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< V 18 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 9.1985 Maple Leaf Judo Club Members Do Well at Stratford l/ w $ t IS ' *. Î. Six area athletes placed high in the standings of the Ontario Provincial Judo Team qualifier held recently in Stratford. The six members of the Maple Leaf Judo Club earned two first-place finishes, three seconds, and a third in the competition. competition. Shown above, from left to right, are Martin Vroegh, first place juvenile; Neil Browne, second y (.iff / . W \ place juvenile, Don Harvey, second place mudansha, and Terry Deluca, 3rd place mudansha. Absent for the photo were Aartje Vroegh Vroegh and Tammy Patterson. This weekend, several of the team members will be participating in the Quebec Open. Elizabethville For Ooooh's and Aaaah's and Happy gçt&Fïi Slagle Faces ... Give those little "Spooks" BALLOONS 1 this Hallowe'en! • Assorted designs for your party -- ORDER EARLY!!! • Balloon Bouquets and Gift Baskets--FOR ANY OCCASION!!! BAUCCN tYTlAYAIAA/A 623-6112 t The Women's Institute met on Tuesday afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. H. Muldrew's home. The president, Mrs. Barkwell, presided and opened the meeting meeting with the usual Institute Ode, and Mary Stewart Collect. Collect. The roll call was, Would you rather tell a good lie or the wicked truth? Motto was if it is to be, it's up to me. Mrs. R. Beatty read the minutes of the last meeting. Mrs. McLean spoke on the new 4H club. Basic Baking and requested help in obtaining the ingredients ingredients needed to make the different different dishes. Twenty-five dollars were given to her. She also joined the W.I. Plans were made for attending the area convention in November. Our November meeting has been postponed and will be October 29th at Mrs. Ross Beatty's. Our speaker for the I?» We're cutting prices • • • ON ALL YOUR FAVOURITE MEATS! Fresh ALL-BEEF SAUSAGE.... LB. (Vz price) \ 451 Simcoe St. S.f / 2 Blocks West of Knob Hill Farms Oshawa z ! 723-1602 / /// NEW STORE: ' Oshawa Fresh CHICKEN BREASTS Extra Lean GROUND BEEF ' Stand-Up BEEF LOIN ROAST "Imagine a 4" Porterhouse Steak!' LB. LB Stuffed Boneless PORK LOIN ROAST $2. 89 LB (Save 80 c lb.) 59 LB meeting was our health nurse Mrs. DeCosta who spoke on Osteoparosis and diets. She had a tape as well as a talk on this bone disease due to trouble in getting the picture to work her son came and fixed it and that made our meeting late, so some that were unable to attend early did manage to get there. I was unable to attend. Lunch was served. Mrs. Barkwell, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Quantrill, myself and perhaps Mrs. Wheeler plan to attend the Convention. Our first euchre party is October October 15 at the library. The seniors met as usual at the hall and about thirty attended. They plan to go to the Royal Winter Fair on Seniors Day, November 7. Anyone wanting to go contact Mrs. Plooard. Mr. and Mrs. H. Thickson were in Toronto on Wednesday. Wednesday. Mrs. Staats (Darlene) had invited us to the show and dinner at Honest Ed's. I recently recently heard that Mr. and Mrs. Don Powell are to be congratulated on the birth of their first grandchild; a daughter of Bonnie and her husband, Leo Smith. Church services were held as usual. Mrs. King conducted the service. After the opening, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Taylor sang a duet with Mrs. Taylor on the guitar. Mrs. King continued continued the story about the little prince telling of the fox that the little prince tamed and the roses on the big planet. Scriptures were 1 Corinthians Corinthians 1-12. Her sermon was from Pauls second letter to Timothy. Rekindle the Spirit was her topic. We should use our God given gifts to rekindle the spirit of faith and hope. Everyone has some gift. One reference was of the work of Mother Theresa in India. Mr, Quantrill was at the door. Mrs. Murray and Leah Fenton took up the offering. A meeting was held after church about the work to do in the basement. Our anniversary is October 20 at 11 a.m. Turkey supper is October 23, two sittings, 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Scott and family attended the memorial memorial service for the late John Holt on Saturday held in Toronto. Toronto. John Holt wrote books about children. Some of his best were: Why children fail. How children learn. He died in Boston about a month ago. At the memorial,- children took part in the program. Jane Jacobs was the speaker. After the memorial, the Scott family were able to visit with his two daughters and families. In the evening they attended a party for Ted Goossen (Mrs. Scott's brother) who had just received received his Ph,D. *70 Million Expansion for Oshawa Announced by General Motors ' V // . ?1 Roger B. SmttYv | Spl STORE HOURS: Wed. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, Thurs. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat. 8 a,m. to 5 p.m. SIMCOE ST. S. Wed. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. STORE Thurs. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. to 7p.m, Sal. