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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-29, Page 5Tr . J \ /ar 1 g!Times-Advocate, September 29,1993 Back in E from the archives Time Ad cafe . 10 Years Ago September 28, 1983 - The i 1983 Exeter Fall Fair proved to be one of the most successful in the 129 year history of the event, thanks mainly to the ideal fall weather. Alice Dietrich was named Queen of the Fair and was crowned by last year's win- ner Debbie Taylor. The wheat flailing contest was won by Hay township councillor Tony Bed- ard who defeated Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw and area reeves, Gerry Prout of Usborne and Al- lan Wolper of Stephen. Very Wor. Bro. Emerson Kyle received his 50 year pin from Huron Masonic Lodge 224. From the time the Grand Bend harbour building opened in June, almost 700 boats of all de- scriptions were welcomed by the staff of four students. John Bendeich, deputy princi- pal of an agricultural college in Australia was welcomed to Cen- tralia College by principal Doug Jamieson. 25 Years Ago October 3, 1968 - Although the new Emmanuel Baptist Church has been in operation for a short time, the official opening was held this week when contractor Gus Gregus handed the keys over to board chairman Walter Davis. Swapping stories was the or- der of the day as more than 100 Huron county First World War veterans gathered at the Exeter Legion Hall ;ears Ago October '7, 4943- The four churches inE anetFriday to discuss methods -0f .conserving coal.: The coal situation is so se- rious that the bilge -Minister has celled it.8 national emergen- cy. The tenor of the meeting was to the £liCt that some ac- tion shouldte taken to combine church services. Close:to 50 tons of corn were picked and ,harried 'to Canadian Canners in Exeter :from the Us - borne .township farm :of. Cecil Skinner. The coin was .harvest- ed by volunteer neighbours in less than 15 hours, aioeordtthat will be hard'to beat. There is a growing belief that youngsters not making satisfac- tory progress in high school should be turned out of the halls of learning and set .Ito .work li where they can ear their bread and do something of use for their country. 100 Years Ago September 28, 1893 - More than 3,000 persons attended the annual South Huron County Fair in Exeter, Monday. The Crystal Palace was crowded to discomfort all afternoon with admiring sight -seers. The other day, a farmer in Biddulph and one in Stephen were each fined five dollars for watering milk and skimming milk which they were sending to the Centralia cheese factory. This should be a warning. nr P ,,,u,,c" <° Irl E D -•so E Debt R -.too A Kills D _.200 E JobsB_ 2So —300 N II I L For -.350 ; Real 0 N a -.goo 0 Change F _.„„ii A VOTE R --Soo s LEN LOBB REFORM +w ~TY OF MAMMA Huron -Bruce 1.800-265-5397 Authorized by Barb ()each ottSclel Kent for Len Lobb Page 5 Author discovers wonders of Ontario By Catherine O'Brien T -A stet AILSA CRAIG - David Scott is a man who has mixed business with pleasure for the past thirty years working as a reporter, editor, pub- lisher, photographer and well owned a disco bar. But through it all, Scott's primary focus, has been discovering new places and writing about them. The Ailsa Craig resident travelled to 97 countries to investigate poten- tial tourist hoc spots while he was the travel editor for the London Free Press for some 15 years. And then three years ago Scott decided to discover the hot spots in his own back yard. That meant tak- ing nine months to venture over more than 40,000 km of Ontario af- ter leaving the Free Press. These explorations lead to a wealth of information - enough to write four books. The most recent, Ontario Place Names, hit the bookstores last Tuesday. "I've always been curious how places get named," Scott said. So he began investigating. This lead to four months in gov- ernment offices and libraries hunt - David Scott displays the four books he has written about Ontario. His latest book, Ontario Place Names was just released last Tuesday. ing the origins of more than 1,000 communities with a population over 200. But space constraints forced Scott to trim the number of places listed in his 250 -page book to just under 1,000 communities. Luckily there was root enough to discuss places like Exeter, Hen- saU, Lucan, Grand Bend, just to name of few of the Huron commu- nities profiled. "It has historically important, off- beat and humorous stories of how communities got their names," he said. Some names, Scott said, came about by chance while others were clerical errors. He said the book also makes long trips more enjoyable because peo- ple can relate to the places they are travelling through. "The book comes into its own be- cause you have information on each community before you get to it," he said. Scou said there is something for everyone in the book. He's received a lot of exposure in the past three years from radio, tel- evision and newspapers that have commented on his books and life. But that doesn't mean he's getting rich. He spent $26,000 of his own money just researching one book, the Ontario Getaway Guidebook. And with so much money and time invested in this venture he has taken it upon himself to promote his books at more than 100 book- stores. "The key to working in the Cana- dian publishing industry is aggres- sive advertising, but even then it's a tough business because it's not a real money maker," he said. Right now Scott is disillusioned with the Canadian book publishing ria Always Affordable Always Dependable Has room to Grow With Your Needs IBM PS/1 E-46 —25 MHz 2 MB herd disk —up to 32 optional ---diskette drive: 3.5' 1.44 MB —3 At slots/3 drive bays —14' VGA colour monitor --IBM Selectrlc touch keyboard :tarp 486SX 25 Internal modem —114 mouse . —Software already Installed: MS DOS 8,0 Microsoft Windows 3.1 end Works for Windows plus Tutorials BONUS SOFTWARE World Atlas Mavis Beacon 2.0 Chesemoster 3000 --44X-1040 Colour Printer —2400 bps Internal modem —IBM mouse . —Software 55sko ady installed: Windows 3.1 and T a Windows plus TI9COMPLm MITCHELL I I COMPUTER SERVICE 63 Ontario Road, Mikhail, Ontario 348-9336 iRF TAM FR WE ARE PERTH AND HURON COUNTIES IBM PLATINUM DEALER .. . industry because its so tough to make a living. He says if his wife didn't work he wbuld have to get another job to supplement his income. But, Scott hopes this will be changing. Since this is his fourth book, he feels he has now made a name for himself in the market and more people will begin buying his books. "The ministry of tourism does produce some similar books but their not as accurate or as fun," he said. Scou also prides himself in the fact that the places he writes about, he has visited. That way he knows the information is accurate. "I know of writers in the United States who put together guides on Ontario without even leaving their home." And looking toward the future, Scott has a lot of ideas for other Ontario travel books such as a book about off beat names of Ontario towns and villages. But first, he's focussing on writ- ing a humorous novel. INVESTMENTS GIC/RSP 1 Yr. - 5.00% 9 Yr. - 5.875% '5 Yr. - 6.50% Segregated Funds '1 YR. - 14.52% 2 YR. - 13.94% 3 YR. - 13.24% PV iyfsY: Gaiser-Kneale 235-2420,238-8484 • GIC rates subject to change. Short- term rates avaiiab/e. Segregated fwd rates reflect actual past performance. Future returns will vary. 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