Ontario Die Company Ltd. was first located in Waterloo by the late/Sam Levene, in a building lnventiveness along with skill.. ed craftsmanship. are the keys that have placed their manufac- turing processes so far ahead of other companies. Many of the machines used in this modern, air-conditioned plant, were de.. veloped with the specific pur- pose of improving the quality of their product and flexibility in design. One important devel- opment that they helped pioneer in Canada was the double-edged die-another is their Feather- Lite Clicker die-and hydraulic forming machines to allow steel to be bent cold. plus many, many more important innovations. Iormed in 1923: They hold this distinction be- cause many of their processes are better than any used else- where, and some of their manu- focturing processes are now be- irg, used in the United States and Europe. Ontario Die Company Ltd., lo- cated at the corner of Moore and Roger street in Waterloo are the largest producers of cutting dies in Canada . . . their volume exceeds all other such compan- ies in Canada. Did You Know? Nations largest Cutting Die Producers READY -- " SET GO "" " 0N VACATION " - - BUT FIRST MAKE THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY CHECK ( ) Rear Lights JOHN SCHULLER - JIM SCHMIDT (or. Union and Moore Sis. Waterloo Phone 743-5841 DOUBLE "S" AUTOMOTIVE ) Rear Lights ( ) Front Lights ( ) Exhaust Sya ) Brakes ( ) Tires ( ) Windshield ) Glass ( ) Horn ( ) Steering ) Front End Alignment - Which Includes Checking Caster and Camber -- Adjust Toe In -- Tighten and Adjust Steering Box etc. A FEW of the many types of dies made I, Fina Products Are All Available At Our Station Plus - A FREE ElECTRONIC SCOPE CHECK he Waterloo Chronic]; At the start, the company re- lied mainly on the shoe industry for business, but, as they ad- vanced their processes technic- ally they have been able to en- ter into many other fields such as, plastic, garment rubber and novelty companies which they supply with labour saving cut- ting dies. Says Martin Levene "there is hardly a day goes by that some new company doesn't enter into die cutting to replace the former hand cutting meth- Oils." a strong point in the eompany'a record for craftsmanship. been a part of the transition from the old hand methods to the now highly technical pro- cesses. Among those, and they are now the key men in the plant are: the present president J M. Levene with 35 years.of service; Production Manager Eric Wright, with the company since 1923; Martin Levene, Gen. Manager and Seet'y. Treas., with 24 years. Other key men are Sales Manager William Lessard and Robert Hollaway, costing and traffic superintendent. Ano. ther is John Bauer, a blacksmith who started with the company in 1928 and is foreman of the fvgeing department. S. Levene considered employee relations to be of prime concern and was wont to say that "a happy workman is the backbone of an organization. they are as important as a satisfied custom- or." This fine tradition is still in vogue at Ontario Die and are The company is well repre- .ights ( ) Exhaust System ( ) Windshield Wipers ( ) Steering Which Includes Checking )y Ontario Die A company Waterloo is proud to call its own. The cutting die business, still in its-infaney is gradually grow- ing in scope and use, as it reaches adulthood it will be On- tario Dies Company Ltd. who will continue to pioneer and lead tht. way. sented from coast-to-coast in Canada and has customers in most countries of the world. They are eontinuously search- ing for more outlets for their products and have developed a method whereby they decide that they could help improve methods in a certain industry--. thoroughly investigate every pos- sibility for the use of cutting dies-then if practical, notify the company that they are able to help them produce their products more economically. MEISSNER TRAVEL AGENCY If You Are Planning A Trip To Europe 331 King W., Kitchener 134 King s., Waterloo SH 5-5621 745-6281 SUPPLIES 358 King 742-8111 GRAND RIVER CABLE TY. 744-8133 The Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in racing's famed Triple Crown, will be televised, in color, on Saturday afternoon, June 4, at 5 o'clock over WBEN-TV (Ch. 4). Among the entries will be Kauai King, the winner of both the Kentucky Derby and The Preakness. If the son of Native Dancer succeeds, it will be the first time one horse has won all event in the Triple Crown since I948, and only the ninth time since 1877. MARTIN LtitNit"iirsrtTeh; as John Bauer bends steel cold. (All wmmoo THIS AND _ MANY MORE SPEClAlS CAN BE SEEN ON CABLE T.V. FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT A CLEAR CLEAN PICTURE WITH A CLEAN CLEAR ROOF - CALL FOR SH 5-8934 1 Bridgeport Rd. Air Compressors New and Used Also Parts & Repairs FOR SALE DOBBINS