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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-05-13, Page 5'plate-lldvestae, May 13, 1992 Page 6 Back in Time from the archives of the Times -Advocate 10 Years Ago May 12,.2962 . RxeteTi:police chief Ted Day is looking for 20 volunteers to accept a Job in which he hopes they will never have to act. They would serve as wardens and depu- ty -wardens in 10 designated arees of the community under theaisgltdisaster plan which is being organized. - ---- Bt>eitter's population growth over the past five ,.ivsieithe highest in the five Huron county towns aeoordhngtaSlatis- tics Canada with an hicrease of 6.8 percent to 3,732. A group of German farmers toured farms and farm in- dustries in the Hensall-Exeter area this week. Willow Wiper, the amazing four year-old pacer owned by 'Bob Hamather of Zurich with Jim Morrissey of C'redi- ton.as the trainer won the fourth leg sof the Graduate Se- ries at Mohawk raceway in a time of 137.2 25 Years Ago May 11, 1967 - Grand Bend reeve Orval Wassmannn waseiNlitet ultIset of the Midwestern Ontario ltsglo al De- P Bela rltl<° tool crier tS.1611r llwiM f est sold thirwreek cent - piste eysteln at all three levels of government ~isikesmtly ponelble remedy for Canada's tax ills. The official sod turning for the Parkhill Dant has been set for Jew S. Despite the objection of two members, Exeter's RAI' com- mittee gave final approval for relocation of the ball diamond to allow a rodeo ring in front of the grandstand. During demolition of the Crediton Public School this week, a cornerstone box was found containing copies of the London Free Press and the London Advertiser of June 25, 1986, an ---1897 one cent piece and a metal token worth'10 cents InAlllt- zchandise at the store of Sam Brown. The newspapers said for two cents each in 1906. S0 Years Ago Bingo will be held Saturday night at the Exeter Canadian Legion rooms at five cents a round. The Exeter Athletic Committee reported the hockey team wound up a successibl season with $112.30 in the treasury and the baseball season will open with $31.98 on hand. Arrangements are being made for the erection of a34 -by 90 foot building on the Japanese labour camp on the 'farm of Fred Ellerington of Eden. They will be helping with the sugar beet crop. The 1942 assessment roll of the township of Stephen was ac- cepted and the assessor was paid $110 for his work and $7 for Posing*. Every led and his lass In this good town of Exeter are busy at some jllbihatheips with the world's work. This is ps it should be. Stackers ibid dodgers never benefit themselves 6r the town or the ceeetesien lines anywhere. Work is good for the morals, good fbr the -mind, good for the appetite and a .high grade muscle builder and sleep inducer. At Southcott Bros. you get a free cereal bowl with the pur- chase of three packages of corn flakes for 25 cents. 100 Yprs ago May 12, 7892 - In Crediton, Mr. James Clark has his new barn completed and Mr. Kitchen has taken possession of the woolen mills. A money order office has been added to the Fullerton post office. Telephone communications will be next in order. A new football club is being organized in Hensall. At Exeter council meeting, 2,000 the were ordered from Conrad Kuhn In Crediton and tenders asked for watering of Main street from Huron street to the town hall. sr inncvative banking in Exeter EXETER - The Royal Bank opened its new segmented, "state of; t e. art" ranking facility •inEanter,Monday. Incated.near!demand Victor- ia .Sts., .tire :new 7,600 square foot °bank:ofthe fumre"-.htouses a rwmber.ofkey_hank:mtits, in- . eluding-agiicx rural business banking and personal banking "We're now able :to ;offer .our eXISIDIDerS .a. complete rouge :of .beaking .services and thh:.iatest in -banking technology under. one roof," mid Garry Gartman, Roy- al Bank'sarea manager for -Hu- ron -Penh. Among1he branch's many -new features is a .driv-eth ough .auto- - mated banking wachine..the first :to come.to teeter. This setup _tallows ca tourers to .drive right tup;ta.tthe.ibanking machine .and do all :of :their routine .tcansac- lims without -leaving :the . cam- `foct'of.their vehicle. A .self -serve passbook updat- ing -machine is another first for -the :Exeter area. By inserting a Client Card and keying in.their mal ,Identification Number .into:the:machine. custoEeers sen .update ;their own bank books, check :their account balances or --obtainarc.up-1oa o!minwa int - .out :of their chaining _account suuerrts. The passbook •updater, along . with a full-service' Personal Touch Banking machine, are,lo- cated just inside the front door and :are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to featuring the lat- est in computer technology, mer- chandising, signage and work stations, .the :new -branch also -provides a Seniors Banking Cen- ire. -Here, senior citizens receive sitdorwn service and personal- ized .attention from a dedicated seniors representative of the Royal Bank. For patrons who require a cus- tomer service representative, these _people _are located at "su- pencller stations," where clients can expect friendly, efficient service within three minutes. "Our goal an designing our new branch was to create an ex- citing new concept in banking," explained Hartman. "We want- ed a facility that would help us do a tetter job of matching specific bank services with individual client seals. I believe we've achieved That goal with our newest branch." While modern in concept, the stanch was designed to blend in well with the residential nature of she local neighborhood. Customer service representative Gail MacDonald is available to serve those customers such as Roger Theriault who prefer personal service rather than the self service of the bank's personal touch banking machine or drive through automatic banking machine. ft Two accidents EXETER - The Exeter Town Po- lice investigated two: Utdiic :acci- dents.in Exelex.this:stveek,-eei- ther of which: easulexi,in,injttries. Police sayTott-Ftiday akar driven. by 'Wayne Cbappel ,of Exeter re- versed into a ear atavelling behind ---hison k1uron,,St. E._The __second motorist was Mary Whiting of Ex- . • eter. Damages were reported ,.as minimal. On Saturday, police investigated an accident onMMain Street at Vic- toria where a scar driven northbound by George Goodman of Crediton collided with the rear of a second northbound car driven by Gordon Slaght of Crediton, as he stopped for a pedestrian using the cross- walk. Police say damage was mod- . erate and traffic act charges are .pending further investigation. Police say they also seized a ra- ,;dar detector from a motorist and charged them with possession of • the illegal device. The;,bfpe ..is S, 33.75. BEST RATES on your G.I.C. Exeter 235-2420 Gaiaer'Kneaie Grand Bend 248-8484 GABDEMNG TIPS FROM YOUR RO COMPANY. Hereare some nps-for,gutdeners thinking of, planting trees this year. Tips:that Ariarsave a s1ike,-and indeed your own ilk Before youdecide omthe location of your new trees, take a moment to consider how big they will be when th• mature. Be sure that they won't grow up to int r ere with overhead lines. If y►u,h,ave trees that are -already growing among power lines, call your hydro. We'll prune them, neatly and safely at ho charge to you. And if you're digging a large hole, to plant a mature tree, please all before you dig so that you don't,accidentally hit an underground line. Happy gardening from your hydro company. 'Exeter public .utilities C ion 379 Main Street South, Easter, Ont,4 235-13/0 H. DaVrles, Chairman M.A.Gustatkratwisietwor H.L Davis, Mar►ager B.F. Shaw, 1 1 f / 1%% 1 1t Ontario computer fair ILDERTON - The 5th Ontario Computer fair in the London area has been moved to a new location at the Ilderton Community Centre. Once again, there will be over 50 dealers offering savings and selec- tion in computers, software, games, peripherals, shareware and other computer-related products.The fair will take place on Sunday May 24, and will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 416- 535-3761, or write to Ontario Com- puter Fair, 185 Macdonneli Ave- nue, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2A4. 1flIIfl alE1 Bliniati MY afiARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Kime,Mills,Dii Grwrrwd Accountants •IiR/siN B. Daum, B.A., M.Acc., C.A. dlaisetie 412 Main St., P.O. Sox 2405 Exeter, OfUlltlly NOM 1S7 (519) 235.0345 Fax: (519) 235-3235 John A.M. 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