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Times Advocate, 1993-10-06, Page 5Times -Advocate, October 6,1993 Page 5 Back in Time frau the archives of the Tintes- Advocate 1r'Xears Ago October 5, 1983 - Concerned over the growing incidence of vandalism in the core area, the Exeter BIA this week called on council to adopt a bylaw to eliminate loitering and also asked for more diligence on be- half of the local police. Sherwood Crescent residents probably won't have to withhold their property taxes to force council into paving their street. Monday night council put Sher- wood on the top of the list of the three streets slated for grading and paving next year. Ideal weather conditions helped in attracting 12,000 per- +rons to Saturday's 132nd editon of the Ilderton Fall Fair. Employees at Protective Plas- tics Limited at Huron Park have gone on strike for the second time this year. Dave Shaw, first pick of the Quebec Nordiques in the 1982 junior hockey draft was the last junior player cut this week by the Nordiques and is back with the Kitchener Rangers. ;:25Y Ago :. October 3, 1968 - T lepbone users in the Exeter, Crediton, Centralia and Hensall exchanges will be able to use a new infor- mation number 411 beginning this week. Framat Construction of Lon- don was awarded the tender to install the Riverside Drive sew- ers at a cost of $16,840.50. Work is to be completed by No- vember 15. Dick Jermyn has sold his Ex- eter Farm Equipment dealership to Harry Van Gerwen of Ayr. Jermyn was in business for 19 years. Exeter council recently en- dorsed a recommendation from Cpl. Harry Van Bergen that a 5100 reward be offered to any person or persons providing in- formation that leads to a convic- tion of anyone found guilty of opening or tampering with wa- ter hydrants in the community. T -A sports editor Ross Haugh reports he has received press passes for the three upcoming World Series games to be played inDetrott. October 7 1943 Members of the Huron -Middlesex Regiment with their motorized equipment passed through Exeter Saturday from London on their way to the northern part of the county for weekend manoeuvres. D Company'from Exeter under the direction of Lieutenant E.D. Howey marched from Exeter with rifles and full webbing to a point, a mile north of Huron - dale. Those fortunate enough to at- tend Friday's Wings Parade at No. 9 Service Flying Training School at Centralia were treated to something new on the agen- da. The precision squad of the Women's Division which by continued care and practice have reached a very high state of perfection gave a very excel- lent demonstration which indi- cates results of continous train- ingand supervision. 140 Years Ago October 4, 1893 - Dentist gold fillings are a specialty at Dr. R.H. Billings in his office over Neil's Bank. The item which appeared in our columns last week under Usborne correspondence refer- ring to "Robert" was not meant to be a slur, nor was it meant to the best of our knowledge in any way relating to Robert Rob- inson of Winchelsea, but an- other Robert altogether. Mr. R.S. Hodgins' cider mill in Lucan is kept in full bloom turning out 2,000 gallons per day. He recently received an or- der for 2.000 bushels of winter apples from Europe. While Eddie Pickard, son of Richard Pickard was playing football on Friday with a num- ber of playmates he had the misfortune to break a leg. Like all other accidents of this nature with boys it is hard to ascertain how they actually happen. Carne in and check out Our BEST SELLER NOVELS Machinery Ring great match maker People now showing greater interest in the business By Catherine O'Brien T -A staff CENTRALIA - In 1990 Jack Jan- zen decided to leave Manitoba after working more than 37 years as a farmer. He was moving to Huron County to become the general manager and director of a company called Ma- chinery Ring. When he explained the philoso- phy of the company to friends - in a nutshell it's about match making - tliey toldhim" it •would -never work. =In fact, -a lotofpeople told him the concept wouldn't work. But he moved to Ontario anyway and by November helped set up North America's only Machinery Ring - located in Centralia. "Since then interest has been phe- nomenal," he said. There are now more than 500 members in the ring. "In the last month 204 members joined," he said. Of those 113 want- ed custom work done and 91 want- ed to do work. "People also call us asking for ad- vice on what kind of equipment to buy," he said. Basically the Machinery Ring al- lows farmers access to a wide range of modern, well maintained equip- ment and labor, while keeping overhead costs to a minimum. His office quotes prices, collect the money from farmers and pay the operators. Machinery ring, he said, only keeps two percent. It's a non-profit organization, owned and operated by farmers. The staff of three work as a go between, putting people in touch with each other by using an ad- vanced computer system, Janzen said. The whole business concept was brought to Ontario - by a fum called Canadian Agra - from Eu- rope where Machinery Rings have been operating successfully for more than 35 years. At the 1992 Machinery Ring con- fe;-ence in Scotland, Janzen said there were some 600 delegates there from around the world. But the Canadian ring is different from the European model. That's because of direct and tele- marketing systems as well as com- puter packages used here. "It's something unique to North America right now," fie said. 