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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-07-27, Page 5n - the Street By Jim Beckett Wiwi] I stepped off the plane at Toronto airport Sunday 1 would hay e kissed the grass of Ontario if there was any to be found. Believe it or not, Ontario looks like a lush, green heaven com- pared to the arca surrounding Regina. We had only been away for a week but from what we saw on the drive back t� Exeter things have certainly improved as a result of recent rains. The weather is the main topic of conversation in Saskatchewan as well as locally. Several newspaper articles contained stories of how farriers there .are earning extra money for day-to-day survival. Their situation was brought home graphically when' I was ap- proached in a mall to answer a lengthy survey from one of our major gasoline suppliers. The woman doing the survey had about 150 questions for me and our conversation eventually turned to farming and how poor crops were in southern Saskatchewan. Tears formed in her eyes as she said she was a farm wife who was working for a few days in the mall to bring home much-needed dol-' tars. She said she and her husband farmed several hundred acres and were expecting a near-total crop loss this year. I learned she is just one of hundreds of farm wives who have taken extra work off the faun. An article in the Regina Leader -Post said it's not uncommon for wives to be working over 90 hours per week when you combine their duties both on and off the farm. * * * * * * * Bob and Bonnie Becker of Becker Farm Equipment have just returned from a trip they won to Hawaii and Australia for their per- formance in selling the new Case Magnum tractor. Becker Farm Equipment was one of only two dealers in Canada to get the award from Case. A total of 32 dealers from North America were on the tour which included a visit to a 2,000 -acre Brahma cattle ranch in Australia. - Bob told mc.the Brahma rancher in Australia raises 800 animals which pasture on the 2,000 acres. This breed is the only one that Australians have found that will standup to the heat and humidity found "down under:" The market for these animals was described by. Bob Becker as bang excellent. The meat is exported to China and other Asian countries. It's been several years since I have attempted to increase my net worth by going to the horse races...and now I know why. While at the Canadian. Community Newspapers Convention in Regina we managed to break away from a busy schedule one night to attend the thoroughbred races. We were part of a group of several Ontario experts who decided to study the form and reach a consensus on which horse would be most likely to win. As with -most group decisions, the person who is the noisiest and most aggressive wins. Unfortunately this was me, who managed. to convince the others to go for broke on a long shot I predicted would make us all rich. This particular race was seven furlongs which can have a way.of tricking someone who isn't used to horse racing. The race started and my horse was well ahead of the others when they ran past the stand. - Being a modest person, I elbowed a fcw companions and said "I told you so." This prompted our whole group to leap to our feet and cheer wildly for our long shot.• This was just a few seconds -before group respect for my betting knowledge wcnt righedown the drain. While we were standing cheer- ing for our pick the horses kept right on running- until they passed the finish line again. This timc my pick was dead last. Westerners must think we're pretty naive when it comes to racing knowledge. l overheard -another lady from Ontario ask her companion "Don't the horses get tired running nine races on a hot night?" * * * * * * 10 years ago •The South Huron Rex Board confronted Northside Construction Ltd. with a list of 12 deficiencies in the one -year-old Recreation building and demanded they be rectified. If the contractors failed to do so, the board threatened to hire new engineering and contracting firms and pay them with the S16,000 they were holding back from Northside. Among the deficiencies listed was the fact that water was seeping through the cement.block wall on the cast side of the arena. Structural cracking was already appearing on the south-east corner of the banquet hall. •John and Ron Coolman, brothers from Centralia, were named the strongest people in the arca during"Sidewalk Sale Days in Exeter. John beat a dozen competitors by lifting 275 pounds. Ron lifted 190 pounds to win the junior competition. • 20 years ago •For the third time in a brief two year span, Dashwood Industries announced an expansion project at the Centralia plant. The addition was expected to dwarf the original buildings and it was estimated that thenew portion would cover 174,500 square feet. •Alice Arthur of Exeter became the first person in Ontario to receive two organ transplants. Arthur received her first kidney transplant in November 1967, but within 24 hours the organ was rejected by hcr body. The kidney was removed and Arthur was forced to make twice -weekly trips to London for dialysis treatment while waiting for another donor. In July, 1968 another donor was found .and Arthur underwent a second transplant operation. •GcorgeandJohnGodboltopenedthe"HamburgerHut"onHighway 199 near Wildwood park. 50 years ago 'Bartle Mott; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Motz