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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-06, Page 5• n the Street Councillor Ben Hoogenboom called last week accusing the T -A in being in favor of the federal government's proposed Goods and Ser- vices Tax slated for 1991. He suggested that by accepting the two-page advertisement we were indirectly lending our support to the tax grab. "You should have re- fused the advertising". Ben said. I explained a newspaper can refuse to accept advertising but it has only actually happened in rare cases. The T -A is only one of nearly alj the"publications in Canada to carry the government's message as part of its attempt to sell this method of saving Canada's economy, They're spending millions to tell taxpayers the country is in serious financial trouble. Advertising departments across Canada will be ecstatic this month because the government lineage will go a long way to ensuring a successful August... but editorial writers and columnists must feel sickened by the Conservative's -use of taxpayers' dollars for distribut- ing propaganda. If they can't sell their programs in Parliament or to the media there is no way an advertising campaign will be of any benefit. In fact, the number of taxpayers who are getting sick of having their own money used to sell them something they dislike will add to the negative backlash. Exeter Plymouth Chrysler will be under new ownership effective September 15 according to present owner Don Neville. The dealer- ship has been purchased by Ellery Dempsey who also owns a Chrys- ler dealership in Aylmer. The Exeter business will be managed by Matt Clarke who will be moving to town in the near future. * * * * * * * * * * * The town works crew is busy this week upgrading and widening Mary St. Foreman Glenn Kells has proven he can do more than su- pervise as he has pitched in to operate the heavy equipment. The street has been famous for breaking up in the spring. A new base and drainage down both sides will eliminate this problem. * * * * * * * * * * * The next B.I.A. meeting has been re -scheduled to Tuesday, Sep- tember 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exeter Council Chambers. * * * * * * * * * * A battle of the banks is shaping up between Scotiabank and.the Royal Bank as to which local branch can raise the most money for the upcoming Terry Fox Run September 17. Scotiabank manager Lloyd Robison has issued a personal challenge to Royal manager George Panelas with the loser having to wash the winner's car. * * * * * * * * * * * * So many good things have been happening at Exeter United Church this summer they've decided to hold a "Celebration Day" Sunday to mark the opening of their new facilities for the handi- capped. Both the elevator and the washroom have been recently com- pleted. Another reason for celebrating will be the burning of the fur- nace loan. The day will feature a luncheon and tours. A golf tournament, pot luck supper and a talent show. Back in time 10 years ago • Exeter council finally decided to purchase property between the Post Office and the Library for the construction of anew police station to replace the one that burned down in July. The cost of the land was $44,000. • Hay Township council were starting to consider the construction of a lake water pipeline to service Lakeshore cottage subdivisions. •Ten game machines were confiscated from aGrand Bend amuse- ment arcade when police decided they were games of chance and not skill. The machines were the kind that used a claw to pick up prizes, but apparently the claw'was not controlled by the player. 20 years ago •"A Thames Road area man narrowly escaped death Monday night when he was overcome by gas fumes in a well he was pumping out on the former Thames Road school site." •The fund to raise aid for victims of the 1969 flood was abandoned. A lack of public response to the appeal was cited as the reason for the halt to the efforts. Faccd with claims of over $400,000 and seeing no possibility of raising more than $20,000, the committee cancelled the fund. A collection box set up during Exeter's Fun Day netted only $2.73. •Exetcr received its first application for a liquor licence from the owners of the Le Pines Motel, currently under construction. It was the first such application since Exeter held its liquor vote in 1967. 