'In Canada we are developing our own computer program. We can putsch _-in the specific customer needs, including equipment prefer- ence, and match with someone in a 30 mile radius of the farm," Janzen said. All the information the needed by the operator can be accessed, in- cluding a map showing how to get to the property. The computer system, he said, also allows them to keep records on the farmers land, equipment and any new attachments. And the files are updated every six months. "The software package we're de- veloping will eventually be world renowned," he said. Janzen said they are in the pro- cess of introducing the concept to Latvia and Lithuania This past summer they had students here learning abut the North American Machinery Ring concept. "We will teach them everything they need to know so they can be managers in their own regions." But it's not just farmers involved in the Machinery Ring. Dealers are also in contact with the business along with many col- leges and universities. This spring, Janzen said, the Uni- versity of Guelph began using the Machinery Ring concept as a case study in some agriculture pro- grams. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is also endorsing the ,pµtiness ONTARIO MACHINERY RING Jack Janzen, general manager and director of Machinery Ring takes a brief break with Dave Dalzell, area manager. The business is in its third year and Janzen is setting his sights on great North American success. and other provinces and American states are looking to set up similar rings. "In mid-October we are looking at setting up in Manitoba," Janzen said. Right now they are busy review- ing the summer work and doing some quality control. Janzen said they want to intro- duce a star system to assess farmers and operators. "We want to en- hance the quality of all operations." Eventually they want to expand Machinery Ring further through Canada, the United States and th.: Baltic States. "This is a very big step in the right direction," said Janzen. Why wasn't there Fair promotions on the Recreation Centre sign? EXETER - If you can't blow your own horn, who's going to blow it for you? Council was left asking that question after a comment from councillor Robert Drummond Mon- day evening. Drummond told council he watched the fall fair parade from the corner of Victoria and Main Streets last weekend, and couldn't Education payroll program benefits special groups CLINTON - Two agencies will benefit from the Huron County Board of Education em- ployee payroll deduction plan. The Huron United Way and Huron County Children's Aid Society will be able to take ad- vantage of voluntary deductions from board employees for the 1993-94 year. This is the third year the Unit- ed Way has been part of the pro- gram and agency chairman Don Prouse told board trustees on Monday that he hopes they can raise 525,000 from the education sector and $125,000 in total. "There are no guidelines of how much they should give, but if all teachers in the county gave 52 from 21 pays we would well exceed our education sector goal," he said. "It's worth pointing out that at least 15 of the 19 agencies [rep- resented by the United Way) arc ones our school does busi- ness with," said Paul Carroll, di- rector of education. This is the first year the Chil- .dren's Aid Society has ap- proached the board for help with capital projects. • The agency has received a provincial grant to expand their building size, but need an addi- tional 5312,000 from the munic- ipal sector. "Last year 570 children in the county were taken into the Chil- dren's Aid Society," said Flo Keillor, chairman of the capital project fundraising council, while explaining the role of the agency in Huron County. She also said the agency has been pushing for a large build- ing since 1985. help but notice the South Huron Recreation Centre sign on that cor- ner was blank. The sign has a message board upon which notices of special events at the arena cart be posted to alert passing motorists. The recrea- tion centre was the hub of the fall fair activity. 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