of Exeter, rescued a young Miss Hedden from drowning where she was swimming at Turnbull's Grove after she stepped in a deep hole. She was unconscious by the time Motz brought hcr to shore, but she -later recovered. •Mr. Ward I Icrn of Usborne became the owner of triplet calves after a black holstein cow gave birth to the 50 pound animals. The triplets — two males and one female — were perfectly healthy. •In July, 1938, theT-A reported: "Just 100 years ago Mr. and Mrs. John Crich left their home in Nottinghamshire, England, and after a long voyage over the Atlantic aboard a sailing vessel, they settled in Tuckersmith Township. "Descendants of that pioneer. family gathered at Jowett's grove in Bayfield for a reunion. They fittingly honqured their forefathers who struggled against great odds in their fight against the bush land and difficulties on all sides." 70. years ago • Thc Advocate informed the public of the rules governing prohibition in July, 1918: "Questions and answers concerning the application of the "lawsgoverning the manufacture, importation and use of liquor as it effects Ontario counties under the Ontario Temperance Act: Question: Can liquor be imported from any foreign country into Canada for beverage purposes? Answer: No. Question: Can liquor be manufactured in Canada? Answer: Yes. But only for industrial, sacramental, artistic, mechanical, scientific and medical purposes, and then only under government license. • Question: Can cider and home-made wines (such as elderberry and rhubarb) be made at any place in a temperate county? Answer: Not if they contain more than two and a half percent of proof spirits. Question: Can liquor be re -shipped? Answer: Yes, provided it is shipped.from one place where it may be lawfully kept and delivered to another place where itcanbe lawfully kept." Times -Advocate, July 27, 1988 Page 5 New company for videos, cleaning firms EXETER _ Formation of a new company combining two existing businesses was announced Sunday during a picnic held near St. Jo- seph's. SmallTown Intergrated Industries has been proposed as the new name for Video Premiere International, a holding company which owns Star Time Video and recently acquired Image Cleaning Services. Pat Knight who established the first Star Time Video store in Exet- er in early 1982 is .chief executive officer of Video- Premier Interna- tional and Len Hume is president of Image Cleaners. • Knight said Sunday, the company headed by himself and Hume will be putting plans in placer' which will strengthen both organizations with operational and marketing pre (grams nots readily available to them individually. With both operations dealing in the same market, with similar -price structures and the same promotional opportunites, Video Premiere will be planning extensively to put in place effecive and profitable busi- ness and marketing programs. Through a highly disciplined pro- gram of profit re -investment, Star Time Video has built an inventory of approximately 25,000 tapes and ranks as one of the largest purchas- ers of videotapes in Western Onta- rio.. . . Thc company owns and operates stores in Exeter, Hensall, Clinton and Godcrich and supplies another 20 franchised dealers: Star Time plans to continue its expansion of operations in rural are- as of Western Ontario. Its objective is to become the home entertain- ment focal point in each.communi- ty it serves. Additional company-owned stores and satellites will be added, new tides acquired as they become avail- able and existing .inventories 'pur- chascd from retiring competitors. Pat Knight founded the chain of video and video -products stores in 1982 after recognizing the potential of the home entertainment market. linage Cleaning Services was founded in 1975 by Len Hume at an Exeter location at the corner of Again and Sanders streets with Jim Hennessey with 30 years experience in the fabric care industry as manag- er. Since that time, Image Cleaners have established locations in six Western Ontario towns along with 25 commissioned depots to give it extensive coverage throughout its market area. Only recently , the company ex- panded to a location in Hensall and new commercial dry cleaning and laundry equipment was installed in the Hensel! plant last week. At.the 11,500 square foot.Hen- sail building, schematics arc being reviewed for a commercial laundry capable of processing 1,500,000 pounds per year of flat -work laun- . dry, uniforms and other rental items for the commercial sector in- cluding restaurants, service facili- ties and light industry. While these plans arc being de- veloped a strong service, sales and promotional plan wilt be prepared and launched to ensure a successful and profitable business. Pick Your Own Red and Purple Raspberries $2.25 a quart Black Currants $3.00 a quart Red Currants $1.00 a quart Irrigated & Plentiful, Containers provided. ARROWOOD FARM 4 roads south of Melborne, on County Road 9, turn right, go 1/2 mile. Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Fri. 8 - 6 Saturday Closed Sunday . 1-289-2403 G.W. Parsons & Associates Inc. Management, Accounting and Computer System Services Professional Reseller of Com- puter Associates ACCPAC Ac- counting and Decision Sup • - port Software Products. Doug Denomme, . Karen Neevel, Gerry Parsons C.M.A.. 50 Hill Str1,at, Exeter - Ont. 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