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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-01-06, Page 6• iu Mae»Isom'the archives of Ice Times-Advocat 10 Years Ago r)� aPsplit vote, Exeter council, decided to give a local iman 724netithsto prove the business he plans to open riili not contravene local zoning bylaws. Pat Knight plans to open a lsnovieeldeo outlet in the former Canadian Furni- ture Restorerng at 185 Thames Road West. Two arealaUIIs, race drivers were injured in -stimuli oduring Friday g card - at Western 'Fair RIIWgttly. Larry !DeCainwe=of Olandelleye ,suffered fractured ribs and Al Kennedy of Centralia tiad a cracked collar bone and separated shoulder. On •the editorial page, editor Bill Batten said Exeter :council'sdecision to restrict the number of delegates to 'the Ontario Good Roads Association convention should be lauded by ratepayers and considered by other muntcipali- reties. -Mr. and Mrs. Witmer Scott and grandson Brad were in dlianeburg, New York Saturday night to see their 15 year- Jeld pacer Midnight Brad officially retired. Midnight Brad liias-career earnings of $220,000 and a lifetime record of ` .4. In a rare event, Tom Schmidt of Funk Seeds Division of Ciba Geigy presented a plaque to .Adrian Bayley of Agri - press Canada Ltd. in recognition of the agricultural ad- vtrtaing agency's stellar performance during a marketing .ttamipaign for Funk corn. 25 Years Ago 4;11 8--Thisaweek,'the United Church of Can- 'lltllibd`yt�;0eo ►e lihangeticaI United BPVIWian-Chereh' d:aln DONIMPad =and ZWillahtliNtle 411111ttge -Will be eeensis'the laic h Anottnefielliptelenliellbtothe'Arst+llllik - CredhftriNhnnw 1IsiVe are lid e$iurehes.1 - plesofthe°r11�-rrediten'it gralitians have elvielley taken the lead •aglilley 4i1we old 'pint areeIllts for The fast two months. Mayor JafelalielllingeSuggeolod Ett imillIl ve to keep a alosesn l*h on the ilWiSlyudgeillilikUtio their tt in senior government pleas to width epelNMg. A with a sawed-off shotgun walked into the Bruce - field branch of the Bank of Montreal and made off with $9,000 in rush. Linda Bourne and Bili Farquhar were crowned king and queen of Exeter Teen town for 1968. The chores were handfed by last year's winners Linda Lowery and Ken Davidson. The winners tor 'the best Christmas season decorated house in Exeter were Mr. and Mrs. Art ):Payne at 251 Car- ling street. 50 Years Ago January 7, 1943 - Despite cold weather and deep snow on Monday a fair vote was 'polled 'in the Exeter municipal election. Reeve B.W. Tuckey was returned to office with a resounding win over veteran campaigner W.D. Sanders by 489 to 141 votes. Returned to councilvrere'H-O, Southcott, J.W. Herz, E.W. Dignan. and Henry Bteritng from Exeter north who led the polls afterbeing out of•oifke for a couple of years. Incumbent S.B. Taylor was defeated. In Stephen township, Alonzo McCann is hack as reeve defeatingdeputyreeve Roy Ratzby592to 331. Exeter's new bylaw requiring stores to close at 11 p.m. Saturday evenings came into effect for the first time, Sat- .urday night. The law also requires Wednesday afternoon A Times -Advocate, January 6, 1993 Pete tildflftefirst OHA intermediate Same of the season, the aMitteh-toted bath heavers were beaten 7-6 by the Exet- qtr -Flyers, a "team 'recruited entirely 'from Cetratta vtotion. The crowd of 600 at times Went into sprains of cheering that nearly raised the roof. In order to meet pork and bacon requirements ?lir the armed forces, overseas contracts and domestic consump- tion, Huron county ' farmers are being requested to in- crease hog production by 40 percent to 150,000 hogs for 1943. 100 Years Ago January 5, 1893 - In our first issue of 1893 it seems befit- ting to take a look at ourselves and our country. There are no five million people anywhere in the world more pros- perous and content than the people of Canada. Here hon- est tabour is pretty sure of a sufficient return to afford the comforts ifnot the luxuries of life. We have no disturbances as have led to calling out of troops in several states of the union to quell civil disorder. Our lines have been cast in a pleasant place and we oyg*ht to rejoice in the fact. R. Graham of Wroxeter was fined $10 for alivwing card playing on his premises. Monday was election day in Hay township and due to stormy weather not much stir was created. After the re- sults were revealed a number gathered at the Gurich town hall to hear speeches