50 years ago •"Germany Provokes War This hideous thing that we did not want has been forced upon us. What appeasement, what consideration of the needs of a defeated people, what the utmost charity of the suspicious actions of another nation could (14), Britain Itis tion.c ,>t ( ; ,tturry. And now ii have made war upon us, a war unprovoked and utterly unreasonable; and now that this East wind hurricane threatens all that freemen hold dear, there isnothing_for us but to put on our ovcccoatundscethetempest •"S.B. Taylor, Jeweller, for over 14 years, an Exeter Institution of untarnished reputation for square dealing, finds it necessary to con- vert his entire high grade stock into CASH." Taylor's ad stressed he was not going out of business, but was holding a special auction sale. 100 years ago •"We have been informed thata certain resident of this village, after . getting "boozed", went home to his residence where he laid outside for a coilsidcrahte teclgth of time and then made entrance to the house and abused his wife. Such conduct is not manly and ehvt"ttf he avoided." •"One of ow young townsmen, in company with a pair of the fair sex, took in the Bend on Sunday last. All went well until the young gent got into a Row(cliffe) and was stricken with affaire d'amour and had to be returned to his home between a Cushon and a Snell." •"Hon. Mr. Mowat will be home this week or early next, and will find the report of the School Commission somewhat demanding his attention. English is being driven from the schools in the counties visited or is dying through neglect, and religious instruction according to the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church is being liven, and unauthorized text -books hostile to England are in use, just as the assailants of French schools last session asserted. It is for Mr. Mowat to alter all this immediately by upholding English institutions and the English language in a British colony, no matter what opposition may confront him. • Times -Advocate, September 6, 1989 • Can you afford it? Page 5 The cost of back -to -school By Adrian Harte EXETER - It's back to school time. For students it means a time to replenish their wardrobes and school supplies. For retailers it is a chance to promote some sales merchandise. Parents think it is just plain expensive. The Times Advocate took to the street to find out what it takes to send a kid back to school this year - not only looking at what the av- erage student needs this year, but what they want. First things first, a student needs paper to write on, and when you are in high school you have to pro- vide your own. Atmost stores in town handling stationery supplies packages of note paper come in siz= es up to 400 sheets. Barb Turnbull at Greeting Card World says it has been several years since she has seen the jumbo -sized packages of 1,000 sheets or more. Is it possi- ble students don't do as much writ- ing these days?• However, tate fashion -conscious teenager heading back to school won't settle for ordinary lined pa- per. At Canadian Tire one can find paper tinted in pastel shades and storekeepers agree that it is in big demand this year. One could argue that the coloured paper can be used to colour -code notes, but you can bet most buy it for its looks. Also at Canadian Tire you can find the one essential item for the bus -riding public school student: the Batman lunchbox. It comes complete with a 3-D action scene as standard equipment. What more could you ask for? If you must ask, there are special binders for those who like to be super organizeeCanadian Tire•has the Datamax and Finchers sells Note Totes. They usually cost about $8 and feature note pockets, a clipboard, a calendar, and subject dividers, but Karen Fleming at Fincher's says they aren't as popu- lar as one might think. She says many students prefer to keep one giant binder in their locker or at- home and carry smaller, flimsy binders to class, filing the notes later. For the younger grades, Fincher's has the ultimate status symbol: a plastic carrying case holding 72 Crayola crayons in every conceiva- ble colour. This Mercedes of the crayon set costs $12.99 whereas eight crayolas can be bought for only $1. Students who have graduated be- yond crayons use coloured pencils, •but even then one must make a wise investment. "Laurentian pencil crayons arc passe," said Fleming. "Everyone wants the Crayola - the art teachers say they blend better." Naturally, superior pencils carry a higher price and the Crayolas cost three or four times as much as less- er brands. At Big V you can find the return of the four- colour pen, but instead of the more mundane colours, Pen- tech's version writes in hot pink, wild violet, aqua blue and neon green. A Batman pencil sells for $1.99, but you can also buy a 10 -pack of ordinary pencils complete with eras- ers for only $1. ' Cheryl Pole at Big V says the Thermos soft -sided lunch kits sold out very quickly. They featured photos of big stars like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Alf. For