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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-03-04, Page 3Hundreds of trees damaged The strain was too much for this tree •Shaw proposal tabled as property committee investigates MR. MERCHANT You know your advertising message will be read in this newspaper because . . PEOPLE PAY TO READ IT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT Retailers are not in the habit of spending hard- earned dollars on advertising for the fun of it or because they, think we're nice guys down at the Times-Advocate. They want to use their adver- tising as an investment in future sales, an in- vestment that will pay off at their own cash registers. It is this reason that makes the Times- Advocate the 'wisest place to make that %impor- tont investment because you know your adver- tisement will be read and accepted by the vast majority of potential customers living in this trading area. People ask us how we can guarantee, high readership of advertising? 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WHY DOES THE TIMES-ADVOCATE GIVE YOU THE BEST ADVERTISING VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT? • People buy a newspaper because they want it in their home. • This area's largest classified section. • Informative news for farmers and an exclusive farm column by Bill Stewart, former Minister of Agriculture. • An informative and interesting womens section which is important because women influence over 80% of the retail spending in Canada. • Elaine Townshend, a popular local writer is read weekly by T-A subscribers. • Local sports coverage and column. • Advertisements from leading businesses in this area. • Complete coverage at local news events. • Bill Smiley's column which has gathered many followers over the years. • By far the largest selection of real estate advertisements. • We're members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation which means you can depend on getting guaranteed paid circulation. • A regular column on religion as it applies today. exeferZines--Abuccafe Let us help you plan your advertising for profitable results 235 1331 PANCAKE SUPPER — Mrs. Kathleen Anderson, her husband George, pastor of Trivitt Memorial Church and Father John Mooney attended the Pancake Supper held at Trivitt Memorial Church (photo by Youngs) Exeter council tabled Mayor Bruce Shaw's suggestion for the solution pf the Old Town Hall dilemna, again postponing any final decision on the question that has haunted them since late October, Mayor Shaw, who's proposal was made public in the Times,- Advocate last week, spoke of the urgency of coming to a solution so the LIP grant the ad hoc committee in charge of restor- ation has received can be fulfilled. Men working on the restoration must put in 25 hours a week in order to maintain the grant, whose primary purpose is employment. shaw's proposal suggested that the town hall would be leased to the committed under a legally binding /agreement for a nominal fee, probably $1 a year. Exeter would then have to rent space to house the police force who use the lower part of the old buidling as offices. Council had little argument wall the plan itself, but question- ed the legalities and fine points of leasing the building out. Councillor Harold Patterson asked whether or not the owner would continue to carry the insurance policy on the building and who would be responsible for heating and lighting bills. Councillor Lossy Fuller, who moved to table the suggestions, said Exeter "can't afford two major projects in one year" referriftg to the fund raising for possible new arena or repair of the old one. She went on to say that council should decide its priorities, so that one of the two could be completed. Shaw countered this with the idea that people who would contribute to the restoration of the old town hall would. not contribute to a new arena and vice versa. He qualified his statement by saying that it was "conjecture". Garnett Hicks, Chairman of the Property Committee, said that he had brought a proposal to the committee similar to Shaw's. Hicks also questioned the priorites of the comthittee. tHe expressed concern over the washrooms in the building, which he said should be the number one priority of the committee on inside work, Hicks said that if the building is leased to the committee, council should have a say in the priorities. Council did rescind an order to stop work on the building. The order was passed February 16, after council decided that the committee was not following the priorities that it had given to council. The committee had said that work would be completed on the exterior of the building before the inside was started. Inside' work had been started because of weather conditions. Shaw said that the matter requires urgent attention and action, and that councils attem- pts at "trying to appease everyone" have failed and council has made "no progress- ion for the last three or four years." Shaw was chastised by two members of council for the manner the proposal was presen- ted. Reeve Derry Boyle said "I am only sorry I didn't come up with that proposal", but added that it should have omitted one para- graph, Boyle said that the second last paragraph, where Shaw said "The only arguments to this proposal, must 'be based on pig-headedness and die-hard ill- ogic", should have been omitted and "being pig-headed is not giving in to pressure groups." Lossie Fuller echoed Boyle's sentiments at the end of the meeting when she said that the timing of the letter was bad. "It should have come to council first". She added that "she didn't ,like the insinuations" in the proposal. The citizens' town hall comm- ittee has been given the promise of a grant from Canada Heritage to do a feasability study on the town hall. Contrary to previous reports that no work should be started before an overall plan was submitted, Mr. Simpson of the Ministry of Recreation and Culture has advised the commit- tee to go ahead with outside renovations. At the present time, paint is being stripped from the wood- work in the upstairs room and in the vestibule. Membership for the newly formed Exeter and District Heritage Foundation continue to be sold and may be obtained from Mrs. Valarie Gould. Plans are underway to hold a garage sale sometime in April, and an Arts & Crafts show in • May.