from the successful candidal tnd those who "got left". Slab Town's representative was on hand and gave his usual "blow". In Stephen township, Messrs. S.M. Sanders and W.H. Dearing are placing telephones between their own and their fathers' residences, which when completed will be a great convenience. :Small business CLINTON - Entrepreneurs wish- ing to start •up a new business' in Huron County now have anaddi- tional source of support.and .guid- ance to help get them started. -The Huron County. Small Business -Re- source Centre officially opens .its doors in January 1993. The Small Business Resource Centre offers a range of free information:and.advi- sory services to persons wishing to start up their own business. The Centre is centrally located in .the basement of she Clinton library and servesclients. from across •Hu- ron County. A walk-in resource brary of • business iiterauue:and.ad- viaery -mistetials istiailable for 'people seeking -information on new business start-ups. Information on business plan- Business survey helps H.uron County employers GODERICH• iimployers in Hu- ron County will soon have an op- portunity to make the training needs of their workforce.known. On Monday, about 1,000 ques- tionnaires will be mailed to manu- factures, construction Cum s. hosp i - tality ..and tourism enterprises, automotive suppliers, financial ser- vices. health and social agencies and retail businesses in the county. "It's something done on a regular basis. Once every two or .three years; it surveys the businesses," said Paul Nichol of the Huron County Small Business Resource Carie After the, questionnaires are re- turned to tie centre, several local; organizations including ,the Canada Employment Centre, Jobs Ontario • Training Fund and the Community Futures program will use this infor- mation to design .and sponsor, tail- or-made training programs for the empbyers. "This year there is a very broad scope of businesses," said Nichol In Huron County, the Huron In- dustrial Training,,Advispry Ccxn- mituee:and the Uepenrlient of Plan- ning and Development are working together to ensure that local train ing needs are identified. resource .ning, marketing, rules and regula- tions of new business and govern- ment assistance programs is available along with free counsel- ling services to helpget a business idea off the'ground: In .addition, computer support is tprovided to assist entrepreneurs in nieveloping everything from _cash Wow projections to marketing plans mind partnership agreements. Starting a small business may be aeue of . the most important career decisions .an individual makes. Many oonsiderationsmust be taken centre opens into account before making that fi- nal leap of faith into the world of small . business ownership. With so many questions to consider, entre- preneurs require up-to-date, accu- rate information to help them make sound and well-informed business decisions. The Huron County Small Busi- ness Resource Centre aims to pro- vide local entrepreneurs with a one- stop source of business information to help make those. decisions, .sim- plify the start-up process and estab- lish successful business enterprises. 'The Huron County Small Busi- ness Resource Centre is a joint un- dertaking of the Huron Community Development Committees and the Town of Clinton in co-operation, with the Ontario-Iviinistry of Indus- try, Trade and Technology. The Centre is open in the base- ment of Atte Clinton Library from 9:00 a.n :buil 5:00 p.m., Mos*y through Friday. -For -more informa- tion, contact =the Huron County Small Business' Resource Centre, Box 400, 27 Albert St. Clinton, On- tario, NOM 1LO, 482-7948. Eua LI`:1 2,N�cCJ ial �ature.. famiwne d businesses" y will .kms published in our Feb. 3 edition The Times:Advocate is -preparing our _ second annual salute to family-owned businesses who are an extremely im- portant part of our locai-economy. We will be listing businesses showing when they were established,and prominently displaying their now... for as little as $49.50. IF YOU WISH TO BE INCLUDED PLEASE CALL BARS C)NStTT OR 11.111ISA REDMOND AT 2354,aal.. 'NOTE:Deadline far this special feature is -Fri., Jan. 22. CHARTEREt, AC::OUNTANTit &'me, Mil/s,Dun/op. snare zed .AecounIonts `Daniel B. Daum, B.A., M.Acc., C.A. Manager 412 Main St., P.D. Box 2405 Exeter, Ontario NtW 127 (519) 235-0345 Fax: (519) 235-3235 - John A.M. 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