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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-04-26, Page 5By Jim Beckett wo simple facts were combined into one lesson for yours truly last week. The facts are: There are those who lead the parade and those who follow and What goes round comes round. The lesson began after volunteering my wife Barb for a day of working on a Lions Club project without her knowledge. She doesn't mind working but would like to be asked rather than volun- teered. A few days later she was at a planning meeting for the Fall Fair parade when the chance came for her to get even. She came home and told me she had volunteered my services for the parade. This year's fair has a western theme and I was told I would be wearing cowboy fashions. Not bad, I thought. They want me to be in the parade. The mental image of myself on a horse with other dignitaries actually was fairly pleasing. Leading the parade and waving at spectators was a chore I'd be fairly good at so I didn't complain about being volunteered. It was too good to be true. Larry Wein called a couple of days later and said he too had been "volunteered" by his wife Barb. But his description of our jobs was a little different than mine. It's true we were supposed to dress in western fashions and be in the parade - although the celebrity status is debatable. Larry said there will be several people in the parade on horseback but it won't be us. Our job is to follow the celebrities and clean up behind the horses. Not a glamorous job, but an important one. * * * * * * * * * * If you're looking for a night of fun have a look at what Harvey Hillman, entertainment chairman for the Exeter Legion, has planned for Saturday. The famous Jud Band will be making one of their rare appearances downstairs from 7 to 9 p.m. A "Fish Fry" is upstairs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. followed by Dancing to "Mozart" from 9 to 1. The generosity of the SAAN Store will benefit the Lions Club in their fund-raising efforts for the new Youth Centre. During the week of May 1 to 6 the store will donate 10 percent of their sales to the Lions. Both the Lioness and Lions Clubs have planned several events throughout the week to make it a fun shopping experience. Now that the Youth Centre is up and running several people have told me they believe the Lions have raised all the money they need. This isn't true. The club still has many bills to pay and fund raising will continue until this goal is reached. * * * * * * * * * * The face of Exeter's Main Street is constantly changing but re- cently store closings have outnumbered openings. Marlin Travel closed last week and Mac's Milk will be closing May 8. * * * * * * * * * * T -A staffers Yvonne Reynolds, Debbie Lord, Wayne Proctor and Adrian Harte have recently completed the Dale Carnegie Course in London. One of them left a small booklet on my desk with a few hints about conducting quicker meetings and getting better results. A couple of the tips are: Don't rise to speak. (Unless the conference is a large one, talk from your chair.) Be brief. Discuss only one solu- tion to a problem at a time. * * * * * * * * * * I haven't had a chance to talk to Glen or Mary Fisher since their marathon auction last week but those who attended the sale said some of the hottest items were old metal advertising signs that had been stored upstairs for years. Items some people think of as worth- less can be looked at by others in a different light and become valua- ble again: Back in time 10 years ago •For the second time in the same year, Exeter was again faced with a lawsuit regarding stop work orders on the Hawlcaf shopping centre at the north end of town. •Exeter reeve Si Simmons told Carling Street residents to take their own preventive action to stop raw sewage backing up into their basements. Some residents claimed they had spent hundreds of dollars on valves to no avail. *Moira Couper of Bayfield was nominated Huron -Bruce NDP can- didate forthe upcoming federal election. Couper said one of her jobs would be to "dispel some of the myths about the NDP Party". •Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood was demolished. Its "time cap ttleu-eernerstonc revealed, among other things, a German -lan- guage Bible from 1908 . •The Exeter Bantamere defeated in the OMHA finals, but the Lucan juveniles won their championship for the second year running. 20 years ago •Exctcr council were advised they were violating the Air Pollution Control Act by burning garbage at the Ilay Swamp dump. Council were urged by the department of hcahhto Grin alternate methods of disposal. 'Lewis Elston Cardiff, former Conservative MP for Huron County, died at age 77. . •The Exeter Planning Board was pushing for a bylaw prohibiting hanging signs along Exeter's Main Street. Flush -mounted signage was considered to give the street a more "orderly" appearance. SO. yea ageirt-: - z:-,, iiicvcs with a sense of humour broke into a local garage and emptied the cash register. They rang up "paid out 5¢" on the till. •A brand new Hudson Pacemaker Six cost $925. it offered "Air - foam scat cushions- a revolutionary new material ffpded�rl cn • c advertisements in the Times -Advocate reflected the hopes for prosperity evident at the end of the Grcat Depression. They proudly showed off new cars and electrit stoves and washing machines. Of course, war was only a few months away. • 70 years ago •Every week the Advocate and the Times were continuing the reports of the return of soldiers from Europe. Times -Advocate, April 26, 1989 Page 5 r What's new for spring fashion? With every spring there comes new flowers and, of course, new clothes. The fashion -conscious shopper can get a quick look at some of the new things 1989 has to of- fer with just a brief walk along Exeter's Main Street. Here is a small sample of what you might find. 4 .It's our Business The name - Already a hot item among the younger crowd is the line of Vuarnet shirts and sweats available at Gerrards. Brenda Coates says the light- weight cotton t -shirts from the French sunglasses manufactur- er are not only very visible, but. are comfortable and practical. Bright leather - Victoria Pfaff at Looking Good models a fushia pink leather jacket and skirt. Last year, leathers were seen mainly in shades of brown, but this season they are in brighter colours than ever. Bright colours - Anne Linden - field at the Dresser displays some of the very bright t -shirts and tank tops that are a big hit this season, replacing the more pastel shades available last year. 1 Mix and match - Nancy Rooth ` at Jacqueline's Specialty Fash- ions holds up a jacket in a dark, but vivid bold print. It can be co-ordinated with sever- al other items right .off the rack. The fabric is "chilicon cotton": it looks substantial, but is, in fact, quite light- weight. ight- weight. 0944 Applique - Brenda Triebner at Perry Originals shows off one of the nautical appliqued sweaters in navy and white designed by Caro- lyn Perry Donnan. Nautical cotton - Liz Taylor at Gentleman's choice says that men are buying more cotton sweaters than ever in brighter • colours. Nautical designs are a carryover from last year, but show no sign of fading popu- larity. No win without tickets Continued from page 4 shiny new penny). 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