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ®fri® Elect HAL Mcknight Local Council Bowmanville General Motors Chairman Roger B. Smith addresses addresses reporters at a news conference in Oshawa last Wednesday, October 2. Mr. Smith was on hand to announce plans for a new $70 million GM investment investment in Oshawa. With him is John F. Smith Jr., A $70 million radiator and suspension manufacturing plant for Oshawa's General Motors of Canada operations operations was announced last week by GM Chairman Roger Smith. In a visit to Oshawa Wednesday, October 2, the corporate chairman brought words of encouragement encouragement for the Canadian auto industry. He also brought news of the company's company's plan for an aluminum radiator factory and trilink suspension manufacturing manufacturing facility in the city. Mr. Smith addressed approximately approximately 1,000 business leaders last week at a luncheon luncheon meeting sponsored by the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and held in the Civic Auditorium. "In the past five years we have committed more tha $4 billion to GM of Canada's reniassance, and we hope to be able to announce additional additional investments in high technology here in the near future," said Mr. Smith. He added that these numbers numbers are more than twice the Canadian investments announced by Toyota, Honda and Hyundai combined. combined. The new radiator and suspension suspension factory will occupy approximately 300,000 square feet of space previously previously used as a parts warehouse in the Oshawa south plant. "General Motors is in the midst of the greatest technological revolution in president of General Motors of Canada. The new GM project announced by the chairman at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon includes the manufacturing of aluminum radiators and suspensions. suspensions. the peacetime history of this or any industry. We're changing everything-- products, processes, the mechanisms of production, even the way we work with people. The changes are as great a leap ahead as the digital digital chronometer is from the sundial," the chairman told the Chamber of Commerce. Commerce. He noted that one of the projects already announced announced for Oshawa is a new truck plant which will be a true factory of the future. future. "It will have more than 125 robots, which will do some 95 per cent of all welding welding and virtually all painting, painting, inspection, and material material handling. The entire plant will be monitored through a central plant computer system." In a news conference following following the speech, Mr. Smith added that the additional additional high technology will not put GM employees out of work. The chairman explained that the corporation corporation has an annual turnover turnover of 6,000 who leave the company for various reasons. "I believe that we can handle all the turn-over from technology that we need to do through attrition," attrition," he said. In fact, he added that GM's hi-tech factories of the future will need skilled trades persons. "I really am concerned about the shortage shortage of skilled people." Mr. Smith told his Chamber of Commerce audience audience that his company is winning the battle with foreign competition. "I believe believe that Canadian and American manufacturing can be competitive on world-class standards of quality and cost We can, and in many cases, we already already are." Although technology is important, the GM chairman chairman believes that people are an even more crucial ingredient ingredient in future success of the company. "Part of the reason that I am optimistic about our future future is the progress we have made in fostering a spirit of cooperation, a new determination determination to work together for our mutual good." The chairman added: "Our wording relationship with the union here in Canada Canada has always been open and forthright. The recession recession came later yet stayed longer here than in the States, but on both sides of the border it made all of us aware of what we are up against--not union or management management but union ,and management. "We are accepting the fact that we're all in the same boat and we'd better all start rowing in the same direction." direction." The GM chairman is impressed impressed with the Canadian government's emphasis on a consultation process in law-making. • "My only suggestion as a highly interested bystander is that you strive for maximum flexibility. If we have learned anything from the turbulence of the past decade, it is that there is no way to anticipate change accurately accurately enough to write absolute absolute rules today that will, be eqaully appropriate tomorrow," tomorrow," said Mr. Smith. , "In summary, GM's major new investments in Canada are a tangible proof of our. faith in the stability and responsibility responsibility of the Cana-, dian government, the Canadian Canadian worker, and the UAW of Canada. The consistently, high levels of workmanship that GM of Canada people have shown in the past, the, great pride taken in the work of your minds and hands, gives me all the assurance assurance that I need that Canada is going to make it in the arena of world class quality. 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