay, India. This was a special treat for those of us who are not pnivileged to travel and every- one expressed their apprecia- tion to Mrs. Ryan. We enjoyed seeing a snapshot of pupils and teacher at Tyrone when Mrs. Ryan taught there.> A motion to give $40.00 for flags for Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies was carried. Enniskillen is to join with Tyrone for the World Day of Prayer service, March 5, beginning with a Pot Luck dinner at 12:30 followed by the service at 2 p.m. March 7th regular meeting day, the U.C.W. will hold a pot luck dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Sunday School room, families included. Bill Henderson is to speak on "How to buy your meat." It was decided to cater for the Bowling banquet May 15th at the Lion's Centre. A social time followed with a Valentine Tea, including buffet luncheon We are in- debted to the North unit leaders Velma Griffin and Dorothy Sharp and program convenor Diane Werry for a very pleasant afternoon. Sunday morning the regular service was attended by a large congregation. (Seems to verify these words "And a little child shall lead them") Velma Stainton presided at, the organ to lead the Sr. Choir who were joined by the congregation as Ithey sang "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands". Rev. Bigby's semon was so aptly entitled "Don't Let Anyone Think Little of You Because You Are Young." Ruth McGill read the Bible Lesson. In order to observe their Thinking Day, the Guides, Brownies, Scouts and Cubs and leaders formed a processional from the S.S. room to their reserved pews and looked wonderful in their neat uniforms,4 members of these groups received the offering w o were-Sheryl Bigby and Elaine Hockett for Guides, Randy Pollard for Scouts and Hank Van Dorp for Cubs, which followed by each group repeating, in unison their "Promise.'" The mid-week Bible Study continued on Wed. at the Manse. Next Sunday the Baptism Ceremony will be observed at the morning service. World Day of Prayer for our 2 congregations will be Fri., March 5th at Tyrone Church'. Casserole luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Service at 2 p.m. with speaker Mrs. E. Philip. A reminder of the church in Society Committee of the Oshawa Presbytery arranging a Workshop at •Kingsview United Church on Sunday, Feb. 29th from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Registration will be at 1:30 p.m. The Youth group had their Feb. Fun night with games in the School Gymnasiumn which had as the capable umpire Jim McKenzie. Lunch served by Youth Counsellor. Mr. and Mrs. Reg Weaving, Ancaster; Mr. and Mrs'. Wayne Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tabb, spent a couple of hours Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beckett in honour of their 35th I Wedding Anniversary which was on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Beckett, Lindsay were unable to attend as Mrs. Garry Beckett had just return- ed home, from Hospital that day. Congratulations to Elsie and Floyd. Margaret and Orville Ash- ton attended Sun. morning worship service at Ebenezer Church which included a Baptism Ceremony when their granddaughter, Elisabeth Mayrene Worden, was bap- tised by Rev. Harris and they later attended a family lunch- eon party at Lois and Keith Worden's home. Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Staple- ton and family, Ajax; Mr. and 1 Mrs. Fred Hogarth and fam-1 ily, Courtice were Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stainton. Miss Shelley Hogarth spent the weekend with the C. Stainton's and returned home with her parents on Sunday. Mrs. David Ryan, Toronto; Mrs. Tom Sobil, Taunton; Mrs. E.A. Werry, Mrs. Ross Sharp and Mrs. Wally Griffin were Wed. luncheon guests of Mrs. Allan Werry. Miss Lynda Avery, London spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Taylor, Norland, were last Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Taylor. Miss Betty Wright spent a couple of days with Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Sanderson, Colum- bus last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. Wright, Miss Betty Wright attended a family gathering held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright, Maple Grove, cele- brating a number of birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lamb, Baysville spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lamb and families. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Virtue and girls were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ball's, Orono. Mr. George Pethick, Scar- borough was Sunday visitor with Mr. and Mrs. S. Pethick. Mr. and Mrs. James Pig- gott; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gerryts and sons, Bowman- ville, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Piggott and family. PONTYPOOL Mrs. Sid Powers and Mrs. Edie Payne are currently enjoying a southern holiday. Mrs.Margaret Wright and Stanley Wright returned home on Sunday after a three-week Florida vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMullen visited on Friday evening with Lucille's mother, Mrs. Larm Hyland, a patient in Port Perry Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Houston and twins Larry and Darrell, moved into their new home over the weekend. The home belonging to Donald Challice has been sold and Don will be moving to Oshawa at a later date. Prize winners at Ballyduff euchre Friday night were Ellen Brown, Mabel Preston, Mrs. V. Strong, Ricky Wood, Cliff Curtis and Sid Powers. Those who attended the Songfest with the Sweet Char- ity Singers in Pontypool Com- munity Centre on Friday evening, enjoyed the program immensely. The talented group sang a variety of numbers and then led in a sing-song of old favourites. Lunch was served. Several from Bethany were in attend- ance. Maurice Bradley, with two other council members, is attending the Good Roads Convention in Toronto this week. Congratulations to Mr. Fred Nimigon who celebrated his 86th birthday on Tuesday. Also congratulations to Mrs. Lila Kerr of Bethany who had a 90th birthday on Sunday. A large crowd attended a birth- day party held in her honour in the Parish Hall, Bethany, on Saturday night. On Saturday night a large crowd of firemen and Man- vers citizens gathered in the Town Hall, Bethany, to bonour Melville Wright, retiring fire chief of Manvers Township. Several presentations were made to Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Music for dancing was sup- plied by George and Vera Timms and family members. Attending from Pontypool were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Propp and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ratcliffe. Vern Kish is home from hospital following an opera- tion for appendicitis. Bert Porter also was released from hospital last week and is staying with Winnme and Gordon Strong. Best wishes for better healtb are extended to Winnie who bas not been feeling the best. A group of Brownies, Guides and Cubs attended churcb on Sunday mrning. Later in the day a Cub Father and Son banquet was held inthe Cornmunmty Centre. Thirty- three were in attendance. Following grace by Rev. Ficko everyone enjoyed a sumptuous meal of chicken, salads, pastries etc. Mrs. Barrie Sytnyk and Christina Spent hast week with relatives in Oshawa. The C. Fallis famnily and Murray Thompson were Sun- dlay guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Morton and Michelle of Blackstock. Michelle was celebrating her first birthday. Also present was Michelle's paternal grandmother, Mns. Gladys Morton, Oakwood. Roy Gaynor was, in Florida last weekend attending the Daytona Stock Car races. Agriculture and Food Min- ister William Newman announced the appointment of Mrs. Alfred Fox, of R. R. 1, Canfield, as a member of the Ontario Cream Producers' Marketing Board. He also announced the re-appointment of eight other board members: Kenneth Brownless, of R. R. 1, McDonald's Corners; Albert Vader, of Coe Hill- Gordon Risebrough, of R. R. 1, Uxbridge; Murray Smeltzer of R. R. 3, Rockwood; Douglas Fraser, of R. R. 2, Blyth; Howard Wilson, of R. R 3 Owen Sound; Donald McComb, of R. R. 3, Lucan, and Leo Savage, of R. R. 1, Corbeil. I•I TY' PUR! Don't miss out on this exciting 16-page insert from Dominion. Inside you'l find outstanding values from every section of our stores. Ail at exceptionally low prices. 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