those parents with more money or those with daughters es- pecially susceptible to national ad- vertising campaigns, Big V carries the Barbie School Collection. Pen- cil"cases complete with pencils cost up to $14.99. Backpacks run to more than $30. "They gotta have it," said Pole. Barb Turnbull at Greeting Card World says that the back to school time is the high point for poster sales of the whole rt ;, year. High • school students buy them to deco- rate their rooms or lockers and those heading for dormitories at University or College buy them to cover drab brick walls. Greeting Card World also stocks a few different kinds of math sets, as do most of Exeter's other stores. Prices range from less than $3, but Pole said the favorite with students costs $12. Top dollar sets with, gear -driven precision compasses usually don't sell well enough to' warrant stocking them. Unfortunately, school supplies are only a minor part of the back - to -school equation. New clothes are expensive, but essential. Students, even those in elemen- tary school, are more brand - conscious than ever. One mother said she refused to buy her 10 -year old son the $70. running shoes he wanted, settling for a lesser brand at $40. Brenda Coates at Gerrards has no- ticed the emphasis on brand trends and tries to keep up. "Even the boys arc gettirt!g more fashion conscious these days," she said. Nevertheless, there are basic items where you can't go wrong. Jeans are still the pants of choice for both sexes, but boys will usually wear nothing but Levi's. Jean jackets are alsoasafebet. Something new this year Coates has noticed is the addition of more leather trim on pants, jackets and sweaters. Coates says for The younger set, expecially public school boys, the athletically -styled clothing is still quite popular. Sweatshirts and pants with sporting goods logos are a favorite item. High school students are still buying Vuamet brand shirts as fast as Coates can stock them, and t - shirts with skateboarding logos are coming into their own. One thing that is still a bargain at back -to -school time is the pocket calculator. Prices are holding steady so that a good solar -powered basic model can be bought anywhere for less than $20. For those who need a little more number -crunching ca- pacity, a full -tilt scientific or finan- cialmodel can be found -at MacL- ean's Radio Shack for about $50. Parents wondering about their children's manual mathematical abilities might have their worries confirmed by one look at the Mick- ey Mouse calculator in stock at Big V. It's a basic pocket model housed in a cartoon -character shell and it is recommended for "ages 4 and up". COMPARE THE RATE! "CHI' ft• Investment Certificates Lunchbox favorites - Cheryl Pole at Big V says the soft - sided lunchboxes from Thermos are a big hit this year, mainly because of the stars they fea- ture on their covers. 41 STANDARD TRUST Member- • Canada Insurance Deposit Corporation Poster parade - Barb Tumbull at Greeting Card World says one of the most popular back -to -school items is a new poster for the bed- room, dorm, or locker. wish iist Continued from-page=---4- brush with travelling case, a 1990 journal, two note pads, one eraser, and a pair of far too elegant slip- pers. The kids were happy that I was happy and -that I thanked them without asking them who had paid for everything. The next day I wrote them all a thankyou note, and 1 am just reminded that I still have to write one to their generous sponsor. The night after my birthday I had a dream. The Fairy Queen appeared to me and said; "You didn't give me your list yet." "What list?" ,�•� "The one you promised me. I need it now. Start writing!" I reached for one of my new note pads. "How many items am I al- lowed?" "Six," said the Fairy Queen. 1 couldn't think. Here was my chance to get anything I wanted, ing-I_ta,dever bo for, and my mind was blank. I could have asked for a Mercedes, an indoor swimming pool, a vaca- tion home on the coast of Spain. • Of - on a more modest scale - a ?Et of new tires for the Tempo. new caulking for the shower, a new paint job for the roof. None of these practical things oc- curred to me, and after much meatal nnpuish I said: "I can't think r,f.....,.,,...,.: anything I need. 1 have all the things I want. In fact, I own far too. many things." "Who mentioned things?" said the Fairy Queen, with a twinkle in her eyes. "use your imagination!" Wow! I listed the six most imag- inative wishes that came to my mind. Unfortunately I woke up be- fore the Fairy Queen could wave' her wand. But then I realized that my six wishes had already come true. 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